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PROTOCOLS
fortheextensionofdieWheatTradeConventionandFoodAidConventionconstitutingthe
InternationalWheatAgreement,1971
PREAMBLE
TheGovernmentsparticipatingintheConferencetoestablishthetextsoftheProtocolsfor
theextensionoftheConventionsconstitutingtheInternationalWheatAgreement,1971:
ConsideringthattheInternationalWheatAgreementof1949wasrevised,renewedor
extendedin1953,1956,1959,1962,1965,1966,1967,1968and1971;
ConsideringthattheInternationalWheatAgreement,1971,consistingoftwoseparatelegal
instruments,theWheatTradeConvention,1971andtheFoodAidConvention,1971,will
expireon30June1974;
HaveestablishedthetextsofProtocolsfortheextensionoftheWheatTradeConvention,
1971andfortheextensionoftheFoodAidConvention,1971.
PROTOCOL FORTHEEXTENSION OFTHEWHEATTRADECONVENTION ,1971
THEGOVERNMENTS PARTYTOTHISPROTOCOL ,
ConsideringthattheWheatTradeConvention,1971
(hereinafterreferredtoas'theConvention')ofthe
InternationalWheatAgreement,1971expireson
30June1974,
HAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :(a)Article19(4);
(b)Articles22to26inclusive;
(c)Article27(1);
(d)Articles29to31inclusive.
Article3
Definition
AnyreferenceinthisProtocoltoa'Government'or
'Governments'shallbeconstruedasincludinga
referencetotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
(hereinafterreferredtoas'theCommunity').
Accordingly,anyreferenceinthisProtocolto'signature'
ortothe'depositofinstrumentsofratification,
acceptance,approvalorconclusion'or'aninstrument
ofaccession'ora'declarationofprovisional
application'byaGovernmentshall,inthecaseofthe
Community,beconstruedasincludingsignatureor
declarationofprovisionalapplicationonbehalfofthe
Communitybyitscompetentauthorityandthedeposit
oftheinstrumentrequiredbytheinstitutional
proceduresoftheCommunitytobedepositedforthe
conclusionofanInternationalAgreement.
Article4
Finance
Theinitialcontributionofanyexportingorimporting
memberaccedingtothisProtocol,underArticle7(1)Article1
Extension,expiryandterminationoftheConvention
SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle2ofthisProtocol,
theConventionshallcontinueinforcebetweenthe
partiestothisProtocoluntil30June1975,provided
that,ifanewInternationalAgreementcoveringwheat
entersintoforcebefore30June1975,thisProtocol
shallremaininforceonlyuntilthedateofentryinto
forceofthenewAgreement.
Article2
InoperativeprovisionsoftheConvention
ThefollowingprovisionsoftheConventionshallbe
deemedtobeinoperativewitheffectfrom1July1974:

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(b)thereof,shallbeassessedbytheCouncilonthebasis
ofthevotestobedistributedtoitandtheperiod
remaininginthecurrentcropyear,buttheassessments
madeuponotherexportingandimportingmembersfor
thecurrentcropyearshallnotbealtered.2.Accessionshallbeeffectedbythedepositofan
instrumentofaccessionwiththeGovernmentofthe
UnitedStatesofAmerica.
3.Where,forthepurposesoftheoperationofthe
ConventionandthisProtocol,referenceismadeto
memberslistedinAnnexAorBtotheConvention,any
membertheGovernmentofwhichhasaccededtothe
ConventiononconditionsprescribedbytheCouncil,or
tothisProtocolinaccordancewithparagraph(1)(b)of
thisArticle,shallbedeemedtobelistedinthe
appropriateAnnex.Article5
Signature
ThisProtocolshallbeopenforsignatureinWashington
from2April1974untilandincluding22April1974by
GovernmentsofcountriespartytotheConvention,or
whichareprovisionallyregardedaspartytothe
Convention,on2April1974,orwhicharemembersof
theUnitedNations,ofitsspecializedagenciesorofthe
InternationalAtomicEnergyAgency,andarelistedin
AnnexAorAnnexBtotheConvention .Article8
Provisionalapplication
AnysignatoryGovernmentmaydepositwiththe
Government oftheUnitedStatesofAmericaa
declarationofprovisionalapplicationofthisProtocol.
AnyotherGovernmenteligibletosignthisProtocolor
whoseapplicationforaccessionisapprovedbythe
CouncilmayalsodepositwiththeGovernmentofthe
UnitedStatesofAmericaadeclarationofprovisional
application.AnyGovernmentdepositingsucha
declarationshallprovisionallyapplythisProtocoland
beprovisionallyregardedasapartythereto.Article6
Ratification,acceptance,approvalorconclusion
ThisProtocolshallbesubjecttoratification,
acceptance,approvalorconclusionbyeachsignatory
Government inaccordancewithitsrespective
constitutionalorinstitutionalprocedures.Instruments
ofratification,acceptance,approvalorconclusionshall
bedepositedwiththeGovernmentoftheUnitedStates
ofAmericanotlaterthan18June1974,exceptthatthe
Councilmaygrantoneormoreextensionsoftimeto
anysignatoryGovernmentthathasnotdepositedits
instrumentofratification,acceptance,approvalor
conclusionbythatdate.Article9
Entryintoforce
1.ThisProtocolshallenterintoforceamongthose
Governments whichhavedepositedinstrumentsof
ratification,acceptance,approval,conclusionor
accession,ordeclarationsofprovisionalapplication,in
accordancewithArticles6,7and8ofthisProtocolby
18June1974,asfollows:
(a)on19June1974,withrespecttoallprovisionsof
theConvention,otherthanArticles3to9inclusive
andArticle21;and
(b)on1July1974,withrespecttoArticles3to9
inclusive,andArticle21oftheConvention,
ifsuchinstrumentsofratification,acceptance,approval,
conclusionoraccession,ordeclarationsofprovisional
applicationhavebeendepositednotlaterthan18June
1974onbehalfofGovernmentsrepresentingexporting
memberswhichheldatleast60%ofthevotessetout
inAnnexAandrepresentingimportingmemberswhich
heldatleast50%ofthevotessetoutinAnnexB,or
wouldhaveheldsuchvotesrespectivelyiftheyhadbeen
partiestotheConventiononthatdate.
2.ThisProtocolshallenterintoforceforany
Governmentthatdepositsaninstrumentofratification,
acceptance,approval,conclusionoraccessionafter
19June1974inaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsArticle7
Accession
1.ThisProtocolshallbeopenforaccession:
(a)until18June1974bytheGovernmentofany
memberlistedinAnnexAorBtotheConventionas
ofthatdate,exceptthattheCouncilmaygrantone
ormoreextensionsoftimetoanyGovernmentthat
hasnotdepositeditsinstrumentbythatdate;and
(b)after18June1974bytheGovernmentofany
memberoftheUnitedNations,ofitsspecialized
agenciesoroftheInternationalAtomicEnergy
AgencyuponsuchconditionsastheCouncil
considersappropriatebynotlessthantwo-thirdsof
thevotescastbyexportingmembersandtwo-thirds
ofthevotescastbyimportingmembers.

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eachnotificationandnoticereceivedunderArticle27
oftheConventionandeachdeclarationandnotification
receivedunderArticle28oftheConvention .
Article11
CertifiedcopyoftheProtocol
Assoonaspossibleafterthedefinitiveentryintoforce
ofthisProtocol,thedepositaryGovernmentshallsenda
certifiedcopyofthisProtocolintheEnglish,French,
RussianandSpanishlanguagestotheSecretary-General
oftheUnitedNationsforregistrationinaccordance
withArticle102oftheCharteroftheUnitedNations.
AnyamendmentstothisProtocolshalllikewisebe
communicated .ofthisProtocol,onthedateofsuchdeposit,exceptthat
nopartofitshallenterintoforceforsucha
Governmentuntilthatpartentersintoforceforother
Governmentsunderparagraph(1)or(3)ofthisArticle.
3.IfthisProtocoldoesnotenterintoforcein
accordancewithparagraph (1)ofthisArticle,the
Governments whichhavedepositedinstrumentsof
ratification,acceptance,approval,conclusionor
accession,ordeclarationsofprovisionalapplication,
maydecidebymutualconsentthatitshallenterinto
forceamongthoseGovernmentsthathavedeposited
instrumentsofratificationacceptance,approval,
conclusionoraccession,ordeclarationsofprovisional
application.
Article10
NotificationbydepositaryGovernment
TheGovernmentoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaasthe
depositaryGovernmentshallnotifyallsignatoryand
accedingGovernmentsofeachsignature,ratification,
acceptance,approval,conclusion,provisionalappli­
cationof,andaccessionto,thisProtocol,aswellasofArticle12
RelationshipofpreambletoProtocol
ThisProtocolincludesthepreambletotheProtocolsto
extendtheInternationalWheatAgreement,1971.
Inwitnesswhereoftheundersigned,havingbeendulyauthorizedtothiseffectbytheir
respectiveGovernmentsorauthorities,havesignedthisProtocolonthedatesappearing
oppositetheirsignatures.
ThetextsofthisProtocolintheEnglish,French,RussianandSpanishlanguagesshallbe
equallyauthentic.TheoriginalsshallbedepositedwiththeGovernmentoftheUnitedStates
ofAmerica,whichshalltransmitcertifiedcopiesthereoftoeachsignatoryandacceding
partyandtotheExecutiveSecretaryoftheCouncil.
PROTOCOL FORTHEEXTENSION OFTHEFOODAIDCONVENTION ,1971
THEPARTIESTOTHISPROTOCOL , partiestofhisProtocoluntil30June1975,provided
that,ifanewAgreementcoveringfoodaidentersinto
forcebefore30June1975thisProtocolshallremainin
forceonlyuntilthedateofentryintoforceofthenew
Agreement.ConsideringthattheFoodAidConvention,1971
(hereinafterreferredtoas'theConvention'ofthe
International WheatAgreement,1971expireson
30June1974,
ArticleII
InoperativeprovisionsoftheConventionHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
Extension,expiryandterminationoftheConvention
SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticleIIofthisProtocol,
theConventionshallcontinueinforcebetweentheTheprovisionsofArticleII(1),(2)and(3),ArticleIII
(1),andofArticlesVItoXIV,inclusive,ofthe
Conventionshallbedeemedtobeinoperativewith
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thattheircontributionisatleastequaltothatwhich
theyagreedtomakeintheFoodAidConvention,1967
or,subsequently,intheFoodAidConvention,1971.
ArticleVIArticle111
International foodaid
1.ThepartiestothisProtocolagreetocontributeas
foodaidtothedevelopingcountries,wheat,coarse
grainsorproductsderivedtherefrom,suitablefor
humanconsumptionandofanacceptabletypeand
quality,orthecashequivalentthereof,intheminimum
annualamountsspecifiedinparagraph2below.
2.Theminimumannualcontributionofeachpartyto
thisProtocolisfixedasfollows:Ratification,acceptance,approvalorconclusion
tonnes
Argentina 23000
Australia 225000
Canada 495000
Finland 14000
Japan 225000
Sweden 35000
Switzerland 32000
UnitedStatesofAmerica 1890000ThisProtocolshallbesubjecttoratification,
acceptance,approvalorconclusionbyeachsignatoryin
accordancewithitsconstitutional orinstitutional
procedures,providedthatitalsoratifies,accepts,
approvesorconcludestheProtocoltoextendtheWheat
TradeConvention,1971.Instrumentsofratification,
acceptance,approvalorconclusionshallbedeposited
withtheGovernment oftheUnitedStatesofAmerica
notlaterthan18June1974,exceptthattheFoodAid
Committeemaygrantoneormoreextensionsoftimeto
anysignatorythathasnotdepositeditsinstrumentof
ratification,acceptance,approvalorconclusionbythat
date.
ArticleVII
Accession
1.ThisProtocolshallbeopenforaccessionbyany
partyreferredtoinArticleVofthisProtocol,provided
italsoaccedestotheProtocoltoextendtheWheat
TradeConvention,1971andprovidedfurtherthatin
thecaseofpartiesreferredtoinArticleV(2)their
contributionisatleastequaltothatwhichtheyagreed
tomakeintheFoodAidConvention,1967or,
subsequently,intheFoodAidConvention,1971.
Instrumentsofaccessionunderthisparagraphshallbe
depositednotlaterthan18June1974,exceptthatthe
FoodAidCommitteemaygrantoneormoreextensions
oftimetoanypartythathasnotdepositedits
instrumentofaccessionbythatdate.
2.TheFoodAidCommitteemayapproveaccessionto
thisProtocol,asadonor,bytheGovernmentofany
memberoftheUnitedNations,ofitsspecialized
agenciesoroftheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency,
onsuchconditionsastheFoodAidCommittee
considersappropriate,providedthattheGovernment
alsoaccedesatthesametimetotheProtocoltoextend
theWheatTradeConvention,1971,ifnotalreadya
partytoit.
3.Accessionshallbeeffectedbythedepositofan
instrumentofaccessionwiththeGovernmentofthe
UnitedStatesofAmerica.3.ForthepurposeoftheoperationofthisProtocol,
anypartywhichhassignedthisProtocolpursuantto
ArticleV(2)thereof,orwhichhasaccededtothis
Protocolpursuanttotheappropriateprovisionsof
ArticleVIIthereof,shallbedeemedtobelistedin
ArticleIII(2)ofthisProtocoltogetherwiththe
minimumcontributionofsuchpartyasdeterminedin
accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsofArticleVor
ArticleVIIofthisProtocol.
ArticleIV
FoodAidCommittee
ThereshallbeestablishedaFoodAidCommitteewhose
membershipshallconsistofthepartieslistedin
ArticleIII(2)ofthisProtocolandofthoseothersthat
becomepartiestothisProtocol.TheCommitteeshall
appointachairmanandavice-chairman .
ArticleV
Signature
1.ThisProtocolshallbeopenforsignaturein
Washingtonfrom2April1974untilandincluding
22April1974bytheGovernmentsofArgentina,
Australia,Canada,Finland,Japan,Sweden,Switzerland
andtheUnitedStatesofAmerica,providedthatthey
signboththisProtocolandtheProtocoltoextendthe
WheatTradeConvention,1971.
2.ThisProtocolshallalsobeopenforsignature,on
thesameconditions,topartiestotheFoodAid
Convention,1967ortotheFoodAidConvention,
1971,andtothoseprovisionallyregardedaspartiesto
theFoodAidConvention,1971,whicharenot
enumeratedinparagraph 1ofthisArticle,providedArticleVIII
Provisionalapplication
AnypartyreferredtoinArticleVofthisProtocolmay
depositwiththeGovernmentoftheUnitedStatesof
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Protocol,provideditalsodepositsadeclarationof
provisionalapplicationoftheProtocoltoextendthe
WheatTradeConvention,1971.Anyotherpartywhose
applicationforaccessionisapprovedmayalsodeposit
withtheGovernmentoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaa
declarationofprovisionalapplication,providedthatthe
partyalsodepositsadeclarationofprovisional
applicationoftheProtocoltoextendtheWheatTrade
Convention,1971,unlessitisalreadyapartytothat
Protocolorhasalreadydepositedadeclarationof
provisionalapplicationofthatProtocol.Anysuchparty
depositingsuchadeclarationshallprovisionallyapply
thisProtocolandbeprovisionallyregardedasaparty
thereto.depositedinstrumentsofratification,acceptance,
approval,conclusionoraccession,ordeclarationsof
provisionalapplicationmaydecidebymutualconsent
thatitshallenterintoforceamongthosepartiesthat
havedepositedinstrumentsofratification,acceptance,
approval,conclusionoraccession,ordeclarationsof
provisionalapplication,providedthattheProtocolto
extendtheWheatTradeConvention,1971isinforce,
ortheymaytakewhateverotheractiontheyconsider
thesituationrequires.
ArticleX
NotificationbydepositaryGovernment
TheGovernmentoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaasthe
depositaryGovernmentshallnotifyallsignatoryand
accedingpartiesofeachsignature,ratification,
acceptance,approval,conclusion,provisionalappli­
cationof,andaccessiontothisProtocol.
ArticleXI
CertifiedcopyoftheProtocol
Assoonaspossibleafterthedefinitiveentryintoforce
ofthisProtocol,thedepositaryGovernmentshallsenda
certifiedcopyofthisProtocolintheEnglish,French,
RussianandSpanishlanguagestotheSecretary-General
oftheUnitedNationsforregistrationinaccordance
withArticle102oftheCharteroftheUnitedNations.
AnyamendmentstothisProtocolshalllikewisebe
communicated .ArticleIX
Entryintoforce
1.ThisProtocolshallenterintoforceforthoseparties
thathavedepositedinstrumentsofratification,
acceptance,approval,conclusionoraccession
(a)on19June1974withrespecttoallprovisionsother
thanArticleIIoftheConventionandArticleIIIof
theProtocol;and
(b)on1July1974withrespecttoArticleIIofthe
ConventionandArticleIIIoftheProtocol,
providedthatallGovernmentslistedinArticleV(1)of
thisProtocolhavedepositedsuchinstrumentsora
declarationofprovisionalapplicationby18June1974
andthattheProtocoltoextendtheWheatTrade
Convention,1971isinforce.Foranyotherpartythat
depositsaninstrumentofratification,acceptance,
approval,conclusionoraccessionaftertheentryinto
forceoftheProtocol,thisProtocolshallenterintoforce
onthedateofsuchdeposit.
2.IfthisProtocoldoesnotenterintoforcein
accordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph1ofthis
Article,thepartieswhichby19June1974haveArticleXII
RelationshipofpreambletoProtocol
ThisProtocolincludesthepreambletotheProtocolsto
extendtheInternationalWheatAgreement,1971.
Inwitnesswhereoftheundersigned,havingbeendulyauthorizedtothiseffectbytheir
respectiveGovernmentsorauthorities,havesignedthisProtocolonthedatesappearing
oppositetheirsignatures.
ThetextsofthisProtocolintheEnglish,French,RussianandSpanishlanguagesshallallbe
equallyauthentic.TheoriginalsshallbedepositedwiththeGovernmentoftheUnitedStates
ofAmerica,whichshalltransmitcertifiedcopiesthereoftoeachsignatoryandacceding
party.