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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheOfficeoftheUnited
NationsHighCommissioner forRefugeesonthesupplyofbutteroilandflour
ofcommonwheatasemergencyfoodaidforthepopulationsaffectedbythe
eventsinCyprus
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEOFFICEOFTHEUNITEDNATIONSHIGHCOMMISSIONER FORREFUGEES ,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPlenipotenti­
aries:
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEOFFICEOFTHEUNITEDNATIONSHIGHCOMMISSIONER FORREFUGEES :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplybywayof
gifttotheOfficeoftheUnitedNationsHigh
Commissioner forRefugees,hereinafterreferredtoas
the'recipientbody',300metrictonsofbutteroiland
5000metrictonsofcommonwheatunderthe
1974/75food-aidprogramme (cereals),tobesupplied
intheformof3311metrictonsofflourofcommon
wheattobedeliveredinnewcottonsackshavinga
netweightof50kgeach.
Thequalityandpackagingrequirements forthe
butteroilaresetoutinAnnexI,whichformsaninte­
gralpartofthisAgreement .
ArticleII
Deliveriesshallbemadeinaccordancewiththeprovi­
sionsofAnnexII,whichformsanintegralpartofthis
Agreement .
ArticleIII
Therecipientbodyundertakestomakeallnecessary
arrangements forthetransportandtheinsuranceof
theproductsfromthepointofdeliverytotheplaces
ofdestination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecareto
ensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthetrans­
portbyseaarenotprejudicialtothefreeplayoffair
competition .Itreservestherighttotransporttheproductssupplied
asaidfreeofchargeifmeansoftransportaremade
availabletoitwithoutcharge.
Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnectionshallbethe
subjectofconsultationsunderArticleVI.
ArticleIV
Therecipientbodyundertakestousetheproducts
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
distributethemfreeofchargetothepopulations
affectedbytheeventsinCyprus.
ArticleV
TherecipientbodyundertakestoinformtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityonthemethodofimple­
mentationofthisAgreement .Tothisend,itshall
providetheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommuni­
tieswiththefollowinginformation :
(1)immediatelyafterunloadingofeachcargo:port
anddateofarrivalofthevessel;natureandquan­
tityoftheproductsunloadedandanycomments
onthequality;dateonwhichunloadingwas
completed ;
(2)onemonthaftercompletionofthedelivery,and
thereaftereverythreemonthsuntilthequantities
receivedasaidhavebeenfullyused:quantities
distributed ;numberanddescriptionofthebenefi­
ciaries;places,time-tableandmethodofdistribu­
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ArticleVI ArticleVII
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningimplementation ofthisAgreement .ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian,
eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEXI
QUALITYANDPACKAGING REQUIREMENTS
BUTTEROIL
I.Quality
(a)Characteristics oftheproduct:
Concentratedmilkfatcontainingnotlessthan99-8%ofpurefat.
(b)Standardingredients:
(Analysismadeattimeofmanufactureandpacking)
—Moistureandnon-fatingredientsofmilk:notmorethan0-2%
—Fat:notlessthan99-8%
—Freefattyacids:notmorethan0-5%(expressedasoleicacid)
—Peroxidelevel/kg:notmorethan1unit(inmilliequivalentsofactiveoxygenperkg)
—Taste:pure
—Smell:absenceofsmellextraneoustobutteroil .
II.Packaging
(a)Metalcansof5kg—fourcanspercarton
(b)Detailsonthepackaging(inEnglish):
BUTTEROIL /GIFTFROMTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY /TOTHE
OFFICEOFTHEUNITEDNATIONSHIGHCOMMISSIONER FORREFUGEES/FOR
FREEDISTRIBUTION TOTHEPEOPLEOFCYPRUS

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ANNEXII
PROCEDURES FORDELIVERY ANDRECEIPT
providedforinArticle6,theagentsoftheCommunityand
oftherecipientbodymay,withoutprejudicetoArticle4,
agreeonanewdateandjnewtime-limitforthedeliveryof
allthegoodsoroftheundeliveredpartthereof.
CHAPTERIIICHAPTER I
GeneralProvisions
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytotherecipientbodyatthemomentwhenthe
goodsareputdownatthepointofexportationnamedbythe
Commission oftheEuropeanCommunities attheberth
specifiedbytherecipientbodyoritsagentreferredtoin
Article2andunderthetermsspecifiedinthisAnnex.
WithoutprejudicetoArticles7and8,theCommunityshall
bearallcostspriortodeliveryandtherecipientbodyall
costsafterdelivery.
Article2
Forthepurposeofimplementing theprovisionsofthis
Annex,theCommunityshallappoint—ifnecessaryfor
eachconsignment—anagentwhosenameandaddressit
shallmakeknowntotherecipientbodyimmediately
followinghisappointment .Foreachportofshipmentthe
recipientbodyshallappointanagentwhosenameand
addressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitywithall
despatchandifpossiblebeforetheappointmentoftheagent
oftheCommunity .
ArticleJ
Beforeimplementing theprocedureforappointingtheagent
oftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle2,theCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities andtherecipientbodyshall
establishbyjointagreementtheperiodduringwhich
deliverymustbegin.
CHAPTER II
ObligationsoftheCommunity
Article4
WheretheCommunity isnotinapositiontocarryout
deliveryonthedate,and,ifapplicable,accordingtothesche­
dulelaiddowninArticle6,allcostsarisingfortherecipient
body—forexample,demurrage,voidfreightanddead
freight—shallbebornebytheCommunity .
Thechargesandthearrangementsrelatingtodemurragelaid
downinthecontractconcludedbetweentherecipientbody
andthecarriermusthavepreviouslybeenagreedbythe
recipientbodyandtheagentoftheCommunity .
Theothercostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphshallbe
refundedbytheCommunityonlyiftheyhavebeenpaidby
therecipientbodywiththeapprovaloftheCommunity .
Article5
WhereitisimpossiblefortheCommunitytosupplyallor
partofthegoodsonthedateandwithinthetime-limitsObligationsoftherecipientbody
Article6
AftercontactingtheCommunity ,therecipientbodyshall
procure,totransportthegoodsprovidedforinArticleIof
theAgreement,oneormorevesselsofdimensionscorres­
pondingtothenormalcapacityoftheportofshipment;
thesevesselsmustbereadyforloadingonadatefalling
withintheperiodreferredtoinArticle3.
TheagentoftherecipientbodyshallinformtheCommunity
ofthisdateandofthedateforcommencement ofdeliveryas
soonasheknowsthem,ifpossible20cleardaysinadvance
andinanycase10cleardaysbeforethedateforcommence­
mentofdelivery.
HeshallestablishwiththeagentoftheCommunitythesche­
duleaccordingtowhichdeliveryshalltakeplace.
Article7
Wheretherecipientbodyisunabletobeginloadingonthe
dateprovidedforinthefirstparagraphofArticle6,theagent
oftherecipientbodyshallinformtheagentoftheCommu­
nitywithoutdelay.
InthiseventtheagentsoftheCommunityandoftherecip­
ientbodymayagreeonanewdateforthecommencement
ofdeliveryand,ifapplicable,anewschedule.Saveincasesof
forcemajeure,thecostsarisingfromthedelayinloading
shallbebornebytherecipientbody.
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinthesecondparagraphbe
morethan30cleardaysafterthedateforloadingprovided
forinthefirstparagraphofArticle6,theCommunitymay
disposeofthegoodswithoutprejudicetoitscommitment
underArticleIoftheAgreement .
Article8
Wherethequantityintendedforloadingonavesselcannot
beloadedonboardinitsentirety,therecipientbodyshall
informtheCommunityassoonaspossible,andnolaterthan
15cleardaysafterloadinghasbeencompleted,whetherit
intendstoacceptortorenouncethebalance.
IntheformercasethesecondandthirdparagraphsofArticle
7shallapplytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnotyettaken
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Inthelattercase,theCommunitymayconsiderthatithas
dischargeditscommitment totherecipientbodyunder
ArticleIoftheAgreementandshallbearthecostsresulting
fromrenunciation .
Inanyevent,afteranintervalof15cleardaysandinthe
absenceofanynoticeonthepartoftherecipientbody,
renunciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace.Article9
Upondeliveryofthegoods,therecipientbodyshallhand
overtotheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityacertificate
ofacceptancewhichshallsetouttheportofshipment,date
ofacceptanceandthenatureandquantityofthegoods
accepted,togetherwithanycommentsonthequalityofthe
goods.AcopyofthecertificateshallbesenttotheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities­
InformationconcerningthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheOfficeoftheUnitedNationsHighCommis­
sionerforRefugeesonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheOfficeofthe
UnitedNationsHighCommissioner forRefugeesonthesupplyofbutteroilandflourof
commonwheatasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon22July1975,was
signedinBrusselson23July1975,onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommuni­
tiesby:
MrEnricoMacchia,MinisterPlenipotentiary ,ChairmanoftheCommitteeofDeputy
PermanentRepresentatives andMrCorradoCornelli,DirectorintheDirectorateOpera­
tionsoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
andonbehalfoftheOfficeoftheUnitedNationsHighCommissioner forRefugeesby:
MrGilbertJaeger,AidProgramDirectorattheOfficeoftheUnitedNationsHigh
Commissioner forRefugeesinGeneva.