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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofthePhilippineson
thesupplyofcommonwheatandofflourofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFTHEPHILIPPINES ,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFTHEPHILIPPINES :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1 ArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
saryarrangementsforthetransportandinsuranceof
theproductfromportsofshipmenttoplaces
ofdestination .AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shall
supplytheRepublicofthePhilippines,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'recipientcountry',bywayofa
giftwith10000metrictonsofcommonwheatof
whichhalfshallbesuppliedintheformof3311
metrictonsofflourofcommonwheat.Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecare
toensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthe
transportbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefree
playoffaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisingin
thisconnectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleIX.ArticleII
DeliverieswillbemadefobtoCommunityports,in
bulkinthecaseofcommonwheat,innewcotton
sackseachweighing50kilogrammesnet,inthecase
offlourofcommonwheat.ArticleV
Article111Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
apply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,the
pricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproducts
ofcomparablequality. Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCom­
munityandoftherecipientcountryrelatinginpar­
ticulartodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryrespecti­
velyaredefinedintheAnnex,whichformsaninte­
gralpartofthisAgreement .Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostsofsea
transport,ofinsuranceandthenormalcostofselling
theproductontherecipientcountry'smarket,shall

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bepaidintoaspecialaccountattheCentralBankof
thatcountryandallocatedtothefinancingofoneor
moredevelopmentschemesproposedbytherecipient
countryandapprovedbytheCommunity .
ArticleVIment.TothisenditshallprovidetheCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowinginfor­
mation:
1.notlaterthan30daysaftertheunloadingofeach
cargo:portanddateofarrivalofthevessel;na­
ture,quantityandqualityoftheproductsun­
loaded;dateonwhichunloadingwascompleted;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,how
theyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normalsel­
lingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccount
hasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(lodgmentsandwith­
drawals)on31Decemberofthepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetoalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthi::
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtrans­
actionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,therecipient
countryundertakestoimportcommercially from
whateversourcebetween1January1973and30
December1973aminimumquantityof430000
metrictonsofcommonwheatoritsequivalentin
flourofcommonwheat.
ArticleVII
ArticleIX Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroflocal
produceofthesamenatureasthatreceivedas
aidorofanyby-productsresultingfromit.Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestionscon­
cerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleX
ArticleVIIIThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,EnglishFrench,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequally
authentic .TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheCom­
munityofthemodeofimplementation ofthisAgree­
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytotherecipientcountry
atthemomentatwhichthegoodshavebeenplacedintheship'sholdattheportofshipment.
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,includingcosts
ofstowageand,whereappropriate ,oftrimmingandbagging.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofshipmentshallbeachargeonorforthebenefit
oftheCommunityandshallbedeterminedbeforethevesselsails.Theratesanddetailedarrange­
mentsrelatingtheretolaiddowninthecontractbetweentherecipientcountryandthecarrier
musthavebeenagreeduponinadvancebytheagentoftherecipientcountryandtheauthorized
agentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle9.

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Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountryingoodtimeoftheportorportsofship­
ment,thequantitiestobedeliveredateachport,theperiodwithinwhichloadingmustbegin,and
thedailyloadingrate.
Article3
TheCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodsonthedateresultingfromtheinstructions
inArticle8,whereonthevesselshouldbereadyforloading.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5%lessthanthequantitytobesuppliedinaccordance
withArticleIoftheAgreementispermitted.
Article5
Oncethegoodsareonboardthevessel,theCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountryof
thedateofloading,togetherwiththequantityandqualityofthegoodsasrecordedonloading.
Article6
TherecipientcountryshallsupplytheCommunity ,withintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2,
withavesselofdimensionscorresponding tothenormalloadingpotentialoftheportofshipment.
ShoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobeginloadingwithintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2
andshouldtherecipientcountrynothavenotifiedtheCommunityofthisfactinwritingat
thelatestbythedateonwhichthevesselshouldbereadyforloadinginaccordancewithArticle8,
thegoodsshallbeatthedisposaloftheCommunity .
Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshallbeheldattheexpense,riskandperiloftherecipient
country.
Article7
Shouldtherecipientcountryfailtoprovideavesselofsuitabletonnageorifthequantity
madeavailableforloadingonavesselofsuitabletonnagecannotbeputonboardinitsentirety
becauseofcircumstancesbeyondthecontroloftheCommunity,thebalanceshallbeloadedonto
thenextvesselundertheconditionslaiddowninthisAnnex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthebalanceoruntilthecountryofdestinationgivesnotice
inwritingthatitgivesupthebalance,thegoodsshallbeheldattheexpense,riskandperilofthe
recipientcountry.
Therecipientcountrymustnotifythecommunityofloadingoftheshipmenttowhichthese
goodsshouldhavebelonged,ofthedateonwhichloadingofthisbalanceisduetobeginorof
itsrenunciation ofthisbalance.
Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theCommunitymayconsiderthatithasdischargeditscommit­
menttotherecipientcountryunderArticleIoftheAgreement .
ArticleS
TherecipientcountryshallnamefortheCommunitythevesselthatistoshipthegoodsat
least10cleardayspriortotheestimateddateofarrivalofthevesselinportor,wherepossible,
20cleardayspriortothisdate;itshallatthesametimeindicatehowsoonafterthatdatethe
vesselwillbereadyforloading.
Therecipientcountryshallinsertinthecharterpartyaclauserequiringthecaptaintoinform
theCommunityatleast72hoursinadvanceofthevessel'sestimateddateofarrivalinport.

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Article9
ToimplementtheprovisionsifthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetotherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallnominateareceivingagentineachportofshipment,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .
InformationconcerningthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofthePhilippinesonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofthe
Philippinesonthesupplyofcommonwheatandflourofcommonwheatasfoodaid,
whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon9November1973,wassignedinBrussels
on12November1973
onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesbyMrNielsErsboll,Ambassa­
dorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,ChairmanofthePermanentRepresentative
CommitteeandMrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopment andCo­
operationattheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
andonbehalfoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofthePhilippinesbyMrFaustino,
AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Headofthecountry'sMissiontothe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity .