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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofZambiaon
thesupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFZAMBIA,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPlenipotenti­
aries:
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFZAMBIA :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,
thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketfor
productsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostsofinternal
transport,ofinsuranceandthenormalcostofselling
theproductonthemarketofthecountryofdestina­
tion,shallbepaidintoaspecialaccountatthe
CentralBankofthatcountryandallocatedtothe
financingofoneormoredevelopment schemes
proposedbythecountryofdestinationandapproved
bytheCommunity .ArticleI
Aspartofitsfood-aidprogramme (Cereals)for
1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,herein­
afterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplythe
RepublicofZambia,hereinafterreferredtoasthe
'countryofdestination',bywayofgift,with5000
metrictonsofcommonwheat.
ArticleII
Deliverieswillbemadeinnewjutesackswithanet
weightof50kgeachciftoAfricanportsofunloading .
ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandofthecountryofdestinationrelatingto
deliveryandreceiptaredefinedintheAnnex,which
formsanintegralpartofthisAgreement .
ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportandinsur­
anceoftheproductfromportsofunloadingtoplaces
ofdestination .
ArticleV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudiceto
thenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtransac­
tionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,thecountryof
destinationundertakestoimportcommercially from
whateversourcebetween 1July1974and30June
1975aminimumquantityof87000metrictonsof
commonwheat,oritsequivalentincommonwheat
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ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandof
productsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroflocalproduce
ofthesamenatureasthatreceivedasaidorofany
productsandby-productsresultingfromit.
ArticleVIII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement .TothisenditshallprovidetheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowing
information :
1.notlaterthan30daysafterthedischargeofeach
cargo:portanddateofarrivalofthevessel;nature,
quantityandqualityoftheproductsdischarged ;
dateonwhichdischargewascompleted ;2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedas
aidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,manner
ofsale,sellingprices;normalsellingcostsonthe
marketofthecountryofdestination ;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccount
hasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsandwithdrawals)
asat31Decemberoftheprecedingyear;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.
ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleX
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian,
eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.

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ANNEX
PROCEDURES FORDELIVERY ANDRECEIPT
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemomentat
whichthegoodsareactuallytakeninchargeintheship's
holdattheportofdischarge.
Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallcostssubsequentto
deliveryofthegoods,includingthecostsofdischarge(such
asbreakingbulk,hoisting,takingdelivery)aswellasany
lighteragecosts..
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofdischarge
shallbebornebyorpaidtothecountryofdestination .The
ratesandconditionsofpaymentlaiddowninthecontract
betweentheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredto
inArticle5andthecarriermusthavebeenagreedin
advancebetweenthatagentandthereceivingagentofthe
countryofdestinationreferredtoinArticle5.
Article2
TheCommunityshallforwardtothecountryofdestination,
assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshavebeenshipped,a
noticegivingthenameoftheship,thedateofloading,the
quantityandqualityofthegoodsonloadingandtheportof
discharge.Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationof
theship'sestimateddateofarrivalattheportofdischargeat
least10cleardaysbeforethatdate.
Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharterpartyanundertakingby
thecaptaintogivethecountryofdestinationatleast72
hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrivalinthe
portofdischarge .
Article4
Ondeliveryofthecargo,anallowanceof5%lessthanthe
quantitylaiddownunderArticleIoftheAgreementshallbe
permitted .
Article5
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointan
authorizedagentwhosenameandaddressitshallmake
knowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Ateachportofdischargethecountryofdestinationshall
nominateareceivingagentwhosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementis
implemented .
InformationconcerningthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofZambiaonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandZambiaonthesupply
ofcommonwheatasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon10July1975,
wassignedinBrusselson15July1975,onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropean
Communities by:
MrEnricoMacchia,MinisterPlenipotentiary ,ChairmanoftheCommitteeofDeputy
PermanentRepresentatives andMrCorradoCornelli,DirectorintheDirectorateOpera­
tionsoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
andonbehalfoftheRepublicofZambiaby:MrE.C.Chibwe,AmbassadoroftheRepu­
blicofZambiainBelgium.