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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheWorldFoodProgrammeonthe
supplyofcerealsasfoodaidtodevelopingcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEWORLDFOODPROGRAMME ,aProgrammeundertakenjointlybytheUnitedNations
andtheFoodandAgricultureOrganization oftheUnitedNations,
oftheotherpart,
WHEREAStheaimoftheWorldFoodProgrammeistomakeuseofcontributions receivedunder
theProgrammetomeetemergencyfoodrequirementsandcarryoutprojectsinvolvingtheuse
offoodstuffsforeconomicandsocialdevelopment ;
WHEREAStheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhiedadeclarationofprovisionalapplication
ofthe1971FoodAidConvention ;whereasthatConventionhasbeenapplicablesince1July1971;
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandhaveappointedastheirrepresentatives for
thispurpose:
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEWORLDFOODPROGRAMME :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
UnderitsFoodAidProgramme (cereals),the
EuropeanEconomicCommunity (hereinaftercalled
'theCommunity')shallsupplytotheWorldFood
Programme (hereinaftercalled'theWFP')byway
ofgiftforthebenefitofdevelopingcountriesthe
equivalentof15000metrictonsofunprocessed
cereals,ofwhich10000metrictonsshallbeunder
the1971/72programmeand5000metrictonsunder
the1972/73programme .
ArticleII
TheWFPundertakestousethecerealssuppliedas
aidforemergencyorforeconomicandsocial
development andfoodprojectswhichshallbe
subjecttopriorapprovalbytheCommunity .ArticleIII
1.Foreachdelivery,theCommunity,takinginto
accounttheinformationreceivedfromtheWFP,
shallnotifythelatteringoodtimeoftheportor
portsofshipmentandthedatesofavailabilityat
thesaidportorports.
2.Onlyseaportsaccessibletoocean-goingvessels
andutilizedforinternationalfreightmaybenamed
asportsofshipment.
Article7V
The15000metrictonsofunprocessedcerealsshall
besuppliedinthenaturalstateorintheformof
productsofthefirstprocessingstage,asrequested
bytheWFPandagreedbytheCommunity .Deliv­

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ofarrivalofthevesselsattheportsof
destination,quantitiesandqualitiesofproducts
discharged,andthedatesonwhichdischarge
wascompleted;
(b)withregardtotheusemadeofproducts:periodic
informationontheprogressofprojectsforwhich
Communityassistancehasbeenprovided,onthe
usemadeoftheproducts,onthequantity
distributedandonthenumberofbeneficiaries ,
togetherwithdetailsofthemethodsusedfor
distributingtheproducts,andinparticularof
themeasurestakentopreventtheproductsfrom
beingdrawnintocommercialchannels.eriesshallbemadeinbulkorpackedinnewjuteor
cottonsackswithagrosscontentof50kgnet,in
accordancewiththerequirementsoftheprojects.
ArticleV
1.TheCommunityshallarrangefordeliveryfob
portofshipment.Theresponsibilities oftheCom­
munityandtheWFPwithregardrespectivelyto
deliveryfobandtotakingdeliveryarelaiddownin
theAnnexwhichformsanintegralpartofthis
Agreement .
2.TheWFPshalltakedeliveryofthegoods
deliveredandberesponsible,inaccordancewithits
generalrules,fortheirtransport,insuranceand
distributioninthecountryofdestination.
3.Fortheexpensesreferredtoinparagraph2,the
CommunityshallmaketotheWFPacontributionof
16unitsofaccountpermetrictonofunprocessed
cerealsorfortheequivalentamountofproductsof
thefirstprocessingstage.TheCommunityunder­
takestopaythiscontributionwithin30days
followingeachacceptanceofdeliveryofgoodsby
theWFP.
ArticleVI
TheWFPundertakestoinformtheCommunityof
theconditionsunderwhichthisAgreementis
implemented .Tothisenditshallmakeavailableto
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities :
(a)withregardtotransport:withinareasonable
periodafterdischarge,reportsindicatingthedatesArticleVII
Intheeventoffreshcircumstances arising,theWFP
andtheCommunityshalltogetherdecideonany
amendmentstobemadetothisAgreement .
ArticleVIII
ThisAgreementshallenterintoforce30daysafter
thedateofsignature.
ArticleIX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,German,Italianand
Spanishlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeing
authentic.
ANNEX
PROVIDEDFORINARTICLE5(1)OFTHEAGREEMENT
Procedurefordelivery
—onthebasisofinformationreceivedfromtheWFPconcerningtransport,theCommunity
shallnotifytheWFP,foreachdelivery,ofthesupplierorsuppliersandshallindicateaperiod
of15dayswithinwhichtheWFPmayfixthedateofdelivery;
—notlessthan15daysbeforethedatelaiddownforeachdelivery,theWFPshallnotifythe
Communityoftheestimateddateofarrivalofthevesselinport;
—theWFPshallalsonotifythesupplierorsuppliers,notlessthanfivedaysinadvance,ofthe
exactdateofarrivalofthevesselinthedesignatedportofshipment;
—thegoodsshallbedeliveredbytheCommunitytotheplaceofshipmentandonthedateof
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—deliveryshallbedeemedtohavebeeneffectedoncethegoodseffectivelypasstheship'srail
attheportofshipment,allcostsofstowagebeingbornebytheWFP;
—atthemomentofdelivery,risksshallpassfromtheCommunitytotheWFP,allcostspriorto
deliverybeingbornebytheCommunityandallcostsafterdeliverybeingbornebytheWFP;
—shouldtheCommunityfailtodeliverthegoodsattheplaceanddateindicated,wherethe
WFPhasmadeitpossible,anyconsequencesresultingfromthisshallbebornebytheCom­
munity;
—shouldtheWFPfailtotakedeliveryofthegoodsattheplaceanddateindicated,wherethe
Communityhasmadeitpossible,anyconsequences resultingtherefromshallbeborneby
theWFP;
—theCommunityandtheWFPreservetherighttonominateoneormoreagentstoimplement
theAgreement .Todealwithanyeventualities ,theWFPshallnominatearepresentative in
eachportofshipment.
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementonthesupplyoffoodaidbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheWorldFoodProgramme (WFP)
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheWFPonthe
supplyofcerealsasfoodaidtodevelopingcountries,whichtheCouncildecidedto
concludeon27June1974,wassignedinBrusselson3July1974onbehalfofthe
CounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesby:
MrLouisRabot,Director-General forAgriculture,CommissionoftheEuropean
Communities ,andonbehalfoftheWFPby:
MrF.M.Ustiin,DirectoroftheResourcesManagementDivisionofthatbody.