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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofMoroccoonthe
supplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,(
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEKINGDOM OFMOROCCO ,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
]HEGOVERNMENT OFTHEKINGDOM OFMOROCCO :
WHOHAVEDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1 Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecare
toensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthe
transportbyseaarenotprejudicialtothefreeplay
offaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisinginthis
connectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleIX.AsapartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1971/72,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupply
theKingdomofMorocco,hereinafterreferredtoas
the'recipientcountry',with25000metrictonsof
commonwheat.
ArticleVArticle11
DeliverieswillbemadeinbulkfobtoCommunity
ports.
ArticleIIITherecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
apply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,the
pricesnormallychargedonthatmarketfor
productsofcomparablequality.Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandoftherecipientcountryrelatinginparti­
culartodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryare
definedintheAnnex,whichformsanintegralpart
ofthisAgreement .
ArticleIVTheproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostofsea
transportandinsuranceandthenormalcostof
sellingtheproductontherecipientcountry's
market,shallbepaidintoaspecialaccountatthe
CentralBankofthatcountryandallocatedtothe
financingofoneormoredevelopment schemes
proposedbytherecipientcountryandapprovedby
theCommunity .Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
saryarrangements forthetransportandinsurance
oftheproductfromportsofshipmenttoplacesof
destination .

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ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­
dicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduction
andinternationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,therecip­
ientcountryundertakestoimportcommercially
fromwhateversourcebetween1July1973and30
June1974aminilmumquantityof200000metric
tonsofcommonwheatoritsequivalentinflourof
commonwheat.sionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :
1.notlaterthan30daysaftertheunloadingof
eachcargo:portanddateofarrivalofthe
vessel;nature,quantityandqualityofthe
productsunloaded;dateonwhichunloading
wascompleted;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,how
theyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normal
sellingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecial
accounthasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(lodgmentsandwith­
drawals)asat31Decemberofthepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.
ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleX
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthen­
tic.ArticleVII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent :
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery,eitherofthe
productobtainedlocallyandofthesamenature
astheproductreceivedasaidorofanyproduct
offirst-stageprocessingorby-productsresulting
fromit.
ArticleVIII
Therecipientcountryundertakestoinformthe
CommunityhowthisAgreementisbeingimple­
mented.TothisenditshallprovidetheCommis­
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemoment
atwhichthegoodshavebeenplacedintheship'shold
attheportofshipment.
Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallcostssubsequent
todeliveryofthegood's,includingcostsofstowageand,
whereappropriate ,oftrimmingandbagging.Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofship­
mentshallbeachargeonorforthebenefitofthe
Communityandshallbedeterminedbeforethevessel
sails.Theratesanddetailedarrangements relating
theretolaiddowninthecontractbetweenthecoumcryof
destinationandthecarriermusthavebeenagreedupon
inadvancebytheagentofthecountryofdestination
andtheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredto
inArticle9.

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Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifythecountryofdestination
ingoodtimeoftheportorportsofshipment,thequanti­
tiestobedeliveredateachport,theperiodwithinwhich
loadingmustbegin,andthedailyloadingrate.
Article3
TheCommunityshallbepreparedtoloadthegoodson
thedateresultingfromtheinstructionsinArticle8,
whereonthevesselshall1bereadyforloading.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoodsatoleranceof5%lessthan
thequantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleI
oftheAgreementispermitted.
Article5
Oncethegoodsareonboardthevessel,theCommunity
shallnotifythecountryofdestinationofthedateof
loading,togetherwiththequantityandqualityofthe
goodsasrecordedonloading.
Article6
ThecountryofdestinationshallsupplytheCommunity ,
withintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2,withavessel
ofdimensionscorresponding tothenormalloading
potentialoftheportofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobegin
loadingwithintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2and
shouldthecountryofdestinationnothavenotifiedthe
Communityofthisfactinwritingatthelatestbythe
dateonwhichthevesselshouldbereadyforloadingin
accordancewithArticle8,thegoodsshallbeatthe
disposalofitheCommunity ,
Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshallfoeheldat
theexpense,riskandperilofthecountryofdestination .
Article7
Shouldthecountryofdestinationfailtoprovideavessel
ofsuitabletonnageorifthequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselofsuitabletonnagecannotbeputon
boardinitsentiretybecauseofcircumstances beyondthe
controloftheCommunity,thebalanceshallbeloaded
ontothenextvesselundertheconditionslaiddownin
thisAnnex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthebalanceor
untilthecountryofdestinationgivesnoticeinwriting
thatitgivesupthebalance,thegoodsshallbeheldatthe
expense,riskandperilofthecountryofdestination .
ThecountryofdestinationmustnotifytheCommunity
withinamaximumperiodof30cleardaysfromthe
beginningofloadingoftheshipmenttowhichthegoods
shouldhavebelonged,ofthedateonwhichloadingof
thebalanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunciationofthe
balance.
Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theCommunitymay
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitmenttothe
countryofdestinationunderArticleIoftheAgreement.
Article8
ThecountryofdestinationshallnamefortheCommu­
nitythevesselthatistoshipthegoodsatleast10clear
dayspriortotheestimateddateofarrivalofthevessel
inportor,wherepossible,20cleardayspriortothis
date,andshallatthesametimeindicatehowsoonafter
thatdatethevesselwililbereadyforloading.
Thecountryofdestinationshallinsertinthecharter
partyaclauserequiringthecaptaintoinformthe
Communityatleast72hoursinadvance ,ofthevessel's
estimateddateofarrivalinport.
Article9
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappoint
anauthorizedagent,whosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallnominateareceiving
agentineachportofshipment,whosenameandaddress
itshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgree­
mentisimplemented .