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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePeople'sRepublicofBangladesh
onthesupplyofskimmed-milkpowderasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
ontheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEPEOPLE'SREPUBLICOFBANGLADESH ,
ontheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andforthispurposehavenamedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEPEOPLE'SREPUBLIC OFBANGLADESH :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
insuranceofthedeliveredproductsfromtheports
ofdischargetotheirplacesofdestination .ArticleI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplyasa
gifttothePeople'sRepublicofBangladesh,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'countryofdestination',
19450metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderofthe
qualityandwiththepackagingspecifiedinAnnexI,
whichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement .
ArticleII
Deliveriesshallbemadeciftoportsofdischargein
thecountryofdestination .
ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsiblities oftheCommu­
nityandofthecountryofdestination,inparticular
asregardsdeliveryanidthetakingofdelivery,are
definedinAnnexII,whichformsanintegralpartof
thisAgreement .
ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
thenecessaryarrangements forthetransportandArticleV
The^recipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforconsumption .Itshalldistribute
freeofchargewithintheframeworkofitsaid
programme,totheneedypopulations,inparticular
tochildren,pregnantwomen,illandoldpeople,the
totalquantityof19450tonsindicatedinArticleI
orpartofit.Inthiscase,theotherpartshallbe
sold,uptoamaximumof10000tons,onitslocal
market.Therecipientcountryappliesforthesale
oftheproductonitsmarket,thepricesnormally
chargedforproductsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostofselling
theproductontherecipientcountry'smarket,will
bepaidintoaspecialaccountatthebankofthe
saidcountryandallocatedtothefinancingofone
ormoredevelopmentschemesproposedbytherecip­
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ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisend,theyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethattheaidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.
ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappro­
priatemeasurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductsreceivedasaidand
ofproductsderivedfromthem;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsfromthedateofthelastdelivery,
eitheroftheskimmed-milk powderproduced
locallywhichshouldbeofthesamekindasthat
receivedasaidorofprocessedproductsderived
fromit.
ArticleVIII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthecircumstances surroundingthe
implementation ofthisAgreement .Forthispurpose,
•itshallcommunicate totheCommission ofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesthefollowinginformation :
1.notmorethan30daysaftertheunloadingof
eachconsignment :portanddateofship's
arrival;kind,quantityandqualityofproducts
unloaded;dateonwhichdischargewas
completed;2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiesdistri­
buted,numberandnatureofthebeneficiaries ,
places,rateandmethodofdistribution ;alterna­
tively,quantitiessold,howtheyhavebeensold,
sellingprices,sellingcostsonrecipientcountry's
market;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecial
accounthasbeenfullyusedup;
(a)stateofthisaccount(incomingsandoutgo­
ings)on31Decemberoftheprecedingyear;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingundertakenatthatstage.
ArticleIX
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappro­
priatemeasurestoenablethosepersonsdulyautho­
rizedbytheCommunitytomakeon-the-spotobser­
vationsoftheoperationsconnectedwiththeimple­
mentationoftheAgreement .
ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleXI
ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languageseachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEXI
Qualityandconditionsofpackagingoftheskimmed-milkpowder
I.Qualityrequirements
(a)fatcontent: notexceeding1-5%>
(b)watercontent: •notexceeding4-0°/o
(c)totalacidity(lacticacid): notexceeding0*15%(18°Dornic)
(d)testforneutralizingagents: negative
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(f)testforphosphatasis :
(g)solubility :negative
notexceeding0-5ml(notlessthan
99°/o)
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)strengthofcolonbacillus:
(1)flavourandsmell:
(m)appearance :notlessthandiscB(15-0mg)
notexceeding50000/g
negativein0-1g
fresh
whiteorsligthtlyyellowish,absenceof
impuritiesandcolouredparticles
II.Packaging
(a)containing25kilogrammesnetweight;
(b)composition :
(aa)4Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
1intercalatedbagoftar-linedpaperofastrengthrepresentingatleast140
g/m2;
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-06mmthickweldedordouble-bound ;
or(bb)1-bagofclubpack-poly-duplo-paper ofastrengthrepresentingatleast50/20/50
g/m2;
2Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70/75g/m2;
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-10mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ;
(c)markingonthepackaging (inEnglish):
SKIMMED-MILK POWDER—
GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TOTHEPEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OFBANGLADESH
ANNEXII
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryofdesti­
nationatthemomentatwhichthegoodsareactuallytakeninchargeintheship'shold
attheportofdischarge .
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,including
thecostsofdischarge (breakingbulk,hoisting,takingdelivery,forexample)aswellas
anylighteragecosts.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofdischargeshallbeborneorpaidtothe
countryofdestination .Theratesandconditionsofpaymentlaiddowninthecontract
betweentheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle4andthecarrier
musthavebeenagreedinadvancebetweenthatagentandthereceivingagentofthe
countryofdestinationreferredtointhesameArticle.

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Article2
TheCommunityshallforwardtothecountryofdestination,assoonaspossibleafterthe
goodshavebeenshipped,anoticegivingthenameoftheship,thedateofloading,the
quantityandqualityofthegoodsonloadingandtheportofdischarge.
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationoftheship'sestimateddateof
arrivalattheportofdischargeatleast10cleardaysbeforethatdate.
Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharterpartyanundertakingbythecaptaintogivethe
countryofdestinationatleast72hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrival
intheportofdischarge.
Article4
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentineachportofunloading,
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementis
implemented .
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandthePeople'sRepublicofBangladeshonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandBangladeshonthe
supplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidwhichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon
15October1973wassignedinBrusselson15November1973onbehalfoftheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunitiesby:
MrNielsErsboll,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee,and
MrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopmentandCooperationofthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;andonbehalfoftheGovernmentof
Bangladeshby:
MrA.M.SamaulHuq,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary .