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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicofYemenonthe
supplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEARABREPUBLICOFYEMEN,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaires :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEARABREPUBLIC OFYEMEN :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI ArticleV
AsapartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1971/72,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupply
theArabRepublicofYemen,hereinafterreferredto
asthe'recipientcountry',with4000metrictons
ofcommonwheat.Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
apply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,the
pricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproducts
ofcomparablequality.
Theproceedingsfromthissale,lessthenormalcost
ofsellingtheproductontherecipientcountry'smar­
ket,shallbepaidintoaspecialaccountattheCen­
tralBankofthatcountryandallocatedtothefinan­
cingofoneormoredevelopmentschemesproposed
bytherecipientcountryandapprovedbytheCom­
munity.ArticleII
Deliverieswillbemadeinbulkciftoportsofdis­
chargeoftherecipientcountry.
ArticleIII
ArticleVITheobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCom­
munityandoftherecipientcountryrelatinginparti­
culartodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryarede­
finedintheAnnex,whichformsanintegralpartof
thisAgreement .
ArticleIVTheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtrans­
actionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecess­
aryarrangementsforthetransportandinsuranceof
theproductfromportsofdischargetoplacesofdesti­
nation.

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ArticleVII 2.Everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,how
theyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normalselling
costsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
3.On15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccount
hasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsandwith­
drawals)on31Decemberofthepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriatemeas­
urestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroftheproduct
obtainedlocallyandofthesamenatureasthe
productreceivedasaidorofanyproductsor
by-productsresultingfromit.
ArticleVIII ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestionscon­
cerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheCom­
munityofthemodeofimplementation ofthisAgree­
ment.TothisenditshallprovidetheCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowinginfor­
mation:
1.Notlaterthan30daysaftertheunloadingofeach
cargo:portanddateofarrivalofthevessel;
nature,quantityandqualityoftheproductsun­
loaded;dateonwhichunloadingwascompleted;ArticleX
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryofdestination
atthemomentatwhichthegoodsareactuallytakeninchargeintheship'sholdattheportof
discharge.
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,includingthe
costsofunloading (breakingbulk,hoisting,takingdelivery,forexample)aswellasanylighterage
costs.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofdischargeshallbebornebyorpaidtothecountry
ofdestination .Theratesandconditionsofpaymentlaiddowninthecontractbetweenthe
authorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle5andthecarriermusthavebeenagreed
inadvancebetweenthatagentandthereceivingagentofthecountryofdestinationreferredto
inArticle5.
Article2
TheCommunityshallforwardtothecountryofdestination,assoonaspossibleafterthegoods
havebeenshipped,anoticegivingthenameoftheship,thedateofloading,thequantityand
qualityofthegoodsonloadingandtheportofdischarge.
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationoftheship'sestimateddateofarrivalat
theportofdischargeatleast10cleardaysbeforethatdate.
Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharterpartyanundertakingbythecaptaintogivethecountryof
destinationatleast72hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrivalintheportofdis­
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Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5%lessthanthequantitytobesuppliedinaccordance
withArticleIoftheAgreementshallbepermitted.
Article5
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentineachportofdischarge,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .
InformationconcerningthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheArabRebublicofYemenonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublic
ofYemenonthesupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedto
concludeon15Ocotber1973,wassignedinBrusselson15November1973
onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,byMrNielsErsboll,Ambassa­
dorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,ChairmanofthePermanentRepresentatives
CommitteeandbyMrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopment and
CooperationoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
onbehalfoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicoftheArabRepublicofYemen,byMr
AhmedKaidBarakat,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Headofthat
country'sMissiontotheEuropeanCommunity .