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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofMoroccoonthe
supplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEKINGDOM OFMOROCCO ,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPleni­
potentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEKINGDOM OFMOROCCO :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
Aspartofitsfood-aidprogramme (cereals)for
1973/74,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shall
supplytheKingdomofMorocco,hereinafterreferred
toasthe'countryofdestination',bywayofgift,
with15000metrictonsofcommonwheat.
ArticleII
Deliverieswillbemadeinbulkfobinaccordance
withthedetailedrulessetoutintheAnnexwhich
formsanintegralpartofthisAgreement .
ArticleIII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportand
insuranceoftheproductfrompointofdeliveryto
placesofdestination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecareto
ensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthe
transportbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefree
playoffaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleVIII.
ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsumption
andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonits
market,thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarket
forproductsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissaleshallbepaidintoa
specialaccountatthecentralbankofthatcountry
andallocatedtothefinancingofoneormore
development schemesinaccordancewiththe
proceduretobeagreedbetweentherecipientcountry
andtheCommunity .
ArticleV
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein

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observations astothequality;dateonwhich
dischargewascompleted ;costsofseatransport
andofinsurancerelatingthereto;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhave'beenfullyused:quantitiessold,how
theyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normalselling
costsonthemarketofthecountryofdestination ;
insurancecostsand,whereappropriate,transport
costsfromtheportofdischargetotheplacesof
destination ;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecial
accounthasbeenfullyused:
(a)statecyfthisaccount (depositsand
withdrawals )on31Decemberofthepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.additionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,the
countryofdestinationundertakestoimport
commercially fromwhateversourcebetween1July
1974and30June1975aminimumquantityof
192500metrictonsofcommonwheat,orits
equivalentinflourofcommonwheat.
ArticleVI
Thecountryafdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitherotflocal
produceofthesamenatureasthatreceivedas
aidorofanyproductsorby-productsresulting
fromit.
ArticleVIII
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement .Tothisenditshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththe
followinginformation :
1.immediatelyafterthedischargeofeachcargo:
portanddateofarrivalofvessel;nature,and
quantityoftheproductdischargedandanyArticleIX
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
DELIVERY PROCEDURES
CHAPTER I
( Generalprovisions
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemoment
atwhichthegoodsareputdownatthepointofex­
portationnamedbytheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communities attheberthspecifiedbythecountryofdestinationoritsagentreferredtoinArticle3andunder
thetermsspecifiedinthisAnnex.Withoutprejudiceto
Articles8and9theCommunityshallbearallcostsprior
todeliveryandthecountryofdestinationallcostsafter
delivery.
Article2
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5°/olessthan
thequantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleI
oftheAgreementispermitted.

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Article3
Forthepurposeofimplementing theprovisionsofthis
AnnextheCommunityshallappoint,ifnecessaryforeach
consignment ,anagentwhosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowntothecountryofdestinationimmediately
followinghisappointment .Foreachportofshipmentthe
countryofdestinationshallappointanagentwhosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitywith
alldispatchandifpossiblebeforetheappointmentofthe
agentoftheCommunity .
Article4
Beforeimplementing theprocedureforappointingthe
agentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle3,the
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesandthecountry
ofdestinationshallestablishbyjointagreementtheperiod
duringwhichdeliverymustbegin.
CHAPTER II
ObligationsoftheCommunity
Article5
WheretheCommunityisnotinapositiontocarryout
deliveryonthedate,and,.ifapplicable,accordingtothe
schedulelaiddowninArticle7,allcostsarisingforthe
countryofdestination—forexample,demurrage,void
freightanddeadfreight—shallbebornebytheCom­
munity.
Thechargesandthearrangements relatingtodemurrage
laiddowninthecontractconcludedbetweenthecountry
ofdestinationandthecarriermusthavepreviously
beenagreedbythecountryofdestinationandthe
agentoftheCommunity .
Theothercostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphshall
byrefundedbytheCommunityonlyiftheyhavebeen
paidbythecountryofdestinationwiththeapprovalof
theCommunity .
Article6
WhereitisimpossiblefortheCommunitytosupplyall
orpartofthegoodsonthedateandwithinthetime
limitsprovidedforinArticle7,theagentsoftheCom­
munityandofthecountryofdestinationmay,without
prejudicetoArticle5,agreeonanewdateandanew
timelimitforthedeliveryofallthegoodsorofthe
undeliveredpartthereof.
CHAPTER III
Obligationsofthecountryofdestination
Article7
AftercontactingtheCommunity ,thecountryofdestina­
tionshallprocure,totransportallthequantitiesprovided
forinArticleIoftheAgreement ,oneormorevesselsof
dimensionscorresponding tothenormalcapacityoftheportofshipment;thesevesselsmustbereadyforloading
onadatefallingwithintheperiodreferredtoinArticle4.
Theagentofthecountryofdestinationshallinformthe
Communityofthisdateandofthedateforcommencement
ofdeliveryassoonasheknowsthem,ifpossible20clear
daysinadvanceandinanycase10cleardaysbeforethe
dateforcommencement ofdelivery.
HeshallestablishwiththeagentoftheCommunitythe
scheduleaccordingtowhichdeliveryshalltakeplace.
Article8
Wherethecountryofdestinationisunabletobegin
loadingonthedateprovidedforinthefirstparagraph
ofArticle7,theagentofthecountryofdestinationshall
informtheagentoftheCommunitywithoutdelay.
InthiseventtheagentsoftheCommunityandofthe
countryofdestinationmayagreeonanewdateforthe
commencement ofdeliveryand,ifapplicable,anew
schedule.Saveincasesofforcemajeurethecostsarising
fromthedelayinloadingshallbebornebythecountry
ofdestination .
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinthesecondpara­
graphbemorethan30cleardaysafterthedatefor
loadingprovidedforinthefirstparagraphofArticle7,
theCommunity maydisposeofthegoodswithout
prejudicetoitscommitmentunderArticleIofthisAgree­
ment.
Article9
Wherethequantityintendedforloadingonavessel
cannotbeloadedonboardinitsentirety,thecountryof
destinationshallinformtheCommunity assoonas
possible,andnolaterthan15cleardaysafterloading
hasbeencompleted,whetheritintendstoacceptorto
renouncethebalance.
Intheformercasethesecondandthirdparagraphsof
Article8shallapplytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnot
yettakenplace.
InthelattercasetheCommunitymayconsiderthatithas
dischargeditscommitmenttothecountryofdestination
underArticleIofthisAgreementandshallbearthecosts
resultingfromrenunciation .
Inanyevent,afteranintervalof15cleardaysandin
theabsenceofanynoticeonthepartofthecountryof
destination ,renunciation shallbedeemedtohavetaken
place.
Article10
Upondeliveryofthegoods,thecountryofdestination
shallhandovertotheauthorizedagentoftheCom­
munityacertificateofacceptancewhichshallsetoutthe
portofshipment,dateofacceptanceandthenatureand
quantityofthegoodsaccepted,togetherwithany
commentsonthequalityofthegoods.Acopyofthe
certificateshallbesenttotheCommission ofthe
EuropeanCommunities .