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ADDENDUM
PROTOCOLS OF1978FORTHEFOURTHEXTENSION OFTHEWHEAT
TRADINGCONVENTION ANDTHEFOODAIDCONVENTION OF1971
1978PROTOCOL FORTHEFOURTHEXTENSION OFTHEWHEAT
TRADINGCONVENTION ,1971
THEGOVERNMENTS PARTYTOTHIS
PROTOCOL ,
ConsideringthattheWheatTradingConvention ,
1971(hereinafterreferredtoas'theConvention'),of
theInternationalWheatAgreement,1971,whichwas
furtherextendedbythe1976Protocol,expireson
30June1978,referencetotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
(hereinafterreferredtoas'theCommunity').
Accordingly ,anyreferenceinthisProtocolto
'signature'ortothe'depositofinstrumentsof
ratification,acceptance,approvalorconclusion'or
'aninstrumentofaccession'or'adeclarationof
provisionalapplication'byagovernmentshall,in
thecaseoftheCommunity ,beconstruedasincluding
signatureordeclarationofprovisionalapplicationon
behalfoftheCommunitybyitscompetentauthority
andthedepositoftheinstrumentrequiredbythe
institutionalproceduresoftheCommunitytobe
depositedfortheconclusionofanInternational
Agreement .
Article4
Finance
Theinitialcontribution ofanyexportingor
importingmemberaccedingtothisProtocolunder
Article7(1)(b)thereof,shallbeassessedbythe
Councilonthebasisofthevotestobedistributedto
itandtheperiodremaininginthecurrentcropyear,
buttheassessmentsmadeuponotherexportingand
importingmembersforthecurrentcropyqarshall
notbealtered.HAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
Extension,expiryandterminationoftheConvention
SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle2ofthisProtocol,
theConventionshallcontinueinforcebetweenthe
partiestothisProtocoluntil30June1979provided
that,ifanewInternational Agreementcovering
wheatentersintoforcebefore30June1979this
Protocolshallremaininforceonlyuntilthedateof
entryintoforceofthenewAgreement .
Article2
InoperativeprovisionsoftheConvention
ThefollowingprovisionsoftheConventionshallbe
deemedtobeinoperativewitheffectfrom1July
1978:
(a)Article19(4);
(b)Articles22to26inclusive;
(c)Article27(1);
(d)Articles29to31inclusive.
Article3
Definition
AnyreferenceinthisProtocoltoa'government'or
'governments'shallbeconstruedasincludingaArticle5
Signature
ThisProtocolshallbeopenforsignaturein
Washingtonfrom26April1978untilandincluding
17May1978bygovernmentsofcountriespartyto
theConventionasfurtherextendedbythe1976
Protocol,orwhichareprovisionallyregardedas
partytotheConventionasfurtherextendedbythe
1976Protocol,on23March1978,orwhichare
membersoftheUnitedNations,ofitsspecialized
agenciesoroftheInternational AtomicEnergy
Agency,andarclistedinAnnexAorBtothe
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Article6
Ratification,acceptance,approvalorconclusiondeclarationofprovisionalapplicationofthis
Protocol.Anyothergovernmenteligibletosignthis
Protocolorwhoseapplicationforaccessionis
approvedbytheCouncilmayalsodepositwiththe
Government oftheUnitedStatesofAmericaa
declarationofprovisionalapplication .Any
governmentdepositingsuchadeclarationshall
provisionallyapplythisProtocolandbeprovisionally
regardedasapartythereto.ThisProtocolshallbesubjecttoratification,
acceptance,approvalorconclusionbyeachsignatory
government inaccordancewithitsrespective
constitutional orinstitutionalprocedures.Instru­
mentsofratification,acceptance,approvalor
conclusionshallbedepositedwiththeGovernment
oftheUnitedStatesofAmericanotlaterthan23
June1978,exceptthattheCouncilmaygrantoneor
moreextensionsoftimetoanysignatorygovernment
thathasnotdepositeditsinstrumentofratification,
acceptance,approvalorconclusionbythatdate.Article9
Article7Entryintoforce
1.ThisProtocolshallenterintoforceamongthose
governmentswhichhavedepositedinstrumentsof
ratification,acceptance,approval,conclusionor
accession,ordeclarationsofprovisionalapplication,
inaccordancewithArticles6,7and8ofthis
Protocolby23June1978asfollows:
(a)on24June1978withrespecttoallprovisionsof
theConvention otherthanArticles3to9
inclusive,andArticle21;and
(b)on1July1978withrespecttoArticles3to9
inclusive,andArticle21oftheConvention,
ifsuchinstrumentsofratification,acceptance,
approval,conclusionoraccession,ordeclarationsof
provisionalapplicationhavebeendepositednotlater
than23June1978onbehalfofgovernments
representingexportingmemberswhichheldatleast
60%ofthevotessetoutinAnnexAand
representingimportingmemberswhichheldatleast
50%ofthevotessetoutinAnnexB,orwouldhave
heldsuchvotesrespectivelyiftheyhadbeenparties
totheConventiononthatdate.
2.ThisProtocolshallenterintoforceforany
government thatdepositsaninstrumentof
ratification,acceptance,approval,conclusionor
accessionafter23June1978inaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsofthisProtocol,onthedateof
suchdepositexceptthatnopartofitshallenterinto
forceforsuchagovernmentuntilthatpartenters
intoforceforothergovernmentsunderparagraph1
or3ofthisArticle.Accession
1.ThisProtocolshallbeopenforaccession:
(a)until23June1978bythegovernmentofany
memberlistedinAnnexAorBtothe
Conventionasofthatdate,exceptthatthe
Councilmaygrantoneormoreextensionsof
timetoanygovernmentthathasnotdesposited
itsinstrumentbythatdate;and
(b)after23June1978bythegovernmentofany
memberoftheUnitedNations,ofitsspecialized
agenciesoroftheInternationalAtomicEnergy
Agency,uponsuchconditionsastheCouncil
considersappropriatebynotlessthantwothirds
ofthevotescastbyexportingmembersandtwo
thirdsofthevotescastbyimportingmembers.
2.Accessionshallbeeffectedbythedepositofan
instrumentofaccessionwiththeGovernment ofthe
UnitedStatesofAmerica.
3."Where,forthepurposesoftheoperationofthe
ConventionandthisProtocol,referenceismadeto
memberslistedinAnnexAorBtotheConvention,
anymemberthegovernmentofwhichhasaccededto
theConventiononconditionsprescribedbythe
Council,ortothisProtocolinaccordancewith
paragraph1(b)ofthisArticle,shallbedeemedtobe
listedintheappropriateAnnex.
Article8
Provisionalapplication
Anysignatorygovernmentmaydepositwiththe
Government oftheUnitedStatesofAmericaa3.IfthisProtocoldoesnotenterintoforcein
accordancewithparagraph1ofthisArticle,the
governmentswhichhavedepositedinstrumentsof
ratification,acceptance,approval,conclusionor
accession,ordeclarationsofprovisionalapplication,
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forceamongthosegovernmentsthathavedeposited
instrumentsofratification,acceptance,approval,
conclusionoraccession,ordeclarations of
provisionalapplication .Article11
CertifiedcopyoftheProtocol
Assoonaspossibleafterthedefinitiveentryinto
forceofthisProtocol,thedepositarygovernment
shallsendacertifiedcopyofthisProtocolinthe
English,French,RussianandSpanishlanguagesto
theSecretary-General oftheUnitedNationsfor
registrationinaccordancewithArticle102ofthe
CharteroftheUnitedNations.Anyamendmentsto
thisProtocolshalllikewisebecommunicated .
Article12
RelationshipofthepreambletoProtocol
ThisProtocolincludesthepreambletothe1978
Protocolsforthefourthextensionofthe
InternationalWheatAgreement,1971.Article10
Notificationbydepositarygovernment
TheGovernment oftheUnitedStatesofAmericaas
thedepositarygovernmentshallnotifyallsignatory
andaccedinggovernments ofeachsignature,
ratification,acceptance,approval,conclusion,
provisionalapplicationof,andaccessionto,this
Protocolaswellasofeachnotificationandnotice
receivedunderArticle27oftheConventionandeach
declarationandnotificationreceivedunderArticle28
oftheConvention .
Inwitnesswhereoftheundersigned,havingbeendulyauthorizedtothiseffectbytheir
respectivegovernmentsorauthorities,havesignedthisProtocolonthedatesappearing
oppositetheirsignatures.
ThetextsofthisProtocolintheEnglish,French,RussianandSpanishlanguagesshallbe
equallyauthentic.TheoriginalsshallbedepositedwiththeGovernmentoftheUnited
StatesofAmerica,whichshalltransmitcertifiedcopiesthereoftoeachsignatoryand
accedingpartyandtotheExecutiveSecretaryoftheCouncil.
1978PROTOCOL FORTHEFOURTHEXTENSION
OFTHEFOODAIDCONVENTION ,1971
partiestothisProtocoluntil30June1979provided
that,ifanewAgreementcoveringfoodaidenters
intoforcebefore30June1979thisProtocolshall
remaininforceonlyuntilthedateofentryintoforce
ofthenewAgreement .THEPARTIESTOTHISPROTOCOL ,
ConsideringthattheFoodAidConvention,1971
(hereinafterreferredtoas'theConvention'),ofthe
International WheatAgreement,1971,whichwas
furtherextendedbythe1976Protocol,expireson30
June1978,
ArticleII
HAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
Extension,expiryandterminationoftheConvention
SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticleIIofthisProtocol,
theConventionshallcontinueinforcebetweentheInoperativeprovisionsoftheConvention
TheprovisionsofArticleII(1),(2)and(3),ofArticle
III(1)andofArticlesVItoXIVinclusive,ofthe
Convention,shallbedeemedtobeinoperativewith
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ArticleIII
Internationalfoodaid
1.ThepartiestothisProtocolagreetocontribute
asfoodaidtothedevelopingcountries,wheat,coarse
grainsorproductsderivedtherefrom,suitablefor
humanconsumptionandofanacceptabletypeand
quality,orthecashequivalentthereof,inthe
minimumannualamountsspecifiedinparagraph2
below:
2.Theminimumannualcontribution ofeach
partytothisProtocolisfixedasfollows:17May1978bytheGovernmentsofArgentina,
Australia,Canada,Finland,Japan,Sweden,
SwitzerlandandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica,andby
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityanditsMember
States,providedthattheysignboththisProtocoland
the1978Protocolforthefourthextensionofthe
WheatTradingConvention ,1971.
2.ThisProtocolshallalsobeopenforsignature,
onthesameconditions,toanypartytotheFoodAid
Convention ,1967,whichisnotenumerated in
paragraph 1ofthisArticle,providedthatits
contribution isatleastequaltothatwhichitagreed
tomakeintheFoodAidConvention ,1967.
(tonnes)
ArticleVIStates Quantities
Argentina 23000
Australia 225000
Canada 495000
EuropeanEconomicCommunity 1287000
Finland 14000
Japan 225000
Sweden 35000
Switzerland 32000
UnitedStatesofAmerica 1890000Ratification,acceptance,approvalorconclusion
IhisProtocolshallbesubjecttoratification,
acceptance,approvalorconclusionbyeachsignatory
inaccordancewithitsconstitutional orinstitutional
procedures,providedthatitalsoratifies,accepts,
approvesorconcludesthe1978Protocolforthe
fourthextensionoftheWheatTradingConvention ,
1971.Instruments ofratification,acceptance,
approvalorconclusionshallbedepositedwiththe
Government oftheUnitedStatesofAmericanotlater
than23June1978,exceptthattheFoodAid
Committeemaygrantoneormoreextensionsoftime
loanysignatorythathasnotdepositeditsinstrument
ofratification,acceptance,approvalorconclusionby
thatdate.
ArticleVII3.Forthepurposeoftheoperationofthis
Protocol,anypartywhichhassignedthisProtocol
pursuanttoArticleV(2)thereof,orwhichhas
accededtothisProtocolpursuanttoArticleVII(2)
or(3)thereof,shallbedeemedtobelistedinArticle
III(2)ofthisProtocoltogetherwiththeminimum
contribution ofsuchpartyasdetermined in
accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsofArticleV
orVIIofthisProtocol .
ArticleIV
FoodAidCommittee
Thereshallbeestablished aFoodAidCommittee
whosemembershipshallconsistofthepartieslisted
inArticleIII(2)ofthisProtocolandofthoseothers
thatbecomepartiestothisProtocol.TheCommittee
shallappointachairmanandavice-chairman .
ArticleV
Signature
1.ThisProtocolshallbeopenforsignaturein
Washingtonfrom26April1978untilandincludingAccession
1.ThisProtocolshallbeopenforaccessionbyany
partyreferredtoinArticleVofthisProtocol,
provideditalsoaccedestothe1978Protocolforthe
fourthextensionoftheWheatTradingConvention ,
1971,andprovidedfurtherthatinthecaseofany
partyreferredtoinArticleV(2)itscontributionisat
leastequaltothatwhichitagreedtomakeinthe
FoodAidConvention ,1967.Instrumentsofaccession
underthisparagraphshallbedepositednotlaterthan
23June1978,exceptthattheFoodAidCommittee
maygrantoneormoreextensionsoftimetoany
partythathasnotdepositeditsinstrumentof
accessionbythatdate.
2.TheFoodAidCommitteemayapprove
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governmentofanymemberoftheUnitedNations,of
itsspecializedagenciesoroftheInternationalAtomic
EnergyAgency,onsuchconditionsastheFoodAid
Committeeconsidersappropriate,providedthatthe
governmentalsoaccedesatthesametimetothe1978
ProtocolforthefourthextensionoftheWheat
TradingConvention,1971,ifnotalreadyapartytoit.
3.Accessionshallbeeffectedbythedepositofan
instrumentofaccessionwiththeGovernment ofthe
UnitedStatesofAmerica.extensionoftheWheatTradingConvention,1971,is
inforce.Foranyotherpartythatdepositsaninstru­
mentofratification,acceptance,approval,conclusion
oraccessionaftertheentryintoforceoftheProtocol,
thisProtocolshallenterintoforceonthedateof
suchdeposit.
2.IfthisProtocoldoesnotenterintoforcein
accordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph1ofthis
Article,thepartieswhichby24June1978have
depositedinstrumentsofratification,acceptance,
approval,conclusionoraccession,ordeclarationsof
provisionalapplicationmaydecidebymutual
consentthatitshallenterintoforceamongthose
partiesthathavedepositedinstruments of
ratification,acceptance,approval,conclusionor
accession,ordeclarationsofprovisionalapplication,
providedthatthe1978Protocolforthefourth
extensionoftheWheatTradingConvention,1971,is
inforce,ortheymaytakewhateverotheractionthey
considerthesituationrequires.ArticleVIII
Provisionalapplication
AnypartyreferredtoinArticleVofthisProtocol
maydepositwiththeGovernmentoftheUnited
StatesofAmericaadeclarationofprovisional
applicationofthisProtocol,provideditalsodeposits
adeclarationofprovisionalapplicationofthe1978
ProtocolforthefourthextensionoftheWheat
TradingConvention,1971.Anyotherpartywhose
applicationforaccessionisapprovedmayalsodeposit
withtheGovernment oftheUnitedStatesofAmerica
adeclarationofprovisionalapplication,providedthat
thepartyalsodepositsadeclarationofprovisional
applicationofthe1978Protocolforthefourth
extensionoftheWheatTradingConvention,1971,
unlessitisalreadyapartytothatProtocolorhas
alreadydepositedadeclarationofprovisional
applicationofthatProtocol.Anysuchparty
depositingsuchadeclarationshallprovisionally
applythisProtocolandbeprovisionallyregardedas
apartythereto.ArticleX
Notificationbydepositarygovernment
TheGovernment oftheUnitedStatesofAmericaas
thedepositarygovernmentshallnotifyallsignatory
andaccedingpartiesofeachsignature,ratification,
acceptance,approval,conclusion,provisional
applicationof,andaccessiontothisProtocol.
ArticleXI
CertifiedcopyoftheProtocol
Assoonaspossibleafterthedefinitiveentryinto
forceofthisProtocol,thedepositarygovernment
shallsendacertifiedcopyofthisProtocolinthe
English,French,RussianandSpanishlanguagesto
theSecretary-General oftheUnitedNationsfor
registrationinaccordancewithArticle102ofthe
CharteroftheUnitedNations.Anyamendmentsto
thisProtocolshalllikewisebecommunicated .ArticleIX
Entryintoforce
1.ThisProtocolshallenterintoforceforthose
partiesthathavedepositedinstruments of
ratification,acceptance,approval,conclusionor
accession :
(a)on24June1978withrespecttoallprovisions
otherthanArticleIIoftheConventionand
ArticleIIIoftheProtocol,and
(b)on1July1978withrespecttoArticleIIofthe
ConventionandArticleIIIoftheProtocol,
providedthatallpartieslistedinArticleV(1)ofthis
Protocolhavedepositedsuchinstrumentsora
declarationofprovisionalapplicationby23June
1978andthatthe1978ProtocolforthefourthArticleXII
RelationshipofthepreambletoProtocol
ThisProtocolincludesthepreambletothe1978
Protocolsforthefourthextensionofthe
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Inwitnesswhereoftheundersigned,havingbeendulyauthorizedtothiseffectbytheir
respectivegovernmentsorauthorities,havesignedthisProtocolonthedatesappearing
oppositetheirsignatures.
ThetextsofthisProtocolintheEnglish,French,RussianandSpanishlanguagesshall
allbeequallyauthentic.TheoriginalsshallbedepositedwiththeGovernmentofthe
UnitedStatesofAmericawhichshalltransmitcertifiedcopiesthereoftoeachsignatory
andaccedingparty.