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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicofEgyptonthe
supplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
ontheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEARABREPUBLICOFEGYPT,
ontheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andforthispurposehavenamedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEARABREPUBLIC OFEGYPT :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI insuranceofthedeliveredproductsfromtheports
ofunloadingtotheirplacesofdestination .
ArticleVTheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplyasa
gifttotheArabRepublicofEgypt,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'countryofdestination',2000
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderofthequality
andwiththepackagingspecifiedinAnnexI,which
formsanintegralpartofthisAgreement .Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productsreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsump­
tionandtodistributesuchproductstorefugeepopu­
lationsfreeofcharge.
Article11ArticleVI
Deliveriesshallbemadeciftoportsofunloadingin
thecountryofestimation .
Article111TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­
dicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduction
andinternationaltrade.Tothisend,theyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandofthecountryofdestination,inparticular
asregardsdeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryare
definedinAnnexII,whichformsanintegralpartof
thisAgreement . ArticleVII
ArticleIV Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappro­
priatemeasurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductsreceivedasaidand Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
thenecessaryarrangements forthetransportandofproductsderivedfromthem;

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buted,numberandnatureofthebeneficiaries ,
places,rateandmethodofdistribution .—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsfromthedateofthelastdelivery,
eitheroftheskimmed-milk powderproduced
locallywhichshouldbeofthesamekindasthat
receivedasaidorofprocessedproductsderived
fromit.ArticleIX
ArticleVIIIThecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappro­
priatemeasurestoenablethosepersonsduly
authorizedbytheCommunitytomakeonthespot
observationsoftheoperationsconnectedwiththe
implementation oftheAgreement .
ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthecircumstances surroundingthe
implementation ofthisAgreement .Forthispurpose,
itshallcommunicate totheCommission ofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesthefollowinginformation :
—notmorethan30daysaftertheunloadingof
eachconsignment :portanddateofship's
arrival;kind,quantityandqualityofproducts
unloaded;dateonwhichunloadingwascom­
plemented;
—everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiesdistri­ArticleXI
ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX 1
Qualityandconditionsofpackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
I.Qualityrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidity(lacticacid):
(d)testforneutralisingagents:notexceeding1-5°/o
notexceeding4-0°/o
notexceeding0-15%>(18"Dornic)
negative
none
negative(e)permittedadditives :
(f)testforphosphatasis :
(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:notexceeding0*5ml(notlessthan
99°/o)
notlessthandiscB(15-0mg)
notexceeding50000pergr
negativein0-1g
fresh
whiteorslightlyyellowish,absenceof
impuritiesandcolouredparticles(k)strengthofcolonbacillus:
(1)flavourandsmell:
(m)appearance :
II.Packaging
(a)containing25kilogrammesnetweight;
(b)composition :
(aa)4Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/ma;
1intercalatedbagoftar-linedpaperofastrengthrepresentingatleast140g/m2;

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1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast006mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ;
or
(bb)1bagofclubpack-poly-duplo-paper ofastrengthrepresenting atleast
50/20/50g/m2;
2Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70/75g/m2;
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-10mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ;
(c)markingonthepackaging (inEnglish):
SKIMMED-MILK POWDER —GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY TOTHEARABREPUBLIC OFEGYPT
ANNEX 11
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryof
destinationatthemomentatwhichthegoodsareactuallytakeninchargeintheship'shold
attheportofunloading .
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,including
thecostsofunloading (breakingbulk,hoisting,takingdelivery,forexample)aswellasany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportofunloadingshallbebornebyorpaid
tothecountryofdestination .Theratesandconditionsofpaymentlaiddowninthecontract
betweentheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle4andthecarriermust
havebeenagreedinadvancebetweenthatagentandthereceivingagentofthecountryof
destinationreferredtointhesameArticle.
Article2
TheCommunityshallforwardtothecountryofdestination,assoonaspossibleafterthe
goodshavebeenshipped,anoticegivingthenameoftheship,thedateofloading,the
quantityandqualityofthegoodsonloadingandtheportofunloading .
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationoftheship'sestimateddateof
;iirivalattheportofunloadingatleast10cleardaysbeforethatdate.
Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharterpartyanundertakingbythecaptaintogivethecountry
ofdestinationatleast72hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrivalintheport
ofunloading .

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Article4
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorized
agent,whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryof
destination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentineachportofunloading,whose
nameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementis
implemented .
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheArabRepublicofEgyptonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandEgyptonthesupply
ofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon
15October1973,wassignedinBrusselson5November1973,by
MrNielsErsboll,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee,and
MrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopment andCooperationatthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropean
Communities ,andby
MrAlyHamdyHussein,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Headof
theEgyptianMissiontotheEuropeanCommunities onbehalfoftheEgyptian
Government .