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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheOfficeoftheUnited
NationsHighCommissioner forRefugeesonthesupplyofbutteroil,skimmed­
milkpowder,flourofcommonwheatandriceasemergencyfoodaidforthe
populationsaffectedbytherecenteventsinCyprus
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEOFFICEOFTHEUNITEDNATIONSHIGHCOMMISSIONER FORREFUGEES ,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPlenipoten­
tiaries:
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEOFFICEOFTHEUNITEDNATIONSHIGHCOMMISSIONER FORREFUGEES ;,
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'Community'shallsupplybywayof
gifttotheOfficeoftheUnitedNationsHigh
Commissioner forRefugees,hereinafterreferredtoas
the'recipientbody',200metrictonsofbutteroil,200
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderand3000
metrictonsofcerealsunderthe1973/74food-aid
programme (cereals),tobesuppliedintheformof
1699metrictonsofflourofcommonwheatand300
metrictonsoflonggrainmilledrice,tobedelivered
incottonsackshavinganetweightof50kgeach.
Thequalityrequirementsandpackagingconditions
forthebutteroilandtheskimmed-milk powderare
setoutinAnnexI,whichformsanintegralpartof
thisAgreement .ArticleIII
Therecipientbodyundertakestomakeallnecessary
arrangements forthetransportandtheinsuranceof
theproductsfromthepointofdeliverytotheplaces
ofdestination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecareto
ensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthetrans­
portbyseaarenotprejudicialtothefreeplayoffair
competition .
Itreservestherighttotransporttheproductssupplied
asaidfreeofchargeifmeansoftransportaremade
availabletoitwithoutcharge.
Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnectionshallbethe
subjectofconsultationsunderArticleVI.
ArticleIV
Therecipientbodyundertakestousetheproducts
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
distributethemfreeofchargetothepopulations
affectedbytherecenteventsinCyprus.
ArticleV
TherecipientbodyundertakestoinformtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityonthemodeofimple­
mentationofthisAgreement .Tothisend,itshall
providetheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommuni­
tieswiththefollowinginformation :ArticleII
Deliveriesshallbemadeinaccordancewiththeprovi­
sionsofAnnexII,whichformsanintegralpartofthis
Agreement .

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1.immediatelyafterdischargeofeachcargo:port
anddateofarrivalofthevessel;natureandquan­
tityoftheproductsdischargedandanycomments
onthequality;dateonwhichdischargewas
completed ;
2.onemonthaftercompletionofthedelivery,and
thereaftereverythreemonthsuntilthequantities
receivedasaidhavebeenfullyused:quantities
distributed ;numberanddescriptionofthebenefi­
ciaries;places,timetableandmethodofdistribu­
tion.ArticleVI
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleVII
ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesinDanish,
Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian,eachof
thesetextsbeingauthentic.

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ANNEXI
QUALITYANDCONDITIONS OFPACKAGING
A.BUTTEROIL
I.Quality
(a)Characteristics oftheproduct:
Concentratedmilkfatcontainingnotlessthan99.8%ofpurefat.
(b)Standardingredients:
(Analysismadeattimeofmanufactureandpacking):
—moistureandnon-fatingredientsofmilk:notmorethan0.2%;
—fat:notlessthan99.8%;
—freefattyacids:notmorethan0.5%(expressedasoleicacid);
—peroxidelevel/kg:notmorethanoneunit(inmilliequivalents ofactiveoxygenperkg);
—taste:pure;
—smell:absenceofsmellextraneoustobutteroil.
II.Packaging
(a)Metalcansof5kg—fourcanspercarton.
(b)Detailsonthepackaging(inEnglish):
BUTTEROIL —GIFTFROMTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TOTHE
OFFICEOFTHEUNITEDNATIONSHIGHCOMMISSIONER FORREFUGEES FOR
FREEDISTRIBUTION TOTHEPEOPLEOFCYPRUS .
B.SKIMMED-MILK POWDER
I.Qualityrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidity(lacticacid):
(d)testforneutralizingagents:
(e)permittedadditives:
(f)testforphosphatasis :
(g)solubility:
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)strengthofcolonbacillus:
(1)flavourandsmell:
(m)appearance :notexceeding 1.5%
notexceeding4.0%
notexceeding0.15%(18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
notexceeding0.5ml(notlessthan99%)
notlessthandiscB(15.0mg)
notexceeding50000perg
negativein0-1g
fresh
whiteorslightlyyellowish,absenceofimpuri­
tiesandcolouredparticles.
II.Packing
(a)Containing25kgnetweight.
(b)Composition :
(aa)4'Kraft'paperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
1intercalatedbagoftar-linedpaperofastrengthrepresentingatleast140g/m2;
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast006mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ;
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(bb)1bagofclubpack-poly-duplo-paper ofastrengthrepresentingatleast50/20/50g/m2;
2'Kraft'paperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70/75g/m2;
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0.10mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ;
or
(cc)1'Kraft'paperbagofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
1'Kraft'paperbagwithapolyethylenelayerofastrengthrepresentingatleast80g+
15g/m2;
3'Kraft'paperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0.06mmthick,weldedordouble-bound .
(c)Markingonthepacking(inEnglish):
SKIMMED-MILK POWDER—GIFTFROMTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMU­
NITYTOTHEOFFICEOFTHEUNITEDNATIONSHIGHCOMMISSIONER FOR
REFUGEES FORFREEDISTRIBUTION TOTHEPEOPLEOFCYPRUS .

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ANNEXII
DELIVERY ANDTAKING-OVER PROCEDURES
providedforinArticle6,theagentsoftheCommunityand
oftherecipientbodymay,withoutprejudicetoArticle4,
agreeonanewdateandanewtimelimitforthedeliveryof
allthegoodsoroftheundeliveredpartthereof.CHAPTER I
Generalprovisions
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytotherecipientbodyatthemomentatwhich
thegoodsareputdownatthepointofexportationnamedby
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities attheberth
specifiedbytherecipientbodyoritsagentreferredtoin
Article2andunderthetermsspecifiedinthisAnnex.
WithoutprejudicetoArticles7and8theCommunityshall
bearallcostspriortodeliveryandtherecipientbodyall
costsafterdelivery.
Article2
Forthepurposeofimplementing theprovisionsofthis
AnnextheCommunityshallappoint—ifnecessaryforeach
consignment—anagentwhosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowntotherecipientbodyimmediatelyfollowinghis
appointment .Foreachportofshipmenttherecipientbody
shallappointanagentwhosenameandaddressitshallmake
knowntotheCommunitywithalldispatchandifpossible
beforetheappointment oftheagentoftheCommunity .
Article3
Beforeimplementing theprocedureforappointingtheagent
oftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle2,theCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities andtherecipientbodyshall
establishbyjointagreementtheperiodduringwhich
deliverymustbegin.CHAPTER III
Obligationsoftherecipientbody
Article6
AftercontactingtheCommunity ,therecipientbodyshall
procure,totransportthegoodsprovidedforinArticleIof
theAgreement,oneormorevesselsofdimensionscorres­
pondingtothenormalcapacityoftheportofshipment;
thesevesselsmustbereadyforloadingonadatefalling
withintheperiodreferredtoinArticle3.
TheagentoftherecipientbodyshallinformtheCommunity
ofthisdateandofthedateforcommencement ofdeliveryas
soonasheknowsthem,ifpossible20cleardaysinadvance
andinanycase10cleardaysbeforethedateofcommence­
mentofdelivery.
HeshallestablishwiththeagentoftheCommunitythe
scheduleaccordingtowhichdeliveryshalltakeplace.
Article7
Wheretherecipientbodyisunabletobeginloadingonthe
dateprovidedforinthefirstparagraphofArticle6,theagent
oftherecipientbodyshallinformtheagentoftheCommu­
nitywithoutdelay.
InthiseventtheagentsoftheCommunityandoftherecip­
ientbodymayagreeonanewdateforthecommencement
ofdeliveryand,ifapplicable,anewschedule.Saveincasesof
forcemajeure,thecostsarisingfromthedelayinloading
shallbebornebytherecipientbody.
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinthesecondparagraphbe
morethan30cleardaysafterthedateforloadingprovided
forinthefirstparagraphofArticle6,theCommunitymay
disposeofthegoodswithoutprejudicetoitscommitment
underArticleIofthisAgreement .
Article8
Wherethequantityintendedforloadingonavesselcannot
beloadedonboardinitsentirety,therecipientbodyshall
informtheCommunityassoonaspossible,andnolaterthan
15cleardaysafterloadinghasbeencompleted,whetherit
intendstoacceptortorenouncethebalance.
IntheformercasethesecondandthirdparagraphsofArticle
7shallapplytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnotyettaken
place.CHAPTER II
ObligationsoftheCommunity
Article4
WheretheCommunity isnotinapositiontocarryout
deliveryonthedate,and,ifapplicable,accordingtothe
schedulelaiddowninArticle6,allcostsarisingfortherecip­
ientbody—forexample,demurrage,voidfreightanddead
freight—shallbebornebytheCommunity .
Thechargesandthearrangementsrelatingtodemurragelaid
downinthecontractconcludedbetweentherecipientbody
andthecarriermusthavepreviouslybeenagreedbythe
recipientbodyandtheagentoftheCommunity .
Theothercostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphshallbe
refundedbytheCommunityonlyiftheyhavebeenpaidby
therecipientbodywiththeapprovaloftheCommunity .
Article5
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InthelattercasetheCommunitymayconsiderthatithas
dischargeditscommitment totherecipientbodyunder
ArticleIofthisAgreementandshallbearthecostsresulting
fromrenunciation .
Inanyevent,afteranintervalof15cleardaysandinthe
absenceofanynoticeonthepartoftherecipientbody,
renunciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace.Article9
Upondeliveryofthegoods,therecipientbodyshallhand
overtotheauthorizedagentoftheCommunity acertificate
ofacceptancewhichshallsetouttheportofshipment,date
ofacceptanceandthenatureandquantityofthegoods
accepted,togetherwithanycommentsonthequalityofthe
goods.AcopyofthecertificateshallbesenttotheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities .
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheOfficeoftheUnitedNationsHighCommissioner forRefu­
gees(UNHCR)onthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheOfficeofthe
UnitedNationsHighCommissioner forRefugeesonthesupplyofbutteroil,skimmed­
milkpowder,flourofcommonwheatandriceasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedto
concludeon2December1974,wassignedinBrusselson9December1974,onbehalfof
theCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities by:
MrEmileCazimajou,MinisterPlenipotentiary ,ChairmanoftheDeputyPermanentRepre­
sentativesCommittee ,and
MrDurieux,DirectorforDevelopmentandCooperationattheCommissionoftheEuro­
peanCommunities ,
andonbehalfoftheOfficeoftheUnitedNationsHighCommissioner forRefugeesby:
MrGilbertJaeger,DirectoroftheaidprogrammesoftheOfficeoftheUnitedNations
HighCommissioner forRefugeesinGeneva.