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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEmpireofEthiopiaonthesupply
ofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
ontheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEEMPIREOFETHIOPIA ,
ontheotheripart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEEMPIREOFETHIOPIA :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI anceofthedeliveredproductfromtheportsof
dischargetotheplacesofdestination .
ArticleVAspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
theyear1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nity,hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Community',
shallsupply5000metrictonsofcommonwheatas
agifttotheEmpireofEthiopiahereinafterreferred
toasthe'countryofdestination'.Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsump­
tionandtodistributeitfreeofchargetopeoplein
need.ArticleII
ArticleVI
Deliveriesshallbemadecifattheportsof
dischargeofthecountryofdestination,innewjute
bagseachofanetweightof50kilogrammes .
ArticleIIITheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchmannerastoavoidanypre­
judicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduc­
tionandinternationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshall
takeanymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataid
suppliesareinadditionto,anddonotreplace,
commercialtransactionswhichmightreasonablybe
expectedtotakeplaceintheabsenceofsuch
supplies.Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandofthecountryofdestinationrelatingto
deliveryandthetakingofdeliveryaredefinedin
theAnnexwhichformsandintegralpartofthis
Agreement .ArticleVIIArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportandinsur­Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappro­
priatemeasurestoprevent:

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discharged ;dateonwhichdischargewas
completed;
—everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:thequantitiesdistri­
buted,thenumberandtypeofrecipients,and
theplaceandmethodofdistribution .—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsderivedfromit;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery,eitherofthe
productsobtainedlocally,ofthesamenatureas
theproductsreceivedasaid,orofanyproducts
orby-productsderivedfromthem.
ArticleIX
ArticleVUI
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleXThecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Community astohowthisAgreementisbeing
implemented .Tothisend,itshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththe
followinginformation :
—notmorethan30daysafterdischargeofeach
consignment :theportofdateofship'sarrival;
nature,quantityandqualityoftheproductThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryof
destinationatthemomentatwhichthegoodsareactuallytakeninchargeintheship'shold
attheportofdischarge.
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,including
thecostsofdischarge(breakingbulk,hoisting,takingdelivery,forexample)aswellasany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofdischargeshallbebornebyorpaidtothe
countryofdestination .Theratesandconditionsofpaymentlaiddowninthecontract
betweentheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle5andthecarrier
ir.usthavebeenagreedinadvancebetweenthatagentandthereceivingagentofthecountry
ofdestinationreferredtoinArticle5.
Article2
TheCommunityshallforwardtothecountryofdestination,assoonaspossibleafterthe
goodshavebeenshipped,anoticegivingthenameoftheship,thedateofloading,the
quantityandqualityofthegoodsonloadingandtheportofdischarge.
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationoftheship'sestimateddateof
arrivalattheportofdischargeatleast10cleardaysbeforethatdate.
Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharterpartyanundertakingbythecaptaintogivethecountry
ofdestinationatleast72hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrivalintheport
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Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5%lessthanthequantitytobesuppliedin
accordancewithArticleIoftheAgreementispermitted.
ArticleS
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentineachportofdischarge,whose
nameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimple­
mented.
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEmpireofEthiopiaonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandEthiopiaonthe
supplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon
10December1973,wassignedinBrusselson20December1973,by
MrNielsErsboll,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee,and
MrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopment andCooperationatthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropean
Communities ,andby
MrMichaelImru,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,HeadoftheMission
ofEthiopiatotheEuropeanCommunities onbehalfoftheEthiopianGovernment .