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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheHashemiteKingdomofJordan
onthesupplyofflourofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEHASHEMITE KINGDOM OFJORDAN,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEHASHEMITE KINGDOM OFJORDAN :
WHOHAVEDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI oftheproductfromportsofshipmenttoplacesof
destination .AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1971/72,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shall
supplytheHashemiteKingdomofJordan,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'recipientcountry',with
5000metrictonsofcommonwheatintheformof
3311metrictonsofflourofcommonwheat.Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecare
toensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthe
transportbyseaarenotprejudicialtothefreeplay
offaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisinginthis
connectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleIX.
ArticleII
ArticleV Deliverieswillbemade^fobtoCommunityportsin
newcottonbagscontaining50kilogrammesnet
weight. Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
distributeitfreeofchargetorefugees. ArticleIII
ArticleVITheobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandoftherecipientcountryrelatinginparti­
culartodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryare
definedintheAnnex,whichformsanintegralpart
ofthisAgreement. TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­
dicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduction
andinternationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercialArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
saryarrangements forthetransportandinsurance

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—notlaterthan30daysaftertheunloadingof
eachcargo:portanddateofarrivalofthe
vessel;nature,quantityandqualityofthe
productsunloaded;dateonwhichunloading
wascompleted;
—everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused;quantitiesdistri­
buted,numberandnatureofbeneficiaries ,
places,rateandmannerofdistribution .
ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleX
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequally
authentic.transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.
ArticleVII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsresultingfromsuchsupplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery,eitherof
commonwheatproducedlocallyandofthe
samenatureasthatusedtoobtaintheflour
receivedasaddorofanyproductsor
by-productsresultingfromit.
ArticleVIII
Therecipientcountryundertakestoinformthe
CommunityhowthisAgreementisbeingimple­
mented.TothisenditshallprovidetheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
tiestobedeliveredateachport,theperiodwithinwhich
loadingmustbegin,andthedailyloadingrate.
Article3
TheCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodson
thedateresultingfromtheinstructionsinArticle8,
whereonthevesselshouldbereadyforloading.Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemoment
atwhichthegoodshavebeenplacedintheship'shold
attheportofshipment.
Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallcosts
subsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,includingcostsof
thestowageand,whereappropriate,oftrimmingand
bagging.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofship­
mentshallbeachargeonorforthebenefitofthe
Communityandshallbedeterminedbeforethevessel
sails.Theratesanddetailedarrangements relating
theretolaiddowninthecontractbetweenthecountryof
destinationandthecarriermusthavebeenagreedupon
inadvancebytheagentofthecountryofdestination
andtheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredto'
inArticle9.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifythecountryofdestination
ingoodtimeoftheportorportsofshipment,thequanti­Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5°/olessthan
thequantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleI
oftheAgreementispermitted.
Article5
Oncethegoodsareonboardthevessel,theCommunity
shallnotifythecountryofdestinationofthedateof
loading,togetherwiththequantityandqualityofthe
goodsasrecordedonloading.

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Article6
ThecountryofdestinationshallsupplytheCommunity ,
withintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2,withavessel
ofdimensionscorresponding tothenormalloading
potentialoftheportofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobegin
loadingwithintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2and
shouldthecountryofdestinationnothavenotifiedthe
Communityofthisfactinwritingatthelatestbythe
d^teonwhichthevesselshouldbereadyforloadingin
accordancewithArticle8,thegoodsshallbeatthe
disposaloftheCommunity .
Whatever,thecircumstances ,thegoodsshallbeheldat
theexpense,riskandperilofthecountryofdestination .ThecountryofdestinationmustnotifytheCommunity
withinamaximumperiodof30cleardaysfromthe
beginningofloadingoftheshipmenttowhichthegoods
shouldhavebelonged,ofthedateonwhichloadingof
thebalanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunciationofthe
balance.
Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theCommunitymay
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitmenttothe
countryofdestinationunderArticleIoftheAgreement.
Article8
ThecountryofdestinationshallnamefortheCommu­
nitythevesselthatistoshipthegoodsatleast10clear
dayspriortotheestimateddateofarrivalofthevessel
inportor,wherepossible,20cleardayspriortothis
date,andshallatthesametimeindicatehowsoonafter
thatdatethevesselwillbereadyforloading.
Thecountryofdestinationshallinsertinthecharter
partyaclauserequiringthecaptaintoinformthe
Communityatleast72hoursinadvanceofthevessel's
estimateddateofarrivalinport.
Article9
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappoint
anauthorizedagent,whosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallnominateareceiving
agentineachportofshipment,whosenameandaddress
itshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgree­
mentisimplemented .Article7
Shouldthecountryofdestinationfailtoprovideavessel
ofsuitabletonnageorifthequantitymadeavailablefor
loadingonavesselofsuitabletonnagecannotbeputon
boardinitsentiretybecauseofcircumstances beyondthe
controloftheCommunity ,thebalanceshallbeloaded
intothenextvesselundertheconditionslaiddownin
thisAnnex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthebalanceor
untilthecountryofdestinationgivesnoticeinwriting
thatitgivesupthebalance,thegoodsshallbeheldat
theexpense,riskandperilofthecountryofdestination .
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheHashemiteKingdomofJordanonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandJordanonthe
supplyofflourofcommonwheatasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconclude
on15October1973,wassignedinBrusselson12November1973,onbehalfofthe
EuropeanCommunities by:
MrNielsErsboll,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee,and
MrHans-Broder Krohn,Director-General forDevelopment Cooperation ofthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,andonbehalfoftheGovernmentof
Jordanby:
MrDajani,Ambassador andHeadoftheJordanianMissiontotheEuropean
Communities .