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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofBoliviaonthe
supplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFBOLIVIA,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFBOLIVIA :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
Aspartofitsfood-aidprogramme (cereals)for1973/
74,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplythe
RepublicofBolivia,hereinafterreferredtoasthe
'countryofdestination',bywayofgift,with5000
metrictonsofcommonwheat.
ArticleII
Deliverieswillbemadeinbulkfobinaccordance
withthedetailedrulessetoutintheAnnexwhich
formsanintegralpartofthisAgreement.
Article111
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportand
insuranceoftheproductfrompointofdeliveryto
placesofdestination.
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecareto
ensurethatthetenderingarrangements forthe
transportbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefree
playoffaircompetition.Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleVIII.
ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsumption
andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonits
market,thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarket
forproductsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissaleshallbepaidintoa
specialaccountatthecentralbankofthatcountry
andallocatedtothefinancingofoneormore
development schemesinaccordancewiththe
proceduretobeagreedbetweentherecipientcountry
andtheCommunity.
ArticleV
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercial

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transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,the
countryofdestinationundertakestoimport
commercially fromwhateversourcebetween
1January1974and31December1974aminimum
quantityof130000metrictonsofcommonwheat,
oritsequivalentinflourofcommonwheat.
ArticleVI
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroflocal
produceofthesamenatureasthatreceivedas
aidorofanyproductsorby-productsresulting
fromit.
ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement .Tothisenditshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththe
followinginformation :
1.immediatelyafterthedischargeofeachcargo:
portanddateofarrivalofvessel;nature,and
quantityoftheproductdischargedandany
observations astothequality;dateonwhichdischargewascompleted;costsofseatransport
andofinsurancerelatingthereto;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,how
theyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normalselling
costsonthemarketofthecountryofdestination;
insurancecostsand,whereappropriate,transport
costsfromtheportofdischargetotheplacesof
destination ;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecial
accounthasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount (depositsand
withdrawals )on31Decemberofthe
precedingyear;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.
ArticleVIII
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleIX
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,German,Italian
andSpanishlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeing
authentic .
ANNEX
DELIVERY PROCEDURES
CHAPTER I.
Generalprovisions
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemoment
atwhichthegoodsareputdownatthepointof
exportationnamedbytheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communitiesattheberthspecifiedbythecountryof
destinationoritsagentreferredtoinArticle3andunder
thetermsspecifiedinthisAnnex.Withoutprejudiceto
Articles8and9theCommunityshallbearallcostsprior
todeliveryandthecountryofdestinationallcostsafter
delivery.Article2
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5°/olessthan
thequantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleI
oftheAgreementispermitted.
Article3
Forthepurposeofimplementing theprovisionsofthis
AnnextheCommunityshallappoint—ifnecessaryfor
eachconsignment—anagentwhosenameandaddress
itshallmakeknowntothecountryofdestination
immediatelyfollowinghisappointment .Foreachportof
shipmentthecountryofdestinationshallappointan
agentwhosenameandaddressitshallmakeknownto
theCommunitywithalldispatchandifpossiblebefore
theappointmentoftheagentoftheCommunity .

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Article4
Beforeimplementingtheprocedureforappointingthe
agentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle3,the
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesandthe
countryofdestinationshallestablishbyjointagreement
theperiodduringwhichdeliverymustbegin.
CHAPTER II
ObligationsoftheCommunity
Article5
WheretheCommunityisnotinapositiontocarryout
deliveryonthedate,and,ifapplicable,accordingtothe
schedulelaiddowninArticle7,allcostsarisingforthe
countryofdestination—forexample,demurrage,void
freightanddeadfreight—shallbebornebythe
Community .
Thechargesandthearrangementsrelatingtodemurrage
laiddowninthecontractconcludedbetweenthecountry
ofdestinationandthecarriermusthavepreviouslybeen
agreedbythecountryofdestinationandtheagentofthe
Community .
Theothercostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphshallbe
refundedbytheCommunityonlyiftheyhavebeenpaid
bythecountryofdestinationwiththeapprovalofthe
Community .
Article6
WhereitisimpossiblefortheCommunitytosupplyall
orpartofthegoodsonthedateandwithinthetime
limitsprovidedforinArticle7,theagentsofthe
Communityandofthecountryofdestinationmay,
withoutprejudicetoArticle5,agreeonanewdateanda
newtimelimitforthedeliveryofallthegoodsorofthe
undeliveredpartthereof.commencement ofdeliveryassoonasheknowsthem,if
possible20cleardaysinadvanceandinanycase10
cleardaysbeforethedateforcommencement ofdelivery.
HeshallestablishwiththeagentoftheCommunitythe
scheduleaccordingtowhichdeliveryshalltakeplace.
Article8
Wherethecountryofdestinationisunabletobegin
loadingonthedateprovidedforinthefirstparagraphof
Article7,theagentofthecountryofdestinationshall
informtheagentoftheCommunitywithoutdelay.
InthiseventtheagentsoftheCommunityandofthe
countryofdestinationmayagreeonanewdateforthe
commencement ofdeliveryand,ifapplicable,anew
schedule.Saveincasesofforcemajeure,thecostsarising
fromthedelayinloadingshallbebornebythecountry
ofdestination .
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinthesecond
paragraphbemorethan30cleardaysafterthedatefor
loadingprovidedforinthefirstparagraphofArticle7,
theCommunitymaydisposeofthegoodswithout
prejudicetoitscommitmentunderArticleIofthis
Agreement .
Article9
Wherethequantityintendedforloadingonavessel
cannotbeloadedonboardinitsentirety,thecountryof
destinationshallinformtheCommunityassoonas
possible,andnolaterthan15cleardaysafterloading
hasbeencompleted,whetheritintendstoacceptorto
renouncethebalance.
Intheformercasethesecondandthirdparagraphsof
Article8shallapplytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnot
yettakenplace.
InthelattercasetheCommunitymayconsiderthatithas
dischargeditscommitmenttothecountryofdestination
underArticleIofthisAgreementandshallbearthecosts
resultingfromrenunciation .
Inanyevent,afteranintervalof15cleardaysandinthe
absenceofanynoticeonthepartofthecountryof
destination,renunciationshallbedeemedtohavetaken
place.
Article10
Upondeliveryofthegoods,thecountryofdestination
shallhandovertotheauthorizedagentofthe
Communityacertificateofacceptancewhichshallset
outtheportofshipment,dateofacceptanceandthe
natureandquantityofthegoodsaccepted,togetherwith
anycommentsonthequalityofthegoods.Acopyofthe
certificateshallbesenttotheCommission ofthe
EuropeanCommunities .CHAPTER III
Obligationsofthecountryofdestination
Article7
AftercontactingtheCommunity,thecountryof
destinationshallprocure,totransportallthequantities
providedforinArticleIoftheAgreement,oneormore
vesselsofdimensionscorresponding tothenormal
capacityoftheportofshipment;thesevesselsmustbe
readyforloadingonadatefallingwithintheperiod
referredtoinArticle4.
Theagentofthecountryofdestinationshallinformthe
Community ofthisdateandofthedatefor