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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1987final
Brussels,26November1973
RECOMMENDATION FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusionofanagreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
Communityand.theDemocraticandPopularRepublicofAlgeria
forthesupplyofsoftwheatasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)1987final

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles113,114and228thereofj_
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission;
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasdepositedaDeclarationfor
provisionalapplicationofthe1971PoodAidConvention;whereasthat
Conventionhas"beenapplicablesince1July1971J
WhereastheDemocraticand-PopularRepublicof.Algeria,-byitslettersof
17January1971and19lebruary1973hasrequestedfoodaidj
WhereasinviewofthecerealsupplysituationintheDemocraticandPopular
RepublicofAlgeriathatcountryshouldbe'accorded,bywayofgift,25000
«
metrictonsofsoftwheatundertheCommunity .AidProgrammefor1971/723and
15000metrictonsofsoftwheatundertheProgrammefor1972/73}
DECIDE:
Article1-
OnbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityanAgreement,thetextwhereof
isannexedhereto,shallbeconcludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheDemocraticandPopularRepublicofAlgeriaforthesupplyofsoft
wheat"-asfoodaid.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethosewho
are.tosigntheAgreementandtoconferonthemtherequisitepowerstobind
theCommunity.
*
DoneatBrussels. 19 FortheCouncil
ThePresident

AGREMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDDEMOCRATIC AND POPULAR REPUBLIC OPALGERIA
ONTHE SUPPLY OPPOOD AID INTHE FORM OP
SOFT WHEAT .

THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOI-iMUNITISS ,
.,. -ontheonehand,
THEGOVERlIMETiT OFTHEDEMOCRATIC ANDPOPULARREPUBLICOFALGERIA
- on"theotherhand,
HAVEDECIDED "toconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignated
astheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCIL'OFTHEEUROPEANCOKMONITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEDEMOCRATIC ANDPOPULARREPUBLICOFALGERIA:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

ARTICLE I
TheEuropean Economic Community shall supply ,bywayofgift ,theDemocratic
andPopular Republic ofAlgeria ,hereinafter referred toasthe "recipient
country ",with 25000metric tons ofsoft wheat asapart ofitsFood Aid
Programme (Cereals )for1971/72and15000metric tons ofsoft wheat asapart
ofitsProgramme for1972/73*
ARTICLE II
Deliveries will bemade inbulk ,fobtoCommunity ports .
ARTICLE III
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean Economic Community and
oftherecipient country relating todelivery andthetaking ofdelivery
aredefined intheAnnex ,which forms anintegral part ofthis Agreement .
t
ARTICLE IV
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements forthe
transport andinsurance ofthe product from ports ofshipment toplaces of
destination .
Ituntertakes toexercise thegreatest possible care toensure that the
tendering arrangements forthetransport byseaarenotprejudicial tothe
free play offair competition .Anyproblems arising inthis connection shall
bethesubject ofconsultations under Article IXofthepresent Agreement .r
ARTICLE V
Therecipient country undertakes tousetheproduct received asaidforpur­
poses ofconsumption andtoapply ,forthesale oftheproduct onitsmarket ,
theprices normally charged onthat market forproducts ofcomparable quality

Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostofseatransport,insuranceandthe^
normalcostofsellingtheproductontherecipientcountry'smarket,will
bepaidtotheAlgerianTreasuryandallocatedtothefinancingofoneormore
development schemeswhichhavealready "beenproposedbytherecipientcountry
andapproved "bytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,.
ARTICLEVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreementinsuchawayas
toavoidanyprejudicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionandinter­
nationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredtoensurethat
aidsuppliesareinadditionto,anddonotreplace,businesstransactions which
mightreasonablybeexpectedintheabsenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular ,
therecipientcountryundertakestoimportcommercially fromwhateversource
•.
between1July1973and30June1974aminimumquantityof
metrictonsofsoftwheatoritsequivalentinflourofsoftwheat.
ARTICLEVII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredtoprevent:
(i)There-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandofproductsand
by-productsresultingfromsuchsupplies$
(ii)Theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsixmonthsofthelast
delivery,eitheroftheproductobtainedlocallyandofthesamenature
astheproductreceivedasaidorofanyproductsorby-productsresultir
fromit.
ARTICLEVIII
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhow,
thisAgreementisbeingimplemented.TothisenditshallprovidetheCommissioi
oftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowinginformation :

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(i) Notlater than thirty days after theunloading ofeach cargo :
ports anddates ofarrival ofthevessel ;.nature ,quantity and
quality oftheproducts unloaded ;date onwhich unloading was
completed ;
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave "been
fully used :quantities sold ,howthey have been sold ,selling prices ;
normal selling costs ontherecipient country*s market ;
(iii)On15January every year until thespecial account has "been fully
used :
(a)State ofthis account (incomings andoutgoings )on31December
ofthe preceding :year ;
(h)Progress achieved intheproject orprojects ,with anindication
ofthetotal amount offinancing undertaken atthat stage .
ARTICLE IX
Attherequest ofeither ofthem ,theContracting Parties shall consult each
other onanyquestions concerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement .
ARTICLE X
This Agreement isdrawn upinduplicate intheDanish ,'Dutch ,English ,French ,
German andItalian languages ,each ofthese texts being equally authentic .

ANNEXTOARTICLEIIIOPTHEAGREEMENT
Article1
Deliveryshall "beeffectedandrisksshallpassfromtheEuropeanEconomic
Communitytotherecipientcountryatthemomentatwhichthegoodshave
beenplacedintheship'sholdattheportofshipment.
Therecipientcountryshall "bearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,
includingcostsofstowageand,whereappropriate ,oftrimmingandbagging.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchattheportofshipmentshallbeachargeon
orforthebenefitoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandshallbedetermined
beforethevesselsails.Theratesanddetailedarrangementsrelatingthereto
laiddowninthecontractbetweentherecipientCoventryandthecarriermust
havebeenagreeduponinadvancebytherecipientcountryandtheauthorized
agentoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityreferredtoinArticle9*
Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountryingood
timeoftheportorportsofshipment,thequantitiestobedeliveredateach
port,theperiodwithinwhichloadingmustbegin,andthedailyloadingrate.
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodsonthedate
resultingfromtheinstructionsinArticle8,whereonthe'vesselshouldbe
readyforloading.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,aloteranceof55»lessthanthequantitytobe
suppliedinaccordancewithArticle1oftheAgreementispermitted. f

Article 5
Once thegoods areonboard thevessel ,theEuropean Economic Community shall
notify therecipient country ofthedate ofloading ,andthequantity and
quality ofthegoods asrecorded onloading .
Article 6
Therecipient country shall supply theEuropean Economic Community ,within the
period referred toinArticle 2,with avessel ofdimensions corresponding to
thenormal loading potential ofthe port ofshipment . ;
Should itprove impossible forthevessel tobegin loading within theperiod
referred toinArticle 2andshould therecipient country nothave notified
theEuropean Economic Community ofthis fact inwriting atthelatest bythe
date onwhich thevessel should beready forloading inaccordance with Article I
thegoods shall beatthedisposal oftheEuropean Economic Community .
Whatever thecircumstances ,thegoods shall beheld attheexpense ,risk and
peril oftherecipient country .
Article 7
Should therecipient country fail toprovide avessel ofsuitable tonnage or
ifthequantity made available forloading onavessel ofsuitable tonnage
cannot beputonboard initsentirety because ofcircumstances beyond the
control oftheEuropean Economic Community ,thebalance shall beloaded onto
thenext vessel under theconditions laid down inthis a^inex .
Inthis event ,until thedate ofloading ofthis balance oruntil therecipient
country gives notice inwriting that itgives upthis balance ,thegoods shall
behold attheexpense ,risk andperil oftherecipient country .
Therecipient country nrast notify theEuropean Economic Community within a
period ofamaximum of30days from thebeginning ofloading oftheshipment
towhich these goods should have belonged ,ofthedate onwhich loading of
this balance isduetobegin orofitsrenunciation ofthis balance .

Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theEuropeanEconomioCommunitymay
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitmenttotherecipientcountryunder
Article1oftheAgreement.
Article8
TherecipientcountryshallnamefortheEuropeanEconomicCommunitythe
vesselthatistoshipthegoodsatleast10cleardayspriortotheestimated
dateofarrivalofthevesselinpartor,wherepossible,20cleardaysprior
tothisdate,andshallatthesametimeindicatehowsoonafterthatdate
thevesselwillhereadyforloading.
Therecipientcountryshallinsertinthecharterpartyaclauserequiring
thecaptaintoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityatleast72hoursin
advanceofthevessel'sestimateddateofarrivalinport.
Article9
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
shallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameandaddressshallhemadeknown
ingoodtimetotherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallnominateareceivingagentineaohportofship­
ment,whosenameandaddressshallhemadeknowntotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented.