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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1139final
Brussels,11July1973
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionofanagreement "betweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
RepublicofTunisiaforthesupplyof
commonwheatasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COMC73)1139final

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THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEaropean Economic Community ,
and .inparticular Articles 113 ,114and228thereof ;
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ;
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasdeposited aDeclaration for
provisional application ofthe 1971 Pood AidConvention ;whereas that
Convention hasbeen applicable since 1July 1971 j
Whereas theRepublic ofTunisia ,byitsletter of27October 1971 »kas
requested food aid ;
IJhereas inview ofthecereal supply situation intheRepublic ofTunisia
that country should beaccorded ,bywayofgift ,25000metric tons ofcommon
wheat under theCommunity Pood AidProgramme for1971/72;
Article 1
Onbehalf cftheEuropean Economic Community anagreement ,thetext whereof
isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheRepublic ofTunisia forthesupply ofcommon wheat asfood aid .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorised todesignate those whoare
tosign theagreement and toconfer onthem therequisite powers tobind the
Community .
Done atBrussels , 19... For the Council
The President

AGREEMENT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAF ECONOMIC COMBIUUITT -AM)THEREPUBLIC OFTUNISIA
COITCERUIEG THESUPPLYASFOODAID
OFCOMMONWHEAT

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THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES .
ontheonepart.
THEGOVEfUMEMT OPTHEREPUBLICOPTUNISIA,
ontheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedas
theirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPE/LETCOMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEREPUBLIC OPTUNISIA:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:
•••/•«•

ARTICLEI
AsapartofitsPoodAidProgramme(Cereals)for1971/72,theEuropeanEconomic
CommunityshallsupplytheRepublicofTunisia,hereinafterreferredtoasthe
"recipientcountry",with25000metrictonsof.commonwheat.
ARTICLEII
Deliverieswillbemadein"bulk,fobtoCommunityports.
ARTICLEIII
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
oftherecipientcountryrelatingtodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryare
definedintheAnnex,whichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement.
ARTICLEIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangements forthe
transportandinsuranceoftheproductfromportsofshipmenttoplacesof
destination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecaretoensurethatthe
tenderingarrangementsforthetransportbyseaarenotprejudicialtothe
freeplayoffaircompetition.Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnectionshall
bethesubjectofconsultations underArticleIXofthepresentAgreement.
ARTICLEV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproductreceivedasaidforpur­
posesofconsumption andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,
thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproductsofcomparablequality.

Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostofseatransport,insuranceandthe
normalcostofsellingtheproductontherecipientcountry'smarket,will
bepaidinto&,specialaccountandallocatedtothefinancingofoneor.more
developeiaent schemeswhichhavealready "beenproposed "bytherecipientcountry
andapprovedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.
ARTICLEVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreement -insuch,-a-way-asto
avoidprejudicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionandinterna­
tionaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredtoensurethat
aidsuppliesareinadditionto,anddonotreplace,businesstransactions which
r.<>7rci-..50Jiably "beexpectedintheabsenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,the
recipientcountryundertakestoimportcommercially fromwhateversourcebetween
1July1973a^id30June1974aminimumquantityof(85000)metrictonsofcereals.
ARTICLEVII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredtoprevent:
(i)There-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandofproductsandby-products
resultingfromsuchsuppliesf
(ii)Theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsixmonthsofthelastdelivery 5
eitherofth&productobtainedlocallyandofthesamenature'asthe'product
receivedasaidorofanyproductsorby-productsresultingfromit.
ARTICLEVIII
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhow
thisAgreementisbeingimplemented .TothisenditshallprovidetheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowinginformations

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(i) Notlater than thirty days after theunloading ofeach cargo sports
anddates ofarrival ofthevessel jnature ,quantity endquality of
theproducts unloaded ?date bnwhich unloading wascompleted ;
(ii) Every three Months until thequantities received asaidhave "been
fully useds quantities sold ,howthey have been sold ,selling prices ;
normal selling costs ontherecipient country 'smarket ;
(iii)On15January every year until -thespecial account has "been fully
usedi
(a)State ofthis account (incomings andoutgoings )on31December
oftheproceding year ;
(b)Progress achieved intheproject orprojects ,with anindication
ofthetotal amount offinancing undertaken atthat stage .
ARTICLE IX
Attherequest ofeither of .them ,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 .

AlfflEX TOARTICLE III OFTHE AGREEMENT
Article 1
Delivery shaU.be effected andrisks shall pass from theEuropean Economic
Community totherecipient country atthemoment atwhich^the goods have
been placed inthe ship Tshold atthe jpoi*t ofshipment .
Therecipient country shall bear allcosts subsequent todelivery ofthegoods ,
including costs ofstowage and ,where appropriate ,oftrimming andbagging .
Anydemurrage costs or'dispatch attheport ofshipment shall beacharge on
orforthebenefit oftheEuropean Economic Community andshall bedetermined
before thevessel sails .Therates anddetailed arrangements relating thereto
laid down inthecontract between therecipient country andthecarrier must
have been agreed upon inadvance bytherecipient country andtheauthorised
agent oftheEuropean Economic Community referred toinArticle 9»
Article 2
TheEuropean Economic Community shall notify therecipient country ingood
time oftheport orports ofshipment ,thequantities tobedelivered ateach
port ,theperiod within which loading must begin ,andthedaily loading rate .
TheEuropean Economic Community must beprepared toload thegoods onthedate
resulting from theinstructions inArticle 8,whereon thevessel should beready
forloading .
Article 4
Ondelivery ofthegoods ,aloterance of5%less than thequantity tobesupplied
inaccordance with Article 1oftheAgreement ispermitted .

Oncethegoodsareonboardthevessel,theEuropeanEconomicCommunityshall
notifytherecipientcountryofthedateofloading,andthequantity?nd
qualityofthegoodsasrecordedonloading.
Article6
TherecipientcountryshallsupplytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,withinthe
periodreferredtoinArticle2,withavesselofdimensionscorresponding to
thenormalloadingpotentialoftheportofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobeginloadingwithintheperiod
referredtoinArticle2andshouldtherecipientcountrynothavenotified
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityofthisfactinwritingatthelatestbythe
dateonwhichthevesselshouldbereadyforloadinginaccordancewithArticle8,
thegoodsshallbeatthedisposaloftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.
Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshallbeheldattheexpense,riskand
perilofthe>recipientcountry.,
!
Article7
Shouldtherecipientcountryfailtoprovideavesselofsuitabletonnageor
ifthequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselofsuitabletonnage
cannotbeputonboardinitsentiretybecauseofcircumstances beyondthe
controloftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,thebalanceshallbeloadedonto
thenextvesselundertheconditionslaiddowninthisannex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthisbalanceoruntiltherecipient
countrygivesnoticeinwritingthatitgivesupthisbalance,thegoodsshallbe
holdattheexpense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.
TherecipientcountrymustnotifytheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywithinaperiod
ofamaximumof30daysfromthebeginningofloadingoftheshipmenttowhich
thesegoodsshouldhavebelonged,ofthedateonwhichloadingofthisbalance
isduetobeginorofitsrenunciation ofthisbalance. /

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Ifthis obligation "is -notrespected ,theEuropean Economic Community mayconsider
that ithasdischarged itscommitment totherecipient country under Article 1
oftheAgreement .
Article 8
Therecipient -country shall name ,fortheEuropean Economic Community thevessel
that istoship thegoods atleast 10clear days' pcrior to±h.&"©s-tiaarted.dat e .
ofarrival ofthevessel inport or,where possible ,20clear days prior to
this date ,andshall atthesame time indicate howsoon after that date the
vessel will heready forloading .
The --&C.7nientooxmtry shall .Insert inthecharter party aclause requiring
th©captain toinform theEuropean Economic Community atleast 72hours in
advance ofthevessel 'sestimated date ofarrival inport .
Toimplement theprovisions ofthis annex ,theEuropean Economic Community
shall appoint anauthorised agent ,whose name andaddress shall "bemade known
ingood time totherecipient country .
Therecipient country shall nominate areceiving agent ineach port
whose nane and address shall "bemade known totheEuropean Economic
before theAgreement isimplemented .ofshipment ,
Community