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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)1509final
Brussels ,23September 1974
Recommendation fora
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofan. mi "between
theEuropean Economic Community and.the
Hashemite KingdomofJordanforthesupply
ofcereals asfoodaid
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
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THECOUNCIL OFTlffiEUROPEAN .C'.35UNITIES ,
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Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community
andinparticular Articles 113 »H4 228theroc }
Having regard totheproposal from thoCoinmissior , .
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Whereas theEuropean Economic Coramuni ty_"hasconc3' dedthesecond onve
(1) '•relating' tofood aidx-.... ' -• ...
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Whereas ,inviewofthesupply situation forcereals intheHashemite King
ofJordan should bemadeavailable ,bywayvgift ,tothatcountry aquant "y
of13.500 tonnes ofcereals ,ofwhich 1500tonnes areattributable tothe197071
cereals program and12.000 tonnes tothf1973/74program .Thisquantity shall
supplied ;in*theform of8.940 tonnes 01flour ofsoft wheat .
HAS DECIDED :
Article 1
AnAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andtheHashemite King
ofJordan forthesupply of.flour ofsoftwheat asfoodaidIshereby concluded on
behalf oftheEuropean Economic Community .Thetexts ,oftheAgreement isannexed
* ,
tothis Décision .
Article 2
ThoPresident oftheCouncil isauthorized "todesignate epers
empowered tosigntheAgreement andtocr'.iferon "themthepowers rqu'
inorder tobind theCommunity#
Done atBrussels , FortheGouncii
ThePrésident ,
(1)OJ .L219of9.8.1974 ,P*19.

AGREMENT
BETWEEN THEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDTHEHASHEMITE KINGDOM OFJORDAN ON
THESUPPLY OPFOODAIDINTHEFORMOF
CEREALS .

THE COUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
ofthe onepart ,
THE GOVERNMENT OFTHE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OFJORDAN
ontheother part ,
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HAVE DECIDED toconclud this Agreement and tothis endhave
designated astheir plenipotentiaries :
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THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THE GOVERNMENT OFTHE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OFJORDAN t
WHOHAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS t

ARTICLE I
TheEuropean Economic Community shall,bywayofgift,supplytotheHashemite
KingdomofJordan(hereinafter referredtoas"therecipientcountry'^,aquantity
ofI3.5OOtonnesofcereals,ofwhich1.500tonnesareattributable tothe
1970/71cerealsfoodaidprogramand12.000tonnestothe1973/74program.This
quantityshall'besuppliedintheformof8.940tonnesofflourofsoftwheat.
ARTICLE II
Deliveries shallbeeffected FOBinnewcottonsacswithanetweightof50kg
eachunderthearrangements providedintheAnnexwhichformsanintegralpart
ofthepresentAgreement *
r".\ /.TîTICI.îîIII
Therecipient countryundertakes toir.akcnilnecessary ari'aviser.-.entr ;Torthe
trayoport endinsurance oftheproducts frompointofdeliverytoplr.ee3of
tieKlination. " .
It"undertakes toexercisethegreatestcaretoensurethatthetendering car?;
f,omenta :forseatransport donotprejudice thefreeplayoffair ■competition .
Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnection shallbethesubjectofconsult?.!ions
underArticleVIIIofthepresentAgreement# .
■''■''■' 'ARTICLE IV .
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rnerecipient countryundertakes tousetheproductreceived asaidforpur­
posesofconsumption andtodistribute itfreetotherefugeepopulation .
ARTICLE V
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TheContracting Partiesundertake toimplement thisAgreement insuchaway
astoavoidanyprejudice tothenormalstructure ofnational production and
international trade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeanymeasures required to
ensurethatsupplies asaidareinaddition toanddonotreplacebusiness
transactions whichmightreasonably beexpectedintheabsenceofsuchsupplies.

Inparticular ♦therecipient cJiuitryundertakes toimportcommercially from
whateversourcebetween1January1974and31December1974aminimumquantity
of19.100tonnesofsoftwheatoritsequivalent inflourofsoftwheat.
/JÎ'J'ICmVI ■;
T)je"recipient countryshall "takeallstepsrequiredto"prevent :
(i)ihere-export oftheproductreceivedasaidpr,&alsoofanyproducts
resulting therefrom : '
(ii)!.1>eexport^commercially orotherv:isc,withinaperiodofsixr.ionthrs
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conwicincing fromthefinaldelivery ^eitherofanyproductprocured
locallyoftheseinenatureas"Hiatreceived nsaid,orofanyproducts
;résultons therefroM * • •.
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ARTICLEVII '-'
unerecipient countryundertakes toinformtheEuropean Economic Community
ofhov:thisAgreement isimplemented .Tothisenditshallprovidethe
Commission oftheEuropean Communities withthefollowing details :
(i)Immediately afterthe\mloadingofeachcargo":portsarjddatesof
.arrivalofvessel;nature,quantity endanyobservations astothe
.qualityoftheproductsunloaded ;dateonv.'hichunloading y?ascoinpleted ;
costsofseatransport andofinsurance relatingthereto ;
(ii)Everythreemonthsuntilthequantities receivedasaidhaveV-ecnfully
\ised:quantities distributed ;numberandnatureof"bsncficiarj.es ;place
..ratesandrnsthodofdistribution *

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ARTTCttë VIII
TheContracting Parties shall .attherequest ofcither consult each other
onanyquest ion3concerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement .
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*;J7TICJI.?3 IX
This -Agreement is&rav?n upinduplicate intheDanish ,Dutch tEnglish ,French ,
German andItalian languages ,each of'thecc -texts li&vii>£' equal force .
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' Article 1
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Delivery shall beeffected andrisks shall pass form theEuropean Economic
Community ,hereinafter referred toastheEECj totherecipient country at
themoment atwhich thegoods a,reputdown atthepoint ofexportation
named bytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities attheberth specified
bytherecipient country oritsagent referred toinArticle 3311d.under the
terms specified inthefollowing articles *Without prejudice toArticles 8and
• *
9theEECshall bear allcosts uptodelivery andtherecipient country those
beyond such delivery . >.
Article 2
Ondelivery atolerance of5less than thequantity oftheproduct tobe
supplied inaccordance v:ith article IoftheAgreement shall beadmissible :»
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' Article
TheEECshall appoint anagent toimplement theprovisions ofthepresent
Annex -orforeach consignment -whose nane andaddress itshall rnake
known totherecipient country immediately following hisappointment .
Therecipient country shall appoint anagent intheport orports ofship­
ment ,whose name andaddress itshall make known totheESC with all
despatch andifpossible before theappointment ofagent oftheESC .
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Article A
Before implementing theprocedures forappointing theagent oftheEEC
referred toinArticle 3,theCommission oftheEuropean Communities and
therecipient country shall jointly establish theperiod during which
delivery ,must begin .
Obligations oftheEuropean Economic Community
Article 5
Should' theEECnotbeinaposition tocarry outdelivery onthedate and
(ifapplicable )ontheschedule asprovided inArticle 7>allcosts
arising fortherecipient country -forexample demurrage void freight
anddead freight -shall beborne bytheEEC *

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Thecharges andthearr&n^om&rity ralati»tj iodemurrriijo laid dov.it intho
contract between therecipient country and thecarrier must have been
agreed inadvance bytherecipient country and theagent oftheEEC .
Theother costs referred tointhefirst paragraph shall only berefunded
bythe'EECifthey have been paid bytherecipient country with theapproval
ofthe' 1DEC .
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Article 6
Should itprove impossible for theEEC tosupply allorpart ofthegoods
onthedate andwithin the time-liinits provided for inArticle 7andwithout
■prejudice totheprovisions ofArticle 5,anewdate and anewtime-limit
shall beagreed between theagents oftheEECandoftherecipient country
for thedelivery ofall thegoods oroftheundelivered part thereof *.
Obligations oftherécipient count ry
Article 7
After contacting the .EEC ,therecipient country shall procure oneormore
vessels totransport all thequantities provided for inArticle 1ofthe
Agreement ,ofdimensions corresponding tothenormal capacity oftheport of
shipment ;these vessels must beready forloading onadate falling within
theperiod referred toinArticle 4*
Theagent oftherecipient country shall inform theEECofthis date
immediately onlearning it,andalso that forcommencement ofdelivery ,
ifpossible twenty days inadvance and inanycase tendays before thedate
forcommencement ofdelivery *
Heshall establish with theagent oftheEEC theschedule towhich delivery
shall take place *
Article o
Should therecipient country beunable tobegin loading onthedate provided
forinArticle 7,paragraph 1,theagent oftherecipient country shall
inform theagent ofthe >EECwithout delay *

InthisoventT/newdataforthecommencement ofdeliveryand(ifapplicable )
anewschedulecouldbeagreedbetweentheagentsoftheMSGandofthe
s*'re"cxpiicr )Ecountry.-Tnc'cbstis"arisingfrom'thisdelayshallIn'all"cases"'w•''
exceptforcemajeurebebornebytherecipient country.
Shouldthenewdateprovided forinj>aragraph 2bemorethan30cleardays
afterthedateforloadingprovidedforinArticle7iparagraph lftheEEC
maydisposeofthegoodsv/ithoutprejudice toitscommitment underArticle 1
ofthisAgreement . . •
Article 9
Ifthequantity madeavailable forloading on&vesselcannotbeputon
boardinitsentirety ,therecipient countryshallinformtheEECassoon
•aspossible andno–later-than -fifteen-cleardaysafter -loadinghasbeen••••-
completed whetheritintendstoacceptortorenounce thebalance .
Intheformercasetheprovisions ofArticle o,paragraphs 2and3>shall
applytothebalance ,ifdelivery hasnotyettakenplace.
InthelattercasetheEECmayconsiderthatithasdischarged itscommitment
totherecipient countryunderArticle 1ofthisAgreement andshallbear
thecostsresulting fromsuchrenunciation .
Inanyeventaftertheexpiryofaninterval offifteencleardaysandin
theabsenceofanynoticeonthepartoftherecipient country ,therenun­
ciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace.
Article 10
Upondeliveryofthegoods,therecipient countryshallhandtothe
agentoftheEECacertificate ofacceptance statingtheportofshipment ,
dateofacceptance ,the~"nature an^t^cpKmtity^oi^fTe^ocfdis accepte'd"and–=~~i
including anycomments onthequalityofthegoods.andsendacopythereofto
theCommission oftheEuropeanCommunities . 1