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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)121final
Brussels,25March1975
Recommendai ;ionfora
COUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionofanAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheWorldFood
Programmeonthesupplyofcerealstodeveloping
countriesasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(75)121final

'; ■ . VIII/10/75-S
V ' .
/ RECOÎÎIENDATI ON
^/
" / FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofanAgreement "between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheWorld Food Programme onthesupply of cereals to -* -•:.•::
developing countries asfood aid
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 ,114and228thereof ;
Having regard totherecommendation from theCommission :
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasconclud edthe second
convention relating tofood eld (i) –-–-–-
Whereas theobject oftheWorld Food Programme istousecontributions
received under theProgramme tomeet emergency food requirements and to
carry outprojects involving theuse offoodstuffs topromote economic and
social development ;
Whereas itmayhappen incertain cases that delivery ismade atastage
corresponding tothefob stage ;whereas insuch cases thearrangements for •
»
delivery andacceptance ofdelivery atthis stage will have tobedetermined
rapidly ;
HAS DECIDED ASF0LL0W3 :
OJNox,219 /from 9.8.1974 »p.35.

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Article 1
AnAgreement between ^leEuropean Economic Community andtheWorld Pood
1 .
Programme onthesupply of 1/.^'oereaiB todeveloping countries ,as
food aid ,thetext ofwhich isannexed tothis Tecision ,ishereby concluded
onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community .
v
Article 2 . _ ' .
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate thepersons
empowered tosign theAgreement and toconfer onthem thepowers necessary
tobind theCommunity .
Done at
For the Council
The Président

AGREEMEWT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMDNITT
AND
THE WORLD PROGRAMME OPTHE SUPPLY
OPCEREALS TO
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ASPOOD AID .

VIIX/IO/75-E
AGREERENT
"betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheWorldPoodProgrammeonthe*■...
supplyofcerealsyjtodevelopingcountriesasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEWORLDFOODPROGRAMME,
aprogrammeundertakenjointlybytheUnitedNationsOrganization andtheUnited
NationsPoodandAgriculture Organization ,
oftheotherpart,
WhereastheobjectoftheWorldPoodProgrammeistousecontributions received
undertheProgrammetomeetemergencyfoodrequirements andtocarryoutprojects
involvingtheuseoffoodstuffstopromoteeconomicandsocialdevelopment ;
Whereastherearestocksofvcereals '■■■■*'■'"?intheEuropeanEccriomicCommunity;
whereas,toenabletheWorldFoodProgrammetoachieveitsaims,ithasbeendecided
»• •
toplaceatthedisposaloftheProgrammeacertainquantityofV,r'*..
cerealsavailable;
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries : -
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES *.
THEWORLDFOODPROGRAMME s
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

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Article I ;r- : -
TheEuropean Economic C(.imunity ,hereinafter referred ,toasthe"EEC' ,shall "
supply asagift totheWorld Food Programme ,hereinafter referred toasthe
"WPP",30i000 metrio tons ofcereals ,
Article II ,
The30*000 gross metrio tons ofcereals shall "besupplied intheir natural state ,
orasproducts vhioh have undergone *afirst transformation prooess ,according to
theWFP'srequests ,asagreed "bytheEEC.Thedeliveries shall bemade inbulk ,in
newjute orootton sacks each of50kgnetweight ,aooording totheneeds ofthe
projeots . -
Article III
Deliveries shall bemade fobinaccordance with theprocedure .laid down inAnnex II,
which forms anintegral part ofthis Agreement ,oratacorresponding stage in
accordance with aprocedure tobedetermined .
Article IV
1,TheWFPundertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements forthetransport and
insurance ofthegoods from point ofdelivery toplabe ofdestination andfor
their distribution .
2.TheEECshall paytheWFPacontribution of16u.a .permetfic tonofi '
i,*.'
.cereals >•/delivered towards costs incurred under paragraph 1.Itshall be
paid within thirty days ofacceptance bytheWFPofeach delivery of
'oeresds __l'_l!andafter receipt bytheEEC ofthe letter ofacceptance provided
for inArticle 9ofAnnex II.
Article V
TheWFPundertakes tousethe cereals received asaidforemergency • t
measures orforeconomic andsocial development andfood aidprojects previously
authorized bytheEEC .
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Article VI
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TheWFPundertakes toinform^tbe EECofthemode ofimplementation ofthis Agreement *
Tothis end itshall provide theEECwith thefollowing information :

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(a)withinareasonableperiodfollowingunloading;portanddateofarrivalof
vessel;nature,quantityandanycommentsregardingthequalityofthegoods-
unloaded;dateonwhichunloadingwascompleted;
(b)atregularintervalsuntilthe•!'cerealsr^havebeenusedup:information
concerningthestateofprogressoftheprojectsforwhichEECaidwassupplied,
inparticularquantitiesdistributed,numberandnatureofrecipientsand
places,rateandmethodofdistribution ..
ArticleVII
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingPartiesshallconsulteachother
onanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ArticleVIII
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,
German,ItalianandSpanishlanguages,eachofthesetext3beingequallyauthentic.

A1IÏT2X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Delivery shall beeffected andoilrisk shall pass from theEECtothewPPat
themoment atwhich thegoods areputdown atthepoint ofexportation -named
bytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities atthe "berth specified bythe
WPPoritsagent referred toinArticle 2andunder theterras fspecified in
> i * j/•
thefollowing articles .Without prejudice toArticles^and theEECshallbearallcosts prior todelivery andthose after delivery .. |
Article 2
Ondelivery atolerance of57>less than thequantity otwheat tobesupplied
under Artiole IoftheAgreement ispermitted .
ΑγϊιοΙθ V ■ V
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For thepurpose ofimplementing theprovisions ofthis Annex theEECshall appoint
ifnecessary foreach consignment ,anagent whose name andaddress itshall make
known totheWPPimmediately following hisappointment together with theport or i
ports ofloading .Only ports which areaccessible toocean-going vessels and
used forinternational freight maybenamed .TheWFPshall appoint ineach port j
ofshipment anagent whose name andaddress itshall make known totheEECwith
alldispatch andifpossible before the .appointment oftheEEC agent .
Article' 4___■
Before implementing theprocedures forappointing theEECagent referred tom
Article 3,theCommission oftheEuropean Communities andtheWPPshall establish
byjoinlfc^agreement theperiod during which delivery must begin . l
•^ EECOBLIGATIONS
-Article 5:"
IftheEECisunable toeffect delivery onthedate and ,ifapplicable ,according
i
totheschedule referred toinArticle ,:allcosts arising fortheWPPand ,for I

example,cnydemurrage ■.voidfreightordeadfreight,"beingcostschargedatthe
normalrate,shallbobornebytheEEC.: "
ArticleK
IftheE2Cyisunabletosupplyallorpartofthegoodsonthedateand.v/ithin
thetimelimitagreedpursuanttoArticle<7endwithoutprejudicetotheprovisions
ofArticle' .51itshallsoinformtheWFPfiiwritingwithoutdelayandinanycase
withineigffffdays,andtheagentsoftheEECandtheWFPshallagreeonanew
dp.teandanewtimelimitfordeliveryofallthegoodsoroftheundelivered
partthereof.' '.
WFPOBLIGATION 'S .
ArticleX--–".
■'ST-
AftercontactingtneEEC,the"WFPshallprocureoneormorevesselsofdimensions
corresponding tothenormalcapacityoftheportofshipment;thesevesselsmust
bereadyforloadingonadatefallingwithintheperiodreferredtoinArticlefa.
TheWFPagentshallinformtheESCofthisdateandofthedateforcommencement
ofdeliveryassoonasheknowsthem,ifpossibletwentydaysandinanycaseten
cleardaysbeforethedateforcommencement ofdelivery.'
HeshallestablishwiththeJECagentthescheduleaccordingtowhichdeliveryis
tobeeffected. .
Article'.8 :
IftheWFPisunabletocommenceloadingonthedatereferredtointhefirst
'>I .
paragraphofArticle7/,itsagentshallsoinformtheEECagentinwritingwithout
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delayandinanyoasewithineightdays.

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Tnsuch case anewdate forthecommencement ofdelivery and ,ifapplicable ,a
newschedule maybeagrc donbythe -.gents oftheESCandtheWFP .Atallevents ,
thecosts arising from such delay shall ,except incases offorce majeure ,beborne
bytheWFP .
*
Ifthenewdate referred tointhepreceding paragraph ismore than thirty clear
'•\ynafter thedate ofloading referred tointhefirst paragraph ofArticle "J
theESCmaydispose ofthegoods without prejudice toitscommitment under Article I ^
■ofthis Agreement . .
. . Article 9
Ifthequantity scheduled forloading aboard avessel cannot betaken onboard in
itsentirety ,theWFP shall inform theEEC asgoon aspossible andnotlater than
fifteen clear days following thecompletion ofloading whether ,itintends toaccept
ortoforego thebalance . •
Inthefirst case ,thesecond andthird paragraphs ofArticle (8'shall apply tosuch
balance ifithasnotalready been delivered . " , '
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I
Inthesecond case ,theEECmayregard itself ashaving discharged itscommitment
totheWFPunder Article IoftheAgreement andshall .bear anycosts resulting
from such decision toforego theb?lance . A
i■ .
Inanyevent ,iftheWFPdoes notmake known itsintentions within theperiod of
fifteen clear days itshall bedeemed toforego thebalance . '
Article' lCLi .
Upon delivery ofthegoods ,theUFPagent shall hand theEECagent aletter of
acceptance ,indicating theport ofshipment,' thedate ofacceptance andthe
nature andquantity ofthegoods delivered together with anycomments regarding
their quality .
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