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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74 )1991 final
Brussels ,3December 1974
RECOMMENDATION
FORACOUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofanAgreement "between
theEuropean Economic Community and
theArab Republic ofEgypt
forthesupply ofskim milk powder asfood aid
(submitted totheCounoil "bytheCommission )
COM(74)1991 final

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,\
Havingregardto"theTreatyestablishing thoEuropeanEconomioCommunity
andinparticularArtioles113f114and228thereof;
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission ;
*
WhereastheCouncilinRegulation(EEX3)no.1326/74of11July1974onthe
supplyofskimmilkpowderaafoodaiddecidedtomake450ton­
nesofskimimilkpowderavailabletotheArabRepublicofEgypt.
HASDECIDED:
/rtj.clo1
AnAgreementbetwoontheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicofEgypt
forthesupplyofskimmilkpowderasfoodaidisherebyconcludedon
behalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.Thete:ctoftheAgreementis
annexedtothisDecision.
Article2
»1.inrrrnrrr«iili
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisauthorizedtodesignatethepersons -empowered
tosigntheAgreementandtoconferonthemthopowersrequiredinorderto
bindtheCommunity.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCounoil
ThePresident

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BETirEEWTHEEUROPEAN ECOITOLUCCOISIUIJITT
ANDARABREPUBLICOPEGYPT
ONTHESUPPLYOPFOODAIDINTHEFOHMOPSKIMMILKPOWDER.
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THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
oftlieonepart.
THEGOVERNMENT CPTHEARABREPUBLICOPEGYPT
of"theotherpart.
t
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedat
theirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEG0VERIJM35T CPTHEARABREPUBLICOFEGYPT: >
VniOHAVEAGREEDA3FOLLOWS:v

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ARTICLE T
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallsupplybywayofgifttothe
ArabRepublicofEgypt (hereafterreferredtoas
"therecipientcountry")aquantityof450tonnesofskim.milkpowder.
t
ThequalityandpackagingconditionsarespecifiedinAnnexIwhichforaaan
integralpartofthepresentAgreement.'
Amorsn
DeliveriesKhalibeeffectedunderthoarran^ciuc-nta providedinAnnexII
whichformsanintegralp~rtofthepresent/grcer-irnt.
ΑΤ?ΊΊϋΤ.ΕΠΙ
Therecipientcountryunder'takes.toi.ir.koallnocuc&avyarrangements fortha
transportandinstu'pjticcoftheprotectsfroii'jointofde1ivc-rytoplacoacl'
destination .
Itundertakestoexcroiuothegreatestcaretoensurethatthotendering
arrangements forcsatransportdonotprejudicethofreeplr.yoffaircom­
petition.Anyproblemsarisinginthinconnectionshallbothosubjectof
consultations underArticleVIIIofthepresentAgreement.
ARTIO.M?IV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousethoproductreceivedasaidforpur­
posesofconsumption andtodistributoitfreeofchargetothepeopleinneed.

./ÏÏTTCLEV
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreementinsuchaway
astoavoidany"prejudicetothenormalstructureofnationalproduction
andinternational trado.Tothisendtheyshalltakeanymeasuresrequired
toensurethatsuppliesasaidareinadditiontoanddonotreplp.eebusiness
transactions whichmightreasonablybeexpectedintheabsenceoffcuchsuppli.
9
ARTICT.^VI
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Therecipientcountryshalltakeallstepsrsquiredtoprevent:
(i)there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandalsoofanyproduct?.
reraultingibtroi'ro.a;
(ii)theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinaperiodofci.::months
commencingfronthefinaldelivery,cipherofmyproductprocured
locallyofthecar,cnatureasthatresolvedasaid,orofanyproduct;.?
resultingtherefrom.
ART-fOLSVIT
Therecipientcountryundertaker .toinformthoEi\roperJiEcononricCorxmnity
ofhowthisAgreementisimplemented.Tothisenditshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththofollowingdetails;
(i)Immediatelyaftertheunloadingofeachcargo:portsanddatesof
arrivalofvessel;nature,qriantityandanyobservations astothe
qualityofthoproductsunloaded }dateonwhichunloadingwascompleted
(ii)Everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhavebeenfully
usedjqiiantitiesdistributed ;numberandnatureofbeneficiaries 5
places,ratesandmethodofdistribution .

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ARTICLEVIII
TheContractingPartiesshallattherequestofeitherconsulteachother
onanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ARTICLEIX
ThisAgreementicdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,
French,GermanandItalianlanguages,eachofthosetextshavingequalforce.

ΛΜΪΙΕΧ Ι
SKIMW 3ÛDKTLK POWER
I.Quality requirements
(a)fatcontent -
(b)moisture content
(c)total acidity (lactic acid )
(d)test forneutralizing agents
(e)permitted additives
(f)test forphoephato-sis
(g)solubility
(h)degree ofpurity
(i)bacteria content
(k)strength ofcolon bacillus
(l)flavour andsmell
(m)appearancenotexceeding 1,5%
notexceeding 4»0$
notexceeding 0,15%(13°Domic )
negative
nono
i
negative
notexceeding 0,5 ral(notless than 99%)
notloss than disc E(15,0 mg)
notexoeeding 50000 perg
negativo in0,1g
fresh
white orslightly yellov;ish ,
absence ofimpurities andooloured
particles
II»
(a)containing 25kilogranvnes netweight
(b)composition ofpacking :
2
(aa)4Kraft p?,per bags ofastrength representing atleast 70gper ia;
1interposed tar-lined paper bagofastrength representing at
least 140gperm2j
1polyethylene inner bagatleast 0,66 mmthick ,welded ordouble -
bound
or (bb)1,,clupak -poly-duplo ,,paper bagofastrength representing at
least 50/20/50perm2j
r
4L2Kraft paper bags ofastrength representing atleast 70/75SPerm
1polyethylene inner bagatleast 0,10 mm(thick welded ordouble -
bound )
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2
2or(co)1Kraftpaper"bagofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m~
1Kraftpaperbagwithapolyethylene layerofastrength
representingatleast80g+15g/i?2
23Kraftpaper"bagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/ra
1polyethyleneinnerhagatleast0,06mmthick,weldedordouble-
bound
«
(c)markingonthepackaginginEnglishlanguage^
SKIMMEDMILKPOWDER
GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN!ECONOMICCGffifiJHITT
TOTHEARABREPUBLIC OFEGYPT
TODISTRIBUTE FREEOFCHARGE

Generalprovisions
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Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandrisksshallpassfromtheEuropeanEconomic
Community,hereinafterreferredtoastheEEC,totherecipientcountryat
«
themomentatwhichthegoodsareputdownatthepointofexportation
named "bytheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesatthe"berthspecified
bytherecipientcountryoritsagentreferredtoinArticle2andunderthe
ternsspecifiedinthefollowingarticles.WithoutprejudicetoArtilrics7
and8theEECGhall"bearallcodsuptodeliveryandtherecipientcountry
thosebeyondsuchdelivery.
Article2
TheEECshallappointanagenttoimpler.ip.nttlioprovisionsofthoi.rocont
Annex-orforeachconsignment-whosenamea>;daddressitshall knot.?)
tothorecipientcountryimmediately followinghisappointment .
TherecipientcountryshallappointanagentiiitheportorportsofchipMsvl,
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheEECwithalldespatchcud
ifpossiblebeforetheappointmentofegontoftheEEC.
Article3
Beforeimplementing thoproceduresforappointingthoagentoftheEKC
referredtoinArtiole2,theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities and
therecipientcountryshalljointlyestablishtheperiodduringwhich
deliverymustbegin.
Obligations oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
Article4
ShouldtheEECnotbeinapositiontocarryoutdeliveryonthedate,and
(ifapplicable)onthescheduleasprovidedinArtiole6,alloostsarising
fortherecipientcountry–forexampledemurragevoidfreightanddeadfreight
shallbebornebytheEEC.

Theoh&rgaa and "thearrangement arelating 'todemurrage Xr1& down Intha
contract between therecipient 'country andthocarrier nrunt •have "been agreed
inadvance bytherecipient country andtheagent oftheEEC .
Theother costs referred tointhofirst paragraph shall only borefunded by
theEECifthey have been paid bythorecipient country with thoapproval of
the EEC . '
fArticle 5
Should itprove impossible forth3EECtosupply allorpart ofthe fpocls
onthedate andwithin the time-lir.iits provided forinArticle 6andwithout
prejudice totheprovisions ofArticle 4,anewdate andanc-wtime-linit
shall beagreed between thoagents ofthoEECandofthorecipient country
forthedelivery ofallthegoods orofthovndoliverod part thereof .
Obli /'-itions oftherecipient corn-fcrvV-.».»■* 4··· .II».II■*«–– «ι»Μ|ΙιI»|ι·«Ν-*!IΜιΜι■IΤ|η«««·'«»?«·*>*»
)
Article 6
After contacting theEEC ,therecipient country shall procure oneormore
vessels totransport allthequantities provided forinArticle 1ofthe
Agreement ,ofdimensions corresponding tothenormal capacity oftheport
ofshipment }these vessels must beready forloading onadate falling
within the period referred toinArticle 3.
The agent oftherecipient country shall inform theEECofthis date
immediately onlearning it,andalso that forcommencement ofdelivery ,
ifpossible twenty days inadvance andinanycase tendays before the
date forcommencement ofdolivery .
Heshall establish with theagent oftheEECtheschedule onwhioh delivery
shall take place .

.- Article7
Shouldthoreoipientcountrybeunabletobeginloadingonthedateprovided
forinArticle6,paragraph1,theagentoftherecipientcountryshallinform
theagentoftheEECwithoutdelay#
Inthiseventanewdateforthecommencementofdeliveryand(ifapplicable)
anewscheduleoouldbeagreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECf.ndofthe
recipientcountry.Thococtsarisingfromthisflelayshallintillcasesexcept
forcemajeurebebornebytherecipientcounxry.
Shouldthonev;dateprovidedforinparagraph2beir.orethan30cles.rdr.yr?
afterthedateforloadingprovidedforinArticle6,paragraph1,the
maydisposeofthegood3withoutprejudicetoitscoroatmentunderArticle ;1
ofthisAgreement.
Article8
Ifthoquantitymadeavailableforloadingonavcoselcannothbputon
boardinitsentirety,therecipientocuntryclmlinformthoJSCaosoon
aspossibleandnotlaterthanfifteencleardpy&iafterloadingh&bbacn
completedwhetheritintent'stoacceptortorenouncethobalance.
IntheformercanetheprovisionsofArticle7»paragraphs 2and3,Khali
applytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnotyettakenplace.
InthelattercasethoEECmayconsiderthatithaodischargeditscoir.Jijtmunt
totherecipientcountiyunderArticle1ofthisAgreementandEhallbear
thecostsresultingfromsuchrenunciation .
Inanyeventaftertheexpiryofanintervaloffifteencleardsysandin
theabsenceofanynoticeonthepartofthereoipientcountry,thorenun­
ciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace.
Article9
Upondeliveryofthegoods,therecipientcountryshallhandtotheagentof
theEECacertificateofacceptancestatingtheportofshipment,dateof
acceptance,thenatureandquantityofthogoodsacoeptedandincludingany
commentsonthequalityofthegoodsandsendcopythereoftotheCommission
ofthoEuropeanCommunities .