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Brussels .10April 1975
RECOMMENDATION FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
onth«conclusion ofanAgreement between the
Malagasy Republic onthesupply offood aid
inthe form ofcereals
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
Havingregardtothei'reatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomioCommunity,
andinparticularArticles113,114and228thereof;
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission)
WhereastheEuropean'EconomicCommunityhas•oonoludedtheseoondConvention
reletingtofoodaid(l)
WhereastheMalagasyRepublic
hasrequestedfoodaid)
WhereasinviewofthecerealsupplysituationintheMalagasyRepublic
thatcountryshouldbeaccorded,bywayofgift,4«000tonnesofcereals
dntheformof2.6/19tonncraofflourofsoftwheatomtsrthe'JdmmunityPood*
AidProgramfor1971/72.
DECIDES:
Article1
OnbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityanAgreement,thetextwhereof
isannexedhereto,shallbeconcludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheMalagasyRepublic forthesupplyofflourofsoftwheat
asfoodaid.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCounoilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethosewho
aretosigntheAgreementandtoconferonthemtherequisitepowerstobind
the(Jommunity.
DoneatBrussels, 19**»«« FortheCouncil
ThePrésident
»
(1)O.J.L219of9.P.1974pJÔ

AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AM)THEMALAGASY REPUBLIC OKTHE SUPPLY
OFFOOD AID INTHE FORM OFCEREALS .

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
ontheonehand,
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEMALAGASYREPUBLIC
on"theotherhand,
t '
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignated
astheirplenipotentiarics: .■>
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES t
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEMALAGASYREPUBLIC
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

ARTICLEI
AsapartofitsFoodAidProgramme(Cereals)for1971-/72,theEuropean
EconomicCommunityshallsupply,bywayofgift,theMalagasy
Republic ,hereinafterreferredtoasthe"recipientcountry",with
4.000tonnesofsoftwheatintheformof2.649tonnesofflourofsoftwheat.
0 .elh'jrh.i.rul.
ARTICLEII
Deliverieswillbemadeinnewpolyestersackslinedwithkraftpaper,withthree
pleats,havinganetcapacityof50kgeach,fobCommunityports.
ARTICLEIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheEuropeanEconomioCommunityand
oftherecipientoountryrelatingtodeliveryandthetakingofdelivery
aredefinedinthe-Annex,whichformsan.integralpartofthisAgreement.
ARTICLEIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomalesallnecessaryarrangements forthe
transportandinsuranceoftheproductfromportsofshipmenttoplacesof
destination .
Ituntertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecaretoensurethatthe
tenderingarrangements forthetransportbyseaarenotprejudicialtothe
freeplayoffaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnectionshall
bethesubjectofconsultations underArticleIXofthepresentAgreement.
ARTICLEV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproductreceivedasaidforpur-
pqsesofconsumption andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,
thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproductsofcomparablequality.

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Theproceeds from this sale ,less thecost ofseatransport ,insurance andthe |!
normal cost ofselling theproduct ontherecipient country 'smarket ,will |
' . ; -
bepaid into aspecial account with theMalagasy Treasury andallocated tothe
financing ofoneormors development .,nch«*mes which have already been proposed by
therecipient country andapproved bythe Tftiropean Economic Community . . i
*
ARTICLE VI •
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TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch away as
toavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofdomestic production andinter­
national trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymeasures required toensure that
aidsupplies areinaddition to,anddonotreplace ,business transactions which
might reasonably beexpected intheabsence ofsuch supplies .Inparticular ,
therecipient country undertakes toimport commercially from whatever source
between 1July 1974 30June 1975 aminimum quantity of30.OOOtonnes !
ofsoft wheat oritsequivalent offlour of soft ,wheat .
ARTICLE VII
Therecipient country shall take anymeasures required toprevent *
(i) There-export oftheproduct received asaidandofproducts and
by-products resulting from such supplies ;
(ii)'The export ,commercially orotherwise ,within sixmonths ofthelast
delivery ,either oftheflour ofso'Pt ™h«»o+obtained locally P*"* ♦'■•P
same nature p.b ■nr^^«c +received an '
*
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ARTICLE VIII
Therecipient coimtry undert^k^R toinform theEuropean Economic Community how
this Agreement isbeing implemented .Tothis enditshall provide theCommission
oftheEuropean Communi ties with thefollowing information :

(i)Notlaterthanthirtydaysaftertheunloadingofeachcargo:
portsanddatesofarrivalofthevesseljnature,quantityand
qualityofthsproductsunloaded;dateonwhichunloadingwas
completed:
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(ii)Everythree'monthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhavebeen
fullyusedsquantitiessold,howtheyhavebeensold,sellingpricesj
normalsellingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
(iii)On15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespeoialaccounthasbeenfully
used:
(a)Stateofthisaccount(incomingsandoutgoings)on31December
ofthepreceding .vearj .
(b)Progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,withanindication
ofthetotalamountoffinanoingundertakenatthatstage.
ARTICLEIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingPartiesshallconsulteach
otheronanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ARTICLE X
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,Ehglish,French,
GermanandItalianlanguages,eaohofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.

ATOTEXTOARTICLEIIIOFTHEAGREMENT
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandrisksshallpassfromtheEuropeanEconomic
Communitytotherecipientcountryat.themomentat-whichthegoodshave
beenplacedintheship'sholdattheportofshipment.
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,
includingcostsofstowageand,whereappropriate ,oftrimmingandbagging.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchattheportofshipmentshallbeachargeon
orforthebenefitoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandshallbedetermined
beforethevesselsails.Theratesanddetailedarrangementsrelatingthereto
laiddowninthecontractbetweentherecipientcountryandtheoarriermust
havebeenagreeduponinadvancebytherecipientcountryandtheauthorized
agentoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityreferredtoinArticle9*
Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountryingood
timeoftheportorportsofshipment,thequantitiestobedeliveredateach
port,theperiodwithinwhichloadingmustbegin,andthedailyloadingrate.
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodsonthedate
resultingfromtheinstructionsinArticle8,whereonthevesselshouldbe
readyforloading.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,aloteranceof5*%lessthanthequantitytobe
suppliedinaccordancewithArticle1oftheAgreementispermitted.

Article5 I
• I
Oncethegoodsareonboardthevessel,theEuropeanEconomioCommunityshall
•.1
notifytherecipientcountryofthedateofloading,andthequantityand j
qualityofthegoodsasrecordedonloading. '
'Article6
TherecipientcountryshallsupplytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,withinthe !
periodreferredtoinArticle2,withavesselofdimensionscorresponding to
thenormalloadingpotentialoftheportofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobeginloadingwithintheperiod
referredtoinArticle2andshouldtherecipientcountrynothavenotified
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityofthisfactinwritingatthelatestbythe
dateonwhichthevesselshouldbereadyforloadinginaccordancewithArticle8,
thegoodsshallbeatthedisposaloftheEuropeanEconomioCommunity. .|
Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshallbeheldattheexpense,riskand
periloftherecipientcountry.
Article7
Shouldtherecipientcountryfailtoprovideavesselofsuitabletonnageor
ifthequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselofsuitabletonnage
cannotbeputonboardinitsentiretybecauseofcircumstances beyondthe
controloftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,thebalanceshallbeloadedonto
thenextvesselundertheconditionslaiddowninthisannex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthisbalanceoruntiltherecipient
countrygivesnoticeinwritingthatitgivesupthisbalance*,thegoodsshall
be*holdattheexpense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.
*
TherecipientcountrymustnotifytheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywithina
/ •
periodofamaximumof30daysfromthebeginningofloadingoftheshipment
towhichthesegoodsshouldhavebelonged,ofthedateonwhichloadingof
thisbalanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunoiation ofthisbalance.

l"fthisobligationisnotrespected,theEuropeanEconomioCommunitymay
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitmenttothereoipientcountrytinder
Article1oftheAgreement.
Article8
*
TherecipientcountryshallnamefortheEuropeanEconomioCommunitythe
vesselthatistoshipthegoodsatleast10oleardayspriortotheestimated
dateofarrivalofthevesselinpartor,wherepossible,20cleardaysprior
tothisdate,andshallatthesametimeindicatehowsoonafterthatdate
thevesselwillbereadyforloading.
Therecipientcountryshallinsertinthecharterpartyaclauserequiring
thecaptaintoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityatleast12hoursin
advanceofthevessel'sestimateddateofarrivalinport.
Article9
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theEuropeanEconomioCommunity
shallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameandaddressshallbemadeknown
ingoodtimetotherecipientcountry. .
Therecipientcountryshallnominateareceivingagentineaichportofship­
ment,whosenameandaddressshallbemadeknowntotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented.