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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels .16December 1974
Recommendation for a
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofanAgreement "between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheDemocratic Republic ofSudan
forthesupply ofskimmed milk powder asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
CCMC74)2126 final

THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,andin
particularArticles113,114and228thereof;
HavingregardtotheHecoaaendatioa froatheCoiiBissionj
WhereastheCouncilinRegulation(EEC)no.1826/74of11July1974onthesupplyof
skimmedmilkpowderasfoodaiddecidedtomake300tonnes dfskimmed
milkpowderavailabletotheDemocraticRepublioofSudan- '
I
HASDECIDEDI
Article1 '
AnAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomioCommunityandtheDemocratioRepublikof
Sudanforthesupplyofskimmedmilkpowderasfoodaidisherebyooncludedonbehalfof
theEuropeanEconomioCommunity.ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothis ■
Decision. !
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Article2 !
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ThePresidentoftheCouncilisauthorizedtodesignatethepersonsempoweredto;
signtheAgreementandtoconferonthemthepowersrequiredinordertobindthe
Community.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ACREEKENT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOPSUDAN
GNTHESUPPLYOPPOODAIDINTHEFORMOP

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THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOPSUDAN •
oftheotherpart,
<
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludedthisAgreementandtothisendhave
designatedastheirplenipotentiaries :.
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THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOPSUDAN
WHOIIAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWSi

ARTICLE I
TheEuropean Economio Community shall supply bywayofgift tothe Demooratio
Republic ofSudan (hereafter referred toaswthereoipient oountry ")aquantity
of3°00tonnes ofskimmed milk powder *
Thequality andpackaging conditions arespecified inAnnex Iwhich forms an
integral part ofthepresent Agreement . !
AHTICL5 II
Deliveries shall beeffected under thearrangements provided inAnnex IIWhich
forms anintegral part ofthepresent Agreement . . I
.ARTICLT5 III
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements forthe
transport andinsurance oftheproducts from point ofdelivery toplaces of
destination .
Itundertakes toexercise thegreatest care toensure that thetendering airan -
gements forseatransport donotprejudice thefree play offair competiticn .
Anyproblems arising inthis connection shall bethesubject ofconsultations
under Article VIIIofthepresent Agreement . j
ARTICLB IV
Thereoipient country undertakes tousetheproduct received asaidforpur­
poses ofconsumption andtoapply ,forthesale oftheproduct onitsmarket ,
theprices normally charged onthat market forproducts ofcomparable quality .
f
Theproceeds from this sale shall bepaid intoaspecial account with the I
Central Bank andallocated tothefinancing ofoneormore development projects
under arrangements which have been agreed inadvance between thereoipient !
country andtheEuropean Economic Community .

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ARTICLEV
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreementinsuchaway
astoavoidanyprejudicetothenormalstructureofnationalproduction
andinternational trade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeanymeasuresrequired
toejisurethatsuppliesasaidareinadditiontoanddonotreplacebusiness
transactions whichmightreasonablybeexpectedintheabsenceofsuchsupplies.
!
•ARTICLEVI I
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallstepsrequiredtoprevent:
(i)there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandalsoofanyproducts
resultingtherefrom ; •
(ii)theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinaperiodofsixmonths.
commencingfromthefinaldelivery,eitherofanyproductprocured
locallyofthesamenatureasthatreceivedasaid,orofanyproducts
resultingtherefrom.
ARTICLEVII
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheEECofhowthisAgreement I
isimplemented .TothisenditshallprovidetheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communities withthefollowingdetails:
(i)Immediatelyaftertheunloadingofeachcargo:portsanddatesof
arrivalofvessel;nature,quantityandanyobservations astothe
qualityoftheproductsunloaded;dateonwhichunloadingwascompleted ;
costsofseatransportandofinsurancerelatingthereto;
(ii)Everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhavebeenfully
used:quantitiessoldjmannerofsale;actualsellingpricefl-normal selling
costsontherecipientcountry'smarket;costsofinsuranceandoftrans­
portifapplicable fromtheportofunloadingtotheplacesofdestina­
tion;
(iii)On15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccounthasbeenfully
expended:
a)Summaryoftheaccount(incomingsandoutgoings)to31Decemberof
thopreviousyear;
b)Stageofprocessoftheprojectorprojects,indicatingthetotal
resourcesexpendedtothatstage.
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ARTICIKVIII
TheContractingPartiesshallattherequestofeitherconsulteachother
onanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
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ARTICLEIX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,Pre
GermanandItalianlanguages ,*eachofthesetextshavingequalforce*

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SKBÏÏTKD MTLK
I.Qnality recmi.reînmrfcs
(a)fatcontent
(b)moisture content
(o)total acidity (lactic aoid )
(d)test forneutralizing agents
(e)permitted additives
(f)test forphosph'atasis
(g)solubility
(h)degree ofpurity
(i)"bacteria content
(k)strength ofcolon "bacillus
(l)flavour andsmell
(m)appearanoenotexceeding 1,5 ft>
.notexceeding 4»0%
notexceeding 0,15$(l^°Domic )
negative
none
negative
notexceeding 0,5ml(notless than
99f") .
notless than disc B(l5»0 mg)
Hot exceeding 50000perg
negative in0,1g
fresh
white orslightly yellowish ,
absence ofimpurities andcoloured
particles
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II.Packas-in * '
(a)containing 25kilogrammes netweight
(h)composition ofpackingî
, . .. .. 2
(aa)4Kraft paper bags ofastrength representing atleast 70gpern}
1interposed tar-lined paper bagofastrength representing at
least 140gperm2;
1polyethylene inner bagatleast 0,06 inmthick ,welded ordouble -
bound
'or (bb)1"clupaJc -poly-duplo" paper bagofastrength representing at
least 50/20/50perm2j .*
2Kraft paper bags ofastrength representing atleast 70/75GP01*n
1polyethylene iriner bagatleast 0,10 mm(thick welded ordouble -2

/2or(cc)1"Kraft"paperbagofastrengthrepresentingatleast^0g/ra}
1"Kraft"paperbagwithapolyethylenelayerofastrengthrepresentingatleastdOg+15g/m) .'
3"Krnft"nnnftrbarnofastrengthrepresentingatleast70?/m•
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0,06nunthick»weldedordouble
bound.
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(o)markingonthepackaginginEnglisht.1
SMIMMEDMILKPOWDER
GIFTOPTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
TOTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC07SUDAN

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Generalprovisions
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandrisksshallpassfromtheEuropeanEconomic
Community,hereinafterreferredtoastheEEC,totherecipientcountryat
themomentatwhichthegoodsareputdownatthepointof-exportation
namedbytheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesattheberthspecified
bytherecipientcountryoritsagentreferredtoinArticle2.and_underthe
termsspecifiedinthefollowingarticles.WithoutprejudicetoArticle7and
0theEECshallbearallcostsuptodeliveryandtherecipientcountrythose
beyondsuchdelivery.
Article2 .
TheEECshallappointanagenttoimplementtheprovisionsofthepresent
Annex-orforeachconsignment-whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknown
totherecipientcountryimmediatelyfollowinghisappointment *
Therecipientcountryshallappointanagentintheportorportsofshipment,
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheEECwithalldespatchand
ifpossiblebeforetheappointmentofagentoftheEEC.
Article3
Beforeimplementing theproceduresforappointingtheagentoftheEEC
referredtoinArticle2,theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities and
therecipientcountryshalljointlyestablishtheperiodduringwhiohdeli-•
verymustbegin.
ObligationsoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
Article4
ShouldtheEECnotb?inapositiontocarryoutdeliveryonthedateand(if
applicable)onthescheduleasprovidedinArticle6,allcosts ,4
arisingfortherecipientcountry-forexampledemurragevoidfreightand
deadfreight-shallbebornebytheEH!

Thechargesandthearrangementsrelatingtodemurragelaiddowninthe
contractbetweentherecipientcountryandthecarriermusthavebeenagreed
inadvancetoytherecipientcountryandtheagentoftheEEC*
Theothercostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphshallonlytoerefunded
toytheEECiftheyhavebeenpaidtoytherecipientcountry.withtheapproval
oftheEEC.
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Article5
ShoulditproveimpossiblefortheEECtosupplyallorpartofthegoods
onthedateandwithinthetime-limitsprovidedforinArticle6andwithout
prejudice,totheprovisionsofArticle4»anewdateandanewtime-limit
shallbeagreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandoftherecipientcountry
forthedeliveryofallthegoodsoroftheundeliveredpartthereof.
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Obiirationsoftherecipientcountry
Article6,
AftercontactingtheESC,therecipientcountryshallprocureoneormorevessel!
totransportallthequantitiesprovidedforinArticle1oftheAgreement,of
dimensionscorresponding tothenormalcapacityoftheportofshipment;these
vesselsmustbereadyforloadingonadatefallingwithintheperiodreferred
toinArticle3.
TheagentoftherecipientcountryEhallinformtheEECofthisdate
immediately onlearningit,andalGOthatforcommencementofdelivery,
ifpossibletx^ntydaysinadvanceandinanycasetendaysbefore*thedate
forcommencement ofdelivery.
HeshallestablishwiththeagentoftheEECthescheduleonwhichdeliverysha)
takeplace. \ *

Artici.a7
Shouldtherecipientcountrybeunabletobeginloadingonthedateprovided
forinArticle6,paragraph1,theagentoftherecipientcountryshallin­
formtheagentoftheEECwithoutdelay.
Inthiseventanewdateforthecommencement ofdeliveryand(ifapplicable)e.ne\
schedulecould "h®agreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandoftherecipient .
country.Thecostsarisingfromthisdelayshallinallcasesexceptforce
ma.jeurebebornebytherecipientcountry.
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinparagraph2bemorethan30cleardays
afterthedateforloadingprovidedforinArticle6,paragraphlftheEEC
may.disposeofthegoodswithoutprejudicetoitscommitmentunderArticle1
ofthisAgreement.
Article8 ..
Ifthequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselcannotbeputon
boardinitsentirety,therecipientcountryshallinformtheEECassoon
aspossibleandnolaterthanfifteencleardaysafterloadinghasbeen
completedwhetheritintendstoacceptortorenouncethebalance.
IntheformercasetheprovisionsofArticle7»paragraphs 2and3»shall
applytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnotyettakenplace.
InthelattercasetheEECmayconsiderthatithasdischargeditscommitment
totherecipientcountryunderArticle1ofthisAgreementandshallbear
thecostsresultingfromsuchrenunciation .
Inanyeventaftertheexpiryofanintervaloffifteencleardaysandin
theabsenceofanynoticeonthepartoftherecipientcountry,therenun­
ciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace.
•*>.
Article9
Upondeliveryofthegoods,therecipientcountryshallhandtotheagentof
theEECacertificateofacceptancestatingtheportofshipment,dateof
acceptance,thenaturean<jquantityofthegoodsacceptedandincluding
anycommentsonthequalityofthegoodsandsendacopythereoftothe
CommissionoftheSuropeanCommunities .