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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)1220 final
Brussels ,25July 1974
Recommendation for a
COUNCIL DECISION'
on "theconclusion ofanAgreement "between the
European Economic Community andMalta for
the supply of "butteroil andbutter asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
COK(74 )1220 final

THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard ,totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,andin
particular Articles 113»114and .228thereof }
Having regard totheReoommendation from theCommission ;
Whereas theCouncil inRegulation (EEC)no.530/74of4March 1974 on "thesupply of
milk fats asfood aiddecided tomake 120metric tons ofbutteroil and 30metric tons
of "butter available to .Malta ; '
HAS DECIDED :
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Article 1
AnAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andMalta forthe sui'V' ."
ofbutteroil andbutter asfood aid ishereby ,concluded onbehalf of
theEuropean Economic Community .The text oftheAgreement isannexed tothis
Décision .
Article 2
♦
TnePresident oftheCouncil isauthorized todesignate thepersons empowered to
sign theAgreement and toconfer onthem thepowers required inorder tobind the
Community .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President

AGREMENT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDMALTAONTHESUPPLYOFFOODAIDIN
THEFORMOFBUTTEROILANDBUTTER

TIECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNlfENT OPMALTA
of-theotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludedthisAgreementandtothisendhave
designatedastheirplenipotentiaries i
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OPMALTAs
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

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ARTICIBI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallsupplybywayofgiftto
Malta(hereafterreferredtoas"therecipientcountry")aquantity
of120metrictonsofbutteroiland30metrictonsof"butter.
ThequalityandpackagingconditionsarespecifiedinAnnex,«Iwhichformsan
integralpartofthepresentAgreement.
ARTICLSII
Deliveriesshallbeeffectedunderthearrangements providedinAnnexIIwhich
formsanintegralpartofthepresentAgreement.
ARTICLEIII
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Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangements forthe
transportandinsuranceoftheproductsfrompointofdeliverytoplacesof
destination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestcaretoensurethatthetenderingarran­
gementsforseatransportdonotprejudicethefreeplayoffaircompetition .
Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
voiderArticleVIIIofthepresentAgreement.
ARTICLEIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproductreceivedasaidforpur­
posesofconsumption andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,
thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproductsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissaleshallbepaidintoaspecialaccountwiththe
Treasuryandallocatedtothefinancingofoneormoredevelopmentprojects
underarrangements whichhavebeenagreedinadvancebetweentherecipient
countryandtheEuropeanEconomioCommunity.
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ARTICLEV
"TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreementinsuchaway
astoavoidanyprejudicetothenormalstructureofnationalproduction
andinternational trade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeanymeasuresrequired
toensurethatsuppliesasaidareinadditiontoanddonotreplace "business
transactions vjhichmightreasonably "beexpectedintheabsenceofsuchsupplies.
ARTICLEVI
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallstepsrequiredtoprevent:
(i)there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandalsoofanyproducts
resultingtherefrom ;
(ii)theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinaperiodofsixmonths
commencing ;fromthefinaldelivery,eitherofanyproductprocured
locallyofthesamenatureasthatreceivedasaid,orofanyproducts
resultingtherefrom.
ARTICLEVII
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheEECofhowthisAgreement
isimplemented .TothisenditshallprovidetheCommissionofthe."European
Communities v/iththefollowingdetails:
(i)Immediatelyaftertheunloadingofeachcargo:portsanddatesof
arrivalofvessel;nature,quantityandanyobservations astothe
qualityoftheproductsunloaded;dateonwhichunloadingwascompleted ;
costsofseatransportandofinsurancerelatingthereto;
•(ii)Everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhavebeenfully
used:quantitiessold;mannerofsale;actualsellingprices;normalselling
costsontherecipientcountry'smarket;costsofinsurance(andoftrans­
portifapplicable)fromtheportofunloadingtotheplacesofdestina­
tion;
(iii)On15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccounthasbeenfully
expended: ■
a)Summaryoftheaccount(incomingsandoutgoings)to31Decemberof
thepreviousyear; -
b)Stageofprogressoftheprojectorprojects,indicatingthetotal
resourcesexpendedtothatstage.
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ARTICISVIII.
TheContractingPartiesshallattherequestofeitherconsulteachother
onanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
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ARTICIEIX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,
GermanandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetextshavingequalforce.

ANNEXI
BUTTEROIL
I.QUALTTY
(A)Productcharacteristics :
Concentratedmilkfatscontainingnotlessthan99*8$ofpurefats;
(B)Standardconroosition :
(Analysismadeattimeofmanufactureandpacking)
-Moistureandnon-fatrailksubstances-notmorethan0.2$
-Fats-notlessthan99*9$
-Freefattyacids-notmorethan0.5(expressedasoleicacid)
-Peroxidelevel/kg-notmorethan1unit(inmilli-equivalenVs of
activeoxygenperkg)
-Taste-pure
-Smell-absenceofsmellextraneoustobutteroil
II.CONDITIONS OFPACKAGING
a)Metalcansof20kg–1canpercarton.
b)MarkedthepackaginginEnglish:
BUTTEROIL
GIFTOFTHEEUROPEANECONOMICCOMMUNITY
TOMALTA

BUTTER
I.Pûality *
1.Unsaltedbutter ••
a)Milkfatcontent •• no^.iesB-than82$
b)Watercontent notmorethan16$
c)Tobeproducedoutofpasteurizedsouredcream.
2.SaltedButter ,
a)Milkfatcontent notlessthan80$
t>)Watercontent notmorethan16$
c)Saltcontent from0.5$to2$
d)To"beproducedoutofpasteurizedunsouredcream.
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II.Pàcl:a<?h'tg
"a)In25kgblocks
"b)Packagingto"beofresistantmaterials,designedtoensureprotectionof
the"butterthroughouttheoperationsoftransport,warehousingand
distribution .
c)MarkedonthepackaginginEnglish:
HJTTER ■•-
GIFTOPTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
TOMALTA

AM1713XII
Generalprovisions
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffected ,andrisksshallpassfromtheEuropeanEconomic
Community,hereinafterreferredtoastheEEC,totherecipientcountryat
themomentatwhichthegoodsareputdownatthepointofexportation
named "bytheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesattheberthspecified
bytherecipientcountryoritsagentreferred ,toinArticle2.Withoutpreju­
dicetoArticles7and-8theEECshallbearallcostsuptodeliveryandthe
recipientcountrythosebeyondsuchdelivery.
Article2
TheEECshallappointanagenttoimplementtheprovisionsofthepresent
Annex-orforeachconsignment-whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknown
totherecipientcountryimmediatelyfollowinghisappointment.
The.recipientcountryshallappointanagentintheportorportsofshipment,
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheEECwithalldespatchand
ifpossiblebeforetheappointmentofagentoftheEEC.
Article3
BeforeimplementingtheproceduresforappointingtheagentoftheEEC
referredtoinArticle2,theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesand
therecipientcountryshalljointlyestablishtheperiodduringwhichdeli­
verymustbegin.
ObligationsoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
Article4
ShouldtheEECnotbeinapositiontocarryoutdeliveryonthedate'and(if
applicable)onthescheduleasprovidedinArticle6,allcosts
ingfortherecipientcountry-forexampledemurragevoidfreightand
deadfreight-shallbebornebytheEEJ1

Thechargesandthearrangementsrelatingtodemurragelaiddowninthe
contractbetweenthereoipientcountryandthecarriermusthavebeenagreed
inadvance "bytherecipientcountryand.theagentoftheEEC#
Theothercostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphshallonlyberefunded
bytheEECiftheyhavebeenpaidbytherecipientcountrywiththeapproval
oftheEEC.
Article5
ShoulditproveimpossiblefortheESCtosupplyallorpartofthegoods
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onthedateandwithinthetime-limitsprovidedforinArticle6andwithout
prejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle4,anewdateandanewtime-limit
shallbeagreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandoftherecipientcountry
forthedeliveryofallthegoodsoroftheundeliveredparttheroof.
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Obligations oftherecipientcountry
Article6 •. |
.
AftercontactingtheEEC,therecipientcountryshallprocureoneormorevessels ;
totransportallthequantitiesprovidedforinArticle1oftheAgreement,of[
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dimensionscorrespondingtothenormalcapacityoftheportofshipment;these j,
vesselsmustbereadyforloadingonadatefallingwithintheperiodreferred !
toinArticle3« î
TheagentoftherecipientcountryshallinformtheagentoftheEECofthis
dateimmediatelyonlearningit,andalsothatforcommencementofdelivery,j
ifpossibletwentydaysinadvanceandinanycasetendaysbeforethedate j
forcommencement ofdelivery. „ ,
HeshallestablishwiththeagentoftheEECthescheduleonwhichdeliveryshallj
takeplace, * / j

Article7• .
Shouldtherecipientcountrybeunabletobeginloadingonthedateprovided j
forinArticle6,paragraph1,theagentofthereoipientcountryshallin- j
formtheagentoftheEECwithoutdelay. I
I9.thiseventanewdateforthecommencementofdeliveryand(ifapplicable)anev
Scheduleshall^agreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandoftherecipient j
country.Thecostsarisingfromthisdelayshallinallcasesexceptforce
majeurebebornebytherecipientcountry. j
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinparagraph2bemorethan30cleardays j
afterthedateforloadingprovidedforinArticle6,paragraph1,theESC !
maysdisposeofthegoodswithoutprejudicetoitscommitmentunderArticle1j
ofthisAgreenent. j
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Article8 i
1 I
Ifthequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselcannotbeputon
boardinitsentirety,therecipientcountryshallinformtheEECassoon
aspossibleandnolaterthanfifteencleardaysafterloadinghasbeen
completedwhetheritintendstoacceptortorenouncethebalance.
IntheformercasetheprovisionsofArticle7»paragraphs 2andshall-
applytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnotyettakenplace.
InthelattercasetheEECmayconsiderthatithasdischargeditscommitment
totherecipientcountryunderArticle1ofthisAgreementandshallbear
thecostsresultingfromsuchrenunciation .
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Inanyeventaftertheexpiryofanintervaloffifteencleardaysandin
theabsenceofanynoticeonthepartoftherecipientcountry,therenun­
ciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace.
Article9
Upondeliveryofthegoods,therecipientcountryshallhandtotheagentof
theEECacertificateofacceptancestatingtheportofshipment,dateof
acceptance,thenatureandquantityof.thegoodsacceptedandincluding
anycommentsonthequalityofthegoods.~
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