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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)43final
Brussels,24January1974
RECOMMENDATION FORA
COUNCILDECISION'
ontheconclusionofanagreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheArabRepublicofSyriaforthesupplyof
flourofsoftwheatasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(74)43final

THECOUITCILOPTHEEUROPEENCOMU3IITIES ,
• »
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
andinparticularArticles113,114and228thereof;
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommissionj
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasdepositedaDeclarationfor
provisionalapplicationofthe1971FoodAidConvention ;whereasthat
Conventionhas"beenapplicablesince1July1971J
WhereastheArabRepublicof-Syria .,byitslettersof30Novembey
1971and20September1972hasrequestedfoodaid;
WhereasinviewofthecerealsupplysituationintheArabRepublicofSyria
thatcountryshouldbeaccorded,bywayofgift,22000metrictons
»
ofsoftwheat,1'5000metrictonsofwhichundertheprogrammefor1971/72and
7000metrictonsunderthatof1972/73*Thequantityof22000metrictonsof
softwheatwillbedeliveredintheformof14570metrictonsofflourofsoft
wheat.
DECIDES! Article1'
OnbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityanAgreement,thetextwhereof
isannexedhereto,shallbeconcludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheArabRepublicofSyria forthesupplyofflourofsoftwheat
-asfoodaid«
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethosewho
aretosigntheAgreementandtoconferonthemtherequisitepowerstobind
theCommunity.
DoneatBrussels, 19 FortheCouncil
ThePrésident

AGREEMEBT
«
BETWEEWTHEEUR0PEA1T ECOÎTOIHC COMMUMTY
AMDTHEARABREPUBLICOPSYRIA'
ONTHESUPPLYOFFOODAIDIN"THEFORMOF
FLOUROFSOFTWHEAT..

THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
onthoonehand,
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEARABREPUBLIC OFSYRIA
ontheotherhand,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignated
astheirplenipotentiaries :..
THECOUNCILOF.THEEUROPEANCOIGOTITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEARABREPUBLIC OFSYRIA:
*
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOtfS:

ARTICLEI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallsupply "totheArabRepublicofSyria,
hereinafterreferredtoasthe"recipientcountry",bywayofgift,22000
metrictonsofsoftwheat,15000metrictonsofwhichundertheprogramme
for1971/72and7000metrictonsundertheprogrammefor1972/73.
Thequantityof22000metrictonsofsoftwheatwillbedeliveredinthe
formof14-.570metrictonsofflourofsoftwheat.
'• ARTICLEII
Deliverieswillbemadeinnewcottonbagswithanetweightof.'50kgeach
fobtoCommunityports.
ARTICLEIII
Theobligations saidresponsibilities oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
oftherecipientcountryrelatingtodeliveryandthetalcingofdelivery
aredefinedinthe-Annex,whichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement.
ARTICLEIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangements forthe
transportandinsuranceoftheproductfromportsofshipmenttoplacesof
destination .
Ituntertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecaretoensurethatthe
tenderingarrangements forthetransportbyseaarenotprejudicialtothe
freeplayoffaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnectionshall
bethesubjectofconsultations underArticleIXofthepresentAgreement.
ARTICLEV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproductreceivedasaidforpur­
posesofconsumption andvoapply,forthesaleof'theproductonitsmarket,
thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproductsofcomparablequality.

Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostofseatransport,insuranceandthe
normal .costofsoilingtheproductontherecipientcountry'smarket,will
bepaidintoaspecialaccountandallocatedto.thefinancingofoneormore
development schemeswhichhavealready "beenproposed "bytherecipientcountry
andapprovedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.
ARTICLEVI
• «
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreementinsuchawayas
toavoidanyprejudicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionandinter­
nationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredtoensurethat
aidsuppliesareinadditionto,anddonotreplace,businesstransactions which
mightreasonablybeexpectedintheabsenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular ,
therecipientcountryundertakestoimportcommercially fromwhateversource
between1July1973and30June1974aminimumquantityof
metrictonsofsoftwheatoritsequivalentofflourofsoftwheat.
'ARTICLEVII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredtoprevent:'
(i)There-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandofproductsand
by-productsresultingfromsuchsuppliesj
(ii)Theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsixmonthsofthelast
delivery,eitherofthelocallyproducedsoftwheatofthesamekind
asthatusedtoproducetheHourreceivedasaidorofprocessed
productsderivedfromsuchwheat.
ARTICLEVIII
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhow
thisAgreementisbeingimplemented.TothisenditshallprovidetheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowinginformation :

(i)Notlaterthanthirtydaysaftertheunloadingofeachcargo:
portsanddatesofarrivalofthevesseljnature,quantityand
qualityoftheproductsunloadedjdateonwhichunloadingwas
completedj
(ii)Everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhave"been
fullyused:quantitiessold,howtheyhave"beensold,sellingpricesj
normalsellingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarketj
(iii)On15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccounthas"beenfully
used:
(a)Stateofthisaccount(incomingsandoutgoings)on31December
ofthepreceding ."yearj
("b)Progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,withanindication
ofthetotalamountoffinancingundertakenatthatstage.
ATîTICI/3IX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingPartiesshallconsulteach
otheronanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ARTICLEX,
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,
GermanandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.

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AMEXTOARTICLEIIIOFTIIEAGREE35ENT
Article1
Deliveryshall"beeffectedandrisksshallpassfromtheEuropeanEconomic
Communitytotherecipientcountryatthemomentatwhichthegoodshave
"beenplacedintheship'sholdattheportofshipment.
Therecipientcountryshall "bearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,
includingcostsofstowageand,whereappropriate ,oftrimmingandbagging.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchattheportofshipmentshallbeachargeoh
orforthebenefitoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandshallbedetermined
beforethevesselsails.Theratesanddetailedarrangementsrelatingthereto
laiddowninthecontractbetweentherecipientcountryandthecarriermust
havebeenagreeduponinadvancebytherecipientcountryandtheauthorized
agentoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityreferredtoinArticle9»
*
Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountryingood
timeoftheportorportsofshipment,thequantitiestobedeliveredateach
port,theperiodwithinwhichloadingmustbegin,andthedailyloadingrate.
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodsonthedate
resultingfromtheinstructionsinArticle8,whereonthevesselshouldbe
readyforloading.
ArticleA
Ondeliveryofthegoods,aloteranceof55°lessthanthequantitytobe
suppliedinaccordancewithArticle1oftheAgreementispermitted.

Article 5
• •
Once thegoods areonboard thevessel ,theEuropean Economio Community shall
notify therecipient country ofthedate ofloading ,andthequantity and
quality ofthegoods asrecorded onloading .
Article 6
. *
Therecipient country shall supply theEuropean Economic Community ,within the
period referred toinArticle 2,with avessel ofdimensions corresponding "fo
thenormal loading potential ofthe port ofshipment .
Should itprove impossible forthevessel tobegin loading within theperiod
referred toinArticle 2andshould therecipient country nothave notified
theEuropean Economic Community ofthis fact inwriting atthelatest "byt}je
date onwhich thevessel should "beready forloading inaccordance with 'Article
thegoods shall "beatthedisposal oftheEuropean Economic Community ." '•1
Whatever thecircumstances ,thegoods shall heheld attheexpense ,risk awd
y..
perii oftherecipient country .
t
Article 7
Should therecipient country fail toprovide avessel ofsuitable tonnage or
ifthequantity made available forloading onavessel ofsuitable tonnage
cannot beputonboard initsentirety because ofcircumstances beyond the
control oftheEuropean Economic Community ,thebalance shall beloaded onto
the next vessel under the conditions laid down inthis annex . •
Inthis event ,until thedate ofloading ofthis balance oruntil therecipient
country gives notice inwriting that itgives upthis balance ,thegoods shall
behold attheexpense ,risk andperil oftherecipient country .
Therecipient country must notify theEuropean Economic Community within a
period ofamaximum of30days from thebeginning ofloading oftheshipment
towhich these goods should have belonged ,ofthedate onwhich loading of
this balance isduetobegin orofitsrenunciation ofthis balance .

If"thisobligationisnotrespected,theEuropeanEconomicCommunitymay-
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitmenttotherecipientcountry -under
Article1oftheAgreement.
Article8
TherecipientcountryshallnamefortheEuropeanEcoftpmicCommunitythe
•t' .C
vesselthati^toshipthegoodsatleast10cleardaydpriortotheestim^tea .
dateofarrivalofthevesselinpartor,wherepossible,20cleardaysprior
tothisdate,andshallatthesametimeindicatehowsoonafterthatdate
thevesselwill"bereadyforloading.
Therecipientcountryshallinsertinthecharterpartyaclauserequiring
thecaptain1jOinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityatleast72hoursin
advanceofthevessel'sestimateddateofarrivalinport.
Article9
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
shallappointanauthorizedagent,whosonameandaddressshall "bemadeknown
*.
mgoodtimet<*therecipientcountry. *'
Therecipientcountryshallnominateareceivingagent|neachportofship--
went,whosenameandaddressshallbemadeknowntotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented.