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COMMISSION CFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)395final
Brussels,13March1973*
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
concludinganagreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofRwandaonthesupplyof
commonwheatandskimmedmilkpowderasfoodaid.
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
CCK(73)395final

THECOUNCIL CPTHEEUROFEAH COMMUNITIES .
Having regard ,"totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic *Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113,114and .228thereof ;
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ;
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community isaparty tothe1967 Food Aid
Convention ;whereas ,inview ofthesupply situation forcereals inthe
Republic ofRwanda ,agift of6000metric tons ofcommon wheat should "be
made tothat country under theCommunity 'sfood aidprogramme for1970/71?
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)No2721/72^of19December 1972on
thesupply ofskimmed milk powder asfood aid made 750metric tons of
that product available totheRepublic ofRwanda ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Article 1
AnAgreement isconcluded ,onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community ,
between theEuropean Economic Community andtheRepublic ofRwanda onthe
supply ofcommon wheat andskimmed milk powder asfood aid.Thetext of
theAgreement isannexed tothis Decision *
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil isauthorized toappoint delegates tosign
theAgreement andtoconfer onthem therequisite full powers onbehalf
oftheCommunity *
^OJSoL66,23March 1970 ,p.1.
(2^0JNoL291,28December 1972,p.28.

AGREMENT
EETHEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMONITf
ANDTHEREPUBLIC OFRWAMDA
OHTHESUPPLYOPCOMMCJH "WHEATAMD
SKIMMEDMILKPOWDERASPOODAID

THECOUNCILCPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
oftheonepart
THEGOVERNIOJT CPTHEREPUBLICUPRW&HDA,
of-theotherpart
HavedecidedtoconcludethisAgreementandhavedesignatedtothis
endastheirplenipotentiaries s
TEECOUNCILOPTHEEUR0H1A2T COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEREPUBLIC OPRW&HDA:
WHOHATEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

ArticleI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity'snail,bywayofgift,supplytothe
RepublioofRwanda,hereinaftercalledwtherecipientcountry**,
–6000metrictansofcommonwheat,
–750metrictonsofskimmedmilkpowder.^
Thecharacteristics oftheseproductsandthefonnofpackagingare
definedinAnnexIwhichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement#
ArticleIT
Deliveriesshallbemadefreeatdestination *Thisshallhedecidedupon
fareachproduct "bycoomonagreement "betweentherecipientcountryand.,
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities.
ArticleITI
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andoftherecipientcountryrelatingtodeliveryandtakingofdelivery
aredefinedinAnnexIIwhichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement.
ArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestoensurethattheproductsreceivedas
foodaidaredistributedfreeofchargeforconsumption bythegroups ■
listedinAnnex111.
4- •«
ArticleV
ThecontractingpartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreementinsucha
wayastoavoidanyprejudicetothenormalstructureofdomestic
productionandinternational trade.-Tothatendtheyshalltake-the-
necessarystepstoensurethatsuppliesreceived .asfoodaidare-in
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtransactions whichmight
reasonablybeexpectedintheabsenceofsuchsupplies./...

ArticleVI
Therecipientoountryshalltakeallneoessarymeasures -toprevent*
–re-exportation oftheproduotsreceivedasfoodaidandofproducts
and"by-productsdeliveredfromsuohsupplies;
–commercialornon-oommercial exportation,withinsixmonthsofthelast
delivery,eflocally-produced produotssimilartothosereceivedasfoe>d
aidandofproductsandby-productsderivedtherefrom.
ArtioleVU
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityofthemannerinwhichthisAgreementisimplemented.To.that
end,itshallprovidetheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththe
followinginformation :
-notlaterthanthirtydaysaftertakingdeliveryofeachconsignment :
place,dateofdelivery;nature,quantityandqualityoftheproducts
delivered; M•v"
-everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasoaidhave,been
exhausted;asummaryindicatinginparticularthenumberandnature
ofthebeneficiaries ,thequantitiesdistributed ,theplace,rateand
mannerofdistribution .
ArtideVIII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallnecessarymeasurestoenablepersons
dulyappointedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunitytokeepaclosewatohin
thefield©noperationsrelatingtotheimplementation ofthis
Agreement.
ArticleIX
Therecipientcountryshallabstainfromlevyinganydutiesorchargeson
productsreoeivedasfoodaid,inparticularonentryintoitsterritory.

ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,\hecontractingpartiessh.-.llconsult
togetheronanyquestionsoonoerningtheimplementation ofthis
Agreement.
A^l^aXI
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,
French,GermanandItalianlanguages«eaohofthesetexts "beingequally
authentic *

AKîJEX I
I.WHEAT
New jute sacks containing 50kgnetweight *
II.SKIMMED MILK POVZDER
1.Quality recruirements :
a)fat content max. 1.5%
0>water content max. 4.0%
c)total acidity expressed as
lactic acid max. 0.15$ (18Dornio )
d)test forneutralizing agents negative
e)authorized additives none
f)phosphatase test negative
g)solubility max. 0.5ml(min. 99/c)
h)degree ofpurity min.filter disc B(15*0 ®g)
i)germ content max. 50000pergram
00 colon bacillus content negative on0.1g
1)taste and smell pure
(m)appearance white orslightly yellow in
colour -noimpurities or
coloured matter
2.Packaging
(a)Netcontents :25kg
("b)Présentation :
(aa)4kraft paper bags with aresistance corresponding toa
weight ofatleast 70gperm2;
1tarred paper "bagasaninterlining with aresistance
corresponding toaweight ofatleast 140gperm2;
1inner bagofpolythene atleast 0.06mmthick ,heat
sealed ordouble seamed
or (bb)1Clupak poly-duplo paper bagwith aresistance
corresponding toaweight ofatleast 50/20/50perm2;
2kraft paper bags with aresistance corresponding toa
weight ofatleast 70/758perm2;
1inner bagofpo^thene atleast 0.10 mmthick fheat
sealed ordouble seamed .
(c)Marking 011thepackaging inFrench :LAIT ECREME ENPOUDRE
DONDELACOMMUNAUTE ECONOMIQUE EUROPEENNE ALAREPUBLIQUE DU
RWANDA
Z/gfcHMEDMILKPOWDER -*7GIPT PROM THEEUROFEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TOTHE REPUBLIC OP
RWANDA /GIFT PROM THEEUROFEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TOTHE REPUBLIC OP
RWANDA 1

Aîwrxii
AI3EXHZPERHEIDTOIffABTICL3HIOPTHE
AGRZEJEM 1
Article 1
Deliveryshallteeffectedandrisksshallpassfrom"theEuropean
EconomicCommunitytotherecipientcountryatthemomentatwhichthe
goodsactuallyreachtheirdestination,'
Therecipientcountryshallpayallcostsoftalcingdeliveryofthegoods,
anytransshipment costsandallcostssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhichareattributable
totherecipientcountryshall"be"borne"bythelatter.
Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountry,assoon
aspossibleafterthegoodshavelefttheportofloading,ofthedateof
loading,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsasreoordedatloading,the
portofunloadingandthemeansoflandtransportusedtotransferthe
goodstotheplaceofdelivery.
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryofthe
estimateddateofarrivalofthegoodsattheplaceofdeliveryatleast
tenclsardays"beforethatdate.

TheEuropean Economic Community shall beobliged toinform therecipient
country atleast twodays beforehand oftheprobable date ofarrival of
thegoods attheplace ofdelivery#
Article 4
Ondelivery ,atolerance of5%less than thequantity ofwheat tobe
supplied under Article IoftheAgreement ispermitted .
Article 5."
Toimplement theprovisions ofthisAnnex ,theEuropean Economio
Community shall appoint anauthorized agent ,whose name andaddress shall
bemade known ingood time totherecipient country .
Therecipient country shall appoint areceiving agent ateach place of
delivery ,whose name andaddress shall bemade known totheEuropean
Economic Community before theAgreement isimplemented .

AMEXIII
GROUPSBENEFITING PROMFOODAID
1.Secondaryschools
2oSocialcentres
3.Hospiialsandwelfarecentres
4.Orphanages
5.Foodcentres
6.Oldpeoples*homes
7•Homesforthehandicapped
8«Thewoundedanddestitute
9.Youngpeople'svoltxnteeroorps
10.Hoaesfordelinquents