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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)1223 final
Brussels,25July1974
RECOMMENDATION FORA.COUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionofanagreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofTogoforthesupplyofcerealsasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
CO\(74)1??3

THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 »114and228 ,thereof ;
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission }
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasdeposited aDeclaration for
provisional application ofthe1971 Food AidConvention ;whereas that
Convention hasbeen applicable since 1July 1971 }
Whereas theRepublic ofTogo ,byitsletter of «20September 1973
hasrequested food aid ;
Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation inTogo that country
should beaccorded ,bywayofgift ,3500metric tons ofsoft wheat under the
Community Food AidProgramme for1973/74} " '
DECIDES :
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ,thetext whereof
• •
isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheRepublic ofTogo forsupply ofsoft wheat asfood aid .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate those who
aretosign theAgreement andtoconfer onthem therequisite powers to
bind theCommunity .*
Done atBrussels , 19
For the Council
The Président

AGREEKENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDTHE REPUBLIC OFTOGO qh
THE SUPPLY OFFOOD AID INTHE FORM OF
SOFT WHEAT !

THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart.
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFTOGO
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhave
designate ,astheirplenipotentiaries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNEMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFTOGO:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

ARTICLE I
TheEuropean Economic Community shall supply "bywayofgift tothe
Republic ofTogo (hereafter referred toas"therecipient country ")a
quantity of3500metric tons ofsof"t_wheat ,under theCommunity 'sfood aid
programme incereals for1973/74*
•ARTICLE II
Deliveries will bemade' inbulk FOB inaccordance with thedetails laid
down intheAnnex which forms anintegral part ofthepresent Agreement .
ARTICLE III
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements forthe
transport andinsurance oftheproducts from point ofdelivery toplaces
ofdestination .
Itundertakes toexercise thegreatest care toensure that thetendering
arrangements forseatransport donotprejudice thefree play offair
competition .Anyproblems arising inthis connection shall bethesubject
ofconsultations under Article VIII ofthepresent Agreement .
ARTICLE IV
Therecipient country undertakes touse theproduct received asaidfor
purposes ofconsumption ar_l^toapply ,for the sale oftheproduct onits
market |theprices normally charged onthat market forproducts of
comparable quality .Theproceeds from this sale shall bepaid into a
special account with theCentral Bank andallocated tothefinancing of
oneormore development projects under arrangements which have been
agreed inadvance between therecipient country andtheEuropean Economic
Community .

ARTICLE V
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch away
astoavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofnational production
andinternational trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymeasures required
toensure that supplies asaidare inaddition toanddonotreplace "business
transactions which might reasonably beexpected intheabsence ofsuch supplies
Inparticular ,therecipient country undertakes toimport commercially from
whatever source between 1July 1974 and 30June 1975 aminimum quanity of .
^2.POD metric tons ofsoft wheat oritsequivalent inflour ofsoft wheat .
ARTICLE VI
Therecipient country shall take allsteps required to -prevent :
(i)there-export oftheproduct received asaidandalso ofanyproducts
andby-products resulting therefrom ;
(ii)theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within aperiod ofsixmonths
commencing' from thefinal delivery ,either ofanyproduct procured
locally ofthesame nature asthat received asaid ,orofanyproducts
andby-products resulting therefrom .
ARTICLE VII
Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community
ofhow this Agreement isimplemented .Tothis enditshall provide the
Commission oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing details :
(i)Immediately after theunloading of_each cargo :ports anddates of
arrival ofvessel ;nature ,quantity andamyobservations astothe
quality oftheproducts unloaded ;date onwhich unloading was
completed ;costs ofseatransport andofinsurance relating thereto ;
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave been
fully used :quantities sold ;manner ofsale }actual selling prices ;
normal selling costs ontherecipient country 'smarket ;costs of
insurance (andoftransport ifapplicable )from theport ofunloading
totheplaces ofdestination ; * *

(iii)On15January every year until thespecial account hasbeen fully
expended :
a)Summary oftheaccount (incomings andoutgoings )to31December
oftheprevious year ;
b)Stage ofprogress oftheproject orprojects ,indicating the
total resources expended tothat stage .
ARTICLE VIII
TheContracting Parties shall attherequest ofeither consult each other
onanyquestions concerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement .
• •
ÀRTICLS IX
• •
This Agreement isdrawn upinduplicate intheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,
French ,German andItalian languages ,each ofthese texts having equal force .

General provisions
Article 1
Delivery shall "beeffected and .risks shall pass form theEuropean Economic
Community ,hereinafter referred toastheEEC ,totherecipient country at
themoment atwhich thegoods areputdown atthepoint ofexportation
named bytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities attheberth specified
bytherecipient country oritsagent referred toinArticle 3andunder the
terras specified inthefollowing articles .Without prejudice toArticles 8and
j9,the EECshall bear allcosts upto -delivery andtherecipient country those
beyond delivery .
Article 2 . .
Ondelivery atolerance of'5pless than thequantity oftheproduct tobe
supplied inaccordance with article IoftheAgreement shall beadmissible .
Article 3
TheEEC shall appoint anagent toimplement theprovisions ofthepresent
Annex -orforeach consignment -whose name andaddress itshall make
known totherecipient country immediately following hisappointment .
Therecipient country shall appoint anagent intheport orports ofship­
ment ,whose name andaddress itshall make known totheEEC with all
despatch andifpossible before theappointment ofagent oftheEEC .
Article 4
Before implementing theprocedures forappointing theagent oftheEEC
referred toinArticle 3»theCommission oftheEuropean Communities and
therecipient country shall jointly establish theperiod during which
delivery mus^begin .
Obligations oftheEuropean Economic Community
Article 5
* è
Should theEECnotbeinaposition tocarry outdelivery onthedate and
(ifapplicable )ontheschedule asprovided illArticle 7>allcosts
arising fortherecipient country –forexample demurrage void freight
and d(?ad freight –shall beborne bytheEEC .

Inthiseventanewdateforthecommencementofdeliveryand(ifapplicable)
anewschedulecouldbeagreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandofthe
recipientcountry.Thecostsarisingfromthisdelayshallinallcases
exceptforcemajeure "beborne "bytherecipientcountry.
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinparagraph2bemorethan30cleardays
afterthedateforloadingprovidedforinArticle7»paragraph1,theEEC
maydisposeofthegoodswithoutprejudicetoitscommitmentunderArticle1-
ofthisAgreement.
Article9
Ifthequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselcannotbeputon
boardinitsentirety,therecipientcountryshallinformtheEECassoon
aspossibleandnolaterthanfifteencleardaysafterloadinghasbeen
completedwhetheritintendstoacceptortorenouncethebalance.
$
IntheformercasetheprovisionsofArticleo,paragraphs 2and3ishall
applytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnotyettakenplace.
InthelattereasetheEECmayconsiderthatithasdischargeditscommitment
totherecipientcountryunderArticle1ofthisAgreementandshallbear
thecostsresultingfromsuchrenunciation .
Inanyeventaftertheexpiryofanintervaloffifteencleardaysandin
theabsenceofanynoticeonthepartoftherecipientcountry,therenun­
ciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace.
Article10
Upondeliveryofthegoods,therecipientcountryshallhandtothe
agentoftheEECacertificatebfacceptanciestatingtheportofshipment,
dateofacceptance,thenatureandquantityofthegoodsacceptedand
includinganycommentsonthequalityofthegoods*

Thocharges andthearrangements relating todemurrage laid down inthe
contract between therecipient country and thecarrier must have been
agreed inadvance bytherecipient country and theagent oftheEEC .
Theother costs referred tointhefirst paragraph shall only berefunded
bytheEECifthey have been paid bytherecipient country with theapproval
oftheEEC . . .
Article 6
Should itprove impossible for theEEC tosupply allorpart ofthegoods
onthedate andwithin the time-lirnits provided for inArticle 7andwithout
prejudice totheprovisions ofArticle 5ianew date andanewtime-limit
shall beagreed between theagents oftheEECandoftherecipient country
for thedelivery ofall thegoods oroftheundelivered part thereof .
Obligations ofthe recipient country
Article 7
After contacting theEEC ,therecipient country shall procure oneormore
vessels totransport allthequantities provided forinArticle 1ofthe
Agreement ,ofdimensions corresponding tothenormal capacity oftheport of
shipment ;these vessels must beready forloading onadate falling within
theperiod referred toinArticle 4»
The agent oftherecipient country shall inform theEEC ofthis date
immedately onlearning it,andalso that for .commencement ofdelivery ,
ifpossible twenty days inadvance andinanycase tendays before thedate
forcommencement ofdelivery .
Heshall establish with theagent oftheEECtheschedule towhich delivery
shall take place .
Article 8
Should therecipient country beunable tobegin loading onthedate provided
forinArticle 7iparagraph 1,theagent oftherecipient country shall
inform theagent oftheEECwithout delay *