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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)2270 final
Brussels ,9January 1975
RECOMMENDATION FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofanAgreement between the
European Economic Community andthe
Republic ofLebanon forthesupply of "butteroil asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
C0M(74 )2270 final

THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community
andinparticular Articles 113 f114and228thereof ^
'.Having' regard totheproposal from theCommission }
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Whereas theCouncil inRegulation (EEC)no.530/74of4.3.1974 °nthe
supply ofbutteroil asfood aiddecided tomake 250metric ..tons of
butteroil available totheRepublic ofLebanon .
HAS DECIDED :
Article 1
AnAgreement between theEuropean Economio Community and theRepublic' ofLebanon
forthesupply ofbutteroil asfood aidishereby oonoluded onbehalf of
theEuropean Economic Community .Thetext oftheAgreement isannexed to
this Deoision .
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Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil isauthorized todesignate thepersons
empowered tosign theAgreement and toconfer onthem thepowers required
inorder tobind theCommunity .
Done atBrussels ,
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For the Council
The Président

AGREEMECT
BETNEENTHEEUROPEANECONOMIC COKiïUNITY
AND;THEREPUBLICOPLEBANON ...
ONTHESUPPLYOPFOODAIDINTHEFORMOF
BUTTEROIL

THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES .
ofthe0x16part,
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THEGOVERNMENT OP.THEREPUBLICOPLEBANONofthe'otherpart.
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludedthisAgreementandtothisendhave
designatedastheirplenipotentiaries
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THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES : '•
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THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEREPUBLICOPLEBANON
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

• ARTICLE I
• ......
TheEuropean Economio Community shall supply "bywayofgift tothe
theRepublic ofLebanon t(hereafter referred toas"thereoipient
oountry ")>aquantity of250metric tons ofbutteroil .
•;
Til©quality andpackaging conditions arespecified inAnnex Iwhich forms an
'integral part ofthepresent Agreement .
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ARTICLE II
Deliveries shall "beeffected under thearrangements provided inAnnex IIvhich'
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forms anintegral part ofthepresent Agreement .-
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ARTICLE III
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements forthe .
transport andinsurance oftheproducts from point ofdelivery toplaces of
destination .
Itunder takes .,toexercise thegreatest care toensure that thetendering arran­
gements forseatransport donotprejudice thefree play offair competition .
Anyproblems arising inthis connection shall bethesubject ofconsultations
tinder Article VIII' ofthepresent Agreement .
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* ' ARTICLE TV
Therecipient country undertakes tousetheproduct received asaidforpur­
poses ofconsumption andtodistribute itfree totherefugee population .

. . .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 exxpplies asaidareinaddition toanddo .notreplace "business
transactions which "might reasonably "beexpected intheabsence ofsuch supplies .
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ARTICLE VI
Therecipient country shall take allsteps required to'prevent : ^
(i)there-export oftheproduct received asaidandalso ofanyproducts
resulting therefrom ; *
(ii)theexport ,commercially ,orotherwise ,within aperiod ofsixmonths
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commencing from thefinal delivery ,either ofanyproduct procured
locally ofthesame nature asthat received asaid ,orofanyproducts
;resulting therefrom .
ARTICLE VII
Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community
ofhow this Agreement isimplemented .Tothis end itshall provide the
Commission oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing details :
(i)Immediately after theunloading ofeach cargo ":ports anddates of
arrival ofvessel ;nature ,quantity andanyobservations astothe
.quality oftheproducts unloaded ;date onwhich unloading wascompleted ;
costs ofseatransport andofinsurance relating thereto ;
•(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave been fully '
used :quantities distributed ;number andnature of "benefioiaries ;places ,
...rates andmethod ofdistribution .
;

ARTICLEVIII
TheContractingPartiesshallat"therequestofeitherconsulteachother
,onanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
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'AIÎTICIEIX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicatemtheDanish,Dutch,English,French,
GermanandItalianlanguages,eachof'thesetextshavityjequalforce.

ANHEX I
BUTTEROIL ' '
I-.QUALITY
1/\ ' • '•.
(A)Product characteristics î
Concentrated milk fats containing notless than $$*o% ofpure fats ;
% •
(B)Standard composition :
(Analysis made attime ofmanufacture andpacking )
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-Moisture and n'on-fat milk substance s-not more than 0.2>
-Pats -not less than
-Free fatty acids -notmore than 0.5$ (exprossed asoleic acid )
-Peroxide level/kg-notmore than 1unit (inmilli-equivalents of
active oxygen perkg)
*-Taste -pure
-Smell -absence ofsmell extraneous tobutteroil
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II.CONDITION OPPACKAGING '•
.a)Metal cans of20kg-1canpercarton .
•b)Marked the ,'packaging in .frenoh :
' BUTTEROIL '•
GIFT OFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
TOTHE REPUBLIC OFLEBANON
.FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION

AMEX II
General provisions
•"-Article 1
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^Delivery shall beeffected andrisks shall pass from the .European Economic
Community ,hereinafter referred toastheEEC ,totherecipient country at
themoment atwhich the goods' areputdown atthepoint ofexportation
named "bytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities atthe "berth specified
bytherecipient country oritsagent referred toinArticle 2andunder the
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.terms specified inthefollowing articles .Without prejudice toArtioles 7and
_8_the EECshall bear allcosts uptodelivery andtherecipient country those
beyond suoh delivery . • ..
Article 2
TheEECshall appoint anagent toimplement theprovisions ofthepresent
Annex -orforeach consignment -whose name andaddress itBhall make known
to .therecipient country immediately following hisappointment .
Therecipient country shall appoint anagent intheport orports ofshipment
\ihosQ name andaddress itshall make known totheEECwith alldespatch and
ifpossible before theappointment ofagent oftheEEC .
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Article 3
Before implementing theprocedures forappointing theagent oftheEEC
referred toinArticle 2,theCommission oftheEuropean Communities and
•therecipient country shall jointly establish theperiod during which deli­
very must begin , ' •
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Obligations oftheEuropean Economic Community
Article 4
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Should theEECnotbeinaposition tocarry outdelivery onthedate ,
'(**"applicable )ontheschedule asprovided inArticle 6,alloosts
arising fo?therecipient country -forexample demurrage voidfreight and
dead freight -shall beborne bytheEE1

Thecharges andthearrangements relating todemurrage laid down inthe
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contract "between therecipient country andthecarrier must have "bee1!agreed
-In-advance "by -therecipient country andtheagent oftheEEC .
■ • • •
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Theother costs referred tointhefirst paragraph shall only "berefunded
"bytheEECifthey have "been paid "bytherecipient country with theapproval
oftheEEC . ■
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.. Article 5
Should itprove impossible fortheEECtosupply allorpart ofthegoods
onthedate andwithin thetime-limits provided forinArticle 6and without
prejudice totheprovisions ofArticle 4»anewdate andanewtime-limit
shall "beagreed "between theagents oftheEECandoftherecipient country
forthedelivery ofallthegoods oroftheundelivered part thereof .
0'blinations ofthe rectf.nient country
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Article 6 ' %
After contacting theEEC ,therecipient country shall -procure oneormore vesselo
totransport allthequantities provided forinArticle 1oftheAgreement ,of
dimensions corresponding tothenormal capacity oftheport ofshipment {•these
vessels must "beready forloading onadate falling within theperiod referred
toinArticle 3.
Theagent oftherecipient country shall inform theEECofthis date
immediately onlearning it,andalsothatforcommencement ofdelivery ,
ifpossible twenty days inadvance andinanycase tendays before thedate
forcommencement ofdelivery .
r
Heshall establish with theagent 'oftheEECthesohedule onwhioh delivery
shall take place .

Should therecipient country "beunable to "begin loading onthedate provided
forinArticle 6,paragraph 1,theagent oftherecipient country shall in­
form the agent oftheEEC without delay .
Inthis event anewdate forthecommencement ofdelivery and(if applicable )anev
'schedule could beagreed between theagents oftheEEC "andoftherecipient
country .Thecosts arising from this delay shall inallcases except force
majeure beborne bytherecipient country .
Should thenewdate provided forinparagraph 2bemore than 30clear days
after thedate forloading provided for'inArticle 6,'paragraph 1,theEEC
mayc-dispose ofthegoods without 'prejudice toitscommitment under Article 1
ofthis Agreement . '
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Article 8
Ifthequantity made available forloading onavessel -cannot beputon
board initsentirety ,therecipient country shall inform theEECassoon
aspossible andno\later than fifteen clear days after loading hasbeen
completed whether itintends toaccept ortorenounce thebalance .
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Intheformer case theprovisions ofArticle 7».paragraphs 2~and 3»shall
apply tothebalance ,ifdelivery hasnotyettaken place .
Inthelatter case theEECmayconsider that ithasdischarged itscommitment
totherecipient country under Article 1ofthis Agreement andshall bear
theoosts resulting from such renunciation .
Inanyevent after theexpiry ofaninterval offifteen clear days andin
theabsence ofanynotice onthepart ofthereoipient country ,therenun -
olation shall bedeemed tohave taken place .
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Article 9
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Upon delivery ofthegoods ,therecipient country shall hand totheagent of
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theEECacertificate ofacceptance stating theport ofshipment ,date of
acceptance ,thenature , 'andquantity ofthegoods accepted andincluding
anycomments onthequality ofthegoods aJfidsend acopy thereof totheCommission
oftheEuropean Communities .