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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels ,16February 1973
RECOMMENDATION
FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
concluding anagreement between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheUnited Nations Relief
andWorks Agency forPalestinian refugees on
thesupply ofmilk fat
(Submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(73 )265final

THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Hiving regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular Articles 113 ,114and228thereof ;
Having regard totheRacommendation from theCommission ;
Whereas byitsRegulation (EEC)No1692/72theCouncil decided to
include milk fatinitsfood aidprogramme ;
Whereas theUnited Nations Relief andWorks Agency hasmade known how
much milk fat itneeds forrefugees andwhereas 2000 metric tons ofthat
product should therefore "beplaced atitsdisposal ;
DECIDES '•
Article 1
AnAgreement isconcluded ,on "behalf oftheEuropean Economic Community ,
between theEuropean Economic Community andtheUnited Nations Relief and
Works Agency forPalestinian refugees ,forthesupply ofmilk fatby
wayoffood aid ,ofwhich thetext isannexed tothis Decision .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil isauthorised toappoint delegates tosign
theAgreement andtoconfer onthem therequisite full powers onbehalf
oftheCommunity .
Done atBrussels , 1^–•
For the Council
The President

AGREMENT
"betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
theUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyon
thesupplyofbutteroil "bywayoffoodaidfor
Palestinian refugees.

THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
ofthefirst part
THEUNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINIAN
REFUGEES ,hereinafter called UNRWA
ofthesecond part
have decided toconclude this Agreement andhave designated tothis
endastheir pleniputentiaries :
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
UNRMA :
WHO HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS :

Àrfïcie 1
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshall,bywayofgift,supplyto
UNRWA,hereinaftercalled"thebeneficiary",2000metrictonsof
butteroil.
TheCommunityshalldeliverbutteroilmeetingthequalityand
packagingrequirements setoutinAnnexI,whichformsanintegral
partoftheAgreement.
ArticleII
ThebutteroilshallbedeliveredCIPportofunloadinginLebanon -
orCIFportsofunloadinginIsrael.
ArticleIII
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean .Economiq
CommunityandthebeneficiaryaresetoutinAnnexIIwhich,forms.
anintegralpartofthisAgreement._ .
ArticleIV
Thebeneficiaryundertakestotakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
transportthebutteroilfromtheportsofunloadingtotheplacesof
destination .
ArticleV
Thebeneficiaryundertakestodistributethebutteroilreceivedby
wayoffoodaidfreeofchargetoPalestinianrefugeesfor.tjieir
consumption.

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ArticleVI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallcontributetothecosts
incurredbythebeneficiaryincarryingouttheoperationsprovided .
forinArticlesIVandV.Thiscontributionshallbe15u.a..
permetrictonofdeliveredproduct.
TheCommunityundertakestopaythiscontributionassoonaspossible
afterreceiptbytheCommissionofthereportsprovidedforinthe
firstindentofArticleVII.
ArticleVII
ThebeneficiaryundertakestonotifytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
ofthemannerinwhichthisAgreementisperformed.Itshallin
particularsendtheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities :
-*reports,tobemadewithin30claysafterunloading,givingdetails
ofthedatesofarrivalofshipsatportsofdestination ,the
quantitiesandconditionoftheproductunloadedandthedateson
,whichunloadingwascompleted;
-amonthlyprogressreportondistribution ,untilfinaldisposalofall
quantitiesreceived,includingthenumberofrecipients,thequantities
distributed andtheplaces,"timetable "andmannerofdistribution .
ArticleVIII
Thecontractingpartiesshallconsulttogetheronanyquestionconcerning
theapplicationofthisAgreement,wheneveronesuchpartysorequests.
ArticleIX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesintheGerman,'French,Italian
andDutchlanguages,eachtextbeingequallyauthentic.

AMEXI
ButteroilplacedatthedisposalofUKRWA.
I.Qualityrequirementsj
-characteristics oftheproduct:concentrated milkfat'
containingnolessthan99*8%ofpurefat;
-standardingredients :(analysismadeattimeofmanufacture
andpacking)
:moistureandnonfatingredients
ofmilk:notmorethan0.20$
:fat-notlessthan99*8%
:freefattyacid-notmorethan0.5$
(expressedasoleicacid)
:peroxydelevel/kg-notmorethan1unit
(inmilliequivalentsofactiveoxygenperkg)
:taste-pure
:smell-absenceofsmellextraneousto
"butteroil
II#Packing:
Metalcansof20kg-1canpercarton

AUNEXPROVIDED FOR.HTARTICLEIIIOPTHEAGREEMENT
Article 1•
Deliveryshall "becompletedandallliabilityshallpassfromthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity„to .thebeneficiary whenthegoodsare
eitherfullyunloadedonquaysideoronsiloboatatportofunloading
ifavailableoronlighterifthismethodisused.
Thebeneficiaryshallpayalldownstreamdeliverycosts,including
costsoftakingdelivery.
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloading,fordelayattributable
tothebeneficiary ,shallbebornebythelatter.Thelevelofthese
costsanddetailedrulesconcerningthemshallbefixedinthecontract
concludedbetweentheCommunitydelegateprovidedforinArticle5»and
theforwardingagentfollowingprioragreementbetweenthatdelegateand
thereceptionagentofthebeneficiary providedforinArticle5»
Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallnotifythebeneficiary ,assoon
aspossibleafterloadingofthegoods,ofthevesselanddateof
loading,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsfrecordedonloading,the
portofunloadingandthedailyunloadingcapacityofthatport.
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallnotifythebeneficiaryofthe
presumeddateofarrivaloftheshipattheportofunloadingatleast
tencleardaysbeforethatdate.
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallhaveinsertedinthecharter-party
anundertaking bytheCaptaintonotifythebeneficiaryatleast72hours
inadvanceoftheprobabledateofarrivaloftheshipinport.

Article 4
Atolerance shall beallowed onconsignment ofthegoods of5%loss than
thequantity ofgoods tobedelivered !tinder Article 1.
Article 5
TheEuropean Economic Community shall appoint adelegate toperform
theprovisions ofthis Annex andshall indue course inform the
beneficiary ofhisname andaddress .
Thebeneficiary shall appoint areception agent ateach port of
unloading andshall notify hisname andaddress totheEuropean
Economic Community before theimplementation oftheAgreement .