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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEÀN COMMUNiTIES
COM(74)1074final.
Bruxelles,10july1974
RECOMMENDATION
FORACOUNCIL
DECISION
ontheconclusionofanagreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
WorldFoodProgrammeonthesupplyofmilk
fatsasfoodaidtodevelopingcountries.
(Communication fromtheCommissiontotheCouncil)
(74)1074final.

COUKCIL DECISION
on "theconclusion ofanagreement between theEuropean Economic
Community andtheWorld Food Programme onthesupply ofmilk fats
asfood aid todeveloping countries .
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Articles 113 ,114and228thereof ,
Having regard totherecommendation oftheCommission ,
Whereas theCounoil ,inaccordance with Regulation (EEC)fro530/74of
4March 1974(^),laying downgeneral rules forthesupply ofmilkfats
asfood aidtocertain developing countries andcertain international
organizations ,hasdecided tomake available totheWorld Food
Programme butter held byintervention agencies ,delivered intheform
ofbutter orbutteroil andequal to15000metric tons ofbutteroil ,
Whereas thepurpose oftheWorld Food Programme istomake useof
contributions received inconnection with theprogramme soastomeet
emergency requirements and carry outprojects that include theuse
offood produots foreconomic andsocial development schemes ,
HA.S DECIDED ;
Article 1
Anagreement between theEuropean Economic Community andtheWorld
Food Programme tosupply milk fats asfood aidtodeveloping countries
ishereby concluded onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community .The
text oftheAgreement isannexed tothis decision .
()OJNoL65of7March 1974 ,P.l./

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Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisauthorizedtodesignatethepersons
empoweredtosigntheagreementandtoconferonthemthepowers
requiredinordertobindtheCommunity,
DoneatBrussels, FortheCounoil
ThePrésident

AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AND THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME ONTHE
SUPPLY OPPOOD AID INTHE FORM OFMILK
PATS TODEVELOPING COUNTRIES

AGREMENT
betweentheEuropeanEoonomioCommunityandtheWorld.PoodProgramme
onthesupplyofmilkfatsasfoodaidtodevelopingcountries.
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEWORLDFOODPROGRAMME,
aprogrammejointly -undertakenbytheUnitedNationsOrganization and
thePoodandAgricultural Organization oftheUnitedNations,
oftheotherpart,
WhereasthepurposeoftheWorldFoodProgrammeistomakeuseof
contributions receivedinconnectionwiththeprogrammesoastomeet
emergencyfoodrequirements andcarryoutprojectsentailingtheuse
offoodproductsforeconomicandsocialdevelopment purposes;
WhereastherearestocksofavailablebutterintheEuropeanEconomio
Community ;whereaswithaviewtoachievingtheobjectivesofthe
WorldFoodProgrammeithasbeendecidedtomakeavailabletothelatter
acertainquantityofbutteroilproducedfromthestockofbutter,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethepresentAgreementandtothisendhave
designatedastheirplenipotentiaries ;
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
THEWORLDFOODPROGRAMME,
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS;

Article1
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallsupply "totheWorld.Food
Programme,bywayofgiftunder"theconditionslaiddowninthe
presentAgreement,aquantityof15000metrictonsofbutteroil.
Article2
TheWorldPoodProgrammeundertakestousethebutteroilreceivedas
aidforemergenoyreliefoperationsoreoonomic,socialdevelopment
andfoodaidschemespreviouslyapprovedbytheEuropeanEoonomic
Community.
Article3
1,Foreachdelivery,theEuropeanEoonomioCommunityshallnotifythe
WorldFoodProgramme,bearinginmindtheinstructions receivedfrom
theWorldFoodProgramme,oftheportorportsofshipmentandthe
dateswhenthegoodsarereadyforloadinginthesaidports.This
informationshallbeprovidedatleast30daysbeforethedatewhen
thegoodsarereadyforloading.
2.Onlythoseseaportssuitableforoceangoingvesselsandusedfor
international freightmaybeselectedasportsofshipment.
Article4
1.TheEuropeanEconomioCommunityshallmakethebutteroilavailablefree
ofchargetotheWorldFoodProgramme.
2.Itshallensurethatthedeliveryofbutteroilmeetstheminimum
requirements asregardsqualityandpackaginglaiddowninAnnexI,
whichformsanintegralpartoftheAgreement.
Article5
1.Thedeliveryshallbeeffectedaccordingtotheprocedurelaiddownin
AnnexII,whichformsanintegralpartofthepresentAgreement.

2.'HieWorldPoodProgrammeBhalltakedelivery01theproduct,provide
transportandinsurance,andensuredistribution inthecountryof
destination .
3.TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallmakeapaymenttotheWorld
FoodProgrammeforthecostsmentionedinparagraph 2above,amounting
to80u.a.permetrictonofbutteroilaccepted.Itshallbepaid
withinaperiodof60daysaftertheacceptanceofeachdeliveryof
butteroilbytheWorldFoodProgramme.
Article6
TheWorldFoodProgrammeshallprovidetheEuropeanEconomioCommunity
withthefollowingreportsontheexecutionoftheoperationslaiddown
inthepresentagreement :
(a)Transportswithinareasonableperiodaftertheunloadingofeach
cargo,thedatesofarrivalofthevesselsintheportofdestination ,
thequantityandqualityofbutteroilunloaded,andthedateson
whichunloadingwascompleted;
(b)Utilizationofproducts:periodioinformation onthestageofprogress
oftheschemesforwhich'Communityaidwasprovided;utilization of
theproducts;quantitiesdistributed anddetailsonthemethodsof
distribution oftheproducts,particularly measurestoensurethatthe
productsdonotfindtheirwaybackontothemarket;andthenumber
ofrecipients. ■
Article7
Thecontractingpartiesshall,attherequestofeither,consulteachother
onanyquestionconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
Article8
ThisAgreementisdrawnupmduplicateintheDanish,Butch,English,
French,German,ItalianandSpanishlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeing
equallyauthentic.

ANNEXI
BUTTEROIL MADEAVAILABLE TODEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1.QUALITY
(A)Productcharacteristics Î '
Concentrated milkfatscontainingnotlessthan99ofpure
fats
j
(B)Standardcomposition
(Analysismadeattimeofmanufacture andpacking)
-Moistureandnon-fatmilksubstances :notmorethan0.2$
-Patssnotlessthan99*8$
-Freefattyacidssnotmorethan0,5%(expressedasoleicacid)
-Peroxidelevel/kg:notmorethan1unit(inmilli-equivalents
ofaotiveoxygenperkg)
-Taste:pure
-Smell:absenceofsmellextraneoustobutteroil
2.CONDITIONS OFPACKAGING
-Metalcansof5kg-4canspercarton
-Metalcansof20kg-1canpercarton
3.MARICDTGONTHEPACKAGING
(portofdischarge)
BUTTEROIL
GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
SUPPLIED BYTHEWORLDFOODPROGRAMME

AOTTEXII
PROCEDURE TJNDERARTICLE5(1)
OnthebasisofinformationreceivedfromtheWorldFoodProgramme »
hereinafterreferredtoasWPP,concerningtransport,foreach
deliverytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,hereinafterreferredtoas
EEC,shallnotifythe'WFPofthesupplier(s)andaperiodof15days
withinwhichtheWFPcanfixadatefordelivery;
TheWFPshallhotifythesupplier(s),ifpossible20daysandinany
case10cleardaysbeforethedateforcommencement ofeachdelivery,
oftheestimateddateforcommencement ofdelivery;
TheWFPshallnotifythesupplier(s)atleast5daysinadvanceofthe
exactdateforcommencement ofdelivery.Itshallestablishthe
scheduleofdeliverywiththeagentoftheEEC;
ThegoodsmustbedeliveredbytheEECattheplaceofshipmentandon
thedatefixedinaccordancewiththeaboveconditions ;
Deliveryshallbeeffectedatthetimewhenthegoodsareputdownat
thepointofexportnamedbytheEECattheberthspecifiedbythe
WFPoritsagent;
IftheEECfailstodeliverthegoodsattheplaceandtimerequired,
whentheWFPhasmadedeliverypossibleattheplaceandtimestated,
theconsequences shallbebornebytheEEC;theWFPshallinformthe
EECofthedelaywithin8days,inwriting;
IftheWFPfailstotakedeliveryofthegoodsattheplaceandtime
required,whentheEEChasmadedeliverypossibleattheplaceand
timestated,theconsequences shall,exceptinthecaseofforcemajeure,
bebornebytheWFP;theEECshallinformtheWFPofthedelaywithin
8days,inwriting;

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TheEECandtheWFPshallappointoneormoreagentstoimplement
theagreement.TheWPPshallappointarepresentative ineachport
ofshipmenttodealwithanymattersthatmayrequireattention.
Ondeliveryofthegoods,theWFPagentshallhandtotheagentof
theEECacertificateofacceptancestatingtheportofshipment,
thedateofacceptance,Onenatureandquantityofthegoodsaccepted
andincludinganycommentsonthequalityofthegoods;