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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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RECOMMENDATION FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
on"theconclusionofanagreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofBoliviaforthesupply
ofsoftwheatasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncillaytheCommission)
CQM(73)2085final

THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUHOPE /LNCOKKUNITIES ,
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Having regard "totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 «114and228thereof }
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ;
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasdeposited aDeclaration for
provisional application ofthe1971 Pood AidConvention ;whereas that
Convention has "been applicable since 1July 1971 ;
Whereas theRepublic ofBolivia byitsletter of20November 1972
hasrequested food aid ;
Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation intheRepublic ofBolivia
that country should beaccorded ,bywayofgift , 10000 metric tons
ofsoft wheat under theCommunity Pood AidProgramme for197?/73
DECIDA :
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community amAgreement ,thetext whereof
isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between theEuropean Economic Community
andthe Republic ofBolivia forthesupply ofsoft wheat
asfood aid .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate those who
aretosign theAgreement andtoconfer onthem therequisite powers tobind
theCommunity .
Done atBrussels , 19 For the Council
The President

AGREEKSNT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECOKDLUC COKLIUNITY
A13DTHEREPUBLIC OFBOLIVIA '
ONTHESUPPLYOPFOODAIDIN"THEFORMOF
SOFTWHEAT

THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
THE GOVERNMENT OPTHEREPUBLIC OFBOLIVIA
HAVE DECIDED "toconclude this Agreement and to
astheir plenipotentiaries :
THE COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THE GOVERNMENT OPTHEREPUBLIC OFBOLIVIA i
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WHO HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS :onthe one hand .
ontheother hand ,
this endhave designated

AÏITTCT,1?I
AsapariofitsPoodAidProgramme(Cereals)for1972/73>'^1CEaropenn
EconomicCommunityshallsupply,bywsyofsift,theRepublicofBolivia
,hereinafterreferredtoasthe"recipientcountry",with
10000metrictonsofsoftwheat.
ARTICLEII]
Deliverieswillbomadeinbulk,fobtoCommunityports.
ARTICLEIII
Theobligations ejidresponsibilities oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
oftherecipientcountryrelatingtodeliveryandthetalcingofdelivery
aredefinedinthe-Annex,whichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement.
ARTICLEIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangements forthe
transportandinsuranceoftheproductfromportsofshipmenttoplacesof
destination .
Ituntertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecaretoensurethatthe
tenderingarrangements forthetransportbyseaarenotprejudicialtothe
freeplayoffaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnectionshall
bethesubjectofconsultations underArticleIXofthepresentAgreement.
ARTICLEV
» »
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproductreceivedasaidforpur­
posesofconsumption andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,
thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproductsofcomparablequality.

Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostofseatransport,insuranceandthe
normalcostofsellingtheproductontherecipientcountry'smarket,will
hepaidintoaspecialaccountattheCentralBankandallocatedtothefinancing
oroneormoredevelopment schemeswhichhavealreadybeenproposedbythe
recipientcountryandapprovedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.
ARTICLEVI
TheContractingParties -undertaketoimplementthisAgreementinsuchawayas
toavoidanyprejudicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionandinter­
nationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredtoensurethat
aidsuppliesareinadditionto,anddonotreplace,businesstransactions which
mightreasonablyheexpectedintheabsenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular ,
therecipientcountryundertakestoimportcommercially fromwhateversource
between1January1974and31December1974aminimumquantityof
metrictonsofsoftwheatoritsequivalentinflourofsoftwheat.
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ARTICLEVII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredtoprevents
(i)There-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandofproductsand
by-productsresultingfromsuchsuppliesj
(ii)Theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsixmonthsofthelast
delivery,eitheroftheproductobtainedlocallyandofthesame-nature
astheproductreceivedasaidorofanyproductsor"by-productsresulting
fromit.
ARTICLEVIII
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhow
thisAgreementis"beingimplemented.TothisenditshallprovidetheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowinginformation :

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(i) Notlater than thirty days after theunloading ofeach cargo :
ports anddates ofarrival ofthevessel ;nature ,quantity and
quality oftheproducts unloaded ;date onwhich unloading was
completed j
(ii) Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave "been
fully used :quantities sold ,howthey have "been sold ,selling prices j
normal selling costs ontherecipient country 'smarket j
(iii)On15January every year until thespecial account has "been fully
used :
(a)State ofthis account (incomings andoutgoings )on31December
ofthe preceding :year }
(t>)Progress achieved intheproject orprojects ,with anindication
ofthetotal amount offinancing undertaken atthat stage .
ARTICLE TX
Attherequest ofeither ofthem ,theContracting Parties shall consult each
other onanyquestions concerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement .
ARTICLE X
This Agreement isdrawn upin-duplicate intheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,French ,
German ,Italian andSpanish language each ,ofthese texts being equally
authentic .

AKNEXTOARTICLEIIIOPTID3AGREEtfEîîT
Article1
Deliveryshall "beeffectedandricksshallpassfromtheEuropeanEconomic
Communitytotherecipientcountryatthemomentatwhichthegoodshave
beenplacedintheship'sholdattheportofshipment.
Therecipientcountryshall "bearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,
includingcostsofstowageand,whereappropriate ,oftrimmingand"bagging.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchattheportofshipmentshallbeachargeon
orforthebenefitoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandshallbedetermined
beforethevesselsails.Theratesanddetailedarrangementsrelatingthereto
laiddowninthecontractbetweentherecipientcountryandthecarriermust
havebeenagreeduponinadvancebytherecipientcountryandtheauthorized
agentoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityreferredtoinArticle
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Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountryingood
timeoftheportorportsofshipment,thequantitiestobedeliveredateach
port,theperiodwithinwhichloadingmustbegin,andthedailyloadingrate.
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodsonthedate
resultingfromtheinstructions .inArticle8,whereonthevesselshouldbe
readyforloading.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,aloteranceof5lessthanthequantitytobe
suppliedinaccordancewithArticle1ofthe'Agreementispermitted.

Article S
Once thepoods areon "board thevessel ,theEuropean Economic Community shall
notify therecipient country ofthedate ofloading ,andthequantity and
quality ofthegoods asrecorded onloading .
Article 6
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Therecipient country shall supply theEuropean Economic Community ,within the
period referred toinArticle 2,with avessel ofdimensions corresponding to
thenormal loading potential ofthe port ofshipment .
Should itprove impossible forthevessel tobegin loading within theperiod
referred toinArticle 2andshould therecipient country nothave notified
theEuropean Economic Community ofthis fact inwriting atthe latest "bythe
date onwhich thevessel should beready forloading inaccordance with Article
thegoods shall "beatthedisposal oftheEuropean Economic Community .
Whatever thecircumstances ,the goods' shall "beheld attheexpense ,risk and
peril oftherecipient country .
Article 7
Should 1therecipient country fail toprovide avessel ofsuitable tonnage or
ifthequantity made available forloading onavessel ofsuitable tonnage
cannot beputonboard initsentirety because ofcircumstances beyond the
control oftheEuropean Economic Community ,thebalance shall beloaded onto
the next vessel under the condi-tions laid down inthis annex .
Inthis event ,until thedate ofloading ofthis balance oruntil therecipient
country gives notice inwriting that itgives upthis balance ,thegoods shall
behold attheexpense ,risk andperil oftherecipient country .
Therecipient country must notify theEuropean Economic Community within a
period ofamaximum of30days from thebeginning ofloading oftheshipment
towhich these goods should have belonged ,ofthedate onwhich loading of
this balance isduetobegin orofitsrenunciation ofthis balance .

Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theEuropeanEconomicCommnitymny
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitmenttotherecipientcountryunder
Article1oftheAgreement.
Article8
TherecipientcountryshallnamefortheEuropeanEconomicCommunitythe
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vesselthatistoshipthegoodsatleast10cleardayspriortotheestimated
dateofarrivalofthevesselinpartor,wherepossible,20cleardaysprior
tothisdate,andshallatthesametimeindicatehowsoonafterthatdate
thevesselwillbereadyforloading.
Therecipientcountryshallinsertinthecharterpartyaclauserequiring
thecaptaintoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityatleast72hoursin
advanceofthevessel'sestimateddateofarrivalinport.
Article9
*
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
shallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameandaddressshallbemadeknown
ingoodtimetotherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallnominateareceivingagentineachportofshij>-
ment,whosenameandaddressshallbemadeknowntotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented.