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COMMISSION OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)2097 final
Brussels ,17December 1974
RECOMMENDATION FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION .
ontheconclusion ofanAgreement "between the
European Economic Community andtheRepublic
ofAfghanistan forthe supply ofskimmed milk
powder asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
C0M(74 )2097 final

THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COM4UHITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Eoonomio Community
endinparticular Artioles 113,114arid228thereof ?
Havirg regard totheRecoaMeadatioa from theCo»Eissio *{
Whereas theCotmoil inRegulation (EBC)no.1826/74of11July 1974 onthe
supply ofskinmedmilk powder asfood aiddeeIced tans&k® 300tons
cfskimmed milk powder available totheRepublic ofAfghanistan#
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Article 1 j
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AnAgreement between theEuropean Economio Community andtheRepublic ofAfghanistan
forthesupply ofskimmed milk powder asfood aidishereby conoluded on j
"behalf oftheEuropean Eoonomio Community .Thetext oftheAgreement is !
annexed tothis Decision .
Artide 2
ThePresident oftheCounoil isauthorized todesignate thepersons empowered
tosigntheAgreement andtoconfer onthem thepowers required inorder to !
bind theCommunity .
Done atBrussels .
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For the Council
The President

AOREEMENT
BETWEEN THEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AND THEREPUBLIC OPAFGHANISTAN
ONTHESUPPLY OPFOOD AIDINTHEFORM OFRKIWED MILK POWDER

THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
ofthe on© part .
THE GOVERNMENT OP THE REPUBLIC OPAFGHANISTAN
oftheether part ,
HA VE DECIDED toconclude this Agreement andtothis end faav® designated at
their plenipotentiaries *
THE COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPE /LB"COMMUNITIES l
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THE GOVERNMENT OP THE REPUBLIC OPAFGHANISTAN
WHO HA VE AGREED AS FOLLOWS *

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ÂFtTICliE I
European Economic Community ehall supply bywayofgift tothe
Ffpiiblio ofAfghanistan (hereafter referred to&a
"tharecipient eouaixy n)aquantity of300tonnes ofskimmed milk powder .
£li©cuality andpackaging conditions arespecified inAonax Iwhich fores mi
ixt'ssgral part ofthepresent Agreemit *
ARTICLE II
JteliwciatJ shall beeffected under thearrangements provided inAronex II
?rteoh .fo?SMi anintegral part ofthepresent Agreement *
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ARTICLE III
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allneoessary arrangements forthe
transport andinsurance oftheproducts from point ofdelivery toplaces of i
destination . >:
Itundertakes toexeroise thegreatest ,care toensure that thetendering .j
arrangements forseatransport donotprejudice thefree play offair com- !
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petition# Anyproblems arising inthis connection shall bethesubject of ■
consultations under Article VIII ofthepresent Agreement * i
ARTICLE IV . i
JJJ,€recipient country undertakes tousetheproduct received asaidforpur­
ports ofconsumption andtodistribute itfree ofcharge tothepeople inneed®

ARTICLE V
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement thiB Agreement insuch away
astoavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofnational production
andinternational trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymeasures required
toensure that supplies asaidareinaddition toanddonotreplace business
transactions which might reasonably beexpected intheabsence ofsuoh supplies .
ARTICLE VI
Therecipient country shall take allsteps required toprevents
(i)there–export oftheproduct received asaidandalso ofanyproducts
resulting therefrom §
(ii)theexport ,commercially or .otherwise ,within aperiod ofsixmonths ■
commencing from thefinal delivery ,either ofanyproduct procured
locally ofthesame nature asthat received asaid,orofanyproducts
resulting therefrom . 1
ARTICLE VII
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Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community
ofhowthis Agreement isimplemented .Tothis enditshall provide the
Commission oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing details :
(i)Immediately after theunloading ofeach cargo tports anddates of
arrival ofvessel jnature ,quantity andanyobservations astothe
quality oftheproducts unloaded jdate onwhich unloading wascompleted j
oosts ofseatransport andofinsurance relating thereto *
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhavebeen fully
used !quantities distributed jnumber andnature ofbeneficiaries }
places ,rates andmethod ofdistribution .

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ARTICLE VIII
TheContracting Parties shall attherequest ofeither consult eaoh other
onanyquestions oonoerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement .
ARTICLE IX
This Agreement isdrawn upinduplioate intheDanish ,Dutch ,EhgliBh , <.
French ,German andItalian languages ,each ofthese texts having equal force .

SKIMMED MILK POWDER
I,Quality regmrements
(a)fatoontent
(b)moisture content
(c)total acidity (lactic acid .)
(d)test forneutralizing agents
(e)permitted additives
(f)test forphosphatasis
(g)solubility
(h)degree ofpurity
(i)bacteria content
(k)strength ofcolon bacillus
(l)flavour andsmell
(m)appearancenotexceeding 1,5%
notexceeding 4»0%
not;exceeding 0,15$(18°Dornic )
negative
none
negative
notexceeding 0,5®1(notlees than 99
notless than disc B(15fOog)
notexceeding 50000 perg
negative in0,1g
fresh
white orslightly yellowish , ;
absence ofimpurities and ooloured
partioles --
II.Packaging
(a)containing 25kilogrammes netweight
.ι(b)composition ofpacking : h
2 !
(aa)4Kraft paper bags ofastrength representing atleast 70gperm; :
1interposed tar-lined paper bagofastrength representing at
least 140gperm2j
1polyethylene inner bagatleast 0»06 mmthick ,welded ordouble -
bound
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or (bb)1Mclupak-po ly-duplo "paper bagofastrength representing at
least 50/20/50perm2j
2Kraft paper bagsofastrength representing atleast 70/75gP01*m
1polyethylene inner bagatleast 0,10 mm(thick welded ordouble -
bound )

2er (ee)1Kraft paper bagefastrength represanting atleast 70g/m
1Kraft paper bagwith apolyethylene layer ofastrength
representing atleast 80g+15g/m2
23Kraft paper bags ofastrength representing atleast 70g/m
1polyethylene inno *bagatleast 0t06mmthick ,welded ordouble -
bound
(o)marking onthepaokaging inEnglish t
SKIMMED MILK POWDER -
GIFT OPTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;
TOTHEREPUBLIC OPAFGHANISTAN
TODISTRIBUTE FREE OFCHARGE

Général provisions
Artiole 1
Delivery shall beeffected andrisks shall pass from the European Eoonomio
Community ,hereinafter referred toasthe EEC,tothereoipient country at
the moment atwhioh the goods are put down atthe point ofexportation
named bythe Commission ofthe European Communities attheberth speoified '
bythereoipient oountry orits agent referred toinArticle 2and under the
terms specified inthe following artioles .Without prejudice toArticles 7
and 8the EECshall bear allcosts uptodelivery andthereoipient oountry
those beyond such delivery .
Artiole 2
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The EEC shall appoint anagent toimplement the provisions ofthe present
Annex -orfor each consignment -whose name and address itshall make known
tothereoipient country immediately following his appointment .
Thereoipient country shall appoint anagent inthe port orports ofshipment ,
whose name and address itshall make known tothe EEC with all despatch and
ifpossible before the appointment ofagent ofthe EEC.
Artiole 3
Before implementing the procedures for appointing the agent ofthe EEC
referred toinArtiole 2,the Commission ofthe European Communities and
thereoipient oountry shall jointly establish the period during which
delivery must begin .
Obligations ofthe European Eoonomio Community
1
Artiole 4 • r
Should the EECnotbeinaposition tocarry outdelivery onthedate ,and
'(if applicable )onthesohedule asprovided inArtiole 6,alloosts arising
forthereoipient oountry »•forexample demurrage void freight anddead freight
shall beborne bythe EEC.

Should therecipient country beunable tobegin loading onthe date provided
forinArtiole 6,paragraph 1,theagent ofthereoipient country shall inform
the agent ofthe EEC without delay .
Inthis event anewdate forthe commencement ofdelivery and (ifapplioable )
anew schedule could beagreed between the agents ofthe EEC and ofthe
reoipient country .The oosts arising from this delay shall inalloases except
force ma.jeure beborne bythe reoipient country .
Should the new date provided for inparagraph 2bemore than 30dear days
after thedate forloading provided forinArtiole 6,paragraph 1,the EEC
may dispose ofthe goods without prejudice toits oommitment under Artiole 1
ofthis Agreement . 1 ;
Article 8
Ifthequantity made available for loading onavessel cannot beput on
board initsentirety ,therecipient country shall inform the EECassoon
j
aspossible andnotlater than fifteen clear days after loading has been
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completed whether itintends toaccept ortorenounoe the belanoe .
*Inthe former oase the provisions ofArtiole 7»paragraphs 2and 3,shall
apply tothebalanoe ,ifdelivery hasriotyettaken place .
Inthelatter oase the EEC mayoonsider that ithasdisoharged ^tsoommitment
tothereoipient country under Article 1ofthis Agreement andshall bear
the oosts resulting from such renunciation .
Inany event after the expiry ofaninterval offifteen clear days andin
the absence ofanynotioe onthe part ofthereoipient oountry ,the renun­
ciation shall bedeemed tohave taken plaoe .
Article 9
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Upon delivery ofthe goods ,therecipient country shall hand tothe agent of
the EEC acertificate ofacceptance stating the port ofshipment ,date of
aoceptanoe ,thenature andquantity ofthe goods aooepted andinoluding any
.I
comments onthequality ofthe goods and send oopy thereof tothe Commission
ofthe European Communities .