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COMMISSION OPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(73)591 final
Brussels ,16April 1973
RECOMMENDATION
for a
COUNCIL DECISION
concluding anagreement between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheRepublic ofChad
onthesupply offood aidintheform ofcom­
mon wheat
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(73 )591final

THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 ,11.4and .223thereof |
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ;
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community' hasdeposited adeclaration of.pro -*
visional application oftheFood AidConvention of1971 >andwhereas that
Convention has "been effective since 1July 1971 j
Whereas "byletter of20November 1972 theRepublic ofChad submitted arequest
foremergency food aidf
Whereas theadverse climatic conditions experienced bytheRepublic ofChad
have appreciably reduced itsgrain supplies }andwhereas that country should
therefore begranted agift of7000metric tons ofcommon wheat under the
Community Pood AidProgramme for1971/72}
HAS DECIDED THAT :
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ishereby concluded
between theEuropean Economic Community andtheRepublic ofChad onthesupply
offood aidintheform ofcommon wheat ,thetext ofwhich agreement isannexed
tothis Decision .

Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate thepersons
empowered tosign theAgreement ,andtoconfer onthem thepowers necessary
tocommit theCommunity f
Done atBrussels , 19.••
Por the Council
The President

AGREENENT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECOKDMIC COMMUUITYAKD
THEREPUBLIC OPCHAD
OITTHESUPPLYOPPOODAID
INTHEFORMOPCOMMONWHEAT

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THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
ontheonepart,
'THEGOVERUMEHT OPTHEREPUBLICOPCHAD,
ontheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandto-this-end~~haveJLesignatedas--„
theirplenipotentiaries ;
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERMIEHT CPTHEREPUBLIC OPCHAD:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:
•••/•••

ArticleI
AsapartofitsPoodAidProgramme(Cereals)for1971/72,theEuropeanEco­
nomicCommunityshallsupply7000metrictonsofcommonwheatasagiftto
theRepublicofChad,hereinafterreferredto'asthe"recipientcountry".
ArticleII
Deliverieswillbemadefree-at-frontierinnewjutesacksofanetweight
of50kg.
ArticleIII
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
oftherecipientcountryrelatingtodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryare
definedintheAnnexwhichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement.
ArticleTV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangements forthe
transportandinsuranceoftheproductfromplacesoftakingovertoplacesof
destination .
Article V
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproductsreceivedasaidforpurposes
ofconeunption andtodistributesuchproductstopeopleinneedfreeofcharge.
ArticleVI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallgranttherecipientcountryfundstocover
thecostsincurredbythatcountryforthetransportofthedeliveredproducts
fromtheplacesoftakingovertoplacesofdestination .

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Thesefundsshallamountto10unitsofaccountpermetrictonofdelivered
product.
TheCommunityundertakestopaythisassoonaspossibleafterreceiptby
theCommissionoftheinformation requiredinthefirstindentofArticleIX.
ArticleVII
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreementmsuchaway
astoavoidanyprejudicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
international trade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredto
ensurethataidsuppliesareinadditionto,anddonotreplace,"business
transactions whichmightreasonablybeexpectedintheabsenceofsuchsupplies.
ArticleVIII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredtoprevent:
(i)There-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandofproductsandby­
productsresultingfromsuchsupplies;
(ii)Theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsixmonthsofthelast
delivery,eitheroftheproductobtainedlocallyandofthesamenature
astheproductreceivedasaidorofanyproductsorby-productsresul­
tingfromit.
ArticleIX
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
howthisAgreementisbeingimplemented .Tothisend,itshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowinginformation :
•••/•••

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(i)Notmorethanthirtydaysafterthetalcingoverofeachcr-rgo:places
anddatesoftakingoverjnature,quantityandqualityoftheovertaken
products.
(ii)Everythreemonthsuntilthequantities .receivedasaidhavebeenfully
used:asituationreportgiving,inparticular ,thenumberandnature
oftherecipients ,thequantitiesdistributed ,andtheplaceandmethod
ofdistribution .
ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingPartiesshalloonsulteach
otheronanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ArticleXI
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplcateintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,
GermanandItalianlanguages ,eachofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.

AOTEXREFERRED TOINARTICLEIIIOFTHEAGREEMENT
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandrisksshallpassfromtheEuropeanEconomic
Communitytotherecipientcountryatthemomentatwhichthegoodsactually
crossthefrontieroftherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallpayallcostsoftakingdeliveryofthegoods,
anytransshipment costsandallcostssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelays ,intalcingdeliverywhichareattributable
totherecipientcountryshallbebornebythelatter.
<•Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountry,assoon
aspossibleafterthegoodshavelefttheportcfloading,ofthedateof
loading,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsasrecordedatloading,the
portofunloadingandthemeansoflandtransportusedtotransferthegoods
totheplaceofdelivery.
ArticJe 5
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryofthe
estimateddateofarrivalofthegoodsattheplaceofdeliveryatleasttenclear
daysbeforethatdate.

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TheEuropeanEconomicCommunitysh?vllbeobligedtoinformtherecipient
countryatl§asttwodaysbeforehandoftheprobabledateofarrivalofthe
goodsattheplaceofdelivery.
Article A.
Ondeliveryatoleranceof5%lessthanthequantityofwheattobesupplied
underArticleIoftheAgreementispermitted..
Article5
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
shallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameandaddressshallbemadeknown
ingoodtimetotherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallappointareceivingagentateachplaceofdelivery,
whosenameandaddressshallbemadeknowntotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
beforetheAgreementisimplemented .: