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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)953 final
Brussels .27June 1974
RECOMMENDATION FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION "
ontheconclusion ofanagreement "between theEuropean Economic
Community andtheRepublic ofCyprus forthesupply ofsoft wheat asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
;C°M(74 )953final

•THECOUNCILOPTJLEEUROPEAN "COItfJUWITIES ,
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HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtho'EuropeanEcononu.oCommunity,
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•-andinpartioularArticles113»H4ewd223thereof }
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HavingregardtotheRecommendation from-theCommission;
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UhereasthoEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasdepositedaDoolarationfor
provisionalapplicationofthe1971Pood.AidConvention;whereasthat
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Conventionhas"beenapplicableoinco1July19711
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WhereastheRepublio .of.Cyprus,,byitsletter-o.f5.6.1973,hasrequested .
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foodaidj •
Whereasinviewofthooerealoupplysituation'inthoRepublicofCyprus
thatcountryshouldbeaccorded,bywayofgift,5000metrictons
'ofsoftwheatundertheCommunityFoodAidProgrammefor1973/74,.
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Article1.
OnbehalfofthoEuropeanEconomicCommunityonAgreement,thetextwhereof
isannexedhereto,shallbeconcludedbetweenthoEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andthoRepublioofCyprusforthesupplyofsoftwheataBfoodaid.
■«'Article2
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ThoPresidentofthoCouncilioherebyauthorizedtodesignatethosewho
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aretosignthoAgreementandtooonforonthemtherequisitepowerstobind
"thoCommunity * ,•.* V•
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DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil .
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THEGOVERNKG).<T OPTIIGREPUBLICOFCYPRUSoftlieonepart,
'ofxhcothcr^art .
HAVEDECIDEDboconcludedthisAgreementand"tothisendhave
'designated astheir,plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOIUrUlJITJi^S :
TEEG0VERK1ISKT OPTHEREPUBLIC0?CYPRUS
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

•AÏÏTICJEI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityfilial1supply "bywayofgrft"totheRepublic
ofCyprus(hereafterreferredtoas"therecipientcountry")aquantity0f
5.000tonsofsoftwheatundertheCommunity'sfoodaidprogramme,incereals
foF1973/74 ••''".
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Deliveriesshallbeeffectedinbulk,FOBunderthearrangements providedin
AnnexIwhichformsanintegralpartofthepresentAgreement.
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Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangements fortne
transportandinsuranceoftheproductsfrompointofdeliverytoplacesof
destination . .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestcaretoensurethatthetenderingarrf.
gementsforseatransportdonotprejudicethefreeplayoffaircompetition .
Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnectionshallbethg.subjectofconsultations
underArticleVIIIofthepresentAgreement'.. "
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'*•" . T.cticle:iv '.
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproductreceivedasaidforpur­
posesofconsumption andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproduct0x1itsmarket,
thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproductsofcomparablequality
Theproceedsfromthissaleshallbepaidintoaspecialaccountwiththe
CentralBankandallocatedtothefinancingofoneormoVedevelopmentprojcc
underarrangements which,havebeenagreedinadvancebetweentherecipient
countryandthe-EuropeanEconomicCommunity.

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!fheContractinePortionundertake'toimplementthisAcreraonlinMich*W
no-toavoid,tmyprejudiceto;thenorraalctruotuwofnational'production ^
nudinternationaltraiio.TotliiuendtheyshalltakeanyManuresrequired
toensurethatsuppliesasaidorein'additionto«*donotreplacebusiness
•transactionswhichmChtreasonablyteexpectedintheabsenceofsuchsupplie
inparticular,therecipientcountryundertakestoimportcommerciallyfro,
whateversourcetate.nlJuly1974and30June,1975aminimumquantityof
*337400»otrictonsof«o«.«M>atoritsequivalentinflourofsoftKhcat.
ΛΒΤΪ0Ι5 !VI
Therecipientcoiartryshalltakeallctepsrequiredtoprevent:
(i)there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandalsoofanyproducts
'resultingtherefrom ;
(ii)theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,vathinaperiodofsixmonths
commencingfromthefinaldelivery,eitherofanyproductprocured
.locallyofthesav;enatureasthatreceivedasaid,orofanyproducts
resultingtherefrom. •
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'AKTICIEVII
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TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheEECofhoy;thisAgrecmenx
isimplemented.'TothisenditshallprovidetheCommissionofthe.-European
Communities v.'iththefollov;ingdetails: •
(i)Immediatelyo.ftertheunloadingofeachcargo:portsanddatesof
arrivalofvessel;nature,quantityandanyobservations astothe
qualityoftheproductsunloaded ;dateonv;hichunloadingv;ascompleted ;
.costsofseatransportandofinsurancerelatingthereto;
(ii)Everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhave"beenfully
•used:quantitiessold;mannerofsalejactualsellingpricesjnormalsell
costsontherecipientcountry'smarket;costsofinsurance(andoftrans
portifapplicable)fromtheportofunloadingtotheplacesofdestina­
tion;
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(iii)On15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccounthas"beenfully
expended: .,•..•
a)Summaryoftheaccount(incomingsandoutgoings)to31Decemberof
•thepreviousyear;
"b)Stageofprogressoftheproject.orprojects,indicatingthetotal
.resourcesexpendedtothatstage.

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•TheContractingPartiesahallat'therequestofeitherconsulteachother
onanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.■
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ThisAgreement'isdraiaiupinduplicateintheDanish.,Dutch,English,Frenc
GermanandItalimilanguages ,eachofthesetextshavingequalforce.

AtJ?:EJT~T
Gcnorrl provisions
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Article 1
Delivery shall beeffected andrisks shall pass form theEuropean Economic
Community ,hereinafter referred toastheEEC ,totherecipient country at
themoment atwhich thegoods areputdown atthepoint ofexportation
named bytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities attheberth specified
bytherecipient country oritsagent referred toinArticle 3andunder the
terms specified inthe .following articles .Without prejudice toArticles 7and
8theEECshall bear allcosts uptodelivery andtherecipient country those
beyond delivery .
Article 2
Ondelivery atolerance of5%less than thequantity oftheproduct tobe
supplied inaccordance with article IoftheAgreement shall beadmissible .
Article 3
TheEEC shall appoint anagent toimplement theprovisions ofthepresent
Annex –orforeach consignment -whose name -andaddress itshall make
known totherecipient country immediately following hisappointment .
Therecipient country shall appoint anagent intheport orports ofship­
ment ,whose name andaddress itshall make known totheEECwith all
despatch andifpossible before theappointment ofagent oftheEEC .
0 •
Article 4
Before implementing theprocedures forappointing theagent oftheEEC
referred toinArticle 3,theCommission oftheEuropean Communities and
therecipient country shall jointly establish theperiod during which
delivery must begin .
Obligations c.theEuropean Economic Community
Article 5 '
Should theEECnotbeinaposition tocarry outdelivery ^onthedate and
(ifapplicable )a»theschedule asprovided inArticle 7»allcosts
arising fortherecipient country –forexample demurrage void freight
anddead freight –shall beborne bytheEEC .

The charges and thearrangements relating todemurrage laid down inthe
contract between therecipient country and thecarrier must have been
agreed inadvance bytherecipient country and theagent oftheESC .
Theother costs referred tointhefirst paragraph shall only berefunded
■bytheEEC ifthey have been paid bytherecipient country with theapproval
oftheEEC . . •
Article 6
Should itprove impossible for theEEC tosupply allorpart ofthegoods
onthe date andwithin thetime-limits provided for inArticle 7andwithout
prejudice totheprovisions ofArticle 5»anew date and anewtime-limit
shall beagreed between theagents oftheEECandoftherecipient country
for thedelivery ofall thegoods oroftheundelivered part thereof .
Obligations oftherecipient country
Article 7
After contacting theEEC ,therecipient country shall procure oneormore
vessels totransport all thequantities provided forinArticle 1ofthe
Agreement ,ofdimensions corresponding tothenormal capacity oftheport of
shipment ;these vessels must beready forloading onadate falling within
theperiod referred toinArticle 4»
Theagent oftherecipient country shall inform theEEC ofthis date
immedately onlearning it,andalso that jfor commencement ofdelivery ,
ifpossible twenty days inadvance and inanycase tendays before thedate
forcommencement ofdelivery .
Heshall establish with theagent oftheEEC theschedule towhich delivery
shall take place . •
Article 8
Should therecipient country beunable tobegin loading onthedate provided
forinArticle 7»paragraph 1,theagent oftherecipient country shall
inform theagent -oftheEECwithout delay .

Inthis event anewdate forthecommencement ofdelivery and (ifappliccitle )
anew schedule could beagreed between theagents oftheEECandofthe
recipient country .Thecosts arising from this delay shall inallcases
except force ma .1cure beborne bytherecipient country .
Should thenewdate provided forinparagraph 2bemore than 30clear days
after thedate forloading provided for inArticle f,paragraph 1,theEEC
maydispose ofthegoods without prejudice toitscommitment under Article 1
ofthis Agreement .
Article 9
ιIfthequantity made available forloading onavessel cannot beput on
board initsentirety ,therecipient country shall inform theEECassoon
aspossible andnolater than fifteen clear days after loading hasbeen
completed whether itintends toaccept ortorenounce thebalance .
Intheformer case theprovisions ofArticle 8,paragraphs 2and 3,shall
apply tothebalance ,ifdelivery hasnotyettaken place .
Inthelatter case theEECmayconsider that ithasdischarged itscommitment
totherecipient country under Article 1ofthis Agreement andshall bear
thecosts resulting from such renunciation . .-
Inanyevent after theexpiry ofaninterval offifteen clear days andin
theabsence ofanynotice onthepart oftherecipient country ,therenun­
ciation shall bedeemed tohave taken place .
Article 10
Upon delivery ofthegoods ,therecipient country shall hand tothe
agent oftheEECacertificate ofacceptance stating theport ofshipment ,
date ofacceptance ,thenature andquantity ofthegoods accepted and
including anycomments onthequality ofthegoods .