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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1158final
Brussels,11July1973
RECOMMENDATION FORA
COUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionofanagreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandthehashemite
KingdomofJordanforsupplyofflourofsoft
wheatasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
CCM(73)1158final

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THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 » and228thereof ;
Having regard totheRecommendation from the Commission ;
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community has deposited aDeclaration for
provisional application ofthe 1971 Food AidConvention ;whereas that Con­
vention has been applicable since 1July 1971 ;
Whereas thehashemite Kingdom ofJordan hasrequested food aid inregard
totheprogramme of1972/73•
Whereas inview ofthe cereal supply situation inthehashemite Kingdom of
Jordan that country should beaccorded ,bywayofgift ,5000metric tons
ofeoft wheat inthe form of3311 metric tons offlour ofsoft wheat
under theCommunity Food AidProgramme for1972/73;
DECIDES :
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anagreement ,the text
whereof isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between theEuropean Economic
Community andthehashemite Kingdom ofJordan forthesupply ofsoft' wheat
asfood aid .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorised todesignate those who
aretosign theagreement and toconfer onthem therequisite powers
tob'ind theCommunity .
Done atBrussels , 19... » For the Council
The President

AC-REEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OFJORDAN
CONCERNING THE SUPPLY ASFOOD AID
OFFLOUR OFSOFT WHEAT

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THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
onthe one part ,
THE GOVERNMENT OFTHE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OFJORDAN
onthe other part ,
HAVE DECIDED toconclude this Agreement and tothis endhave designated
astheir plenipotentiaries :
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THE GOVERNMENT OFTHE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OFJORDAN
WHO HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS :

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ARTICLE I
Asapart ofitsFood AidProgramme (Cereals )for-1972 /73»theEuropean
Economic Community shall supply thehashemite Kingdom ofJordan ,here inafter
referred toasthe "recipient country ",with 5000metric tons ofsoft
wheat inthe form of3311metric tons offlour ofsoft wheat .
ARTICLE II
Deliveries will bemade inbulk fob toCommunity ports innew cotton
sacks ofanetweight up50Kg.each .
ARTICLE III
The obligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean Economic Community
and oftherecipient country relating todelivery andthetaking ofdeli­
very aredefined intheAnnex ,which forms anintegral part ofthis
Agreement . "
ARTICLE IV
The recipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements for
the transport and insurance oftheproduct from ports ofshipment to
places ofdestination .
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Itundertakes toaxercise thegreatest possible care toensure that the
tendering arrangements forthetransport bysea arenotprejudicial to
the free play offair competition .Anyproblems arising inthis connection
shall be'the subject ofconsultations under Article IXofthepresent
Agreement .
ARTICLE V
Therecipient country undertakes touse theproduct received asaid for
purposes ofconsumption aridtodistribute such products totherefugee
population free ofcharge .

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ARTICLE VI
1"111 . .11
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch a
way astoavoid anyprejudice to .thenormal structure ofdomestic produc­
tion andinternational trade,' Tothis endthey shall take anymeasures
required toensure ,that aidsupplies are inaddition to,and donot re­
place ,business transactions which might reasonably beexpected inthe
absence ofsuch supplies .
ARTICLE VII
Therecipient country shall take anymeasures required toprevent :
(1)There-export oftheproduct received asaidandofproducts and
by-products resulting from such supplies ;
(ii)The export ,commercially orotherwise ,within sixmonths ofthelast
delivery ,either oftheproduct obtained locally and ofthesame
nature astheproduct received asaid orofanyproducts orby­
products resulting from it.
ARTICLE VIII
Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community
howthis Agreement isbeing implemented .Tothis enditshall provide the
Commission ,oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing information :
(i)Not later than thirty days after theunloading ofeach cargo :
ports anddates ofarrival ofthevessel ;nature ,quantity andquali­
tyoftheproducts unloaded ;date onwhich unloading wascompleted ;
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave been
fully used :asituation report giving ,inparticular ,thenumber
andnature oftherecipients ,thequantities distributed ,andthe
place andmethod ofdistribution .
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ARTICLE IX
Attherequest ofeither ofthem ,theContracting Parties shall consult
each other onany questions concerning the implementation ofthis
Agreement .
ARTICLE X
Thie Agreement isdrawn upinduplicate intheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,
French ,German and Italian Languages ,each ofthese texts being equally
authentic .

ANNEX TOARTICLE III OFTHE AGREEMENT
Article 1
Delivery shall beeffected andrisks shall pass from theEuropean
Economic Community totherecipient country atthemoment atwhich the
goods have been placed inthe ship 'shold attheport ofshipment .
Therecipient country shall bear all costs subsequent todelivery ofthe
goods ,including costs ofstowage and ,where appropriate ,oftrimming and
bagging .
Any demurrage costs ordispatch attheport ofshipment shall beacharge
onorfotthe benefit oftheEuropean Economic Community and shall bedeter
mined before thevessel sails .The rates and detailed arrangements rela­
ting thereto laid down inthe contract between therecipient country and
thecarrier must have been agreed upon inadvance bytherecipient
country andtheauthorised agent oftheEuropean Economic Community
referred toinArticle 9-
Article 2
TheEuropean Economic Community shall notify therecipient country m
good time oftheport orports ofshipment ,thequantities tobedelivered
ateach port ,theperiod within which loading must begin ,andthedaily
loading rate .
Article 3
TheEuropean Economic Community must beprepared toload thegoods onthe
date resulting from theinstructions inArticle 8,whereon thevessel
should beready forloading .
Article k
Ondelivery ofthegoods ,atolerance of5%less than thequantity to
besupplied inaccordance with Article 1oftheAgreement ispermitted .

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Article 5
Once the goods are onboard thevessel ,theEuropean Economic Community
shall notify therecipient country ofthe date ofloading ,and the quanti­
tyandquality ofthegoods asrecorded inloading .
Article 6
The recipient country shall supply theEuropean Economic Community ,within
theperiod referred toinArticle 2,with avessel ofdimensions correspon­
ding tothenormal loading potential ofthe port ofshipment . ,
Should itprove impossible forthevessel tobegin loading within the
period referred toinArticle 2and should the recipient country nothave
notified theEuropean Economic Community ofthis fact inwriting atthe
latest bythe date on :which thevessel should be'ready forloading inaccor­
dance with Article 8,thegoods shall beatthedisposal oftheEuropean
Economic Community .
Whatever thecircumstances ,thegoods shall ;behold atthe expense ,risk
andperil oftherecipient country . ;.;
Article 7
Should therecipient country fail toprovide avessel ofsuitable .tonnage
ofifthe quantity made available ,forloading onavessel ofsuitable ton­
nage cannot beput onboard initsentirety because of ;circumstances
beyond the control oftheEuropean Economic Community ,thebalance shall
beloaded ontothe next vessel under the conditions laid down inthis
annex . ■■■■ . s
Inthis event ,until thedate ofloading ofthis balance oruntil the
recipient country gives notice inwriting that itgives upthis balance ,
thegoods shall behold attheexpense ,risk andperil oftherecipient
country .

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Therecipient country must notify theEuropean Economic Community within
aperiod ofamaximum of30days from thebeginning ofloading ofthe
shipment towhich these goods should have belonged ,ofthedate onwhich
loading ofthis balance isdue tobegin orofitsrenunciation ofthis
I.balance .
Ifthis obligation isnotrespected ,theEuropean Economic Community may
consider that ith^s discharged itscommitment totherecipient country
under Article 1oftheAgreement . ■ '
Article 8
Therecipient country shall name fortheEuropean Economic Community the
vessel that istoship thegoods atleast 10clear days prior tothe esti­
mated date ofarrival ofthevessel inport or,where possible ,20clear
days prior tothis date ,and shall atthe same time indicate how soon
after that date thevessel will beready forloading .
Therecipient country shall insert inthecharter party aclause requiring
thecaptain toinform the Europeaft Economic Community atleast 72hours in
advance ofthevessel 'sestimated date ofarrival inport .
Article 9
Toimplement theprovisions ofthis annex ,theEuropean Economic Community
shall appoint anauthorised agent ,whose name andaddress shall bemade
known ingood time totherecipient country .;
Therecipient icountry shall nominate areceiving agent ineach port of
shipment ,whose name andaddress shall bemade known totheEuropean
Economic Community before theAgreement isimplemented .