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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels.24September1973
RECOMMENDATION
FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusionofanagreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheUnitedNationalReliefandWorksAgencyfor
PalestineRefugeesonthesupplyofcerealsasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(73)1574final

Explanatory memorandum
On14May 1973 theCouncil adopted theCommunity Pood AidProgramme
for1972/73,providing forthesupply of20000metric tons ofcereals
toUNRWA .That quantity istobesupplied asfollows :
1.Under theConvention between theEuropean Economic Community andthe
United Nations Relief andWorks Agency forPalestine Refugees onaid
forrefugees intheMiddle East ,signed on18December 1972 and
renewed inamended form for1973/74byexchange letters adopted by
theCouncil on16July 1973 J
(i)2821metric tons ofcommon wheat (intheform of1868metric tons
ofcommon wheat flour );
(ii)157metric tons ofhusked rice (intheform of122metric tons
ofmilled rice ).
2.Asnormal 1972/73aid ,decided oninresponse tothat organization 's
request foraidinitsletter of12January 1973 2
(i)14O67metric tons ofcommon wheat (intheform of9316metric
tons ofcommon wheat flour );
(ii)2955metric tons ofhusked rice (intheform of2290metric
tons ofmilled rice ).
Since thesupplies referred toatpoint 1above were covered bythe
Convention (asamended bytheabovementioned exchange ofletters ),it
isnownecessary toconclude anAgreement with UNRWA forthesupply of
thefurther 17022metric tons .
This proposal from theCommission totheCouncil embodies adraft agreement
between theEuropean Economic Community andUURWA ontheadoption ofthe
terms ofthat Agreement .

RECOLÎIiEIlDATION
<FORA
COUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionofanagreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyfor
PalestineRefugeesonthesupplyofcerealsasfoodaid
TiECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,inparticularArticles113,114and223thereof;
HavingregardtotheRecommendation oftheCommission }
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunitydepositedadeclarationfor
theprovisionalapplicationoftheFoodAidConventionof1971»and.
whereasthisConventionhasbeeninforcesince1July1971;
WhereastheUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestine
RefugeesintheNearEasthasmadeknovmitsrequirements incereal
productsfortherefugeesandwhereasthatAgencyshouldaccordingly
besuppliedv;ithaquantityoffoodequivalentto17022metrictons
ofcerealsintheformof9316metrictonsofcommonwheatflour
and2290tonsofmilledrice:

HAS DECIDED :
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community ,anagreement ,thetext
ofwhich isannexed tothis decision ,shall beconcluded between the
European Economic Community andtheUnited Uation3 Relief andWorks
Agency forPalestine refugees onthesupply ofcereals asfood aid .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate the
persons empowered tosign theagreement andtoconfer onthem the
powers required inorder tobind theCommunity .
Done atBrussels ,
I
For the Council
The President

AGREMENT
BETWEENTIIEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COLMJITITY
AlIBTtffi
UNITED1TATI01TSRELIEFAHDWORKSAGENCYFORPALESTINE REFUGEES
OHTIIESUPPLYOFCEREALSA3FOODAID

THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
anà
TILEUNITEDNATIONSRELIEF -ANDWORKSAGENCYFORPALESTINEREFUGEES,
HEREINAFTER CALLEDUNRWA,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhave
designatedasplenipotentaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
UNRWA:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

ARTICLEI
Underitscerealfoodaidprogrammefor1972/73,theEuropeanEconomic
Communityshallsupplyaconsignmentof17022metrictonsofcereals
intheformof9316tonsofcommonv/heatflourand2290tonsof
milledrice,asagifttoU1JRNA,hereinaftercalled"therecipient".
ARTICLEII
Deliveriesshall "bemadeciftoLebaneseportsofunloadingorexfto
Israeliportsofunloadinginnewjutesacksof'anetcapacityof
50kilograms.
ARTICLEIII
Theobligations andresponsibilites oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andoftherecipient,inparticularasregardsdeliveryandacceptance ,
aredefinedintheAnnex,whichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement *
ARTICLEIV
Therecipientundertakestomakeallthenecessaryarrangements forthe
transportandinsuranceoftheproductssupplied,fromtheportsof
unloadingtotheplacesofdestination .
ARTICLEV
Therecipientundertakestodistributefreeofchargetheproducts
receivedasaidtothePalestinianrefugeesforconsumption.
ARTICLEVI
TherecipientundertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityof
thecircumstances surroundingtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ForthispurposeitshallcommunicatetotheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesthefollov/inginformation :

1.Withinthirtyday3ofunloading,reportsgivingtheships'dates
ofarrivalintheportsofdestination ,thequantitiesandthe
stateoftheproductsunloadedandthedatesonwhichtheunloading
operationsarecompleted;
2.Kverythreemonthsuntilthedeliveriesreceivedhave"beener-chansted,
areportontheirdistribution showingthenumberofbeneficiaries ,
thequantitiesdistributed ,thelocalities,rateandmannerof
distribution .
ARTICLEVII
AttherequestofeitherParty,theContractingPartiesshallconsult
eachotheronallmattersrelatingtotheapplicationofthisAgreement.
ARTICLEVIII
TinsAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesintheDanish,Dutch,English,
French,GermanandItalianlanguages,thesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.

ANNEXREFERREDTOINARTICLEIIIOFTIIEAGREEIIE1IT
7
Article 1
Deliveryshallbecompletedandtherisksshallpassfromthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunitytotherecipientatthetimev;hcnthe
goodsarelandedonthequayor,whereapplicable,whentheyare
transferredtoafloatinggrainsilo,ortoabarge,ifthislast
methodisemployed.
Therecipientshallbearallcostsincurredafterdelivery,including
thecostsoftakingdeliveryofthegoods.
Anydemurrageattheportofunloadingfordelaysforwhichthe
recipientisresponsibleshallbemetbyit.Theratesandmethods
ofcollectionasdefinedinthecontractbetweentheCommunity'sagent
referredtoinArticle5a*1*!thetransportagentmusthavebeen
previouslyagreeduponbetweentheCommunity'sagentandtherecipient'
receivingagentreferredtoinArticle5*
Article2
Assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshavebeenloadedonboard,the
EuropeanEconomicCommunityshallnotifytherecipientofthenameof
theship,theloadingdate,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
establishedatthetimeofloading,theportofunloadingandthedaily
unloadingrateinthatport. •>
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformtherecipientofthe
expecteddateofarrivaloftheshipattheportofunloadingatleast
tencleardaysbeforethatdate.
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallprocuretheinsertioninthe
charterpartyofaclausewherebytheship'smastershallinformthe
recipientoftheprobabledateofarrivalattheportatleast
seventytwohoursinadvance.

Article4
Upondeliveryamarginofupto5$"belowthequantitylaiddovmin
ArticleIoftheAgreementshallbetolerated.
.Article5
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallappointanagenttoimplement
theprovisionsofthisAnnexandshallingoodtimeforwardthe
latter1snameandaddresstotherecipient.
Therecipientshallappointareceivingagentineachportof
unloadingandshallforwardthelatter'snameandaddresstothe
EuropeanEconomicCommunitypriorto'theimplementation ofthe
Agreement.