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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)1567final
Brussels,3October1974
RECOMMENDATION FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
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ontheconclusionofanagreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
RepublicofLebanonforthesupplyofcerealsasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(74)1567final

THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
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Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 1X3 ,114and228 ,thereof ;
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Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ;
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasconcluded thesecond Convention
relating tofoodaid^, .
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Whereas theRepublic ofLebanon ••"byitsletter of »16.10-1973
has roquected food aid : 1 -
Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation inLebanon that country
should beaccorded ,bywayofgift ,5*000 tonnes '/ofsoft wheat under the
Community Food AidProgramme for1973/745 '
DECIDES :
Article 1 •
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ,thetext whereof
isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between the :European Economic Community
andthe Republic ofLebanon t"orsupply ofsoft wheat asfood aid .
•Article 2 . -
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ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate those who
aretosign theAgreement and toconfer onthem therequisite powers to
bind theCommunity *
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Dono û.tBrus sel3, 19 '
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For the Council
The Président
(1)J.O. L219du9.8.74 fp.19 v \ . •

AGREEMENT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC' COKMUNITY
ANDTHEREPUBLIC OFLEBANONON
THESUPPLYOFFOODAIDINTHEFORMOF
CEREALS. /

THECOUNCILOFTOEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
' of"theonspart,
TIIEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFLEBANON
oftheotherpart»
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhave
designate ,astheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES :v
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFLEBANONi
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWSî

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ARTICLEI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallsupplybywayofgifttothe
RepublicofLebanon(hereafterreferredtoas"therecipientcountry")a
quantityof5*000tonnesofsoftwheatundertheCommunity'sfoodaid
programmeincerealsfor1973/74* •
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ARTICLEII ' .
DeliverieswillbemadeinbulkFOBinaccordancewiththedetailslaid
downintheAnnexwhichformsanintegralpartofthepresentAgreement.
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ARTICLEIII.' •
Therecipientcountryunderliestomakeallnecessaryarrangements forthe
transportandinsuranceoftheproductsfrompointofdeliverytoplaces
ofdestination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestcaretoensurethatthetendering
arrangements forseatransportdonotprejudicethefreeplayoffair
competition .Anyproblemsarisiinginthisconnectionshallbethesubject ■
ofconsultations underArticleVIIIofthepresentAgreement.
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ARTICLEIV .'
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproductreceivedasaidfor
purposesofconsumption andtoap|plyfforthesaleoftheproductonits
market,thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproductsof
comparablequality.Theproceedsfrom-thissaleshallbepaidintoa
specialaccountwiththeCentralBankandallocatedtothefinancingof
oneormoredevelopmentprojectsunderarrangements whichhavebeert
agreedinadvancebetweentherecipientcountryandtheEuropeanEconomic
Community. '*

ARTICLE V
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch away
astoavoid anyprojudice tothenormal structure ofnational production
andinternational trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymeasures required
toensure that supplies asaid are inaddition toand donot replace business
transactions which might reasonably beexpected .intheabsence ofsuch supplies .
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Inparticular ,therecipient country undertakes toimport commercially froa
whatever source between 1July 1974 and30June 197^aminimum quanity of
275 •500 tonnes ofsoft wheat oritsequivalent inflour ofsoft wheat .
ARTICLE VI
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Therecipient country shall Take allsteps required toprevent :
(i)there-export oftheproduct received asaidandalso ofamyproducts
andby-products resulting therefrom }
(ii)theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within aperiod ofsixmonths
commencing from thefinal delivery ,either ofanyproduct procured
locally ofthesame nature asthat received asaid ,orofanyproducts
andby-products resulting therefrom .
ARTICLE VII
Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community .
ofhow this Agreement isimplemented .Tothis end itshall provide the
Commission oftheEuropean Comnuvnities with thefollowing details :
(i)Immediately after theunloading ofeach cargo :ports anddates of
arrival ofvessel ;nature ,quantity andanyobservations astothe
quality oftheproducts unloaded ;date onwhich unloading was
completed ;costs ofseatransport and ofinsurance relating -thereto j
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave been
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fully used :quantities sold ;insyiner ofsale ;actual selling prices ;,
normal selling costs ontherecipient country 'smarket ;costs of
insurance undoftransport ifapplicable from theport ofunloading .
totheplaces ofdestination ;

(iii)On15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccounthasbeenfully
expended :
a)o\unrnaryoftheaccount(incomingsandoutgoings)to31December
ofthepreviousyear;
b)Stageofprogressoftheprojectorprojects,indicatingthe
totalresourcesexpendedtothatstage.
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ARTICLEVIII
TheContractingPartiesshallattherequestofeitherconsulteachother
onanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
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ARTICLE IX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,
French,GermanandItalianlanguages,each,ofthesetextshavingequalforce.
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Genoralprovisions
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Article 1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandrisksshallpassformtheEuropeanEconomic
Community,hereinafterreferredtoastheEPJC,totherecipientcountryat
themomentatt^hichthegoodsareputdowntitthepointofexportation
namedbytheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesattheberthspecified #
bytherecipientcountryoritsagentreferredtoinArticle3findtinderthe
termsspecifiedinthefollowingarticles.WithoutprejudicetoArticles$and
'9theEECshallbearallcostsuptodeliveryandtherecipientcountrythose
beyonddelivery.
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Article 2 *
Ondeliveryatoleranfceof5%lessthanthequantityoftheproducttobe
suppliedinaccordancewitharticleIoftheAgreementshallbeadmissible *
Article 3
TheEECshallappointanagenttoimplementtheprovisionsofthepresent
Annex–orforeachconsignment-whosenameandaddressitshallmake
knowntotherecipientcountryimmediately followinghisappointment .
Therecipientcountryshallappointanagentintheportorportsofship­
ment,whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheEECwithall
despatchandifpossiblebeforetheappointmentofagentofthe^'EC.
Article4
Beforeimplementing theproceduresforappointingtheagentoftheEEC
referredtoinArticle3»"theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities and
therecipientcountryshalljointlyestablishtheperiodduringwhich
deliverymustbegin. \
Obligations oftheEuroneanEconomicCommunity
Article5 <
ShouldtheEECnotbeinapositiontocarryoutdeliveryoilthedateand
(ifapplicable)onthescheduleasprovidedinArticle7»allcosts
*arisingfortherecipientcountry-forexampledemurragevoidfreight
anddeadfreight-shallbebornebytheEEC*

Theehargao and thearrangements relating todemurrage laid down .inthe
contract between therecipient country and thecarrier must have been
agreed inadvance bytherecipient country and theagent oftheEEC*
Theother costs referred tointhefirst paragraph shall only berefunded
bytheEEC ifthey have been paid bytherecipient country with theapproval
oftheEEC. , .
Articl e6
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Should itprove impossible fortheEEC tosupply allorpart ofthegoods
onthedate andwithin thetime-limits provided for inArticle 7andwithout
' . . . ·, ·prej\idice totheprovisions ofArticle 5»anewdate andanewtime-limit
shall beagreed between theagents oftheEECandoftherecipient country
forthedelivery ofallthegoods orof"the ^undelivered part thereof#
Obligations ofthe .recipient country
Article 7
After contacting theEEC,therecipient country shall procure oneormore
vessels to .transport all thequantities provided for inArticle 1ofthe
Agreement ,ofdimensions corresponding tothenormal capacity oftheport of
shipment ;these vessels must beready forloading onadate falling within
thepericd referred toinArticle 4» "
Theagent oftherecipient country shall inform theEEC ofthis date
immedately onlearning it,and also that for commencement ofdelivery ,
ifpossible ■twenty days inadvance andinanycase tendays before\the date
forcommencement ofdelivery *
Heshall establish with theagent oftheEECtheschedule towhich delivery
shall take place .
Article 8
Should therecipient country beunable tobegin loading onthedate provided
forinArticle 7»paragraph 1,theagent oftherecipient country shall t
inform theagent oftheEECWithout delay .- *•.

Inthiseventanowdateforthocommencementofdeliveryand(ifappliescie)
anev;schedulecouldbeagreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandofthe
recipientcountry.Thecostsarisingfromthisdelayshallinallcases
exceptforcemajeurebebornebytherecipientcountry.
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinparagraph 2bemorethan30cleardays
afterthedateforloadingprovidedforinArticle7»paragraph 1,theE£C
maydisposeofthegoodswithoutprejudicetoitscommitmentunderArticle1
ofthisAgreement.
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»Article9
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Ifthequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselcannotbeputon
boardinitsentirety,therecipientcountryshallinformtheESCassoon
aspossibleandnolaterthanfifteencleardaysafterloadinghasbeen
completedwhetheritintendstoaccep'tor^torenouncethebalance.
IntheformercasetheprovisionsofArticle0,paragraphs 23Jid3,shall
applytothebalance,ifdelivferyhasnotyettakenplace.
InthelattercasetheEECmayconsiderthatithasdischargeditscommit~.erit
totherecipientcountryunderArticle1ofthisAgreementandshallbear
thecostsresultingfromsuchrenunciation .
Inanyeveritaftertheexpiryofanintervaloffifteencleardaysandin
theabsenceofanynoticeonthepartoftherecipientcountry,therenun­
ciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace.
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Article10
Upondeliveryofthegoods,therecipientcountryshallhandtothe
agentoftheEECacertificateofacceptancestatingtheportofshipment,
dateofacceptance ,thenatureandquantityofthegoodsacceptedand
includinganycommentsonthequalityofthegoods,andsendacopythereof
totheCommission6ftheEuropeanCommunities .