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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)191 final
Brussels .30April 1975
RECOMMENDATION FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofanagreement "between the
European Economic Community andthe
Catholic Relief Services forthesupply ofcereals asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(75 )191final

THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles113,114and228thereof}
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission;
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasconcludedthesecondfoodaid
Convention(l),
WhereastheCatholicReliefServicehasprovidedinformation abouttheneeds,
incereals,ofvulnerablegroupsofpersonsinChile;itis.recommendedto
accordthisorganisation ,bywayofgift,11,952metrictonsofcerealsin
theformofT*915metrictonsofsoftwheatflourundertheCommunity's
foodaidprogrammefor1972/73•
DECIDES:
I
Article1
1>J 1
OnbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityanAgreement,thetextwhereof
isannexedhereto,shallbeconcludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheCatholicReliefServicesforthesupplyofsoftwheatflourasfood
aid.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethosewho
aretosigntheAgreementandtoconferonthemtherequisitepowerstobind
theCommunity.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePrésident
(1)O.J.L219of9.8.74,p.36

AGREEMENT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDTHECATHOLICRELIEFSERVICES CONCERNING
THESUPPLYASPOODAIDOFCEREALS.

THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
ontheonehand.
THECATHOLICRELIEFSERVICES
ontheotherhand
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignated
astheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
•THECATHOLICRELIEFSERVICES :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWSî

ArticleI
AsapartofitsPoodAidProgramme(cereals)for1972/73,theEuropean
EconomicCommunityshallsupply,"bywayofgift,theCatholicReliefServices
hereinafterreferredasthe"recipientorganisation",with11,952metrictons
cerealsintheformof7,915metrictonsofsoftwheatflour.
ArticleII
■DeliverieswillbemadecifportsofunloadinginChileinnewcottonsacs
withanetweightof50kgeach.
ArticleIII
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
oftherecipientorganisation relatingtodeliveryandthetakingofdelivery
aredefinedintheAnnex,whichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement.
ArticleIV
Therecipientorganisation undertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangements for
thetransportandinsuranceoftheproductfromthecifstagetoplacesof
destination .
ArticleV
Therecipientorganisation undertakestousetheproductreceivedasaidfor ,
purposesofconsumption andtodistributeitfreeofcharge.Thisdistribution
tothevulnerablegroupsofpopulationinChilemustbeassuredbytheintermediary
ofitslinkedorganisation inthatcountry,namelyCaritasChile.
ArticleVI
Therecipientorganisation undertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
howtheAgreementisbeingimplemented.iTothisenditshallprovidetheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunitieseverythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaid
havebeenfullyusedwiththefollowinginformation :reportsindicatinginpartic­
ularthenumberandnatureofthebeneficiaries ,thequantitiesdistributed,
placesandmannerofdistribution . .

ArticleVII
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingPartiesshallconsulteach
otheronanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ArticleVIII
ThisAgreementisdrawnupmduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,Ehglish,French,
GermanandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic *

ANNEXREFERRED TOINARTICLEIIIOPTHEAGREEMENT
Article1
DeliveryshallbecompletedandtherisksshallpassfromtheEuropean
EconomicCommunitytotherecipientorganisation atthetimewhenthegoods
arelandedonthequayor,whereapplicable,,whentheyaretransferredto
afloatinggrainsilo,ortoabarge,ifthislastmethodisemployed.
Therecinientshallbearallcostsincurredafterdelivery,includingthe
costsoftakingdeliveryofthegoods.
Anydemurrageattheportofunloadingfordelaysforwhichtherecipient
organisation isresponsibleshallbemetbyit.Theratesandmethodsof
collectionasdefinedinthecontractbetweentheCommunity'sagentreferred
toinArticle5andthetransportagentmusthavebeenpreviouslyagreedupon
betweentheCommunity'sagentandtherecipient*sorganisation receiving
agentreferredtoinArticle5*
Article2
Assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshavebeenloadedonboard,theEuropean
EconomicCommunityshallnotifytherecipientorganisation ofthenameof
theship,theloadingdate,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
establishedatthetimeofloading,theportofunloadingandthedaily
unloadingrateinthatport.
.Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformtherecipientorganisation ofthe
expecteddateofarrivaloftheshipattheportofunloadingatleastten
cleardaysbeforethatdate.
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallprocuretheinsertioninthecharter
partyofaclausewherebytheship'smastershallinformtherecipient
organisation oftheprobabledateofarrivalattheportatleastseventy
twohoursinadvance.
Article4
Upondeliveryamarginofupto5%belowthequantitylaiddowninArticleI
oftheAgreementshallbetolerated.

Article -5
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallappointanagenttoimplementthe
provisionsofthisAnnexandshallingoodtimeforwardthelatter'sname
andaddresstotherecipientorganisation .
Therecipientorganisationshallappointareceivingagenl^ineachportof
Tinloadingandshallforwardthelatter*snameandaddresstotheEuropean
EconomicCommunitypriortotheimplementation oftheAgreement.
Article6
Upondeliveryofthegoods,therecipientorganisation shallhandtothe
agentoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityacertificate ofacceptancestating'
theportofshipment,dateofacceptance ,thenatureandquantityofthe
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goodsacceptedandincludinganycommentsonthecpialityofthegoods?md
sendacopythereoftotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities .