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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)182 final
Brussels .24April 1975
RECOMMENDATION FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofanagreement between the
European Economic Community andthe
Republic ofRwanda forthesupply ofcereals asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
COM(75 )182final

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Having?rcjrj-dtothoTreatyestablishingthoEuropernEconomicCourrunity,
Mid.inparticularArticles113»114anc'-220thereof}
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Havingrefvr.rdtotheRecommendationfromtheCommission;.
Vfiierer.stheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasdepositedaDeclarationfor
provisionalapplicationofthe1971PoodAidConvention;whereasthat
Conventionhas"beenapplicablesince1July19715
WhereastheRepublicofRwandahasrequestedfoodaid}
WhereasinviewofthecerealsupplysituationinRwandathatcountryshould
"beaccorded,bywayofgift,1,500metrictonsofcerealsundertheCommunity
PoodAidProgrammefor1970/715and1,500metrictonsofcerealsunderthe
programmefor1973/74*Thequantityof3»000metrictonsofcerealsshallbe
deliveredintheformof1,986metrictonsofsoftwheat.
Article1
OnbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityenAgreement,txietoirfcwhereof
isannexedhereto,shellbeconcludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
*«endthoRepublicofRwandaforthesupplyofcerealsasfoodaid.
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Article2 •
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ThePresidentof*cheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethosewho
oretosigntheAgreementandtoconferonthemtherequisitepowerstobind
• • •• **theCommunity.' , *''•
Bonoatlirussels, 19*»'«*.- Pc«•theCouncil
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ArtialeI
XheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallsupply,bywayofgift,theRepublicof
Rwanda,hereinafterreferredtoasthe"recipientcountry"with3,000metric
tonsofcerealsintheformof1,986metrictonsofflourofsoftwheatof
which
-1,500metrictonsofcerealsasapartofitsPoodAidProgramme(cereals)
for1970/71
-1,500metrictonsofcerealsasapartofitsPoodAidProgramme(cereals)
for1973/74.
*.
ArticleII
Deliverieswillbemadeinnewcottonsacswithanetweightof50k£?each,
halffrancoKigali,halffrancoRuhengeri.
.AréoleHT .
Theobligr.iions P»drcEtponsibilities oftfc©EuropeanEconomicCowminitynad
of"therecipientcountryrelatingtodeliveryr-.nilthetakingofdeliveryarc
definedintheAnne;::,which,formsrn-integralpr.rtofthisAsroeiaont.
„ Art-.ic.lcXV
'.[lierecipientcountryunueric,kestonc.keallneocsssryarrangements 'forthe
transportandinsuranceoftheproductfronttheplacesofdestination on.
ArticleV .■;
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Therecipientcountryundertakes *tousetheproductreceivedasaidfor
purposesofconsumption andtodistributeittopeopleinneedfreeofcharre
ArticleVI .
* . *' '1
TheContractingParties\uidertaketoimplementthisAgreementinsuchaway
antoavoidanyprejudicetothenormalstructureofdornVstioproductionand
international trade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredto
ensurethataidsuppliesarein-additionto,enddonotreplacebusiness
trancactionn whichmightreaoonp^lybeexpectedintheabsenceofsuohsuppli

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Therecapientooxmtryohulltakeanylaeacvres .required -toproveuv.:
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•(i)'..?iiere-c-rporiof'theproductreceivedasaidfindof
productsresultingfrowsuohnupplieaj ,
(ii)rJ'h3export,commerciallyorothermno,withinr>ixrnonthaofthelast
doliyery,citheroftho.productobtainedlocallyendof.'fchoanusnature
astheproductreceivedaaaidorofanyproductsresulting.fromit.
T^iclo^vr'.T
•Ilierecipientcountryundertake®toinforrathe*j3iiroperil.EooiIomioCownunvfcy
howthin.Agreementisbeingimplenentect ,Tothisenditohallprovidethe
Co:'mi:i.r.f:ionofthe'Jfe-opefnGornvmmtieseverythreemonthsuntilthequantities
receivedasaidhave"beenfullyused:reportsindicatinginparticularnumber
andnatureofthebeneficiaries ,thequantitiesdistributed,placesand
mannerofdistribution .
tArticleTX
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Thereoipientoountryshalltakeallappropriatestep3toenablethosepersona
dulyauthorizedbytheEuropeanEconomioCommunitytomakeonthespotobser­
vationsoftheoperationsconneotedwiththeimplementation oftheAgreement.
*ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherparty,thecontractingpartiesshallconsultone
anotheronallquestionsconoerningtheapplicationofthisAgreement.
ArticleXX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,
GermanandItalianlanguages,thesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.

ANNEX REPERR7® TOIITARTICLE III0?THE AGItEEMEHT
/rticle 1
Delivery shall "beeffected andrisks shall pass from theEuropean Economic
Community tothereoipient -country atthemoment atwhich thegoods actually
arrive andhave been unloaded attheplace ofdestination .
Therecipient country shall payallcosts oftaking delivery ofthegoods ,
anytransshipment costs andallcosts subsequent todelivery .
Anycosts remitting from delays intaking delivery v:hich areattributable
totherecipient country shall "be "borne bythelatter .
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Article 2.
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TheEuropean Economic Commimity ,shall notify therecipient country ,assoon
aspossible after thegoods have left theport ofloading ,ofthedate of
loading ,thequantity andquality ofthegoods asrecorded atloading ,the
port ofunloading andthemeans ofland transport used totransfer thegoods
tothe place ofdelivery . .
Article 3
TheEuropean Economic Comimmity shall inform therecipient country ofthe
estimated date ofarrival ofthegoods attheplace ofdelivery atleast ten
clear days before that date . .
*
TheEuropean Economic Community shall beobliged toinform thereoipient
country atleast twodays beforehand oftheprobable dato ofarrival ofthe
goods attheplace ofdelivery . '

Article4
Ondeliveryatoleranceof5t°lessthanthequantityofwheattohe j
suppliedunderArticleIoftheAgreementispermitted. 1
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Article5•
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity !
ishallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameandaddressshall"bemade j
I
knowningoodtimetotherecipientcountry. I
Therecipientcountryshallappointareceivingagentateachplaceof j
ι
delivery,whosenameandaddressshallhemadeknowntotheEuropean
EconomicCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .
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Article6
Ondeliveryofthegoodsthecountryofdestinationshallhandtotheauthorid
agentoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityataking-overcertificate,statingtil
placeanddateoftakingover,thenatureandthequantityaswellascontiger]
observationsaboutthequalityofthesegoodsandshallsendacopythereofto!
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunity. • -i