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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)2034 Final
Brussels,14December1973
RECOMMENDATION FORA
COUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionofanagreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheMauritiusIslandforthesupplyofflour
ofsoftwheatasfood'aid
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COU(73)2084Final

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
é I
Havingregard,"totheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles113,H4and.228thereof5
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommissionj
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasdepositedaDeclarationfor
provisionalapplicationofthe1971FoodAidConventionjv/hereasthat
Conventionhas"beenapplicablesince1July1971j
YJhereastheMauritiusIslandbyitsletterof23February1973
hasrequestedfoodaidj
.WhereasinviewofthecerealsupplysituationintheMauritiusIsland
thatcountryshouldbeaccorded,bywayofgift,12-000metrictons
• V
of■softwheatmtheformof^947metrictonsofflourofsoftwheatunder
theCommunityFoodAidProgrammefor1972/735
DECIDES:
Article1
OnbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityanAgreement,thetextwhereof
isannexedhereto,shallbeconcludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheMauritiusIsland forthesupplyofflourofsoftwheat
asfoodaid.
Article2
The""PresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethosewho
-aretosigntheAgreementandtoconferonthemtherequisitepowerstobind
theCommunity.
* •*
■DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil -19..... FortheCouncil
ThePresident
\

AGREMENT
BETWEEN "THEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AUDTHEMAURITIUS ISLAND '
ONTHESUPPLYOPPOODAIDINTHEFORMOP
FLOUROPSOFTWHEAT

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
ontheonehand,
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEMAURITIUS ISLAND
ontheotherhand,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignated
astheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
-THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEMAURITIUS ISLAND •
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

ARTICLEI
AsapartofitsFoodAidProgramme(Cereals)for1972/73,theEuropean
EconomicCommunityshallsupply,bywayofgift,theMauritiusIsland
,hereinafterreferredtoasthe"recipientcountry",with
12000metrictoYisofsoftwheatintheformof^947metrictonsof
flour ,ofsoftwheat.
'' ARTICLEII
Deliverieswill"bemadefobtoCommunityportsinnewjutebagsorjutealoeI
containinganetweightof67kgeach.
ARTICLEIII
Theobligations and;responsibilities oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
oftherecipientcountryrelatingtodeliveryandthetakingofdelivery
aredefinedinthe-Annex,whichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement.
ARTICLEIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangements forthe
transportandinsuranceoftheproductfromportsofshipmenttoplacesof
destination .
Ituntertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecaretoensurethatthe
tenderingarrangements forthetransportbyseaare.notprejudicialtothe
freeplayoffaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnectionshall
"bethesubjectofconsultations underArticleIXofthepresentAgreement.
ARTICLEV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproductreceivedasaidforpur­
posesofconsumption andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,
thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproductsofcomparablequality

Theproceeds from this sale ,less "thecost ofseatransport ,insurance andthe
normal cost ofselling theproduct ontherecipient country 'smarket ,will
bepaid into aspecial account "^egeneral accountance andallocated tothe
financing ofoneormore development schemes which have already "been proposed
"bytherecipient country andapproved bytheEuropean Economic Community .
ARTICLE VI .
• •
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch away as
toavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofdomestic production andinter­
national trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymeasures required toensure that
aidsupplies areinaddition to,and donotreplace ,"business transactions which ,
might reasonably "beexpected intheabsence ofsuch supplies .Inparticular ,
therecipient country undertakes toimport commercially from whatever source
»
between 1July 1973 and 30June 1974 aminimum quantity of
metric tons offlour ofsoft wheat orits equivalent insoft wheat .
ARTICLE VII
Therecipient country shall take anymeasures required toprevent :
(i) There-export oftheproduct received asaidandofproducts
obtained from such supplies ;
(ii)Theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within sixmonths ofthelast
delivery ,either ofthelocally produced soft wheat ofthesame kind
asthat used _toproduce theflour receiyed_.as ..aidor,of_.processed _
products derived from such wheat .
ARTICLE VIII
Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community how
this Agreement isbeing implemented .Tothis enditshall provide theCommission
oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing information :

(i)ITqtlaterthanthirtydaysaftertheunloadingof-eachcargo:
portsanddatesofarrivalofthevessel;nature,quantityand
qualityoftheproductsunloaded;dateonwhiohunloadingwas
completedj
(ii)Everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhave"been
fullyused:quantitiessold,howtheyhave"beensold,sellingprices ,
normalsellingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
(iii)On15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccounthas"beenfully
used:
..(a)Stateofthisaccount(incomingsandoutgoings)on31December
ofthe"preceding :year;
fb)Progressachievedinthe-projectorprojects,withanindicatio:
*
ofthetotalamountoffinancingundertakenatthatstage.
ARTICLEIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingPartiesshallconsulteach
otheronanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ARTICLEX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,Frenc.
GermanandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetexts"beingequallyauthentic.

AMEXTOARTICLEIIIOPTHEAGREEMENT
Article1
Deliveryshall "beeffectedandrisksshallpassfromtheEuropeanEconomic
Communitytotherecipientcountryatthemomentatwhichthegoodshave
beenplacedintheship'sholdattheportof"shipment.
Therecipientcountryshall"bearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,
includingcostsofstowageand,whereappropriate ,oftrimmingandtagging.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchattheportofshipmentshallheachargeon
orforthe"benefitoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandshall"bedetermined
"beforethevesselsails.Theratesanddetailedarrangements relatingthereto
laiddowninthecontract "betweentherecipientcountryandthecarriermust
have"beenagreeduponinadvance "bytherecipientcountryandtheauthorized
agentoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityreferredtoinArticle9*
Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountryingood
timeoftheportorportsofshipment,thequantitiesto"bedeliveredateach
port,theperiodwithinwhichloadingmust"begin,andthedailyloadingrate.
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunitymust"bepreparedtoloadthegoodsonthedate
resultingfromtheinstructionsinArticle8,whereonthevesselshould"be
readyforloading.
Article A
Ondeliveryofthegoods,aloteranceof5lessthanthequantitytobe
suppliedinaccordancewithArticle1oftheAgreementispermitted..

Article5■
Once"thegoodsareon"board"thevessel,theEuropeanEconomicCommunityshall
notifytherecipient <§ountryofthedateofloading,andthequantityand
qualityofthegoodsasrecordedonloading.
Articleo
TherecipientcountryshallsupplytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,withinthe
periodreferredtoinArticle2,withavesselofdimensionscorresponding to
thenormalloadingpotentialoftheportofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesselto"beginloadingwithintheperiod
referredtoinArticle2andshouldtherecipientcountrynothavenotified
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityofthisfactinwritingatthelatest "bythe
dateonwhichthevesselshould "bereadyforloadinginaccordancewithArticl
«
thegoodsshall"beatthedisposaloftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.
"Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshall"beheldattheexpense,riskand'
■periloftherecipientcountry.
Article7
Shouldtherecipientcountryfailtoprovideavesselofsuitable "tonnageor
ifthequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselofsuitabletonnage
cannotbepatonboardinitsentiretybecauseofcircumstances beyondthe
controloftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,thebalanceshallbeloadedonto
thenextvesselundertheconditionslaiddowninthisannex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthisbalanceoruntiltherecipien
countrygivesnoticeinwritingthatitgivesupthisbalance,thegoodsshall
beholdattheexpense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.
TherecipientcountrymustnotifytheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywithina
periodofamaximumof30daysfromthebeginningofloadingoftheshipment
towhichthesegoodsshouldhavebelonged,ofthedateonwhichloadingof
thisbalanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunciation ofthisbalance.

Ifthis obligation isnotrespeoted ,thaEuropean Economio Community may
consider that ithasdischarged itscommitment totherecipient country under
Article 1oftheAgreement .
Article 8
Therecipient country shall name fortheEuropean Economic Community the
vessel that istoship thegoods atleast 10clear days prior totheestimated
date ofarrival ofthevessel inpart or,where possible ,20clear days prior
tothis date ,andshall atthesame time indicate howsoon after that date
thevessel will "beready forloading . •
Therecipient country shall insert inthecharter party aclause requiring
thecaptain toinform theEuropean Economic Community atleast 72hours in •
advance ofthevessel 'sestimated date ofarrival inpoi;t .
/
Article 9
Toimplement theprovisions ofthis Annex ,theEuropean Economic Community
shall appoint anauthorized agent ,whose name andaddress shall bemade known
ingood time totherecipient country .
Therecipient country shall nominate areceiving agent ineach port ofship­
ment ,whose name andaddress shall "bemade known totheEuropean Economic
Community before theAgreement isimplemented .