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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)59final
Brussels,28January1974
RECOMMENDATION FORA
COUNCILDECISION'
ontheconclusionofanagreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofSomaliaforthesupplyofcereals
asfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0M(74)59final

THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COISIUOTTIES ,
Having regard "totheTreaty establishing trieEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 .114and228thereof :
/
Having regard totheRecommendation from tneCommission ;
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasdeposited aDeclaration for
provisional application ofthe1971 Food AidConvention ;whereas that
Convention has "been applicable since 1July 1971 ;
Whereas theRepublic ofSomalia byitsletter of20December 1972 ,.hasrequested
food aidj----- -
Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation inthe Republic ofSomalia
that country should beaccorded ,byway ofgift , 7000 metric tons of
cereals intheform of3000metric tons ofhusked rice and4000metric tons
of .soft wheat intheform of2649metric tons offlour ofsoft wheat under the
Community Food AidProgramme for1972/73.
DECID7J3 :
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ,thetext whereci
isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between theEuropean Economic jjorzaunity
andtheRepublic ofSomalia forthesupply ofhusked rice andflour of
soft "wheat asfood aid .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized to;.designate those wnoare
tosigntheAgreement andtoconfer onthemtherequisite powers tobincithe
Community . ■t • - r
Lone atBrussels , 19»«»« - ^or"^eCouncil
'" ••~ ThePresident

AGREEMEUT
BETWEEN "THE EUROPEAN ECOHOI5IC COMMUMTY
AHD THE REPUBLIC OFSOMALIA'
ONTHE SUPPLY OPFOOD AID 117THEFORM OF
CEREALS

THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
ontheonahand,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OPSOMALIA
,ontheotherhand,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignated
astheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFSOMALIA:
VfflOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS: '

ArticleT
Asapari:ofitsFoodAidProgramme(Cereals)for1972/73,"theEuropean
EconomioCommunityshallsupplytheRepublicofSomalia
hereinafterreferredtoasthe"recipientcountry",with7000metric
tonsofcerealsintheformof3000metrictonsofhuskedriceand4000
metrictonsofsoftwheatintheformof2649'metrictonsofflourofsoft
wheat.
."ArticleII
Deliverieswillbemadeciftoportsofunloadingoftherecipientcountry
innewjutebagswithanetweightof50kgeachforthericeandinnewcotton
bagswithanetweightof50kgeachfortheflour.
ArticleIII
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andoftherecipientcountryrelatingtodeliveryandthetakingofdelivery
aredefinedintheAnnexwhichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement.
ArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangements for
thetransportandinsuranceoftheproductfromportsofunloadingto
placesofdestination .
ArticleV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproductreceivedasaio.for
purposesofconsumptionandtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductoh'its
market,thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproductsofcomparable
quality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthenormalcostofsellingtheproducton
therecipientcountry'smarket,willbepaidintoaspecialaccountinthe
CentralBank-andallocatedtothefinancingofoneor'Horedevelopment
projectswhichhavealreadybeenproposedbytherecipientcountryand ..
approvedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.

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Article VI
TheContracting Parties .undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch away •
astoavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofdomestic production and
international trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymeasures required to
ensure that aidsupplies areinaddition to,anddonotreplace "business -
transactions which might reasonably heexpected intheabsence ofsuch supplies .
Inparticular ,therecipient country undertakes toimport commercially from
whatever source "between 1July 1973 and30June 1974 aminimum quantity of
metric tons ofcereals .
Article vil
Therecipient country shall take anymeasures required toprevent :
(i)There-export oftheproduct received asaidandofanyproducts or
"by-products resulting from such supplies j
(ii)Theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within sixmonths ofthelast
delivery j ^
* - ■ " " • .
-oflocally produced soft wheat ofthesame kind asthat used to '
produce theflour received asaidorofprocessed products derived
from such wheat ,
-oflocally produced rice ofthesame kind asthat received asaidor
ofanyproducts or "by-products derived therefrom .
Article VIII .
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Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community
howthis Agreement is "being implemented .Tothis enditshall provide the
Commission oftheEuropean 'Communities with thefollowing information :
(i)^Notlater thanthirty days after theunloading ofeach cargo :ports
anddates ofarrival ofthevessel jnature ,quantity andquality of
* ** •
theproducts unloaded ;date onwhich unloading was "completed j
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave "been fully
used :quantities sold ,howthey have "been sold ,selling prices jnormal
selling costs ontherecipient country ,smarket :(ii)

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(iii)On15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccounthasbeenfully
used:
(a)Stateofthisaccount(incomingsandoutgoingson31Decemberof
theprecedingyearj
(b)Progressachievedintheprojectofprojects,withanindicationof
thetotalamountoffinancingundertakenatthatstage.
î
ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingPartiesshallconsulteac^
otheronanyquestionsconcerning .theimplementation ofthisAgreement,
ArticleX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,
GermajiandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.
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A1CEX REFERRED TOINARTICLE III OPTUB AGREEMENT
Article 1
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Delivery shall beeffected andrisks shall pass from theEuropean Economic
Community totherecipient country atthemoment when thegoods areactually
removed from theship ,shold attheport ofunloading .Therecipient country
shall hear allcosts subsequent todelivery ofthegoods ,including unloading
costs (such asunstowing ,hoisting andreception)and anylighterage costs .
Anydemurrage costs or .dispatch money atthe port ofunloading shall "bea
charge 011orforthebenefit oftherecipient country .Therates anddetailed
arrangements relating thereto laid down inthecontract between theauthorized
agent oftheCommunity referred toinArticle 5 "thecarrier must have been
agreed upon inadvance bytheauthorized agent andthereceiving agent ofthe
recipient country referred toinArticle 5.
Article 2
TheEuropean Economic Community shall ,assoon aspossible after thegoods
have been loaded ,notify therecipient country oftheship 'sname ,thedate
ofloading ,thequantity andquality ofthegoods asrecorded attime of
loading ,andtheport ofunloading .
Article 3 *•
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TheEuropean Economic Community shall inform therecipient country ofthe
vessel 'sexpected date ofarrival attheport ofunloading atleast tenclear
days before that date . ;
TheEuropean Economic Community shall insert inthecharter party aclause •
requiring thecaptain toinform therecipient country at -least 72hours in
advance ofthevessel 'sestimated date of'arrival inport .

ArticleA
Ondeliveryof"thegoods,'atoleranceshall"beallowedof55»lessthanthe
quantityto"besuppliedunderArticle1oftheAgreement.
ν . . .
Article5
Toimplementtheprovisionsofthisannex,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
shallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameandaddressshall"bemadeknown
totherecipientcountryingoodtime.
Therecipientcoxintryshallappointareceivingagentineachportofunloading
whosenameandaddressshall"bemadeknowntotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
"beforetheAgreementisimplemented .