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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75 )79final
Brussels ,5March 1975
RECOMMENDATION FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofanagreement between theEuropean Economic
Community andthe Republic ofTurkey for .thesupply ofsoft
wheat asfood aid .
(submitted bytheCommission totheCouncil )
COM (75)79final

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THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTraaty establishing theEuropean Eoonomic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 ,114and228 ,thereof )
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission |
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community has'concluded thesecond Convention
relating tofoodaid^\
Whereas theRepublic ofTurkey ,byitsletter of21December 1973
hasrequested food aid }
Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation inTurkey _that country
should beaccorded ,bywayofgift ,5000metric tons ofsoft wheat under the •
Community Pood AidProgramme for1973/74}
DECIDESt
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economio Community anAgreement ,thetext whereof
isannexed hereto ,shall beoonoluded between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheRepublic ofTurkey forsupply ofsoft wheat asfood aid .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCounoil ishereby authorized todesignate those who
aretosign theAgreement andtoconfer onthem therequisite powers to
bind theCommunity .
Done atBrus sels, 19
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For the Council
(1)J.O. L219du9.0.74 ,P.36.The Président

AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPE ANECONOMIC COMMUN ITY
ANDTHE REPUBLIC OPTURKEY ON __
THE SUPPLY OPFOOD AID INTHE FORM OF
SOFT WHEAT .

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THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
oftheonepart .
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEREFUBLIC OPTURKEY _
1
oftheother part ,
HAVE DECIDED toconclude this Agreement and tothis endhave
designa tedastheir plenipotentiaries t
THE COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHE REPUBLIC OPTURKEY ":
WHOHAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS i

ARTICLE I
TheEuropean Economic Community shall supply bywayofgift tothe '
Republic ,ofTurkey ,(hereafter referred toas"thereoipient country ")a
quantity of5_000 metric tons ofsoft wheat under theCommunity 'sfood aid
programme inoereals for1973/74•
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ARTICLE II
Deliveries will bemade inhulk FOB inaccordance with the details laid
down intheAnnex which forms anintegral part ofthepresent Agreement .
ARTICLE III
Thereoipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements forthe
transport andinsurance oftheproduots from point ofdelivery toplaces
ofdestination .
Itundertakes toexercise thegreatest care toensure that thetendering
arrangements forBeatransport donotprejudice thefree play offair -
competition .Anyproblems arising inthis connection shall be .thesubjeot
ofconsultations under Article VIII ofthepresent Agreement .
ARTICLE IV
Thereoipient country undertakes touse theproduot received asaidfor
purposes ofconsumption andtoapply ,forthesale oftheproduct onits
market ,theprices normally charged onthat market bytheSoil Produots
Office (Toprak Mahsulleri Ofisi )forproducts ofcomparable quality .The
proceeds from this sale less thecosts ofmaritime transport andthenormal
costs ofmarketing ontheTurkish market shall bepaid into aspecial
account with theCentral Bank andallocated tothefinancing ofoneormore
development projects under arrangements which have been agreed
between therecipient country andtheEuropean Economic Community .

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ARTICLE V
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch away
astoavoid anyprejudice 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 beexpeoted intheabsence ofsuch supplies .
Inparticular ,therecipient country undertakes toimport commercially from
whatever souroe between 1July 1974 and30June 1975 aminimum quanity of
50,600 metrio tons ofsoft wheat oritsequivalent inflour ofsoft wheat .
ARTICLE VI
Therecipient country shall take allsteps required toprevent s
(i)there-export oftheproduct received asaidandalso ofanyproducts
andby-products resulting therefrom ;
(ii)theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within aperiod ofsixmonths
commencing from thefinal delivery ,either ofanyproduot procured
locally ofthesame nature asthat received asaid ,orofanyproducts
andby-products resulting therefrom .
ARTICLE VII
Thereoipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economio Community
ofhowthis Agreement isimplemented .Tothis enditshall provide the
Commission oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing details :
(i)Immediately after theunloading ofeach cargotports anddates of
arrival ofvessel jnature ,quantity andanyobservations astothe
quality oftheproducts unloaded ;;date onwhioh unloading was
completed )costs ofseatransport andofinsurance relating thereto ;
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave been
fully used :quantities sold ;manner ofsale ;actual selling prices ;
normal Belling costs ontherecipient country 'smarket ;costs of
insurance andoftransport ifapplicable from theport ofunloading
totheplaces ofdestination ;

(iii)On15January very year until thespeoial aocount hasbeen fully
expended :
' 1
a)Summary oftheaccount (incomings andoutgoings )to31December
oftheprevious yearj
\ - 1\mi . _* .. ._ - .» J1._ »_ ■b;Stage ofprogress oftheproject Crprojects ,indicating the
total resources expended tothat stage *
ARTICLE VIII
TheContracting Parties shall attherequest ofeither consult eaoh other
onanyquestions concerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement .
ARTICLE IX
This Agreement isdrawn upmduplicate intheDanish ,Dutoh ,English ,
French ,Qerman andItalian languages ,each ofthese texts having equal foroe .

AWiNHiA .1
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General provisions
Article 1
Delivery shall "beeffected ,andrisks shall pass form theEuropean Economic
Community ,hereinafter referred toastheEEC ,totherecipient country at
themoment atwhich thegoods areputdown atthepoint ofexportation
named "bytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities atthe "berth specified
bytherecipient country oritsagent referred toinArtiole 3.andunder the
terms speoified inthefollowing artioles .Without prejudice toArticles & -and
1 shall "bear allcosts uptodelivery ,andtherecipient country those
beyond delivery .
Article 2
Ondelivery atolerance of5i°less them thequantity oftheproduct tobe
supplied inaccordance with article Iofrthe Agreement shall beadmissible *
Article 3
TheEEC shall appoint anagent toimplement theprovisions ofthepresent
Annex -orforeach consignment -whose name andaddress itshall make
known totherecipient country immediately following hisappointment .
Therecipient country shall appoint anagent intheport orports ofship­
ment ,whose name andaddress itshall make known totheEEC with all
despatch andifpossible before theappointment ofagent oftheEEC *
Article 4
Before implementing theprocedures forappointing theagent oftheEEC
referred toinArticle 3,theCommission oftheEuropean Communities and
therecipient country shall jointly establish theperiod during which
delivery must begin .
Obligations oftheEuropean Economic Community
Article 5
Should theEECnotbeinaposition tocarry outdelivery onthedate and
(ifapplicable )ontheschedule asprovided inArticle 7»allcosts
arising fortherecipient country -forexample demurrage void freight
anddead freight -shall beborne bytheEEC .

Thecharges and thearrangements relating todemurrage laid down inthe
contract between therecipient country and thecarrier must have been
agreed inadvance by -tnerecipient country andtheagent oftheEEC .
Theother costs referred tointhefirst paragraph shall only berefunded
bytheEEC ifthey have been paid bytherecipient country with theapproval
ofthe EEC .
Article 6
Should itprove impossible for theEEC tosupply allorpart ofthegoods
onthedate andwithin thetime-limits provided for inArticle ^andwithout
prejudice totheprovisions ofArticle 5?anew date andanew time-limit
shall beagreed between theagents oftheEECandoftherecipient country
for thedelivery ofall thegoods oroftheundelivered part thereof .
Obligations ofthe reoipient country
Article 7
After contacting theEEC ,therecipient country shall procure oneormore
vessels totransport all thequantities provided for inArticle 1ofthe
Agreement ,ofdimensions corresponding tothenormal capacity oftheport of
shipment }these vessels must beready forloading onadate falling within
theperiod referred toinArticle 4«
The agent oftherecipient country shall inform theEEC ofthis date
immedately onlearning it,andalso that for commencement ofdelivery ,
ifpossible twenty day3 inadvance and inanycase tendays before thedate
forcommencement ofdelivery .
Heshall establish with theagent oftheEEC theschedule towhich delivery
shall take place .
Article 8
Should therecipient country beunable tobegin loading onthedate provided
forinArticle 7iparagraph 1,theagent ofthereoipient country shall
inform theagent oftheEECwithout delay .

Inthis event anewdate forthecommencement ofdelivery and (ifapplicable )
anew schedule oould T"S'agreed between theagentB oftheEEC andofthe
recipient country .Thecosts arising from this delay shall inalloases
except force ma.jeure beborne bytherecipient country .
Should thenewdate provided forinparagraph 2bemore than 30clear days
after thedate forloading provided for inArticle 7»paragraph 1,theEEC
maydispose ofthegoods without prejudice toitscommitment under Article 1
ofthis Agreement .
Article 9
Ifthequantity made available forloading onavessel cannot beput on
board initsentirety ,therecipient country shall inform theEECassoon
aspossible andnolater than fifteen clear days after loading hasbeen
completed whether itintends toaccept ortorenounce thebalance .
Intheformer case theprovisions ofArticle 8fparagraphs 2and 3»shall
apply tothebalance ,ifdelivery hasnotyet taken place .
Inthelatter case theEECmay consider that ithasdischarged itscommitment ,
totherecipient country under Article 1ofthis Agreement and shall bear
thecosts resulting from such renunciation .
Inanyevent after theexpiry ofaninterval offifteen clear days andin
theabsence ofanynotice onthepart oftherecipient country ,therenun­
ciation shall bedeemed tohave taken place .
Article 10
Upon delivery ofthegoods ,therecipient country shall hand tothe
agent oftheEECacertificate ofacceptance stating theport ofshipment ,
date ofacceptance ,thenature andquantity ofthegoods acoepted and
inoluding anycomments onthequality ofthegoods ,andsend acopy thereof
totheCommission oftheEuropean Communities .