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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEÀN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)1922 final
Brussels ,21November 1974
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofanAgreement /between the
European Economic Community andtheKingdom ofMorocco
forthesupply ofbutteroil asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
COM(74 )1922 final

THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community
andinparticular Articles 113t 114and228thereof j
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,}
Whereas the'Council inRegulation (EEC)no.530/74of4«3*1974 onthe
supply ofbutteroil asfoodaid^licided tomake
butteroil available to
HASDECIDED :
Article 1
AnAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community and theKingdom ofMorocco
■for thesupply ofbutteroil asfood aid ishereby concluded onbehalf of
theEuropean Economic Community .The text oftheAgreement isannexed to
this Decision .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil isauthorized todesignate thepersons
empowered tosign theAgreement and toconfer onthem thepowers required
inorder bind theCommunity .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The Président
(1)O.J. L65of7.3.1974 ,p.1

ISTIEKITTIEEUROPEANECONOMICCOwKUHITY
A7JDTHEKINGDOMOFMOROCCO
OHTHESUPPLYOPFOODAIDII?TIIEFOJIMOP
BUTTER01L

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROrS/JTCOMMUNITIES .
oftheonepart,
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THEGOVEmniEKT OPTHEKINGDOMOPMOROCCO
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECID3DtoconcludedthisAgreementandtothisendhave
designatedastheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUÎÎCILOPTHEEUROPEAITCOMIÏUKITIES :
THEG0YER1?IJEIJT OPTHEKINGDOMOPMOROCCO:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

.■ ARTICH3I
< • ; ;7."
TheEuropeanEconomicCommuhityshallsupplybywayofgifttothe
KingdomofMorocco (hereafterreferredtoas"therecipient
country")aquantityof150tonnesofbutteroil.
... \ * » • I
ThequalityandpackagingconditionsarespecifiedinAnnexIvhichformean
'integralpartofthepresentAgreement.
• " ■
•/JRTICTJ3II
Dolivcriesshallbeeffectedunderthearrangements providedinAnnexIIvhich
*
fornjKanintegralpartofthepresentAgreement.
• •
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AïïTIOIEIII
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangements forthe
transportandinsxtranceofthe'productsfrompointofdeliverytoplacesof
destination. ■.
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestcaretoensurethatthetenderingarran­
gementsforseatransportdonotprejudicethefreeplayoffaircompetition .
Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
tmderArticleVIIIofthepresentAgreement. . „
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•*' ARTICI3S .IV' '•
1--111 1■-1 1
Therecipientcountryraidertakestousetheproductreceivedasaidforpur­
posesofconsumptionandiodistributeitfreetotherefugeepopulation.

.ARTICIJEV
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreementmsuchaway
astoavoidanyprejudicetothenormalstructureofnationalproduction
andinternational trade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeanymeasuresrequired
toensurethatsuppliesasaidareinadditiontoanddo.notreplacebusiness
transactions v/hich'mightreasonablybeexpectedintheabsenceofsuchsupplies.
/ ■' s
ARTICLEVI
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallstepsrequiredtq'prevents
(i)there-exportoftheproductreceived,asaidandalsoofanyproducts
"resultingtherefrom ; *
»
(ii)theexport,cotfraerciallyorotherwise,•withinaperiodofsixmonths
commencingfromthefinaldelivery,eitherofanyproductprocured
locallyofthesaxnenatureasthatreceivedasaid,orofanyproducts
*;resultingtherefroia ». • •
'. ARTICLEVII
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
,ofhowthisAgreementisimplemented .Tothisenditshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthefollowingdetails:
(i)Immediatelyaftertheunloadingofeachcargo:portsanddatesof
arrivalofvessel;nature,quantityandanyobservations astothe
.qualityoftheproductsunloaded;dateonwhichunloadingv?ascompleted;.
•(ii)Everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhavebeenfully
used':quantitiesdistributed;numberandnatureof"beneficiaries ;places,j
.ratesandmethodofdistribution .' "*

ARTICLEVIII
TheContractingPartiesshallattherequestofeitherconsulteachother
onanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
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'ARTICLEIX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,
GermanandItalianlanguages,eachof-thesetextshavingequalforce.

AKHEXI
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BUTTEROIL ' .
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I.QUALITY ,
(A)Productcharacteristics :
Concentrated milkfatscontainingnotlessthan99*8'/'°fpurefats;
/ *•
/
;'(d)Standardcomposition :
IlrI■1■.mmrIIIIIII-rri
(Analysismadoat'timeofmanufactureandpacking)\
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-iioieturcandnon-fatmilksubstances-notmorethan0.2%
-Fats-notlessthan99*9%
-Freefattyacids-notmorethan0.5$(expressedasoleicacid)
-Peroxidelevel/kg-notmorethan1unit(inmilli-equivalento of
activeoxygenperkg)
'-Tante-pure
-Smell-absenceofsmellextraneoustobutteroil
*
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*
II.C0HDITI0K3 07P/.CKAOIKG
.a)Metalcansof20kg-1canpercarton.
•"b)Markedthe,-packaginginFrench:
HJTTEROIL
GIFTOFTIIEEUROPEA17ECONOMICCOMMUNITY
TOTHEKINGDOMOFMOROCCO
FORFREEDISTRIBUTION

ANHEXIX
.'.Generalprovisions
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■•Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandrisksshallpass.fromthe.EuropeanEconomic
Community,hereinafterreferredtoastheEEC,totherecipientcountryat
themoment/atwhichthegoods-areputdoA-matthepointofexportation
named"bytheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesatthe"berthspecified
"bytherecipientcountryoritsagentreferredtoinArticle2andunderthe
S
termsspecifiedinthefollowingarticles.WithoutprejudicetoArticles7snd
.8theEECshallbearallcostsuptodeliveryendtherecipientcountrythose
beyondsuchdelivery.
Article2
TheEECshallappointanagenttoimplementtheprovisionsofthepresent
Annex-orforeachconsignment-whononsmeandaddressitshallmakeknovoi
to.therecipientcountryimmediatelyfollovringhisappointment.
Therecipientcountryshallappointcnagentintheportorportsofshipment
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknovnatothe17:5Cwithalldespatchand
"iifpossiblebeforetheappointmentofagentoftheEEC.
Article3
Beforeimplementing theproceduresforappointingtheagentoftheEEC
referredtoinArticle2,theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities and
therecipientcountryshalljointlyestablishtheperiodduringvdiichdeli­
verymustbegin.. (
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ObligationsoftheEuropeaJiEconomicCommunity
••" Article4 ,
ShouldtheEECnotbeinapositiontocarryoutdeliveryonthedate,
and"(ifapplicable)onthescheduleasprovidedinArticle6,allcosts
arisingfortherecipientcountry-forexampledemurragevoidfreightand
.deadfreight-shallbebornebytheEEH

Thechargesand"thearrangementsrelatingtodemurragelaiddowninthe
contract "betweentherecipientcountryandthecarriermusthavebeenagreed
-in-advance "bytherecipientcountryandtheagentoftheEEC.
Theothercostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphshallonly"berefunded
"bytheEECiftheyhave"beenpaid"bytherecipientcountrywiththeapproved
oftheESC.
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Article5
ShoulditproveimpossiblefortheEECtosupplyallorpartofthegoons
onthedateandwithinthetime-limitsprovidedforinArticle6andwithout
prejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle4»anewdateandanewtins-limit
shallbeagreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandoftherecipientcountry
forthedeliveryofallthegoodsoroftheundeliveredpartthereof.
J
Oblifationsoftherens'.nientcountry
AT-Hc!?C6
AftercontactingtheEEC,therecipientcountryshallprocureoneormorevessel::
totransportallthequantitiesprovidedforinArticle1oftheAgreement,of
dimensionscorresponding tothenormalcapacityoftheportofshipment;these
vesselsmust"bereadyforloadingonadatefallingwithintheperiodreferred
toinArticle3*.
Theagent,oftherecipientcountryshallinformtheEECofthisdate
immediatelyonlearningit,andalsothatforcommencementofdelivery,
ifpossibletwentydaysinadvanceandinanycasetendaysbeforethedate
forcommencement ofdelivery.
Heshallestablishwith'theagentoftheEECthescheduleonwhichdelivery
shalltakeplace.

Article 7
Should therecipient country beunable tobegin loading onthedate provided
forin -Article 6,paragraph 1,theagent oftherecipient country shall in­
form theagent oftheEEC without delay *
Inthin event anewdate forthecommencement ofdelivery and(if applicable )anew
schedule could beagreed between theagents oftheEECandoftherecipient
country .Thecosts arising from this delay shall inallcases except force
majeure beborne bytherecipient country .
Should thenewdate provided forinparagraph 2bemore than 30clear days
after thedate forloading provided for'inArticle 6,'paragraph 1,theEEC
mayodispose ofthegoods without prejudice toitscommitment under Article 1
ofthis Agreement . • '
Article 8
Ifthequantity made avai3.ablc forloading onavessel cannot beputon
board initsentirety ,therecipient country shall inform theEEC assoon
aspossible andno.later than fifteen clear days after loading hasbeen
completed whether itintends toaccept ortorenounce thebalance .
t .'
Intheformer case theprovisions ofArticle 7».paragraphs 2and3»shall
apply tothebalance ,ifdelivery hasnotyettaken place .
Inthelatter case theEECmayconsider that ithasdischarged itscommitment
totherecipient country under Article 1ofthis Agreement' andshall 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 9
Upon delivery ofthegoods ,therecipient country shall hand totheagent of
theEECacertificate ofacceptance stating theport ofshipment ,date of
acceptance ,thenature ,'"" . an<*quantity ofthegoods accepted andincluding
anycomments onthequality ofthegoods 3-ndsend acopy thereof to"theCommission
oftheEuropean Communities . » ••