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RECOMMENDATION POR
ACOUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionofanAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublic
ofIndiaforthesupplyof"butteroiland"butter
asfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(74)1548final

THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMIUNITIES ,
Having regard ,totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,andin
particular Articles 113 ,114and228thereof }
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission }
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Yttiereas theCouncil inRegulation (EEC)no.530/74 onthasupply ofbutteroil
asfood aiddecided tomake 3*000 tonnes ofbutteroil available totheRepublic of
India ,this amount tobesupplied either entirely asbutteroil ,orpartly asbutteroil
andpartly asbutter inproportions agreed between theEuropean Economic Community
andtherecipient country }
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HASDECIDED : \
Article 1
AnAgreement betvjeen theEuropean Economic Community andtheRepublic ofIndia for
thesupply ofbutteroil andbutter asfood aidishereby concluded onbehalf of
theEuropean Economic Community *The text oftheAgreement iGannexed tothis
Decision . ' -
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Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil isauthorized todesignate thepersons empowered to
sign theAgreement andtoconfer onthem thepowers required inorder tobind the
Community *
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Done atBrussels ,
/For the Council
The President

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AGREEHEITT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDTIEREPUBLICOFINDIA
ONTHESUPPLYOPFOODAIDINTHEFORMOF
BUTTEROIL ANDBUTTER.

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAllCOMMUNITIES .
/oftheonepart.
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THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOPINDIA
of.theotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludedthisAgreementandtothisendhave
designatedastheirplenipotentiaries :
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THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES t,
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THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEREPUBLIC OPINDIAS
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS }

ARTICLE I
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TheEuropean Economic Community shall supply bywayofgift tothe ..Republic
6fIndia (hereafter referred toas"therecipient country ")aquantity
equivalent to3.000 tonnes ofbutteroil .This quantity shall besupplied either
entirely intheform ofbutteroil ,orpartly intheform ofbutteroil andpartly :
intheform ofbutter inproportions agreed between theCommunity and the
recipient country . ' !
Thequality andpackaging conditions arespecified inAnnex Iwhich forms ,an
integral part ofthepresent Agreement .
AIÏTIC USII
Deliveries shall be .effected under thearrangements provided inAnnex IIv:hich
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forms anintegral part ofthepresent Agreement .
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ARTICLE III .
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements forthe
transport andinsurance oftheproducts from point ofdelivery toplaces of
destination .
Itundertakes toexercise thegreatest care toensure that thetendering arran­
gements forseatransport donotprejudice thefree play offair competition .
Anyproblems arising inthis connection shall bethesubject ofconsultations
under Article VIII ofthepresent Agreement . ' '
ARTICLE IV .
Therecipient country undertakes touse theproduct received asaidfor pur­
poses ofconsumption andtoapply ,forthe sale oftheproduct onitsmarket ,
theprices normally charged onthat market forproducts ofcomparable quality .
^heproceeds ofthis sale ,evaluated onalumpsum basis byagreement between
theEuropean Economic Community andtherecipient country ,shall beentered
asrevenue inthebudget oftheCentral Government .They shall beused forthe
financing ofDevelopment projects which shall be .communicated bytherecipient
country andwhich shall notcall forth anyobservations onthepart ofthe
Community . ' , ■i.■

■ARTICIE 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 asaidareinaddition toanddonotreplace "business
transactions which might reasonably beexpected intheabsence ofsuch supplies .
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ARTICLE VI
Therecipient country shall take allsteps required toprevent :
(i)there-export oftheproduct received asaidandalso ofanyproducts
resulting therefrom ;
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(ii)theexpert ,commercially orotherwise ,within aperiod ofsixmonths
commencing from thefinal delivery ,either ofanyproduct procured
locally ofthesame nature asthat received asaid ,01*ofanyproducts
resulting therefrom * \ '
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ARTICI BVII " • ■
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Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEEC ofhowthis Agreement
isimplemented .Tothis end itshall provide theCommission oftheEuropean
Communities with thefollowing details i
(i)Immediately after theunloading ofeach cargo :ports anddates of
arrival ofvessel ;nature ,quantity andanyobservations astothe
quality oftheproducts unloaded ;date onwhich unloading wascompleted ;
costs ofseatransport andofinsurance relating thereto ; ,
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave been fully
used :quantities sold ;manner ofsale;actual selling prices jnormal selling
costs ontherecipient country 'smarket ;costs ofinsurance (andoftrans­
port ifapplicable )from theport ofunloading totheplaces ofdestina­
tion ;
(iii)On15January every year until completion ofthedevelopment projects *
-Stage ofprogress oftheproject orprojects ,indicating thetotal
resources expended tothat stage .

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ARTICLEVIII
ThoContractingPartiesshallattherequestofeitherconsulteachother
onanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ARTICLEIX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,Frencn,
GermanandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetextshavingequalforce.

ΑΜΕΧI
"BUTTEROIL
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I*QUALITY
(A)Productchars-cteristics : '
Concentrated milkfatacontainingnotlessthan99*8$ofpurefats;
(B)Standardcomposition :
(Analysismadeattimeofmanufactureandpacking) '
-Moistureandnon-fatmilksubstances-notmorethan0.2^
-Pats-notlessthan99*9/*
-Freefattyacids-notmorethan0.57»(expressedasoleicacid)
-Peroxidelevel/kg-notmorethan1unit(inmilli-equivalents of
activeoxygenperkg)
-Taste-pure
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–Smell-absenceofsmellextraneoustobutteroil
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II.CONDITIONS OPPACKAGTÏÏG
a)Metalcansof20kg-1canpercarton.
b)HarkedthepackaginginEnglishi
HJTTEROIL
GIFTOPTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
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TO'THEREPUBLICOFINDIA
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BUTTER
I«Quality
1*Unsaltod "butter
a)Milkfatcontent , ,notlessthan82>
b)Watercontent |notmorethan16$
c)To"beproducedoutOfpasteurizedsouredcream.
2.SaltedButter •
a)Milkfatcontent ( notlessthan80;"S
b)Watercontent notmorethan16r/o
c)Saltcontent ■from0.5l/>to2%
d)Tobeproducedoutofpasteurizedunsouredcream* .•
II.Pciclcgf.lllp ; 1
a)In25kgblocks '.
b)Packagingtobeofresistantmaterials,designedtoensure'protection
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thebutterthroughouttheoperationsoftransport,warehousingand
distribution .
c)HarkedonthepackaginginEnglishi
BUTTER
GIFTOPTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMIUITITY
TOTHEREPUBLICOFINDT\

ATOEXII
Generalprovisions
Article1
Deliveryshall "beeffectedandrisksshallpassfromtheEuropeanEconomic
Community,hereinafterreferredtoastheEEC,totherecipientcountryat
themomentatwhichthegoodsareputdownatthepointofexportation
namedbytheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesattheberthspecified
bytherecipientcountryoritsagentreferredtoinArticle2^andunderthe,
termsspecifiedinthefollowingarticles.WithoutprejudicetoArticle7and
8theEECshallbearallcostsuptodeliveryandtherecipientcountrythose
beyondsuchdelivery. 1
Article2
TheEECshallappointanagenttoimplementtheprovisionsofthepresent
Annex-orforeachconsignment-whosenameandaddressitshallmakoknO'.vn
totherecipientcountryimmediatelyfollowinghisappointment.\
Therecipientcountryshallappointanagentintheportorportsofshipmentj
whosonameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheEECwithalldespatchand
ifpossiblebeforetheappointmentofagentoftheEEC. *
Article3 v
Beforeimplementing theproceduresforappointingtheagentoftheEEC
referredtoinArticle2ftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities and
therecipientcountryshalljointlyestablishtheperiodduringwhichdeli-'
verymustbegin. ''
ObligationsoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
Article4
ShouldtheEECnotbeinapositiontocarryoutdeliveryonthedateand(if
applicable)onthescheduleasprovidedinArticle6,allcosts
arisingfortherecipientcountry-forexampledemurragevoidfreightand
deadfreight-shallbebornebytheE0}'

Thecharges andthearrangements relating todemurrage laid down inthe
contract "between therecipient country andthecarrier must have ^oenagreed
inadvance bytherecipient country andthe agent oftheEEC .
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Theother costs referred tointhefirst paragraph shall only berefunded
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bytheEEC ifthey have been paid bytherecipient country with theapproval
ofthe EEC . / ■
Article 5
Should itprove impossible fortheEEC tosupply allorpart ofthegoods
onthedate andwithin thetimo-limits provided forinArticle 6and without'
prejudice totheprovisions ofArticle 4»anevfdate andanewtime-limit
shall beagreed between theagents oftheEEC andoftherecipient country
forthedelivery ofallthegoods oroftheundelivered part thereof .
Obligations ofthe recipient country
Article 6
After contacting theEEC ,therecipient country shall procure oneormore vessels
totransport allthequantities provided for inArticle 1oftheAgreement ,of
dimensions corresponding tothenormal capacity oftheport ofshipment ;these
vessels must beready forloading onadate falling within theperiod referred
toinArticle 3. '
The agent oftherecipient country shall inform theEECofthis date ,
immediately onlearning it,andalso that forcommencement ofdelivery ,
ifpossible twenty days inadvance andinanycase tendays before thedate
forcommencement ofdelivery . ■ . .
Heshall establish with theagent oftheEECtheschedule onwhich delivery shall
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take place .

ArticlG7
Shouldtherecipientcountryb^unabletobeginloadingonthedateprovided
forinArticle6,paragraph1,theagentoftherecipientcountryshallin­
formtheagentoftheEECwithoutdelay.
Inthiseventanewdateforthecommencement ofdeliveryand(ifapplicable)a
schedulecouldagreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandoftherecipient
country.Thecostsarisingfromthisdelayshallinallcasesexceptforce
majeurebebornebytherecipientcountry. |
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinparagraph2bemorethan30cleardays
afterthedateforloadingprovidedforinArticle6,paragraph1,theEEC
may--disposeofthegoodswithoutprejudicetoitscommitmentunderArticle1
ofthisAgreement.
Article8
Ifthequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselcannotbeputon
boardinitsentirety,thorecipientcountryshallinformtheEECassoon
aspossibleandnolaterthanfifteencleardaysafterloadinghasbeen
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completedwhetheritintendstoacceptortorenouncethebalance.»•
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IntheformercasetheprovisionsofArticle7»paragraphs 2and3»shall
applytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnotyettakenplace. '
InthelattercasetheEECmayconsiderthatithasdischargeditscommitment
totherecipientcountryunderArticle1ofthisAgreementandshallbear
thecostsresultingfromsuchrenunciation .
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Inanyeventaftertheexpiryofanintervaloffifteencleardaysandin
·/theabsenceofanynoticeonthepart-oftherecipientcountry,therenm>-/f""
ciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace.
Article9
Upondeliveryofthegoods,therecipientcountryshallhandtotheagentof
theEECacertificateofacceptancestatingtheportofshipment,dateof
acceptance,thenatureandquantityofthegoodsacceptedandincluding
anycommentsonthequalityofthegoodsandsendacopy*ih.sreoftothe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities *
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