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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1504final
Brussels,7September1973
on"theconclusionofanagreementbetween "theEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofSriLankaforthesupplyofflour
ofcommonwheatasfoodaid
(submitted :totheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(73)1504final

THE COUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COffimNITISS ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 »114and223thereof j
Having regard totheRecommemdation from theCommission |
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasdeposited aDeclaration for
provisional application ofthe1971 Pood AidConvention 5whereas that
Convention hasbeen applicable since 1July 1971 j
Whereas theRepublic ofSriLanka ,byitsletter of18October 1972 ,has
requested food aid ;
Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation intheRepublic ofSriLanka
that country should beaccorded ,bywayofgift ,10000metric tons of
common wheat intheform of6623metric tons offlour ofcommon wheat under
theCommunity Food AidProgramme for1972/731
DECIDES :
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anagreement ,thetext whereof
isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between theEuropean Economic Community
and theRepublic ofSriLanka for thesupply offlour ofcommon wheat as
food aid .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorised todesignate those whoare
tosign theagreement and toconfer onthem therequisite powers tobind the
Community .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
The President

AGREERENT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COIMJNITY AND
THEREPUBLIC OPSRILANKA
ONTHESUPPLYOFPOODAID
INTHEFORMOFFLOUROFCOMMONWHEAT

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THE COUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
ontheonepart ,
THE GOVERNMENT OPTHE REPUBLIC OPSRI LANKA
Ontheother part ,
HAVE DECIDED toconclude this Agreement and tothis endhave
designated astheplenipotentiaries :
THE -COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ;
THE GOVERNMENT OFTHE REPUBLIC OPSRI LANKA :
WHO HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS

ARTICLE I
Asapart ofitsFood AidProgramme (Cereals )for1972/73jtheEuropean
Economic Community shall supply theRepublic ofSriLanka ,hereinafter
referred toasthe "recipient country ",with 10000metric tons ofcommon
wheat inthe form of6623metric tons offlour ofcommon wheat .
ARTICLE II
Deliveries will bemadembulk ,fob toCommunity ports innewcotton
sacs with anetweight of68,038 kgeach (150lbs.)
ARTICLE III
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean Economic Community and
oftherecipient country relating todelivery and the talcing ofdelivery are
defined intheAnnex ,which forms anintegral part ofthis Agreement .
ARTICLE IV
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements forthe
transport andinsurance oftheproduct from ports ofshipment toplaces of
destination .
Itundertakes toexercise thegreatest possible care toensure that the
tendering arrangements forthetransport byseaarenotprejudicial tothe
free play offair competition .Anyproblems arising inthis connection shall
bethesubject ofconsultations under Article IXofthepresent Agreement .
ARTICLE V
Therecipient country undertakes touse theproduct received asaid for
purposes ofconsumption and toapply ,for thesale oftheproduct onits
market ,theprices normally charged onthat market forproducts ofcomparable
quality .
Theproceeds from this sale ,less thecost ofseatransport ,insurance and
thenormal cost ofselling theproduct ontherecipient country 'smarket ,
will bepaid into aspecial account andallocated tothefinancing ofone
ormore development schemes which have already been proposed bytherecipient
country andapproved bytheEuropean Economic Community .

ARTICLE VI
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch away
astoavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofdomestic production and
international trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymeasure required to
ensure that aidsupplies areinaddition to,anddonotreplace ,business
transactions which might reasonably beexpected intheabsence ofsuch
supplies .Inparticular ,therecipient country undertakes toimport
commercially from whatever source between 1July 1973 and 30June 1974 a
minimum quantity of metric tons ofcommon wheat orflour of
common wheat .
ARTICLE VII
The recipient country shall take anymeasures required toprevent :
(i)There-export oftheproduct received aaaidandofproducts and
by-products resulting from such supplies ;
(ii)Theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within sixmonths ofthelast
delivery ,either oftheproduct obtained locally andofthesame '
nature astheproduct received asaidorofanyprocessed products of
this flour ofcommon wheat *
ARTICLE VIII
Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community
how this Agreement isbeing implemented .Tothis end itshall provide the
Commission oftheEuropean Communities qith thefollowing information :
(i)Notlater than thirty days after theunoading ofeach cargo :ports
anddates ofarrival ofthevessel ;nature ,quantity andquality of
theproducts unloaded ;date onwhich unloading wascompleted ;
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave been
fully used :quantities sold ,howthey haye been sold ,selling prices ;
normal selling costs ontherecipient country 'smarket ;
(iii)On15January every year until thespecial account hasbeen fully used
(a)State ofthis account (incomings andoutgoings )on31December of
theproceding year ;
(b)Progress achieved intheproject orprojects ,with anindication
ofthetotal amount offinancing undertaken atthat stage .

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ARTICLE IX
Attherequest ofeither ofthem ,theContracting Parties shall consult each
other onanyquestions concerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement .
ARTICLE X
This Agreement isdrawn upinduplicate intheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,French ,
German andItalian .languages ,each ofthese texts being equally authentic .

MNEX TOARTICLE III OFTHE AGREEMENT
Article 1
Delivery shall "beeffected andrisks shall pass from theEuropean Economic
Community totherecipient country atthemoment atwhich thegoods have
been placed intheship 'shold attheport ofshipment .
Therecipient country shall "bear allcosts subsequent todelivery ofthe
goods ,including costs ofstowage and ,where appropriate ,-oftrimming and
bagging . • ,
Any demurrage costs ordispatch attheport ofshipment shall beacharge on
orfor thebenefit oftheEuropean Economic Community and shall bedetermined
before thevessel sails .Therates anddetailed arrangements relating thereto
laid down inthecontract between therecipient country and thecarrier must
have been 1agreed -upon inadvance bytherecipient country andtheauthorised
-agent of ;theEuropean Economic Community referred toinArticle 9»
Article 2
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TheEuropean Economic Community ,shall no.tify therecipient country ingood
time oftheport orports ofshipment ,thequantities tobedelivered at
each port ,theperiod within loading must begin ,andthedaily loading rate .
-Article 3
TheEuropean Economic Community must beprepared toload thegoods onthe
date resulting from theinstructions inArticle 8,whereon thevessel should
berady forloading .
Article 4
Ondelivery ofthegoods ,aloterance of5ftless than thequantity tobe
supplied inaccordance with Article 1oftheAgreement ispermitted .
Article 5
Once thegoods areonboard thevessel ,theEuropean Economic Community shall
notify therecipient country ofthedate ofloading ,andthequantity and
quality ofthegoods asrecorded onloading .

Article 6
Therecipient country shall supply theEuropean Economic Community ,within the
period referred toinArticle 2,with avessel ofdimensions corresponding to
thenormal loading potential oftheport ofshipment .
Should itprove impossible forthevessel tobegin loading within theperiod
referred toinArticle 2andshould therecipient country nothave notified
theEuropean Economic Community ofthis fact inwriting atthelastest bythe
date onwhich thevessel should neready forloading inaccordance with Article 8,
thegoods shall beatthedisposal oftheEuropean Economic Community .
Whatever thecircumstances ,thegoods shall beheld attheexpense ,risk and
peril oftherecipient country .
Article 7
Should therecipient country fail toprovide avessel ofsuitable tonnage or
ifthequantity made available forloading onavessel ofsuitable tonnage cannot
beputonboard initsentirely because ofcircumstances beyond thecontrol of
theEuropean Economic Community ,thebalance shall beloaded onto thenext
vessel under the conditions laid down inthis annex .
Itthis event ,until thedate ofloading ofthis balance o?until therecipient
country gives notice inwriting that itgives upthis balance ,thegoods shall
behold attheexpense ,risk andperil oftherecipient country .
Therecipient country must notify theEuropean Economic Community within a
period ofamaximum of30days from thebeginning ofloading oftheshipment
towhich these goods should have belonged ,ofthedate onwhich loading ofthis
balance isdue tobegin orofitsrenunciation ofthis balance .
Ifthis obligation isnotrespected ,theEuropean Economic Community may
consider that ithasdischarged itscommitment totherecipient country under
Article 1oftheAgreement .
Article 8
Therecipient oountry shall name for theEuropean Economic Community thevessel
that istoship thegoods atleast 10clear days prior totheestimated date
ofarrival ofthevessel inpart or,where possible ,20clear days prior to
this date ,andshall atthesame time indicate howsoon after that datthe
vessel will beready forloading .

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Therecipient country shall insert inthecharter party yclaise requiring the
captain toinform theEuropean Economic Community atleast 72hours inadvance
ofthevesselis estimated date ofarrival inport .
Article 9
Toimplement theprovisions ofthis annex ,theEuropean Economic Community
shall appoint anauthorised agent ,whose name andaddress shall bemade known
ingood time totherecipient country .
Therecipient country shall nominate areceiving agent ineach port ofshipment ,
whose name andaddress shall bemade known totheEuropean Economic Community
before theAgreement isimplemented .