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Recommendation fora
COUNCIL DECISION
concerningthesigningandthedepositofadeclarationofprovisional
application oftheProtocolsfortheSixthextensionoftheWheatTrade
Convention,1971,andforthefirstextensionoftheFoodAidConvention,
1980,constituting theInternational WheatAgreement,1971
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM .
INTRODUCTION .
1.Atmeetings6ftheInternational WheatCouncilandofthefoodAid
Committee,heldinLondonfrom3to6March1981,thetextsofPro­
tocolsfortheextensionoftheconventions constituting theInter­
nationalWheatAgreementforafurthertwo-yearperiodbeginning on
1July1981weredrawnup.ThesetextsaretobefoundinAnnex2.
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2.Itisnownecessarytoproceedtothesignature andthedepositof
declarations ofprovisional application oftheprotoco.ls bythe
Community. '.
3.AsfarastheHellenicrepublicis.concerned,sheobtainedanexten­
sionuntil30June1981forthesignatureoftheFoodAidCoaention .
Shemustalso,atthesametime,depositadeclaration ofprovisional
application ofthelatter.
PROCEDURE . '
4.Thenecessaryprocedureisasfollows:
a)TheCommunity andallMemberStates,actingsimultaneously ,must
depositthedeclarations ofprovisional application oftheproto-
■colsby15Mayatthelatestinaccordance withArticle8ofthe
protocolfortheSixthextensionoftheWheatTradeConvention and
inaccordance withArticleVIIoftheprotocolforthefirstexten­
sionoftheFoodAidConvention .
b)AsfarastheFoodAidConventionisconcerned,the.HellenicRepubl
mustatthe.sametime: ~ •
-signanddepositadeclaration ofprovisional application ofthe
saidConvention ;
-signanddepositadeclaration ofprovisional application ofthe
protocolforthefirstextensionofthesaidConvention .

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c)EachMemberStateoftheCommunitywhichwillalsohavehadprevious­
lytoacceedtobothConventions,mustdepositassoonaspossiblethe
instruments ofaccession,inconformity,respectively witharticles 7
andVIIIoftheprotocols,accordingtoitsinstitutional procedures .
Theconclusion oftheprotocols bytheCommunity assuchwilltake
placeassoonasallMemberStateshaveacceded.
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS .
5.TheextensionoftheWheatTradeConvention impliesthecontinuance of
theCommunity'spresentcontributions totheadministrative budgetof
theInternational WheatCouncilforafurtherperiodoftwoyearsbe­
ginningon1July1981.
6.TheextensionoftheFoodAidConventionimpliesthemaintenance,for
thesameperiod,oftheCommunity'sobligation tosupply,asfoodaid,
aminimumof1.650.000tonnesperannumofcereals,distributed between
.theCommunity assuchandtheMemberStates,inaccordance withthe
appropriate decisionsoftheCounciloftheEEC.
RECOMMENDATION .
7.TheCouncilisinvitedtotakeadecisionconcerning thesignature and
thedepositwiththedepositoryauthoritybefore15May1981ofthe
appropriate legalinstruments,thedrafttextsofwhichareattached.

COUNCILDECISION
concerning thesigningandthedeposit
ofadeclaration ofprovisional application oftheProtocols
forthesixthextension ofthe
WheatTradeConvention,1971,
andforthefirstextensionoftheFoodAidConvention,1980,
constituting theInternational WheatAgreement,1971
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomii
Community,andinparticularArticle113thereof.
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission,

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HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS:
SoleArticle
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorized todesignate
thepersonempoweredtosignthedeclaration ofprovisional applica­
tionoftheProtocols forthesixthextension oftheWheatTrade
Convention,1971,andforthefirstextensionoftheFoodAidConven­
tion,1980,constituting theInternational WheatAgreement,1971,and
todepositthisdeclaration withtheGovernment oftheUnitedStates
ofAmerica.
ThetextsoftheDeclaration andoftheProtocols areannexedto
thisDecision.
Doneat
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEXI.
DECLARATION OFPROVISIONAL APPLICATION
oftheProtocolsforthe
sixthextensionoftheWheatTradeConvention,1971;
andforthefirstextensionoftheFoodAidConvention,1980,
constituting theInternational WheatAgreement,1971,
thetextsofwhichweredrawnupbytheConferenceheldforthatpurposein
Londonon6March1981
ItwillnotbepossiblefortheEuropeanEconomicCommunitytocomplete
before30June1981theinstitutional accessionprocedureslaiddowninArticle7
oftheProtocolforthesixthextensionoftheWheatTradeConvention,1971and
inArticleVIIIoftheProtocolforthefirstextensionoftheFoodAidConven­
tion,1980.
.Inaccordance w*ithArticles8andVIIofthesaidProtocols,the.Commu­
nitythereforemakesthisdeclaration ofprovisional application oftheseProto­
cols.Bydepositing suchadeclaration,theCommunityregardsitselftobe
provisionally apartytotheProtocols,withalltherightsandobligations
whichresulttherefrom,untilsuchtimeastheCounciloftheEuropeanCommu­
nitiesshallhavetakenafinaldecisiononthematter. '
.*Onbehalfof
theCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities

ANNEX2
1981PROTOCOLS FORTHESIXTHEXTENSION OFTHE
WHEATTRADECONVENTION ,1971ANDTHEFIRSTEXTENSION OF
THEFOODAIDCONVENTION ,1980.
CONSTITUTING THEINTERNATIONAL WHEATAGREEMENT ,1971
PREAMBLE
TheConference toestablish thetextsofthe1981
ProtocolsforthesixthextensionoftheWheatTradeConvention ,1971
andthefirstextensionoftheFoodAidConvention ,1980
constituting theInternational WheatAgreement ,1971
Considering thattheInternational WheatAgreementof1949was
revised,renewedorextendedin1953,1956,1959,1962,1965,
1966,1967,1968,1971,1974,1975,1976,1978and1979,
Considering thattheInternational WheatAgreement ,1971,consisting
oftwoseparatelegalinstruments -theWheatTrade
Convention ,1971,whichwasfurtherextendedbyProtocolin
1979;andtheFoodAidConvention ,1980-willexpireon
3DJune1981,
Hasestablished thetextsofthe1981Protocolsforthesixth
extensionoftheWheatTradeConvention ,1971andforthe
firstextension oftheFoodAidConvention ,1980.
;

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ARTICLE 3
Definition *
AnyreferenceinthisProtocoltoa"Government "or
"Governments "shallbeconstrued asincluding areferencetothe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity (hereinafter referredtoas"the
Community").Accordingly ,anyreferenceinthisProtocolto
"signature"ortothe"depositofinstruments ofratification ,
acceptance orapproval"or"aninstrument ofaccession"or"a
declaration ofprovisional application "byaGovernment shall,
inthecaseoftheCommunity ,beconstrued asincluding
signatureordeclaration ofprovisional application onbehalf
oftheCommunity byitscompetentauthority andthedepositof
theinstrument requiredbytheinstitutional procedures ofthe
Communitytobedepositedfortheconclusion ofaninternational
agreement . 1
ARTICLE 4 '
Finance
Theinitialcontribution ofanyexportingor
importingmemberaccedingtothisProtocolunderparagraph (1Mb)
ofArticle7thereof,shallbeassessedbytheCouncilonthe
basisofthevotestobedistributed toitandtheperiod
remaininginthecurrentcropyear,buttheassessments made
upon-otherexporting 'andimporting membersforthecurrentcrop
yearshallnotbealtered.' "•'<
■ >.

ARTICLE 5
Signature
This Protocol shall beopen for signature inWashington
from 24March 1981 until and including 15May 1981 byGovernments of
countries party tothe Convention asfurther extended bythe 1979
Protocol ,orwhich areprovisionally regarded asparty tothe
Convention asfurther extended bythe 1979 Protocol ,on6March 1981 ,
orwhich aremembers ofthe United Nations ,ofits specialized
agencies orofthe International Atomic Energy Agency ,and are
listed inAnnex AorAnnex Btothe Convention .
ARTICLE 6
h
Ratification ,acceptance orapproval
This Protocol shall besubject 'toratification ,acceptance
orapproval byeach signatory Government inaccordance with its
respective constitutional procedures .Instruments ofratification ,
acceptance orapproval shall bedeposited with the Government ofthe
United States ofAmerica not later than 30June 1981 ,except that the
Council may grant one ormore extensions oftime toany signatory
Government that has not deposited its instrument ofratification ,
acceptance orapproval bythat date .

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ARTICLE 7
Accession
\
(1J ... This Protocol shall beopen for accession
fa)until 30June 1981 bytheGovernment ofanymember
listed inAnnex AorBtothe Convention asofthat
date ,except that the Council may grant one ormore
.extensions oftime toany Government that has not
deposited its instrument bythat date ,and
(b)after 30June 1981 bytheGovernment ofanymember of
theUnited Nations ,ofits specialized agencies orof
theInternational Atomic Energy Agency ,upon such
conditions astheCouncil considers appropriate by
not less than two thirds ofthevotes cast by
exporting members and two thirds ofthe votes cast by
importing members .
(2) Accession shall beeffected bythedeposit ofan
instrument ofaccession &ith the Government ofthe United
States ofAmerica . )
(3) Where ,for thepurposes oftheoperation ofthe
Convention and this Protocol ,reference ismade tomembers
listed inAnnex AorBtothe Convention ,anymember the
Government ofwhich has acceded tothe Convention on
conditions prescribed bytheCouncil ,ortothis Protocol in
accordance with paragraph (1Kb )ofthis Article ,shall be
deemed tobelisted inthe appropriate Annex .
/

ARTICLE8
Provisional application
AnysignatoryGovernment maydepositwiththeGovernment
oftheUnitedStatesofAmericaadeclaration ofprovisional
application ofthisProtocol.AnyotherGovernmenteligibletosign
thisProtocol^or whoseapplicationforaccessionisapprovedbythe
CouncilmayalsodepositwiththeGovernmentoftheUnitedStatesof
Americaadeclaration ofprovisional application .AnyGovernment
depositing suchadeclaration shallprovisionally applythisProtocol
andbeprovisionally regardedasapartythereto.
ARTICLE9
Entryintoforce
(1)ThisProtocolshallenterintoforceon1July1981if,by
30June1981,Governments representing exportingmemberswhichheld
atleast60percentofthevotessetoutinAnnexAandrepresenting
importingmemberswhichheldat-least50percentofthevotesset
outinAnnexB,orwouldhaveheldsuchvoteson30June1981if
theyhadbeenpartiestotheConvention onthatdate,havedeposited
instruments ofratification ,acceptance,approvaloraccession,or
declarations ofprovisional application ,inaccordancewith
Articles 6,7and8ofthisProtocol.
(2)IfthisProtocoldoesnotenterintoforceinaccordance
withparagraph (1)ofthisArticle,theGovernments whichhave
depositedinstruments nfratification ,acceptance ,approvalor
accession,ordeclarations ofprovisional application ,maydecideby
mutualconsentthatitshallenterintoforceamongthoseGovernments
thathavedepositedinstruments ofratification ,acceptance,approval
oraccession,ordeclarations ofprovisionalapplication .

ARTICLE -10
Notification bydepositary Government
TheGovernment oftheunitedStatesofAmericaasthe
depositary Government shallnotifyallsignatory andacceding
Governments ofeachsignature ,ratification ,acceptance ,approval,
provisional application of,andaccessionto,thisProtocolas
wellasofeachnotification andnoticereceivedunder
Article27oftheConvention andeachdeclaration andnotification
receivedunderArticle28oftheConvention .
ARTICLE 11.
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Certified copyoftheProtocol
•^
Assoonaspossibleaftertheentryintoforceofthis
Protocol,thedepositary Governmentshallsendacertified copy
of,thisProtocolintheEnglish,French,RussianandSpanish
languagestotheSecretary-General oftheUnitedNationsfor
registration inaccordancewithArticle102oftheCharterof-
theUnitedNations.AnyamendmentstothisProtocolshall
likewise becommunicated .

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ARTICLE 12
RelationshipofPreambletoProtocol
ThisProtocolincludesthePreambletothe1981Protocols
forthesixthextensionoftheWhe-atTradeConvention ,1971andfor
thefirstextensionoftheFoodAidConvention ,19fl0,constituting
theInternational WheatAgreement,1971.
INWITNESSWHEREOFtheundersigned ,havingbeenduly
authorized tothiseffectbytheirrespective Governments or
authorities ,havesignedthisProtocolonthedatesappearing
oppositetheirsignatures .
ThetextsofthisProtocolintheEnglish,French,
RussianandSpanishlanguagesshallbeequallyauthentic .The
originalsshallbedepositedwiththeGovernmentoftheUnited
StatesofAmerica,whichshalltransmitcertifiedcopiesthereofto
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eachsignatoryandaccedingpartyandtotheExecutiveSecretaryof
theCouncil.

1901PROTOCOL FORTHEFIRSTEXTENSION OF
THEFOODAIDCONVENTION .19B0
ThepartiestothisProtocol ,
Considering thattheFoodAidConvention .1980(hereinafter referred
toas"theConvention")oftheInternational WheatAgreement .
1971expireson30June1901,
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Haveagreedasfollows:
ARTICLEI
Extension ,expiryandtermination oftheConvention
Subjecttotheprovisions ofArticle -IIofthisProtocol ,
theConvention shallcohtinueinforcebetweenthepartiestothis
Protocoluntil30June1983providedthat,ifanewagreement
coveringfoodaidentersintoforcebefore30June1983,this
Protocolshallremaininforceonlyuntilthedateofentryinto
forceofthenewagreement .
ARTICLEII
Inoperative provisionsoftheConvention
% '
ThefollowingprovisionsoftheConventionshallbedeemed
tobeinoperative witheffectfrom1July1981:
.(a)Article -XII
(b)ArticleXVII
(c)paragraph M)ofArticleXVITI.,

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ARTICLEIII
International foodaid
ForthepurposesoftheoperationoftheConvention as
extendedbythisProtocol,anymemberwhichhasaccededtothis
Protocolpursuanttoparagraph (2)ofArticleVIIIofthisProtocol
shallbedeemedtobelistedinparagraph (3)ofArticleIIIofthe
Convention ,togetherwithitsminimumcontribution asdetermined
undertherelevantprovisionsofArticleVIIIofthisProtocol.
ARTICLEIV
Signature
ThisProtocolshallbeopenforsignatureinWashington
from24March1981untilandincluding 15May1981bytheGovernments
referredtoinparagraph (3)ofArticleIIIoftheConvention .
ARTICLE V
Depositary
TheGovernment oftheUnitedStatesofAmericashallbe
thedepositaryofthisProtocol.

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ARTICLEVI
Ratification »acceptance orapprovai .
ThisProtocolshallbesubjecttoratification ,acceptance
orapprovalbyeachsignatory Government inaccordance withits
constitutional procedures .Instruments ofratification ,acceptance
orapprovalshallbedepositedwiththedepositary notlaterthan .
30June1981,exceptthattheFoodAidCommittee undertheConvention
(hereinafter referredtoas"theCommittee")maygrantoneormore
extensions oftimetoanysignatory Government thathasnotdeposited ~
itsinstrument ofratification ,acceptance orapprovalbythatdate.
ARTICLEVII
Provisional application
' V'
Anysignatory Government maydepositwiththedepositary a
declaration ofprovisional application ofthisProtocol .Anysuch
Government shallprovisionally applythisProtocolandbe
provisionally regardedasapartythereto. -.

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ARTICLEVIII
Accession
(1)ThisProtocolshallbeopenforaccession byany
Government referredtoinparagraph {3)ofArticleIIIofthe
Convention thathasnotsignedthisProtocol.Instruments of
accessionshallbedepositedwiththedepositary notlaterthan
30June1981,exceptthattheCommittee maygrantoneormore
extensions oftimetoanyGovernment thathasnotdepositedits
instrument ofaccession bythatdate.
(2)OncethisProtocolhasenteredintoforceinaccordance
withArticleIXofthisProtocol,itshallbeopenforaccession
byanyGovernment otherthanthosereferredtoinparagraph (3)of
ArticleIIIoftheConvention ,uponsuchconditions astheCommittee
considersappropriate .Instruments ofaccessionshallbedeposited
withthedepositary .
(3)AnyGovernment accedingtothisProtocolunderparagraph
(1)orparagraph (2)ofthisArticlemaydepositwiththedepositary
adeclaration ofprovisional application ofthisProtocolpending
thedepositofitsinstrument ofaccession .AnysuchGovernment
shallprovisionally applythisProtocolandbeprovisionally
regardedasapartythereto.

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ARTICLEIX .''
Entryintoforce .'• *>''
(1)ThisProtocolshallenterintoforceon1July1981,ifby
30June1981theGovernments referredtoinparagraph C3)of
ArticleIIIoftheConvention havedepositedinstruments of
ratification ,acceptance ,approvaloraccession,ordeclarations
;ofprovisional application ,andprovidedthatthe1981Protocol'for
thesixthextensionof-theWheatTradeConvention ,1971,oranew
vWheatTradeConventionreplacingit,isinforce.
(2)TfthisProtocoldoes.notenterintoforceinaccordance
withparagraph (11ofthisArticle,theGovernments whichhave
depositedinstruments ofratification ,acceptance ,approvalor
accession,ordeclarationsofprovisional'application ,maydecide
byunanimousconsentthatitshallenterintoforceamongthemselves
providedthatthe1981Protocol ;forthesixthextensionofthe
WheatTradeConvention ,1971,oranewWheatTi-adeConvention
replacingit,isinforce,ormaytakewhateverotheraction
theyconsiderthesituationrequires.
>-,yARTICLEX '.
-,Durotion • "
ThisProtocolshallremaininforceuntilandincluding
30June1983,providedthatthe1981Protocolforthesixthextension
oftheWheatTradeConvention ,1971,oranewWheatTradeConvention
replacingit,remainsinforce,untiland'includingthatdate.

ARTICLEXI
Authentictexts
ThetsxtsofthisProtocolintheEnglish,French,
RussianandSpanishlanguagesshallallbeequallyauthentic.
Theoriginalsshallbedepositedinthearchivesofthedepositary ,
whichshalltransmitcertifiedcopiesthereoftoeachsignatoryand
accedingGovernment.x
ARTICLEXII
Relationship ofPreambletoProtocol
>
ThisProtocolincludesthePreambletothe1981Protocols
forthesixthextensionofthe"International WheatAgreement,1971.
INWITNESSWHEREOFtheundersigned ,havingbeenduly
authorizedtothiseffectbytheirrespective Governments or
authorities ,havesignedthisProtocolonthedatesappearing
oppositetheirsignatures .' /

The Secretary ofState presents his compliments
toTheir Excellencies ,Messieurs and .Mesdames the
Chiefs ofMission ofthe Governments concerned with
the Protocols for the Sixth' Extension of •the .Wheat
Trade Convention ,1971 ,and the First Extension of
the Food Aid Convention ,'1980 ,constituting the Inter­
national Wheat Agreement ,1371 ,which together with a
common Preamble ,were -established byaConference "of
Governments convened atLondon onMarch 6,1981 ,for
the extension ofthese two Conventions .
Inperformance ofthe deposi tarv duties ofthe
Government ofthe United States ofAmerica ,the
Secretary ofState' has the honor toinform the .-Chiefs
ofMiss Ion thai ,the Protocol for the Sixth Extension "
'oftheWheat Trade Convention ,1971 ^andtheProtocol
for the Firsc Extension ofthe Food Aid Convent ion ,
1980 ,will be .opened for signature attheDepartment
ofState onMarch 24,1981 ,remining open for
signature until and including May 15,1981 .
According toArticle 5oftheProtocol for the ,
Sixth Extension ofthe Wheat Trade Convention ,1971 ,
theProtocol shall beopen tosignature byGovernments
ofcountries party totheConvention asfurther

extended bythe 1979 Protocol ,orwhich are provision­
ally regarded asparty totheConvention ,-asfurther
extended bythe 1979 Protocol ,onMarch 6,1981 ,or
which are members ofthe United Nations ,ofits
specialized agencies orofthe International Atomic
Energy Agency ,and are listed inAnnex AorAnnex B
tothe Wheat Trade Convention .
Article IVofthe Protocol for the First Extension
ofthe Food Aid Convention ,1980 ,provides that the
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Protocol shall beopen for signature bythe Governments
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listed ordeemed tobelisted inparagraph (3)of
Article III ofthe Convention ,namely ,Argentina ,
Australia ,Austria ,Canada ,Finland ,Japan ,Spain ,
Sweden ,Switzerland and the United States ofAmerica ,
and bythe European Economic Community and itsmember
States .

The Protocols will beopen for signature atthe
Department ofState .Appointments tosign may .bemade
with the Office oftheAssistant Legal Adviser for
Treaty Affairs ,bytelephoning theTreaty Depositary
Officer ,Mrs. Genevieve Bell ,on632-3021 .Full Powers
will benecessary for .signature and should specify
whether one orboth oftheProtocols are tobesigned .
Telegraphic signing authorization will .beaccepted in
place ofFull Powers ,ifassurance isgiven that the
Full Powers are being .sent orwill besent later .
The Full Powers ortelegraphic signing authorization
may bepresented atthe time ofsignature .
The Secretary ofState would begrateful ifthe
Chiefs ofMission would forward this information to
their respective Governments attheir earliest
convenience .
Department ofState ,
Washi-ngtori ,March 10,1981 .m