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Brussels.18October1974
Proposaifora
COUNCIL -DECISION
concludingtheAgreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheUnitedNationsChildren'sFund(UNICEF)onthesupply
ofskimmilkpowderasFoodAid
Proposaifora
COUNCILDECISION
concludingtheAgreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheUnitedNationsChildren'sFund(UNICEF)onthesupply
ofcerealsasFoodAid
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
CCM(74)1673final

Proposals fordecisions concerning theAgreements tobeconcluded ,between
theEuropean Economic Community andtheUnited Nations Children 'sFund
(UNICEF )onthesupply asfood aidofcereals andskim milk powder .
STATEMENT OFREASONS
Thedraft agreements annexed hereto concern thesupply offood aidby
theCommunity infavour oftheUnited Nations Children 'sFund inthe
form of
-10000 tonnes ofcereals under thefood aidprogram incereals for
1973/74-implementation plan adopted bytheCouncil on21March 1974 ;
-2250 tonnes ofskim milk powder ,thequantity provided forbythe
Regulation (EECNo.1826/74oftheCouncil of11July 1974 »onthesupply
asfood aidofskim milk powder (l).
Theactions oftheUNICEF being similar tothose oftheInternational
Committee oftheRedCross (normal andemergency actions ),asupply
agreement hasbeen_drafted ..ofthesame kind asthat concluded
previously with the ICRC :i.e. anoutline agreement with emergency
supplies tobedecided upon induecourse .
Since this double decision provess normally takes arelatively long
time fitseems desirable tointroduce special procedures ,asalready
provided orforeseen foractions undertaken through the ICRC :
concerning theemergency actions ofUNICEF ,itisproposed that the
Council authorise theCommission (2)todecide initial relief supplies
fordelivery CIForfree frontier within alimit of100tonnes ofskim
milk powder and1000 tonnes ofcereal products ;
concerning "normal "actions (3)theCommission asks theCouncil to
adopt anaccelerated decision procedure .
(1)OJiNow L190 ,13July 1974 ,p.20
(2)it isalso provided that theCouncil should authorize theCommission
todecide onbehalf oftheCommunity onmodifications during the
implementation oftheAgreement ,insofar asthese donotinvolve
more than 1000 tonnes ofcereal prodv;~t .:in<?/orIOC tcr.r.ec of .skimmilk powder .
(3)andforemergency actions notcovered -inthepreceding paragraph .

ί
PROPOSALFOR
ACOUNCILDECISION
conoludingtheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheUnitedNationsChildren*sFund(IJNTCEF)onthesupplyof
skimmilkpowderasFoodAid

THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular Articles 113 ,114and .228thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal oftheCommission ;
Whereas the United Nations Children 'sFund has mada known its
requirements inskim milk powder ;
Whereas ,byRegulation (EEC)No.1826/74oftheCouncil (l)of
13July 1974 on "theSupply asFood Aidofskim Milk Powder ,there
have been placed 2230 tonnes ofthis product atthedisposal of
theUnited Nations Children 'sFundj
Whereas concerning emergency actions tobedecided upon inimplementa­
tion oftheproposed Agreement theCommunity 'sapproval should be
given totheUnited Nations Children 'sFund asquickly aspossible ,
andwhereas itmayprove necessary toreply very rapidly toany
requests formodifications which might bemade byUNICEF during the
implementation ofthe said Agreement .
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
AnAgreement ishereby concluded onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic
Community between theCommunity andtheUnited Nations Children 'sFund
concerning thesupply asfood aidofskim milk powder ,thetext of
which isannexed tothis Decision *
Artide 2
Theapproval provided forinArticles II,inArticles IIIpar.3andVIII
par .2oftheAgreement mentioned inArticle Iisgiven bytheCommission
Article 3
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized tonominate the
persons entitled to.'sign theAgreement andconfer onthem thepowers
necessary tobind theCommunity .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Counoil
ïhe President
(1)OJNO.L190,13July1974p.20

AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE
UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN 'SFUND (UNICEF )ONTHE
SUPPLY OPSKIM MILK POWDER ASPOOD AID .

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart.
THEUNITEDNATIONSCHILDREN' SFUND
oftheotherpart.
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandhavenominatedas
plenipotentiaries forthispurpose
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES J
THEUNITEDNATIONSCHILDREN *SFUND:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS S

AKTl'CL' -.I
•i'ho .L,\iro~>«a »F.conoiiiic Community hereinafter referred to<:s"tue Co:.,aurity "
f;hal3 supply bywayofgift totheUnited liatioaa Children 1uKuri (uillui /)
herrsi\fter referred toasthe "recipient body ",aquantity of2,250 tonnes
ofskim milk powder . .-
ΑΗ'ΓΙΟΜ· :II
Thespecifications andpackaging oftheproducts shall beagreed between
tno recit>:i entbody andtheCommunity .
ARTICLE III
Therecipient body undertakes tousetheproducts received asaidforthe
purposes ofconsumption andtodistribute then free ofcharge togroup /sof
people covered byitsprogram ofassistance ,each operation tohave been
previously approved bytheCommunity .
Thedeliveries shall beruado using arrangements tobeapproved bythe Co^rainit ;,.
j?oremergency actions involving notmore than 100tonnes ofBkim milk powder
theapproval oftheCommunity shall begiven intheshortest possible tine
after receipt oftherequest .
ARTICLE IV
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheOoirjnunity andoftherecipient
body with particular reference todelivery andacceptance whether CI?or
"free frontier "aresetout intheAnnex which forme anintegral part ofthis
Agreement .- ' •
ARTICLE V
Therecipient body undertakes toensure that allarrangements needed fortransport
oftheproducts from points ofdelivery toplaces ofdistribution endforinsurance
ifitconsiders itnecessary shall bemade either bytherecipient body itself or
bythegovernment ofthecountry where distribution istotake place .Inany
case ofloss unless caused byacts ofwaxtherecipient body undertakes toensure
replacement oftheproducts soastorestore thecontribution oftheCommunity .

Therecipient body undertakes tomi'ora v.i-.1Ooiw.-iuii ?.?.'oj tt*;• »i;
isimplemented .Tothis enditnhall forward Ioth«Community thefollowing
information :
–notmore than 30days after thearrive -.?,ofCfch£,iiir:-Vicr»t attheplace of
delivery :theplaces anddates ofdeliver ,)-, l-hc i:;t'.tr -:,'vuurti 1.;/.-ni
quality oftheproducts delivered ,andthaditoon »;:':ich i'.»eunlivery V.Y-.r
fully completed j
-onemonth after completion ofthedelivery ,then iu.-.r i::c»"'tha until
thequantities received a«aidhtvo beer .fully M. -.-d:tut n'lt.:*Uties
distributed ,number anddescription oftue dixies n^-J thjplaces ,
*timetable and method ofdistribution *
·,Ρ-Γ5ΤΠΤ :;· ,ΓΤΓrriOi -:1- v,L
Thecontracting partita shall attherev ofeiti»cr ecu ;vltt-tch oV-ier en
allmatters concerning theapplication oftl.is c-eui .
AïffICI3 VIII
Should newcircumstances arise thecontracting pv-rtife' ;K-ii.31 tojethcr decide
onanyamendments tobemade tothis Ajrec:.:Oivt .
Insuch anevent ,andformatiers involvin ;r.ot i:!or3 tiuui 100tonnes of
skim milk powder theapprov&l cfthe Cc;:i..iunity lo:!1 bojiven inthe
shortest possible time after receipt ofthe rcqvoivst .
*
aïï-ticls r:
This Agreement isdrawn upintwocopies intheBanish ,Dutch ,ilnjlish ,French ,
German andItalian languages ,each ofthese texts having e^ual force .

ProvisionsunderArticle17ofthQ'■■yecaot
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandrisk?shallpast:fro.nthr5Co;Ti:.;y.riitytotV.o
recipientbody:
-inthecaneofdeliveryCIF,oncethefoodsareeffectivelycotdov.uon
quaysideorontolighterifthismethodisuued;
–inthecasoofdelivery"freefrontier"ofth-3countryofdej.i:ination,cnce
thegoodsactuallyreachthefrontierpoint.
! Article2
Thorecipientbodyshalltearallcostssu::sje,rucnttodeliver,-.1iiiclirJintho
costsofreceptionofthegoodsand,wheredeliveryislocee"freefrontier
thecoBtsofunloading.
Article3
InthecasoofdeliveryCIF,anydemurragecostsattheportcfur.loadinj,
resultingfromdelaysattributable totherecipientVodv,shellbeYorroby
thatbody.Theratesandthedetailedarrangements applyintheretointhe
contractbetweentheCommunitya^entreferredtoinArticle6a*idthecarrier
musthavebeenagreeduponinadvancebythatagentandtliereceiving «-~ent
oftherecipientbodyreferredtoinArticle6.
Inthecaseofdelivery"freefrontier"anycostsresultingfro.idolays.in
takingdeliveryofthegoodswhichareattrib\itable totherecipientbody
shallbebornebythatbody.
Article4
TheCommunityshallassoonaspossiblenotifytherecipientbodycfthe
nameofthevessel,thedateofloading,thequantityandthequalityof
thegoodsasrecordedattimeofloading,theportofunloading,sr.dvitors
deliveryismade"freefrontier",'thefrontierpointandthemethodsoftrans­
portationusedforbringingthegoodstothefrontierpoint.

•V.
; '<• ,■"s'*
Article '>
Inthecanc ofdelivery CIP ,theCommunity shall iri'or ..x.'c r'.irdpi cvh
ofthoestimated date ofarrival ofthevesae ]atthe \;vr'(<>.t .vicu VL:..•at
,t'V
least tenclear days before tnat date .Itshall insert intboch-ii-t-.i--
aclause requiring the 1captain toinform therecipient Vj-ty atloatii :7"
inadvance oftheprobable date ofarrival ofthevessel :ii;jio
Inthecase ofdelivery "free frontier ",theccnounity ehv.l ]without dc.Kr ,-
inform therecipient body ofthedate ofarrivil ofthe^oovk -,atthepert
unloading and £?hall inanycase make known atleaut tenc)c ;rd;.yair.r
theestimated date ofarrival atthofrontier point .
Article 6
Toimplement theprovisions ofthis Annex ,tne CoiV-runity i;h:'H «.:>poj \u
ajent Vfhose name andaddress itshall make knovn in£;ooi tine toth>.-i-ocip.*.M>:t
body . . •
Tiicrecipient body shall appoint areceiving a~cnt foreach plccc -ofdelivery ,
whose name andaddress itshall make knovm totheConriunity Leioj-c t.ViAj?vc::cnt
isimplemented .
Article 7
Ondelivery ofthegoods therecipient body oritareceiving cjont r-jf'irrcd
toinArticle 6shall hand totheCommunity' sajent referred toiniha
Artiole acertificate ofacceptance for thequantities involved .

PROPOSALFORACOUNCILDECISION
concludingtheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanSoonomioCommunity
andtheUnitedNationsChildren'sFund(UNICEF)cathesupplyof
cerealsasFeedAid.

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticles113,114and228thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposaloftheCommission *,
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasconcludedtheSeoond
PoodAidConvention (l);
WhereastheUnitedFationsChildren'sFundhasmadekr-own
itsrequirements incerealproductsforhumanitarian programsand
whereasaquantityoffoodstuffcequivalentto10.000tonnesof
cerealsshouldbeplacedatitsdisposalforthispr»pe»e;
Whereasconcerningemergencyactionstobedecideduponinimplemen­
tationoftheproposedAgreementtheComnunity'sapprovalshouldbe
•giventotheUnitedNationsChildren'sFundassoonaspossible _ _t
andwhereasitmayprovenecessarytoreplyveryrapidlytoanyrequests
а
formodifications whichmightbemadebytheUNICESduringtheiaplewen-
tationofthesaidAgreement
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWSi
Article1
AnAgreementisherebyooncludedonbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheUnitedRationsChildren'sFundconcerningthesupply
asfoodaidofcereals,thetext*>ofwhichisannexedtothisDecision.
Article2
TheapprovalprovidedforinArticlesII,inArticlesIIIpar.3andVIII
par.2oftheAgreementmentionedinArticleIisgivenbytheCommission.
Article3
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtonominatethe
personsentitledtosigntheAgreementandconferonthemthepowers
necessarytocomnitthe^Community
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
(l)O.JJîo^L1909August1974,p.9

AGREEMENT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ANDTHE
UNITEDNATIONSCHILDREN'SFUND(UNICEP)ONTHE,
SUPPLYOPCEREALSASPOODAID.

TKECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart.
THEUNITEDNATIONSCHILDREN'SFUND oftheetherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandhavenominatedas
plenipotentiaries forthispurpose:
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES t
THEUNITEDNATIONSCHILDREN'SFUND:
WHOHAVeAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

ARTICLEI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhereinafterreferred ,toas"theCommunity"
shallsupplybywayofgifttotheUnitedNationsChildren'sFund(uuicEF)
hereafterreferredtoasthe"recipient "body",a<iuantityof10,000tonnes
ofcerealsunderthe1973/74cerealsfoodaidprogram.
ARTICLEII
The10,000tonnesofcerealsshallbesuppliedintheformof5»C00tonnesof
rolledoatsofwhichthespecifications andpackagingshallbeagreedbetween
therecipientbodyandtheCommunity.
ARTICLEIII
Therecipientbodyundertakestousetheproductsreceivedasaidforthe
purposesofconsumption andtodistributethemfreeofchargetogroupsof
peoplecoveredbyitsprogramofassistance ,eachoperationtohavebeen
previouslyapprovedbytheCommunity.
Thedeliveriesshallbemadeusingarrangements tobeapprovedbytheCommunity.
Foremergencyactionsinvolvingnotmorethan1000tonnesofprocessedproducts
theapprovaloftheCommunityshallbegivenintheshortestpossibletime
afterreceiptoftherequest.
ARTICLE IV
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheCommunityandoftherecipient
bodywithparticularreferencetodeliveryandacceptancewhetherCIFor
"freefrontier"aresetoutintheAnnexwhichformsanintegralpartofthis
Agreements
ARTICLE V
Therecipientbodyundertakestoensurethatallarrangements neededfortransport
oftheproductsfrompointsofdeliverytoplacesofdistribution andforinsurance
ifitconsidersitnecessaryshallbemadeeitherbytherecipientbodyitselfor
bythegovernmentofthecountrywheredistributionistotakeplace.Inany
caseoflossunlesscausedbyactsofwarthereoipientbodyundertakestoensure
replacementoftheproductssoastorestorethecontribution oftheCommunity.

ARTICLE VI
Therecipient body undertakes toinform theCommunity ofhowthis Agreement
isimplemented .Tothis enditBhall forward totheCommunity thefollowing
information :_
–notmore than 30days after thearrival ofeach shipment attheplace of
delivery :theplaces anddates ofdelivery ,thenature ,quantity and
quality oftheproducts delivered ,andthedate onwhich thedelivery was
fully completed }
-onemonth after completion ofthedelivery ,then every four months until
thequantities received asaidhave been fully used :thequantities
distributed ,number anddescription ofthebeneficiaries and theplaces ,
timetable and method ofdistribution .
ARTICLE VII
Thecontracting parties shall attherequest ofeither consult each other on
allmatters concerning theapplication ofthis Agreement .
ARTICLE VIII
Should newcircumstances arise thecontracting parties shall together decide
onanyamendments tobemade tothis Agreement .
Insuch anevent ,andformatters involving notmore than 1,000 tonnes of
processed products ,theapproval oftheCommunity shall begiven inthe
shortest possible time after receipt oftherequest .
ARTICLE IX
Thi3 Agreement isdrawn upintwocopies intheBanish ,Dutch ,English ,French ,
German andItalian languages ,each ofthese Texts having equal force .

ANNiiX
ProvisionsunderArticleIVoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandrisksshallpassfromtheCommunitytothe
recipient "body:
-inthecaseofdeliveryCIF,oncethegoodsareeffectivelysetdownon
quaysideorontolighterifthismethodisused;
-inthecaseofdelivery"freefrontier"ofthecountryofdestination ,once
thegoodsactuallyreachthefrontierpoint.
Article2
Therecipientbodyshallbearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryincludingthe
costsofreceptionofthegoodsand,wheredeliveryismade"freefrontier",
thecostsofunloading.
Article3
InthecaseofdeliveryCIF,anydemurragecostsattheportofunloading
resultingfromdelaysattributabletotherecipientbodyshallbeborneby
thatbody.Theratesandthedetailedarrangements applyingtheretointhe
contractbetweentheiCannunity'sageitreferredtoinArticle6andthecarrier
musthavebeenagreeduponinadvancebythatagentandthereceivingagent
oftherecipientbodyreferredtoinArticle6.
Inthecaseofdelivery"freefrontier"anycostsresultingfromdelaysin
takingdeliveryofthegoodswhichareattributabletotherecipientbody
shallbebornebythatbody.
Article4
TheCommunityshallassoonaspossiblenotifytherecipientbodyofthe
nameofthevessel,thedateofloading,thequantityandthequalityof
thegoodsasrecordedattimeofloading,theportofunloading,andwhere
deliveryismade"freefrontier",thefrontierpointandthemethodsoftrans­
portationusedforbringingthegoodstothefrontierpoint.

Article 5
Inthecase ofdelivery GIF ,theCommunity shall inform therecipient body
oftheestimated date ofarrival ofthevessel attheport ofunloading at
least tenclear days before that date .Itshall insert inthecharter-party
aclause requiring thecaptain toinform therecipient body atleast 72hours
inadvance oftheprobable date ofarrival ofthevessel inport .
Inthecase ofdelivery "free frontier ",thecommunity shall without delay
inform therecipient body ofthedate ofarrival ofthegoods attheport of
unloading andshall inanycase make known atleast tenclear days inadvance
theestimated date ofarrival atthefrontier point .
Article 6
Toimplement theprovisions ofthis Annex ,theCommunity shall appoint an
agent whose name andaddress itshall make known ingood time totherecipient
body .
Therecipient body shall appoint areceiving agent foreach place ofdelivery ,
whose name andaddress itshall make known totheCommunity before theAgreement
isimplemented .
Article 7
I
Ondelivery ofthegoods therecipient body oritsreceiving agent referred
toinArticle 6shall hand totheCommunity 'sagent referred tointhe same
Article acertificate ofacceptance for thequantities involved .