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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(73)1156 final
Brussels ,10July 1973
RECOMMENDATION FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
onthe conclusion ofanagreement bet­
ween theEuropean Economic Community
andMalta for the supply ofsoft wheat
asfood aid
(submitted bytheCommission totheCouncil )
COM (73)1156 final

THE ;COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and .inparticular Articles 113 ,114and223thereof "!
Having regard totheRecommendation from the <?o;anri seion j
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasdeposited aDeclaration for
provisional application ofthe1971 Food AidConvention ;whereas that
Convention hasbeen applicable since 1July 1971 1
Whereas Malta byitsletter of16August 1972 hasrequested food aidf
Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation inMalta that country
should beaccorded ,bywayofgift ,2.500 metric tons ofsoft wheat under
theCommunity Food AidProgramme for1972/73|
DECIDES :
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anagreement ,thetext whereof
isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between theEuropean Economic Community
andMalta for thesupply ofsoft wheat asfood aid .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorised todesignate those who are
tosign theagreement and toconfer onthem therequisite powers tobind the
Community .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President

AGHEEMENT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEANECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND
LÏALTA
ONTHESUPPLYOPPOODAID
INTHEFORMOPSOFTWHEAT

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
ontheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFMALTA
ontheotherpart,:-
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignated
astheirplenipetentiaries :• ;i
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVEKNEMENT OPMALTA ---
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

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ARTICLE I
Asapart ofitsFood AidProgramme (oereals )for1972/73»theEuropean
Economic Community shall supply Malta ,hereinafter ,referred toasthe
"recipient country ",with 2.500 metric tons ofsoft wheat .
ARTICLE II
Deliveries will bemade inbulk ,fob toCommunity ports .
ARTICLE III
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean Economic Community and
oftherecipient country relating todelivery andthetaking ofdelivery
aredefined intheAnnex ,which forms anintegral part ofthis Agreement .
ARTICLE IV
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements forthe
transport andinsurance oftheproducts from ports ofshipment toplaces of
destination .
Itundertakes toexercise thegreatest possible care toensure that the
tendering arrangements for thetransport bysaearenotprejudicial tothe
free play offair competition .Anyproblems arising inthis connection shall
bethesubject ofconsultations under Article IXofthepresent Agreement .
ARTICLE V
I
Therecipient country undertakes touse theproduct received asaidforpur­
poses ofconsumption and toapply ,forthesale oftheproduct onitsmarket ,
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 ofoneormor.e
development schemes whioh have already been proposed bytherecipient country
andapproved bytheEuropean Economic Community .

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ARTICLE VI
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch away
astoavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofdomestic production and
international trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymeasures required to
ensure that aidsupplies areinaddition to,anddonotreplace ,business
transactions which might reasonably be'expected intheabsence ofsuch
supplies .Inparticular ,therecipient country undertakes toimport commercial­
lyfrom whatever source between 1July 1973 and30June 1974 minimum quantity
of49.000 metric tons ofsoft wheat oritsequivalent inflour ofsoft wheat .
ARTICLE ...VII
Therecipient country shall take anymeasures required toprevent :
(i)There-export oftheproduct received asaidandofproducts andby­
products resulting from such supplies ;
(ii)Theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within sixmonths ofthelast
delivery either oftheproduct obtained locally andofthesame nature
astheproduct received asaidorofanyproducts orby-products
resulting from it.
ARTICLE VIII
Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community
how this Agreement isbeing implemented .Tothis end itshall provide the
Commission totheEuropean Communities with thefollowing information :
(i)Notlater than thirty days after theunloading ofeach cargo :ports
anddates ofarrival ofvessel ;nature ,quantity andquality ofthe
products unloaded |date onwhich unloading wascompleted }
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave been fully
used iquantities sold ,howthey have been sold selling prices ;normal
selling costs ontherecipient country 'smarket ;
(iii)On15January every year until thespecial account hasbeen fully used :
(a)State ofthis account (incoming andoutgoings )on31December of
theproceding year ;

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("b)Progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,withanindication
ofthetotalamountoffinancingundertakenatthatstage.
ARTICLE IX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingPartiesshallconsulteach
otheronanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement,
ARTICLE X
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,Englisch,
French,GermanandItalianlanguage,eachofthesetextsbeingequally
authentic.

ANNEX TOARTICLE III OPTHE AGREEMENT
Article 1
Delivery shall beeffected andrisks shall pass from theEuropean Economic
Community totherecipient country atthemoment artwhich thegoods have been
placed intheship 'shold attheport ofshipment .
Therecipient country shall-bear -allcosts subsequenir~to -delivery of" goods ,
including costs ofstorage and rwhere appropriate ,oftrimming andbagging .
Anydemurrage '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 agreed upon inadvance bytherecipient country andtheauthorised
agent oftheEuropean Community referred toinArticle 9»
Article 2
TheEuropean Economic Community shall notify therecipient country ingood
time oftheport orports ofshipment ,thequantities tobedelivered ateach
port ,theperiod within which loading must begin ,andthedaily loading rate .
Article 3
TheEuropean Economic Community must beprepared toload thegoods inthe
date resulting from theinstruction inArticle 8,whereon thevessel should
beready forloading .
Article 4
Ondelivery ofthegoods ,atolerance of57°less than thequantity 'tobe
supplied inaccordance with Article 1oftheAgreement ispermitted .
Article 5
Once thegoods areonboard thevessel ,theEuropean Economic Community shall
notify therecipient country ofthedate ofloading ,and thequantity and
quality ofthegoods asrecorded onloading .

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Article6
TherecipientcountryshallsupplytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,within
theperiodreferredtoinArticle2,withavesselofdimensionscorresponding
tothenormalloadingpotentialoftheportofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobeginloadingwithintheperiod
referredtoinArticle2andshouldtherecipientcountrynothavenotified
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityofthisfactinwritingatthelatestbythe
dateonwhichthevesselshouldbereadyforloadinginaccordancewith
Article8,thegoodsshallbeatthedisposaloftheEuropeanEconomic
Community.
Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshallbeheldattheexpense,riskand
periloftherecipientcountry.
Article 7
Shouldtherecipientcountryfailtoprovideavesselofsuitabletonnageor
ifthequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselofsuitabletonnage
cannotbeputonboardinitsentiretybecauseofcircumstances beyondthe
controloftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,thebalanceshallbeloadedonto
thenextvesselundertheconditionslaiddowninthisannex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthisbalanceoruntiltherecipient
countrygivesnoticeinwritingthatitgivesupthisbalance,thegoodsshall
beheldattheexpense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.
TherecipientcountrymustnotifytheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywithina
periodofamaximumof30daysfromthebeginningofloadingoftheshipment
towhichthesegoodsshouldhavebelonged,ofthedateonwhichloadingof
thisbalanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunciation ofthisbalance.
Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theEuropeanEconomicCommunitymay
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitmenttotherecipientcountryunder
Article1oftheAgreement.

Article8
TherecipientcountryshallnamefortheEuropeanEconomicCommunitythe
vesselthatistoshipthegoodsatleast10cleardayspriortothe
estimateddateofarrivalofthevesselinport,orwherepossible,20clear
dayspriortothisdate,andshallatth&sarrei.imoito
tha+dat©"thevassalwillhei-oadyloading*
Therecipientcountryshallinsertinthecharterpartyaclauserequiring
thecaptaintoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityatleast72hoursin
advanceofthevessel'sestimateddateofarrivalinport.
Article9
Toimplementtheprovisionsofthisannex,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
shallappointanauthorisedagent,whosenameandaddressshallbemadeknown
ingoodtimetotherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallnominateareceivingagentineachportofship­
ment,whosenameandaddressshallbemadeknowntotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .