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COMMISSION OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75 )277final
Brussels 12June 1975
RECOMMENDATION
FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
concluding theAgreement between theEuropean :
Economic Community and theOffice oftheUnited
Nations High Commissioner forRefugees onthe
supply ofbutteroil ,and cereals asemergency
food aid for the victims ofthe events in
Cyprus
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
C0M(75 )277final

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THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean
Economic .Community ,andinparticular Articles 113 ,114
and 228thereof ;
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommissionj
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community has concluded the
Convention relating tofood aid ,1971 J
Whereas theOffice oftheUnited Nations High Commissioner
forRefugees hasmade known theCypriot refugees' requirements
incereal products andwhereas 5000metric tons ofcereals ,
tobesupplied intheform of3311metric tons ofwheat flour
should consequently beallocated tothis body asemergency
food aid ;
Whereas theCouncil ,inRegulation (EEC )No875/75of18.3.1975
onthe supply ofbutteroil decided tomake available tothe
Office oftheUnited Nations High Commissioner forRefugees "
300metric tons ofbutteroilj
HAD DECIDED ASF0LL0WS :
Article 1
AnAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community and the
Office oftheUnited Nations High Commissioner forRefugees
onthesupply ofbutteroil andcereals asfood aid ,thetext
ofwhich isannexed tothis Decision ,ishereby concluded on
behalf oftheEuropean Economic Community .
Articlè 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate
thepersons empowered tosign theAgreement ,and toconfer on
them necessary powers tobind theCommunity .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The Président

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THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCCMMUNPHES,
oftheon©part,
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THSOFFICEOFTHE-.UNITEDNATIONSHIGHCOMMISSIONER FORREFUGEES.
»;
oftheotherpart.'t.
HAVE3ECIIISDtoconcludethisAgreementand.tothisendhavedesignatedas
theirPlenipotentiaries s
THECOtfKUILOFTHEEUROPEAN CCMTONITDSS :
THEOFFICEOFTHEUNITEDNATIONSHIGHCCMMISSIOBER FORREFUGEES!
KHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS!
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AGREERENT
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BETWEENTHEKFROFEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AM)THEOFFICE
OFTHEUNITEDNATIONSHIC-HCOMMISSIONER FORREFUGEES ON
THESUPPLYOFBUTTEROIL ANDCEREALSASEMERGENCY FOOD
AIDFORTHEVICTIMSOFTHEEVENTSINCYPRUS.

Under the1974/75f^od dprcfirarrjts ,tr?'^xTopa^Economic Community Hereinafter
referred toasthe"Comrsunity ^she -".'.sir.-r.y c?,aa£'ift tothe Crf3.cc ~i""sr.9United
Nations High Ccramiesioaer forRefuges *,hereinafter referred to53the^reoiri-artf
body"300metric tons ofbuttereil and5000metric tonaofcereals ,tob?
supplied intheform of3-3X1 m&tcic tons ofvheat flour incotton sacks cf»«t
weight of50kgeachc
TheQuality requirement eandpackaging conditions forthabuttcrci 1aresetoutin
Annex IIwhich forms aiintegral part ofthis Agrweisant .
/JFTTJjE II
Delivaries shall bemade inaccordance with theprovisions ofgrrsx 11?s^ush
forms aii .integral part oftula Agrsacionto
ARTICLE III
Therecipient body undertakes tomake allnec-essaay arrangements forthe
transportation andtheinsurance cftheproducts from thepoint ofdelivery
totheplaces ofdestination . Itundertakes toexercise thegreatest possible
care toensure that thetendering arrangements forthetransport byseaarenot
prejudicial tothefree play offair competition .Therecipient body reserves
theright totransport theproducts supplied asaid free ofcharge ifmeans of
transportation aremade available ioitwithout charge#
Any problems arising inthis connection shall "bethe subject ofconsultations
under Article \rIofthis Agreement ,
ASTTCIJB JY
Therecipient body undertakes touse theproducts received asaidforpurposes
ofconsumption andtodistribute the® free ofcharge tothevictims oftherecent
events inCyprus 0

ARTICLEV
Therecipient "bodyundertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityas
tohowthisAgreementisbeingimplemented.Tothisend,itshallprovide
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthefollowinginformations
-immediatelyafterdischargeofeachcargo:portsanddatesofarrival
ofthevessel;nature,quantityandanycommentsonthequalityofthe
productsdischarged ;dateonwhichdischargewascompleted;
~onemonthaftercompletionofthedelivery,theneverythreemonths
untilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhavebeenfullyused:quantities
distributed,numberanddescriptionofthebeileficiaries ,places,timetable
andmethodofdestribution .
ARTICLEVI
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingPartiesshallconsulteach
otheronanyquestionsconcerningimplementation ofthisAgreement#
ARTICLEVII
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,
GermanandItalianlanguages,allofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic *

Ir.Quality
()Characteristics oftheproducti
Concentrateofmilkfatsrithapurefatcontentofnotlessthan99«S/oe
(E)Standardcomposition
(Analysiscarriedoutdaringmanufactureandpackaging)
–Moisturecontentandnon-fatcomponentsofthemilksnotexceeding0>2fo
–Fatssnotlessthan99*w°
~Freefattyacids:notexceeding0.5%(expressedinoleicacid)
-Peroxideindexperkg;notmorethanoneunit(inmi11i-equivalentaof
activeoxygenperkg)
–Taste:fresh
–bine11:nosnellaforeigntobutterei!»
II®Packaging :
(a)5kgmétaltins–4tinsperbox
......... .A._.
(byMarkingontheoutside !*,inEnglishasfollows:
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V5UTTER0IL \\
J \GIFTFROMTHEEUROPEANECOEOMIC vCCMU]JTTy
TOTHEOFFICEOFTHEUUITEDNATIONSHIGHCOMMISSIONER FORREFUGEES
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FORFREEDISTRIBUTION "TOTHEPEOPLEOFCYPRUS
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■ GeneralProvisions I .\
Article 1
Deliveryshall "becompleteandrisksshallpassfromtheEuropeanEconomic
Community,"hereinafterreferredtoastheEEC,totherecipientbodyonce
thegoodsaredepositedatthepointofexportationdesignated "bythe-
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,attheplaceindicatedbythe
recipientbody.oritsauthorizedagentreferredtoinArticle2,subject
totheconditionsreferredtointhefollowingarticles.Without
prejudicetoArticles^and8,thecostsincurreduptoandincluding
deliveryshallbebornebytheCommunityandbytherecipientbodyafterthis
delivery.
Article2
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappoint–if
necessaryforeachlot-anauthorizedagentwhosenameandaddressshall
bemadeknowntotherecipientbodyassoonasheisappointed.The
recipientbodyshallappointintheportorportsofshipmentanauthorized
agentwhosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunityassoon
aspossibleandifpossiblebeforetheappointment oftheCommunity's
authorizedagent.
Article3
Priortotheimplementation oftheprocedurestoappointtheCommunity's
authorizedagentreferredtoinArticle2,theCommissionoftheEuropean
Communities andtherecipientbodyshalljointlyfixtheperiodduring
whichthedeliveryistobegin.
II.Obligations oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
Article4
WheretheCommunityisnotinapositiontocarryoutthedeliveryonthedate
and,whereappropriate ,attherateprovidedforinArticle6,anycosts
incurredasaresultbytherecipientbody,forexampledemurrage,forfeit
freightordeadfreightshallbebornebytheCommunity.
Thedemurrageratesanddetailedarrangemntsrelatingtheretolaiddownin
thecontractsconcludedbetweentherecipientbodyandthecarriermusthave
beenpreviouslyagreeduponbetweentherecipientbodyandtheauthorizedagent

oftheCommunity.Theotheroostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphshall
onlyberefundedbytheCommunityiftheyhavebeenpaidbytherecipientbody
withtheagreementoftheCommunity.
Article5
ShoulditproveimpossiblefortheCommunitytosupplyallorpartofthe
goodsonthedateandwithinthetimelimitprovidedforinArticle6,
withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle4ttheauthorizedagentsofthe
Communityandtherecipientbodyshallagreeonanewdateandanewtime
limitfordeliveryofthetotalconsignmentorthatpartofitwhichhasnot
beendelivered.
III.Obligations oftherecipientbody
Article6
AftercontactingtheCommunity,therecipientbodyshallprocure*forthe
transportation ofallthequantitiesprovidedforinArticle1ofthe
Agreement,oneorseveralvesselsofdimensionscorresponding tothenormal
loadingpotentialoftheportofshipment,whichmustbereadyforloading
onadatefallingwithintheperiodreferredtoinArticle3*
Assoonasheknowsthisdateandthedateonwhichdeliveryisduetobegin,
theauthorizedagentoftherecipientbodyshallnotifytheCommunityof
them,ifpossible20daysandinanycase10cleardaysbeforethedateon
whichdeliveryisduetobegin.
HeshallfixwiththeauthorizedagentoftheCommunitytherateatwhich
deliveriesshallbecarriedout.
Article7
Shouldtherecipientbodynotbeinapositionto"beginloadingonthe
dateprovidedforinthefirstparagraphofArticle6,itsauthorized
agentshallimmediately informtheauthorizedagentoftheCommunity.
Inthatevent,anewdateforcommencement ofdeliveriesand,whereappropriate ,
anewratemaybeagreeduponbetweentheCommunity'sauthorizedagentand
thatoftherecipientbody.Whateverthecircumstances ,thecostsattributable
tothisdelayshall,exceptincasesofforcema.ieure.bebornebythe
recipientbody.

Article8
Wherethequantityscheduledforloadingonavesselcannotbetakenon
"beardinitsentirety,therecipientbodyshallinformtheCommunityassoon
aspossibleand'inanyeventnotlaterthan15cleardaysafterloading
iscompleted,whetheritintendstotaJceorforgothebalancee
Inthefirstcase,thesecondandthirdparagraphsofArticle7shallbe
applicabletothisbalanceifithasnotalreadybeendelivered.
Inthesecondcase,theCommunitymayconsiderthatithasdischargedits
commitmenttotherecipientbodyunderArticle 1oftheAgreementand
itshallbearthecostsresultingfromnon-acceptance ofthebalances
Inajnyevent,iftherecipientbodyhasnotinformedtheCommunityofits
intentionsaftertheperiodof15cleardayshasexpired,itshallbe
consideredtohaveforegonethebalance.
Ondeliveryofthegoods,therecipientbodyshallgivetheauthorizedagentofthe
Communityacertificate confirmingdelivery,indicatingtheportofshipment,
thedateoftakingdelivery,andthenature,quantityandanycommentson
thequalityofthegoodsreceived,andshalladdressacopyofthiscertificate
totheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities .