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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74 )1448 final
Brussels .16September 1974
RECOMMENDATION FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofanagreement "between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheRepublic ofDahomey forthe
supply ofcereals asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(74 )1448 final

TUBCOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
Havingregard,totheTreatyctablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunityj
andinparticularArticles113,114and228,thereof}
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission }
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasdepositedaDeclarationfor
provisionalapplicationofthe1971FoodAidConvention ;whereasthat
Conventionhasbeenapplicablesince1July1971;
VihereastheRepublicofDahomey ,byitsletterof»5October1973
hasrequestedfoodaids
V/hereasinviewofthecerealsupplysituationinDahomeythatcountry
shouldbeaccorded,bywayofgift,4.000metrictonsofsoftwheatunderthe
CommunityFoodAidProgrammefor1973/74}
DECIDES:
Article 1
OnbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityanAgreement,thetext
isannexedhereto,shallbeconcludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
andtheRepublicofDahomeyforsupplyofsoftwheatasfoodaid.
Article 2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethosewho
aretosigntheAgreementandtoconferonthemtherequisitepowersto
bindtheCommunity. *
t
DoneatBrussels, 19
FortheCouncil
ThePrésidentwhereof
Community

AGREEMENT
**
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDTHEREPUBLIC OFDAHOMEY ON
THESUPPLYOFFOODAIDINTHEFORMOF
CEREALS. :.

THE COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
oftheonepart ,
THE GOVERNMENT OFTHE REPUBLIC .OFDAHOMEY
oftheother part ,
*
HAVE DECIDED toconclude this Agreement and tothis endhave
designate ,astheir plenipotentiaries t
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
t
THE GOVERNEMENT OFTHE REI\-j3LIC OFDAHOMEY }
WHO HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS :

ARTICLE I
TheEuropean Economic Community shall supply bywayofgift tothe
Republic ofDahomey (hereafter referred toas"therecipient country ")a
quantity of4000metric tons ofsoft "wheat under theCommunity 'sfood aid
programme incereals for1973/74*
.ARTICLE II
Deliveries will bemade innewjute sacs with anetweight of50kgeach
FOB inaccordance with thedetails laid down intheAnnex which forms an
integral part Ofthepresent Agreement .
»
ARTICLE III
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements for the
».
transport andinsurance oftheproducts from point ofdelivery toplaces
ofdestination .
Itundertakes toexercise thegreatest care toensure that thetendering
arrangements forseatransport donotprejudice thefree play offair
competition .Anyproblems arising inthis connection shall bethesubject
ofconsultations under Article VIII ofthepresent Agreement .
i ■
ARTICLE IV
Therecipient country undertakes touse theproduct received asaid for
purposes ofconsumption andtoapply fforthesale oftheproduct onits
market ttheprices normally charged onthat market forproducts of
comparable quality .Theproceeds from this sale shall bepaid into a
special account with theCentral Bank oraBank under public controle and
allocated tothefinancing ofoneormore development projects under
arrangements which have been agreed inadvance between therecipient country
and theEuropean Economic Community *

ARTICLE V
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch away
astoavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofnational production
andinternational trade .Tothis end they shall take anymeasures required
toensure that supplies asaid are inaddition toanddonotreplace business
transactions which might reasonably beexpected intheabsence ofsuch supplies
Inparticular ,therecipient country undertakes toimport commercially from
whatever source between 1July 1974 and 30June 1975 aminimum quanity of
14*700 metric tons ofsoft wheat oritsequivalent inflour ofsoft wheat .
I
ARTICLE VI
Therecipient country shall take all steps required toprevent :
(i)there-export oftheproduct received asaidandalso ofanyproducts
andby-products resulting therefrom }
(ii)theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within aperiod ofsixmonths
commencing from thefinal delivery ,either ofanyproduct procured
locally ofthesame nature asthat received asaid ,orofanyproducts
andby-products resulting therefrom .
«A
ARTICLE VII
Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community
ofhow this Agreement isimplemented .Tothis end itshall provide the
Commission oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing details :
(i)Immediately after theunloading ofeach cargo iports' anddates of
arrival ofvessel ;nature ,quantity andanyobservations astothe
'quality oftheproducts unloaded ;date onwhich unloading was
completed ;costs ofseatransport andofinsurance relating thereto ;
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave been
fully used jquantities sold ;manner ofsale ;actual selling prices ;
normal selling costs ontherecipient country 'smarket ;costs of
insurance andoftransport ifapplicable from theport ofunloading
totheplaces ofdestination ;

(iii)On15January every year until thespecial account hasbeen fully
expended :
a)Summary oftheaccount (incomings andoutgoings )to31December
oftheprevious year ;
b)Stage ofprogress oftheproject orprojects ,indicating the
total resources expended tothat stage *
,ARTICLE VIII
TheContracting Parties shall attherequest ofeither consul xeach other
onanyquestions concerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement *
•'1 »
ARTICLE IX
«
This Agreement isdrawn upinduplicate intheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,
French 1,-German andItalian languages ,each ofthese texts having equal force *

Oonarn.1 provisions
Article 1
Delivery shall beeffected ,andrisks shall pass form theEuropean Economic
Community ,hereinafter referred toastheEEC ,totherecipient country at
themoment atwhich thegoods areputdown atthepoint ofexportation
named bytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities attheberth specified
bytherecipient country oritsagent referred toinArticle 3andunder the
terms specified inthefollowing articles .Without prejudice toArticles 8and
;9,the EECshall bear allcosts uptodelivery andtherecipient country those
beyond delivery . "
Articlè 2
Ondelivery atolerance of5$less than thequantity oftheproduct tobe
supplied inaccordance with article IoftheAgreement shall beadmissible .
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Article 3
TheEEC shall appoint anagent toimplement theprovisions ofthepresent
Annex -orforeach consignment –whose name andaddress itshall make
known totherecipient country immediately following hisappointment .
Therecipient country shall appoint anagent intheport orports ofship­
ment ,whose name andaddress itshall make known totheEECwith all
despatch andifpossible before theappointment ofagent oftheEEC .
Article 4
' 1 à
Before implementing theprocedures forappointing theagent oftheEEC
referred toinArticle 3» "theCommission oftheEuropean Communities and
therecipient country shall jointly establish theperiod during which
delivery must begin *
Obligations oftheEuropean Economic Community
Article 5 '
Should theEECnotbeinaposition tocarry outdelivery onthedate and
(ifapplicable )ontheschedule asprovided inArticle 7«allcosts
arising fortherecipient Country -forexample demurrage void freight
anddead freight -shall beborne bytheEEC *

Thecharges andthearrangements relating todemurrage laid down inthe
contract between therecipient country and thecarrier must have been
agreed inadvance bytherecipient country and theagent oftheEEC .
Theother costs referred tointhefirst paragraph shall only berefunded
bytheEEC ifthey have been paid bytherecipient country with theapproval
ofthe EEC . .
Article 6
Should itprove impossible for theEEC tosupply allorpart ofthegoods
onthedate andwithin thetime-limits provided for inArticle ,7andwithouto
prejudice totheprovisions ofArticle 5»anew date andanew time-limit
shall beagreed between theagents oftheEECandoftherecipient country
for thedelivery ofall thegoods .oroftheundelivered part thereof .
Obligations oftherécipient country
»
Article 7
After contacting theEEC ,therecipient country shall procure oneormore
vessels totransport all thequantities provided forin-Article 1ofthe
Agreement ,ofdimensions corresponding tothenormal capacity oftheport of
shipment ;these vessels must beready forloading onadate falling within
theperiod referred toinArticle 4»
Theagent oftherecipient country shall inform theEEC ofthis date
immedately onlearning it,andalso that jfor commencement ofdelivery ,
ifpossible twenty days inadvance andinanycase tendays before thedate
forcommencement ofdelivery . •
Heshall establish with theagent oftheEEC theschedule towhich delivery
shall take place .
Article 8
Should therecipient country beunable tobegin loading onthedate provided
forinArticle f,paragraph 1,theagent oftherecipient country shall
inform theagent oftheEECwithout delay .

Inthis event anewdate forthecommencement ofdelivery and (ifapplicable )
anewschedule could beagreed between theagents oftheEECandofthe
recipient country .Thecosts arising from this delay shall inallcases
except force majeure beborne bytherecipient country .
Should thenewdate provided forinparagraph 2bemore than 30clear days
after thedate forloading provided for inArticle 7»paragraph 1,theEEC
maydispose ofthegoods without prejudice toitscommitment under Article 1
ofthis Agreement .
»" Article 9
Ifthequantity made available forloading onavessel cannot beput on
board initsentirety ,therecipient country shall inform theEEC assoon
aspossible andnolater than fifteen clear days after loading has been
completed whether itintends toaccept ortorenounce thebalance .
Intheformer case theprovisions ofArticle 8,paragraphs 2and 3,shall
apply :tothebalance ,ifdelivery hasnotyet taken place .
Inthelatter case theEECmayconsider that ithasdischarged itscommitment
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totherecipient country under Article 1ofthis Agreement and shall bear
thecosts resulting from such renunciation .
Inanyevent after theexpiry ofaninterval offifteen clear days andin
theabsence ofanynotice onthepart oftherecipient country ,therenun­
ciation shall bedeemed tohave taken place .
1Article 10
Upon delivery ofthegoods ,therecipient covintryshall hand tothe
agent oftheEECacertificate ofacceptance stating theport ofshipment ,
date ofacceptance ,thenature andquantity ofthegoods accepted and
including anycomments onthequality ofthegoods .andsend acopy thereof
totheCommission oftheEuropean Communities *