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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(75 )8final .
Brussel .15january 1975
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TOTHE COUNCIL
concerning the further extension oftheInternational
Wheat Agreement 1971
COMC75 )8final .

13.12.74
I,Introduct ion
1.TheInternational Wheat Agreement 1971 >asextended byprotocol ,will
expire on30th June 1975 unless itisextended "before that date "by-
means offurther protocols ofextension relating tothetwoseparate •
juridical instruments ofwhich itiscomposed ,-namely :
(a)theWheat Trade Convention ,1971 ?a™*
("b)thePood AidConvention ,1971 *
2.Special meetings oftheInternational Wheat Council andthePood Aid
Committee will "beheld intheweek "begining 10th February 1975 »s*1*!
followed immediately "byaConference toestablish thetexts ofthese
further protocols .Thedraft texts which will beunder consideration
are annexed hereto .
3.Itwill beobserved that these texts follow exactly *the same pattern
aswasadopted forthecorresponding protoools last year ,leaving as
theonly points fordecision :
(a)theduration oftheextension ;arid
(b).the choice oftwoalternative versions oftheProtocol for
the extension ofthe Pood Aid Convention .
4.Itistobenoted that thesecond week ofFebruary 1975 isf°rprocedu­
ralreasons adate beyond which decisions onthetexts oftheProtocols
cannot bedeferred ,iftheInternational Wheat Agreement 1971 isto
remain inforoe after 30June 1975 »
II.Durât ion ofthe extension
5.There isageneral desire onthepart ofthemajority ofthemembers
oftheexisting Agreement that thetwoConventions should beextended
forthesame length oftime ..Inpractioe ,therefore ,thequestion resoL
vesitself into thechoice between aone–year oratwo-year extension
* «
for both .
6.Asregards theWheat Trade Convention ,proposals arealready under con­
sideration ,inthecontext ofthemultilateral trade negotiations ,for
thereplacement oftheexisting purely administrative arrangement by

2.
anAgreementwithsubstantive economicprovisions ;"butitisimpos­
sibleatthisstagetopredicthowmuchtimewillberequiredforthis
purpose.
IftheConventionisnowextendedforoneyearonly,andanewAgree­
mentisnotcompletedwithinthatperiod,itwouldbenecessaryyet
againtogothroughtheprocessofrenewingtheProtocolofExtension.
IfontheotherhandtheConventionisnowextendedfortwoyears,and
thenewAgreementwerecompletedearlierthatthatdate,automatic
substitution ofthenewAgreementfortheexistingConventionispro­
videdforinthedrafttextunderconsideration.' PromthiBitisevi-.
dentthatatwo-yearextensionistobepreferred.
*7.AsregardsthePoodAidConvention ,thesituationisnotaltogether
dissimilar .
8.TheresultsoftherecentWorldPoodConferenceindicategeneralacceptan­
ceofanewtargetof10milliontonsoffoodaidperyearfrom1975on­
wards.ThisimpliesanincreaseintheCommunity'sshare,aswellasthat
ofotherdonors,abovethepresentlevelofobligations undertheFood
AidConvention.Possibly,newframeworks mayhavetobedevisedforthis
purpose.Thepresentproposalis,however,notdirectlyconcernedwith
suchwiderissues.Itspurposeissimplytoassurethecontinuityafter
30thJune1975ofexistingminimumobligations TinderthePoodAidConven­
tionpendingtheresolutionoftheseissuesandwithoutprejudicetothe
natureofthefinaldecisions,whichwillinevitablytaketimetoworkout.
9*Onlyifitisregardedascertainthatnewarrangements forfoodaidwill
bebroughtintooperationbefore30thJune1976,willaone-yearextension
oftheexistingConventionsuffice.Onanyotherhypothesis ,therewould
bethelikelihoodoffurtherunproductive workinrepeatingtheprotocol
ofextensionprocedureyetagaininayear'stime.Asofnowitisimpos­
sibletobesurewhichhypothesiswillturnouttobecorrect.
10.Theconclusionmustbe,therefore,thatatwo-yearextensionispreferable-
itbeingwrittenintothetextthatanewfoodaidagreemententeringinto
forcebeforetheendofthatperiodwouldautomatically supersedethe
existingarrangements .
III.Alternative versionsoftheProtocolfortheextensionofthePoodAid
Convention
11.Alternative "A"ofthedraftProtocolisareplicaoftheexisting
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Protocol .Thus theCommunity does notappear among theoriginal parties
totheProtocol listed inArtiole III ;instead ,theCommunity has to
follow the subsequent accession procedures provided forinArticle VII .
12.Alternative "B",incontrast ,already provides inArtiole IIIforthe
,inclusion oftheCommunity asafounding member .
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I
13.Itwill berecalled that theformula ofAlternative Awasonly introdu - j'j
cedlast year because theCommunity hadnotbeen able totake adecision
toparticipate intheProtocol ofExtension atthetime when thetext !;
hadtobefinalised .Itwassimply adevice togive theCommunity more 'i;
'time .This should notbenecessary thisyear ,andAlternative Bismuoh ij
tobepreferred from thepresentational point ofview .TheCommunity 's I
record onaidisgood ,anditisunbecoming forittohavetoparticipate [
intheProtocol byaback-door method .
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IV.Recommandations
14.The Wheat Trade Convention ;
(1)TheCouncil isinvited todecide infavour ofthefurther extension ofthe
Wheat Trade Convention ,1971 foraperiod oftwoyears to30th June 1977 *
(2)Intheevent ofthemajority oftheother parties totheexisting Convention 1
preferring aone-year extension only ,theCouncil isinvited toaooept this
asanalternative .
15.TheFood Aid Convention
(1)TheCounoil isinvited todecide infavour ofthefurther extension of
theFood AidConvention ,1971 onexactly thesame basis asproposed above
forthe extension ofWheat Trade Convention ,1971 »
(2)TheCouncil isinvited todecide infavour ofAlternative Bofthedraft
Protocol inthe text annexed hereto .
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16.Timing
TheCouncil isinvited totake thedecisions referred toinparagraphe 14
and15above asearly aspossible ,butinanycase before the10th Febru­
aryI975 .
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4.
17.ThedatesatpresentproposedinthedraftProtocolsare:
Forsignature-2ndto22ndApril1975
Forratification ,conclusionorprovisional application-
lothJune1975
Itislikely,however,thatallthesedateswillbeadvanoedby
oneweektoenablethedepositaiyGovernmenttooompleteits
neoessaryproceduresingoodtime.
V.General
18.Thedraftsofthenecessarydecisionsonthesignatureofthe
Protooolsandonthedepositofdeclarations oftheirprovisional
applicationwillbesubmittedtotheCouncilimmediatelyafterthe
textsoftheProtocolshavebeenestablished bytheConferenceto.
becalledforthatpurposeintheweekbeginning10thFebruary1975*
Financialimplications
19.OnthehypothesisthatthenumberofmembersoftheAgreementwill:
remainunchanged,andthatinthepresentsituationadministrative
expensesoftheWheatCouncilSecretariatarelikelytoinorease ;
byabout10%peryear,theCommunity'sshareintheseexpensesmay
beprojectedasfollowss V
Secondhalfof1975~45»000u.o.approx.
First""1976-50.000u.c.."
Second'•"1976-50*000u.c."
First"»1977-55.OOOu.c."
Theexpensesforthesecondhalfof1975wouldbemetfromthecredit
of86.000u.o.alreadyprovidedunderarticle440ofthe1975Budget.
The1975Budgetcontainsacreditof86.000u.c.Thisamountwill
covertheexpensesrelativetothefirstsemesterundertheexisting
Agreementaswellasthosearisinginthesecondsemesterunderthe
proposedextension.
20.AsregardsthePoodAidOonvanti,™itistobenotedthatfinaldeci­
sionsaboutthefutureleveloffoodaidhavestilltohetakenby
•theCouncil.Withoutprejudicetothesedecisions,thepresentproposal
providessimplyforthecontinuationoftheexistingprovisionsofthe
PoodAidConvention,1971.Onthisbasis,theexpendituremaybepro­
jectedasfollows.

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21.ThetotalobligationoftheCommunitywouldbe1,287,000tonsof
cerealsperyear.TheshareoftheCommunityassuchwillreach50$
ofthistotalin1975(i.e.643,500tons).
Onthehypothesisthatthissharewillcontinuetoincreaseeachyear
by5$ofthetotalobligation ,thecostmaybecalculatedonthebasis
of707,850tons(55%)for1975/76and772,200tons(60#)for1976/77
atanaveragepriceofabout175u«°.perton.Thefiguresthusderived
amounttoapproximately 123,873,750u.c.in1975/76and135,135,000u.c.
in1976/77. .

•PART II i
RESOLUTION –
FOR THE FURTHER EXTENSION OFTHE V/HSAT TRADE CONVENTION AND
THE FOOD AID CONVENTION CONSTITUTING
THEINTERNATIONAL WHEAT AGREEMENT ,1971 '
THE CONFERENCE OFGOVERNMENTS FOR THE FURTHER EXTENSION OFTHE WHEAT TRADE
CONVENTION AND THE FOOD' AID CONVENTION CONSTITUTING THE IKTEKNAT IONAL
WHEAT AGREMENT ,1971
Having metinLondon on£ 7
Considering that thetwoseparate legal instruments ,theWheat Trade
Convention ,1971 andthe -Food AidConvention ,1971 ,which together
constitute theInternational Wheat Agreement ,1971 were each extended
byProtocol until 30June 1975 »/pxsuch earlier date asanew
international agreement covering wheat orfood aidrespectively might
enter into force /;
Considering that itisdesirable tomake arrangements formaintaining
international co-operation inwheat matters andcontinuing afood aid
programme with thehelp ofcontributions for thebenefit o.fdeveloping
countries during theperiod between theexpiry oftheProtocols
extending thesaid Conventions andthecoming into effect ofanew
agreement covering wheat andfood aid ;
Having established the texts ofthe Protocol for the further extension
oftheWheat Trade Convention ,1971 -^idtheProtocol for thefurther
extension oftheFood AidConvention ,1971 ;
Decides that theEnglish ,French ,Russian andSpanish texts ofthe
Protocols shall beequally authentic ;
Requests theExecutive Secretary oftheInternational Wheat Council to
forward copies ofthetexts oftheProtocols for thefurther extension
oftheWheat Trade Convention ,1971 andtheFood AidConvention ,1971
toallGovernments party orprovisionally regarded asparty tothese
Conventions asextended byProtocol ,orwhich aremembers ofthe
United Nations ,ofitsspecialized agencies oroftheInternational
Atomic .Energy Agency ,andarelisted inAnnex AorAnnex Btothe
Wheat Trade Convention ,1971 ;
Requests that such texts ,authenticated bythesignature oftheExecutive
Secretary oftheCouncil ,beforwarded totheGovernment oftheUnited
States ofAmerica ,which isdesignated as -depositary oftheProtocols .;
Requests theGovernment oftheUnited States ofAmerica upon receipt of
theauthenticated texts toarrange fortheProtocols tobeopen for
signature inWashington during theperiod laid down inArticle 5of
the Protocol for thefurther extension ofthe ^flieat Trade Convention ,
1971 andinArticle VoftheProtocol forthefurther extension of
theFood AidConvention ,1971 »andtoregister them ,upon their

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coming into force ,with theSecretariat oftheUnited Nations ,in
accordance with Article 102oftheCharter oftheUnited .Nations ;
Draws theattention ofGovernments totheprocedures provided forin
Article 6ofthe Protocol for the further extension ofthe Wheat
Trade Convention ,1971 and inArticle VIoftheProtocol for the
further extension oftheFood AidConvention ,1971 »and invites
Governments todeposit instruments ofratification ,acceptance ,
approval orconclusion onorbefore 18June 1975.' or,ifthey cannot
complete their constitutional andinstitutional procedures intime ,
todeposit adeclaration ofprovisional application inaccordance
with Article 0ofthe Protocol for the further extension ofthe
YJheat Trade Convention ,1971 andArticle VIII oftheProtocol for
thefurther extension oftheFood Aid Convention ,1971 •

PART III
PROTOCOLS FOR THE FURTHER EXTENSION OFTHE
WHEAT TRADE CONVENTION AND ,FOOD AID CONVENriON CONSTITUTING
THE INTERNATIONAL WHEAT AGREEMENT ,1971
PREAID3LE
TheGovernments participating intheConference toestablish
the texts ofthe Protocols for the further extension ofthe Conventions
constituting theInternational r7heat Agreement ,1971
Considering ;that theInternational Y/heat Agreement of1949 wasrevised ,
renewed orextended in1953 >1956 ,1959 >1962 ,19&5 *1966 ,1967 >
i960 ,1971 and1974 ,
Considering that theInternational Wheat Agreement ,1971 >consisting
oftwoseparate legal instruments ,theWheat Trade Convention ,
1971 and theFood AidConvention ,1971 »"both ofwhich were
extended "byProtocol in1974 >will expire on30J"*161975 1
Have established the texts ofProtocols for theFurther Extension of
theWheat Trade Convention ,1971 andfortheFurther Extension
oftheFood AidConvention ,1971 *

P«J?T iv
PROTOCOL FOR THE FURTHER EXTENSION OF
THEWHEAT TRADE CONVENTION ,1971
TheGovernments party tothis Protocol ,
Considering :that the lineatTrade Convention ,1971 (hereinafter referred
toas"theConvention ")oftheInternational Wheat Agreement ,1971 »
which wasextended byProtocol in1974 ,expires onJOJune 1975 >
Have agreed asfollowsî
ARTICLE 1
Extension ,expiry andtermination ofthe Convention
Subject totheprovisions ofArticle 2ofthis Protocol ,the
Convention shall continuo inforce between theparties tothis Protocol
^ 1until /., provided that ,ifanewinternational agreement
covering wheat enters into force before ^" this Protocol shall
remain inforce only until thedate ofentry into force ofthenew
agreement .
ARTICLE 2
Inoperative provisions of.thg Convention
Thefollowing provisions ofth9Convention shall bedeemed to
beinoperative with effect from 1July 1975 f
(a)paragraph (4)ofArticle 19;
(b)Articles 22to26inclusive ;
(c)paragraph (l)ofArticle 27;
(d)Articles 29to31inclusive .
ARTICLE 3
Définition
Anyreference inthis Protocol toa"Government "or"Governments'
shall beconstrued asincluding areference totheEuropean Economic
Community (hereinafter referred toas"theCommunity ").Accordingly ,any
reference inthis Protocol to"signature "ortothe "deposit ofinstruments
ofratification ,acceptance ,approval orconclusion "or"aninstrument of
accession "ora"declaration ofprovisional application "byaGovernment
shall ,inthecase oftheCommunity ,beconstrued asincluding signature
ordeclaration ofprovisional application onbehalf oftheCommunity by
itscompetent authority andthedeposit oftheinstrument required bythe
institutional procedures oftheCommunity tobedeposited fortheconclusion
ofaninternational agreement#

ARTICLE 4
Finance
Theinitial contribution ofanyexporting orimporting member
acceding tothis Protocol under paragraph (l)(b )ofArticle 7thereof ,
shall beassessed bytheCouncil onthebasis ofthevotes tobedistributed
toitandtheperiod remaining inthecurrent crop year ,butthe
assessments made upon other exporting and importing members forthe
current crop year shall not bealtered . v
ARTICLE 5
Signature
This Protocol shall beopen forsignature in "Washington from
2April 1975 until andincluding 22April 1975 byGovernments ofcountries
party totheConvention ,asextended byProtocol ,orwhich areprovisionally
regarded asparty totheConvention asextended byProtocol ,on2April
1975 >orwhich aremembers oftheUnited Nations ,ofitsspecialized
agencies oroftheInternational Atomic Energy Agency ,andarelisted in
Annex AorA/inex Btothe Convention .
ARTICLE 6
Ratification ,acceptance ,approvai orconclusion
This Protocol shall besubject toratification ,acceptance ,
approval orconclusion byeach signatory Government inaccordance with
itsrespective constitutional orinstitutional procedures .Instruments
ofratification ,acceptance ,approval orconclusion shall bedeposited
with theGovernment oftheUnited States ofAmerica not later than
18June 1975 >except that theCouncil maygrant oneormors extensions
oftime toanysignatory Government that hasnotdeposited itsinstrument
ofratification ;acceptance ,approval orconclusion bythat date .
ARTICLE 7
Accession
(l) .This Protocol shall beopen foraccession *
(a)until 10June 1975 bytheGovernment ofanymember
listed inAnnex AorBtotheConvention asofthat
date ,except that theCouncil maygrant oneormore
extensions oftime toanyGovernment that hasnot
deposited itsinstrument bythat date ,and
(b)after 18June 1975 bytheGovernment ofanymember
oftheUnited Nations ,ofitsspecialized agencies or
oftheInternational Atomic Energy Agency upon such
conditions astheCouncil considers appropriate bynot
less than two-thirds ofthevotes cast byexporting
members andtwo-thirds ofthevotes cast byimporting
members .

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(2) Accession shall beeffected bythedeposit ofaninstrument
ofaccession with the Government ofthe United States ofAmerica .
(3) Where ,forthepurposes oftheoperation oftheConvention
and thi3 Protocol ,reference ismade tomembers listed inAnnex AorB
totheConvention ,anymember theGovernment ofwhich hasacceded to
theConvention onconditions prescribed bytheCouncil ,ortothis
Protocol inaccordance with paragraph (l)(b )ofthis 'Article ,shall lbs
deemed tobelisted intheappropriate Annex .
ARTICLE 8
Provisional application
Anysignatory Government maydeposit with theGovernment of
theUnited States ofAmerica adeclaration ofprovisional application
ofthis Protocol .Anyother Government eligible tosign this Protocol
orwhose application foraccession isapproved bytheCouncil mayalso
deposit with theGovernment oftheUnited States ofAmerica adeclaration
ofprovisional application .AnyGovernment depositing such adeclaration
shall provisionally apply this Protocol andbeprovisionally regarded as
aparty thereto .
ARTICLE 9 .
Entry into force
(1) This Protocol shall enter into force among those Governments
which have deposited instruments ofratification ,acceptance ,approval ,
conclusion oraccession ,ordeclarations ofprovisional application ,in
accordance with Articles 6,7 8ofthis Protocol by18June 1975 >as
follows -.
(a)on19June 1975 >with respect toallprovisions of- "
theConvention other than Articles 3to9inclusive
?jidArticle 21,and
(b)on1July 1975 >with "respect toArticles 3to9
inclusive ,andArticle 21oftheConvention ,
ifsuch instruments ofratification ,acceptance ,approval ,conclusion or
accession ,ordeclarations ofprovisional application have been deposited
:notlater than 18June 1975 onbehalf ofGovernments representing
exporting members which held atleast 60percent ofthevotes setout
inAnnex Aandrepresenting importing members which held atleast
50percent ofthevotes setoutinAnnex B,orwould have held such
votes respectively ifthey hadbeen parties totheConvention onthat date
(2) This Protocol shall enter into force foranyGovernment that
deposits aninstrument ofratification ,acceptance ,approval ,conclusion
oraccession after 19June 1975 inaccordance with therelevant
provisions offchi3 Protocol ,onthedate ofsuch deposit ,except that

PART IV -4-
nopart ofitshall enter into force forsuch aGovernment until that
part enters into force forother Governments under paragraph (l)or(3)
T
ofthis Article .
(3) Ifthis Protocol does notenter into force inaccordance with
paragraph (l)ofthis Article ,theGovernments which have deposited
instruments ofratification ,acceptance ,approval ,conclusion oraccession ,
ordeclarations ofprovisional application ,maydecide bymutual consent
that itshall enter into force among those Governments that have
deposited instruments ofratification ,acceptance ,approval ,conclusion
oraccession ,ordeclarations ofprovisional application .
ARTICLE 10
notification bydepositary Government
The Government ofthoUnited States ofAmerica asthedepositary
Government shall notify allsignatory andacceding Governments ofeach
signature ,ratification ,acceptance ,approval ,conclusion ,provisional
application of,andaccession to,this Protocol ,aswell asofeach ■
notification andnotice received under Article 27oftheConvention and
each declaration and notification received under Article 28ofthe
Convention .
ARTICLE 11
Cercified copy ofthe Protocol
Assoon aspossible after thedefinitive entry into force of
this Protocol ,thedepositary Government shall send acertified copy of
this Protocol intheEnglish ,French ,Russian andSpanish languages to
theSecretary-General oftheUnited Nations forregistration inaccordance
with Article 102oftheCharter ofthoUnited Nations .Anyamendments to
this Protocol shall likewise bocommunicated .
ARTICLE 12
Relationship ofPreamble toProtocol
This Protocol includes thePreamble totheProtocols forthe
further extension oftheInternational Wheat Agreement ,1971 -
INWITNESS YttLEREOF theundersigned ,having been duly authorized
tothis effect bytheir respective Governments orauthorities ,have signed
this Protocol onthedates appearing opposite their signatures .
Thetexts of .this Protocol intheEnglish ,French ,Russian and
Spanish languages shall beequally authentic .Theoriginals shall be
deposited with theGovernment oftheUnited States ofAmerica ,which shall
transmit certified copies thereof toeach signatory andacceding party andto
theExecutive Secretary oftheCouncil . ' ,

ALTERNATIVE "A"f/QKTV
PROTOCOL FOR THE FURTHER EXTENSION
OPTHEFOOD AIDCONVENTION ,1971
Theparties tothis Protocol ,
Considering that theFood AidConvention ,1971 (hereinafter referred to
as"theConvention ")oftheInternational Wheat Agreement ,1971 »
which wasextended "byProtocol in1974 ,expires on30June 1975 »
Have agreed asfollows ;
ARTICLE I
Extension ,expiry and termination ofthe Convention
Subject totheprovisions ofArticle IIofthis Protocol ,the
Convention shall continue inforce between theparties tothis Protocol
until£ J,provided that ,ifanewagreement covering food aid
enters into force before£ Jthis Protocol shall remain in
force only until thedate ofentry into force ofthenewagreement .
ARTICLE II
Inoperative provisions ofthe Convention
Theprovisions ofparagraphs (l),(2)and (3)ofArticle II,
ofparagraph (l)ofArticle III ,andofArticles VItoXIV ,inclusive ,
oftheConvention shall bedeemed tobeinoperativ6 with effect from
1July 1975 . ~ •• •
ARTICLE III
International food aid
(1) Theparties tothis Protocol agree tocontribute asfood aid
tothedeveloping countries ,wneat ,coarse grains orproducts derived
therefrom ,suitable forhuman consumption andofanacceptable type and
quality ,orthecash equivalent thereof ,intheminimum annual amounts
specified inparagraph (2)below.
(2) Theminimum annual contribution ofeach party tothis Protocol
isfixed asfollows :
• Metric tons
Argentina 23,000
Australia .225,000
Canada ' 495*000
Finland 14,000
Japan 225,000 .
Sv/eden 35,000
Switzérland ■ 32,000
United States ofAmerica 1,890,000

PAT V
(3)Forthepurpose oftheoperation ofthis Protocol ,anyparty
which hassigned this Protocol pursuant toparagraph (2)ofArticle V
thereof ,orwhich hasacceded tothis Protocol pursuant totheappropriate
provisions ofArticle VIIthereof ,shall bedeemed tobelisted in
paragraph (2)ofArticle IIIofthis Protocol together with theminimum
contribution ofsuch party asdetermined inaccordance with therelevant
provisions ofArticle VorArticle VII ofthis Protocol ,
ARTICLE IV
Food Aid Committee
There shall beestablished aFood Aid Committee whose
membership shall consist oftheparties listed inparagraph (2)of
Article IIIofthis Protocol andofthose others that become parties to
this Protocol .TheCommittee shall appoint aChairman andaVice-Chairman .
ARTICLE V
Signature
(l) This Protocol shall beopen forsignature inWashington from
2April 197 .1=1until andincluding 22April 1975 bytheGovernments of
Argentina ,Australia ,Canada ,Finland ,Japan ,Sweden ,Switzerland and
theUnited States ofAmerica ,provided that they sign both this Protocol
andthe Frotocol for thefurther extension oftheWheat Trade Convention ,
1971 .
(2) This Protocol shall also beopen forsignature ,onthesame .
conditions ,toparties totheFood AidConvention ,1967 ortotheFood
AidConvention ,1971 asextended byProtocol ,andtothose provisionally
regarded asparties totheFood AidConvention ,1971 Q-sextended by
Protocol ,which arenotenumerated inparagraph (l)ofthis Article ,
provided that their contribution isatleast equal tothat which they
agreed tomake intheFood AidConvention ,I967 or,subsequently ,inthe
Food AidConvention ,1971 extended byProtocol .
ARTICLE VI
Ratification ,accoptance ,approvai orconclusion
This Protocol shall bosubject toratification ,acceptance ,
approval orconclusion byeach signatory inaccordance with its
constitutional orinstitutional procedures ,provided that italso
ratifies ,accepts ,approves orconcludes theProtocol forthefurther
extension ofthoWheat Trade Convention ,1971 *Instruments ofratification ,
acceptance ,approval orconclusion shall bedeposited v/iththeGovernment
oftheUnited States ofAmerica notlater than 18Juno 1975 »except that . .
theFood AidCommittee naygrant oneormore extensions oftime toany
signatory that hasnotdeposited itsinstrument ofratification ,
acceptance ,approval orconclusion bythat date .

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ARTICLE VII . *
Accession
(1) This Protocol shall beopen foraccession "byanyparty referred
toinArticle Vofthis Protocol ,provided italso accedes tothe
Protocol for thefurther extension oftheWheat Trade Convention ,1971
andprovided further that inthecase ofparties referred toin
paragraph (2)ofArticle Vtheir contribution isatleast equal tothat
which they agreed tomake intheFood AidConvention ,1967 or,subsequently
intheFood AidConvention ,1971 asextended byProtocol .Instruments
ofaccession under this paragraph shall bedeposited notlater than
18June 1975 *except that theFood AidCommittee maygrant oneormore
extensions oftime toanyparty that hasnotdeposited itsinstrument of
accession bythat date .
(2) TheFood AidCommittee mayapprove accession tothis Protocol ,
asadonor ,bytheGovernment o.fanymember oftheUnited Nations ,of
itsspecialized agencies oroftheInternational Atomic Energy Agency ,
onsuch conditions astheFood AidCommittee considers appropriate ,
provided that the Government also accedes atthe same time tothe Protocol
for thefurther extension oftheWheat Trade Convention ,1971 »ifnot
already aparty toit.
(3) Accession shall beeffected bythedeposit ofaninstrument
ofaccession with the Government ofthe United States ofAmerica .
ARTICLE VIII
Provisional application
Anyparty referred toinArticle Vofthis Protocol maydeposit
with the Government oftheUnited Sto.tes ofAmerica adeclaration of
provisional application ofthis Protocol ,provided italso deposits a
declaration ofprovisional application oftheProtocol forthefurther
extension ofthe \7heat Trade Convention ,1971 *Anyother party whose
application foraccession isapproved mayalso deposit with theGovernment
oftheUnited States ofAmerica adeclaration ofprovisional application ,
provided that theparty also deposits adeclaration ofprovisional
application ofthe Protocol for th<5further extension ofthe '..'heat Trade
Convention ,1971 »unless itisalready aparty tothat Protocol orhas
already deposited adeclaration ofprovisional application ofthat
Protocol ;Anysuch party depositing such adeclaration shall provisionally
apply this Protocol andbeprovisionally regarded asaparty thereto .
ARTICLE IX
Entry into force
(l) This Protocol shall enter into force forthose parties that have
deposited instruments ofratification ,acceptance ,approval ,conclusion or
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(a)on19June 1975 with respect tonilprovisions other
than Article IIoftheConvention andArticle IIIof
theProtocol ,and
(b)on1July 1975 with respect toArticle IIofthe
Convention and Article III ofthe Protocol
provided that allGovernments listed inparagraph (l)ofArticle Vof
this Protocol have deposited such instruments oradeclaration of
provisional application by13June 1975 n.nclthat theProtocol forthe
further extension ofthe Y/heat Trade Convention ,1971 i3inforce .For
anyother party that deposits aninstrument ofratification ,acceptance ,
approval ,conclusion oraccession after theentry into force ofthe
Protocol ,this Protocol shall enter into force onthedate ofsuch deposit .
(2) Ifthis Protocol docs notenter into force inaccordance with
theprovisions ofparagraph (l)ofthin Article ,theparties which by
19Juno 1975 have deposited instruments ofratification ,acceptance ,
approval ,conclusion oraccession ,ordeclarations ofprovisional
application maydecide bymutual consent that itshall enter into forcG
among those parties that have deposited instruments ofratification ,
acceptance ,approval ,conclusion oraccession ,ordeclarations of
provisional application ,provided that theProtocol forthefurther
extension ofthe V/hoat Trado Convention ,1971 isinforce ,orthey may
take whatever other action they consider thosituation requires .
ARTICLE X
Notification bydepositary Government
The Government oftheUnited States ofAmerica asthedepositary
Government shall notify allsignatory andacceding parties ofeach
signature ,ratification ,acceptance ,approval ,conclusion ,provisional
application of,andaccession tothis Protocol . "
ARTICLE XI
Certified copy oftheProtocol
Assoon aspossible after thedefinitive entry into force of
this Protocol ,thedepositary Government shall send acertified copy of
this Protocol inthejinglish ,French ,Russian andSpanish languages to
theSecretary-General oftheUnited Nations forregistration inaccordance
with Article 102oftheCharter oftheUnited Nations .Anyamendments to
this Protocol shall likewise becommunicated .
ARTICLE XII
Relationship ofPreamble toProtocol
This Protocol includes thePreamble totheProtocols forthe
further extension oftheInternational Wheat Agreement ,1971 •

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INWITNESS WHEREOF theundersigned ,having been duly authorized
tothis effect bytheir respective Governments orauthorities ,have
signed this Protocol onthedates appearing opposite their signatures .
Thetexts ofthis Protocol intheEnglish ,French ,Russian
andSpanish languages shall allbeequally authentic .Thooriginals
shall bodeposited with theGovernment oftheUnited States ofAmerica ,
which shall transmit certified copies thereof toeach signatory and
acceding party .

PART VI
ALTERNATIVE "B"
PHOTCgOL FOR THE FURTHER EXTENSION
OFTHE FOOD AID CONVENTION ,1971
Theparties tothis Frotocol ,
Considering that theFood AidConvention ,1971 (hereinafter referred to
as"theConvention ")oftheInternational Wheat Agreement ,1971 >
which wasextended byProtocol in1974 »expires on30June 1975 >
Have agreed asfollows ;
ARTICLE I
Extension ,expiry and termination oftheConvention
Subject totheprovisions ofArticle IIofthis Protocol ,the
Convention shall continue inforce between theparties tothis Protocol
until/- J,provided that ,ifanewagreement covering food aid
enters into force before /" D>this Protocol shall remain in
force only until thedate ofentry into force ofthenewagreement .
ARTICLE II
Inoperative provisions ofthe Convention
Theprovisions ofparagraphs (l),(2)and (3)ofArticle II,
ofparagraph (l)ofArticle III ,andofArticles VItoXIV ,inclusive ,
oftheConvention shall bedeemed tobeinoperative with effect from
1July 1975 -
ARTICLE III
International food aiû
(1) Theparties tothis Protocol agree tocontribute asfood aid
tothedeveloping countries ,wheat ,coarse grains orproducts derived
therefrom ,suitable forhuman consumption andofanacceptable typo and
quality ,orthecash equivalent thereof ,intheminimum annual amounts
specified inparagraph (2)below .
(2) Theminimum annual contribution ofeach party tothis Protocol
isfixed asfollows :
Metric tons
Argentina 23,000
Australia 225,000
Canada 495,000
European Economie Community 1,207 ,000
Finland 14,000
japan 225,000
Sweden 35,000
Switzerland 32,000
United States ofAmerica 1,090,000
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(3)Forthepurpose oftheoperation ofthis Protocol ,anyparty
which hassigned thi3 .Protocol pursuant ..toparagraph (2)ofArticle V
thereof ,orv/hioh hasacceded tothis Protocol pursuant toparagraph (2)
or(3)ofArticle VIIthereof ,shall bedeemed tobelisted in
paragraph (2)ofArticle IIIofthis Protocol together with theminimum
contribution ofsuch party asdetermined inaccordance with therelevant
provisions ofArticle VOrArticle VII ofthis Protocol .
ARTICLE IV
Food Aid Committee
There shall beestablished aFood Aid Committee whose
membership shall consist oftheparties listed inparagraph (2)of
Article HIofthis Protocol andofthose others that become parties to 1
this Protocol .TheCommittee shall appoint aChairman anda.Vice-Chairman .
ARTICLE V
Si/mature
(1) This Protocol shall beopen forsignature inWashington from
2April 1975 until andincluding 22April 1975 bytheGovernments of
Argentina ,Australia ,Canada ,Finland ,Japan ,Sweden ,Switzerland and
theUnited States ofAmerica ,andbytheEuropean Economic Community and
itsmember States ,provided that they sign both this Protocol andthe
Protocol for thefurther extension oftheWheat Trade Convention ,1971 •
(2) This Protocol shall also beopen forsignature ,onthesame
conditions ,toanyparty totheFood AidConvention ,1967 which isnot
enumerated inparagraph (l)ofthis Article ,provided that itscontribution
isatleast equal tothat which itagreed tomake intheFood Aid
Convention ,1967 .
ARTICLE VI
Ratification ,acceptance ,approvai orconclusion
This Protocol shall besubject toratification ,acceptance ,
approval orconclusion byeach signatory inaccordance with its
constitutional orinstitutional procedures ,provided that italso ratifies ,
accepts ,approves orconcludes theProtocol forthefurther extension of
theWheat Trade Convention ,1971 *Instruments ofratification ,acceptance ,
approval orconclusion shall bedeposited with theGovernment oftheUnited
States ofAmerica notlater than 18June 1975 >except that theFood Aid
Committee maygrant oneormore extensions oftime toanysignatory that
hasnotdeposited itsinstrument ofratification ,acceptance ,approval
orconclusion bythat date .

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ARTICLE VII
Accession ;
(1) This Protocol shall beopen foraccession byanyparty referred
toinArticle Vofthis Protocol ,provided italso accedes tothe
Protocol forthefurther extension oftheWheat Trade Convention ,.1971
andprovided further that inthecase ofanyparty referred toin
paragraph (2)ofArticle Vitscontribution isatleast equal tothat
which itagreed tomake intheFood AidConvention ,1967 .Instruments
ofaccession under this paragraph shall bedeposited notlater than
18June 1975 >except that theFood AidCommittee maygrant oneormore
extensions oftime toanyparty that hasnotdeposited itsinstrument of
accession bythat date .
(2) TheFood AidCommittee mayapprove accession tothis Protocol ,
asadonor ,bytheGovernment ofanymember oftheUnited Nations ,ofits
specialized agencies oroftheInternational Atomic Energy Agency ,on
such conditions astheFood AidCommittee considers appropriate ,provided
that the Government also accedes atthe same time tothe Protocol for
thefurther extension' ofthe VJhoat Trade Convention ,1971 »ifnotalready
aparty toit.
(5) Accession shall boeffected bythedeposit ofaninstrument of
accession with the Government oftho United States ofAmerica .
ARTICLE VIII
Provisional application
Anyparty referred toinArticle Vofthis Protocol maydoposit
with the Government oftho United States ofAmerica adeclaration of
provisional application ofthis Protocol ,provided italso deposits a
declaration ofprovisional application oftheProtocol forthefurther
extension oftheWheat Trade Convention ,1971 •Anyother party whose
application foraccession isapproved mayalso deposit with theGovernment
oftheUnited States ofAmerica adeclaration ofprovisional application ,
provided that theparty also deposits adeclaration ofprovisional
application oftheProtocol for thefurther extension oftheWheat Trade
Convention ,1971 ,unless itisalready aparty tothat Protocol orhas
already deposited adeclaration ofprovisional application ofthat Protocol .
Anysuch party depositing such adeclaration shall provisionally apply this
Protocol andbeprovisionally regarded asaparty thereto .
ARTICLE IX
Entry into force
(l) This Protocol shall enter into force forthose parties that
have deposited instruments ofratification ,acceptance ,approval ,
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(a)on19June 1975 with respect toallprovisions other
than Article IIofthe Convention and Article IIIof
theProtocol ,and
(b)on1July 1975 with respect toArticle IIofthe ,
Convention and Article III ofthe Protocol ■
provided that allparties listed inparagraph (l)of .Article Vofthis
Protocol have deposited such instruments oradeclaration ofprovisional
application by18June 1975 andthat theProtocol for thefurther extension
oftheWheat Trade Convention ,1971 isinforce .Foranyother party
that deposits aninstrument ofratification ,acceptance ,approval ,
conclusion oraccession after theentry into force oftheProtocol ,this
Protocol shall enter into force onthedate ofsuch deposit .
(2) Ifthis Protocol does notenter into force inaccordance with
theprovisions ofparagraph (l)ofthi3 Article ,theparties which by
19June 1975 have deposited instruments ofratification ,acceptance ,
approval ,conclusion oraccession ,ordeclarations ofprovisional
application maydecide bymutual consent that itshall enter into force
among those parties that have deposited instruments ofratification ,
acceptance ,approval ,conclusion oraccession ,ordeclarations of
provisional application ,provided that theProtocol for .thefurther
extension ofthe Y/heat Trade Convention ,1971 isinforce ,orthey may
take whatever other action they consider thesituation requires .
ARTICLE X
,Notification bvdenositary Government
TheGovernment oftheUnited States ofAmerica asthedepositary
Government shall notify allsignatory andacceding parties ofeach
signature ,ratification ,acceptance ,approval ,conclusion ,provisional
application of,andaccession tothis Protocol .
ARTICLE XI
Certified copy oftheProtocol
Assoon aspossible after thedefinitive entry into force of
this Protocol ,thedepositary Government shall send acertified copy of .
this Protocol intheEnglish ,French ,Russian andSpanish languages tothe
Secretary-General oftheUnited Nations forregistration inaccordance
with Article 102oftheCharter oftheUnited Nations .Anyamendments to
this Protocol shall likewise becommunicated .
ARTICLE XII
Relationship ofPreamble toProtocol
This Protocol includes thePreamble totheProtocols forthe
further extension oftheInternational Wheat Agreement ,1971-

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INWITNESS WHEREOF theundersigned ,having been duly authorized
tothis effect bytheir respective Governments orauthorities ,have signed
this Protocol onthedates appearing opposite their signatures .
Thetexts ofthis Protocol intheEnglish ,French ,Russian and
Spanish languages shall allbeequally authentio .Theoriginals shall
bedeposited with theGovernment oftheUnited States ofAmerica ,which
shall transmit certified copies thereof toeach signatory andacceding
party .