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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)1967final
Brussels,2December1974
RECOMMANDATION FORA
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusionofanagreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandEthiopia
forthesupplyofcerealsasfoodaid.
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(74)1967final

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THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing thoEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 ,114and228thereof ;
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission j
Whereas Ethiopia ,"byitsletter of20.11.1973
hasrequested food aid ;
Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation inEthiopia
that country should beaccorded ,bywayofgift ,20000 metric tons
ofcereals intheform of15000metric tons ofsoft wheat and 5000metric tons
ofmaize ,under theCommunity Food AidProgramme for1973/74.
DECIDES :
Article
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ,thetext whereof
isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between theEuropean Economic Community
and Ethiopia forthesupply ofsoft wheat andmaize .
asfood aid .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate those ,who
aretosign theAgreement andtoconfer onthem therequisite powers :tobind
theCommunity .
Done atBrussels , 19.... ForthoCouncil
The Président

AGREEMENT
BETWEEN "THEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COJ.HUNITY
AMDETHIOPIA
CONCERNING 11IESUPPLYASFOODAIDOF
CEREALS.

THECOUIvCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOI&UEITIES ,
odtheonshr.nd,
THEGOVERNMENT OPETHIOPIA
ontheotherhand,
*
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignated
astheirplenipotentiaries :
THEcomicILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OPETHIOPIA
WIIOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

.Article X
Asapart ,ofitsFood AidPro^ranirae (Oorcalr .)for 3973/74»theEuropean
Economic Coiirounity shall nuppl y,byvnyofgift ,Ethiopia
hereinafter referred asthe "recipient country ",with '20000 metric to:r .;
ofcereals intheform of15000metric tons ofsoft wheat and 5000metric tons
ofmaize .
Article TT
Deliveries t:;'.ll bewade eifporta ofrcoloading intherecipient
country innewjute bags with anetweight of50kgeach .
Ari .'Jo!0TYT
{The ob'l on:.; I:t\•:•••;•o■i1.ii1x•;.icoofthe ?;iv?op ?;n"•co^o;iic Co:r''VJ'iity p;-id
oftherecipient country relating -todelivery .andthetaking ofdelivery arc
defined inthe Anne ;;,v'lich forras anintojrral p::i"t ofthiaAfvreouent .
Article V
* * ««*» -.+tr,t• •«I
Therecipient covj'itry \iudertakes toinr-lre allmsoocBrxy arrc:a£,ej :cnv .'jfortno
transport and inr.urwioe ofthe product from theCXP-otaje topieces
ofdestination .
Art:i.c?c .Y
Therecipient country undertakes tour;etheproduct received assadlor
purposes ofconsumption andtodistribute ittopeople inneed free ofcharge .

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ArticiGVI
• ■!III>
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallgranttherecipientcountryfundsto
coverthecostsincurred "bythatcountryforthetransportofthedelivered
productsfromthecif–stagetopiacesofdestination.
Thesefundsshallamountto.30'unitsofaccount,permetrictonofdelivered
4t
produc.t.
TheCommunityundertakestopaythisassoonaspossibleafterreceiptby
theCommissionoftheinformationrequiredinArticle6oftheannex.
ArticleVII
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthisAprccnontinrracha\:ey
astoavoidanyprejudiceiothenormal .stroiTO'ho'Gofdomesticproductionend
international truce.Tothisendtheyrhalltakeanyncannresrequiredto
ensurethataidsupplier .;areinadditionto,anddonotreplace "business
transactions whichrni^htreasonablyheercpoctedintheabsence -ofsuchsupplie
ArticleVIII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredtoprevent:
(i)There-exportoftheproductsreceivedasaidandofproductsandby­
productsresultingfromsuchsuppliesj
(ix)Theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsixmonthsofthelast
delivery,eitheroftheproductsobtainedlocallyandofthesamenatvire
as-theproductsreceivedasaidorofanyproductsorby-productsresul­
tingfromit.

Article IX
Therecipientcountryundertaker :toinformtheLuropeanEconomicCommunity
howthisAgreementisbeingimplemented .Tothisenditshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities everythreemonthsuntilthequantities
receivedasaidhavebeenfullyusedwith'thefollowinginformation :reports
indicatinginparticular numberandnatureofthebeneficiaries ,thequantitie
*
distributed ,placesandmannerofdistribution .
Article X
TherecipientcountryKhalitakeallappropriate stepstoenablethosepersons
dulyauthorized bytheEuropeanEconomicCommunitytomakeonthespotobser­
vationsoftheoperationsconnectedwiththeimplementation oftheAgreement.
ArticLeXI
i
Atthere.juer-.tofathcrptrty,the;contractingpartiesshallconsultone
anotheronallquestionscohcerningtheapplication ofthisAgreement.
ArticleXII
ThisAgreementisdre.v:nupintwocopiesin'theDanish,Dutch,English,French
GermanandItalianlanguages,thesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.

AKMWTOATITT0I.I3TITOPACTWOTJ 1?
Article1
■Deliveryshall "becompletedandtherisksshallpassfromtheEuropean
EconomicCommunitytotherecipientcountryassoonasthegoodsareactually
takeninchargeintheship'sholdattheportof"unloading.
*
Therecipientcountryshall"bearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthe
goods,includingthecostsofunloading ("breaking,"bulk,hoisting,taking
delivery,forexample)aswellasanylighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportofunloadingshall,asthe
casemay"be,bebornebyorpaidtotherecipientcountry.Theratesand
conditionsofpaymentapplyingtoanycontract "betweentheCommunityagent
referredtoinArticle5and'thecarriermusthavebeenpreviouslyagreed
"betweenthatagentandtherecipientcountry'sagentreferredtoinArticle
Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallforwardtotherecipientcountry,
assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshavebeenshipped,anoticegivingthe
nameoftheship,thedateofloading,thequantityandqualityofthegoods
onloadingandtheportofunloading.
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryofthe
ship'spresumeddateofarrivalattheportofunloadingatleasttenclear
daysbeforethatdate.
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallcausetobeinsertedinthecharter-
partyanundertaking bythecaptaintogivetotherecipientcountryat
least72hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrivalintheport.

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ArticleA
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5lessthanthequantityto"be
suppliedinaccordancewithArticleIoftheAgreementispermitted...
Article5
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallappointanagenttoimplementthe
provisionsofthisAnne*,andshallingoodtime'forwardthelatter's
nameandaddress "totherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallappointanagentineachportofunloading,
andshallforwardthelatter'snameandaddresstotheEuropeanEconomio
Communitypriortoimplementation oftheAgreement.
Article6
Ondeliveryofthegoodsthecountryofdestinationshallhandtotheauthorised
agentoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityataking-overcertificate,statingthe-
placeanddateoftakingover,thenatureandthequantityaswellascontigcnt
observationsaboutthequalityofthesegoodsandshallsendacopythereofto
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunity.'