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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74 )1585 final
Brussels .3October 1974
RECOMMENDATION FORA
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofanagreement between the
European Economio Community and the
Kingdom ofMorocoo forthe supply ofcereals asfood aid
(submitted totheCounoil bytheCommission )
COM(74 )1585 final

TilECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard ,totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 ,114and .223 ,thereof }
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ;
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasconcluded thesecond Convention
relating tofoodaid^\
Whereas the Kingdom ofMorocco tbyitsletter of .8.6.1973
has requested food aidî
Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation inMorocco that country
should beaccorded ,byway ofvgift ,15*000 tonnes ofsoft wheat under the
Community Food AidProgramme for1973/74}
DECIDES :
Article '1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ,thetext v/hereof
isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between theEuropean Economic Community
andthe Kingdom ofMorocco forsupply ofsoft wheat asfood aid .
■Article 2 ' i . '
l
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate those who
are tosign theAgreement and toconfer onthem therequisite powers to
bind theCommunity . .. ■
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Done atBrussels , >19
For the Council
The Président
(1)J.O. L219du9.«.74 ,P.19

AGHEEMENT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDTinsKINGDOM .OPMOROCCO ON
TlffiSUPPLYOFPOODAIDINTHEFORMOF
CEREALS.*

TUBCOUNCILOFTILEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES .
«
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEKINGDOMOFMOROCCO
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhave
designate :astheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEKINGDOMOFMOROCCO:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS

ARTICLE I
TheEuropean Economic Community shall supply bywayofgift toi;ho
Kingdom ofMorocco (hereafter referred toas"therecipient country ")a
quantity of15*000 tonnes ofsoft wheat under theCommunity 'sfood aid
programme incereals for1973/74*
ARTICLE II
Deliveries will bemade inbulk F.OB inaccordance with the details laid
down intheAnnex which forms anintegral part ofthepresent Agreement .
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ARTICLE III
/7 '
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements forthe
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
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• *
ARTICLE IV
Therecipient country undertakes touse theproduct received asaid for
purposes ofconsumption andtoapply ,for thesale oftheproduct onits
market ,theprices normally charged onthat market forproducts of
comparable quality .Theproceeds from this ,sale shall bepaid into a
special account with theCentral Bank andallocated tothefinancing of
oneormore development projects under arrangements which have been
agreed inadvance between therecipient country andtheEuropean 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 asaidare inaddition toand donotreplace "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
192.500 tonnes ofsoft wheat oritsequivalent inflour ofsoft wheat .
1 , •1
ARTICLE VI
» • .
Therecipient country shall take allsteps required toprevent t
(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 as .that received asaid ,orofanyproducts
andby-products resulting therefrom .
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• \ ■ '
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 :ports 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 :quantities 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 has "been fully
expended :
a)Summary oftheaccount (incomings andoutgoings )to31December
oftheprevious year ;
t>)Stage ofprogress oftheproject orprojects ,indicating the
total resources expended tothat stage . *'
'ARTICLE VIII '
TheContracting Parties shall attherequest ofeither consult each other
•onanyquestions concerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement .
ARTICLE IX
This Agreement isdrawn upinduplicate intheDanish ^Dutch ,English ,
French ,German andItalian languages ,each ofthese texts having equal force .

General provisions
Article 1
Delivery shall beeffected andrisks shall pass form theEuropean Economic
Community ,hereinafter referred toastheEEC ,totherecipient country at
themoment atwhich thegoods a,reputdown atthepoint ofexportation
named bytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities attheberth specified
bytherecipient country oritsagent referred toinArticle 3andunder the
terms specified inthefollowing articles .Without prejudice toArticles 8and
|j).the EECshall bear allcosts uptodelivery andtherecipient country those
beyond delivery . ' '
Article 2
Ondelivery atolerance of5pless than thequantity oftheproduct tobe
supplied inaccordance with article IoftheAgreement shall beadmissible# '
Article 3
TheEEC Dhall 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
Before implementing theprocedures forappointing the a.gent oftheEEC :
referred toinArticle 3»theCommission oftheEuropean Communities and
therecipient country shall jointly establish theperiod during which •
delivery must begin 1.
Obligations oftheEuropean Economic Community
Article 5 ' .
Should theEECnotbeinaposition tocarry outdelivery onthedate and
(ifapplicable )ontheschedule asprovided inArticle 7iallcosts
arising fortherecipient country <->forexample demurrage void freight
anddead freight -shall beborne bytheEEC*. ' \

Thechargoa and thearrangements reletting todomurrago laid down inthe
contract between therecipient country and thecarrier must have been
agreed inadvance bytherecipient country and theagent oftheESC *
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 7andwithout
prejudice totheprovisions ofArticle 5>anew date andanewtime-limit
shall beagreed between theagents oftheEECandoftherecipient Country
< ' '
for thedblivery ofall thegoods oroftheundelivered part thereof .
i ' .
•Obligations ofthe rec-ipient countr.y
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■ Article 7
After contacting theEEC *therecipient country shall procure oneormore
vessels totransport all thequantities provided for inArticle 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 theEECofthis date
iramedately onlearning it,and also that for commencement ofdelivery ,
ifpossible twenty days inadvance andinanycase tendays before thedate
forcommencement ofdelivery *
Heshall establish with theagent oftheEECtheschedule towhich delivery
shall take place .
Article o
Should therecipient country beunable tobegin loading onthedate provided
forinArticle 7fparagraph 1,theagent oftherecipient country shall
inform theagent oftheEECwithout delay .

Inthio event anowdate forthecommencement ofdelivery mid (ifB.}3plicacl® )
anew schedule could beagreed between theagents ofthe ,DEC andofthe
recipient country .Thecosts arising from this delay shall inallcases
except force majeure beborne bytherecipient country .
Should thenewdate provided ,for inparagraph 2bemore than 30clear days
after thedate forloading provided forinArticle 7»paragraph 1,theEEC
maydispose ofthe -goods without prejudice toitscommitment under Article I
ofthis Agreement . .'
Article 9 ;
Ifthequantity made available forloading onavessel cannot beput on *
board initsentirety ,therecipient country shall inform theEEC assoon
aspossible andnolater thart fifteen Clear days after loading hasbeen
completed whether itintends toaccept ortorenounce thebalance *
Intheformer case theprovisions ofArticle 8,paragraphs 2and 3,shall
apply tothebalance ,ifdelivery hasnotyettaken place . y'
Inthelatter case theEECmayconsider that ithasdischarged itscommitment
totherecipient country under Article 1ofthis Agreement and shall bear
thecosts resulting from such renunciation .
t
Inanyevent after theexpiry ofaninterval offifteen clear days andin
theabsence ofanynotice onthepart oftherecipient country ^therenun­
ciation shall bedeemed tohave taken place .
Article 10
1 ,/
Upon delivery ofthegoods ,therecipient country shall 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 .