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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)1072final .
Brussels,11July1974
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionofanAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandTheRepublicofAfghanistan
forthesupplyofbutteroilasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
C0M(74)1072final

THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
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Havingregard,totheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,andm
particularArticles113,114and223thereof; •
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HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission; i
WhereastheCouncilinRegulation(EEC)no.530/74of
asfoodaiddecidedtomake600metrictonsofbutteroilavailabletothe
RepublicofAfghanistan
HASDECIDED:
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Article 1
AnAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofAfghanistan
forthesupplyofbutteroil asfoodaid.isherebyconcludedonbehalfof
theEuropeanEconomicCommunity.ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothis
Decision. '...
Article 2
rhePresidentoftheCouncilisauthorizedtodesignatethepersonsempoweredto
signtheAgreementandtoconferonthem.thepowersrequiredinordertobindthe
Community. •
DoneatBrussels,
'FortheCouncil.
ThePrésident

I
AGREAIENT
BETVEENTHEEUROPEAl1!ECONOMIC COÎIÏÏUNTTY
ANDTHEREPUBLIC OPAFGHANISTAN
ONTHESUPPLYOPFOODAIDHiTHEFORI!OP
BUTTEROIL

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
ôfthoonepart,
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THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEREPUBLICOPAFGHANISTAN
oftheothcrpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludedthisAgreementandtothisendhave
designatedastheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOKHUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEREPUBLICOPAFGHANISTAN
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS S

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ARTICLEI *
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..TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallsupply "bywayofgifttotheRepublic
ofAfghanistan (hereafterreferredtoas"therecipientcountry"Ja >
quantityof600tonnesofbutteroil.'Thequalityandpackagingconditions
arespecified ,iriAnnexIwhichformsanintegralpartofthepresent '
~~"Agreement.
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ARTICLEII
Deliveriesshall "beeffectedunderthearrangements providedinAnne*IIv;hich
formsanintegralpartofthepresentAgreement.
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ARTICLEIII
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangements forthe
transportandinsuranceoftheproductsfrompointofdeliverytoplacesof
destination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestcaretoensurethatthetenderingarran­
gementsforseatransportdonotprejudicethefreeplayoffaircompetition.
Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleVIIIofthepresentAgreement.
." •ARTICLEIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproductreceivedasaidforpur-1
posesofconsumptionandtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,
thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproductsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissaleshallbepaidintoaspecialaccountwiththe
.CentralBaiikandallocatedtothefinancingofoneormoredevelopmentprojects
underarrangements whichhavebeenagreedinadvancebetweentherecipient
countryandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.

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ARTICISV
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreementinsuch,away
cis"fcoavoid,anyprejudice "tothe'normalstructureofnationalproduction
andinternational trade#Tothisendtheyshalltakeanymeasuresrequired
"V-
toensurethatsuppliesasaidareinadditiontoanddonotreplace "business
transactions whichmightreasonably "beexpectedintheabsenceofsuchsupplies.
ARTICLEVI
Therecipientcountry^halltakeallstepsrequiredtoprevent:
(i)there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandalsoofanyproducts
resultingtherefrom ;
(ii)theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinaperiodofsixmonths
commencingfromthefinaldelivery,eitherofanyproductprocured
locallyofthesamenatureasthatreceivedasaid,orofanyproducts
resultingtherefrom.
ARTICLEVII
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheEECofhowthisAgreement
isimplemented .Tothisenditshallprovide ,theCommissionofthe'.European
Communities withthefollowingdetails:
(i)Immediatelyaftertheunloadingofeachcargo:portsanddatesof
arrivalofvessel;nature,quantityandanyobservations astothe
qualityoftheproductsunloaded;dateonwhichunloadingwascompleted;
costsofseatransportandofinsurancerelatingthereto;
•(ii)Everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhavebeenfully
used:quantitiessold,'mannerofsale{actualsellingpricesjnormalselling
costsontherecipientcountry'smarket;costsofinsurance(andoftrans­
portifapplicable)fromtheportofunloadingtotheplacesofdestinar
tion;
(iii)On15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccounthasbeenfully
expended:O'
a)Summaryoftheaccount(incomingsandoutgoings)to31Decemberof
thepreviousyear;
b)Stageofprogressoftheprojectorprojects,indicatingthetotal
resourcesexpendedtothatstage*

ARTICLEVIII
TheContractingPartiesshallattherequestofeitherconsulteachother
onanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthis'Agreement.
*
.ARTICLEIX
ThisAgreementisdravmupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,
GermanfindItalianlanguages,eachofthesetextshavingequalforce.

AMIBX I '
EUTTEROIL ,***
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QUALITY ' ;•
(A)Product characteristics :
Concentrated milk fats containing notless than 99*0$ ofpure fats ;
(b)Standard composition : .
(Analysis made attime ofmanufacture andpacking )
Moisture andnon-fat milk substance s-not more than 0.2/S
-Pats -notless than 99«9 f° •
-Free fatty acids -notmore than 0.5$ (expressed asoleic acid ),
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-Peroxide level/kg-notmore than 1unit (inmilli-equivalonts of
active oxygen perkg)
-Taste -pure
-Smell -absence ofsmell extraneous tobutteroil
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CONDITIONS OPPACKAGING
a)Metal cans of20kg–1canpercarton .
h)Marked the .packaging inEnglish :
HJTTEROIL
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GIFT OFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COiMJNITY
TOTHEREPUBLIC OFAFGHANISTAN

MNïïXII
Generalprovisions
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ArticleI
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DeliveryshallbeeffectedandrisksshallpassfromtheEuropeanEconomic
Community,hereinafterreferredtoad.theEEC,totherecipient'countryat
themomentatwhichthegoodsareputdownatthepointofexportation
named "bytheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesattheberthspecified
bytherecipientcountryoritsagentreferredtoinArticle2.andunderthe
termsspecifiedinthdfollowingarticles.WithoutprejudicetoArticle7and
8theEECshallbearallcostsuptodeliveryandtherecipientcountrythose
beyondsuchdelivery. s
Article2O'––––
TheEECshallappointanagenttoimplementtheprovisionsofthepresent
Annex-orforeachconsignment-whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknown
totherecipientcountryimmediatelyfollowinghisappointment.
.Therecipientcountryshallappointanagentintheportorportsofshipment,
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheEECwithalldespatchand
ifpossiblebeforetheappointmentofagentoftheEEC.
Article3
BeforeimplementingtheproceduresforappointingtheagentoftheEEC
referredtoinArticle2,theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities and
therecipientcountryshalljointlyestablishtheperiodduringWhichdeli­
verymustbegin.
ObligationsoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
Article4
ShouldtheEECnotbeinapositiontocarryoutdeliveryonthedateand(if
applicable)onthescheduleasprovidedinArticle6,allcosts
arisingfortherecipientcountry-forexampledemurragevoidfreightand
deadfreight-shallbebornebytheEHi

Thechargesandthearrangementsrelettingtodemurragelaiddowninthe
contractbetweentherecipientcountryandthecarriermusthavG"beenagreed
inadvancebytherecipientcountryandtheagentoftheEEC.
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Theothercostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphshallonlyberefunded
bytheEECiftheyhavebeenpaidbytherecipientcountrywiththeapproval
oftheEEC.
Article5
ShoulditproveimpossiblefortheEECtosupplyallorpartofthegoods
onthedateandwithinthetime-limitsprovidedforinArticle6andwithout
prejudicetotheprovisionsofArticleanewdateandanewtime-limit
shallbeagreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandof.therecipientcountry
forthedeliveryofallthegoodsoroftheundeliveredpartthereof.
Obligations oftherecipientcountry
Article6
AftercontactingtheEEC,therecipientcountryshallprocureoneormorevessels
totransportallthequantitiesprovidedforinArticle1oftheAgreement,of
dimensionscorresponding tothenormalcapacityoftheportofshipment;these
vesselsmustbereadyforloadingonadatefallingwithintheperiodreferred
to'inArticle3.
Theagentoftherecipientcountryshallinform.theEECofthisdate
immediatelyonlearningit,andalsothatforcommencementofdelivery,
ifpossibletwentydaysinadvanoeandinanycasetendaysbeforethedate
forcommencement ofdelivery.
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HeshallestablishwiththeagentoftheEECthescheduleonwhichdeliveryshall
takeplace.

Article7
Shouldtherecipientcountrybeunabletobeginloadingonthedateprovided
forinArticle6,paragraph1,theagentoftherecipientcountryshallin­
formtheagentoftheEECwithoutdelay.
Inthiseventanewdateforthe'commencementofdeliveryand(ifapplicable)a
schedulecouldbe,agreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandoftherecipient
country.Thecostsarisingfromthisdelayshallinallcasesexceptforce
ma.jeurebebornebytherecipientcountry.
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinparagraph2bemorethan30cleardays
sifterthedateforloadingprovidedforinArticle6,paragraph1,theEEC
may-disposeofthegoodswithoutprejudicetoitscommitmentunderArticle1
ofthisAgreement.
Article8
Ifthequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselcannotbeputon
boardinitsentirely,therecipientcountryshallinformtheEECassoon
aspossibleandnolaterthanfifteencleardaysafterloadinghasbeen
completedwhetheritintendstoacceptortorenouncethebalance.
IntheformercasetheprovisionsofArticle7iparagraphs 2and3»shall
applytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnotyettakenplace.
InthelattercasetheEECmayconsiderthatithasdischargeditscommitment
totherecipientcountryunderArticle1ofthisAgreementandshallbear
thecostsresultingfromsuchrenunciation .
Inanyeventaftertheexpiryofanintervaloffifteencleardaysandin
theabsenceofanynoticeonthepartoftherecipientcountry,therenun­
ciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace.
Article9
Upondeliveryofthegoods,therecipientcountryshallhandtotheagentof
theEECacertificateofacceptancestatingtheportofshipment,dateof
acceptance,thenatureandquantityofthegoodsacceptedandincluding
anycommentsonthequalityofthegoods.