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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1138final
Brussels,7July1973
RECOMMENDATION FORA.
COUNCILDECISION
concludinganagreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheDemocraticRepublicofSomaliaonthesupplyoffoodaid
intheformofcommonwheatandrice
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(73)1138final

THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
Having regard to "theTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 .114 a**d228thereof ,
1
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ,
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasdeposited adeclaration ofpro­
visional application ofthePood AidConvention of1971 ;andwhereas that
Convention has "been effeotive since 1July 1971 ;
Whereas "byletter of2February 1972 theDemocratic Republic ofSomalia
submitted arequest forfood aid ;
Whereas inview ofthesupply position foroereals intheDemocratic Republic c
Somalia this country should begranted 10,000 metric tons ofcommon wheat and
5,000 metric tons ofrice asagift under the1971/1972 Community Food Aid
Programme :
ν
•HAS DECIDED THAT :
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ishereby concluded _
between theEuropean Economic Community andtheDemocratic Republio o:TSomalia
concerning thesupply offood aidintheform ofcommon wheat ,thetext of
which Agreement isannexed tothis decision .
Article 2
*
ThePresident oftheCounpil ishereby authorized todesignate thepersons
empowered tosign theAgreement andtoconfer onthem the^powers necessary
tocommit theCommunity .• •
Done atBrussels , FortheCouncil
" ' The President

AGREEMEMT
EETWEEHTTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMtlUluTY
AimTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OPSOMALIA
ONTHESUPPLYOPPOODAIDINTHEFORMOPCOMMONWHEATANDRICE

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES .
on"theonehand.
THEGOVERMENT OPTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOPSOMALIA,
on"theotherhand,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignated
astheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES : ' 1
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOPSOMALIA:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

Article T
Asapart ofitsPood AidProgramme (cereals )for1971/1972 ,theEuropean
Eoonomio Community shall supply theDemocratic Republic ofSomalia ,herein­
after referred toasthe "recipient country ",with 10,000 metric tons of
common wheat and5»000 metric tons ofrice .
Article II • •
Deliveries will hemade ciftoports ofunloading intherecipient country
innew jute sacks ofanetweight of50kg.
Article III
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean Economic Community and
oftherecipient country relating todelivery andthe talcing ofdelivery are
defined intheAnnex which forms anintegral part ofthis Agreement .
Article IV
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements forthe
transport andinsurance oftheproduct from ports ofunloading toplaces of'
destination .
Article V
Therecipient country undertakes tousetheproduct received asaidforpur-* .••
T
pose3 ofconsumption andtoapply ,forthe sale oftheproduct onitsmarket ,
theprices normally charged onthat market forproducts ofcomparable quality .
Theproceeds from this sale ,less thenormal cost ofselling theproduct onthe
recipient country 'smarket ,will bepaid into aspecial account intheCentral
Bank andallocated tothefinancing ofoneormore development projects which
have already been proposed bytherecipient country andapproved bytheEuro­
" * *
pean Economic Community .
Article VI
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch awayasto
avoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofdomestic production andinterna­
tional trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymeasures required toensure that
aidsupplies areinaddition to,anddonotreplace ,business transactions which

might reasonably beexpected in "theabsence ofsuch supplies .Inparticular ,
therecipient country undertakes toimport commercially from whatever source
between 1July 1973 and' 2,6June 1974 aminimum quantity of22,000 metric tons
ofcereals .
Article VII
Therecipient country shall take anymeasures required toprevent :
(i)There-export of'theproduct received asaidandofproducts and
by-products resulting from such supplies ;
(ii)Theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within sixmonths ofthelast
delivery ,either ofthe product obtained locally andofthe same nature
astheproduct received asaidorofanyproducts orby-produots resulting
from it.
Article VIII
Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community
howthis Agreement isbeing implemented .Tothis end itshall provide the
x.,
Commission oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing information :
(i)Notlater than thirty days after theunloading ofeach cargo :ports
anddates ofarrival ofthevessel }nature ,quantity andquality of
theproducts unloaded ;date onwhich unloading wascompleted ;
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave been fully
used :quantities sold ,howthey have been sold ,selling prioes ;normal
selling oosts ontherecipient country 'smarket ; ' .'
•»
(iii.)On15January every year until thespeoial account ha&been fully used :
• ». »
(a)State of .this acoount (incomings andoutgoings on31Deoember of
•- - \ ' '
thepreceding year ;- .
1
(b)Progress achieved ontheprojeot orprojects .
 
Article IX :
Attherequest ofeither ofthem ,theContracting Parties shall consult each
other onanyquestions concerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement .
Article X
This Agreement isdrawn upinduplioate intheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,French ,
German andItalian languages ,.each ofthese texts being equally authentio ..

ANNEXREFERRED TOINARTICLEIIIOPTHEAGREEMENT
Article1
Deliveryshall "beeffectedand.risksshallpassfromtheEuropeanEconomic'
Communitytotherecipientcountryatthemomentwhenthegoodsaxeactually
removedfromtheship'sholdattheportofunloading.Therecipientcountry
shallhearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,includingunloading
costs(suchasunstowing,hoistingandreceptionandanylighteragecosts).
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportofunloadingshallhea.
chargeonorforthebenefitoftherecipientcountry.Theratesanddetailed
arrangements relatingtheretolaiddowninthecontractbetweentheauthorized
agentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle5and.thecarriermusthavebeen
agreeduponinadvancebytheauthorizedagentandthereceivingagentofthe
recipientcountryreferredtoinArticle5«
Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshall,assoonaspossibleafterthegoods
ν.
havebeenloaded,notifytherecipientcountryoftheship'sname,thedate
ofloading,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsasrecordedattimeofloading
andtheportofunloading.
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryofthe
vessel'sexpecteddateofarrivalattheportofunloadingatleasttenclear
daysbeforethatdate. •'
•i
TheEuropeanEconomioCommunityshallinsertintheoh'arter"partyaclause
requiringthecaptaintoinformtherecipientcountryatleast72hoursin
.· - τ·advanceofthevessel'sestimateddateofarrivalinport'.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceshallbeallowedof55°lessthanthe
quantitytobesuppliedunderArticle1oftheAgreement.

Article5
»'''•
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,the.EuropeanEconomioCommunity
shallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameandaddressshall"bemadeknown
totherecipientcountryingoodtime.
Therecipientcountryshallappointareceivingagentineachportofunloading,
whosenameandaddress ,shallhemadeknowntotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
beforetheAgreementisimplemented .