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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75 )223final
Brussels ,23May 1975
RECOMMENDATION FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
onthe conclusion ofanagreement between the
European Economic Community and theHashemite
Kingdom ofJordan for thesupply ofcereals
asfood aid
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(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
C0M(75 )223final/

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THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
Havingregard,totheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles113?114and.228,thereof;
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission }
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasconcludedthesecondConvention
relatingtofoodaid^\
WhereastheHashemiteKingdomofJordan '»
hasrequestedfoodaid;
WhereasinviewofthecerealsupplysituationinJordanthatcountry
shouldbeaccorded,bywayofgift,10,000metriotonsofoommonwheatinthe
formof6623metrictonsofflourofcommonwheatundertheCommunityPood
AidProgrammefor1974/75}
DECIDES:
Article 1
OnbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityanAgreement,thetextwhereof
isannexedhereto,shallbeconcludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheHashemiteKingdomofJordanforsupplyofflourofcommonwheatas
foodaid.
Article 2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethosewho
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airetosigntheAgreementandtoconferonthemtherequisitepowersto
bindtheCommunity.
DoneatBrussels, 19
FortheCouncil
(1)J.O.L219du9.0.74,p.36ThePresident

AGREEMENT
BETWEEN .THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDTHE '.HASHEMITE' KINGDOM OPJORDAN ON
THE SUPPLY OFPOOD AID INTHE FORM OP
CEREAIS .

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEHASHEMITE KINGDOMOPJORDAN
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhave
designatedastheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEHASHEMITE KINGDOMOPJORDAN:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS

ARTICLEI
Underitsfoodaidprogrammeforcerealsfor1974/75theEuropeanEconomio
Communityshall,bywayofgift,supplytotheHashemiteKingdomofJordan
hereinafterreferredtoas"therecipientcountry",aquantityof10000
metrictonsofcommonwheatintheformof6623metrictonsofflourof
commonwheat.
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ARTICLEII
DeliveriesshallbeeffectedFOBinnewcottonsacswithanetweightof50kg
eachunderthearrangements providedintheAnnexwhich.formsanintegralpart
ofthepresentAgreement.'
•ARTICLEIII #..*
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'j.'horecipientcountryundertakestolr.akeallnecessaryarrangements forthe
transportaridinsuranceoftheproductsfrompointofdeliverytoplacesof
destination . ''.'
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestcaretoensurethatthetenderinge.rr
Cementsforseatransportdonotprejudicethefreeplayoffail'competition
Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnectionshall"bethesubjectofconsultation
underArticleVIIIofthepresentAgreement *
AnTIOIB .IV
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Tnorecipientcountryundertakestousetheproductreceivedasaidforpur­
posesofconsumption and:todistributeitfreetothepeopleinneed.

•ARTICLE V
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch away ,
astoavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofnational production L
andinternational trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymeasures required j
toensure that supplies asaidareinaddition toanddonotreplace business j
transactions which might reasonably beexpected intheabsence ofsuch supplies .
Inparticular ,therecipient country undertakes toimport commercially from
whatever source between 1July 197^and30June 1975 aminimum quantity of
ι
19-100 metric tons of -common wheat oritsequivalent inflour ofcommon •
wheat . '■!
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ARTICLE VI !
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Therecipient country shall take allsteps required toprevent :
(1)there-export oftheproduct received asaidandalso ofanyproducts j
resulting therefrom ; j
(ii)theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within aperiod ofsixmonths
commencing from the final delivery ,either ofany product procured
locally ofthesamenature asthatreceived asaid,orofanyproducts j
resulting therefrom . i
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ARTICLE VII .
The recipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community
ofhowthisAgreement isimplemented .Tothis enditshall provide the j
Commission oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing details : i
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(1)Immediately after theunloading ofeach cargo sports anddates of I
arrival ofvessel ;nature ,quantity andanyobservations astothe j
quality oftheproducts unloaded ;date onwhich unloading wascompleted ; j
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave been fully
used :quantities distributed ;number andnature ofbeneficiaries ;places , j
rates and method ofdistribution . j

ARTIG IKVIII
TheContracting Part5.ec shall attherequest ofcither consult each other
onanyquestions concerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement .
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•/.TÎTICIE IX '
This Agreement isdrawn upinduplicate intheDanish ,Dutchi English ,French ,
German andItalian languages .each of-tlief;e texts havi£ig equal force .

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Genero],provisions
Artide 1
Deliveryshall "beeffectedandrisksshallpassformtheEuropeanEconomic
Community,hereinafterreferredtoastheEEC,totherecipientcountryat
themomentatwhichthegoodsareputdownatthepointofexportation
namedbytheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesattheberthspecified ,
bytherecipientcountryotitsagentreferredtoinArticle3.underthe
termsspecifiedinthefollowingarticles.WithoutprejudicetoArticles8and
9theEECshallbearallcostsuptodeliveryandtherecipientcountrythose
beyondsuchdelivery. ,'
Article 2
Ondeliveryatoleranceof5lessthanthequantityoftheproducttobe
suppliedinaccordancewitharticleIoftheAgreementshallbeadmissible.
Article3 ■•
TheEECshallappointanagenttoimplementtheprovisionsofthepresent
Annex-orforeachconsignment –whosenameandaddressitshallmake
knowntotherecipientcountryimmediately followinghisappointment .
Therecipientcountryshallappointanagentintheportorportsofship­
ment,whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheEECwithall
despatchandifpossiblebeforetheappointmentofagentoftheEEC.
Article4
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Beforeimplementing theproceduresforappointingtheagentoftheEEC
referredtoinArticle3»"theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities and^
therecipientcountryshalljointlyestablishtheperiodduringwhich
deliverymustbegin.
Obligations oftheEuropeanEconomicCocimunity
Article 5
ShouldtheEECnotbeinapositiontocarryoutdeliveryonthedateand
(ifapplicable)onthescheduleasprovidedinArticle7iallcosts
arisingfortherecipientcountry–forexampledemurragevoidfreight
anddeadfreight–shallbobornebytheEEC.

Thechargesand.thearrangements relatingtodemurragelaid,downinthe
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contractbetweentherecipientcountryandthecarriermusthavebeen
agreedinadvanoebytherecipientoountryandthoagentoftheEEC.
V•
TheothercostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphKhalionly-berefunded
bythe''EECiftheyhavebeenpaidbytherecipientcountrywiththeapproval
ofthe'EEC.
Article 16
ShoulditproveimpossiblefortheEECtosupplyallorpartofthegoods
onthedateandwithinthetime-limits providedforinArticle7and.without
prejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle5»anewdateandanewtime-limit
shallbeagreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandoftherecipientcountry
forthedeliveryofallthegoodsoroftheundeliveredpartthereof..
'Obligations oftherecipientcountry
..i,„u:.,i■.w11■–11■–-..i iii/J-
Article 7
AftercontactingtheEEC,therecipientcountryshallprocureoneormore
vesselstotransportallthequantitiesprovidedforinArticle1ofthe
Agreement,ofdimensionscorresponding tothenormalcapacityoftheportof
shipment;thesevesselsmustbereadyforloadingonadatefallingwithin
theperiodreferredtoinArticle4«
TheagentoftherecipientcountryshallinformtheEECofthisdate
immediately onlearningit,andalsothatforcommencement ofdelivery,
ifpossibletwentydaysinadvanceandinanycasetendaysbeforethedate
forcommencement ofdelivery.
He,shallestablishwiththeagentoftheEECthescheduletowhichdelivery
shalltakeplace. •
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Article8
Shouldtherecipientcountrybeunabletobeginloadingonthedateprovided
forinArticle7»paragraph 1,theagentoftherecipientcountryshall
informtheagentoftheEECwithoutdelay..

Inthiseventtrhew'datefortheoommancementofdo3iv<aryand(ifapplicable)
anewschedulecouldbeagreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandofthe
*'recipient "countryTfte'~coBts Jarising''from"this'"delay ■shall"In"al'l"cases'"•w•
exceptforcemajeurebeborneby'therecipientcountry.
» «
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinparagraph 2bemorethan30cleardays
afterthedateforloadingprovidedforinArticle7,paragraph 1,theEEC
maydisposeofthegoodswithoutprejudicetoitscommitmentunderArticle1
ofthisAgreement.
Article9
Ifthequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselcannotbeputon
boardinitsentirety,therecipientcountryshallinformtheEECassoon
•aspossibleandno–later–than -fi-fteen-cleardaysafter-loadinghasbeen
completedwhetheritintendstoacceptortorenouncethebalance.
IntheformercasetheprovisionsofArticle8,paragraphs 2and3,shall
applytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnotyettakenplace.'
InthelattercasetheEECmayconsiderthatithasdischargeditscommitment
totherecipientcountryunderArticle1ofthisAgreementandshallbear
thecostsresultingfromsuchrenunciation .
Inanyeventaftertheexpiryofanintervaloffifteencleardaysandin
theabsenceofanynoticeonthepartoftherecipientcountry,therenun­
ciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace.
Article10
Upondeliveryofthegoods,therecipientcountryshallhandtothe
agentof.theEECacertificateofacceptancestatingtheportofshipment,
dateofacceptance,t5e~nature'aiiH~qu'antrty~oI"~tI?ei'ago6"cL'saccepxed'and'1-a"'T"
includinganycommentsonthequalityofthegoods.andsendacopythereofto
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities .