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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1773final
Brussels,22October1973
RECOMMERDATION .FORA
COUNCILDECISION
on"theconclusionofanagreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheEthiopianEmpireforthesupplyofsoftwheatasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)1773final

THECOUNCIL OP 5.1IEEOPOPLTJ COLHOTITIES ,
Having regard tothoTreaty establishing -theEuropean Econcr /licCommunity ,
andinparticular Articles 113 ,114 said228 -thereof ;
Having regard totheReconrr.endat ioniron theCommission ;
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasdeposited aDeclaration for
provisional application ofthe1971 Food AidConvention ;whereas that
Convention hasbeen applicable since 1July 1971 ;
«
Whereas the Ethiopian Rnpire ,byitsletter o±10September 1973 »
submitted arequest foremergency food aid ;
Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation intheEthiopian Empire
that country should beaccorded ,bywayofgift , 5000 metric tons
ofsoft wheat under theCommunity Pood AidProgramme for1972/73;
Article 1
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Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ,tnetext uhoreof
isannexed hereto ,nhe.ll beconcluded between theEuropean Economic Coirj.iunity
andtho Ethiopian Empire forthesupply ofsoft wheat
asfood aid .
Article 2
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ThoPresident ofthoCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate those who
aretosign theAgreement andtoconfer onthem therequisite powers tobind
rtheCommunity .' v•
Done atBrussels , 19..' .. Por the Council
The President

•AGIOTENT
BETWEE1TTHEEUROPE'UT EC0170LHC COLEIUiTITY
IdTDamETHIOPIAN EMPIRE
COlTGETaJIITG THESUPPLYASFOODAIDOP
SOFTWHEAT

THEC0U17CILOFTI13EUROPEA!!COCTìaTITB ,
ontheoneliand,
TUBIMPERIALGOVERNMENT OFETHIOPIA,
on"tiieotherhand,
1IAV3DECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementendtothisendhavedesignated
antheirplenipotentiaries :
TUBCOUNCILOFTHEJ5DR0PEAIT COI-E-ICIiJITIES:
THEIMPERIALGOVERNMENT OFETHIOPIA:
MOHATEAGREEDASFOLLOV/S:

Article I
Asapart ofitsFood Aid .Programme (Cereals )for1972/73"theEuropean
Economic Community shall supply 5000metric tons ofsoft wheat asa
gift totheEthiopian Empire ,hereinafter referred toasthe "recipient
country ".
Article II
Deliveries will "bemade cif toports ofunloading intherecipient
country injute bags ofnet weight of50kgeach .
Article III
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean Economic Community
andoftherecipient country relating todelivery and thetaking of
delivery aredefined intheAnnex which form anintegral part ofthis
Agreement .
Article IV
The recipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements
for thetransport andinsurance oftheporduct from ports ofunloading
toplaces ofdestination .
Article V
Therecipient country undertakes touse theproducts received asaidfor
purposes ofconsumption and todistribute such products topeople in
need free ofcharge .

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Article VI
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch a
wayastoavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofdomestic
production andindernational trade .Tothis endthey shall take any
measures required toensure that aidsupplies areinaddition to,and
donotreplace ,business transactions which might reasonably beexpected
intheabsence ofsuch supplies .
Article VII
Therecipient country shall take anymeasures required toprevent :
(i)There-export oftheproduct received asaidandofproducts and
by-products resulting from such supplies ;
(ii)Theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within sixmonths ofthe
last delivery ,either oftheproduct obtained locally andofthe
same nature astheproduct received asaidoranyproducts or
by-products resulting from it.
Article VIII
Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic
Community how this Agreement isbeing implemented .Tothis end ,it
shall provide theCommission oftheEuropean Communities with the
following informations :
(i)Notmore than thirty days after theunloading ofeach cargo :
ports anddates ofarrival ofthevessel ;nature ,quantity andquality
oftheproducts unloaded ;datonwhich unloading wascompleted ;
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave been
fully used :asituation report giving ,inparticular ,thenumber
andnature oftherecipients ,thequantities distributed ,and the
place andmethod ofdistribution .

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Article IX
Attherequest ofeither ofthem ,theContracting Parties shall oonsult
each other onanyquestions concerning theimplementation ofthis
Agreement .
Article X
This Agreement isdrawn upinduplicate intheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,
French ,German andItalian languages ,each ofthese texts being equally
authentic .

Deliveryshall "bocompletedandtherisksshallpassfromtheEuroperil
EconomicCommunitytotherecipientcountryassoonasthegoodsareactually
takeninchargeintheship'sholdattheportofunloading.
Therecipientcountrysha.ll"bearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthe
goods,includingthecostsofunloading(breaking,"bulk,hoisting,talcing
delivery,forexample)aswellasanylighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportofunloadingshall,asthe
casemaybe,"be"borne "byorpaidtotherecipientcountry.Theratesand
conditionsofpaymentapplyingtoanycontractbet;:eentheComiaunityagent
referredtoinArticle5andthecarriermusthave"beenpreviouslyagreed
"betweenthatagents;ndtherecipientcountry'sagentreferredtoinArticle5
Article2
TneEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallforwardtotherecipientcountry,
assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshave"beenshipped,anoticegivingthe
nameoftheship,thedateofloading,thequantityandqualityofthegoods
i
onloadingendtheportofunloading. '•
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryofthe
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ship'spresumeddateofarrivalattheportofunloadingatleasttenclear
days"beforethatdate.
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TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity"shallcauseto"beinsertedinthocharter-
partyanundertaking "bythecaptaintogivetotherecipientcountryat
least72hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrivalintheport

Ondeliveryof"thegoods,,a"tolerance :of5/'lessthan"thequc-Jititytobo
suppliedinaccordancewith/article1oftheAgreementispermitted.
Article5'
TheEuropeanEconomicCorrurrunitychallappointvxxagenttoimplementthe
provisionsofthisAnnex,andshallingoodtime'forwardthelatter's
nameandaddress'IDtherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallappointanagentineachportofunloading,
paidshallforwardthelatter'snameandaddresstotheEuropeoilEconomic
Communitypriortoimplementation oftheAgreement.