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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels,18May1973
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
concludingtheagreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandthePeople'sRepublicofBangladeshon
thesupplyofskimmedmilkpowderasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)767final

THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establising theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 ,114and228thereof ,
Having regard totherecommendation from theCommission
Whereas theCouncil inRegulation (EEC)no2721/72^^onthesupply of
skimmed milk powder asfood aiddecided tomake 19»450 metric tons of
skimmed milk powder available tothePeople 'sRepublic ofBangladesh ,
HAS DECIDED i
Article 1
Anagreement between theEuropean Economic Community and thePeople 's
Republic ofBangladesh onthesupply ofskimmed milk powder asfood aid is
hereby concluded onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community .The text of
theAgreement isannexed tothis Decision .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil isauthorized todesignate thepersons empowered
tosign theAgreement and toconfer onthem thepowers required inorder to
bind theCommunity .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President
OJnoL291 ,2oDecember 1972 ,p.28.

AGREEUENT
BETWHENTHEEUROPEANECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AND
THEPEOPLE'SREPUBLICOFBANGLADESH
ONTIEiSUPPLY0?SKBUZHD1IILKPOWDER
ASFOODAID

THECOUNCILOFTIEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart.
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEPEOPLE'SREPUELICOFBANGLADESH
represented bythePresidentoftheotherpart,
HAVEIECIHDDtoconcludethisAgreement,andforthispurpo
havenamedasplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEPEOPLE 1SREPUBLIC OFBANGLADESH :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

Article I
TheEuropean Economic Community shall supply free tothePeople 'sRepublic
ofBangladesh hereinafter referred toas"recipient country ",
19*450 metric tons ofskimmed milk powder ofthequality ,and
packaged asspecified inAnnex Iwhich forms anintegral part of
this Agreement .
Article II
Thedeliveries shall hemade cif toports ofunloading inthe
recipient country .
Article III
TheObligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean Economic
Community andoftherecipient country ,inparticular asregards
delivery andacceptance ,aredefined inAnnex II,which forms an
integral part ofthis Agreement .
Article IV
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allthenecessary arrangements
forthetransport andinsurance ofthedeliveries from theports I
ofunloading totheir destinations .
Article V
Therecipient country undertakes touse theproduct received asaid
forconcumption .Itdistributes free intheframe ofitsaidpro­
gramme ,totheneedy .populations ,inparticular tochildren ,pregnant
women ,illandoldpeople ,thetotal quantity of19.450 tons indicated
inarticle Iorpart it.Inthis casejthe other part issold
with amaximum of10.000 tons ,onitslocal market .Therecipient
country applies forthesale oftheproduct onitsmarket ,theprices
normally charged forproducts ofcomparable quality .
Theproceeds from this sale ,less thecost ofselling theproduct
ontherecipient country 'smarket ,will bepaid into aspecial account
attheBank ofBangladesh andallocated tothefinancing ofoneor
more development schemes which shall bechosen bytherecipient
country andagreed bytheEuropean Economic Community .

ArticleVI
ThecontractingpartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreement
insuchawayastoavoidanydamagetothenormalstructureof
nationalproductionandinternational trade.Forthispurpose,
theyshalltakethenecessarystepstoensurethatthesupplies
ofaidareadditionaltoandarenotinlieuoftradingoperations
whichcouldreasonablyheexpectedinntheabsenceofsuchsupplies.
ArticleVII
Therecipientcountryshalltaketheappropriatestepstoprevent:
-reexportoftheproductreceivedasaidandanyproductsderived
therefrom ;
-theexjortfortradeorotherwise,withinsixmonthsfromthedate
ofthelastdelivery,bothoflocally-produced skimmedmilkpowder
ofthesamekindasthatreceivedasaidandofprocessedproducts
derivedtherefrom.
ArticleVIII
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheJttiuropeanEconomic
Communityofthecircumstances surroundingtheimplemention ofthis
Agreement.Forthispurpose,itshallcommunicatetotheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities thefollowinginformation :
-thirtydaysatthelatestaftertheunloadingofeachconsignment :
portsanddatesofship'sarrival;kind,quantityandqualityof
productsunloaded;dateonwhichunloadingwascompleted ;
-everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhavebeen
usedup:quantitiesdistributed ,numberandnatureofthe
beneficiaries ,places,rateandmannerofdistribution ;incase
ofselling,quantitiessold,howtheyhavebeensold,sellingprices,
sellingcostsonrecipientcountry^smarket;
-on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccounthasbeenfully
used:.
*stateofthisaccount(incomingsandoutgoings)on31December
oftheprecedingyear;
.progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,withanindication
ofthetotalamountoffinancingundertakenatthatstage.

ArticleIX
Therecipientcountryshallta&eallappropriatestepstoenable
thosepersonsdulyauthorisedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
tomakeonthespotobservations oftheoperationsconnectedwith
theimplementation oftheAgreement.
ArticleX
Attherequestofcitherparty,thecontractingpartiesshallconsult
oneanotheronallquestionsconcerningtheapplicationofthisAgreement
ArticleZI
ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesintheDanish,Dutch,English,
French,GermanandItalianlanguagesthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.

A1ÏÏEXI
3KC30DMILICPOïtEER
I.Qualityrequirements
a)fatcontent notexceeding1,5$
b)watercontent notExceeding4,0°/s
c)totalacidity(lacticacid)notexceeding0,15$(l80Dornic)
d)testforneutralizing agentsnegative
e)permittedadditives none
f)tostforphosphatasis negative
g)solubility notexceeding0,5ml(notlessthan99$)
h)degreeofpurity notlessthandiscB(l5>0mg)
i)germcontent notexceeding50000pergr
k)strengthofcolonbacillusnegativein0,1gr
l)flavourandsmell fresh
m)appearance whiteorslightlyyellowish,absence
ofimpuritiesandcolouredparticles
II.Packaging
a)containing25kilogrammes *xetweight
b)composition :
aa)4Kraftpaperbagsofanstrengthrepresentingatleast
70gperm2;
1intercalated bagoftan-linedpaperofastrenghtrepresenting
atleast140gperm2;
1polyethylene innerbagatleast0.06mmthick,weldedor
double-bound .
orbb)1bagofclupdc.-poly-duplo-paperofastrengthrepresenting
atleast50/20/50perm2;
2Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresenting at1least
70/75gporm2;
1polyethylene innerbagatleast0,10mmthickweldedor
double-bound
c)markingonthepackaging:-
SIOTMSDMILKPOWDER
GIFTOFTHEEUROFEM ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TOTHEPEOPLE'SREPUBLIC
OFBMGIAIESH

ΜΗΞΧII
AMEXTOARTICLEIIIOFTHEAGH3EIIENT
Article1
Deliveryshall "becompletedandtherisksshallpassfromthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunitytotherecipientcountryassoonasthe
goodsareactuallytakeninchargeintheship'sholdattheport
ofunloading.
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequenttodelivery
ofthegoods,includingthecostsofunloading(breakingbulk,hoisting,
talcingdelivery,forexample)aswellasanylighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportofunloadingshall,
asthecasemaybe,bebornebyorpaidtotherecipientcountry.
Theratesandconditionsofpaymentapplyingtoanycontractbetween
theCommunityagentreferredtoinArticle4and-"thecarriermusthave
beenpreviouslyagreedbetweenthatagentandtherecipientcountry's
agentreferredtointhesameArticle.
Article2
TheEuropean xi<conomicCommunityshallforwardtotherecipient
country,assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshavebeenshipped,
anoticegivingthenameoftheship,thedateofloading,the
quantityandqualityofthegoodsonloadingandtheportofunloading.
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountry
oftheship'spresumeddateofarrivalattheportofunloadingat
leasttenclearday3beforethatdate.
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallcausetobeinsertedinthe
charter-party anundertaking bythecaptaintogivetotherecipient
countryatleast72hoursnoticeoftheprobabledateoftheships'
arrivalintheport.
./•

•Article 4
TheEuropean Economic Community shall appoint anagent toimplement
theprovisions ofthis Annex ,andshall ingood time ,forward the
latter' sname andaddress totherecipient country . .
Therecipient country shall appoint anagent ineach port of
unloading ,andshall forward thelatter' sname andaddress tothe
European Economic Community prior toimplementation oftheAgreement .
\