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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)2227 final
Brussels,9January1974
RECOMMENDATION "FORA
COUNCILDECISION
concludinganagreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofChadforthesupply
ofcerealsasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(73)2227final

TIIECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles113,114and.228thereof;
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission }
ι
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasdepositedadeclarationof
provisionalapplicationoftheGoodAidConventionof197.1?and.whereas
thatConventionhas"beeneffeotivesince1July1971?
.Whereas "byletterof22May1973 theRepublicofChad
submittedarequestforfoodaid;
Whereastheadverseclimaticconditionsexperienced "bytheRepublicof
Chad haveappreciablyreduceditsgrainsupplies;andwhereas
thatcountryshouldthereforebegrantedagiftof6000metrictons
ofcerealsintheiformof2000metrictonsofmaize,2000metrictonsof
sorghumand2000metrictonsofsoftwheatundertheCommunityFoodAid
Programmefor1972/73;
HASDECIDEDTHAT:
Article1
OnbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityanAgreementisherebyconcluded
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofChad
onthesupplyoffoodaidintheformofmaize,sorghumand_softwheat,the
textorwhichAgreementisannexedtothisdecision.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethepersons
empoweredtosigntheAgreement,andtoconferonthemthepowersnecessary
tocommittheCommunity.
DoneatBrussels, 19****» FortheCouncil
ThePresident

■AGREMENT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDTHEREPUBLIC OPCHAD
ONTHESUPPLYOPPOODAIDINTHEFORMOP
CEREALS

THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
'THE GOVERNMENT OPTHE REPUBLIC OFCHAD
HAVE DECIDED toconclude this Agreement andto
astheir plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THE GOVERNMENT :OP'THE REPUBLIC OPCHAD :
WHOHAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS :ontheone haftd ,
onthe other hand .
this endhave designated

Article I
Asapart ofitsPood AidProgramme (Cereals )for1972/73,theEuropean
Economic Community shall supply asgift totheRepublic ofChad ,hereinafter
referred toasthe "recipient country "6000metric tons ofcereals inthe
form of2000metric tons ofmaize ,2000metric tons ofSorghum and 2000 metrii
«tons ofsoft wheat .
Article II
Deliveries will bemade innew jute bags with anetweight of50kgeach free
totheplaces ofdestination tobefixed bytherecipient country and the
European Economic Community bymutual cpnsent .Article fil
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean Economic Community said
ofth.erecipient country relating todelivery andthetaking ofdelivery are
defined intheAnnex which forms ailintegral part ofthis Agreement .
Article TV
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements forthe
transport andinsurance from theplaces ofdestination on.
Article 7
Therecipient country undertakes tousetheproducts received asaidfor
purposes ofconsumption andtodistribute such products topeople inneed
free ofcharge .

ArticleVT
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreementinsuchaway
astoavoidanyprejudicetothenormalIructureofdomesticproductionand
international trade.Tothisendthey .ulltakeanymeasuresrequiredto
ensurethataidsuppliesareinadditionto,anddo'notreplace "business
transactions whichmightreasonably "beexpectedintheabsenceofsuchsupplies#
ArticleVII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredtoprevent:
(i)There-exportoftheproductsreceivedasaidandofproducts
resultingfromsuchsupplies;
(ii)Theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsixmonthsofthelast
delivery,eitheroftheproductsobtainedlocallyandofthesamenature
astheproductsreceivedasaido!rofanyprocessedproducts.
ArticleVIII
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
howthisAgreementis"beingimplemented.Tothisend,itshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowinginformation :
(i)Notmorethanthirtydaysafterthetalcingoverofeachcargo;places
anddatesoftakingoverjnature,quantityandqualityoftheovertaken
products.
(ii)Everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhave"beenfully
used:quantitiesdistributed ,thenumberandnatureoftherecipients
andtheplaceandmethodofdistribution ." „jj;

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'Article IX
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriatestepstoenablethose
personsdulyauthorized "bytheEuropeanEconomicCommunitytomakeonthe
spotobservations oftheoperationsconnectedwiththeimplementation of
theAgreement. .
ArticleX
*Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingPartiesshallconsulteach
otheronanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement *
ArticleXI
ThisAgreementisdrawnupindupliciateintheDanish,Dutch,English,French ,
GermanandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetexts "beingequallyauthentic.
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ANNEX REFERRED TOINARTICLE III OPTHE AGREEMENT
Article 1
Delivery shall "beeffected andrisks shall pass from theEuropean Economic
Community totherecipient country assoon asthegoods actually reach the
place ofdestination .
Therecipient country shall bear allcosts incurred intaking delivery ofthegoods
anytransshipment costs andallcosts subsequent todelivery .
Anycosts resulting from delays intaking delivery ofthegoods ,which are
attributable totherecipient country ,shall beborne bythat country . ;
Article 2 , ' ■
TheEuropean Economic Community shall ,attheearliest opportunity ,give to
therecipient country theinformation relating totheconsignment ofthe
goods totheplace ofdestination ,themeans oftransport used ,thedetails j
oftheroute tobefollowed over theintermediate stages ,thedate of
loading ,andthequantity andquality ofthegoods ontheir departure from
theCommunity . «
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Article 3
TheEuropean Economic Community shall inform therecipient country ingood
time ofthegoods' presumed date ofarrival attheplace ofdestination .The '
European Economic Community shall beunder anobligation toinform the ' i
recipient country atleast twodays inadvance (ofthedate )ofthegoods'
arrival attheplace ofdestination .
Article 4
Ondelivery atolerance of5%less than thequantity ofwheat tobesupplied
under Article IoftheAgreement ispermitted .
Article 5
TheEuropean Economic Community shall appoint anagent toimplement the
provisions ofthis Annex ,andshall ingood time ,forward thelatter' sname
andaddress totherecipient country .

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Therecipient country shall appoint anagent ineach place .ofdelivery fand
shall forward thelatter' sname andaddress totheEuropean Economic Community
prior toimplementation oftheAgreement .