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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels.31October1973
RECOMMENDATION FORA
COUNCILINCISION
ontheconclusionofanagreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMalagasyRepublic
forthesupplyofflourofcommonwheatasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)1828final

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
Havingregardto"theTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles113,114and228thereof;
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission;
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasdepositedaDeclarationforpro­
visionalapplicationofthe1971FoodAidConvention;whereasthatConvention
has"beenapplicablesince1July1971$ *
WhereastheMalagasyRepublic ,byitsletterof19December1972,
hasrequestedfoodaid;
WhereasinviewofthecerealsupplysituationintheMalagasyRepublic,
thatcountryshouldbeaccorded,bywayofgift,5000metrictonsof
cerealsintheformof3311metrictonsofflourofcommonwheatunder.the
CommunityPoodAidProgrammefor1972/73;
DECIDES: • .
Article1
OnbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityanAgreement,thetextwhereof
isannexedhereto,shallbe'concludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheMalagasyRepublic forthesupplyofflour.ofcommonwheat
asfoodaid.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethosewhoare
tosigntheAgreementandtoconferonthemtherequisitepowerstobindthe
Community.
DoneatBrussels, 19**«* FortheCouncil
ThePresident

AGREMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AMD THEMALAGASY REPUBLIC
ONTHE SUPPLY OFPOOD AID HTTHEFORM OF
FLOUR OFCOOMON WHEAT

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
ontheonehand,
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEMALAGASYREPUBLIC,
on"theotherhand,
HAVEDECIDED "toconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignated
astheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEMALAGASYREPUBLIC:
I
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

Article I ■•
Asapart ,ofitsFood AidProgramme (Cereals )for197/7'»"th©European
Eoonomio Community shall supply theMalagasy Republic
hereinafter referred toasthe "recipient country ",with 3311 metric
tons offlour ofcoomon wheat intheform ofagift .
Article II
Deliveries will "bemade inpolyester ba?s lined with Kraft paper with four
•- · 0 0
pleats ciftoports ofunloading oftherecipient country .
Article III
/ 1 ii lJ
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean Economic Community
andoftherecipient country relating todelivery andthetaking ofdelivery
aredefined intheAnnex which forms anintegral part ofthis Agreement .
Article TV
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements for
thetransport andinsurance oftheproduct from ports ofunloading to
places ofdestination .
Article V
«
Therecipient country undertakes tousetheproduct received asaidfor
purposes ofconsumption andtoapply ,forthesale oftheproduct onits
market ,theprices normally charged onthat market forproducts ofcomparable
quality . . ^
Theproceeds from this sale ,less thenormal cost ofselling theproduct on
therecipient country 'smarket ,will bepaid into aspecial account with the
Treasury oftheMalagasy Republic andallocated tothefinancing ofoneor
more development projects which have already been proposed bytherecipient
country andapproved bytheEuropean Economic Community .

THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
ontheonehand,
*
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEMALAGASYREPUBLIC,
on"theotherhand,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignated
astheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEMALAGASYREPUBLIC s
I
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

Article T
Asapart ,ofitsFood AidProgramme (Cereals )for197/7'i"theEuropean
Economio Community shall supply theMalagasy Republic
hereinafter referred toasthe "recipient country ",with 3311 metric
tons offlour ofcoomon wheat intheform ofagift .
Article II
Deliveries will "bemade inpolyester ba$s lined with Kraft paper with four
•- » 0 •
pleats ciftoports ofunloading oftherecipient country .
Article III
1 i 1 1
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean Economic Community
andoftherecipient country relating todelivery andthetalcing ofdelivery
aredefined intheAnnex which forms anintegral part ofthis Agreement .
Article IV
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements for
thetransport andinsurance oftheproduct from ports ofunloading to
places ofdestination .
Article V
Therecipient country undertakes tousetheproduct received asaidfor
purposes ofconsumption andtoapply ,forthesale oftheproduct onits
market ,theprices normally charged onthat market forproducts ofcomparabli
quality . • " .
Theproceeds from this sale ,less thenormal cost ofselling theproduct on
therecipient country 'smarket ,will "bepaid into aspecial account with the
Treasury oftheMalagasy Republic andallocated tothefinancing ofoneor
more development projects which have already been proposed bytherecipient
country andapproved bytheEuropean Economic Community .

Article VI
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch away
astoavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofdomestic production and
international trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymeasures required to
ensure that aidsupplies areinaddition to,anddonotreplace "business
transactions which might reasonably "beexpected intheabsence ofsuch supplies .
Inparticular ,therecipient country undertakes toimport commercially from
whatever source between 1July 1973 and30June 1974 aminimum quantity of2b.000
metric tons ofcereals . • *
i
Article VIT
Therecipient country shall take anymeasures required toprevents
(i)There-export oftheproduct received asaidandofproduots and
"by-products resulting from such supplies ;
(ii)Theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within sixmonths ofthelast
delivery oftheflour ofcommon wheat obtained locally andofthesame nature
asthe product received asaid *
,Article VTIÏ
Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economio Community
howthis Agreement isbeing implemented .Tothis enditshall provide the
Commission oftheEuropean 'Communities with thefollowing informations
(i)Notlater than thirty days after theunloading ofeach cargo sports
anddates ofarrival ofthevessel jnature ,quantity andquality of
theproducts unloaded }date onwhich unloading wascompleted ;
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave been fully
useds quantities sold ,howthey have been sold ,selling prices ;normal
selling costs ontherecipient country 'smarket :

ANNEXREFERRED TOIIIARTICLEIIIOPTHEAGREEMENT
Article1'
Deliveryshall "beeffeotedandrisksshallpassfromtheEuropeanEconomic
Communitytotherecipientcountryatthemomentwhenthegoodsareactually
removedfromtheship'sholdattheportofunloading.Therecipientcountry
shall"bearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,includingunloading
costs(suchas.unstowing,hoistingandreception)and anylighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportofunloadingshall"bea
chargeonorforthebenefitoftherecipientcountry.Theratesanddetailed
arrangementsrelatingtheretolaiddowninthecontract "betweentheauthorized
agentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle5andthecarriermusthave"been
agreeduponinadvance "bytheauthorizedagentandthereceivingagentofthe
recipientcountryreferredtoinArticle5»
Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshall,assoonaspossibleafterthegoods
havebeenloaded,sendanoticeaccompaniedbythenecessary"customsclearance"
documentsgivingtheship'sname,thedateofloading,thequantityandquality
ofthegoodsasrecordedattimeofloading,andtheportofdestination andthe
probabledateofunloading.
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryofthe
vessel*sexpecteddateofarrivalattheport*ofunloadingatleasttenclear
daysbeforethatdate.
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinsertinthecharterpartyaclause
requiringthecaptaintoinformtherecipientcountryatleast72hoursin
advanceofthevessel'sestimateddateofarrivalinport.

Article 4
Ondelivery ofthegoods ,atolerance shall "beallowed of5less than the
quantity to "besupplied under Article 1oftheAgreement .
Article 5
Toimplement theprovisions ofthis annex ,theEuropean Economio Community
shall appoint anauthorized agent ,whose name andaddress shall "bemade known
totherecipient country ingood time .
Therecipient country shall appoint areceiving agent ineach port ofunloading ,
whose name andaddress shall "bemade known totheEuropean Economic Community
"before theAgreement isimplemented . .