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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)2089 final
Brussels,17December1974
I
RECOMMENDATION FORA
COUNCILDECISION!
ontheconclusionofanAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheIslamic
RepublicofPakistanforthesupplyofcereals
asfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COI-l(74)2089final

THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 »114and223 ,thereof ;
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ;
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasconcluded thesecond Convention
relating tofoodaid^\ ^
«
Whereas theIslamic Republic ofPakistan ,byitsletter of15August 1973
hasrequested food aid ;
Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation inPakistanthat country
should beaccorded ,bywayofgift ,28.000 tonnes ofsoft wheat unter the
Community Food AidProgramme for1973/74;
DECIDES :
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ,thetext whereof
isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between theEuropean Economic Community
andthe .Islamic Republic ofPakistan forsupply ofsoft wheat asfood aid.
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate those who
are tosign theAgreement and toconfer onthem therequisite powers to
bind theCommunity .
Done atBrussels , 19
For the Council
(1)J.O. L219du9.«.74,p.19The President

AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AND THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OPPAKISTAN ON
THESUPPLY OFFOOD AIDINTHEFORM OF '
CEREALS .

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOIttlUNITIES ,
1
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEISLAMICREPUBLICOPPAKISTAN
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementand.tothisendhave
designatedastheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
•>
THEGOVERNMENT OFTIEISLAMICREPUBLICOPPAKISTAN:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

ARTICLE I
TheEuropean Economic Community shall supply bywayofgift tothe Islamic
Republio ofPakistan (hereafter referred toas"therecipient country ")a
quantity of28.000 tonnes ofsoft wheat under theCommunity 'sfood aid
programme incereals for1973/74*
ARTICLE II
Deliveries will "bemade inbulk FOB inaccordance with the details laid
down intheAnnex which forms anintegral part ofthepresent Agreement .
ARTICLE III
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements for the
transport and insurance oftheproducts from point ofdelivery toplaces
ofdestination .
Itundertakes toexercise thegreatest care toensure that thetendering
arrangements forseatransport donotprejudice thefree play offair
competition .Anyproblems arising inthis connection shall bethesubject
ofconsultations under Article VIII ofthepresent Agreement .
ARTICLE IV
Therecipient country undertakes touse theproduct received asaidfor
purposes ofconsumption and toapply ,for thesale oftheproduct onits
market ,theprices normally charged onthat market forproducts of
comparable quality .Theproceeds from this sale shall bepaid into a
special account with theCentral Bank andallocated tothefinancing of
oneormore development projects under arrangements which have been ,
agreed inadvance between therecipient country andtheEuropean Economic
Community .

ARTICLE V
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch away
astoavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofnational production
andinternational trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymeasures required
toensure that supplies asaidare inaddition toand donotreplace business
transactions which might reasonably beexpected intheabsence ofsuch supplies .
Inparticular ,therecipient country undertakes toimport commercially from
whatever source between 1July 1974 and 30June 1975 aminimum quanity of
160.300 tonnes ofsoft wheat oritsequivalent inflour ofsoft wheat .
ARTICLE VI
Therecipient country shall take all steps required toprevent :
(i)there-export' oftheproduct received asaidandalso ofanyproduots
resulting therefrom ? .
(ii)theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within aperiod ofsixmonths
commencing from thefinal delivery ,either ofanyproduct procured
locally ofthesame nature asthat received asaid ,orofanyproducts
resulting therefrom .
ARTICLE VII
Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community
ofhowthis Agreement isimplemented .Tothis enditshall provide the
Commission oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing details :
(i)Immediately after theunloading ofeach cargo :ports anddates of
arrival ofvessel ;nature ,quantity andanyobservations astothe
quality oftheproducts unloaded ;date onwhich unloading was
completed ;costs ofseatransport andofinsurance relating thereto ;
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received a3aidhave been
fully used :quantities sold ;manner ofsale ;actual selling prices ;
normal selling costs ontherecipient country 'smarket ;costs of
insurance andoftransport ifapplicable from theport ofunloading
totheplaces ofdestination ;

(iii)On15January every year until thespecial account hasbeen fully
expended :
a)Summary oftheaccount (incomings andoutgoings )to31December
oftheprevious year ;
t>)Stage ofprogress oftheproject orprojects ,indicating the
total resources expended tothat stage .
ARTICLE VIII
TheContracting Parties shall attherequest ofeither consult each other
onanyquestions concerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement .
ARTICLE IX
This Agreement isdrawn upinduplicate intheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,
French ,German andItalian languages ,each ofthese texts having equal force .

General provisions
Article 1
Delivery shall beeffected andrisks shall pass form theEuropean Economic
Community ,hereinafter referred toastheEEC ,totherecipient country at
themoment atwhich thegoods areput down atthepoint ofexportation
named bytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities attheberth specified
bytherecipient country oritsagent referred toinArticle 3andunder the
terms ,specified inthefollowing articles .Without prejudice toArticles 8 .and
9.theEECshall bear allcosts uptodelivery andtherecipient country these
beyond delivery .
Article 2
Ondelivery atolerance of5>less than thequantity oftheproduct tobe
supplied inaccordance with article IoftheAgreement shall beadmissible .
Article 3
TheEEC shall appoint anagent toimplement theprovisions ofthepresent
Annex -orforeach consignment -whose name andaddress itshall make
known totherecipient country immediately following hisappointment .
Therecipient country shall appoint anagent intheport orports ofship­
ment ,whose name and address itshall make known .totheEEC with all •
despatch andifpossible before theappointment ofagent oftheEEC .
Article 4
Before implementing theprocedures forappointing theagent oftheEEC
referred toinArticle 3»theCommission oftheEuropean Communities and
therecipient country shall jointly establish theperiod during which
delivery must begin .
Obligations oftheEuropean Economic Community
Article 5
Should theEECnotbeinaposition tocarry outdelivery onthedate and
(ifapplicable )ontheschedule asprovided inArticle 7»allcosts
arising fortherecipient country -forexample demurrage void freight
anddead freight -shall beborne bytheEEC .

Thecharges andthearrangements relating todemurrage laiddowninthe
contract betwoen therecipient country andthecarrier musthavebeen
agreed inadvance bytherecipient country andtheagent oftheEEC.
Theother costs referred tointhefirst paragraph shall onlyberefunded
bytheEn/Ciftheyhavebeenpaidbytherecipient country withtheapproval
ofthe EEC .
Article 6 •
*
Should itprove impossible fortheEECtosupply allorpartofthegoods
onthedateandwithin thetime-limits provided forinArticle 7andwithout
prejudice totheprovisions ofArticle 5,anewdateandanewtime-limit
shall beagreed between theagents oftheEECa^doftherecipient country
forthedelivery ofallthegoods oroftheundelivered partthereof .
Obliga tions oftherecipient country
Article f
After contacting theEEC ,therecipient country shall procure oneormore
vessels totransport allthequantities provided forinArticle 1ofthe
Agreement ,ofdimensions corresponding tothenormal capacity oftheportof
shipment ;these vessels must beready forloading onadatefalling within
theperiod referred toinArticle 4.
Theagent oftherecipient country shall inform theEECofthis date
immedately onlearning it,andalsothatforcommencement ofdelivery ,
ifpossible twenty days inadvance andinanycasetendaysbefore thedate
forcommencement ofdelivery .
Heshall establish with theagent oftheEECtheschedule towhich delivery
shall take place .
Article 8
Should therecipient country beunable tobegin loading -onthedateprovided
forinArticle 7tparagraph 1,theagent oftherecipient country shall
inform theagent oftheEECwithout delay .

Inthis event anewdate forthecommencement ofdelivery and (ifapplicable )
anew schedule could "beagreed between theagents oftheEECandofthe
recipient country .Thecosts arising from this delay shall inallcases
except force majeure beborne bytherecipient country .
Should thenewdate provided for inparagraph 2bemore than 30clear days
after thedate forloading provided forinArticle 7»paragraph 1,theEEC
maydispose ofthegoods without prejudice toitscommitment under Article 1
ofthis Agreement . ,
Article 9
Ifthequantity made available forloading onavessel cannot beput on
board initsentirety ,therecipient country shall inform theESC assoon
aspossible andnolater than fifteen clear days after loading has boen
completed whether itintends toaccept ortorenounce thebalance .
Intheformer case theprovisions ofArticle 8,paragraphs 2and 3,shall
apply tothebalance ,ifdelivery hasnotyet taken place .
Inthelatter case theEECmayconsider that ithasdischarged itscommitment
tctherecipient country under Article 1ofthis Agreement andshall bear
thecosts resulting from such renunciation .
Inanyevent after theexpiry ofaninterval offifteen clear days and in
theabsence ofanynotice onthepart oftherecipient country ,therenun­
ciation shall bedeemed tohave taken place .
Article 10
Upon delivery ofthegoods ,therecipient country shall hand tothe
agent oftheEECacertificate ofacceptance stating theport ofshipment ,
date ofacceptance ,thenature andquantity ofthegoods accepted and
including anycomments onthequality ofthegoods ,andsend acopy thereof
totheCommission oftheEuropean Communities .