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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75 )78final
Brussels ,28February 1975
Recommendation for a
COUNCIL DECISION
i
ontheconclusion ofanagreement "between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheWorld Food Programme onthe
supply ofskimmed milk powder todeveloping countries
asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
COM(75 )78final

VIIl/10/75-3
V- • .
"HECOMMENDATION
KIR ACOUîTCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofanAgreement "between theEuropean iiiconcmic Community
andtheWorld Food Programme onthesupply ofskimmed milk powder to
developing countries asfood aid
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 ,114and220thereof ;
Having regard totherecommendation from the Commission ;
x
Whereas theCouncil "byRegulation (EEC )No1327/74of11July 1974 onthe
supply ofskimmed milk powder asfood aid tocertain developing countries
andinternational organizations ,decided tomake 20000metric tons of
skimmed milk powder available totheWorld Food Programme ;
Whereas the object oftheWorld Food Programme istouse contributions
t<
received under theProgramme tomeet emergency food requirements and to
carry outprojects involving theuse offoodstuffs topromote economic and
social development ;
Whereas itmayhappen incertain cases that delivery ismade atastage
corresponding tothefob stage ;whereas insuch cases thearrangements for
delivery andacceptance ofdelivery atthis stage will have tobedetermined
rapidly ;
HAS DECIDED ASF0LL0W3 :
10JNoL190,13July 1974 ,p.22»

VIII/10/75-E
Article 1
AnAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand.theWorldPood
Programmeonthesupplyofskimmedmilkpowdertodevelopingcountries,as
foodaid,thetextofwhichisannexedtothisDecisionjisherebyconcluded
onbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethepersons
empoweredtosigntheAgreementandtoconferonthemthepowersnecessary
tobindtheCommunity.
Doneat
FortheCouncil
ThePrésident

AGKEEÎÏÏ5NT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN SCONOi-ilC COMMUNITY
AND
TIEWORLDPOODPROGRAMME ONTHESUPPLY
OPSICIfTMEDMILKPOVJDERTO
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ASFOODAID

vili/io/75-E
AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheWorldFoodProgrammeonthesupply
ofskimmedmilkpowdertodevelopingcountriesasfoodaid
TIIECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEWORLDFOODPROGRAMME,
aprogrammeundertakenjointlybytheUnitedNationsOrganization andtheUnited
NationsFoodandAgriculture Organization ,
oftheotherpart,
WhereastheobjectoftheWorldFoodProgrammeistousecontributions received
undertheProgrammetomeetemergencyfoodrequirements andtocarryoutprojects
involvingtheuseoffoodstuffstopromoteeconomicandsocialdevelopment ;
WhereastherearestocksofskimmedmilkpowderintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
whereas,toenabletheWorld .FoodProgrammetoachieveitsaims,ithasbeendecided
toplaceatthedisposaloftheProgrammeacertainquantityofthenkimmcdmilk
powderavailable ;
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethinAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .*
THEWORLDFOODPROGRAMME :
WHOIIAVEAGREEDASF0LL0WS:

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ArticleI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,hereinafterreferredtoasthe"EEC",snail
supplyasagifttotheWorldFoodProgramme,hereinafterreferredtoasthe
"WFP",20000metrictonsofskimmedmilkpowder.
ArticleII
TheEECshallensurethattheskimmedmilkpowderdeliveredmeets,asaminimum,
therequirements astoqualityandpackagingsotoutinAnnexI,whichformsan
integralpartofthisAgreement.
ArticleIII
DeliveriesshallbemadefobinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninAnnexII,
whichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement,oratacorresponding stagein
accordancewithaproceduretobedetermined.
ArticleIV
■■■■nii■iii■ t•
1.TheWFPundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangements forthetransportand
insuranceofthegoodsfrompointofdeliverytoplaceofdestination andfor
theirdistribution .
2.TheEECshallpaytheWFPacontribution of80u.a.permetrictonofskimmed
milkpowderdeliveredtowardscostsincurredunderparagraph 1.Itshallbe
paidwithinthirtydaysofacceptancebytheWFPofeachdeliveryofskimmed
milkpowderandafterreceiptbytheEECoftheletterofacceptanceprovided
forinArticle9ofAnnexII.
Articile V
TheWFPundertakestousetheskimmedmilkpowderreceivedasaidforemergency
measuresorforeconomicandsocialdevelopment andfoodaidprojectspreviously
authorizedbytheEEC.
ArticleVI
TheWFPundertakestoinformtheEECofthemodeofimplementation ofthisAgreement.
TothisenditshallprovidetheEECwiththefollowinginformation :

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(a)withinareasonableperiodfollowingunloading:portanddateofarrivalof
vessel;nature,quantityandanycommentsregardingthequalityofthegoods
unloaded;dateonwhichunloadingwascompleted ;
(b)atregularintervalsuntilthemilkproductshavebeenusedup:information
concerningthestateofprogressoftheprojectsforwhichTilECaidwassupplied,
inparticularquantitiesdistributed ,numberandnatureofrecipientsand
places,rateandmethodofdistribution .
ArticleVIT
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingPartiesshallconsulteachother
onanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ArticleVIII
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheBanish,Dutch,English,French,
German,ItalianandSpanishlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.

VTII/10/75-E
SKTTS1SDMIL!'rOVTDER
1.QualityArT>"XT
(a)fatcontent
(b)moisturecontent
(c)totalacidity(lacticacid)
(d)tostforneutralisingagents
(e)pormiktetiadditives
(f)testforphospatasis
(g)solubility
(h)degreeofpurity
(i)bacteriacontent
(j)testforcolonbacillus
(k)flavoirrandsmell
(l)appearancenotexceeding1.5/'1
notexceeding4«0/o
notexceeding0.15a'
(l8°Dornic)
negative
none
négative -
notexceeding0.5ml
(notlessthan9970
notlessthandiseB(l5»0ni£
notexceeding50000perg
négativein0.1g
fresh '
whiteorslightlyyellowish,
absenceofimpuritiesand
colouredparticles
2.Packa,™in/r
Containing25kilogrammesnetxtfeightandmadeupinoneofthefollowingways:
(a)4Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m;
1intercalated bagoftar-linedpaper,ofastrengthrepresenting atleast
140g/m2;
1polyethylene innerbagatleast0.06mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ;
(b)1Kraftpaperbagofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
1Kraftpaperbagwithapolyethylenelining,ofastrengthrepresentingat
least80g+15g/m''";

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3Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m";
1polyethylene inner "bagatleast0.06nrathick,weldedordouble-bound :
2(c)1Kraftpaperouterbagofastrengthrepresentingatleast-35s/mi
1Kraftpaperbagwithapolyethylene lining,ofastrengthrepresenting at
least70g+15g/m":
2Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepz-esentingatleast70g/m";
1polyethylene innerbagatleast0.12mmthick,weldedordouble-bound .

croriïuiiprovisions
Article 1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandoilrisksnailpassfromtheESCtotheVJFPat
themomentatwhichthegoodsareputdownatthepointofexportation named
bytheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities attheberthspecifiedbythe
VJFPoritsagentreferredtoinArticle2andunderthetermsspecifiedin
thefollowingarticles.WithoutprejudicetoArticles7and8theEECshall
bearallcostspriortodelivery ?_ndthoseafterdelivery.
Article2
Forthepurposeofimplementing theprovisionsofthisAnnextheEECshallappoint,
ifnecessaryforeachconsignment ,anagentwhosen?„meandaddressitshallmake
knowntotheVJFPimmedicatelyfollowinghisappointmenttogetherwiththeportor
portsofloading.Onlyportswhichareaccessibletoocean-goingvesselsand
usedforinternational freightmaybenamed.HieWFPshallappointineachport
ofshipmenta.nagentwhosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheEECwith
alldispatchandifpossiblebeforetheappointment oftheEECagent.
Article3
Beforeimplementing theproceduresforappointingtheEECagentreferredtom
Article2,theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities andtheWFPshallestablish
byjointagreementtheperiodduringwhichdeliverymustbegin.
EECOBLIGATIONS
Article4
IftheEECisunabletoeffectdeliveryonthedateand,ifapplicable ,according
totheschedulereferredtoinArticle6allcostsarisingfortheVJFPand,for

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example ,anydemurrage ,void freight ordead freight ,being costs charged at
normal rate ,shall beborne bytheEEC .
Article "5
IftheEECisunable tosupply allorpart ofthegoods onthedate andwithin
thetime limit agreed pursuant toArticle 6andwithout prejudice totheprovisions
ofArticle 4,itshall soinform theWFPinwriting without delay andinanycase
within eight days ,andtheagents oftheSECandtheWFPshall agree onanew
date andanewtime limit fordelivery ofallthegoods oroftheundelivered
part thereof .
WFP OBLIGATI ONS
Article 6
k
After contacting theEEC ,theWFPshall procure oneormore vessels ofdimensions
corresponding tothenormal capacity oftheport ofshipment ;these vessels must
beready forloading onadate falling within theperiod referred toinArticle 3.
TheVJFPagent shall inform theEECofthis date andofthedate /forcommencement
ofdelivery assoon asheknows them ,ifpossible twenty days andinanycase ten
clear days before the date for commencement ofdelivery .
Heshall establish with theEECagent theschedule according towhich delivery is
tobeeffected .
Article t
IftheWFPisunable tocommence loading onthedate referred tointhefirst
paragraph ofArticle 6,itsagent shall soinform theEECagent inwriting without
delay andinanycase within eight days .

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Insuch cisc anewdate forthecommencement ofdelivery and ,ifapplicable ,a
new schedule maybeagreed onbytheagents oftheESC andtheWFP .At -,11events ,
thecosts arising from such delay shall ,e::cept incases offorce nr.jeure ,beborne
bytheWFP .
Ifthenewdate referred tointhepreceding paragraph ismore than thirty clear
days after thedate ofloading referred tointhefirst paragraph ofArticle 6,
theEECmaydispose ofthegoods without prejudice toitscommitment under Article I
ofthis Agreement .
Article 3
Ifthequantity scheduled forloading aboard avessel cannot betaken onboard in
itsentirety ,theWFP shall inform theEEC assoon aspossible andnot later than
fifteen clear days following thecompletion ofloading whether itintends toaccept
ortoforego the b.al.ance .
Inthefirst case ,thesecond andthird paragr?,phs ofArticle 7shall apply tosuch
balance ifithasnot already been delivered ,
/
Inthesecond case ,the El'.Cmay regard itself ashaving discharged itscommitment
totheWFPunder Article IoftheAgreement andshall bear anycosts resulting
from such decision toforego thebalance .
Inajiyevent ,iftheWFPdoes notmake known itsintentions within theperiod of
fifteen clear days itshall bedeemed toforego thebalance .
Article 9
Upon delivery ofthegoods ,theWFP agent shall h-nd tneEECagent aletter of
acceptance ,indicating theport ofshipment ,thedate ofacceptance and the
nature andquontity ofthegoods delivered together with anycomments regarding
their quality .