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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1495final
Brussels.7September1973
RECOMMENDATION FORA
COUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionofanagreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandthePeople'sRepublicofBangladeshfor
thesupplyofsoftwheatasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
CCM73)1495final

THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing tneEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 ,114and .223thereof ;
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission $
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasdeposited aDeclaration for
provisional application ofthe1971 Food AidConvention }whereas that
Convention hasbeen applicable since 1July 1971 1
ViaereasthePeople 'sRepublic ofBangladesh ,byitsletter of6October 1972 ,
hasrequested food aid |
Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation inthePeople 'sRepublic of
Bangladesh that country should beaccorded ,bywayofgift ,173*000 metric
tons ofsof.t wheat under theCommunity Food AidProgramme for1972/73$
DECIDES :
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anagreement ,thetext whereof
isannexed here tornshall beconcluded between theEuropean Economic Community
and thePeople 'sRepublic ofBangladesh for thesupply ofsoft wheat as
food aid . .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorised todesignate those who
are tosign theagreement and toconfer onthem therequisite powers tobind
theCommunity .
Done atBrussels , 19 ♦
For the Council
The President

AGREEMMT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMICCOMUNITY
.ANDTHEPEOPLE'aREPUBLIC '»OF.,BANGLADESH
COIKSElIIUCr THESUPPLIASPOODAID
OPSOFTWHEAT

THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
?
ofthe onepart ,
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEPEOPLE 'S.REPUBLIC ..OP'BANGLADESH ,
represented bythePresident
oftheother part ,
HAVE DECIDED toconclude this Agreement andtothis endhave designated
asthair plenipotentiaries :
THE COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEPEOPLE 'S .REPUBLIC .OFBANGLADESH :
WHO HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS :

ARTICLEI
AsapartofitsFoodAid'*Programme(Cereals)for1972/1973j
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallsupplyfreetothePenple'sRepublic
Bangladesh,hereinafterreferredasthe"recipient country",with-175«.Q00,
metrictonsofst>ftwheat."
ARTTCJEII
Deliverieswill"bemadeinbulkcifportsofunloadinginthe
recipientcountry.
ARTICTEIII
Theobligations andresponsabilities OftheEuropeanEconomic
Communityandoftherecipientcountryrelatingto,deliveryandthetalcing
ofdeliveryaredefinedintheAnnex,whichformsanintegral ,partofthis
Agreement, ...... .
ARTICLEIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrange­
mentsforthetransportandinsuranceoftheproductfromportsofunloading
toplacesofdestination.
I
ARTICLEV ■■>'
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproductreceivedas
aidforpurposesofconsumption andtodistributetopeopleii}/needfree
of>charge?.

ARTICLEVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreement
insuchawayastoavoidanyprejudicetothenormalstructureofdomestic
productionandinternational trade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeanymeasures
requiredtoensurethataidsuppliesareinadditionto,anddonotreplace,
"businesstransactions ■whichmightreasonably "beexpectedintheabsenceof
suchsupplies.
ARTICLEVII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredtoprevent
(l)there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandofproductsand"by­
productsresultingfromsuchsupplies;
(ii)Theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsixmonthsofthelast
delivery,eitheroftheproductobtainedlocallyandofthesame
natureastheproductreceivedasaidorofanyproductsorby-products
resultingfromit.
ARTICLEVIII
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityhowthisAgreementisbeingimplemented.Tothisenditshall
providetheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthefollowing
information :
(i)Notlaterthanthirtydaysaftertheunloadingofeachcargo:
portsanddatesof"arrivalofthevessel;nature,quantityandquality
oftheproductsunloaded;dateonwhichunloadingwascompleted ;
./•

(ii)Everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhavebeen
fullyused:reportsindicatinginparticularnumberandnatureof
thebeneficiaries ,thequantitiesdistributed ,placesandmannerof
distribution ..
ARTICLEIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingPartiesshall
consulteachotheronanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthis
Agreement.
ARTICLEX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Eutoh,
English,French,GermanandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeing
equallyauthentic.
I

* AMEXTOARTICLDIIIOFTHEAGREEMENT
Article1
Deliveryshall,becompletedand.therisksshallpassfromtheEuropean
EconomicCommunitytotherecipientcountryassoonasthegoodsare
actuallytakeninchargeintheship'sholdattheportofunloading.
Therecipientcountryshall "bearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryoftne
goods,includingthecostsofunloading(breaking,"bulk,hoisting,taking
delivery,forexample)aswellasanylighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportofunloadingshall,as
I
thecasdmaybe,'"-bebornebyorpaidtotherecipient'country.Therates
andconditionsofpaymentapplyingtoanycontractbetweentheCommunity
lamentreferredtoinArticle4andthecarriermusthavebeenpreviously
agreedbetweenthatagentandtherecipientcountry'sagentreferredto
injirtioie.-.^. .
Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallforwardtotherecipientcountry,
ascoonappossibleafterthegoodshavebeenshipped,anoticegiving
thenameoftheship,thedateofloading,thequantityandqualityof
thegoodsonloadingandtheportofunloading.
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformtherecipient ^countryof
theship'spresumeddateofarrivalattheportofunloadingatleastten
cleardaysbeforethatdate.
•/.

TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallcausetobeinserted,inthecharter-
partyanundertaking bythecaptaintogivetotherecipient ,countryat
least72hours'noticeoftheproba,bledateoftheship'sarrivalinthe
port.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5%lessthanthequantitytobe
suppliedinaccordancewithArticleIoftheAgreementispermitted.
Article5
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallappointanagenttoimplementthe
provisionsofthisAnnex,andshallingoodtime,forwardthelatter's
nc-rneandaddresstotherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallappointanagentineachportofunloading,
endshallforwardthelatter'snameandaddresstotheEuropeanEconomic
Communitypriortoimplementation oftheAgreement.