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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1571final
Brussels,24September1973
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionofanagreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheDemocraticRepublicof
Sudanforthesupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(73)1571final

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THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 , and228thereof ;
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ;
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community has deposited aDeclaration for
provisional application ofthe 1971 Good Aid Convention ,whereas that
Convention hasbeen applicable since 1July 1971 ;
Whereas theDemocratic Republic ofSudan ,byitstelegram of30March 1973 ,1
has requested food aid ;
Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation intheDemocratic Republic
ofSudan that country should beaccorded ,bywayofgift ,5-000 metric
tons ofcommon wheat under theCommunity Food AidProgramme for1972/1973 ;
DECIDES ;
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anagreement ,the text whereof
,isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between theEuropean Economic
Community andtheDemocratic Republic ofSudan forthesupply ofcommon wheat
asfood aid .
Article 2 '
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorised todesignate those who are
tosign theagreement and toconfer onthem therequisite powers tobind
the Community .
Done atBrussels , 19 For the Council
The President

AGREEMENT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEANECOM)MICCaHiUEITY ANDTHEDEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OPSUDAN
CONCEMIK THESUPPLYASPOODAIDOPSOFTWHEAT

THECOUNCILOF.THEEUROPEANCCffMUNITIES ,
ontheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOFSUDAN,
ontheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconclude ,thisagreementandtothisendhave
designatedastheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES :.
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOFSUDAN,
i
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

ARTICLEI
AsapartofitsFoodAidProgramme(cereals)for1972/73,tieEuropean
EconomicCommunityshallsupplythedemocraticRepublicofSudanhereinafter
referredtoasthe"recipientcountry"with5000metrictonsofsoftwheat.
ARTICLEII
DeliverieswillbemadeinbulkfobtoCommunityports.
ARTICLEIII
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andoftherecipientcountryrelatingtodeliverydndthetakingof
deliveryaredefinedintheAnnex,whichformsanintegralpartofthis
Agreement.
ARTICLEIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangements for
thetransportandinsuranceoftheproductfromportsofshipmentto
placesofdestination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecaretoensurethatthe
tenderingarrangements forthetransportbyseaarenotprejudicialto
thefreeplayoffaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnection
shallbethesubjectofconsultations underArticleIXofthepresent
Agreement.
ARTICLEV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduotreceivedasaidfor
purposesofconsumption andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductofits
market,thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproductsof
comparableouality.

Theproceeds from this sale ,less thecost ofseatransport ,insurance»•••*•
andthenormal cost ofselling theproduct ontherecipient country 's
market ,will "bei>aid into aspecial account andallocated tothefinancing
ofoneormore development shemes which have already "been proposed bjrthe
recipient country andapproved bytheEuropean Economic Community .
ARTICLE VI
Thecontracting parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch a
way astoavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofdomestic production
andinternational trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymeasures required
toensure that aidsupplies are iriaddition to,anddonotreplace ,"business
-transactions which might reasonably beexpected intheabsence ofsuch supplies .
Inparticular ,therecipient country undertakes toimport commercially from
whatever source between 1"July 1973 and30June 1974 aminimum quantity of
metric tons ofsoft wheat oritsequivalent inflour ofsoft wheat .
■ARTICLE VII
Therecipient country shall take anymeasures required toprevent :
(l)there-export oftheproduct received asaidandofproducts and
by-products resulting from such supplies ;
(ii)theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within sixmonths oofthelast
delivery ,either oftheproduct obtained locally andofthesame nature
astheproduct received asaidorofanyproducts orby-products resul­
ting from it.
ARTICLE VIII
Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic
Community howthis Agreement isbeing implemented .Tothis end itshall
provide theCommission oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing
information :
•/

(i)Notlaterthantthirtydaysaftertheunloadingofeachcargo:ports
anddatesofarrivalofthevessel;nature,quantityandqualityof
theproductsunloaded;dateonwhichunloadingwascompleted ;
(ii)Everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhavebeen
fullyused:quantitiessold,howtheyhavebeensold,sellingprices;
normalsellingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
(iii)on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccounthas"beenfullyused:
a)Stateofthisaccount(incomingsandoutgoings)on31December
oftheprocedingyear;
b)Progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,withanindication
ofthetotalamountoffinancingundertakenatthatstage.
ARTICLEIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingPartiesshallconsult
eachotheronanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthis
Agreement.
ARTICLEX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,
French,GermanandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequally
authentic.

AîïïEX TOARTICLE III QPTHE AGREEMENT
Article 1
Delivery shall "beeffected andrisks shall pass from -theEuropean Economic
Community totherecipient country atthemoment atwhich thegoods have
"been placed intheship 'shold attheport ofshipment .
Therecipient country shall bear allcosts subsequent todelivery ofthe
goods ,including costs ofstowage and ,where appropriate ,oftrimming and
bagging .
Anydemurrage costs ordispatch attheport ofshipment shall beacharge
onorforthebenefit oftheEuropean Economic Community andshall be
determined before thevessel sails .Therates anddetailed arrangements
relating thereto laid down inthecontract between therecipient country
andthecarrier must have been agreed upon inadvance bytherecipient
country andtheauthorised agent oftheEuropean Economic Community
referred toinArticle 9*'
■i : 'Artie La2 '■''''
TheEuropean Economic Community shall notify therecipient country in
good time ,oftheport orports ofshipment ,thequantities tobedelivered
ateach .port ,theperiod within which loading must •begin ,andthedaily ,
loading rate .
Article 3
TheEuropean Economic Community must beprepared toload the goods onthe
date resulting from theinstructions inArticle 8,whereon thevessel should
beready forloading .
Article 4
Ondelivery ofthegoods ,atolerance of55»less than thequantity to
besupplied inaccordance with Article 1oftheAgreement ispermitted .
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Article5
Oncethegoodsareonboardthevessel,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
shallnotifytherecipient"oountryofthedateofloading,andthequantity
andqualityofthegoodsarerecordedinloading.
Article6
TherecipientcountryshallsupplytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,within
theperiodreferredtoinArticle2,whithavesselofdimensionscorrespon­
dingtothenormalloadingpotentialoftheportofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobeginloadingwithintheperiod
referredtoinArticle2andshouldtherecipientcountrynothavenotified
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityofthisfactinwritingatthelatestbythe
dateonwhichthevesselshouldbereadyforloadinginaccordancewith
Article8,thegoodsshallbeatthedisposaloftheEuropeanEconomic
Community.
Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshallbeholdattheexpense,risk
andperiloftherecipientcountry.
Article7
Shouldtherecipientcountryfailtoprovideavesselofsuitabletonnage
orifthequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselofsuitable
tonnagecannotbeputonboardinitsentiretybecauseofcircumstances
beyondthecontroloftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,thebalanceshall
beloadedontothenextvesselundertheconditionslaiddowninthisannex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthisbalanceoruntilthe
recipientcountrygivesnoticeinwritingthatii?givesupthisbalance,
thegoodsshallbeholdattheexpense,riskandperiloftherecipient
country.
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TherecipientcountrymustnotifytheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywithin
aperiodofamaximumof30daysfromthebeginningofloadingofthe
shipmenttowhichthesegoodsshouldhavebelonged,ofthedateonwhich
loadingofthisbalanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunciation ofthis
balance.
Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theEuropeanEconomicCommunitymay
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitmenttotherecipientcountry
underArticle1oftheAgreement.
Article8
TherecipientcountryshallnamefortheEuropeanEconomioCommunitythe
vesselthatistoshipthegoodsatleast10cleardayspriortothe
estimateddateofarrivalofthevesselinportor,wherepossible,20
cleardayspriortothisdate,andshallatthesametimeindicatehow
soonafterthatdatethevesselwillbereadyforloading.
Therecipientcountryshallinsertinthecharterpartyaclause
requiringthecaptaintoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityatleast
72hoursinadvanceofthevessel'sestimateddateofarrivalinport.
Article9
Toimplementtheprovisionsofthisannex,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
shallappointanauthorisedagent,whosenameandaddressshallbemade
knowningoodtimetotherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallnominateareceivingagentineachportof
shipment,whosenameandaddressshallbemadeknowntotheEuropean
EconomicCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented.