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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73 )1496 final
Brussels ,7September 1973
COUNCIL -DECISION
concluding anagreement between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheYemen Arab Republic onthesupply offood aidintheform
ofcommon wheat
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(73 )1496 final

THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Artioles 113 ,114and .228thereof ,
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ,
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasdeposited adeclaration of
provisional application ofthePood AidConvention of1971 1andwhereas
that Convention hasbeen effective since 1July 1971 1
Whereas byletter of8December 1971 theYemen Arab Republic submitted a
request forfood aids
Whereas ,inview ofthesupply position forcereals intheYemen Arab
Republic this country should begranted 4000metric tons ofcommon wheat
asagift under the1971/1972 Community Food AidProgramme ;
HAS DECIDED THAT :
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ishereby concluded
between theEuropean Economic Community andtheYemen Arab Republic concerning
thesupply offood aidintheform ofcommon wheat ,thetext ofwhich Agreement
isannexed tothis dicision .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate thepersons
empowered tosign theAgreement and toconfer onthem thepowers necessary
tocommit theComiaunity .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President

ÂGREEMMT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AND THE YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC ONTHE
SUPPLY OPPOOD AID INTHE FORI !OPCOMMON WHEAT

THE COUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMUNITIES ,
ontheonepart ,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEYEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC ,
ontheother part ,
HAVE DECIDED toconclude thi3 Agreement and tothis endhave designated
astheir plenipotentiaries :
THE COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THE GOVERNMENT OPTHE YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC :
WHO HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS : ■
/

.ARTICLE I
Asapart ofitsFood AidProgramme (Cereals )for1971/1972 ,theEuropean
Economic Community shall supply theYemen Arab Republic ,hereinafter referred to
toasthe "recipient country ",with 4000metric tons ofcommon wheat .
ARTICLE II
Deliveries will bemade inbulk ,cif toports ofunloading mtherecipient
country .
ARTICLE III
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean Economic Community and
oftherecipient country relating todelivery andthetaking of -delivery are
defined in'theAnnexe which forms anintegral part ofthis Agreement .
-ARTICLE IV
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements for the
transport .andinsurance oftheproduct from ports ofunloading toplaces of
destination .
ARTICLE V
* τ .
Therecipient country undertakes touse theproduct received asaidfor
purposes ofconsumption andtoapply ,for thesale ,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 inthe ...
Central Bank andallocated tothefinancing ofoneormore development
projects which have already been proposed bytherecipient country and
approved bytheEuropean Economic Community .
ARTICLE VI .
TheContracting Parties undertake to-implement' rthis 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 offcuch
supplies .

ARTICLE VII
Therecipient country shall take anymeasures required toprevent :
(i)There-export oftheproduct received asaidandofproducts andby­
products resulting from such supplies j
(ii)Theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within sixmonths ofthelast
delivery ,either oftheproduct obtained locally andofthesame nature
astheproduct received asaidorofanyproducts orby-products result­
ingfrom it.
ARTICLE VIII
Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community
howthis Agreement isbeing implemented ,Tothis enditshall provide the
Commission oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing information ::
(i)Notlater than thirty days after theunloading ofeach cargo :ports
anddates ofarrival ofthevessel 5nature ,quantity andquality of
theproducts unloaded !date onwhich unloading wascompleted ;
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received 3,saidhave been fully
used :quantities sold ,howthey have been sold ,selling prices fnormal
selling costs ontherecipient country 'smarket f
(iii)On15January every year until thespecial account hasbeen fully used
(a)State ofthis account (incomings andoutgoings on31December of
,thepreceding year 5
(b)Progress achieved ontheprojector projects ,with anindication
oftheamount offinancing undertaken atthat stage .
ARTICLE .IX .
Attherequest ofeither ofthem ,theContracting Parties shall consult each
other onanyquestions concerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement .
ARTICLE X
This Agreement isdrawn upinduplicate intheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,French ,
German andItalian languages ,each ofthese texts being equally authentic .

ANNEX REFERRED TOINARTICLE III OPTHE AGREEMENT
ANNEXE REFERRED TOINARTICLE III OFTHE AGREEMENT
Article 1
Delivery shall beeffected andrisks shall pass from theEuropean Economic
Community totherecipient country atthemoment when thegoods areactually
removed from theship 'shold attheport ofunloading .Therecipient country
shall bear allcosts subsequent todelivery ofthegoods ,including unloading
costs (such asunstowing ,hoisting andreception andanylighterage costs .
Anydemurrage costs ordispatch money attheport ofunloading shall bea
charge onorforthebenefit oftherecipient country .Therates anddetailed
arrangements relating thereto laid down inthecontract between theauthorized
agent oftheCommunity referred toinArticle 5and "thecarrier must have been
agreed upon inadvance bytheauthorized agent and thereceiving agent ofthe
recipient country referred toinArticle 5*
Article 2
TheEuropean Economic Community shall ,assoon aspossible after thegoods
have been loaded ,notify theirecipient country oftheship 'sname ,thedate
ofloading ,thequantity andquality ofthegoods asrecorded attime of
loading ,and theport ofunloading .
Article 3
TheEuropean Economic Community shall inform therecipient country ofthe
vessel 'sexpected date ofarrival attheport ofunloading atleast tenclear
days before that date .
TheEuropean Economic Community shall insert inthecharter party aclause r
requiring thecaptain toinform therecipient country atleast 72hours in
advance ofthevessel 'sestimated date ofarrival inport .
Article 4
Ondelivery ofthegoods ,atolerance shall beallowed of5i°less than the
quantity tobesupplied under Article 1oftheAgreement .

Article S
Toimplement theprovisions ofthis annex ,theEuropean Economic Community
shall appoint anauhtorized agent ,whose name andaddress shall bemade known
totherecipient country ingood time .
Therecipient oucntry shall appoint areceiving agent ineach port ofunloading ,
whose name andaddress shall bemade known totheEuropean Economic Community
before theAgreement isimplemented .