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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUN1TIES
COM(74 )1510 final
Brussels ,19September 1974
RECOMMENDATION FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofanagreement between theEuropean Economic Community andthe
Democratic Republic ofSomalia forthe supply ofcereals asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(74 )1510 final

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1: '
1,-;BCOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,^,
'"Having -regard tothe"Treaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 »114and223 ,thereof ;
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ;
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasconcluded thesecond Convention
relating tofoodaid^
Whereas theDemocratic Republic ofSomalia ,byitsletter of3.12.1973
hasrequested food aid ; ^7
.Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation inSomalia that .country
should beaccorded ,bywayofgift ,5«000 tonnes ofcereals under the
Community Food AidProgramme for 1973/74Jofwhich 2.500 tonnes husked rice
and2.500 tonnes ofsoft wheat intheform of1.655 tonnes offlour ofsoft
wheat . ...
DECIDES :
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ,thetext a."hereof
isannexed hereto ,shall "beconcluded between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheDemocratic Republic ofSomalia forsupply ofhusked rice andflour of
soft wheat asfood aid . '
y : ■•••., .'' • Article 2
ThePresident of ;theCcmncil ishereby authorized todesignate those v;ho
arp ;tasign theAgreement andtoconfer onthem therequisite powers to
'. ' "~ '• . '' •bind .the •Communi ty.
5.: ν ι ,, ·
,vl)on<y atBrussels,' ■, 19
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For the Council
•= • The Président
^O.J.L219of9.8.1974 ,p.19

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AGREEîiEUT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COI-TKUNITY
ANDTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFSOMALIAON
THESUPPLYOFFOODAIDINTHEFORI!OF
CEREALS.

THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart.
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFSOMALIA
of"theotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementand.tothisend.hav
designateastheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERUEtRNT OFTHEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFSOMALIA:
V/IIOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOVJSî

ARTICLE I
TheEuropean Economic Community shall supply bywayofgift totheDemocratic
Republic ofSomalia (hereafter referred toas"therecipient country ")a
quantity of 5.000tonnes ofcereals under theCommunity 'sfood aid
programme incereals for1973/74fofwhich 2.500 tonnes ofhusked rice and
2.500 tonnes ofsoft wheat intheform of1.655 tonnes offlour ofsoft wheat .
ARTICLE II
Deliveries will bemade FOB inaccordance with thedetails laid
down intheAnnex which forms anintegral part ofthepresent Agreement
innewjute sacs ofanetweight of50kgeach fortherice andinnewcotton
sacs ofanetweight of50kgeach for theflour .
ARTICLE III
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements for "the
transport andinsurance 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 andtoapply ,forthesale 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
■TheCentr&etingPartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreementineiuehftway
arj"toavoidanyprejudicetothenormalstructureofnationalproduction
andinternational trade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeanymeasuresrequired
toensurethatsuppliesasaidareinadditiontoanddonotreplacebusiness
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedintheabsenceofsuchsupplie
Inparticular,therecipientcountryundertakestoimportcommercially from
whateversourcebetween1July1974and30.June1975aminimumquanityof
27.900metrictonsofsoftwheatoritsequivalentinflourofsoftwheat*
ARTICLEVI
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallstepsrequiredtoprevent:
(i)there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandalsoofanyproducts
andby-productsresultingtherefrom ;
(ii)theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinaperiodofsixmonths
commencing fromthefinaldelivery:'
•locallyproducedsoftwheatofthesamenatureasthatreceivedas
aidorofanyproductsderivedtherefrom.
.locallyproducedriceofthesamenatureasthatreceivedasaid,or
ofanyproductsandby-productsresultingtherefrom.
ARTICLEVII
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
ofhowthisAgreementisimplemented .Tothisenditshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowingdetails:
(i)Immediatelyaftertheunloadingofeachcargo:portsanddatesof
arrivalofvessel;nature,quantityandanyobservations astothe
qualityoftheproductsunloaded;dateonwhichunloadingwas
completed;costsofseatransportandofinsurancerelatingthereto;
(ii)Everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhavebeen
fullyused:quantitiessold;mannerofsale;actualsellingprices;
normalsellingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;costsof
insuranceandoftransportifapplicablefromtheportofunloading
totheplacesofdestination ;

(iii)On15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccounthasbeenfully
expended :
a)Summaryoftheaccount(incomingsandoutgoings)to31December
ofthepreviousyear5
b)Stageofprogressoftheprojectorprojects,indicatingthe
totalresourcesexpendedtothatstage.
ARTICLEVIII
TheContractingPartiesshallattherequestofeitherconsulteachother
onanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ARTICLEIX
TinsAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,.English,
French,GermanandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetextshavingequalforce

:j .AîïîiEX I
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General provisio ns
Article 1
Delivery shall beeffected andrisks shall pass form theEuropean Economic
Community *hereinafter referred toastheEEC ,totherecipient country «...
_ _t.,
themoment atwhich thegoods areputdown atthepoint ofexportation
named bytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities attheb6rth specified
bytherecipient country oritsagent referred toinArticle 3 ur>c<.er the
terms specified .inthefollowing articles .Without prejudice toArticles 8and
'9theEECshall bear allcosts uptodelivery andtherecipient country those
beyond delivery .
Article 2
Ondelivery atolerance of5%less than thequantity oftheproduct tob-3
supplied inaccordance with article IoftheAgreement shall beadmissible *
Article 3
TheEECshall appoint anagent toimplement theprovisions ofthepresent
Annex –orforeach consignment -whose name andaddress itshall make
known totherecipient country immediately following hisappointment .
Tkerecipient country shall appoint anagent intheport orports ofship­
ment ,whose name andaddress itshall make known totheEECwith all
despatch andifpossible before theappointment ofagent oftheEEC .
Article A
Before implementing theprocedures forappointing theagent ofthe Et<C
referred t®jnArticle 3,theCommission qftheEuropean 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. " ,

...Thochar^ceandthaarrangementsrelatingtodemurragelaid,downinthe
contractbetweentherecipientcountryand.thecarriermusthavebeen
agreedinadvancebytherecipient'countryandtheagentoftheEEC.
Theothercostsreferred ,tointhefirstparagraphshallonlyberefunded
bytheEECiftheyhavebeenpaidbytherecipientcountrywiththeapproval
oftheIÏEC.
/
Article6
ShoulditproveimpossiblefortheEECtosupplyallorpartofthegoods
onthedateandwithinthetime-limitsprovidedforinArticle7andvithov.t
prejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle5ianewdateandanewtime-lirrii't
shallbeagreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandoftherecipientcountry
forthedeliveryofallthegoodsoroftheundeliveredpartthereof.
Obligations oftherecipientcountry
Article7
AftercontactingtheEEC,therecipientcountryshallprocureoneormore
vesselstotransportallthequantitiesprovidedforinArticle1ofthe
Agreement ,ofdimensionscorresponding tothenormalcapacityoftheportof
shipment;thesevesselsmustbereadyforloadingonadatefallingwithin
theperiodreferredtoinArticle4*
TheagentoftherecipientcountryshallinformtheEECofthisdate.
irnmedatelyonlearningit,andalsothat.forcommencement ofdelivery,
ifpossibletwentydaysinadvanceandinanycasetendaysbeforethedate
forcommencement ofdelivery.
HeshallestablishwiththeagentoftheEECthescheduletowhichdelivery
shalltakeplace.
Article8
Shouldtherecipientcountrybeunabletobeginloadingonthedateprovided
forinArticle7»paragraph1,theagentoftherecipientcountryshall
informtheagentoftheEECwithoutdelay.

u
"Inthis'eventa'newdataforthacommencementofdeliveryand(ifapplicable)
anewschedulecouldbeagreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandofthe
recipientcountry.Thecostsarisingfromthisdelayshallinallcases
exceptforcemajeurebebornebytherecipientcountry.
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinparagraph 2bemorethan30cleardays
afterthedateforloadingprovidedforinArticle7iparagraph 1,theEEC/'
maydisposeofthegoodswithoutprejudicetoitscommitmentunderArticle1
ofthisAgreement.
ιArticle 9
Ifthequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselcannotbeputon
boardinitsentirety,therecipientcountryshallinformtheE?Xassoon
aspossibleand.nolaterthanfifteencleardaysafterloadinghasbeen
completedwhetheritintendstoacceptortorenouncethebalance *
Inthe'formercasetheprovisions ,ofArticle8,paragraphs 2and3,shall
applytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnotyettakenplace.
Inthe?lattercasetheEECmayconsiderthatithasdischargeditscoE.Tiitii.ent
tothe1recipientcountryunderArticle1ofthisAgreementandshallbear
thecootsresultingfromsuchrenunciation .
Inanyeventaftertheexpir^7ofanintervaloffifteencleardaysandin
theabsenceofanynoticeonthepartoftherecipientcountry,therenun­
ciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace* *
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. ■ Article10
Upondeliveryofthegoods,therecipientcountryshallhandtothe
agentoftheEECacertificate ofacceptancestatingtheportofshipment,
dateofacceptance ,thenatureandquantityofthegoodsacceptedand
includinganycommentsonthequalityofthegoods,andsendacopythereof
totheCommissionoftheEuropean ,Communities *