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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)1016 final .
Bruxelles ,5july 1974
RECOMMENDATION FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofanagreement between theEuropean Economic
Community ,andtheEastern Republic ofUruguay forthesupply of
cereals asfood aid .
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
1016 -final .

TUBCOUNQIl OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 »114and228 ,thereof ;
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission 5
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasdeposited aDeclaration for
provisional application ofthe1971 Food AidConvention ;whereas that
...Convention hasbeen applicable since 1July 1971 }
Whereas theEastern Republic ofUruguay ,byitsletter of6September 1973
hasrequested food aid ;
Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation inUruguay that country
should beaccorded ,bywayofgift ,6000metric tons ofsoft wheat under the
Community Food AidProgramme for1973/74;
DECIDES :
Article 1'
. .
•<0nbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ,thetext whereof
isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between theEuropean Economic Community
and theEastern Republic ofUruguay forsupply ofsoft wheat asfood aid .
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Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate those who
aretosign theAgreement andtoconfer onthem therequisite powers to
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bind theCommunity .
Done atBrussels , 19
For the Council
The Président

AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AND THEEASTERN REPUBLIC OFURUGUAY ON
THE SUPPLY OFFOOD AID INTHEFORM OF
CEREALS .

THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEEASTERNREPUBLICOFURUGUAY
'' oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementand.tothisendhave
designate ,astheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEEASTERNREPUBLICOFURUGUAY:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :

ARTICLEI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallsupplybywayofgifttotheEastern
RepublicofUruguay(hereafterreferred ,toas"therecipientcountry")a
quantityof6000metrictonsofsoftwheatundertheCommunity'sfoodaid
programmeincerealsfor1973/74*
ARTICLEII
DeliverieswillbemadeinbulkFOBinaccordance withthedetailslaid
downintheAnnexwhichformsanintegralpartofthepresentAgreement.
ARTICLEIII
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangements forthe
transportandinsuranceoftheproductsfrompointofdeliverytoplaces
•«
••ofdestination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestcaretoensurethatthetendering
arrangements forseatransportdonotprejudicethefreeplayoffair
competition .Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnectionshallbethesubject
ofconsultations underArticleVIIIofthepresentAgreement.
ARTICLEIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproductreceivedasaidfor
purposesofconsumption andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonits
market,thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproductsof
comparablequality.Theproceedsfromthissaleshallbepaidintoa
specialaccountwiththeCentralBankandallocatedtothefinancingof
oneormoredevelopmentprojectstinderarrangements whichhavebeen
agreedinadvancebetweentherecipientcountryandtheEuropeanEconomic
Community.

ARTICLE V
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch away
a3toavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofnational production
andinternational trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymeasures required
toensure that supplies asaidareinaddition toanddonotreplace business
transactions which might reasonably be'expected intheabsence ofsuch supplies .
Inparticular ,therecipient country undertakes toimport commercially from
whatever source between 1January 1973 and 31December 1974 a.minimum quantity of
12500' metric tons ofsoft wheat orits'equivalent inflour ofsoft wheat .
ARTICLE VI
Therecipient country shall take allsteps required toprevent :
(i)there-export oftheproduct received asaidandalso ofanyproducts
andby-products resulting therefrom :
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(ii)theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within aperiod ofsixmonths
commencing from thefinal delivery ,either ofanyproduct procured
locally ofthesame nature asthat received asaid ,or*ofanyproducts
andby-products resulting therefrom .
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ARTICLE VII
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Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community
ofhowthis Agreement isimplemented .Tothis enditshall provide the
Commission oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing details :
(i)Immediately after theunloading ofeach cargo :ports anddates of
arrival ofvessel ;nature ,quantity andanyobservations astothe
quality oftheproducts unloaded }date onwhich unloading was
completed ;costs ofseatransport andofinsurance relating thereto ;
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave been
fully used :quantities sold ;manner ofsale ;actual selling prices ;
normal selling costs ontherecipient country 'smarket ;costs of
insurance (andoftransport ifapplicable )from th&port ofunloading
"to "theplaces ofdestination ;

(iii)On15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccounthasbeenfully
expended .: ■"–--
a)Summaryoftheaccount(incomingsandoutgoings)to31December
ofthepreviousyear;,
b)Stageofprogressoftheprojectorprojects,indicatingthe
totalresourcesexpendedtothatstage.
■ARTICLEVIII
TheContractingPartiesshallattherequestofeitherconsulteachother
onanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ARTICLE IX -
This-AgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,
Fren.ch,GermanItalianandSpanishlanguages,eachofthesetextshaving
equalforce. '. .

General provisions
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Article 1
Delivery shall beeffected andrisks shall pass form theEuropean Economic
Community ,,hereinafter referred toastheEEC ,totherecipient country at
themoment atwhich thegoods areputdown atthepoint ofexportation
named bytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities attheberth specified
'bytherecipient country oritsagent referred toinArticle 3 under 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 tobe
supplied inaccordance with article I.oftheAgreement 'shall beadmissible .
Article 3
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TheEEC shall appoint anagent toimplement theprovisions ofthepresent
Annex –orforeach consignment –whose name andaddress itshall make
known totherecipient country immediately following hisappointment .
Therecipient country shall appoint anagent intheport orports ofship­
ment ,whose name andaddress itshall make known totheEECwith all
despatch andifpossible before theappointment ofagent ofthe^EXJ .
Article 4
Before implementing theprocedures forappointing theagent oftheEEC
referred toinArticle 3i "theCommission oftheEuropean 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 .

Thecharges andthearrangements relating todemurrage laid down inthe
contract between therecipient country and thecarrier must have been
agreed inadvance bytherecipient country and theagent oftheEEC .
Theother costs referred tointhefirst paragraph shall only berefunded
bytheEEC ifthey have been paid bythe ,recipient country with theapproval
ofthe EEC . •
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Article 6
Should itprove impossible for theEEC tosupply allorpart ofthegoods
onthe date andwithin thetime-limits provided for inArticle 7andwithout
prejudice totheprovisions ofArticle 5ranewdate andanewtime-limit
shall beagreed between theagents pftheEECandoftherecipient country
forthedelivery ofall thegoods oroftheundelivered part thereof .
Obligations ofthe récipient country
'.Article 7 .
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After contacting theEEC ,therecipient country shall procure oneormore
vessels totransport all thequantities provided for inArticle 1ofthe
Agreement ,ofdimensions corresponding tothenormal capacity oftheport of
shipment jthese vessels must beready forloading onadate falling within
theperiod referred toinArticle 4<
Theagent oftherecipient country shall inform theEECofthis date
immedately onlearning it,andalso that forcommencement ofdelivery ,
ifpossible twenty days inadvance andinanycase tendays before thedate
forcommencement ofdelivery .
Heshall establish with theagent oftheEECtheschedule towhich delivery
shall take place .
Article 8
Should therecipient country beunable tobegin loading onthedate provided
forinArticle 7iparagraph 1,theagent oftherecipient country shall
inform theagent oftheEECwithout delay .

Inthiseventanewdateforthecommencementofdeliveryand(ifapplicable ,
anewschedulecouldbeagreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandofthe
recipientcountry;Thecoctsarisingfrosithisdelayshallinallcases
exceptforcemajeurebebornebytherecipientcountry.
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinparagraph2bemorethan30cleardays
afterthe.dateforloadingprovidedforinArticle7»paragraph 1,theEEC
maydisposeofthegoodswithoutprejudicetoitscommitmentunderArticle1
ofthisAgreement.• .
Article9
Ifthequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselcannotbeputon
boardinitsentirety,therecipientcountryshallinformtheEECassoon
aspossibleandnolaterthanfifteencleardaysafterloadinghasbeen
completedwhetheritintendstoacceptortorenouncethebalance.
IntheformercasetheprovisionsofArticle8,paragraphs 2and3»shall
applytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnotyettakenplace.
InthelattercasetheEECmayconsiderthatithasdischargeditscommitmen
to*therecipientcountryunderArticle1ofthisAgreement .cindshallbear
thecostsresultingfromsuchrenunciation .
Inanyeventaftertheexpiryofanintervaloffifteencleardaysandin
theabsenceofanynoticeonthepartoftherecipientcountry,therenun­
ciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace."
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Article10
Upondeliveryofthegoods,therecipientcountryshallhandtothe
agentoftheEECacertificateofacceptancestatingtheportofshipment,,
dateofacceptance,thenatureandquantityofthegoodsacceptedand
includinganycommentsonthequalityofthegoods.