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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIE
COM(73)1124final
Brussels,6July1973
RECOMMENDATION FORA
COUNCILDECISION
on"theconclusionofanagreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomic
.CommunityandtheKingdomofMoroccoforthesupplyofcommon
wheatasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(73)1124final

THECCUHCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles113,114and228thereofj
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission;
WhereastheEuropeanBoonomioCommunityhasdepositedaDeclarationfor
provisionalapplicationofthe1971FoodAidConvention;whereasthatCon­
ventionhasbeenapplicablesince1July1971?
WhereastheKingdomofMorocco,byitsletterof8July1971»hasrequested
foodaid;
WhereasinviewofthecerealsupplysituationintheKingdomofMorocco
thatcountryshouldbeaccorded,bywayofgift,25000metrictonsof
commonwheatundertheCommunityFoodAidProgrammefor1971/72?
DECIDE??:
Article1
OnbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityanagreement,thete:ctwhereof
isannexedhereto,shallbeconcludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheKingdomofMoroccoforthesupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilishereby-authorisedtodesignatethosewhoare
tosigntheagreementandtoconferonthemtherequisitepowerstobindth<5
Community.
DoneatBrussels, 19- FortheCouncil
ThePresident

AGREEME3T
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY MD THE KINGDOM OPMOROCCO
CONCERNING 'THE SUPPLY ASPOOD AID
CPCOMMON WHEAT

THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
ontheonepart ,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEKINGDOM OFMOROCCO ,
ontheother part ,
HAVE DECIDED toconclude this Agreement andtothis endhave designated
astheir plenipotentiaries :
TEE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
TEE GOVERNMENT OFTEE KINGDOM OFMOROCCO :
WHO HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS :

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ARTICLEI
Asapari:ofitsFoodAidProgramme(Cereals)for1971/72,theEuropeanEconomic
CommunityshallsupplytheKingdomofMorocco,hereinafterreferredtoasthe
••recipientcountry",with25000metrictonsofcommonwheat.
ARTICLEII
Deliverieswillhemadein"bulkfobtoCommunityports.
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ARTICLEIII
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Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
oftherecipientcountryrelatingtodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryare
definedintheAnnex,whichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement.
ARTICLEIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangements forthe
transportandinsuranceoftheproductfromportsofshipmenttoplacesof
destination . ' i
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecaretoensurethatthetendering
arrangementsforthetransportbyseaarenotprejudicialtothefreeplayoffair
competition.Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnectionshallbethesubjectof
consultations underArticleIXofthepresentAgreement.
ARTICLEV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheprodrctreceivedasaidforpurposes
ofconsumptionandtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,theprices
•normallychargedonthatmarketforproductsofcomparablequality.
«.••/•••

Theproceeds from this sale ,less thecost ofseatransport ,insurance andthe
normal cost ofselling theproduct ontherecipient country 'smarket ,will be
paid into aspecial account andallocated tothefinancing ofoneormore
development schemas which have already "been proposed bytherecipient country
andapproved bytheEuropean Economio Community .
ARTICLE VI
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch apayas
toavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofdomestic production andinter­
national trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymeasures required toensure that
aidsupplies areinaddition to,anddonotreplace ,business transactions
which might reasonably beexpected intheabsence ofsuch supplies .Inparticular ,
therecipient country undertakes toimport commercially from whatever source
between 1July 1973 and -30June 1974 aminimum quantity of(200000)metric tons
ofcommon wheat oritsequivalent inflour ofcommon wheat .
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ARTICLE VII
Therecipient country shall take anymeasures required toprevent :
(i)There-export oftheproduct received asaidandofproducts and
•by-products resulting from such supplies }
(ii)Theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within sixmonths ofthelast
delivery ,either oftheproduct obtained locally andofthesacs nature
astheproduct received asaidorofanyproducts ofthefirst trans-' ■
transformation orby-products resulting from it.
ARTICLE VTII
Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community how
this Agreement isbeing implemented .Tothis end itshall provide theCommission
oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing information *

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(i)Notlaterthanthirtydaysaftertheunloadingofeachcargo:ports
anddatesofarrivalofthevessel}nature,quantityandqualityofthe
productsunloaded }dateonwhichunloadingwascompleted!
(ii)Everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreoeivedasaidhavebeenfully
used;quantitiessold,howtheyhave"beensold,sellingprices}normal
sellingcostsontherecipientcountry^market}
(iii)On15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccounthasbeenfullyused:
(a)Stateofthisaccount(inoomingsandoutgoings)on31Decemberof
theprocedingyear}
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(b)Progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,withanindicationof
thetotalamountoffinancingundertakenatthatstage.
ARTICLEIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingPartiesshallconsulteach
otheronanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ARTICLEX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,
GermanandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.

AENEXTOARTICLE -IIIOPTHEAGREEMTîïT
Article1
Deliveryshall "beeffectedandrisksshallpassfromtheEuropeanEconomic
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Communitytotherecipientcountryatthemomentatwhichthegoodshave
beenplacedintheshipfsholdattheportofshipment.
Therecipientcountryshallhearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthe
goods,includingcostsofstowageand,whereappropriate ,oftrimmingand
bagging.
Anydfisnj^aerecostsordispatch ,attheportofshipmentshallbeachargeon
orforthebenefitoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandshallbedetermined
beforethevesselsails.Theratesanddetailedarrangementsrelatingtheretolaic1
downinthecontractbetweentherecipient .countryandthecarriermusthave
beenagreeduponinadvancebytherecipientcountryandtheauthorisedagent
oftherEuropeanEconomicCommunityreferredtoinArticle9'.
Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountryingoodtime
oftheportorportsofshipment,thequantitiestobedeliveredateachport,
theperiodwithinwhichloadingmustbegin,andthedailyloadingrate.
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodsonthe,date
resultingfromtheinstructionsinArticle8.whereonthevesselshouldbeready
forloading. ..,
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Article4 ._ .....
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Ondeliveryofthegoods,aloteranceof5%lessthanthequantitytobesup­
.vr* ••■- -••--•-•i ->t\ido-«rJpliedinaccordancewithArticle1oftheAgreementispermitted.

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Article5
Oncethegoodsareonboard,thevessel,theEuropeanEconomicCommunityshall
notifytherecipientcountryof.the.dateofloading,andthequantityand
qualityofthegoodsasrecordedonloading.
Article6
TherecipientcountryshallsupplytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,within
theperiodreferredtoinArticle2,withavesselofdimensionscorresponding
tothenormalloadingpotentialoftheportofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobeginloadingwithintheperiod
referredtoinArticle2andshouldtherecipientcountrynothavenotified
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityofthisfactinwritingatthelatestbythe
dateonwhichthevesselshouldbereadyforloadinginaccordancewith
Article8,thegoodsshallbeatthedisposaloftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.
Whateverthecircumstances ,thegoodsshallbeholdattheexpense,riskand
periloftherecipientcountry.
'Article7
Shouldtherecipientcountryfailtoprovideavesselofsuitabletonnageor
ifthequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselofsuitabletonnage
cannotbeputonboardinitsentiretybecauseofcircumstances beyondthe
oontroloftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,thebalanceshallbeloadedonto
thenextvesselundertheconditionslaiddowninthisannex.
Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthisbalanceoruntiltherecipient
countrygivesnoticeinwritingthatitgivesupthisbalance,thegoodsshall
beholdattheexpense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountrymustnotify't"heEuropeanEconomicCommunitywithina
periodofamaximumof30daysfromthebeginningofloadingoftheshipment
towhichthesegoodsshouldhavebelonged,ofthedateonwhichloadingof
thisbalanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunciation ofthisbalance.
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If-thisobligationisnotrespected,theEuropeanEconomicCommunitymay-
considerthatithasdesohargeditscommitmenttotherecipientcountryunder
Article1oftheAgreement.
Article8
TherecipientcountryshallnamefortheEuropeanEconomicCommunitythevessel
thatistoshipthegoodsat-leastten-cleardayspriortotheestimateddate
ofarrivalofthevesselinportor,wherepossible,,twenty-oleardaysprior
tothisdate,andshallatthesametimeindicatehowsoonafterthatdatethe
vesselwillbereadyforloading.
Hierecipientcountryshallinsertinthecharterpartyaclauserequiring
thecaptaintoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityatleast72hoursin
advanceofthevessel?sestimateddateofarrivalinport.
Article9
Toimplementtheprovisionsofthisannex,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
shallappointanauthorisedagent,whosenameandaddressshallbemadeknown
ingoodtimetotherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallnominateareceivingagentineachportofshipment,
whosenameandaddressshallbemadeknowntotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
beforetheAgreementisimplemented .