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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(73)263final
Brussels,16February1973
Recommendation fora
COUNCILDECISION
concludingtheagreement "betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheLebaneseRepublic
onthesupplyofskimmedmilkpowderasfood
aid
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COK(73)263final

TIIECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMUIJITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticles113,114and-228theredf:
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromthoCommission ;
WhereastheCouncilinRegulation(EEC)Ho2721/72^^onthesupplyof
skimmedmilkpowderasfoodaiddecidedtomake250metrictonsofskimmed
milkpowderavailabletotheLebaneseRepublic;
EASDECIDED:
Article 1
AnagreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheLebanese
Republiconthesupplyofskimmedmilkpowderasfoodaidishereby
concludedonbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,Thetextoftho
AgreementisannexedtothisDecision.
Article2
ThePresidentofthe,Councilisauthorizedtodesignatethepersons
empoweredtosigntheAgreementandtoconferonthemthepowersrequired
inordertobindtheCommunity.
DoneatErussels, 19-–. FortheCouncil
ThePresident
10JNoL291,28December1972.p.28.

AGREEMENT
EETWEJjTTTIIEEUR0FEA1TECONOMICCOIJMJMTY
Α2®
TKELEBAKESEREPUBLIC
OHTHESUPPLYOFSKIMM3DMILKPOWDER
ASPOODAID

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHELEBANESEREPUBLIC,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andforthispurposehavenamed
asplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERKIENT OPTHELEBANESEREPUBLIC:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

Article 1
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallsupplyfreetotheLebaneseRepublic,
hereinafterreferredtbas"receivingcountry",250metrictonsofskimmed,
milkpowderofthequality,andpackagedasspecifiedinAnnexI,
whichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement.
Article2
Thedeliveriesshallbemadeciftoportsofunloadinginthereceiving
country.
Article3
ThedutiesandobligationsoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandof
receivingcountry,inparticularasregardsdeliveryandacceptance,
definedinAnnexII,whichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement.
Article4
Thereceivingcountryundertakestomakeallthenecessaryarrangements
forthetransportandinsuranceofthedeliveries ,fromtheportsof
unloadingtotheirdestinations ..
Article5
Thereceivingcountryundertakestousetheproductreceivedasaidfor
humanconsumption andtodistributeitfree-totherefugeepopulations.the
are

Article 6
Thecontracting parties undertake tosoimplement this Agreement asto
avoid anydamage tothenormal structure ofnational production andinter­
national trade .Forthis purpose ,they shall take thenecessary steps to
ensure that thesupplies ofaidareadditional toandarenotinlieu of
trading operations which could reasonably heexpected intheabsence of
such supplies .
Article 7
Thereceiving country shall take theappropriate steps toprevent :
-reexport oftheproduct received asaid suidanyproducts derived
therefrom ;
–theexport fortrade orotherwise ,within sixmonths from thedate of
thelast delivery ,"both oflocally-produced skimmed milk powder ofthe
same kind asthat received asaidandofprocessed products derived
therefrom .
Article 8
Thereceiving country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community
ofthecircumstances surrounding theimplemention ofthis Agreement .For
this purpose ,itshall communicate totheCommission oftheEuropean
Communities thefollowing information :
–thirty days atthelatest after theunloading ofeach consignment :
port anddate ofship 'sarrival ;kind ,quantity andquality ofproducts
unloaded ;date onwhich unloading wascompleted ;
–every three months until thequantities received asaidhave been used up
quantities distributed ,number andnature ofthebeneficiaries ,places ,
rate and manner ofdistribution .

Article 9
Thereceiving country shall take allappropriate steps toenable those
persons duly authorized "bytheEuropean Economic Community tomake onthe
spot observations oftheoperations connected with theimplementation of
theAgreement .
Article 10
Attherequest ofeither party ,thecontracting parties shall consult one
another onallquestions concerning theapplication ofthis Agreement .
Article 11
This Agreement isdrawn upintwocopies intheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,
French .German andItalian languages ,these texts "being equally authentic

ANHEXI
SKIMMEDMILKPOWDER
I.Qualityrequirements
afatcontent notexceeding 1.5/'°
0»)vratercontent notexceeding A-«0,o
o)totalaoidity(lacticacid)notexceeding0.15^(13Domic)
Wtestforneutralizing agentsnegative
(e)permittedadditives none
(f)testforphosphatasis negative
(g)solubility notexceeding0.5ml(notlessthan99%)
(h)degreeofpurity notlessthandiscB(15*0mg)
Ci)germcontent notexceeding50000pergr
00strengthofcolonbacillus negativein0.1gr
1flavourandsmell fresh
(m)appearance whiteorslightlyyellowish,absence
ofimpuritiesandcolouredparticles
II.Packaging
(a)containing25kilogrammesnetweight;
(b)composition ;
(aa)4Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast
270gperm;
1intercalated bagoftar-linedpaperofastrengthrepresenting
2atleast140gperm}
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0.06mmthick,weldedor
double–bound;' ■
or(bb)1bagofclubpack-poly-duplo–paperofastrengthrepresenting
atleast50/20/50gperm^j
2Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresenting atleast
70/75Sperm2;
1polyethylene innerbagatleast0.10mmthick,weldedordouble-
bound
(c)markingonthepackaging,inFrench:
SKBEEDÎÏÏLKP0MDER
GIFTOPTHEEUROPEAITECONOMIC COMMUNITY TO

AMEKTOARTICLEIIIOPTHEAGREEMEM 1
Article 1
Deliveryshallbecompletedandtherisksshallpassfrom"theEuropean
EconomicCommunitytothereceivingcountryassoonasthegoodsare
aotuallytakeninchargeintheship'sholdattheportofunloading.
Thereceivingcountryshall "bearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthe
goods,includingthecostsofunloading(breakingbulk,hoisting,taking
delivery,forexample)aswellasanylighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportofunloadingshall,as
thecasemaybe,bebornebyorpaidtothereceivingcountry.Therates
andconditionsofpaymentapplyingtoanycontractbetweentheCommunity
agentreferredtoinArticle4and"thecarriermusthavebeenpreviously
agreedbetweenthatagentandthereceivingcountry'sagentreferredto.in
thesameArticle.■•.,
Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallforwardtothereceivingcountry,
assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshavebeenshipped,anotioegiving
thenameoftheship,thedateofloading,thequantityandqualityof
thegoodsonloadingandtheportofunloading.
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformthereceivingcountryofthe
ship'spresumeddateofarrivalattheportofunloadingatleastten
cleardaysbeforethatdate.

TheEuropean Economic Community shall cause tobeinserted inthecharter -
party anundertaking "bythecaptain togive tothereceiving country at
least 72hours *notice oftheprobable date oftheship 'sarrival inthe
port .
Article 4
TheEuropean Economic Community shall appoint anagent toimplement the
provisions ofthis Annex ,andshall ,ingood time ,forward thelatter *s
name andaddress tothereceiving country .
Thereceiving country shall appoint anagent ineach port ofunloading ,
and shall forward the latter 'sname andaddress totheEuropean Economic
Community prior toimplementation oftheAgreement .