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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74 )1568 final
Brussels *3October 1974
RECOMMENDATION FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofanagreement between the
European Economic Community and the •/
Yemen Arab Republic forthesupply ofcereals asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(74 )1568 final

TIIL:COUNCILOFTTIIUUUROPEAWCCIIMUNITILJ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyeetabliohing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
andinparticularArticles113*114and229,thereofJ
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCoinmisciort J
VJhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasConcludedthesecondConvention
relatingtofoodaid(l)}
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V.'hereaatheYemenArabRepublic ibyitfelettert>f«8*0*1973
hasrecpiiestedfoodaidl
WhercaainviewofthecerealsupplyeituaiibriiriYementhatcountry
shouldboaccorded,bytioyof£iftj10»000tonnesofsoftwheatunderthe
CommunityFoodAidProgrammefor1973/74}-
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Article 1
OrtbohalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityanAgreement )thetextKhcroof
ieannexedhereto,shallbeconoludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCor.Vinuii't
andtheYemenArabRepublicforsupplyofsoftwheatacfoodaid»
Article 2
ThePrecidentoftheCouncili&herebyauthorizedtodesignatethoseV/ho
aretotiigntheAgreementendtocbnfei46rithemtherequisitepowersto
bindtheCommunity » , .
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DoncatBrUosels, 19
FortheCouncil
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AGREERENT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEANECONOMICCOiTi-'jUNITY _
ANDTILEYEMENARABREPUBLIC 'ON
THESUPPLYOPi'OOBAIDINTHEFORji6F
CECALS.

TireCOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES .
oftheonepart.
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEYEMENARABREPUBLIC ,•
of.theothèrpart#
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HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhave
designateastheirplenipotentiaries t
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TUBCOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES T
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEYEMENARABREPUBLICF
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WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWSi

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TheEuropoanEconomioCommunitysnailsupplybyWayCfgiftto-the
YemenArabRepublic(hereafterreferred ,toas"thereoipientcountry")a
quantitybf10.000tonnesofsoftwheatundertheCommunity'sfeedaid
programmeincerealsfoi*1973/74*
ARTICLEII.
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DeliverieswillbemadeinbulkFOBinaccordanceWiththedetailslaid
downintheAnhex:whichformaanintegralpai*iofthepresentAgreement *
ARTICLEIII
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Therecipientcountryundertakestomakerillnecessaryarrangements forthe
tranoportandinsuranceoftheproductsfrompointofdeliverytoplaces
ofdestination *
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestcaretoensurethatthetendering
arrangements forseatransportdohotprejudicethefreeplayoffair
competition *Anyproblemsaritdnginthisconnectionshallbethesubject
ofconsultations underArticleVlll6fthepresentAgreement *
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ARTICLEIV
TherecipientcountryundertakestoUsetheproductreceivedasaidfor
purposesofconsumption andtoapply,fortheDaleoftheproductonits
market*thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproduotsof
comparablequality *Theproceedsfromthissaleshallbopaidintoa
specialaccountwiththeCentralBankandallocatedtothefinancingof
oneormoredevelopmentprojectsUnderarrangements whichhavebeen
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agreedinadvancebetweentherecipient66UniryfendtheEuropeanEoonomio
Community * ■

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ATLTICUÎ V
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch aWay
asloavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofnational production
andinternational trade .Tothis end they shall take anymeasures required
toensure that supplies as are inaddition toanddonotreplace busineau
transactions which might' reasonably boexpected inthoabsence ofsuch supplies *
Inparticular ,therecipient country 'Undertakes toimport commercially frci >
whatever source "between 1July 1974 ahd 30Juno 1975 o.minimum quanity of
(l00.300)tonnes ofsoft wheat oritsequivalent infloui 4ofGOft wheat .
ATÎTÏCLÏ;VI
Therecipient country shall ttike allsteps required toprevent {
(i)there-export oftheproduct received asaidandalso ofanyproducts *
andby-products resulting thterefrom }
(ii)theexport ,commercially orotherwise *within aperiod ofsixmonths
commencing from thofinal delivery !either ofanyproduct procured
locally ofthe fjame nature asthat received boaid ,orofanyproducts
andby-products resulting therefrom .
ARTICIE' VII
Therecipient country undertakes toinform thoEuropean Economic Community
ofhowthis Agreement isimplemented .Tothis end itshall provide the
Commission ofthoEuropean Communities with thefollowing details t
(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 oountry 'smarket }coots of .
insurance (andoftransport ifapplicable )from theport ofunloading
totheplaces ofdestihaiion j .
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(iii)On3.5Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccounthasbeenfully
expended J ''
a)Siunmaryoftheaccount(incomingsandoutgoings)to31December4
ofthopreviousyear;
b)Stageofprogressoftheprojectoy*projects *indicatingthe
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totalresourcesexpendedtothat
articleVTII
TheContractingPartieoshallattherequestoxeitherconsulteachother
onanyquestionsconcerningthoimplementation ofthiftAgreement *
ARTICfi IX
ThisAgreementiaur.-i.wnispindup5icateirttheDanifih»jDüteh)Englieh,
French,GermanandItalianlangiiftgeo #eachofthesotextnhavingequslfor'cei

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Honorai provisions
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Article 1
Delivery shall boeffected andricks ehall pass form theEuropean Economic
Community ,hereinafter deferred toat;theEEC ,totherecipient country at
themoment atwhich thegoods areputdown atthepoint ofexportation
nomed bytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities attheberth specified
bytherecipient country oritsagent referred toinArticle 3tmdtinder the
terms specified inthefollov;ing articles !V/ithout prejudice toArticles $'and
•9 .theEEC t;ha3 1bear allcosts uptodelivery andtherecipiont country tho:;e
beyond delivery *
Article 2
Ondolivery atolerance of57>lees than thequantity oftheproduct tobo
supplied inaccordance with article IoftheAgreement shall beackiisnibls »
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Article 3
TheEECshall appoint Miagent toimplement theprovisions oftheprescni
Annex -orforeach consignment -whose name andaddress itehall make
known totherecipient country immediately following hisappointment#
Therecipient country shall appoint artagent intheport orports ofship­
ment ,v/hooe name andaddress itshall make knovm totheEEC with all
despatch andifpossible before theappointment ofagent oftheEEC .
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Article A
Before implementing theprocedures forappointing theagent oftheEEC
referred toinArticle 3ttheCommission oftheEuropean Communities and
therecipient country dhall jointly establish theperiod during which
delivery must begin .
0b5i.rati ons oftheEuropean Economic Community
Article 5 '
Should theEECnot beinaposition tofcarry outdelivery onthedate and
(ifapplicable )ontheschedule aSprovided inArticle 7tAllcosts
arising fortherecipient couhtry *-forexample demurrage Void freight
anddead freight -shall beborno \?ytlifcEEC » , -'

Thochnrgeoandthoarrangementsrelatingtodomurrageilaiddownintho
contraotbetweenihorecipientcountryandthecaiwiermuothavobeen
agreedinadvancebytherecipientcountryandthoagentoftheESC*
Theothercostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphchallonlyborefunded
bytheEECiftheyhavebeenpaidbytheRecipientcountryWiththoapproval
oftheEEC.
Article6
ShoulditproveimpossibleforthoEECtosupplyallorpartofthegoods
onthedateandwithinthetime-limitsprovided ,forinArticle7andwithout
prejudicetotheiprovisionsofArticle5*&newdateandtnewtime-liv,.it
shallboagreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandoftherecipientcountry
forthedelivery6fallthegoodsoroftheundeliveredpartthereof *
Obligationsoftherecipient'country
Article .7'
AftercontactingthoEEC>thorecipientcountryfjhallprocureoneormore
vesselstotransportallthequantitiesprovidedforinArticle1ofthe
Agreement,ofdimensionscorresponding tothonormalcapacityofthoportof
shipment }thesevesselsmustb6readyforloadingonadatefallingWithin
theperiodreferredtoinArticle4• •
Theagentoftherecipient *countrytehallinformtheEECofthisdate
iminedately onlearningit,andaleothatforcoimnencement ofdelivery,
ifpossibletwentydaysihadvanceandinanycasetortdayGbeforethedate
forcommencement ofdelivery#
HeshallestablishWiththeagentoftheEECthescheduletowhichddlivory
shalltakeplacei
Article8
Shouldtherecipientcountrybeunabletobegirtloadingonth6dateprovided
forinArticle7»paragraph 1|theagentofthere6ipientcountryehall
informthoagentoftheEECwithoutdelay*'•«

Inthineventanewdateforthecommencement ofdo]ivoryand(ifnpplionble)
anewschedulecouldheagreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandoftho
recipientcountry.Thocostsarisingfromthisdels.yshallinallcases
exceptforcemajeurebebornebytherecipientcountry.
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinparagraph 2bomorethan^0cleardays
afterthedateforloadingprovidedforinArticle7»paragraph 1,theEEC
mayd.isposoofthogoodswithoutprejudicetoitscommitmentUnderArticle1
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ofthisAgreement »
Article 9
Ifthequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselcannotbeputon
boardinitsentirety ,therecipientcountryshallinformtheEECansoon
aspossibleandnolaterthanfifteencleardaysafterloadinghufjbeen
completedwhetheritintendstoacceptortorenouncethebalance#
IntheformercanetheprovisionsofArticleU,paragraphs 2and3rr.he.11
applytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnotyet'takenplace.
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IntholattercosetheEECmayconsiderthaiithasdischargeditscoi.imitr.ent
totherecipientcountryunderArticle1ofthisAgreementandshallboar
theCOGTR;resultingfromsuchrenunciation .
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Inanyeventaftertheexpiryofanintervaloffifteencleardnysandin
theabsenceofanynoticeonthepartoftherecipientCountrytthorenun­
ciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenpiacet
Article10
Upondeliveryofthegoods,therecipientcountryshallhandtothe
agentoftheEECacertificateofacceptancestatingtheportofshipment,
dateofacceptance ,thenatureandquantityofthogoodsacceptedand
includinganycommentsonthequalityofthegoods,andfeendftcopythereof
totheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities *
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