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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)561final
Brussels,26April1974
RECOMMENDATION
FORA
"COUNCILdecision
ontheconclusionofanagreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofTunisiaforthe
supplyofsoftwheatasfoodaid
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(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(74)561final

THEC0UM3IL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
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Having regard ,totheTreaty establishing thoEuropean Economio Community ,
-andinparticular Articles 113 »H4and228thereof j
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Having regard ,totheReoommendation from -theCommission ;
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Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasdeposited aDeclaration for
provisional application ofthe1971 Pood AidConvention ;whereas that
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Convention has "been applicable since 1July 1971 I
Whereas theRepublic ofTunisia ,.byitsletter o,f10.11.1972 ,hasrequested
food aid ;
Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation intheRepublic ofTunisia
that country should beaccorded ,bywayofgift , 10,000 metric tons
ofsoft wheat under theCommunity Food AidProgramme for1972/73? . .
DECIDES :
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ,thetext whereof
isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheRepublic ofTunisia forthesupply ofsoft wheat asfood aid .
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Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil iohereby authorized todesignate those who
aretosign thoAgreement andtoconfer onthem therequisite powers tobind
thoCommunity#
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Por the Council
The PresidentDone atBrussels . 19**«*«

AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDTHE REPUBLIC OFTUNISIA '
ONTHE SUPPLY OFFOOD AH )INTHEFORM OF
SOFT WHEAT .

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
ontheonehand,
THEGOVERNMENT 0?THEREPUBLICOPTUNISIA
ontheotherhand,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignated
astheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEREPUBLIC OPTUNISIA:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

ARTICLE I
Asapart ofitsPood AidProgramme (Cereals )for1972/73»^10European
Economic Community shall supply ,by-wayofgift ,theRepublic ofTunisia ,
hereinafter referred toasthe "recipient country ",with 10000metrio tons
ofsoft wheat .
ARTICLE II
Deliveries will bemade inbulk ,fobtoCoircnunity ports .
ARTICLE III
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean Economic Community and
oftherecipient country relating todelivery andthetaking ofdelivery
aredefined inthe -Annex ,which forms anintegral part ofthis Agreement .
ARTICLE 17
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements forthe
transport andinsurance oftheproduct from ports ofshipment toplaces of
destination .
Itumtertakes toexercise thegreatest possible care toensure that the
tendering arrangements forthetransport byseaarenotprejudicial tothe
free play offair competition .Anyproblems arising inthis connection shall
"bethesubject ofconsultations under Article IXofthepresent Agreement .
ARTICLE V
Therecipient country undertakes tousetheproduct received asaidforpur­
poses ofconsumption andtoapply ,forthesale cftheproduct onitsmarket ,
•theprices normally charged onthat market forproducts ofcomparable quality

Theproceeds from this sale ,less thecost ofseatransport ,insurance andthe
normal cost ofselling theproduct ontherecipient country 'smarket ,will
"bepaid into aspecial account andallocated tothefinancing ofoneormore
development schemes which have already been proposed bytherecipient country
andapproved bytheEuropean Economic Community .
ARTICLE VI
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch away as
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
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between 1July 1973 and30June 1974 &minimum quantity of85000 metric tons
ofsoft wheat oritsequivalent inflour ofsoft wheat .
ARTICLE VII
Therecipient country shall take anymeasures required toprevents
(i) There-export oftheproduct received asaidandofproducts and
by-products resulting from such supplies :
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(ii)Theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within sixmonths ofthelast
delivery ,either oftheproduct obtained locally andofthesame nature
astheproduct received asaid .orofanyproducts orby-products resulting
from it.
ARTICLE VIII
Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community how
this Agreement isbeing implemented .Tothis enditshall provide theCommission
oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing information :

(i) Notlater than thirty days after theunloading ofeach cargo :
ports anddates ofarrival ofthevessel 5nature ,quantity and
~~~~~ quality oftheproducts unloaded }date onwhich unloading was
completed ;
(ii) Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave "been
fully used :quantities sold ,howthey have "been sold ,selling prices }
normal selling costs ontherecipient country 'smarket }
(iii)On15January every year until thespeoial account has "been fully
used :
(a)State ofthis account (incomings andoutgoings )on31December
ofthepreceding ,"year }
(b)Progress achieved intheproject orprojects ,with anindication
ofthetotal amount offinancing undertaken atthat stage .
ARTICLE IX
Attherequest ofeither ofthem ,theContracting Parties shall consult each
other onanyquestions concerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement .
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ARTICLE X
This Agreement isdrawn upinduplicate intheDanish ,Dutch ,Biglish ,French ,
German andItalian languages ,eaoh ofthese texts being equally authentic .

AMEXTOARTICLEIIIOPTHEAGREEMENT
Article1
Deliveryshall"beeffectedandriskss"hallpassfromtheEuropeanEconomic
Communitytotherecipientcountryatthemomentatwhichthegoodshave
"beenplacedintheship'sholdattheportofshipment.
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Therecipientcountryshall"bearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,
includingcostsofstowageand,whereappropriate ,oftrimmingandbagging.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchattheportofshipmentshallbeachargeon
orforthebenefitoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandshallbedetermined
beforethevesselsails.Theratesanddetailedarrangementsrelatingthereto
laiddowninthecontractbetweentherecipientcountryandthecarriermust
havebeenagreeduponinadvancebytherecipientcountryandtheauthorized
agentoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityreferredtoinArticle9*
Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountryingood
timeoftheportorportsofshipment,thequantitiestobedeliveredateach
port,theperiodwithinwhichloadingmustbegin,andthedailyloadingrate.
Article3
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TheEuropeanEconomicCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodsonthedace
resultingfromtheinstructionsinArticle8,whereonthevesselshouldbe
readyforloading.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5lessthanthequantitytobe
suppliedinaccordancewithArticle1oftheAgreementispermitted.

' Article "j
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Once thegoods areonboard thevessel ,theEuropean Economic Community shall
notify therecipient country of ..thedate ofloading ,andthequantity and
quality ofthegoods asrecorded onloading .
Article 6
Therecipient country shall supply theEuropean Economic Community ,within the
period referred toinArticle 2,with avessel ofdimensions corresponding to
thenormal loading potential oftheport ofshipment .
Should itprove impossible forthevessel to "begin loading within 'the period
referred toinArticle 2andshould therecipient country nothave notified
theEuropean Economic Community ofthis fact inwriting atthelatest "bythe
date onwhich thevessel should beready forloading inaccordance with Article 8
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thegoods shall beatthedisposal oftheEuropean Economic Community .
Whatever thecircumstance ^thegoods shall beheld attheexpense ,risk and
peril oftherecipient country . .
Article 7
Should therecipient country fail toprovide avessel ofsuitable tonnage or
if-thequantity made available forloading onavessel ofsuitable tonnage
cannot beputonboard initsentirety because ofcircumstances beyond the
control oftheEuropean Economic Community ,thebalance shall beloaded onto
the next vessel under the conditions laid down inthis annex .-
Inthis event ,until thedate ofloading ofthis balance oruntil therecipient
country gives notice inwriting that itgives upthis balance ,thegoods shall
behold attheexpense ,risk andperil oftherecipient country .
Therecipient country must notify theEuropean Economic Community within a
period ofamaximum of30days from thebeginning ofloading oftheshipment
•towhich these goods should have belonged ,ofthedate onwhich loading of
this balance isduetobegin orofitsrenunciation ofthis balance .

Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theEuropeanEconomicCommunitymay-
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitmenttotherecipientcountryunder
Article1oftheAgreement.
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Article8
TherecipientcountryshallnamefortheEuropeanEconomicCommunitythe
vesselthatistoshipthegoodsatleast10cleardayspriortotheestimated
dateofarrivalofthevesselinpartor,vrherepossible,20cleardaysprior
tothisdate,andshallatthesametimeindicatehowsoonafterthatdate
thevesselwillbereadyforloading.
Therecipientcountryshallinsertinthecharterpartyaclauserequiring
thecaptaintoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityatleast72hoursin
advanceofthevessel'sestimateddateofarrivalinport.
Article9
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
shallappointanauthorizedagent,whosonameandaddressshall"bemadeknown
ingoodtimetotherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallnominateareceivingagentineachportofship­
ment,whosenameandaddressshall"bemadeknowntotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented ^