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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)1592final
Brussels,9October1974
RECOMMENDATION "FORA
COUNCILDECISION
on"theconclusionofanagreement "betweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublic
ofSyriaforthesupplyofcerealsasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(74)1592final

THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN Ca^MUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113,114and223 ,thereof }
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ;
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasconcluded thesecond Convention '
relating tofoodaid^\
Whereas the Arab Republic ofSyria ,byitsletter of8.8.1973
hasrequested food aid ;
Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation inSyria that country
should beaccorded ,bywayofgift ,8.5OO tonnes ofcereals inthe
form of5.629 tonnes offlour ofsoft wheat under theCommunity Food Aid
Programme for1973/74;
DECIDES :
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ,thetext whereof
isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between theEuropean Economic Community
and the Arab Republic ofSyria forsupply offlour ofsoft wheat asfood
aid ."
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Article 2 *
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate thos«who
are tosign theAgreement and toconfer onthem therequisite powers to
bind theCommunity .
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Done atBrussels , 19 .
For the Council
The Président
(1)J.O. L219du9.8.74 ,P.19
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AGKEEMENT
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BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COIfrlUTJITY
ANDTHEARABREPUBLIC OFSYRIA ■ON
THESUPPLYOFFOODAIDINTHEFORMOF
CEREALS.
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THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEARABREPUBLIC OFSYRIA
oftheotherpart.
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhave
designateastheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEARABREPUBLICCFSYRIA:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOVJS:

ARTICLE I
TheEuropean Economic Community shall supply "bywayofgift totheArab
Republic ofSyria (hereafter referred toan"therecipient country ")a
quantity ofb.^00 tonnes ofcereals intheform of5-629 tonnes of
flour ofsoft wheat under theCommunity 'sfood aidprogramme incereals for
1973/74.
ARTICLE' II
Deliveries will bemade ininnewcotton sacks with anetweight of50 each
fob inaccordance with thedetails laid down intheAnnex which .forms an
integral part ofthepresent Agreement .
ARTICLE III
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements for the
transport andinsurance oftheproducts from point ofdelivery toplaces
ofdestination .
Itundertakes toexercise thegreatest care toensure that thetendering
arrangements for seatransport donotprejudice thefree play offair
competition .Anyproblems ariaing inthis connection shall bethesubject
ofconsultations under Article VIII ofthepresent Agreement .
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ARTICLE IV
Therecipient country undertakes touse theproduct received asaidfor
purposes ofconsumption and toapply ,for thesale oftheproduct onits
market ,theprices normally charged onthat market forproducts of
comparable quality .Theproceeds from this sale shall bepaid into b.
special account with theCentral Bank andallocated tothefinancing of
oneormore development projects under arrangements which have been
agreed inadvance between therecipient country andtheEuropean Economic
Community .
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ARTICLE V
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch .away
astoavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofnational production
and international trade .Tothis end they shall take anymeasures required
toensure that supplies asaid are inaddition toand donot replace business
transactions which might reasonably beexpected intheabsence ofsuch supplies .
Inparticular ,therecipient country undertakes toimport commercially from
whatever source between 1July 1974 and 30June 1975 a-minimum quality of
metric tons ofsoft wheat oritsequivalent inflour ofsoft wheat .
ARTICLE VI
Therecipient country shall take allsteps required toprevent :
(i)there-export oftheproduct received asaidandalso ofanyproducts
andby-prcducts resulting therefrom ;
(ii)theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within aperiod ofsixmonths
commencing from thefinal delivery ,either ofanyproduct procured
locally ofthesame nature asthat used toproduce theflour received
asaid ,orofanyproducts andby-products resulting therefrom .
ARTICLE VII
The recipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Con-munity
ofhow this Agreement isimplemented .Tothis end itshall provide the
Commission oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing details .:
(i)Immediately after theimlQading ofeach cargo :ports anddates of
arrival ofvessel ;nature ,quantity andanyobservations astothe
quality oftheproducts unloaded ;date onwhich unloading 'was
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completed ;costs ofseatransport andofinsurance relating thereto ;
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(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 theport ofunloading
totheplaces ofdestination ;
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(iii)On15January every year until thespecial account has "been fully
expended :
a)Summary oftheaccount (incomings andoutgoings )to31December
oftheprevious yearj
t>)Stage ofprogress oftheproject orprojects ,indicating' the
total resources expended tothat stage .
ARTICLE VITI
TheContracting Parties shall attherequest ofeither consult each other
onanyquestions concerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement .
ARTICLE IX
This Agreement isdrawn upinduplicate intheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,
French ,German andItalian languages *each ofthese texts having equal force .
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AKÏÏKX I
General provisions
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Article 1
Delivery shall beeffected andrisks shall pass from theEuropean Economic
Community ,hereinafter referred toastheEEC ,totherecipient country at
themoment atwhich thegoods areput down atthepoint ofexportation
named bytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities attheberth specified
bytherecipient country oritsagent referred toinArticle 3andunder the
terms specified inthefollowing articles .Without prejudice toArticles 3and .
'9theEECshall bear allcosts uptodelivery andtherecipient country those
beyond delivery .
Article 2
Ondelivery atolerance of5vless than thequantity oftheproduct tobe
supplied inaccordance with article IoftheAgreement shall beadmissible .
Article 3
TheEEC shall appoint an-agent toimplement theprovisions ofthepresent
Annex -orforeach consignment -whose name andaddress itshall make l
known totherecipient country immediately following hisappointment .
Therecipient country shall appoint anagent intheport orports ofship­
ment ,whose name and address itshall make known totheEEC with all
despatch andifpossible before theappointmen tofagent Of .theEEC .-
Article 4 '
Before implementing theprocedures forappointing theagent oftheEEC
referred toinArticle 3»theCommission oftheEuropean Communities and
therecipient country shall jointly establish theperiod during which
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•delivery must begin .
Obligations oftheEuropean Economic Community
Article 5
Should theESCnotbeinaposition tocarry outdelivery onthedate and
(ifapplicable )ontheschedule asprovided inArticle 7»allcosts
arising for therecipient country -forexample demurrage void freight
anddead freight - •shall beborne bytheEEC .

Thechargesandthearrangements relatingtodemurragelaiddowninthe
contractbetweentherecipientcountryandthecarrierrousthavebeen
agreedinadvance "bytherecipientcountryandtheagentoftheESC.
Theothercostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphshallonlyberefunded
bytheEECiftheyhavebeenpaidbytherecipientcountrywiththeapproval
oftheEEC.
Article 6
ShoulditproveimpossiblefortheEECtosupplyallorpartofthegoods
onthedateandwithinthetime-limits providedforinArticle7and.without
prejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle5ianewdateandanewtime-limit
shallbeagreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandoftherecipientcountry
forthedeliveryofallthegoodsoroftheundeliveredpartthereof.
Obligations oftherecipientcountry
{Article7
AftercontactingtheESC,therecipientcountryshallprocureoneormore
vesselstotransportallthequantitiesprovidedforinArticle1ofthe
Agreement ,ofdimensionscorresponding tothenormalcapacityoftheportof
shipment;thesevesselsmustbereadyforloadingonadatefallingwithin
theperiodreferredtoinArticleA.
v "TheagentoftherecipientcountryshallinformtheEECofthisdate
immedately onlearningit,andalsothatJforcommencement ofdelivery,
ifpossibletwentydaysinadvanceandinanycasetendaysbeforethedate
forcommencement ofdelivery.
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HeshallestablishwiththeagentoftheEECthescheduletowhichdelivery
shalltakeplace.
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Article8
Shouldtherecipientcountrybeunabletobeginloadingonthedateprovided
forinArticle7iparagraph 1,theagentoftherecipientcountryshall
informtheagentoftheEECwithoutdelay.
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Inthis event anewdate forthecommencement ofdelivery and (ifapplicable )
anew schedule could beagreed between theagents oftheEEC andofthe
recipient country .The costs arising from this delay shall inall cases
except force majeure beborne bytherecipient country .
Should thenew date provided for inparagraph 2bemore than 30clear days
after thedate forloading provided for inArticle 7»paragraph 1,theZZC
may dispose ofthegoods v/ithout prejudice toitscommitment under Article 1
ofthis Agreement .
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Article 9
Ifthequantity made available forloading onavessel cannot beput on
board initsentirety ,therecipient country shall inform theEEC assoon
aspossible andnolater than fifteen clear days after loading hasbeen
completed whether itintends toaccept ortorenounce thebalance .
Intheformer case theprovisions ofArticle 8,paragraphs 2and 3ishall
apply tothebalance ,ifdelivery hasnotyet taken place .
Inthelatter case theEECmay consider that ithasdischarged itscommitment
totherecipient country under Article 1ofthis Agreement and shall bear
thecosts resulting from such renunciation .
Inanyevent after theexpiry ofaninterval offifteen clear days and in
theabsence ofanynotice onthepart oftherecipient country ,therenun­
ciation shall bedeemed tohave taken place .
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Article 10 .
Upon delivery ofthegoods ,therecipient country shall hand tothe
agent oftheEEC acertificate ofacceptance stating theport ofshipment ,
date ofacceptance ,thenature andquantity ofthegoods accepted and
including anycomments onthequality ofthegoods ,andsend acopy thereof •
totheCommission oftheEuropean Communities * •
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