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Brussels.23July1974
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionofanagreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandMaltaforthesupplyofcerealsasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0M(74)1165final

THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANC0I-5MUNITILS ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles113»114and223,thereof;
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission;
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasdepositedaDeclarationfor
provisionalapplicationofthe1971FoodAidConvention;whereasthat
Conventionhasbeenapplicablesince1July1971;
WhereasMalta,byitsletterof20July1973,hasrevestedfoodaid;
i
WhereasinviewofthecerealsupplysituationinMaltathatcounry
shouldbeaccorded,bywayofgift,2000nietrietonsofsoftwheatundertne
CommunityFoodAidProgrammefor1973/74J
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DECIDES:
'Article 1
On"behalfof"theEuropeanEconomicCommunityanAgreement,thetextwhereo
is;annexedhereto,shallbeconcludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommuni*;>
andMaltaforsupplyofsoftwheatasfoodaid. ■#•
;• •Article 2
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ThePresidentoftheCouncilisheretfy"authorizedtodesignatethosewho
aretosigntheAgreementandtoconferonthemtherequisitepowersto
bindtheCommunity.
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DoneatBrussels, 19
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•.FortheCouncil
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! ThePrésident

AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AND MALTA ONTHE SUPPLY OFFOOD AID IN '
THE FORM OFCEREALS .

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUKOPJ3ANCOMMUNITIko , ■
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■ oftheonepart,
THEGOVERÎJMEKT OFMALTA __r–
oftheotherpart,
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HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementand.tothisendhave
designate ,astheirplenipotentiaries :
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THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERKEï£ENT OFMALTA: !.
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V7IIOIIAVEAGREEDASFOLLOVÏS:

ARTICLEI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallsupplybywayofgifttoMalta
(hereafterreferredtoasthe"recipientcountry")aquantityof2000
metrictonsofsoftwheatundertheCommunity'sfoodaidDjoerramme .incereals
for'1973/74. " ,
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ARTICLEII' "
Deliveriesvjillbemadein"bulkFOBinaccordancewiththedetailslaid
downintheAnnexwhichformsanintegralpartofthepresentAgreement.
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ARTICLEIII
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangementsforthe
transportandinsuranceoftheproductsfrompointofdeliverytoplaces
ofdestination .
Itundertakesto.exercisethegreatestcaretoensurethatthetendering
arrangements forseatransportdonotprejudicethefreeplayoffair,
competition .Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnectionshallbethesubject
of"consultations underArticleVIIIofthepresentAgreement.
ARTICLE IV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproductreceivedasaidfor
purposesofconsumption andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonits
»
market,thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproductsof
comparablequality.Theproceedsfromthissaleshallbepaidintoa
specialaccountwiththeTreasuryandallocatedtothefinancingof.
oneormoredevelopmentprojectsunderarrangements whichhavebeen
agreedinadvancebetweentherecipientcountryandtheEuropeanEconomic
Community.

ARTICISV .
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TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement thisAgreement insuchaway
astoavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofnational production
andinternational trade .Tothisendthey shall takeanymeasures required
toensure thatsupplies asaidareinaddition toanddonotreplace buoine ..o
transactions which might reasonably beexpected intheabsence^pf ouchsappl
Inparticular ,therecipient country undertakes toimport commercially from
whatever source between 1July1974 30June1975aminimum quanity of
43.130 metric tons of wheat oritsequivalent inflour ofwheat .
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ARTICLE VI
Therecipient country shall take -allsteps required topreven
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(i).there–export oftheproduct received asaidandalsoofanyproduc o
andby-products resulting therefrom ;
(ii)theexport ,commercio-lly orotherwise ,within aperiod ofsixmonths
commencing from thefinal delivery ,either ofanyproduct procured
locally ofthesamenature asthatreceived asaid ,orofanyproducts
andby-products resulting therefrom . . -
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ARTICLE VII
Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic .Community
ofhowthisAgreement isimplemented ^-Tothisenditshall provide the
Commission oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing details :
(i)Immediately after theunloading ofeachcargo :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 asaidhavebeen
fully used {quantities sold ;manner ofsale ;actual selling prices ;
normal selling costs ontherecipient country 'smarket ;costs of
insurance (andoftransport ifapplicable )from theportofunloading
totheplaces ofdestination ; . .

(iii)Oil15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccounthas"beenfully
expended .: •
a)Summaryoftheaccount(incomingsandoutgoings)to31December
ofthepreviousyear;;–-
b)Stageofprogressoftheprojectorprojects,indicatingthe
»totalresourcesexpendedtothatstage.
ARTICLEVIII
TheContractingPartiesshallattherequestofeitherconsulteachother
onanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ARTICLE IX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,
French,GermanandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetextshavingequalforce
f-

General provisions
Article 1
Delivery shall beeffected andrisks shall pass form theEuropean Economic
Community |hereinafter referred toastheEEC »totherecipient country at
thefoment atwhich thegoods areputdownatthepoint ofexjfortation
named bytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities attheberth specified
bytherecipient country oritsagent referred toinArticle 3andunder the
terms speoified inthefollowing articles .Without prejudice toArticles 8and
;9.the EECshall boar allcoots uptodelivery andtherecipient country those
beyond delivery . ' '
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Article 2
Ondelivery atolerance of5^less than thequantity oftheproduct tobe
supplied inaccordance with article IoftheAgreement shall beadmissible .
■' Article 3
TheEECshall appoint anagent toimplement theprovisions ofthepresent
11 . ■.' " '
Annex -orforeach consignment -whose name andaddress itshall make
known totherecipient country immediately following hisappointment .
Therecipient "country shall appoint anagent intheport orports ofship­
ment )whose name andaddress itshall make known totheEECwith all
despatch andifpossible before theappointment ofagent oftheEEC .
Article 4-
Before implementing theprocedures forappointing theagent oftheEEC
referred toinArticle 3,theCommission oftheEuropean Communities -and
therecipient country shall jointly establish theperiod during which
delivery must begin .
Obligations oftheEuropean Economic Community
c Article 5 '
, –
Should theEECnotbeinaposition tocarry outdelivery onthedate and
(ifapplicable )ontheschedule asprovided inArticle 7»allcosts
arising fortherecipient country -forexample demurrage void freight
anddead freight «•shall beborne bytheEEC.

Thechargesandthearrangements 1relatingtodemurragelaiddownmthe
contractbetweentherecipientcountryandthecarriermusthavebeen
agreedinadvancebytherecipientcountryandtheagentoftheEEC.
O
Theothercostsreferredtointhefirstparagraphshallonlyberefunded
bytheEECiftheyhavebeenpaidbytherecipientcountrywiththeapproval
oftheEEC, •
Article6
ShoulditproveimpossiblefortheEECtosupplyallorpartofthegoods
onthedateandwithinthetime-limitsprovidedforinArticle7andwithout
prejudicetotheprovisionsofArticled ?anewdateandanewtime-limit
shallbeagreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandoftherecipientcountry
forthedeliveryofallthegoodsoroftheundeliveredpartthereof.
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Obligations -oftherecipientcountry
1t•
Article 7
AftercontactingtheESC,therecipientcountryshallprocureoneormore
vesselstotransportallthequantitiesprovidedforin.Article1ofthe
Agreement,ofdimensionscorresponding tothenormalcapacityoftheportof
shipment;thesevesselsmustbereadyforloadingonadatefallingwithin .
theperiodreferredtoinArticle4«
TheagentoftherecipientcountryshallinformtheEECofthisdate
/■
immedately onlearningit,andalsothatfoxcommencement ofdelivery,
ifpossibletwentydaysinadvanceandinanycasetendaysbeforethedate
forcommencement ofdelivery.^
HeshallestablishwLththeagentoftheEECthescheduletowhichdelivery
shalltakeplace.
Article8
v.
Shouldtherecipientcountrybe'unabletobeginloadingonthedateprovided
forSinArticle7»paragraph1,theagentoftherecipientcountryshall
informtheagentoftheEECwithoutdelay.

In"thiseventanowdateforthecommencementofdeliveryand(ifapplicable)
anewschedulecould "beagreed'betweentheagentsoftheEECandofthe
recipientcountry.Thecostsarisingfromthisdelayshallinallcases
exceptforcemajeurebebornebytherecipientcountry.
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinparagraph2bemorethan30cleardays
afterthedateforloadingprovidedforinArticle7»paragraph1,theEEC
maydisposeofthegoodswithoutprejudicetoitscommitmentvmderArticle1
ofthisAgreement.
Article9
Ifthequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselcannotbeputon
boardinitsentirety ,therecipientcountryshallinformtheEECassoon
as,possibleandnolaterthanfifteencleardaysafterloadinghasbeen
completedwhetheritintendstoacceptortorenouncethebalance.r. r_
In;itheformercasetheprovisionsofArticle8,paragraphs 2and3,shall
app,ly "tothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnotyettakenplace.
Inl'thelattercasetheEECwnay'considerthatithasdischargeditscommitment
tortherecipientcountryunderArticle1ofthisAgreementandshallbear
'thecostsresultingfromsuchrenunciation .
Inanyeventaftertheexpiryofanintervaloffifteencleardaysandin
theabsenceofanynoticeonthepartoftherecipientcountry,therenun­
ciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace.
•Article10
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Upondeliveryofthegoods,therecipientcountryshallhandtothe
agentoftheEECacertificateofacceptancestatingtheportofshipment,
dateofacceptance ,thenatureandquantityofthegoodsacceptedand.
includinganycommentsonthequalityofthegoods. '