CELEX: 51973PC0395
Language: en
Date: 1973-03-13 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION concluding an agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Rwanda on the supply of common wheat and skimmed milk powder as food aid. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION CF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                   COM(73)395 final
                                                   Brussels , 13 March 1973 *
                    RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
            concluding an agreement "between the European Economic
            Community and the Republic of Rwanda on the supply of
            common wheat and skimmed milk powder as food aid.
                  ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission )
   CCK(73) 395 final
 ---pagebreak--- THE COUNCIL CP THE EUROFEAH COMMUNITIES .
Having regard, "to the Treaty establishing the European Economic* Community,
and in particular Articles 113 , 114 and. 228 thereof ;
Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission;
Whereas the European Economic Community is a party to the 1967 Food Aid
Convention ; whereas , in view of the supply situation for cereals in the
Republic of Rwanda, a gift of 6 000 metric tons of common wheat should "be
made to that country under the Community 's food aid programme for 1970/71 ?
Whereas      Council Regulation (EEC) No 2721/72^ of 19 December 1972 on
the supply of skimmed milk powder as food aid made 750 metric tons of
that product available to the Republic of Rwanda;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                   Article 1
An Agreement is concluded, on behalf of the European Economic Community,
between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Rwanda on the
supply of common wheat and skimmed milk powder as food aid. The text of
the Agreement is annexed to this Decision*
                                   Article 2
The President of the Council is authorized to appoint delegates to sign
the Agreement and to confer on them the requisite full powers on behalf
of the Community*
^ OJ So L 66, 23 March 1970, p.1 .
(2^0J No L 291 , 28 December 1972, p. 28.
 ---pagebreak---                AGREMENT
EETHEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMON IT f
       AND THE REPUBLIC OF RWAMDA
    OH THE SUPPLY OP COMMCJH" WHEAT AMD
     SKIMMED MILK POWDER AS POOD AID
 ---pagebreak--- THE COUNCIL CP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
                              of the one part
THE GOVERNIOJT CP THE REPUBLIC UP RW&HDA,
                              of -the other part
Have decided to conclude this Agreement and have designated to this
end as their plenipotentiaries s
TEE COUNCIL OP THE EUR0H1A2T COMMUNITIES :
THE GOVERNMENT OP THE REPUBLIC OP RW&HDA :
WHO HATE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
 ---pagebreak---                                   Article I
The European Economic Community 'snail , by way of gift , supply to the
Republio of Rwanda, hereinafter called wthe recipient country**,
– 6 000 metric tans of common wheat ,
– 750 metric tons of skimmed milk powder.      ^
The characteristics of these products and the fonn of packaging are
defined in Annex I which forms an integral part of this Agreement#
                                 Article IT
Deliveries shall be made free at destination*    This shall he decided upon
far each product "by coomon agreement "between the recipient country and .   ,
the Commission of the European Communities .
                                 Article ITI
The obligations and responsibilities of the European Economic Community
and of the recipient country relating to delivery and taking of delivery
are defined in Annex II which forms an integral part of this Agreement .
                                Article IV
The recipient country undertakes to ensure that the products received as
food aid are distributed free of charge for consumption by the groups ■
listed in Annex 111 .
                                                            4-           • «
                                 Article V
The contracting parties undertake to implement this Agreement in such a
way as to avoid any prejudice to the normal structure of domestic
production and international trade .- To that end they shall take- the -
necessary steps to ensure that supplies received . as food aid are- in
addition to, and do not replace , commercial transactions which might
reasonably be expected in the absence of such supplies .
                                                                    /...
 ---pagebreak---                                      Article VI
The recipient oountry shall take all neoessary measures -to prevent *
– re-exportation of the produots received as food aid and of products
    and "by-products delivered from suoh supplies ;
– commercial or non-oommercial exportation, within six months of the last
  delivery, ef locally-produced produots similar to those received as foe>d
  aid and of products and by-products derived therefrom .
                                    Artiole VU
The recipient country undertakes to inform the European Economic
Community of the manner in which this Agreement is implemented.      To .that
end, it shall provide the Commission of the European Communities with the
following information :
- not later than thirty days after taking delivery of each consignment :
  place , date of delivery;   nature , quantity and quality of the products
  delivered ;                     M   • v "
- every three months until the quantities received as     o aid have, been
  exhausted ;   a summary indicating in particular the number and nature
  of the beneficiaries , the quantities distributed , the place , rate and
  manner of distribution .
                                    Artide VIII
The recipient country shall take all necessary measures to enable persons
duly appointed by the European Economic Community to keep a close watoh in
the field ©n operations relating to the implementation of this
Agreement .
                                    Article IX
The recipient country shall abstain from levying any duties or charges on
products reoeived as food aid, in particular on entry into its territory.
 ---pagebreak---                                 Article X
At the request of either of them, \he contracting parties sh.-.ll consult
together on any questions oonoerning the implementation of this
Agreement .
                                A^l^a XI
This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Danish, Dutch, English,
French, German and Italian language s « eaoh of these texts "being equally
authentic *
 ---pagebreak---                                       AKîJEX I
I. WHEAT
    New jute sacks containing 50 kg net weight *
II . SKIMMED MILK POVZDER
     1 . Quality recruirements :
           a) fat content                             max. 1.5%
         0> water content                             max. 4.0%
           c ) total acidity expressed as
               lactic acid                            max. 0.15$ ( 18 Dornio)
           d)  test for neutralizing agents           negative
           e)  authorized additives                   none
           f)  phosphatase test                       negative
           g)  solubility                             max. 0.5 ml (min. 99/c)
          h)   degree of purity                       min. filter disc B ( 15*0 ®g)
           i)  germ content                           max. 50 000 per gram
         00    colon bacillus content                 negative on 0.1 g
           1)  taste and smell                        pure
         (m)   appearance                             white or slightly yellow in
                                                      colour - no impurities or
                                                      coloured matter
     2 . Packaging
         (a) Net contents : 25 kg
         ("b) Présentation :
               (aa) 4 kraft paper bags with a resistance corresponding to a
                     weight of at least 70 g per m2 ;
                     1 tarred paper "bag as an interlining with a resistance
                     corresponding to a weight of at least 140 g per m2 ;
                   1 inner bag of polythene at least 0.06 mm thick, heat
                     sealed or double seamed
         or (bb) 1 Clupak poly-duplo paper bag with a resistance
                     corresponding to a weight of at least 50/20/50 per m2 ;
                     2 kraft paper bags with a resistance corresponding to a
                     weight of at least 70/75 8 per m2 ;
                     1 inner bag of po^thene at least 0.10 mm thickf heat
                     sealed or double seamed.
         (c) Marking 011 the packaging in French : LAIT ECREME EN POUDRE
               DON DE LA COMMUNAUTE ECONOMIQUE EUROPEENNE A LA REPUBLIQUE DU
               RWANDA
         Z/gfcHMED MILK POWDER
               GIPT PROM THE EUROFEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TO THE REPUBLIC OP
               GIFT
               RWANDA
               RWANDA                                                            -*7
                                                                                /1
 ---pagebreak---                                    Aîwrx ii
                  AI3EX HZPERHEID TO Iff ABTICL3 HI OP THE
                                 AGRZEJEM1
                                   Article 1
Delivery shall te effected and risks shall pass from "the European
Economic Community to the recipient country at the moment at which the
goods actually reach their destination,'
The recipient country shall pay all costs of talcing delivery of the goods ,
any transshipment costs and all costs subsequent to delivery.
Any costs resulting from delays in taking delivery which are attributable
to the recipient country shall "be "borne "by the latter .
                                   Article 2
The European Economic Community shall notify the recipient country, as soon
as possible after the goods have left the port of loading, of the date of
loading , the quantity and quality of the goods as reoorded at loading, the
port of unloading and the means of land transport used to transfer the
goods to the place of delivery.
                                 Article 3
The European Economic Community shall inform the recipient country of the
estimated date of arrival of the goods at the place of delivery at least
ten clsar days "before that date .
 ---pagebreak--- The European Economic Community shall be obliged to inform the recipient
country at least two days beforehand of the probable date of arrival of
the goods at the place of delivery#
                                 Article 4
On delivery , a tolerance of 5% less than the quantity of wheat to be
supplied under Article I of the Agreement is permitted.
                                Article 5. "
To implement the provisions of this Annex, the European Economio
Community shall appoint an authorized agent , whose name and address shall
be made known in good time to the recipient country.
The recipient country shall appoint a receiving agent at each place of
delivery, whose name and address shall be made known to the European
Economic Community before the Agreement is implemented.
 ---pagebreak---                                   AMEX III
                      GROUPS BENEFITING PROM FOOD AID
1 . Secondary schools
2o Social centres
3 . Hospiials and welfare centres
4 . Orphanages
5 . Food centres
6 . Old peoples * homes
7 • Homes for the handicapped
8 « The wounded and destitute
9 . Young people 's voltxnteer oorps
10 . Hoaes for delinquents