CELEX: 51974PC1218
Language: en
Date: 1974-07-25 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Gambia for the supply of cereals as food aid (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---            COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                             COM(74)1218 final
                                                             Brussels . 25 July 1974
                                                     /
                                      RECOMMENDATION FOR A
                                        COUNCIL DECISION
                     on the conclusion of an agreement "between the European
              Economic Community and the Republic of Gambia for the supply of cereals
                                         as food aid
                          ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission )
COT '(74 ) 1218 final )
 ---pagebreak--- KIS COUÎîCII» OP TÎLS lîfEîOPîSAÏÏ COŒÏOHITIE3 ,
Having regard -to tho Treaty establishing the European Econoi.uo Coramunity ,
fund in particular Articles 113 , 114 f^d 220 thereof ;                      -
Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission ;
Whereas the European Economic Community has deposited a Declaration for
provisional application of the 1971 Pood Aid Convention } whereas that
Convention has been applicable since 1 July 1971 ;                                      .
                                       t
Whereas the Republic of Gambia                        , by its letter of 16.4»1974               J
has requested food aid ;                                          ,
VJhcreas in view of the cereal s\ipply situation in _ Gambia
that country should be accorded , by way of gift ,                       1 500      metric tons
of cereals in the form of                              under the Community Food Aid Programme
for 1970/71 ;
                                           A rtic le 1                         •
                                           > MiiMHnl WiM '.«MV*
Chi behalf of the European Economic Conuriunity an Agreement , the terct whereof
is annexed hereto , shall be concluded between the European Economic Community
and the Republic of Gambia              *                       v   for the supply of cereals
as food aid .
                                                                                              »
                                           Article ?.
The Procident OJ; the Council is hereby authorized to designate those who
ere to si^n the Agreement and to confer on them the requisite powers to bind
the Cor.wai.nity ,
Done at Brussels ,                 19 .»«»                                       For the Council
                                                                                          /
                                                                                  The President
 ---pagebreak---                  . AGREIS-EîT /
Bswasu TIS RTROPEAJf ECOIÍOJICC COIEáUir.CTY
AKD TIES    REPUBLIC OF GAMBIA •'
COIICIPaTIlTG MLS SUPPLY AS FOOD AID Oi?
 CEREALS
 ---pagebreak---   Txl.3 COUi;;)IL Œ? 1ÎIE 3UR0PEAIT COI^UIJITIES ,    '
                                                              on tho one band ,
  TIES GOVTiSI?i>ISiiT OP TID3 REPUBLIC OF GAMBIA   .
                                                              on the other hand ,
 IIA.V7.iJ DECIKTL) to conclude this Agreement end to this end have designated
as their plenipotentiaries :                    >'
                                                                        »
TIE COUIICII. 0F TID3 SOROPEA2T COIÍIIUlJITIEo :
THE COVIHiraT 0]?              REPUBLIC OF GAMBIA :
                                                         \
IfflO IIAVE AGREED         FOLLOWS :
 ---pagebreak---                                         Artiolo X
Aa a part of its S'ood Aid Programme (Cereals) for 1970/71 » "tll° Ijao,''°"">'      j4
Economic Coi:L'(.vini1'y fihr.ll supply, by v;°y of gift, the Republic of
hereinafter referred as th. "recipient eountry«, with . <*»»•«* equivalent
to 1 500 metric tons of husked rice .
                                         Ariiolo TX
Deliveries «11 te «riU, in *ulk "                       ?* «*<*■*»« in       t
                                                                                      |
country ih
                                                                           »
                                        Ar'l'.i' clc XXI               . '
 The obligations end responsibilities of the B.iropcen Economic Connnmi y ma ;
 of the recipient country relating to deliver/ wad the trying of delivery
 defined in the Anno::, which forf.s an integral part of this Agreenenb.
                                                  clc TV •
 The recipient country undert^es to „rice all ^                                f« the
 transport and insurance of the product from porta of unloading to p-r,ccs
  of destination .
                                          Artic le V
  the recipient country undertakes to use the product received as aid for
  purposes of consumption and to distribute it to people in need free ofohafj
                                           Article TX                                   ;
   The Contracting Parties undertake to implement this Agreement in s
   ay to avoid any prejudice to the normal structure of domestic production 9
   international trade. To this end they shall trf:e any measures retired to
   ensure that aid supplies are in addition to, and do not replaoe tasiness ^
   transactions \;hich might reasonably be ejected in the absence ox
 ---pagebreak---                                  Art ici fi Vil
K 1.0 recipient country shall take a:ny measures required "to prevents
 (:i )  Hie re-export of "the product received as aid and of products and by­
        products resulting from such supplies $
 (ii ) The export , commercially or otheruice , within six months of the la.st
        delivery , cither of the product obtained locally and of the same nature
        as the product received as aid or 'of pny produ.cts or "by-products resul­
        ting from it .
                                 Article Vin .
The recipient country undertakes to inform the European Economic Community
hov; this Agreement is "being implemented . To this end it   will provide the
Commission of the Doropean C omr/auiities every six months from the date of de
 delivery of the products , and until the distribution is completed , with reports
 indicating in particular number and nature of the beneficiaries , the quantities
 distributed , places and manner of distribution .
                                                    1
                                 Art icle TX <                              '
At the request of either of them , the Contracting Parties 'shall consult
each other on my questions concerning the implementation of this Agreement .
                                 Article X
mis Af^ecment is dravm up in duplicate in the Danish , Dutch , English, French ,
German end Italian languages , each of theso texts being equally authentic .
 ---pagebreak---                            TO ATVl'TOM TTT 0?     AttrsatBW'
                                     Article 1
   lie livery .shall to completed and the risks shall pass from the European
   Economic Community to the recipient country as soon as the goods are actually
   taken in charge in the ship 's hold at the port of unloading . ■ ■
                            t
   9?he recipient country shall "bear    all cpsts subsequent to delivery of the
   goods , including the costs of unloading ("breaking, bulk , hoisting, talcing
: delivery , / for example ) as well as any lighterage costs .
                                                                  »
  Any demurrage costs or dispatch money at the port of unloading shall , as trie
  case msy be , be borne by oi^-paid to the recipient country . The rates and
  conditions of payment applying to any contract between the Conxiunity agent
  referred to in Article 5 and the carrier wast have been previously agreed
  between that agent and the recipient country 's agent referred to in Article 5
                                    Article ?.
  The European Economic Community shall forward to the recipient country ,
  as soon as possible after the goods have been shipped , a notice giving the
  name of the ship , the date of loading , . the quantity and quality of the goods
  on loading and tho port of unloading .                  '  '
                                    Article 3
  The European Economic Community shall inform the recipient country of the
  ship 's presided date of arrival at the port of unloading at least ten clear
  days before that date .
  The Earo pern Economic Community shall cause to be inserted in tho charter-
  party an undertaking by tho captain to give to the recipient coxmtry at
  least 72 hours' notice of the probable date of the ship 's arrival in the port
 ---pagebreak---                                    ΛΗίΙρ } <5 Α
 On delivery of the cooda , a tolerance of 5 /' I OGR thpjri ilie cp.i.v.ntity "to "bo
 supplied in accordance vrith Article I of the Agreement • in permitted .
                                   Art ici a *5
She Soropean Economic Community shall appoint an agent to iinplcncr.-i, the
provisions of this Annex , and shall in ,r;ood time' forward the letter 's
naivie and address Jo the recipient country .
                                                                          r
                          ι
The recipient country shall apjx>int an a£ent in each port of unloading ,
and shall forward the latter' s nane and a&drosa to the European Econonic
Community prior to implementation of the Agreement .
                                   Article      6 •
Upon delivery of the goods , the recipient country shall hand to the agent
of the ESC a certificate of acceptance stating the port of shipment , date
of acceptance , the nature and quantity of the goods accepted and including
any comments on the quality of the goods .          ..