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Date: 1974-01-28 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 15 October 1973 concluding the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid #Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid

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                                                COUNCIL DECISION
                                                  of 15 October 1973
            concluding the Agreement between the European Economic Community and
            the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as
                                                        food aid
                                                      (74/24/EEC)
            THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 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 in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2721 /72 (J) of 19 December 1972 on the
            supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid it was decided to make 1 000 metric tons of
            skimmed-milk powder available to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,
            HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                        Article 1
            The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Hashemite
            Kingdom of Jordan on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid, the text of which
            is annexed hereto, is hereby concluded on behalf of the Community.
                                                        Article 2
            The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to
            sign the Agreement, and to confer on them the powers necessary to bind the Community.
            Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 1973.
                                                                       For the Council
                                                                         The President
                                                                        I. N0RGAARD
             (i) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .
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                                                      AGREEMENT
              between the European Economic Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
                                    on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid
              THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
              on the one part,
              THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN,
              on the other part,
              HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement, and for this purpose have named as their
              Plenipotentiaries :
              THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
              THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN :
              WHO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
                         Article 1                                insurance of the delivered products from the ports
                                                                  of discharge to their places of destination .
The European Economic Community, hereinafter
 referred to as the ' Community', shall supply as a
gift to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , here­                                           Article V
inafter referred to as the 'country of destination',
 1 000 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder of the                  The country of destiination undertakes to use the
 quality and with the packaging specified in Annex               products received as aid for purposes of consump­
 I, which forms an integral part of this Agreement.               tion and to distribute such products to refugee popu­
                                                                  lations free of charge.
                         Article II
 Deliveries shall be made cif to ports of discharge in                                    Article VI
 the country of destination .
                                                                  The Contracting Parties undertake to implement
                                                                  this Agreement in such a way as to avoid any preju­
                        Article 111                               dice to the normal structure of domestic production
                                                                  and international trade . To this end, they shall take
 The obligations and responsibilities of the Commu­               any measures required to ensure that aid supplies
 nity and of the country of destination, in particular            are in addition to, and do not replace, commercial
 as regards delivery and the taking of delivery are               transactions which might reasonably be expected in
 defined in Annex II, which forms an integral part of             the absence of such supplies .
 this Agreement.
                        Article IV                                                        Article VII
 The country of destination undertakes to make all                The country of destination shall take all appro­
 the necessary arrangements for the transport and                 priate measures to prevent :
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— the re-export of the products received as aid and                     buted, number and nature of the beneficiaries,
    of products derived from them ;                                     places, rate and method of distribution.
— the export, commercially or otherwise, within six
     months from the date of the last delivery, either                                       Article IX
    of skimmed-milk powder produced locally which
     is of the same kind as that received as aid or of              The country of destination shall take all appro­
    processed products derived from it.                             priate measures to enable those persons duly autho­
                                                                    rized by the Community to make on the spot obser­
                          Article VIII                              vations of the operations connected with the imple­
                                                                    mentation of the Agreement.
The country of destination undertakes to inform the
Community of the circumstances surrounding the
implementation of this Agreement. For this purpose,                                           Article X
it shall communicate to the Commission of the
European Communities the following information :                    At the request of either of them, the Contracting
                                                                    Parties shall consult each other on any questions
— not more than 30 days after the unloading of                      concerning the implementation of this Agreement.
     each consignment : port and date of ship's
    arrival ; kind, quantity and quality of products
     unloaded ; date on which unloading was comple­                                          Article XI
     ted ;
                                                                    This Agreement is drawn up in two copies in the
— every three months until the quantities received                  Danish, Dutch, English, French, German and Italian
     as aid have been fully used : quantities distri­               languages, each of these texts being authentic.
                                                            ANNEX 1
                                 Quality and conditions of packaging of the skimmed-milk powder
               1. Quality requirements
                   ( a) fat content :                                    not exceeding 1-5 %>
                  ( b ) water content :                                  not exceeding 4-0 %
                   (c) total acidity (lactic acid ) :                    not exceeding 0-15 % (18° Dornic)
                  (d) test for neutralizing agents :                     negative
                    (e) permitted additives :                            none
                    ( f) test for phosphatasis :                         negative
                    (g) solubility :                                     not exceeding 0-5 ml (not less than
                                                                         99 °/o)
                    (h) degree of purity :                               not less than disc B ( 15-0 mg)
                    (i) germ content :                                   not exceeding 50 000/g
                    (k) strength of colon bacillus :                     negative in 0*1 g
                    (1) flavour and smell :                              fresh
                    (m) appearance :                                     white or slightly yellowish, absence of
                                                                         impurities and coloured particles.
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             II. Packaging
                 (a) containing 25 kilogrammes net weight ;
                 (b) composition :
                     (aa) 4 Kraft paper bags of a strength representing at least 70 g/m2 ;
                           1 intercalated bag of tar-lined paper of a strength representing at least 140
                           g/m2 ;
                           1 polyethylene inner bag at least 0-06 mm thick, welded or double-bound ;
                  or (bb) 1 bag of clubpack-poly-duplo-paper of a strength representing at least 50/20/50
                           g/m2 ;
                           2 Kraft paper bags of a strength representing at least 70/75 g/m2 ;
                           1 polyethylene inner bag at least 0-10 mm thick, welded or doublejbound ;
                 (c) marking on the packaging (in English) :
                     SKIMMED-MILK POWDER GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMU­
                     NITY TO THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN
                                                          ANNEX 11
                                     Provisions laid down in Article III of the Agreement
                                                            Article 1
             Delivery shall be effected and all risk shall pass from the Community to the country
             of destination at the moment at which the goods are actually taken in charge in the ship's
             hold at the port of discharge.
             The country of destination shall pay all costs subsequent to delivery of the goods, including
             the costs of unloading (breaking bulk, hoisting, taking delivery, for example) as well as
             any lighterage costs .
             Any demurrage or dispatch money at the port of discharge shall be borne by or paid to
             the country of destination . The rates and conditions of payment laid down in the contract
             between the authorized agent of the Community referred to in Article 4 and the carrier
             must have been agreed in advance between that agent and the receiving agent of the
             country of destination referred to in the same Article .
                                                            Article 2
             The Community shall forward to the country of destination, 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 the port of discharge.
                                                            Article 3
             The Community shall inform the country of destination of the ship's estimated date of
             arrival at the port of discharge at least 10 clear days before that date.
             It shall have inserted in the charter party an undertaking by the captain to give the
             country of destination at least 72 hours' notice of the probable date of the ship's arrival
             in the port of unloading.
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                                                       Article 4
            To implement this Annex, the Community shall appoint an authorized agent, whose name
            and address it shall make known in good time to the country of destination.
            The country of destination shall appoint a receiving agent in each port of discharge, whose
            name and address it shall make known to the Community before the Agreement is imple­
            mented.
            Information on the signing of the Agreement between the European Economic
                  Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the supply of food aid
            The Agreement between the European Economic Community and Jordan on the supply
            of skimmed-milk powder as food aid, which the Council decided to conclude on
            15 October 1973 , was signed in Brussels on 12 November 1973 , on behalf of the
            European Communities by :
            Mr Niels Ersboll, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chairman of the
            Permanent Representatives Committee, and
            Mr Hans-Broder Krohn, Director-General for Development Cooperation of the
            Commission of the European Communities, and on behalf of the Government of
            Jordan by :
             Mr Dajani, Ambassador and Head of the Jordanian Mission to the European
            Communities .
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                                                       Article 4
            To implement this Annex, the Community shall appoint an authorized agent, whose name
            and address it shall make known in good time to the country of destination.
            The country of destination shall appoint a receiving agent in each port of discharge, whose
            name and address it shall make known to the Community before the Agreement is imple­
            mented.
            Information on the signing of the Agreement between the European Economic
                  Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the supply of food aid
            The Agreement between the European Economic Community and Jordan on the supply
            of skimmed-milk powder as food aid, which the Council decided to conclude on
            15 October 1973 , was signed in Brussels on 12 November 1973 , on behalf of the
            European Communities by :
            Mr Niels Ersboll, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chairman of the
            Permanent Representatives Committee, and
            Mr Hans-Broder Krohn, Director-General for Development Cooperation of the
            Commission of the European Communities, and on behalf of the Government of
            Jordan by :
             Mr Dajani, Ambassador and Head of the Jordanian Mission to the European
            Communities .