CELEX: 51974PC1991
Language: en
Date: 1974-12-03 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt for the supply of skim milk powder as food aid (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                     COM(74) 1991 final
                                                     Brussels , 3 December 1974
                             RECOMMENDATION
                         FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
               on the conclusion of an Agreement "between
                  the European Economic Community and
                       the Arab Republic of Egypt
            for the supply of skim milk powder as food aid
              (submitted to the Counoil "by the Commission)
COM (74) 1991 final
 ---pagebreak---  THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , \
 Having regard to "the Treaty establishing tho European Economio Community
 and in particular Artioles 113 f 114 and 228 thereof ;
Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission ;
                                        *
Whereas the Council in Regulation ( EEX3 ) no . 1326/74 of 11 July 1974 on the
 supply of skim     milk powder aa food aid decided to make 450 ton­
nes   of skimi   milk powder available to the Arab Republic of Egypt .
HAS DECIDED :
                                    / rtj.clo 1
An Agreement betwoon the European Economic Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt
for the supply of skim      milk powder as food aid is hereby concluded on
behalf of the European Economic Community . The te:ct of the Agreement is
annexed to this Decision .
                                    Article 2
                                    »1 . in r rr nrrr«iili
The President of the Council is authorized to designate the persons - empowered
to sign the Agreement and to confer on them tho powers required in order to
bind the Community .
Done at Brussels ,
                                                           For the Counoil
                                                            The President
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                              \
                                            r
          BETirEEW THE EUROPEAN ECOITOLUC COISIUIJITT
          AND   ARAB REPUBLIC OP EGYPT
ON THE SUPPLY OP FOOD AID IN THE FOHM OP   SKIM MILK POWDER .
                             \
 ---pagebreak--- THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
                                                          of tlie one part .
THE GOVERNMENT CP THE ARAB REPUBLIC OP EGYPT
                                                          of "the other part .
                                                t
HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designated at
their plenipotentiaries :
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THE G0VERIJM35T CP THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT :    >
VniO HAVE AGREED A3 FOLLOWS :    v
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                                  ARTICLE T
 The European Economic Community shall supply by way of gift to the
Arab Republic of Egypt                      ( hereafter referred to as
 "the recipient country") a quantity of         450 tonnes of skim.     milk powder .
                                     t
The quality and packaging conditions are specified in Annex I which foraa an
integral part of the present Agreement .              '
                                  Amors n
Deliveries Khali be effected under tho arran^ciuc-nta provided in Annex II
which forms an integral p~rt of the present / grcer-irnt .
                                 ΑΤ?ΊΊϋΤ.Ε ΠΙ
The recipient country under'takes . to i.ir.ko all nocuc&avy arrangements for tha
transport and instu'pjticc of the protects froii' joint of de 1 ivc-ry to placoa cl'
destination .
It undertakes to excroiuo the greatest care to ensure that tho tendering
arrangements for csa transport do not prejudice tho free plr.y of fair com­
petition . Any problems arising in thin connection shall bo tho subject of
consultations under Article VIII of the present Agreement .
                                  ARTIO.M? IV
The recipient country undertakes to use tho product received as aid for pur­
poses of consumption and to distributo it free of charge to the people in need .
 ---pagebreak---                                  . / ÏÏTTCLE V
The Contracting Parties undertake to implement this Agreement in such a way
as to avoid any" prejudice to the normal structure of national production
and international trado . To this end they shall take any measures required
to ensure that supplies as aid are in addition to and do not replp.ee business
transactions which might reasonably be expected in the absence of fcuch suppli.
                                                    9
                                   ARTICT.^VI
                *
The recipient country shall take all steps r squired to prevent :
(i )    the re-export of the product received as aid and also of any product ?.
        reraulting ibtroi'ro.a ;
(ii ) the export , commercially or otherwise , within a period of ci.:: months
        commencing fron the final delivery , cipher of my product procured
        locally of the car, c nature as that resolved as aid , or of any product ;.?
        resulting therefrom .
                                   ART-fOLS VIT
The recipient country undertaker. to inform tho Ei\roperJi Econonric Corxmnity
of how this Agreement is implemented . To this end it shall provide the
Commission of the European Communities with tho following details ;
(i )    Immediately after the unloading of each cargo : ports and dates of
        arrival of vessel ; nature , qriantity and any observations as to the
        quality of tho products unloaded } date on which unloading was completed
 ( ii ) Every three months until the quantities received as aid have been fully
        usedj qiiantities distributed ; number and nature of beneficiaries 5
        places , rates and method of distribution .
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                               ARTICLE VIII
The Contracting Parties shall at the request of either consult each other
on any questions concerning the implementation of this Agreement .
                               ARTICLE IX
This Agreement ic drawn up in duplicate in the Danish , Dutch , English ,
French , German and Italian languages , each of those texts having equal force .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                  ΛΜΪΙΕΧ Ι
                                     SKIMW3ÛD KTLK POWER
 I. Quality requirements
      (a ) fat content -                         not exceeding 1,5 %
      (b ) moisture content                      not exceeding 4»0 $
     (c )  total acidity (lactic acid )          not exceeding 0,15 % (13° Domic )
     (d )  test for neutralizing agents          negative
      (e)  permitted additives                   nono
                                                         i
     (f )  test for phoephato-sis                negative
     (g )  solubility                            not exceeding 0,5 ral (not less than 99 %)
     (h )  degree of purity                      not loss than disc E ( 15,0 mg )
     (i )  bacteria content                      not exoeeding 50 000 per g
     (k )  strength of colon bacillus            negativo in 0,1 g
     (l )  flavour and smell                     fresh
     (m )  appearance                            white or slightly yellov;ish ,
                                                 absence of impurities and ooloured
                                                 particles
II »
     (a ) containing 25 kilogranvnes net weight
     (b ) composition of packing :
                                                                                       2
           (aa ) 4 Kraft p?,per bags of a strength representing at least 70 g per ia ;
                 1 interposed tar-lined paper bag of a strength representing at
                   least 140 g per m2j
                 1 polyethylene inner bag at least 0,66 mm thick , welded or double-
                   bound
     or (bb ) 1 ,,clupak-poly-duplo ,, paper bag of a strength representing at
                   least 50/20/50 per m2j                                                 r
                                                                                          4L
                 2 Kraft paper bags of a strength representing at least 70/75 S Per m
                 1 polyethylene inner bag at least 0,10 mm (thick welded or double-
                   bound )
                                                                                     •Α
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                                                                         2
or (co ) 1 Kraft    paper "bag of a strength representing at least 70 g/m~
          1 Kraft   paper bag with a polyethylene layer of a strength
            representing at least 80 g + 15 g/i?2
                                                                            2
          3 Kraft   paper "bags of a strength representing at least 70 g/ra
          1 polyethylene inner hag at least 0,06 mm thick , welded or double-
            bound
                                   «
(c ) marking on the packaging in English language^
     SKIMMED MILK POWDER
     GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN! ECONOMIC CGffifiJHITT
     TO THE  ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT
     TO DISTRIBUTE FREE OF CHARGE
 ---pagebreak---                              General provisions
                         '    •    \
                                    \
                                  Article 1
 Delivery shall be effected and risks shall pass from the European Economic
 Community , hereinafter referred to as the EEC , to the recipient country at
                                      «
 the moment at which the goods are put down at the point of exportation
named "by the Commission of the European Communities at the "berth specified
by the recipient country or its agent referred to in Article 2 and under the
terns specified in the following articles . Without prejudice to Artilrics 7
and 8 the EEC Ghall "bear all cods up to delivery and the recipient country
those beyond such delivery .
                                   Article 2
The EEC shall appoint an agent to impler.ip.nt tlio provisions of tho i.rocont
Annex - or for each consignment - whose name a>;d address it shall          knot.?)
to tho recipient country immediately following his appointment .
The recipient country shall appoint an agent iii the port or ports of chipMsvl ,
whose name and address it shall make known to the EEC with all despatch cud
if possible before the appointment of egont of the EEC .
                                   Article 3
Before implementing tho procedures for appointing tho agent of the EKC
referred to in Artiole 2 , the Commission of the European Communities and
the recipient country shall jointly establish the period during which
delivery must begin .
              Obligations of the European Economic Community
                                   Article 4
Should the EEC not be in a position to carry out delivery on the date , and
 ( if applicable ) on the schedule as provided in Artiole 6 , all oosts arising
for the recipient country – for example demurrage void freight and dead freight
shall be borne by the EEC .
 ---pagebreak---  The oh&rgaa and "the arrangement a relating 'to demurrage Xr1& down In tha
 contract between the recipient 'country and tho carrier nrunt • have "been agreed
 in advance by the recipient country and the agent of the EEC .
The other costs referred to in tho first paragraph shall only bo refunded by
the EEC if they have been paid by tho recipient country with tho approval of
the EEC .                                                '
                                                                                                     f
                                                     Article 5
Should it prove impossible for th3 EEC to supply all or part of the fp ocls
on the date and within the time-lir.iits provided for in Article 6 and without
prejudice to the provisions of Article 4 , a new date and a nc-w time-linit
shall be agreed between tho agents of tho EEC and of tho recipient country
for the delivery of all the goods or of tho vndoliverod part thereof .
                 Obli/'-itions of the recipient corn-fcrv
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                                                     Article 6
After contacting the EEC , the recipient country shall procure one or more
vessels to transport all the quantities provided for in Article 1 of the
Agreement , of dimensions corresponding to the normal capacity of the port
of shipment } these vessels must be ready for loading on a date falling
within the period referred to in Article 3 .
The agent of the recipient country shall inform the EEC of this date
immediately on learning it , and also that for commencement of delivery ,
if possible twenty days in advance and in any case ten days before the
date for commencement of dolivery .
He shall establish with the agent of the EEC the schedule on whioh delivery
shall take place .
 ---pagebreak---         .    -                Article 7
 Should tho reoipient country be unable to begin loading on the date provided
 for in Article 6 , paragraph 1 , the agent of the recipient country shall inform
the agent of the EEC without delay#
 In this event a new date for the commencement of delivery and ( if applicable )
 a new schedule oould be agreed between the agents of the EEC f.nd of the
 recipient country . Tho cocts arising from this flelay shall in till cases except
 force majeure be borne by the recipient counxry .
Should tho nev; date provided for in paragraph 2 be ir.ore than 30 cles.r dr.yr?
after the date for loading provided for in Article 6 , paragraph 1 , the
may dispose of the good3 without prejudice to its coroatment under Article; 1
of this Agreement .
                              Article 8
If tho quantity made available for loading on a vcosel cannot hb put on
board in its entirety , the recipient ocuntry clml inform tho JSC ao soon
as possible and not later than fifteen clear dpy&i after loading h&b bacn
completed whether it intent's to accept or to renounce tho balance .
In the former cane the provisions of Article 7 » paragraphs 2 and 3 , Khali
apply to the balance , if delivery has not yet taken place .
In the latter case tho EEC may consider that it hao discharged its coir.Jij tmunt
to the recipient countiy under Article 1 of this Agreement and Ehall bear
the costs resulting from such renunciation .
In any event after the expiry of an interval of fifteen clear dsys and in
the absence of any notice on the part of the reoipient country , tho renun­
ciation shall be deemed to have taken place .
                              Article 9
Upon delivery of the goods , the recipient country shall hand to the agent of
the EEC a certificate of acceptance stating the port of shipment , date of
acceptance , the nature and quantity of tho goods acoepted and including any
comments on the quality of the goods and send copy thereof to the Commission
of tho European Communities .