CELEX: 51973PC0265
Language: en
Date: 1973-02-16 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION concluding an agreement between the European Economic Community and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees on the supply of milk fat (Submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                               COM(73 ) 265 final
                                              Brussels , 16 February 1973
                                 RECOMMENDATION
                             FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
                concluding an agreement between the European
                Economic Community and the United Nations Relief
                and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees on
                the supply of milk fat
                 ( Submitted to the Council by the Commission)
  COM(73 ) 265 final
 ---pagebreak--- THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Hiving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community , and in particular Articles 113 , 114 and 228 thereof ;
Having regard to the R acommendation from the Commission;
Whereas by its Regulation (EEC ) No 1 692/72 the Council decided to
include milk fat in its food aid programme ;
Whereas the United Nations Relief and Works Agency has made known how
much milk fat it needs for refugees and whereas 2000 metric tons of that
product should therefore "be placed at its disposal ;
DECIDES '•
                              Article 1
An Agreement is concluded , on  "behalf of the European Economic Community ,
between the European Economic   Community and the United Nations Relief and
Works Agency for Palestinian    refugees , for the supply of milk fat by
way of food aid , of which the   text is annexed to this Decision.
                               Article 2
The President of the Council is authorised to appoint delegates to sign
the Agreement and to confer on them the requisite full powers on behalf
of the Community.
Done at Brussels ,                  1 ^–•
                                                  For the Council
                                                  The President
 ---pagebreak---                  AGREMENT
"between  the European Economic Community and
 the United Nations Relief and Works Agency on
 the supply of butteroil "by way of food aid for
Palestinian refugees .
 ---pagebreak--- THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
                             of the first part
THE UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS   AGENCY   FOR PALESTINIAN
REFUGEES , hereinafter called UNRWA
                             of the second part
have decided to conclude this Agreement and have designated to this
end as their pleniputentiaries :
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
UNRMA :
WHO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
 ---pagebreak---                                    Àrfïcie 1
The European Economic Community shall , by way of gift , supply to
UNRWA , hereinafter called " the beneficiary", 2000 metric tons of
butteroil .
The Community   shall deliver butteroil meeting the quality and
packaging requirements set out in Annex I , which forms an integral
part of the Agreement .
                                   Article II
The butteroil shall be delivered CIP port of unloading in Lebanon     -
or CIF ports of unloading in Israel .
                                   Article III
The obligations and responsibilities of the European .Economiq
Community and the beneficiary are set out in Annex II which, forms .
an integral part of this Agreement . _                   .
                                   Article IV
The beneficiary undertakes to    take all measures necessary to
transport the butteroil from the ports of unloading to the places of
destination .
                                   Article V
The beneficiary undertakes to distribute the butteroil     received by
way of food aid free of charge to Palestinian refugees for. tjieir
consumption.
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                                    Article VI
The European Economic Community shall contribute to the costs
incurred by the beneficiary in carrying out the operations provided .
for in Articles IV and V.     This contribution shall be 15 u.a. .
per metric ton of delivered product .
The Community undertakes to pay this contribution as soon as possible
after receipt by the Commission of the reports provided for in the
first indent of Article VII .
                                    Article VII
The beneficiary undertakes to notify the European Economic Community
of the manner in which this Agreement is performed .       It shall in
particular send the Commission of the European Communities :
-* reports , to be made within 30 clays after unloading , giving details
    of the dates of arrival of ships at ports of destination , the
    quantities and condition of the product unloaded and the dates on
  , which unloading was   completed ;
- a monthly progress report on distribution , until final disposal of all
    quantities received , including the number of recipients , the quantities
    distributed and the places , "timetable" and manner of distribution.
                                    Article VIII
The contracting parties shall consult together on any question concerning
the application of    this Agreement , whenever one such party so requests .
                                    Article IX
This Agreement is drawn up in two copies in the German,' French , Italian
and Dutch languages , each text being equally authentic .
 ---pagebreak---                               AMEX I
Butteroil placed at the disposal of UKRWA .
I.    Quality requirementsj
      - characteristics of the product :    concentrated milk fat '
        containing no less than 99*8% of pure fat ;
      - standard ingredients : (analysis made at time of manufacture
        and packing)
                             : moisture and non fat ingredients
        of milk : not more than 0.20$
                             : fat - not less than 99*8%
                             : free fatty acid - not more than 0.5$
                                ( expressed as oleic acid )
                             : peroxyde level/kg - not more than 1 unit
                                (in milli equivalents of active oxygen per kg)
                             : taste - pure
                             : smell - absence of smell extraneous to
                               "butteroil
II#  Packing :
     Metal cans of 20 kg - 1 can per carton
 ---pagebreak---               AUNEX PROVIDED FOR . HT ARTICLE III OP THE AGREEMENT
                                   Article 1  •
Delivery shall "be completed and all liability shall pass from the
European Economic Community„to. the beneficiary when the goods are
either fully unloaded on quayside or on siloboat at port of unloading
if available or on lighter if this method is used .
The beneficiary shall pay all downstream delivery costs , including
costs of taking delivery.
Any demurrage costs at the port of unloading, for delay attributable
to the beneficiary , shall be borne by the latter .   The level of these
costs and detailed rules concerning them shall be fixed in the contract
concluded between the Community delegate provided for in Article 5 » and
the forwarding agent following prior agreement between that delegate and
the reception agent of the beneficiary provided for in Article 5 »
                                    Article 2
The European Economic Community shall    notify  the beneficiary, as soon
as possible after loading of the goods , of the vessel and date of
loading, the quantity and quality of the goodsf recorded on loading, the
port of unloading and the daily unloading capacity of that port .
                                    Article 3
The European Economic Community shall notify the beneficiary of the
presumed date of arrival of the ship at the port of unloading at least
ten  clear days before that date .
The European Economic Community shall have inserted in the charter-party
an undertaking by the Captain to notify the beneficiary at least 72 hours
in advance of the probable date of arrival of the ship in port .
 ---pagebreak---                                  Article 4
A tolerance shall be allowed on consignment of the goods of 5% loss than
the quantity of goods to be delivered! tinder Article 1 .
                                 Article 5
The European Economic Community shall appoint a delegate to perform
the provisions of this Annex and shall in due course inform the
beneficiary of his name and address .
The beneficiary shall appoint a reception agent at each port of
unloading and shall notify his name and address to the European
Economic Community before the implementation of the Agreement .