CELEX: 51974PC0914
Language: en
Date: 1974-06-21 00:00:00
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Chad for the supply of skimmed milk powder and butteroil as food aid. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---     COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                      COM(74)914 final.
                                                   Bruxelles . 21 june 1974
                           PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
                     on the conclusion of an Agreement "between
                           the European Economio Community
               and the Republic of Chad for the supply of skimmed
                       milk powder and butteroil as food aid .
                      ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
C0M(74 ) 914 final .
 ---pagebreak---  THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COtmilTIES ,
 Having regard "to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
 aJid in particular Articles 113 » 114 and 228 thereof j
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commissionj
                                   %
 Whereas the Council in Regulation (EEC ) no . 35&2/73 and Regulation (EEC )
 no . 3583/73 of 28 December 1973 on the supply of skimmed milk powder and
 butteroil as food aid decided to make 800 metric tons of skimmed milk
 powder and 150 metric tons of butteroil available to the Republic of Chad ;
BAS DECIDED :
      ..                          Article 1
An Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
 Republic of Chad      for the supply of skimmed milk powder and butteroil
 as food aid is hereby concluded on behalf of the European Economic Community .
 The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision .
                                  Article 2
The President of the Council is authorized to -designate the persons
empowered to sign the Agreement and to confer on them the powers required
in order to bind the Community .                               ,
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Done at Brussels ,                    .i            For the Council
                                                     The Président
                                     ,1      ' .*
                           • •       ,!
 ---pagebreak---               AGREERENT
  BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
  AND THE REPUBLIC OF CHAD FOR THE SUPPLY
" OF SKIMMED MILK POWDER AND BUTTEROIL AS
  FOOD AID .
 ---pagebreak---  THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
                                                   on the one hand , •
  THE GOVERNMENT OP THE REPUBLIC OP CHAD
                                                   on the other hand ,
                                «           .
                              •             «
 HAVE DECIDED to conclude "this Agreement , and for -this purposo have
 designated as "their plenipotentiaries :
'THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN" COMMUNITIES :   •           '
 THE GOVERNMENT OP THE REPUBLIC OF CHAD : .                   ' :
 WHO HAVE AGRESD AS POLLOVJSî
 ---pagebreak---                                       Article I
   The European Economic Community shall supply as a gift to the
   Republic of Chad hereinafter referred to as the "recipient country ",
   800 metric tons of skimmed milk powder and 150 metric tons of
   butteroil which satisfy , as to quality and packing , the requirements laid
   down in Annex I which forms an 'integral paxt of this Agreement .
                0
                                     Article II
  '.Hie deliveries shall "be made to the places of destination , to "be fixed by
  the recipient country and the European Economic Community by mutual consent .
                                    Article III
  The obligations and responsibilities of the European Economic Community and
 of the recipient coxmtry , in particular as regards delivery and acceptance ,
 are defined in Annex II , which forms an integral part of this Agreement .
        *
                                    Article TV
 The recipient country undertakes to make all the necessary arrangements for
 "the transport and insurance of the deliveries from the places of destination .
                                  . Article V
                                    \   j . -  _  . –                            $
           \                 '
 The recipient country undertakes to use the product received as aid for human
consumption and to distribute it free to the needy populations .
                                                t
                                    Article VI
The contracting parties undertake to implement this Agreement in such a way
as to avoid any damage to the normal structure of national production and
international -trade . For this purpose , they shall take the necessary steps
to ensure that the supplies of aid are additional to and are not in lieu
of trading operations which could reasonably be expected In the absence of
such supplies .                               :!
 ---pagebreak---                                      Article VII
 The recipient country shall take the appropriate steps to prevent ;
 - reexport of the products received as aid and any products derived therefromj
 - the export for trade or otherwise , within six months from the date of the
   last delivery , "both of locally-produced merchandise of the same kind
   as that received as aid and of processed products derived therefrom .
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                                    Artide VIII
 The recipient country undertakes to inform the European Economic Community    .
 of the circumstances surrounding the implementation of this Agreement . For
 this . pur pose , it shall communicate to the Commission of the European Communities
 every three months until t^.i quantities received as aid have been used up the
 following information : quantities distributed , number and nature of the
 beneficiaries , places , rate and manner of distribution .
                                    Article IX
The recipient country shall take all appropriate steps to enable those persons
duly authorized by the European Economic Community to make on the spot obser­
vations of the operations connected with the implementation of the Agreement .
                                    Article X
At the request of either party , the contracting parties shall consult one
another on all questions concerning the application of this Agreement .
                                  • Article XI
This Agreement is drawn up in two copies in the Danish , Dutch , English , French ,
German and Italian languages , these texts being equally authentic .
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  I. Qualiiy recnrirewmrfcs
       ( a ) fat content                                       not exceeding 1,5 )-o
       (b ) inoicture content                                  not exceeding 4,0 $
       (c ) total acidity ( lactic acid )                      not exceeding 0.15 /& (18° Domic )
                                                                 t
       (d ) test for. neutralizing agents                      négative
       ( e ) permitted additives                               none
      (f ) test for phosph'atasis                              négative
      (g ) solubility                                          not exceeding 0,5 ni (not less th?ji
                                                 • t
                                                                                       99 £)
      (h ) degree of purity                                    not less than disc B ( l5»0 mg)
      (i ) bactéria content                                   not exceeding 50 000 per g
      (k ) strength of colon bacillus                          negative in 0,1 g
      ( l ) flavour and smell                                  fresh
      (m ) appearance                                          v/hite or slightly yellowish ,
                                                               absence of impurities and coloured
                                                               particles
CI . Pack?.rinpr
     (a) containing 25 kilogrammes net weight
     (b) composition of packing :                                       .
             /  »                                                                                 2
             (aa) 4 Kraft paper bags of a strength representing at least 70 g per ni j
                  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
    *©r (bb ) 1 "clupak-poly-duplo" paper bag of a strength representing at
                      least 50/20/50 per m2j                              . ' *
                  2 Kraft paper bags of a strength representing at least 70/75 S P21*
                  1 polyethylene inner bag at least 0,10 mm (thick welded or doiible–
       /            ."bound)                         !                                        .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                              2
or ( cc ) 1 "Kraft " paper bag of a strength representing at least 10 g/m ;
           .1 "Kraft " paper bag with a polyethylene layer of a strength
               representing atleast ciO g + 1$ g/m j
            3 "Kraft." pannr ba^c? of a strength representing at least 70 %/m .
            1 polyethylene inner bag at . least 0.06 mm thick , welded or double
              bound .                     ■.
( c ) marking on the packaging in French language :
   .  SI'O-MED MILK P0WDER
      GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN EC0N0KIC COïfllUIJITY
      T0 THE REPUBLIC 0F CHAD
      TO DISTRIBUTE FREE OF CHARGE
 ---pagebreak---                                  B. BUTTEROIL                                 t
I. Quality                                  .'           . • .    ,
    ■ ( A ) Characteristics of the product :                         . ;•
                 Concentrated milk fat containing no less than
                '99>&% of pure fat :                         *.
       ( B ) Standard ingrédients :               "
               . ( Analysis' made at time of manufacture and packing )
                    Moisture and non-fat ingredient sjpf milk -
                    not more than 0.20#                     : ■ •         ...) .
     ' ■ ^ - Fat - not less than 9 9 •                                     .
                 - Free fatty acids - not more than 0.5% ( expressed
                    as oleic acid )                 ...
                 - Peroxide level / kg - not more than 1 unit
                    ( in milli équivalents of active oxygen per kg )
            • ' - Taste - pure
           ' - Smell - absence of smell . extraneous' to butteroil
                             4                                              .
I. Conditions of packaging
                                                V
 b.) Metal cans of 5 Its . ( 2,2 kgj – 8 cans per carton ,
"b ) Inscription on the packaging in French language j
                   BUTTEROIL
                   GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
                   TO THE REPUBLIC OF CHAD                          . .'
                   TO DISTRIBUTE FREE OF CHARGE
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                      AJWI5X TO /i'RTIOL'B TXT 01? THE AniiRET.IT3IW
                                        Article 1            __
 Delivery shall be completed and the risks shall pass from the European
 Economic Community to the recipient country as soon as the goods actually
 reach the place of destination .
                 •                                     i
 The recipient country shall "bear all costs incurred in talcing delivery of the
 goods , any transshipment costs and all other costs subsequent to delivery .
                       •                              *
 Any costs resulting -from delay in talcing delivery of the goods , which are
 attributable to the recipient country , shall be borne by that country .
                                       Article 2
 The European Economic Community shall , at the earliest opportunity , give to
 the recipient country the information relating to the consignment of the
 goods to the place of destination , the means of transport used , the details
 of the route to be followed over the intermediate stages , the date of
 loading , and the quantity and quality of the goods on their departure from
                                                           \
 the Community .
                                       Article 3
                                       .1 .....  . .. Tl .
 The European Economic Community shall inform the recipient country in good
 time of the goods * presumed date of arrival at the place of destination . The
 European Economic Community shall be under an obligation to inform the
recipient country at least two days in advance (of the date ) of the goods'
;arrival at the place of destination .
                                       Article A
The European Economic Community shall appoint an agent to implement the
provisions of this Annex , and shall in- good time , forward the latter 's name
                                                                      f
and address to the récipient country .         .         .       ■' *
The recipient country shall appoint an agent in each place of delivery , and
                                            I
 shall forward' the latter 's name and address to the European Economic Community
                                          t
 prior to implementation of the Agreement .
 ---pagebreak---                                  Article   "3
On delivery of the goods the country of destination shall hand to the authorized
agent of the European Economic Community a taking-over certificate , stating the
place and date of taking over , the nature and the quantity as well as continent
observations about the quality of these goods and shall send a copy thereof to
the Commission of the Europe ^ Community .