CELEX: 51974PC1967
Language: en
Date: 1974-12-02 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMANDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Economic Community and Ethiopia 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)1967 final
                                                     Brussels , 2 December 1974
                          RECOMMANDATION FOR A
                            COUNCIL DECISION
             on the conclusion of an agreement between the
                European Economic Community and Ethiopia
                 for the supply of cereals as food aid .
             ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
COM(74) 1967 final
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 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing tho European Economic Community ,
 and in particular Articles 113 , 114 and 228 thereof ;
 Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission j
 Whereas   Ethiopia , "by its letter of 20.11.1973
has requested food aid ;
Whereas in view of the cereal supply situation in Ethiopia
that country should be accorded , by way of gift ,     20 000 metric tons
of cereals in the form of 15 000 metric tons of soft wheat and 5 000 metric tons
of maize , under the Community Food Aid Programme for 1973/74 .
DECIDES :
                                        Article
On behalf of the European Economic Community an Agreement , the text whereof
is annexed hereto , shall be concluded between the European Economic Community
and Ethiopia                  for the supply of soft wheat and maize .
as food aid .
                                        Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate those , who
are to sign the Agreement and to confer on them the requisite powers : to bind
the Community .
Done at Brussels ,              19 ....                      For tho Council
                                                              The Président
 ---pagebreak---                  AGREEMENT
BETWEEN" THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COJ.HUNITY
AMD ETHIOPIA
CONCERNING 11 IE SUPPLY AS FOOD AID OF
CEREALS .
 ---pagebreak---  THE COUIvCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COI&UEITIES ,
                                                       od the ons hr.nd ,
THE GOVERNMENT OP ETHIOPIA
                                                       on the other hand ,
                       *
HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designated
as their plenipotentiaries :
THE comic IL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THE GOVERNMENT OP ETHIOPIA
WIIO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
 ---pagebreak---                                                      .Article X
 As a part, of its Food Aid Pro^ranirae (Oorcalr.) for 3 973 /7 4» the European
 Economic Coiirounity shall nuppl y, by vny of gift , Ethiopia
 hereinafter referred as the "recipient country", with '                              20 000         metric to:r.;
 of cereals in the form of 15 000 metric tons of soft wheat and 5 000 metric tons
 of maize .
                                                     Article TT
Deliveries t:;'.ll be wade                           eif porta of rco loading in the recipient
country in new jute bags with a net weight of 50 kg each.
                                                 Ari. 'J o ! 0 TYT
{The ob'l     on :.; I :t\ • : • ;• o■ i 1.i i 1 x •;. i c o of the ?;iv?op?; n "•co^o;iic Co:r''VJ'iity p;-id
of the recipient country relating - to delivery . and the taking of delivery arc
defined in the Anne;;, v'lich forras an intojrral p::i"t of thi a Afvreouent .
            *          *
                                                Article
                                                ««*»      -.+tr , t •
                                                                      V
                                                                      • «I
The recipient covj'itry \iudertakes to inr-lre all msoocBrxy arrc:a£,ej :cnv. 'j for tno
transport and inr.urwioe of the product from the CXP-otaje to pieces
of destination .
                                                Art:i.c?c. Y
The recipient country undertakes to ur;e the product received as sad lor
purposes of consumption and to distribute it to people in need free of charge .
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                                      Art ici G VI
               •                      ■! III  >
    The European Economic Community shall grant the recipient country funds to
    cover the costs incurred "by that country for the transport of the delivered
    products from the cif–stage to piaces of destination .
    These funds shall amount to .30' units of account, per metric ton of delivered
                         4 t
    produc.t .
    The Community undertakes to pay this as soon as possible after receipt by
   the Commission of the information required in Article 6 of the annex .
                                     Article VI I
 The Contracting Parties undertake to implement this Aprccnont in rrach a \:ey
 as to avoid any prejudice io the normal . stroiTO'ho'G of domestic production end
 international truce . To this end they rhall take any ncannres required to
ensure that aid supplier.; are in addition to , and do not replace "business
transactions which rni^ht reasonably he ercpocted in the absence - of such supplie
                                     Article VIII
The recipient country shall take any measures required to prevent :
(i ) The re-export of the products received as aid and of products and by­
        products resulting from such supplies j
(ix ) The export , commercially or otherwise , within six months of the last
       delivery, either of the products obtained locally and of the same natvire
       as - the products received as aid or of any products or by-products resul­
       ting from it .
 ---pagebreak---                                   Article   IX
The recipient country undertaker: to inform the Luropean Economic Community
how this Agreement is being implemented . To this end it shall provide the
Commission of the European Communities every three months until the quantities
received as aid have been fully used with' the following information : reports
indicating in particular number and nature of the beneficiaries , the quantitie
                        *
distributed , places and manner of distribution .
                                  Article   X
The recipient country Khali 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 .
                                 Artic Le  XI
                                        i
At the re.juer-.t of a thcr ptrty , the; contracting parties shall consult one
another on all questions cohcerning the application of this Agreement .
                                 Article   XII
This Agreement is dre.v:n up in two copies in 'the Danish , Dutch , English , French
German and Italian languages , these texts being equally authentic .
 ---pagebreak---                     AKMW TO ATITT0I.I3 TIT OP     ACTWOTJ 1?
                                    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 are actually
   taken in charge in the ship 's hold at the port of "unloading .
                           *
    The recipient country shall "bear    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 costs or dispatch money at the port of unloading shall , as the
   case may "be , be borne by or paid to the recipient country . The rates and
   conditions of payment applying to any contract "between the Community agent
   referred to in Article 5 and 'the carrier must have been previously agreed
  "between that agent and the recipient country 's agent referred to in Article
                                  Article 2
  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 the port of unloading .
                                  Article 3
  The European Economic Community shall inform the recipient country of the
  ship 's presumed date of arrival at the port of unloading at least ten clear
  days before that date .
  The European Economic Community shall cause to be inserted in the charter-
  party an undertaking by the captain to give to the recipient country at
  least 72 hours' notice of the probable date of the ship 's arrival in the port .
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                                  Article A
 On delivery of the goods , a tolerance of 5   less than the quantity to "be
 supplied in accordance with Article I of the Agreement is permitted .   ..
                                  Article 5
 The European Economic Community shall appoint an agent to implement the
 provisions of this Anne*, and shall in good time' forward the latter 's
name and address "to the recipient country .
 The recipient country shall appoint an agent in each port of unloading ,
and shall forward the latter 's name and address to the European Economio
Community prior to implementation of the Agreement .
                                  Article 6
On delivery of the goods the country of destination shall hand to the authorised
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 contigcnt
observations about the quality of these goods and shall send a copy thereof to
the Commission of the European Community . '