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Language: en
Date: 1975-07-16 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 16 June 1975 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Rwandese Republic on the supply of common wheat flour as food aid #Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Rwandese Republic on the supply of common wheat flour as food aid

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                                    (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                COUNCIL
                                             COUNCIL DECISION
                                                 of 16 June 1975
            on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Commu­
            nity and the Rwandese Republic on the supply of common wheat flour as food
                                                        aid
                                                   (75/423/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                 supply of common wheat flour as food aid is hereby
COMMUNITIES,                                                concluded on behalf of the Community.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 113,         The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Deci­
114 and 228 thereof ;                                       sion .
Having regard to the recommendation from the
Commission ;
Whereas the European Economic Community has                                       Article 2
concluded the 1971 Food Aid Convention ;
Whereas the Rwandese Republic has requested food            The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
aid ;                                                       designate the persons empowered to sign the Agree­
                                                            ment and to confer on them the necessary powers to
Whereas in view of the cereal supply situation in that      bind the Community.
country the latter should be accorded, by way of gift,
3 000 metric tons of common wheat, 1 500 metric
tons under the Community food-aid programme for
1970/71 and 1 500 metric tons under the programme
for 1973/74, in the form of 1 986 metric tons of
common wheat flour,                                         Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 1975.
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                                                       For the Council
                       Article 1
                                                                                        The President
The Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Rwandese Republic on the                                                R. RYAN
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                                                   AGREEMENT
              between the European Economic Community and the Rwandese Republic on
                                 the supply of common wheat (lour as food aid
              THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
              of the one part,
              THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RWANDESE REPUBLIC,
              of the other part,
              HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement, and to this end have designated as their Plenipotenti­
              aries :
              THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
              THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RWANDESE REPUBLIC :
              WHO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
                         Article I                                                    Article V
The European Economic Community, hereinafter                 The country of destination undertakes to use the
referred to as the 'Community', shall supply the Rwan­        product received as aid for consumption and to distri­
dese Republic, hereinafter referred to as the 'country       bute it free of charge to the needy populations.
of destination', by way of gift, with 3 000 metric tons
of common wheat, 1 500 metric tons under the
Community food-aid programme for 1970/71 and                                          Article VI
1 500 metric tons under the programme for 1973/74,
in the form of 1 986 metric tons of common wheat
flour.                                                       The Contracting Parties undertake to implement this
                                                             Agreement in such a way as to avoid any prejudice to
                                                              the normal structure of domestic production and inter­
                        Article II                            national trade. To this end, they shall take any
                                                              measures required to ensure that aid supplies are in
Deliveries shall be made half franco Kigali, half             addition to, and do not replace, commercial transac­
franco Ruhengeri, in new cotton sacks each weighing           tions which might reasonably be expected in the
50 kg net.                                                    absence of such supplies.
                        Article III
                                                                                     Article VII
The obligations and responsibilities of the Commu­
nity and of the country of destination relating to           The country of destination shall take all appropriate
delivery and receipt are defined in the Annex, which          measures to prevent :
forms an integral part of this Agreement.
                                                              — the re-export of the product received as aid and of
                        Article IV
                                                                  products derived from them ;
                                                              — the export, commercially or otherwise, within six
The country of, destination undertakes to make all the            months from the date of the last delivery, both of
necessary arrangements for the transport and insur­               products obtained locally which are of the same
ance of the product from the places of destination                kind as that received as aid or of products derived
onwards .                                                         from them .
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                      Article VIII                          the Community to make on the spot observations of
                                                            the operations connected with the implementation of
The country of destination undertakes to inform the         the Agreement.
Comrfrunity of the manner in which this Agreement
is performed. To this end, it shall communicate the                               Article X
following information to the Commission of the Euro­
pean Communities every three months until the quan­        At the request of either of them, the Contracting
tities received as aid have been fully used : quantities    Parties shall consult each other on any questions
distributed ; number and nature of the beneficiaries ;      concerning the implementation of this Agreement.
places and method of distribution .
                                                                                 Article XI
                       Article IX
                                                            This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the
The country of destination shall take all appropriate       Danish, Dutch, English, French, German and Italian
measures to enable those persons duly authorized by         languages, each of these texts being authentic .
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                                                            ANNEX
                                             Procedures for delivery and receipt
                            Article 1                             place of destination . It shall confirm that date at least two
                                                                  days in advance.
Delivery shall be effected and all risk shall pass from the
Community to the country of destination at the moment at                                      Article 4
which the goods actually arrive and are unloaded at the place
of destination .                                                  On delivery, an allowance of 5 % less than the quantity laid
                                                                  down under Article I of the Agreement shall be permitted.
The country of destination shall bear all costs for taking
delivery of the goods, any transhipment costs and all other
                                                                                              Article 5
costs subsequent to delivery.
Any costs resulting from delays in taking delivery which are      To implement this Annex the Community shall appoint an
attributable to the country of destination shall be borne by    • authorized agent whose name and address it shall make
the latter.                                                       known in good time to the country of destination.
                                                                  At each place of delivery the country of destination shall
                            Article 2                             appoint a receiving agent whose name and address it shall
                                                                  make known to the Community before the Agreement is
The Community shall notify to the country of destination, as      implemented.
soon as possible, the means of transport to be used to carry
the goods to the place of destination, the means of shipment                                  Article 6
to be used during the intermediary phases, the date of
loading and the quantity and quality of the goods as              On delivery of the goods the country of destination shall
recorded on shipment from the Community.                          hand to the authorized agent of the Community a certificate
                                                                  of receipt, which shall set out the place and date of receipt,
                            Article 3                             the nature and the quantity of the goods received, together
                                                                  with any comments on the quality of those goods. A copy of
The Community shall inform the country of destination in          the certificate shall be sent to the Commission of the Euro­
good time of the expected date of arrival of the goods at the     pean Communities.
                 Information on the signing of the Agreement between the European Economic
                        Community and the Rwandese Republic on the supply of food aid
                 The Agreement between the European Economic Community and Rwanda on the supply
                 of common wheat flour as food aid, which the Council decided to conclude on 16 June
                 1975, was signed in Brussels on 18 June 1975, on behalf of the Council of the European
                 Communities by :
                 Mr Brendan Dillon, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Represen­
                 tative of Ireland, Chairman of the Permanent Representatives Committee, and
                 Mr Hans-Broder Krohn , Director-General of the Directorate-General for Development
                 and Cooperation at the Commission of the European Communities ;
                 and on behalf of the Rwandese Republic by :
                 Mr Ignace Karuhije, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Representative of the
                 Rwandese Republic to the European Economic Community.
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                                                            ANNEX
                                             Procedures for delivery and receipt
                            Article 1                             place of destination . It shall confirm that date at least two
                                                                  days in advance.
Delivery shall be effected and all risk shall pass from the
Community to the country of destination at the moment at                                      Article 4
which the goods actually arrive and are unloaded at the place
of destination .                                                  On delivery, an allowance of 5 % less than the quantity laid
                                                                  down under Article I of the Agreement shall be permitted.
The country of destination shall bear all costs for taking
delivery of the goods, any transhipment costs and all other
                                                                                              Article 5
costs subsequent to delivery.
Any costs resulting from delays in taking delivery which are      To implement this Annex the Community shall appoint an
attributable to the country of destination shall be borne by    • authorized agent whose name and address it shall make
the latter.                                                       known in good time to the country of destination.
                                                                  At each place of delivery the country of destination shall
                            Article 2                             appoint a receiving agent whose name and address it shall
                                                                  make known to the Community before the Agreement is
The Community shall notify to the country of destination, as      implemented.
soon as possible, the means of transport to be used to carry
the goods to the place of destination, the means of shipment                                  Article 6
to be used during the intermediary phases, the date of
loading and the quantity and quality of the goods as              On delivery of the goods the country of destination shall
recorded on shipment from the Community.                          hand to the authorized agent of the Community a certificate
                                                                  of receipt, which shall set out the place and date of receipt,
                            Article 3                             the nature and the quantity of the goods received, together
                                                                  with any comments on the quality of those goods. A copy of
The Community shall inform the country of destination in          the certificate shall be sent to the Commission of the Euro­
good time of the expected date of arrival of the goods at the     pean Communities.
                 Information on the signing of the Agreement between the European Economic
                        Community and the Rwandese Republic on the supply of food aid
                 The Agreement between the European Economic Community and Rwanda on the supply
                 of common wheat flour as food aid, which the Council decided to conclude on 16 June
                 1975, was signed in Brussels on 18 June 1975, on behalf of the Council of the European
                 Communities by :
                 Mr Brendan Dillon, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Represen­
                 tative of Ireland, Chairman of the Permanent Representatives Committee, and
                 Mr Hans-Broder Krohn , Director-General of the Directorate-General for Development
                 and Cooperation at the Commission of the European Communities ;
                 and on behalf of the Rwandese Republic by :
                 Mr Ignace Karuhije, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Representative of the
                 Rwandese Republic to the European Economic Community.