title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for the supply of cereals as food aid (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

text:
ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (74) 2089
Vol. 1974/0346
 ---pagebreak--- Disclaimer
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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                        COM(74)2089 final
                                                        Brussels , 17 December 1974
                      I
                                 RECOMMENDATION FOR A
                                   COUNCIL DECISION!
                   on the conclusion of an Agreement between the
                    European Economic Community and the Islamic
                   Republic of Pakistan for the supply of cereals
                                     as food aid
                   ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
COI-l( 74 ) 2089 final
 ---pagebreak---   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
  and in particular Articles 113 » 114 and 223 , thereof ;
  Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission ;
  Whereas the European Economic Community has concluded the second Convention
  relating to food aid^\                                   ^
                                                                               «
  Whereas the Islamic Republic of Pakistan , by its letter of 15 August 1973
  has requested food aid ;
 Whereas in view of the cereal supply situation in Pakistanthat country
  should be accorded , by way of gift , 28.000 tonnes of soft wheat unter the
  Community Food Aid Programme for 1973/74 ;
 DECIDES :
                                   Article 1
 On behalf of the European Economic Community an Agreement , the text whereof
 is annexed hereto , shall be concluded between the European Economic Community
 and the . Islamic Republic of Pakistan for supply of soft wheat 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 the Council
                                                       The President
( 1 ) J.O. L 219 du 9 . «. 74 , p. 19
 ---pagebreak---               AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AND THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OP PAKISTAN ON
THE SUPPLY OF FOOD AID IN THE FORM OF '
CEREALS .
 ---pagebreak--- THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COIttlUNITIES ,
                1
                                            of the one part ,
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE  ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OP PAKISTAN
                                            of the other part ,
HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and. to this end have
designated as their plenipotentiaries :
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
                   •>
THE GOVERNMENT OF TIE  ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OP PAKISTAN :
WHO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
 ---pagebreak---                            ARTICLE  I
The European Economic Community shall supply by way of gift to the Islamic
Republio of Pakistan ( hereafter referred to as "the recipient country ") a
quantity of 28.000 tonnes       of soft wheat under the Community 's food aid
programme in cereals for 1973/74 *
                           ARTICLE  II
Deliveries will "be made in bulk FOB in accordance with the details laid
down in the Annex which forms an integral part of the present Agreement .
                           ARTICLE  III
The recipient country undertakes to make all necessary arrangements for the
transport and insurance of the products from point of delivery to places
of destination .
It undertakes to exercise the greatest care to ensure that the tendering
arrangements for sea transport do not prejudice the free play of fair
competition . Any problems arising in this connection shall be the subject
of consultations under Article VIII of the present Agreement .
                           ARTICLE  IV
The recipient country undertakes to use the product received as aid for
purposes of consumption and to apply , for the sale of the product on its
market , the prices normally charged on that market for products of
comparable quality . The proceeds from this sale shall be paid into a
special account with the Central Bank and allocated to the financing of
one or more development projects under arrangements which have been ,
agreed in advance between the recipient country and the European Economic
Community .
 ---pagebreak---                               ARTICLE   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 trade . To this end they shall take any measures required
to ensure that supplies as aid are in addition to and do not replace business
transactions which might reasonably be expected in the absence of such supplies .
In particular , the recipient country undertakes to import commercially from
whatever source between 1 July 1974 and 30 June 1975 a minimum quanity of
160.300 tonnes            of soft wheat or its equivalent in flour of soft wheat .
                              ARTICLE   VI
The recipient country shall take all steps required to prevent :
( i ) the re-export' of the product received as aid and also of any produots
         resulting therefrom ?               .
( ii ) the export , commercially or otherwise , within a period of six months
         commencing from the final delivery , either of any product procured
         locally of the same nature as that received as aid , or of any products
          resulting therefrom .
                              ARTICLE   VII
The recipient country undertakes to inform the European Economic Community
of how this Agreement is implemented . To this end it shall provide the
Commission of the European Communities with the following details :
    ( i ) Immediately after the unloading of each cargo : ports and dates of
          arrival of vessel ; nature , quantity and any observations as to the
          quality of the products unloaded ; date on which unloading was
          completed ; costs of sea transport and of insurance relating thereto ;
  ( ii ) Every three months until the quantities received a3 aid have been
          fully used : quantities sold ; manner of sale ; actual selling prices ;
          normal selling costs on the recipient country ' s market ; costs of
          insurance and of transport if applicable from the port of unloading
          to the places of destination ;
 ---pagebreak--- ( iii ) On 15 January every year until the special account has been fully
        expended :
        a) Summary of the account ( incomings and outgoings ) to 31 December
            of the previous year ;
        t>) Stage of progress of the project or projects , indicating the
            total resources expended to that stage .
                              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 is drawn up in duplicate in the Danish , Dutch , English ,
French , German and Italian languages , each of these texts having equal force .
 ---pagebreak---                         General provisions
                             Article  1
Delivery shall be effected and risks shall pass form 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 3 and under the
terms, specified in the following articles . Without prejudice to Articles 8 . and
9 .the EEC shall bear all costs up to delivery and the recipient country these
beyond delivery .
                            Article  2
On delivery a tolerance of 5 > less than the quantity of the product to be
supplied in accordance with article I of the Agreement shall be admissible .
                            Article  3
The EEC shall appoint an agent to implement the provisions of the present
Annex - or for each consignment - whose name and address it shall make
known to the recipient country immediately following his appointment .
The recipient country shall appoint an agent in the port or ports of ship
ment , whose name and address it shall make known .to the EEC with all     •
despatch and if possible before the appointment of agent of the EEC .
                           Article   4
Before implementing the procedures for appointing the agent of the EEC
referred to in Article 3 » 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   5
Should the EEC not be in a position to carry out delivery on the date and
( if applicable ) on the schedule as provided in Article 7 » all costs
arising for the recipient country - for example demurrage void freight
and dead freight - shall be borne by the EEC .
 ---pagebreak---   The charges and the arrangements relating to demurrage laid down in the
  contract betwoen the recipient country and the carrier must have been
  agreed in advance by the recipient country and the agent of the EEC .
  The other costs referred to in the first paragraph shall only be refunded
  by the En/ C if they have been paid by the recipient country with the approval
  of the EEC .
                                  Article   6               •
                                                                              *
  Should it prove impossible for the EEC to supply all or part of the goods
  on the date and within the time-limits provided for in Article 7 and without
  prejudice to the provisions of Article 5 , a new date and a new time-limit
  shall be agreed between the agents of the EEC a^d of the recipient country
  for the delivery of all the goods or of the undelivered part thereof.
                      Obligations of the recipient country
                                  Article f
 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 4 .
 The agent of the recipient country shall inform the EEC of this date
 immedately 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 delivery .
He shall establish with the agent of the EEC the schedule to which delivery
shall take place .
                                 Article  8
Should the recipient country be unable to begin loading- on the date provided
for in Article 7 t paragraph 1 , the agent of the recipient country shall
inform the agent of the EEC without delay .
 ---pagebreak--- In this event a new date for the commencement of delivery and ( if applicable )
a new schedule could "be agreed between the agents of the EEC and of the
recipient country . The costs arising from this delay shall in all cases
except force majeure be borne by the recipient country .
Should the new date provided for in paragraph 2 be more than 30 clear days
after the date for loading provided for in Article 7 » paragraph 1 , the EEC
may dispose of the goods without prejudice to its commitment under Article 1
of this Agreement .                                                           ,
                                 Article  9
If the quantity made available for loading on a vessel cannot be put on
board in its entirety , the recipient country shall inform the ESC as soon
as possible and no later than fifteen clear days after loading has boen
completed whether it intends to accept or to renounce the balance .
In the former case the provisions of Article 8 , paragraphs 2 and 3 , shall
apply to the balance , if delivery has not yet taken place .
In the latter case the EEC may consider that it has discharged its commitment
tc the recipient country under Article 1 of this Agreement and shall bear
the costs resulting from such renunciation .
In any event after the expiry of an interval of fifteen clear days and in
the absence of any notice on the part of the recipient country , the renun
ciation shall be deemed to have taken place .
                                 Article  10
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 the goods accepted and
including any comments on the quality of the goods , and send a copy thereof
to the Commission of the European Communities .


title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the World Food Programme on the supply of cereals to developing countries as food aid (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

text:
ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (75) 121
Vol. 1975/0042
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concernant l'ouverture au public des archives historiques de la Communauté économique
européenne et de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (JO L 43 du 15.2.1983,
p. 1), tel que modifié par le règlement (CE, Euratom) n° 1700/2003 du 22 septembre 2003
(JO L 243 du 27.9.2003, p. 1), ce dossier est ouvert au public. Le cas échéant, les documents
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concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Economic
Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243,
27.9.2003, p. 1), this file is open to the public. Where necessary, classified documents in this
file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.
In Übereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom 1.
Februar 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI. L 43 vom 15.2.1983,
S. 1), geändert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. September 2003
(ABI. L 243 vom 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit
erforderlich, wurden die Verschlusssachen in dieser Datei in Übereinstimmung mit Artikel 5
der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.
 ---pagebreak---      COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                           COM(75)121    final
                                                           Brussels , 25 March 1975
                                Re commendai; ion for a
                                   COUNCIL DECI SION
                   on the conclusion of an Agreement between the
                   European Economic Community and the World Food
                  Programme on the supply of cereals to developing
                                countries as food aid
                    ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
COM(75) 121 final
 ---pagebreak---                ' ;                   ■                         .        VIII/10/75-S
           V               '                                     .
                    /                    RE COÎÎIENDATI ON
              ^   /
           "    /              FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
on the conclusion of an Agreement "between the European Economic Community
and the World Food Programme on the supply of            cereals to - * -•:. • ::
developing countries as food aid
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Articles 113 , 114 and 228 thereof ;
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission :
Whereas the European Economic Community has concluded the second
 convention relating to food eld (i )                              –-–-–-
Whereas the object of the World Food Programme is to use contributions
received under the Programme to meet emergency food requirements and to
carry out projects involving the use of foodstuffs to promote economic and
social development ;
Whereas it may happen in certain cases that delivery is made at a stage
corresponding to the fob stage ; whereas in such cases the arrangements for •
                                                                         »
delivery and acceptance of delivery at this stage will have to be determined
rapidly ;
HAS DECIDED AS F0LL0W3 :
 OJ No x, 219 / from 9.8.1974 » p . 35 .
 ---pagebreak---                                        _ o _                    VI 11/ 10/7 5-E
                                    Article 1
An Agreement between ^le European Economic Community and the World Pood
                 1                                      .
Programme on the supply of 1 /.^'oereaiB          to developing countries , as
food aid , the text of which is annexed to this Tecision , is hereby concluded
on behalf of the European Economic Community .
           v
                                    Article 2 .     _ '     .
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons
empowered to sign the Agreement and to confer on them the powers necessary
to bind the Community .
Done at
                                              For the Council
                                              The Président
 ---pagebreak---               AGREEMEWT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMDNITT
                AND
  THE WORLD PROGRAMME OP THE SUPPLY
         OP CEREALS  TO
    DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AS POOD AID.
 ---pagebreak---                                                                         VIIX/ IO/ 75-E
                                      AGREERENT
"between the European Economic Community and the World Pood Programme on the *         ■  ..   .
supply of cereals      yj to developing countries as food aid
 THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMUNITIES ,
 of the one part ,
 THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME ,
 a programme undertaken jointly by the United Nations Organization and the United
 Nations Pood and Agriculture Organization ,
 of the other part ,
 Whereas the object of the World Pood Programme is to use contributions received
 under the Programme to meet emergency food requirements and to carry out projects
 involving the use of foodstuffs to promote economic and social development ;
 Whereas there are stocks of v      cereals '■■■■*'■' "? in the European Eccriomic Community ;
 whereas , to enable the World Food Programme to achieve its aims , it has been decided
                                   »•              •
 to place at the disposal of the Programme a certain quantity of V,           r '*. .
cereals available ;
 HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designated as their
 Plenipotentiaries :                                           -
 THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES *    .
 THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME s
 WHO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
 ---pagebreak---                                              _ 2 -                        VII 1/ 10/7 5-E
                                           Article I   ;
                                   r   -         :                             -
The European Economic C( .imunity, hereinafter referred, to as the "EEC' , shall "
supply as a gift to the World Food Programme , hereinafter referred to as the
"WPP",    30i000 metrio tons of cereals ,
                                           Article II                                     ,
 The 30*000 gross metrio tons of cereals shall "be supplied in their natural state ,
 or as products vhioh have undergone *a first transformation prooess , according to
 the WFP 's requests , as agreed "by the EEC. The deliveries shall be made in bulk, in
 new jute or ootton sacks each of 50 kg net weight , aooording to the needs of the
 projeots.                                                                       -
                                           Article III
Deliveries shall be made fob in accordance with the procedure .laid down in Annex II,
which forms an integral part of this Agreement , or at a corresponding stage in
accordance with a procedure to be determined.
                                           Article IV
1,  The WFP undertakes to make all necessary arrangements for the transport and
     insurance of the goods from point of delivery to plabe of destination and for
    their distribution .
2. The EEC shall pay the WFP a contribution of i,*.'     16 u.a. per metfic ton ofi '
     . cereals >•/ delivered towards costs incurred under paragraph 1 . It shall be
    paid within thirty days of acceptance by the WFP of each delivery of
    ' oeresds__l'_l! and after receipt by the EEC of the letter of acceptance provided
    for in Article 9 of Annex II .
                                           Article V
The WFP undertakes to use the cereals received as aid for emergency •                     t
measures or for economic and social development and food aid projects previously
authorized by the EEC.                                                  *
                                           Article VI
                                     •   .                            •    . .            r
The WFP undertakes to inform^tbe EEC of the mode of implementation of this Agreement *
To this end it shall provide the EEC with the following information :
 ---pagebreak---                                       - 3 -                        VIII/10/75-E
 (a) within a reasonable period following unloading ; port and date of arrival of
      vessel ; nature , quantity and any comments regarding the quality of the goods-
     unloaded ;  date on which unloading was completed ;
(b) at regular intervals until the •! ' cereals    r^have been used up : information
     concerning the state of progress of the projects for which EEC aid was supplied,
     in particular quantities distributed, number and nature of recipients and
     places , rate and method of distribution.   .
                                   Article VII
At the request of either of them , the Contracting Parties shall consult each other
on any questions concerning the implementation of this Agreement .
                                   Article VIII
This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Danish , Dutch, English, French,
German, Italian and Spanish languages , each of these text3 being equally authentic.
 ---pagebreak---                                                                           A1IÏT2X
                             GENERAL PROVISIONS
                                 Article 1
Delivery shall be effected and oil risk shall pass from the EEC to the wPP 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
WPP or its agent referred to in Article 2 and under the terras f specified in
                                          >                     i     *   j/•
the following
bear  all costs articles.   Without andprejudice
                 prior to delivery                   to Articles^
                                              those after delivery.. and | the EEC shall
                                 Article 2
On delivery a tolerance of 57> less than the quantity ot wheat to be supplied
under Artiole I of the Agreement is permitted.
                                 ΑγϊιοΙθ V ■                                        V
                                        -   - • k  ,
For the purpose of implementing the provisions of this          Annex the EEC shall appoint
if necessary for each consignment , an agent whose name         and address it shall make
known to the WPP immediately following his appointment          together with the port or i
ports of loading.     Only ports which are accessible to        ocean-going vessels and
used for international freight may be named.            The WFP shall appoint in each port j
of shipment an agent whose name and address it shall make known to the EEC with
all dispatch and if possible before the .appointment of the EEC agent .
                                Article' 4 ___■
Before implementing the procedures for appointing the EEC agent referred to m
Article 3, the Commission of the European Communities and the WPP shall establish
by joinlfc^agreement the period during which delivery must begin .                       l
        •  ^                 EEC OBLIGATIONS
                             -  Article 5 : "
If the EEC is unable to effect delivery on the date and, if applicable , according
                                                  i
to the schedule referred to in Article :, all costs arising for the WPP and, for I
 ---pagebreak---  example , cny demurrage ■. void freight or dead freight , "being costs charged at the
 normal rate , shall bo borne by the EEC .      :                 "
                                    Article K
 If the E2C y is unable to supply all or part of the goods on the date and. v/i thin
 the time limit agreed pursuant to Article <7 end without prejudice to the provisions
 of Article'. 5 1 it shall so inform the WFP fii writing without delay and in any case
within eigffff days , and the agents of the EEC and the WFP shall agree on a new
 dp.te and a new time limit for delivery of all the goods or of the undelivered
part thereof .                  '                 '  .
                                  WFP OBLIGATION'S              .
                                    Article X --–" .
                                                       ■'ST-
After contacting tne EEC , the "WFP shall procure one or more vessels 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 fa.
The WFP agent shall inform the ESC of this date and of the date for commencement
of delivery as soon as he knows them , if possible twenty days and in any case ten
clear days before the date for commencement of delivery.            '
He shall establish with the JEC agent the schedule according to which delivery is
to be effected.                                                                 .
                                    Article '.8              :
If the WFP is unable to commence loading on the date referred to in the first
                          ' >   I                                        .
paragraph of Article 7/, its agent shall so inform the EEC agent in writing without
                       «.     /
delay and in any oase within eight days .
 ---pagebreak---                                         - 3 -
   Tn such case a new date for the commencement of delivery and, if applicable , a
  new schedule may be agrc d on by the -.gents of the ESC and the WFP . At all events ,
  the costs arising from such delay shall , except in cases of force majeure , be borne
  by the WFP .
                                                                                *
  If the new date referred to in the preceding paragraph is more than thirty clear
  ' • \yn after the date of loading referred to in the first paragraph of Article "J
  the ESC may dispose of the goods without prejudice to its commitment under Article I ^
■ of this Agreement . .
           .  .                       Article 9
  If the quantity scheduled for loading aboard a vessel cannot be taken on board in
  its entirety, the WFP shall inform the EEC as goon as possible and not later than
  fifteen clear days following the completion of loading whether, it intends to accept
  or to forego the balance .                                   •
  In the first case , the second and third paragraphs of Article (8' shall apply to such
  balance if it has not already been delivered .         "             ,       '
                                                                         ■     • '        '   I
                                                                                I
  In the second case , the EEC may regard itself as having discharged its commitment
  to the WFP under Article I of the Agreement and shall .bear any costs resulting
  from such decision to forego the b?lance .                   A
                                   i■                .
  In any event , if the WFP does not make known its intentions within the period of
  fifteen clear days it shall be deemed to forego the balance .            '
                                      Article' lCLi.
  Upon delivery of the goods , the UFP agent shall hand the EEC agent a letter of
  acceptance , indicating the port of shipment,' the date of acceptance and the
  nature and quantity of the goods delivered together with any comments regarding
  their quality.
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title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of Bangladesh for the supply of soft wheat as food aid (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

text:
ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (73) 1495
Vol. 1973/0260
 ---pagebreak--- Disclaimer
Conformément au règlement (CEE, Euratom) n° 354/83 du Conseil du 1er février 1983
concernant l'ouverture au public des archives historiques de la Communauté économique
européenne et de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (JO L 43 du 15.2.1983,
p. 1), tel que modifié par le règlement (CE, Euratom) n° 1700/2003 du 22 septembre 2003
(JO L 243 du 27.9.2003, p. 1), ce dossier est ouvert au public. Le cas échéant, les documents
classifiés présents dans ce dossier ont été déclassifiés conformément à l'article 5 dudit
règlement.
In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983
concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Economic
Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243,
27.9.2003, p. 1), this file is open to the public. Where necessary, classified documents in this
file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.
In Übereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom 1.
Februar 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI. L 43 vom 15.2.1983,
S. 1), geändert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. September 2003
(ABI. L 243 vom 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit
erforderlich, wurden die Verschlusssachen in dieser Datei in Übereinstimmung mit Artikel 5
der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.
 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                     COM(73 ) 1495 final
                                                     Brussels . 7 September 1973
                            RECOMMENDATION FOR A
                              COUNCIL DECISION
     on the conclusion of an agreement "between the European Economic
          Community and the People 's Republic of Bangladesh for
                     the supply of soft wheat as food aid
                ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
   CCM73 ) 1495 final
 ---pagebreak--- THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing tne European Economic Community ,
and in particular Articles 113 , 114 and. 223 thereof ;
Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission $
Whereas the European Economic Community has deposited a Declaration for
provisional application of the 1971 Food Aid Convention } whereas that
Convention has been applicable since 1 July 1971 1
Viaere as the People 's Republic of Bangladesh , by its letter of 6 October 1972 ,
has requested food aid |
Whereas in view of the cereal supply situation in the People 's Republic of
Bangladesh that country should be accorded , by way of gift , 173*000 metric
tons of sof.t wheat under the Community Food Aid Programme for 1972/73$
DECIDES :
                                    Article  1
On behalf of the European Economic Community an agreement , the text whereof
is annexed here torn shall be concluded between the European Economic Community
and the People 's Republic of Bangladesh for the supply of soft wheat as
food aid .                                                       .
                                    Article  2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised 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 the Council
                                                         The President
 ---pagebreak---                  AGREEMMT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMUNITY
  . AND THE PEOPLE 'a REPUBLIC '»OF., BANGLADESH
    COIKSElIIUCr THE SUPPLI AS POOD AID
          OP SOFT WHEAT
 ---pagebreak--- THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
         ?
                                                         of the one part ,
THE GOVERNMENT OP THE PEOPLE 'S. REPUBLIC.. OP' BANGLADESH,
represented by the President
                                                         of the other part ,
HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designated
as thair plenipotentiaries :
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THE GOVERNMENT OP THE PEOPLE 'S. REPUBLIC . OF BANGLADESH :
WHO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
 ---pagebreak---                                    ARTICLE I
             As a part of its Food Aid'*Pro gramme ( Cereals ) for 1972/ 1973 j
the European Economic Community shall supply free to the Penple' s Republic
Bangladesh , hereinafter referred as the"recipient country", with -175 «. Q00 ,
metric tons of st>ft wheat."
                                  ARTTCJE II
             Deliveries will "be made in bulk cif ports of unloading in the
recipient country.
                                  ARTICTE III
             The obligations and responsabilities Of the European Economic
Community and of the recipient country relating to , delivery and the talcing
of delivery are defined in the Annex , which forms an integral , part of this
Agreement ,                                             ......    .
                                 ARTICLE IV
             The recipient country undertakes to make all necessary arrange
ments for the transport and insurance of the product from ports of unloading
to places of destination .
                                                                                I
                                ARTICLE V                                       ■ ■>'
             The recipient country undertakes to use the product received as
aid for purposes of consumption and to distribute to people ii}/ need free
of> charge?.
 ---pagebreak---                                    ARTICLE VI
              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 international trade . To this end they shall take any measures
required to ensure that aid supplies are in addition to , and do not replace ,
"business transactions ■which might reasonably "be expected in the absence of
 such supplies .
                                  ARTICLE VII
              The recipient country shall take any measures required to prevent
 ( l ) the re-export of the product received as aid and of products and "by
        products resulting from such supplies ;
 ( ii ) The export , commercially or otherwise , within six months of the last
        delivery , either of the product obtained locally and of the same
        nature as the product received as aid or of any products or by-products
        resulting from it .
                                 ARTICLE VIII
              The recipient country undertakes to inform the European Economic
 Community how this Agreement is being implemented . To this end it shall
 provide the Commission of the European Communities with the following
 information :
 ( i ) Not later than thirty days after the unloading of each cargo :
       ports and dates of "arrival of the vessel ; nature , quantity and quality
       of the products unloaded ; date on which unloading was completed ;
                                                             ./•
 ---pagebreak--- ( ii ) Every three months until the quantities received as aid have been
       fully used : reports indicating in particular number and nature of
       the beneficiaries , the quantities distributed , places and manner of
       distribution . .
                                 ARTICLE IX
             At the request of either of them , the Contracting Parties shall
consult each other on any questions concerning the implementation of this
Agreement .
                                ARTICLE X
             This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Danish , Eutoh ,
English , French , German and Italian languages , each of these texts being
equally authentic .
                I
 ---pagebreak---           *               AMEX TO ARTICLD III OF THE AGREEMENT
                                    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 tne
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
                   I
the casd may be , '"-be borne by or paid to the recipient' country . The rates
and conditions of payment applying to any contract between the Community
lament referred to in Article 4 and the carrier must have been previously
agreed between that agent and the recipient country 's agent referred to
in jirtioie.-.^.        .
                                    Article 2
The European Economic Community shall forward to the recipient country,
as coon ap 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 .
                                                                        •/.
 ---pagebreak--- 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 proba,ble date of the ship 's arrival in the
port .
                                 Article 4
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 Annex , and shall in good time , forward the latter 's
nc-rne and address to the recipient country.
The recipient country shall appoint an agent in each port of unloading,
end shall forward the latter' s name and address to the European Economic
Community prior to implementation of the Agreement .


title: Recommendation for a Council decision Concerning the negotiation of a legal instrument enabling the European Economic Community to become a Contracting Party to the Agreement on the temporary importation, free of duty, of medical, surgical and laboratory equipment for use on free loan in hospitals and other medical institutions for purposes of diagnosis or treatment. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

text:
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Vol. 1978/0275
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(ABI. L 243 vom 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit
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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                       GOM \ 78 ) 749     final .
                                       Brussels , 12 January 1979
             Recommendation for a Council decision
    Concerning the negotiation of a legal instrument enabling
                                                   ■y
    the European Economic Community to become a., Contracting
                                                  ,y.\
    Party to the Agreement on the temporary importation , free
    of duty, of medical , surgical and laboratory■ 'equipment
                                                        I
                                                                  for
    use on free loan in hospitals and other medical institutions
                                                  . . )
    for purposes of diagnosis or treatment. /
        ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
    OOM{78 ) 749 final .
 ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATION
The Agreement on the temporary importation , free of duty , of medical ,
surgical and laboratory equipment for use on free Loan in hospitals
and other medical institutions for purposes of diagnosis or treatment ,
which was opened for signing by the member countries     of the Council of
Europe on 28 April I960 , was signed and notified by all the Keinber States
of the Community between I960 and 1966 .
Ihis Agreement , which was drawn up in a Bpirit of European solidarity ,
is based on the highest humanitarian principles which redound to the
credit of the signatories .
Article 1 of the Agreement states that Contracting Parties having
sufficient stocks for their own needs shall make medical , surgical and
laboratory equipment available on free loan to such other Contracting
Parties as may , in exceptional circumstances , have urgent need of it
and that this equipment shall subsequently be returned . Article 2 defines
the period of temporary importation and the institution ?) that may benefit
under the Agreement .
 This means in practice that the Member States shall exempt the equipment
 in question from the application of common custom      tariff duties .
 Particularly in view of the fact that the Community has now taken over
 responsibility from the Member States in tariff matters , it is desirable
 that it should conclude the Agreement , with particular refei-ence to
 Articles 1 and 2 thereof , alongside the Member States .
 However , as the said Agreement is open for signature only by the Member
 States of the Coiuicil of Europe , a legal instrument should, be prepared
 enabling the Comnrjjiity to become a Contracting Party to the Agreement .
 Hie Commission therefore recommends that the Council should authorize
  it , pursuant to Article 113 of the Treaty , to negotiate a legal instrument
 enabling the European Economic Community to conclude , alongside the
 Member States , the Agreement on the temporary importation , free of duty ,
  of medical , surgical and laboratory equipment for use on free loan in
  hospitals arid other medical institutions for purposes of diagncsis or
  treatment .
  Trie texts of Article 1 at;d 2 of the Agreement are annexed to this draft
  Council deoision .
 ---pagebreak---                recommendation for a Council decision concerning the
        negotiation of a legal instrument enabling the European Economic
         Community to become a Contracting Party to the Agreement on the
         temporary importation , free of duty, of medical , surgical and
         laboratory equipment for uee on free loan in hospitals and
         other medical institutions for purposes of diagnosis or treatment
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof }
Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission }
Whereas the purpose of the Agreement on the temporary importation , free
of duty , of medical , surgical and laboratory equipment for use on free
loan in hospitals and other medical institutions for purposes of diagnosis
or treatment , which was drawn up on the initiative of the Council of Europe ,
is intended to make it easier for Member States of that organization to
import medical , surgical and laboratory equipment loaned in exceptional
circumstances by other Member States , dn condition that the said equipment
is re-exported J
Whereas one of the conditions necessary to ensure this cooperation , which
aims to satisfy the most urgent needs of the people of the Member States
concerned , is to allow this equipment temporary exemption from customs
duties , on condition that it is required for hospitals and other medical
institutions , as provided for in Articles 1 and 2 of the Agreement }
Whereas any decision to grant temporary exemption from customs duties
under an agreement must take acoount of the proper requirements of the
Customs Union and in particular of the existence of the Common Customs
 Tariff }
Whereas any derogation from the Common Customs Tariff is the sole responsibility
 of the Community }
Whereas the Agreement in question was signed and notified by all the
 Member States of the Community between I960 and 1966 } whereas it is
 therefore necessary tn^t th; Community should conclude this Agreement
 with particular referenda r Articles 1 and 2 thereof alongside the
 Member States ,
 HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS !
                                                                                !
                                                                               j'
 ---pagebreak---                          Sole Article
 The Commission is hereby authorised to conduct negotiations , in the
 context of the Council of Europe , with a view to inserting a legal
 instrument in the Agreement on the temporary importation , free of
duty, of medical , surgical and laboratory equipment for use on free
loan in hospitals and other medical institutions for purposes of
diagnosis or treatment enabling the European Economic Community to
become a Contracting Party to that Agreement .
The Commission shall conduct these negetiations in consultation with
the Special Committee provided for in Article 113 of the Treaty,
whioh shall assist ii in this task .
Done at Brussels ,                               For the Council
                                                 The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                          ANNEX
                            Article 1
1 . The Contracting Parties shall , provided that they have sufficient stocks
    for their own needs , make medical , surgical and laboratory equipment
    available on free loan to such other Contracting Parties as may , in
    exceptional circumstances , have urgent need of it } such equipment shall ,
    upon request , be sent to the Party concerned and shall subsequently be
    returned .
2 . Each Contracting Party benefiting under the terms of the previous
    paragraph shall grant all possible facilities for the importation on
    a temporary basis of the equipment loaned .
                           Article 2
1 . The period of temporary importation shall not exceed six months in
    the first instance but may , with the agreement of the exporting
    country , be extended for a further period subject to the same
    conditions .
2 . The above facilities shall be granted only in respect of medical ,
    surgical anl laboratory equipment for use in hospitals and other
    medical institutions . They shall include the issue of any licences
    required for the temporary importation of such equipment and the
     suspension of import duties and import taxes ( including all duties
     and taxes whatsoever chargeable by reason of importation ) other
     than charges for actual expenses incurred by the authorities of the
     oountry of temporary importation .


title: RECOMMANDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION concluding the Agreement extending the Trade Agreement between, the European Economic Community and the Argentine Republic (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

text:
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Vol. 1975/0221
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(ABI. L 243 vom 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit
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der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.
 ---pagebreak--- SSIOH Or THE EURCPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                        COM(75)591 final.
                                        Brussels , 25 November 1975
           RECOMMANDATION POR A COUNCIL DECISION
        concluding the Agreement extending the Trade
     Agreement between, the European Economic Community
                'arid the Argentine Republic
      (aubmitted to the Council by the Commission )
 i ?1 final .
 ---pagebreak---                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
               The Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Argentine Republic concluded on 8 November 1971 for a period of
three years entered into force on 1 January 1972 and expires on 31 december
1975 after a first extension for a period of one year as provided for in
article 9 ( 2 ) of the Agreement .
               In a letter of 3 November 1975 to the President of the Commis
sion , the Argentine Mission to the European Communities expressed the Argen
tine government 's wish to extend again the Agreement ,
               Considering that the Trade Agreement of 8 November 1971 should
again be extended for one year,
               the Commission recommends that the Council :
– adopt the draft Decision annexed hereto concluding an agreement , in the
  form of an exchange of letters , extending the Trade Agreement between the
  European Eoonomio Community and the Argentine Republic for a period of one
  year.
 ---pagebreak---               Recommandation for a Council DECISION
 concluding the Agreement extending the Trade Agreement between
 the European Economic Community and the Argentine Republio
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
 Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof ;
Having regard to the Recoinmandation from the Commission ;
Whereas the Trade Agreement between the European Eoonomio Community
and the Argentine Republio should bo extended for one year in accordance
into Article 9 ( 2 ) thereof ,
HAS DECIDED i
                          Article 1
             The Agreement in the form of an exohange of letters between
the European Economic Community and the Argentine Republio extending the
Trade Agreement signed in Brussels on 8 November 1971 is hereby concluded
on behalf of the E-uropean Economic Comraunity„The text of the exchange of
letters is annexed to this Decision .
                          Article 2
             The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate
the persons empowered to sign the Agreement and to oonfer on them the
powers required in order to bind the Community.
     Done at Brussels ,                           For the Counoil
                                                    The President
 ---pagebreak---                         AGREEMENT
         d THE PORM OP AN EXCHANGE OP LETTERS
       EXTENDING THE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
             EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
             AND THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
 A. Lett or to the Argentine authorities
 Sir ,
               With reference to Artiole 9 ( 2 ) of the Trade Agreement
"between the European Economic Community and. the Axgontine Republic
signed in Brussels on 8 November 1971 » I a® pleased to inform you
that the European Econoinio Community agrees to the extension of the
above Agreement for a period of one year from 1 January 1976 .
               Please aocept,Sir. the assuranoe of my highest considered;
                                          For the Counoil of the
                                          European Communities
 ---pagebreak---                             - 2 -
B. Latter to the President of the Council of the European Communities
Sir,
             In your letter of           , you informed me as folio ws :
             " With reference to Article 9 ( 2 ) of the Trade Agreement
" between the European Economio Community and tho Argentine Republic
" signed in Brussels on 8 November 1971 » I a® pleased to inform you
"that the European Economio Community agree * to the extension of the
" above Agreement for a period of one year from 1 January 197 6."
      ι
             I am pleased to inform you , on behalf of the Government of
the Argentine Republic , that my Government also agrees to the extension
of the above Agreement for a 'period of one year from 1 January 197 6 .
             Please accept , Sir , the assurance of aay highest consideration .


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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                      COM(73)1839 final
                                                      Brussels . 7 November 1973
                            RECOMMENDATION FOR A
                              COUNCIL DECISION
   concluding an agreement between the European Economic Community
     and the Republic of Niger for the supply of maize as food aid
                (submitted to the Council by the Commission)
COM (73 ) 1S39 final
 ---pagebreak---   TIE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COLS1UNITIES ,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
  and in particular Articles 113 , 114 and 228 thereof ;
  Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission j
  Whereas the European Economic Community has deposited a declaration of
  provisional application of the Good Aid Convention of 1971 J and. whereas
  that Convention has "been effective since 1 July 1971 ;
  Whereas by letter of 24 November 1972         the Republic of Niger
  submitted a request for food aid ;              /
  Whereas , in view of the cereal supply situation in the Republic of Niger
  that country should be granted a gift of ^ 500 metric tons of maize
  under the Community Food Aid Programme for 1972/73 ;
                                                                            »
  HAS DECIDED THAT :
                                     Article 1
  On behalf of the European Economic Community an Agreement is hereby " concluded
                                                                                « «
  between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Niger
  on the supply of food aid in the form of maize                , "the text of which
  Agreement is annexed to this decision .
                                                          >
                                                          »-      « «
                                     Article ?
                    '                                        *0               »
                I                         ••                  •
* The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons
  empowered to sign the Agreement , and to confer on them the powers necessary"
  to commit the Community .     ./
                               ♦   *        *
  Done tit Brussels ,                    19 ....»                For the Council
                                                                    The President
 ---pagebreak---                 AGREERENT
BETWEEN TIES EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COM'flJNITY
A1E) THE REPUBLIC OP NIGER
OH" THE SUPPLY OP POOD AID Hi THE FORM OP
MAIZE
 ---pagebreak--- TILil' COIWCÏL OP ÏIÏE EUROPEAN COKHUHITIE3 ,
                                                      on the one hand ,
THE GOVER1H.IEUT OF THE REPUBLIC OP NIGER
                                                      on "the other hand.,
HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designated
as their plenipotentiaries :
TKE C0IM3IL OP THE EUROPEO COI.C.IUUITIES :
THE GOVEREKEM1 OP THE REPUBLIC OP NIGER :
WHO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
 ---pagebreak---                              Article   I
 As a part of its Food Aid Programme ( Cereals ) for 1972/73 , the European
 Economic Community shall supply 7 500 metric tons of maize as gift to the
 Republic of Niger , hereinafter referred to as the "recipient country ".
                             Article   II
The deliveries shall "be made to the place 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 country relating to delivery and the taking of delivery
are defined in the Annex which forms an integral part of this Agreement .
                             Article   IV
The recipient country undertakes to make all necessary arrangements for the
transport and insurance of the product from ports of unloading to places
of destination.
                             Article   V
The recipient country undertakes to use the product received as food aid
and for purposes of consumption and to apply , for the sale of the product
on its market , the prices normally charged on that market for products of
comparable quality.
The proceeds from this sale , less the cost of transport by sea , relevant
insurance costs and the normal marketing costs on the recipient country 's
market , shall be paid into a special account at the Central Bank or at a
bank under State control and allocated :
  (i ) as regards 5 000 metric tons , to the purchase at the most favourable
       terms on the local market of grain sorghum for free distribution ;
 ---pagebreak--- ( ii ) as regards 2 500 metric tons , to the financing of one or more development
        projects to be proposed beforehand "by the recipient country and approved
        by the European Economic Community
                               %
                                 ' Article VI
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
international trade . To this end they shall take any measures required to
ensure that aid supplies are in addition toy and do not replace business
transactions which might reasonably be expected in the absence of such supplies .
                                   Article VII
The recipient country shall take any measures required, to prevent :
  ( i ) The re-export of the product received as aid and of products and
        by-products resulting from such supplies ;
( ii ) The export , commercially or otherwise , within six months of the last
       -delivery, either of the product obtained locally and of the same nature
        as the product received as aid or any processed products resulting from it .
                                   Article VIII
The recipient country undertakes to inform the European Economic Community
how this Agreement is being inplemented. To this end , it shall provide the
Commission of the European Communities with the following information :
  ( i ) Not more than thirty days after the taking over of each cargo : places
        and dates of taking over , nature , quantity and quality of the overtaken
        products .
( ii ) Every three months until the quantities received as aid have been fully
        used :
             a) the quantities distributed, the number and nature of the
                 recipients and the place and method of distribution ^
             b ) quantities sold, how they have been sold, selling prices ; normal
                 selling costs on the recipient country 's market :
 ---pagebreak--- ( iii ) As soon as the grain sorghum is purchased, information concerning         |
        the cost of purchasing it ,                                                ;
                                                                                )
  ( iv) On 15 January every year until the special account has been fully used :
             a) state of this account ( incomings and outgoings ) on 31 December
                 of the proceding year j
             b ) progress achieved in the project or projects , with an indicatioi
                 of the total amoint of financing undertaken at that stage .
                               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 observations 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 .
 ---pagebreak---                   ANNEX TO ARTICLE III OF THE AGREEMENT
                                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
The recipient country shall "bear all costs incurred in taking delivery of the
goods , any transshipment costs and all other costs subsequent to delivery .
Any costs resulting from delay in taking 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
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  4
On delivery a tolerance of 5 % less than the quantity of wheat to be supplied
under Article I of the Agreement is permitted.
                                Article  5
The European Economic Community shall appoint an agent to implement the
provisions of this Annex , and shall in good time , forward the latter 1 s name
and address to the recipient country .
The recipient country shall appoint an agent in each place of delivery , and
shall forward the latter' s name and address to the European Economic Community
prior to implementation of the Agreement .


title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION authorizing the Commission to open negotiations with Hungary for the conclusion of an Agreement on trade in textiles (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

text:
ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (77) 222
Vol. 1977/0084
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concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Economic
Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as
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file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.
In Übereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom 1.
Februar 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI. L 43 vom 15.2.1983,
S. 1), geändert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. September 2003
(ABI. L 243 vom 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit
erforderlich, wurden die Verschlusssachen in dieser Datei in Übereinstimmung mit Artikel 5
der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.
 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                             COM(77)222 final
                                             Brussels . 2 June 1977
                            Recommendation for a
                              COUNCIL DECISION
                   authorizing the Commission to open
                   negotiations with Hungary for the
                   conclusion of an Agreement on trade
                                 in textiles
               ( submitted to the Council tor the Commission )
CCfM(77 ) 222 final
 ---pagebreak---                      EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1•      The Community is a party to the Arrangement regarding Interna
tional Trade in Textiles (MFA ). Article 4 of this Arrangement leaves
open the possibility for participating countries to conclude bilateral
agreements between importing and exporting countries . The Community was
of the opinion that it was through the conclusion of such bilateral
agreements with its principal suppliers that the main objectives of the
MFA, particularly the orderly and equitable development of trade in
textiles , could best be achieved.
        In accordance with this view , negotiations have been conducted
with a number of non–Community countries .
2.      The Permanent Representatives Committee decided at its meeting on
12 March 1975 that negotiations should also be proposed by the Community
to the three State–trading countries which are parties to the MFA – Hungary ,
Poland and Romania (without prejudice to negotiations on a comprehensive *
trade agreement ). It also agreed the text of a letter to be addressed by
the Commission to the three countries indicating the willingness of the
Community to open negotiations which , "while taking account of the diffe
rences in commercial structures , would be based on the provisions of
Article 4 of the MFA" (Bee text of letter in Annex A ).
        On 8 March 1977 "the Hungarian authorities replied (see Annex B )
that they were prepared to open bilateral negotiations with the Community
with a view to concluding an Agreement on trade in textiles , negotiations
which would take place on ths basis of proposals concerning bilateral
negotiations made in the framework of the provisions of the M.F.A. ,
taking particular account of Article 4 thereof .
    *
   • •
3?      In view of Hungary r s reply to the Community offer , the Commission
is of the opinion that negotiations with Hungary should be opened as soon
as possible *
                                                                 •/•
 ---pagebreak---          In -unofficial conversations "between the Commission 's services and.
the Hungarian authorities and in meetings of the Council 's Textiles Group
on the preparation of negotiations with one of the State–trading countries
                    1
referred to above     certain elements which could serve as a basis for these
negotiations have emerged .
        In the light of these elements the Commission considers that the
negotiations with Hungary should be governed by the same criteria as those
used for the other negotiations which have already taken place , preserving
those items which are necessary to take account of the differences in
commercial structures mentioned in the Commission 's letter , referred to
above in point 2 .
        On the internal level , the provisions adopted for the prededing
negotiations , particularly burden–sharing , should apply®
4«      Consequently , the Commission recommends to the Council , pursuent '
to Article 113 of the Treaty , that it adopt the attached decision ,,
 1  It should be noted that negotiations have meanwhile taken place with
    Romania , this country having accepted the Community 's offer to negotiate ,
    and an Agreement was initialled with that country on 10 November 1976 «
    A recommendation for a Council Decision authorizing the Commission to
    open negotiations with Poland is at present being examined by the
    Council , now that Poland has also accepted the Community 's offer to
    negotiate .
 ---pagebreak---           RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
authorizing the Commission to open negotiations with Hungary
for the conclusion of an Agreement on trade in textiles
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
and in particular Article 113 thereof , '
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission ,
Whereas Article 4 of the Arrangement regarding International Trade in
Textiles leaves open the possibility for the conclusion of bilateral
agreements between importing and exporting countriei j
Whereas the Community has considered that the conclusion of such bilateral
agreements with the third countries which are its principal suppliers would
best enable it to achieve the objectives of the said Arrangement regarding
 international trade in textiles ;
Whereas , consequently, the Community has proposed to Hungary, a party to
the said Arrangement , the opening of negotiations for the conclusion of
an Agreement on trade in textiles $ whereas Hungary has responded favourably ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS s
                           Article 1
        The Commission ie hereby authorized to open negotiations with
Hungary for the conclusion of an Agreement on trade in textile products ,
 in accordance with the provisions of the Arrangement regarding International
Trade in Textiles .
 ---pagebreak---         The Commission shall conduct these negotiations in consultation
 with the Article 113 Cofflmittee and on the basis of the directives   ■
annexed hereto#
Done at Brussels .                            For the Council
                                              The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                        ANNEX
            Directives for negotiations with Hungary
I.    Items identical with those adopted with regard to all the third
      countries with which the Community has negotiated ,
      a) Voluntary restraint agreement , with
          an administration system which includes double–checking .
      b ) Coverage of the agreement established selectively on the
          basis of the criteria in Article 4 of the MFA : elimination
          of real risks of market disruption and the fixing of ceilings
          based on that concept .
      c ) Binding consultation clause and regional measures .
      d ) Provisions for flexibility, carry-over and anticipation.
II .  Additional items
      a ) Inclusion of linen in the coverage of the agreement .
      b ) Provisions relating to outward processing traffic : of the kind
          adopted for Yugoslavia .
III . Spécifie items
      deriving from the differences in commercial structures
      (particularly prices ).
      – Conditions analogous to those adopted on this subject in the
         negotiations with Romania*


title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION authorizing the Commission to open negotiations with India and Bangladesh for the conclusion of agreement on jute products (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

text:
ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (75) 434
Vol. 1975/0167
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concernant l'ouverture au public des archives historiques de la Communauté économique
européenne et de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (JO L 43 du 15.2.1983,
p. 1), tel que modifié par le règlement (CE, Euratom) n° 1700/2003 du 22 septembre 2003
(JO L 243 du 27.9.2003, p. 1), ce dossier est ouvert au public. Le cas échéant, les documents
classifiés présents dans ce dossier ont été déclassifiés conformément à l'article 5 dudit
règlement.
In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983
concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Economic
Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243,
27.9.2003, p. 1), this file is open to the public. Where necessary, classified documents in this
file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.
In Übereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom 1.
Februar 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI. L 43 vom 15.2.1983,
S. 1), geändert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. September 2003
(ABI. L 243 vom 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit
erforderlich, wurden die Verschlusssachen in dieser Datei in Übereinstimmung mit Artikel 5
der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.
 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                    COM(75) 434 final
                                                    Brussels . 25 July 1975
                RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
     authorizing "the Commission to open negotiations with India
   and Bangladesh for the conclusion of agreement on jute products
             (submitted to the Council by the Commission)
 COM(75) 434 final
 ---pagebreak---                          EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
1.         Two agreements were negotiated in 1973 between the Community
on the one hand , and India and Bangladesh , on the other , on trade in
jute products . These agreements constitute for these two countries ,
which are the main suppliers for the Community , the " special measures"
contained in the Community'.s offer on generalised preferences , and
provide the means by which the developing countries concerned may
benefit from preferences for the products in question, ( l ).
           The main provisions of the present agreements are :
- the autonomous ground by the Community of a progressive suspension
    of tariffs reaching , by the last year of the agreements ( 1975 ) a
   reduction amounting to between 50 and 60 % according to the products ;
- self-restraint at an agreement level by India and Bangladesh on their
   export of broad jute ( categories 4 and 5 ) and yarn ( category 6 ),
    suspension of quantitative restrictions which may be in force for the
   products under restraint as well as a stand-still     fofr the quantitative
   restrictions applied within the Community to products in categories
   1 to 3 ( 2 ).
- the setting up of a joint Commission charged in particular with the
    study of all important economic problems connected with jute .
( 1 ) Thailand also benefits from tariffs preferences for jute products .
      However , taking into account present levels of Thailand exports , the
      Community has felt possible to grant preferences without taking
      measures analogous to those agreed with its principal suppliers .
      It has nevertheless been agreed with Thailand , in an exchange of
      letters , that if neoessary , this country would join negotiations .
      with the Community.
( 2 ) These last mentioned jute products , that is to say bags and narrow
      cloth ( categories 1 to 3 ) remain subject to the import regime in force
      in the Member States s quotas in France , Ireland , United Kingdom
      and Germany (cloth only in this last Member State ) liberalised
      elsewhere *
 ---pagebreak---                                 - 2 -
2.          Since the agreements expire on 31 December 1975 » the import
regime for these products from 1.1.1976 must be laid down. The Commission
feels it appropriate to seek , by the conclusion      of new arrangements
with India and Bangladesh , a regime which will enable the system set up
under the preceding agreements to be continued and , finally the freedom
from duty ( as envisaged in the Community 's offer on GSP ) and the
progressive removal of quantitative import restrictions . The main
reasons for this approach are as follows :
– The Community's offer in tariff preferences provides , for jute
   products , that " freedom from duty is also envisaged within the frame
   work of special measures to be drawn up with exporting developing
   countries"}
– the Community 's jute industry , for which a restructuring and
   adjustment is in progress , is undergoing a particularly acute crisis
   and the maintenance of self-restraint measures for some time yet should
   allow this process to be achieved in an orderly manner and specially
   the retraining of those employed in the jute industry for other activities
   or for the achievement of certain very sophisticated modes of production
   in the jute sector , already largely under way .
3.         The negotiations should be engaged taking into account
– the situation in the Community market ,
– the experience gained under the agreements in force as well as the
   policy followed by the Community with regard to developing countries
   in general and the third countries in question in particular taking
   account of the importance which jute represents in their economies .
(a) The Community jute industry has experienced since 1972 a fall in produc
       tion find consumption , and in certain Member States at least ,
       an increase in unemployment and short-time working . Production has in
       fact fallen off in the period of question by 24 $ for yarns and
       25 $ for cloth and bags . For yarns , the fallen production has been
       particularly felt in the United Kingdom and Belgium which are the
       two principal producers amongst the Member States : between
       1973 and 1974 in fact , the drop has been 16$ in<-the United Kingdom
       and 13 $ in Belgium . For the cloth industry there has been a . general
       fall in production , although the United Kingdom and Belgium have
       been especially hard-hit : 21 % inr'the United Kingdom and 17 in
       Belgium *
 ---pagebreak---                   In parallel with this fall in Community production imports from
       third countries of the whole range of jute products have also diminished
       "between 1972 and 1974 ! 41 % for yarns , 4 $ for cloth and "bags . However ,
        as far as cloth and "bags are concerned , since Community production
       has fallen more rapidly than imports the proportion of imports in
        consumption has grown from 39 to 49 %• One could not say , however , that
       the difficult industrial situation can he ascribed to imports since these
        are diminishing. The dropp in Community production is to be explained
       principally by the contraction of the market which becomes more marked
       each year due in part to the general economic situation but more
        specially to the speeding of the process of substitution of jute by^jmthetic
       products .
(b ) On the basis of the imports in 1974 from India and Bangladesh one may
    deduce that despite the lowering of tariff protection (reduced from 1.1.1975
    by 50 $ or 60 $ according to the product , freedom ffrom duty being main
    tained in the United Kingdom and Denmark ), ceilings provided for broad
    cloth ( categories 4 and 5 ) and yarn ( category 6 ) have not been completely
    used either by India or by Bangladesh with the exception of the quota
    share of the United Kingdom . As regards India, the Community ceiling for
    categories 4 and 5 has been used only to a level of 26 fo» For Bangladesh
    the limit for categories 4 and 5 has only been used to a level of 34 $ and
    no exports of yarn ( category 6 ) have been recorded.
    On several occasions India and Bangladesh have drawn the Commission's
    attention to their disappointment .. regarding the results achieved under
    these agreements . The two countries have particularly indicated that
    the rigid allocation of ceilings between Member States often led to a
    partial freezing of their export possibilities .
    One may admit that one of the essential objectives of these agreements
    for supplying countries , that is to say the growth of their sales in the
    Community market , has not been achieved .
    Doubtless the growth of sales was difficult in a market where demand has
    been falling from year to year as jute products met increasing competition
    from synthetic products ( competition sharpened by relatively stable prices
    for synthetic goods compared with the ria«:in price for jute products .)
 ---pagebreak---                                 - 4 -
Nevertheless it should be said that the situation of India and
Bangladesh on the Community jute market has undeniably deteriorated
during the period of application of the agreements ( for products under
self-restraint exports have diminished between 1973 and 1974 by
75 $ for yarns exported by Bangladesh and by 61 $ for broad, cloth ex
ported by India)*
These two countries haver furthermore observed on many occasions that the
negotiation and conclusion <of new agreements would be extremely difficult
unless concrete export possibilities which took into account the reality
of the market situation were agreed .
4.          Taking into account the considerations set out above on the
present situation and the long term possibilities of development for the
Community jute industry it seems appropriate that a self-restraint
regime for the products in question should continue to be maintained }
in order to realise this objective within a contractual framework it
seems appropriate that the negotiating guidelines be drawn up in the
following sense :
– the pursuit of the reduction of tariff barriers within the framework
   of GSP ;
– a growth in self-restraint levels with a more flexible allocation
   amongst Member States and more adapted to real trade flows .
            The Commission recommends that the Council adopt the
draft decision annexed hereto *
 ---pagebreak---         RECOMMENDATION         FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
       authorising the Commission to open negotiations with India
       and Bangladesh for the conclusion of agreement on Jute products
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
and especially its Article 113 »
having regard to the recommendation of the Commission ,
whereas the Community 's offer in generalised tariff preferences
provides that , for jute products , freedom from duty would also he
provided for "within the framework of special measures to "be adopted
with developing exporting countries";
whereas agreements on trade in jute products    which constitute "these
special measures " have been negotiated "by the European Economic
Community with India and Bangladesh , and that these agreements
expire on 31 December 1975 ?
whereas it seems appropriate to authorise the opening of negotiations
with India and Bangladesh to establish a regime which will apply
after this date to trade in jute products }
RAS DECIDED
                             Sole Article
            The Commission is authorised to open negotiations for the
conclusion of an agreement between the European Economic Community and
India and Bangladesh on trade in jute products .
            The Commission shall lead these negotiations in consultation
with the Special Committee established under Article 113 of the Treaty ,
and in conformity with directives set out in the annexe to the present
decision *
Done at Brus sels ,                               For the Council
                                                  The Président
 ---pagebreak---                                                   AÎTNEX
                        NEGOTIATTNG DIRECTIVES
1 . Duration of agreement : 4 years until 31«12.1979 »
2 . Self-restraint by India and Bangladesh of their exports of
    jute products in categories 4 , 5 and 6 . Community ceilings will be
    established on the basis of those agreed for 1975 with an appropriate
    annual growth rate which will permit a substantial enlargement of
    present import possibilities *
3 . As a counterpart , the Community will pursue , on an autonomous
    basis , the suspension of customs duties in annual stages so
    that by 1.1.1980 products in categories 4 » 5 » and 6 may enter
    duty free *
    Products in categories 1 to 3 which will not be restrained will fall
under the general system of preferences from 1.1.1976 : zero duti
within the framework of ceilings .