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 1626 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [60 STAT. 4. The Brazilian Government undertakes to take such action as shall be necessary to limit exports of rice to those destined to the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or their respective nominees. 5. In order that Brazil may maintain its normal channels of trade, so far as consistent with the present emergency and to assure equita- ble supplies to the other American Republics and the French and Dutch possessions in the Western Hemisphere, it is understood that there is excepted from the foregoing undertakings rice to an amount sufficient to satisfy the essential needs of those countries normally supplied by Brazil which, under the provisions of this Agreement, are to be represented by the following provisional quota, for each one of the two crops, which shall not be exceeded without prior con- sultation and agreement with the Governments of the United States of America and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, namely, a total of 10,000 (ten thousand) metric tons for the following countries: Argentina, French Guiana, Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the Dutch and French West Indies. 6. The prices of rice exported to the countries mentioned in the fore- going clause shall not exceed the level of the prices fixed for sales to the United States of America and to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 7. It is understood that the rice shall be made available for export only under the terms of this agreement, after provision is made for meeting the needs of the domestic market of Brazil, including the production of seeds necessary for the purposes of this Agreement. 8. Purchases by the Governments of the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland shall be made on their behalf by the Agency or Agencies that may be designated periodically by those Governments, it being contemplated that such purchases may be implemented by commercial contracts (containing terms consistent with the terms of this Agreement, includ- ing delivery conditions) drawn up with interested trade associations or regular exporters, their overseas representatives, or otherwise. 9. The Ministry of Food of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been designated to act as such agency until further notice from the Governments of the United States of America and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 10. In view of the undertaking of the Governments of the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Brazilian Government undertakes not to in- crease or create new duties or export taxes or any other charges on rice or freight, whether Federal, State or otherwise, during the term of this Agreement. 11. The Brazilian Government undertakes to give wide publicity to such provisions of the Agreement as will provide an incentive to

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