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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheIslamicRepublicofMauritania
onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEISLAMICREPUBLICOFMAURITANIA ,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEISLAMICREPUBLIC OFMAURITANIA :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI ArticleV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproducts
receivedasaidforconsumption andtodistribute
themfreeofchargetotheneedypopulations .TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'Comunity',shallsupplyasa
gifttotheIslamicRepublicofMauritania ,herein­
afterreferredtoasthe'countryofdestination',
1800metretonsofskimmed-milk powderofthe
qualityandwiththepackagingspecifiedinAnnexI,
whichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement .ArticleVI
Article11TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisend,theyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtrans­
actionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.Deliveriesshallbemadetotheplaceofdestination
proposedbythecountryofdestinationandaccepted
bytheCommunity .
ArticleIII
ArticleVIITheobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCom­
munityandofthecountryofdestination,inparticu­
larasregardsdeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryare
definedinAnnexII,whichformsanintegralpartof
thisAgreement .
ArticleIVThecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductsreceivedasaidand
ofproductsderivedfromthem;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsfromthedateofthelastdelivery,either
oftheskimmed-milk powderproducedlocally
whichshouldbeofthesamekindasthatreceived
asaidorofprocessedproductsderivedfromit.Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
thenecessaryarrangements forthetransportand
insuranceofthedeliveredproductsfromtheports
ofdischargetotheirplacesofdestination .

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ArticleVIII theCommunitytomakeon-the-spotobservationsof
theoperationsconnectedwiththeimplementation of
theAgreement .
ArticleXThecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthecircumstances surroundingthe
implementation ofthisAgreement .Forthispurpose,
itshallcommunicate totheCommission oftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesthefollowinginformation :
(1)notmorethanthirtydaysaftertheunloadingof
eachconsignment :portanddateofship'sarrival;
kind,quantityandqualityofproductsunloaded;
dateonwhichdischargewascompleted;
(2)everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiesdistributed,
numberandnatureofthebeneficiaries ,places,
rateandmethodofdistribution .Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingPar­
tiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestionscon­
cerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleXI
ArticleIX
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoenablethosepersonsdulyauthorizedbyThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX 1
Qualityandconditionsofpackagingoftheskimmedmilkpowder
I.Qualityrequirements
(a)fatcontent: notexceeding1-5%
(b)watercontent : notexceeding4-0%
(c)totalacidity(lacticacid): notexceeding0-15%(18°Dornic)
(d)testforneutralizingagents:negative
(e)permittedadditives : none
(f)testforphosphatasis : negative
(g)solubility : notexceeding0-5ml(notlessthan99%)
(h)degreeofpurity: notlessthandiscB(15-0mg)
(i)germcontent: notexceeding50000pergr
(k)strengthofcolonbacillus: negativein0-1gr
(Dflavourandsmell: fresh
(m)appearance : whiteorslightlyyellowish,absenceofimpurities
andcolouredparticles
II.Packaging
(a)containing25kilogrammesnetweight;
(b)composition :
(aa)4Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70gperm2;
1intercalatedbagoftar-linedpaperofastrengthrepresentingatleast140gperm2;
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-06mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ;
(bb)or1bagofclubpack-polv-duplo-paper ofastrengthrepresentingatleast50/20/50g
perm2;
2Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70/75gperm2;
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-10mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ;

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(c)markingonthepackaging (inFrench):
LAITÉCRÉMÉENPOUDRÉ/DONDELACOMMUNAUTÉ ECONOMIQUE
EUROPÉENNE ALARÉPUBLIQUE ISLAMIQUEDEMAURITANIE
ANNEX 11
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryofdestination
atthemomentatwhichthegoodsactuallyarriveattheplaceofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostsfortakingdeliveryofthegoods,anytranshipment
costsandallcostssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhichareattributabletothecountryofdestina­
tionshallbebornebythelatter.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifythecountryofdestinationassoonaspossibleofthemeansoftrans­
porttobeusedtocarrythegoodstotheplaceofdestination,themeansofshipmenttobeused
duringtheintermediaryphases,thedateofloadingandthequantityandqualityofthegoods
asrecordedonshipmentfromtheCommunity .
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationoftheexpecteddateofarrivalofthe
goodsattheplaceofdestinationingoodtimebeforethatdate.Itshallconfirmthatdateatleast
twodavsinadvance.
Article4
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameand
addressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentateachplaceofdelivery,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .