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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofMalionthesupply
ofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
ontheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFMALI,
ontheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFMALI:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
thenecessaryarrangements forthetransportand
insuranceofthedeliveredproductsfromtheports
ofdischargetotheirplacesofdestination .TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplyasa
gifttotheRepublicofMali,hereinafterreferredto
asthe'countryofdestination',2100metrictonsof
skimmed-milk powderofthequalityandwiththe
packagingspecifiedinAnnexI,whichformsaninte­
gralpartofthisAgreement . ArticleV
ArticleIITherecipientcountryundertakestousethe
productsreceivedasaidforconsumptionandto
distributethemfreeofchargetotheneedypopula­
tions.Deliveriesshallbemadetotheplaceofdestination
proposedbythecountryofdestinationand
acceptedbytheCommunity .ArticleVI
ArticleIIITheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­
dicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduction
andinternationaltrade.Tothisend,theyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandofthecountryofdestination,inparticular
asregardsdeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryare
definedinAnnexII,whichformsanintegralpartof
thisAgreement .

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ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappro­
priatemeasurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductsreceivedasaidand
ofproductsderivedfromthem;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsfromthedateofthelastdelivery,
eitheroftheskimmed-milk powderproduced
locallywhichshouldbeofthesamekind.asthat
receivedasaidorofprocessedproductsderived
fromit.
ArticleVIII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthecircumstances surroundingthe
implementation ofthisAgreement .Forthispurpose,
itshallcommunicate totheCommission ofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesthefollowinginformation :
1.notmorethan30daysaftertheunloadingof
eachconsignment :portanddateofship's
arrival;kind,quantityandqualityofproductsunloaded;dateonwhichdischargewascomple­
ted;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiesdistri­
buted,numberandnatureofthebeneficiaries ,
places,rateandmethodofdistribution .
ArticleIX
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappro­
priatemeasurestoenablethosepersonsdulyautho­
rizedbytheCommunitytomakeonthespotobser­
vationsoftheoperationsconnectedwiththeimple­
mentationoftheAgreement .
ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleXI
ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX 1
Qualityandconditionsofpackagingoftheskimmed-milkpowder
I.Qualityrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidity(lacticacid):
(d)testforneutralizingagents
(e)permittedadditives:
(f)testforiphosphatasis :
(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)strengthofcolonbacillus:
(1)flavourandsmell:
(m)appearance :notexceeding1-5°/o
notexceeding4-0%>
notexceeding0-15°/o(18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
notexceeding0-5ml(notlessthan
99%)
notlessthandiscB(15-0 <mg)
notexceeding50000/g
negativein0-1g
fresh
whiteorslightlyyellowish,absenceof
impuritiesandcolouredparticles

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II.Packaging
(a)containing25kilogrammesnetweight;
(b)composition :
(aa)4Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
1intercalatedbagoftar-linedpaperofastrengthrepresentingatleast140g/m2;
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-06mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ;
or(bb)1bagofclubipack-poly-duplo-paper ofastrengthrepresentingatleast50/20/50
g/m2;
2Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70/75.g/m2;
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-10mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ;
(c)markingonthepackaging (inFrench):
LAITECREMEENPOUDREDONDELACOMMUNAUTE ECONOMIQUE EURO­
PEENNEALAREPUBLIQUE DUMALI
ANNEXU
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryof
destinationatthemomentatwhichthegoodsactuallyarriveattheplaceofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostsfortakingdeliveryofthegoods,anytranship­
mentcostsandallcostssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhichareattributabletothecountryof
destinationshallbebornebythelatter.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifythecountryofdestinationassoonaspossibleofthemeansof
transporttobeusedtocarrythegoodstotheplaceofdestination,themeansofshipment
tobeusedduringtheintermediaryphases,thedateofloadingandthequantityandquality
ofthegoodsasrecordedonshipmentfromtheCommunity .
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationoftheexpecteddateofarrivalof
thegoodsattheplaceofdestinationingoodtimebeforethatdate.Itshallconfirmthat
dateatleasttwodaysinadvance.
Article4
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,whosename
andaddressitshallmaikeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .

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Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentateachplaceofdelivery,whose
nameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimple­
mented.
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munityandtheRepublicofMalionthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMaidonthesupply
ofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidwhichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon9No­
vember1973wassignedinBrusselson12November1973onbehalfoftheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunitiesby:
MrNielsErsbtfll,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee,and
MrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopment andCooperationofthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,andonbehalfoftheGovernmentofMali
by:
MrAliouneSissiko,Ambassador ,itsRepresentative totheEuropeanCommunities .