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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofNigeronthe
supplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFNIGER,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPlenipotenti­
aries:
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFNIGER :
ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeallthe
necessaryarrangements forthetransportandinsur­
anceoftheproductfromthedistributioncentresto
theplacesofdestination .WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplytheRepu­
blicofNiger,hereinafterreferredtoasthe'countryof
destination',bywayofgift,with1500metrictonsof
skimmed-milk powderofwhich750metrictonsare
attributabletothe1974food-aidprogramme (skim­
med-milkpowder)and750metrictonstothatof
1975.Thequalityandpackagingrequirements are
specifiedinAnnexI,whichformsanintegralpartof
thisAgreement .ArticleV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productreceivedasaidforhumanconsumptionand
todistributeitfreeofchargetotheneedypopulations .
ArticleII
Deliveriesshallbemadetodistributioncentres,tobe
fixedbymutualconsentofthecountryofdestination
andtheCommunity .ArticleVI
TheCommunityshallgrantthecountryofdestination
alump-sumcontributiontowardsthetransportcosts
incurredbythatcountrywithintheAfricancontinent
fromthedistributioncentresreferredtoinArticleII.
Theamountofthecontribution fixedonthebasisof
anallocationschemeproposedbythecountryofdesti­
nationshallnotexceed12000000CFAfrancs.
TheCommunityundertakestopaythisamountintoa
specialaccounttobeopenedforthispurposeinthe
nameoftheauthorityresponsibleforthetransaction,
asfollows:ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandofthecountryofdestination,relatingto
deliveryandreceiptaredefinedinAnnexII,which
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—30%afterthegoodshavebeenloadedandatthe
requestofthecountryofdestination,toenablethe
transactiontocommence ;
—40%assoonas3/5ofthefirstinstalmenthave
beenusedup,onthebasisofdocumentsproving
thatthegoodshavebeentransportedtothisstage
andsubmittedbythecompetentauthoritytothe
Commissiondelegatewho,afterhavingchecked
suchdocuments ,shallpassontheappropriatecall
forfundstotheCommission ;
—thebalancecalculatedinproportiontothequanti­
tiesactuallytransportedandintermsoftheactual
distributioncentres,tobepaidoncompletionof
thetransactionafterreceiptbytheCommissionof
areport,togetherwithdocuments,dulyendorsed
bytheCommissiondelegate,provingthatthe
goodshavebeentransported .
ArticleVII
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudiceto
thenormalstructureofdomesticproductionandinter­
nationaltrade.Tothisend,theyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtransac­
tionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.
ArticleVIII
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandof
productsderivedfromit;—theexport,commercially orotherwise,withinsix
monthsfromthedateofthelastdelivery,ofboth
theproductobtainedlocallywhichisofthesame
kindasthatreceivedasaidorofproductsderived
fromit.
ArticleIX
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
CommunityofthemannerinwhichthisAgreement
isperformed .Tothisend,itshallcommunicate the
followinginformationtotheCommissionoftheEuro­
peanCommunities everythreemonthsuntilthequan­
titiesreceivedasaidhavebeenfullyused:quantities
distributed ;numberandnatureofthebeneficiaries ;
places,rateandmethodofdistribution .
ArticleX
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoenablethosepersonsdulyauthorizedby
theCommunitytomakeonthespotobservationsof
theoperationsconnectedwiththeimplementation of
theAgreement .
ArticleXI
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleXII
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.

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ANNEXI
SKIMMED-MILK POWDER
QUALITYANDPACKINGREQUIREMENTS
I.Qualityrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)moisturecontent:
(c)totalacidity(lacticacid):
(d)testforneutralizingagents:
(e)permittedadditives:
(f)testforphosphatasis :
(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)bacteriacontent:
(j)testforcolonbacillus:
(k)flavourandsmell:
(1)appearancenotexceeding 1-5%
notexceeding40%
notexceeding0-15%(18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
notexceeding0-5ml(notlessthan99%)
notlessthandiscB(150mg)
notexceeding50000perg
negativein01g
fresh
whiteorslightlyyellowish,absenceofimpuri­
tiesandcolouredparticles.
II.Packaging
(a)containing25kgnetweight;
(b)madeupinoneofthefollowingways:
(aa)4Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
1intercalatedbagoftar-linedpaper,ofastrengthrepresentingatleast140g/m2;
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast006mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ;
or
(bb)1Kraftpaperbagofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
1Kraftpaperbagwithapolyethylenelining,ofastrengthrepresentingatleast80g+
15g/m2;
3Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast006mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ;
or
(cc)1Kraftpaperouterbagofastrengthrepresentingatleast85g/m2;
1Kraftpaperbagwithapolyethylenelining,ofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g+
15g/m2;
2Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-12mmthick,weldedordouble-bound .
(c)Detailsonthepackaging(inFrench):
LAITÉCRÉMÉENPOUDRE/DONDELACOMMUNAUTÉ ÉCONOMIQUE EURO­
PÉENNEALARÉPUBLIQUE DUNIGER/ADISTRIBUER GRATUITEMENT

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ANNEXII
PROCEDURES FORDELIVERY ANDRECEIPT
distribution centre.Itshallconfirmthatdateatleasttwo
daysinadvance.
Article4
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointan
authorizedagentwhosenameandaddressitshallmake
knowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Ateachplaceofdelivery,thecountryofdestinationshall
appointforeachdistributioncentreareceivingagentwhose
nameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunity
beforetheAgreementisimplemented .Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemoment
whenthegoodsactuallyarriveandareunloadedatthedistri­
butioncentre.
Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallcostsfortaking
deliveryofthegoods,anytranshipment costsandallother
costssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhichare
attributabletothecountryofdestinationshallbeborneby
thelatter.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifytothecountryofdestination,as
soonaspossible,themeansoftransporttobeusedtocarry
thegoodstothedistributioncentre,themeansofshipment
tobeusedduringtheintermediaryphases,thedateof
loadingandthequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonshipmentfromtheCommunity .
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationin
goodtimeoftheexpecteddateofarrivalofthegoodsatthe.Article5
Ondeliveryofthegoods,thecountryofdestinationshall
handtotheauthorizedagentoftheCommunity acertificate
ofreceiptwhichshallsetouttheplaceanddateofreceipt,
thenatureandthequantityofthegoodsreceived,together
withanycommentsonthequalityofthosegoods.Acopyof
thecertificateshallbesenttotheCommission oftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofNigeronthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandNigeronthesupply
ofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon22July
1975,wassignedinBrusselson23July1975,onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropean
Communities by:
MrGiorgioBombasseiFrascanideVettor,AmbassadorofItaly,ChairmanofthePerma­
nentRepresentatives Committee ,and
MrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopment andCooperationatthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
andonbehalfoftheGovernmentofNigerby:
MrJeanPoisson,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Representative ofthe
GovernmentofNigertotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .