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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofMalionthe
supplyofmaizeasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFMALI,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPlenipotenti­
aries:
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFMALI:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productreceivedasaidforconsumptionandtodistri­
buteitfreeofchargetotheneedypopulations .ArticleI
Aspartofitsfood-aidprogramme (cereals)for
1973/74,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupply
theRepublicofMali,hereinafterreferredtoasthe
'countryofdestination',bywayofgift,with6000
metrictonsofmaize.
ArticleII
DeliveriesshallbemadeciftoAfricanportsof
dischargeinnewjutesackswithanetweightof50kg
each.ArticleVI
TheCommunityshallgrantthecountryofdestination
fundstowardsthecostsincurredbythatcountryfor
thetransportofthedeliveredproductsfromtheport
ofunloadingtotheplacesofdestination .
Themaximumamountofthiscontribution isfixedat
452800unitsofaccount.
TheCommunityundertakestopaythiscontribution
asfollows:
—50%aftertheCommission oftheEuropean
Communities hasreceivedthecertificatereferred
toinArticle6oftheAnnex;
—theremainderafterreceiptbytheCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunities ofthecertificatesof
receiptdrawnupintheplacesofdestination,indi­
catingtheplaceanddateofdeliveryandalsothe
natureandquantityoftheproduct,andinitialled
bytheInspectoroftheEuropeanDevelopment
Fund.ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandofthecountryofdestinationrelatingto
deliveryandreceiptaredefinedintheAnnex,which
formsanintegralpartofthisAgreement .
ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeallthe
necessaryarrangements forthetransportandinsur­
anceoftheproductfromthecifstage.

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ArticleVII
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice -to
thenormalstructureofdomesticproductionandinter­
nationaltrade.Tothisend,theyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtransac­
tionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.
ArticleVIII
Thecountryofdestinationshall,takeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandof
productsandby-productsderivedfromit;
—theexport,commercialorotherwise,withinsix
monthsfromthedateofthelastdelivery,bothof
theproductobtainedlocallywhichisofthesame
kindasthatreceivedasaidorofprocessed
productsandby-productsderivedfromit.ArticleIX
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
CommunityofthemannerinwhichthisAgreement
isperformed .Tothisend,itshallcommunicate the
followinginformationtotheCommissionoftheEuro­
peanCommunities everythreemonthsuntilthequan­
titiesreceivedasaidhavebeenfullyused:quantities
distributed ;numberandnatureofthebeneficiaries ;
places,rateandmethodofdistribution .
ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleXI
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
PROCEDURES FORDELIVERY ANDRECEIPT
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemoment
whenthegoodsarefullyunloadedonquaysideatportof
discharge.
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallsubsequentdelivery
costs,includingcostsoftakingdelivery.
Artiiie2
TheCommunityshallforwardtothecountryofdestination,
assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshavebeenshipped,a
noticegivingthenameoftheship,thedateofloading,the
quantityandqualityofthegoodsonloadingandtheportof
discharge .
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationof
theship'sestimateddateofarrivalattheportofdischargeat
least10cleardaysbeforethatdate.
Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharter-partyanundertakingby
thecaptaintogivethecountryofdestinationatleast72
hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrivalinthe
portofdischarge .Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,anallowanceof5%lessthanthe
quantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleIofthe
Agreementshallbepermitted .
Article5
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunity
shallappointanauthorizedagentwhosenameandaddressit
shallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestina­
tion.
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentin
eachportofdischarge,whosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementis
implemented .
Article6
Ondeli/eryofthegoods,thecountryofdestinationshall
handovertotheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityacertifi­
cateofreceiptwhichshallsetouttheplaceanddateof
receiptandthenatureandquantityofthegoodsreceived,
togetherwithanycommentsonthequalityofthegoods.A
copyofthecertificateshallbesenttotheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities .