NoL275/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 10.10.74
AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicoftheGambia
onthesupplyofhuskedriceasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFTHEGAMBIA,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheirplenipotenti­
aries:
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFTHEGAMBIA :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
Asapartofitsfoodaidprogramme (cereals)for
1970/71,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity (here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community')shallsupply,
bywayofgift,theRepublicoftheGambia
(hereinafterreferredtoasthe'countryofdestination')
with1500metrictonsofhuskedrice.
ArticleII
Deliverieswillbemadeciftoportsofdischargeofthe
countryofdestinationinnewjutebagsofanetweight
of50kgeach.
ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandofthecountryofdestinationrelatingto
deliveryandthetakingofdeliveryaredefinedinthe
AnnexwhichformsanintegralpartofthisAgree­
ment.
ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportandinsur­
anceoftheproductfromportsofdischargetoplaces
ofdestination .ArticleV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsumption
andtodistributeitfreeofchargetopeopleinneed.
ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudiceto
thenormalstructureofdomesticproductionandinter­
nationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplacebusinesstransactions
whichmightreasonablybeexpectedintheabsenceof
suchsupplies.
ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallmeasures
requiredtoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
anyproductsorby-productsderivedtherefrom ;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,bothoflocally
producedriceofthesamekindasthatreceivedas
aidandofanyproductsorby-productsderived
therefrom .

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ArticleVIII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityoftheimplementation ofthisAgree­
ment.TothisenditshallprovidetheCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunities withthefollowinginfor­
mationattheendofdistribution ,andinanyevent
everysixmonthsfromdeliveryoftheproduct:
numberandnatureoftherecipients;quantitiesdistri­
buted;places,mannerandtimetableofdistribution .ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemomentat
whichthegoodsareactuallytakeninchargeintheship's
holdattheportofdischarge.
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostssubsequentto
deliveryofthegoods,includingthecostsofunloading
(breakingbulk,hoisting,takingdelivery,forexample)aswell
asanylighteragecosts.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofdischarge
shallbebornebyorpaidtothecountryofdestination .The
ratesandconditionsofpaymentlaiddowninthecontract
betweentheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredto
inArticle5andthecarriermusthavebeenagreedin
advancebetweenthatagentandthereceivingagentofthe
countryofdestinationreferredtoinArticle5.
Article2
TheCommunityshallforwardtothecountryofdestination,
assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshavebeenshipped,a
noticegivingthenameoftheship,thedateofloading,the
quantityandqualityofthegoodsonloadingandtheportof
discharge.
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationof
theship'sestimateddateofarrivalattheportofdischargeat
least10cleardaysbeforethatdate.Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharterpartyanundertakingby
thecaptaintogivethecountryofdestinationatleast72
hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrivalinthe
portofdischarge.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthecargo,atoleranceof5%lessthanthe
quantitylaiddownunderArticleIoftheAgreementshallbe
permitted.
Article5
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunity
shallappointanauthorizedagentwhosenameandaddressit
shallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestina­
tion.
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentin
eachportofdischarge,whosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementis
implemented .
Article6
Ondeliveryofthegoods,thecountryofdestinationshall
handovertotheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityacertifi­
cateofacceptancewhichshallsetouttheplaceanddateof
acceptance,andthenatureandqualityofthecargoaccepted,
andwhichshallcontainanyremarksonthequalityofthe
cargo.AcopyofthecertificateshallbesenttotheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities .