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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofNigeronthesupply
ofmaizeasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFNIGER,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
I'HEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFNIGER:
ArticleV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsump­
tionandforitssaleonthelocalmarket,toapply
pricesnormallyobtainingonthatmarketforgoods
ofcomparablequality.WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)
for1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
hereinaftercalledthe'Community'shallsupply
7500metrictonsofmaizeasagifttotheRepublic
ofNiger,hereinafterreferredtoasthe'countryof
destination'.
Article11
Deliveriesshallbemadetoaplaceofdestinationto
bedeterminedbyagreementbetweenthecountryof
destinationandtheCommunity .
Article111
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandofthecountryofdestinationrelatingin
particulartodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryare
defiinedintheAnnex,whichformsanintegralpart
ofthisAgreement .
ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportandinsur­
anceofthegoodsasfromtheplaceofdestination .Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostofthe
normalcostofsellingtheproductonthelocal
marketexcludingthecostoflocaltransportwillbe
paidintoaspecialaccountattheCentralBankof
thatcountryoratabankcontrolledbytheState
andallocated :
—inrespectof5000metrictons,forthepurchase
ofsorghumatthemostfavourablepricesruling
onthelocalmarket,forfreedistribution ;
—inrespectof2500metrictons,forthefinancing
ofoneorseveraldevelopmentprojectsproposed
bythecountryofdestinationandapprovedby
theCommunity .

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ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­
dicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduction
andinternationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.(a)thequantitiesdistributed,thenumberand
typeofrecipientsandtheplaces,therateand
themethodofdistribution ;
(b)quantitiessold,howtheyhavebeensold,
sellingprices;normalsellingcostsonthe
countryofdestination'smarket;
3.onthecompletionofthesorghumoperation :
thefinancialresultsofthisoperation;
4.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecial
accounthasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsandwith­
drawals)asat31Decemberofthepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.
ArticleIX
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoenablepersonsdulyauthorizedbythe
Communitytofollowtheprogressofoperations
carriedoutinpursuanceofthisAgreementonthe
spot.
ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleXI
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequally
authentic.ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappro­
priatemeasurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsresultingfromsuchsupplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
siximonthsofthelastdelivery,eitherofthe
productsobtainedlocallyandofthesame
natureastheproductreceivedasaidorofany
productsresultingfromit.
ArticleVIII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
CommunityhowthisAgreementisbeingimple­
mented.TothisenditshallprovidetheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :
1.notlaterthan30daysafterdeliveryistakenof
eachconsignment :portanddateoftaking
delivery;nature,quantityandqualityofthe
goodsofwhichdeliveryhasbeentaken;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryof
destinationatthemomentatwhichthegoodsactuallyarriveattheplaceofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostsfortakingdeliveryofthegoods,anytranshipment
costsandallcostssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhichareattributabletothecountryof
destinationshallbebornebythelatter.

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Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifythecountryofdestinationassoonaspossibleofthemeansof
transporttobeusedtocarrythegoodstotheplaceofdestination,themeansofshipmentto
beusedduringtheintermediaryphases,thedateofloadingandthequantityandquality
ofthegoodsasrecordedonshipmentfroimtheCommunity .
/ Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationoftheexpecteddateofarrivalof
thegoodsattheplaceofdestinationingoodtimebeforethatdate.Itshallconfirmthat
dateatleasttwodaysinadvance.
Article4
Ondelivery,atoleranceof5%lessthanthequantitylaiddownunderArticleIofthe
Agreementispermitted.
Article5
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameand
addressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentateachplaceofdelivery,whose
nameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementis
implemented .
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofNigeronthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandNigeronthesupply
ofmaizeasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon10December1973,
wassignedinBrusselson10December1973,onbehalfoftheCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities by:
MrNielsErsboll,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee ,and
MrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopment andCooperation ,ofthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesandonbehalfoftheGovernmentofNigeria
by:
MrJeanPoisson,Ambassador ,Representative oftheGovernmentofNigeriatothe
EuropeanCommunities .