NoL81/12 1.4.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheIslamicRepublicof
Mauritaniaonthesupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEISLAMICREPUBLICOFMAURITANIA ,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement ,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPleni­
potentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEISLAMICREPUBLIC OFMAURITANIA :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
buteitfreeofchargetotheneedysectionsofthe
population .
ArticleVI
TheCommunityshallgrantthecountryofdestination
afixeddistributiontowardscoveringthecosts
incurredbythatcountryforthetransportofthe
productsfromthecifstagetoplacesofdestination .
Thiscontribution shallamountto50unitsofaccount
permetrictonofthedeliveredproduct.
TheCommunityundertakestopaythiscontribution
assoonaspossibleafterreceiptbytheCommissionof
theEuropeanCommunities ofthecopyofthecertifi­
cateofacceptancerequiredinArticle6oftheAnnex.ArticleI
Aspartofitsfood-aidprogramme (cereals)for
1973/74,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupply
theIslamicRepublicofMauritania ,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'countryofdestination',bywayof
gift,with4000metrictonsofcommonwheat.
ArticleII
Deliveriesshallbemadecifportofunloadinginthe
countryofdestinationinnewjutesackswithanet
weightof50kilogrammeseach.
ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandofthecountryofdestinationrelatingto
deliveryandreceiptaredefinedintheAnnex,which
formsanintegralpartofthisAgreement .
ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeallthe
necessaryarrangements forthetransportandinsur­
anceoftheproductfromthecifstagetoplacesof
destination .
ArticleV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productreceivedasaidforconsumptionandtodistri­ArticleVII
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudiceto
thenormalstructureofdomesticproductionandinter­
nationaltrade.Tothisend,theyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtrans­
actionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.

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ArticleX
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoenablethosepersonsdulyauthorizedby
theCommunitytomakeonthespotobservationsof
theoperationsconnectedwiththeimplementation of
theAgreement .
ArticleXIArticleVIII
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandof
theproductsandby-productsderivedfromthem;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,withinsix
monthsfromthedateofthelastdelivery,bothof
theproductobtainedlocallywhichisofthesame
kindasthatreceivedasaidorofproductsor
by-productsderivedfromthem.
ArticleIX
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
CommunityofthemannerinwhichthisAgreement
isperformed .Tothisend,itshallcommunicate the
followinginformationtotheCommissionoftheEuro­
peanCommunities everythreemonthsuntilthequan­
titiesreceivedasaidhavebeenfullyused:quantities
distributed ;numberandnatureofthebeneficiaries ;
placesandmethodofdistribution .Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleXII
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic .
ANNEX
PROCEDURES FORDELIVERY ANDRECEIPT
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemomentat
whichthegoodsareactuallytakeninchargeintheship's
holdattheportofdischarge.
Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallcostssubsequentto
deliveryofthegoods,includingthecostsofdischarge(such
asbreakingbulk,hoisting,takingdelivery)aswellasany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofdischarge
shallbebornebyorpaidtothecountryofdestination .The
ratesandconditionsofpaymentlaiddowninthecontract
betweentheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredto
inArticle.5andthecarriermusthavebeenagreedin
advancebetweenthatagentandthereceivingagentofthe
countryofdestinationreferredtoinArticle5.
Article2
TheCommunityshallforwardtothecountryofdestination ,
assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshavebeenshipped,a
noticegivingthenameoftheship,thedateofloading,the
quantityandqualityofthegoodsonloadingandtheportof
discharge.
ArticleJ
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationof
theship'sestimateddateofarrivalattheportofdischargeat
least10cleardaysbeforethatdate.Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharterpartyanundertakingby
thecaptaintogivethecountryofdestinationatleast72
hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrivalinthe
portofdischarge .
Article4
Ondeliveryofthecargo,anallowanceof5%lessthanthe
quantitylaiddownunderArticleIoftheAgreementshallbe
permitted .
Article5
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointan
authorizedagentwhosenameandaddressitshallmake
knowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Ateachportofdischargethecountryofdestinationshall
nominateareceivingagentwhosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementis
implemented .
Article6
Ondeliveryofthegoodsthecountryofdestinationshall
handtotheauthorizedagentoftheCommunity acertificate
ofreceipt,whichshallsetouttheportofunloading,the
natureandthequantityofthegoodsreceived,togetherwith
anycommentsonthequalityofthosegoods.Acopyofthe
certificateshallbesenttotheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communities .