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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofUpperVoltaonthe
supplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFUPPERVOLTA,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPleni­
potentiaries ;
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFUPPERVOLTA :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
thenecessaryarrangements forthetransportand
insuranceofthedeliveredproductsfromtheports
ofdischargetotheirplacesofdestination .TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,hereinafterre­
ferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplyasagift
totheRepublicofUpperVolta,hereinafterreferred
toasthe'countryofdestination',1800metrictons
ofskimmed-milk powderofthequalityandwiththe
packagingspecifiedinAnnexI,whichformsaninte­
gralpartofthisAgreement .ArticleV
ArticleII Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproducts
receivedasaidforconsumptionandtodistribute
themfreeofcharge,totheneedypopulations .
Deliveriesshallbemadetotheplaceofdestination
proposedbythecountryofdestinationandaccepted
bytheCommunity .ArticleVI
Article111 TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisend,theyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtrans­
actionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandofthecountryofdestination,inparticular
asregardsdeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryare
definedinAnnexII,whichformsanintegralpart
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ArticleVII 2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiesdistributed,
numberandnatureofthebeneficiaries ,places,
rateandmethodofdistribution .
ArticleIXThecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductsreceivedasaidand
ofproductsderivedfromthem;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsfromthedateofthelastdelivery,either
oftheskimmed-milk powderproducedlocally
whichshouldbeofthesamekindasthatreceived
asaidorofprocessedproductsderivedfromit.Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoenablethosepersonsdulyauthorisedby
theCommunitytomakeon-the-spotobservationsof
theoperationsconnectedwiththeimplementation
oftheAgreement .
ArticleVIIIArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthecircumstances surroundingthe
implementation ofthisAgreement .Forthispurpose,
itshallcommunicate totheCommission oftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesthefollowinginformation :
1.notmorethan30daysaftertheunloadingofeach
consignment :portanddateofship'sarrival;
kind,quantityandqualityofproductsunloaded;
dateonwhichdischargewascompleted;ArticleXI
ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEXI
Qualityandconditionsofpackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
I.Qualityrequirements
(a)fatcontent: notexceeding1-5%
(b)watercontent : notexceeding4-0%
(c)totalacidity(lacticacid): notexceeding0-15%(18°Dornic)
(d)testforneutralisingagents:negative
(e)permittedadditives: none
(f)testforphosphatasis : negative
(g)solubility : notexceeding0-5ml(notlessthan99%)
(h)degreeofpurity: notlessthandiscB(15-0mg)
(i)germcontent: notexceeding50000pergr
(k)strengthofcolonbacillus: negativein0-1gr
(Dflavourandsmell: fresh
(m)appearance : whiteorslightlyyellowish,absenceofimpurities
andcolouredparticles
IT.Packaging
(a)containing25kilogrammesnetweight;
(b)composition :
(aa)4Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70gperm2;

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1intercalatedbagoftar-linedpaperofastrengthrepresentingatleast140gperm2;
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-06mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ;
(bb)or1bagofclubpack-poly-duplo-paper ofastrengthrepresentingatleast50/20/50g
perm2;
2Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70/75gperm2;
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-10mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ;
(c)markingonthepackaging (inFrench):
LAITECREMEENPOUDRE/DONDELACOMMUNAUTE ECONOMIQUE
EUROPÉENNE ALARÉPUBLIQUE DEHAUTE-VOLTA
ANNEX 11
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryofdestination
atthemomentatwhichthegoodsactuallyarriveattheplaceofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostsfortakingdeliveryofthegoods,anytranshipment
costsandallcostssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhichareattributabletothecountryofdestina­
tionshallbebornebythelatter.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifythecountryofdestinationassoonaspossibleofthemeansoftrans­
porttobeusedtocarrythegoodstotheplaceofdestination,themeansofshipmenttobeused
duringtheintermediaryphases,thedateofloadingandthequantityandqualityofthegoods
asrecordedonshipmentfromtheCommunity .
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationoftheexpecteddateofarrivalofthe
goodsattheplaceofdestinationingoodtimebeforethatdate.Itshallconfirmthatdateatleast
twodaysinavdance.
Article4
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameand
addressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentateachplaceofdelivery,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .