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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheIslamicRepublicofMauritania
onthesupplyofcommonwheatandmaizeasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THE.GOVERNMENT OFTHEISLAMICREPUBLICOFMAURITANIA ,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEISLAMICREPUBLICOFMAURITANIA :
ArticleV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
consumptionandtodistributethemfreetopeoplein
consumptionandtodistributethemfreetopeople
inneed.WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
Aspartofitsfood-aidprogramme (cereals)for1973/
74,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplythe
IslamicRepublicofMauritania,hereinafterreferred
toasthe'countryofdestination',bywayofgift,
with8000metrictonsofcommonwheatand2000
metrictonsofmaize.
Article11
Deliverieswillbemadeinnewjutesacksofanet
weightof50kgeach,cifportofunloadinginthe
countryofdestination.
ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities ofthe
Communityandofthecountryofdestination
relatingtodeliveryandreceiptaredefinedinthe
Annex,whichformsanintegralpartofthis
Agreement .
ArticleIV
Thecountryof-destinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportand
insuranceoftheproductsfromthecifstagetoplaces
ofdestination .ArticleVI
TheCommunityshallgrantthecountryof
destinationalump-sumcontributionforthecostsof
forwardingtheproductsfromthecifstagetothe
placesofdestination.
Thiscontribution shallamountto50unitsof
accountpermetrictonofdeliveredproduct.
TheCommunityundertakestopaythiscontribution
assoonaspossibleafterreceiptbytheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities ofthecertificate
referredtoinArticle6oftheAnnex.
ArticleVII
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany

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measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Agreement .Tothisenditshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,every
threemonthsuntiltheamountsreceivedasaidhave
beenfullyused,withthefollowinginformation :
quantitiesdistributed,numberanddescriptionofthe
recipients,placeandmannerofdistribution .
ArticleX
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallnecessary
measurestoenablethepersonsdulyauthorizedby
theCommunity toobserveon-the-spotthe
operationsinvolvedintheimplementation ofthis
Agreement .
ArticleXI
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .ArticleVIII
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductsreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroflocal
produceofthesamenatureasthatreceivedas
aidorofanyproductsorby-productsresulting
fromit.
ArticleXII
ArticleIX
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthisThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
Proceduresfordeliveryandreceipt
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandall.shallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemoment
atwhichthegoodsareactuallytakeninchargeinthe
ship'sholdattheportofdischarge.
Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallcostssubsequent
todeliveryofthegoods,includingthecostsofdischarge
(suchasbreakingbulk,hoisting,takingdelivery)aswell
asanylighteragecosts.
Anydemurrageordespatchmoneyattheportof
dischargeshallbebornebyorpaidtothecountryof
destination .Theratesandconditionsofpaymentlaid
downinthecontractbetweentheauthorizedagentofthe
CommunityreferredtoinArticle5andthecarriermust
havebeenagreedinadvancebetweenthatagentandthe
receivingagentofthecountryofdestinationreferredto
inArticle5.shipped,anoticegivingthenameoftheship,thedateof
loading,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsonloading
andtheportofdischarge.
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestination
oftheship'sestimateddateofarrivalattheportof
dischargeatleast10cleardaysbeforethatdate.
Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharter-partyanundertaking
bythecaptaintogivethecountryofdestinationatleast
72hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship's
arrivalintheportofdischarge.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthecargo,anallowanceof5°/olessthan
thequantitylaiddownunderArticleIoftheAgreement
shallbepermitted.
Article2 Article5
TheCommunityshallforwardtothecountryof
destination,assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshavebeenToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappoint
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makeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination. Article6
Ondeliveryofthegoodsthecountryofdestinationshall
handtotheauthorizedagentoftheCommunitya
certificateofreceipt,whichshallsetouttheplaceand
dateofreceipt,thenatureandthequantityofthegoods
received,togetherwithanycommentsonthequalityof
thosegoods.Acopyofthecertificateshallbesenttothe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities .Thecountryofdestinationshallnominateareceiving
agentineachportofdischarge,whosenameandaddress
itshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforethe
Agreementisimplemented .
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheIslamicRepublicofMauritaniaonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMauritaniaonthe
supplyofcommonwheatandmaizeasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedto
concludeon17December1974,wassignedinBrusselson18December1974,on
behalfoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesby:
MrEtienneBurindesRoziers,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,
ChairmanofthePermanentRepresentatives Committee,and
MrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopmentandCooperationatthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,
andonbehalfoftheIslamicRepublicofMauritaniaby:
MrElyOuldAllaf,Ambassador,Representative oftheGovernmentofMauritania
totheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .