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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicoftheNigeronthe
supplyofmaizeandsorghumasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFNIGER,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFTHENIGER:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1973/74,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
hereinaftercalledthe'Community',shallsupply
20000metrictonsofcerealsintheformof15000
metrictonsofmaizeand5000metrictonsof
sorghumasagifttotheRepublicoftheNiger,
hereinafterreferredtoasthe'countryof
destination'.ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportand
insuranceofthegoodsasfromtheplaceof
destination .
ArticleV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousefor
purposesofconsumptionthegoodsreceivedasaid.
Itshalldistributethequantitiesreceivedasaidfree
ofchargeexceptfor5000metrictonsofmaize
whichmaybesoldonthemarketofthecountryof
destinationatpricesnormallyobtainedonthat
marketforgoodsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthenormalcostof
sellingtheproductonthemarketofthecountryof
destination,excludinginternaltransportcosts,will
bepaidintoaspecialaccountintheCentralBank
ofthesaidcountryoraState-controlled bankand
allocatedtothefinancingofoneormore
developmentprojectswhichhavebeenproposedby
thecountryofdestinationandapprovedbythe
Community .Article11
Deliveriesshallbemadeinnewjutebagswithanet
weightof50kgeach,freetoaplaceofdestination
tobedeterminedbyagreementbetweenthecountry
ofdestinationandtheCommunity .
ArticleHI
Theobligationsandresponsibilities ofthe
Communityandofthecountryofdestination
relatinginparticulartodeliveryandthetakingof
deliveryaredefinedintheAnnex,whichformsan
integralpartofthisAgreement.

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ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplacecommercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.(a)thequantitiesdistributed,thenumberand
typeofrecipientsandtheplaces,rateandthe
methodsofdistribution ;
(b)quantitiessold,howtheyhavebeensold,
sellingprices;normalsellingcostsonthe
recipientcountry'smarket;
2.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecial
accounthasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(despositsand
withdrawals )on31Decemberofthe
precedingyear;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroftheproduct
obtainedlocallyandofthesamenatureasthe
productreceivedasaidorofanyproductsand
by-productsresultingfromit.ArticleIX
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoenablepersonsdulyauthorizedbythe
Communitytofollowtheprogressofoperations
carriedoutinpursuanceofthisAgreementonthe
spot.
ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.ArticleVIII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Community howthisAgreement isbeing
implemented .Tothisenditshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththe
followinginformation :
1.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedas
aidhavebeenfullyused:ArticleXI
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequally
authentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfrom
theCommunitytothecountryofdestinationatthe
momentatwhichthegoodsactuallyarriveattheplace
ofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostsfortaking
deliveryofthegoods,anytranshipment costsandall
costssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhichareattributabletothecountryofdestinationshallbe
bornebythelatter.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifythecountryofdestination
assoonaspossibleofthemeansoftransporttobeused
tocarrythegoodstotheplaceofdestination,the
meansofshipmenttobeusedduringtheintermediary
phases,thedateofloadingandthequantityand
qualityofthegoodsasrecordedonshipmentfromthe
Community .

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Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestination
oftheexpecteddateofarrivalofthegoodsattheplace
ofdestinationingoodtimebeforethatdate.Itshall
confirmthatdateatleasttwodaysinadvance.
Article4
Ondelivery,atoleranceof5°/olessthanthequantity
laiddownunderArticleIoftheAgreementispermitted.
Article5
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappoint
anauthorizedagent,whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .•
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceiving
agentateachplaceofdelivery,whosenameandaddress
itshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforethe
Agreementisimplemented .
Article6
Ondeliveryofthegoodsthecountryofdestinationshall
handtotheauthorizedagentoftheCommunity
ataking-overcertificate,statingtheplaceanddateof
takingover,thenatureandthequantityaswellasany
observationsaboutthequalityofthegoods.Itshallsend
acopythereoftotheCommissionoftheEuropean
Community .
InformationconcerningthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicoftheNigeronthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheNigeronthe
supplyofmaizeandsorghumasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon
4June1974,wassignedinBrusselson5June1974onbehalfoftheCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities by:
MrUlrichLebsanft,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee,and
MrHans-Broder Krohn,Director-General forDevelopment andCooperation ,
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,andonbehalfoftheGovernmentofthe
Nigerby:
MrJeanPoisson,Ambassador ,Representative oftheNigertotheEuropean
Communities .