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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofSenegalonthesupply
ofmaizeasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFSENEGAL,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFSENEGAL :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1 ArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
saryarrangementsforthetransportandinsuranceot
theproductasfromtheplaceofdestination .AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupply
theRepublicofSenegal,hereinafterreferredtoas
the'recipientcountry',with5000metrictonsof
maize,bywayofgift.ArticleV
ArticleIITherecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
distributetheproductsreceivedfreeofchargeto
thoseinneed. Deliverieswillbemadeinnewjutesacksattheplace
ofdestination ,fixedbycommonaccordbetweenthe
recipientcountryandtheCommissionoftheEuro­
peanCommunities .ArticleVI
ArticleIIITheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtrans­
actionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandoftherecipientcountryrelatingtodelivery
andthetakingofdeliveryinparticulararedefinedin
theAnnex,whichformsanintegralpartofthis
Agreement .

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ArticleVII 2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:thequantitiesdistri­
buted,thenumberandtypeofrecipientsandthe
places,therateandthemethodofdistribution .
ArticleIXTherecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriatemea­
surestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsresultingfromsuchsupplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
6monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroftheproduct
obtainedlocallyandofthesamenatureasthe
productreceivedasaidorofanyproductsresul­
tingfromit.Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoenablepersonsdulyauthorizedbythe
Communitytofollowonthespottheprogressof
operationscarriedoutinpursuanceofthisAgree­
ment.
ArticleV1U ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheCom­
munityofthemodeofapplicationofthisAgreement .
TothisenditshallprovidetheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities withthefollowinginfor­
mation:
1.notlaterthan30daysafterdeliveryistakenof
eachcargo:placeanddateoftakingdelivery;
nature,quantityandqualitiyofthegoodsof
whichdeliveryhasbeentaken;ArticleXI
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytotherecipientcountryat
themomentatwhichthegoodsactuallyarriveattheplaceofdestination .
Therecipientcountryshallpayallcostsfortakingdeliveryofthegoods,anytranshipment costs
andallcostssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhichareattributabletotherecipientcountry
shallbebornebythelatter.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountryassoonaspossibleofthemeansoftransport
tobeusedtocarrythegoodstotheplaceofdestination,themeansofshipmenttobeusedduring
theintermediaryphases,thedateofloadingandthequantityandqualityofthegoodsasrecorded
onshipmentfromtheCommunity .

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Article3
TheCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryoftheexpecteddateofarrivalofthegoodsat
theplaceofdestinationingoodtimebeforethatdate.Itshallconfirmthatdateatleasttwodays
inadvance.
Article4
Ondelivery,atoleranceof5%lessthanthequantitylaiddownunderArticleIoftheAgreement
ispermitted .
Article5
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorisedagent,whosenameand
addressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetotherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallappointareceivingagentateachplaceofdelivery,whosenameand
addressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .
InformationconcerningthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofSenegalonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandRepublicofSenegal
onthesupplyofmaizeasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon9Novem­
ber1973,wassignedinBrusselson12November1973
onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,byMrNielsErsball,Ambassa­
dorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,ChairmanofthePermanentRepresentatives
CommitteeandbyMrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopment and
CooperationoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
onbehalfoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSenegal,byMrSeydinaOumarSy,
Ambassador ,Representative ofthatcountrytotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .