NoL343/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 13.12.73
AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofMaliforthesupply
offoodaidintheformofgrainsorghumandmaize
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFMALI,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPleni­
potentiaries :
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFMALI:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1 ArticleV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productsreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsumption
andtodistributesuchproductstopeopleinneed
freeofcharge.AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
theyear1971/72,theEuropeanEconomicCom­
munity,hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Community',
shallsupply4000metrictonsofgrainsorghumand
3000metrictonsofmaizeasagifttotheRepublic
ofMali,hereinafterreferredtoasthe'countryof
destination'.ArticleVI
ArticleII
Deliveriesshallbemadefree-at-frontier innewjute
sacksofanetweightof50kilogrammeseach.TheCommunityshallgrantthecountryofdesti­
nationalumpsumasitsshareofthecostsincurred
bythatcountryforthetransportofthedelivered
productsfromthefrontiercrossingpointstothe
placesofdestination .
Thisamountshallamountto10unitsofaccountper
metrictonofgoodsdelivered.
TheCommunityundertakestopaythisassoonas
possibleafterreceiptbytheCommissionoftheEuro­
peanCommunities oftheinformationreferredtoin
-thefirstindentofArticleIX.ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCom­
munityandthecountryofdestinationrelatingto
deliveryandthetakingofdeliveryaredefinedinthe
AnnexwhichformsanintegralpartofthisAgree­
ment.
ArticleVII
ArticleIV TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchmannerastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtrans­Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportandinsu­
ranceofthedeliveredproductsfromthefrontier
crossingpointstotheplacesofdestination .

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actionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedtotake
placeintheabsenceofsuchsupplies.
ArticleVIII—notmorethanthirtydaysaftertakingdeliveryof
eachconsignment :theplacesanddatesoftaking
delivery;nature,quantityandqualityofthepro­
ductsdelivered;
—everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:areportgiving,in
particular,thenumberandtypeofrecipients,the
quantitiesdistributed,andtheplaceandmethod
ofdistribution .Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsderivedfromit;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitherofthepro­
ductsobtainedlocally,ofthesamenatureasthe
productsreceivedasaid,orofanyproductsor
by-productsderivedfromthem.ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleIX
ArticleXIThecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
CommunityastohowthisAgreementisbeingimple­
mented.Tothisend,itshallprovidetheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowingin­
formation :ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
ArticleI
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryofdestination
atthemomentatwhichthegoodsactuallycrossthefrontierofthecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostsfortakingdeliveryofthegoods,anytranshipment
costsandallcostssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhichareattributabletothecountryofdestina­
tionshallbebornebythelatter.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifythecountryofdestinationassoonaspossibleafterthegoodshave
lefttheportofshipment,ofthedateofloading,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsasrecorded
onshipment,theportofunloading,andthemeansoflandtransportusedtotransferthegoods
totheplaceofdelivery.
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationoftheexpecteddateofarrivalofthe
goodsattheplaceofdeliveryatleasttencleardaysbeforethatdate.Itshallconfirmthatdateat
leasttwodaysinadvance.
Article4
Ondelivery,atoleranceof5%lessthanthequantitylaiddownunderArticleIoftheAgreement
ispermitted.
Article5
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentateachplaceofdelivery,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .