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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofMaliconcerning
thesupplyofflourofcommonwheatandsorghumasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFMALI,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFMALI:
WHOHAVEDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1971/72,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupply
theRepublicofMali,hereinafterreferredtoasthe
'recipientcountry',bywayofgift,with5000metric
tonsofcommonwheatintheformof3311metric
tonsofflourofcommonwheatand5000metric
tonsofsorghum.
ArticleII
Deliverieswillbemadeatthefrontieroftherecip­
ientcountryinnewcottonsacksinthecaseofthe
flourofcommonwheatandnewjutesacksinthe
caseofthesorghum,thesackseachweighing50
kilogrammesnet.
Article111
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandoftherecipientcountryrelatingtodelivery
andthetakingofdeliveryinparticulararedefinedin
theAnnex,whichformsanintegralpartofthis
Agreement .ArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
saryarrangements forthetransportandinsurance
oftheproductasfromtheplaceofdestination .
ArticleV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposeofconsumptionandfor
thesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,toapplythe
pricesnormallyobtainingonthatmarketforgoods
ofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthenormalcostof
sellingtheproductonthemarketoftherecipient
countryshallbepaidintoaspecialaccountatthe
CentralBankofthatcountry,oratabank
controlledbytheState,andallocatedtothe
financingofoneormoredevelopment schemes
whichshallhavebeenproposedbytherecipient
countryandapprovedbytheCommunity .
ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­

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dicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduction
and(internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionwhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.nature,quantityandqualityofthegoodsof
whichdeliveryhasbeentaken;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,how
theyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normal
sellingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecial
accounthasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsandwith­
drawals)on31Decemberofthepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.ArticleVII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery,eitherofthe
productobtainedlocallyandofthesamenature
astheproductreceivedasaidorofany
productsorby-productsresultingfromit. ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingPar­
tiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestionscon­
cerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .ArticleVIII
Therecipientcountryundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofapplicationofthis
Agreement .TothisenditshallprovidetheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :
1.notlaterthan30daysafterdeliveryistakenof
eachcargo:placeanddateoftakingdelivery;ArticleX
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequally
authentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffected 1andall1riskshallpassfromtheCommunitytotherecipientcountry
atthemomentatwhichthegoodsactuallycrossthefrontieroftherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallpayallcostsfortakingdeliveryofthegoods,anytranshipment
costsandallothercostssubsequenttodelivery.
AnycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhicharenotattributabletotheCom­
munityshallbebornebytherecipientcountry.
Article2
TheConnmunikyshallnotifytherecipientcountry,assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshave
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recordedatloading,theportofunloadingandthemeansoflandtransportusedtotransfer
thegoodstotheplaceofdelivery.
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryatleast10cleardaysinadvanceofthe
expecteddateofarrivalofthegoodsattheplaceofdelivery.Itshallconfirmthatdateat
leasttwodaysinadvance.
Article4
Ondelivery,atoleranceof5%lessthanthequantitylaiddownunderArticleIofthe
Agreementispermitted.
Article5
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetotherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallappointareceivingagentateachplaceofdelivery,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofMalionthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMalionthesupply
offlourofcommonwheatandsorghumasfoodaidwhichtheCouncildecidedto
concludeon19November1973wassignedinBrusselson22November1973on
behalfoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesby:
MrNielsErsboll,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee,and
MrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopmentandCooperationofthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,andonbehalfoftheGovernmentof
Maliby:
MrAliouneSissoko,Ambassador ,itsRepresentative totheEuropeanCommunities .