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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofUpperVoltaonthe
supplyofmaizeasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
ontheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFUPPERVOLTA,
ontheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFUPPERVOLTA :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1 ArticleV
AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shall
supplytheRepublicofUpperVolta,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'recipientcountry',with14900
metrictonsofmaize,bywayofgift.
ArticleIITherecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
distributethemaizereceivedfreeofchargeexcept
for1000metrictonswhichmaybesoldonthe
localmarketatpricesnormallyobtainingonthat
marketforgoodsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthenormalcostof
sellingtheproductonthelocalmarket,(excluding
thecostofinteriortransport)shallbepaidintoa
specialaccountattheCentralBankofthatcountry,
oratabankcontrolledbytheState,andallocated
tothefinancingofoneormoredevelopment
schemeswhichshallhavebeenproposedbythe
recipientcountryandapprovedbytheCommunity .Deliverieswillbemadeattheplaceofdestination,
fixedbycommonaccordbetweentherecipient
countryandtheCommission oftheEuropean
Communities .
ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandoftherecipientcountryrelatingtodelivery
andthetakingofdeliveryinparticulararedefined
intheAnnex,whichformsanintegralpartofthis
Agreement .ArticleVI
ArticleIV TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­
dicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduction
andinternationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesTherecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
saryarrangements forthetransportandinsurance
oftheproductasfromtheplaceofdestination .

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areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.
ArticleVII(b)quantitiessold,howtheyhavebeensold,
sellingprices;normalsellingcostsonthe
recipientcountry'smarket;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecial
accounthasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsandwith­
drawals)on31Decemberofthepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsresultingfromsuchsupplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery,eitherofthe
productobtainedlocallyandofthesamenature
astheproductreceivedasaidorofany
productsresultingfromit.ArticleIX
ArticleVIIIThecountryofdestinationshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoenablepersonsdulyauthorizedbythe
Communitytofollowonthespottheprogressof
operationscarriedoutinpursuanceofthisAgree­
ment.
ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .Therecipientcountryundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofapplicationofthis
Agreement .TothisenditshallprovidetheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :
1.notlaterthan30daysafterdeliveryistakenof
eachcargo:placeanddateoftakingdelivery;
nature,quantityandqualityofthegoodsof
whichdeliveryhasbeentaken;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:
(a)thequantitiesdistributed,thenumberand
typeofrecipientsandtheplaces,therateand
themethodofdistribution ;ArticleXI
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequally
authentic .
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryof
destinationatthemomentatwhichthegoodsactuallyarriveattheplaceofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostsfortakingdeliveryofthegoods,anytranship­
mentcostsandallcostssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhichareattributabletothecountry
ofdestinationshallbebornebythelatter.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifythecountryofdestinationassoonaspossibleofthemeans
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lobeusedduringtheintermediaryphases,thedateofloadingandthequantityandquality
otthegoodsasrecordedonshipmentfromtheCommunity .
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationoftheexcepteddateofarrivalof
thegoodsattheplaceofdestinationingoodtimebeforethatdate.Itshallconfirmthatdate
atleasttwodaysinadvance.
Article4
Ondelivery,atoleranceof5%>lessthanthequantitylaiddownunderArticleIofthe
Agreementispermitted.
ArticleS
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentateachplaceofdelivery,whose
nameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimple­
mented.
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofUpperVoltaonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic 'CommunityandUpperVoltaonthe
supplyofmaizeasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon15October
1973,wassignedinBrusselson6November1973,by
MrNielsErsboll,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee,and
MrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopment andCooperationatthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropean
Communities ,andby
MrPierreIlboudo,Ambassador ,Representative oftheGovernmentofUpperVolta
totheEuropeanCommunitiesonbehalfoftheGovernmentofUpperVolta.