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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofUpperVoltaonthe
supplyofmaizeandsorghumasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFUPPERVOLTA,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPleni­
potentiaries :
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFUPPERVOLTA :
ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangementsforthetransportandinsurance
ofthegoodsasfromtheplaceofdestination .WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1973/74,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
hereinaftercalledthe'Community',shallsupply
15000metrictonsofcerealsintheformof12000
metrictonsofmaizeand3000metrictonsof
sorghumasagifttotheRepublicofUpperVolta,
hereinafterreferredtoasthe'countryofdestination'.ArticleV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productsreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsumption
andtodistributesuchproductsfreeofchargeto
peopleinneed.ArticleII
Deliveriesshallbemadeinnewjutebagswithanet
weightof50kgeach,freetoaplaceofdestinationto
bedeterminedbyagreementbetweenthecountryof
destinationandtheCommunity .
ArticleV7
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplacecommercialtrans­
actionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommunity
andofthecountryofdestinationrelatinginparticu­
lartodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryaredefined
intheAnnex,whichformsanintegralpartofthis
Agreement .

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ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductsreceivedasaidanc}
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroftheproducts
obtainedlocallyandofthesamenatureasthe
productsreceivedasaidorofanyproductsand
by-productsresultingfromthem.
ArticleVIII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
CommunityhowthisAgreementisbeingimplemented ,
TothisenditshallprovidetheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities ,everythreemonthsuntil
thequantitiesreceivedasaidhavebeenfullyused,
reportsindicatinginparticularthequantitiesdistrib­uted,thenumberandtypeofrecipientsandthe
places,rateandmethodsofdistribution .
ArticleIX
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoenablepersonsdulyauthorizedbythe
Communitytofollowtheprogressofoperations
carriedoutinpursuanceofthisAgreementonthe
spot.
ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestioncon­
cerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ArticleXI
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicate
intheDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequally
authentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfrom
theCommunitytothecountryofdestinationatthe
momentatwhichthegoodsactuallyarriveattheplace
ofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostsfortaking
deliveryofthegoods,anytranshipment costsandall
costssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhich
areattributabletothecountryofdestinationshallbe
bornebythelatter.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifythecountryofdestination
assoonaspossibleofthemeansoftransporttobeused
tocarrythegoodstotheplaceofdestination,themeans
ofshipmenttobeusedduringtheintermediaryphases,
thedateofloadingandthequantityandqualityofthe
goodsasrecordedonshipmentfromtheCommunity .
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestination
oftheexpecteddateofarrivalofthegoodsattheplaceofdestinationingoodtimebeforethatdate.Itshall
confirmthatdateatleasttwodaysinadvance.
Article4
Ondelivery,atoleranceof5°/olessthanthequantity
laiddownunderArticleIoftheAgreementispermitted.
Article5
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappoint
anauthorizedagent,whosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagent
ateachplaceofdelivery,whosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementis
implemented .
Article6
Ondeliveryofthegoodsthecountryofdestinationshall
handtotheauthorizedagentoftheEuropeanEconomic
Community ataking-overcertificate,statingtheplace
anddateoftakingover,thenatureandthequantityas
wellasanyobservationsaboutthequalityofthegoods.
ItshallsendacopythereoftotheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities .