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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofNigeronthe
supplyofsorghumasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftjjieonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFNIGER,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPleni­
potentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFNIGER :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
Asapartofitsfood-aidprogramme (cereals)for
1973/74,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplyby
wayofgifttheRepublicofNiger,hereinafterreferred
toasthe'countryofdestination',with10000metric
tonsofsorghum.
ArticleII
Deliveriesshallbemadeinnewjutebagswithanet
weightof50kgeach,freetoaplaceofdestinationto
bedeterminedbyagreementbetweenthecountryof
destinationandtheCommunity .
ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandofthecountryofdestinationrelatingto
deliveryandreceiptaredefinedintheAnnexwhich
formsanintegralpartofthisAgreement .
ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportandinsur­
anceoftheproductfromtheplacesofdestination .ArticleV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsumption
andtodistributeitfreeofchargetopeopleinneed.
ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudiceto
thenormalstructureofdomesticproductionandinter­
nationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplacebusinesstransactions
whichmightreasonablybeexpectedintheabsenceof
suchsupplies.
ArticleVII
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallmeasures
requiredtoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
anyproductsorby-productsderivedtherefrom ;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,bothofproduce
obtainedlocallywhichisofthesamekindasthat
receivedasaidandofanyproductsorby-products
derivedtherefrom .

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ArticleVIII
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
CommunityofthemannerinwhichtheAgreementis
performed .Tothisenditshallcommunicate the
followinginformationtotheCommissionoftheEuro­
peanCommunities everythreemonthsuntilthequan­
titiesreceivedasaidhavebeenfullyusedup:quanti­
tiesdistributed ;numberandnatureofthebenefici­
aries;placesandmethodofdistribution .
ArticleIX
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoenablepersonsdulyauthorizedbytheCommunitytomakeon-the-spotobservationsofthe
operationsconnectedwiththeimplementation ofthis
Agreement .
ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleXI
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
PROCEDURES FORDELIVERY ANDRECEIPT
Article1
Deliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytothecountryofdestinationatthemomentat
whichthegoodsactuallyarriveandareunloadedattheplace
ofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallcostsfortaking
deliveryofthegoods,anytrans-shipment costsandallother
costssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhichare
attributabletothecountryofdestinationshallbeborneby
thelatter.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifytothecountryofdestination,as
soonaspossible,themeansoftransporttobeusedtocarry
thegoodstotheplaceofdestination ,themeansofshipment
tobeusedduringtheintermediary phases,thedateof
loadingandthequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonshipmentfromtheCommunity .
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationin
goodtimeoftheexpecteddateofarrivalofthegoodsattheplaceofdestination .Itshallconfirmthatdateatleasttwo
daysinadvance.
Article4
Ondelivery,anallowanceof5%lessthanthequantitylaid
downunderArticleIoftheAgreementshallbepermitted .
Article5
ToimplementthisAnnextheCommunityshallappointan
authorizedagentwhosenameandaddressitshallmake
knowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Ateachplaceofdeliverythecountryofdestinationshall
appointareceivingagentwhosenameandaddressitshall
makeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementis
implemented .
Articlc6
Ondeliveryofthegoodsthecountryofdestinationshall
handtotheauthorizedagentoftheCommunity acertificate
ofreceipt,whichshallsetouttheplaceanddateofreceipt,
thenatureandthequantityofthegoodsreceived,together
withanycommentsonthequalityofthosegoods.Acopyof
thecertificateshallbesenttotheCommission oftheEuro­
peanCommunities .