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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofUpperVoltacon­
cerningthesupplyofmaizeasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFUPPERVOLTA,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFUPPERVOLTA :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI ArticleV
AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1971/72,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupply
theRepublicofUpperVolta,hereinafterreferredto
asthe'recipientcountry',with2500metrictonsof
maize,bywayofgift.Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
implement,forthesaleoftheproductonthelocal
market,pricesnormallyobtainingonthatmarket
forgoodsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthenormalcostof
sellingtheproductonthelocalmarket,(excluding
thecostofinteriortransport)shallbepaidintoa
specialaccountattheCentralBankofthatcountry,
oratabankcontrolledbytheState,andallocated
tothefinancingofoneormoredevelopmentschemes
whichshallhavebeenproposedbytherecipient
countryandapprovedbytheCommunity .Article11
Deliverieswillbemadeatthefrontieroftherecipient
countryinnewjutesackscontaining50kilograms
each.
Article111ArticleVI
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCom­
munityandoftherecipientcountryrelatingtodeli­
veryandthetakingofdeliveryinparticularare
definedintheAnnex,whichformsanintegralpart
ofthisAgreement .TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtrans­
actionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,therecipient
countryundertakestoimportcommercially from
whateversource,between1July1972and30June
1973,aminimumquantityof18000metrictonsof
grain.ArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
saryarrangements forthetransportandinsurance
oftheproductasfromfrontiercrossingpointtothe
placeofdestination .

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ArticleVII 3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccount
hasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsandwithdra­
wals)on31Decemberoftheprecedingyear;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriatemea­
surestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsresultingfromsuchsupplies;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroftheproduct
obtainedlocallyandofthesamenatureasthe
productreceivedasaidorofanyproductsorby­
productsresultingfromit.ArticleIX
ArticleVIIIThecountryofdestinationshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoenablepersonsdulyauthorizedbythe
Communitytofollowon-the-spottheprogressof
operationscarriedoutinpursuanceofthisAgree­
ment.
ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheCom­
munityofthemodeofapplicationofthisAgreement .
TothisenditshallprovidetheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities withthefollowinginfor­
mation:
1.notlaterthanthirtydaysafterdeliveryistaken
ofeachcargo:placeanddateoftakingdelivery;
nature,quantityandqualityofthegoodsofwhich
deliveryhasbeentaken;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,how
theyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normalselling
costsontherecipientcountry'smarket;ArticleXI
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingequallyauthen­
tic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytotherecipientcountry
atthemomentatwhichthegoodsactuallycrossthefrontieroftherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallpayallcostsfortakingdeliveryofthegoods,anytranshipmentcosts
andallcostssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhichareattributabletotherecipientcountry
shallbebornebythelatter.
Article2
Assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshavelefttheportofshipment,theCommunityshalladvisethe
recipientcountryofthedateofloading,ofthequantityandqualityofthegoodsasatshipment,the
portofdischarge,andthemeansofoverlandtransporttobeusedfortheshipmentofthegoods
totheplacesofdelivery.
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryatleast10cleardaysinadvance,oftheexpected
dateofarrivalofthegoodsattheplaceofdelivery.Itshallconfirmthatdateatleasttwodaysin
advance.

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Article4
Ondelivery,atoleranceof5%lessthanthequantitylaiddownunderArticleIoftheAgreement
ispermitted .
Article5
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameand
addressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetotherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallappointareceivingagentateachplaceofdelivery,whosenameand
addressisshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .
InformationconcerningthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofUpperVoltaonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicof
UpperVoltaonthesupplyofmaizeasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtocon­
cludeon9November1973,wassignedinBrusselson12November1973
onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,byMrNielsErsboll,Ambassa­
dorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,ChairmanofthePermanentRepresentative
Committee,andbyMrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopment and
CooperationoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
onbehalfoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofUpperVoltabyMrPierreIlboudo,Am­
bassador,Representative ofthatGovernmenttotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .