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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicoftheNigeronthe
supplyoffoodaidintheformofmaize
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
ontheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFTHENIGER,
ontheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFTHENIGER:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI ArticleV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousethe
productsreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsump­
tionandtodistributesuchproductstopeoplein
needfreeofcharge.AsapartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
theyear1971/1972,theEuropeanEconomic
Community ,hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Commu­
nity',shallsupply7000metrictonsofmaize
asagifttotheRepublicoftheNigerhereinafter
referredtoasthe'recipientcountry'.ArticleVI
Article11
Deliverieswillbemadefree-at-frontier innewjute
sacksofanetweightof50kilogrammeseach.TheCommunityshallgranttherecipientcountrya
lumpsumasitsshareofthecostsincurredbythat
countryforthetransportofthedeliveredproducts
fromthefrontiercrossingpointstotheplacesof
destination .
Thiscontribution shallamountto10unitsof
accountpermetrictonofproductdelivered.
TheCommunityundertakestopaythisassoonas
possibleafterreceiptbytheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities oftheinformationreferred
tointhefirstindentofArticleIX.ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandoftherecipientcountryrelatingtodelivery
andthetakingofdeliveryaredefinedintheAnnex
whichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement .ArticleVII
ArticleIVTheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­
dicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduction
andinternationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
saryarrangements forthetransportandinsurance
ofthedeliveredproductsfromthefrontiercrossing
pointstotheplacesofdestination .

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ArticleVUl —notmorethanthritydaysaftertakingdelivery
ofeachconsignment :theplacesanddatesof
takingdeliverytogetherwiththenature,quan­
tityandqualityoftheproductsdelivered;
—"everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:asituationreport
giving,inparticular,thenumberandtypeofthe
recipients,thequantitiesdistributed,andthe
placeandmethodofdistribution .Therecipientcountryshalltakeallnecessary
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-products derivedfrom
them;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery,eitherofthe
productobtainedlocallyandofthesamenature
astheproductreceivedasaidorofany
productsorby-productsderivedfromthem.ArticleX'
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.ArticleIX
ArticleXI Therecipientcountryundertakestoinformthe
CommunityhowthisAgreementisbeingimple­
mented.Tothisend,itshallprovidetheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytotherecipientcountry
atthemomentatwhichthegoodsactuallycrossthefrontieroftherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallpayallcostsoftakingdeliveryofthegoods,anytranshipment
costsandaliicostssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysincakingdeliverywhichareattri,buyabletotherecipient
countryshallbebornebythelatter.
Article2
TheCommunityshaillnotifiytherecipientcountry,assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshave
lefttheportofloading,ofthedateofloading,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsasre­
cordedatloading,theportofunloadingandthemeansoflandtransportusedtotransferthe
goodstotheplaceofdelivery.
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryoftheestimateddateofarrivalofthe
goodsattheplaceofdelivery,atleasttencleardaysinadvance.Itshallconfirmthatdateat
leasttwodaysinadvance.
Article4
Ondeliveryatoleranceof5°/olessthanthequantityofwheatlaiddownunderArticleIof
theAgreementispermitted.

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Article5
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,
whosename -andaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetotherecipientaountry.
Therecipientcountryshallappointareceivingagentateachplaceofdelivery,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .
InformationonthesignatureoftheAgreementonthesupplyoffoodaidbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicoftheNiger
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofthe
Nigeronthesupplyoffoodaidintheformofmaize,whichtheCouncildecidedto
concludeon4June1973,wassignedatBrusselson19October1973
fortheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities byMrJosephVanderMeulenAm­
bassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,ChairmanofthePermanentRepresenta­
tivesCommitteeandMrHans-BroderKrohnDirector-General ofDevelopment and
CooperationattheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
fortheGovernmentoftheRepublicoftheNigerbyMrJeanPoissonAmbassador ,
Representative ofthatGovernmenttotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .