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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofUpperVolta
onthesupplyoffoodaidintheformofmaize
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
ontheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFUPPERVOLTA,
ontheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFUPPERVOLTA:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI insuranceofthedeliveredproductsfromthefrontier
crossingpointstotheplacesofdestination .
AsapartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
theyear1971/72,theEuropeanEconomic
Community,hereinafterreferredtoasthe
'Community',shallsupply2500metrictonsof
maizeasagifttotheRepublicofUpperVolta,
hereinafterreferredtoasthe'recipientcountry'.ArticleV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousethe
productsreceivedasaidforpurposesof
consumptionandtodistributesuchproductsto
peopleinneedfreeofcharge.ArticleII
Deliverieswillbemadefree-at-frontier innewjute
sacksofanetweightof50kilogrammeseach.
ArticleVI
ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities ofthe
Communityandoftherecipientcountryrelatingto
deliveryandthetakingofdeliveryaredefinedinthe
Annexwhichformsanintegralpartofthis
Agreement .TheCommunityshallgranttherecipientcountrya
lumpsumasitsshareofthecostsincurredbythat
countryforthetransportofthedeliveredproducts
fromthefrontiercrossingpointstotheplacesof
destination .
Thiscontribution shallamountto10unitsof
accountpermetrictonofproductdelivered.
TheCommunityundertakestopaythisassoonas
possibleafterreceiptbytheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities oftheinformationreferred
tointhefirstindentofArticleIX.ArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportand

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ArticleVII
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.implemented .Tothisend,itshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththe
followinginformation :
—notmorethanthirtydaysaftertakingdeliveryof
eachconsignment :theplacesanddatesoftaking
delivery,togetherwiththenature,quantityand
qualityoftheproductsdelivered;
—everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:asituationreport
giving,inparticular,thenumberandtypeofthe
recipients,thequantitiesdistributed,andthe
placeandmethodofdistribution .ArticleVIII
ArticleXTherecipientcountryshalltakeallnecessary
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsderivedfromthem;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroftheproduct
obtainedlocally,ofthesamenatureasthe
productreceivedasaidorofanyproductsorby­
productsderivedfromthem.Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ArticleXI
ArticleIX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.Therecipientcountryundertakestoinformthe
Community howthisAgreement isbeing
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytotherecipient'country
atthemomentatwhichthegoodsactuallycrossthefrontieroftherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallpayallcostsoftakingdeliveryofthegoods,anytranshipment
costsandallcostssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhichareattributabletotherecipient
countryshallbebornebythelatter.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountry,assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshave
lefttheportofloading,ofthedateofloading,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedatloading,theportofunloadingandthemeansoflandtransportused'totransfer
thegoodstotheplaceofdelivery.
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryoftheestimateddateofarrivalofthe
goodsattheplaceofdeliveryatleast10cleardaysinadvance.Itshallconfirmthatdateat
leasttwodaysinadvance.

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Article4
Ondeliverya,toleranceof5%lessthanthequantityofmaizelaiddownunderArticleI
oftheAgreementispermitted.
Article5
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetotherecipient 'country.
Therecipientcountryshallappointareceivingagentateachplaceofdelivery,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .
StatementonthesigningoftheAgreementonthesupplyoffoodaidbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofUpperVolta
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicof
UpperVoltaonthesupplyofmaizeasfoodaidwhichtheCouncildecidedto
concludeon4June1973,wassignedinBrusselson19October1973
onbehalfoftheEuropeanCommunitybyMrJosephvanderMeulen,Ambassador
Extraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,ChairmanofthePermanentRepresentatives
Committee,
andMrHans-BroderKrohn,DirectorGeneralforDevelopmentandCooperationof
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
andonbehalfoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofUpperVoltabyMrPierre
Ilboudo,Ambassador ,itsRepresentative totheEuropeanCommunities .