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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofNigeronthesupply
ofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFNIGER,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFNIGER:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
thenecessaryarrangementsforthetransportandin­
suranceofthedeliveredproductsfromtheportsof
dischargetotheirplacesofdestination .TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,hereinafter
referredtoasthe'Community',shallsupplyasa
gifttotheRepublicofNiger,hereinafterreferred
toasthe'countryofdestination'2500metrictons
ofskimmed-milk powderofthequalityandwiththe
packagingspecifiedinAnnexI,whichformsan
integralpartofthisAgreement . ArticleV
ArticleIITherecipientcountryundertakestousetheproducts
receivedasaidforconsumption andtodistribute
themfreeofchargetotheneedypopulations .
Deliveriesshallbemadetotheplaceofdestination
proposedbythecountryofdestinationandaccepted
bytheCommunity . ArticleVI
ArticleIIITheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisend,theyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtrans­
actionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandofthecountryofdestination,inparticular
asregardsdeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryare
definedinAnnexII,whichformsanintegralpart
ofthisAgreement .

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ArticleVII 2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiesdistributed,
numberandnatureofthebeneficiaries,places,
rateandmethodofdistribution .Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
ArticleIX—there-exportoftheproductsreceivedasaidand
ofproductsderivedfromthem;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsfromthedateofthelastdelivery,either
oftheskimmed-milk powderproducedlocally
whichshouldbeofthesamekindasthatreceived
asaidorofprocessedproductsderivedfromit.Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoenablethosepersonsdulyauthorizedby
theCommunitytomakeon-the-spotobservations
oftheoperationsconnectedwiththeimplementation
oftheAgreement .
ArticleVIII ArticleX
httherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthecircumstancessurroundingtheim­
plementation ofthisAgreement.Forthispurpose,
itshallcommunicate totheCommission oftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesthefollowinginformation :
1.notmorethan30daysaftertheunloadingof
eachconsignment :portanddateofship'sarrival;
kind,quantityandqualityofproductsunloaded;
dateonwhichdischargewascompleted;ArticleXI
ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEXI
Qualityandconditionsofpackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
I.Qualityrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidity(lacticacid):
(d)testforneutralisingagents:notexceeding1-5%
notexceeding4-0%
notexceeding0-15%(18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative(e)permittedadditives:
(f)testforphosphatasis :
(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:notexceeding0-5ml(notlessthan99%)
notlessthandiscB(15-0mg)
notexceeding50000pergr
negativein0-1gr
fresh(k)strengthofcolonbacillus:
(1)flavourandsmell:
whiteorslightlyyellowish,absenceofimpurities
andcolouredparticles(m)appearance :
II.Packaging ,
(a)containing25kilogrammesnetweight;
(b)composition :
(aa)4Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70gperm,
1intercalatedbagoftar-linedpaperofastrengthrepresentingatleast140gperm2;

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1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-06mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ;
(bb)or1bagofclubpack-poly-duplo-paper ofastrengthrepresentingatleast50/20/50g
perm2;
2Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70/75gperm2;
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-10mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ;
(c)markingonthepackaging (inFrench):
LAITECREMEENPOUDRE/DONDELACOMMUNAUTE ECONOMIQUE
EUROPEENNE ALAREPUBLIQUE DUNIGER
ANNEXII
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryofdestination
atthemomentatwhichthegoodsactuallyarriveattheplaceofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostsfortakingdeliveryofthegoods,anytranshipment
costsandallcostssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhichareattributabletothecountryofdestina­
tionshallbebornebythelatter.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifythecountryofdestinationassoonaspossibleofthemeansoftrans­
porttobeusedtocarrythegoodstotheplaceofdestination,themeansofshipmenttobeused
duringtheintermediaryphases,thedateofloadingandthequantityandqualityofthegoods
asrecordedonshipmentfromtheCommunity .
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationoftheexpecteddateofarrivalofthe
goodsattheplaceofdestinationingoodtimebeforethatdate.Itshallconfirmthatdateatleast
twodaysinadvance.
Article4
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameand
addressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentateachplaceofdelivery,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .