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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMalagasyRepubliconthesupply
offlourofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEMALAGASY REPUBLIC ,
ottheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEMALAGASY REPUBLIC :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI oftheproductfromportsofdischargetoplacesof
destination .
ArticleVAspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupply
theMalagasyRepublic,hereinafterreferredtoas
the'recipientcountry',bywayofgift,with5000
metrictonsofcommonwheatintheformof3311
metrictonsofflourofcommonwheat.
ArticleIITherecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
apply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,the
pricesnormallychargedonthatmarketfor
productsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthenormalcostof
sellingtheproductontherecipientcountry's
market,shallbepaidintoaspecialaccountatthe
Treasuryofthatcountryandallocatedtothe
financingofoneormoredevelopment schemes
proposedbytherecipientcountryandapprovedby
theCommunity .Deliverieswillbemadeciftoportsofdischargeof
therecipientcountryinpolyesterbagslinedwith
Kraftpaperwithfourpleats.
ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandoftherecipientcountryrelatinginparti­
culartodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryrespec­
tivelyaredefinedintheAnnex,whichformsaninte­
gralpartofthisAgreement .ArticleVI
ArticleIVTheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­
dicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduction
andinternationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercialTherecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
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transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.
Inparticular,therecipientcountryundertakesto
importcommerciallyfromwhateversourcebetween
1July1973and30June1974aminimumquantity
of28000metrictonsofcereals.
ArticleVllvessel;naturequantityandqualityofthe
productsunloaded;dateonwhichunloading
wascompleted;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,how
theyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normal
sellingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecial
accounthasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsandwith­
drawals)on31Decemberofthepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery,oftheflourof
commonwheatobtainedlocallyandofthesame
natureastheproductreceivedasaid. ArticleIX
ArticleVIII Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .Therecipientcountryundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement.TothisenditshallprovidetheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :
1.notlaterthan30daysaftertheunloadingof
eachcargo:portanddateofarrivaloftheArticleX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytotherecipient
countryatthemomentatwhichthegoodsareactuallytakeninchargeintheship'shold
attheportofdischarge.
Therecipientcountryshallpayallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,includingthe
costsofunloading (breakingbulk,hoisting,takingdelivery,forexample)aswellasany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofdischargeshallbebornebyorpaidtothe
recipientcountryofdestination .Theratesandconditionsofpaymentlaiddowninthe
contractbetweentheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle5andthe
carriermusthavebeenagreedinadvancebetweenthatagentandthereceivingagentofthe
recipientcountryreferredtoinArticle5.
Article2
TheCommunityshallforwardtotherecipientcountry,assoonaspossibleafterthegoods
havebeenshipped,anoticeaccompanied bythenecessary'customsclearance'documents

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givingthenameoftheship,thedateofloading,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonloading,theportofdestinationandtheprobabledateofdischarge.
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryoftheship'sestimateddateofarrival
attheportofdischargeatleast10cleardaysbeforethatdate.
Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharterpartyanundertakingbythecaptaintogivetherecipient
countryatleast72hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrivalintheportof
discharge.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5°/olessthanthequantitylaiddownunderArticleI
oftheAgreementshallbepermitted.
Article5
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorized
destination .
Therecipientcountryshallappointareceivingagenthieachportofdischarge,whosename
oudaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheMalagasyRepubliconthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMadagascaronthe
supplyofflourofcommonwheatasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtoconclude
on17December1973,wassignedinBrusselson18December1973,by
MrNielsErsboll,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee,and
MrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopment andCooperationatthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropean
Communities ,andby
MrJulesRazafimbahiny ,Ambassador,Representative oftheGovernmentofMada­
gascartotheEuropeanCommunitiesonbehalfoftheGovernmentofMadagascar .