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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofSenegalonthesupply
ofsorghumandcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFSENEGAL ,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFSENEGAL :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI ArticleV
AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)forthe
year1971/72,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shall
supply4000metrictonsofsorghumand4555met­
rictonsofcommonwheatasagifttotheRepublic
ofSenegal,hereinafterreferredtoasthe'countryof
destination'.Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productsreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsumption
andtodistributesuchproductstopeopleinneedfree
ofcharge.However,itisauthorized,wheretheneeds
ofthepeopleconcernedjustifyit,toexchangelocally
allorpartofthecommonwheatsuppliedasaidfor
maizeorsorghumortosellthesaidwheatinorder
tousethemoneyobtainedfromthesaletopurchase
maizeorsorghumonthemostadvantageous terms
availableinthelocalmarket.Article11
Deliveriesshallbemadecifatportsofdischargeof
thecountryofdestinationinnewjutesacksofanet
weightof50kilogrammeseach.
ArticleVI
Article111
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandofthecountryofdestinationrelatingto
deliveryandthetakingofdeliveryaredefinedinthe
AnnexwhichformsanintegralpartofthisAgree­
ment.TheCommunityshallgrantthecountryofdestina­
tionalumpsumasitsshareofthecostsincurredby
thatcountryforthetransportofthedeliveredpro­
ductsfromtheportsofdischargetotheplacesof
destination .
Thisamountshallamountto10unitsofaccountper
metrictonsofgoodsdelivered.
TheCommunityundertakestopaythisassoonas
possibleafterreceiptbytheCommissionoftheEuro­
peanCommunities oftheinformationreferredtoin
thefirstindentofArticleIX.ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportandinsu­
ranceofthedeliveredproductsfromtheportsof
dischargetotheplacesofdestination .

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ArticleVII ArticleIX
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchmannerastoavoidanyprejudice
tothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtrans­
actionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedtotake
placeintheabsenceofsuchsupplies.Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
CommunityastohowthisAgreementisimple­
mented.Tothisend,itshallprovidetheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities withthefollowing
information :
—notmorethanthirtydaysafterdischargeofeach
consignment :portanddateofvessel'sarrival;
nature,quantityandqualityoftheproductsdis­
charged;dateonwhichdischargewascompleted;
—everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:thequantitiesdistri­
buted,thenumberandtypeofrecipient,place
andmethodofdistribution .ArticleVIII
ThecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappropriateArticleXmeasurestoprevent:
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestionscon­
cerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsderivedfromit;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
6monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroftheprod­
uctsobtainedlocally,ofthesamenatureasthe
productsreceivedasaid,orofanyproductsor
by-productsderivedfromthem.ArticleXI
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDa­
nish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryofdestination
atthemomentatwhichthegoodsareactuallytakeninchargeintheship'sholdattheportof
discharge.
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,including
thecostsofunloading (breakingbulk,hoisting,takingdelivery,forexample)aswellasany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofunloadingshallbebornebyorpaidtothecountry
ofdestination .Theratesandconditionsofpaymentlaiddowninthecontractbetweentheautho­
rizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle5andthecarriermusthavebeenagreedin
advancebetweenthatagentandthereceivingagentofthecountryofdestinationreferredtoin
Article5.
Article2
TheCommunityshallforwardtothecountryofdestination,assoonaspossibleafterthegoods
havebeenshipped,anoticegivingthenameoftheship,thedateofloading,thequantityand
qualityofthegoodsonloadingandtheportofdischarge.
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationoftheship'sestimateddateofarrival
attheportofdischargeatleast10cleardaysbeforethatdate.
Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharterpartyanundertakingbythecaptaintogivethecountryof
destinationatleast72hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrivalintheportofdis­
charge.
Article4
Ondelivery,atoleranceof5%lessthanthequantitylaiddownunderArticleIoftheAgreement
ispermitted .

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Article5
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,
whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentineachportofdischarge,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .
InformationconcerningthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofSenegalonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofSe­
negalonthesupplyoffoodaidintheformofsorghumandcommonwheatasfoodaid,
whichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon15October1973,wassignedinBrussels
on12November1973.
onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,byMrNielsErsboll,Ambassa­
dorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,ChairmanofthePermanentRepresentatives
CommitteeandbyMrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopment and
CooperationoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
onbehalfoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofSenegal,byMrSeydinaOumarSv,
Ambassador ,Representative ofthatcountrytotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .