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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofMalionthesupply
ofmaizeanddurumwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFMALI,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPleni­
potentaries :
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFMALI:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI ArticleV
AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommunityherein­
aftercalled'theCommunity'shallsupply15000
metrictonsofmaizeand5000metrictonsofdurum
wheatintheformof3164metrictonsofdurum
wheatmealasagifttotheRepublicofMali,herein­
afterreferredtoasthe'countryofdestination'.Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
distributethegoodsreceivedfreeofchargeexceptfor
5000metrictonsofmaizewhichmaybesoldonthe
localmarketatpricesnormallyobtainingonthat
marketforgoodsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostofthenor­
malcostofsellingtheproductontherecipientcoun­
try'smarket,willbepaidintoaspecialaccountat
theCentralBankofthatcountryoratabankcon­
trolledbytheStateandallocatedtothefinancingof
oneormoredevelopmentschemesproposedbythe
recipientcountryandapprovedbytheCommunity .Article11
Deliveriesshallbemadetoaplaceofdestinationto
bedeterminedbyagreementbetweenthecountryof
destinationandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .
Article111
ArticleVITheobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCom­
munityandoftherecipientcountryrelatinginparti­
culartodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryaredefined
intheAnnex,whichformsanintegralpartofthis
Agreement .
ArticleIVTheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthis
Agreementinsuchawayastoavoidanyprejudiceto
thenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
internationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesarein
additionto,anddonotreplace,commercialtrans­
actionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedinthe
absenceofsuchsupplies.Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
saryarrangementsforthetransportandinsuranceof
thegoodsasfromtheplaceofdestination .

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ArticleVII (b)quantitiessold,howtheyhavebeensold,sel­
lingprices;normalsellingcostsonthereci­
pientcountry'smarket;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccount
hasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsandwith­
drawals)asat31Decemberofthepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriatemea­
surestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsresultingfromsuchsupplies;
—theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsix
monthsofthelastdelivery,eitheroftheproduct
obtainedlocallyandofthesamenatureasthe
productreceivedasaidorofanyproductsresul­
tingfromit.
ArticleVIII ArticleIX
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoenablepersonsdulyauthorizedbythe
Communitytofollowtheprogressofoperationscar­
riedoutinpursuanceofthisAgreementonthespot.
ArticleXTherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheCom­
munityhowthisAgreementisbeingimplemented .To
thisenditshallprovidetheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowinginforma­
tion:
1.notlaterthan30daysafterdeliveryistakenof
eachconsignment :portanddateoftakingde­
livery;nature,quantityandqualityofthegoods
ofwhichdeliveryhasbeentaken;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:
(a)thequantitiesdistributed,thenumberand
typeofrecipientsandtheplaces,therateand
themethodofdistribution ;Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleXI
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequally
authentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryofdestination
atthemomentatwhichthegoodsactuallyarriveattheplaceofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallpaycostsfortakingdeliveryofthegoods,anytranshipmentcosts
andallcostssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhichareattributabletothecountryofdestina­
tionshallbebornebythelatter.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifythecountryofdestinationassoonaspossibleofthemeansof
transporttobeusedtocarrythegoodstotheplaceofdestination,themeansofshipmenttobe
usedduringtheintermediaryphases,thedateofloadingandthequantityandqualityofthegoods
asrecordedonshipmentfromtheCommunity
Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationoftheexpecteddateofarrivalofthe
goodsattheplaceofdestinationingoodtimebeforethatdate.Itshallconfirmthatdateatleast
twodaysinadvance.
Article4
Ondelivery,atoleranceof5%lessthanthequantitylaiddownunderArticleIoftheAgreement
ispermitted.

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Article5
ToimplementthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameand
addressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentateachplaceofdelivery,whosename
andaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .
InformationconcerningthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofMalionthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofMali
onthesupplyofmaizeanddurumwheatasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedto
concludeon15October1973,wassignedinBrusselson6November1973
onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,byMrNielsErsboll,Am­
bassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,ChairmanofthePermanentRepresen­
tativesCommitteeandbyMrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopment
andCooperationoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
onbehalfoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofMali,byMrAliouneSissoko,Am­
bassador,Representative ofthatcountrytotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .