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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMauritiusonthesupplyofflour
ofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFMAURITIUS ,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFMAURITIUS :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI oftheproductfromportsofshipmenttoplacesof
destination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestpossiblecare
toensurechatthetenderingarrangements forthe
transiportbyseashallnotbeprejudicialtothefree
playoffaircompetition .Anyproblemsarisingin
thisconnectionshallbethesubjectofconsultations
underArticleIX.AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupply
Mauritius,hereinafterreferredtoasthe'recipient
country'bywayofgiftwith12000metrictonsof
commonwheat,intheformof7947metrictonsof
flourofcommonwheat.
Article11
ArticleVDeliverieswillbemadefobtoCommunityportsin
newjuteorjute-aloesackseachhavinganetweight
of67kilogrammes .
ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandoftherecipientcountryrelatinginparti­
culartodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryrespec­
tivelyaredefinedintheAnnex,whichformsaninte­
gralpartofthisAgreement .Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
apply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,the
pricesnormallychargedonthatmarketfor
productsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthecostofsea
transport,ofinsuranceandthenormalcostof
sellingtheproductontherecipientcountry's
market,shallbepaidintoaspecialaccountwitlh
thegeneralaccountsdepartmentofthatcountryand
allocatedtothefinancingofoneormoredevelop­
mentschemesproposedbytherecipientcountry
andapprovedbytheCommunity .ArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
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ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
-thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­
dicetodienormalstructureofdomesticproduction
andinternationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltake
anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmightreasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.Inparticular,therecip­
ientcountryundertakestoimportcommercially
fromwhateversourcebetween1July1973and30
June1974aminimumquantityof53000metric
tonsofflourofcommonwheatoritsequivalentin
commonwheat.sionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :
1.Notlaterthan30daysaftertheunloadingof
eachcargo:portanddateofarrivalofthe
vessel;nature,quantityandqualityofthe
productsunloaded;dateonwhichunloading
wascompleted ;
2.Everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,
howtheyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normal
sellingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
3.On15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecial
accounthasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(depositsandwith­
drawals)on31Decemberofthepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.ArticleVII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsresultingfromsuchsupplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery,ofeither
commonwheatproducedlocallyofthesame
natureasthatusedtoobtaintheflourreceived
asaidoranyby-productsresultingtherefrom.ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitheroftthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleX
ArticleVIII
Therecipientcountryundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeafimplementation ofthis
Agreement .TothisenditshallprovidetheCommis­ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupinduplicatein
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthen­
tic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1 destinationandthecarriermusthavebeenagreedupon
inadvancebytheagentoftherecipientcountryandthe
authorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle
9.
Article2
TheCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountryin
goodtimeoftheportorportsofshipment,thequanti­
tiestobedeliveredateachport,theperiodwithinwhich
loadingmustfoegin,andthedailyloadingrate.Deliveryshallfoeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromthe
Communitytotherecipientcountryatthemomentat
whichthegoodshavebeenplacedintheship'sholdat
theportofshipment.
Therecipientcouintryshallbearallcostssubsequentto
deliveryofthegoods,includingcostsofstowageand,
whereappropriate ,oftrimmingandbagging.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofship­
mentshall(beachargeonorforthebenefitofthe
Communityandshallfoedeterminedbeforethevessel
sails.Theratesanddetailedarrangements relating
theretolaiddowninthecontractbetweenthecountryofArticle3
TheCommunitymustbepreparedtoloadthegoodson
thedateresultingfromtheinstructionsinArticle8,
whereonthevessetlshouldbereadyforloading.

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Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5°/olessthan
thequantitytobesuppliedinaccordancewithArticleI
oftheAgreementispermitted.
Article5Inthisevent,untilthedateofloadingofthebalanceor
untiltherecipientcountrygivesnoticeinwritingthatit
givesupthebalance,thegoodsshallbeheldatthe
expense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.
TherecipientcountrymustnotifytheCommunitywithin
amaximumperiodof30cleardaysfromthebeginning
ofloadingoftheshipmenttowhichthegoodsshould
havebelonged,ofthe'dateonwhichloadingofthe
balanceisduetobeginorofitsrenunciationofthe
balance.
Ifthisobligationisnotrespected,theCommunitymay
considerthatithasdischargeditscommitmenttothe
recipientcountryunderArticleIoftheAgreement.Oncethegoodsareonboaridthevessel,theCommunity
shallnotifytherecipientcountryofthedateofloading,
togetherwiththequantityaindqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonloading.
Article6
Article8TherecipientcountryshallsupplytheCommunity ,
withintheperiodreferredto'inArticle2,withavessel
ofdimensionscorresponding tothenormalloading
potentialofthe.portofshipment.
Shoulditproveimpossibleforthevesseltobegin
loadingwithintheperiodreferredtoinArticle2and
shouldtherecipientcountrynothavenotifiedthe
Communityofthisfactinwritingatthelatestbythe
dateonwhichthevesselshouldbereadyforloadingin
accordancewithArticle8,thegoodsshallbeatthe
disposaloftheCommunity .
Whateverthe.circumstances ,thegoodsshallbeheldat
theexpense,riskandperiloftherecipientcountry.TherecipientcountryshallnamefortheCommunitythe
vesselthatistoshipthe'goodsatleast10cleardays
priortotheestimateddateofarrivalofthevesselin
portorwherepossible20cleardayspriortothisdate:
itshallatthesametimeindicatehowsoonafterthat
datethevesselwillbereadyforloading.
Therecipientcountryshallinsertinthecharterpartya
clauserequiringthecaptaintoinformtheCommunityat
least72hoursinadvanceofthevessel'sestimateddate
ofarrivalinport.
Article9
Article7 ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommu­
nityshallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameand
addressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetotherecip­
ientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallnominateareceivingagentin
eachportofshipment,whosenamearidaddressitshall
makeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementis
implemented .Shouldtherecipientcountryfailtoprovideavesselof
suitabletonnageorifthequantitymadeavailablefor
loadingonavesselofsuitabletonnagecannotbeputon
boardinitsentiretybecauseofcircumstances beyondthe
controloftheCommunity ,thebalanceshallbeloaded
ontothenextvesselunidertheconditionslaiddownin
thisAnnex.