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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheIslamicRepublicofMauritania
onthesupplyofcommonwheatandmaizeasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
ontheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEISLAMICREPUBLICOFMAURITANIA ,
ontheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheit
PLENIPOTENTIARIES :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEISLAMICREPUBLIC OFMAURITANIA ;
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
theyear1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nity,hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Community',
shallsupplyasagifttotheIslamicRepublicof
Mauritania,hereinafterreferredtoasthe'country
ofdestination',5000metrictonsofcereals,
consistingof3000metrictonsofcommonwheat
and2000metrictonsofmaize.
Article11
Deliveriesshallbemadecifatportsofdischargeof
thecountryofdestinationinnewjutesacksofanet
weightof50kilogrammeseach.
ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandofthecountryofdestinationrelatingto
deliveryandthetakingofdeliveryaredefinedin
theAnnexwhichformsanintegralpartofthis
Agreement .
ArticleIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeall
necessaryarrangements forthetransportandinsur­anceofthedeliveredproductsfromtheportsof
dischargetotheplacesofdestination .
ArticleV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousethe
productsreceivedasaidforpurposesofconsump­
tionandtodistributesuchproductstopeoplein
needfreeofcharge.
ArticleVI
TheCommunityshallgrantthecountryofdestina­
tionalumpsumasitsshareofthecostsincurred
bythatcountryforthetransportofthedelivered
productsfromtheportsofdischargetotheplaces
ofdestination .
Thisamountshallamountto30unitsofaccount
permetrictonofgoodsdelivered.
TheCommunityundertakestopaythisassoonas
possibleafterreceiptbytheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities oftheinformationreferred
tointhefirstindentofArticle9

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mented.Tothisend,itshallprovidetheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :
—notmorethan30daysafterdischargeofeach
consignment :portanddateofvessel'sarrival;
nature,quantityandqualityoftheproducts
discharged ;dateonwhichdischargewascom­
pleted;
—everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:thequantitiesdistri­
buted,thenumberandtypeofrecipient,place
andmethodofdistribution .ArticleVU
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchmannerastoavoidanypre­
judicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduc­
tionandinternationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshall
takeanymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataid
suppliesareinadditionto,anddonotreplace,
commercialtransactionswhichmightreasonablybe
expectedtotakeplaceintheabsenceofsuch
supplies.
ArticleVIII
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallappro­
priatemeasurestoprevent:
—there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsderivedfromit;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery,eitherofthe
productsobtainedlocally,ofthesamenatureas
theproductsreceivedasaid,orofanyproducts
orby-productsderivedfromthem.
ArticleIX
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformthe
CommunityastohowthisAgreementisimple­ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleXI
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanandItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryofdestin­
ationatthemomentatwhichthegoodsareactuallytakeninchargeintheship'sholdatthe
portofdischarge.
Thecountryofdestinationshallipayallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,including
thecostsofunloading (breakingbulk,hoisting,takingdelivery,forexample)aswellasany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheportofunloadingshallbebornebyorpaidtothe
countryofdestination .Theratesandconditionsofpaymentlaiddowninthecontractbetween
theauthorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle5andthecarriermusthavebeen
agreedinadvancebetweenthatagentandthereceivingagentofthecountryofdestination
referredtoinj^rticle5.
Article2
TheCommunityshallforwardtothecountryofdestination,assoonaspossibleafterthe
goodshavebeenshipped,anoticegivingthenameoftheship,thedateofloading,thequan­
tityandqualityofthegoodsonloadingandtheportofdischarge.

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Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthe-countryofdestinationoftheship'sestimateddateofarrival
attheportofdischargeatleast10cleardays"beforethatdate.
Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharterpartyanundertaking 'bythecaptaintogivethecountry
ofdestinationatleast72hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrivalintheport
ofdischarge.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthecargo,atoleranceof5%>lessthanthequantitylaiddownunderArticleI
oftheAgreementshallbepermitted.
Article5
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorizedagent,
whosenameandaddressitshallimakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentineachportofdischarge,whose
nameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimple­
mented.
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munityandtheIslamicRepublicofMauritaniaonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMauritaniaonthe
supplyofcommonwheatandmaizeasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtocon­
cludeon10December1973,wassignedinBrussellson10December1973,onbehalf
oftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities by:
MrNielsErsboll,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee ,and
MrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopment andCooperation ,ofthe
Commission oftheEuropeanCommunities ,andonbehalfoftheGovernment of
Mauritaniaby:
MrElyOuldAillaf,Ambassador ,Representative oftheGovernmentofMauritaniato
theEuropeanCommunities .