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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofSenegalonthe
supplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFSENEGAL,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFSENEGAL :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI
AspartofitsFoodAidProgramme (Cereals)for
1972/73,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,here­
inafterreferredtoasthe'Community',shallsupply
theRepublicofSenegal,hereinafterreferredtoas
the'recipientcountry',with10000metrictonsof
commonwheat.
ArticleII
Deliverieswillbemadeinbulkciftoportsof
dischargeoftherecipientcountry.
ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheCommu­
nityandoftherecipientcountryrelatinginparti­
culartodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryrespec­
tivelyaredefinedintheAnnex,whichformsinte­
gralpartofthisAgreement .
ArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallneces­
saryarrangements forthetransportandinsuranceoftheproductfromportsofdischargetoplacesof
destination .
ArticleV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproduct
receivedasaidforpurposesofconsumptionandto
apply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,the
pricesnormallychargedonthatmarketfor
productsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsfromthissale,lessthenormalcostof
sellingtheproductontherecipientcountry's
market,shallbepaidintoaspecialaccountatthe
CentralBankofthatcountryandallocatedtothe
financingofonemoredevelopement schemes
proposedbytherecipientcountryandapprovedby
theCommunity .
ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplement
thisAgreementinsuchawayastoavoidanypreju­
dicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproduction
andinternationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltake

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anymeasuresrequiredtoensurethataidsupplies
areinadditionto,anddonotreplace,commercial
transactionswhichmight (reasonablybeexpectedin
theabsenceofsuchsupplies.
ArticleVII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoprevent:
—There-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidand
ofproductsandby-productsresultingfromsuch
supplies;
—theexport,commercially orotherwise,within
sixmonthsofthelastdelivery,eitherofthe
productobtainedlocallyandofthesamenature
astheproductsreceivedasaidorofany
productsorby-productsresultingfromit.
ArticleVIII
Therecipientcountryundertakestoinformthe
Communityofthemodeofimplementation ofthis
Agreement .TothisenditshallprovidetheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities withthe
followinginformation :
1.notlaterthan30daysaftertheunloadingof
eachcargo:portanddateofarrivalofthevessel;nature,quantityandqualityofthe
productsunloaded;dateonwhichunloading
wascompleted ;
2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived
asaidhavebeenfullyused:quantitiessold,how
theyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normal
sellingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
3.on15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecial
accounthasbeenfullyused:
(a)stateofthisaccount(lodgmentsandwith­
drawals)on31Decemberofthepreceding
year;
(b)progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,
withanindicationofthetotalamountof
financingcarriedoutatthatstage.
ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContracting
Partiesshallconsulteachotheronanyquestions
concerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement .
ArticleX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,GermanundItalian
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingequally
authentic.
ANNEX
ProvisionslaiddowninArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandallriskshallpassfromtheCommunitytothecountryof
destinationatthemomentatwhichthegoodsareactuallytakeninichargeintheship'shold
attheportofdischarge.
Thecountryofdestinationshallpayallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,includingthe
costsofunloading ('breakingibulk,hoisting,takingdelivery,forexample)aswellasany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurrageordispatchmoneyattheiportofunloadingshallbeibornebyorpaidtothe
countryofdestination .Theratesandconditionsofpaymentlaiddowninthecontractbe­
tweentheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle5andthecarriermusthave
beenagreedinadvancebetweenthatagentandthereceivingagentofthecountryofdestination
referredtoinArticle5.
Article2
TheCommunityshallforwardtothecountryofdestination,assoonaspossibleafterthe
goodshavebeenshipped,anoticegivingthenameoftheship,thedateofloading,thequan­
tityandqualityofthegoodsonloadingandtheportofunloading.

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Article3
TheCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationoftheship'sestimateddateofarrival
attheportofdischargeatleast10cleardaysbeforethatdate.
Itshallhaveinsertedinthecharterpartyanundertakingbythecaptaintogivethecountry
ofdestinationatleast72hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrivalintheport
ofdischarge.
Article4
.Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5°/olessthanthequantitylaiddownunderArticle1
oftheAgreementshallbepermitted.
ArticleS
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theCommunityshallappointanauthorized
agent,whosenameandaddressitshallmakeknowningoodtimetothecountryofdestin­
ation.
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentineachportofdischarge,whose
nameandaddressitshallmakeknowntotheCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimple­
mented.
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munityandtheRepublicofSenegalonthesupplyoffoodaid
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandSenegalonthesupply
ofCommonwheatasfoodaid,whichtheCouncildecidedtocondludeon10December
1973,wassignedinBrusselson10December1973,onbehalfoftheCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities by:
MrNielsErsboll,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Chairmanofthe
PermanentRepresentatives Committee,and
MrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopment andCooperation ,ofthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesandonbehalfoftheGovernmentofSenegal
by:
MrSeydinaOumarSy,Ambassador ,Representative oftheGovernmentofSenegalto
theEuropeanCommunities .