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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)97final.
Brussels.10march1975
RECOMMENDATION FORA
COUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionofanagreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofMali
forthesupplyofcerealsasfoodaid.
!
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(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
Havingregardto"theTreaty *establishingtheEuropeanEoonomio -Community,
andinpartioularArticles113r1*4and'223thereof}.,
4 . *'*:.
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission;
I »
WhereastheEuropeanEconoraioCommunityhasoonoludedthesecondConvention
(t)relatingtofoodaidN',
WhereastheRepublicofMalihasrequested.food.aid;
Whereasinviewofthecerealsupplysituationin .r.
N 'thatoountryshouldheaooorded,bywayofgift,6.000metrictons
•0foerealsundertheCommunityPoodAidProgrammefor1973/74.
ï -.
•'<> . 1''
Articlo1
OnbehalfoftheEuropeanEoonomioComniunityonAgreement,thetextwhereof
isannexedhereto,shallbeoonoludedbetweentheEuropoanEoonomioCommunity
andtheRepublicOfMalifortheSUEDIV:.ofNNRFTA.1anafnruiaiH,
I
'Artide2
f.'
ThePresidentofthe.Counoilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethosewho
aretosigntheAgreementandtooonferonthemtherequisitepowerstobind
'theCommunity. •*' '
DoneatBrussels, 19«»«*1 .FortheCouncil
• *■
ThePrésident
(1)O.J.L219of9.8• ♦
1974,p.36.

AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AND THE REPUBLIC OPMALI CONCERNING THE
SUPPLY ASFOOD AID OPCEREALS .

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THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , ;
onthe onehand ,
THE GOVERNMENT OFTHE REPUBLIC OFMALI
onthe other hand ,
HAVE DECIDED toconclude .this Agreement and tothis endhave designated
astheir plenipotentiaries :
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES s
THE GOVERNMENT OFTHE REPUBLIC OFMALI :

'Artiole I
Abapart ofitsPood AidProgramme (Cereals )for197y74 »"theEuropean
• ■ ■<
Eoonomio Community shall supply ,bywaypfgift ,totheRepublic ofMali
hereinafter referred asthe"reoipient oountry ",with 6000metric tons__
ofcereals inthe foraj 'of .maize .• ••
t •
'• Article IX *•'
* * ■ •
Deliveries will bemade .oif toAfrican ports ofunloading innewjute sacks
• V
with anetweight of50kgeach .
• "Article XXI ' '
'■* 't '
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean Eoonomio Coragiunity ana
ofthereoipient oountry relating to.delivery andthetaking ofdelivery are
defined intheAnnex ,whioh forms anintegral part ofthis Agreement .
« v
Article IV
Thereoipient oountry undertakes to .make allneoessary arrangements forthe
transport andinsurance 1oftheproduot from theoifstage toplaces ,ofdestination
«
.\
i. ' •
Artiole V
Thereoipient oountry undertakes toudetheproduct reoeived &sa^dfor
purposes ofconsumption andtodistribute ittopeople inneed free ofoharge .
*
Artiole VI .,
TheEuropean Eoonomio Community shall grant thereoipient oountry funds towards the
oosts inourred bythat oountry forthetransport ofthedelivered produots from the
port of_di 8embarkation toplaces ofdestination .
Themaximum amount ofthis contribution isfixed at452.000 u.c .
TheCommunity undertakes topaythis contribution asfollows :
-50%after theCommission hasreceived theoertifioate mentioned inarticle 6
ofthe annex «•

.-the remainder after theCommission oftheEuropean Communities has received
thecertificates ofrecept-on establishing theplaces ofdestination and
indicating theplace anddate ofdelivery aswell asthetype andquantity of
thedelivered product ,sighted by .theControleur oftheCoramission ._
/rticle VII
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch awayasto
avoid anyprejudioe tothenormal struoturq ofdomestio production andinternational
trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymesures required toensure that aidsupplies
areinaddition to.anddonotreplace business transactions whioh might reasonably
*
beexpeoted intheabsence ofsuoh supplies .
• >4
a * ^Article VIII '
i
Thereoipient country shall take anymeasures required toprevent t
i
(i)There-export oftheproduot reoeived asaidandofproduots andby-produots
resulting from suoh supplies ; *./
(ii)The export ,oorameroially orotherwise ,within sixmonth ofthelast delivery ,
either oftheproduot obtained looally andof'the same nature astheproduot
reoeived asaidorofanyproduots orby-produots resulting from it.
'1
Artide IX
Thereoipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Eoonomio Community how
this Agreement isbeing implemented .Tothis enditshall provide theCommission
oftheEuropean Communities every three month until thequantities received as
aidhave been fully used ;with thefollowing information treports indicating in
partioular number andnature ofthebenefioiaries ,thequantities distributed ,
places andmanner ofdistribution .
•Article X ,
Attherequest ofeither ofthem ,theContracting Parties shall oonsult eaoh
other onanyquestions concerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement ._
Artide XI
This Agreement isdrawn upinduplioate intheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,French ,
German andItalian languages ,eaoh ofthese texts being aqually authentio .

ANNEXTOARTICLEIIIOPTHEAGREEMENT
Article!•
DeliveryshallbecompletedandtherisksshallpassfromtheEuropean
EconomicCommunitytotherecipientatthetimewhenthegoodsarelandedon
thequay.
Therecipientshallbearallcostsincurredafterdelivery,includingthe
costsoftakingdeliveryofthegoods.
Article2
Assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshavebeenloadedonboard,theEuropean
J.
EconomicCommunityshallnotifythefecipientofthenameoftheship,the
loadingdate,thequantityandthequalityofthegoodsasestablishedatthe
4L.
timeofloading,theportofunloadingandthedailyunloadingrateinthat
P°rt' ■y 'p.
Article3
*
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformtherecipient *oftheexpected
dateofarrivaloftheshipattheportofunloadingatleasttencleardays
beforethatdate. ~
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallprocuretheinsertioninthecharter
ofaclausewherebytheship'smaster;shallinformtherecipientofthe
probabledateofarrivalattheportatleastseventytwohoursinadvance.
Article4
%<
Upondeliveryamarginofupto5%belowthequantitylaiddowninArticleI
oftheAgreementshallbetolerated.
v–
Article5
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallappointanagenttoimplementthe
provisionsofthisAnnexandshallingoodtimeforwardthelatter'sname
andaddres8totherecipient.
Therecipientshallappointareoeivingagentineachportof.unloadingand
shallforwardthelatter'snameandaddresstotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
priortotheimplementation oftheAgreement.

Article6
Upondeliveryofthegoortherecipientcountryshallhandtotheagentof
theEECacertificate !ofacceptancestatingtheportofshipment,dateof
acceptance,thenatureandquantityofthegoodsacceptedandincludingany
commentsonthequalityofthegoodsandsendacopythereoftotheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities .