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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73 )1566 Final
Brussels ,24September 1973
RECOMMENDATION FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
onthe conclusion ofanagreement between theEuropean
Economic Community and theRepublic ofSenegal for
the supply ofmaize asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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COM (73)1566 Final

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THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COI-SIUIHTIES ,
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Having regard "to "fchoTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 ,114and223thereof j ■
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommissionj
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasdeposited aDeclaration for
provisional application ofthe1971 Pood AidConvention jwhereas that
Convention hasbeen applicable since 1July 1971 J
Whereas theRepublic ofSenegal ,byitsletter of7December 1973 »
hasrequested food aid ;
Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation inthe Republic ofSenegal
■that country should beaccorded ,bywayofgift ,5*000 metric tons
ofmaize under theCommunity Pood AidProgramme for1972/73.5
DECIDES :
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ,thetext whereof
isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between theEuropean Economic Community
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andthe Republic ofSenegal forthesupply ofmaize
asfood aid *
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate those who
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aretosign theAgreement andtoconfer "onthem therequisite powers tobind
theCommunity .'* " • v.
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Done atBrussels , 1$,S ,. '• FortheCouncil
< Tho Président .
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•AGREERENT
BETWEETTTHEEUR0PM1T ECOKDI-IIC COIE-IUIHTY
ALFL)THEREPUBLIC OPSENEGAL
COHCEROTUG THESUPPLYASFOODAIDOF
MAI2E

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THE COUIJCIL OPTHE EUROPEAiT COHIUMTISS .
onthoone haiid ,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OPSENEGAL
ontheother hand ,
HAVE DECIDED toconclude this Agreement andtothis endhavo designated
astheir plenipotentiaries : ' '
THE C0U1ICIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES : ■ '
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFSENEGAL ■ '..
WHO HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS : '
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Articie I
Asaport of-itsFood Aid -Programme (Cereals )forl972 /73»theEuropean
Economic Community shall supply free tothe Republic ofSenegal , ,
hereinafter referred asthe "recipient country ",with 5*000 metric tons
ofmaize .
 
Article II
Deliveries will bemademnew jute bags totheplaces ofdestination ,tobe
fixed bytherecipient country andtheEuropean Economic Community by
mutual consent *
Article III
Theobligations andresponsibilities of .theEuropean Economic Community end
oftherecipient country relating todelivery andthe talcing ofdelivery are
defined intheAnnex ,which forms an -integral part ofthis Agreement .
Article TV
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements forthe
transport andinsurance ofthe product from ports ofunloading toplaces
ofdestination ..
Article V ' r
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.Therecipient country undertakes tousetheproduct received asaidfor
purposes ofconsumption andtodistribute ittopeople inneed free ofcharge .
Article VT
TheContracting Parties "undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch away
astoavoid anyprejudice tothenormal -:structure ofdomestic production and
international trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymeasures required to
ensure that aidsupplies arein -addition 'to ,anddonotreplace business
"transactions which might reasonably beexpected intheabsence ofsuch supplies .

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Article VTI t
Therecipient country Ghall take anymeasures required toprevent :
(i)There-export oftheproduct received asaidandof
products resulting from such supplies j
(ii)The export ,commercially orotherwise within sixmonths ofthelast -
delivery ,either oftheproduct obtained locally andofthesame nature
astheproduct received asaidorofanyprocessed products resulting
from it.
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Article ÏÏI1
Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community
howthis Agreement is "being implemented .Tothis enditshall provide the
Commission oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing information :
(i)Hotlater than thirty days after thetaxing over ofeach cargo :
.;places anddates oftaking over ' Jnature ,quantity andquality
oftheovertaken products } - -...- I
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave "been fully
used :reports indicating inparticular number andnature ofthe
"beneficiaries ,thequantities distributed ,places andmanner ofaistri -
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Article IX -
Attherequest ofeither ofthem ,theContracting Parties shall consult
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each other onanyquestions concerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement .
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Article X
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This Agreement isdrawn upinduplicate intheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,French ,
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German andItalian languages ,each ofthese texts being equally authentic .

A2JHEX REFERRED TOHTARTICLE III 0?THEAGREEMENT
Article 1
Delivery shall "beeffected and .risks shall pass from "theEuropean Economic
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Community totherecipient country atthemoment atwhioh thegoods aotually
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reaoh theplace ofdestination . \
Therecipient country shall payallcosts oftaking delivery ofthegoods ,
anytransshipment costs andallcosts subsequent todelivery .
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Anycosts resulting from delays intaking delivery which areattributable
"tothereoipient country shall "be "borne bythelatter .
Article 2 ■
TheEuropean Economic Community shall notify therecipient country ,assoon
j
aspossible after thegoods have left theport ofloading ,ofthedate of
loading ,thequantity andquality ofthegoods asrecorded atloading ,the
port ofunloading andthemeans ofland transport used totransfer thegoods
totheplace ofdelivery .
Article 3
TheEuropean Economic Community shall inform therecipient country ofthe
estimated date ofarrival ofthegoods attheplace ofdelivery atleast ten
olear days before that date . -~
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TheEuropean Economic Community shall beobliged toinform thereoipient
oountry atleast twodays beforehand oftheprobable date ofarrival ofthe
goods attheplace ofdelivery .

Article 4 • •
Ondelivery atolerance of5%less than thequantity ofwheat to "be
supplied under Article IoftheAgreement ispermitted .
Article 5--
Toimplement theprovisions ofthis Annex ,theEuropean Economic Community
shall appoint anauthorized agent ,whose name andaddress shall "bemade
known ingood time totherecipient country . 1
Therecipient country shall appoint areceiving agent ateach place of
delivery ,whose name andaddress shall "bemade known totheEuropean
Eoonoraio Community before theAgreement isimplemented .