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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COA\MUNITIES
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Brussels.16May1973
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionofanagreementbetweenthe
,EuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
RepublicofUpper-Volta forthesupplyofmaize
asfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(73)734final

THECOUNCIL OPTIIEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
9
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economio Community ,
'andinparticular Articles 113i 114 said228thereof }
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ;
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasdeposited aDeclaration for
provisional application ofthe1971 Food AidConvention jwhereas that Con­
vention has "been applicable since 1July 1971 }
Whereas theRepublic ofUpper-Volta "byitsletter of3December 1971 ,has
requested food aid }
Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation intheRepublic ofUppor -
Volta that country should beaccorded ,bjrwayofgift ,2500metric tons of
maize under theCommunity Pood AidProgramme for1971/72}
, .• 1 • '' \ •-Vy-V " ••.'
DECIDES : .. '
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Article 1
-Onbehalf ofthe „European Economic Community ;anagreement ,thetext whereof
■isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between theEuropean Economio Conummity
andtheRepublic ofUpper-Volta forthesupply ofmaize asfood aid.
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,Article 2 . ••
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.ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorised todesignate those whoareto
sign theagreement andtoconfer onthem therequisite powers tobind the
Community .
Done atBrussels , 19«»» . •FortheCouncil
The President

AGREEŒP
■between
THEEUROPEAN "ECONOMIC COMMUUITY
and.
THEREPUBLIC0?UPPZR-VOLTA
CONCERNING THESUPPLYASFOODAIDOS1MAIZE
/

THECOJITCIL0?THEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
»ontheonepart,
♦
THEG0V2PMEOT OPTHEREPUBLICOFUPPER-VOLTA ,
ontheotherpari;,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedas
theirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCIL015TIIEEUROPEANCOl-SflJNITIIS :'
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEREPUBLIC OPUPPER-VOLTA :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFODLOWS:

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ARTICLEI
AsapartofitsPoodAidProgramme(Cereals)for1971/72,theEurop&anEoonomio
Communityshallsv.pplytheRepublicofUPPER-VOLTA ,hereinafterreferredtoasthe
"recipientcountry",with2500metrictonsofmaize.
ARTICLEII
DeliverieswillhemadeinbulkfreeatfrontierofUpper-Volta.
ARTICLEIII
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
oftherecipientcountryrelatingtodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryaro
definedintheAnnex,whichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement.
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■ARTICLEIV '
Therecipinntcountryundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangements forthe
transportandinsuranceoftheproductfrbm'portsofshipment-{.oplacesof
destination .
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ARTICLE7 '
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproductreceivedasaidforpur­
posesofconsumption andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonitsmarket,
thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarkedforproductsofcomparablequality.
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Theproceeds from this sale ,less thecost ofsea "transport ,(insurance and
thenormal cost ,ofselling theproduct ontherecipient country 'smarket ,will
"bepaid into aspecial account andallocated tothefinancing ofoneor ,more
development schemes which have already been proposed bythorecipient country and
approved "bytheEuropean Economic Community .
ARTICLE
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement msuch away as
toavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofdomestic production andinter­
national trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymeasures required toensure that aid
supplies areinaddition to,anddonotreplace ,business transactions which might
reasonably beexpscted intheabsence ofsuch s\ipplies .Inparticular ,thereci-
:piont country undertakes toimport commercially from whatever source between
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1July 1972 and30June 1973 aminimum quantity of18000metrio tons ofcereals .
■ARTICLE VII . •
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Therecipient country shall take anymeasures required toprevent :"
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"(i)There-export oftheproduct received asaidandofproducts andby-products
' resulting from such supplies :
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'(ii)Theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within sixmonths ofthelast delivery ,
•-■'either oftheproduct obtained locally and -ofthesame nature astheproduct
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received 0.3aidorofanyproducts orby-products resulting from it.
ARTICLE VIII • -
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Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community how
this Agreement is :being implemented .Tothis -enditshall provide theCommission
s
oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing information :

(i) !7otlater "than thirty days after theunloading ofeach cargo :ports
anddates ofarrival ofthevessel }nature ,quantity andquality cfthe
products unloaded ;date onwhich unloading wascompleted j
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave been fully
used :quantities sold ,howthey have "been sold ,selling prices $normal
selling costs ontherecipient country 'snarketj
(iii)On15January every year until thespecial account has "been fully used :
(a)State cfthis account (inconings andoutgoings )on31Deceober ofthe
preceding year ; .•
("b)Progress achieved intheproject orprojects ,with anindication of
thetotal anount offinancing undertaken atthat stage .
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ARTICLE IX
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Attherequest ofeither ofthen ,theContracting Parties shall consult each
■:i r."
other onanyquestions concerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement .
ARTICLE X
This Agreement isdrawn upinduplicate intheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,French ,
German andItalian languages ,each ofthese texfc3 "being equally authentic .

AffiJEXREFERRED TOX1TARTICLEIIIOPTHEAGREI&ENT
Article1
Deliveryshall"beeffectedandrisksshallpassfromtheEuropeanEconon&o
Communitytotherecipientcountryatthemomentatwhichthegoodsactually
reachtheirdestination .
Therecipientcountryshallpayallcostsoftakingdeliveryofthegoods,
ar^rtransshipment costsandallcostssubsequenttodelivery *
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhichareattributable to
therecipientcountryshallbebornebythelatter.. •>v<.
Article2
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TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountry,assoon
aspossibleafterthegoodshavelefttheportofloading,ofthedateof
loading,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsasrecordedatloading,the
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portofunloadihgandthemeansofland"transportusedtotransferthegoods
totheplaceof<.©livery. 5•* •'*'!
v Article
X 1,11j■.■
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TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryofthe
estimateddateofarrivalofthegoodsiat&heplaceofdeliveryatleast
tencleardaysbeforethatdate.

TheEuropean Economic Community shall "beobliged toinform therecipient
country atleast twodays "beforehand oftheprobable date ofarrival ofthe
goods attheplace ofdelivery .
■Article A
Ondelivery atolerance of5f°less th?Ji thequantity ofcom to "besupplied
under Article IoftheAgreement ispermitted .
• . . ....
Article 5
Toimplement the provisior.3 ofthis Annex ,1theE"aropean Economic Coranunity
shall appoint anauthorized agent ,whose riame andaddress shall "bemade known
ingood time totherecipient country .
Therecipient country shall appoint areceiving agent ateach placo of
delivery ,whose name andaddress shall "bemade ioiown totheEuropean
•ι .τ ,
Economic Community "before theAgreement isimplemented . •