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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
■ COM(73)1567final
Brussels,24September1973
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
on"theconclusionofanagreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicof
UpperVoltaforthesupplyofmaizeasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)1567final

VIIl/902(73 )B-4-E
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 1131114 228thereof ;
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ;
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasdepostited adeclaration of
provisional application oftheFood AidConvention of1971 jwhereas that
Convention hasbeen inforce since 1July 1971 ?
Whereas "byletter of27November 1972 theRepublic ofUpper Volta submitted
arequest forfood aid ;
Whereas ,inview ofthecereal supply situation intheRepublic ofUpper
Volta ,that country should begranted agift of14900metric tons ofmaize
under theCommunity Food AidProgramme for197^73 ;
HAS DECIDED THAT :
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ,thetext whereof
isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between theEuropean Eoonomic
Community andtheRepublic ofUpper Volta forthesupply ofmaize asfood
aid .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate those whoare
tosign theAgreement ,andtoconfer onthem therequisite powers tobind
theCommunity .
Done atBrussels , 19- For the Council
The President

mi/902(73)B-4~E
AGRiiEMELTT
BSTWSELTTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC CGMTIUHITYMD
THEREPUBLIC OFUPPERVOLTA
FORTHESUPPLYOPMAIZEAS
POODAID

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THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHERERJBLICOPUPPERVOLTA,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconoludethis Agreementandtothisendhavedesignatedas
theirplenipotentiaries !
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES : '
THEGOVEKNMEtTT OPTHEREPUBLICOPUPPERVOLTA:
MOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

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ArticleI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallsupply14900metrictonsofmaizeas
agifttotheRepublicofUpperVolta,hereinafterreferredtoasthe
"countryofdestination",aspartofitsPoodAidProgramme(Cereals)for
1972/73.
ArticleII
Deliveriesshallhemadetoaplaceofdestination to"bedetermined "by
agreement "betweenthecountryofdestination andtheEuropeanEconomic
Community.
ArticleIII
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Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropeaniiiconomicCommunityand
ofthecountryofdestinationrelatingtodeliveryandthetakingofdelivery
aredefinedintheAnnexwhichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement.
ArticleIV
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Thecpuntryofdestinationundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangements for
thetransportandinsuranceofthegoodsfromtheplaceofdestination .
ArticleV
Thecountryofdestination -undertakestouseforpurposesofconsumption
thegoodsreceivedasaid.
Thecountryofdestintionshalldistributethemaizereceivedhsaidfreeof
chargeexceptfor1000metrictonswhichmaybesoldonthelocalmarketat
pricesnormallyobtainingonthatmarketforgoodsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsofsuchsale,lessnormalmarketingcost3incurredonthelocal
market(excludinginlandtransportcosts)shallbepaidintoaspecial
accountwiththeCentralBankorabankunderStatesupervisiontoforma
fundforthefinancingofoneormoredevelopmentprojectspreviously
submittedbythecountryofdestination andapprovedbytheEuropeanEconomic
Community.

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Article VI
TheContracting forties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch manner
astoavoid alldetriment tothenormal structure ofdomestic production and
international trade# Tothis endthey shall take anymeasures required to
ensure that aidsupplies areinaddition to,anddonotreplace ,business
transactions which might reasonably beexpected totake place intheabsence
ofsuch supplies .
Article VII
Thecountry ofdestination shall take allsuch measures asarerequisite to
prevent :
-there-export oftheproduot received .asaidandofproducts obtained from
such supplies ;
-theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within sixmonths ofthelast
delivery ,either ofthelocally obtained product being ofthesame kind
asthat received asaid ,orofanyproduct processed therefrom .
Article VIII
Hiecountry ofdestination undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic
Community astohowthis Agreement isimplemented .Tothis end ,itshall
provide theCommission oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing
information :
-notmore than thirty days after delivery istaken ofeach consignment :
-theplace anddate oftaking delivery ;nature ,quantity andquality
ofthegoods ofwhich delivery hasbeen taken ;
-every three months until thequantities received asaidhave been fully
used :
-thequantities distributed ,thenumber andtype ofrecipients andthe
places ,therate andthemethod ofdistribution ;
-thequantities sold ,themethod ofmarketing employed andprice at
which sold ;

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-every year on15January until theexhaustion ofthefund held inthe
special account : ...
-position ,oftheaccount (receipts and payments )at31December ofthe
preceding year ;
-state ofprogress oftheproject(s ),indicating total financing
expenses todate .
Article IX
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Thecountry ofdestination shall take allmeasures necessary toenable
persons duly authorized bytheEuropean Ecnomic Community tofollow onthe
spot theprogress ofoperations carried outinpursuance ofthis
Agreement .
Article X
TheContracting Parlies shall attherequest ofeither ofthem consult each
other concerning anyquestions touching theimplementation ofthis
Agreement .
Article XI
This Agreement isdrawn upinduplicate intheBanish ,Dutch ,English
French ,German andItalian languages ,each ofthese texts being equally
authentic .

VIII/902(73 )B-4-E
Annex referred tomArticle III ofthe
Agreement
Article 1
Delivery shall betreated astaldng place andtherisks shall pass from
theEuropean Economic Community tothecountry ofdestination atthe
moment when the goods-'actually arrive attheplace ofdestination .
Thecountry ofdestination shall bear all ,costs forreception ofgoods ,
any transhipment costs andallother costs subsequent todelivery .
Any costs incurred asaresult ofdelay attributable tothecountry of
destination intaldng delivery ofthegoods shall beborne bythat
country .
Article 2
TheEuropean Economio Community shall notify theoountry ofdestination
as .soon aspossible ofthemeans oftransport tobeused tocarry the
goods totheplace ofdestination ,themeans ofshipment tobeused
during theintermediary phases ,thedate ofloading andthequantity and
quality ofthegoods asrecorded onshipment from theCommunity .
Article 3
TheEuropean Economic Community shall inform thecountry ofdestination
ingood time oftheexpected date ofarrival ofthegoods attheplace
ofdestination .
TheEuropean Economic Community shall inform thecountry ofdestination ,
atleast twodays inadvance ,ofthedate ofarrival ofthegoods atthe
place ofdestination .
Article 4
Ondelivery ofthegoods ,atolerance of5/°less than thequantity to
besupplied under Article IoftheAgreement shall beallowed

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Article 5
For purposes oftheimplementation oftheprovisions ofthis Annex the
European Economic Community shall appoint anagent ,whose name and
address itshall ingood time communicate tothecountry ofdestination .
Thecountry ofdestination shall appoint areceiving agent ineach place
ofdelivery whose name andaddress itshall communicate totheEuropean
Economio Community before theAgreement isimplemented .