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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COm(74)451 Final
Brussels .9April 1974
RECOMMENDATION FOR A
! COUNCIL DECISION'
concluding anagreement between theEuropean Economic Community
and theRepublic ofMali forthesupply ofmaize asfood aid .
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
C0M(74 )451

THE COUNCIL "OFTHEEUROPEAN COIff-OITIES .
Having regard "to "theTreaty establishing thoEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 ,114and228thereof ;
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ;
Ivliereas theEuropean Economic Community hasdeposited adeclaration of
provisional application oftheGood AidConvention of1971 }andwhereas
that Convention has "been effective since 1July 1971 }
Whereas theRepublic ofMali ,byits .letter of5*12«73 hasrequested
,food aid ;
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Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation intheRepublic ofMali
that country should beaccorded bywayofgift ,20000metric tons of
maize under theCommunity Pood AidProgramme for1973/74*
*
HAS DECIDEE : .
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Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ishereby concluded
"between theEuropean Economic Community andtheRepublic ofMali
onthesupply offood aidintheform of maize .thetext ofwhich
Agrcement isannexed tothis décision .
»
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate thepersons
empowered tosign theAgreement ,andtoconfer on .them thepowers necessary
tocommit theCommunity .
Donc atBrussels , 19 FortheCouncil
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The Président

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AGREEMELJT
BETWEEHfTIIEEUROPEAN "ECOliOKICCOLMUHirr
ANDTHEREPUBLIC OPMALI
OilTHESUPPLYOPFOODAIDI1TTHEFORMOF
'MAIZE.

THECOUNCILOP'J/iJBKUIlOPEAlfCOIOTJITIES .
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ontheonehand.
THEGOVJiRMEilT OPTHEREPUBLIC OFMALI
011•theotherhand.,
HAVEDECIDXDtoconclude "thisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignated
astheirplenipotentiaries : .
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TIIECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMuWITIES :
THEG0VERKME1JTOP'THEREPUBLICOFMALI:
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WIIOHAVEAGREEDASP0LL0W3î

ArticJo X "
Asapari ;ofitsPood AidProgramme (Cereals )for1973/74»theEuropean
Economic Community shall supply 20000metric tons ofmaize
asgift tothe Republic ofMalij hereinafter referred toasthe "recipient
"country ". •
Article II
Deliveries shall bemade lnnewjute sacks with anetweight of50kgeach
free toplaces ofdestination determined bytherecipient country andthe
.European Economic Community bymutual consent .
Article III
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean Economic Community and
oftherecipient country relating todelivery andthe talcing ofdelivery ore
defined intheAnnex which forms an'integral part ofthis Agreement .
Article TV
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements forthe
transport andinsurance oftheproduct from theplaces ofdestination .
Article V
Thecountry ofdestination undertakes touseforpurposes ofconsumption
thegoods received asaid .
Thecountry ofdestination shall distribute themaize received asaidfree
ofcharge except for5000metric tons ofmaize which maybesold on
thelocal market atprices normally obtaining onthat market forgoods of
comparable quality . •

Theproceedsofsuchsale,lessnormalmarketingcostsincurred011theloco!),
market(excludinginland^transportcosts)shall'bopaidintoaspecialiteoount
withtheCentralBankorabankunderStatesupervisiontoforma,fundforthe
financingofoneormoredevelopmentprojectspreviouslysubmittedbythe
countryofdestination andapprovedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.
ArticleVI '.
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreementmsuchawoy
astoavoidanyprejudicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
international trade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredto
ensurethataidsuppliesareinadditionto,anddonotreplacebusiness
transactions whichmightreasonablybeexpectedintheabsencepfsuchsupplies
ArticleVII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredtoprevent: .
(i)There-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandofproductsandby-,
productsresultingfromsuchsupplies;
(ii)Theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsixmonth.3ofthelast
delivery,eitheroftheproductobtainedlocallyandofthesamenature
astheproductreceivedasaido'rofanyproductsorby-products
resultingfromit.
ArtideVIII
>«lw»n|i.ifaillll IWflilJ 1
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
howthisAgreementisbeingimplemented.Tothisend,itshallreporttothe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities everythreemonthsuntilthequanti­
tiesreceivedasaidhavebeenfullyused:'
(i)thenumberandnatureoftherecipients,the;quantitiesdistributed,
andtheplaceandmethodofdistribution .

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quantitiessold,howtheyhavebeensold,sellingprices;normal
sellingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
On15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccounthasbeenfully
used:
(a)Stateofthisaccount(incomingsandoutgoings)on31December
oftheprecedingyear;
(b)Progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,withan.indication
ofthetotalamount'offinancingundertakenatthatstage.
Article IX
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallmeasuresnecessarytoenable
personsdulyauthorizedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunitytofollowonthe
spottheprogressofoperationscarriedoutinpursuanceofthisAgreement.
ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingPartiesshallconsulteach
otheronanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement,.
Article XX
ThisAgreementisdravmupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,Prencn
GermanandItalianlanguages ,eachofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.(ii)
(iii)

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.Article )1
Delivery shall bocoriiplctod amitho nhall pasa from thoRoropcon
Economic Community to'therecipient country ascoon at?thegoodi ?actually
roach the .plaoe ofdestination • .
...Therecipient co^uvtry shall bear .allcosts incurred intaking ;delivery ofthe
goody ,anytransshipment costs andallother coats subsequent todelivery ..
Anycosts resulting from delay intaking delivery oftho .goods )which arc
attributable tothorecipient country ,shall 1)0borne bythat country .
Article ?. • ■
TheEuropean Economic Community shall rattheearliest' opportunity ,give to
therecipient country theinformation relating totheconsignment oftho
goods totheplaco ofdestination ,thomr.auaoftransport uaod ^thedetails
oftheroute tobsfollowed over thointermediate stages *thodate of
loading ,andthaquantity andquality ofthogooda ontheir departure fro;!
thoCommun ity » • • ' .
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Article ^ ■
TheEuropean Economic Cwarounxty shall inform therecipient country ingood ;;
,«
time ofthegoodc 1presumed date ofarrival attheplace ofdestination .The
European Economic Community shall bounder anobligation toinform tho
recipient country atleaut two .days in.advance (ofthe -date )ofthogoody'
arrival atthoplace ofdestination * ■
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-, 'Article £
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Ondelivery atolerance of5'/»lous than thequantity ofwhoatto "bocuppl ied
under Article IoftheAgreement icpermitted .
',, •. . Article 5
TheEuropean Economic Community ohallappoint o.nagent toimplement tho
provisions ofthis Annex ,andnhall ingood time ,forward thelatter 'Gnarao
andaddreua to .thorocipiont country , ';
Therecipient country shall appoint an'agent in.each place ofdelivory ,end
chall forvjard thelatter' uname andaddress tothoEuropean Economic Corcr.mn3.ty
prior toimplementation ofthoAgreement# '• ' '

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.Article6
Ondeliveryofthegoods-thecountryofdestinationshallhandtotheauthorized
agentoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityataking-overcertificate ,statingthe
placeanddateoftakingover,thenatureandthequantityasv/ellascontinent
observations aboutthequalityofthesegoodsandshallsendacopythereofto
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunity. >
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