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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)590 final
Brussels ,16April 1973
RECOMMENDATION FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
concluding the
Agreement "between theEuropean Economic Community
and theRepublic ofMali
forthe supply ofgrain sorghum
and maize asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
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THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles113,114and228thereof;
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission ;
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasdepositedadeclarationof
provisionalapplication ofthePoodAidConventionof1971;whereasthat
Conventionhas"beeninforcesince1July1971;
Whereashyletterof23November1972theRepublicofMalisubmitteda
requestforemergencyfoodaid;
Whereastheadverseclimaticconditionsexperienced bytheRepublicofMali
haveappreciably reduceditsgrainsupplies;whereasthatcountryshould
thereforebegrantedagiftof4000metrictonsofgrainsorghumand3000
metrictonsofmaizeundertheCommunityPoodAidProgrammefor197l/72;
HASDECIDEDTHAT:
Article1
OnbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityanAgreement,thetextwhereof
isannexedhereto,shallbeconcludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheRepublicofMaliforthesupplyofsorghumandmaizeasfoodaid.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethosewho
aretosigntheAgreement,andtoconferonthemtherequisitepowersto
bindtheCommunity.
DoneatBrussels, 19 FortheCouncil
ThePresident

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AGREEMENT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND
THEREPUBLIC OPMALI
FORTHESUPPLYOPGRAINSORGHUM
ANDMAIZEASPOODAID

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THECOUNCILOPTEEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES .
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFMALI,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedas
theirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLIC OFMALI:
WHOHAVEAGREEDA3FOLLOWS:

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ARTICLE I
Aspart ofitsPood AidProgramme (Cereals )for1971/72,theEuropean
Economic Community shall supply 4000metric tons ofgrain sorghum grid
3000metric tons ofmaize asagift totheRepublic ofMali ,hereinafter
referred toasthe "country ofdestination ".
ARTICLE II
Deliveries shall hemade free atfrontier innewjute sacks ofanetcapacity
of50kgeach .
ARTICLE III
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean Economic Community
andofthecountry ofdestination relating todelivery andthetaking of
delivery aredefined intheAnnex which forms anintegral part ofthis
Agreement .
ARTICLE IV
Thecountry ofdestination undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements
forthetransport andinsurance ofthegoods from thefrontier crossing
points totheplaces ofdestination .
ARTICLE V
Thecountry ofdestination undertakes touse forpurposes ofconsumption
thegoods received asaidandtodistribute them free ofcharge topeople
inneed .
ARTICLE VI
TheEuropean Economic Coota unity shall grant tothecountry ofdestination
afixed amount bywayofcontribution towards thecosts incurred bythat
country intransporting thegoods from thefrontier crossing points tothe
places ofdestination .

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Thisamountshallbe10unitsofaccountpermetrictonofgoodsdelivered.
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TheCommunityundertakestopaythisassoonaspossibleafterreceiptby
theCommissionoftheinformationrequiredunderthefirstindentof
ArticleIX.
ARTICLEVII
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreementinsuchmanner
astoavoidalldetrimenttothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionand
international trade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredto
ensurethataidsuppliesareinadditionto,anddonotreplace,business
transactions whichmightreasonablybeexpectedtotakeplaceintheabsence
ofsuchsupplies.
ARTICLEVIII
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallsuchmeasuresasarerequisiteto
prevents
-there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandofproductsandby-products
obtainedfromsuchsupplies; x
–theexport,commercially orotherwise,withinsixmonthsofthelastdelivery,
eitherofthelocallyobtainedproductbeingofthesamekindasthat
receivedasaid,orofanyproductorby-productobtainedtherefrom.
ARTICLEIX
Thecountryofdestination undertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityastohowthisAgreementisimplemented.Tothisend,itshall
providetheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowing
informations

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-notmorethanthirtydaysafterdeliveryistakenofeachconsignment :
theplacesanddatesoftakingdelivery;nature,quantityandquality
ofthegoodsofwhichdeliveryhasbeentaken;
–everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhave"beenfully
used:aprogressreportspecifying,inparticular,thenumberandtype
ofrecipients,thequantitiesdistributed ,andtheplaceandmethodof
distribution .
ARTICLEX
TheContractingPartiesshallattherequestofeitherofthemconsulteach
otherconcerninganyquestionstouchingtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ARTICLEXI
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheBanish,Dutch,English,French,
GermanandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.
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Annexreferred "toinArticleIIIoftheAgreement
Article1
Deliveryshallbetreatedastakingplaceandtherisksshallpassfrom
theEuropeanEconomicCommunitytothecountryofdestinationatthemoment
whenthegoodsactuallycrossthefrontierofthecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshall "bearallcostsforreceptionofgoods,any
transhipment costsandallothercostssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsincurredasaresultofdelayattributable tothecountryof
destinationintakingdeliveryofthegoodsshallbebornebythatcountry.
Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshall,assoonaspossibleafterthegoods
havelefttheportofshipment,notifythecountryofdestinationofthe
dateofloading,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsasrecordedon
shipment,theportofunloading,andthemeansofinlandtransporttobe
usedtocarrythegoodstotheplaceofdelivery *
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestinationof
theexpecteddateofarrivalofthegoodsattheplaceofdeliveryatleast
10cleardaysbeforethatdate.

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TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinform-thecountryofdestination ,atlea
twodaysinadvance,oftheprobabledateofarrivalofthegoodsatthe
placeofdelivery.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceof5%lessthanthequantitytobe
suppliedunderArticleIoftheAgreementshallbeallowed.
Article5
Forpurposesoftheimplementation oftheprovisionsofthisAnnexthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityshallappointanagent,whosenameandaddress
itshallingoodtimecommunicatetothecountryofdestination .
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentineachplaceof
deliverywhosenameandaddressitshallcommunicatetotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented.