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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNIT1ES
COM(74)401 Final
Brussels ,17April 1974
COUNCIL DECISION
onthe conclusion ofanagreement between theEuropean Economic
Community and theRepublic ofUpper Volta for thesupply
ofcereals asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(74 )491Final

MD3C0U3.CI1 »OFÏÏT.EmOlfiWttTitfJUDITXES ,
Havingregardi.o*t)ioTreatyer^tablish.msthoEurop?.<\nEconomicConraunity,
and..inparticularArt:!.clew113,114and220"thereof;
HavingregardtotheRecommendation from"theContracr.iouj
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasdepositedaDeclarationfor
provisionalapplicationofthe1971PoodAidConvention;v.'hereanthat
Conventionhas"beenapplicablesince1July1971>
WhereastheRepublicofUpper-Volta ,byitsletterofJj.10.1973
hasrequestedfoodaid:
v.
Whereasinviewofthecerealsupplysiti\ationintheRepublicofUpper-Volta
thatcountryshoiildbeaccorded,byv:eyofc;i"ft,15000r.ets'icto:isof
cerealsintheformof12.000metrictonsofuiaizeand3COOmetrictonsof'
sorghum.
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Article1
OnbehalfoxtheEuropeanEconomicCousnmiu'cyanAgreencnt,thote:rtvrnnreof
isannexedhereto,shallbeconcludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCo:^;uinity
\•andtheRepublicofUpper-Voltaforthesupply"ofmaizeandsorghumasfood
aid.
Article2
tuvmi!.•«■<(siucr*
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ThePresidentof.theCouncilisherebyauthorisedtodesi^nttevliorjev:ho
» *aretorsi^ntheAgreementandtoconferonthemtherequisitepoucrstobind
theCommunity.'' '• >v•
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DoneatBrussels,I9.•.•"* FortheCouncil
.•. . ThePrésident

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BSTiraiS''ilisE'JFÏOpEAIT Ï2COKOIÏCOGOlülïmJITY
AlîDEIJ3RÏJPUBLIC OFUPPER-VOLTA
COlîCïïrffîïîîG 'j'iSSUPPLYASFOODAICJ)Oj?
'CEREALS.

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on'Ilioomoh&nd,
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•RIRØGOVENJWIILUT O?TIL-;KEPUELIG OFUPPER-VOLTA
on/theotherhand,
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IlAV3.il3)3501'DKOtoconclxi.de "thisAgreementand"to'thisendh?,vcdcKi^na'bed
c«ihoirplenipotentiaries :
•nracouncila?'®WRGPS^IcoisniinRcss:
•niistxwidtasRTo?KEJREPUBLICOFUPPER-VOLTA
WIOMVEAGRK3DA3F0ï.L0iï3:

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' 'Articlo !C
Asaperi ofitsFood Aid ■Pro&Twniric (Cereals )for1973/74»theDiropo-n
Economic Comrh \nity shall supply free to "theRepublic ofUpper-Volta
hereinafter referred asthe "recipient country ",vith 15000metric .tons
ofcereals intheform of12000metric tons ofmaize and 3000metric tons
of .sorghum .
Artide .0'
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Deliveries will hemade innewjute sacks .with anetweight of56kgeach free
totheplaces ofdestination !tobefixed toy "therecipient country and the
European Economic Community bymutual consent .
.Article ITX
Theohligations endrcaponslbili'txcs oftheSuropean IDconornic •CoJSEwniiy «?;id
oftherecipient country relating todelivery andthetaking ofdelivery c.re •
defined intheAnne ::,which forms en -integral part ofthis Agreement .
.. . • Article ?J
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements forthe
transport andinsurance oftheproduct fro:/:theplaces ofdestination on.
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Article V
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Therecipient country undertakes tousetheproauct receivea ase,id -for
purposes ofconsumption andtodistribute ittopeople inneed free ofcharge#
Article VI
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5"heContracting Parties \vndertake toimplement this Agreement insi:enaway
astoavoid anyprejudice tothenormal' structure ofdoinc'stic production and
international trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymeasures recftiired to '
ensure that aidsupplies arein -addition "'to,enddonotreplace business
transactions which i.iirht reasonably beexpected intheabsence ofsuch supplies'

'Avi'icloVl'X '
Therecipientoouxrtxychalltefeoanylaea&rresrequired'toprcvexit:•
(i)re-exportoftheproductsreceivedawaidandofproductsandby­
productsreoultin^froi.isuchHupplienj •<
(:ii)'J.'heextort,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsixmonthsofthelast
delivery,eitheroftheproductsobtainedlocallyandoftheeajsenature
astheproductsreceivedasaidorofanyproductsorby-productsresulting
fromit.
ArticleVXJ..L
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•filerecipientcountryundertaker .;toinforratheEuropeanEconomicConsr-unroy
howtiiisAgreementisbeingimplene:ited «'lbthisendityhn.llprovidethe
CoJiitaiasionoftheLVropCc-nC'orvriuiiitiera "everytlircemonthsuntilthequantities
receivedasaidhavebeenfullyused:reportsindicatinginparticularnumber
andnatureofthebeneficiaries jthequantitiesdistributed,placesand
mannerofdistribution .
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Art5cloIX
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriatestepstoenablethosepersons ,
dulyauthorizedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunitytomakeonthespotobser­
vationsoftheoperationsconnectedwiththeimplementation oftheAgreement....... ...C? . • 4
ArticleX•
Atthereqiiestofeitherparty,thecontractingpartiesshallconsultone
anotheronallquestionsconcerningtheapplicationofthisAgreement.
'-, ..._ArticleXX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,
GermanandItalianlanguages,thesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.

AMIJSX REFERRED TOIITAI1TICLE III0?THEACTESUKiT
Article 1
Delivery shall "beeffected andrisks shall pass from the'European Economic
Community totherecipient country atthemoment atwhich thegoods actually
reach theplace ofdestination .
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Therecipient country shall payallcosts oftaking delivery ofthegoods ,
anytransshipment costs <Sidallcosts subsequent todelivery .
Anycosts resulting from delays intaking delivery which areattributable
totherecipient country shall beborne bythelatter .
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TheEuropean Economic Community shall notify therecipient co\mtry ,assoon .
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 Commmity shall inform therecipient country 01the
estimated date ofarrival ofthegoods attheplace ofdelivery atleast ten
dear days before that date .
TheEuropean Economic Community shall beobliged toinform therecipient
country atleast tv;odays beforehand oftheprobable date ofarrival ofthe
goods attheplace ofdelivery . . •

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• iArticleA
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Ondeliverya-toleranceof5glensthanthequantityofwheattobo-j
supplied "underArticleXoftheAgreementispermitted. |
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■' Article5." I
•ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theEuropeanEconomicCommunr.y
ehallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameandaddressshallhemarie
knovmingoodtimetotherecipientcountry ' ,
Therecipientcountryshallappointareceivingagentateachplaceof
•delivery,.whosenameandaddressshallhemadeknovmtotheEuropean
EconomicCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented. ;
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Article6 .!
On'deliveryofthegoodsthecountryofdestinationshallhandtotheauthorize
a^entoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityatalcing–overcertificate ,seating,the
placeanddateoftakingover,thenatureandthequantityaswellascontigent
observationsaboutthequalityofthesegoodsandshallsendacopythereofto
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunity.
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