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RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionofanagreement "betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofMaliforthe
supplyofflourofcommonwheatandsorghum
(submittedtotheCounciltrrtheCommission)
CO!!(73)729final

THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 ,114and228theueofj
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission !
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasdeposited aDeclaration forpro­
visional application ofthe1971 Pood AidConvention ?whereas that Convention
has "been applicable sinoe 1July 1971 ?
Whereas theRepublic ofMali byitsletter of29December 1971 »hasrequested
food aidf
Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation intheRepublic ofMali 'that
country should beaccorded ,bywayofgift ,10000metric tons ofcereals under
theCommunity Pood AidProgramme for1971/72j
DECIDHBi
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anagreement ,thetext whereof
isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheRepublic ofMali forthesupply offlour ofcommon wh<£at andsorghum as
food aid .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorised todesignate those whoare
tosign theagreement andtoconfer onthem therequisite powers tobind the
Community .
Done atBrussels , 19... For the Council
The President

AGREE'-ÎEOT
BETWEEN "THEEUROPEAN ECOUDKECCSMUITITY AM)THEREPUBLIC ©PMALI
COHCERiJUTG THESUPPLYASFOODAID
CFCEREALS

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
ontheonepari:.
THEGOVERHEMENT OPTHEREPUBLICOPMALI
on"theotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedas
theirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES t
THEGO^TERHICTT OPTHEREPUBLIC OPMALIJ
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWSt

ArticleI
AsapartofitsPoodAidProgramme(Cereals)for1971/72,theEuropean
EconomicCommunityshallsupplytheRepublicofMali,hereinafterreferred
toasthe"recipientcountry*,with5000metrictonsofsorghumand5000
metrictonsofcommonwheatintheformof3311metrictonsofflourof'
commonwheat*
ArticleII
Deliverieswill"bemadefree-at-frontierofMaliinnewjutesacsforthe
sorghumandnewcotonsacsfortheflourofcommonwheatwithanetweight
of50kgeach.
ArticleIII
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
oftherecipientcountryrelatingtodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryare
definedintheAnnex,whichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement.
ArticleTv
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangementsforthe
transportandinsuranceoftheproductfromplcicesoftaking'overtoplaces
ofdestination. L
ArticleV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproductreceivedasaidforpor–
posesofconsumptionand"toapply,forthesaidoftheproductonitsmarket,
thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproductsofcomparablequality

TheproceedsfromthisSale,lessthecostofseatransport,insuranceandthe
normalcostofsellingtheproductontherecipientcountry'smarket,will"be
paidintoaspecialaccountandallocatedtothefinancingofoneormore
development schemeswhichhavealready "beenproposed "bytherecipientcountry
andapproved "bytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.
ArticleVI
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreementinsuchawayas
toavoidanyprejudicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionandinter­
nationaltrade*Tothisendtheyshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredtoensurethat
aidsuppliesareinadditionto,anddonotreplace,"businesstransactions which
mightreasonably "beexpectedintheabsenceofsuchsupplies.
Articlevil
Therecipient ,countryshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredtoprevent:
(i)There-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandofproductsandby-products
resultingfromsuchsupplies;
(ii)Theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsixmonthsofthelastdelivery,
'eitherof'theproductobtainedlocallyandofthesamenatureastheproduct
receivedasaidorofanyproductsorby-productsresultingfromit.
ArticleVIII
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheEuropeanEoonomicCommunityhow
thisAgreementisbeingimplemented.TothisenditshallprovidetheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowinginformations

(i)5btlaterthanthirtydaysaftertheunloadingofeachcargosports
anddatesofarrivalofthevessel;nature,quantityandqualityof
theproductsunloaded;dateonwhichunloadingwasconpleted;
(ii)Everythreencnthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhave"been
fullyused:quantitiessold,howtheyhavebeensold,sellingprices;
nervalsellingcostsontherecipientcountry'scarket;
(iii)On15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccounthas"beenfullyused
(a)Stateofthisaccount(incosirgsandoutgoings)on31Eeceriberof
theprecedingyear;
(")Progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,withanindication
ofthetctalaraountoffinancingundertakenatthst–stage.
--tirleTT
Attherequestoxeitherofthen,theContractingPartiesshallconsulteach
otheronanyquestionsconcerningtheinp1eraentationofthisAgreement.
Th.isAgreementisdraxnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,Siglish,Franch
GercanandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetexts'beingequallyauthentic.

ANNEXREFERRED TOHTARTICLEIIIOPTHEAGREEMENT
Article1
DeliveryshallbeeffectedandrisksshallpassfromtheEuropeanEconomic
Communitytotherecipientcountryatthemoment^atwhich"the^goods-actually
crossthefrontieroftherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallpayallcostsoftakingdeliveryofthegoods,.
anytransshipment costsandallcostssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingdeliverywhicharfeattributable
totherecipientcountryshallbebornebythelatter.
Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallnotifytherecipientcountry,assoon
aspossibleafterthegoodshavelefttheportofloading,ofthedateof'
loading,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsasrecordedatloading,the
portofunloadingandthemeansof.landtransportusedtotransferthegoods
totheplaceofdelivery.
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryofthe
estimateddateofarrivalofthegoodsattheplaceofdeliveryatleast
tencleardaysbeforethatdate.

TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshall"beobligedtoinformtherecipient
countryatleasttwodays"beforehandoftheprobabledateofarrivalof
thegoodsattheplaceofdelivery.
Ondeliveryatoleranceof5lessthanthequantityofflourofcommon
wheatandsorghumtobesuppliedunderArticleIoftheAgreementisper­
mitted.
Article5
ToimplementtheprovisionsofthisAnnex,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
shallappointanauthorizedagent,whosenameandaddressshallbemadeknown
ingoodtimetotherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallappointareceivingagentateachplaceof
delivery,whosenameandaddressshallbemadeknowntotheEuropean
EconomicCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented.