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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1712 Final
Brussels ,12October 1973
f
RECOMMENDATION FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofanagreement between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheRepublic ofSenegal for
thesupply ofcommon wheat asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(73 )1712 Final

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THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
-andinparticularArticles113,114and228thereof;
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission;
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasdepositedaDeclarationforpro­
visionalapplicationofthe1971FoodAidConvention;whereasthatConvention
has"beenapplicablesince1July1971;
-WhereastheRepublicofSenegal,byitsletterof7December1972,has
requestedfoodaid;
VJhereasinviewofthecerealsupplysituationintheRepublicofSenegalthat
countryshouldbeaccorded,bywayofgift,10.000metrictonsofcommonwheat
undertheCommunityFoodAidProgrammefor1972/73;
DECIDAS:
Article1
"OnbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityanAgreement,thetextvihereof
isannexedhereto,shallbeconcludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheRepiblicofSenegalforthesupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaid.
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Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethqsewhoare
tosigntheAgreementandtoconferonthemtherequisite'powerstobindthe
Community..
DoneatBrussels, 19... FortheCouncil
ThePresident

AGREMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AM )THE REPUBLIC OPSENEGAL
ONTHESUPPLY OPPOOD AIDINTHEFORM OPCOMMO& WHEAT

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
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ontheonehand,
THEGOVERMENT OPTHEREPUBLICOPSENEGAL,
ontheotherhand,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignated
s.stheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOmiCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
TEECO'Offil.ITT ?OPTHEREPUBLICOPSENEGAL:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

Article I
Asapart ofitsPood AidProgramme (cereals )for1972/73,:theEuropean
-Economic Community shall supply theRepublic ofSenegal hereinafter referred
toasthe "recipient country ",with 10,000 metric tons ofcommon wheat .
Article II
Deliveries will bemade inhulk piftoports ofunloading oftherecipient
country .
Article III
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean Economic Community and
oftherecipient country relating todelivery andthetaking ofdelivery are
defined intheAnnex which forms anintegral part ofthis Agreement .
Article IV
"TheTecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements forthe
-transport undinsurance oftheproduct from ports ofunloading toplaces of
destination .
Article V •;
Therecipient country undertakes tousetheproduct received asaid "forpur-.
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poses ofconsumption andtoapply ,forthesale oftheproduct onitsmarket ,
theprices normally charged onthat market forproducts ofcomparable quality .
1: B.
Theproceeds from this sale ,less thenormal cost ofinterior transport andof
selling theproduct ontherecipient country 'smarket ,,will hepaid into a
special account intheCentral Bank andallocated tothefinancing ofoneor
more development projects which have already been proposed bytherecipient country
andapproved bytheEuropean Economic Community .
Article VI
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch away
astoavoid anyprejudice 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 intheabsence ofsuch supplies .

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ArticleVII
Therecipientcountryshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredtoprevents
(i)There-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandofproductsand
"by-productsresultingfromsuchsupplies; r
(ii)Theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsixmonthsofthelast
delivery,eitheroftheproductobtainedlocallyandofthesamenature
astheproductreceivedasaidorofanyproductsorby-productsresul­
tingfromit.
ArticleVIII
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
howthisAgreementis"beingimplemented .Tothisenditshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowinginformation :
(i)Notlaterthanthirtydaysaftertheunloadingofeachcargos
.portsanddatesofarrivalofthevessel;nature,"quantityandqualityof
theproductsunloaded;dateon"whichunloadingwascompleted;
(ii)Everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhave"beenfully
used:quantitiessold,howtheyhave"beensold,sellingprices;normal
sellingcostsontherecipientcountry'smarket;
(iii)On15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccounthas"beenfullyused:
(a)Stateofthisaccount(incomingsandoutgoingson31Decemberofthe
precedingyear; -
(b)Progressachievedintheprojectorprojects,withanindicationof
{tietotalamountoffinancingundertakenatthatstage.
ArticleIX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingFattiesshallconsulteach
otheronanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
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Articles X
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,
GermanandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.
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ANNEX "REFERRIMJ TOITTARTICLEIIIOPTHEAGREEMENT
Article1
"DeliveryshallbeeffectedandrisksshallpassfromtheEuropeanEconomic
.Communitytotherecipientcountryatthemomentwhenthegoodsareactually
removedfromtheslaip,sholdattheportofunloading.Therecipientcountry
shall"bearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthegoods,includingunloading
costs(suchasunstowing,hoistingandreception)andanylighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportofunloadingshall"bea
chargeonorforthebenefitoftherecipientcountry.Theratesanddetailed
arrangements -relatingtheretolaiddowninthecontractbetweentheauthorized
agentoftheCommunityreferredtoinArticle5andthecarriermusthavebeen
agreeduponinadvancebytheauthorizedagentandthereceivingagentofthe
recipientcountryreferredtoinArticle5«
Article2 .'•
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshall,assoonaspossibleafterthegoods
havebeenloaded,notifytherecipientcountryof"theship'sname,thedate
ofloading,thequantityandqualityofthegoods,asrecordedattimeof
loading,andtheportofunloading.
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Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryofthe
vessel'sexpecteddateofarrivalattheportof-unloadingatleasttenclear
daysbeforethatdate.
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinsertinthecharterpartyaclause
requiringthecaptaintoinformtherecipientcountyatleast72hoursin
advanceofthevessel'sestimateddateofarrivalinport.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceshallbeallowedof5%lessthanthe
quantitytobesuppliedunderArticleIoftheAgreement.

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Article 5
Toimplement theprovisions ofthis Annex ,theEuropean .Economic Community
shall appoint anauthorized agent ,whose name andaddress shall bema.de known
totherecipient country ingood time .
Therecipient country shall appoint areceiving agent ineach port ofunloading ,
whose name andaddress shall "bemade known totheEuropean Economic Community
"before theAgreement isimplemented .