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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)2068 final
Brussels,13December1974
RECOMMENDATION FORA
COUNCIL DECISION
on"theconclusionofanagreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheIslamicRepublicofMauritania
forthesupplyofcerealsasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COMC74)2068final

-1-
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOHMUKITIES ,
Havingregardto"theTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomioCommunity,
andinparticularArticles113.114and223thereof:
«
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission ;
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasconoludedthesecondConvention
(1)relatingtofoodaidN',
WhereastheIslamicRepublicofMauritania,byitsletterof11.12.1973
hasrequestedfoodaidj
WhereasinviewofthecerealsupplysituationinMauritania
thatcountryshouldbeaccorded,bywayofgift,4.000tonnes
ofsoftwheat undertheCommunityPoodAidProgrammefor1973/74J
I
DECIDES:–– 1
Article1
OnbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomioCommunityanAgreement,thetextwhereof
isannexedhereto,shallbeconcludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheIslamicRepublicofMauritania .forthesupplyofcereals
!
asfoodaid.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethosewho
aretosigntheAgreementandtoconferonthemtherequisitepowerstobind
theCommunity.' '
DoneatBrussels, 19»»*» FortheCouncil
1
I . ThePrésident
!
i '
. i
(1)O.J.L2190f9.8.1974,p.35.

AGREEMEîJT
BETWEEMTHEEUROPEAN ECOEOIJIC COLHIUNITY
A1IDTHE1ISLAMICREPUBLICOPMAURITANIA
COlTOERimrG THESUPPLYASPOODAIDOPCEREALS.

THECOUHCILOFSHEEUROPEANCOHHUIJITIES ,
ontheonehand,
THE(X)VERNMENT OPTHEISLAMICREPUBLICOPMAURITANIA
on"theotherhand,
HAVEDECIDEDtoooncludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignated
astheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMUNTTIES :
THEG0VERN1IE1IT OPTHEISLAMICREPUBLICOPMAURITANIA
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

ArticleI
AsapartofitsPoodAidProgramme(Cereals)for197yl4»"theEuropean
fr
EconomicCommunityshallsupply,bywayofgift,theiBlamioRepublicofMauritania
./hereinafterreferredasthe"recipientcountry",with4.000tonnesofsoft.wheat,_•
ArticleIX
Deliverieswillbemadecifportsofunloadingintherecipient.country.,innew
jutesacswithanetweightof50kgeaoh.
ArticleIII
Theobligationsandresponsibilities oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
oftherecipientcountryrelatingtodeliveryandthetakingofdeliveryare
definedintheAnnex,whichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement.
ArticleIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangementsforthe
transportandinsurance "oftheproductfromtheoifstagetoplacesofdestination
ofdestination .
ArticleV
Therecipientcountryundertakestougetheproductreceived&saidfor
purposesofconsumptionandtodistributeittopeopleinneedfreeofcharge.
ArticleVI
TheEuropeanEconomioCommunityshallgranttherecipientcountryfundstoooverthe
costsincurredbythatcountryforthetransportofthedeliveredproductsfromthe
CIFstagetoplacesofdestination .
Thesefundsshallamountto50unitsofamountpertonneofdeliveredproduct.
TheCommunityundertakestopaysassoonaspossibleafterreoeiptbytheCommission
oftheinformationrequiredinthefirstindentofArtiole6oftheannex.

Article VII
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuoh away asto
avoid anyprejudice tothenormal struoture ofdomestio production andinternational
trade .Tothis endthey shall take anymesures required toensure that aid supplies
areinaddition to,anddonotreplaoe business transactions which might reasonably
beexpeoted intheabsence ofsuch supplies .
Article VIII
I
Therecipient country shall take anymeasures required topreventt •
(i)There-export oftheproduot received asaidandofproduots andby-products
resulting from such supplies ;
(ii)The export ,commercially orotherwise ,within sixmonth ofthelast delivery ,
either oftheproduot obtained looally andof -thesame nature astheproduct
received asaidorofanyproduots orby-products resulting from it.
Artide IX
Thereoipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Eoonomio Community how
this Agreement isbeing implemented .Tothis enditshall provide theCommission
oftheEuropean Communities every three month until thequantities received as
aidhave been fully used ;with thefollowing information :reports indicating in
particular number andnature ofthebeneficiaries ,thequantities distributed ,
places andmanner ofdistribution .
ΑγΉΟΙΘ X
Attherequest ofeither ofthem ,theContracting Parties shall oonsult each
other onanyquestions concerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement .
Article XI
This Agreement isdrawn upinduplicate intheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,French ,
German andItalian languages ,each ofthese texts being aqually authentic .

iMXTOARTICLEIIIOPTïfiAGTîSEïï^lT
Article1
/
DeliveryshallbecompletedandtherisksshallpassfromtheEuropean
EconomicCommunitytotherecipientcountryassoonasthegoodsareactually
takeninchargeintheship'sholdattheportofunloading;
Therecipientcountryshall"bearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthe
goods,includingthecostsofunloading ("breaking,"bulk,hoisting,taking
delivery,forexample)aswellasanylighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportofunloadingshall,asthe
casemaybe,bebornebyorpaidtotherecipientcountry.Theratesand
conditionsofpaymentapplyingtoanycontractbetweentheCommunityagent
referredtoinArticle5andthecarriermusthavebeenpreviouslyagreed
betweenthatagentandtherecipientcountry'sagentreferredtoinArticle5-
Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallforwardtotherecipientcountry,
assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshavebeenshipped,anoticegivingthe
nameoftheship,thedateofloading,thequantityandqualityofthegoods
onloadingandtheportofunloading.
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Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryofthe
, *
ship'spresumeddateofarrivalattheportofunloadingatleasttenclear
'daysbeforethatdate.
TheEuropeanEconomioCommunityshallcausetobeinsertedinthecharter-
partyanundertaking bythecaptaintogivetotherecipientcountryat-
least72hours*notioeoftheprobable -dateoftheship'sarrivalintheport.

Article A
Ondelivery ofthegoods ,atolerance of5less than thequantity to "be
supplied inacoordance with Artiole IoftheAgreement ispermitted .
Artiole 5
TheEuropean Eoonomio Community shall appoint anagent toimplement the
provisions ofthis Annex ,andshall ingood time' forward thelatter 's ,
name andaddress thereoipient country .
Thereoipient country shall appoint anagent ineaoh port ofunloading ,
and shall forward the latter 'sname andaddress totheEuropean Eoonomio
Community prior toimplementation oftheAgreement .
. .' ' Article 6 ■
* • 1
Ondelivery ofthegoods thecountry ofdestination shall hand totheauthorized
agent oftheEuropean Economic Community ataking-over certificate ,stating t^e."
place anddateoftaking over ,thenature andthequantity aswellascontinent'
observations about thequality ofthese goods andshall sendacopythereof to'
theCommission oftheEuropean Community .