ARCHIVESHISTORIQUES
DELACOMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEEDES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM(73)1536
Vol.1973/0267

Disclaimer
Conformément aurèglement(CEE,Euratom)n°354/83duConseildu1erfévrier1983
concernantl'ouvertureaupublicdesarchiveshistoriquesdelaCommunauté économique
européenneetdelaCommunautéeuropéennedel'énergieatomique(JOL43du15.2.1983,
p.1),telquemodifiéparlerèglement(CE,Euratom)n°1700/2003du22septembre2003
(JOL243du27.9.2003,p.1),cedossierestouvertaupublic.Lecaséchéant,lesdocuments
classifiésprésentsdanscedossierontétédéclassifiésconformément àl'article5dudit
règlement.
InaccordancewithCouncilRegulation(EEC,Euratom)No354/83of1February1983
concerningtheopeningtothepublicofthehistoricalarchivesoftheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity(OJL43,15.2.1983,p.1),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC,Euratom)No1700/2003of22September2003(OJL243,
27.9.2003,p.1),thisfileisopentothepublic.Wherenecessary,classifieddocumentsinthis
filehavebeendeclassified inconformitywithArticle5oftheaforementioned regulation.
InÜbereinstimmung mitderVerordnung(EWG,Euratom)Nr.354/83desRatesvom1.
Februar1983überdieFreigabederhistorischen ArchivederEuropäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft undderEuropäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI.L43vom15.2.1983,
S.1),geändertdurchdieVerordnung(EG,Euratom)Nr.1700/2003vom22.September2003
(ABI.L243vom27.9.2003,S.1),istdieseDateiderÖffentlichkeitzugänglich.Soweit
erforderlich,wurdendieVerschlusssachen indieserDateiinÜbereinstimmung mitArtikel5
dergenanntenVerordnungfreigegeben.

COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1536Final
Brussels.12September1973
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionofanagreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofMaliforthe
supplyofgrainasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
001(73)1536Final

-2- νΐΙΙ/90ΐ(73)Βφ-Ε
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOIMUITITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity!
andinparticularArticles113,114and228thereof;
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission ;
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasdepositedadec!aration .of
provisionalapplicationoftheFoodAidConventionof1971;whereas
thatConventionhas"beeninforcesince1July1971;
Whereasbyletterof13December1972theRepublioofMalisubmitteda
requestforfoodaid;
Whereas,inviewofthecerealsupplysituationintheRepublicofMali,
thatcountryshouldbegrantedagiftof20000metrictonsofgrain
comprising 15000metrictonsofmaizeand5000notrictonsinthe
formof3164metrictonsofcommonwheatmealundertheCommunityPood
AidProgrsjnmefor1972/73;
HASDECIDEDTHATi
Article 1
OnbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityanAgreement,thetext
whereofisannexedhereto,shallbeconcludedbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofMaliforthesupplyofsoft
wheatasfoodaid.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethose
whoaretosigntheAgreement,andtoconferonthemtherequisite
powerstobindtheCommunity.
DoneatBrussels,19.• PbrtheCouncil
ThePresident

VIII/901(73)B4-E
AGKEEMEWT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COI-DTUITITT
AtTDTHEREPUBLICOPMALI
FORTHESUPPLYOPGRAIN
ASPOODAID

-2- VIU/901(73)B-4
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
oftheonepart.
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEREPUBLICOPMALI,'
oftheotherpart,
RIVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignated
astheirplenipotentiaries ;
THECOUNCILOPTIEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVEHHI-SNT OPTHEREPUBLICOPMALI:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:''

-3- VIÏI(90B.(73")B4-J3
ARTICLEI
AspartofitsPoodAidProgramme(Cereals)for1971/72,theEuropean
EconomicCommunityshallsupply20000metrictonsofgraincomprising
15000metrictonsofmaizeand5000metrictonsintheforaof3164
metrictonsofcommonwheatmealasagifttotheRepublicofMali,
hereinafterreferredtoasthe"countryofdestination".
ARTICLEII
Deliveriesshall "bemadetoaplaceofdestinationtohedetermined "by
agreementbetweenthecountryofdestination andtheEuropeanEconomic
Community.
ARTICLEIII
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andoftheoountryofdestinationrelatingtodeliveryandthetaking
ofdeliveryaredefinedintheAnnexwhichformsanintegralpartof
thisagreement.
ARTICLEIV
Thecountryofdestinationundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangements
forthetransportandinsuranceofthegoodsfromtheplaceof
destination .
ARTICLE V
Thecountiyofdestinationundertakestouseforpurposesofconsumption
thegoodsreceivedasaid.Thecountryofdestinationshalldistribute
themaizereceivedasaidfreeofchargeexceptfor5000metrictons
whichmaybesoldonthelocalmarketatpricesnormallyobtainingon
thatmarketforgoodsofcomparablequality.
Theproceedsofsuchsale,lessnormalmarketingcostsincurredonthe
localmarket(excludinginlandtransportcosts)shallbepaidintoa
specialaccountwiththeCentralBankorabanktinderStatesupervision
toformafundforthefinancingofoneormoredevelopmentprojects
previouslysubmittedbythecountryofdestinationandapprovedbythe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity.

-4- VHI/901(73)B4-E
ARTICLE71
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreementinsuch
alldetrimenttothenoiraalstructureofdomestic
productionandinternational trade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeany
measuresrequiredtoensurethataidsuppliesareinadditionto,and
donotreplace,businesstransactions whichmightreasonably "be
expectedtotakeplaceintheabsenceofsuchsupplies.
ARTICLEVII' ''
Thecountryofdestinationshalltakeallsuchmeasuresasarerequisite
toprevent:
-there-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandofproducts
obtainedfromsuchsupplies;
-theexport,commercially orotherwise,withinsixmonthsofthe
lastdelivery,eitherofthelocallyobtainedproductbeingof
thesamekindasthatreceivedasaid,orofanyproductprocessed
therefrom.
ARTICLEVIII..
ThecountryofdestinationundertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityastohowthisAgreementisimplemented.Tothisend,itshall
providetheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowing
information.
-notmorethanthirtydaysafterdeliveryistakenofeachconsignment:
-theplaceanddateoftakingdelivery;nature,quantity
andqualityofthegoodsofwhichdeliveryhasbeentak«zif
-everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhavebeen
fullyused:
-thequantitiesdistributed,thenumberandtypeofrecipientsand
theplaces,therateandthemethodofdistribution ;
-thequantitiessold,themethodofmarketingemployedandprice
atwhichsold;
-everyyearon15Januaryuntiltheexhaustionheldinthespecial
account:

-5- VIII/901(73)B4-E
-position oftheaccount (receipts andpayments )at31December ofthe
preceding year ;
-state ofprogress oftheproject(s ),indicating total financing expenses
todate . .' • .
ARTICLE IX
Thecountry ofdestination shall take allmeasures necessary toenable
persons duly authorized "bytheEuropean "Economic Community tofollow
on .thespot theprogress ofoperations carried outinpursuance ofthis
Agreement#
ARTICLE X
TheContracting Parties shall attherequest ofeither ofthem consult
each other concerning anyquestions touching theimplementation ofthis
Agreement#
ARTICLE XI
This Agreement isdrawn upmduplicate mtheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,
French ,German andItalian languages ,each ofthese texts being equally
authentic .

ΥΙΙΙ/901(73)ΒΨ-Ε
MEEKREFERREDTOHTARTICLEIIIOPTHEAGREEMENT
Article 1
Deliveryshallbetreatedastalcingplaceandtherisksshallpass
fromtheEuropeanEconomicCommunitytothecountryofdestinationat
themomentwhenthegoodsactuallyarriveattheplaceofdestination.
Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallcostsforreceptionofgoods,
■*■
anytrans-shipment costsandallothercostssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsincurredasaresultofdelayattributable tothecountry
ofdestinationintakingdeliveryofthegoodsshallbebornebythat
country.
Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallnotifythecountryofdestination
assoonaspossibleofthemeansoftransporttobeusedtocarrythe
goodstotheplaceofdestination ,themeansofshipmenttobeused
duringtheintermediary phases,thedateofloadingandthequantity
andqualityofthegoodsasrecordedonshipmentfromtheCommunity.
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestination
ingoodtimeoftheexpecteddateofarrivalofthegoodsattheplace
ofdestination ..
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformthecountryofdestination,
atleasttwodaysinadvance,ofthedateofarrivalofthegoodsatthe
placeofdestination.
Article4
Ondeliveryofthegoods,atoleranceoflessthanthequantityto
besuppliedunderArticleIoftheAgreementshallbeallowed.

-2- VIIl/901(73)B4–E
Article 5
Forpurposes oftheimplementation oftheprovisions ofthis Annex the
European Economic Community shall appoint -anagent ,whose name and
address itshall ingood time communicate tothecountry ofdestination .
r .
Thecountry ofdestination shall appoint areceiving agent ineach
place ofdelivery whose name andaddress itshall communicate tothe
European Economic Community before theAgreement isimplemented .