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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels,16April1973
RECOMMENDATION TORA.COUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionofanagreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofMaliforthesupplyof
/grainsorghumand.maizeasfoodaid
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Econoraio Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 ,114and228 *thereof ;
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ;
Whereas theEuropean Economio Community hasdeposited adeclaration of
provisional application ofthePood AidConvention of1971 ?whereas that
Convention has "been inforce since 1July 1971 »
Whereas "byletter of13November 1972 theRepublio ofSenegal submitted a
request foremergency food aid ;
Whereas theadverse climatic conditions experienced bytheRepublic of
Senegal have appreciably reduced itsgrain supplies ;whereas that oountry
should therefore begranted agift of8555metric tons ofoereals under
theCommunity Pood AidProgramme for1971/72;
HAS DECIDED THATs
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ,thetext
whereof isannexed hereto ,shall beconoluded between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheRepublio ofSenegal forthesupply ofcereals
asfood aid . '

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Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate those who
aretosign theAgreement fandtoconfer onthem therequisite powers
tobind theCommunity .
Done atBrussels . 19-–•
For the Council
The President

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AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND
THE REPUBLIC OPSENEGAL
'FOR THESUPPLY OPCEREALS ASPOOD AID

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THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEREPUBLICOPSENEGAL,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandto
designatedastheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEREPUBLIC OPSENEGAL:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:oftheonepart.
oftheotherpart,
thisendhave

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Article I
Aspart ofitsPoodAidProgramme (Cereals )for1971/72,theEuropean
Economic Community shall supply 4000metrio tons ofgrain sorghum and
4555metric tons ofcommon wheat asagift totheRepublic ofSenegal ,
hereinafter referred toasthe "country ofdestination ".
Article II
Deliveries will bemade ciftoports ofunloading in"thecountry of
destination innewjute sacks ofanetcapacity of50kgeach .
Article III
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean Economic Community
andofthecountry ofdestination relating todelivery andthetaking of
delivery aredefined intheAnnex which forms anintegral part ofthis
Agreement •
Article IV
Theoountry ofdestination undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements for
thetransport andinsurance ofthegoods from theports ofunloading to
theplaces ofdestination . v
Article V
Thecountry ofdestination undertakes touseforpurposes ofconsumption
thegoodd received asaidandtodistribute them free ofcharge topeople
inneed .However ,thecountry ofdestination isauthorized ,where the
needs ofthepeople concerned justify it,toexchange locally allorpart
ψ
ofthecommon wheat supplied asaidformaize orgrain sorghum ortjsell
thesaid wheat inorder tousethemoney obtained from the sale topurohase
maize orgrain sorghum onthemost advantageous terms available inthe
local market .
Article VI
TheEuropean Economic Community shall grant tothecountry ofdestination
afixed amount bywayofcontribution towards thecosts incurred bythat
country intransporting thegoods from theports ofunloading tothe
places ofdestination .

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This amount shall be10units ofaooount permetric tonofgoods
delivered . .
TheCommunity undertakes topaythis assoon aspossible after receipt "by
theCommission oftheinformation required under thefirst indent of
Artiole IX.
Article VII
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch
manner astoavoid all detriment tothenormal structure ofdomestio
production andinternational trade .Tothis endthey shall take any
measures required toensure that aidsupplies areinaddition totanddo
notreplace ,business transactions which might reasonably beexpeoted
totake plaoe intheabsence ofsuch supplies .
Article VIII
Thecountry ofdestination shall take allsuoh measures asarerequisite
toprevent :
–there-export oftheproduct received asaidandofproducts and
by-products obtained from such supplies ;
–theexport ,commercially orotherwise ,within sixmonths ofthelast
delivery ,either ofthelocally obtained produot ,being ofthesame
kind asthat received asaid ,orofanyproduct orby-produot obtained
from it.
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Article IX
Thecountry ofdestination undertakes toinform theEuropean Eoonomio
Community astohowthis Agreement isimplemented .Tothis end ,itshall
provide theCommission oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing
information : ^

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(i)notmorethanthirtydaysafterunloadingofeachconsignment:
theportsanddatesofarrivalofthevessel;nature,quantity
andqualityofthegoodsunloaded;dateonwhichunloadingwas
.completed;
(ii)everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhave
"beenfullyused:aprogressreportspecifying,inparticular,
thenumberandtypeofrecipients,thequantitiesdistributed ,
andtheplaceandmethodofdistribution *
ArticleX.
TheContractingPartiesshallattherequestofeitherofthem,consult
eachotherconcerninganyquestionstouchingtheimplementation ofthis
Agreement. . ,,
ArticleXI
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,
French,GermanandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequally
authentic.

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Annex referred toinArticle III of "theAgreement
Article 1
Delivery shall betreated astaking place andtherisks shall pass from the
European Economic Community tothecountry ofdestination atthemoment
when thegoods areverified asbeing actually present intheship ,shold
attheport ofunloading .
Thecountry ofdestination shall "bear allcosts arising after delivery
ofthegoods hastaken place ,including unloading costs (such as
shifting ,hoisting ,reception )andanylighterage costs .
Anydemurrage costs oranydispatch money attheport ofshipment shall
bepayable respectively byortotherecipient country .Therates and
terms applicable thereto laid down inthecontract between theauthorized
agent oftheCommunity provided for inArticle 5andthecarrier shall
have been agreed upon inadvance bythe said agent andthereceiving
agent ofthecountry ofdestination provided for inArticle
Article 2
TheEuropean Economic Community shall ,assoon aspossible after thegoods
have been loaded ,notify thecountry ofdestination ofthename ofthe
ship ,thedate ofloading ,thequantity andquality ofthegoods as
recorded onshipment ,andtheport ofunloading .
Article 3 »
TheEuropean Economic Community shall inform thecountry ofdestination
oftheexpected date ofarrival oftheship attheport ofunloading
atleast 10clear days before that date .
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TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallcauseto"beinsertedintheoharter
partyaclauserequiringthecaptaintoinformtheoountryofdestination ,
atleast12hoursinadvance,oftheestimateddateofarrivalofthe
shipinport.
Article4
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Ondeliveryofthegoodsatoleranoeof5>lessthanthequantityto"be
suppliedunderArticleIoftheAgreementshallbeallowed.
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Article5
Porpurposesoftheimplementation oftheprovisionsofthisAnnexthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityshallappointanagent,whosenameandaddress
itshallingoodtimecommunicatetothecountryofdestination.
Thecountryofdestinationshallappointareceivingagentineachport
ofunloading,whosenameandaddressitshalloommunicatetotheEuropean
EconomioCommunitybeforetheAgreementisimplemented .