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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)2035 final
Brussels ,6December 1974
(
Recommendation for a
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofanAgreement between the
European Economic Community andtheIslamic
Republic ofMauritania forthesupply ofskimmed
milk powder and "butteroil asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
CCM(74 )2035 final

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
Havingregardto"theTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles113,114and228thereof;
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission ;
WhereastheCouncilinRegulation(EEC)no.3582/73andRegulation(EEC)
3583/73from28December1973onthesupplyofskimmedmilkpowderand
butteroilasfoodaiddecidedtomake2000metrictonsofskimmedmilk
<
powderand1000metrictonsofbutteroil .availabletotheIslamic
RepublicofMauritania
HASDECIDED:
' .Article1-
AnAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheIslamicRepublic
ofMauritaniaforthesupplyofskimmedmilkpowderandbutteroilas
foodaidisherebyconcludedonbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.
ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothisDecision.
Article 2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisauthorizedtodesignatethepersons
empoweredtosigntheAgreementandtoconferonthemthepowersrequired
inordertobindtheCommunity.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

AGREEMENT '/
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDTHEISLAMICREPUBLICOPMAURITANIA '
FORTHESUPPLYOFSKIMMEDMILKPOWDERAND
BUTTEROIL ASFOODAID.

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
ontheonehand,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEISLAMICREPUBLICOPMAURITANIA
on"theotherhand,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreement,andforthispurposehave
designatedastheirplenipotentiaries :
.■*'/•' /,
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
*
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEISLAMICREPUBLICOPMAURITANIA •
' •*
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:

Article I
TheEuropean Economic Community shall supply asagift totheIslamic
'Republic ofMauritania hereinafter referred toasthe"recipient country ",
2000metrictone ofskimmed milk powder and1000metric tons of
butteroil which satisfy ,astoquality and .packing ,therequirements laid down
.inAnnex Iwhich forms anintegral part ofthis Agreement .
Article II . .' ■ .
Thedeliveries shall bemade CIPtotheports ofunloading intherecipient
country . '
Article III
> • • •
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean Economic Community and
oftherecipient country ,inparticular asregards delivery andacceptance ,
aredefined inAnnex II,which forms anintegral part ofthis Agreement .
*
Article IV
Therecipient country undertakes tomake .allthenecessary arrangements for
thetransport andinsurance ofthedeliveries from thetheCIFstage toplaces
.. • •
ofdestination . .
Article V
Thereoipient country undertakes tousetheproduct received asaidforhuman
consumption andtodistribute itfree tothen6edy populations .
Article VI
The'European Economio Community shall grant therecipient country funds to
cover thecosts incurred bythat country forthetransport ofthedelivered ,
products from theCIPstage toplaces ofdestination . "
These funds shall amount to50units ofaccount permetrio tonofdelivered
product . j
ι
TheCommunity undertakes topaythis assoon aspossible after receipt by
theCommission oftheinformation required inthefirst indent ofArticle 5
ofthe annex II* .

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TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch av°y
astoavoid anyprejudice totbonormal structure ofdomestic production and
international "trade oTothis endthey shall take anymeasures required to
ensure that aidsupplies areinaddition to,anddonotreplace "business
transactions 'which might reasonably "beexpected inthea'osence ofsuch supplies
Article VIII
Therecipient country shall take the ,appropriate steps toprevent®
–reexport oftheproducts received asaidandanyproducts derived therefrom $
–theexport fortrade orotherwise ,within sixmonths .fromthedateof .the
lastdelivery t"bothoflocally-produced ,merchandise oithesamekind
"asthat received asaidandofprocessed products derived therefrom .
*
Article Et
Therecipient country undertakes t.oinform theEuropean Eoonoaio Community
ofthecircumstances surrounding theimplementation ofthis Agreement .For
thispurpose ,itshall communicate totheCommission oftheEuropean .Communities
every three months until thequant'i ties received asaidhave "been used upthe
following information ;quantities distributed ,number andnature ofthe "ben.ef3.ci
■beneficiaries ,places ,rate andmanner ofdistribution ,.
Article X
'Therecipient country shall take allappropriate steps toenaole thOi=e personfc
dulyauthorized "bytheEuropean Economic Community tomaJceontriespot o"bser
Vations oftheoperations connected with theimplementation oftheAgreement .

Article XI
Atrequest ofeither party ,thecontracting parties shall consult one
another onallquestions concerning theapplication ofthis Agreement .
Article XII •
This Agreement isdrawn upintwocopies intheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,
French ,German andItalian languages ,these texts "being equally authentic

STŒiira)TÎTr,TCPOUDJft
I.Qualityrecn.iire;i>Qn;cs
(a)fatcontent
(b)moisturecontent
(c)totalacidity(lactioacid)
(d)testfopneutralizingagents
(e)permittedadditives­
,(f)testforphosphatasis
(g)solubility
(h)degreeofpurity
(i)bacteriacontent
(k)strengthofColonbacillus
(l)flavourandsmell
(m)appearancenotexceeding1,5%
notexceeding4,0 "■
notexceeding0,15$Domic)
negative
none
negative
notexceeding0,5ml(notlessthan
991o)
notlessthandiscB(1510mg)
notexceeding50000pepg
negativein0,1g
fresh
whiteorslightlyyellowish,
absenceofimpurities .andcoloured
particles
(a)containing25kilograrmnesnetv;éiglit
(b)compositionofpacking:
2(aa)4Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70gpernj
1interposedtar-linedpaperbagofastrengthrepresenting at
least140gperm2j
1polyethyleneinnerbagatleast0,06mmthick,weldedordouble-
bound '
«4»•
'or(bb)1"clupak-poly-duplo"paperbagofastrengthrepresentingat
least50/20/50perin2j
/■
2Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70/75SP®1,"
1polyethyleneirinerbagatleast0,10mm(thickweldedordouble­
/'bound)

.2or(cc)1"Kraft"paperbagofastrength -representingatleant70s/nJ
1"Kraft"paperbagwithapolyethylenelayerofastrength
representingatleast60g+15gAi*"}
23"Kraft"paperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m•
1polyethylene innerbagatleast0.06mmthick,weldedordouble
bound.
(c)markingonthepackaginginFrenchlanguage:
SMIMMEDMILKP0VJDER
GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY .
TOTHEISLAMICREPUBLICOFMAURITANIA .-,',
TODISTRIBUTE .FREEOFCHARGE

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Article1
DeliveryshallbecompletedandtherisksshallpassfromtheEuropean
EoonomicCommunitytotherecipientcountryassoonasthegoodsareactually
takeninchargeintheship,sholdattheportofunloading.
Therecipientfcouiitryshall"bearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthe
,goods,includingthecostsofunloading ("breaking,"bulk,hoisting,taking
delivery,forexample)aswellasanylighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportofunloadingshall,asthe
'oasemay"be",he"borne"byorpaidtotherecipientcountry.Theratesand
conditionsofpaymentapplyingtoanycontract "betweentheCommunityagent
referredtoinArticle4andthecarriermusthavebeenpreviouslyagreed
betweenthatagentandtherecipientcountry1sagentreferredtoinArticle4•
• •
Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallforwardtotherecipientcountry,
assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshavebeenshipped,anoticegivingthe
nameoftheship,thedateofloading,thequantityandqualityofthegoods
onloadingandtheportofunloading.
Article3
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryofthe
ship'spresumeddateofarrivalattheportofunloadingatleasttenclear
daysbeforethatdate.
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallcausetobeinsertedinthecharter-
party^anundertakingbythecaptaintogivetotherecipientcountryat
least72hours*noticeoftheprobabledateoftheshipfsarrivalintheport.

Article4
TheEuropeanEconoraioCommunityshallappointanagenttoimplementthe
.provisionsofthisAnnex,andshallingoodtime*forwardthelatterfs
nameandaddresstherecipientcountry#
Therecipientcountryshallappointanagentineachportofunloading,
andshallforwardthelatter*snameandaddresstotheEuropeanEconomio
Communitypriortoimplementation oftheAgreement.
Article5
Ondeliveryofthegoodsthecountryofdestinationshallhandtotheauthorized
agentoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityataking-overcertificate ,statingthe.
placeanddateoftakingover,thenatureandthequantityaswellascontigent
observations aboutthequalityofthesegoodsandshallsendacopythereofto
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunity.