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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(73 )594final
Brussels ,16April 1973
RECOMMENDATION
for a
COUNCIL DECISION
concluding anagreement between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheRepublic ofNiger
onthesupply offood aidintheform ofmaize
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(73 )594final

THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 ,114and228thereof |
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission !
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community hasdeposited adeclaration of
provisional application ofthePood AidConvention of1971 ?andwhereas that
Convention hasbeen effective since 1July 1971 j
Whereas byletter of20November 1972 theRepublic ofNiger submitted arequest
foremergency food aidj
Whereas theadverse climatic conditions experienced bytheRepublic ofNiger
have appreciably reduced itsgrain supplies ;andwhereas that country should
therefore begranted agift of7000metric tons ofmaize under theCommunity
Pood AidProgramme for1971/72j
HAS DECIDED THAT :
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ishereby concluded
between theEuropean Economic Community andtheRepublic ofNiger onthesupply
offood aidintheform ofmaize ,thetext ofwhich agreement isannexed tothis
Decision .

Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate thepersons
empowered tosign theAgreement ,andtoconfer onthem thepowers necessary
tocommit theCommunity .
Done atBrussels , 19*»..
Por the Council
The President

AGREEïiENT
BETWEEFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AM)
THEREPUBLIC OPNIGER
OFTHESUPPLYOPPOODAID
IFTHEFORMOPMAIZE

THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOPNIGER,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementand
theirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERMEHT OPTHEREPUBLICOFNIGER:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS:ontheonepart,
ontheotherpart,
tothisendhavedesignated

Article I
Aaapart ofitsPood AidProgramme (Cereals )for1971/72,theEuropean
Economic Community shall supply 7000metric tons ofmaize asagift tothe
Republic ofNiger ,hereinafter referred toasthe "recipient country ".
Article II
Deliveries will bemade free-at-frontier innew jute sacks ofanetweight of50kg.
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
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements forthe
transport andinsurance oftheproduct from theplaces oftaking over to
places ofdestination .
Article V
Therecipient country undertakes tousetheproducts received asaid for
purposes ofconsumption andtodistribute such products topeople inneed free
ofcharge .
Article VI -
TheEuropean Economic Community shall grant therecipient country funds tocover
thecosts incurred bythat country forthetransport ofthedelivered products
from theplaces oftaking over toplaces ofdestination .

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Thesefundsshallamountto10unitsofaccountpermetrictonofdelivered
product.
TheCommunityundertakestopay'thisassoonaspossibleafterreceipt
"bytheCommissionoftheinformationrequiredin.thefirstindentofArticleIX.
ArticleVII
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreementinsuchawayas
toavoidanyprejudicetothenormalstructureofdomesticproductionandinter­
nationaltrade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredtoensurethat
aidsuppliesareinadditionto,anddonotreplace,"businesstransactions which
mightreasonablybeexpectedintheabsenceofsuchsupplies.
ArticleVIII
1 ;
Therecipientcountryshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredtoprevent:
(i)There-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandofproductsandby-products
resultingfromsuchsupplies!
/
(ii)Theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsixmonthsofthelastdelivery
eitheroftheproductobtainedlocallyandofthesamenatureastheproduct
receivedasaidorofanyproductsorby-productsresultingfromit.
ArticleIX
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhow
thisAgreementisbeingimplemented.Tothisend,itshallprovidetheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowinginformation :
•··/···

(i)Notmorethanthirtydaysafterthetakingoverofeachcargo:places
anddatesoftalcingoverjnature,quantityandqualityoftheovertaken
products 5
(ii)Everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhave"beenfullyused
asituationreportgiving,inparticular ,thenumberandnatureofthereci­
pients,thequantitiesdistributed ,andtheplaceandmethodofdistribution
ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherofthem,theContractingPartiesshallconsulteach
otheronanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ArticleXI
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanishDutch,English,French,
GermanandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.

ANNEX REFERRED TO ITTARTICLE III OPTHE AGREEMENT
Article "r"
Delivery shall "beeffected andrisks shall pass from theEuropean Economic
Community totherecipient country atthemoment atwhich thegoods actually
cross thefrontier oftherecipient country . , .
Therecipient country shall payallcosts oftaking delivery ofthegoods ,
anytransshipment costs andallcosts subsequent todelivery .
Anycosts resulting from delays intaking delivery which areattributable
totherecipient country shall to "borne "bythelatter .
Article 2
TheEuropean Economic ,Community shall notify therecipient country ,as
aspossible after thegoods have left theport ofloading ,ofthedate
loading ,thequantity andquality ofthegoods asrecorded atloading ,
port ofunloading andthemeans ofland transport used totransfer the
totheplace ofdelivery .
\
Article 3
TheEuropean Economic Community shall inform therecipient country ofthe
estimated date ofarrival ofthegoods attheplace ofdelivery atleast
tenclear days before that date .soon
of
the
goods

TheEuropean Economic Community shall "beobliged toinform therecipient
country atleast two clays "beforehand oftheprobable date ofarrival ofthe
goods attheplace ofdelivery .
Article 4
Ondelivery atolerance of5%less than thequantity ofmaize tobesupplied
under Article IoftheAgreement ispermitted .
Article 5
Toimplement theprovisions ofthis Annex ,theEuropean Economic Community shall
appoint anauthorized agent ,whose name andaddress shall bemade known ingood
time totherecipient covtntry .
Therecipient country shall appoint areceiving agent ateach place ofdelivery ,
whose name andaddress shall bemade known totheEuropean Economic Community
before theAgreement isimplemented .