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COMMISSION OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)472 final.
Brussels,16april197^
RECOMMANDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION ■
on"theconclusionofanAgreement "between
•theEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
theRepublicofMaliforthesupplyofskimined
milkpowderandbutteroilasfoodaid.
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0K(74)472final.

TIEBCOIWCÏLOPTHEEUROPEAftCOMITES .
Havingregard,totheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
* .--
andinparticularArticles113,114and220thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
YlhereastheCouncilinRegulation (EEG)no.35^2/73andRegulation (EEC)35^/73
from28December1973onthesupplyofslcimmedmilkpowderandbutteroilas
food'aiddecidedtomake2900metrictonsofskimmedmilkpowderand300me trie-
tonsofbutteroilavailabletotheRepublicofMali;
IIASDECIDES:
Article1
AnAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
RepublicofKaliforthesupplyofskimmedmilkpowderandbutteroil
asfoodaidisherebyconcludedonbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.
ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothisDecision.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisauthorizedtodesignatethepersons
empoweredtosigntheAgreementandtoconferonthemthepowersrequired
inordertobindtheCommunity.
I
.•:I
!
DoneatBrussels, ,j ]?0rtheCouncil
!ThePrésident

AGREEMENT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDTHEREPUBLIC OFMALIFORTHESUPPLYOF
SKIMMEDMILKPOWDERANDBUTTEROIL ASFOOD
AID.

TIIECOUNCILOFTIDSJSUROPEA1TCOMMUNITIES ,
011"Lhooneliand,
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TIIEGOVERKI-IEHT OPTHEREPUBLIC OFMALI ' •
ontheotherhand.
HAVEDECIDED "toconcludethisAgreement,andfor"thispurposehave
designatedastheirplenipotentiaries :
'TIIECOUNCILOFTI-IEEUROPE/HTCOMMUNITIES:
THEGOVERILT'IEHT OFTHEREPUBLICOFMALI:.
WIIOHA.VEAGITÏÏEDASFOLLOWS:

ArtoeleI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallsupplyas'agifttothe
RepublicofMalihereinafterreferredtoasthe"recipientcountry"
2900metrictonsofskiinmedmilkpowderand300metricton3ofbutteroil
whichsatisfy,astoqualityandpacking,therequirementslaiddownin
AnnexIwhichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement.
• •'ArticleII
Thedeliveriesshall'bemadetotheplacesofdestination ,tobofixedby
therecipientcountryandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunitybymutual'consent
ArticleIII
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
oftherecipientcountry,inparticularasregardsdeliveryandacceptance ,
aredefinedinAnnexIT,whichformsanintegralpartofthisAgreement.
ArticleIV
Therecipientcountryxmdertakestomakeallthenecessaryarrangements lor
thetransportandinsuranceofthedeliveriesfromtheplacesofdestination
ArticleV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproductreceivedasaidforhum
consiunption andtodistributeitfreetotheneedypopulations .
*... •
1
ArticleVI •
ThecontractingpartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreementinsucnaway
astoavoidanydamagetothenormalstructureofnationalproductionand
.international trade.Forthispurpose,theyshalltakethenecessarysteps
toensurethatthesuppliesofaidareadditionaltoandarenotinlieu
oftradingoperationswhichcouldreasonablybeexpectedintheabsenceof
suchsupplies... '1' .

■■ ArticleVII
Therecipientcountryshalltaketheappropriatestepstoprevent:
-reexportoftheproductsreceivedasaidandanyproductsderivedtherefrom 5
-theexportfortradeorotherwise,withinsixmonthsfromthedateofthe
lastdelivery,"bothoflocally-produced merchandiseofthecamekind
asthatreceivedasaidandofprocessedproductsderivedtherefrom.
ArticleVTTÏ
TherecipientcountryundertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
ofthecircumstances surroundingtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.For
thispurpose,itshallcommunicatetotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunity
everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhavebeenusedupthe
following .information :quantitiesdistributed ,numberandnatureofthe
beneficiaries ,places,rateandmannerofdistribution .
ArticleIX
Therecipientcountryshalltakeallappropriatesteps,toenablethosepersons
dulyauthorizedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunitytomakeonthespotobser­
vationsoftheoperationsconnectedwiththeimplementation oftheAgreement.
ArticleX
Attherequestofeitherparty,thecontractingpartiesshallconsultone
anotheronallquestionsconcerningtheapplicationofthisAgreement.
ArticleXX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesintheDanish,Dutch,English,French
GermanandItalianlanguages,thesetextsbeingequallyauthentic *

a.siai«> iiiLic povjder
->M»rnni»i»HiÉÉ<i»MmiiMi>i<i>n ««»
I,Qu.ali'fcy recrnj rcwont s
(a)fatcontent notexcecding 1,5%
(b)rnoisture content notexceeding 4»0 'fi
(c)total acidity (lactic acid )_. notexceeding 0,15 /»(18Domic )
(d)test fox -neutralizing agents negative
(e)permitted additives .'none
(f)test forphosphatasis négative
(g)solubility 'notexceeding 0,5 rol(notless than
99i)
(h)degree ofpurity , notless than disc "B(l5>0 ing)
(i)"bacteria content notexceeding 50000perg
(k)strength ofcolon "bacillus negative .in0,1g
(l)flavour andsmell •fresh
(m)appear siice ' white orslightly yellowish ,
absence ofimpurities andcoloured
•* ' * .particles
I.Packa-rinf *
(a)containing 25kilogrammes netweight
("b)composition ofpackingî I
, . '2 i
(aa)4Kraft paper "bags ofastrength representing atleast 70gpermj [
I
1interposed ta.r-lined paper "bagofastrength representing at i
least 1/jOgperm2: [
1polyethylene inner hagatleast 0,66 mmthick ,welded ordouble - j
bound .. f
'or (bb)1"clupak-po ly-duplo "paper bagofastreng~lh representing at '
least 50/20/50perin2; • j
2Kraft paper bags ofastrength representing atleast 70//GPQrm I
|
•' 1polyethylene inner bagatleast 0,10 mm(thick welded ordouble - :
/ bound ) ■ :
(c)marking onthepackaging inFrench language :
SKIKMED KILK POVJDER ;
GIFT OPTIE EUKOPEAIï ECOyOLIIC COKMJNITY
TOTHEREPUBLIC OFMALI
TODISTRIBUTE FREE OFCHARGE

•• D.BUTTEROIL ";
I.Quality
■(A)Characteristics oftheproduct: .....'
Concentrated milkfatcontaining nolessthan
'99•0$ofpurefat;
(B)Standardingredients : ''''.'::
•• •
(Analysis "madeattimeofmanufacture andpacking)
'Moistureandnon-fatingredients__of milk-
notmorethan0.20#
-Fat-notlessthan99«o%
-Freefattyacids-notmorethan0.5£(expressed '
asoleicacid) ...
•-Peroxidelevel/leg-notmorethan1unit
.■*(inmilliequivalentsofactiveoxygenperkg)
•. • »* ..
'*.-Taste-pure .•''■''
''-Smell-absenceofsmell-extraneous -tobutteroil .
». • 4 . » • ••
II.Conditionsofpackaging
a)Ketalcansof20kg-1canpercarton.
"b)Inscription onthepackaginginFrenchlanguage:
BUTTEROIL
"GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
TOTHEREPUBLICOFMALI
TODISTRIBUTE FiîEïïOFCHARGE
I

AWTKXTOAHTICT^TIT0?TJIEihGTimWr?
Articlcl
Deliveryshall"becompletedand-therisksshallpassfromtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity "to"therecipientcountryassoonasthegoodsactually
..reachtheplaceofdestination ...
Therecipientcountryshall"bearallcostsincurredintakingdeliveryofthe
goods,anytransshipment costsandallothercostssubsequenttodelivery.
Anycostsresultingfromdelayintakingdeliveryofthegoods,voOvichare
attributable totherecipientcountry,shall"bebornebythatcountry.
Article2
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshall,attheearliestopportunity ,givexo
therecipientcountrytheinformationrelatingtotheconsignmentofthe
goodstotheplaceofdestination ,themoansoftransportused,thedetails
oftheroutetobefollowedovertheintermediate stages,thedateof
loading,andthequantityartdqualityofthegoodsontheirdeparturefrom
\•theCommunity..
Article
>niiin»>'*>» .
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryingood
timeofthegoods1presumeddateofarrivalattheplaceofdestination .The
EuropeanEconomicCommunityshallbeunderanobligationtoinformthe
recipientcountryatleasttwodaysinadvance(ofthedate)ofthegoods'
arrivalattheplaceofdestination .
Article A
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallappointanagenttoimplementthe
provisionsofthisAnnex,andshallingoodtime,forwardthelatter'sname
andaddresstotherecipientcountry.
Therecipientcountryshallappointanagentineachplaceofdelivery,and
t
shallforwardthelatter.'snameandaddresstotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
«
» - 'priortoimplementation oftheAgreement.

Article '2
OndeliveryofthegoodsthecountryofdestinationehallhimAtotheauthorized
a^entoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityataking-overcertificate )statingthe
placeanddateoftakingover,thenatureandthequantityaswellascontinent
observations abouttheequalityofthesegoodsandshallsendacopythereofto
the■CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunity.
C?