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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1741 Final
Brussels .18October 1973
RECOMMENDATION FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
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concluding anagreement between theEuropean Economic
Community and theIslamic Republic ofMauritania
forthesupply ofcommon wheat andBaize as ;
food aid .
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(73 )1741 Final

TILGCOUIICILOPTHEEUTiOP/IA'JCQMKUNITIE3 .
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.Havingregard "totheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles'113»H4and223thereof}
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HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommissionj ,
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasdeposited'adeclarationof
provisionalapplicationoftheGoodAidConventionof1971Jandwhereas
thatConventionhas"beeneffectivesince1July1971J
Whereas "byletterof7December1.972theIslamicRepublicofMauritania
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submittedarecrtiestforemergencyfoodaids
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Whereastheadverseclimaticconditionsexperienced bytheIslamicRepublic
ofMauritania haveappreciablyreduceditsgrainsuppliesjendwhereas
thatcountryshouldthereforebegraftedagiftof5*000 imetrictons
•ofcerealsintheformof3.000tonsofcommonwheatand2*000tonsof
maizeundthesCommunityFoodAidProgrammefor1972/73*
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Article1
OnbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityanAgreementishereby'concluded
"betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityaidtheIslamicRepublicofMauritania
onthesupplyoffoodaidintheformofcommonwheatandmaize,thetexteof
whichAgreementisannexedtothisdecision.
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*ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethepersons
empovjeredtosigntheAgreement,andtoconferonthemthepowersnecessary
tocommittheCommunity
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Done&tBrussels, 19****« FortheCouncil
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AGREE!ÏEIÎT
BETl'EEtTTILSEUROPEUTECOiCOLJIC COMMUNITY
AKDTHEISLAMICREPUBLICMAURITANIA
ONTHESUPFLYOPFOODAIDHITHEFORMOP
COMMONWHEATANDMAIZE.
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THECOVETtHLEUT0^THEISLAMICREPUBLICOFMAURITANIA , ;
ontheotherhand.
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HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignated •
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WHOIiAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWSir

Article I
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Anapart ofitsFood AidProgramme (Ocrealo )for1972/73,"theEuropean
Economic Community shall supply 5.000 metric tones ofcereals
intheform of3.000metric tons ofcommon wheat and2*000 metric tons of
maize asjjift totheIslamic Republic ofMauritania ,hereinafter referred to
aBthe "recipient country ".
Article II '
Deliveries wild bemade cifports ofunloading intherecipient country in
newjute sacks ofanetweight of50kgeach .
Article III
Theobligations andresponsibilities oftheEuropean Economic Community and
.oftherecipient country relating todelivery andthetaking ofdelivery are
defined intheAnnex which forms anintegral part ofthis Agreement .
Article TV
Therecipient country undertakes tomake allnecessary arrangements forthe
transport andinsurance ofthe product' from ports of\mioading toplaces of
destination*'' " ; '' '
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Article V
Therecipient country undertakes tousetheproducts reoeived asaidfor
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purposes ofconsumption andtodistribute such products topeople inraeed
free ofcharge . , !
Article VI .
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TheEuropean Economic Community shall grant therecipient country funds to
cover "thecosts incurred bythat country forthetransport ofthedelivered
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products from theplaces oftaking over toplaces ofdestination *
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These funds shall amount to30 units ofaccount permetric tonofdelivered
product . ' . •
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TheCommunity undertakes topaythis al3Soon aspossible after receipt by
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theCommission oftheinformation required inthefirst indent ofArticle IX*

ArticleVII
TheContractingPartiesundertaketoimplementthisAgreementinsuchn.way
astoavoidanyprejudicetothenorm.ilstructureofdomesticproductionand
international trade.Tothisendtheyshalltakeanymeasxiresrequiredto
ensurethataidsuppliesareinadditionto,anddonotreplacebusiness
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transactions whichmightreasonably "beexpectodintheabsenceofsuchsuppli
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ArticleVIII !
Therecipientcountryshalltakeanymeasuresrequiredtoprevent:
(i)There-exportoftheproductreceivedasaidandofproductsandby­
productsresultingfromsuchsupplies; i
(ii)Theexport,commerciallyorotherwise,withinsixmonthsofthelast
delivery,eitheroftheproductobtainedlocallyandofthesamenature
astheproductreceivedasaidorofanyproductsorby-products
resultingfromit.
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ArticleIX
Therecipientcountry\mdertakestoinformtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
howthisAgreementisbeingimplenjented *Tothisend,itshallprovidethe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitieswiththefollowinginformation :
(i)Notmorethanthirtydaysafterthetalcingoverofeachcargo:places
anddatesoftakingoverjnature,,quantityandqualityoftheovertaken
products. '
(ii)Everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceived*asaidhavebeenfully
used:asituationreportgiving,inparticular,thenumberandnature
oftherecipients,thequantities -distributed ,and/theplaceendmethod
ofdistribution . •<<3 1•,I

Article A
At *thorequest ofeither ofthcin ,theContracting Parties shall consult each
other onanyquestions concerning theimplementation ofthis Agreement .
Article XX
This Agreement isdrawn upinduplicate intheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,French ,
German andItalian languages ,each ofthese texts being equally authentic *

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Articic1
Deliveryshall "becompleted ,andtherisksshallpassfromtheEuropean
EconomicCommunitytotherecipientcountryassoonasthegoodsareactually
takeninchargeintheship'sholdattheportofunloading *i
Therecipientcountryshall "bearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryofthe
goods,includingthecostsofunloading ("breaking,"bulk,hoisting,talcing
delivery,forexample)aswellasanylighteragecosts. 1'
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportofunloadingshall,asthe
casemaybe,bebornebyorpaidtotherecipientcountry.Theratesand
conditionsofpaymentapplyingtoanycontractbetweentheCommunityagent
referredtoinArticle5and-"thecarriermusthavebeenpreviouslyagreed
betweenthatagentandtherecipientcountry'sagentreferredtoinArticle5
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Article2
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TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallforwardtotherecipientcountry.
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assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshavebeenshipped,anoticegivingthe
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nameoftheship,thedateofloading,thequantityandqualityofthegoods
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Article S■
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TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallinformtherecipientcountryofthe
ship'spresumed-dateofarrivalattheportofunloadingatleasttenclear
daysbeforethatdate. i' I
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TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity "shallcausetobeinsertedinthecharter-
partyanundertakingbythecaptaintogivetothereoipientcountryat'
% *•oleast72hours'noticeoftheprobabledateoftheship'sarrivalintheport

Article A
Ondelivery of'thegoods ,atolerance of5/3lees than thequantity tobo
Bupplied inaccordance with Article IoftheAgreement ispermitted .
Article 5 '
TheEuropean Economic Community shall appoint anagent to 'implement "the
provisions ofthis Annex ,andshall ingood time forward thelatter 's
name andaddress "btherecipient country .
Therecipient country shall appoint anagent ineach port of\mloe.ding ,
andshall forward the latter' sname and ;address toth9European Economic
Community prior toimplementation oftheAgreement *