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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITI ES
COM(74 )1508 final
Brussels ,19September 1974
RECOMMENDATION FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion ofanagreement between theEuropean Economic Community
and .Mauritius forthe supply ofcereals asfood aid
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
001.1(74 )1508 final

THECOUNCIL "OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113 >114and223 ,thereof ;
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Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ;
Whereas theEuropean Eoonomio Community hasoonoluded thesecond Convention
relating 'tofoodaid^
Whereas Mauritius ,byitsletter of23.11*1974 <
hasrequested food aid ;
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Whereas inview ofthecereal supply situation inMauritius that country
should beaccorded ,bywayofgift ,10.000 tonnes ofcereals intheform of
6.623 tonnes offlour ofsoft wheat under theCommunity Food AidProgram
for1973/74;
DECIDES :
Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement ,thetext whereof
isannexed hereto ,shall beconcluded between theEuropean Economic Conuauni
andMauritius forsupply offlour ofsoft wheat asfood .aid .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate those who
are tosign theAgreement and toconfer onthem therequisite powers to
bind theCommunity *
Done atBrussels , 19
For the Council
The Président
'^O.J. L219of9.8.1974 ,

AGREELZENT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDTHEMAURITIUS ON ■'
THESUPPLYOFFOODAIDINTHEFORI!OF
CEREALS.

TIIECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
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\oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFMAURITIUS '
oftheothcrpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhave
designate ,astheirplenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEÀNC0WÎU1JITIES :
THEGOVSRivEl'JDNT OFMAURITIUS î
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWSî

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ARTICLEI
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallsupply "bywayofgiftto
Mauritius (hereafterreferredtoas"therecipientcountry")a
quantityof10000tonnesofcerealsinthe"formof6623tonnesofflour
ofsortwheatundertheCommunity'sfoodaidprogramincerealsfor1973/74*
ARTICLEII
Deliverieswillbemadeinnewjuteorjute-aloesackswithanetweightof
67kgeach,FOBinaccordancewiththedetailslaiddownintheAnnexwhich
formsanintegralpartofthepresentAgreement.
ARTICLEIII
Therecipientcountryundertakestomakeallnecessaryarrangements forthe
transportandinsuranceoftheproductsfrompointofdeliverytoplaces
ofdestination .
Itundertakestoexercisethegreatestcaretoensurethatthetendering
arrangements forseatransportdonotprejudicethefreeplayoffair
competition .Anyproblemsarisinginthisconnectionshallbethesubject
ofconsultations underArticleVIIIofthepresentAgreement.
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ARTICLEIV
Therecipientcountryundertakestousetheproductreceivedasaidfor
purposesofconsumption andtoapply,forthesaleoftheproductonits
market,thepricesnormallychargedonthatmarketforproductsof
comparablequality.Theproceedsfromthissaleshallbepaidintoaspecial
accountwiththegeneralaccountsdepartmentandallocatedtothefinancingof
oneormoredevelopmentprojectsunderarrangements whichhavebeen
agreedinadvancebetweentherecipientcountryandtheEuropeanEconomic
Community *

ARTICLE V
TheContracting Parties undertake toimplement this Agreement insuch away
astoavoid anyprejudice tothenormal structure ofnational production
andinternational trade .Tothis endthey shsO.1 take anymeasures required
toensure that supplies asaidare inaddition toanddonot replo.ee business
transactions which might reasonably beexpected intheabsence ofsuch supplies
Inparticular ,therecipient country undertakes toimport commercially frcm
whatever source between 1July 1974 and30June 1975 aminimum quanity of
53.800 metric tons ofsoft wheat oritsequivalent inflour ofsoft wheat .
Therecipient country shall take allsteps required toprevent :
(i)there-export oftheproduct received asaidandalso ofanyproducts
andby-products resulting therefrom ;
(ii)theexport ,commercially o.rotherwise ,within aperiod ofsixmonths
commencing from thefinal delivery ,either ofanyproduct procured
locally ofthesame nature asthat received asaid ,orofanyproducts
andby-products resulting therefrom .
Therecipient country undertakes toinform theEuropean Economic Community
ofhow this Agreement isimplemented .Tothis enditshall provide the
Commission oftheEuropean Communities with thefollowing details :
(i)Immediately after theunloading ofeach cargo :ports anddates of
arrival ofvessel ;nature ,quantity andanyobservations astothe
quality oftheproducts unloaded ;date ont;hich unloading was
completed ;costs ofseatransport andofinsurance relating thereto ;
(ii)Every three months until thequantities received asaidhave been
fully used :quantities sold ;manner ofsale ;actual selling prices ;
normal selling costs ontherecipient country 'smarket ;costs of
insurance andoftransport ifapplicable from theport ofunloading
totheplaces ofdestination ;/
ARTICLE VI
ARTICLE VII

(iii)On15Januaryeveryyearuntilthespecialaccounthasbeenfully
expended s
a)Summaryoftheaccount(incomingsandoutgoings)to31December
ofthepreviousyear;
b)Stageofprogressoftheprojectorprojects,indicatingthe
•■totalresourcesexpendedtothatstage.
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ARTICLEVIII
TheContractingPartiesshallattherequestofeitherconsulteachother
onanyquestionsconcerningtheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
ARTICLE IX
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,
French,GermanandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetextshavingequalforce.

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'3General provisions
Article 1
Delivery shall "beeffected andrisks shall pass form theEuropean Economic
Community ,hereinafter referred toastheEEC ,totherecipient country at
themoment atwhich thegoods areputdown atthepoint ofexportation
named bytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities attheberth specified
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bytherecipient country oritsagent referred tomArticle 3andunder the
terms specified inthefollowing articles .V/ithout prejudice toArticles 8and
9theEECshall bear allcosts tiptodelivery andtherecipient country those
beyond delivery .
Article 2
Ondelivery atolerance of5hless than thequantity oftheproduct tobs
supplied inaccordance with article IoftheAgreement shall beadmissible .
Article 3
The EEC shall appoint anagent toimplement theprovisions ofthepresent
Annex -orforeach consignment -whose name andaddress itshall make
known totherecipient country immediately following hisappointment .
Therecipient country shall appoint anagent intheport orports ofship­
ment ,whose name andaddress itshall make known totheEEC with all
despatch andifpossible before theappointment ofagent oftheEEC .
Article 4
Before implementing theprocedures forappointing theagent oftheEEC
referred toinArticle 3,theCommission oftheEuropean Communities and
therecipient country shall jointly establish theperiod during which
delivery must begin .
Obligations oftheEuropean Economic Community
Article 5
Should theEECnotbeinaposition tocarry outdelivery onthedate and
(ifapplicable )ontheschedule asprovided inArticle 7»allcosts
arising fortherecipient country -forexample demurrage void freight
anddead freight -shall beborne bytheEEC .

Tho chariots and thearrangements r&lating todemurrage laid down inthe
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contract between therecipient country and thecarrier must have been
agreed inadvance bytherecipient' country and theagent ofthoEEC .
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Theother coots referred tomthefirst paragraph shall only berefunded
bytheEEC ifthey have been paid bytherecipient country with theapproval
ofthé EEC .
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Article 6 -
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Should itprove impossible for theEEC tosupply allorpart ofthegoods
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onthedate andwithin the .time-limits provided for inArticle ^andwithout
prejudice totheprovisions ofArticle 5»anewdate andanewtime-limit
shall beagreed between theagents oftheEECandoftherecipient country
forthedelivery ofall thegoods oroftheundelivered part thereof *
Obli /rations ofthe recuaient country
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Article 7
After contacting theEEC ,therecipient country shall procure oneormore
vessels totransport all thequantities provided for inArticle 1ofthe
Agreement ,ofdimensions corresponding tothenormal capacity oftheport of
shipment ;these vessels must beready forloading onadate falling within
theperiod referred toinArticle 4*
Theagent oftherecipient country shall inform theEEC ofthis date
immcdately onlearning it,andalso '•that jfor commencement ofdelivery ,
ifpossible twenty days inadvance and inanycase tendays before thedate
forcommencement ofdelivery *
Heshall establish with theagent oftheEEC theschedule towhich delivery
». •ehall take place .
Article 8
Should therecipient country beunable tobegin loading onthedate provided
forinArticle 7tparagraph 1,theagent oftherecipient country shall
inform theagent oftheEECwithout delay .

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Inthiseventanewdateforthecommencementofdeliveryand(ifapplicable)
anewschedulecouldbeagreedbetweentheagentsoftheEECandofthe
recipientcountry.Thecostsarisingfromthisdelayshallinallcases
exceptforcemajeurebebornebytherecipientcountry.
Shouldthenewdateprovidedforinparagraph2bemorethan30cleardays
afterthedatefor]oadingprovidedforinArticle7iparagraph 1,theEEC
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may'disposeofthegoodswithoutprejudicetoitscommitmentunderArticle1
ofthisAgreement. ...
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Article9
« . ./Ifthequantitymadeavailableforloadingonavesselcannotbeputon
boardinitsentirety,therecipientcountryshallinformtheEECassoon
aspossibleandnolaterthanfifteencleardaysafterloadinghasbeen
completedwhetheritintendstoacceptortorenouncethebalance.
Intheformercasetheprovisions ,ofArticle8,paragraphs 2arid3»shall
applytothebalance,ifdeliveryhasnotyettakenplace.
InthelatterceisetheEECmayconsiderthatithasdischargeditscoi.mi1merit
totherecipientcountryunderArticle1ofthisAgreementandshallbear
thecostsresultingfromsuchrenunciation . ■
Inanyeventaftertheexpiryofanintervaloffifteencleardaysandin
theabsenceofanynoticeonthepartoftherecipientcountry,therenun­
ciationshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace.
Article10
Upondeliveryofthegoods,therecipientcountryshallhandtothe
agentoftheEECacertificate ofacceptancestatingtheportofshipment,
dateofacceptance ,thenatureandquantityofthegoodsacceptedand
includinganycommentsonthequalityofthegoods,andsendacopythereof
totheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities .