CELEX: 51974PC0448
Language: en
Date: 1974-04-09 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Senegal for the supply of maize as food aid. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---   COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                     COM(74)448 Final
                                                     Brus sels . 9 April 1974
                                RECOMMENDATION FOR A
                                  COUNCIL DECISION
         on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Economic
             Community and the Republic of Senegal for the supply
                              of maize as food aid .
                  ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
COM(74 ) 448 Final
 ---pagebreak---    ara* COUJÎCÏI. ot? ÏIÏS Haaopffiur CO^IMES ,
                               *  ; .
   Having regard 'bo tho 'i'roaty crrtablisjhing the Iluropewi Econoiaic ^xx:iuni*cy ,
   and in particular Articles 1 1 3 , H/j and 223 thereof ;
   Having regard. 'l;o 'the Recommendation from the Cojnisiccion ;
  l,roerear.; the European Economic Conmunity has deposited a Declaration for
   provisional application of "the 1971 Pood Aid Convention } vhoreao that
  Convention hay been applicable since 1 July 1971 }
  IJhcreaa the Republicof Senegal , "by its letter of 9 - H - 73 has requested
  food aid j
  Uhereafj in - view of the cereal supply sitxiation in the Republic of Donegal
  that country should be accorded , by v:ay of gift ,       15 000    metric ton a
  of maize under the Community Food Aid Programme for 1973/74 ;
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                                                /rticljûJ^
 On behalf of the Buropetm Econojaic Community an Agrconcrit , tne *bcx» vrhoreof
 is annexed hereto , yhal'l be concluded betv;cen the European Economic Community
                        . -                                                        S •
 end the - Republic of Senegal, for supply of maize as food aid .
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 '.fhe President of the Council as hereby authorized to designate those v;no .
are to sign the Agree:,lent and to confer 'on them the requisite pov.'crs to bind
the Community . '*                      "     :                .   *■             *
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.Done at jJnioselo ,                  19..'..         •   ~        For the Council
                                                                    The Président
 ---pagebreak---              AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AND THE REPUBLIC OP SENEGAL CONCERNING
THE SUPPLY AS FOOD AID OF MAIZE .
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                                                                  on 'che o.io Ji.jnO. .
.TIE) GOVKBEIrø O? '.i'IIiv lffiPUBLlC OF SENEGAL
                                                                  cm . '13 10 oiher havn)
 KAVTJ 1)530 XDKD "to conclude "this Agreoincnb end "to 'fchio end have ( loaigiia'ted
ar> their v>leni rx>t csrliaries j                                             * *
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THE OOVIRlMSiiT OP r£2S KSPUBLIC OF SENEGAL :
TJKO H/iVi'J AGREED JJ3 FOLLOWS :
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 ---pagebreak---                                               Art ici r. T
  As a part of its Food Aid - Prodrome (Cereals ) for' 197 3/71. » the Bircopcan
  Economic Community shall .supply free to the Republic of Senegal
  hereinafter referred. as t]ie "recipient country", with 15 000 metric tons
. of maize .                                               . '
                              *           ' *                  »
                                             Article X.T
  Deliveries will be wade in new jute sacks with a net weight of 50 kg each
free to places of destination determined by the recipient country and the
European Economic Community by mutual consent .
                                          Article m
                V                                                v
  The obligations and r0 spon siM li i i es of the European Economic Coi.uriu.nity ana
 of the recipient country relating to delivery and the taking of delivery arc
 defined in the Iixaiext uhicli forms en - integral part of thi a Agroerjont .
       '     ■                            Art i o.l e. W
 The recipient country undertakes to make all necessary arrangemenv :-; for mie
 transport and insurance of the product fro:v; the places of destination on .
                                         Art à cle V
                                       . Imm»
                                     /                I            .
                                   /                                             . ,
 The recipient country undertakes to use the product received as and for .
 purposes of consumption and to distribute it to people in need free of charge
                                         Article VI
'lire Contracting Parti or-; undertake to implement this Agreement in suc/i a v;ay
as to avoid any prejudice to the normal" structure of dome'stic production and
international trade . To this end they shall take any measures required to
ensure that aid .supplies are in -addition "to , end do not replace business
transactions which Might reasonably be expected .in the absence of such supp"!
 ---pagebreak---                                    '   Article VU
 The recipient country shall take any Measures required -to pravent :
                    • •*-    •
•(i )     tfhe re-export of the product received c;.rj aid and of products and _ by­
           product a resulting frow such mippliosj
  (x:L ) '.i.'jie export , commercially c>r otherwise . within six l/ionthw o.<. ihe last,
          delivery, either of the product obtained locally and of the srJ-se nature
          as .the product received aa aid or of any products or by-products resulting
          from it .
                                       Article VX.'.X
                                       Ιηκ.<Ι·^»^«:ι\*>·«·ι)>·· · * · >-«
 '[vie recipi eni country undor ta2c.C^ io IFTAORFA 'fcho iDaropor.ui E CONOMIC C OJ .^ I Ulut/
 how this .Agreement is being ircplei.'jeiited , '.Co this end it yh?sll pro'v.ie.e the
 Co'. amission of the Eiv»ope .--n C 'on-fiunitioR ^_ every three months until the quantities
 received as aid have been fully used : reports indicating in particular number
 and nature of the beneficiaries , the quantities distributed , places and
 manner of distribution .                                                 ■
                                            Artj clo IX
U')JO recipient country shall talc© all appropriate steps to enable those - parsons
duly authorized by the European Economic Community to make on the spot obser­
vations of the operations connected with tho implementation of the Agreement . ■
        . ■       '                         Article X                                          .
At the reqxiest of either party, the contracting parties shall consult one
another on all questions concerning the application of this Agreement .
  ' '   ■ .          •                      ArticJc XX.                                   '
This Agreement is drawn up . in two copies in the Danish , Dutch , English , French ,
German and Italian languages , these texts being equally authentic .
 ---pagebreak---               AKOT3X R&ngffiKD TO UT AKTJCLE III OF TIIÏÏ AGRIPM3T
                                     Artn.cle 1
  Delivery shall bo effected and risks shall pass from the European Economic,
  Community to the recipient country at the moment at. which the goods actually
  reach the place of destination ,             \
         •                «
  The recipient country shall pay all costs of taking delivery of the goods ,
  any transshipment costs and all costs subsequent to delivery .
  Any costs resulting from delays in taking delivery i.'hich are attributable
  to the recipient country shall "be home "by the latter .
                                            «
                                     Article ?
. The European. Economic Coinmunity sh?„ll notify the recipient country , as soon
  as possible after the g&'/ds have left the port of loading , of the dat.e of
  loading , the quantity and quality of the goods as recorded at loading ^ the
  port of unloading and the means of land transport used to transfer the goods
  to the place of delivery .
                                     Article 3
  The European Economic Community shall inform the recipient country 01 v-ho
  estimated date of arrival of /the goods at the place of delivery at least ten
                                 /                              '
  clear days before that date .           .
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  The European Economic Community shall "be obliged to inform the recipient
  country at least two days beforehand of the probable date of arrival of the
  goods at the place of delivery .                                   '
                                                    V.
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 ---pagebreak---                                   Article /[      '                             j
                                                                                I
  On deliver a tolerance of 5 g lcsa than the quantity of wheat "to bo
  supplied under Article I of the Agreement is permitted .
                                   Article S --
  To implement the provisions of this Annex , the European Economic Community ^
  shall appoint an authorized agent , whose name and address shall he made        j
  knovm in good time to the recipient country .               •                   :
  The recipient country shall appoint ii receiving agent at each place of         >
  delivery , whose name and address shall he made known to the European             f
  Economic Community "before the Agreement is implemented .                         ;
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                                 ' Article 6           ...
On delivery of the goods the country of destination shall hand to the authorize ^
agent of the European Economic Community a taking-over certificate , stating the;
place and date of taking over , the nature and the quantity as well as contigent;
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observations about the quality of these goods and shall send a copy thereof to
the Commission of the European Community.       ,                                     !