CELEX: 51974PC2170
Language: en
Date: 1974-12-20 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Niger for the supply of cereals as food aid (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---   COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                         COM(74)2170 final
                                                         Brüssels , 20 December 1974
                                 RECOMMENDATION FOR A
                                   COUNCIL DECISION
                  on "the conclusion of an agreement "between the
                 European Economic Community and. "the Republic of
                    Niger for the supply of cereals as food aid
                    ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
C0M(74 ) 2170 final
 ---pagebreak--- MBS COURCIL OF TIIE KDROPIttlf OOlOiUlJJ.TLilb ,
Having rc-ard to iho Treaty oBtabliuhing the 3;Iuropen.n i-conou-.c Cor.ua,
and in particular Art:L dors 1 1 3 > 114 aVJ(^          thenooj. ,
Having renard to the nocoramanclation from the Cor, mi runou ;
                                                           t
Whereas the European Economic Community has concluded the second Convention
relating to food aid ( l )
                                      •             \ ,       Tft-i- 'pv, 0f 14 . 1 . 197^
T/hereaw the Republic of        Niger             } by .. i£> ■ •
lias requented food ri à :
Whereas in vi ev? of the cereal _ supply s?..tv.av.'.on in the Republic
that country should he accorded , by vegr of gift , . 10 000 tonnes of
 sorghum .                                                      ..     ,   ■- ,
D'/.ICim-'S ;
                                             Article 1
 Oil behalf of the European Economic Coinimuiity .eii Agreement , i-.us i-c.-
 is annexed liereto, shall 1» coscMod hetueen the Euresoan Boonoauc
 Jt the Republic of NiKer .                for the supply of sorBhum as food aid .
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  The President of the Council is hereby authorized to aesx^ue
  «rj> sien the Asrceaent ancl to confer "on tbem the requisite «,:crB to W
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  the Coinwmity . '*
                                                                                 For the Council
 Donc at IprxiGsels ,              ■ 1$)
                                                                                    The Président
   ( l ) O.J. L 219 - from 9.8.1974 , 35
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BE-Iira^T ÏIC3 rXJROIJFAI-T ttCOKOIïCC COI'-u-ÏUIjIJM.
Al® 'Jïïi'O IffiP'üBLIC OF NIGER
C03.JCURxr.ttTG TiES SUPP1.Y A3 POOD AU) (W
 CEKEALS .
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                           ,                                      on "tliO ono haml .
            •                                                                     •
 Tlffi GOVEajEim' 01? ïïi'J IffiPUL'LIC OF  NIGER
                                                                   on:*the other hand.,
llimi DEOIDKQ *to conclude *fchia Agreciiìe.n'1; ra*d io this end lie.ve doai^nateci
an imdr pi ani pòi enti ari e a : '                              •   '
'JUWi CO'OlKfXL 07 TïK VÜJïOPJ2r\ïJ (XKffiUmTiöS :
EIS GOVI'SüraT 05' ES HEFUBLIC OF NIGER
HïIO HAYE A0RK3D AS F0LLGVÎ3 :
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  As a part of ita Pooci* Aid - Prosrwame (Cereal o ) for 1973/74 » '^ho Europe'.#)
  Kconornic Conimu.nity filial 1 supply free to the Republic of Niger
  hereinafter referred as the "recipient country" , v.'ith 10 000         tonnes^
      - sorghura .
                                        Article 7.7. ■
  Deliveries will be n&dc in new jute sacks . Kith a net weight of 50 kg each free
 to the places of destination , to "be fixed by the recipient country and the
 European Economic Community by mutual consent .
                                       Artic le in
  The obllgT/tions *?#.& responsibilities of 'I'.ho       pcavi Sconorxic Gorxmniiy vxiu
 of the recipient corxttry relo,l:int'; to delivery and the takinr; of delivery ore •
 defined in the Anne::-:. vhich forms en ■ integral pr.rt of tlii s A&rcei.ient .
   •.                                  Article TV
 !The' recipient conn'try undertakes to nake all necessary arr&n£cn,. cnY.?j i or one
 transport and insurance of the product fro:/: the places of destination on .
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                                     ' Article V                                  *•
                                                I                •
                                                                                     \ •
 The recipient country undertakes to use the product received as aid for
 purposes of consumption and to distribute it to people in need free of cnar^e »
                                       Article VI               «
'.Uhe Contracting Parti ps \widertake to implement this Agreement in sucn a v;ay
as to avoid any prejudice to the normal" structure of doine'stic production and
international trade . To this end they shall take any measures required to
ensure that aid supplies arc in -addition "to , and do not replace business
transaction." which mirht reasonably be expected in . the absence of such supplies-' .
 ---pagebreak---      ■             •                     ' • Article vn
'ihe recipient oountsy ehttll ipi'.o any iflor.si'roa .1 ' a^ud to P* w t,n
 (i ) '.Ciie re-export of the products received as aid find o^ products and ^ y
         .
            product *} result
                        .
                                      frow r-mch Kupplie.Tj*
                                                                                                .               I
                                                                                                                A
                                    .                                        .                                  *
           rJ.'he export , commercially or othorwioe . t.o. kh.ui si>- mem i>i<cs of "ibe                            ^
           delivery, cither of the products obtained locally n»a °- "Jl°                                    n" lAU "
                   ji          j j. „, A
            o.rs the products received
                                                  ,,-ir5 " or of pnv products or by-products resulting
                                                  l--x a o:r ° x "
            from it .
                                             Article VXÏÏ
 WIG recipient country undertakes to inform Ihe European Economic Cosemniy
 how1 thin Agreement is being implenented, To this end it Bhall provide the
       .       .          . ,,                                             "evorv three months until the quantities
 CoíSEviocion of the '.IJ.-.ropcc.n C-oJ-nnunre^es ev • ry __
 received as aid have been fully used : reports indicating in particular num el­
 and nature of the beneficiaries , the quantities distributed , place ^ an
 inanner of distribution .
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                                                Article XX
                                              UJLI-Iimn «' I>nr              l i(«4
                                                                                            *                     l
                                                                                        –                         V
 The recipient country shall taJcc all appropriate steps to enable those peK>on.>
 duly authorised by the European Economic Community to insJce on . the spot obser­
 vations of the operations connected with the implementation of the Agreement .
         »                                    i i
                                                 Article X
                                                    -  -           - .   i     ■ ■■
                                                                                      *
 At the request of cither party , the contracting parties shall consult one
 another on all questiona concerning the application of this Agreement .
                                        ■         Articl i ■'! i "
                                                                       fi XI  1,1 1
                                                                                                  '       • '
                                                                                              •               •
 This Agreement is clravm up in tv/o copies in the Danish , Dutch , English, Frenc
 German and Italian languages , these texts being equally authentic .
 ---pagebreak---               ANinSX RL^KRRKD TO 111 ARTICLE I AJ. O;:1 TIT ",
Delivery shall "be effected and risks shall pass from the European vson
Community "to "the recipient country a"t the moment at wlu.ch the goods
roach the place of destination .         -
The recipient country shall pay all costs of taking delivery of the goods,
any transshipment costs and all costs subsequen i> to delivery .
Any costs resulting from delays in talcing delivery which .Jto attr*
to the recipient country shall "be "borne "by the latter*
                                      Article 2
 The European Economic Community shall notify the rccipeno poiai rj ,
 as possible after the goods have left the port of 1OC.AJ. II l, , 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
                                       rir – T " . - –«■»»■»« *
 The European Economic CoMunity shall inform the recipient country of the
  cr.tiinatcd tale of arrival of the eood# at ihe place of delivery at least ten
  clear days "before that ciate .
  The European Economic Community shall he obliged to inform the recipient
  country at least two days "beforehand of the pro"ba"blo date of arrival oi t^e
  goods at the place of delivery .
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 ,; nv,.,Jlcd under Article I of tho Agroe»<mt i» permitted .
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                                    Article 5 "
                                    lu«kV« «
 *, implement the provisions' of. 'this tonex.'the European Economic Conmnity
  shall appoint » author!sod aCcnt , »hoo. »*» »4 **– sh*U *
 Irnoun in good 'time to tho recipient country.
  0-h.e rcoipieni omnrtrj ohali appoint a reociving agent ai oach place o      j
  Mi«, , >,>,030 name ' and address .hall he made known to the European         |
  l^conomic Coinmnnity before the Agreement is implemented.     .               !
                                      Article 6
On"dolivory of the goods the country of destination shall hand to the author:
agent of the European Economic Community a taking-over certificate , stating \
place and date of taking over , the nature and the quantity as veil as contige
observations about the quality of these gooas and shall send a copy theveof
the Commission of the European Community .       .                              j