CELEX: 51974PC1447
Language: en
Date: 1974-09-16 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Upper-Volta for the supply of skimmed milk powder and butteroil as food aid (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  COM( 74 ) 1447 final
                                                  Brussels , 16 September 1974
                            RECOMMENDATION FOR A
                             COUNCIL DECISION
          on the conclusion of an Agreement "between the European
          Economic Community and the Republic of Upper-Volta for
        the supply of skimmed milk powder and butteroil as food aid
            ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
 COM(74 ) 1447 final
 ---pagebreak---     TIIE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COwTIUl.TiTIES ,
    Having regard to -the Treaty establishing "the European Econonri o Cor<w;unitj
    and in particular Articles 1 13 > H4 and 223 thereof ;
    Having regard to tho Recommendatio from rthe Commission ,
   Uhcrcas tlio dovncil in Regulation (EEC ) no . 3582/73^ a^d Regulation (EEC )
   no . 35^3/73 01 28 December 1973 on the supply of skimmed milk powder
   and butteroil as food aid decided to make 2 600 metric tons of skimmed
   milk powder and 1 800 metric tons of butteroil available to the Republic
   of Upper-Voltaj
   RAS miCïlHDî
                                                                                   v
                                   Art ic le X
                                                                 *
   An Agreer.ient between the European Economic Corirjunity P.nti the Republic
   of Upper-Volta         for the supply of gkiuradd milk pettier         buti srei
    as food aid is hereby concluded on behalf of tho jjwropesa Scor.o.r.ic          .
    The text of the Agreement ia annexed to this iDscirjien .
                                   Article 2
     #
   The President of tho Council is authorized to designate the persons
   empowered to cign tho Agreement and to confer 011 them tho powers requir
   in order to bind the Community#                      -
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                                        : (
   Donc at Erussels ,                       j             For ths Council
                                       >!         '        The Président
                                          i     .     '
                              .           I   ,     .
( 1 ) O.J. L 359 Of 28.12.73j page 50
( 2 ) O.J. L 359 of 28.12.73 » page 51
 ---pagebreak---                 AGREERENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AND THE REPUBLIC OF UPPER-VOLTA FOR THE
SUPPLY OF SKIMMED MILK POWDER AND BUTTEROIL
AS FOOD AID .
 ---pagebreak--- TUB COUuOIL OF TilB yAH »OFEAN CO»;JITIB3 ,
                                       I
                                                       on tho one hand ,
TJ1I2 GOVJI'{I!iiii;T OF TlijJ REPUBLIC OF UPPER-VOLTA
                                                       on tlie other ha.nd
                                                         t
JIAVT3 .TJEGT-DSD to conclude this A^reomcnt , and for this purpose hr.v
                                                 K
fiosi^nated cus their plenipotentiaries r
TJI8 COUIJCIL 0? IFK5 IiWnOPIJAlf CO^IÌJITIK! 5
                                                                   '  « il .
TJH GOVMIJNWSR OF VIRC REPUBLIC OF UPPER-VOLTA ;
                                                                 i
uno 1LWE AGUjSSD A3 F0LL0SS *
 ---pagebreak---                                      Article I'
The Euro pean Economic Community shall supply as a gift to the
Republic of Upper-Volia hereinafter referred io ac the "recipient country " ,
 2 600        metric tons of skimmed milk ponder          1 $00 metric tour of
 butieroil v.-liich (satisfy » as to quality and packing > the. recpiireffionts laid
 down in Annex I which forms an . integral part of this , /^ree'ient .
                  i                                            ,
                                     /article II
                           i
Toe deliveries shall "be made xo the places of destination , to "be fi;:.ocl by
the rec.:i pient country and the European Economic Community " by mutual consent
                                                                           ■ * « .  -
                                     Article XII
The obligations and responsildlit i es of the European Economic Goi;.:.'iuiii*ty end
of tiie recipient country , in particular as regards delivery uid riCooptarsoe ,
are defined in Annex II , ifnich forms an integral part of tJiist Agreement *        \
                                     Art ì ci e J.Y
The recipient country undertakes to make all the necessary arrcAi govern s j.cr
the transport and insurance of the deliveries from the places of destination
                                     AriAc.Le_..I
The recipient country undertakes to use the prod\ict received as aid for hu:i .
consunption and to distribute it free to the needy populations .                       ,,
                                     Article VI
The contracting parties undertake to implement this Agreement in such a v:ay
as to avoid any damage to the normal structure of national production mi d
international tro.de * For this jcorpose , they shall take the necessary stops
to ensure that the supplies t>f aid are additional 'to and are not in lieii
of trading operations which could reasonably be expected in the absence of
such supplies .                             f!
 ---pagebreak---                                       Art T. c le ^ V IT
 The recipient country shall take the appropriate steps to prevent :
 -> reexport of the products received, an aid and any products derived thcrefrcn ;
 - the export for trade or otherv;ise , within six months from the date of the
    last delivery , "both of locally-produced inerchn.odirs3 of the sar.o kir.d
    ao that received as aid and of processed products derived therefrom#
                                      Artide VJTI
 The recipient- country undertaken to inform the European Econonic Coivaunity
 of t))e circuinstrmces surrounding the implementation of thio Agreement * For
 thic pur pa ye , it shall coixrronicate to the Commission of the European * Cori-iiatiitica
 every thro o month:; until the quantities received es aid have been used' up the
 following information i quantities distributed , nun.ber and nature of the
 beneficiaries , places , rate and mt-nner of distribution .
                                     Article IX
The recipient cowntry shall take all appropriate steps to enable thofcc ps.vscr.s
duly authorized by the ibropean Economic Coi^ranity to mke on the spot ob .~C :r~
vations of the operations connected with the implementation of the Agreement * .
                                     Article
At the request of cither party , the contracting parties shall consult one
another on all questions concerning the application of this Agreement *
                                     Article XX               '  ' *
This Agreement is dr.iv.7i up in two copies in the Danish , Dutch , English , French ,
Gennadi and Italian languages , these texts being equally authentic *
 ---pagebreak---                               A. BKÏMMBO ircT.ic povmm
 Qn n.l n tv rncnri r* w.orrr, «
  ( a ) l'ai content                                  not exceedi ng 1,5 $
  (b ) wodcture content                               not exceeding; 4,0 (}o
  (c ) total acidity (lactic acid )                   not exceeding 0,15 /J ( l&° Domic )
                                                                »
  ( d ) test for- neutralising agents                 negative
 ( e ) permitted additivet                         '  none
 (:f ) te st for phosphatasis                         nego/tive
 (g) fjolubility                                      not exceeding 0,5 ml (not less the:
                                                                              99 îS )
 (li ) degrce of purity                               not less thn:o dì no B'(?-5,0 fóg )
 ( i ) bacteria content                               not exceeding 50 0C0 per g
 (k ) strength of colon bacillus                      negative in 0,1 g
 ( l ) flavour and srcoll                           • fresh
 (m ) appearance                                      vhiie or slightly yellov.irh , v
                                                      aboenco of impurities a».;« coloured
                                                      particles
 P^kr.'vhrT
 ( a ) containing 25 kilogrammes net weight
 ("b ) composition of packing *
                                                                                          n
         >  *                                                            i                f
        ( aa) /} Kraft paper bags of a strength representing at least 70 g per n
              1 interposed tar-lined paper bag of a strength representing at
                 least 140 g per m2j
              1 polyethylene inner bag at least 0,66 mm thick , welded or double-
                 bound
'or     (bb ) 1 "clupak-poly-duplo" paper bag of a strength representing at
                 least 50/20/50 per m2j
              2 Kraft pa,per bags of a strength representing at least 70/73 6 P3-
 *            1 polyethylene inner bag at least 0,10 mm ( thick v;clded or double-
                 bound )
 (c ) marking on the packaging -:                 _
        SKIMMED MILIC PO'.JDÎCR
        GIFT OP TIE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COwI.Itwm
        TO THE REPUBLIC OF UPPER-VOLTA
        TO DISTRIBUTE PREE OF CHARGE -
 ---pagebreak---                                       B. BUTTEl fO IL
   I « Quality                                                                .
            ( A ) Chara cter :! sties of the product s
                      Concentrated milk fat containing no less than
                    '99 '82 of pure fat :                                   *
           ( 13«) Standard ingrédients""" :
                                                                                      é
                      ( Analysis made at time of manufacture and packing )
                                                                                          i
                     - Moisture and non-fat ingredients of milk -
                         not more than 0.202>                                               1
           ' ^ - Fat - not less than 99 . 8#                       -      •
                     «.                                              »« •
                             4
                     - Free fatty acids - not more than 0.!3 !» ( expressed
                         as oleic acid )                         .                ' .
                    '*• Peroxide level / kg - not more than 1 unit
                         ( in milli équivalents of active oxygen per kg )
                     - Taste - pure                                             *
                     - Smell - absence of smell - extraneous' to butteroil
 »                                #
                                                      * ••  • *«
II . Conditions of packaging
       . •       ■*                                                                     *
   e.) Metal cans of 20 kg - 1 can per carton .
   b ) Inscription on iha packaging in French language i
            *           BUTTEROIL
                        GIFT OF TiJB EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COLU MN ITY
                        TO THE REPUBLIC OF UPPER-VOLTA
                        TO DISTRIBUTE FREE OF CHARGE'
                                                          I
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                                        ArtioJ o 1
Delivery shall be completed ajid the rinks nha.ll pass fron 'the Euro pean
Economic Community to "the recipient country as soon as the goods actually
reach "D IG pl*\oe of destination -.                         •
The recipient country shall "bear all costs incurred in taking delivery of the
goods , any transshipment costs and all other costs subsequent to delivery .
Any coots resulting fror/i delcy in taking delivery of the . goods , which- we
attributable to the recipient country , shall "bo borne by that cowitry    iui y.' ty •.
                                                                          * • à «
                                       Article 2
The European Economic Corrranity shnll , at the earliest opportunity , give to
the recipient country the information relating to the conoigr.r.cnt of ihr:^
goods to the place of cloptv^tion , the weans of transport used , the details
of the route to be followed over the intermediate stages , the date of
loading , and the quantity and quality of the goods on their departure .from
the Coi.imunity *
                                       Article    <
The European Economic Community shall inform the recipient country in good
tine of the goods' presumed date of arrival at the place of destination . The
European Economic Coramtmity shall be under an obligation to inform the
recipient country at least two days in advance (cf the date ) of the goods'
arrival at the place of destination.''
                                       Article A
   »
The European Economic Community shall appoint an agent to implement the
provisions of this Annex , and shall in good timcj forward the latter 's name
and address to the recipient country .
The recipient country shall appoint an agent in each place of delivery , and
shall forward the latter' s name and address to the European Economic Community
                             «
prior to implementation of the Agreement *
 ---pagebreak---                                        Article    •)
On delivery of the gooda the coun try of destination shall h;u-id -to the i nthorA ;. td
ctgent of the European Economic Community' a talcina~ovor certificate , etatir.j the
place and date of tailing over , the nature and the quantity as well as conti^'irt
observations about the quality of these goods and shall uend a copy thereof to
the Comrflifjeion of the FA ? rope an Community .        • 4 •
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