CELEX: 51974PC0472
Language: en
Date: 1974-04-16 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMANDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Mali 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 OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                     COM(74)472 final.
                                             Brussels , 16 april 197 ^
                       RECOMMANDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ■
                 on "the conclusion of an Agreement "between
                 •the European Economic Community and
                 the Republic of Mali for the supply of ski mined
                 milk powder and butteroil as food aid .
                   ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
C0K(74 ) 472 final .
 ---pagebreak---   TIEB COIWCÏL OP THE EUROPEAft COMITES .
  Having regard, to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
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  and in particular Articles 113 , 114 and 220 thereof ;
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
  Ylhereas the Council in Regulation ( EEG ) no . 35^2/73 and Regulation ( EEC ) 35^ /73
  from 28 December 1973 on the supply of slcimmed milk powder and butteroil as
  food 'aid decided to make 2 900 metric tons of skimmed milk powder and 300 me    -trie
  tons of butteroil available to the Republic of Mali ;
 IIAS DECIDES :
                                   Article 1
An Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
 Republic of Kali for the supply of skimmed milk powder and butteroil
 as food aid is hereby concluded on behalf of the European Economic Community .
 The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision .
                                   Article 2
The President of the Council is authorized to designate the persons
empowered to sign the Agreement and to confer on them the powers required
in order to bind the Community .
                                          I
                             . • :       I
                                         !
Done at Brussels ,                    ,j           ]?0r the Council
                                       !             The Président
 ---pagebreak---                AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AND THE REPUBLIC OF MALI FOR THE SUPPLY OF
SKIMMED MILK POWDER AND BUTTEROIL AS FOOD
AID .
 ---pagebreak---  TIIE COUNCIL OF TIDS JSUROPEA1T COMMUNITIES ,
                                                   011 "Lho one li and ,
   <
 TIIE GOVERKI-IEHT OP THE   REPUBLIC OF MALI '        •
                                                   on the other hand .
 HAVE DECIDED "to conclude this Agreement , and for "this purpose have
 designated as their plenipotentiaries :
'TIIE COUNCIL OF TI-IE EUROPE/HT COMMUNITIES :
 THE GOVERILT'IEHT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALI : .
 WIIO HA.VE AGITÏÏED AS FOLLOWS :
 ---pagebreak---                                  Arto ele I
 The European Economic Community shall supply as' a gift to the
 Republic of Mali hereinafter referred to asthe "recipient country "
 2 900 metric tons of skiinmed milk powder and 300 metric ton3 of butteroil
 which satisfy , as to quality and packing , the requirements laid down in
 Annex I which forms an integral part of this Agreement .
       •                    •'   Article II
 The deliveries shall 'be made to the places of destination , to bo fixed by
 the recipient country and the European Economic Community by mutual' consent
                                 Article III
 The obligations and responsibilities of the European Economic Community and
 of the recipient country , in particular as regards delivery and acceptance ,
 are defined in Annex IT , which forms an integral part of this Agreement .
                                 Article IV
 The recipient country xmdertakes to make all the necessary arrangements lor
the transport and insurance of the deliveries from the places of destination
                                 Article V
 The recipient country undertakes to use the product received as aid for hum
consiunption and to distribute it free to the needy populations .
                                                   *    ...      •
                                       1
                                 Article VI                   •
The contracting parties undertake to implement this Agreement in sucn a way
 as to avoid any damage to the normal structure of national production and
.international trade . For this purpose , they shall take the necessary steps
to ensure that the supplies of aid are additional to and are not in lieu
of trading operations which could reasonably be expected in the absence of
 such supplies . .        .         ' 1'         .
 ---pagebreak---     ■  ■                            Article VII
 The recipient country shall take the appropriate steps to prevent :
 - reexport of the products received as aid and any products derived therefrom 5
 - the export for trade or otherwise , within six months from the date of the
   last delivery , "both of locally-produced merchandise of the came kind
   as that received as aid and of processed products derived therefrom .
                                    Article VTTÏ
 The recipient country undertakes to inform the European Economic Community
of the circumstances surrounding the implementation of this Agreement . For
this purpose , it shall communicate to the Commission of the European Community
 every three months until the quantities received as aid have been used up the
 following .information : quantities distributed , number and nature of the
 beneficiaries , places , rate and manner of distribution .
                                   Article IX
The recipient country shall take all appropriate steps, to enable those persons
duly authorized by the European Economic Community to make on the spot obser­
vations of the operations connected with the implementation of the Agreement .
                                   Article X
At the request of either party , the contracting parties shall consult one
another on all questions concerning the application of this Agreement .
                                   Article XX
This Agreement is drawn up in two copies in the Danish , Dutch , English , French
German and Italian languages , these texts being equally authentic *
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I , Qu.ali'fcy recrnj r cwont s
    (a )     fat content                                                    not excecding 1,5 %
    (b )    rnoisture content                                               not exceeding 4»0 'fi
    (c )     total acidity (lactic acid) _ .                                not exceeding 0,15 /» (18 Domic )
    (d)      test fox- neutralizing agents                                  negative
    ( e ) permitted additives                                       . '      none
    (f ) test for phosphatasis                                               négative
    ( g ) solubility                                                      ' not exceeding 0,5 rol (not less than
                                                                                                     99 i)
    (h ) degree of purity                                         ,          not less than disc "B ( l5>0 ing )
    (i ) "bacteria content                                                   not exceeding 50 000 per g
    (k) strength of colon "bacillus                                          negative .in 0,1 g
    ( l ) flavour and smell                                             •    fresh
    (m) appearsiice                               '                          white or slightly yellowish ,
      •* '
                                                                             absence of impurities
                                                                                           *
                                                                                                     and coloured
                                                                                                             .
                                                                             particles
I. Packa-rinf*
    (a ) containing 25 kilogrammes net weight
    ("b ) composition of packingî                                                                                       I
             , .                                                                                                '2      i
             (aa ) 4 Kraft paper "bags of a strength representing at least 70 g per m j [
                                                                                                                       I
                   1 interposed ta.r-lined paper "bag of a strength representing at                                    i
                     least 1/jO g per m2 :                                                                            [
                   1 polyethylene inner hag at least 0,66 mm thick , welded or double-                               j
                     bound                                                  ..                                       f
   'or (bb ) 1 "clupak-poly-duplo " paper bag of a streng~lh representing at                                         '
                     least 50/20/50 per in2 ;                                     •                                 j
                   2 Kraft paper bags of a strength representing at least 70/ / G PQr m I
                                                                                                                   |
         •'        1 polyethylene inner bag at least 0,10 mm (thick welded or double-                              :
       /             bound)                             ■ :
    (c ) marking on the packaging in French language :
            SKIKMED KILK POVJDER                            ;
            GIFT OP TIE EUKOPEAIï ECOyOLIIC COKMJNITY
            TO THE REPUBLIC OF MALI
            TO DISTRIBUTE FREE OF CHARGE
 ---pagebreak---           •      •                            D. BUTTEROIL     ";
       I. Quality
            ■ ( A ) Characteristics of the product :                                            ..... '
                              Concentrated milk fat containing no less than
                            ' 99 • 0$ of pure fat ;
                ( B ) Standard ingredients :                                         ' ' ' . ' :        :
     •  •                •
                              ( Analysis " made at time of manufacture and packing )
                      '           Moisture and non-fat ingredients__of milk -
                                  not more than 0.20#
                              - Fat - not less than 9 9 « o %
                              - Free fatty acids - not more than 0.5£ ( expressed '
                                  as oleic acid )                   ...
                   •          - Peroxide level / leg - not more than 1 unit
  . ■ *                           ( in milli equivalents of active oxygen per kg )
                        • .                         •                   » *   ..
'            *.               - Taste - pure              .  •              '    ' ■ '         '
                     ' '      - Smell - absence of smell-extraneous - to butteroil .
    ».                         •           4      .    »          •                                • •
   II . Conditions of packaging
       a ) Ketal cans of 20 kg - 1 can per carton .
       "b ) Inscription on the packaging in French language :
                                 BUTTEROIL
                               " GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
                                 TO THE REPUBLIC OF MALI
                                 TO DISTRIBUTE FiîEïï OF CHARGE
                                                               I
 ---pagebreak---                         AWTKX TO AHTICT^ TIT 0? TJIEi hGTimWr?
                                       Artic l cl
   Delivery shall "be completed and -the risks shall pass from the European
   Economic Community "to "the recipient country as soon as the goods actually
.. reach the place 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 costs resulting from delay in taking delivery of the goods , voOvich are
   attributable to the recipient country , shall "be borne by that country .
                                       Article 2
   The European Economic Community shall , at the earliest opportunity , give xo
   the recipient country the information relating to the consignment of the
   goods to the place of destination , the moans of transport used , the details
   of the route to be followed over the intermediate stages , the date of
   loading , and the quantity artd quality of the goods on their departure from
                                                         \ •
   the Community .  .
                                       Article
                                       >n iiin» > '*>»         .
   The European Economic Community shall inform the recipient country in good
   time of the goods 1 presumed date of arrival at the place of destination . The
   European Economic Community shall be under an obligation to inform the
   recipient country at least two days in advance (of 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 time , forward the latter' s name
   and address to the recipient country .
   The recipient country shall appoint an agent in each place of delivery , and
                                             t
   shall forward the latter.' s name and address to the European Economic Community
                              «
                                           »           -         '
   prior to implementation of the Agreement .
 ---pagebreak---                                   Article    '2
On delivery of the goods the country of destination ehall him A to the authorized
a^ent 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 continent
observations about the equality of these goods and shall send a copy thereof to
the ■ Commission of the European Community .
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