CELEX: 51975PC0284
Language: en
Date: 1975-06-13 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION on the conlcusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Niger for the supply of skimmed milk powder as food aid.

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 ---pagebreak---     COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                        COM(75)284 final
                                                        Brussels . 13 June 1975
                       RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION"
                  on the conlcusion of an Agreement between the
         European Economic Community and the Republic of Niger for the
                    supply of skimmed milk powder as food aid .
COM(75) 284 final
 ---pagebreak---  THE COUNCIL OF . THE EUROPE/ J COMMUNITIES ,
                                                   \
 Having regard to the Tre xty establishing the European Economic Community , and. - n
 particular Articles 113 , 114 and 22H thereof ^
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission }
^herea? the Council in Reflation (KTJC) no. 3?34/74 of 17 . 1?. 1974^^3Jid in Re'-ulat ion
(vyr,) n° 3?3V74 of .17 - 1?. 197/1 ^ 1 ^ on the supply of skimmed milk powder as food aid
d^oided to m^ke 1,^00 mptric tons of skimmed milk powder available to the Republic
1 f Ni ror .
КАЯ ПКИТП^П :
                                                  Article    1
An Agreement be tween the European Economic Community and the Republic of wi "or fVv- +.v
p.,pnly n * cVir*n-.r>^   Ik powder              as food aid is hereby concluded on behalf of
the European Economic Community . The text of the Agreement in annexed to this
Decision .
                                                  Arti c.J c 2
The President of the Council it. authorized to designate the persons empowered to
oi(7i the Agreement and to confer on them the powers required in order to bind the
Community .
Bono at Brussels ,
                                                                      For the Council
                                                                       The President
        <T . no T.      of ? 4 . 19 . 1974 , n . 2 and 4
 ---pagebreak---              AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AND THE REPUBLIC OP NIGER FOR THE SUPPLY 0
SKIMMED MILK POWDER AS FOOD AID ,
 ---pagebreak--- •i'Jlji CO'JKCIL 0? 'ME LUKOPi'WJ COlSRiiiTTIES ,
                                                                            on "tho orc liand ,
THE GOVTiRKi 1.r.0iJT 0ir TJTi'i              REPUBLIC OF NIGER
                                                                            on th'j oilier hvtcl ,
J'.'Vv*     T'l'G'iOj       i'o co'-jrlp.t'c- ilne l\?rr e^Oivt t &?">/! for ill in purpo :"^ have
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'Ai' -; cr-; I,,:,'   *. .■ v: cr .- V;;.' : PKPTIBT.TO OP NTOER
 ---pagebreak---                                              - Article I
The European Economic Community shall supply as a ftift to the Republic
of Nifier hereinafter referred to as the "recipient country**, 1,500 metric
tons skimmed milk powder of which 750 metric tons are attributable to the
1974 skimmed milk powder programme and 750 metric tons to that of 1975 » and
which satisfy, as to quality and packing, the requirements laid down in
Annex I which forms an integral part of this Agreement *
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                                               ArKclo 77.
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           *
'.me del i'.'fì'.'.'icii siic i X bo melo io ilio plac* of di ctribution io Isa f:b:o;ì. l:ty
      rcc:i jvi.fc ri; oovhtry • W<A ibt: .Wiropocai Economic Ctjrr.*ia«■? "t*ty" "by isobiwl o.rvoi
                                               Ariictc I.ÏI
tf/io oVLigaiituie and ruu'xuiuiMljliieo' tf th« ,?}.u*fj}»Rnn Kcenor.vLo                            f;
o :. ihc re-' :       eiii            . .in pw «icmï ar as Ï ' H ^PXV." rlolit-y.'V/ P'a
ex e                jn ñmuox II , uhich íorm.s r.v» ' xiñir&bl p:o''i             iaJ               <. ' •
                                                       r,l 0 7. Y
l'ho rnci pioni c.oiurlry uno arip.hoo io irpJ:o ali ih 3                                       -n : :Cc
i3:c tivvnoj/jj-t «rn* insauTvv.ce of tiio deliveries from ihs place of «st
+ o the places of dr>f?tinf>+ i f»n .                                     , ,           ' '
                                            ' / rite 1.0 ' V                     . • .
      rfccJ.pieni oouniry \»iftert sicca io use ilio pro'uci rcoeivcu a» Lid :?ov ji*.>
co/i^uippiion and io rttnirn/buio it free io tho Jioony ij&jtulalio-is ,                           , ;
                                               Arlo r:lo VT
                                              0ttru.-         *r»vk««
      ""Juronean ""Jconomio (Jowmmity shall ftrp.nt the country of denti nation r>.
lump-sum contribution towards the transport costn incurred by thit. count t»-'
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within the African continent from the places of distribution referred to in
Article IT .        '
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                                                                                                           -•           i
Th « amount of thfi contribution fixed on the basis of an allooation sohemp
                                                                       rf ." f:\-
proposed by tho recipient country shall not exceed 43,300 uta, /•
The European Economic Community undertakes to pay this amount into a special
account to he opener' fo^ this purpose in the name of the authority responsible
■f*o^ the operation an follows :
- $0 % after the /roods have bee'-' loaded and at the reouest of the recipient,
    country to enable the operation to commence }
- 40 $ as soon as 3/5 of the first instalment has been used up, provided
    documents proving that the /roods have been transported to thi « s+a<*e have
    been submitted by the competent authority to the resident of the Commission
    who after having checked such documents shall forward to the Commission the
    nmrfopriat *4 call for funds ,
- the balance calculated in proportion to the Quantities actually transnorted
    and by reference to the places" of destination , to be paid on completion of
    the operation after receipt by the Commission of a report to,«*«?+ her vith
    documents duly endorsed by the resident of the Commission proving that the
    /foods have been transported .
                                  • Article VII
   Tho contracting parties undertake to implement this Agreement . in sucn a.v;r.y •.
   u;i to avoid any (Js:nr»ge to the normal wtructuve of national production ar/.V
   international trado » For this purpose , tlicy shall tako the necfrr.sarj'- ntens
   to ensure that the Huppliod of aid are additional to and are not in lion'
   of trading o iteration b which could reanonnlOy be exacted in the ahucney of
   euch supplies .                       ,                       -                             •.
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                                               Article VTTi    ,                \        ^       v
    Tiho recipient ' country shall tako the appropriate steps to prevent : . ■
    «• reexport of the product received as aid and any products dorivod . thnrcfifwir.}                                   .
  • - tho c'.vpr;rt for tr&do or otherwise , within six- rcontks frow the (3at'3 of                                :■?
       laivl delivery , hot)', of locaXiy-producod i^rckvidiso <\f■ tlui v'* 1 -. '
       ac th'.«.t received ?•. a aid and of processed itroduo/i/?r dyu-ivod . thevvtirern . ■ ~               . .V
                      - ' ' ;                    ' ·■·■                      ..                V ■ -, ·■,·     . · :        I1
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 'J:he vccj-piemt . country vntiort&koo "to inform - the 'Europbrio ' litoori.y!r;i.6                                 T
 cf ' -the* '^ircWhctivtiooc '-Surrounding thft implementation of this                             ooho:;-i.MW          :■ '•
 thic piirporse , it chall eoiiwinioote to the Conmi.firion of the Kivvo pfsivi ' U6ri«r.u'ii t :i. oh
 cvo.-y three iiion ths until . the quKpti'tict? received hs piti huve 'Icjgh -ureJ v.y> lb--?
                                               qitivrti'tiea dixstritvilod , nuir'tur ' M?t5 bator-t cf         ;i .'
  bo nisl'i <5- ic.i- ic.fi, .- pl.r.,crfc j '.rate and manner of diotritutioiv               -                    . • ■
                       • ■• '. ;                       ; wicin                                         .     • ; • • ;r
The recipient countly nhr.ll take ell appx-opriat c steps' to . cavirO o thoso X ^ TK
dr.ly fut'iorizcd "by the ?3i.u\->ptsan Econotoio Coi-Munity to make 'on the np:>t o"b:j !•.'.»•*» . -
vations of the oporatS wis cojinecied with tho iKtplomoni at ion of the S^reci ur, I .                                    '
                                                         Article XT
At the request of cither .party , the eontrp.oting parties ehc-d! . coiinult one
another on all questions concerning the application of this Acrcor.icnt . .
                                                         Article XT T                                    ■ .          TV
Miin Agreement in drain* up in two copies in tho Danish , Dutch , Kngliflh , French,'
German and Italian languages , these text a "being equally authentic .
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X ». CVy                    reyvygçg^t 8.               , » •.
         (a ) fat oo.rbont                                         not exceeding 1,5 y>
         (b ) írioiabursj contcnt                                  uot exceodin^j 4»0                         v •>. •!;. . -
         (c ) total acidity (lectio fioid )                        not exceeding 0,15' $ (18 .'IhmScy .
         (o ) test for neutraliidng agentc                         negative                            • v               /
         ( e ) parlili tt ed additive#                           . none                                        ;
     ..( f ) tur.t for phonpftainsio                               negative                         ; 'v< ■
   , (g) nolubility                                                not exceeding 0,5 »1 (i*if»f ^ 3 &kk~ ibvA .
      .(h ) di-gi'ec of purity                       ;     ;   ;   not J ©<33 thwi dine ,       (?.;:1,6 rvj ^
        (i ) bcoteria content                             v;       >io*b exceeding 50 00."> t
        (':) utve;j£.th of colon . baci llus                       lio'-wfcive in 0,5. g :
        ( 3.) flf-vovï» j-r-d eme-ll                               fr-otîh
        (;u) o.i»j>ai«vr,v>oo                                      VjJ.'itcs or £; lightly
                                                                   ab&onco . of i:*«i»iiritieo            oc.- lcv.' -C;.;.
                                                                   parl-iolcu               "               ■          1
       f. Jt * ( « I »     • x
        (;!.) co)itaiti3ng 25 ki logranrø&s net voight'' -.
    . 00 oonpacition of jr.ckingt                                                                                        ' \ •
                                                                                                        , 9
                     m.) 4 Kraft paper ba^s of a stren /rth representing at leant 70 f?/n •
                           1 interposed tar-lined paper bag, of a strength representing
                           at least 140 pjm~ \
                           1 polyethylene inner ba/* at least. 0.06 mm thick , welded or douMe
                           bound $
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                     bb ) 1 Kraft paper bag of a strength representing at least 70'gArj
                           1 Kraft paper baft with a polyethylene 'layer of a strength represent in/*
                           at least 80 g + 15 g/m^J
                           3 Kraft paper ha,?*?? of a strength representing at least JO r/m ;
                           1 polyethylene inner hag at least 0.0*) mm thick , welded or double-
                           bound :    '                                              -
                     cc ) 1 Kraft paper outer ba^r of a strength representing at le-">n+-                        Win ;
                           1 Kraft paoer ha,» with a polyethylene laver of a st^enrth ren^erpit^n.'*
                           at least 70 r + 15 gAi^f                                    • *•                       ;•
                           1 polyethylene inner bar: at least 0.12 mm think , welded or double ■ ;
                           bound .                        1 •                    •                               V-' .    •' .
        (c ) markin/r on the packaging in Prenoh
                     SKTMMH) MTTK pwnrçi?                                .  ;
                     cm 01? THK ETTROmif FX70WOMIO OOlWJNTTY TO THE REPUBLIC OP NIGER
                     TO BTRTRT'RTrrT! FRTCF! 01? CHAPOK                                       .
 ---pagebreak---                                AflKEX TO ARTICLE ITI 0? TFTE ACRBIg'îlSST
 *         t                 *                                                      ' '
                                         •     Article 1                                r.                            >
         Delivery shall "be "pomjbleted and the riska shall pass from tho European
         Economic Community ; to the recipient country as soon as the goods actually ' , ' :
         roach the place of distribution , and have been unloaded*
         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 , which, are :
   •    attributable to the recipient coturfcry, shall be borne by that country .
                                               Article 2                                                            ' ' V
        Whe European Economic Community shall , at the earliest opportunity , givo to v
        the recipient country the information relating to the consignment . of tb.3                                         i' •
        goods to the place of destination , the means of transport "Used ) . iho 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 Community.                                  '                     ■ '
                                               Arti cle 3,
        The European Economic Community shall inform the recipient country in. pood                                           /"
        tine of the goods' presumed date of arrival at the place of distribution . The ■'
        European Economic Community shall be under an obligation to inforw the .                                               .
        recipient country at least two days in advance (of the date ) of tho goods'
        arrival at the place of distribution .                                                          '       ! \
                                              Article 4.          ■         '
        The European Economic Community shall appoint an agent to implement the                                                  1
* x     provisions of this Annex , and shall in good iiraoi fonward the lattOr 's newo-' - ^
        and address to the recipient country .                 ;y   ;/ 'v 'V.. ' ]■        •' ; :•         \            /           :
        The recipient country shall appoint an agent in each plac6 of distribution and
        shall forward the latter' s name and address to the European Economic' Community' -.
     ..          ■    ..            »      . - - 1        ■   ■^                                >      ■ *.■*, . ; \
        prior to implementation of the; Agreement •         ..• :        y-                       \ : 'v '■/>'>
 ---pagebreak---                                    Article  S
On delivery of the ^ooas the country of destination Khali hand to the aui v"- ri:',rd
agent of tho liuropoan Economic. Community a taking-over certificate , stat.ir.g t-Ls
place and date of taking over , the nature and the quantity an v.'ell ars con ti    t
observation o about the quality of theue good.s and shall wend. a copy thereof to
the CoraniRir.ion of the European Communities .          ,