title: Henvisning til RÅDETS AFGØRELSE om Det europæiske økonomiske Fællesskabs midlertidige anvendelse af protokollen af 23. marts 1973 om forlængelse af den internationale aftale om olivenolie, 1963 (forelagt Rådet af Kommissionen)

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ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (73) 806
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                                  Bruxelles , den 30 . mai 1973
                           - Henvisning til
                            RÅDETS AFGØRELSE
               om Det europæiske økonomiske Fællesskabs
               midlertidige anvendelse af protokollen af
               23 . marts 1973 om forlængelse af den in
               ternationale aftale om olivenolie , 1963
                    ( forelagt Rådet af Kommissionen)
   KOM(73 ) 806 endelig udg .
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                             Henvisning til
                            RÅDETS AFGØRELSE
     om Det europæiske økonomiske Faellesskabs midlertidige anvendelse
  af protokollen af 23 . marts 1973 om forlaengelse af den internationale
                          aftale om olivenolie , 1963
RÅDET FOR DE EUROPÆISKE FÆLLESSKABER HAR -
tinder henvisning til traktaten om oprettelse af Det europaeiske Økonomiske
Faellesskab , saerlig artikel 113 ,
under henvisning til forslag fra Kommissionen , og
ud fra f/lgende "betragtninger :
De forenede Nationers konference om olivenolie udmundede i en protokol om
forlaengelse af den internationale aftale om olivenolie , 19635
denne aendrede internationale aftale begunstiger generelt det internatio
nale samarbejde og bidrager til virkeliggørelsen af Faellesskabets mal
inden for hruidelspolitikken og den faelles landbrugspolitik ;
Faellesskabet bØr tilkendegive sin vilke til at tiltraede protokollen af
23 « marts 1973 om forlaengelse af den internationale aftale om olivenolie ,
1963 og til midlertidigt at anvende den -
TRUFFET FØLGENDE AFGØRELSE :
                                Eneste artikel
       1 . Det europaeiske Økonomiske Faellesskab tilkendegiver sin vilje til
at tiltraede protokollen af 23 • marts 1973 om forlaengelse af den interna
tionale aftale om olivenolie , 19^3 •
       2.   Bestemmelserne i denne protokol anvendes midlertidigt fra datoen
for dens ikrafttraeden ( l )« Protokollen og den internationale aftale om
olivenolie som aendret ved naevnte protokol vedlaegges i bilag til
naervaerende afgørelse .
       3 - Det overdrages formanden for Rådet at udpege den person , som skal
vaere bemyndiget til at foretage meddelelse af dette til den spanske
regering , hos hvem aftalen og protokollen er deponeret .
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles , den                      0   0
                                                 Pa Rådets vegne
( 1 ) Denne dato vil blive offentliggjort i EFT .
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                                         ny'.i    •''' *• ' " " '  *' *    "Apri'l 1973
                                                                        Original ! ARABIC/ENGLISH/
                                                                                FRENCH/ITALIAN/
                                                                                . SPANISH
                                                                                . ' . .- '1 ' •
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE) ON .OLIVE OIL, . . 1973                                          .  Γ
Geneva, 19 March 1973 .        ;L ,.            . ...                        i • '
                 PROTOCOL OF 23 MARCH 1973 FURTHER EXTENDING
                 THE INTERNATIONAL OLIVE OIL AGREEMENT , 19^3
                                   WITH AMENDMENTS
                   adopted by the Conference at its final
                        plenary meeting , 23 March 1973
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 page 2
                    PROTOCOL OF 23 MARCH 1973 FURTHER EXTENDING
                    THE INTERNATIONAL OLIVE OIL AGREEMENT , 1963
                                  WITH AMENDMENTS
       The Parties +0 this Protocol ,
       Considering that the International Olive Oil Agreement , 19^3 * ( which succeeded
 that of 1956 ), extended by the Protocols adopted in Geneva on 30 March 1967 and on
 7 March 1969 > including the amendments which entered into force on 1 November 1971
 ( these three instruments being hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement ") is due ,
 in principle , to expire on 31 December 1973 ,
       Desiring to continue the Agreement in force beyond that date ,
       Have agreed as follows ?
                                      ARTICLE 1
       1 . The Agreement , as amended by this Protocol , shall , as between the Parties
to the Protocol , continue in force until 31 December 1978 *
       2 . Any Government which becomes a Party to' this Protocol. 'shall be a Party to
the Agreement as amended thereby .
       3 . So far as the Parties to this Protocol are concerned , the Agreement and
this Protocol shall be read and interpreted as one single instrument and shall be
known as the International Olive Oil Agreement , 1963 , as amended, 1973 »
                                      ARTICLE 2
       The relevant provisions of the Agreement are amended as follows *
PREAMBLE
       Delete the first paragraph under heading ( i ) and rmbstitute therefor ?
          is a perennial fruit tree which , under conditions regarded as normal ,
begins to produce at an age varying between 6 and 15 years and on an average
comes into full production when approximately 30 years old ,".
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                                                                               page 3
                                                                                »
        Amend ( iv ) to reads
                                                              • • ■             ...
        " Considering that it is essential to continue and develop the work undertaken
 within the framework , of the . International 01ive; Oil Agreement , 1956"*              ■ ' . '
 CHAPTER I - GENERAL OBJECTIVES                                       r-.- .
                                       Art ici ë 1          :
       Delete paragraph -1 and substitute therefore
       " 1 .- T6 promote internatibnal co-operation in connexion with world Olive oil
 problems , to prevent the occurrence of any- unfair competition in the world' 6live
 oil trade and to ensure the delivery of a commodity that conforms to all the
 specifications of the contracts concluded ."
       Insert a new paragraph 5 reading as follows !
       " 5 . To examine the possibility of taking necessary action with regard to
other products of the olive treej "                   • • « '
       Re-number 'paragraph 5 as paragraph 6 and modify it to read as follows ;
      "6.     To continue and extend the work undertaken under the International Olive
Oil Agreement , 1956 .".
                                                                                •*. f. '
CHAPTER II - PARTICIPATION
                                       Article 2. -r .              :
                     ••                   ;      '• •                        '              '
      Replace the. text of the . Article by the following}
      "Each Contracting Party shall constitute a single Member -of the Council 'except
as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 pf Article 24 of this Agreement'!*
CHAPTER III - DEFINITIONS
                                                                                »
                                       Article 3
      Delete paragraph 1 and substitute therefor :
      "1 »    The 'Council 1 means the International Olive Oil Council referred to in
Article 21 of this Agreement ."
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page 4
        Delete paragraph 4 and. substitute therefor ;
        "4.   'Mainly producing Member 1 means a Member whose production of olive oil
has , during the 1965/66 - 1970/71 olive crop years , inclusive , exceeded its imports
from 1966 to 1971 » inclusive ."
        Delete paragraph 5 and- substitute therefor ;
        "5 .  'Mainly importing Member' means a Member whose production of olive oil
has , during the 1965/66 - 1970/71 olive crop years , inclusive , been smaller than
its imports from 1966 to 1971 > inclusive , or for which no production of olive oil
was recorded during the same crop years ."                                      '
        Insert new paragraph 6 as follows ;
        " 6 . 'Member' means a Contracting Party or a territory or group of territories
given separate representation under paragraph 2 of Article 24 of this Agreement ."
        Insert new paragraph 7 as follows ;
        " The European Economic Community , if it becomes a Contracting Party , shall
be considered both as a 'mainly producing Member' and a 'mainly importing Member' ,
provided that ;                                                                       '
        (i)   The provisions of Article 16 of this Agreement shall not apply to the
Community 5
      ( ii ) Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of Article 28 of this Agreement , the Community
shall be entitled , in all matters falling within Community jurisdiction , to cast
the votes in the Council allotted to each of its member States which are Contracting
Parties , whether they are mainly producing or mainly importing Members ;
    ( iii ) The Community shall also be entitled , in all matters falling within
Community juris diet ion , to cast in any committee of the Council the votes of its
member States which are members of that committee 5      and
      ( iv ) Notwithstanding Article 33 of this Agreement , the" contributions of the
Community to the Administrative Budget for each calendar year shall be fixed by
the Council on the basis of the number of votes in the Council allotted to States
members of the Community which are Contracting Parties ;       such contributions shall
replace individual contributions by those States ."
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                                                                      page 5
  CHAPTER IV - GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
                                            Article 4
                                            i ■ ■ i m >i i ) n !■ i
        Delete the phrase "PajHicipating Governments" and substitute therefor : :
  "Members'1 ».    •           ,;01'
                '■                   • ♦ ••                         •
                                            Article 5
        Delete the phrase "Participating Governments" and substitute therefor s
  "Members".                                                                 , t.       M
                                                                                4
                                            Article 6
        Delete the phrase "Participating Governments" and substitute therefor :
 "Members".          ' '                     >        .
        Delete the phrase " and to avoid . the introduction of unfair competitive
 practices in world trade in olive oil ".
                                                                                ' .•<
                                            Article 7                               v ;
       Delete the phrase "Participating Governments", and in each case , substitute
 therefor :     "Members",
 CHAPTER V
       Delete the title of this Chapter and substitute therefor :
       " DESIGNATIONS AND DEFINITIONS OF OLIVE OILS AND .OF OLIVE-RESIDUE OILS .
INDICATIONS OF SOURCE A2JD APPELLATIONS OF ORIGIN."
                                            Article 8
      Paragraph 1 :      Delete paragraph 1 and substitute therefor :
      "1.    The designation 'olive oil 1 shall be , restricted to the oil obtained .
exclusively . from the olive , excluding oils obtained by solvents or reesterification
processes , as well as any mixture with oils of any other nature ."
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page 6
     Paragraph 2 of this Article is redrafted as followss
      "Members shall undertake to suppress "both in domestic and in international
trade , with the least possible delay and in any case before the expiry of this
Agreement any use of the designation 'olive oil' alone or in combination - with
other words , which is not in conformity with this Article".
                                      Article 9
      Paragraph 1 ;   Delete   paragraph 1 and substitute therefor ;
      " 1 . The designations of olive oils and of olive-residue oils of different
qualities are given in Annex A to this Agreement , which specifies the corresponding
definition for each designation ,, taking into account for each such quality , the
recommendations passed under paragraph 2 of Article 22 of this Agreement , covering
standards for the physical and chemical characteristics of olive oil and olive-
residue oil ".
      Paragraph 2 s    Delete paragraph 2 and substitute therefors
      "2 .  Such designations , which are compulsory for international trade purposes ,
must be used for each quality of olive oil and of olive-residue oil and they shall
appear in clearly legible characters on all containers ."
                                      Article 10
      Paragraph I s    Delete the phrase "Participating Governments" and substitute
therefors    " Members ".
      After the word " adopt " insert ;   " at the earliest possible date and before
the expiry of this Agreement ".
      Delete the phrase "Articles 8 , 9 > H         12 of this Agreement " and substitute
therefors    "Articles 9 and 11 of this Agreement and shall endeavour to apply them
in their domestic trade".
      Paragraph 2 s Delete the phrase " of appellations of origin , indications of
source and designations of olive oils" and substitute therefors " of indications
of source , appellations of origin and designations of olive oils and of olive-
residue oils ".
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                                                                      page 7
       After the phrase "used in the international marketing of olive oils' add:
 " and olive-residue oils".
       At the end of the paragraph insert tlie words :    " and olive-residue oils"*
                                     Article 11
       Paragraph I s  Delete the phrase "Appellations of origin Or indications of
 source" and substitute therefor ?    " Indications of source or appellations of
 origin".
                                     Article 12
       Paragraph I s  Delete the paragraph and substitute therefor ;
       "Any disputes on the subject of indications of source and appellations of ,
 origin arising from interpretation of the clauses of this chapter of this . ...
 Agreement , or from difficulties in applying these , provisions which have not
 been settled by direct , negotiation shall be examined by the Council ."
       Paragraph 2 s Delete the paragraph and substitute therefor ?
       " 2 . The Council shall endeavour to bring about conciliation after the Advisory
 Commission provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 35 of "this Agreement has expressed
its opinion and prior consultation with the World Intellectual Property Organization ,
the International Federation of Olive Growers , and with a competent professional
 organization of a mainly importing Member and, should the need arise , with' the
International Chamber of Commerce and the international institutions specialized
in analytical chemistryj should it be unsuccessful and after all efforts to reach
agreement have been exhausted ,, the Members concerned shall have the right of
recourse , as a last resort , to the International Court of Justice ."
CHAPTER VI - WORLDWIDE PUBLICITY TO PROMOTE OLIVE OIL CONSUMPTION
                                   ■ Article 13
      Paragraph 1 : Delete the phrase "The Participating Governments" and substitute
the following therefor ? "The Members .contributing to the Publicity Fund referred
to in paragraph 3 of this Article". + : ■.
      Paragraph 2 ?  After the phrase ?    " chemical characteristics and" inserts      "> if
necessary ,".                                           "
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 page 8
                                      Article 14
       Delete this Article and substitute therefors
       " The general and more limited publicity campaigns to be undertaken under
Article 13 above shall be decided on by the Council according to the resources
made available to it for the purpose' and having regard to the following
 considerations and opinions ;                     1
       ( a) Priority shall be given to action in the mainly producing countries and
 in countries where the consumption of olive oil is likely to increase }
       (b )  The execution of campaigns may not be envisaged before the date on which
the actual payments into the publicity fund total 70 per cent of the contributions
 due ;
       (c)   Consultation of appropriate agencies and institutions ."
                                      Article 16
       First clause s In the first serltence , delete the phrase " The Participating
Governments of the mainly producing countries " and substitute therefor !, " The
mainly producing Members ".
       In the second sentence , delete the word " Government " and substitute therefors
" Member " .
       Second clause s  Delete the word " country 's" and substitute therefor ? "Member 's".
       Delete the phrase " any modification in the coefficients set out in Annex B of
the Agreement shall require a unanimous decision 'in view of paragraph 2- of this
Article" and substitute therefors " any modification which may be made on that
occasion in the coefficients set out in Annex B to the Agreement as amended, 1973j
shall require a - unanimous decision of the mainly producing Members ".
       Third clause s In the first sentence , delete the word " countries which are
parties to this Agreement " and substitute therefors "Members". In the second
sentence , delete the words " countries which are parties to this Agreement " and
substitute therefors     " Members ".                                               ......
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                                                                  page 9
        Fourth clause ; In the first sentence , delete the words "the Government s . pf
  other participating countries" and substitute therefors "the mainly importing
 Members ".                                 ' " 'i •'
        In the English text , delete the Second sentence of this clause .
 Paragraph 2
       First sentence ;                                                           •        <.
        Delete the words " The Participating 'Governments of the mainly producing
 countries" and substitute therefors "The mainly producing Members".
       Delete the words "Annex B to this Agreement " and substitute therefors     "Annex , B
 to ,the Agreement as amended, 1973" •
       In the English text , after the first' sentence add the followings'
       " The coefficients in question * determined according to the average prpduction
 and average net exports or imports of olive oil of each of the Members during the
 olive crop years referred to in Article 3 of the Agreement as amended , 1973 > in ... .
the proportion of 20 per cent for production and 80 per cent for net exports - or - • ■'
imports , shall be subject to revision by the Council in 1976 for the purpose of
their application with effect from 1 January • 1977 * Such revision shall be
effected by a decision taken by a majority of four-fifths of the votes cast ,
including the votes of at least 7$ pei4 cent of the number of mainly producing ■
Members , taking into consideration the average production and average net exports
or imports of olive oil of each of the mainly producing Members during the olive
crop years 1968/69 to 1973/74 > in the same proportion as specified above for such
production and such net exports or imports ."
Paragraph 3                                                -                 ' '
       Delete the words * " Governments of mainly producing countries" and substitute
therefors "mainly producing Members". Delete the word " Government " and substitute
therefors "Member". Delete the words "Annex B to this Agreement " and substitute
therefors " Annex B tp the . Agreement as amended, 1973" • Delete the word "Govern
ments" and substitute therefors "Members!',,
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 page 10
 Paragraph 7
        Delete the paragraph and substitute the following therefor s
        " 7 . Wrfch regard to the collection of contributions to the Publicity Fund and
 in the event of delay in the payment of same , the provisions of paragraph 5 of
 Article 33 of this Agreement shall apply ."                                 ; .. .     . ,
Paragraph 8                                                           ... *
       Delete the phrase " Participating Governments" and substitute therefor ;
 "Members ".     '        .
Paragraph 9
       First clause s Delete the phrase " Participating Government ; of a mainly
producing country" and substitute therefor ; "Mainly producing Member",
       Second clause ;      Delete the word " country" and substitute therefor ;    "Member".
CHAPTER VII - ECONOMIC MEASURES                                                  ■          '
                                        Article 19
       Paragraph 1 ;     Delete the phrase "Participating Government " and substitute
therefor ;     " Member".
       Delete the phrase "non-participating Governments" and substitute therefor :
" Governments of States not Members of this Agreement ".
       Paragraph 2 g     Delete the phrase " Participating Governments" and substitute
therefor ;     " Members ".
       Delete the phrase "held in their countries" and substitute therefor ;          " held
in their territory".
       Delete the phrase "to export to participating or other countries" and
substitute therefor ; "to export to Members or to non-Members of this Agree
ment " .
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                                                                   page 11
         Paragraph 3 ;  Delete the phrase " Governments of countries'' and substitute
  therefor j   "Members".                     f               '
         Paragraph 4 s  In the first sentence delete the phrase' "Participating ■
. Governments " and substitute therefor ;       "Members".
         Delete "the phrase "member and other countries " and substitute therefors
  "Members and non-Members of this Agreement ".
         Delete the phrase "participating countries" and substitute therefors       "Members".
         In the second sentence , delete the phrase "Participati^'Governments" and
  substitute therefor :    " Members ".
        Paragraph 5 s   Delete the phrase "Participating Governments " and substitute
 therefors     "Members'".                          '                    •      • • • •
                                        Article 20
        Delete the phrase "Participating Governments" and substitute therefors
 "Members".
 CHAPTER VIII - ADMINISTRATION              •
                                        Article 21
        In the title preceding this Article , delete the phrase " Olive Oil Council"
 and substitute therefor :. " International Olive Oil Council", l /
      I
        Delete the text and substitute the following : "The International Olive Oil •
 Council shall be entrusted with the administration of this Agreement ",
                                        Article 22
        Paragraph 2 s After the phrase "Ways and means tS. securing" inserts , "the
development of international trade and".                            ..
        Delete the phrase "Participating Governments" and substitute ,therefor :
"Members " .                              -
i/    This change affects only the English, French and Spanish versions .
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 page 12
       Paragraph 2j sub-paragraph (i ) s     At the end. of the sub -paragraph inserts
 " and olive-residue oil 5 "
        Sub-paragraph ( II ) s  Delete the phrase " International Arbitration' Boards"
 ajnd substitute therefor ;     " an International Reconciliation and Arbitration Board",
       After the phrase " of olive oil" inserts      " and olive-residue , oil"^;i .
        Sub-paragraph ( ill ) ;   At the end of the sub-paragraph inserts      " and of olive-
residue oils 5 "
       Sub-paragraph ( IV ) s   Delete the words " of olive oil ".
       Paragraph 3 s   After the words " olive oil " inserts    " and olive-residue oil ".
       Paragraph 5 , first clause s     After the words " relating to olive oil " inserts
" and olive-growing ,"
       Second clause s   Delete the phrase " Suggestions and recommendations" and
substitute therefors      " recommendations and suggestions".
       Delete the word " aims" and substitute therefors " objectives" l/.
       Third clause s   After the word " countries" inserts      " or groups of countries".
       Paragraph 6 ;   Delete the paragraph and substitute the following ; • •
       " The Council shall establish procedures under which the Members shall inform
the Council of the conclusions at which they have arrived after considering the
Recommendations and suggestions referred to in this Article or arising from
application of this Agreement ."
                                        Article 24
       Paragraph 1 s   Delete the first sentence and substitute therefor :         'Subject
to the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article , each Contracting Party shall
be a Member of the Council with a-right to vote".
       In the third sentence , delete the phrase "Participating Government " and
substitute therefors      " Member".
1/     In the English text only .
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                                                                          page 13
       Paragraph 2 s   Delete the words " Participating Government " . and substitute
 therefor :   " Contracting Party" ...                           .. . •
       Paragraphias    In the first sentence , delete the words "Participating Govern
 ments" and substitute therefors       " Contracting Parties".
       In the second sentence , delete the words " of the delegation of his Government "
 and substitute therefors     " of his delegation".
       Paragraph 4 s Delete the words " Participating Governments" and substitute
 therefors " Contracting Parties",
                                       Article 25
       Paragraph Is    Insert the following sentence at the end of the paragraphs
       " Should a Member invite the Council to meet elsewhere than at its seat and
if a decision is taken agreeing to the invitation , said Member shall -bear the
 extra expenditures resulting from such invitation for the budget of the Council".
      Para.gTaph 3j . sub-paragraph ( i) s  Delete the phrase " Participating Governments"
and substitute therefors      "Members".                       ' .                        r'
      Sub-paragraph ( ll ) s  Delete the phrase "Participating Governments" and
substitute therefors      "Members ".
                                       Article 26
      Delete the phrase ' " Governments of the countries" and substitute therefors
"Members".     Delete the phrase "Participating Governments" and substitute therefors
"Members" .                                                         '   .       ,            '
                                       Article 27
      In the first sentence , delete the phrase "Participating Governments " and
substitute therefors "Members" and. delete the words "PaT^tici pat ing Government "
aJid substitute therefor ;    "Member"' .
      In the second sentence , delete the words "Participating Government,s" and
substitute therefors      "Members".
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                                   Article 28
      Par agraph 1 ;  Delete the phrase " participating country" and substitute
therefor :   " Member".
      Add the following phrase to the present text ; "•••> no State Member being
 entitled to more than 450 votes and no Member to less than 5 votes".
      Paragraph 2 s   Delete the paragraph .
      Paragraph 3s    Renumber as paragraph 2 .                      . . \
                                   Article 29
      Paragraph 1 ;   Delete the word " countries" and substitute therefor ;    "Members' .
      Add the following sentence ;   " The votes of abstaining Members shall not be
 counted ."
      Paragraph 2 s Delete the phrase " The Government of a participating mainly
producing country" and " substitute therefor ; "A mainly producing Member".
      Delete the phrase " another mainly producing country" and substitute therefor ;,
" another mainly producing Member".
      Paragraph 3 ° Delete the phrase "a mainly producing country" in both instances
and substitute therefor : "a mainly producing Member".
      Delete the phrase " held by his own country" and substitute therefor :      " held
by that Member".
              j '
      Paragraph 4.s Delete the phrase " The Government of a participating mainly
importing country" and substitute therefor : "A mainly importing Member".
      Delete the word " country" and substitute therefor :    "Member".
      Paragraph 5 s   Delete the phrase "a mainly importing country" and substitute
therefor :   "a mainly importing Member".
      Delete the phrase "held by his country" and substitute therefor :      " held by
that Member",
      Delete the phrase "mainly importing countries " and substitute therefor :
"mainly importing Members ",
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                                                                  page 15-
                                    Article 30
      Paragraphs 1 arid 2 s  Delete these paragraphs and substitute therefor a
paragraph 1 reading as follows !              ....
      " 1 . The Council may appoint an Executive Committee composed of - three-fifths
and two-fifths respectively of representatives of mainly producing and mainly
importing Members".
      Paragraph 3 s   Renumber the paragraph aa paragraph 2 and delete in it the words
"on the proposal of each of the "fewo groups mentioned in paragraph 1 - 6^ this Article"
      Paragraphs 4., 5 > 6 and 7 ' Renumber these paragraphs as " 3"» "4"» " 5" and " 6"
respectively .                       '                                              \ •
                                                                                '■■' <<<: '
      Paragraph 8 : Renumber the paragraph as paragraph 7 . Delete the phrase
"Participating Government " and substitute therefors "Member".             .     •
                                    Article 31
      Paragraph 4.?.' Delete the phrase "Participating Governments" and substitute
therefor :   "Members".                                                       "
CHAPTER IX - STATUTE , IMMUNITIES AHD PRIVILEGES
    . Delete the title of this chapter and substitute therefor :
      "PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES" ,>•■■■  -v -  "• ■                -
                                    Article 32
      Paragraph 1 s 1 Delete the phrase " each Participating State" and substitute
therefors " the territory of each - Member" »
      Insert new paragraph 3 as follows : j-:
      " 3 . The Council , the Director and the staff of the secretariat are granted
the privileges , immunities and facilities set out in the Agreement concerning the
Seat of the Council between the Council and the Government of,-the State in which
the Seat is located ."
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 page 16
 CHAPTER X - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
                                       Article 33
      Para^r aph_ _1 ; Dele*te the phrase " their respective Governments " and substitute
therefors     " the Members concerned".                      :
      Delete the phrase "Participating Government " and substitute therefors        "Member".
      Paragraph 2 s    In the first sentence , delete the phrase " Participating Govern
ment " and substitute therefors        " Member".
      In the second sentence , delete the word " Government ", and substitute therefors
" Member " .
      Paragraph 3s , In the first sentence , delete the phrase "Participating Govern
ment " and substitute therefors "Member"; delete the words "under Article 36";
delete the word " country " and substitute therefors      "Member".
      In the second sentence , delete the phrase " Participating Governments" and
substitute therefors      " Members ".
      Paragraph^ 5 s   Delete the paragraph and substitute the followings
      "5 .   Should a Member not fully settle its contribution to the Administrative
Budget within six months from the outset of the financial year , the Director shall
request it to do so as soon as possible . If said Member does not settle its
contribution within three months of the above time-limit , its right to vote in
Council sessions and Committee meetings shall be suspended until its contribution
has been fully settled . Nevertheless , except by a vote of the Council , it shall
not be deprived of any of its other rights nor released from any of its obligations
under this Agreement . It cannot be exonerated by any vote, from financial obliga
tions under this Agreement ."                 •                . ,       '*■' !••••
CHAPTER X I - CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
      Delete the title and substitute therefors
      " CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND THE ADMISSION OP. OBSERVERS".
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                                                                page 17
                                   Article 34
     Delete the Article and sulDS "ti"tu"fce "therefors
     "1 . The Council may make whatever4 arrangements are appropriate for
consultation or co-operation with the United. Nations and its organs , in
particular the United Nations Conferende on Trade and Developmen (
and with the Pood and Agriculture Organization and such other specia lze
agencies of the United Nations :and ; intergovernmental organizations .as. may
appropriate . It may also make such arrangements as are appropriate' in r p
of its co-operation with governmental and non-governmental agencies or ins -
tutions . . It may also invite any of the organizations referred to in this .
Article to attend any of its meetings as an observer .
      2. The Council, bearing in mind the particular role of ,mCTAL^.*ntei>"
national commodity trade , will , as it considers appropriate, keep ^
informed of its activities and programmes- of work . '
      3. The Council may also invite any State which is a member of the United
Nations or of one of its specialized agencies ' or of the tnterrtationa        omic
Energy Agency but not yet Party to this Agreement to attend any 0 is mee m
as an observer ."                                                                v.
 CHAPTER XII - DISPUTES AND COMPLAINTS            ,       ,
            '                       Article 35
      Paragraph 1 ; Delete the phrase "Participating Government" and substitute
 therefors    " Member".    '                                               '
      Paragraph 3s Delete the phrase "Participating Government" in both instances,
 and substitute therefors     "Member".                     .
      After the phrase "decision on the subject", insert the phrase ; "after
 consulting the Members concerned".
      Paragraph ,4s Delete the phrase "Participating Gover^nent" and substitute
 therefor ; "Member".          '  !. . .                      ■                     ^
       Paragraph 5 ; Delete the phrase "Participating Government" and, substitute
 therefor ;   " Member". .                          .   ,
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  page 18
         Delete the word " Government " and in each instance substitute therefor s
  "Member"- if,
  CHAPTER XIV - DURATION , AMENDMENT , SUSPENSION , WITHDRAWAL , EXPIRY , RENEWAL
      .v             •■               • Article 37
         Paragraph 2 s Delete the phrase "Participating Governments" and. Substitute
  therefor ;    " Members ".
                                        Art i cle 38                •
         Paragraph 1 ; Delete the phrase "Participating Government " and. substitute
  therefor ?    "Member".
         Delete "this Agreement " and substitute therefor;' "the Agreement as amended
. 1973".    '
                                                                                \ •
         Delete the phrase " Participating Governments" and substitute therefors
  " Contracting Parties".
         Paragraph 2 s    Delete the word " Government " and substitute therefors   "Member
         Paragraph 3 s Delete the phrase " Participating Government shall notify
  depositary Government " and substitute therefors " Contracting .Party shall notify
  the depositary Government ",
         Paragraph 4 s    Delete the phrase "Participating Governments" and substitute
 therefors      " Contracting Parties".
         Paragraph 5 ? Delete the phrase " Participating Governments" and substitute
 therefors      " Contracting Parties".
       ■ Paragraph 6 s    Delete the phrase, "by the Governments of the participating
  countries" and substitute therefors          " by or on behp.l.f of Members".
         Delete the phrase "by the Governments of all the participating countries"
  and substitute therefors        "by or on behalf of all Members".
              sub-paragraph ( a ) s Delete the phrase " Participating Governments" and
  substitute therefor ;      " Contracting Parties".               ' ••• .
  if     This change affects only the English , French and Italian versions of the
         Agreement .
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                                                                    page 19
           sub-paragraph ( b ) ;   Delete and substitute therefore
      "(b ) The Council shall decide immediately whether the amendment is of such
importance that Members which have not accepted the amendment must be suspended
from participation in th'3 'Agreement as amended, 1973 > as from the date .pp. which , ; .
such amendment comes into force in accordance with sub-Mparagraph ( a) "above , and
shall inform all Members accordingly . Should the Council decide that the amendment
is of such importance , the Members which' have' hot accepted it shall inform the .                „
Council before the date on which the amendment is to enter into> force in &ccord&nce
with sub-paragraph ( a) above , whether they still consider such an amendment un
acceptable ; the participation in the Agreement as amended", . 1973 , of Members ,
which have so decided and those which have not given notice of their decision
shall then be automatically suspended frbm the date of entry <into Torcb of the
amendment . Nevertheless ,. should any such Member satisfy the Council that it                   •
was prevented from accepting the amendment before its entry into force , in
accordance with sub–paragraph ( a) above , on account , of ..constitutional or institu
tional difficulties beyond its control , the Council may defer suspension until
such difficulties have been overcome and the Membef "has! notified the Council pf. '
its decision ."
      Paragraph j      'Delete the" phrase' "Participating Government suspended" and          j~
substitute therefore "Member whose participation has been 'suspended" #-'               u
                                      : Article 39 '   ' "       v                         v'
      Paragraph 1' ;"' Derletre and substitute the'refoi5 * •->r  ~
                                                                       •       y ,-./;:- -V *  "     ■
      "1 .  Should a Contracting Party consider its interest seriously endangered
by the fact that a signatory fails to "ratify; accept or approve this : Agreement as : 1
amended, 1973 > or because of conditions or reservations attached to a signature ,
ratification , acceptance or approval , it shall so notify the depositary Government •
On receipt of such notification , the depositary Government shall inform the Council
which shall examine the question during its first session following receipt of
such notification . If , after examination of the question by the Council , the
Contracting Party continues to consider, its interests seriously endangered it ;
may withdraw from the Agreement as amended by giving notice of its withdrawal to
the depositary Government within a period of thirty days after being notified of
the Council 's decision ."                                     :
     Paragraph 2 , sub-paragraph ( a ) :     Delete the phrase "Participating Government "
and substitute therefor :       " Contracting Party".
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page 20
           sub-paragraph ( b ) ; Delete the phrase , in the first two instances
"Participating Government " arid substitute therefor :     " Contracting Party".
     Delete the phrase " or by the withdrawal under Article 42 , paragraph 2 , of
all or some of the non-metropolitan territories represented by .another Participating
Government ".
           sub-paragraph ( c ) ; Delete the phrase "Participating Government" in both
instances and substitute therefor ;     " Contracting Party".
           sub-paragraph ( d ) ; Delete the phrase " Participating Government " and
substitute therefor ;    " Contracting Party".
     Paragraph 3 s    Delete the phrase "Participating Government " and substitute
therefor ;   " Contracting Party".                                                   ■
                                    Article 40                                 . .
     Delete the phrase "Participating Governments" and substitute therefor ;
" Members".
                                    Article 41
     Paragraph 1 ;    Delete the paragraph and substitute therefor ;
     "Any Contracting Party which withdraws from , and any Member whose participatioi
is suspended in , the Agreement as. amended,- 1973 > during the period of application
of the Agreement must discharge all the obligations as regards , contributions to
the Council and respect any commitments undertaken- before the effective date of .
withdrawal from, or suspension of' participation in , the Agreement as amended, 1973 «
     Paragraph 2 s    Delete the phrase "Participating Government " and substitute
therefor :   " Contracting Party".                       , ■                       '
     Add after "Agreement " the phrase " as amended , 1973" • .-,
CHAPTER XV - TERRITORIAL APPLICATION
                                    Article 42        .,     ...... •ù-'-. -
     Delete this chapter , consisting of Article 42 , paragraphs 1 , 2 and 3 «
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                                                                                page 21
                                          ANNEX A
     Delete "the title and substitute therefor ? " DESIGNATIONS AND DEFINITIONS OP
OLIVE OILS AND OLIVE-RESIDUE OILS*' .                                                          _                    -■"■ ■
     Paragraph Is After the words "olive oils produce^' insert , the word " solely
     Delete the words' "types' of oiis or oils extracted . in. a , different manner 1 6nd
substitute therefor the 'word " oils ,".                                          ■;
                       .                   ANNEXE -                                     * 1                   ■
     Delete the list .of. countries and -their co-effi'Ci'enf^ 'and replace by the .
following ?                               •                   ;•'
                      Algeria                                               1.47
                      Ar&b Republic of Egypt ...                            0.17 .
                      Argent ina' '.                                        2 . 07
                      Greece                                                5«77
                      Israel                                                0.17
                      Italy ...................... 33.67
                      Lebanon .a i                                       ' 0.4?
                      Morocco                                               1.61
                      Pori>ugâl*                                   •        3 • 07
                      Spain •. .■.'.vv/ .v.v .V.                       ' : 3'7«07
                      Syr-ian -A-rab -Republicr                             0.82
                 -< • m    • _ • _                                     1 l 'A 'aW
                 ζ' . ΤτΛίΐι^-χ^    *·*·*··'···· 9 · · · · · ο · · ·       10 · ΟΤ
                                                                     . . . .    .    • • » » * * « * '
                      Turkey* v. -. v. v. v. . v. *. V.                     3.57                                ...
                                         Total ■ ■. ; ; ;               îoô'.&b
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page 22
                                            ANNEX C
                       /· ··«*· ..
      Delete "the contents of the Annex and replace by the following !
Mainly producing Members
                                   *» >                                                          »
      Algeria                                                                                ,2 ^
      Arab    Republic of Egypt                                                                        5
      Argent ina                                                                                21
      European Economic Community !
           - Italy                                                                                430
      Greece                                 *                                                     187
     .Israel                                                                                8
     Lebanon                                                  .....................                  12
     Morocco                                                                                42
     Portugal                                                                                78
     Spain                                                                                430
     Syrian Arab Republic               •                                                            28
     Tunisia                                                                                88
     Turkey                                                                                104
Mainly importing Members             "     ' ' '                        • . . .. .. ,
     Dominican Republic                                                                                5
     European Economic Community : ; ♦•••»••• 1 • •
          - Belgium/Luxembourg                   V.V. ...                             .                5
          - Dënmark                  '                   . v. . . .                                    5
          - Federal Republic of Germany                                                                8
          - France                 ...... .'.v . . .              . ............ « v. ....... .      25
          - Ireland                                                                                5
          - Netherlands                                                                                5
          - United Kingdom . ; ... . ;         ; i t * t * ............                   »....        8
     Gabon                                                                                5
     Libyan Arab Republic                                                                            28
     Uruguay                                                                            • «... •       5
                                            ANNEX D
                                            Del et e
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                                                                       page 23
                                      ARTICLE 3   ■    '
       1 . " Any Government which is a member of the United Nations Conference on
 Trade and Development may become a Party to this Protocol in accordance with
 its constitutional or institutional procedures ? '       ' . <:>!
       ( a) by signing it ; or
      (b ) by ratifying , accepting or approving it after having signed it subject
              to ratification , acceptance or approval }      or
      ( c ) by acceding to it . .
      2 . Each signatory Government shall , on signing this Protocol State whether ,
 according to its constitutional or institutional procedures ," its signature is ,
 or is not , subject to ratification *. . acceptance or: approval .
                        .. .          ARTICLE 4    '
      This Protocol shall be open in Madrid with the Government of Spain , the .
 depositary Government of the Agreement and of this Protocol , until 30 October ,
1973 * inclusive , for. signature by any Government which is on that date a party
to the Agreement ,                                                   .
                                      ARTICLE 5 ' ■      ;.
      In cases where ratification , acceptance or approval is required, the appropriate
instrument shall be deposited with the depositary Government of the Agreement not
later than 31 December 1973 > on the Understanding that the Council may grant an :
extension or extensions of this time to any signatory Government which has not
deposited the said instrument by this date .                       .       '           ■    ;•
                                      ARTICLE 6
      Any non-Bignatory Government entitled to accede to . this Protocol under
Article 9 > may notify the depositary Government that . it is undertaking to             ;
satisfy the constitutional or institutional procedures required to accede to-
this Protocol as rapidly as possible .                                               ■     : ■
           ;                     '    ARTICLE 7      '        ;          ■
                                                                                t
      1.     Any signatory Government which has not been able to deposit its instrument
of ratification , acceptance or approval by 31 December 1973 and has been granted
an extension of time under Article 5 of this Protocol and any non-signatory Govern
ment which has made a notification pursuant to Article 6 of this Protocol may
indicate to the depositary Government that it will provisionally apply the Agree
ment as amended by this Protocol .
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  pa-ge 24
        2 . During the entire period when . the Agreement as amended "by this Protocol
  is in force , either definitively or provisionally , a signatory Government which
  has been granted an extension of time under Article 5       this Protocol pr a non-
  signatory Government which has given an indication under para-graph 1 of this
  Article shall "be a provisional Member with all the rights and duties of a Member
  until that Government becomes a Contracting Party .
                                    ARTICLE 8
        1.  This Protocol shall enter definitively into force on 1 January 1974 , or
  on any date within the following twelve months , between the Governments which,
  have signed it , and, in cases where their constitutional or institutional procedures
  so require , have ratified, accepted or approved it , or have acceded to it , if these
  Governments include those of six mainly producing countries , together accounting
  for at least 60 per cent of worldwide olive oil production during the reference
  period stipulated in Article 3 of this Agreement , as well as those of three
  mainly importing countries . If this Protocol has not definitively entered into .
  force in accordance with the preceding sentence , it shall do so a.t any time after
  it is provisionally in force when the numerical and production percentage require
  ments of this paragraph are satisfied by the deposit of instruments of ratification ,
  acceptance , approval or accession .
        2 . This Protocol shall enter provisionally into force on 1 January 1974 °r
  on any date within the following twelve months , between the Governments which have
  signed it and , in cases where their constitutional or institutional procedures 80
  require , have ratified , accepted or approved it , or have acceded to it , or have
  indicated that they will apply it provisionally , if these Governments include
. those of six mainly producing countries together accounting for at least 60 per
  cent of worldwide olive oil production during the reference period stipulated in
  Article 3 of the Agreement , as well as those of three mainly importing countries .
        3.  If by 1 January 1974 this Protocol has not entered into force either
  provisionally or definitively in the manner described in paragraphs land 2 of
  this Article , but has received a sufficient number of signatures to enable it
  to enter into force after ratification , acceptance or approval in conformity
  with the relevant provisions of this Protocol , then the Agreement shall , in
  accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 37 > continue in force beyond 1 January
  1974 until the date of the provisional or definitive entry into force of this
  Protocol , provided that the period of such extension shall not exceed twelve
  months .
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                                                                    page 25
      4 . If "by 30 October 1973 "this Protocol has not received a number of signatures
sufficient for it to enter into force after ratification , acceptance or approval ,
the Governments which have signed it and, where their constitutional or institutional
procedures .so require , have ratified, accepted, approvedvor acceded to the said - •
Protocol or have stated that they will apply it provisionally , may decide by            •••'
common .agreement that this Protocol shall enter into force among themselves , or
may take whatever other action they consider is required by the circumstances .
                                                                            «
                                    ARTICLE 9
      1 . This Protocol shall be open for accession by any non-signatory Government
which is a member of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development .
      2 . Accessionto this Protocol shall be deemed to be accession to the! Agree
ment as amended, 1973 .
      3 » Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession
with the depositary Government of the Agreement and shall take effect from the.
date of deposit of such instrument or on the date of entry into force , of this
Protocol , whichever date is the later .
                                                î ^ '
                               :   ARTICLE 10 '
      If hy 31 December 1978 a new agreement to extend        or renew the Agreement as
continued in force by this Protocol has been negotiated and has received a
sufficient number of signatures to. enable it to enter into force after ratification ,
acceptance or approval in conformity with the relevant provisions .of the Agreement
and if that new agreement has not entered into force , either provisionally or
definitively , the present Protocol ; shall continue in force beyond 31- December : .
1978 until the entry into force of the new agreement , provided that the period
of such extension shall not exceed twelve months .
                                   ARTICLE ir r       vv • '•
      1 . Any Government may , upon signature , or upon deposit of itd instrument of
ratification , acceptance or approval of this Protocol , or upon accession theretoj
declare by notice addressed to the depositary Government that the Agreement as
amended, i9 73 > shall extend to any of the territories for whose international
relations that Government is for the time being ultimately responsible .        The said
Agreement shall extend to the territories named in th6 notification from the date
of such notification or from the date on which the present Protocol enters into
force for that Government , whichever is the later .
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page 26
      2 . Any Contracting Party which has made a declaration pursuant to paragraph 1
of this Article may at any later time , "by notification to the depositary Government ,
declare that the Agreement as amended , 1973 > shall cease to extend to the territory
named in the notification and the said Agreement shall cease to extend to such
territory from the date of such notification .
      3 . When a territory to which the Agreement as amended , 1973 , has been
extended under paragraph 1 of this Article subsequently attains independence ,
its Government may , within 90 days after the attainment of independence , declare
by notification to the depositary Government that it has assumed the rights and
obligations of a Contracting Party to the Agreement as amended, 1973 . It shall
become a Contracting Party to the said Agreement from the date of such notifi
cation .                                                                          .
                                   ARTICLE 12
      The depositary Government of the Agreement shall without delay inform the
signatory and acceding Governments of any signature , ratification , acceptance
or approval of , or accession to , this Protocol , , of any notification and any
indication ma.de under Articles 6 end 7 of this Protocol , and of the date of
entry into force of this Protocol .
                                   ARTICLE 13
      The European Economic Community shall    have the same rights and powers as
the Governments referred to in the present Protocol ^ including those referred •
to in Articles 3 and 9 thereof ,
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned , having been duly authorized to this
effect by their respective Governments , have signed this Protocol on the dates
appearing opposite their signatures .
      The texts of the present Protocol in the Arabic , English , French , Italian
and Spanish languages shall all be equally authentic , the originals being deposited
with the Government of Spain which shall furnish certified true copies thereof to
all Governments that have signed or acceded to this Protocol#
     PONE at Geneva , on 23 March 1973 •
 ---pagebreak---                     .   RESOLUTION FINALE ADOPTEE PAR LA CONFERENCE
                      A SA DEUXIEME SEANCE PLENIERE , LE 23 MARS 1973
       La Conférence clos Hâtions Unies sur l' huile d' olive , 1973 »
       S ' étant réunie à. Gonbve du 19 au 23 mar3 1973 j .
       Exprimant sa gratitude au Secrétaire général de la CNUCED pour les moyens .
matériels et les services qu' il a mis , au nom du 'Secrétaire général do l' Organi
sation dos Nations Unies , à la disposition de la Conférence ,
       Rendant hommage au Président et aux autres membres du Bureau do , la Conférence
pour le talent et l' impartialité dont ils ont fait preuve, et félicitant le secré
tariat de sa compétenco et de son ardeur au travail ,
       Ayant établi le toxto du Protocole portant nouvelle reconduction do l' Accord
international sur l' huile d' olive , 1963 » avec amendements audit Accord, en anglais ,
on arabe , en espagnol , on français et en italien,
       1.     Décide que les textes en languo anglaise , arabe , espagnole , française
et italienne du Protocolo du 23 mars 1973 portant nouvelle reconduction do
l' Accord international sur l' huile d' olive , . 1963 » .".voc aiicndemonts r.u<lix Accord,
feront également foi ;                \ • '
       2 .^   Demande que ces textes , authentifiés par la signature du Secrétaire
de la Conférence , soient transmis au Gouvernement de l' Espagne , Gouvernement
dépositaire de l' Accord ;
       3 * Prie le Gouvernement dépositaire de transmettre des copies certifiées
conformes de ces textes à. tous les Gouvcrnoments invités à. la Conférence , ainsi
qu' à, la Communauté économique e\iropêenne ;
       4.     Prio le Gouvernement dépositaire de prendre les dispositions nécessaires
pour que le Protocole du 23 mars 1973 scit ouvert à Madrid, à la signature jusqu' au
30 octobre 1973 inclus de tout Gouvernement qui , à, cette date , est Partie à,
l' Accord , ainsi qu' à l' adhésion de tout Gouvernement non signataire membre de la
CNUCED et soit enregistré , dbs son entree on vigueur , auprfcs du Secrétaire général
de l' Organisation des Nations Unies , conformément à l' Articlo 102 do la Charte
des Nations Unios , étant précise que la mention "Gouvernement Partio h, l' Accord"
et "Gouvernement non signataire " est réputée valoir pour la Communauté économique
européenne ;                                      . ■ ,          ■ <'
       5*     Appelle l' attention des Gouvernecents et de la Communauté économique
européenne sur la procédure d' entrée en vigueur mentionnée à l' Article 8 du
Protocolo . .


title: HENSTILLING MED HENBLIK PÅ RÅDETS AFGØRELSE om Fællesskabets stillingtagen under drøftelserne vedrørende opstilling af internationale regler for regnskabsaflæggelse og udarbejdelse af beretninger inden for rammerne af De forenede Nationer (forelagt Rådet af Kommissionen)

text:
ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (82) 877
Vol. 1982/0268
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Conformément au règlement (CEE, Euratom) n° 354/83 du Conseil du 1er février 1983
concernant l'ouverture au public des archives historiques de la Communauté économique
européenne et de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (JO L 43 du 15.2.1983,
p. 1), tel que modifié par le règlement (CE, Euratom) n° 1700/2003 du 22 septembre 2003
(JO L 243 du 27.9.2003, p. 1), ce dossier est ouvert au public. Le cas échéant, les documents
classifiés présents dans ce dossier ont été déclassifiés conformément à l'article 5 dudit
règlement.
In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983
concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Economic
Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243,
27.9.2003, p. 1), this file is open to the public. Where necessary, classified documents in this
file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.
In Übereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom 1.
Februar 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI. L 43 vom 15.2.1983,
S. 1), geändert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. September 2003
(ABI. L 243 vom 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit
erforderlich, wurden die Verschlusssachen in dieser Datei in Übereinstimmung mit Artikel 5
der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.
 ---pagebreak--- KOMMISSIONEN FOR DE EUROPÆISKE FÆLLESSKABER
                                                           KOM ( 82 ) 877 endelig udg .
                                                           Bruxelles , den 6 . januar 1983
                                   HENSTILLING MED HENBLIK PÅ
                                        RÅDETS AFGØRELSE
               om Fællesskabets stillingtagen under drøftelserne vedrørende
                opstilling af internationale regler for regnskabsaflæggelse
                    og udarbejdelse af beretninger inden for rammerne af
                                      De forenede Nationer
                               ( forelagt Rådet af Kommissionen )
K0M(82 ) 877 endelig udg .                          Pi,'' <3%,
                                                                    α
 ---pagebreak---                       Forklarende memorandum
FNs nye mellemstatslige ekspertgruppe vedrørende internationale
regnskabs - og indberetningsnormer
1 . Det økonomisk-sociale Rad ( ECOSOC ) under De forenede Nationer ( FN )
    vedtog i oktober 1982 at nedsætte en mellemstatslig ekspertgruppe .
    Gruppens    opgave omfatter spørgsmål vedrørende regnskaber og indbe
    retninger , særlig for multinationale selskaber , der i FNs sprog
    brug kaldes " transnational   corporations ". Gruppen påbegynder sit
    arbejde i februar 1983 i New York . Følgende medlemsstater er ud
    peget som medlemmer af den nye gruppe : Frankrig , Forbundsrepublik
    ken Tyskland , Italien , Nederlandene og Det forenede Kongerige .
    Gruppen skal hvert år holde møde i New York i en periode på to uger
    og én gang om året aflægge rapport til FNs kommission for " trans
    national corporations " om de foranstaltninger , der skal træffes
    vedrørende internationale regnskaber og indberetninger med henblik
    på international harmonisering , som er det langsigtede mål . Gruppen
    skal efter planen holde møder gennem tre år , hvorefter FN-kommissionen
    foretager en gennemgang af gruppens arbejde og mandat for at afgøre ,
    om det er ønskeligt , at gruppen fortsætter sit arbejde .
2.  Den nye gruppe er oprettet efter henstilling fra den mellemstatslige
    ad hoc-ekspertgruppe vedrørende internationale regnskabs - og indberet-
    ningsnormer , der aflagde sin sidste rapport til FN-kommissionen i
    1982 ( 1 ). De samme EF-medlemsstater var medlemmer af ad hoc - gruppen .-
    og Kommissionens repræsentanter samordnede og fremlagde Fællesskabets
    standpunkt i overensstemmelse med Rådets afgørelse af 26 . oktober
    1979 ( 2 ).
 1)  Rapport fra den mellemstatslige ad hoc-ekspertgruppe vedrørende inter
     nationale regnskabs - og indberetningsnormer , E / C 10 / 1982 / 8,24 . maj 1982 .
 2)  Rådets dokument 10096 / 79 .
 ---pagebreak---    Forholdet mellem FN-gruppens forhandlinger af fællesskabs
   bestemmelserne vedrørende regnskaber og indberetninger
3. " Transnational corporations " arbejder næsten altid som koncerner .
   Deres regnskaber og indberetninger udarbejdes på grundlag af de krav ,
   loven stiller til selskaberne som modei– eller datterselskaber .
   Fællesskabet har vedtaget en række bestemmelser vedrørende selskabers
   regnskaber og indberetninger ( 1 ). Andre foranstaltninger er for tiden
   under forberedelse , herunder forslaget til syvende direktiv om
   koncernregnskaber ( 2 ), der snart kan ventes færdigbehandlet i Rådet .
   De emner , der skal drøftes i den nye FN-gruppe , vil derfor stort set
   omfatte spørgsmål , der dækkes af Fællesskabets foranstaltninger ved
   rørende regnskaber og indberetninger , ligesom det var tilfældet i den
   foregående gruppe .
   Procedurer vedrørende Fællesskabets standpunkt i den nye gruppe
4. Kommissionen henstiller derfor til Rådet , at det i overensstemmelse .
   med den i 1979 skabte præcedens vedrørende FNs mellemstatslige
   ad hoc -ekspertgruppe , hvis mandat fornylig er ophørt , vedtager de i
   vedlagte afgørelse angivne procedurer vedrørende fællesskabets stand
   punkt under forhandlingerne i den nye gruppe .
1) Særlig første og fjerde selskabsdirektiv ; ] f . EFT L 65 af 14 . marts
   1968 , s . 8 , og EFT L 222 af 14 . august 1978 , s . 11 .
2) EFT C 14 fra januar 1979 , s . 2 . Jf . tillige forslag til direktiv
   vedrørende bankers og andre penge- og finansieringsinstitutters års
    regnskaber , der for tiden behandles i Europa-Parlamentet . EFT C 130
   af 1 . juni 1981 , s . 1 .
 ---pagebreak---                        HENSTILLING MED HENBLIK PA
                            RÅDETS AFGØRELSE
om Fællesskabets stillingtagen under drøftelserne vedrørende opstilling af
internationale regler for regnskabsaflæggelse og udarbejdelse af beretninger
inden for rammerne af De forenede Nationer
RÅDETS FOR DE EUROPÆISKE FÆLLESSKABER HAR -
under henvisning til traktaten om oprettelse af Det europæiske økonomiske
Fællesskab ,
under henvisning til henstilling fra Kommissionen , og
ud fra følgende betragtning :
Det er hensigtsmæssigt at træffe afgørelse om Fællesskabets stillingtagen
under drøftelserne vedrørende opstilling af internationale regler for regn
skabsaflæggelse og udarbejdelse af beretninger inden for rammerne af De
forenede Nationer -
TRUFFET FØLGENDE AFGØRELSE :
                             Eneste artikel
 1.  Under arbejdet i arbejdsgruppen af regeringseksperter vedrørende inter
     nationale regler for virksomheders regnskabsaflæggelse og udarbejdelse a
     beretninger , som De forenede Nationers økonomiske og sociale råd nedsatt
     i oktober 1982 , udtrykker Kommissionen Fællesskabets stilling , for si
     vidt dette arbejde vedrører emner omfattet af fælles regler .
     Kommissionen handler i samråd med medlemsstaternes repræsentanter .
 2.  Kommissionen drager omsorg for , at de forslag , den har forelagt Rådet
     med henblik på en videregående harmonisering af medlemsstaternes rets
     regler om regnskabsaflæggelse og udarbejdelse af beretninger , fremlæg
     ges under arbejdet i den i stk . 1 nævnte arbejdsgruppe , således at det
     klart fremgår , hvilken betydning Fællesskabet tillægger denne harmoni
     sering .
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3. Medlemsstaterne jrj Kommissionen samordner deres holdning for at nå
    frem til en fælles stillingtagen under møderne i den i stk . 1 nævnte
    arbejdsgruppe , navnlig for så vidt angår spørgsmålet om , hvilke ydei–
    ligere skridt der bør tages inden for området internationale regler om
    regnskabsaflæggelse og udarbejdelse af beretninger inden for rammerne
    af forhandlingerne i De forenede Nationers kommission om multinatio
    nale virksomheder .
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            Henstilling med henblik på
            RÅDETS GENNEMFØRELSESAFGØRELSEom at pålægge Spanien en bod for ikke at have truffet virkningsfulde foranstaltninger til at rette op på et uforholdsmæssigt stort underskud

               Henstilling med henblik på

               RÅDETS GENNEMFØRELSESAFGØRELSE

               om at pålægge Spanien en bod for ikke at have truffet virkningsfulde foranstaltninger til at rette op på et uforholdsmæssigt stort underskud

               RÅDET FOR DEN EUROPÆISKE UNION HAR —

               under henvisning til traktaten om Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde,

               under henvisning til Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets forordning (EU) nr. 1173/2011 af 16. november 2011 om en effektiv håndhævelse af budgetovervågningen i euroområdet, særlig artikel 6, og

               ud fra følgende betragtninger:

               (1)Rådet fastslog ved afgørelse af 12. juli 2016, at Spanien ikke har truffet virkningsfulde foranstaltninger til korrektion af det uforholdsmæssigt store underskud som reaktion på Rådets henstilling af 21. juni 2013 i henhold til traktatens artikel 126, stk. 7.

               (2)I forlængelse af Rådets afgørelse i henhold til traktatens artikel 126, stk. 8, om, at Spanien ikke har truffet virkningsfulde foranstaltninger til at korrigere det uforholdsmæssigt store underskud, bør Kommissionen henstille til Rådet at pålægge en bod.

               (3)Den bod, der skal pålægges Spanien, bør i princippet beløbe sig til 0,2 % af landets BNP i det foregående år, men beløbet kan reduceres eller annulleres, hvis der foreligger exceptionelle økonomiske omstændigheder, eller hvis den berørte medlemsstat fremsætter en begrundet anmodning herom.

               (4)Spaniens BNP i 2015 beløb sig til 1 081,19 mia. EUR. 0,2 % af det BNP svarer således til 2 162,38 mio. EUR.

               (5)I henhold til artikel 2, stk. 3, i forordning (EU) nr. 1173/2011 forstås ved "exceptionelle økonomiske omstændigheder" omstændigheder, hvor et offentligt underskud, der overskrider referenceværdien, anses for at være exceptionelt i henhold til artikel 126, stk. 2, litra a), andet led, i TEUF og som nærmere fastlagt i forordning (EF) nr. 1467/97. I henhold til sidstnævnte forordning er en sådan overskridelse exceptionel, når den er en følge af i) en usædvanlig begivenhed, der ligger uden for den pågældende medlemsstats kontrol, og som har en afgørende virkning på de samlede offentlige finanser, eller ii) et alvorligt økonomisk tilbageslag forstået som en negativ årlig BNP-vækstrate eller et akkumuleret produktionstab i en langvarig periode med meget lav årlig vækst i BNP i forhold til potentialet.

               (6)En vurdering af forholdene i Spanien ud fra ovennævnte betingelser fører til følgende konklusion:

               Efter ti på hinanden følgende kvartaler med negativ vækst i BNP i faste priser opstod der igen økonomisk vækst i Spanien i tredje kvartal af 2013. Væksten i BNP i faste priser nåede op på 1,4 % i 2014 og steg til 3,2 % i 2015. Ifølge Kommissionens ajourførte prognose fra foråret 2016 forventes der en vækst i BNP i faste priser på 2,9 % i 2016. Dette er en opadgående revision på 0,3 procentpoint sammenlignet med Kommissionens prognose fra foråret 2016 takket være et højere offentligt og privat forbrug end forventet i årets første kvartal. Følgelig har der ikke været et alvorligt økonomisk tilbageslag i den periode, der er omfattet af Rådets henstilling af 21. juni 2013 (dvs. 2013-2016).

               Desuden forekom der ingen usædvanlige begivenheder uden for regeringens kontrol med store konsekvenser for de offentlige finanser i løbet af 2013-2016. Selv om den spanske inflation var overraskende lav og endda negativ i 2014, var dens indvirkning på de offentlige finanser ikke nævneværdig, da den i vidt omfang blev opvejet af en højere end forventet vækst i BNP i faste priser med hurtig jobskabelse og en skattetung vækstsammensætning til fordel for nedbringelse af underskuddet.

               (7)Derfor optræder der ingen exceptionelle økonomiske omstændigheder, der kan berettige en nedsættelse af boden.

               (8)Den 13. juli 2016 fremsendte Spanien en begrundet anmodning til Kommissionen om at henstille, at Rådet fastsætter boden til nul. Til støtte for sin anmodning gav Spanien følgende begrundelser:

               (9)Spanien minder om landets vigtige resultater med gennemførelsen af en vidtfavnende reformdagsorden trods af en meget vanskelig økonomisk situation, der viste sig at være afgørende, idet den understøttede et stærkt opsving i den økonomiske aktivitet og jobskabelsen samt korrektionen af akkumulerede ubalancer. Det fremhæver også den betydelige finanspolitiske indsats i kølvandet på krisen og de negative følger af en lav og endog negativ inflation for den finanspolitiske tilpasningsproces og økonomien som helhed. Der rejses også metodologiske spørgsmål vedrørende det forhold, at den nuværende metode til vurdering af overholdelse af stabilitets- og vækstpagten øjensynligt ikke kan tage hensyn til negative overraskelser med hensyn til inflation eller præcist kan måle den potentielle BNP-vækst i Spaniens tilfælde. Endelig rapporteres der om foranstaltninger og tilsagn med henblik på at mindske det offentlige underskud i 2016, og tilsagnet om at rette op på det uforholdsmæssigt store underskud senest i 2017 bekræftes.

               (10)En vurdering af ovennævnte argumenter fører til nedenstående betragtninger.

               (11)Spansk økonomi har oplevet en voldsom vending i de seneste år, bl.a. takket være de reformer, der er blevet gennemført i en vanskelig økonomisk kontekst, og som har bidraget til at mindske de eksisterende stivheder på arbejds- og produktmarkederne. Den vellykkede gennemførelse af programmet for finansiel bistand til rekapitalisering af finansieringsinstitutter i Spanien i begyndelsen af 2014 og de store strukturelle reformer, som er blevet gennemført sideløbende hermed, skabte et solidt grundlag for den økonomiske genopretning. Også efter afslutningen af programmet fortsatte Spanien med at gennemføre strukturreformer, herunder en reform af insolvensreglerne, færdiggørelse af omstruktureringen af banksektoren, en reform af den offentlige forvaltning og oprettelse af et uafhængigt finanspolitisk råd. Den monetære politik og styrkelsen af rammerne for styringen af euroområdet banede vej for en ny kapitaltilstrømning og bedre finansieringsvilkår. Efterhånden som væksten genopstod i anden halvdel af 2013, skred den interne og eksterne tilpasning fremad, hvilket blev understøttet af en forbedret konkurrenceevne takket være de gennemførte reformer. Opsvinget er ledsaget af en stærk jobskabelse understøttet af løntilbageholdenhed og virkningen af arbejdsmarkedsreformer. Uanset fremskridtene med omlægningen af økonomien optræder der stadig store udfordringer, eftersom den fortsat store private og offentlige gæld som afspejlet i den meget betydelige nettogæld over for udlandet udsætter landet for risici forårsaget af ændringer i markedsklimaet, og en fortsat høj arbejdsløshed hæmmer den økonomiske tilpasning.

               (12)Skønt Spanien ikke traf virkningsfulde foranstaltninger til at rette op på det uforholdsmæssigt store underskud i overensstemmelse med Rådets henstilling af 21. juni 2013, bør det anerkendes, at Spanien allerede havde gjort en betydelig finanspolitisk indsats for at rette op på det uforholdsmæssigt store budgetunderskud i 2012 og, om end i mindre omfang, i 2013. Den konsolideringstræthed, der blev fremhævet i Rådets afgørelse af 12. juli 2016, fulgte i kølvandet på denne betydelige finanspolitiske strukturelle indsats og indtraf efter vanskelige økonomiske forhold, som påvirkede den sociale samhørighed. Trods det store opsving i økonomien siden tredje kvartal af 2013 vedblev Spanien med at opleve ugunstige økonomiske forhold i den periode, der er omfattet af Rådets sidste henstilling. Outputgabet nåede op på −8,5 % af det potentielle BNP i 2013, og trods en hurtig forbedring var det med −4,0 % stadig stærkt negativt i 2015. Arbejdsløsheden toppede på 26,1 % i 2013, og den sociale udstødelse og ulighed blev forværret i kølvandet på krisen, hvilket bragte den samlede andel af personer truet af fattigdom eller social udstødelse op på 29,2 % i 2014, hvilket er blandt de højeste i EU.

               (13)Skønt nogle af de foranstaltninger, der er truffet de seneste år, har haft en negativ direkte indvirkning på de offentlige finanser, kan de bidrage til vækst og beskæftigelse på mellemlang til lang sigt og til at sikre holdbarhed i de offentlige finanser. Fritagelser for og nedslag i socialsikringsbidragene medvirkede til at fastholde det offentlige underskud, men var i et vist omfang også til gavn for den sociale samhørighed, idet de var rettet mod lavindkomstgrupper, de mindre kvalificerede arbejdstagere og personer på nye faste kontrakter. Selv om de er underfinansieret, tjener de skattereformer, der blev vedtaget i slutningen af 2014, til at gøre skattestrukturen mere vækstfremmende og forbedre skatteforvaltningen og ligheden.

               (14)For 2016 har den spanske regering i sin rolle som forretningsministerium truffet underskudsreducerende foranstaltninger som opfølgning på Kommissionens henstilling af 9. marts 2016 vedrørende de foranstaltninger, Spanien skal træffe for at sikre en rettidig korrektion af det uforholdsmæssigt store underskud, hvilket hilses velkommen. Med henblik på at implementere bestemmelserne i den nationale lovgivning, der tjener til at påtvinge regionale regeringer finanspolitisk disciplin, forpligtede regeringen den 6. april tolv regionale regeringer til at godkende nedskæringer i budgetbevillingerne for at sikre overholdelse af deres underskudsmål for 2016. Skønt de udgiftsbegrænsninger for 2016, som disse regeringer har vedtaget hidtil, ligger langt under de forventede beløb, der blev præsenteret i stabilitetsprogrammet for 2016, har den spanske centralregering godkendt budgetnedskæringer på omkring 0,2 % af BNP. Den 13. juli bebudede det spanske forretningsministerium, at det var fast besluttet på at træffe yderligere underskudsreducerende foranstaltninger. På indtægtssiden er der planer om at ændre selskabsskatteloven, så snart der er dannet en ny regering, for at kompensere for det indtægtstab på ca. 0,5 % af BNP, der forventes i 2016 som følge af ændringerne af forordningen om ratebetaling (pagos fraccionados) af selskabsskat, der skal sikre, at selskabsskatteindtægterne når op på det niveau, der forventes i stabilitetsprogrammet for 2016. På udgiftssiden kan fremrykningen af afslutningsdatoen for centralregeringens regnskabsår, der blev vedtaget den 14. juli, medvirke til at begrænse udgifterne i anden halvdel af 2016. Der knytter sig imidlertid stadig betydelige risici til gennemførelsen af disse foranstaltninger, navnlig for så vidt angår parlamentets rettidige vedtagelse af de påkrævede ændringer af selskabsskatteloven, og hvor vidt de vil være tilstrækkelige til at opveje det forventede fald i selskabsskatteindtægter. Regeringen har også forpligtet sig til at træffe yderligere foranstaltninger mod skattesvig.

               (15)I Spaniens begrundede anmodning til Kommissionen fremhæves også de negative følger af en lav og endog negativ inflation for den finanspolitiske tilpasningsproces og økonomien som helhed. Som også anført i Rådets afgørelse af 12. juli 2016 lå den spanske inflation i 2013-2015 (som målt ved BNP-deflatoren) et godt stykke under gennemsnittet i henstillingens makroøkonomiske basisscenario (den var endda negativ i 2014, nemlig −0,4 %). Den lave eller sågar negative inflations indvirkning på Spaniens finanspolitiske resultater blev dog stort set opvejet af en vækst i BNP i faste priser, der var højere end forventet.

               (16)Spanien rejser også metodologiske spørgsmål vedrørende det forhold, at den nuværende metode til vurdering af overholdelse af stabilitets- og vækstpagten øjensynligt ikke kan tage hensyn til negative overraskelser med hensyn til inflation eller præcist kan måle den potentielle BNP-vækst i Spaniens tilfælde. Hvad angår den mulige undervurdering af den strukturelle indsats i Spanien, erindres der om, at ved beregningen af den potentielle vækst anvender Kommissionen den i fællesskab aftalte og af Rådet godkendte produktionsfunktionsmetode. Med hensyn til virkningen af negativ inflation anerkender Kommissionen i sit analysearbejde, at den aftalte metode til finanspolitisk overvågning, der er baseret på korrektionen af tallene for den samlede saldo ved hjælp af potentielle outputskøn, i tilfælde af negative inflationsstød kan føre til en undervurdering af den strukturelle indsats. Denne tilgang suppleres imidlertid af en såkaldt "bottom-up" måling af den finanspolitiske indsats, som vurderer, om udgiftsmålene er nået, og om de planlagte diskretionære foranstaltninger på indtægtssiden er gennemført. I modsætning til ændringen i den strukturelle saldo vil denne "bottom-up" tilgang sandsynligvis overvurdere den finanspolitiske indsats efter et inflationshæmmende stød. I Spaniens tilfælde viser anvendelsen af en sådan bottom-up metode, at der ikke blev leveret en kumuleret indsats i årene 2013-2015, mens der blev anbefalet en kumulativ strukturel indsats på 3,0 % af BNP.

               (17)I lyset af Spaniens begrundede anmodning og under hensyn til ovenstående punkter, navnlig de dybe strukturelle reformer, som den spanske regering har gennemført siden 2012, og som stadig er gældende, det udfordrende økonomiske klima i den periode, der er omfattet af Rådets henstilling fra juni 2013, de underskudsreducerende tilsagn, der blev givet af det spanske forretningsministerium i sin begrundede anmodning, sammen med de konsolideringsforanstaltninger, der blev truffet efter Kommissionens henstilling af 9. marts 2016 vedrørende de foranstaltninger, Spanien skal træffe for at sikre en rettidig korrektion af landets uforholdsmæssigt store underskud, anses det for berettiget at annullere boden på 0,2 % af BNP —

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               Artikel 1

               Den bod på 0,2 % af BNP, der skal pålægges Spanien for ikke at have truffet virkningsfulde foranstaltninger som reaktion på Rådets henstilling af 21. juni 2013, annulleres.

               Artikel 2

               Denne afgørelse er rettet til Kongeriget Spanien.

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