title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ON THE SIGNATURE AND CONCLUSION OF THE 1980 INTERNATIONAL COCOA AGREEMENT (presented by the Commission to the Council)

text:
ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
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Vol. 1981/0008
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 ---pagebreak---                                                                  COM ( 81 ) 34 final
      COMMISSION                                                Brussels , _ n . ,       .
        OF THE
                                                                           29th January 1981
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                                             FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
    General Secretariat
                             RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
                             ON THE SIGNATURE AND CONCLUSION OF THE
                              1980 INTERNATIONAL COCOA AGREEMENT
                        ( presented by the Commission to the Council )
        COM ( 81 ) 34 final
 ---pagebreak---     Recommendation for a Council Decision on the Signature and Conclusion
                of the 1980 International Cocoa Agreement
                           Explanatory Memorandum
Negotiation of the 1980 International Cocoa Agreement was completed on
 19 November 1980 .  Cocoa is one of the most important "basic commodities
included in the UTTCTAD Integrated Programme .
The main elements in the new three-year agreement are the following:
- a 250,000 tonne international buffer stock which could be raised to
   350,000 tonnes if the Agreement were extended for a further two years ;
- a price range from US 100 cts/lb ( minimum price ) to
   US 160 cts/lb ( maximum price ), with two intervention prices for the
   buffer stock at 110 and 150 cts , leaving a 40 c free zone ;
- arrangements for adjusting intervention prices in the light of market
   conditions tied to net buffer-stock buying or selling operations over
   a given period ;
- complementary measures to maintain minimum and maximum prices to be decided
   on by the Agreement Board , after exhaustion of buffer-stock capacity .
The buffer stock is to be financed by transferring funds from the first
two Agreements ( some 230 million dollars), the levy of contributions on
trade in the commodity, borrowings by the buffer stock guaranteed by
warrants , and any other arrangement for complementary financing that the
Board may recommend to the Governments .    Provision is made for future
association with the Common Fund .
 ---pagebreak---                             -   2 -
  2.   The Agreement wae negotiated by the Community and its Member States
       in accordance with directives approved by the Council^ • These
       directives were followed satisfactorily as regards both the aims
       and the content of the Agreement . The Community and its Member
      States played a crucial role in the negotiation, which followed
      upon two years 1 efforts and the break-downs in November 1979 and
      March 1980 , which led to termination of the 1 975 International
      Agreement .
  3 . The Agreement is open for signature from 5 January to 31 March 1981
      inclusive .  It will enter into force definitively or provisionally
      on 1 April 1981 * or during the two following months , provided not less
      that 5 exporting countries representing 80^ of total exports and
      importing countries representing 70% of total imports have deposited
      their instruments of acceptance or notified their intention of
                                           2
      applying the Agreement provisionally •     Even if these conditions are
      not satisfied the Agreement can still enter into force after this
      date as between governments who so decide at a meeting convened by
      the UNCTAD Secretary-General .
  4.  With regard to the conditions for the entry into force and
      implementation of the Agreement , the Commission suggests that the
      Community utilize the appropriate procedure and diplomatic channels
      to persuade the United States , a major importing country, and the
      Ivory Coast , a major exporting country , to re-consider the positions
      they adopted at the end of the negotiating conference .
      With more particular reference to the Ivory Coast , Togo and Gabon,
      ACP countries whose participation, if not essential , is still very
      desirable if the Agreement is to enter into force by the scheduled
      date , the Community should raise the matter with these countries ,
      in view of the marked interest shown by the other ACP countries in
  Council documents 4435/79 of ?-4 January 1 979 * 4688/79 of 7 February 1 979 *
  5325/80 of 27 February 1980 , 8827/80 of 16 July 1980 , 9901/80 of
  29 September 1980
2
  These percentages require the participation of the Ivory Coast ( 22.5^),
  but not necessarily that of the United States ( 22.5
 ---pagebreak--- the Agreement "being concluded ( Ghana, Cameroon, Zaire , Trinidad
and Tobago , etc .), and by the other developing countries concerned
( Brazil and Ecuador in particular).
The Community should complete the procedure for the acceptance
of the Agreement as quickly as possible so that it can enter into
force on 1 April 19^1 , as the commodity* s situation on the world
market has been deteriorating rapidly for some months now , there
being no stabilizing machinery in operation.    There is no reason
for the Community to hold out until it IOKWS whether the United
States and the Ivory Coast are going to sign the Agreement .    It
was a motive force behind the negotiation of the Agreement ; it
ought , logically, to play the same part in its implementation.
The Commission therefore recommends that the Council adopt the
attached draft decision .
 ---pagebreak---                                                         Annex I
                     RECOMMENDATION FOR A
                       COUNCIL DECISION
                   on the conclusion of the
              I9S0 International Cocoa Agreement
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof ;
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission ;
Whereas the I98O International Cocoa Agreement is an instrument
for regulating world trade whose main object is to balance supply
and demand in respect of cocoa so that its price may be stabilized
in line with market conditions ;
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                            Article 1
The 1980 International Cocoa Agreement is hereby approved on
behalf of the European Economic Community ,  The text of the
Agreement is annexed to this Decision .
                            Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the
person who shall be empowered to sign the Agreement so as to
commit the Community,
                            Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Communities ,
Done at Brussels , ••••«,,«••                   For the Council
                                                  The President


title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of a protocol to the Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and Turkey, consequent on the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the Community#Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) laying down the arrangement applicable to Greece's trade with Turkey#Draft PROTOCOL on products within the province of the European Coal and Steel Community consequent on the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the Community#(presented by the Commission)

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ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (87) 140
Vol. 1987/0056
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1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und
der Europäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI. L 43 vom 15.2.1983, S. 1), zuletzt geändert durch die
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2015/444    vom   13.   März   2015   über die   Sicherheitsvorschriften für den Schutz von  EU-
Verschlusssachen als herabgestuft angesehen.
 ---pagebreak---  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                    COM(87 ) 140 final
                                                    Brussels , 9 April 1987
                               Recommendation for a
                                 COUNCIL DECISION
  on the conclusion of a protocol to the Association Agreement between the
     European Economic Community and Turkey , consequent on the accession
                    of the Hellenic Republic to the Community
                                  Proposal for a
                            COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
            laying down the arrangement applicable to Greece 's trade
                                   with Turkey
                                      Draf t
                                     PROTOCOL
  on products within the province of the European Coal and Steel Community
    consequent on the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the Community
C0M(87 ) 14C finai.
 ---pagebreak---                                              - 2 -
                                    EXPLANATORY    NOTE
 1 .         A  Protocol    to    the  Agreement    establishing    an   Association
between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Turkey ,
to take     account of     the   accession of     the   Hellenic   Republic     to  the
Community ,    was initialled by the head of the Community and of the
Turkish     delegation    on   22   January   1987   and  a  Protocol    on   products
within the province of the ECSC was initialled on 6th March 1987 .
          The   texts   of   the    Protocols    are   annexed   hereto     and   their
provisions are in conformity with the Commission negotiating direc
tives .
2.         Pending the entry into force of the Protocol and concerning
EEC    products ,   the  Commission      presents     herewith  to   the    Council   a
proposal     for a Regulation        laying down     the  autonomous    arrangements
applicable to Greece 's trade with Turkey .
3.         The Council is hereby requested to initiate the procedures
for the conclusion of these Protocols and to adopt the proposal for
a    Council   Regulation      laying    down   the    arrangements    for    Greece 's
trade with Turkey .
 ---pagebreak---                                            - 3 -
                       COUNCIL DECISION  ( EEC )
                on the conclusion of the Protocol to the
    Association Agreement between the European Economic Community
        and Turkey consequent on the accession of the Hellenic
                        Republic to the Community
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Com
munity , and in particular Article 238 thereof ,
Having regard to the Treaty concerning the accession of the Helle
nic Republic to the European Economic Community ,      signed in Athens
on 28 May    1979 , and in particular Article    118 of the Act annexed
thereto ,
Having regard to the recommendation of the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
Whereas it is opportune to conclude a protocol laying down certain
provisions relating to the Association Agreement between the Euro
pean Economic Community and Turkey consequent on the accession of
the Hellenic Republic to the European Economic Community ,
HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  DECISION :
                                Article  1
        The Protocol to the Association Agreement between the Euro
pean Economic Community and Turkey consequent on the accession of
the Hellenic Republic to the Community , is hereby concluded and ap
proved on behalf of the Community .     The text of the Protocol is an
nexed hereto .
 ---pagebreak---                                   4
                              Article 2
       The President of the Council   shall notify the other Contrac-
ting Party that the procedures necessary for the entry into force
of the Protocol  have been completed , on the part of the Community .
                              Article  3
       This Decision  shall enter into force on the third day follo-
wing its publication in the Official Journal    of the European Com-
munities .
Done at Brussels ,
                                              For the Council
                                               The President
 ---pagebreak---                             5
                  PROTOCOL
    TO THE ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT   BETWEEN
THE  EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY   AND TURKEY
       CONSEQUENT ON THE ACCESSION OF
  THE  HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO   THE COMMUNITY
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  His Majesty the King of the Belgians ,
  Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark ,
  The President of the Federal Republic of Germany ,
  The President of the French Republic ,
  The President of Ireland ,
  The President of the Italian Republic ,
  His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Luxembourg ,
  Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands ,
  Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
  Northern Ireland ,
  Whose States are Contracting Parties to the Treaty establishing the
  European Economic Community ,
  The President of the Hellenic Republic ,
  Which is Party acceding to the European Communities ,
  and the COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
  of the one part ,
  and THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
  of the other part
 ---pagebreak---                                          - 7 -
HAVING REGARD to the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the Eu
ropean Communities on 1 January 1981 ,
HAVING   REGARD    to   the   Association     Agreement  between   the   European
Economic Community and Turkey , signed at Ankara on 12 September
1963 , as well as the Additional Protocol signed at Brussels on the
23  November     1970 ,   and   to   the   Supplementary   Protocol    signed  in
Ankara  on   30 June    1973 ,  hereinafter called the " Association Agree
ment ",
WHEREAS   it   is   opportune     to   make   adjustments  to  the   Association
Agreement consequent on the accession of             the  Hellenic  Republic   to
the European Economic Community ,
HAVE DECIDED to determine by common accord the              adaptations    to the
Association Agreement
And to this end have designated as their Plenipotentiaries
 ---pagebreak--- I                                         - 8
                                       Article    1
            The Hellenic Republic hereby becomes party to the Associa
  tion Agreement between the European Economic Community and Turkey
  and also to the Declarations annexed to the Final Act , signed in
  Ankara on 12 September 1963 and to the Final Act signed in Brussels
  on   23   November    1970   and to  the    Final   Act signed  in  Ankara  on  30
  June    1973 .
                                       Article    2
            The   texts   of  the  Association      Agreement , including  the   an
  nexes    and   Protocols    which   form   an  integral   part  thereof   and  the
  Declarations annexed to the Final Acts drawn up in Greek ,                are  au
  thentic in the same way as are the original texts .              The Association
  Council shall approve the Greek version .
                                       Article    3
            The words     " of the Hellenic Republic "       shall be  inserted in
  Art . 29 paragraph 1 of the Association Agreement before the words
  " of the French Republic ".
                                       Article 4
            This Protocol forms an integral part of the Agreement esta
  blishing an Association between the European Economic Community and
  Turkey .
 ---pagebreak---                                           9-
                                 Article   5
        1 . This Protocol will be ratified by the Signatory States in
accordance with their respective constitutional procedures and va
lidly concluded for the Community by a decision of the Council of
the European Communities taken in accordance with the provisions of
the  Treaty   establishing   the  Community    and notified    to  the  other
Parties   hereto .
            The  instruments  of  ratification     and  the notification   of
conclusion shall be exchanged in Brussels .
        2.  This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of
the month following the day on which the instruments referred to in
paragraph 1 are exchanged .
                                 Article   6
        This   Protocol  is  drawn   up ,  in   duplicate , in   the  Danish ,
Dutch , English , French , German , Greek ,   Italian , Portuguese , Spanish
and Turkish languages , each of these texts being equally authentic .
 ---pagebreak---                                                 - 10 -
                         COUNCIL REGULATION        ( EEC )
        laying down the arrangements applicable to Greece 's trade
                                   with Turkey
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Com
munity , and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas the Protocol to the Association Agreement between the Euro
pean    Economic    Community   and    the  Republic       of   Turkey ,    hereinafter
referred     to   respectively   as    the  " Protocol "      and   " the   Agreement ",
designed to take account of the accession of the Hellenic Republic ,
was initialled on 22 January 1987 ,
Whereas , pending the entry into force of the Protocol , the Communi
ty should , in the light of the said protocol , lay down autonomously
the arrangements applicable to Greece 's trade with Turkey ;
Whereas    arrangements    for   imports    into Greece        from Turkey       as  from
  1   January    1981  were   laid    down   in    Regulation       No .   3555 / 80  (1 )
pending the conclusion of the Protocol ;               in view of the initialing
of    the  Protocol    and  the   fact    that    protocols       have    already    been
concluded      with   all   the    other    countries         concerned ,     the    said
Regulation should be repealed .
HAS   ADOPTED   THIS  REGULATION    :
                                      Article   1
          Pending the entry into force of the Protocol , Greece shall
apply to trade with Turkey all the provisions resulting from the
Agreement .
                                      Article   2
          Regulation 3555 / 80 is hereby repealed .
( 1 ) J.O. L 382 of 31.12.80 , p.1
 ---pagebreak---                                      11
                              Article   3
        This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its pu
blication in the official Journal of the European Communities .
        It shall expire on the date of entry into force of the Pro
tocol .
        This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and direct
ly applicable in all Member states .
Done at Brussels ,
                                          For the Council ,
                                            The President
 ---pagebreak---                       PROTOCOL
         on products within the p  rovince of
       the European Coal and stee L Community
       ent on the accession of th
conséquent                           Hellenic Republic
                  to the Communit.
 ---pagebreak---                                    - 13 -
                                 PROTOCOL
                 on products within the province of the
                   European Coal and Steel Community
         consequent on the accession of the Hellenic Republic
                             to the Community
His Majesty the King of the Belgians ,
Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark ,
The President of the Federal Republic of Germany ,
The President of the French Republic ,
The President of Ireland ,
The President of the Italian Republic ,
His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Luxembourg ,
Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands ,
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland ,
Heads   of   State   of   the   Contracting     Parties  to   the  Treaty
establishing the European Coal      and   steel  Community , whose States
are hereinafter referred to as " the Member States ",
The President of the Hellenic Republic which is Party acceding to
the European Coal and steel Community , hereinafter called " the new
Member State ",
and
All those States being Contracting Parties to the Treaty concerning
the accession to the European Economic Community and the European
Atomic Energy Community of the Hellenic Republic signed in Athens
on 28 May 1979 , hereinafter called the " Accession Treaty ",
of the one part ,
The President of the Republic of Turkey ,
of the other part ,
 ---pagebreak---                                              14 -
HAVE DECIDED to determine by common accord                       the   adjustments     to the
Agreement on products within the province of the European Coal and
Steel Community between the original Member- States of the Community
and Turkey ,    signed    in  Brussels      on     23      November      1970  ,  as  amended
and completed by the Supplementary Protocol between the Member Sta
tes and Turkey signed in Ankara ori               30 June        1973   , which are neces
sary   consequent     on  the    accession      of    the      new  Member-   State    to   the
European Coal and Steel Community , and to this end ,
HAVE DESIGNATED as their Plenipotentiaries :
HIS   MAJESTY  TIIE  KING  OF   THE   BELGIANS      :
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK             :
THE   PRESIDENT   OF  THE  FEDERAL     REPUBLIC       OF     GERMANY    :
THE   PRESIDENT   OF  THE  HELLENIC      REPUBLIC        :
THE   PRESIDENT   OF  THE  FRENCH     REPUBLIC     :
THE   PRESIDENT   OF  IRELAND     :
THE   PRESIDENT   OF  THE   ITALIAN     REPUBLIC       :
HIS   ROYAL  HIGHNESS    THE  GRAND     DUKE   OF  LUXEMBOURG         :
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS                     :
HER MAJESTY     THE QUEEN     OF    THE   UNITED      KINGDOM OF        GREAT    3RITAIN    AND
NORTHERN    IRELAND    :
THE   PRESIDENT   OF  THE   REPUBLIC     OF  TURKEY        :
WHO ,   having   exchanged      their    full    powers ,        found    in  good   and    due
form ,
HAVE   AGREED  AS   FOLLOWS   :
                                                                                1
 ---pagebreak---                                              - 15-
                                     Article    1
         The  Hellenic    Republic hereby becomes Party to the Agreement
on products wi thin the province of the European Coal and Steel Com
munity between the original Member States of the Community and Tur
key , signed in Brussels on        23   November    1970   ,    as amended and com
pleted by the Supplementary Protocol between the Member States and
Turkey    signed  in  Ankara    on    30   June   1973   ,    hereinafter    together-
called " the Agreement " .
                                     Article    2
         The  texts  of   the   Agreement ,    drawn up in the Greek         language
and annexed to this Protocol ,         are authentic in the same way as the
original texts .
                                     Article    3
         The  words  " of   the  Hellenic     Republic "     shall   be  inserted   in
Article    5 of  the  Agreement     before    the  words     " of  the  French  Repu
blic ".
                                     Article    4
         This protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement .
                                     Ar ti cle  5
1 .       This Protocol     shall be ratified by the Signatory states in
accordance with their respective constitutional procedures .
         The  instruments of      ratification shall be exchanged in Bras-
sels .
2.       This Protocol shall enter- into force on the first day on the
month following the day on which the exchange of instruments refer
red to in paragraph 1 takes place .
                                     Article    6
         This Protocol is dr-awn up in duplicate in the Danish , Dutch ,
English , French , German , Greek ,      Italian and Turkish languages , each
of these texts being equally authentic .


Recommendation for a Council Decision concerning the signature of an Agreement for scientific and technical cooperation between the European Community and the State of Israel


title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION on the negotiation of an agreement concerning two draft annexes to the international Convention for the simplification and harmonisation of customs procedures and in respect of temporary admission for inward processing and warehousing for inward processing (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

text:
ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (73) 830
Vol. 1973/0156
 ---pagebreak--- Disclaimer
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--- COMMISSION OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                           COM(73)830 final
                                                           Brussels . 30 May 1973
                      RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
                       on the negotiation of an agreement
               concerning two draft annexes to the international
             Convention for the simplification and harmonisation of
                      customs procedures and in respect of
                 temporary admission for inward processing and
                       warehousing for inward processing
                    (submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
 COMC73 ) 830 final
 ---pagebreak---                                 Recommendation
                            for a Council Decision
                  relating to the negotiation of an agreement
                      concerning two draft annexes to the •
               international Convention for the simplification
                  and harmonisation of customs procedures and
               in respect of temporary admission for processing
                ( inward processing ) and warehousing for inward
                                  processmg
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
1.  I ntroduction
   '1.1    The Customs Cooperation Council (C .C .C . ) has prepared a draft
           international Convention for the simplification and harmonisation
           of customs procedures , which will be submitted for adoption at
           its meeting of 16 to 22'May 1973 .
           With regard to the Community , this Convention has been made
           the subject of a Recommendation for a Council Decision ( doc .
           COM ( 73 ) k60 final of 28 March 1973, E/9?7/73r"^ COKER 1^6 ) of 12'
         ' April 1973 ).
           The Convention opens the possibility , from the time of its
           signature , of specifying the annex or the annexes, which the
           contracting parties may undertake to apply ( Article 11 paragraph
           4 of the Convention ).
        .  Further , for the purposes of voting when required at the C.C.C. ,
           each annex is taken as constituting a separate convention
           ( Article 6 of the Convention ).
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     1.2 • The Permanent Technical Committee of the C.C.C. has decided
             to write into its programme of future work the draft annex
             concerning :
             - temporary admission for inward processing ( doc . 19.503 of
             6 April 1973 » shown at Annex I ),
             - warehousing for inward processing ( doc . 19.501* of 10 April 1973 ,
             shown at Annex II ).
             The Secretariat of the C.C . e . has invited Member States as well
             as non-Members and international organisations concerned , to
             submit any observations and suggestions which they may have
             on the draft annex
             • before 15 June 1973 on matters affecting temporary admission
             for inward processing ,
             - before 29 June 1973 °n matters affecting warehousing for inward
             processing .
     1 . 3 . The Commission has examined these drafts with representatives
             of Member States at a meeting of the ad hoc Group of the
             Committee on Inward Processing with a view to preparing a
             common stand to be' tiaksn, to be conveyed to the Secretariat of
             the Customs Cooperation Council within th,e time limit laid down .
                          \
2.   The main features of the drafts
   ■ 2.1 . Temporary admission for inward processing
             The work on this draft by the Secretariat of the C.C.G. ^as
             taken into account , inter alia , the Council Directive of k March
             1S69 » concerning the harmonisation of provisions laid down by
             law , regulation or administrative action ( EEC 69/73 ) in respect
             of the procedure for inward processing .
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        The draft is based on the following points :
        - the legislation of most of the States contains provisions
        allowing conditional relief from import duties and taxes to
        be granted for goods which are intended to be re-exported after
        having undergone specified manufacturing , processing or repair ,
        - the principal aim of this Customs procedure is ta make it
        possible for natienal undertakings to offer their products or
        their services on foreign markets at competitive prices and
        thereby help to provide more employment opportunities for
        national labour ,
        - this procedure may be subject to the condition that the
        proposed operations shall be beneficial to the national economy
        and shall not conflict with".', the interests of national producers
        of identical or similar goods ,
        - as a general ruXe , the procedure involves total conditional
        relief from import " duties and taxes .
2 « 2 . Warehousing for inward processing
        This draft is devoted to the subject of temporary admission for
        inward processing : it is part of the field of application of
        Directive ( ESC )    69/73 .
      • The draft is based on the following points :
        - the legislation of certain countries contains provisions for
        persons to be authorised to import goods under terms of condi
        tional relief from import duties and taxes , the conditions
        being  that :
        . operations on such goods shall be carried out in premises
        designated by the Customs authorities and put under their control ,
        and
        . the resulting products shall be re-exported in their entirety
        or in part ,
        - the provisions relating to temporary admission for inward
        processing are in general applicable to the procedure for
        warehousing for inward processing .
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          This latter procedure differs from the former by the special           |
          facilities which the authorities ■ accord on' ' account of 1 t^ie
                                                                         ;
                                                                            more !l
          favourable conditions under which customs control may be exercise!
3•   Scope for Community action in the negotiation of the drafts .
     The main characteristics of these drafts ( point 2 above ) give them
     perforce . a bearing on those Customs procedures which rank among the 1
     principal instruments of commercial policy .   Consequently , when these
     procedures are the subject of international agreements , they become
     both tariff and commercial agreements which are part of the common
     commercial policy , by virtue of Article 113 of the EEC Treaty .
     The nature of Articles 113 and 11 ^ of the EEC Treaty is such that
     only the Community has the competence to negotiate and conclude these
     agreements .
     Article 113 paragraph 3 of the EEC Treaty stipulates that if agreements
     on which it has a bearing need to be negotiated with third countries ,
     the Commission shall submit its recommendations to the Council which
     shall authorise the opening of the necessary negotiations .
k»   Conclusion .
     The Commission recommends that the Council , by virtue of Article 113
   , of the EEC Treaty , should , having regard to Directive EEC N° 69/73 «
     authorise it to negotiate the draft annexes at the international
     Convention for the simplification and harmonisation of Customs proce
     dures and in respect of :
     - temporary admission for inward processing ,
     - warehousing for inward processing
                                             \
 ---pagebreak---                              Recommendation
                                  for a
                            Council Decision
                   on the negotiation of an agreement
           concerning two draft annexes to the international
        Convention for the simplification and harmonisation of
                           customs procedures
           and in respect of temporary admission for inward
           processing and warehousing for inward processing
The Council of the European Communities ,
HAVING REGARD to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof ;
HAVING REGARD to the Recommendation of the Commission ;
WHEREAS the conclusion of an agreement concerning two draft annexes to
the International Convention for the simplification and harmonisation
of customs procedures and in respect of temporary admission for inward
processing and warehousing for inward processing can
efficiently contribute to the development of international trade , and
in particular international commerce ;
WHEREAS the aforesaid agreement has a bearing on the common customs
legislation , in particular in the matter of the Common Customs Tariff ;
whereas it is necessary to have regard to the proper requirements of a
Customs Union ; whereas it is agreed that the Community negotiate and
conclude this agreement ;
HAS DECIDED :
                               Article 1
    The Commission is authorised to conduct negotiations with the
Customs Co-operation Council in order to conclude an agreement Concerning
two draft annexes to the international Convention for the simplification
and harmonisation of customs procedures , and in respect of temporary
admission for inward processing and warehousing for inward processing ,
 ---pagebreak---     The Commission shall conduct these negotiations in consultation
with the Special Committee , as provided for in Article 113 of the
Treaty , which shall assist the Commission in that task .
Done at Brussels                             For the Council
                                              The President ,
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                                                               i
     E. 6 - DRAFT ANNEX CONCERNING TEMPORARY ADMISSION
                   FOR PROCESSING ( INWARD PROCESSING )
                                 !              ·           ,» · '    '
INTRODUCTION
                                                                          S ' '
        The national legislations of most countries contain provisions
                                      . >   i .
allowing conditional relief from import duties -and taxes to be
granted in respect of goods that are to be re-exported after having
undergone specified manufacturing , processing or repair . The
Customs procedure which reflects these provisions is that of
Temporary admission for processing ( inward processing ), hereinafter
called " inward processing ".
                '1  '■>
        The' main purpose of this Customs procedure is to - make it
possible for national enterprises to offer their products or
                        »                                           ,
services on foreign markets at competitive prices and thereby to
help to provide more employment opportunities for national labour .
                           4
                '                  *    ' i :
        However ^ - admission for inward processing may be made subject
to the condition that the proposed ; operations shall be beneficial
to the national ' economy and shall , not conflict with the interests
of national producers of goods identical or similar to those in
                             4»
respect of which admission is requested .
                  ! »
        As a general rule , admission , for inward processing involves
total conditional relief from import duties and taxes . However ,
import duties and taxes may be charged on waste deriving from7 the
processing or manufacturing of the goods .                                      >
        National legislations usually require that the goods exported
shal ^ ha^e been obtained from the . imported goods ( setting-off with !
the same goo'ds ),.
                                                                        1.
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        In some cases , however , authority may be given for the use
of goods equivalent to those admitted for inward processing '
                                           >                        »
( setting-off with equivalent goods ).           -
                  *
        Within the context of inward processing , exemption from
import duties and taxes may be granted in respect of goods used -
                      n n             • J!    ;1
up during the production' of the exported goods without actually ;
being contained in them *
        A special Customs procedure may be applied in respect of
foreign goods which are to be re-exported , in whole or in part ,
after having undergone specified manufacture , processing or
                                                                      *
repair and are 1 utilized in premises' approved by the Customs and
placed under their supervision .     This special Customs procedure ,
which is closely delated to the temporary admission ( inward
processing ) procedure , 'forms the subject of the Annex concerning
warehousing for " inward processing . 1 '
                                                   *
DEFINITIONS         ■                        . .     • "
             For the purposes of this Annex :                   /j
( a ) The term " inward processing " means the Customs procedure under
      which certain goods can be brought into a Customs territory
      conditionally relieved from payment of import duties and
      taxes ; such goods must be imported for a specific purpose
      and must be intended for re-exportation within a specific
      period after having undergone specified manufacturing ,
      processing , or repair ;
                »
              ,7
( b ) The term " import duties and taxes " means the Customs duties
      and all other duties , taxes , fees or other charges which are
      collected on or in connexion with the importation of goods , but
      not including fees and charges which are limited in amount
      to the approximate cost of services rendered ;
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 ( c ) The term " compensating products " means the products obtained
       as a result of the manufacturing , processing or repair 'of the
       goods admitted with conditional relief from import " duties and
       taxes ;
( d ) The term " Customs control " means the measures applied to
       ensure compliance with the laws and regulations which the
       Customs are responsible for enforcing ;
( e ) The term " security " means that which ensures to the satisfac
       tion of the .Customs, that an obligation to the Customs will be
       fulfilled . Security is described as " general " when it ensures
       that the obligations arising from several operations will be
       fulfilled ;   *                '/
( f ) The term " person " means both natural and legal persons i unless
       the context 'otherwise requires .
                                ' '      1    *   •
PRINCIPLE                                 ' '
                 : r                      ! y
                                                              Standard
         Inward processing shall be governed by the provisions of '
this Annex .     ;
FIELD OF APPLICATION                •    . -
2»             •                                              Standard
         National legislation shall enumerate the cases in which
                                         f  -   •    •            '
admission for inward processing may be granted and shall lay down
the requirements which must be met .
                                                                    3.
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 Notes .                             : .   . .
                                                                 <
  1.  :  The cases eligible for inward processing may be enumerated
  in the form of exhaustive lists and /or in general terms .
  2.     The right to import goods for inward processing may be made
  subject to then condition that the proposed processing operations
  are regarded by the competent authorities as beneficial to the
 national economy .
  3.     The right to import goods for inward processing may be      t
  reserved to persons established in the Customs territory. "      /
  3.                                                            Standard
             /                           *
         Goods admitted for inward processing shall be afforded
  total conditional relief from import duties and taxes . However ,
  waste deriving frcJm the processing or manufacturing of goods
  admitted for inward processing that is not re-exported or treated
  in such a way as to render it commercially valueless may be
                                               s
  assessed to ambort duties and taxes'-.
                                 *
                 r ■' '
  Notes
                             ~                        .i
  1.     National ; legislation may provide that waste having commercial
 value shall be assessed either on the basis of its own tariff
  description or on the basis of the tariff description of the goods
• from which it is derived .           .     .
■2 .     National legislation, may provide that , import duties and
  taxes shall not be charged on waste within certain percentage •
 limits or on waste that is irrecoverable or unusable .
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4.                                   '   '         . '                            Standard
       Admission for inward processing shall not be limited to . goods      « «   •
imported directly from abroad but shall also be granted for goods
ex Customs transit , ex Customs warehouse or from a free port or a
free zone .                                                                                <•
5.                                         -                    • Recommended Practice '
       Admission for inward processing should be granted without
regard to the country of origin of the goods , the country, whence
they arrived or .their country of destination .
                          .    '              i :      ■■ ■
6.   •                                         '     " '■         Recommended Practice
       Wh6n the goods are to be used in the performance of a contract
to make up work from materials supplied , entered into with a person
established abroad , admission for inward processing should not be
made conditional upon non-availability in the Customs territory of
                                 *                          *                        - <
goods equal in quality and value , ,to the imported goods .
                                   t   »                      *
7.            '               „                                                     Standard
                  L? '                       . n
       Where the right 'to import goods for inward processing is
                                             K ..                               .
reserved to persons established in the Customs territory , it shall
not be required that such persons shall be the owners of the
imported goods .
8.                                                -     <         Recommended Practice -
       The identifiability of the imported goods in the compensating
products should not be imposed as an essential condition of
admission for inward processing .
   /    «
9.        •     *                                                 Recommended Practice
            • •»            -                                                                 ■
       Products such as catalysts , 1 accelerators or retarders of
chemical reactions which , being used to obtain compensating
products , disappear entirely or partially during such use without
 ---pagebreak--- Annex T
actually being contained in those products , should be exempted
from import duties and taxes to the extent that the resultant-
compensating products are exported . This exemption from import.'
duties and taxes shall not , however , extend to the use of sources
of energy , lubricants , equipment or tools .
                  η λ                 .. Γη
ADMISSION OF GOODS FOR INWARD PROCESSING
( a ) Formalities prior to admission for inward processing
10 .                                              .                   Standard
         National legislation shall specify the cases in which prior
authority is required for admission, for " inward processing and the
authorities, empowered to grant such authority .
11 .                        *                            Recommended Practice
         Persons who carry on large-scale and .continuous inward
                              ■ *
processing operations should be granted a general authorization
                  η    η                '
covering such operations .              ■:
12 .                       '      .        •/                         Standard
         Where goods admitted for inward processing are to undergo
manufacturing or processing , the Customs authorities shall fix
the rate of yieLd of the operation by reference to the actual !
                   is
conditions under1 which it is effected .            The description , quality
                        V-                    !
and quantity of the various compensating products shall be
specified upon fixing that rate . ,
13 .               !                .   ri      ,        Recommended Practice
        ,Wher£ the inward processing operations :
                   t ■:                                                     •
- relate to . goods whose characteristics remain reasonably constant
- are customarily carried out under . clearly defined technical               ;;
   conditions , andi '
                                            .
- give compensating products of constant quality ,
 ---pagebreak---                                                             Annex I
the Customs authorities shauld lay down Standard rates of yield
applicable to the operations .               '                    .    (
(b) Declaration for_i.nward_2rocessi.n2 -                        ' /
14 .                                                                Standard
      •                                                                      " «. r'
        National legislation shall specify the conditions under
                    _ „                   .η π
which goods for inward processing shall be produced at the competent
Customs office and 'a Goods declaration shall be lodged .
15 .                                                                Standard
                                               m*
        The national - forms -used on admission for inward processing .
shall be harmonized with those used for the Goods declaration for
home use .                •     .
            *
( c ) Securit ^             ^                       ■
16 .                          '                                     Standard
        The forms ;, in which security is to be provided on admission
for inward processing shall be laid, down in national legislation
or determined by the Customs ^ authorities in accordance with
national legislation .              . .
17 .                              •               .   Recommended Practice
        The choice between the various acceptable forms of security
should be left to the declarant .
18 .                                                                Standard
        The Customs authorities shall , in accordance with national
legislation , determine the amount in which security is to be ■
provided when goods are admitted for inward processing .
                » -
                /   * • »
19 .                    •'              *    "        Recommended Practice
        The amount of the security to be provided when goods are
admitted for inward processing should not exceed the amount of the
import duties and taxes from which the goods are conditionally
relieved .                                                               _
                                                                         / .
                              «
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                                                             /
Note                           '
        This Recommended Practice does not. prevent the amount of •
the security from being determined on the basis of a single rate
where the goods fall in a wide range of tariff headings .
^0.                nn                                                      Standard
        Persons who regularly use the inward processing procedure
at one or more Customs offices in' a given Customs territory shall
be authorized to provide gpneral security .
                         i *
21 .                                                           Recommended Practice
        Customs authorities should waive the requirement for
             *                                             ♦
security where they . are satisfied that payment of any sums that .
                   Γ) Ί                  ·          ί ;
might fall due can be ensured by other means .
( d ) Examination of the cjoods ■
22 .                i ,,           ;                fi         Recommended Practice
        At the request of the. importer , and for reasons deemed to be
valid , th <* Customs authorities ' should , so far as possible , allow
goods that are ,to be admitted for inward processing to be examined
                                 ^   ■           ,
                                             ' »
on private premises , the expenses entailed by such examination
                                       ι   ·
being borne by ,the . importer'. - ^                 •
( e ) Identi f icationjneasures
23 .      ..   '    '                              ;m                      Standard
                             '        •'      .        • '
        The requirements relating to the identification of goods
admitted for inward processing shall be laid down by the Customs
authorities , due account being taken of the nature of the goods ,
the magnitude of the interes.ts irlvolved and the need to avoid
deteriorating the goods .
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Note
       For the identification of goods admitted for inward -• .
processing , the Customs authorities may rely on foreign . seals-
affixed to the goods , on marks , numbers or other indications "
permanently affixed to them , on the description of the goods or
scale plans or photographs , or have recourse to sampling ,. to the'
               « «                ,  ■  n
affixing of Customs marks ( seals , .stamps , perforations , etc .).
The Customs authorities may also have recourse to the importers'
stock accounts .                            -
STAY OP THE GOODS IN THE CUSTOMS TERRITORY
24 .                                          1               Standard
         /                      *
       The time limit for. inward processing shall be fixed , in. each
case , by reference to the time necessary to complete the processing
operations , up to the maximum period , if any , laid down in national
              ' i *•
legislation ..        ,
25 .              u           .     ^             Recommonded Practice
              EL            *          t  '
       At the request of the person concerned , and for reasons
deemed to be valid , the Customs authorities should extend the
period initially fixedT
26 .             '                                            Standard
       The persons concerned shall keep records or stock accounts
from which the use of the goods admitted for inward processing
can be checked .
                          *                     *
27 .                                                          Standard
       Persons- accorded inward processing facilities shall allow
the Customs authorities t<5 check on their premises , at any time ,
the goods admitted for inward processing and also the
compensating products and the products in course . of processing .
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28 .                                                                 Recommended Practice
         The Customs authorities should allow part of the proces'sing
operations provided for to be carried out by a person' other' than                     . i
the person accorded inward processing facilities , without the
latter having to transfer ownership of the goods admitted for
inward processing but with the condition that he shall remain
liable to the Customs for the entire * duration of ' the operations .
TERMINATION OF INWARD PROCESSING                                 '               -
29 .                     -,           •                                         Standard
         National legislation shall specify the conditions under
which the compensating products shall be produced at the
                  ; ι;                                   .
competent Customs office and a Goods declaration shall be lodged .
                      «                •
                  ' ' «                                ', 1
Note                     ^                                  ■■
         National legislation may prescribe that the Goods declara-
                  ^          . .         . .      -    A *■
tion shall contain the particulars needed to permit discharge of
                  II'                                              *
the inward processing . declaration with respect to the goods that
                                             *
have been utilized .
                     1             '
( a ) Re-exgortation                 "         ■
30 .               ■t ■                          +                              Standard
                   . i     '                           V: ;
         Provision shall be made to permit compensating goods to be
exported through a Customs office other than that through which
the goods admitted for inward processing were imported .
                                          *            i
31 .                                                           •                Standard
                                 '                  '• î.i U
        /Provision shall be made to permit inward processing to be
terminated by," exportation of^the compensating products in one or
more consignments ( setting-off with identical goods ).
10 .
                       I
 ---pagebreak---                                                                Annex I
                                                      T?r>rornmended Practice
32 .
             Provision should be made for termination o£ inward processing
by exportation of the products from the treatment of goods
identical in description , quality and technical characteristics
to those admitted for inward processing ( setting-off with equivalent
         i \    ' •' - '                   n π
                                         . π  n
QOOOS      ) •              •
                                                      Recommended Practice
             At the request of . the exporter , and for reasons deemed to be
valid , the Customs authorities should , so far as possible , allow .
compensating products for re-exportation to be examined on private
premises , the expenses entailed by such examination being borne
by the exporter .
 ^.
 j4 *
                         ■. .                 "        Recommended Practice
                                                       -
              Where , for reasons deemed to be valid , the goods admitted
 for inward processing cannot undergo the intended manufacturing ,
 processing or "repair , the Customs authorities should authorize
 their re-exportation in the, state as imported , with termination
 of inward processing . - •                    ,
                                "                                      Standard
 •3 «) •
               Provision shall be mad-e for terminating inward processing
 by placing the compensating products in a free port or free zone .
                                             . ι
  ( b ) Other method s_of_disgo sal
  .,                              . •                                  Standard
  36 *                                                                    "
               Provision shall be made for . terminating inward processing
  by deposit of the compensating products in a Customs warehouse .
  with a view" to subsequent exportation or other authorized disposal ..
                                                                            11 .
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                                                                    v
37 .                                                    Recommended Practico
          Provision should be made for terminating inward processing
by placing the goods under a Customs transit procedure with a yiew
to their subsequent exportation .                                 ,           '
38 .                                              r     Recommended Practice
                     η Π                Ν. Γ.       ·
          Provision should be made for terminating inward processing
by declaring the compensating products for home use , subject to
compliance with the conditions and formalities applicable in such
case .  .
39 *                                                    Recommended Practice
          Where , for reasons deemed to be valid , the goods admitted
for inward processing cannot undergo the intended manufacturing ,
                          c„                 -
processing or repair , the Customs authorities should authorize
                     9 L >
their declaration for home use , subject to compliance with the
conditions and formalities applicable in such case .
                      n 1 1              •
                . . r'                         \      '               Standard
                      [-          '        • r
          National legislation shall specify the point in time to be
                      . :                     Α
taken into consideration for the purpose of determining the value
and quantity of goods allowed to be declared for home use and
also the rates o.f the import duties and taxes applicable to i;hem .
Note                   5-             .       k-
     ■■                                         i
                       :: 'î                 c
1.        National legislation may , in - particular , provide that the
                            >                 » ,
amount of the import duties and taxes applicable to the compensating
                       i. '
products shall not exceed the amount of the import duties and
taxes applicable to the goods admitted for inward processing and ■
        /     * ■
utilized .         ,
12 .
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2.     National legislation may provide that in the event of
declaration for home use of compensating products which , during
processing , have been temporarily sent - abroad for- suppleiriehtary
processing , the import duties and taxes shall be , chargeable only
on the basis of the value of the goods initially used , increased
by the cost of the processing operations carried out abroad .
41 .                                              Recommendod Practice
       Provision should be - made for terminating inward processing
by transfer of ownership of the compensating products to a person'
who intends to re-export them after having subjected them to a
processing operation , provided that the' latter person assumes the
obligations of the " importer and that a new inward processing ...
authorization can be granted .
42 .                '                     ,-i . . Recommonded Practice
                           »          ... ^
       Provision - should be mad'e for terminating inward processing
in respect of goods lost as a consequence^ of natural causes , such
as leakage or drying out , provided that such loss is duly
established to the satisfaction of the Customs authorities .
Note ,                .  '
       National 'legislation may lay down Standard loss percentages
for specified categories of goods admitted for inward processing .
43 .         •                                                Standard
       Provision shall be rrtade for inward processing to be
terminated where , at the . request Of the person concerned , the
good ^ ar^ abandoned to^ the Revenue or destroyed or rendered
commercially' valueless under Customs control,' as the Customs
authorities may decide .     Such abandonment or destruction shall
not entail any cost to the Revenue .--,
                                                                  13 .
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44 .                                                          Standard
                                             • »                  '
        Goods admitted for inward processing , and compensating ;
products , which are destroyed or irrecoverably lost by accident
or force majeure shall not be subjected to import duties and
taxes , provided that such destruction or loss is duly established
to the satisfaction of the. Customs kifthorities .
        Any waste or scrap remaining after destruction shall be
liable , if taken into home use , to the import duties and taxes
that would be applicable to such waste, or scrap imported in that
state .
DISCHARGE OR SECURITY                ;
45 .              , , *   -                                   Standard
                        y
        Any security furnished shall be discharged as soon as
possible after inward processing has 'been terminated .
46 .          • .                                Recomm<*nded Practice
        If security has been . given in the form of a cash deposit , .
provision should be made for it to be repaid at the office of
re-exportation , even if the goods for inward processing were not .
imported through , that office .   *
INFORMATION CONCERNING TEMPORARY ADMISSION
47 .                                                          Standard
                                       ι-» κ
        The Customs authorities shall ensure that all relevant
information regarding the inward processing procedure is readily
available to any person interested .
14 .
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           E. 7 - DRAFT ANNEX CONCERNING WAREHOUSING
                        FOR    INWARD      PROCESSING
                                                           I < '
INTRODUCTION
        The national legislations of a number of countries contain
provisions under which persons may be authorized to import goods
with conditional relief from import duties and taxes , provided
that the goods are used in establishments approved by the Customs ,,         ι
and placed under their supervision and that the products obtained ;
are to be re-exported - in whole or in part .                              ■
        The Customs procedure which reflects these provisions is
the warehousing for inward processing procedure .
        The provisions of the Annex concerning temporary admission .
for processing' ( inward processing ) apply , in general , to the
warehousing .for inward processin-g procedure . This latter
               . , ,                   ' 1 '
procedure differs , however , frorp the former in that special
facilities are generally accorded by the Customs authorities
becausfe Customs control is more easily ensured .
        Admission to - the , warehousing for inward processing /
procedure may , however , be made subject to the condition /that
the establishment in which the processing operations are to be
carried out shall be situated in a particular locality or area .
The volume of the imported goods to be used may also be taken
into consideration .          "     , v :     .
DEFINITIONS '
       «
                                                                     ι
        For the purposes of this ; Annex :
         0
( a ) the term " warehousing for inward processing procedure " means
      the Customs procedure under / which certain gpods can be brought
      into a Customs territory conditionally relieved from payment
                                                                       !..
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       of import duties and taxes ; ■ such goods must be imported for
                                                                   «
       a specific purpose and must be intended for re-exportation
       within a specific period after having undergone specified ,,
       manufacturing , processing or repair in establishments •
       approved by the Customs and placed under their control ( inward. r
       processing"warehouses ) ;       * !1 "         _        ' /
( b ) the term " import duties and taxes " means the Customs duties
       and all other duties , taxes , fees or other charges which are
       collected on or in connection wi.th " the importation of goods ,
       but not including fees and charges which are limited in amount
       to the approximate cost of services rendered ;-
( c ) the term " compensating products " means the products obtained
       as a result of the manufacturing , processing or repair of the
       goods admitted with conditional relief from import duties and
       taxes ;      ,     ,              ' .
( d ) the term "Customs control " means the -measures applied to ensure
       compliance with the laws - and regulations which the Customs are
       responsible for enforcing ;
( e ) the term " security " m^ans that which ensures to the satisfaction
       of the Customs that an obiigation to the Customs will be ful
       filled . Security is described as " general " when it ensures
       that the obligations arising from several operations will be
       fulfilled ;                  - *r
                                       » I'
( f ) the term " person " means both natural and legal persons , unless
     - the context otherwise requires .
       /    «
2.
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PRINCIPLE                    ,                                         ... •
1.                                                                Standard
        The warehousing for -inward processing procedure shall be
governed by the provisions of this . Annex .                               v
              * n                   ■ > r. - y.   , -     ■■,■■■
2.                               .                                Standard
        The provisions of the Annex concerning temporary admission
for processing ( inward processing ) shall apply to goods under
the warehousing- for inward processing procedure provided that
the Contracting Party accepting the present Annex has under
taken to apply the Annex concerning temporary admission for
processing ( inward processing ).                                      .     '
ESTABLISHMENT OF INWARD PROCESSING WAREHOUSES ••                .   "
3.            • ]
                      ,        !
                                   ■ • ,|             •  ■ . ■ • standard
        National legislation shall provide for inward processing
warehouses , for the sole use of persons who regularly place goods
                            é                 • •
under an inward processing procedure .
4.                      "                                    '    Standard
        The requirements witlt respect to the geographical location
of inward processing warehouses, and their equipment shall be
laid down by the Customs authoriti-es .
Noter,
                •1        .            ri  rs
1.      The Customs authorities may designate the localities or
areas in which the establishment of warehouses may bo . approved .
   /    «                        ......                    ;
2.      The persons concerned may be required to furnish proof
that , the technical equipment of 7 the establishment is adequate -
for the contemplated processing operations .
                                                                         3.
 ---pagebreak--- Annex     II
INSTRUMENTS OF APPROVAL
5.                                           . ■                            Standard
         The Customs authorities shall specify in the instrument of
approval of an inward processing warehouse :
Ca ) the goods that may be used there ;
( b ) the nature of the authorized processing operations ;
( c ) the duration of validity of the authorization ;
( d ) the person ( s ) responsible for the payment of any import duties
      and taxes chargeable on goods under this procedure .
6.             Μ
                                           '     Recommended Practa. ce
                                                 ΙΜ·.··-·· Ί Ι····!!·!··     II II   Η II
         The instrument of approval of an inward processing warehouse
should not place any limit on the quantities of goods that may be
imported under this procedure .
                            t
7.           .    ' '                            Recommenclod Practice .
                                                                  111      "       11     "
         The Customs authorities should extend the initial period of
validity of the instrument of approval of an inward processing
warehouse at the request ^of the person concerned , provided that
the conditions of approval continue to be fulfilled .
8.                                                                       -   Standard
         The Customs authorities , shall lay down the arrangements for
the Customs control in inward processing warehouses .
                               _ *
Note
       / For* the purposes of control ^ the Customs authorities may ,
in particular :
- keep the premises under permanent or intermittent supervision ;
 ---pagebreak---                                                              Annex IX.
 - keep ( or require to be kept by the person concerned ) accounts
     of goods admitted under the procedure , using either special
     registers or the declarations ;            f
                                                                       . i
 - take stock from time to time of the goods admitted under the
     procedure , whether in the state as imported , undergoing             ^ r.
    processing " or in the form of compensating products .
 ADMISSION OF GOODS TO INWARD PROCESSING WAREHOUSE
 ( a ) Dec 1 a rat ion _f or warehousing for inward processing
                                                   M
 9.                                                              Standard
         Provision shall be made for declarations in respect of
 goods that are to be admitted under the warehousing for inward
■processing procedure to be centralized at the Customs office
 within whose jurisdiction the inward processing warehouse is
 located .                   ,
                    :
                                          1 . M
 ( b ) Securit^                        .                 „
                                   *
 10 .    • *      „^                              . . ..         Standard
         The Customs authorities shall waive security where the
 goods - are placed in an inward processing warehouse which is
 under adequate Customs supervision .
 11 .                                         •                  Standard
         Where security is required on admission of goods under the
warehousing for inward processing procedure , the Customs
authorities shall allow the persons concerned to provide a general
 security .                              ' "
 ---pagebreak--- Annex    II
                                                                    ι
( c ) Examination                     ' •
12 .                                                             ' Standard
        Goods to be admitted under the warehousing for inward
processing procedure shall be examined on ; the premises of the             sr
person concerned .       »
                              • ■ •                      •
Note
        Payment by the person concerned of the expenses entailed by
such examination may be waived .
( d ) Identification measures             ' . - .
13 .                                                ■ Recommended Practice
        For the identification of goods placed in an inward ' *
processing wairehduse , the Customs authorities should be content
with the particulars contained in' the stock accounts of the person
concerned .   . r'
STAY OP THE GOODS IN INWARD PROCESSING WAREHOUSE
                   K                ' V"                              '
14 .                                                               Standard
        The Customs authorities' may require that the stock; accounts
of the person concerned shall at all times show the following .
particulars for each category of goods placed in an inward
processing warehouse : quantities not yet used , quantities in
course of processing and quantities which have been incorporated
in compensating products . .     ;    ^           , < •,
6.
 ---pagebreak---                                                           Annex   II
REMOVAL FROM INWARD PROCESSING WAREHOUSE
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( a ) Declaration upon removal f rom_inward ££2£essin2_warehouse
15 »                                                            Standard
        Provision shall be made for Goods declarations for removal
from inward processing warehouse to be centralised at the
Customs office within whose jurisdiction the inward processing
warehouse is located .
( b ) Examination'
                          t
16 .            « «     *            ,
                                         ^ i,
                                            r> r» "
                                                                Standard
          /
        The compensating products declared for removal from
inward proc§§s"ing warehouse shail be examined on the premises
of the person doncerned .
                            t
                                /
Note    ,   .   n                        " C
        Payment by the person concerned of the expenses entailed
                              *
by such examihation may be waived ,
( c ) Clearance for hom£" use
17 .               '                                            Standard
        Provision shall be made for terminating the warehousing
for inward processing procedure by the clearance for home use
of a specified percentage of compensating products .
Note
    /           .; •                   ''' 11                   •
        This percentage may be laid down in the instrument of
              *                           .
approval of the inward processing warehouse .
                n  • ••                -r ,    i
                                                                      7.
 ---pagebreak--- Annex II ;
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE WAREHOUSING FOR INWARD PROCESSING .
PROCEDURE
                                                            ' 1 '  ►
             .     *                                              i •
18 .       '                           1                   Standard
      The Customs authorities shall ensure that all relevant
'              ' r, «               .M n
information regarding the - warehousmgL for inward .processing
procedure is readily available to any person interested .


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		52014PC0147

			Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION approving the conclusion by the Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part /* COM/2014/0147 final */

			   	EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.           CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL
This proposal is prepared in view of the
envisaged signing, provisional application and conclusion of the EU-Republic of
  Moldova Association Agreement, in order to approve the conclusion of the
Association Agreement by the Commission on behalf of the European Atomic Energy
Community (EAEC).
Since the EAEC is also a Party to the
Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the
one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, the Commission makes
a separate recommendation for Council approval of the conclusion by the
Commission of the parts of the Agreement which fall under the Treaty
establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC).
Different procedures apply to the signature
and conclusion of international agreements by the EAEC. In particular, in
accordance with Article 101 EAEC Treaty, such agreements have to be concluded by
the Commission with the approval of the Council. It is therefore necessary to
adopt separate Decisions for both the signature and conclusion of the Association
Agreement by the EU and by the EAEC.
For the conclusion of the Association
Agreement on behalf of the EAEC, the Commission recommends that the Council
give its approval, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 101 of the
Treaty establishing the EAEC.
In the light of the results
of the negotiations mentioned in the Proposal for a Council Decision on the
signing, on behalf of the EU, and provisional application of the Association Agreement
between the EU and the Republic of Moldova, as well as the the Proposal for a
Council Decision on the conclusion of the Association Agreement between the EU
and the Republic of Moldova, the Commission proposes that the Council decides
that the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European
Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the
Republic of Moldova, of the other part, should be signed on behalf of the Union
and establishes appointment of the person(s) duly empowered to sign on behalf
of the Union.
Given the approval of
the Council and the appropriate Commission decision, the Commission will be
able to sign and conclude the Association Agreement on behalf of the EAEC.
2.           RESULTS AND LEGAL
ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL
The Commission recommends that the Council
approve, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 101 of the Treaty
establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, the conclusion of the
Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy
Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova,
of the other part, as regards matters falling proper to the EAEC.
The text of the Agreement is attached to
the present Recommendation.
On the part of the Union, the legal basis for the
conclusion of this Agreement is Article 217, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) and the second
subparagraph of Article 218(8) of TFEU.
For the EAEC, the legal basis for this Agreement is Article
101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community.
The attached proposal constitutes, together with the
Commission decision on conclusion, the legal instrument for conclusion of the
Association Agreement on behalf of the EAEC.
The fact that the Commission has
submitted its proposal as an agreement between the Union and its Member States and the Republic of Moldova is related to the genesis of this agreement under the
rules of the Treaty before the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon.
According to Article 102 of the Euratom
Treaty, an Agreement may not enter into force for the EAEC
until the Commission has been notified by the Member States that the agreement
has become applicable in accordance with the provisions of their respective
national laws.
Recommendation for a
COUNCIL DECISION
approving the conclusion by the
Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the
Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy
Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of
Moldova, of the other part
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing
the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of
Article 101 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from
the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)       On 15 June 2009, the
Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Republic of Moldova for the conclusion of a new Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of   Moldova to replace the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.[1]
(2)       Taking into account the
close historical relationship and progressively closer links between the
Parties, as well as their desire to strengthen and widen relations in an
ambitious and innovative way, the negotiations on the Association Agreement
between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part
(hereinafter "the Agreement"), were successfully finalised by the
initialling of the Agreement on 29 November 2013.
(3)       The Commission proposes to
the Council that the Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Union and applied on a provisional basis in accordance with Article 465 of the Agreement,
pending its conclusion at a later date.
(4)       The Agreement also covers
matters falling under Euratom competences, namely Article 77(i).
(5)       The signature and
conclusion of the Agreement is subject to a separate procedure as regards
matters falling under the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the
Functioning of the European Union.
(6)       The Agreement should therefore
also be concluded, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, as
regards matters falling under the Euratom Treaty.
(7)       According to Article 102
of the Euratom Treaty, the Agreement may not enter into force for the European
Atomic Energy Community until the European Commission has been notified by the
Member States that such agreement has become applicable in accordance with the
provisions of their respective national laws.
(8)       The conclusion of the
Agreement by the European Commission, acting on behalf of the European Atomic
Energy Community, should be approved.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The
conclusion by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy
Community, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the
European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the
  Republic of Moldova, of the other part, is hereby approved.[2] [3]
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the
date following that of its adoption.
Done at Brussels,
                                                                       For
the Council
                                                                       The
President
[1]               OJ L 181, 24.6.1998, p. 1–48.
[2]  The text of the Agreement is attached to the Decision on the
signing, on behalf of the European Union and provisional application of the
Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy
Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, (OJ…)
[3]               OJ: Please insert in the footnote above the
publication reference of the Decision in document […]


title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A DECISION OF THE COUNCIL concluding an agreement modifying, for the 2nd year of application (1973/1974), the quantities provided for in the Convention between the European Economic Community and U.N.R.W.A. (submitted by the Commission to the Council)

text:
ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (73) 998
Vol. 1973/0183
 ---pagebreak--- Disclaimer
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--- QMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                COM(73)998 final
                                            Brussels , 20 June   1973
                RECOMMENDATION FOR A DECISION OF THE COUNCIL
                concluding an agreement modifying , for the
                2nd year of application (1973/*1974) « the quan
                tities provided for in the Convention between
                    the European Economic Community and
                                 U.N.R.W.A.
                 ( submitted by the Commission to the Council )
  COM ( 73 ) 998 final
 ---pagebreak---                                                           VHI/691 (73 )B-4-E
 Explanatory memorandum
                                                        1
On 18 December 1972 , "the Community signed a Convention with the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) under
which the Community agreed to supply this agency with contributions , in
cash or in kind , within the framework of a triennial aid programme, to
 enable it to continue and to expand its food aid action programme for
I                                                                          .
refugees in the countries of the Middle East .
According to the provisions of Article XII thereof, the Convention, which
initially covers the period 1 July 1972 to 30 June 1973 , will be renewed
for each of the two following years unless one of the two parties opposes
this before 1 May .
At its meeting of 4 and 5 June 1973 , the Council decided to renew this
Convention for a second year of application to cover the period 1 July
1973 to 30 June 1974 , subject to certain modifications being made in
respect of the Community contributions for the 1 973/1 974 year of application.
In the same Decision, the Council entrusted the Commission with the task
of negotiating these modifications with UHRWA .    That agency has now
indicated that it agrees to the modifications proposed by the Commission.
The purpose of this document is to recommend to the Council that it
adopts a Decision concluding an agreement , in the form of an exchange
of letters , between the EEC and UURWA, modifying, for the 2nd year
of application (1973/1974 ), the quantities provided for in the
Convention concerning aid to refugees in the countries of the Middle East .
  OJ No L 304, 31 December 1972 , p . 23 .
 ---pagebreak---                                                            VID/691 (73 )B-4-E
                DRAFT RECOMMENDATION FOR A DECISION OF THE
                                   COUNCIL .
           concluding an agreement modifying, for the second year
           of application (1973/1974)» the quantities provided for
           in the Convention between the European Economic Community
           and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian
           refugees (UNRWA ) concerning aid to refugees in the countries
           of the Middle East
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
  Community, and in particular Articles 113 , 114 and 228 thereof',
  Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission}
  Whereas on 19 December 1972 the European Economio Community ooncluded
  a Convention with UNRWA concerning aid to refugees in the countries
  of the Middle East for a period of three years J
  Whereas under Article XII modifications may be made every year to this
  Convention;   whereas in the light of information supplied by UNRWA
  on the first year of application of the Convention, it is necessary
  to modify certain of the Community contributions J
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
                                 Article 1
An agreement shall be concluded, on behalf of the European Economic
Community , in the form of an exchange of letters , with the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA),
modifying, for the second year of application ( 1973/1974)» "the
contributions provided for in the Convention concluded with that agency
on 19 December 1972 .
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                                Article 2
The President of the Council is authorized to appoint the persons
empowered to sign the exchange of letters and to invest them with the
requisite powers to enter into a commitment on behalf of the Community .
Done at Brussels .
                                               Por the Council
                                               The Resident
 ---pagebreak---                                                           VH3/691 (73 )B-4-E
                           Exchange of letters
A. Letter from the European Economic Community
   With reference to the Convention concluded, on 19 December 1972
   between the European Economic Community and the United Nations
   Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UMRWA ) concerning
   aid to refugees in the countries of the Middle Ekst , and in the
   light of information supplied by your agency, I wish to propose,
   pursuant to Article XII of the Convention, the following Community
   contributions for the 1973/1974 year of application within the
   framework of the aid distribution programme (Art . II, 2nd indent ,
   and Art . VII of the Convention):
   . 2 821 metric tons of wheat , in the form of 1 868 metric tons of
      flour ( instead of 4 636 metric tons of wheat , in the form of
      3 070 metric tons of flour ).
   • 1 57 metric tons of husked rice , in the form of 122 metric
      tons of milled rice (instead of 3 098 metric tons of husked rice,
      in the form of 240 metric tons of milled rice).
   . 1 600 metric tons of skimmed milk powder (instead of 1 100
      metric tons ).
   • 62 metric tons of white sugar (instead of 150 metric tons ).
   Please inform me whether you agree with the proposals listed above .
B. Letter from UNRWA
   I acknowledge receipt of your letter of                       headed
   as follows :
   With reference to the agreement ....................
   listed above .
   I wish to inform you that UURWA agrees to these modifications .