title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the signing and the deposit of a declaration of provisional application of the Protocols for the Sixth extension of the Wheat Trade Convention, 1971, and for the first extension of the Food Aid Convention, 1980, constituting the International Wheat Agreement, 1971 (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---   COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  COM(81 ) 201 final
                                                  Brussels , 28 April 1981
à
                             Recommendation for a
                               COUNCIL DECISION
  concerning the signing and the deposit of a declaration of provisional
  application of the Protocols for the Sixth extension of the Wheat Trade
  Convention, 1971 , and for the first extension of the Food Aid Convention ,
  1980 , constituting the International Wheat Agreement , 1971
                ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
 ---pagebreak---                                              wvn L QA
                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM .
INTRODUCTION .
1 . At meetings 6f the International Wheat Council and of the food Aid
    Committee , held in London from 3 to 6 March 1981 , the texts of Pro
    tocols for the extension of the conventions constituting the Inter
    national Wheat Agreement for a further two-year period beginning on
    1 July 1981 were drawn up .      These texts are to be found in Annex 2 .
                       ' '     f           ■
2 . It is now necessary to proceed to the signature and the deposit of
    declarations of provisional application of the protoco.ls by the
    Community .                                          ' .
3 . As far as the Hellenic republic i s . concerned , she obtained an exten
    sion until 30 June 1981 for the signature of the Food Aid Coaention .
    She must also , at the same time , deposit a declaration of provisional
    application of the latter .
PROCEDURE .                                            '
4 . The necessary procedure is as follows :
    a ) The Community      and all Member States , acting simultaneously, must
         deposit the declarations of provisional application of the proto-
       ■ cols by 15 May at the latest in accordance with Article 8 of the
         protocol for the Sixth extension of the Wheat Trade Convention and
         in accordance with Article VII of the protocol for the first exten
         sion of the Food Aid Convention .
    b ) As far as the Food Aid Convention is concerned , the . Hellenic Republ
         must at the . same time :           ~   •
         - sign and deposit a declaration of provisional application of the
            said Convention ;
         - sign and deposit a declaration of provisional application of the
            protocol for the first extension of the said Convention .
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   c ) Each Member State of the Community which will also have had previous
        ly to acceed to both Conventions , must deposit as soon as possible the
        instruments of accession , in conformity , respectively with articles 7
       and VIII of the protocols , according to its institutional procedures .
       The conclusion of the protocols by the     Community as such will take
       place as soon as all Member States have acceded .
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS .
5 . The extension of the Wheat Trade Convention implies the continuance of
     the Community 's present contributions to the administrative budget of
     the International Wheat Council for a further period of two years be
     ginning on 1 July 1981 .
6 . The extension of the Food Aid Convention implies the maintenance , for
     the same period , of the Community 's obligation to supply , as food aid ,
     a minimum of 1.650.000 tonnes per annum of cereals , distributed between
   . the Community as such and the Member States , in accordance with the
     appropriate decisions of the Council of the EEC .
RECOMMENDATION .
7 . The Council is invited to take a decision concerning the signature and
     the deposit with the depository authority before 15 May 1981 of the
     appropriate legal instruments , the draft texts of which are attached .
 ---pagebreak---                        COUNCIL DECISION
           concerning the signing and the deposit
of a declaration of provisional application of the Protocols
                for the sixth extension of the
                 Wheat Trade Convention , 1971 ,
and for the first extension of the Food Aid Convention , 1980 ,
     constituting the International Wheat Agreement , 1971
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economii
Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof .
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission ,
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HAS DECIDED AS   FOLLOWS  :
                            Sole Article
      The President of the    Council is hereby authorized to designate
the person empowered to sign the declaration of provisional applica
tion of the Protocols for the sixth extension of the Wheat Trade
Convention , 1971 , and for the first extension of the Food Aid Conven
tion , 1980 , constituting the International Wheat Agreement , 1971 , and
to deposit this declaration with the Government of the United States
of America .
      The texts of the Declaration and of the Protocols are annexed to
this Decision .
                              Done at
                                           For the Council
                                            The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                      ANNEX I.
                     DECLARATION OF PROVISIONAL APPLICATION
                             of the Protocols for the
               sixth extension of the Wheat Trade Convention, 1971 ;
           and for the first extension of the Food Aid Convention, 1980 ,
             constituting the International Wheat Agreement , 1971 ,
the texts of which were drawn up by the Conference held for that purpose in
                              London on 6 March 1981
           It will not be possible for the European Economic Community to complete
before 30 June 1981 the institutional accession procedures laid down in Article 7
of the Protocol for the sixth extension of the Wheat Trade Convention , 1971 and
in Article VIII of the Protocol for the first extension of the Food Aid Conven
tion, 1980 .
         . In accordance w*ith Articles 8 and VII of the said Protocols , the . Commu
nity therefore makes this declaration of provisional application of these Proto
cols .  By depositing such a declaration , the Community regards itself to be
 provisionally a party to the Protocols , with all the rights and obligations
which result therefrom , until such time as the Council of the European Commu
 nities shall have taken a final decision on the matter .                       '
                                             .* On behalf of
                                  the Council of the European Communities
 ---pagebreak---                                                                       ANNEX 2
      1981  PROTOCOLS FOR THE SIXTH EXTENSION OF THE
WHEAT TRADE CONVENTION ,    1971 AND THE FIRST EXTENSION OF
               THE FOOD AID CONVENTION , 1980 .
 CONSTITUTING THE INTERNATIONAL WHEAT AGREEMENT , 1971
                            PREAMBLE
            The Conference to establish the texts of the 1981
Protocols for the sixth extension of the Wheat Trade Convention ,           1971
and the first extension of the Food Aid Convention ,        1980
constituting the International Wheat Agreement , 1971
Considering that the International Wheat Agreement of 1949 was
     revised , renewed or extended in 1953 ,      1956 , 1959 , 1962 , 1965 ,
     1966 ,  1967 , 1968 , 1971 , 1974 , 1975 , 1976 , 1978 and 1979 ,
Considering that the International Wheat Agreement , 1971 , consisting
     of two separate legal instruments - the Wheat Trade
     Convention , 1971 , which was further extended by Protocol in
     1979 ; and the Food Aid Convention , 1980 - will expire on
     3D June 1 981 ,
Has established the texts of the 1981       Protocols for the sixth
     extension of the Wheat Trade Convention , 1971 and for the
     first extension of the Food Aid Convention ,        1980 .
                                                                         ;
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                                ARTICLE 3
                                Definition                         *
            Any reference in this Protocol to a " Government " or
" Governments " shall be construed as including a reference to the
European Economic Community ( hereinafter referred to as " the
Community ").   Accordingly , any reference in this Protocol to
" signature " or to the " deposit of instruments of ratification ,
acceptance or approval " or " an instrument of accession " or "a
declaration of provisional application " by a Government shall ,
in the case of the Community , be construed as including
signature or declaration of provisional application on behalf
of the Community by its competent authority and the deposit of
the instrument required by the institutional procedures of the
Community to be deposited for the conclusion of an international
agreement .                        1
                                ARTICLE 4           '
                                  Finance
            The initial contribution of any exporting or
importing member acceding to this Protocol under paragraph ( 1Mb )
of Article 7 thereof , shall be assessed by the Council on the
basis of the votes to be distributed to it and the period
 remaining in the current crop year , but the assessments made
 upon- other exporting ' and importing members for the current crop
 year shall not be altered .    '           " • ' <
                                      ■                             >.
 ---pagebreak---                           ARTICLE 5
                          Signature
           This Protocol shall be open for signature in Washington
from 24 March 1981 until and including 15 May 1981 by Governments of
countries party to the Convention as further extended by the 1979
Protocol , or which are provisionally regarded as party to the
Convention as further extended by the 1979 Protocol , on 6 March 1981 ,
or which are members of the United Nations , of its specialized
agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency , and are
listed in Annex A or Annex B to the Convention .
                          ARTICLE 6
                     h
           Ratification , acceptance or approval
           This Protocol shall be subject 'to ratification , acceptance
or approval by each signatory Government in accordance with its
respective constitutional procedures .   Instruments of ratification ,
acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Government of the
United States of America not later than 30 June 1981 , except that the
Council may grant one or more extensions of time to any signatory
Government that has not deposited its instrument of ratification ,
acceptance or approval by that date .
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                                ARTICLE 7
                                Accession
                                                                \
(1 J ...    This Protocol shall be open for accession
     fa )   until 30 June 1981 by the Government of any member
            listed in Annex A or B to the Convention as of that
            date , except that the Council may grant one or more
          . extensions of time to any Government that has not
            deposited its instrument by that date , and
     (b)    after 30 June 1981 by the Government of any member of
            the United Nations , of its specialized agencies or of
            the International Atomic Energy Agency , upon such
            conditions as the Council considers appropriate by
            not less than two thirds of the votes cast by
            exporting members and two thirds of the votes cast by
            importing members .
(2)         Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an
instrument of accession &ith the Government of the United
States of America .        )
(3)         Where , for the purposes of the operation of the
Convention and this Protocol , reference is made to members
listed in Annex A or B to the Convention , any member the
Government of which has acceded to the Convention on
conditions prescribed by the Council , or to this Protocol in
accordance with paragraph ( 1Kb ) of this Article , shall be
deemed to be listed in the appropriate Annex .
                                                                 /
 ---pagebreak---                           ARTICLE 8
                 Provisional application
           Any signatory Government may deposit with the Government
of the United States of America a declaration of provisional
application of this Protocol .   Any other Government eligible to sign
this Protocol^or whose application for accession is approved by the
Council may also deposit with the Government of the United States of
America a declaration of provisional application .    Any Government
depositing such a declaration shall provisionally apply this Protocol
and be provisionally regarded as a party thereto .
                          ARTICLE 9
                      Entry into force
(1 )       This Protocol shall enter into force on 1 July 1981 if , by
30 June 1981 , Governments representing exporting members which held
at least 60 per cent of the votes set out in Annex A and representing
importing members which held at -least 50 per cent of the votes set
out in Annex B , or would have held such votes on 30 June 1981 if
they had been parties to the Convention on that date , have deposited
instruments of ratification , acceptance , approval or accession , or
declarations of provisional application , in accordance with
Articles 6 , 7 and 8 of this Protocol .
 (2)       If this Protocol does not enter into force in accordance
with paragraph ( 1 ) of this Article , the Governments which have
deposited instruments nf ratification , acceptance , approval or
accession , or declarations of provisional application , may decide by
mutual consent that it shall enter into force among those Governments
that have deposited instruments of ratification , acceptance , approval
or accession , or declarations of provisional application .
 ---pagebreak---                                 ARTICLE - 10
                 Notification by depositary Government
             The Government of the united States of America as the
depositary Government shall notify all signatory and acceding
Governments of each signature , ratification , acceptance , approval ,
provisional application of , and accession to , this Protocol as
well as of each notification and notice received under
Article 27 of the Convention and each declaration and notification
received under Article 28 of the Convention .
                                 ARTICLE 11  .
  . .    '             -                       -S
                     Certified copy of the Protocol
       •   ^
             As soon as possible after the entry into force of this
Protocol , the depositary Government shall send a certified copy
of, this Protocol in the English , French , Russian and Spanish
languages to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for
registration in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of -
the United Nations .     Any amendments to this Protocol shall
likewise be communicated .
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                        ARTICLE   12
         Relationship of Pre amble to Protocol
          This Protocol includes the Preamble to the 1981    Protocols
for the sixth extension of the Whe-at Trade Convention ,  1971 and for
the first extension of the Food Aid Convention , 19fl0 , constituting
the International Wheat Agreement , 1971 .
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned , having been duly
authorized to this effect by their respective Governments or
authorities , have signed this Protocol on the dates appearing
opposite their signatures .
          The texts of this Protocol in the English , French ,
Russian and Spanish languages shall be equally authentic .    The
originals shall be deposited with the Government of the United
States of America , which shall transmit certified copies thereof to
                                                               / •
each signatory and acceding party and to the Executive Secretary of
the Council .
 ---pagebreak---                   1901   PROTOCOL FOR THE FIRST EXTENSION OF
                         THE FOOD AID CONVENTION . 19B0
The parties to this Protocol ,
Considering that the Food Aid Convention . 1980 ( hereinafter referred
       to as " the Convention ") of the International Wheat Agreement .
       1971 expires on 30 June 1901 ,
         I             '
Have agreed as follows :
                                   ARTICLE I
            Extension , expiry and termination of the Convention
              Subject to the provisions of Article -II of this Protocol ,
the Convention shall cohtinue in force between the parties to this
Protocol until 30 June 1983 provided that , if a new agreement
covering food aid enters into force before 30 June 1983 , this
Protocol shall remain in force only until the date of entry into
force of the new agreement .
                                   ARTICLE II
                 Inoperative provisions of the Convention
                                                  %     '
              The following provisions of the Convention shall be deemed
to be inoperative with effect from 1 July 1981 :
     . ( a)   Article -XII
       (b)    Article XVII
       ( c)   paragraph M ) of Article XVITI .,
 ---pagebreak---                                  - 2 -
                              ARTICLE III
                        International food aid
           For the purposes of the operation of the Convention as
extended by this Protocol , any member which has acceded to this
Protocol pursuant to paragraph ( 2 ) of Article VIII of this Protocol
shall be deemed to be listed in paragraph ( 3 ) of Article III of the
Convention , together with its minimum contribution as determined
under the relevant provisions of Article VIII of this Protocol .
                               ARTICLE IV
                               Signature
          This Protocol shall be open for signature in Washington
from 24 March 1981 until and including 15 May 1981 by the Governments
referred to in paragraph ( 3 ) of Article III of the Convention .
                               ARTICLE V
                               Depositary
          The Government of the United States of America shall be
the depositary of this Protocol .
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                              ARTICLE VI
                Ratification » acceptance or approvai .
         This Protocol shall be subject to ratification , acceptance
or approval by each signatory Government in accordance with its
constitutional procedures .   Instruments of ratification , acceptance
or approval shall be deposited with the depositary not later than      .
30 June 1981 , except that the Food Aid Committee under the Convention
( hereinafter referred to as " the Committee ") may grant one or more
extensions of time to any signatory Government that has not deposited    ~
its instrument of ratification , acceptance or approval by that date .
                              ARTICLE VII
                       Provisional application
                                                 '               V '
         Any signatory Government may deposit with the depositary a
declaration of provisional application of this Protocol .    Any such
Government shall provisionally apply this Protocol and be
provisionally regarded as a party thereto .             - .
 ---pagebreak---                                     - 4 -
                                 ARTICLE VIII
                                  Accession
 (1 )       This Protocol shall be open for accession by any
Government referred to in paragraph { 3 ) of Article III of the
Convention that has not signed this Protocol .     Instruments of
accession shall be deposited with the depositary not later than
30 June 1981 , except that the Committee may grant one or more
extensions of time to any Government that has not deposited its
instrument of accession by that date .
( 2)        Once this Protocol has entered into force in accordance
with Article IX of this Protocol , it shall be open for accession
by any Government other than those referred to in paragraph ( 3 ) of
Article III of the Convention , upon such conditions as the Committee
considers appropriate .     Instruments of accession shall be deposited
with the depositary .
( 3)        Any Government acceding to this Protocol under paragraph
( 1 ) or paragraph ( 2 ) of this Article may deposit with the depositary
a declaration of provisional application of this Protocol pending
the deposit of its instrument of accession .     Any such Government
shall provisionally apply this Protocol and be provisionally
regarded as a party thereto .
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                                  ARTICLE IX                    . '      '
                               Entry into force .      ' •       * > ' '
   (1)        This Protocol shall enter into force on 1 July 1981 , if by
   30 June 1981 the Governments referred to in paragraph C3 ) of
   Article III of the Convention have deposited instruments of
   ratification , acceptance , approval or accession , or declarations
; of provisional application , and provided that the 1981 Protocol 'for
   the sixth extension of- the Wheat Trade Convention , 1971 , or a new
 v Wheat Trade Convention replacing it , is in force .
   (2)        Tf this Protocol does . not enter into force in accordance
   with paragraph ( 11 of this Article , the Governments which have
   deposited instruments of ratification , acceptance , approval or
   accession , or declarations of provisional' application , may decide
   by unanimous consent that it shall enter into force among themselves
   provided that the 1981 Protocol ;for the sixth extension of the
   Wheat Trade Convention , 1971 , or a new Wheat Ti-ade Convention
   replacing it , is in force , or may take whatever other action
   they consider the situation requires .
                  >  -,         y ARTICLE X                 ' .
                               -, Durotion     •                 "
              This Protocol shall remain in force until and including
   30 June 1983 , provided that the 1981 Protocol for the sixth extension
   of the Wheat Trade Convention , 1971 , or a new Wheat Trade Convention
   replacing it , remains in force, until and' including that date .
 ---pagebreak---                                ARTICLE XI
                              Authentic texts
          The tsxts of this Protocol in the English , French ,
Russian and Spanish languages shall all be equally authentic .
The originals shall be deposited in the archives of the depositary ,
which shall transmit certified copies thereof to each signatory and
acceding Government . x
                               ARTICLE XII
                  Relationship of Preamble to Protocol
                      >
          This Protocol includes the Preamble to the 1981 Protocols
for the sixth extension of the" International Wheat Agreement , 1971 .
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned , having been duly
authorized to this effect by their respective Governments or
authorities , have signed this Protocol on the dates appearing
opposite their signatures . '                 /
 ---pagebreak---        The Secretary of State presents his compliments
to Their Excellencies , Messieurs and . Mesdames the
Chiefs of Mission of the Governments concerned with
 the Protocols for the Sixth' Extension of • the . Wheat
Trade Convention , 1971 , and the First Extension of
 the Food Aid Convention , '1980 , constituting the Inter
national Wheat Agreement , 1371 , which together with a
common Preamble , were - established by a Conference " of
Governments convened at London on March 6 , 1981 , for
 the extension of these two Conventions .
       In performance of the deposi tarv duties of the
Government of the United States of America , the
 Secretary of State' has the honor to inform the.- Chiefs
 of Miss Ion thai, the Protocol for the Sixth Extension "
'of the Wheat Trade Convention , 1971 ^ and the Protocol
 for the Firsc Extension of the Food Aid Convent ion ,
 1980 , will be . opened for signature at the Department
 of State on March 24 , 1981 , remining open for
 signature until and including May 15 , 1981 .
       According to Article 5 of the Protocol for the ,
 Sixth Extension of the Wheat Trade Convention , 1971 ,
 the Protocol shall be open to signature by Governments
 of countries party to the Convention as further
 ---pagebreak--- extended by the 1979 Protocol , or which are provision
ally regarded as party to the Convention ,- as further
extended by the 1979 Protocol , on March 6 , 1981 , or
which are members of the United Nations , of its
specialized agencies or of the International Atomic
Energy Agency , and are listed in Annex A or Annex B
to the Wheat Trade Convention .
     Article IV of the Protocol for the First Extension
of the Food Aid Convention , 1980 , provides that the
                              ■*
                                            J
Protocol shall be open for signature by the Governments
                                            I*
listed or deemed to be listed in paragraph ( 3 ) of
Article III of the Convention , namely , Argentina ,
Australia , Austria , Canada , Finland , Japan , Spain ,
Sweden , Switzerland and the United States of America ,
and by the European Economic Community and its member
States .
 ---pagebreak---      The Protocols will be open for signature at the
Department of State .    Appointments to sign may . be made
with the Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for
Treaty Affairs , by telephoning the Treaty Depositary
Officer , Mrs. Genevieve Bell , on 632-3021 .  Full Powers
will be necessary for . signature and should specify
whether one or both of the Protocols are to be signed .
Telegraphic signing authorization will . be accepted in
place of Full Powers , if assurance is given that the
Full Powers are being . sent or will be sent later .
The Full Powers or telegraphic signing authorization
may be presented at the time of signature .
     The Secretary of State would be grateful if the
Chiefs of Mission would forward this information to
their respective Governments at their earliest
convenience .
Department of State ,
                                               m
     Washi-ngtori , March 10 , 1981 .


title: DECISION OF THE COUNCIL concerning the opening of negotiations with the Arab Republic of Egypt for the conclusion of an agreement for the supply of agricultural products.

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ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (75) 456
Vol. 1975/0171
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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
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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 OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                   1
                                           Brus sels , Ist August 1975
                                           COM(75)456 final
                                   i
                 /         ;
                       DECISION OP THE COUNCIL
      concerning the opening of negotiations with the Arab Republic
      of Egypt  for the conclusion of an agreement for the supply
      of agricultural products . ,
                              ;
 ---pagebreak---                                 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . In view of the situation on world markets for agricultural products ,
    the Egyptian authorities recently approached the Commission to explore
    the possibilities of meeting part of their food requirements under
    stable conditions .
2 . On the occasion m question the Egyptian Government gave notice of its
    intention to conclude medium- or long-term agreements whereby it would
    undertake to import given quantities of food products on given price
    conditions .
    For each of the products listed below the commitments in question may
    be summarized in practical terms as follows :
                 -cereals           :  1,000,000 t per year for three years ,
                                       including at least 200.000 t of flour
                 -v;hite sugar      :  75.000 t per year for three years
                 -beef and veal     :  11,000 t per year of frozen meat for three
                                       years , including approximately 1.000 t of
                                       corned beef
                 -milk products     t  10.000 t per year of skimmed-milk powder
                                       for two years through commercial transactions
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                2.
                          • 10.000 t of skimmed-milk powder for one year at
                            reduced price under a "social programme"
                          • 3.000 t per year of certain types of cheese for two
                            years .
    Moreover , the Egyptian Government has also shown interest in importing from
    the Community milk product substitutes for use as animal feed . In practical
    terms this would involve purchasing in the first year at least 5«000 t of
    these products , in which a substantial proportion of dried milk would "be
     incorporated .
3 , Having examined the proposals of the Egyptian authorities , the Commission
     considers that it is not possible to meet all their requests . However , in
    view of the present and foreseeable trend of Community production and con
     sumption of the products in question , and thus of export availabilities ,
    it vrould seem desirable for the Community to conclude an agreement on the
     lines indicated in the draft directives in annex. It should also be empha
     sized that the early conclusion of an agreement of this nature would consti
    tute a positive step in the development of the Community 's relations with
    Egypt .
4 . For all the above reasons the Commission recommends to the Council that      it
    be authorised to open negotiations for the conclusion of an agreement with
                        #
    Egypt for the supply of certain food products , in accordance with the direc
    tives annexed hereto .
                                         *
                                     *       *
     It is to be expected that in the negotiations the Egyptian authorities will
     lay particular stress on their desire to obtain increased supplies of certain
     products , especially cereals , in the form of food aid ; they will also be
     eager to establish financial and technical cooperation with the Community
 ---pagebreak---                                                                          3.
for developing production in Egypt 's agriculture and fisheries sectors
so as to ensure that the domestic market is better supplied ,
- As regards food aid it should be noted that aid supplied by the Community
and its Member States has declined considerably in recent years . The Commission
considers that in view of the economic and social conditions still obtaining
in Egypt the Community should give an assurance that any additional requests
submitted by the Egyptian Government for increased Community food aid , in
particular in the form of cereals , will be examined with all due care .
- On the subject of financial and technical cooperation for specific pro
jects , it should be possible for the Community to agree  to these matters
being examined within the framework of the projected economic and trade
cooperation agreement between the European Economic Community and Egypt ,
exploring in particular the possibility of setting up joint ventures .
 ---pagebreak---                           DECISION OF THE COUNCIL
            concerning the opening of negotiations with the Arab
            Republic of Egypt for the conclusion of an agreement
            for the supply of agricultural products
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in
particular Article 113 thereof ;
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission ;
Whereas the Egyptian Government has proposed that outline agreements be
negotiated between the European Economic Community and Egypt for the supply
of agricultural products ; whereas the conditions for the opening of such
negotiations have now been met ,
HAS DECIDED :
                                 Sole Article
The Commission is authorized to open negotiations with the Arab Republic
of Egypt to seek an agreement for the supply of agricultural products on
the basis of the directives adopted by the Council on               and
 ---pagebreak--- annexed to this Decision , subject to any further directives .
The Commission shall conduct the negotiations in consultation with the
Special Committee provided for in Article 113 of the Treaty , which shall
assist it in this task . ,
                                    Pone at              . on
                                       For the Council
                                         The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                            ANNEX
                  DRAFT DIRECTIVES FOR THE NEGOCIATION OF
                  OUTLINE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN EGYPT AND THE
                        EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
The objective of the agreement would be to ensure for given periods guaranteed
supplies to Efeypt of certain agricultural products from the Community#
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
For all the products covered by the outline agreements , the European Economic
Community would guarantee to the Egyptian Government that the products in
question would be available for the duration of the agreement and in accordance
with the delivery periods determined jointly by the two parties# In return the
Egyptian Government would undertake to import the corresponding quantities
following the same timetable#
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONCLUSION AND IMPL MENTATION OF   OUTLINE PRODUCT
AGREEMENTS
For each of the products listed below , the two parties would agree to conclude
an outline agreement incorporating obligations and rules adopted jointly and
detailed hereunder#
1#   Cereals
( a) Quantities
The Egyptian Government would undertake to import and the European Economic
Community to supply for the 1975-76 marketing year a quantity of approximately
1 million t of wheat or wheat flour - including at least 200 000 t of flour -
meeting the traditional specifications for European exports to Egyptian markets
 ---pagebreak--- ("b ) Price conditions and, timetable for delivery
The 1975-76 marketing year would "begin on 1 August 1975 * The plan would be for
a quantity equivalent to two-thirds of the total commitments to "be delivered by
1 March 1976 * In any event the Egyptian Government would undertake to accept at
least 50 ^ of this quantity during the reference period in question , and the
remainder should be imported in the six months following 1 February 1976#
The two parties would agree to take all appropriate measures to enable traders
to carry out their wheat dealings within a price bracket comprising a minimum of
US ^ 120 and a maximum of US f> 175 *
Hie price of the flour would be determined by reference to the price of the wheat ,
with account being taken of the technical specifications of the two products#
2•    White sugar
( a) Quantity and timetable for delivery
The Egyptian Government would undertake to import and the European Economic
Community to supply each year , for a three-year period beginning on 1 July 1975» " j
quantites of white sugar equivalent to 75 000 t •
The delivery period for the first year of the agreement would commence on
1 October 1975 *
(b ) Price conditions
The two parties would agree that during the three-year period purchases on the
Community market should be made within a bracket where the minimum and the maximum
correspond respectively to the Community intervention price and target price levels
expressed fob Community .                                                             I
For the current marketing year , the bracket comprising the fob target and inter
vention prices is between 336*5 and 320.5 u.a . per t .
3.    Frozen beef and veal and corned beef                                          j
( a ) Quantities
The Egyptian Government would undertake to import and the European Economic
Community to supply fop the 1975-76 marketing year approximately 11 000 t of the
frozen beef and veal and corned beef, including approximately 1 000 t of corned
beef .
 ---pagebreak--- Frozen meat exported to Egypt would have to me meat from animal> not more than
three years old , exported in the form of compensated quarters meeting the
traditional specifications for European exports of meat to Egypt#
 (b ) Price conditions and timetable for delivery
The Egyptian Government and the European Economic Community would take all
appropriate steps to ensure that the frozen beef and veal could be exported
to Efeypt by private firms within a price bracket comprising a minimum of US      800
and a maximum of US $ 85O per t •
The marketing year would begin on 1 August 1975 *
4#    Milk products
The two parties would agree to conclude long-term outline agreements in respect
of the following products : skimmed-milk ( 10 000 t ), butter and butteroil
( 10 000 t ) and cheese (3 000 t)#
( a) Skimmed-milk powder
The two parties would agree to establish a two fold programme for skimmed-milk
powder imports to Egypt :
(i)    a long-term outline agreement for imports , spread over two years and covering
       10 000 t of skimmed-milk powder for human consumption , at fob prices within a
       bracket ranging between a minimum of $ 630 per t and a maximum of     650 per
       t# It is understood that these products would be of top quality ( for
       intervention) ;
( ii ) the second programme is set out in detail in the chapter of the agreement
       relating to food aid .
(b ) Cheese
The i^yptian Government would undertake to import from the European Economic
Community an annual quantity of 3 000 t of cheese of the Cheddar , Gouda and
Edam type for two years#
The European Economic Community would take all appropriate steps to ensure that
the offer prices for export to the Egyptian market are within the bracket
& 1 000 - 1 I50 per t for the quantity indicated#
It is understood that in dealings with E&ypt the target and intervention prices
may under no circumstances be affected either by export refunds or by levies#
                                    - 3 -                                         ./
 ---pagebreak--- MILK PRODUCT SUBSTITUTES FOR USE AS ANIMAL PEED
In order to meet part of the requirements of the Egyptian market , the
European Economic Community would undertake for the first year of the
Agreement to deliver at least 5«000 t of milk product substitutes for
use as animal feed .
The composition of these products would normally he approximately 50 $
dried milk , 15 ^ powdered whey , 20 fo vegetable oils and fats , plus minerals
and proteins of various origins .
 ---pagebreak--- V. FOOD AID
   ( a)       In view of the general economic situation in Egypt as regards
        food, the Community should be able to indicate its intention to
        examine with the utmost care the Egyptian Government 's additional
        requests for an increase in Community food aid to Egypt , in particu
        lar in the form of cereals .
   (b)        Programme for the supply of skimmed-milk powder
              Furthermore , the two parties would agree to establish a one-
        year " social programme " for the supply of 10 000 t of skimmed-milk
        powder.
                                                                                1
              Supplies under this programme would be conditional upon the
        introduction by the Egyptian Government of a specific scheme for free
        distribution to those in need .
              The Community would undertake to charge a price of    350 fob per t .
              Following their purchase by the Egyptian Government , the supplies
        would reach Egypt via humanitarian organizations designated by the
        Egyptian Government .
              At the request of the Egyptian authorities , deliveries under this
        programme could be made at the rate of up to 1 000 t per month .
                                  - 5 -


title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ON THE STAND TO BE ADOPTED BY THE COMMUNITY AT THE INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS ON THE AMENDMENT OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ARRANGEMENT ON GUIDELINES FOR OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED EXPORT CREDITS (presented by the Commission to the Council)

text:
ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (80) 330
Vol. 1980/0119
 ---pagebreak--- Disclaimer
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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
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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
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27.9.2003, p. 1), this file is open to the public. Where necessary, classified documents in this
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Februar 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen
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(ABI. L 243 vom 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit
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der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.
 ---pagebreak---                                                                   COM ( 80 ) 330 final
     COMMISSION                                                   Brussels , 16 June 1980
        OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                                              FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
    General Secretariat
                                   RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
                           ON THE STAND TO BE ADOPTED BY THE COMMUNITY AT THE
                             INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS ON THE AMENDMENT OF
                          CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ARRANGEMENT ON GUIDELINES
                                   FOR OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED EXPORT CREDITS
                               ( presented by the Commission to the Council )
                 C0M(80 ) 330 final
 ---pagebreak---                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.      By adopting its decision of 5 May 1980 on the Community stand at
the international negotiations . on the amendment of the Arrangement on
Guidelines for Officially Supported Export Credits , the Council enabled
the Community , which participates as such in the Arrangement , to play
an active part in the negotiations between the Participants which were
held from 12 to 14 May .
The outcome of this was an agreement to raise the minimum interest rates
in the Consensus by 0.75% for rich ( Category I ) and intermediate
( Category II ) countries and by 0.25% for poor countries ( Category III ),
with effect from 1 July .
2.      This does not mean the negotiations are complete , since the Participants
also agreed to continue talks aimed at reaching a mutually acceptable
solution covering all aspects of the Consensus by 1 December .
In this connection , it should be noted that :
  ( i ) the Community 's negotiating directives called for adaptations to
        other provisions of the Consensus as well , some dealing with financial
        aspects ( the minimum level of cash payments , financing of local costs ,
        maximum repayment terms ), and others aimed at including in the
        Arrangement provisions covering sectors hitherto excluded from its
        scope ( nuclear power stations , agricultural products and methane
        tankers );
( ii ) the report submitted on 24 April by Mr Wallen , Chairman of the meeting
        of Participants , which deals exclusively with the structure and
        trend of interest rates , concludes that in view of the rigid nature
        of the current grid of interest rates laid down in the Consensus and
        the divergence of interest rates on the markets of the different
        currencies , there is a need to move towards a mew system based
 ---pagebreak---         either on uniform rates which can be revised in accordance with
        certain criteria , or on rates which are differentiated according
        to the currency concerned ;  the United States , Canadian , Austrian
        and Swiss delegations have already come down in favour of the
        second approach
Although the lastest downward swing in interest rates ( e.g._ the four
point fall in the US short-term prime rate ) and the relatively modest
increases ( 0.75% or 0.25% depending on the category of country ) adopted
on the basis of the Community 's proposals have done something to mitigate
the impatience of and pressure from those delegations cabling for a
" revision " of the Consensus , the Community must still define its position
as regards the alternative " models " put forward by Mr Wallen .
3.      As far as the intrinsic merits of Mr Wal.Len 's suggestions are concerned ,
given the liberal economic tradition to which all industrialized Consensus
Participants claim allegiance , economic logic alone would appear to make
the differential-rate system undoubtedly the most appealing intellectually .
This solution combines the merits of :
  ( i ) truthfulness , in that the Participants 1 interest-rate commitment
        would be directly related to the rates in force on the medium-term
        market for each currency , thus putting an end to the current gap
        between domestic and export interest rates ;
( ii ) transparency and discipline , in that the commitments of each Participant
        would be clearly recognized whatever the medium-term interest rate
        relating to its own currency ;  and incidentally , those national
        treasuries which under the current system end( up subsidizing export
        interest rates by one means or other would be relieved of what is
        a not inconsiderable burden on the national budget .
 ---pagebreak--- 4.       But on the purely practical level , a number of objections' to such
a " radical " system have already been raised by some Participants :
    ( i ) the choice of the basic rates to be taken as indicators is not
    *
          always simple and straightforward :   in cases where there is no
          " medium-term rate ", the Wallen report advocates using the rate
          for national bonds of equivalent maturity , but even this " market "
          does not exist in all countries , and in addition it has just lately
          been possible to detect a"flight"of capital' from this " market " to
          others which offer a higher return .
          The same objection could doubtless be made of a uniform mobile system
          but here it would be nullified to the extent that the Consensus rates
          would be the result of a weighted average in which any approximations
          would be amalgamated .
  ( ii ) The availability of the different currencies :    so long as not all
          currencies are freely and equally accessible , if the Consensus laid
          down a different rate for each currency there would be no guarantee
          of equality for exporters ;
( iii ) In a differentiated , periodically-adjustable system the problem of
          " prior commitments " would become somewhat complicated as a result
          of any changes in the relationship bet.ween currencies and their
          respective rates , thus further complicating matching procedures .
In short , the main drawback of the differential-rate system would appear
to be its complexity and the resultant operational difficulties .       One
might also point out en passant that the rationale on which this proposal
                                                        »
is based , i.e. that in a market system the price of different goods and
services should be determined by the law of supply and demand , is not
wholly borne out in practice , as the majority       of governments are in
 ---pagebreak--- fact increasingly intervening , particularly through the central banks ,
in the operation of the money , capital and exchange markets , for
varying reasons :  to support currency , combat inflation , or simply to
stimulate or damp down the general economy .
  «
5.    It is worth noting that the initial version of the Wallen report put
forward four rather than two possible solutions , the third .and fourth
being combinations ( which could be multiplied) . These were later dropped ,
but are mentioned here because one of the possible variants was a system
of multiple rates applying to groups of currencies .    Although it was
probably not what the author had in mind , it is possible ..to 'feel that a
variant offering a differential-rate system with the Community committed
to a single rate based on that resulting from the ECU might have been
both relatively logical and distinctly attractive politically from the
Community 's point of view .
At a time when the Community has launched the EMS and is attempting to
bring about a convergence of Member States' economic and exchange rate
policies , it would have been logical - for the Community 's commitment
under the Consensus to have been based on a weighted interest rate
reflecting the ECU weighting .  At the very least one might have argued
that the Community should not commit itself externally to a system which
would perpetuate divergences , while endeavouring internally to bring
about a convergence .
Depending on future progress in the alignment of economic and monetary
policies , the approach indicated above might merit closer consideration .
6.   Granting that the present system is probably too rigid , since it
requires a formal consensus by the Participants tQ modify the minimum
interest rates , the Community should therefore logically opt for a system
of uniform mobile rates .
 ---pagebreak---                                 - 5 -
The main advantage of such a system , which could be revised upwards or
downwards , would be to prevent the Consensus rates being blocked by a
failure to reach agreement while market rates were again rising or
falling , and thus to avoid unnecessarily hard or tense negotiations .
The automatic adjustment should be based on a weighting of currencies in
accordance with the SDR weighting ( as suggested in the Wallen report ),
with a one-year interval , to avoid a rapid serie's of modifications leading
to unnecessary complications in the administration of the sy.stem .
7.    This Community negotiating position naturally implies that the other
Community proposals on other points , presented to the Participants on
12 May , should be maintained and negotiated at the same time .
                                                    »
 ---pagebreak---                         Recommendation for a
                         COUNCIL DECISION
      on the stand to be adopted by the Community at the ..international
      negotiations on the amendment of certain provisions of the
      Arrangement on Guidelines for Officially Supported Export Credits
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 from the Commission ,
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas it is necessary to draw up directives on the stand to be adopted
by the Community at the international negotiations on the amendment
of the Arrangement on Guidelines for Officially Supported Export Credits ,
HAS DECIDED AS  FOLLOWS :
                          Sole Article
At the international negotiations on the amendment of the Arrangement
on Guidelines for Officially Supported Export Credits , the Commission
shall put forward the Community 's position in accordance with the
directives contained in the Annex .
The Commission shall act in consultation with the Special Committee
provided for in Article 113 of the Treaty , which shall assist it in
its work .
                                                Done at Brussels           1980
                                                Far the Council
                                                The Président
 ---pagebreak---                                                                         ANNEX
              Negotiating directives on the amendment of the
             Arrangement on Guidelines for Officially
              Supported Export Credits
Without prejudice to the negotiating directives adopted by the
Decision of 6 May 1980 relating to cash payments , local costs , maximum
repayment terms and certain sectors , the Commission should suggest to
the other      Participants the following amendments to the structure of
the minimum interest rate grid .          ( These amendments are largely based on
the " uniform mobile matrix " formula put forward by Mr Wallen in
document TD / Consensus / 80 . 9 of 24 April 1980 , in particular para . 14
et seq . ) :
(a)    The basic minimum interest rate should be determined by reference
       to the average monthly market interest rates for the Participants'
       currencies .    By these interest rates are meant the yields on the
       secondary market of Government or public-sector bonds and the
       average of these rates should be weighted in accordance with the
       share of the Participants' currencies in the . Special Drawing Rights
       ( SDRs ).  ( See TD / Consensus / 80 . 9 , Annex I of 24 April 1.980 );
(b)    on the basis of the basic minimum interest rate as specified in ( a ),
       selective minimum interest rates should be determined according to
       the category to which the purchasing country belongs ;
( c ) a mechanism should be worked out for automatically adjusting the
      basic minimum interest rate annually / by reference to the weighted
      average of interest rates during the six months preceding each
      adjustment /;
                                                                               ./.
 ---pagebreak---                               - 2 -
(d) in the Arrangement should ±>e included a procedure relating to the
    date of entry into force of each change in rates , to prior
    commitments as resulting from these successive changes and to
    methods of aligning on such prior commitments ;
(e) in the same way , a special procedure should be devisedfor commit
    ments entered into before the date when the amended guidelines
    resulting from the negotiations come into force ,, commitments which
    should not in any case be affected by the said amendments .


Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an agreement with the United States of America on the protection and mutual recognition of certain spirit drinks


title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Mali for the supply of grain sorghum and maize as food aid (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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Vol. 1973/0119
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européenne et de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (JO L 43 du 15.2.1983,
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Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as
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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.
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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 OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                          COM(73)589 final
                                                          Brussels , 16 April 1973
                      RECOMMENDATION TOR A. COUNCIL DECISION
         on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Economic
              Community and the Republic of Mali for the supply of
                         /grain sorghum and. maize as food aid
                 ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
COMC73 589 final
                                                                            /
                                                                          /
 ---pagebreak---                  t
                                                   COM(73) 589-E final
                   \
                    \
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Econoraio Community ,
and in particular Articles 113, 114 and 228* thereof ;
Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission ;
Whereas the European Economio Community has deposited a declaration of
provisional application of the Pood Aid Convention of 1971 ? whereas that
Convention has "been in force since 1 July 1971 »
Whereas "by letter of 13 November 1972 the Republio of Senegal submitted a
request for emergency food aid ;
Whereas the adverse climatic conditions experienced by the Republic of
Senegal have appreciably reduced its grain supplies ; whereas that oountry
should therefore be granted a gift of 8 555 metric tons of oereals under
the Community Pood Aid Programme for 1971/72 ;
HAS DECIDED THATs
                              Article 1
On behalf of the European Economic Community an Agreement , the text
whereof is annexed hereto , shall be conoluded between the European
Economic Community and the Republio of Senegal for the supply of cereals
as food aid .                                                        '
 ---pagebreak---                 1                                  COM(73 ) 589-E final
                  \
                  \
                           Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate those who
are to sign the Agreement f and to confer on them the requisite powers
to bind the Community.
Done at Brussels .               19-– •
                                                   For the Council
                                                   The President
 ---pagebreak---                                       COM(73 ) 589-E final
    I
               AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND
          THE REPUBLIC OP SENEGAL
  ' FOR THE SUPPLY OP CEREALS AS POOD AID
 ---pagebreak---                                                 COM(73 ) 589-E final
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
                                                   of the one part .
THE GOVERNMENT OP THE REPUBLIC OP SENEGAL ,
                                                 of the other part ,
HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have
designated as their plenipotentiaries :
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THE GOVERNMENT OP THE REPUBLIC OP SENEGAL :
WHO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
 ---pagebreak---                                                       COM(73) 5Ô9-E final
                             Article I
As part of its Pood Aid Programme (Cereals ) for 1971/72 , the European
Economic Community shall supply 4 000 metrio tons of grain sorghum and
4 555 metric tons of common wheat as a gift to the Republic of Senegal ,
hereinafter referred to as the "country of destination" .
                             Article II
Deliveries will be made cif to ports of unloading in" the country of
destination in new jute sacks of a net capacity of 50 kg each .
                              Article III
The obligations and responsibilities of the European Economic Community
and of the country of destination relating to delivery and the taking of
delivery are defined in the Annex which forms an integral part of this
Agreement •
                              Article IV
The oountry of destination undertakes to make all necessary arrangements for
the transport and insurance of the goods from the ports of unloading to
the places of destination .                                        v
                              Article V
 The country of destination undertakes to use for purposes of consumption
the goodd received as aid and to distribute them free of charge to people
 in need . However , the country of destination is authorized , where the
 needs of the people concerned justify it , to exchange locally all or part
                                                                        ψ
 of the common wheat supplied as aid for maize or grain sorghum or tj sell
 the said wheat in order to use the money obtained from the sale to purohase
 maize or grain sorghum on the most advantageous terms available in the
 local market .
                              Article VI
 The European Economic Community shall grant to the country of destination
 a fixed amount by way of contribution towards the costs incurred by that
 country in transporting the goods from the ports of unloading to the
 places of destination.
 ---pagebreak---                                                    COM(73 ) 589-E final
This amount shall be 10 units of aooount per metric ton of goods
delivered .                                  .
The Community undertakes to pay this as soon as possible after receipt "by
the Commission of the information required under the first indent of
Artiole IX .
                           Article VII
The Contracting Parties undertake to implement this Agreement in such
manner as to avoid all detriment to the normal structure of domestio
production and international trade . To this end they shall take any
measures required to ensure that aid supplies are in addition to t and do
not replace , business transactions which might reasonably be expeoted
to take plaoe in the absence of such supplies .
                           Article VIII
The country of destination shall take all suoh measures as are requisite
to prevent :
– the re-export of the product received as aid and of products and
  by-products obtained from such supplies ;
– the export , commercially or otherwise , within six months of the last
  delivery, either of the locally obtained produot , being of the same
  kind as that received as aid , or of any product or by-produot obtained
  from it .
                                                                     /
                                                                       9
                           Article IX
The country of destination undertakes to inform the European Eoonomio
Community as to how this Agreement is implemented . To this end , it shall
provide the Commission of the European Communities with the following
information :                                      ^
 ---pagebreak---                                                   COM(73 ) 589-E final
      ( i ) not more than thirty days after unloading of each consignment :
              the ports and dates of arrival of the vessel ; nature , quantity
             and quality of the goods unloaded ; date on which unloading was
           . completed ;
    ( ii ) every three months until the quantities received as aid have
             "been fully used : a progress report specifying, in particular ,
             the number and type of recipients , the quantities distributed ,
             and the place and method of distribution *
                                   Article X .
The Contracting Parties shall at the request of either of them , consult
each other concerning any questions touching the implementation of this
Agreement .            .                   ,,
                                   Article XI
This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Danish , Dutch , English ,
French , German and Italian languages , each of these texts being equally
authentic .
 ---pagebreak---                                                      COM(73 ) 589-E final
               Annex referred to in Article III of "the Agreement
                               Article 1
Delivery shall be treated as taking place and the risks shall pass from the
European Economic Community to the country of destination at the moment
when the goods are verified as being actually present in the ship , s hold
at the port of unloading.
The country of destination shall "bear all costs arising after delivery
of the goods has taken place , including unloading costs (such as
shifting, hoisting, reception) and any lighterage costs .
Any demurrage costs or any dispatch money at the port of shipment shall
be payable respectively by or to the recipient country. The rates and
terms applicable thereto laid down in the contract between the authorized
agent of the Community provided for in Article 5 and the carrier shall
have been agreed upon in advance by the said agent and the receiving
agent of the country of destination provided for in Article
                               Article 2
The European Economic Community shall , as soon as possible after the goods
have been loaded , notify the country of destination of the name of the
ship , the date of loading, the quantity and quality of the goods as
recorded on shipment , and the port of unloading.
                               Article 3                                 »
The European Economic Community shall inform the country of destination
of the expected date of arrival of the ship at the port of unloading
at least 10 clear days before that date .
                                                                          /
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The European Economic Community shall cause to "be inserted in the oharter
party a clause requiring the captain to inform the oountry of destination ,
at least 12 hours in advance , of the estimated date of arrival of the
ship in port .
                                Article 4
                                                     *•
On delivery of the goods a toleranoe of 5> less than the quantity to "be
supplied under Article I of the Agreement shall be allowed .
      *
                               Article 5
Por purposes of the implementation of the provisions of this Annex the
European Economic Community shall appoint an agent , whose name and address
it shall in good time communicate to the country of destination .
The country of destination shall appoint a receiving agent in each port
of unloading, whose name and address it shall oommunicate to the European
Economio Community before the Agreement is implemented .


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      COMMISSION                                                    Brussels , 25th February 1980
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    General Secretariat
                                       RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
                                 AUTHORISING THE COMMISSION TO NEGOCIATE WITH BOLIVIA
                                         AN AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN TEXTILES
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                     COM ( 80 ) 73 final
 ---pagebreak---                   EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 In December 1977 the Council, approved the results of the textile
 negotiations between the Community and third countries and ( inter
 alia )   :
 a)     provided that where necessary appropriate arrangements could
        be negotiated with new supplier countries ,
 b)     established global limits on certain 'sensitive' textile products ,
        including cotton yarn ,
 c)     approved the signature of the Protocol of renewal of the Arrange
        ment regarding International Trade in Textiles ( 'MFA' ) subject to
       a letter of acceptance containing a reservation limiting Community
       adherence to the MFA to countries with whom a bilateral agreement
        was negotiated .
On 28 July 1978 Bolivia signed the MFA ( subject to ratification ) and
on 19 July 1979 formally requested negotiations with the Community for
a bilateral textile agreement .
Though imports from Bolivia remain relatively small that country confirmed
in preparatory talks that following industrial development it now has
production capacity in cotton yarn .     As a result it hopes to supply up
to 18,500 tonnes of cotton yarn to the Community in the period 1980-1984 ,
creating a temporary export market to earn foreign exchange whilst
domestic demand develops in Bolivia .
The 113 Committee of the Council has been fully informed of the back
ground and progress of these preparatory talks .
The Commission feels that the absence of past yarn imports from Bolivia
makes it at present      impossible  to offer yarn quotas for future trade
to a new supplier at a time when restrictions are being strictly applied
to other well-established trading partners .
However a bilateral agreement with no quotas initially, but the
subsequent right to request them ( similar to the agreements with Haiti
 ---pagebreak--- and Guatemala ) appears desirable . This would ensure security for
Community industry in the future and maintain equitable relations
with other MFA supplier countries .
At the same time it would permit textile imports from Bolivia to
benefit under the generalised preferences scheme so that any
future quotas would reflect actual trade on a fair comparison with
other developing countries .
The Commission therefore recommends the Council to adopt the draft
decision attached authorising the opening of negotiations with
Bolivia to conclude an agreement without initial quotas with a
right for the Community to negotiate them later .
 ---pagebreak---                       Recommendation for a
                      Council  Decision ,
                      authorising the Commission to
                      negotiate with Bolivia an agreement on
                      trade in texti les
                                                                         «
  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 proposal from the Commission;
 Whereas the Council in December 1977 established global limits for imports
                                                           I
 of cotton yarn, envisaged agreements with new textile suppliers to the
 Community, and authorised signature of the Protocol renewing the Arrangement
 regarding International Trade in Textiles ( 'MFA *);
 Whereas Bolivia has also become a member of the MFA , and has requested
 negotiation of a bilateral agreement on textile trade with the Community;
 Whereas, both for the protection of Community producers and the maintenance
of orderly and equitable textiles trade relations with other non-member countries ,
it is desirable to negotiate such an agreement ;
HAD DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                               SOLE ARTICLE
The Commission 1s hereby authorized to negotiate with Bolivia an agreement on
trade in textile products .
The Commission shall conduct the      negotiations 1n consultation with the
Special Committee provided for in Article 1 T5 of the Treaty in accordance
with the directives contained : in the Annex .
Done at Brussels ,
                                           For the Council
                                          Président
 ---pagebreak---                                 ANNEX
                        NEGOTIATING DIRECTIVE
 Bilateral textile agreement lasting until 31 December 1982 similar to
 that with other textile supplier countries in the same export situation
 as Bolivia ( 1 )/ with no quotas initially but with provisions whereby
new quotas can be introduced at the request of the Community .
( 1 ) Such agreements have been negotiated with Haiti , Guatemala , Uruguay
      Indonesia and Bangladesh