title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION authorizing the Commission to open negotiations with a view to concluding an agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra (presented by the Commission)

text:
ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (88) 744
Vol. 1988/0245
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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  COM ( 88 ) 744 final
                                                  Brussels , 12  December 1988
                                 RECOMMENDATION FOR A
                                COUNCIL DECISION
  authorizing the Commission to open negotiations with a view to concluding
  an agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European
  Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra
                     (presented by the Commission )
                                           <1
 ---pagebreak---                   ANNEXE  PETITES ET MOYENNES ENTREPRISES
Les négociations projetées seront sans effet sur La situation des
Petites et Moyennes Entreprises de La Communauté .
 ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . It was stated in the Joint Declaration on future trade arrangements with
Andorra annexed to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal to the European
Communities that within two years of the entry into force of the Act of
Accession an arrangement governing trade relations between the Community and
Andorra and replacing the national arrangements at present in force would be
finalized .
2.  The Commission has in the meantime contacted the staff of the two Co-Princes
the President of the French Republic and the Bishop of Urgel , and also the
French and Spanish administrations . Certain substantive and procedural problems
have been clarified as a result .
3 . The Delegation of the Principality of Andorra presented a memorandum to
the Commission on 15 July of this year requesting that negotiations be
opened between Andorra and the Community ( Annex 2 ).
4 . In the light of the foregoing , the Commission has drawn up draft directives
for negotiations with Andorra . Two main concerns underlie these directives ,
namely the removal of the disparities and points of incompatibility between
the national arrangements at present applied to Andorra and Community law ,
for the purpose of replacing them by uniform Community arrangements . The
second concern is the need to take the specific nature of Andorra 's situation
into account so as to safeguard its economic and commercial interests .
5.  The Commission proposes to the Council :
     i.  that the Commission be authorized to open negotiations with the
         Principality of Andorra with a view to concluding an agreement
         in the form of an exchange of letters ;
    ii . that the attached negotiating directives be adopted .
 ---pagebreak---                                 DRAFT DECISION
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 ,
Whereas it is stated in the Joint Declaration on future trade arrangements
with Andorra , annexed to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal , that
an arrangement governing trade relations between the Community and Andorra
will be finalized within two years of the entry into force of the Act of
Accession and that it will replace the national arrangements at present in
force ;
Whereas in a memorandum of 15 July 1988 the Principality of Andorra requested
the opening of negotiations with the Community ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
Sole Article
The Commission is hereby authorized to open negotiations with a view to
concluding an agreement between the European Economic Community and the
Principality of Andorra in the form of an exchange of letters .
The Commission will conduct these negotiations in consultation with the
representatives of the Member States and in accordance with the directives
contained in Annex 1 .
                                                                              3
 ---pagebreak---                                                                          ANNEX I
1 . Customs union for industrial products
      1.1 . A customs union should be established between the Community and
            Andorra and apply , subject to any specific derogations , to all
            industrial products , i.e. to products not covered by Annex II
            to the EEC Treaty .
            The rules to be determined should apply to :
            ( a ) goods produced in the Community or in Andorra, including
                  those obtained wholly or in part from products which come
                  from third countries and are in free circulation in the
                  Community or in Andorra ;
            Cb )  goods which come from third countries and are in free circulation
                  in the Community or in Andorra .
            These rules should be subject , where appropriate , to special
            surveillance measures in the case of certain sensitive products
            ( see point 4.1 .).
      1.2 . In relations between the Community and Andorra , this customs union
            should entai l :
            1.2.1 .  the abolition of customs duties , and charges having equivalent
                     effect , on imports and exports ;
            1.2.2 .  the abolition of quantitative restrictions , and measures
                     having equivalent effect , on imports and exports .
            1.2.3 .  These arrangements should be applied progressively over a
                     transitional period and in accordance with a timetable to
                     be agreed on .
                     The period and timetable could be modelled on those laid
                     down in the Act of Accession of Spain .
                     During this period , Andorra should undertake to take account
                     in its trade with the Member States of the Community and
                     with third countries of the quantitative restrictions which
                     Spain is authorized under the Act of Accession to retain in
                     respect of the Member States and third countries .
                     In order to avoid deflections of trade in the products subject
                     to these quantitative restrictions , special surveillance
                     measures could be introduced .
      1.3 . In relations between Andorra and third countries , provision should
            be made for the following :
            1.3.1 . immediately upon the entry into force of the act agreed upon,
                     the adoption and application by Andorra of the Common Customs
                     Tariff and of the Community customs legislation essential to
                     the proper working of the customs union;
            1.3.2 . customs clearance ( entry into free circulation ) of goods from
                     third countries being exported to Andorra at specifically
                     designated customs offices within the Community;
            1.3.3 . the customs duties should be assigned to Andorra 's Budget in
                     accordance with a procedure to be specified . 1 Andorra should
                     undertake not to refund these sums directly or indirectly to
                     the parties concerned .
 VAn overall amount corresponding to the administrative costs borne by the customs
   authorities in the Community would be deducted from the customs duties .
                                                                                4
 ---pagebreak---                                           - 2 -
     1.4 .  ( NB ) Arrangements applicable to processed agricultural products
            The tariff arrangements applicable to these products should involve
            the following :
               i .. between the Community and Andorra , the fixed component of
                    customs duties would be abolished ;
              ii . Andorra would apply the fixed component laid down in the
                    Common Customs Tariff to third countries ;
            iii . for the processed agricultural products covered by
                    Regulations ( EEC ) Nos 3033 / 80 and 3035 / 80, the variable
                    components and export refunds provided for in those
                    Regulations would continue to be applied in their entirety .
2.   Arrangements for agricultural products
     2.1 .  The customs union referred to above should not include agricultural
            products covered by Annex II to the Treaty . It would nevertheless
            be advisable to allow the following :
            2.1.1 . certain agricultural products which are at present covered
                     by exchanges of letters between Andorra and France and between
                     Andorra and Spain and which in accordance with rules to be
                     determined at a later date or on the basis of the preferential
                     rules of origin that exist in respect of other countries
                     originate in Andorra should be imported duty-free into the
                     Community ;
            2.1.2 . other agricultural products from Andorra should be subject
                     to " third country " treatment on import into the Community .
3 . Tax arrangements^
     As regards tax
     3.1 ' each party should undertake not to impose , directly or indirectly ,
           on products imported from the other party taxation in excess of that
           imposed , directly or indirectly , on like or competing national
           products ( provision based on Article 95 of the EEC Treaty );
     3.2 Andorra should consider adapting its taxation^ so as to avoid too
           great a disparity between the levels of indirect taxation in Andorra
           and in the Community .
 It should be pointed out that Andorra would continue to receive third-country
 treatment as regards refunds on exports from the Community to Andorra .
^For the purposes of establishing the tax relief to be granted to travellers
  returning from Andorra to the Community, account would be taken of the
 arrangements applied in this respect . to travellers returning from any third
 country and also of the specific importance of tourism for Andorra . In
 order to take account of frontier zone movements , specific quantitative
  limits could be laid down for certain sensitive products .
^The "consumer tax " at present levied on imported products would be replaced
 by a value-added tax .
 Notes 2 and 3
 The situation must be reviewed , and the agreement adapted if and when necessary ,
 to take account of the effects on taxation of the single market .
 ---pagebreak---                                        - 3 -
4. Other provisions
   4.1 . In order to prevent deflections of trade resulting from the import
          into Andorra and the re-export to the Community of goods previously
          imported from third countries , a flexible system for the statistical
          surveillance of imports into and exports from Andorra should be
          introduced for certain sensitive products . The operation of this
          system would be facilitated by the fact that products imported from
          third countries would go through specifically designated customs
          offices ( see point 1.3 . 3 .).
   4.2 .  The Community could request consultations with Andorra should
          deflections of trade undermine the application of Community commercial
          policy measures .
   4.3 .  The agreement to be concluded could contain a safeguard clause
          applicable in cases where such deflection occurred .    This clause
          could be based on Article 115 of the EEC Treaty .
   4.4 .  A joint working party should be set up . This working party , which
          would meet at the request of one of the contracting parties , would
          be responsible for the administration of the agreement and would
          examine any matters which arose during its implementation , notably
          matters concerning the application of the measures referred to in
          paragraphs 4.1 , 4.2 and 4.3 above .
   4.5 .  The agreement should apply for five years . One year before its
          expiry , the two parties should open negotiations in order to
          determine , in the light of the results of the application of the
          agreement , the provisions which should subsequently govern their
          relations .
5. Legal form
   As regards the legal form which the act to be negotiated should take
   ( agreement , arrangement , exchange of letters with annex ), that of an
   exchange of letters would appear to be preferable given its flexibility
   and the special international status of Andorra .
 ---pagebreak---                                                     ANNEX 2
                                    Document
for the attention of Mr Jacques Delors , President of the Commission of the
European Communities
                                   containing
the official request for the opening of negotiations and proposals which could
form the basis for a trade agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Principality of Andorra
                                 transmitted by
the Andorran Delegation for relations with the European Economic Community .
Brussels ,
             15 July 1988
Andorra la Vella ,
 ---pagebreak--- Letter from : Andorran Delegation for relations with the European Economic
              Community
To :           Mr Jacques Delors
Following your communication of 7 March 1988, we have the honour hereby to
request the official opening of negotiations between the European Economic
Community and Andorra in order to determine , as planned , the new trade
arrangements between the two sides .
We enclose a paper setting out the proposals which we consider could form a
basis for the negotiations .
 ---pagebreak---                                    Introduction
In the light of Joint Declaration No 9, contained in the Act of Accession of
Spain to the European Communities of 12 June 1985 , concerning the establishment
of new trade relations between Andorra and the Community to replace , in
accordance with Article 234 of the EEC Treaty , the bilateral agreements which
have been in force between Andorra and France and Spain since 1867, Andorra ,
as a non-Community country situated in the middle of the Community , declares its
willingness to adapt to the new European context while maintaining its population'
standard of living and its independence .
In making this adjustment Andorra will have to act in accordance with the
Community 's rules and interests . Andorra is therefore anxious that the
adjustment should not in any way undermine the proper functioning of the
common commercial policy in accordance with Article 113 of the EEC Treaty .
The Community for its part must recognize Andorra 's right and need to preserve
the basis of its prosperity and to be able to develop its economy . In this
respect it must be noted that Spain 's full integration into the common market
will inevitably cause the Principality 's commercial attractiveness to decline ,
and a certain degree of diversification is the only means of offsetting this .
It will also be necessary to overcome the drawbacks specific to Andorra , such
as geographical isolation, the lack of space and infrastructure , the lack of
skilled labour , and so on .
For this diversification to take place Andorra must define clearly its economic
relations with the Community .
 ---pagebreak--- The main fac tors which could determine future trade relations between Andorra
and the European Community
( a ) Taking into account the present features of Andorra 's economy and the
prospects for the future ( see attached document : Andorra 's economy - present and
future ), Andorra wishes to negotiate trade arrangements with the European
Community covering the following spheres :
1.    Industrial products .
2.    Agricultural products .
3.    Tax relief for travellers .
4.    Establishment of a joint structure .
( b ) Without wishing to predjudice the results of the forthcoming negotiations
and considering that none of the matters to be discussed can , generally
speaking , be negotiated separately but that each item will form an integral
part of the future agreement , the Andorran Delegation presents brief comments
on the four factors listed :
1.    Industrial products
In order to avoid undermining the proper functioning of the Community 's customs
union , Andorra is prepared to forgo the exercise of some of its rights and to
make an effort to adapt by establishing a customs union with the Community ,
subject to possible exceptions, and adapting its legislation accordingly .
2.    Agricultural products
Andorra wishes to maintain , subject to possible exceptions , its status of third
country in respect of agricultural products . This seems logical given the
absence of any reasons which would justify Andorra 's participation in the common
agricultural policy .
                                                                                4?
 ---pagebreak--- 3.   Tax and customs relief granted to travellers
Since tourism and trade form the mainstay of its economy , Andorra would like
this matter to be redefined in the light of the arrangements adopted .
4.   Establishment of a joint structure
Andorra proposes that a joint management committee should be set up . It would
be authorized to ensure the proper functioning of the agreement and to make
proposals for extending the scope of arrangements .
 ---pagebreak---                   ANNEXE  PETITES ET MOYENNES ENTREPRISES
Les négociations projetées seront sans effet sur La situation des
Petites et Moyennes Entreprises de la Communauté .


RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS WITH FINLAND, ICELAND, NORWAY AND SWEDEN FOR THE CONCLUSION OF CONVENTIONS ON THE ASSOCIATION OF THOSE STATES WITH THE SYSTEM OF MUTUAL ASSISTANCE BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IN THE FIELDS OF DIRECT TAXATION AND VALUE ADDED TAX


title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Economic Community and the World Food Programme on the supply of skimmed milk powder to developing countries as food aid (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

text:
ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (75) 78
Vol. 1975/0027
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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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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 OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                          COM(75) 78 final
                                                          Brussels , 28 February 1975
                               Recommendation for a
                                 COUNCIL DECISION
                                                                    i
             on the conclusion of an agreement "between the European
            Economic Community and the World Food Programme on the
              supply of skimmed milk powder to developing countries
                                    as food aid
                   ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
COM(75) 78 final
 ---pagebreak---                                                                 VIIl/ 10/75-3
                                     V-                               • .
                                " HECOMMENDATION
                              KIR A COUîTCIL DECISION
 on the conclusion of an Agreement "between the European iiiconcmic Community
and the World Food Programme on the supply of skimmed milk powder to
developing countries as food aid
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Articles 113 , 114 and 220 thereof ;
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission ;
                                                      x
Whereas the Council "by Regulation (EEC ) No 1327/74 of 1 1 July 1974 on the
supply of skimmed milk powder as food aid to certain developing countries
and international organizations , decided to make 20 000 metric tons of
skimmed milk powder available to the World Food Programme ;
Whereas the object of the World Food Programme is to use contributions
                                                                  t <
received under the Programme to meet emergency food requirements and to
carry out projects involving the use of foodstuffs to promote economic and
social development ;
Whereas it may happen in certain cases that delivery is made at a stage
corresponding to the fob stage ; whereas in such cases the arrangements for
delivery and acceptance of delivery at this stage will have to be determined
rapidly ;
HAS DECIDED AS F0LL0W3 :
1 0J No L 190 , 13 July 1974 , p. 22 »
 ---pagebreak---                                                               VI II / 10/7 5-E
                                  Article 1
An Agreement between the European Economic Community and. the World Pood
Programme on the supply of skimmed milk powder to developing countries , as
food aid , the text of which is annexed to this Decisionj is hereby concluded
on behalf of the European Economic Community .
                                  Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons
empowered to sign the Agreement and to confer on them the powers necessary
to bind the Community .
Done at
                                            For the Council
                                            The Président
 ---pagebreak---                  AGKEEÎÏÏ5NT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN SCONOi-ilC COMMUNITY
                    AND
 TIE WORLD POOD PROGRAMME ON THE SUPPLY
       OP SICIfTMED MILK POVJDER TO
    DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AS FOOD AID
 ---pagebreak---                                                                   vili/ io/7 5-E
                                    AGREEMENT
between the European Economic Community and the World Food Programme on the supply
of skimmed milk powder to developing countries as food aid
TIIE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
of the one part ,
THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME ,
a programme undertaken jointly by the United Nations Organization and the United
Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ,
of the other part ,
Whereas the object of the World Food Programme is to use contributions received
under the Programme to meet emergency food requirements and to carry out projects
involving the use of foodstuffs to promote economic and social development ;
Whereas there are stocks of skimmed milk powder in the European Economic Community ;
whereas , to enable the World. Food Programme to achieve its aims , it has been decided
to place at the disposal of the Programme a certain quantity of the nkimmcd milk
powder available ;
HAVE DECIDED to conclude thin Agreement and to this end have designated as their
Plenipotentiaries :
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .*
THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME :
WHO IIAVE AGREED AS F0LL0WS :
 ---pagebreak---                                         _ 2 _                    VII 1/ 10/75 -s
                                    Article I
The European Economic Community, hereinafter referred to as the "EEC ", snail
supply as a gift to the World Food Programme , hereinafter referred to as the
" WFP ", 20 000 metric tons of skimmed milk powder .
                                    Article II
The EEC shall ensure that the skimmed milk powder delivered meets , as a minimum ,
the requirements as to quality and packaging sot out in Annex I , which forms an
integral part of this Agreement .
                                      Article III
Deliveries shall be made fob in accordance with the procedure laid down in Annex II ,
which forms an integral part of this Agreement , or at a corresponding stage in
accordance with a procedure to be determined .
                                      Article IV
                                    ■ ■ ■ ■ n i i ■ i i i ■         t •
1.   The WFP undertakes to make all necessary arrangements for the transport and
      insurance of the goods from point of delivery to place of destination and for
     their distribution .
2.   The EEC shall pay the WFP a contribution of 80 u. a. per metric ton of skimmed
     milk powder delivered towards costs incurred under paragraph 1 .    It shall be
     paid within thirty days of acceptance by the WFP of each delivery of skimmed
     milk powder and after receipt by the EEC of the letter of acceptance provided
     for in Article 9 of Annex II .
                                    Articile V
The WFP undertakes to use the skimmed milk powder received as aid for emergency
measures or for economic and social development and food aid projects previously
authorized by the EEC .
                                    Article VI
The WFP undertakes to inform the EEC of the mode of implementation of this Agreement .
To this end it shall provide the EEC with the following information :
 ---pagebreak---                                      - 3 -                       VTTI/ 10/ 75 --
( a) within a reasonable period following unloading : port and date of arrival of
     vessel ; nature , quantity and any comments regarding the quality of the goods
     unloaded ;  date on which unloading was completed ;
(b)  at regular intervals until the milk products have been used up :    information
     concerning the state of progress of the projects for which TilEC aid was supplied ,
     in particular quantities distributed , number and nature of recipients and
     places , rate and method of distribution .
                                  Article VIT
At the request of either of them , the Contracting Parties shall consult each other
on any questions concerning the implementation of this Agreement .
                                  Article VIII
This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Banish , Dutch , English , French ,
German, Italian and Spanish languages , each of these texts being equally authentic .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                     VTII/ 10/ 75-E
                                                                     ArT>"X T
                                SKTTS1SD MIL!' rOVTDER
 1.  Quality
     ( a)   fat content                                not exceeding 1.5 /' 1
     (b)    moisture content                           not exceeding 4«0 /o
     ( c)   total acidity ( lactic acid )              not exceeding 0.15a'
                                                       ( l8° Dornic )
      ( d ) tost for neutralising agents               negative
     (e)    pormikteti additives                       none
     (f)    test for phospatasis                       négative        -
     ( g)   solubility                                 not exceeding 0.5 ml
                                                       ( not less than 9970
     ( h ) degree of purity                            not less than dise B ( l5»0 ni£
     ( i)   bacteria content                           not exceeding 50 000 per g
     (j)    test for colon bacillus                    négative in 0.1 g
     ( k)   f lavoirr and smell                        f re sh         '
     ( l)   appearance                                 white or slightly yellowish,
                                                       absence of impurities and
                                                       coloured particles
2.   Packa,™i n /r
Containing 25 kilogrammes net xtfeight and made up in one of the following ways :
( a) 4 Kraft paper bags of a strength representing at least 70 g/m ;
       1 intercalated bag of tar-lined paper, of a strength representing at least
       140 g/m2 ;
       1 polyethylene inner bag at least 0.06 mm thick, welded or double-bound ;
( b) 1 Kraft paper bag of a strength representing at least 70 g/m2 ;
       1 Kraft paper bag with a polyethylene lining, of a strength representing at
       least 80 g + 15 g/m''";
 ---pagebreak---                                                                     VIIl/ 10/75-3
                                       - 2 -
      3 Kraft paper bags of a strength representing at least 70 g/m";
       1 polyethylene inner "bag at least 0.06 nra thick , welded or double-bound :
( c ) 1 Kraft paper outer bag of a strength representing at least -35 s/m 2 i
      1 Kraft paper bag with a polyethylene lining , of a strength representing at
      least 70 g + 15 g/m ":
      2 Kraft paper bags of a strength repz-esenting at least 70 g/m ";
      1 polyethylene inner bag at least 0.12 mm thick , welded or double-bound .
 ---pagebreak---                              croriïuii provisions
                                  Article  1
Delivery shall be effected and oil risk snail pass from the ESC to the VJFP at
the moment at which the goods are put down at the point of exportation named
by the Commission of the European Communities at the berth specified by the
VJFP or its agent referred to in Article 2 and under the terms specified in
the following articles .    Without prejudice to Articles 7 and 8 the EEC shall
bear all costs prior to delivery ?_nd those after delivery .
                                  Article 2
For the purpose of implementing the provisions of this Annex the EEC shall appoint ,
if necessary for each consignment , an agent whose n?„me and address it shall make
known to the VJFP immedicately following his appointment together with the port or
ports of loading.    Only ports which are accessible to ocean-going vessels and
used for international freight may be named .     Hie WFP shall appoint in each port
of shipment a.n agent whose name and address it shall make known to the EEC with
all dispatch and if possible before the appointment of the EEC agent .
                                Article 3
Before implementing the procedures for appointing the EEC agent referred to m
Article 2 , the Commission of the European Communities and the WFP shall establish
by joint agreement the period during which delivery must begin .
                             EEC OBLIGATIONS
                                Article 4
If the EEC is unable to effect delivery on the date and , if applicable , according
to the schedule referred to in Article 6 all costs arising for the VJFP and , for
 ---pagebreak---                                                                    un/ 10/75-3
                                      - 2 -
example , any demurrage , void freight or dead freight , being costs charged at
normal rate , shall be borne by the EEC .
                                   Article "5
If the EEC is unable to supply all or part of the goods on the date and within
the time limit agreed pursuant to Article 6 and without prejudice to the provisions
of Article 4 , it shall so inform the WFP in writing without delay and in any case
within eight days , and the agents of the SEC and the WFP shall agree on a new
date and a new time limit for delivery of all the goods or of the undelivered
part thereof .
                                WFP OBLIGATI ONS
                                   Article 6
                                 k
After contacting the EEC , the WFP shall procure one or more vessels of dimensions
corresponding to the normal capacity of the port of shipment ; these vessels must
be ready for loading on a date falling within the period referred to in Article 3 .
The VJFP agent shall inform the EEC of this date and of the date / for commencement
of delivery as soon as he knows them , if possible twenty days and in any case ten
clear days before the date for commencement of delivery .
He shall establish with the EEC agent the schedule according to which delivery is
to be effected .
                                   Article   t
If the WFP is unable to commence loading on the date referred to in the first
paragraph of Article 6 , its agent shall so inform the EEC agent in writing without
delay and in any case within eight days .
 ---pagebreak---                                     - 3 -
 In such cisc a new date for the commencement of delivery and , if applicable , a
new schedule may be agreed on by the agents of the ESC and the WFP .      At -,11 events ,
 the costs arising from such delay shall , e::cept in cases of force nr.jeure , be borne
by the WFP .
 If the new date referred to in the preceding paragraph is more than thirty clear
 days after the date of loading referred to in the first paragraph of Article 6 ,
 the EEC may dispose of the goods without prejudice to its commitment under Article I
of this Agreement .
                                  Article 3
If the quantity scheduled for loading aboard a vessel cannot be taken on board in
its entirety, the WFP shall inform the EEC as soon as possible and not later than
fifteen clear days following the completion of loading whether it intends to accept
or to forego the b.al.ance .
In the first case , the second and third paragr?,phs of Article 7 shall apply to such
balance if it has not already been delivered ,
                                                                     /
In the second case , the El'.C may regard itself as having discharged its commitment
to the WFP under Article I of the Agreement and shall bear any costs resulting
from such decision to forego the balance .
In ajiy event , if the WFP does not make known its intentions within the period of
fifteen clear days it shall be deemed to forego the balance .
                                  Article 9
Upon delivery of the goods , the WFP agent shall h-nd tne EEC agent a letter of
acceptance , indicating the port of shipment , the date of acceptance and the
nature and quontity of the goods delivered together with any comments regarding
their quality .


title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION on the notification of provisional application by the European Economic Community of the International Cocoa Agreement, 1975 (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

text:
ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (76) 115
Vol. 1976/0038
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Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as
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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 COMMUNITIE
                                        COM ( 76 ) 115 final "
                                        Brussels . 31 March 1976
                     Recommendation for a
                       COUNCIL "DECISION
         on the notification of provisional application
         by the European Economic Community of the
         International Cocoa Agreement , 1975
         ( submitted to the Council by the Commission.)
                         V
C0M(76 ) 115 final
 ---pagebreak---       Commission Communication to the Council
relating to the International Cocoa Agreement ,
                    1975
 ---pagebreak---                                   - 1 -
  I . The United Wat ions Cocoa Conference , 1975
            The International Cocoa Agreement , 1972 , which expires on 30
  September 1976 , was the subject of fresh negotiations which led to the
  conclusion of the International Cocoa Agreement , 1975 ( Geneva, 22
 September - 20 October 1975 ) •
            The new Agreement -like its 1972 predecessor - is based on a dual
 intervention mechanism within a fixed range of prices : that is , export
 quotas and operations by a buffer stock of 250 000 tons of cocoa beans .
 The charging of a contribution on trade in the product in order to
 finance the buffer stock is maintained , as are the controls on the member
 countries' exports and imports which this entails .        The regulation of
 imports from non-member countries and the possibility of suspending
export quotas in the light of price levels are also retained in the new
Agreement .
           Many amendments have been made to these provisions , namely the
substantial raising of the price range\ new conditions for the review
and revision of the prices , steps to simplify and render more flexible
the quota machinery ( which is adapted to market characteristics ), the
increased role of buffer stock operations particularly in the event of
a fall in prices , and improved conditions of supply for consumer countries
that are members of the Agreement .       Moreover , the ne w three-year Agree
ment may be extended for two years without fresh negotiations .         It is
scheduled to enter into force on 1 October 1976 •
           It may be hoped that the economic provisions of the new Agreement
will be more effective than those of the first Agreement .         Because of
the world market situation and the high prices of the product since
1973 the provisions relating to stabilization of the market have not yet
                                                                         •/.
   The minimum price , 23 US cents per pound under the 1972 Agreement
    ( raised to 29.5 i*1 1974 ) > has been fixed at 39 cents and the
    former maximum price of 32 cents ( raised to 38.5 i*1 1974 ) has
   been fixed at 55 cents , which means that the range has been
    widened from 9 to 16 cents .
 ---pagebreak---                                     - 2 -
  been able to function , but the system of financing the buffer stock
  means that .large sums can be mobilized for purchases of cocoa by
  the stock .      The funds which will be available when the first Agree
  ment comes to the end of its three-year period on 30 September 1976
  are estimated at $ 85 million .
  II . The role of the Community and the Member States in the negotiations
              Since this is the only international agreement currently in
  force which embodies measures to control exports and imports , its
  application would have been impossible - from the standpoint of the
  common commercial policy - without the Community participating
  ( which it did from the time the 1972 Agreement entered into force ) as
 well as all the Member States .
             Moreover , the Agreement being of a " mixed " nature , with the
 Community having jurisdiction in some matters and the Member States in
 others , the Council adopted on a proposal from the Commission in
 September 1975 provisions for the negotiation of the second Agreement ,
 and these were successfully implemented in the course of the work :
      ( i ) the Community was alio . zed to participate automatically in the
            Conference ( instead of in an observer capacity) ;
    ( ii ) the Community and the Member States were represented by ten
            delegations ;
 ( iii ) the Commission representative was normally the spokesman on matters
            covered by the common commercial policy under Article 113 and on
            matters which were the subject of common action under Article 116 ;
   ( iv ) the negotiating directives , which were annexed to the Council
            Decision authorizing the Commission to negotiate on behalf of the
            Community in matters within the Community competence , were
            adhered to a
             The Community was therefore able to play a major part in this
Conference since , for the first time in the case of a. mixed agreement ,
the ./hole of the negotiations were conducted at Community level , even
 ---pagebreak---                                - 3 -
 on the most difficult questions such as those concerning prices ana
 the mechanisms for intervention by reference to price levels .
         This result was made possible  only by the spirit of cooperation
 and the ./ill to succeed displayed by the ten delegations throughout
 the Conference .   In this connection it will be recalled that the
Community accounts for 40$ of world imports ( 1972-74 average ), folio . ed
by the United States with 23$ and the USSR with 9$ *
         The United States , which is not a member of the 1972 Agreement ,
participated in the preparatory work and in the 1975 Conference , at
 .vhich it belatedly put forward proposals for a simplified agreement
based mainly on a buffer stock .    Since the second Agreement ./as not
concluded on this new basis , the United States regards it as unacceptable .
         On the producer countries' side , one of the biggest producers
 ( ivory Coast ) was unable to support the final compromise on price levels
and the market intervention mechanisms ; this is the first time an
international product agreement has been concluded with one of the
principal producer countries standing aside from the other developing
countries .   The fact is all the more remarkable in view of the existance
of a Cocoa Producers' Alliance , comprising Brazil and the five main
African producer countries ( Ghana , Nigeria, Ivory Coast , Cameroon,
Togo ) .
Ill . The entry into force of the Agreement : proposals by the Commission
         The 1975 Agreement is open for signature until 31 August 1976
inclusive and is scheduled to enter into force provisionally or
definitively on 1 October 1976 , subject to the following conditions :
five exporting countries accounting for at least 80fa of the basic
quotas and importing countries accounting for at least TOfo of world
imports must have deposited their instrument of ratification or have
given notification by not later than 30 September 1976 that they will
apply the Agreement provisionally .
 ---pagebreak---                                - 4 -
           On the exporting countries' side , if Ivory Coast - ere to stand
 by its intention not to sign or accept the neti Agreement , the chances
 of the Agreement entering into force on 1 October 1976 .vould be
 seriously jeopardized in view of the conditions stated above , since
 Ivory Coast is the world 's third largest producer ( l5«5 of the basic
 quotas ) .
           As regards the importing countries , the situation is comparable
 to that under the 1972 Agreement ; that is , if the United States does
 not participate , the entry into force of the Agreement would pre
 suppose the participation of all the other principal importing countries ,
 .-.'hose delegates to the Conference adopted the new Agreement provided
 it .-/as accepted by all the principal exporting countries .    For this
 reason , while acknowledging the uncertainties surrounding the new
Agreement arising from Ivory Coast 's position and pending the results
 of the discussions among the principal exporting countries , the Commission
 considers that it would be appropriate - particularly as 1976 will be
marked by the fourth session of UNCTAD and the work of the Conference
on International Economic Cooperation - that the Community and the
Member States should not jeopardise the possible entry into force of the
new Agreement and should make the necessary preparations to be able to
complete the procedures within the period specified .
           The Commission therefore recommends that the Council :
decide that the 1975 International Cocoa Agreement will be signed as soon
as possible before 31 August 1976 on behalf of the European Economic
Community, subject to conclusion of the Agreement ;
adopt , in accordance with the text annexed hereto , a decision to the
effect that the Community will notify the Secretary-General of the
United Nations before 30 September 1976 that it will apply the agree
ment provisionally, as an importing member , when the Agreement enters
into force in accordance with Article 69 .      The text of the Agreement
will be annexed to the decision , which will be published in the Official
Journal of the European Communities .     This reference to Article 69
implies the participation of all the principal exporting countries and
all the principal importing countries , except the United States .
 ---pagebreak---                              - 5 -
        Even if one or more Member States were unable to complete
 these formalities within the period specified , it should still be
 possible for the Community to do so in order to avoid any break in
 continuity in the application of the rules of the Agreement covered by
 the common commercial policy in the event of the new Agreement entering
 into force on 1 October 1976"'". In this connection the Commission
 would point out that when the Council adopted the Decision on partici
 pation by the Community in the negotiation of the second Agreement , the
Council drew attention to the special difficulties of one of the
Member States and expressed the view that a solution should be worked
out at Community level so that the new Agreement could be applied by
all the Member States and the Community .
        Lastly, in anticipation of the forthcoming meetings of the
Executive Committee and the sessions of the International Cocoa Council
to be held in March and July 1976 , the Commission proposes that the
Community and the Member States adopt sn open and constructive attitude
in case it should prove necessary , before 1 October 1976 , to consider
an alternative solution to the entry into force of the 1975 Agreement
on that date ; possible solutions could be the extension of the 1972
Agreement pursuant to Article 74(4 ) of that Agreement or a protocol
maintaining the Agreement in force for a specified period .
  See Council Regulation (EEC ) Ho 3135/ 73 of 9 November 1973 on the
  implementation of the economic and control rules of the International
  Cocoa Agreement , 1972 in OJ No L 324 of 24 November 1973 , p. 20 .
 ---pagebreak---                  GMR    ATIOT : FOIÏ A COUÎÎCIL DÉCISION
on tho notification of provisional application by the
European Econon-.ic Comas Tity of the International Cocoa
                      A r; r e c mont , i >' 75
TUE CCUNCT ,; C7 THE suacrs/.N COI ;. UNTTIE3 ,
Ir.vinr rogor-' tn the Tre&ty establishing the European Ucononic
Co rc unity and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
Having repai d to 'he recorrmondation from the Commission ,
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas the Cor,;:.iuni Ly is participating in i-he Interna lxcnn.1 Cocoa
Agreement , 1972 ;
Whereas the Council har. 'J cidcd to cijjn before 31 August l??b the
International Cocoa A^rccnvrit , 1975 on behalf of the Community ,
subject to conclusion of the Agreement ;
Whereas the Community should give         notice      that it will apply
the Agreement provisionally pending completion of the internal
procedures necessary for its conclusion ,
H AS APCPTED T' IS DECISION :
                            Sole Article
1.      In accordance with Article Co of the International Cococ..
Agreement . 1975 » the European Economic Community vill notify the
                                                                          9
Secretary-General of the United Nations before 30 September 1976
that it will r:pply the Agreement provisionally , as an importing
member , when the Agreement enters into force in accordance .-. ith
Article 69 O
The te::t of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision .
2.      The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate
                                                    1
the person empowered to give this notification .
   The date from which the Agreement will be applied provisionally
   will be published in the Cficial Journal of the European
   Communities .
 ---pagebreak---         Notif?,.rat i.on of provisional application
In accordance with Article 68 of the Interna Lionel Cocoa
Agreement , l'?75j the European Economic Community hr-rchy
 •■ ives notification of provisional application . In . jiving
this notification the Community will consider itself
provisionally an imp or tine member of the above A--rec.vent
with     11 the rights and obligations arisinc therefrom v:hcn
the Agreement enters into force in accordance with Article
69 and until the date on which the t'ecision concluding
the A ; reer.ient is deposited by the Council of the European
C orrrnmi ties .


title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION authorizing the Commission to negotiate an agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the protection of expressions and designations of origin and denominations of quality wines (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

text:
ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (78) 657
Vol. 1978/0253
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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
                                                 COM ( 78 ) 657 final .
                                                 Brussels , 30 November 1978
                     r      Recommendation for a
                         v             . r ,
                         c,     COUNCIL DECISION
 authorizing the Commission to negotiate an agreement between the
            !>* * ■                 •*■...
 European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the
              y" - x                    ;•
 protection of expressions and designations of origin and denomi
 nations of quality winesInès . <\s :;
               ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
 C0M(78 ) 657 final
 ---pagebreak---                  RECOMEKDATION BY THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL
                 CONCERNING THE NEGOTIATION WITH AUSTRIA OP AN
                 AGREEMENT? ON THE RECIPROCAL PROTECTION OF EXPRESS
                 IONS AND DESIGNATIONS 0? ORIGIN AND DENOMINATIONS
                 OF QUALITY WINES .
Article 28b of Council Regulation 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down
additional provisions for "the common organization of the market in wine
provides that :
1 . For "the purpose of marketing within the Community ; imported wines intended
    for direct human consumption and designated by a geographical indication
    may , where reciprocal arrangements can be established , be controlled and
    protected as provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC ) n° 817/70 in
    respect' of quality wines psr .
                                     1
2 . Paragraph 1 shall be implemented by agreements with the interested third
    countries to be negotiated and concluded in accordance with the procedure laid
    deown in Article 113 of the Treaty#
3 . Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in accord
    ance with the procedu re laid down in Article 7 of Regulation N° 24 "»
On the basis of this Community legislation , the Austrian authorities requested
that , subject to reciprocal trea tment , Austrian wines imported into the Commu
nity and designated by a geographical indication should qualify for the control
and protection laid down for Community quality wines psr »
 ---pagebreak--- In order to examine this request , exploratory talks were held between          the
Austrian authorities and the Commission *     Following these talks , the Commission
prepared ..draft directives for tha. iiagotiat ion • of an atresiaent "betwwcn Austria
and the Community on the reciprocal protection' of expressions and designations
of origin and denominations of quality vanes .
Conclusion
The Commission recommends to the Council that negotiations "be opened with
Austria with a view to concluding an     agreement "between Austria and the
Community on the protection of expressions and designations of origin and
denominations of quality vanes , on the "basis of the directives which it is
submitting in the Annex hereto .
 ---pagebreak---                         COUNCIL DECISION
 authorizing the Commission to • negotiate an agreement "between
 the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on
 the protection of expressions and designations of origin and
denominations of quality wines
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 Article 28"b of Council Regulation (EEC ) n° 816/7O of 28 April 1970
laying down additional provisions for the common organization of the market
in wine ^, as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 1861 / 78^, provides
that    :
                                  \
- for the purposes of marketing within the Community imported wines intended
   for direct human consumption and designated "by a geographical indication
   may , where reciprocal arrangements can be established , be controlled and protect
   ed as provided for in Article 113 of Regulation (EEC ) n° 8l?/70 in respect of
   quality wines p.s.r. ;
- this provision is to be implemented by agreements with the non-member countries
   concerned , to be negotiated and concluded in accordance with the procedure
   laid down in Article 113 of the Treaty ;
Whereas the Republic of Austria has requested that , where reciprocal arrange
ments can be established , Austrian quality wines be covered by the provisions
referred to above ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
1 OJ No L 99, 5.5.1970 , , p. " 1
2
   OJ No L 215 , 4.8.1978 , p.l
 ---pagebreak---                         Sole Article
          The Commissio n is hereby authorised to negotiate an agreement
between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria ,
          The Commission shall conduct negotiations in consultation with the
Special Committee provided for in Article 113 of the Treaty and in accordance
with the directives contained in the Annex-
Bone at Brussels ,
                                         For the Council
                                         The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                       ANNEX
     DIRECTIVE FOR THE NEGOTIATIONS OP AN    AGREEMENT BETVEStT
     THE COMMUNITY AST D AUSTRIA OH THE RECIPROCAL PROTECTION
     OF EXPRESSIONS AMD ES3IGNATXOH3 OF ORIGIN AND DEHTOMlSTA
     TIONS OF QUALITY WINES
Protection and definitions
 1 , Each of the Contracting Parties would undertake to take all action
     necessary to protect effectively , in accordance with this Agreement ,
     against .unfair trade competition in trade , the denominations of quality
     wines produced in the territory Of the other Contracting Party , and to
     guarantee such protection#
2# "Quality wines " means :
     (a ) as regards wine produced in the Community : quality wines produced
          in specified regions (hereinafter called "quality wines psr"); ■
     (b ) as regards wine production in the Republic of Austria : (wines of
          designated origin,)  V
Scope            "•
1 . The Agreement would apply to the expressions and designations of origin .
     and denominations listed i n the Annex thereto .
2# For the purpose of the Agreement , expressions ans designations of origin
     and other    denominations applied to wines would include all terms which
     referred directly or indirectly to the origin of a wine#    These terms
" - generally consist of a geographical denomination but could consist of .
     other indications associated in the country of origin with wines produced
     in that country#
                                                                            ••/• •
 ---pagebreak---          They may , "besides geographical origin , specify charact eristics of
         the product which depend exclusively or essentially on geographical
         or human faotorg .
3 . Protection of certain terms
      The following would "be protected lay the Agreement when used in denomina
      tions : the terms "Republik Osterrei ch" and " Osterrei ch" and the names of the
      Austrian Lander ; the terms " Bundesrepubli k Deutschland" and " Deutschland" and
      the names of the German Lander , the terms " R<§publi que frangaise " and " France"
    . and the names of the former French provinces ; the terms " Repubblica Italiana"
      and " Italia" and the names of the Italian regions ; the terms " Grand Duche de
      Luxembourg" and "Luxembourg",
4. Protection of Austrian denominations
      The Austrian denominations protected "by the Agreement on the territory of
      the Community as defined in Article 227 of the Treaty establishing the
      European Economic Community would be used exclusively for the Austrian
      products to which they apply and could be used there only on the conditions
                                    v
      laid down in Austrian legislation.    However , certain provisions of tnat
      legislation would be declared non-applicable in pursuant to the Protocol
  . annexed to the Agreement , which would form an integral part thereof#
5 . Protection of Community denominations
      The Community denominations protected by the Agreement on the territory
      of the Republic of Austria would be used exclusively for the Community
      products to which they apply and could be used there only on the conditions
   . laid down in Community rules .    However , certain provisions of those rules
                                                                                • •/••
 ---pagebreak--- would be declared non-applicable m pursuant to the Frotocol annexed to
the Agreement , which would form an integral part thereof#
Administrative and legal action
1 . If a denomination protected under the Agreement was used for commercial
    purposes in contravention of paragraphs 4 and 5 » i*1 particular o.n the
    containers or packaging of products or on invoices , consignment notes
    or other commercial     documents or in advertising , all the legal and ad
    ministrative action provided for in the legislation of the Contracting
    Party , or in the case of the Community of the Mmeber States , on whose
    territory protection is claimed in order to combat unfair competition or
     check in any other way necessary the illegal use of denominations , would
    "be taken , subject to the conditions laid down in that legislation*
2 « The provisions of paragraph 6 would also apply in cases where the deno
    minations protected by the Agreement are used in translation , with an
    indication of the true origin or with the addition of terms as "style ", •
     "type ", 'imitation" or otb,er like expressions .
3 . These provisions would not apply to translations of denominations of
    Austrian products or products of a Member State of the European Economic
    Community where the translation , in the language or langu? »r: of the    -
    other Contracting Party , consists of a word or words in current use#
False cr misleading information
1 * The provisions of paragraph 6 would also apply where; indications , marks ,
 „ names , inscriptions or graphic representations vfijic'- directly or indirectly
     gave false or misleading information as to the prevenance , origin , nature ,
                                                                       • •/••
 ---pagebreak---     variety or substantial qualities of the vane appeared on wines whose
    denominations were protected under this Agreement , on their containers
    or packaging or on invoices or       consignment notes .                      •
2 . If names of    . graphic representations of places , "buildings , monuments ,
    rivers , mountains , etc .. on the territory of one Contracting Party are
                                  ι
    used in the other Contracting Party for commercial purposes xn connec
    tion with wines which do not originate in the territory of the first *
    Contracting Party such use is he Id to constitute misleading information
    as to the origin of the wine unless the circumstances are such that it
    can  reasonably be     claimed that no deceit is involved.
Actions "before the courts
1 . Actions for breach of the Agreement could be brought before the competent
    courts of the Member States of the Community not only by natural and '
    legal persons so entitled under the legislation of the Member States
                        by
    concerned but also federations , associations and organizations of
    producers , manufacturers or traders having their headquarters in the
    Republic of Austria , in so far as the legislation of the Member State
    concerned entitles national federations , associations and organozations to
    take proceedings .
2 . Actions for breach of the Agreement could be brought before the courts
    of the Republic of Austria not only by natural and legal persons so entitled
    under the legislation od the Republic of Austria but also by federations ,
    associations and organizations of producers , manufacturers or traders
   having their headquarters in the Community , in so far as the legislation -,
    of the Republic of Austria entitles Austrian federations , associations ,
    and organizations to take proceedings .
                                                                               • •/• •
 ---pagebreak---  9 . Certificate .
     1 . Each of the Contracting Parties could , if it vias necessary for the
         purposes of the Agreement , request the other Contracting Party in a
         note , not to authorize importation or temporary admission unless a
         certificate attesting entitlement to the appellation accompanied the
         wine .  The other Contracting Party should acknowledge receipt of this
         note .  In such cases , wines net accompanied by a certificate would not
         be cleared through customs ,
     2 . The Contracting Party should , in the note referred to in paragraph 1 ,
         indicate the authorities or other bodies competent to issue the cer
         tificate .  A specimen of the certificate must accompany the note .
10 . Transitional period
     1 . Wines , packaging, advertising material and invoices , con ignment notes
         and other commercial documents which , at the time of entry into force
         of the Agreement , were on the territory of one of the Contracting Par
         ties and legally bore indications prohibited thereby could be disposed
         of over a period of/two years^ from the entry into force of the Agree
         ment .
     2 . Where alterations were made to the lists of denominati ons in the
         Annex , the provisions of paragraph 1 would apply and the time limit
         of/two yearsj would run from the entry into force of the alteration.
 11 . Wines in transit
      The Agreement would not apply to the denominations of wines in transit
      on the territory of one' of the Contracting Parties .
                                                                           • •/• •
 ---pagebreak--- 12 . Rules governing imports
     Without pre^udia© to the provisions of paragraph 9i the protection
      afforded by the Agreement to the denominations of wines would "be
      without effect on the provisions governing , now or in the future ,
      the importation of these wines into the territory of each of the
      Contracting Parties .
13 . Internal legislation and' international agreements
     The provisions of the Agreement would not exclude any more extensive
     protection afforded , now or in the future , to denominations protected
     "by the Agreement , "by the Contracting Parties under their internal legis
     lation or other international agreements .
14 . Implementation of the Agreement
     The representatives of the Contracting Parties would maintain direct
     contact on all matters relating to the implementation of the Agreement .
     The competent Austrian authorities and the Commission of the European
     Communities would notify each other , as and when they were taken , of
     legal decisions concerning the application of the Agreement and in particular
     the conditions in paragraph 7 » relating to the use of denominations .
15® General measures and protective measures
     1 . The Contracting Parties would take all general and particular action
         required to ensure that the obligations imposed by the Agreement were
         fulfilled . They would seek to ensure that the objectives of the Agree
         ment were met .
     2 . If one of the Contracting Parties considered that the other had failed
         to fulfil an obligation xnder the Agreement it could take appropriate
         action to enable the Agreement to be applied .
 ---pagebreak--- Territories   where applicable
The Agreement would apply , on the one hand , to the territories in
vhich the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community applies
subject to the conditions laid down in that Treaty and , on the other ,
to the territory of the Republic of Austria,


title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION authorizing the Commission to negotiate with Yugoslavia a protocol concerning trade in textile products annexed to the EEC-Yugoslavia Cooperation Agreement (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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    Genero ! Secretonot
                                      Recommendation for a
                                        COUNCIL DECISION
       authorizing the Commission to negotiate with Yugoslavia a protocol
       concerning trade in textile products annexed to the EEC-Yugoslavia
                             . i     Cooperation Agreement
                        ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
   C0M(82 ) 327 final
 ---pagebreak---                       EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 1.      Imports of textile products originating in Yugoslavia are covered
                                                                        0
by a bilateral agreement which was concluded under Article 4 of the'MFA
 and was applicable from 1 January 1978 to 31 December 1982 . The trade
 provisions of the EEC-Yugoslavia    Cooperation Agreement came into force
on 1 July 1980 ( EEC-Yugoslavia Interim Agreement)® This Agreement covers
textile products but stipulates , in Article 17 , that it is without prejudice
to the provisions of the MFA bilateral agreement and lays down that no later
than six'months before the expiry of the agreement on trade in textiles between
Yugoslavia and the Community concluded under the MFA , that is by 30 June 1982 ,
the contracting parties are to determine the subsequent arrangements to
apply to textile products ,,.
2«      The purpose of this communication is to propose to the Council supple
mentary negotiating directives with a view to establishing the future arrange
ments for Yugoslav exports of textile products *
3„      The general negotiating directives regarding textiles adopted by the
Council at its meeting of 25 February 1982 apply to Yugoslavia in the same
way as to other suppliers , subject to the special provisions applicable to
Yugoslavia , notgbly as regards outward processing traffic *
4*      Nevertheless , in view of the specific nature of the Community 's
relations with Yugoslavia , certain aspects of the arrangements applicable
to that country 's textile exports either do not come under the general
textile directives ( legal basis , tariff aspects ) or justify certain limited
derogations from those directives ( product coverage , surge clause ) *
5a      This proposal for supplementary directives is aimed at securing for
textile exports originating in Yugoslavia specific arrangements which take
account both of the political and legal imperatives resulting from the
Cooperation Agreement and of the current arrangements for those exports ,
while at the same time remaining fully consistent with the policy the Community
has recently adopted concerning textile imports originating in all low-cost
countries , including those linked td the EEC by various preferential agree-
 ---pagebreak---                          Specific proposals
   I. Form of the agreement
   1,       It is proposed that the future arrangements to govern imports of textile
  products originating in Yugoslavia should be the subject of a protocol to be
  annexed to the Cooperation Agreement , The Commission considers that this
  solution is in keeping with the spirit and objectives of the EEC-Yugoslavia
  Cooperation Agreement ,
  2,       This protocol would cover the quantitative and tariff a.spects and would
  apply to direct imports and those under outward processing arrangements ,
  3,       In so far as the quantitative aspects are concerned, this protocol
  should incorporate the provisions of the standard agreement to be negotiated
  with the other partners ,
  II , Derogations from the general textile directives adopted by the Council
        on 25 February 1982
  1-
           It is proposed that some products should be excluded from the scope
  of the protocol . This means that the products in question , which are covered
  by the current MFA , would nevertheless remain subject to the general provisions
. of the Cooperation Agreement ,
           These products will be determined in the light of their impact on the
  Community market ,
  2 , " Surge   Clause"
           In view of the specific arrangements envisaged for this partner , the
  Commission feels that the protocol should not include the " surge clause " in its
  present form . It is , however , proposed to include in the protocol and ad hoc
  mechanism with the same objectives in order to take account of situations
  covered by the surge clause .
 ---pagebreak---  Ill * Tariff aspects
 ( i ) Outward processing traffic
          It is proposed that all imports under outward processing arrangements
should be duty free *
                                                                                «
 ( ii ) Direct imports
          It - is proposed that the tariff ceilings for the products included in
Annexes II A and II B to Protocol No 1 to the Cooperation Agreement and to
be subject to quantitative restri ctions , should be fixed at 75 % of the
quantitative levels *
IV » Conclusions              1
          It is therefore proposed that the Council authorizes the Commission
to enter into negotiations with Yugoslavia on the basis of the attached
negotiating directives®
 ---pagebreak---                           Recommendation for a
                            COUNCIL DECISION
  authorizing the Commission to negotiate with Yugoslavia a protocol
  concerning trade in textile products annexed to the EEC-Yugoslavia
                          Cooperation Agreement
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission ,
Whereas the arrangements for trade in textile products between Yugoslavia
and the Community are set out in Articles 15 and 17 of the EEC-Yugoslavia
Cooperation Agreement ; whereas these arrangements expire on 31~December
1982 and negotiations for new arrangements should be concluded by
30 June 1982 ;
Whereas these negotiations should be conducted within the framework of the
Community 's overall policy on trade in textile products ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS  :
                   ./
                                Article 1
The Commission is hereby authorized to negotiate with Yugoslavia a protocol
concerning trade in textile products annexed to the EEC-Yugoslavia Cooperation
Agreement .
                                Article 2
The Commission shall conduct these negotiations in consultation with represen
tatives of the Member States on the basis of the general negotiating
directives adopted by the Council concerning exports to the Community of certain
textile and clothing products as well as the guidelines set out in the Annex .
Done at Brussels ,                                   For the Council
 ---pagebreak---                                                                   Annex
1 . Form of the agreement
         A protocol covering the quantitative and tariff aspects and applying
to direct imports and imports under outward processing arrangements will be'
annexed to the EEC-Yugoslavia Cooperation Agreement ,
         With regard to the quantitative aspects the protocol should incorporate
the provisions of the standard agreement to be negotiated with the Community 's
other partners .
2 , Prodgct coverage
         Some products covered by the agreement currently in force will be ex
cluded from the scope of the protocol in the light of their impact on the
Community markets
                          \
                                                         4
3 . Surge Clause
         The surge clause in its present form will not be included in the
protocol# An ad hoc mechanism with the same objectives will be provided
for in order to take account of the situations covered by that clause ,,
4 „ Tariff aspects
( a ) All imports under outward processing arrangements will be duty free ,
( b ) The tariff ceilings for the products included in Annexes II A and II B to
Protocol No 1 to the Cooperation Agreement and to be subject to quantitative
restrictions will be fixed at 75 % of the quantitative levels *


title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION on the provisional application to Dominica, after it has attained independence, of the arrangements provided for in Decision 76/568/EEC on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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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--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                     COM(78)517 final.
                                                     Brussels - 17 October 1978
                                    Recommendation for a
                                      COUNCIL DECISION
   on the provisional application to Dominica / after it has attained
   independence , of the arrangements provided for in Decision 76/ 568/ EEC
    on the association of the overseas countries and territories with
                      .^.-the European Economic Community
                             •   ,
           i'.. :!           I n ",
          t-'.s      4 c sr-
          L !        1 O ^                                         /
                        ^
             V';                      /
                   ( submitted to/the Council by the Commission )
C0M(78 ) 517 final .
 ---pagebreak---                        Recommandation for a
                        COUNCIL DECISION
            on the provisional application to Dominica,
              after it has attained independence ,
     of the arrangements provided for in Decision 76/568/EEC
    on the association of the overseas countries and territories
                 with the European Economic Community
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community ,
Having regard to Council Decision 76/568/EEC of 29 June 1976
on the association of the overseas countries and territories
with the European Eoonomic Community ^ \ as last amended "by
Decision 78/465/EEC      , and in particular the second subparagraph
of Article 55(2) thereof,
v '' OJ No L 176 , 1.7.1976 , p . 1
W OJ No L 147» 3.6.1978, p , 39
 ---pagebreak---                            - 2 -
  Whereas , pursuant to the latter provision of Decision 76/ 568/eEC^
  the arrangements provided, for therein may continue to apply-
  provisionally , under conditions laid down "by the Council , to
  countries and territories which become independent ;
  Whereas Dominica , which is mentioned in Annex I relating to the List of
  countries and territories referred to by that Decision,, achieves
  independence on 3 November 1978 ;
  Whereas it should be decided to continue to apply provisionally
  the arrangements provided for in the above-mentioned Decision to
  this State and to lay down the conditions for such application
  without prejudice to subsequent recourse to the first subparagraph
  of Article 55(2 ) and to Article 56 thereof;
- Whereas the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome is open , in accordance with
  the procedure laid down in Article 89 thereof, to the accession of
  a country or v territory to which Part Pour of the Treaty applies and
  which has become independent ; whereas such accession can take place
  only following a request by the State concerned and with the approval
  of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers ;
  Whereas Dominica has submitted a request for accession to the ACP-EEC
  Convention of Lome ;
  Whereas the provisional application of Decision 76/568/EEC with regard
  to that State should be limited in time ;
                                                          • • •/ * • •
                                 ;
 ---pagebreak---                          - 3 -
Whereas, in order to avoid any break in continuity in financing
decisions in favour of Dominica, between its accession to the
ACP-EEC Convention of Lome and the entry into force of the
decision adjusting the amounts made available to the European
Development Fund which the Council is to take pursuant to
Article 1(4 ) of "the Internal Agreement on the financing and
administration of Community aid of 1975 » Dominica should be
permitted to continue to benefit until the date of the entry into
force of the said Decision from the provisions of Decision 76/568/EEC
relating to financial and technical co-operation,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                        Article 1
                • )
     The arrangements laid down by Decision 76/568/ EEC shall remain
provisionally applicable to Dominica until the latter accedes
to the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome and not later than 2 November 1 979 •
Dominica shall moreover continue to benefit from the provisions
of the said decision relating to financial and technical co-operation
until the date of entry into force of the Decision adjusting the .
amounts made available to the European Development Fund which the
Council is to take pursuant to Article 1(4 ) of the Internal Agreement
on the financing and administration of Community aid signed on
11 July 1975-
                                                          • ?/• • •
 ---pagebreak---                               - 4 -
                           Article 2
    Questions relating to the application of Decision 76/568/EEC
to Dominioa, after it has "become independent , shall "be dealt with ,
as necessary , "by direct contact "between the competent authorities of
that State and of the Community .
                           Article 3
    This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
    It shall apply from 3 November 1978 .
                                      Done at Brussels ,
                                              For the Council
                                               The President
                                                          /


title: Recommendation for a CONCIL DECISION authorizing the Commission to open negociations with the Arab Republic of Eygpt for the conclusion of a multiannual voluntary restraint arrangement for cotton yarn (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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(ABI. L 243 vom 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit
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                                                                        COM(80)90 final.
                                                                        Brussels , 6 March 1980
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                              Recommendation for a
authorizing the Commissioni       to ope r\/negociations                   with the Arab Republic
                           /*v>'
of Egypt for the conclusio/ftision^o^
                          n              a multianryJsii            voluntary restraint arrange
                          tl3mei&^for ^e&t£pn y^riu
                           PX      rv ;* .  /l   V
                                                             CT
                                        ♦/           ,<c^y
            ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
C0MC80 ) 90 final .
 ---pagebreak--- EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
li             '   ,   The Council established global ceilings for imports
of eight highly-sensitive textile products , one of which was cotton yarn ,
originating in low-cost supplying countries , including Egypt and other
Mediterranean suppliers .
2.  Where Egypt is concerned , compliance with the ceilings entails
seeking a voluntary restraint arrangement on cotton yarn compatible with
the spirit of the EEC–Egypt Cooperation Agreement , since the agreement
liberalizes that product .
                                                 -
3.  It was not possible to conclude such an arrangement for 197 " or 1979 •
however , and the Commission accordingly notified Egypt of the limits to
be observed to avoid application of the safeguard olause under the" Interim
Agreement ( for 1978 ) and the Cooperation Agreement ( for 1979 )*
4.  Following exchanges of views which took place in Brussels at the end
of 1979 and the beginning of 1980 , Egypt indicated that it was prepared
to conclude a two-year voluntary restraint arrangement ( 19 80 and 1981 ,
plus' the-possibility of an extension for 1982 ) for cotton yarn , in return
for improved access to the Community market for that product .
Egypt 's request for improved access is motivated inter alia by the
reorientation of its trade flows from East to West , following the fundamental
switch in the country 's foreign policy.    Hence the outcome of the
negotiations could involve a certain overstepping of the limits set out
in the directives adopted by the Council in December 1977 *
5.  The Commission therefore considers it neoessary to ask the Council
for additional directives , in accordance with the statement on textiles
entered in the Council minutes of 29 October 1979 *
It accordingly recommends that the Council adopt the annexed draft
directives , in order that negotiations with Egypt may be opened as soon
as possible. Any further delay could appreciably affect the outcome of
the negotiations *
 ---pagebreak---               Recommendation for a Council Decision authorizing
              the Commission to open negotiations with the
              Arab Republic of Egypt for the conclusion of a
              nrulti annual voluntary restraint arrangement for
              cotton yarn
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 Council has adopted commercial policy decisions in respect
of textiles ;
                                                                        >
Whereas Egypt , which has concluded a Cooperation Agreement with the
Community , is one of its major suppliers of cotton yarn ;
Whereas Egypt is prepared to conolude a voluntary restraint arrangement
with the Community to ensure the orderly growth of exports of cotton yarn
to the Community market ,
HA3 DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                 Sole Article
The Commission is hereby authorized to open negotiations for the
conclusion of an arrangement regarding textiles ( cotton yarn ) between
the Economio Community and the Arab Republio of Egypt *
 ---pagebreak--- The Commission shall conduct these negotiations in consultation with
the Special Committee provided for in Article 113 of the Treaty and
in accordance with the directives annexed to this Decision .
Brussels .                                   For the Council
                                              The President
 ---pagebreak---                                               KHDOTIATINO DIRECTIVES
I.   ECONOMIC CONTENT
     PROWGTj COTTON YARN (CATEGORY l ) UNIT J Tonnes
                         D          P          I          BNL         UK IRL M    EEC
                                                                                t
                                                         2.350       700 150 800 12.000
   i960               5.000      2.500        500
t
I                                                                            800 12.000
                                                         2.350       700 150
I 1981                5.000      2.500        500
 ---pagebreak---  XI .  ENACTING TERMS
(a) Validity: two years ( 198O and 1981 ) with possibility of extension for 1982
rb ) Administrative
      Cooperation :   Introduction of appropriate provisions as contained in the arrangements with Greece
                      Portugal , and Spain
(a) Clause providing for adaptation of the arrangement to take account of Greece 's accession .