title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be adopted by the Community in the OECD with regard to a special agreement on ground stations for telecommunications satellites (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

text:
ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (73) 1860
Vol. 1973/0330
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concernant l'ouverture au public des archives historiques de la Communauté économique
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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
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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
                                         I
                                                        COM(73 ) 1860 final
                                                        Brussels , 7 November 1973
                              RECOMMENDATION FOR A
                             ■  COUNCIL DECISION
                on the position to be adopted by the Community
              in the OECD with regard to a special agreement on
              ground stations for telecommunications satellites
                 (submitted to the Council by the Commission)
   COM(73) i860 final
 ---pagebreak--- Explanatory memorandum
The aim of this Recommendation is to secure the adoption by the Council of
a number of directives concerning the position that the Community should
adopt in the OECD with regard to the framing of a special agreement on the
credit terms which may be granted for ground stations for tele communications
satellites .
This Recommendation arises from the Commission 's Recommendations to the
Council concerning the special agreements being discussed in the OECD on
the subject of export credit for nuclear power plants and aircraft .
In this sphere too it appears necessary to avoid any distortions of
competition or deterioration of credit terms .   Thus the Commission
considers that the Community should define the principles of its commercial
policy on this subject and participate in the framing of the contemplated
OECD special agreement .
For this purpose the representatives of the Member States and the
Commission conferred in the Coordinating Committee on Credit Insurance ,
Guarantees and Financial Credit Policies and arrived at a joint approach.
The Commission therefore considers that the time has come for the Council
to lay down certain guidelines for the Community 's position on the basis
of the conclusions reached in those consultations 9 and recommends that it
should adopt for this purpose the Decision the draft of which is annexed
hereto .
 ---pagebreak---                 Kecommendation for a
                      Council Decision on the position to "be
                adopted by the Community in the OECD with
                regard to a special agreement on ground
                stations for telecommunications satellites
TH j COUNCIL OP TH3 EUROPEAIT COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Sconomic Community;
and in particular Arfciclo 113 thereof
Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission;
Whereas it is desirable to issue certain directives on the position to be
adopted by the Community in the OECD with regard to the framing of a
special agreement on ground stations for telecommunication satellites ;
HAS D3CIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                Sole Article
When a special agreement is framed in the OECD cn ground stations for
telecommunications satellites , the Commission shall express the
Community 1 s position in accordance with the directives annexed .
It shall act in consultation with the Special Committee referred to in
Article 113 of the Treaty, which shall assist it in its task.
                                      Done at Brussels ,
                                      For the Council
                                      The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                          Mtra
The Commission shall endeavour to achieve , in the OECD, an agreement "based
on the following principles s
I.     SC0P3
       The agreement shall concern all transactions which receive official
       support in whole or in part and which relate to contracts for the
       sale of ground stations for telecommunications satellites.
II .   TERM OP CREDIT
       1 . The maximum credit term shall not exceed eight years .
       2 . The credit shall run from the date when the seller has to have
                                                                           1
           constructed or completed the erection of the installations .
III .  OTH^R CONDITIONS
       1 . The amount of the instalments is fixed at a minimum of 10>,
           payable "before the final remittance (at least 5/j being payable
           at the date of signing of the contract ).
       2 . Payments on credit shall be in the form of regular equal half-
           yearly or, in exceptional cases , yearly payments .
                                                                 • ••/ • • •
 i.e. the date when the supplier has completed the construction of the
 station and the preliminary inspection to make sure that the station is
 ready for operation (whether or not it has been handed over to the
 purchaser at that stage , under the terms of the contract , and irrespectively
 of any commitment which may be outstanding whereby the supplier guarantees
 the actual functioning of the station or the training of local staff).
 ---pagebreak---                                    -2-
IV . IMPLIMSNTIîTG RULES AND PROCJIDURjîS
     The standard agreement envisaged in the O^CD, which would be
     applicable to all special agreements , would lay down detailed rules
     and procedures .                  '
     If the standard agreement came into force subsequently to the spe
     cial agreement as proposed here , provisional rules and procedures
     would have to be adopted for the latter agreement until the
     standard agreement came into force .


title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION concerning the conclusion of the temporary agreement on concerted disciplines between Spain and the European Economic Community on cheese imports into Spain (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

text:
ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (80) 919
Vol. 1980/0288
 ---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
(JO L 243 du 27.9.2003, p. 1), ce dossier est ouvert au public. Le cas échéant, les documents
classifiés présents dans ce dossier ont été déclassifiés conformément à l'article 5 dudit
règlement.
In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983
concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Economic
Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243,
27.9.2003, p. 1), this file is open to the public. Where necessary, classified documents in this
file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.
In Übereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom 1.
Februar 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI. L 43 vom 15.2.1983,
S. 1), geändert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. September 2003
(ABI. L 243 vom 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit
erforderlich, wurden die Verschlusssachen in dieser Datei in Übereinstimmung mit Artikel 5
der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.
 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                               COM(80)919 final
                                               Brussels , 20 January 1981
                                  f:r - :
                            RECOMMENDATION FOR A
                              COUNCIL DECISION
    concerning the conclusion of the temporary agreement on concerted
    disciplines between Spain and the European Economic Community on
    cheese imports into Spain
                 ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
 C0MC80 ) 919 final
 ---pagebreak---                        EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Following the adoption by Spain , under Article XIX of the GATT , of
protective measures with regard to cheese imports , consultations were
held by the Community with that country , and a satisfactory agreement
has been reached on the minimum annual quantities of cheese to be
imported into Spain from the Community in 1980 and 1 98 1 .
 ---pagebreak---            CONCL USION OF AM AGREEMENT RESULTING FROM TFE CONSULTATIONS
              HELD BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AMD SPAIN CONCERNING CHEFSE
                           UNDER ARTICLE XIX OF THE GATT
                 ( Communication from the Commission to the Council )
  –                                                                    T.,-»;,. .
The Commission hereby forwards to the Council :
    - a report on the outcome of the consultations held under Article XIX of
      the GATT between the Community and Spain concerning the protective
      measures taken by Spain with regard to cheese imports ( Annex I );
    - a draft agreement , with annexes , negotiated between Spain and the
      Community under Article XIX of the GATT , comprising agreed minutes and a
      temporary agreement on concerted disciplines ( Annex III ).
On 9 July the Article 113 Committee , meeting in Geneva , delivered a favourable
opinion on the outcome of the above-mentioned negotiations .
The Commission recommends that the Council approve the agreement and its
annexes , which have been initialled with Spain ( Annex III ).
To this end the Commissiori , hereby submits a draft . decision concluding the
agreement ( Annex II ).
 ---pagebreak---                                                      ANNEX I
                                         REPORT
             ON THE CONSULTATIONS HELD BETWEEN - THE COMMUNITY AND SPAIN ,
                  CONCERNING CHEESE UNDER ARTICLE XIX OF THE GATT
1 . On 7 May Spain took protective measures under Article XIX of the GATT with
regard to cheese imports and, suspended the issue of import licences for most
types of cheese coming under heading OU.O'4 of the Spanish Customs Tariff .
                            >
P. At the request of the Community , formal consultations under Article" XIX of
the GATT were opened on 16 May . Since then there has been a series of
consultations with the Spanish authorities and members of the Article 113
Committee who did not attend were kept regularly informed by the Commission .
3 . At the consultations a temporary solution was sought which would enable the
Spanish . to cope with their difficulties while at the same time ensuring that
             /                  .
Community goods could still be exported at equitable prices , under proper
conditions and at a reasonable quantitative level . The solution finally
                *
adopted at the consultations amounts to a temporary adaptation of the 1970
Agreement (which was based entirely on a price-observance mechanism )
consisting of the introduction of a system of concerted disciplines based
mainly on :
    -  the setting-up of a Joint Committee to administer the Agreement and
          \
       ensure that its provisions are complied with ( particularly those on
       minimum prices , possibilities of increasing imports , adjustment of the
 H     quality breakdown , etc .); . / .
    -  the establishment of annual quantities for cheese imports into Spain
       from the Community .
The quantities for which the Spanish authorities undertake to grant import
authorizations on an orderly and regular basis were fixed by mutual agreement
at 7 994 tonnes for 1980 and 8 39 *» tonnes for 19fl1 . It should be pointed out
 ---pagebreak---                                                      Α.ΝΊΕΧ I (2)
here that at the beginning of the consultations the Spanish authorities were
applying an arrangement involving a quantity of 6 200 tonnes .
                                                         *
    Hence , the Article 1 "R Committee , meeting in Geneva on 9 July , delivered an
opinion in favour of concluding the consultations on this basis .
5 . The documents recording the outcome of the consultations were initialled on
9 July .
 ---pagebreak---                                                     ANNEX II
                        RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
                                                I      *
concerning the conclusion of the temporary agreement on concerted disciplines
between Sp^in and the European Economic Community on cheese imports into Spain
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 ,
Vfhereas Spain , invoking Article YIX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade , has taken protective measures against imports of cheese for which the
European Economic Community is the main supplier ;
                                                             /
Whereas the Commission has entered into negotiations with Spain und&r Article
XIX of the GATT ; whereas it has reached an agreement with that country ;
whereas that agreement has proved to be satisfactory ,
HAS DECIDED AS F0LL0V7S :
                                      Article 1
The agreement between the European Economic Community and Spain -esulting from
the negotiations under Article XIX of the GATT on imports of cheese into
Spain , j comprising agreed minutes and a temporary agreement on concerted
disciplines , is hereby approved on behalf of the Community .
The text of the agreement is annexed to this decision .                    "
 ---pagebreak---                                                   ANNEX II (?)
                                    Article ?
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person
empowered to sign the agreement .in order to bind the Community .
Done at Brussels ,                                For the Council
                                                  The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                    ANNEX III (1)
                                AGREED MINUTES
                OUTCOME OF THE CONSULTATIONS HELD. UNDER ARTICLE IX
                OF THE 6ATT BETWEEN SPAIN AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
                             COMMUNITY CONCERNING CHEESE
  At the consultations held under Article XIX of the General Agreement , Spain
  and the European Economic Community agreed on the following provisional measures
                                     \                  r
  supplementing the Agreement of 5 June 1970 with regard to the arrangements
  governing imports of cheeife into Spain .
  Imports of cheese into Spain shall be subject to the following duties and charges :
  ( a ) Bound customs duties ( 30% or 45% as apprcriate );
  ( b ) Variable regulatory duty , representing the difference beetween :
        b.1 . the entry price fixed for the protection of Spanish stock-farming and
                                                                                r.
              industry on the basis of measures taken in respect of the organization
              of Spain 's domestic mark.at in milk and milk products ;
        b.2 . the most favourable rate on the international market on a free - at - Spanish
       * ,    frontier basis , plus the bound customs duty and the various costs borne
              in Spain in connection with customs clearance of imported cheese .
  Spain and its main cheese suppliers can agree , however , on special import
  terms based on a system of concerted disciplines and joint responsibility for
  management , ensuring that trade is carried on at equitable prices , under proper
  and fair conditions and at a quantitative level which takes account of past
• trends representing reasonable growth .
 ---pagebreak---                                  - 2 -
                                                                   ANNEX III ( 2)
4 . Both parties reserve the rights which they possessed at the opening of the
    consultations which resulted in this Agreement of 9 July 1980 .
                          Geneva , 9 July 1980 .
For t&e Spanish Delegation                         .  For the Delegation of the
                                                      Commission of the European
                                                      Commun iti es .
                   Λ
                                                                              ê
 ---pagebreak---                                                                    ANNEX I i I (3)
TEMPORARY AGREEMENT ON CONCERTED DISCIPLINES BETWEEN SPAIN AND THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITY CONCERNING IMPORTS OF CHEESE INTO SPAIN
1 . In accordance with the provisions of the General Agreement and pursuant to
                                                                                I
    the Agreement on cheese concluded on 9 July 1980 between Spain and the           ;
    European Economic Community , and in 'particular the provisions taid down        j
    in paragraph 3 thereof , Spain and the European Economic Community have          !
    agreed on the following provisions .
                                                    ι
2 . The objective of the Agreement of 5 June 1970 , the undertakings given therein
    and the subsequent adaptations to it agreed by means of minutes shall remain
    in full force , subject to the following temporary adaptations , which are
    applicable for 1980 and 1981 .                                                 v
3 . In order fully to attain the objective of the Agreement of 5 June 1970 , Spain
  , and the European Economic Community have agreed to establish annual quantities
    of imports of cheese into Spainfrom the European Community which , in 1980 and
    1981 , shall be used for the granting of import authorizations on an orderly
    and regular basis by the Spanish iauthorities .
    In the light of the experience acquired during the application of this
    Agreement , the two parties may consult each other with a view to modifying
    by reference to the quaptitative and qualitative trend of cheese consumption
    in Spain , the annual quantities set for imports from the European Economic        ;
    Community .   '
    The quantities for 1980 and 1981 are given in the Annex to this Agreement .
4 . It shall be the responsibi lity of the Spanish authorities to establish a
    procedure for granting the import authorizations referred to in paragraph 3
    of the Agreement which will take into account the need to ensure the orderly
          1
    and regular marketing of import flows .
 ---pagebreak--- This procedure shall be notified to the competent authorities cf the
Community ana to exporters and / or importers .
Where the Spanish authorities ascertain that for a consignment of cheese
the free - at - f ront ier price fixed has not bc-en observed or where they suspect
an operator of unfair commercial practice , they can take the necessary
measures to remedy the situation .       The nature , extent and duration o * thsse
measures , which will apply to the operation in question , will depend on the
gravity of the disturbance caused by the type of import concerned .
The Spanish authorities will inform this Community authorities immediately
of the measures taken and may request action by the Community to remedy the
situation .
For the purpose of monitoring and ensuring the proper implementation of this
Agreement , a Joint Committee shall, set up whose members will, be designated
by the respective authorities of each of the parties .
                            1
                                                              The Joint Committee .V
shall provide information on , propose and take decisions on any measures
in all the spheres covered by the Agreement subject to the referral of such
measures to the respective authorities .       It shall meet at the request of
either of the parties .
In order to ensure continuous cooperation in the day- to- day administration
of export and import operations , the Spanish and Community authorities shall
each sppcint an^official delegate , who , in the case of Spain , will be an
official of the Ministry of Trade and Tourism ,        The official delegates will
keep each other informed of the develoonent of trade as regards pr ices and the
quantities marketed ; they will take or propose , by virtue of power ? delegated
by the Joint Committee , the necessary corrective administrative measures , it
being understood that they will inform the Committee thereof .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                A
                                 - 3 -                         ANNEX III  (5)
8 . Any problems arising in 1980 with regard to the maintenance of a constant
    flow of trade will be discussed in the Joint Committee .
9 . In the second half of 1981 the Joint Committee will meet to decide whether
    and under what conditions this Agreement should be extended for one year .
                       Geneva , 9 July 1980 .
For the Spanish Delegation                           For the Delegation
                                                     of the Commission of the
                                                     European Communities .
                          i
/
 ---pagebreak---                                                                  ANNEX II I Co )
                                ANNEX
ANNUAL QUANTITIES Or IMPORTS OF CHEESE INTO SPAIN FROM THE COMMUNITY
                                                            Tonnes
                                                     1980              1931
A. Emmentaler - whole or in pieces .                  800               840
B. Blue-veined chesse     :
    - Roquefort                                        44                46
    - Other                                          1300              1365
C.  Processed chesse                                  400               420
D. Asiago , Provolone , Grana-padano ,
    Parmigiano Reggiano                               150               158
E.  Chedaar                                           100               105
F. Gouda , Edam ( round )                            3000              3150
6 . Havarti 60%             ...                      1400              1470
H. Saint-Nectaire , Saint-Paulin ,
    Taleggio                                          100               105
I. SoTt cheese                                        400               42C
J. Other chesses                                      300               315
TOTAL                                               7.994             8.394
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                /V
Delegation of the Commission                                                   ANNcX III C7 )
of the European Communities
                                                         Geneva , 9 July 1980
          Sir , .
          In the consultations held between our Delegations on the arrangements governing
          imports into Spain of Community cheeses , I informed you of the Community 's
          serious misgivings as regards the quantities which could be reserved for other
          countries supplying the Sap'nish market .
          I noted the indertaking by your Delegation to inform the Community of the
          content of any agreement which Spain were to conclude with these other countries .
          I therefore confirm :
          - that the Community will noy give its final agreement to the minutes initialled
            on this day an Geneva until it has been able to judge whether the share reserved
            for it on Spain 's market , as a proprotion of total imports from all sources ,
            is in accordance with its expectations ;                                ,
          - that the Community can accept the provisional entry into force of the Agreement .
                                          . t
          I should be grateful if you would acknoledge receipt of this letter and communi
          cate it to your authorities .                               -                       -'
               ».                     »                                 -    '
                        \           '                         '
          Please accept / Sir , the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                                                Head of the Delegation
                                ■ '                             of the Commission of the
                                                                European Communities .
          Don Francisco Botella
          Head of the Spanish Delegation .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                r
Spanish Delegation
                                                                                ANNEX III CP )
                                                        Geneva ,, 9 July , 1980
         Sir ,
         I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter , the content of which
         is as follows   :
         " Sir-
           In the consultations held between our Delegations on the arrangements governing
           import into Spain of Community cheeses , I informed you of the Community 's serious
           misgivings as regards the quantities which could be reserved for other countries
           supplying the Spanish matfket .
           I noted the undertaking by your Delegation to inform the Community of the
           content of any agreement which Spain were to conclude with these other countries .
           I therefore confirm :
          - that the Community will not give its final agreement to the minutes initialled
             on this day in Geneva until it has been able to judge whether the share
             reserved for it on Spain 's market , as a proportion of total imports from all
             sources , is in accordance with what its expectations ;
         - that the Community can accept the provisional entry into force of the Agreement .
         I should be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and communi
         cate it to your authorities .
         Please accept , Sir , the assurance of my highest consideration ".
         Please accept , Sir , the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                                          Head of the Spanish Delegation .
Mr Michel-Jean Jacquot
Head of the Delegation of the
Commission of the European Communities .
 ---pagebreak--- Legation of the Commission                                                  ANNEX III (9)
kf the European Communities .
                                                       Geneva , 9 July 1980
          Sir ,                                             '     ■ ~
          In the consultations held between Spain and the Community under Article XIX of the
          General Agreement , Spain raised the question of imports into the Community of
          ch-eese of Spanish origin known as " queso de mezola ".
          I confirm that , as soon as the Spanish authorities have given the Community
          authorities an exact and detailed definition of this type of cheese , discussions
          will be initiated between our two delegations in order to establish import
          arrangements in the Community for this cheese from Spain .
          I should be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and communi
          cate it . to your authorities .
                     (
          Please accept , Sir , the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                                <
                                                        Head of the Delegation of the
                                                        Commission of the European Communities
          Don Francisco Botella
          Head of the Spanish Delegation .
 ---pagebreak--- Spanish Delegation
                                                                        A NNEX I T I ( 1Q )
                                                           Geneva , 9 July 1930
         Sir ,
         I have the honour to acknoledge receipt of your letter , the content of which
         is as follows  :            ,
          Sir ,
           In the consultations held between Spain and the Community under Article XIX
          of the General Agreement , Spain raised the question of imports into the
          Community of cheese of Spanish origin known as " queso de me^ola ".
           I confirm that , as soon as the Spanish authorities have given the Community
          authorities an exact and detailed definition of this type of cheese ,, discussions
          will be initiated betwwen put two delegations in order to establish import
          arrangements in the Community for this cheese from Spain .
          I shouid be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and conmuni-
           cate it to your authorities .
          Please accept , Sir , the assurance of my highest consideration ".
         Please accept , Sir , the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                                           Head of the Sapnish Delegation .
 Mr Michel-Jean JACQUOT
 Head of the Delegation of the
 Commission of the European Communities .


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

text:
ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (74) 1450
Vol. 1974/0234
 ---pagebreak--- Disclaimer
Conformément au règlement (CEE, Euratom) n° 354/83 du Conseil du 1er février 1983
concernant l'ouverture au public des archives historiques de la Communauté économique
européenne et de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (JO L 43 du 15.2.1983,
p. 1), tel que modifié par le règlement (CE, Euratom) n° 1700/2003 du 22 septembre 2003
(JO L 243 du 27.9.2003, p. 1), ce dossier est ouvert au public. Le cas échéant, les documents
classifiés présents dans ce dossier ont été déclassifiés conformément à l'article 5 dudit
règlement.
In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983
concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Economic
Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243,
27.9.2003, p. 1), this file is open to the public. Where necessary, classified documents in this
file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.
In Übereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom 1.
Februar 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI. L 43 vom 15.2.1983,
S. 1), geändert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. September 2003
(ABI. L 243 vom 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit
erforderlich, wurden die Verschlusssachen in dieser Datei in Übereinstimmung mit Artikel 5
der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.
 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                   COM(74 ) 1450 final
                                                   Brussels , 16 September 1974
                            RECOMMENDATION FOR A
                             COUNCIL DECISION
          on the conclusion of an agreement "between the European
           Economic Community and the Republic of Peru for the
                       supply of cereals as food aid
            ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
 COM(74) 1450 final
 ---pagebreak---   TIIE COUIICIir OF THE EUROPEAN COI-KUNITIES,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community 4
 and in particular Articles 113 » 114 and 228 , thereof }
                                        \
 Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission ;
 Whereas the European Economic Community has deposited a Declaration for
 provisional application of the 1971 Food Aid Convention ; whereas that
 Convention has been applicable since 1 July 1971 ;
 Whereas the Republic of Peru , by its letter of 4 June 1973
 has requested food aid ;
 Whereas in view of the cereal supply situation in Peru          that country
 should be accorded , by way of gift ,     5 000 tonnes of soft wheat under the
 Community Food Aid Programme for 1973/74 }
DECIDES t
                                  Article   J.                 ,
On behalf of the European Economic Comnunity an Agreement , the text whereof
is annexed hereto , shall be concluded between the European Economic Community'
and the Republic of Peru for supply of soft wheat as food aid .
                                  Article   2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate those v:ho
are to sign the Agreement and to confer on them the requisite powers to
bind the Community .                                               •'
Done at Brussels »                   19
                                                       For the Council
                                                        The Président
 ---pagebreak---                          \
                AGREEMENT
BETWEEN , THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AND TIGS   REPUBLIC OF PERU ON
TOE SUPPLY OF FOOD AID IN rJHE FORM OF
CEREALS .
 ---pagebreak---  Tins COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CCmiUNITIES ,
                                    \
                         .   -        \
                                        %
                                          \   of the one part ,
THE GOVERIJiïENT OF THE  REPUBLIC OF PERU
                                            »
                                              of the other part ,
HAVE DECIDED to conclude thiD Agreement and to this end have
designate    as their plenipotentiaries :
THE - COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMJUNITIES t
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE      REPUBLIC OF PERU {
VIHO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOVÎS S
 ---pagebreak---                                          \
                          ARTICLE  I   .
The European Economic Community shall supply by way of gift to the
 Republic of Peru    (hereafter referred to as "the recipient country ") a
quantity of 5 000 tonnes of soft wheat under the Community 's food aid
programme in cereals for 1973/74 *
                          ARTICLE  II
Deliveries will be made in bulk FOB in accordance with the details laid
dovm in the Annex which forms an integral part of the present Agreement .
                          ARTICLE  III
The recipient country undertakes to make all necessary arrangements for the
transport and insurance of the products from point of delivery to places
of destination .
It undertakes to  exercise the greatest care to ensure that the tendering
arrangements for  sea transport do not prejudice the free play of fair
competition . Any problems arising in this connection shall be the subject
of consultations  under Article VIII of the present Agreement .
                          ARTICLE  IV
The recipient country undertakes to use the product received as aid for
purposes of consumption and to apply , for the sale of the product on its
market , the prices normally charged on that market for products of
comparable quality . The proceeds from this sale shall be paid into a
special account with the Central Bank and allocated to the financing of
one or more development projects under arrangements which have been
agreed in advance between the recipient country and the European Economic
Community .
 ---pagebreak---                               ARTICLE   V
The Contracting Parties undertake to implement this Agreement in such a way
as to avoid any prejudice to the normal structure of national production
and international trade . To this end they shall take any measures required
 to ensure that supplies as aid are in addition to and do not replace busincfj
transactions which might reasonably be expected in the absence of such suppl
In particular , the recipient country undertakes to import commercially from
whatever source between 1 July 1974 and 30 June 1975 a minimum quanity of
646 200 tonnes            of soft wheat or its equivalent in flour of soft wheat .
                              ARTICLE   VI
The recipient country shall take all steps required to prevent :
(i)      the re-export of the product received as aid and also of any products
         and by-products resulting therefrom ;
( ii ) the export , commercially or otherwise , within a period of six r.ionths
         commencing from the final delivery , either of any product procured
         locally of the same nature as that received as aid , or of any products
         and by-producto resulting therefrom .
                              ARTICLE.  VII
                 (
The recipient country undertakes to inform the European Economic Community
of how this Agreement is implemented . To this end it shall provide the
Commission of the European Communities with the following details :
    ( i ) Immediately after the unloading of each cargo ; ports . and dates of
          arrival of vessel j nature , quantity and any observations as to the
          quality of the products unloaded ; date on which unloading v/as
          completed ; costs of sea transport and of insurance relating th . r^to ;
  ( ii ) Every three months until the quantities received as aid have 7
          fully used : quantities sold ; manner of sale ; actual selling prices ;
          normal selling costs on the recipient country 's market ; costs of
          insurance and of transport if applicable from the port of unloading
          to the places of destinations
 ---pagebreak---                                                \
 ( iii ) On 15 January every year until the special account has been fully
         expended :
         a ) Summary . of the account ( incomings and outgoings ) to 31 December
             of the previous year }
         b ) Stage of progress ox the project or projects , indicating the
             total resources expended to that stage .
                                 ARTICLE   VIII
The Contracting Parties shall at the request of either consult each other
on any questions concerning the implementation of this Agreement .
                                 ARTICIB   IX
This Agreement is drawn up in dxiplicate in the Danish , Dutch , English ,
French , German , Italian and Spanish languages each of these texts having
equal force }                                                 '
 ---pagebreak---                                                                     ANITEX    I
                          General provisions
                              Article  1
       1                                 '
                        V
 Delivery shall "be effected and risks shall pass form the European Economic
 Community , hereinafter referred to as the EEC , to the recipient country 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 recipient country or its agent referred to in Article 3 and under the
terms specified in the following articles . Without prejudice to Articles 8 and
'9 the EEC shall bear all costs up tO ( delivery and the recipient country those
beyond delivery *
                                                 I           '        '
                              Article  2           . .  .
 On delivery a tolerance of 5 f' less than the quantity of the product to be
 supplied in accordance with article I of the Agreement fehall be admissible *
                                                                          \
                                                                    1       \   . '
                                                           ê
                              Article  3
 The EEC shall appoint an agent to implement the provisions of the present
 Annex – or for each consignment - whose name and address it shall make
 known to the recipient country immediately follotring his appointment .
 The recipient country shall appoint an agent in the port oi4 ports of ship
 ment , whose name and address it shall make knoVnl to the EEC With all
 despatch and if possible before the appointment of agfent of the EEC .
                                  * «
                              Article  4
                                                               /
 Before implementing the procedures for appointing the agent of the EEC
 referred to in Article 3 » "the Commission of the European Communities and
 the recipient country shall jointly establish the period during which
 delivery must begin .
               Obligations of the European Economic Community
                              Article  5
 Should, the EEC not be in a position to carry out delivery on the date and
 ( if applicable ) on the schedule, as provided in Artiole 7 » all costs
                                                                        »
 arising for the recipient country *• foi* example demurrage Void freight
 and dead freight - shall be borne by the EEC *
 ---pagebreak---    The charges and. the arrangements relating to demurrage laid down in the
   contract between the recipient country and the carrier must have been
   agreed in advance by the recipient " country and the agent of the EEC .
   The other costs referred to in the first paragraph shall only be refunded
   by the EEC if they have been paid by the recipient country with the approval
   of the EEC .
                                   Article  6
   Should it prove impossible for the EEC to supply all or part of the goods
  on the date and within the time-limits provided for in Article 7 and without
  prejudice to the provisions of Article 5 » a new date and a new tims-lirr.it
   shall be agreed between the agents of the EEC and of the recipient country
  for the delivery of all the goods or of the Undelivered part thereof .
                      Obligations of the récipient country
                                                              » ■
                                  Article   7
  After contacting the EEC , the recipient country shall procure one or ir.ore
  vessels to transport all the quantities provided for in Article 1 of the
  Agreement , 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 4 »
  The agent of the recipient country shall inform the EEC of this date
  immedately on learning it , and also that jfor commencement of delivery ,
  if possible twenty days in advance and in any case ten days before the date
  for commencement of delivery *
• He shall establish with the agent of the EEC the schedule to which delivery
  shall take place .
                                  Article   8
  Should the recipient country be unable to begin loading on the date provided
  for in Article 7 » paragraph 1 , the agent of the recipient country shall
  inform the agent of the EEC without delay *
 ---pagebreak---                                            \
 In this event a new date for the commencement of delivery and ( if applicable )
 a new schedule could "be agreed between the agents of the EEC and of the
 recipient country . The costs arising from this delay shall in all cases
 except force majeure be borne by the recipient country .
 Should the new date provided for in paragraph 2 be more than 30 clear days
 after the date for loading provided for in Article 7 » paragraph 1 , the EEC
 may dispose of the goods without prejudice to its commitment under Article 1
 of this Agreement .
                                  Article   9
 If the quantity made available for loading on a vessel cannot be put on
board in its entirety , the recipient country shall inform the EEC as soon
as possible and no later than fifteen clear days after loading has been
completed whether it intends to accept or to renounce the balance .
In the former cane the provisions , of Article 8 , paragraphs 2 and 3i shall
apply to the balance , if delivery has not yet taken place .
In the latter case the EEC may consider that it has discharged its cc ;.i:r.i t:r.ent
to the recipient country under Article 1 of this Agreement and shall bear
the costs resulting from such renunciation .
In any event after the expiry of an interval of fifteen clear days and in
the absence of any notice on the part of the recipient country , the renun
ciation shall be deemed to have taken place .
                                  Article  10
Upon delivery of the goods , the recipient country shall hand to the
agent of the EEC a certificate of acceptance stating the port of shipment ,
date of acceptance , the nature and quantity of the goods accepted and
including any comments on the quality of the goods , and send a copy thereof
to the Commission of the European Communities *


RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION BY THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE AGREEMENT 1983


title: Draft COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION on the methods of setting natural gas prices and tariffs in the Community (presented from the Commission to the Council)

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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
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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                    COM(82)603 final
                                                    Brussels , 29 September 1982
                                      Draft
                             COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
 on the methods of setting natural gas prices and tariffs in the Community
                 ( presented from th              Commission to   the Council )
                                                             .
                                         V      -               ■
                                              .
 COM ( 82 ) 603 final
 ---pagebreak---                              Draft
                   COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
   on the methods of setting natural gas prices and tariffs
   in the Community
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to the draft Recommendation submitted by the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of    the European Parliament ,
Whereas in its cone lusions of 3 December 1981 and 16 March 1982 the
Council emphasized the need for the Member States to develop a common
approach to energy pricing and laid down general principles to be observed
by the Member States in their energy pricing policies ;
Whereas these principles should be adapted to the conditions of the
market in natural gas so as to ensure greater consistency in energy
pricing within the Community ;
Whereas , in view of the comparative scarcity of natural gas and the
advantages of using it , the best possible use of available supplies
and the optimum allocation of these resources should be ensured by means
of an appropriate pricing policy ;
Whereas natural gas prices should be allowed to adjust rapidly to trends
in the cost of supply and to changes in the competitive situation on the
      - market ;
Whereas pricing policies encouraging certain categories of consumption
which prevent the rational use of natural gas should be avoided;
 ---pagebreak---                          Explanatory Memorandum
 The draft recommendation on the methods of setting natural gas prices and
 tariffs in the Community has been prepared in response to the concern expressed
 by the Council on a number of occasions about the consistency of energy pricing
 policies with the Member States' common energy strategy objectives . ^ ^
 Basically , it seeks to lay down the general principles which should govern the
 methods of setting natural gas prices and tariffs with a view to making them
 consistent with the objectives of diversification of resources , rational use of
 energy and energy conservation within the Community .
 In formulating these principles , account has been taken of the specific features
of natural gas and the particular conditions of competition on the market for gas ,
on which the prices of competing energy sources on the various end-use markets
have a decisive effect .
Particular emphasis has been placed on common tariff structures , since these
will help to make the supply conditions more homogeneous and facilitate more
consistent price formation within the Community .
Mention is also made of the need to ensure that , as far as possible , prices cover
gas supply costs and the amortization of the investment entailed .   The entire
proposal is based on the consideration that as gas is a comparatively scarce
commodity in the Community care should be taken to ensure that it is used
judiciously and its intrinsic advantages warrant making the best possible use of
available supplies and their optimum allocation .
The Commission is aware that certain structures already reflect a common approach ,
and that the efforts to achieve homogeneousness and consistency should be
continued , and reinforced if possible .
The fact that prices affect users' choices has not been forgotten .   The Commission
is proposing that the Member States should ensure that consumer prices and costs
are characterised by the greatest possible degree of transparency and are made
public as far as possible .
(1 )  Conclusions of the Council meetings of 2 December 1981 and 16 March 1982 .
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas natural gas tariff systems should also reflect as accurately as possible
the structure of the supply and distribution costs for the various categories
of supplies ;
Whereas , in view of the quantities supplied, it is appropriate , where large-
scale industry is concerned , to enable economies of scale in relation to
transport to be passed on by means of appropriate decreasing scales of charges ;
Whereas in order to ensure that optimum use is made of the transmission networks
and that deliveries are more regular during the year , provision should be made
for special prices linked to the interruption of supplies ;
Whereas pricing policy plays a decisive role as regards trends on the market for natural
gas and whereas there is a need to monitor consumption trends with a view to
adjusting natural gas prices accordingly ;
Whereas consumers can have freedom of choice only if there is an adequate degree
of market transparency ,
HEREBY RECOMMENDS TO THE MEMBER STATES       :
( a ) that they take appropriate steps , if they have not already done so , to
      ensure that the methods of setting natural gas prices and tariffs in the
      Community are based on the following common principles :
      1 . Methods of setting natural gas prices , whether or not in the context
           of tariffs , should be designed to ensure that the best possible use
           is made of gas supplies and to ensure their optimum allocation .     They
           should be established with due regard for the rational use of energy
           and the competitive situation between natural gas and the other forms
         " of energy .
           Natural gas prices should therefore be as close as possible to market
           value in relation to the price of substitute energies and provide a
           guarantee of sufficient proceeds to cover the cost of supplying consumers
      2 . Natural gas pricing methods should be designed in such a way as to
           enable natural gas prices to adjust rapidly to changes in the competitive
           situation on the market and to trends in costs , particularly
 ---pagebreak---         the cost to gas undertakings of acquiring gas ; changes in such costs
        should be passed on in the sales tariffs without delay .
    3 . Prices which are artificially low in relation to the market situation
        and to costs , having the effect of subsidizing certain classes of con
        sumption or certain uses and / or of encouraging waste , should not be
        charged .
    4 . The two-part tariff system, consisting of a fixed component to cover
        fixed costs , in particular the cost of permanent connection to the
        network , and a component which varies with the quantity of gas supplied
        is the system which , of the various tariff opitons available , should be
        generally used .
        This should be the case , in particular , for categories of consumers
        which have homogeneous features from the point of view of use , the
        scale of consumption and the regularity of offtakes and to which tariff
        based on these features would be applied .
    5 . For the other categories of consumption subject to tariffs , provision
         should be made for two (or more ) components which decrease as con
        sumption rises , in order to take account of economies of scale in
        transport which arise as volume increases . The tariffs applied for a
        given location should also vary in relation to the off-take characteris
        tics , such as the load factor , in order better to pass on the costs .
    6 . With the aim of transferring to off-peak periods or to allow load-
        shedding, provision should be made for the application of special
        tariffs or prices linked to arrangements for the interruption of
        supplies ;
<b) that they carefully monitor the trend in the demand for natural gas in
    the various sectors of use and the long-term trend in demand/ in close
    cooperation at Community level with a view to further improving the
    tariff structures ;
 ---pagebreak---                            - L -
( c ) that they ensure that natural gas prices are characterized by the
      greatest possible degree of transparency and that prices and costs
      to the consumer be made public as far as possible .


title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters renewing the Agreement on Trade and Technical Cooperation between the European Economic Community and the Member States, of the one part, and the Lebanese Republic, of the other part (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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Vol. 1975/0167
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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
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 ---pagebreak---  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                         COM(75 ) 433 final
                                                         Brussels , 23 July 1975
                    RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
        renewing the Agreement on Trade and Technical Cooperation
    "between the European Economic Community and the Member States ,
                           of the one part , and the
                     Lebanese Republic , of the other part
                ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
    COM(75 ) 433 final
 ---pagebreak---                             Explanatory Memorandum
1*    The Agreement on Trade and Technical Cooperation between the European
Economic Community and the Lebanese Republic , which was signed on 21 May
1965 , entered into foroe on 1 July 1968 for a period of three years#
      It expired on 30 June 1971 and , at the request of the Lebanese
Government , was extended for four successive one-year periods by Council
decisions of 12 July 1971 » 13 July 1972 ,    4 June 1973 and 25 June 1 97^»
2.       In its letter dated 30 June and sent on 10 July to the President
of the Council and the President of the Commission , the Lebanese Mission
to the European Communities stated that the Lebanese Government desired
a further renewable extension of one year , in accordance with Article XII
of the Agreement .
3.    The Commission recommends that the Council :
                 adopt the draft decision which appears in
                 Annex I and which extends the Agreement on Trade and
                 Technical Cooperation between the European Economic
                 Community and the Lebanese Republic ;
                 adopt the draft exchange of letters whioh appear in
                 Axmex II *
 ---pagebreak---                                                                   AFH3X I
                RECOMMENDATION _ JFOR A. .COUNCIL DECISION
                           on the conclusion of an Agreement
                         in the form of an exchange of letters
                            renewing the Agreement on Trade
                                and Technical Cooperation
                       "between the European Economic Community
                        and the Hember States , of the one part ,
                    and the Lebanese Republic , of the other part
TIE 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 it is appropriate to extend the validity of the Agreement oa
Trade and Technical Cooperation between the European Economic Community and
the Member States , of the one part , and the Lebanese Republic , of the other
part for a renewable period of one year , in accordance with Article XII
thereof ;
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS t
                                  Article 1
      The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters renewing the
Agreement on Trade and Technical Cooperation between the European Economic
Community and the Member States , of the cne part , and the Lebanese Hepublio ,
of the other part , signed at Brussels on 21 May 1965 » shall be concluded on
behalf of the Community, The text of the exchange of letters is annexed to
this Decision .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                           »
                                                                         t
                                   -2-
                                Article 2
       The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
those persons empoxjered to sign the Agreement and to confer on them the
necessary powers to bind the Community.
                                Done at Brusselô .
                                        For the Council
                                         The Président
 ---pagebreak---                                                                     AFnEX II
                                     AGTŒETÎ3NT
                       IN THE FORM OP AM EXCHANGE OF LETTURS
                          RENEWING THE AGREMEHT ON TRADE
                      AND TECHNICAL COOK3R4TION BErVHSuH THE
              EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMIUNITY AND THE MEMBER STATES OF
           THE ONE PART , AND THE LEBANESE REPUBLIC , OF THE OTHER PART
A. Letter to "be Bent to the Lebanese authorities :
 . Sir .
          Wo would refer to Article XII of the Agreement . on Trade and Technical
   Cooperation "between the European Economic Community and the Member States ,
   of tho one part , and the Lebanese Republic , of the other part , signed at
   Brussels on 21 Hay 1965 ? an(^ have the honour to inform you on behalf of
   the European Economic Community and of the Member States that the Counoil
   of the European Communities and the Governments of the Member States have
   agreed to a further extension of    the validity of the aforesaid Agreement
   for a period of one    year from 1 July 1975 *
          The Council of the European Communities will notify the Government
   of the Lebanese Republic of the completion of tho internal procedures
   necessary , both within the European Economic Community and within the
   Member States , for the entry into force of this extension Agreement .
          This Agreement will enter into force on the first day of the month
   following the month of such notification .
          The Council of the European Communities and the Governments of the
  Member States heroby declare that they are prepared to apply this Agreement
   provisionally , each for its part and in accordance with its own arrangements ,
   with effect from 1 July 1975 on condition that the Government of the Lebanese
  Republic make a similar declaration .
          Please accept , Sir , the assurance of our highest consideration .
     »                     i
                                                  On behalf of the Council
                                                of the European Comnunities
 ---pagebreak--- . Letter bo sent to the President of_ tho Council of the European Commanitios
   Sir ,*
          In your letter of                      you wore so good aa to make ,
   on behalf of the European Economic Community and of    the Governments of
  the Member States , tho following communication :
          "Vie would refer to Article XII of the Agreement on Trade and
  Technical Cooperation between the European Economic Community and the
  Ilember States , of the one part , and the Lebanose Republic , of the other
  part , signed at Brussels on 21 Hay 196 5 >     have the honour to inform
  you on behalf of the Europern Economic Community and of tho Member States
  that the Council of the European Communities and the Governments of tho
  Member States have agreed to a further extension of the validity of tho
  aforesaid Agreement for a period of one year from 1 July 1975 *
          The Council of the Duropean Communities will notify tho Government
  of tho Lebanese Republic of the completion of the internal procedures
  necessary , both within the Europoan Economic Community and within the
  Member States , for tho entry into force of this oxtension Agreement .
          The Agreement will enter into force on tho first day of tho month
  following tho month of such notification .
          The Council of the European Communities and tho Governments of the
  Member States hereby declare that they are prepared to apply this
  Agreement provisionally , each for its part and in accordance with its own
  arrangements , with effect from 1 July 1975 » on condition that the
  Government of the Lebanese Republic make a similar declaration ".
          I have the honour , on behalf of the Government of tho Lebanese
  Republic , to inform you that the latter al3o agrees that the validity of
  the said Agreeuent be extended for a period of one year and that it hereby
  declares that it is prepared to apply provisionally , for its part and in
  accordance with its own arrangements , this extencion Agreement with effect
  from 1 July 1975«
          Please accept , Sir . the assurance of my highest consideration .


RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION AUTHORIZING THE OPENING OF NEGOTIATIONS ON A FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION WITH THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN


title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION authorizing the Commission to open negotiations on Community participation in the Environmental Action Plan for the Caribbean and the Convention for the protection and development of the marine and coastal environment of the wider Caribbean area (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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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.
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(82)79 final
                                                    Brussels , 1 March 1982
                               Recommendation for a
                                 COUNCIL DECISION
  authorizing the Commission to open negotiations on Community parti
  cipation in the Environmental Action Plan for the Caribbean and the
  Convention for the protection and development of the marine and
             coastal environment of the wider Caribbean area
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                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The Community has been invited to take part in the Environmental
Action Plan for the Caribbean which was adopted at Montego Bay,
Jamaica at an intergovernmental meeting of the riparian States on
6-8 April 1981 . The Action Plan , which is part of UNEP 's Regional
Seas Programme , was drawn up by UNEP in cooperation with the
UN Economic Commission for Latin America ( ECLA ). The resolution
adopting the Action Plan makes it possible , as is already the case
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with the Action Plan for the Mediterranean , for a regional economic
group exercising responsibilities in fields relating to the Plan,
and at least one member of which belongs to the Caribbean region ,
to be associated with the Action Plan , provided that rules
governing the group 's financial participation have been agreed in
advance .
This is the case in this instance , the geographical region concerned       •
including the French Overseas departments of Guadeloupe , Guiana and
Martinique . As established by the Hansen line of cases , secondary
legislation is applicable in these departments , provided the latter
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are not expressly excluded from the ambit of the Community act concerned
The following Community legislation is also applicable in those  «
French overseas departments :
- Council Directive 76/ 464 / EEC of A May 1976 on pollution caused by
  certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment
  of the Community ;               ;    .       '
- Council Directive 78 / 659 / EEC of 18 July 1978 on the quality of fresh
  waters needing protection or improvement in order to support fish
  life ;
- Council Directive 79 / 923 / EEC of 30 October 1979 on the quality
  required of shellfish waters ;
~ Council Decision                        of 3.12»1981    establishing a
  Community information system for preventing and combating
  hydrocarbon pollution of the sea®
 ---pagebreak--- .The Plan has three sections :
 1 ) A collection of measures designed to evaluate the environmental
     situation in the region and to manage its resources with a view
     to protecting the environment against pollution from various
     sources and in particular from hydrocarbons . The priority measures
     pertain to several fields already covered by the abovementioned
     Community acts . The Community will have to take part , therefore ,
     if such measures are embodied in abinding agreement likely to
     affect the internal rules of the Community, as was establishing
     by the AETR line of cases . The following measures are envisaged :
     - a regional plan for intervention in the event of discharges
       of hydrocarbons ;
     ~ the management of river basins , and in particular the management
       of ground and surface freshwater resources , the conservation
       of natural environments and forests , and the prevention of
       water pollution by household, industrial or agricultural
     > effluents ;
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     - the improvement of environmental hygiene services : control of
       water quality, treatment of waste water , water supply for urban
       and rural areas ;           <•
                         '      r,
     - education on environmental matters .
2 ) Provisions relating to the financial and institutional organization
     of the Plan .
3 ) A Convention for the protection and development of the marine and
     coastal environment of the wider Caribbean area - currently in
     preparation - which' will be the equivalent of the Barcelona
     Convention for the Mediterranean Sea , to which the Community
     will be a party in particular by virtue of its responsibilities
     deriving from the AETR line of cases .
A meeting of legal experts which toofc         place at      the end
of 1981 examined ■ the Convention , which should be adopted at
the second intergovernmental meeting ( scheduled for the beginning
of 1983 ) of the States participating in the Action Plan .
 ---pagebreak--- The Community is already engaged in similar measures , as it is a party
to various instruments relating to the protectio        of the marine
environment , among which are :•
- The Action Plan for the Medi terranean , which is given legal substance
    by the framework Barcelona Convention    together with its three
    protocols , and which , like the Action Plan for the Caribbean , comes
    under UNEP 's Regional Seas Programme . The Community signed and
    concluded the Barcelona Convention and the protocol on the pollution
    caused by dumping from ships and aircraft ( 1 ) on 16 March 1978 and
    signed the protocol on the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against
    pollution from land-based sources on 17 May 1980, while on 19 May 1981
    the Council adopted the Decision concerning the conclusion of the
    protocol relating to pollution by oil and other harmful substances ( 2 )
- The Convention on the prevention of marine pollution from land-based
    sources ( known as the Paris Convention and affecting the North East
    Atlantic ) which was signed on 23 June 1975 ( 3 ).
The Community coordinates the environmental protection measures deriving
from the application of the Treaty of Rome and those from the Action
Programmes of the Communities on the Environment with the provisions •
adopted within the framework of these Conventions .
Three Member States will take part in the Environmental Action Plan for
the Caribbean , France , by virtue of its overseas departments Guadeloupe ,
Martinique and Guiana ; the United Kingdom      by virtue of its overseas
countries and . terri tories Anguilla , the Cayman Islands , Montserrat ,
St. Kitts-Nevis and the British Virgin      Islands ; and the Netherlands
by virtue of the Netherlands Antilles - Aruba , Bonaire , Curasao ,
St. Martin , Saba and St. Eustatius .
( 1 ) 0J L 240, 19.9.19 77
( 2 ) 0J L 162 , 19.6.1981
( 3 ) 0J L 194 , 25.7.1975
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                               Α.
The British and Dutch overseas countries      and territories in question
are associated with the Community under the arrangements provided for
in Council Decision No 80 / 1186 / EEC of 16 December 1980 < 1 ).
Several members of the Lome Convention are also taking part in the
Action Plan : the Bahamas , Barbados , Dominica, Grenada , Guiana , Jamaica ,
St. Lucia , Suriname , Trinidad and Tobago .
Finally , it must also be mentioned that , through its experience , the
measures^it is preparing and the research it has carried out on this
subject , the Community will be able to play an active part in the Plan
and help the countries and territories in the area to implement it .
In the light of all these considerations , the Commission believes that
the Community should open negotiations with a . view to agreeing the
procedures for its participation in the Action Plan and the Convention
which is being drawn up . It therefore recommends that the Council
adopt the draft decision set out in the annex hereto .
( 1 ) 0J L 361 , 31.12.1980
 ---pagebreak---   RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION                   AUTHORIZING
  THE COMMISSION     TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS ON COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN
  THE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND THE CONVENTION
  FOR THE PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARINE AND COASTAL
  ENVIRONMENT OF THE WIDER CARIBBEAN AREA
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
                   I
  Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission ,
  Whereas the two Action Programmes of the European Communities on the
  Environment ( 1 ) emphasize how important it is for the Community to
  protect the sea and the marine environment , notably from pollution
  arising from various sources , and state that the protection and
  improvement of sea-water with a view to meeting economic and - social
  requirements and ensuring the maintenance of the vital ecological
 balances constitute a priority task ;
 Whereas the European. Counci I , at its meeting in Copenhagen on
 7 and 8 April 1978, considered that the Community should make the
 prevention and control of marine pollution an important objective
 of its action , and invited the Council of Ministers , on a proposal
  from the Commission , to adopt in the competent international bodies
  common attitudes with particular regard to research and the
  implementation of effective measures to control pollution ;
 Whereas cooperation on the protection of the environment with the
 developing countries , especially with regard to supplying them with
  information at the Community 's disposal , and the Community 's
 contribution to projects and programmes in this field constitute
 one of the objectives of the second Action Programme of the European
 Communities on the Environment ;
( 1 ) OJ No C 112, 20.12.1973 and 0J No C 139, 13.6.1977
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas the intergovernmental meeting at Montego Bay approved an Action Plan
for the Environment Programme of the Caribbean , to which certain Member States
are to be party ; whereas the said Action Plan provides for the participation
of regional economic groups with responsibilities in the fields covered by the
plan , one at least of the members of which belongs to the Caribbean region ;
Whereas a number of participants in the Plan maintain special links with the
Community through the Lome Convention and the association arrangements for
overseas countries and territories ;
Whereas the Plan envisages that comprehensive measures will be taken to ensure
the continued development of the Caribbean area under acceptable ecological
conditions and that cooperation with the Governments of the region will be
instituted in order to solve environmental problems such as the protection of
maritime and coastal zones , in particular against pollution from various
sources ; whereas , therefore , it is desirable that the Community should take
part in order to achieve its objectives in these fields ;
Whereas the Plan provides for a Convention for the wider Caribbean area to be
drawn up , and the extent of that area includes part of the territory of one
Member State to which the following are applicable : Council Directive 75 / 440/ EEC
of 16 June 1975 concerning the quality required of surface water intended for the
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abstraction of drinking water in the Member States ; Council Directive 76/ 160/ EEC
of 8 December 1975 concerning the quality of bathing water2; Council Directive
76/ 464/ EEC of 4 May 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances
discharged into the acquatic environment of the Community3; Council Directive
78 / 659 / EEC of 18 July 1978 on the quality of fresh water needing protection
                                                4
or improvement in order to support fish life ; Council Directive 79/ 923 / EEC of
30 October 1979 on the quality required of shellfish waters ; Council Directive
80 / 68/ EEC of 17 December 1979 on the protection of ground water against
pollution caused by certain dangerous substances^; Council Directive 80/ 778/ EEC
of 15 July 1980 relating to the quality of water intended for human consumption ;
and Council Decision 81 / 971 / EEC of 3 December 1981 establishing a Community
information system for the control and reduction of pollution caused by
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hydrocarbons discharged at sea ; whereas these instruments establish common rules
in the field of water pollution , which are likely to be affected by certain
provisions in the said Convention ; whereas it is therefore imperative that the
Community should be a party to the Convention ;
 0J No L 194 , 25.7.1975 , p . 26        ■   0J No L 281 , 11.10.1979, p . 47
20J No L 31 , 5.2 ; 1976, p . 1             60J No L 20, 26.1.1980, p . 43
30J No L 129, 18.5.1976, p . 23             70J No L 229, 30.8.1980, p . 11
40J No L 222, 14.8.1978, p . 1              80j No L 355, 10.12.1981 , p . 52
 ---pagebreak--- HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                     Sole Article
The Commission is authorized to open negotiations with a view to
Community participation in the Environmental Action Plan for the
Caribbean and jin the Convention for the protection and development
of the marine 'and coastal environment of the wider Caribbean area .
The Commission shall conduct the negotiations in accordance with
the annexed brief and subject to any directives which the Council
may later adopt .
                                          Done at Brussels ,
                                          For the Council /
                                          The President
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                    Negotiating brief
The Convention for the wider Caribbean area must be adjusted in such
a way that the Community can be party  to it , account being taken of
the existing common rules in the fields concerned .
 ---pagebreak---                          Financial record
Community participation in the Environmental Action Plan for the
Caribbean
Relevant budget heading
Article 298, Item 2986
Community participation in international conventions on the environment .
Legal basis
Article 235 of the EEC Treaty.
Description of the project
3.1 . Objectives
3.1.1 . General aim
         It is proposed in the Environmental Action Plan for the Caribbean
         that comprehensive measures should be taken to implement a general
         development plan for the Caribbean under acceptable ecological
         conditions , and that the Governments of the area should cooperate
         to solve environmental problems such as the protection of
         maritime and coastal zones .
         Community participation in the Action Plan should make it possible to
         implement a number of Community environmental protection objectives
         in   conjunction with development cooperation schemes .
         Such objectives are :           «
         - the protection and purification of the sea and the marine
            environment , notably with regard to pollution from various sources /
            with a view to meeting economic and social requirements and
            ensuring that vital ecological balances are maintained ( First and
            Second Action Programmes of the Community on the Environment );
         - the prevention and combating of marine pollutron and the
       .    adoption of common attitudes in the competent international
            bodies ( European Council of 7 and 8 April 1978 );
         - cooperation on environmental protection with the developing
            countries ( Second Action Programme on the Environment ;
            Article 93(2 ) ( c ) of the second Lome Convention ).
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              3.1.2 . Specific aims
                    a )** Technical :
                          To implement the provisions of the Action Plan, including :
                          - a programme of priority measures for protecting the
                            environment in the region ;
                          - provisions relating to the financial and institutional
                            framework of , the Plan ;
                          - a Convention for the wider Caribbean area (draft ).
                    b )- Financial :
                          To contribute about 1 % ( i«e . US2 30 000, or 28 620 ECU
                          at the rate applying on 31 July 1981 ) of the average annual
                          budget(USZ 2 730 000 ); the total agreed for the 1981-83
                          period is US2 8 200 000 .
              3.2 . Persons concerned (outside the Community institutions ) :
                    - inhabitants of the French departments of Guiana , Martinique and
                        Guadeloupe ;
                    - inhabitants of the States associated with the Community under
                        special arrangements : Dutch and British overseas territoriesd ),
                        Caribbean States signatory to the Lome Convention ( 2 );
                    - industries and port installations in the region .
          4 . Justification of the project
              4.1 . Type of project :
                    Community participation at financial and technical level in the
                    Environmental Action Plan for the Caribbean .
              4.2 . The need for Community participation ;
                    Community participation in the envisaged Convention is imperative
                    by virtue of the AETR line of cases , certain matters in the plan
                    being covered by Community rules ( notably Directive 76/ 464 / EEC of
                    4 May 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances
                    discharged into the aquatic environment into Jhe 'Community ) .
                    In view of the measures which it is preparing in environmental
                    fields similar to these covered by the Action Plan , and of its
                    experience and research in these matters , the Community is able
                    to make a major contribution to achieving development and
                    environmental protection objectives in a region which is closely
                    connected with it .
( 1 ) The Netherlands Antilles (Aruba , Bonaire , Curasao , St. Martin, Saba and
      St. Eustatius ) and the British countries and territories of Anguilla ,
      the Cayman Islands , Montserrat , St. Kitts - Nevis and the British Virgin
      Islands .                                                    "
(2 ) The Bahamas , Barbados , Dominica , Grenada , Guiana , Jamaica , St. Lucia ,
      St. Vincent and the Grenadines , Suriname , Trinidad and Tobago .
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5 . Financial implications in respect of intervention appropriations
    5.1 . Appropriations provided for :
          For 1983 , a Community participation of USZ 30 000, or 28 620 ECU
          at the rate of 31 July 1981 .
          It is not possible to say at the moment the total of
          appropriations which will be needed in subsequent years , as the
          budget for the Action Plan has been voted only for the period
          1981-83 and must be renewed in 1983 fot the following two years .
          The current estimate is that the outlay would not exceed 50 000 ECU .
    5.2 . Finance from the Member States :
          - France will contribute USSS 375 000, or A. 5% of the approved
            budget for 1981-83 ;
          - the Netherlands will contribute USJ5 30 000 through their
            territories in the region , i.e. 0.4 % of the budget for 1981-83;
          - the United Kingdom has not yet decided how much it will
            contribute on behalf of its territories in the region .
    5.3 . Five-year timetable :
          As stated in 5.1 , it is not possibleaat the moment to predict
          the total of appropriations which will be needed after 1983 .
6 . Financial implications in respect of - appropriations for staff and
    current administrative expenditure
    6.1 . Staff necessary for the implementation of the project alone :
          Nil .
7 . Financing intervention expenditure
    Appropriations to be entered under future budgets .
8 . Implications in respect of revenue
    Although it does not yield any revenue , this action does contribute
    to the protection of the environment and of natural resources and
    applies a group of measures which should have a positive effect on
    the development of the Caribbean .
9 . Type of monitoring to be applied
    The Commission wi I report to the Council and to Parliament every two
    years on the results obtained .