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COM(77)592
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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)592final
Brussels ,16November 1977
Recommendation fora
COUNCILDECISION
authorizingtheCommissiontoopennegotiations forthe
conclusionofagreementsextendingtheperiodofapplication
oftheInterimAgreements "betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheMaghrebcountries
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(77)592final

The period ofapplication oftheInterim Agreements concluded with
Algeria ,Morocco and Tunisia pendi ..^theentry into force ofthe
Cooperation Agreements ,having bee -,extended once ,expires on31Decem­
ber 1977 -Since the stage reached inthe Member States' ratification
procedures issuch that the Cooperation Agreements areunlikely toenter
into force onthat date ,provision should bemade for further extension
ofthe period ofapplication ofthe Interim Agreements .
Accordingly theCommission issubmitting herewith arecommendation for
aCouncil decision authorizing the Commission toopen negotiations with
the countries inquestion for the conclusion ofagreements extending the
period ofapplication until 30June 1978 .

authorizing tiiaCommission "toopen negotiations forthoconclusion oi
agreements extending theperiod ofapplication of "theInteriia Agreements
between theEuropean Economic Community andthetfaghrec coontrics ..
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof .
Having regard totherecommendation from theCommission ,
Whereas ,pending theentry into force oftheCooperation Agreements between
theEuropean Economic Community andtheMaghrsb countries ,itisnecessary
toextend beyond December 1977^® period ofapplication oftheInterim
Agreements concluded with those countries ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
•Sole Article
TheCommission ishereby authorized toopen negotiations ,onthebasis
ofthedirectives annexed hereto ,fortheconclusion ofagreements extending
theperiod ofapplication oftheinterim Agreements concluded between the
European Economic Community andtheMaghreb countries .
'TheCommission shall conduct thenegotiations inconsultation with
theArticle 113 Committee .

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ANNEX
1.The period ofapplication ofthe Interim Agreements -shall beextended
until 30June 1973 .
2.Article 5(1)of'theInterim Agreements shall beadapted totake
account oftheincreased ceilings ofrefined oilproducts andmanufac
tured cork products ,specified inarticle 12 (2)ofthe cooperation
agreements .
3.The declaration ofthe European Economic Community relating tothe
provisions ofarticle 1^(2)oftheInterim Agreement with Morocco
shall bechanged totake account ofthe measures concerning the
second year 'sutilisation ofthe quota provided for inthe declara­
tion relating to .theprovisions ofarticle 21 (2)ofthecooperation
agreement .

e?ew^FINÂaiCIÊSS
établiepourle'ct'dqetdel'exercico1?7o
A.PREMIEPEPARTI?:CREDITS DINTERVENTI ON
(oouractionsanciennesetnouvelles)
ι
1.LIGNESBUDGETAIRES CONCERNEES
Recettes :Titre«I.
2.INTITULE DELALIGNEBUDGETAIRE
Ressourcespropres.
3.BASEJURIDIQUE
Article113duTraitéCEE..
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A.DESCRIPTION,OBJECTIFCS)ETJUSTIFICATION DEL'ACTION
Prorogation desaccordsintérimaires conclusaveclespaysduMaghreb.
5.CREDITS(enu.c.) '
Laprorogation desaccordsintérimaires aveclespaysduMaghreb
n'impliqueaucunediminutionnouvelledesrecettespuisqu'elleaura
seulement -pourobjetdeproroger,pourlapériodedu31décembre1977au
30juin1978,lerégimedeséchangesappliquéactuellemententre
laCommunautéetcespays.
B.DEUXIEMEPARTIE:INFORMATIONS SUPPLEMENTAIRES POURUNEACTIONNOUVELLE
6.COUTTOTALDEL'ACTIONPENDANTTOUTELADUREEENVISAGEE
Aucuneincidencefinancièrenouvellesurlebudgetcommunautaire .
7.'INFORMATION SURLEPERSONNELETSURLESCREDITSDEFONCTIONNEMENT
NECESSAIRES POURLAREALISATION DEL'ACTION '■/
L'actionseraréaliséedanslecadredutableaudeseffectifsdela.
Commission.
3.FINANCEMENT DEL'ACTION
sansobiet.