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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)533 final
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COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHE COUNCIL
ONTHE INCLUSION OFTHE REPUBLIC OFKIRIBATI IN
THE LISTS OFLEAST DEVELOPED AND ISLAND ACP STATES
INTHE SECOND ACP-EEC CONVENTION OFLOME
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.COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
ONTHEINCLUSION OPTHERERJBLIC OPKIRIBATIINTHELISTS
OPLEASTDEVELOPED ANDISLANDACPSTATESINTHESECONDACP-EEC
CONVENTION OPLOME
Introduction
TheRepublicofKiribatiaccededtotheACP-EECConventionofLomeon
30October1979»andsignedthesecondACP-EECConventionofLomeon
31October1979*
ByitsDecisionof9May1980,theACP-EECCounciladdedtheRepublicof
KiribatitothelistoftheleastdevelopedACPStatesinArticle48ofthe
LomeConvention .
ThepurposeofthisdraftdecisionistoincludetheRepublicofKiribati
inthelistsofleastdevelopedandislandACPStatesinthesecondLome
Convention,ThesocialandeconomicsituationinKiribati,whichiscomparable
withthatintheotherACPStatesinthelists,justifiesitsinclusion.
Furthermore ,therehasbeenaseriousandlastingdeterioration inthesituation
sincephosphateworkingatBanabastoppedatthebeginningofthisyear.
TheinclusionoftheRepublicofKiribatiinthelistofIslandACPStates
isjustifiedbyitsgeographical characteristics -thecountryisan
archipelago comprisingseveralgroupsofislands.

DraftDecisionoftheACP-EECCouncilofMinisters
amendingthelistoftheleastdevelopedACPStates .
THEACP-EECCOUNCILOFMINISTERS,
HavingregardtothesecondACP-EECConventionofLomesignedon31October
1971»andinparticularArticle155(4)thereof,
WhereastheRepublicofKiribatididnotaccedetothe,ACP-EECConventionof
Lom6until30October1979? /■
WhereasbyDecisionNo.5/80oftheACP-EECCouncilof9MayI98Oamending
thelistoftheleastdevelopedACPStatestheRepublicofKiribatiwasadded
tothelistofACPStatesinArticle48(2)oftheConvention;
WhereastheRepublicofKiribatiisnotincludedinthelistinArticle155(3)
ofthesecondACP-EECConventionofLomSsignedon31October1979i
WhereastheeconomicandsocialsituationintheRepublicofKiribatijustifies
itsinclusioninthelistoftheleastdevelopedACPStatesanditsgeographical
position.justifiesitsinclusioninthelistofislandACPStates;
Whereasitseconomicandsocialsituationhassufferedasignificant andlasting
deterioration asaresultoftheolosureofthephosphateminesatBanaba,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:' ,
Article1 v
AsfromthedateofentryintoforceoftheCdhvention,theRepublicof.*
KiribatishallbeaddedtothelistofACPStatesinArticle155(3)(&)and•
(c)oftheConvention *

Article2
i :
TheACPStates,theMemberStatesandtheCommunityshallherequired,
eachforitsownpart,totakethenecessarystepstoimplementthis
Decision.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheACF-EECCouncilofMinisters
ThePresident