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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)489 final
Brussels ,22November 1978
;draft statement "bytheCommunity Delegation ^
atthefirst meeting oftheConference atdeputy
level (Brussels ,1December 1978 )ontheprocedure for
andorganisation oftheaccession negotiations with Portugal
(Submitted bytheCommission totheCouncil )
COM(78 )489final

EXPLAMTOHY MSMOnAHDUM
1.Attheopeningmeetingatministerial levelofthenegotiations
onPortugal'saccession heldinLuxembourg on17Octoberitwas
decidedtoassignthetaskofagreeing ontheprocedure forand
organization ofthenegotiations tothedeputies.
2.On19OctobertheChairman ofthePermanent Representatives
Committee informed theCommittee ofhisintention toholdthefirst
meetingatdeputylevelon1December 1978#Withaviewtopreparing
thismeeting,theCommission wasaslcedtoproposetotheCouncila
draftCommunity statement onquestions ofprocedure andorganisation
inconnection withthenegotiations asitdidforthenegotiations
withGreece.
3.Thispaperhasbeenprepared inresponse tothisrequest.Itwas
drawnuponthebasisoftheprovisions alreadya,doptedforthe
negotiations withGreece,whichinturnweredirectly modelled onthe
"UKprecedent".However,thetimetable ofmeetingsatministerial
anddeputylevelhasbeenmadeslightly moreflexible.

ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS WITHPORTUGAL
Draftstatement "bytheCommunity Delegation at"thefirst
meetingoftheConference atdeputylevel(Brussels t
1December 1978)
Item oftheprovisional Agenda
=Procedure forandorganization ofthenegotiations
1.Inaccordance withthe "briefgiventousattheopeningmeetingat
ministerial levelofthenegotiations betweentheEuropean Communities
andPortugalinLuxembourg on17October 1973,itisourtasktodayto
agreeonprocedures forourwork.Inhisaddresson17October ,
MrCorreia Gagostatedthattheexperience gainedbytheCommunity
duringtheearlierenlargement andtheguidelines beingfollowed in
thecurrentnegotiations couldbroadlyspeaking beconsidered and
accepted byPortugal® TheCommunity welcomes thePortuguese declaration ,
whichhasaccelerated thepreparation ofthedecisions wearecalledupon
totaketoday.
Becauseofexisting precedents itwillbepossible toagreerapidlyon
whatafterallareminormatters suchas:
(i)thePresidency ,thevenueandfrequency ofthemeetingsatboth
ministerial anddeputylevel;
(ii)thesettingupofworkingparties;
(iii)organizational measures suchasthesettingupofaSecretariat ,
theoperating expenses oftheConference andthepreparation of
workingpapersforthemeetings.
Aworkingpapercoveringthesevariouspointswhichwasdrawnuponthe
basisoftheprecedents referred toabove,hasbeenforwarded toyou
(seeAnnexi).Ifitmeetswithyourapproval,itwillbetakenover
infullinthedraftsummaryoftheconclusions ofourmeeting.

2•Asregardsthetimetable forthenegotiations ,wecancertainly
makeaquickstarttodiscussions insomesectorsbecause,as
MrCorreia Gagostressed on17October,theworkdoneinpreparing the
OpiniononPortugal'sapplication andtheinformation alreadygathered
represent aconsiderable time-saving .
Inhisstatement ,MrCorreia GagoalsosetoutthebroadlineBof
Portugal'sinitialposition oncertainaspectsofthenegotiations ,
suchasthecustomsunion,commercial policy,agriculture ,free
movement ofpersons,services andcapital,taxation andthesystemof
ownresources#
TheCommunity hastakennoteofthesedeclarations andwillmakeits
position knownoneachofthepointscoveredasthenegotiations proceed#
Theviewsexpressed bythePortuguese Delegation willmakeiteasierto
organize theworkschedule nowthatPortugal'sposition onthevarious
aspectsofthenegotiations isnowbetterunderstood .
ThesubjectsraisedbyMrCorreia Gagocoverbyandlargethemain
chapterheadings ,ofwhichalistisincluded intheworkingpapersfor
thismeeting(seeAnnexII).However,thislistofchapterheadings
forthenegotiations isnottobeconsidered finalorexhaustive ,for
itwillhavetobeadaptedasthenegotiations goonandfurtherfields
mayhavetobeadded.
Following MrVonDohnanyL'ssuggestion of17Octoberlastattheministerial
meetingopeningthenegotiations ,wecantreatthechapters onthecustoms

unionandexternalrelations aspriority subjects.Workonthem
could "beginatournextmeeting.
Iproposefurthermore thatweasktheCommission to"beginworkstraight
awaywithyourDelegation onexamining Community secondary legislation .
Thisworkcouldbestarted onthe "basisofthethreeobjectives setout
byMrVonDohnanyi ;gathering comprehensive information ,determining
thetechnical adaptations and,wherenecessary ,identifying the
substantive problems tobedealtwithinthenegotiations ..
TheCommission willalsoexaminewithyouthemostsuitable methodof
concerting actionandundertaking possible supportmeasures which,as
youknow,donotcomewithinthescopeofthenegotiations .
3.TheCommunity thinksthatthedatesandagendasofthemeetings
couldbedecideduponeachtimethroughcontacts betweenPortugal and
thePresidency .
TheCommunity willtherefore contactthePortuguese Delegation through
thePresidency assoonaspossible tofixtheprovisional agendafor
ournextmeeting.
ThePortuguese Delegation isfreeofcoursetopresent documents atany
timewhichsetoutitsposition onthevarioussubjects ofthe
negotiations .

ANNEXI
WORKING PAPER
Procedure forthenegotiations
(a)Presidency
Inaccordance withthepractice at"bilateral negotiations "betweentwo
delegations ,eachled "byaChairman ,thequestion ofelecting a
President oftheConference doesnotarise#
Thepractical workinvolvedinchairing meetingswill "beperformed "by
theleaderoftheCommunity Delegation inhiscapacity asleaderof
thehostdelegation .
(h)Frequency ofmeetingsatministerial levelanddeputylevel–setting
upofworkingparties
Itisplannedthatthereshould "beatleastthreemeetings ayearat
ministerial levelandtwomeetings atdeputyleveleachquarter,on
theunderstanding thatthefrequency ofmeetings could "bechangedif
thiswerefeltnecessary .
Thenegotiations willremaincentralized atministerial anddeputy
level.Thesettingupofworkingpartiesshouldnot"beenvisaged
excepttomeetspecific requirements ofthenegotiations .Anysuch
workingpartieswilloperateundertheauthority ofthedeputies ,on
the "basisofexplicit termsofreference andintheframework ofa
giventimetable .

(c)Venueofthemeetings
Meetings will "beheldinBrussels ,"butmApril,JuneandOotober
ministerial meetings willbeheldinLuxembourg .
(d)Organization
(1)Secretariat
Conference Secretariat serviceswillbeprovided ,undertheauthority
oftheSecretary-General oftheCounciloftheCommunities orhis
representative ,byateamconsisting ofoffioials oftheGeneral
Secretariat oftheCouncilandofficials appointed bythePortuguese
Delegation#
(2)Operating expensesoftheConference
EachPartywillbearitsowntravelandsubsistence expenses andalso
thesalaries ofitsownstaffwhoareplacedatthedisposal ofthe
Secretariat •
Theoperating expensesof theConference (rents,officefurniture and
supplies ,telecommunications ,interpreting ,translating ,auxiliary
staffrecruitedfortheConference ,etc.)willbemetbyadvances made
bytheCounciloftheCommunities .
TheseexpenseswillbeenteredinthebudgetoftheCouncilundera
specialbudgetappropriation .
TheSecretary-General oftheCouncilwillsubmittotheConference an
annualfinancial management reportontheoperating expenses.These
expenseswillbedivided amongtheparticipants inaccordance with
procedures tobeestablished bycommonagreement .

(3)Preparation ofworkingpapers
Withoutprejudice toother,speoialdocuments whichtheSecretariat
mightheaskedtodrawup,thefollowing provisions wereadoptedon
theunderstanding thatth^ycould,ifneoessary ,bemodifiedinthelight
ofexperience#
(i)Ministerial meetings
Preparation ,aftereachmeeting,ofasummaryofconclusions ,
to"befinalized bythedeputies onthebasisofadraftproduced
bytheSecretariat andsubmitted tothenextministerial meeting
forformalapproval ;
Theverbatim accountoftheministerial meetings ,asrecorded on
tape,willbefiledinthearchives oftheSecretariat ,whereit
canbeconsulted intheeventofadisputeovertheinterpretation
ofadecision .
(ii)Me£tings_at d^ut^level ^
Preparation aftereachmeetingofasummaryofconclusions ;
Preparation ofreportsforsubmission toministerial meetings ,on
thebasisofdraftsproduced bytheConference Secretariat .
(iii)WorkingParties
Preparation ofreportsforthedeputies onthebasisofdrafts
produced bytheConference Secretariat .

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LISTOFCHAPTER HEADINGS
Customsunion/Freemovementofgoods
Exterrairelations
Agriculture and.fisheries
Freemovement ofworkersandsocialpolicy
Rightofestablishment andfreemovement ofservices
Regional policyandstateaids
Movement ofcapitalandeconomic policy
Financial and"budgetary provisions
Institutions
Transitional measures
Other