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COM(81)311 final
COoTTHEN Brussels,18thJune1981
EUROPEANCOMMUNITIES FOROFFICIALUSEONLY
GeneralSecretariat
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDECISION
extendingtheDecisionof4April1978onthe
certainguidelines inthefieldofofficially
credits
(presented bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)application of
supportedexport
COM(81)311final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ExtensionoftheDecisionof4April1978
ontheapplicationofcertainguidelines
inthefieldofofficiallysupported
exportcredits
On4April1978theCouncildecidedtoapplycertainguidelines
forofficiallysupportedexportcreditstothirdcountrieswherethe
repaymenttermwastwoyearsormore.TheDecisionof4Aprilwas
validuntil31October1978.Itwasrenewedbyadecisiondated
16November1978,until31May1979,andsubsequently renewed
until30November1979(Decisionof12June1979),31May1980
(Decisionof10December1979),30November1980(Decisionof
28May1980),28February1981(Decisionof8December1980)and
31July1981(Decisionof3March1981).
TheCommunityisreasonablysatisfiedsofarwiththeoperation
ofthisinstrumentofinternational disciplineinthefieldof
exportcredits.ItisthereforeintheinterestsoftheCommunity
thatitshouldcontinuetobeappliedafter31July1981.
However,itisdesirablethattheextensionshouldagainbefora
limitedperiodonly.
TheCommissionaccordingly proposesthattheCounciladoptthe
decisionofwhichadraftisattached,thusenablingtheguidelines
tocontinuetobeapplieduntil31January1982.
Asbefore,theguidelines,basedonArticle113oftheEECTreaty,
willapplyonlytoexportsgoingtonon-membercountries;official
supportgrantedbyMemberStatesforcreditonintra-Community
saleswillcontinuetobegovernedbyArticles92and93andacts
basedontheseprovisions,andbythepribcipleslaiddownbythe
Commissionwithintheframeworkofthoseprovisions.

PROPOSAL FORA
COUNCILDECISION
extendingtheDecisionof4April1978
ontheapplication ofcertainguidelines
inthefieldofofficiallysupported
exportcredits
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,

WhereastheCouncilDecisionof4April1978ontheapplication of
certainguidelinesinthefieldofofficiallysupportedexportcredits,
aslastextendedbytheDecisionof3March1980,ceasestobe
applicable on31July1981;
Whereas,intheinterestsoftheCommunityandinordertostrengthen
theprincipleofinternational cooperation,itisnecessaryfurther
toextendtheperiodofapplication bytheCommunityofthisinstrument
ofinternational discipline,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article 1
TheDecisionof4April1978ontheapplication ofcertainguidelines
inthefieldofofficiallysupportedexportcreditsisherebyextended
until31January1982.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident