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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
authorizing theCommissiontonegotiateasupplementary protocolbetween
Proposalfora"_
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
extendingthetermofvalidityofthearrangements applicabletotrade
withMaltabeyondthedateofexpiryofthefirststageofthe
Association AgreementCOM(80)708final
a
Recommendation foraBrussels,13November1980
COUNCILDECISION
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMalta
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(80)708final

Recommendation for.aCommission Communication
tctheCouncil,regardingtheconclusionofa
supplementary protocol betweenthe
Communityand"laiiafrom1January1980
1.ThefirststageoftheAssociation AgreementbetweentheCommunity
andMaltaenteredintoforceon1April1971andwillexpireon31December
1980,afteraninitialextensionof,15monthsin1976,andasecondone
ofthreeandahalfyearsin1977.AccordingtothetermsoftheAgreement,
thesecondstage,whichoughttolastfiveyears,shouldincludefurther ~
elimination oftradebarriersbetweentheCommunityandMaltaandtheadop­
tionbyMaltaoftheCommonCustomsTariff.-
2.Inthecourseofcontactsbetween .theCommissionandtheMaltese
authorities,ithasbecomeapparentthattheMalteseGovernment,without
wishingto'prejudicethecontinuation ofitsrelationswiththe,Community,
isforthemomentunable,.forpoliticalandeconomicreasons,toassumethe
burdenarisingfromthesettingupofaCustomsUnionandconsequently
wishestoremainunderthepresentfreetradesystem.' .
Theextensionofthefirststageoftheagreementshouldhoweverinthe
viewoftheMalteseauthorities beaccompanied bytheimprovement oftheCom­
munityconcessions intheindustrial andagricultural sectors.Furthermore ,-.,
Maltahasrequestedthatanewfinancialprotocolbeconcluded.
TheMalteseGovernmentwantstheCommunityeffectivelytoforgothe
application ofsafeguardclauseswithregard ,toMaltaintheindustrialsector ;
(aboveallforsensitiveproductssuchastextiles);it alsowantsarevewalofthe
exemptionsfromtherulesoforigin(theyexpiredin1979)forpreservedmea.ts,
chocolate,intermediate frequencytransformers,transistorsandtaperecorders;
andthe'cumulationororiginruleswithotherMediterranean countriesas
grantedbytheCommunitytothethreeMaghrebcountriesintheirreciprocal
relations.
B■■/■■■

■2-
Withregardtoagriculture,inviewofthenaturallylimitedextent
ofitsproduction,itrequestsex&mptionfromdutyonimportsintheEECof
mostoftheproductscoveredbytheAssociation Agreement,theextension
ofthepreference periodforsomeoftheotherproducts(1),andlastlythe
grantingofexemptionforcertainproductsnotcoveredbytheAgreement (2).
\
3.Iaviewoftheconcernexpressed bytheMalteseGovernment,the
Commission considersitadvisable tomeetitswishforafurtherextension
oftheprovisionscurrentlygoverning EEC-Maltatraderelations.
~TheCommission transmitstotheCouncilitsproposalsfornegotia­
tionswithMalta,inAnnexIhereto,,andrecommendsthatitadoptthemas
soonaspossible.
Autonomous interimarrangements
4.Pendingtheconclusionofthenegotiations ontheabovebases,
theCommission considersthatthecurrenttradearrangements ,whichare
duetoexpireon31December^shouldbeextendedunilaterally .Tohisend,
adraftregulationisattachedhereto(AnnexII).
(1);Newpotatoes;onions;beans;tomatoes;sweetpeppers;courgettes;
strawberries ;otherliveplants';cutflowers;foliageandbranches.
■-(2)Liverabbits;rabbitmeat;batterychickens;freshsaltwaterfish;
crustaceans andmolluscs;naturalhoney;cucumbers;aubergines ;capers;
lemons;fennelseeds;seeds,fruitandspores,ofakindusedfor
sowing;grapejuice. '

ANNEXI
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISIONAUTHORISING THE-
COMMISSION TONEGOTIATE ASUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOLBETWEEN
THEEUROPEANECONOMICCOMMUNITY "ANDMALTA
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andinparticularArticle238thereof,
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission,
Whereasthetradearrangements betweentheCommunityandMaltashould
bedeterminedasfrom1January1981,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
SoleArticle .
TheCommissionisherebyauthorizedtoopennegotiations with-
Maltaforthepurposeofconcluding asupplementary protocoltothe
Association AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthatv
^country.Thesenegotiationsshallbeconductedinaccordancewith,the
directives annexedheretoandsubjecttoanyfurtherdirectives,in
consultation withtherepresentatives oftheMemberStates,

ANNEX
NEGOTIATING DIRECTIVES
SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL TOTHE ASSOCIATION AGRiiMSNT BETWEEN
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND MALTA
Thesupplementary protocol would extend theprovisions currently
governing the first stage oftheAssociation Agreement until 30June 1984 .
Twelve months before the first stage expires ,negotiations would
beopened todetermine the content ofthe second stage ,inaccordance
with theprovisions oftheagreement .

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ontheextensionoftheprovisions v
governingthefirststageoftheAgreement -
establishing anassociation betweentheEuropeanEconomic
Community andMalta.
1.Theprovisions governingthefirststageoftheagreementwith
MaltaandthoseoftheProtocolsconcludedwiththatcountryaredueto
expireon31,December1980.
2.Itwillnotbepossibletocompletethenegotiations tobeunder­
takenwithMaltatodeterminethetradearrangements asfrom1January -
1981intimeforthearrangements toenterintoforceonthatdate.
3.Consequently ,inordertoavoidalegalvacuumintheCommunity's
relationswithMalta,theCommission proposesthattheCounciladoptthe
draftregulationunilaterally extendingtheprovisions governingthefirst
stageoftheagreementwithMaltauntiltheentryintoforceofasupple­
mentaryprotocoloruntiI30June1981,whicheveris.theearlier.
4.Thearrangements tobeappliedbytheCommunitytoxardsMaltaafter
Greece'saccessioncannotbeincludedinthisprofondbecauseofdelays
inthenegotiation ofanadaptation andtransitional protocol.TheCommission
intendshowevertosubmittotheCouncilaproposalregardingthis
matterinthenearfuture. <

Proposalfora
•COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
extendingthetermofvalidityofthearrangements
applicable totradewith.Maltabeyondthedateofexpiryof
thefirststage :oftheAssociation Agreement
THE,COUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereastheprovisions governingthefirststageoftheAgreement
establishing anassociation -betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andMalta(1),includingtheProtocollayingdowncertainprovisions
relatingtotheAgreementestablishing anassociation betweenthe„
EuropeanEconomicCommunity andMalta(2)andtheAdditional Protocol
totheagreementestablishing anassociation betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandMalta(3),expireon31December1980;
Whereasithasnotbeenpossible,withinthetimelimitlaiddown,to
holdnegotiations todeterminethetradearrangements withMaltaafter
31December1980; '
Whereas,pendingthecompletionofsuchnegotiations ,thearrangements
whichtheCommunityappliestotradewithMaltaundertheassociation with
thatcountryshouldbeextendedsoastoavoidthesuddendisruption of
certaintraditional tradepatterns,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :'
(1)0JNo.L61,,14.3.1971,p.2"
(2)0JNo.L111,28.4.1976,p.3
(3)0JNo.L304,29.11.1977,p.3

Article 1
Thetradearrangements providedforintheAgreementestablishing
anassociation betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMalta,including
theProtocollayingdowncertainprovisionsrelatingtotheAgreement,and
theAdditionalProtocoltothatAgreementshallremainapplicableinthe
/
Communityuntil30June1,981.
Article2
ThisRegulationshal4enterintoforceonthedayfollowingits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1January1981.;
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
Done'atBrussels, •
FortheCounciI
ThePresidentThis
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