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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(73)997final
Brussels,20June1973
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PROPOSALFORA
DECISION OFTHECOUNCIL
concerningthepostponement ofthedecisionontheapplication of
ProtocolNo6oftheAgreementsignedon22July1972betweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofIceland
(submittedtotheCouncilbetheCommission)
COM(73)997final

EXPLANATORY MEMORAITIJUM
1.During itsmeeting on22March 1973 ,theCouncil confirmed
that asolution satisfactory fortheMember States oftheCommunity
andIceland hadnotyet "been found totheeconomic difficulties
resulting from measures introduced byIceland asregards fishing
rights .Ittherefore decided ,inconformity with Article 2,
paragraph 2ofProtocol No.6oftheAgreement signed on22July
1972 ,topostpone thedecision ontheapplication ofthis Protocol
end tore-exanine the situation "before 30June 1973 .
2.Thesituation hasnotdeveloped favourably since 22March 1973
andtheCommission therefore proposes apostponement ofthis decision
toalater date ,andareexamination before 15November 1973 .

PROPOSAL FORA ,
DECISION OFTH3 COUNCIL
concerning thepostponement ofthedecision ontheapplication of
Protocol Hbo 6oftheAgreement signed on22July 1972 between the
Europe ,anEconomic Community andtheRepublic ofIceland .
..i '
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community andinparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard toArticle 2(2)ofProtocol No.6oftheAgreement
signed on22July 1972 between theEuropean Economic Community and
theRepublic ofIceland ,
Having regard tothedecision (73/62/CEE)oftheCouncil of
22March 1973 ,concerning thepostponement ofthedecision onthe
application ofProtocol No,6oftheAgreement signed on22July
1972 between theEuropean Economic Community andtheRepublic of
Iceland ^\ .v
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas itisnotyetpossible torecord that asolution satisfactory
totheMember States oftheCommunity andtoIceland hasbeen found
totheeconomic difficulties arising from themeasures adopted by
Iceland concerning fishing rights ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Sole Article
1.Thedecision concerning theapplication ofProtocol No,6ofthe
Agreement with Iceland shall bepostponed .
^Official Journal L.98of12April 1973 .

2.The Council will re-examine thesituation "before 15November 1973 .
3.ThePresident ofthe Council shall inform Iceland ofthis
decision .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President

Brussols ,
DRAPT
Sir ,
Inaccordance with adecision of "theCouncil of22March 1973
ofwhich youwere informed "byaletter dated 23March 1973 ,the
Council oftheEuropean Communities hasre-examined thesituation
inrespect oftheapplication ofProtocol No.6oftheAgreement
with Icelando Itisnoted that toosolution satisfactory tothe
Member States oftheCommunity 6ndtoIceland hasyet "been found
fortheeconomic problems arising from themeasures adopted by
Iceland concerning fishing rights .
TheCouncil has therefore decided topostpone thedecision on
theapplication ofProtocol Ho.6oftheAgreement between the .
European Economic Community andtheRepublic ofIceland signed on
22July 1972 .
Thesituation will bere-examined before 15November 1973 .
Complimentary close .
President ofthe Council