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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(76)24final
Brussels,24January1976
Draft
Decisionoftherepresentativeofthegovernmentsofthememberstateso
theEuropeanGoalandSteelCommunityattheirCouncilmeetingextending
theirdecinionof24June1975,concerningtheopeningoftariffpreferences
fortheproductswithintheprovinceofthatCommunityoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandtheOverseasCountriesandTernones
associated ,withtheCommunity .
PROPOSALFORACOUNCILREGULATION
/
extendingcertaininterimprovisionsconcerningtradewiththeAfrican,
CaribbeanandPacificCountriesandthe"overseascountriesandterrito­
ries"associatedwiththeEuropeanEconomicCommunity.
(SubmittedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
COK(76)2/1final

Explanatory Memorandum
TheCommissionconsidersthat,atthedateofthiscommunication ,
itiscertainthatallthenecessaryinstrumentswillnothave"been
ratifiedbythememberstatesbefore1February1976andthat,asa
result,theLomeConventionwillnotbeabletocomeintoforceon
1March1976.
Thelegislation whichhasbeenenactedonthecommunityside,
inorderthatthecommercialprovisionsoftheLomeConvention andthe
AgreementwithintheprovinceoftheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity
shouldenterintoforceinthewayanticipatedintheexchangeofletters
EEC/ACPof28February1975&ndthatwhichhasbeenenactedina
similarfashioninordertoestablishthecommercialprovisionsforthe
OverseasCountriesandTerritories ,isonlyvaliduptill29February
1976.
TheCommission :
-recommendstothegovernments ofthememberstatesoftheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity,thatthe.decisiondated24June1975should
beextendedto31July1976;
-proposesthattheCouncilshouldpassaregulationwhichextends
theperiodofvalidityofthecommercialprovisionsconcerneduntil
31July1976.

Draft
Decisionoftherepresentatives ofthegovernments ofthememberstatesof
theEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunityattheirCouncilmeetingextending
theirdecisionof24June1975»concerningtheopeningoftariffpreferences
fortheproductswithintheprovinceofthatCommunityoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandtheOverseasCountriesandTerritories
associatedwiththeCommunity
Therepresentatives ofthegovernmentsofthememberstatesofthe
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunitymeetinginCouncil,
WhereasthememberstateshaveconcludedwitheachothertheTreaty
establishing theEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity ;
WhereastheAgreementonproductswithintheprovinceoftheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity,hereinaftercalledthe"Agreement",between
theMemberStatesofthatCommunityandtheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
States,wassignedon28February1975a"t"thesametimeastheACP/EEC
LomeConventionandwhereasthatAgreementisbeingsubmittedfor
ratification ;
WhereaswhentheAgreementwassigned,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheACPStatesagreedinanexchangeofletterstoapplyautonomously ,
from1JulyanduptotheentryintoforceoftheConvention,andatthe
latestby29February1976,certainprovisionsoftheConventionrelating
totradeingoods;
Whereasbyvirtueofadecisionoftherepresentatives ofthegovernments
ofthememberstatesoftheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunitymeetingin
Councilof24June1975»openingtariffpreferencesforproductswithin
theprovinceofthatCommunityoriginatingintheAfrican,Caribbeanand
PacificStatesandtheOverseasCountriesandTerritories associated
withtheCommunity(l),thetariffsuspensionscontainedintheAgreement
havebeenappliedautonomously :
(l)OfficiaiJournaln°L166of28June1975»ps-ge63»./

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WhereasthiaDecisionappliedecjuallytotheOverseascountriesand
Territories ;
WhereastheAgreementwillnotenterintoforceon1March1976,the
Communitye.ndtheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStateshavedecidedto
continuetoapplyautonomously certainprovisionsofitbeyand29February
1976;
Whereasitwasalsoagreedtocontinuetoapplyautonomously thetariff
suspensions infavouroftheOverseasCountriesandTerritories :
inagreementwiththeCommission ;
HAVEDECIDEDASFOLLOWS
SoleArticle
InthefirstparagraphofArticle4oftheDecisionofthe
representatives ofthegovernments oftheEuropeanCoalandSteel
CommunitymeetinginCouncilon24June1975»concerningtheopening
oftariffpreferencesforproductswithintheprovinceofthatCommunity
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandtheOverseas
CountriesandTerritoriesoftheCommunity,thedate"29February1976"
isreplacedbythedate"31July1976"»
Doneat

PROPOSAL POR
COUNCILREGULATION(E.E.C.)n°/l6
of
extendingcertaininterimprovisionsconcerningtradewiththeAfrican,Caribbean
andPacificCountriesandthe"overseascountriesandterritories "associatedwith
*
theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMJNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomioCommunity,andin
particularArticles43»113and136thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
V
WhereajstheA.C.P.T-E.E.C•ConventionofLom6,hereinaftercalledthe"Convention *,
betweentheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates,hereinaftercalledthe"A.C.P.
States",andtheCommunity,wassignedon28February1975»
WhereaswhentheConventionwassignedtheCommunityandtheA.C.P.Statesagreed
inanexchangeofletterstoimplementautonomously certainprovisionsofthe
Conventionfrom1July1975*pendingtheentryintoforceoftheConvention,until
notlaterthan29February1976•

Whereasinordertogiveeffeottotheexchangeoflettersreferred ,toabovethe
Counciladopted,interalia,Regulation (E.E.C.)n°1598/75ontheadvanoeimplemeiv-
tationofoertainprovisionsoftheA.C„P„–E.E.C ,LomeConventionrelatingtotrade
ingoods(l)andRegulation(E.E.C.)n°1599/75onthearrangementsapplicableto
agricultural productsandcertaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
produotsoriginating intheAfrioan,CaribbeanandPaoificStatesorinthe"over*-
seascountriesandterritories"(2);
WhereastheCommunityandtheA.C.P.Stateshavedeoidedtoextendtheapplication
©ftheexchangeoflettersreferredtoabovebeyond29February1976»
WhereasbyCounoilRegulation(E.E.C.)n°1957/75of30July1975ontheinterim
tradearrangements withthe"overseascountriesandterritories "associatedwith
theEuropeanEconomicCommunity(3)andRegulation(E.E.C.)n°1599/75(4)»the
Counoilestablished arrangements fortheoverseascountriesandterritoriessimilar
tothoselaiddownfortheA.C.P.States;
WhereasRegulations (E.E.C.)n°1957/75,1598/751599/75shouldthereforebe
maintainedinforcebeyond29February1976,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
IntheseoondparagraphofArticle9ofRegulation(E.E.C.)n°1598/75,theseoond
paragraphofArticle24ofRegulation(E.E.C.)n°1599/75andthefirstparagraph
ofArticle9ofRegulation (E.E.C.)n°1957/75»thedate"29February1975"shall
bereplaoedbythedate"31July1976".
(1)O.J.n°L166,28-6-1975,P.1
(2)O.J.n°L366,28-6-1975,p.67
(3)O.J.n°L201,31-7-1975,p.5
(4)O.J.n°L166,28-6-1975,p.67.

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AETICIE 2
This Regulation shall enter inte feroe onthethird dayfollowing itspublication
intheOffioial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation isbinding initsentirety anddireotly applicable inallMember
States .
Done atBrussels , FortheCouncil ,
The President .

fin Ar;clALSTATO^NT
1)Date :15January 1976
2)Relevant section ofbudget :Chapter 10(customs duties andlevies )
3)Legal basis :Article 43,113and136oftheTreaty .
4)Objectives :toextend until 31July 1976 theprocedures regarding
thebringing into effect ofthecommercial provisions of
theLome Convention andtheinterim arrangements for
transaction with theOverseas Countries andTerritories ,
Regulations 1598/7511599/75»1957/75antlthedecision of
thegovernment representatives about CECA products will
only have effect upto29February 1976andthedate ofthe
entry into force ofdefinitive measures cannot beforeseen
with certainty ,,
5)–l)Costs :-Noncollection ofcustoms duties andlevies onthe
products which aresubject totheCommun Agricultural
Policy :19-23 million u/a.
-Noncollection ofcustoms duties onCECA products (nil-
noimports ).
-Non collection ofcustoms duties onother products :
30-35 million u/a«
Total 49-58 million u/a»
5)-2)Method
ofcalculation :0nthebasis offigures worked outfor197V72 andonthe
basis oftheapplication ofthecustoms tariff (forfive
months ).