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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)303 final
Brussels,4June1982
Recommendation fora
COUNCILDECISION
onthenotification oftheCommunity'sintentiontoapplyprovisionally
theInternational CoffeeAgreement 1976asextendeduntil30September
1983
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2.-
1
UnderCouncilDecision76/845/EECof20September1976,theCommunityis
provisionally applyingtheInternational CoffeeAgreement1976,which
enteredintoforceprovisionally on1October1976anddefinitively on
1August1977.
ByCouncilDecision79/827/EECof25September1979,theCommunitynotifiedits
intentiontocontinuetoparticipate intheAgreementfortheremainingthree
yearsofitsduration,i.e.until30September1982.
Article68oftheAgreementstatesthattheAgreementmaybeextended,with
orwithoutmodification,orberegotiated.
ByResolution No318of25September1981,theInternational CoffeeCouncil
decidedthattheInternational CoffeeAgreement1976wouldbeextendeduntil
30September1983,providedtheCouncilhadtakenadecisionby1July1982on
anyproposalreceivedfromtheMembersasat31January1982concerning
amendmentstotheAgreementtobeappliedaspartofanyextensionofthe
Agreementbeyond1October1983.
Theseproposalsarecurrentlythesubjectofdiscussions andnegotiations
withintheInternational CoffeeOrganization .Withoutprejudicing the
decisionswhichtheInternational CoffeeCouncilwillberequiredtotakeby
1July1982,theExecutiveDirectorpointedoutinhismemorandumof12
March1982totheMembersthatsincetheCouncilwasobligedtotakethe
appropriate measuresforthe1982/83coffeeyearandtoadoptquotasfor
thatyear,itwasessentialthatthenotifications ofacceptanceshouldbe
madeassoonaspossible.
■•■/■••
1-OJNoL309,10,11.1976,p.28
2-0JNoL248,2.10.1979,p.10

3.-
Inordertomaintaintheeffectiveness andcredibility ofthisimportant
international agreement,theCommissionconsidersthattheCommunityand
alltheMemberStatesshouldassoonaspossible,andinanyeventby
30September1982,completethenecessaryformalities forparticipation in
theextendedAgreement.
TheCommissiontherefore recommendsthattheCouncilshoulddecideto
notifytheUnitedNationsSecretary-General by30September1982-the
absolutedeadline-oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity'sintentionto
applyprovisionally theInternational CoffeeAgreement1976,asextended •
until30September1983.

Recommendation fora
COUNCILDECISION
onthenotification oftheCommunity'sintention
toapplyprovisionally theInternational Coffee
Agreement 1976asextendeduntil30September 1983
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission,
Whereas,inaccordancewithCouncilDecisions76/845/EEc'and79/827/EE(?,
theCommunity hasbeenapplyingprovisionally theInternational Coffee
Agreementsinceitsentryintoforcewhichtookplaceprovisionally on
1October1976anddefinitively on1August1977;
WhereastheCommunityshouldnotifyitsintentionofapplyingprovisionally
theAgreement asextendeduntil30September 1983,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywilldepositwiththeSecretary-General ofthe
UnitedNationsby30September 1982atthelatestthenotification annexedto
thisDecisionstatingthatitintendstoapplyprovisionally the
International CoffeeAgreement 1976asextendeduntil30September 1983.
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Article 2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatetheperson
empoweredtodepositthisnotification .
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident
0JN°L309,10.11.1976,p.280JL248,2.10.1979,p.10

ANNEX
Notification oftheintentiontoapply
provisionally theInternational Coffee
Agreement1976asextendeduntil30September1983
Inaccordance withInternational CoffeeCouncilResolution No318of
25September1981,theEuropeanEconomicCommunityherebydeposits
thisnotification oftheintentiontoapplyprovisionally theInternational
CoffeeAgreement1976asextendeduntil30September1983.