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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)503 final
Brussels,6September1980
Recommendation fora
DECISION OFTHECOUNCIL
ANDOFTHEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS OF
THEMEMBERSTATES,MEETINGWITHINTHECOUNCIL
authorizing theCommissiontocontinuethenegotiations
withtheRepublicofZimbabweV-*
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(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(80)503final

AccessionoftheRepublicofZimbabwetothesecondACP-EEC
Convention ofLomé
On22July1980theCouncilexaminedtheCommission'sreport
concerningitsdiscussions withaministerial delegation fromtheZimbabwe
Government whichtookplaceinBrusselson26June/andtheCommission's
proposalswithregardtothedraftingofsupplementary directives.
Inthelightoftheresults-ofthisexamination andinaccordance with
thedecisiontakenon17June,theCommission recommends theadoptionby
theCouncilandtheRepresentatives oftheMemberStatesmeetingwithinthe
Councilofthedecisionauthorizing theCommissiontocontinuethenego­
tiationswithZimbabweandofthespecificdirectivesrelatingtothose
negotiations .

RECOMMENDATION FOR
ADECISION OFTHECOUNCIL
ANDOFTHEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS OFTHEMEMBERSTATES,
MEETINGWITHINTHECOUNCIL
authorizing theCommissiontocontinuethenegotiations
withtheRepublicofZimbabwe
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ANDTHEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHE
GOVERNMENTS OFTHEMEMBERSTATES/MEETINGWITHINTHECOUNCIL/
havingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity/
havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission/
whereastheRepublicofZimbabwehasappliedforaccessiontothesecond
ACP-EECConvention signedatLomdon31October1979;
whereasArticle186(1)ofthisConvention statesthataStatewhose
economicstructure andproduction arecomparablewiththoseoftheACP
StatesmayaccedetotheConvention byconcluding anagreementwiththe
Community/afterapprovalbytheACP-EECCouncilofMinisters;
whereasbyitsdecisionN°6/80of9May1980/theACP-EECCouncilof
MinistersapprovedtheRepublicofZimbabwe'sapplication foraccessionto
thesecondACP-EECConvention/
whereasthedecisionof17June1980oftheCouncilandoftheRepresentatives
oftheGovernments oftheMemberStates/meetingwithintheCouncil/which
givesthegeneraldirectivesforthenegotiations/providesunderitsSole
Articleforthesubsequent adoptionofspecificdirectives/
havedecidedasfollows:

»,
Sole Article
The Commission ishereby authorized tocontinue thenegotiations
fortheconclusion ofanagreement between theEuropean Economic Community
and theRepublic ofZimbabwe ontheaccession ofthat .country tothe second
ACP-EEC Convention .
TheCommission shall conduct these negotiations inaccordance with
thespecific directives contained intheAnnex .
/ - - .
Thenegotiations shall beconducted inconsultation with the repre­
sentatives ofthe Member States . -
«
Done at
For the Council
The President

Annex€
Specific directives relating tothenegotiations with theRepublic
ofZimbabwe fortheconclusion ofanagreement onaccession tothesecond
ACP-EEC Convention ofLom6
I.Sugar
Zimbabwe will participate inProtocol N°7onA'CP sugar .Itsparticipation
will not,forthetime being ,include theallocation ofan"agreed quantity "
within themeaning ofArticle 3oftheProtocol .
II.Beef and veal •
Zimbabwe will beable tobenefit from the special import arrangements
forbeef andveal provided forbytheexchange ofletters onACPbeef and
veal when thehealth andveterinary inspection conditions laid down in
Chapter 3ofCouncil Directive 72/462/EEChave been complied with .