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Recommendation fora
COUNCILDECISION
ontheextensionofthetemporaryagreement onconcerted
disciplines betweenSpainandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
concerning importsofcheeseintoSpain
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Paragraph 9ofthetemporaryagreementof6July1982onconcerteddisciplines
concerningimportsofcheeseintoSpainspecifiedthattheJointCommittee,
setupundertheAgreement,wouldmeetinthesecondhalfof1982todecide
whether,andunderwhatconditions,theAgreementshouldbeextended.
2.Attheconsultations whichtookplaceon11NovemberbetweenSpanishand
Communitydelegations,itwasdeemedappropriate toextendtheAgreement
foroneyear.Agreement wasalsoreachedconcerning thequantities of
importsofcheeseintoSpainfromtheCommunity onthebasisofwhichimport
licenceswouldbegrantedbytheSpanishauthorities in1983.
Thesequantities,whichintotalexceedby4.7%thelevelofimportsset
for1982,havebeendetermined withaviewtoensuringoptimumutilization of
thelicencesgrantedforeachgroupofcheesesthroughthetransferofcer­
tainquantities notusedinpreviousyearstoothergroupsofcheeses.
3.TheArticle113Committee,whichmeton11NovemberinGeneva,expressed a
favourableopinionconcerning theoutcomedescribed above.

RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
ontheextensionofthetemporaryagreement onconcerteddisciplines
betweenSpainandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityconcerning
importsofcheeseintoSpain
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
havingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,in
particularArticle113thereof,
havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission,
whereasSpain,invokingArticleXIXoftheGeneralAgreement onTariffsand
Trade(GATT),hastakensafeguard measuresagainstimportsofcheeseofwhich
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityistheprincipalsupplier;
whereastheCommission hasenteredintonegotiations withSpainunderArticle
XIXoftheGATT;whereasithasreachedanagreementwiththatcountrycon­
cerningimportsofCommunity cheeseintoSpainin1983;whereasthatAgreement
isconsideredsatisfactory ,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andSpain,intheform
of.agreedminutes,isherebyapprovedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothisDecision.

(2)
Article 2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorized todesignatetheperson
empoweredtosigntheAgreementinordertobindtheCommunity .
DoneatBrussels. FortheCounciI
ThePresident

ANNEX
AGREED MINUTES
1.Attheconclusion oftheconsultations heldon11November1982underpara­
graph9ofthetemporary agreement onconcerteddisciplines betweenSpain
andtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityconcerning importsofcheeseintoSpain,
theSpanishandEECdelegations havearrivedatthefollowingarrangements ,
subjecttoapprovalbytheirrespectiveauthorities .
2.Thetemporary agreementof6July1982onconcerteddisciplines between
SpainandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityconcerning importsofcheese
intoSpainshallbeextendedforoneyear.
3.Thequantities ofimportsofcheeseintoSpainfromtheCommunitywhich,in
1983,shallbeusedforthegrantingofimportauthorizations onanorderly
andregularbasisbytheSpanishauthorities ,shallbefixedassetoutin
theannextotheseagreedminutes.
A.Theyear1982,asreferredtoinArticles 2,3,8and9,shallaccordingly
bereplacedby1983.
Geneva,11November1982
FortheSpanishDelegation, FortheDelegation ofthe
Commission oftheEuropean
Communities,

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QUANTITIES OFIMPORTS OFCHEESE INTO SPAIN
FROM THE COMMUNITY IN1983
Tonnes
A.Emmentaler (whole orinpieces ) 1,150
B.Blue-veined cheese :
-Roquefort 60
-Other 1,850
C.Processed cheese 525
D.Asiago ,Provolone ,Grana Padano ,
Parmigiano Reggiano 150
E.Cheddar 100
F.Gouda ,Edam (round ) 3,400
G.Havarti 60% 950
H.Saint-Nectaire ,Saint-Paulin ,Taleggio 140
I.Soft cheese 625
J.Other cheeses ,excluding Edam ,inrectangular
shape and inloaf shape other than ofanet
weight of2kgormore and 5kgorless 1,000
9,950