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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)113final
Brussels,17thMarch1980
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ONTHESAFEGUARD MEASURES PROVIDED FORIN
THEACP-EEC CONVENTION OFLOME.
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil)
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Explanatory Memorandum
Articles12to16ofthesecondACP-EECConventionsignedinLom6on
31October1979containprovisionsregardingsafeguards which,whenthis
Conventionentersintoforce,willreplacethecorresponding provisions
inthefirstLomeConvention,whiGhhavebeenextendedtuaderthe
transitional arrangements *
Inviewofthesignificantdifferences "betweenthetwosetsofprovisions,
andinordertoenabletheComunityandtheMemberStatestocomplywith
theobligationsthehaveassumedinthisfield,CouncilRegulation
n°(EEC)157/76of20January1976onthesafeguardmeasuresprovided
forinthefirstLom6Conventionshouldberepealedanditsprovisions
replacedbythoseoftheattachedproposalforaregulation *

PROPOSAL FOR
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
onthesafeguard measures provided forintheACP-EEC Convention ofLomd
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economio Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas thedetailed rules forimplementing thesafeguard clauses provided
foriuTitle I,Chapter 1,ofthesecond ACP-EEC Convention ofLom§,signed on
31October 1979 (hereinafter called theConvention ),should.be such as
toenable theComininity andtheMember States tocomply with theobligations
they hava assumed inthis connection ;
Whereas theprocedures concerning thesafeguard clauses provided for inthe
Treaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community and intheregulations
ontlv?common organization ofagricultural markets arealso applicable /
Whereas theprovisions ofthis Regulation replace those ofCouncil Regulation
■(EEC)No157/76of20january 1976 onthesafeguard measures provided forin
....1theACP-EEC Convention ofLom6 ;whereas thelatter Regulation should be
repealed , •
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1 .
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1.Before applying thesafeguard measures 'which theCommunity isentitled to
take under Article ..12oftheConvention ,atthe request of-aMember State
oronitsowninitiative ,toproducts originating intheAfrican ,Caribbean
andPacific States which aremembers oftheConvention ,theCommission shall
inforn theACPStates andshall notify them oftheopening oftheconsultations
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referred toinArticle 13(1 )ofthe Convention .
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2*
TheCommission shall beassisted during theconsultations "byaCommittee
composed ofrepresentatives oftheMember States andchaired byaCommission
representative •
IftheCommission receives arequest from aMember State ,itshall take a-
decision thereon within three working days following receipt ott"ha request •
2*After theconsultations with theACPStates ,andatallevents after
aperiod of21days from thenotification referred tointheprece'ding para­
graph ,theCommission maytake appropriate measures toimplement Article 12
ofthe Convention .Such measures shall becommunicated tothe Member States
andshall apply forthwith .
3.AnyMember State mayrefer aCommission decision adopted pursuant to
this Artiole totheCouncil within 10working dayB ofnotification ofthat
decision *TheCouncil shall meet without delay .Acting byaqualified
majority ,itmayamend orannul themeasures inquestion *
Article 2
1.Should special factors arise within themeaning ofArticle 13(3)of
theConvention ,theCommission maytake ,ormayauthorise aMamber State
totake ,immediate safeguard measures * "
Thespeoial factors referred tointhepreoeding subparagraph shall be
deemed tobepresent notably where critical oircunstances ,oranydeley
capable ofcausing harm that would bedifficult toremedy ,necessitate
immediate action tosafeguard theComnunity 'sinterests *
2*IftheCommission receives arequest from aMember State ,itshall take
adecision thereon within three working days following receipt ofthe
request *
The Commission 'sdecision shall benotified toallMember States *
•/.

3.AnyMember State mayrefer theCommission 'sdecision totheCouncil
inaccordance with theprocedure provided forinArtiole 1(3)•
Themeasures taken byaMember State inimple mentation ofthe Commission 's
decision , orwhere appropriate oftheCouncil tandanyamendment
which itmakes thereto ,shall benotified tothe other Member States and
tothe Commission . /
Article 3
1•Without prejudice totheapplication ofArticle 2,theMember State
orStates concerned may ,inaspecial emergency ,,introduce safeguard measures *
Such measures shall notbeapplicable until 48hours after their notification to
the other Member States and the Commission *
After consultation with theMember States ,theCommission shall ,within five
working days ofthenotification referred tointhefirst subparagraph ,decide
whether themeasures arctoberetained ,amended orabolished *
TheCommission' sdecision shall benotified toallMember States *Itshall
beimmediately enforceable *
2*AnyMember State mayrefer theCommission 'sdecision totheCouncil
withing 10working days ofnotification ofthat decision *TheCouncil
shall meet without delay *Acting byaqualified majority ,itmayamend
orannul thedecision taken bytheCommission *"
Ifthematter isreferred totheCouncil bytheMember State which has
taken thameasures ,theCommission 'sdecision shall besuspended *.Such
suspension shall cease toapply 30days after thematter hasbeen referred
totheCouncil ^ifthelatter hasnotbythen amended orannulled the
Commission 'sdeoision *
Artide 4
This Regulation shall notprejudice theapplication ofprovisions
establishing thecommon organization ofagricultural markets orof'Community

4.
ornational administrative provisions derived therefrom orofthe specific
rales adopted under Article 235°f "tkoTreaty applicable_to agricultural
products /butshall complement them .
Article 5
Community notifications !asprovided forinArticle 12oftheConvention f
shall bemade totheACP-EEC Council ofMinisters bytheCommission *
Article 6
Regulation (EEC)No157/76ishereby repealed ...
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. - Article 7
This Regulation shall enter ,into force atthesame time asthesecond ACP-EEC
Convention ofLom6 .. ^ _____ _
This Regulation shallbebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States . ~
Done atBrussels / FortheCouncil /
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The President