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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TOTHE COUNCIL
RECOMMENDING THE CONCLUSION BYTHE COUNCIL
OFTHE1974 ,1975 AND1976 PROTOCOLS EXTENDING
THE INTERNATIONAL "WHEAT AGREEMENT OF1971
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PROCEDURE
1.TheCommunity hasnot sofardeposited itsinstruments ofconclusion
bytheCouncil ofthe1974 Protocol extending until 30June 1975 the
1971 International Wheat Agreement andofthe1975 and1976 Protocols
extending thesame Agreement until ,30June 1976 and30June 1978
respectively because one'Member State hadnotyetdeposited its
instruments ofratification ofthe twdProtocols .
2.AsItaly hasnowfulfilled itsobligations ,andasalltheother
Member States haddone sopreviously ,there isnofurther obstacle to
theconclusion bytheCouncil ofthe1974 ,1975 and1976 Protocols
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extending the 1971 International Wheat Agreement .
FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
3.' Theconclusion bytheCouncil of .the1974 ,1975 and 1976 Protocols ■
extending theInternational Wheat Agreement entails nofinancial
expenditure other than that already undertaken pursuant tothe
decisions taken in1974 ,1975 and1976 toapply theProtocols
provisionally . '■
RECOMMENDATION
4.TheCommission therefore recommends theCouncil toapprove theannexed
.draft decision .

..COUNCIL DECISION
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■et
onthedeposit ofthe instruments ofconclusion oftheProtocols
extending forthefirst ,second and third times theWheat Trade
Convention andthe ,Food AidConvention constituting
theInternational Wheat Agreement of1971
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 113thereof ;
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
TheProtocols extending forthefirst ,second andthird times the
International Wheat Agreement of1971 shall beconcluded onbehalf ofthe
European Economic Community .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate theperson
empowered todeposit theinstruments ofconclusion oftheabove Protocols
with theGovernment oftheUnited States ofAmerica .
Done atBrussels ,on For theCouncil
The President