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COM(75)207 final.
Brussels,7IVW1975
RECOMMENDATION FOR
COUNCILREGULATION ONTHE TRAD
ARRANGEMENTS WITHTHEOVERSEAS COUNTRIES
ANDTERRITORIES ASSOCIATED WITHT^S
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITA
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission )
COîl(7?)207final.

COMMISSION COMMUNIC ATIONTOTHE COCHCIL
Inits previous .communication concerning theAssociation ofOverseas Countries
andTerritories (OCT),(COI-l(75 )133final of.3'April .1975)i"tieCommission
recommended that theCoimcil approve thetext oftheRegulation ontheAsso­
ciation oftheOCTwith theSEC atanearly date inorder that itmayserve as
abasis forinterim arrangements between theCommunity andtheOCTfrom
1July 1975 inrespect oftrade . ; -
Inview ;ofthenearness ofthis date ,theCommission considers itnecessary
tosubmit tatheCouncil ,thefollowing proposals concerning the OCT : .
1.'Forthe""-purpose oftheinterim -trade arrangements ,theCommission proposes
V."'that theCouncil adopt therecommendation foraregulation annexed tothis
document .This recommendation contains thesame trade provisions asin
COM(75 )133final ,with thefollowing changes : v .X
iArticle 4and5have been merged toform Article 3,andtheCaribbean
Community isexplicitly mentioned inthefirst subparagraph .TheCommission
also ..proposes .-thai ■■this new formula beretained inthedecision
onthedefinitive arrangements .
;iiTomaintain aparallel with theadvance implementation ofthetrade
,,.provisions oftheLome Convention ,theprovisions ofArticles 8,9
and 11intheCommission recommendation fo£'thedefinitive arrange –
( .ments would notbeincluded intheinterim arrangements .However ,the
.,_Member States concerned could malce similar undertaJcings ,which would
beofficially recorded intheCouncil Minutes .
.,.iii .Annex 2(to ,theRegulation )onorigin is .thesame asthat which
..accompanies the .Commission recommendation forthedefinitive arragements .
ivAnrex 3(totheRegulation )onsafeguard measures includes provisions
onemergency measures .TheCommission makes "thesame proposal forthe
- ' definitive arrangements .■ '
2.Asregards products within theprovince oftheECSC exported bytheOCT,
theCommission proposes that the "Draft Decision oftheRepresentatives
oftheGovernments oftheMember States oftheECSC meeting intheCouncil "
which concerns theinterim arrangements fortheACPbeamended asfollows :

-addition to -the title : orinthe Overseas Countries andTerritories
associated with theCommunity . /' \;
-before the .phrase :"Inagreement with theCommission ",addition ofthe
following :Whereas theCouncil Regulation (EEC) of onthe
interim trade arragements with the Overseas Countries andTerritories asso­
ciated with theEuropean Eccn cmioCommunity ,hereinafter called "Countries
and'Territories ",does notapply toproducts T^ithin theprovince ofthe
European Coal andSteel Community ,andwhereas theassociation arrangements
should ,however ,"beextended tothose products asfrom thepresent interim
period ,
-addition toArticle 1,after ..... theACPStates orintheCountries or
Territories . J A-
-Addition toArticle 2,after ...... trade ingoods ,andfortheapplication
■ofCouncil Regulation (EEC 1)No...... of ontheinterim trade arrange­
ments with the Overseas Countries andTerritories associated with theEuropean
Economic Community
Asregards products covered bythecommon agricultural policy andexported by
theOCT,theCommission proposes' thedeletion ofthesquare brackets enclos­
ingreferences totheOCTintheproposal for •aregulation which ithad
transmitted totheCouncil onthe "arrangements applicable -tocertain agri­
cultural andprocessed products originating intheACPStates orintheOCT.
Although theOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament isnotrequired ,theCommis­
sion Considers that theParliament should beconsulted ontherecommendation
foraregulation concerning theinterim trade arrangements with theOCT.
Financial repercussions ^
Onthebasis ofthetrade figures for1971 197?andtheapplication of
theCCT,thecustoms duties which will notbecharged will amount to
(between 6and8million units ofaccount' peryear . ' '

RECOTEENDATIONFORREGULATION(EEC)NOoftheCouncil
.',of. .ontheinterimtradearrangements withthe
Overseas.Countries ,and.Territories associatedwiththe
,.-EuropeanEconomicCommunity.
TEECOUNCIL0?THEEUROPEANCO^IUIJITIES,;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
inparticularArticle136thereof;
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission $
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament
.WhereastheACP-EECLomeConventionbetweentheAfrican,CaribbeanandPaci­
ficStates,hereinaftercalledthe"ACPStates",andtheEuropeanEconomic
Communitywassignedon23February1975J
Whereas,whentheConventionwassigned,theCommunityandtheACPStatesagreed
inanexchangeofletterstoapplyautonomously 'from1July1975certainpro­
visionsoftheConventionconcerningtradeingoods;
Whereasinterimarrangements fortradeingoodswithalltheOverseasCountries
andTerritoriesassociatedwiththeEuropeanEconomicCommunity,hereinafter
called"CountriesandTenitories",shouldbeestablishedalongthelinesof
thoseforproductsoriginatingintheACPStatesj
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION: '
Article1
1.Subjecttotheprovisionsofparagraph2ofthisArticle,productsorigin­
atingintheCountriesandTerritorieslistedinAnnexIshallbeimported
intotheCommunityfreeofcistomsdutiesandchargeshavingequivalent
effect,butthetreatmentappliedtotheseproductsmaynotbemore
favourablethanthatappliedbytheMemberStatesamongthemselves.
JL.0JEC

Forthepurposes ofthepreceding subparagraph inrespect ofthetreatment
applied bytheMember States among themselves ,account shall notbetaken
ofthecustoms duties and .charges ,having equivalent effect applied pursuant
toArticles 32,36and59oftheActconcerning theConditions ofAccession
andtheAdjustments totheTreaties .
2.Products originating intheCountries andTerritories :
-listed inAnnex IItotheTreaty when they come under acommon organiza­
tion ofthemarket within themeaning ofArticle 4ooftheTreaty ;or
-subject ,onimportation into theCommunity ,tospecific rules introduced
asaresult oftheimplementation ofthecommon agricultural F&licyj
shall beimported into theCommunity notwithstanding thegeneral arrange­
ments applied inrespect ofthird countries ,inaccordance with theprovi­
sions ofRegulation (EEC)No oftheCouncil of onthearrange­
ments applicable toagricultural andprocessed agricultural products origin­
ating intheAfrican ,Caribbean andPacific States orintheOverseas
Countries and Territories .
Article 2
1.TheCommunity shall notapply toimports ofproducts originating intheOCT
anyquantitative restrictions ormeasures having equivalent effect other than
those which theMember States apply among themselves .
2.Paragraph 1,however ,shall notprejudice theimport treatment applied
totheproducts referred tointhefirst indent ofArticle 1(2).
3.This Article shall notprejudice thetreatment which theCommunity applies
'tocertain products inimplementation ofworld commodity agreements to
which theCommunity issignatory."''
1.OJHC

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Article 3
1.Subject totheprovisions ofparagraph 2ofthis Article andwithout pre­
judice totheprovisions governing theCaribbean Community ,imports of­
. . *
products originating intheCommunity orinother Countries andTerritories
shall normally beadmitted into each country orterritory free ofcustoms
duties andcharges having equivalent effect andwithout quantitative restric­
tions .
2.Theauthorities ofaCountry orTerritory may ,however ,retain orintroduce
customs duties orquantitative restrictions required tomeet thedevelopment
needs oftheCountry orTerritory ,intended .tocontribute toitsbudget ,
orapplied intheevent ofbalance ofpayments difficulties ; ,-
κ · ..
,,The "developments needs "ofaCountry orTerritory means those arising
•from :
i the împleraéntation oféconomie development programmes !
ii regional economic cooperation agreements ,particularly those -establish­
ingoraimed atestablishing customs unions ,orfree trade areas between
oneormore third countries inthesame geographical area and ata
comparable stage ofdevelopment ;
iii theneed tobalance itspayment sj... «•,
iv theneed toachieve anincrease initsexport earnings .
Article 4
.Articles ,2and3shall notpreclude prohibitions orrestrictions onimports ,
exports orgoods intransit justified ongrounds ofpublic morality ,public
policy orpublic security ?theprotection ofhealth andlife ofhumans , ,
animals andplants j'theprotection ofnational treasures possessing .artistic ,
historic orarchaeological value ortheprotection ofindustrial andcommercial
property .
Such prohibitions orrestrictions shall not ,however ,constitute ameans of
arbitrary discrimination oradisguised restriction ontrade .

Article 5
1.Thetrade arrangements applied bytheCountries orTerritories shall not
give rise toanydiscrimination "between Member States ,Countries orTerri­
tories .
2.Inorder tofurther regional cooperation theprovisions ofthepreceding
paragraph shall notpreclude aCountry orTerritory from granting certain
other Countries orTerritories more favourable treatment than that accorded
totheCommunity . ' ,
3.Iffhowever ,Countries orTerritories apply theprovisions ofArticle 4
byretaining orintroducing ,fully orpartially ,customs duties andcharges
having equivalent effect ,orquantitative restrictions andmeasures haying
equivalent effect ,theother Countries andTerritories mayabstain totally or
partially from extending tosuch Countries orTerritories .thetreatment
they apply inrespect oftheCommunity .Atthereque «tofaMember State or
theCommission consultations shall beheld intheCouncil ontheapplication
ofthese provisions .
Article 6
1.Forthepurposes ofimplementing this Chapter ,theconcept' of'originating
products 1,andthemethods ofadministrative cooperation relating thereto ,
arelaid down inAnnex No2tothis Regulation .
2.TheCouncil ,acting 'unanimously onarecommendation from theCommission ,,
mayadopt anyamendment "totheAnnex referred toin'paragraph 1.
3.Ifforanyproduct .theconcept of"originating products "hasnotbeen
defined pursuant ,toparagraphs -1or2,theCommunity andtheauthorities
oftheCountries andTerritories shall continue toapply their ownrules .

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Article 7
1.If,asaresult ofapplying theprovisions ofthis Chapter ,serious
disturbances occur inasector oftheeconomy oftheCommunity orofone
ormore ofitsMember States ,orjeopardize their external financial
stability ,orifdifficulties arise whi6h may'result inadeterioration in
asector oftheeconomy ofaregion oftheCommunity ,theCommission may
take ,opmayauthorize theMember State concerned totake ,thenecessary
safeguard measures inaccordance with theprocedure specified inAnnex No.3*
2.If,asaresult ofapplying theprovisions ofthis Chapter ,serious
disturbances occur orareliable tooccur inasector oftheeconomy of
aCountry orTerritory ,orjeopardize itsexternal financial stability ,
theauthorities oftheCountry orTerritory concerned may .take the
necessary safeguard measures .
Such measures andtherules fortheir application shall benotified
without delay totheCommission bytheFrench Republic ,theKingdom of
theNetherlands andtheUnited Kingdom ,each ,foritspart .
TheCommission shall inform theother Member States .Attherequest of
aMember State oroftheCommission there shall be .consultations onthe
measures within the Council .
3.Intheapplication ofparagraphs 1and 3,preference shall begiven to
such measures aswill least disturb thefunctioning oftheAssociation
andtheCommunity .Thescope ofthese measures must notexceed what i&
strictly necessary toremedy thedifficulties that have arisen .
Article 8
This Regulation shall enter into force on1July 1975 *I"tshall remain
applicable until theentry into force oftheRegulation ontheAssociation
oftheOverseas Countries andTerritories with theEuropean Economic Community .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States .
Done at FortheCouncil ,
The President

' rAnnex.Mo-,1'.(ip-the-Régulation)....
ListoftheCountriesandTerritories referredtobythis
Council .Regulation -
1.NETHERLANDS ■■..•... '
Surinam
'TheNetherlands Antilles j
;(Aruba,Bonaire,CuraçaoandStMaarten,Saba,StEusta.tius)Y -■
2.FRANCE "■ ■-•" " '■ ■.«t.■i^
SaintPierreandMiquelon,
t.TheComoroArchipelago , ■"■■■■:
'TheTerritoiyoftheAfarsandIssas,;/
NewCaledoniaandDependencies ,,, ■,
YlallisandFutunaIslands,
FrenchPolynesia, ~
FrenchSouthernandAntarcticTerritories.' %
..1
3.:UNITEDKINGDOM
;Belize, • ;
Bermuda,- -• ,....j,
Brunei,'• •...• .....
AssociatedStatesintheCaribbe,an:Antigua,Dominica,3tLucia
StVincent,StKitts-Nevis-
Anguilla,
CaymanIslands»'"
■FalklandIslandsandDependencies ,
GilbertandElliceIslands,'
»Central.andSouthernLineIslands,
BritishSolomonIslands.

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TurksandCaicosIslands,
BritishVirginIslands.
Montserrat ,
Pitcairn, .
StHelenaandDependencies ,
TheSeychelles,
BritishAntarcticTerritoryt
BritishIndianOceanTerritory.'
Anglo-French Condominium oftheNewHebrides

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ABKE*:NO2(totheRégulation)
concerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof"originatingproducts' 1
andmethodsofadministrative cooperation
ThisAnnexisbeingtransmittedseparatelyandwillalsoapplytotae
Recommandation foraCouncilRegulationontheAssociationofthe
OCTwiththeESC.