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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)733final.
•,' Brussels,21December1977*
,Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
.ontheadvanceimplementation ofcertainprovisions
oftheACP-EECConventionof.Lomérelatingtotrade
inrespectofcertainStatesthathave ,signedAgreements
ofAccessiontotheConvention
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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COMMISSION C'DI.MJNICATIONTCiTEE!COUNCIL
1 1<" "-
ontheadvanceimplementation ofcertainprovisions
oftheACP–EECConventionofLom5relatingtotrade
inrespectofPapuaNewGuinea,theDemocraticfiepublic
ofSaoTomeandPrincipeandtheRepublicofCapeVerde
whichhavesignedagreementsofaccessiontotheConvention
withaviewtoexpandtheperiodofvalidityofthe
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No,744/77ontheabovementioned
interimprovisions,
1.TheAgreementsofAccessiontotheACP-EECConventionofLom5were
signedbetweentheEECandthesethreenewACPStatesonthe
23thMarch1977*
2*Awaitingtheratification ofthoooAgr«emor (ltoofAccoooion,the
Counciladoptedon5thApril1977Regulation(EEC)No.744/77togive
effecttosomeinterimprovisionsconcent"#trade*Sheperiodof
validityofthipRegulsit}op.expiresonijlstDecember1977atthe
latest*
3*.Whiletheproceduresofratification ar«>notyetcompletedbyoome
memberstates,theAgreementsofAccessionwillnoter,terintoforce
beforethe31stDecember1977*
4.Accordingly,theCommissiontransmitsaproposalfora,Council
RegulationtoextendtheperiodofvalidityoftheCot,ncilRegulation
(ESC)No.744/77beyondthe31stDecember1977untilthte31stDecember1978*
atthelatest*

•Proposalfor
COUNCILREGUUTION(EEC)
ISffiCOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEMiCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanJJconcmicCcimnnuaity,
andinparticularArticles43and1},.3thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament
VJhereasAgreementsofAccessiontotheACP-EECConventionofLom^lin
accordancewithArticle90thereof,weresigned "betweentheEurojteanEconomiq
Cor;nunityandtheDemocraticRepublicofSaoTomeandPrincipe,theRepublic
ofCape'"erdeandPapuaNewGuinea<;»nthe28thMarch1977|
Whereas,whentheseAgreementsweresigned,theCojamunityandthe,States
concernedagreedinexchangesofletterstoapplyunilaterally certainprovisions
oftheACP-EECConventionofLom6relatingtotrade,inaccordancewiththe
arrangements laiddownin.'theAccessionAgreement*;:
Whereasinorder "togiveeffectto^hsabovemeritioned exchangeoflettersth$
Counciladoptedor>i5thApril1977Regulation(EEC)No.744/77ontheadvance
•implementation ofcertainprovision^,oftheACP-EECConventionofLomtfrelating
totradeingoods(
Whereastheproceduresofratification bytheMemberStatesasmentionedinthe
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No.744/77of5thApril1977,havenotyetbeencompleted
at31stDecember1977»
WhereastheperiodofvalidityofRegulation(EEC)No»744/77shovedtherefor^be
extendedbeyond31stDecember1977?
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ELSABOPTEDTHISRBOUIATION :
Article ]l
11 <»*
Inth©secondparagraphofArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)744/77>}thedate
31stDecember1977shall,bereplacedbythedate31stDecember1978.
Article£
■
ThisRegulationshallenterintojforceonth©third(layfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
Itohallapplyasandfrom1stJanuary1978*
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlytvpplicablo
inallMemberStates.
Itoneat PortheCouncJ.1
ThePresidert

FT\T,YNOTAT.rîffiORT)
1-1M'1:TN"r!'.HVl'ktTONAl'I'ROrPTATIONS
(forexistingandnewprojects)
1.KRI.K/AMTKIDCRSTKKAIiII'GCO'DEIS)
(a)Hevonuepart:Title1jChapters10,11and12
(b)Expenditurepart:nil ■
2.TTTT.KOFHJDGV:?H?/..DITTO
(a)"Ownresources"
(b)-
L.'.'CAijBASIS
ArticlesA'J113ofthoEECTreaty
4.I;K:T.HIPTTOT?,0nJl-:0TIV^(S )ATTPJUSTIFICATION OFTKI'lPROJECT
(a)Ftpyonuo;Reductioninthelevies,dutiesandchargesimposedon
j.T.porteintotheterritoryoftheKECofproductsexportedbyl'apua"cw
Cui;-.ca,£ao"ToneoPrincipean<LCapoVerdefolLlowinjtheapplication o
thijreflation.
(b)Kv-.cr^'itw'ro '':nooffeet'•
AH'Hôi'HTATTO;\T,(inu.a.)
•%.0T«'!;!.TTATJUAT *TITAHT,E
tfoauureapplicablethroughouttheperiodofvalidityoftheIte^ulation
un'wiithocr.tyyintoforceofApcoscionAgreement

5.1 FAT1ETTT OPUTILISATION OFAPPROPRIATION DURING THE FINANCIAL TEAR
NOV /BEING PREPARED
Nil
5.2 .KETHOD OPCALCULA TÏOÏÏ
Revenue ;Thereductions inrevenue occ«'ioion.cd bytheaccession ofPapua
HewGuinea ,Sao Toa<J andPrincipe andCapo Verdo aredifficult toestimate
inadvance eincc their scale will depond onthe recultin ;;ifluctuntiona in
thevolume andvalue oftheEjJC'bimports .Given the present volume ofthe
EEC'sinportn from these countries and thenature ofthogoods concerned ,tho
reductions will inany event 'dqvery small .Onthe "basis <>fimports tothe
Community from Papua NewGuinea in1975 »"i*10loss ofrevenue canbeestimated
at2,400,000 Euaannually .
6. TYPE 0?CON'TROL TO73EAPPLIED
Control arrangementa provided forintheFinancial Regulat Ionof25April 1973 .
PART 2sADDITIONAL DATA TOBEPROVIDED FOR ATIEV /PR3JECT
7„ TOTAL COST OFTHEPROJECT FOR TIIEWHOLE OFITOEXPECTED DU^TION
The loos ofrevenue cannot bequantified from theaccounting viewpoint
atthe present stage .
8. INFORM TI07I R/TARPrrG STAFFITT .-;AND TirEAPPROPRIATION FORAITINISTEATTVE
Ea'rr.'oi'aiiiii Njc.^urr i-\/U OF i"::;FUL-JXT
Theproject will becarried oatwith theCoBmiB8ion fsexisting staff .
9. FIKATICINO OFTÎ{EPROJECT
Asregards the"reduction ofrevenue "part ,thecost oftheproject ,will
beborne bytheCocuunity budget .
TheCommission Decision of28November 1S'73 onnew
budget procedures mentions theneed todraw upa
"financial memorandum "foreach newproject ,
consisting ofthetwoparts ofthis financial record .