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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)957 final
Brussels .14June 1973
RECOMMENDATION FOP 'ADECISION
BYTHE COUNCIL AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OPTHE GOVERNMENTS
OPTHE MEMBER STATES MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL ONOPENING
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE AAMS AND THE COUNTRIES LISTED
INANNEX VITOTHE ACT OPACCESSION
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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REGOMMENDATI ONFORADECISION
BYTHECOUNCILANDTHEREPRESENTATIVES OPTHEGOVERNMENTS OFTHEMEMBER
STATESMEETINGWITHINTHECOUNCILONOPENINGNEGOTIATIONS WITHTHEAAMS
ANDTHECOUNTRIES LISTEDINANNEXVITOTHEACTOFACCESSION
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ANDTHEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHE
GOVERNMENTS OFTHEMEMBERSTATESMEETINGWITHINTHECOUNCIL,■
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle238thereof;
Havingregardtotherecommendation oftheCommission ;
Whereas,,inviewoftheprovisionsofArticle62oftheConventionof
AssociationsignedatYaoundeon29July1969^\ofArticle36ofthe
AgreementofAssociationsignedatArushaon24September1969^^andof
ProtocolNo22oftheActrelatingtotheconditionsofAccessionand
(2AdjustmentstotheTreaties,negotiations shouldbeopenedwiththe
countriesconcerned;
WhereasalthoughthesaidProtocolNo22laysdownthreeformulaswhereby
thecountrieslistedinAnnexVIoftheActofAccessionmayarrangetheir
relationswiththeCommunity,negotiations should,however,beopenedwith
aviewtoconcludingoneor,possibly,severalconventionssettingoutas
fullyaspossibletheassociationrelations;
DECIDESASFOLLOWS:
^'OJNoL282,23December197O.^OJSpecialEdition,27March1972.

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Article1
TheCommissionisherebyauthorizedtoopennegotiations withtheAssociated
AfricanandMalagasyStatesandtheStateslistedinAnnexVIoftheActof
Accession.
Article2
Theaimofthesenegotiations will"betoestablishthemostcomplete
associationpossiblebetweentheabovementioned countriesandtheCommunity
asfrom1February1975*
, Article3
TheCommissionshallconductthesenegotiations mconsultation withthe
representatives oftheMemberStateswithintheframeworkofthedirectives
appearingintheannexheretoandsubjecttoanysubsequentdirectives.

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'' DIRECTIVES^
1.Trade.
1.1Tariffandquotaarrangements
1.1.1ConcerningtheCommunity
ThetariffsystemtobeappliedtoCommunityimportsfromtheAssociated
Stateswill"beexemptionfromcustomsdutiesandtaxeshavingequivalent
effect,thesearrangementstoapplyasfromthetimetheConventionof
Associationentersintoforce.Thesamearrangements willheappliedin
relationtoquantitativerestrictions andmeasureshavingequivalenteffect.
AsregardstheproductsonthelistinAnnexIItotheEECTreatyand
coveredbyacommonmarketorganization andofproductssubject,onimport
intotheCommunity,tospecificrulesandregulationsasaconsequenceof
theimplementation ofthecommonagricultural policy,thesewillbenefit
fromspecialarrangements whichwillbemorefavourablethanthoseapplying
tonon-membercountriesandwillbeworkedoutproductbyproductwhilethe
Convention remainsinforce.
Theproblemsrelatingtoexcisedutiesontropicalproductsaswellasthose
connectedwiththeprotectionofdesignations oforiginoffoodproductsof
interesttotheAssociatedStateswillalsohavetobeexamined.
1.1.2ConcerningtheAssociatedStates
EachStatewill,asageneralrule,berequired,duringimplementation of
theConvention,toretainorgraduallyintroducetariffexemptionandabolish
quantitativerestrictions andchargesofequivalenteffectonimportsfrom
theCommunity.However,eachAssociatedStatewillbeallowedtoretainor
introducecustomsdutiesandtaxeshavingequivalenteffectprovidedthey
correspondwiththeneedsofitsdevelopment orareintendedtocontribute
toitsbudget.
TheAssociatedStateswillberequiredtoundertakenottodiscriminate
betweenMemberStatesandtoapplythemost-favoured-nationclausetothe
Community,exceptintheirrelationswithotherdevelopingcountries.
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^'Thesedirectivesconcernamodelofassociationwhichshallbeascomplete
aspossibletakingintoaccountboththeprovisionsofArticle62ofthe•
YaoundeConventionwithaviewtotherenewalofthelatter,andthe
provisionsofProtocol22.Ifnegotiations foragreementsonotherbases
wererequestedoftheCommunity,thesewouldhavetobethesubjectof
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Finally,theCommunitywillmokeclearduringtnenegotiations thatitis
notaskingitspartnersforthebenefitofanyformofpreferential treatment,-
sincethecommercial autonomyofthepartiesimpliedinthefree-trade system
allowsanyassociatedcountrywhichsodesirestoextendtonon-member
countriesthetreatmentgrantedtheCommunity.
1.2Stabilization ofexportearnings
Forcertaincommoditiesthenegotiations willaimatsettingupmachineryfor
stabilizingtheearningswhichthosecountriesmentionedinProtocolNo22derive
fromexportstotheCommunityofcommodities onwhichtheireconomydependsto
aconsiderable extentandwhicharesubjecttowidefluctuations duetoprice
orquantityvariations .
Stabilization wouldbeachievedbytransferring anamountoffundsequalto
thedifferencebetweenareferencevalueforexportstotheCommunityand
therealvalueoftheseexportearningscalculatedannually;asageneral
rulesuchtransferswillconsistofrefundablecredits.
Theuseofthetransferswillbegovernedonacontractual basissothat
theydonotcontributetorenderingthestructureofproductiontooinflexible.
Thewaysinwhichthismachinerywillbeappliedwillbenegotiated onthe
basisofindividualproductsbetweentheCommission andthecountries
concerned ;specialadditionaldetails,includingthequantitative aspectsof
theproblem,wouldhavetobespecifiedforsugar.
12.Financialandtechnicalcooperation
2.1Thegeneralschemeforinterventions inthesettingoffinancial
andtechnicalcooperation toaidtheeconomicandsocialdevelopment ofthe
associatedcountrieswillbedrawnupbytheresponsibleauthoritiesinthe
AssociatedStates.Theseinterventions –programmedbymutualagreement-willbe
carriedoutwithintheframeworkofapermanentdialoguebetweenthe
AssociatedStatesandtheCommunity.
TheCouncilhasnotyetstateditsattitudetotheproposalsputforward
bytheCommissionontheinclusionoftheSDFinitsbudgetandits
financingbytheCommunity ?sownresources.Apositivedecisionwill
necessitate discussionofthismatterwith,theCommunity'spartners,so
thatit'simplicationsinthefieldoffinancialandtechnicalcooperation
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2.2Cooperationwillconcernthefinancingofprojectsandprogrammes
submittedbytheAssociatedStatesor"byregionalorinterstatebodiesto
whichAssociatedStatesbelongwithinthesettingofdevelopmentplansand
consistingof:
(i)Investmentsinthefieldsofruraldevelopment,industrialization
andeconomicandsocialinfrastructure ;
(ii)Technicalcooperationactivities,particularlyasregardstraining;
(iii)Informationandindustrialpromotionactivities;
(iv)Marketingandsalespromotionactivities;
(v)Specificactivitiestobenefitsmall–scalelocalundertakings and
limitedprimarydevelopmentactivities,especiallyinruralareas;
(vi)ExceptionalaidstoAssociatedStates"whichhavesufferedasa
resultofnaturaldisastersseriouslyaffectingtheireconomic
potential.
Thesemethodsofintervention will,asfarasnecessary,beapplied
jointlyinthecontextofintegratedprojectsandprogrammes.
2.3Intheimplementation ofthiscooperationspecialattentionwill
bepaidto:
(i)TheexigenciesofregionalcooperationamongtheAssociatedStates
andbetweenthemandtheirneighbours ;
(ii)ThespecialneedsoftheleastdevelopedAssociatedStates;
(iii)Theseriousnessofemploymentproblemsinthecountriesconcerned.
Specialimportancewillbeattachedtotheneedtotrainpersonnelandcadres
oftheassociatedcountriesinordertoincreasethelatter'sownadministrative
anddevelopmentpotential.(i)
(ii)
(iii)
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2.4The'beneficiaries ofsuchcooperation mayinclude:
(i)TheAssociatedStates;
(ii)Theeconomicdevelopmenttodiesin.thesecountries,especially
development hanks;
(iii)TheregionalorinterstatebodiestowhichAssociatedStatesbelong;
(iv)Producergroupings;
(v)Industrialandcommercialundertakings ,inaccordancewiththe
particularconditionstohespecified.
2.5Thepreparation andimplementation oftheseprojectswillbethe
responsibility oftheAssociatedStates.Particularattentionwillbegiven
to:
(i)Properprogressandspeedintheelaborationandimplementation of
theprojects;
(ii)Suitabilityofthetechnicalassistancesupplied.
2.6Theprojectsandprogrammeswillbeimplementedinwhateverwayis
economically themostadvantageous andensuresequalityofconditionsof
competition amongallnaturalandlegalpersonsintheMemberStatesand
AssociatedStates.However,apricepreferencewillbegiventosuppliers
intheassociatedcountries.
2.7Theprojectsandprogrammesfinancedwithintheframeworkofthis
cooperation mustbeviableintheirownrightortheiroperationand
maintenance mustbeguaranteedbytheAssociatedStatesorrecipient
bodies.However,incertaincasestobespecified,programmesprolonging
cooperation maybeinitiatedsoastoensurethatfulluseismadeofthe
investmentscarriedout,providedtheseareofspecialimportance
foreconomicandsocialdevelopment andtemporarily imposeanexcessive
burdenontheState.
2.8Thefinancingtermsoftheprojectswillbeadaptedtotheeconomic
situationsinthevariousassociatedcountries,account .alsobeingtakenof
thenatureoftheprojectsandprogrammesfinanced. ,
CooperationwillbefinancedbytheEuropeanDevelopment Fundmainlyby
grants,theremainderbeingfinancedoutofloansonspecialterms,contributions
totheformationofriskcapital,orbyordinaryloansfromtheEuropean
InvestmentBankfsownassets,possiblyaccompaniedbyinterestsubsidies.
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2.9Theamountoffundsto"bemadeavailableforfinancialandtechnical
cooperationwillbedeterminedduringthenegotiations .
Itwillbefixedinsuch^awayas
(i)atleasttomaintain-inrealterms–whateveradvantageshave
alreadyaccruedtotheAfricanandMalagasycountriesalready
associated ;
(ii)toensuresimilartreatmentforallcountrieswhetherearlieror
onlyrecentlyassociated.
3.Cooperation inotherareas
3*1Rulesonestablishment andsupplyofservices
Therulesonestablishment andsupplyofserviceswillbeaimedatseeing
thatthefollowingprinciplesareappliedbytheAssociatedStates:
(i)Hbn-discrimination inthesystemappliedbothamong
nationalsandamongfirmsoftheMdnberStates;
(ii)Most-favoured-nationtreatment.
Theseprinciplescouldbeaccompaniedbyareciprocityclause.
3.2Rulesandregulations concerningexternalpaymentsandcapital
■movements
Provisions should: ■
(i)Includeanundertakingbythepartiestoauthorizepaymentswhich
arethecorollaryeitherofthefreemovementofgoodsprovidedfor
bytheAssociation oroftheprovisionsrelatingtofinancialand
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(ii)Ensurenon-discriminatory treatment "betweenMemberStatesas
regardstheirinvestments andcapitalmovementsandthecurrent
paymentsassociatedtherewith;
(iii)Guaranteemost-favoured-nationtreatmentforMemberStates(with
anexceptioninfavourofregionalcooperation).
4.TheInstitutions
Inviewofitscontractualnature,theAssociationrequiresInstitutions
whosemembersareonanequalfooting.
Thecomposition ,powersandoperationoftheseInstitutions willbedetermined
inthelightofhowthenegotiations proceedandofexperienceacquired–
_particularly asregardstheAssociation CouncilandCommitteeandthe
Parliamentary ConferenceandCommitteeoftheAssociation-sothattheymay
beadaptedtotheadministrative andguidancerequirementsofanenlarged
andrenewedAssociation . ..
5.Generalandfinalprovisions
ThetermofvalidityoftheAssociation shouldbefixedatfiveyears.■
,TheformofAssociationcorresponding tothesedirectiveswill,inprinciple,
havetobegovernedbyaconventionbetweenallthepartiesconcerned.
However,thepossibilityremainsopenthat,inthisAssociation framework,•
severalconventions maybeconcludedtomeettheparticularsituationsof
certaingroupsofcountriesconcerned.