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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)66final.
Brussels,9March1978.
EXTERNAL REPRESENTATION
(Communication fromtheCommissiontotheCouncil)
CCM(78;66final»

External Representation
Introduction
On22July 1977 theCommission sent totheCouncil aCommunication
onExternal Representation –medium term policy (doc.COM(77)368final ).
Atthat time theCommission undertook topresent afurther paper tothe
Council which would gointo more detail *Thepresent paper isintended
tofulfil that undertaking .
Thefirst part ofthepaper discusses ways ofstrengthening cooperation
between theCommission 'soffices andthediplomatic missions ofMember States ,
Thesecond concerns measures theCommission itself proposes totake tobring
about greater harmonization oftheinternal administration ofthedifferent
kinds ofexternal offices .
PART ONE–Cooperation between the Commission 'sexternal offices and the
diplomatic missions ofMember States
Inview oftheincreasing weight inworld affairs oftheCommunity as
anentity ,itisimportant that thediplomatic representatives ofMember
States innon-Community countries ,aswell astherepresentatives ofthe
Commission ,should beinaposition toprojeot acoordinated picture of
Community policy .This isequally important inthemany countries inwhich
theCommission isnotrepresented .TheCommission believes that themachinery
forcoordination should bestrengthened andthesupply ofinformation improved .
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Inthose third countries inwhich theCommission isrepresented
effective cooperation isincreasingly taking place inpractice atalllevels ,
including theparticipation oftheHeads oftheCommission 'sOffices inthe
regular meetings oftheAmbassadors ofMember States .
(i)Commercial Affairs
On17April 1973 theCouncil adopted atext concerning theprocedure
forthepreparation ,transmission anduseofreports from theCommercial
Counsellors ofdiplomatic missions ofMember States innon-EEC countries .
Theinclusion oftheCommission 'sexternal offices inthis procedure was
notenvisaged atthetime ,butthere hassince grown upgood practical
cooperation between external offices andmissions .Theexternal offloes
take part inthemeetings oftheCommercial Counsellors andsupply information
onCommunity policies bearing oncommon commercial policy andtheapplication
ofcooperation agreements .

Itwould beadvisable ifthis informal collaboration could bemade
offioial bytheCounoil .
(ii)Information
Information Counsellors prepare reports according toaprocedure similar
tothat applicable inthecase ofCommercial Counsellors .Furthermore ,in
accordance withaCouncil decision of31January 1972^,asconfirmed bya
(2)Council decision of3May1977 »theHead ofthePress andInformation
Office oftheCommission takes part inmeetings ofInformation Counsellors
andhelps todraft thereports ,Each report receives areply from theCouncil ,
which isdrafted bytheservices oftheCommission .These directives should
continue tobeapplied .
Incountries where the'Commission hasnoexternal office ,forexample
insome EFTA countries ,contacts arearranged atleast once ayear between
theInformation Counsellors inMember States' missions andanofficial of
the Commission 'sinformation services .
officials arrangements were made forMember States' missions todraw onback­
ground material available from theCommission services ,and there areother
possibilities ofcooperation inthefield ofinformation .These arrangements
are set out inthree Council notes .
TheCommission believes that cooperation inthis field should nowbe
reviewed inthelight ofexperience ,with aview toholding afurther meeting
towards theendof1978 ofsenior information officials ofMember States and
the Commission .Similar arrangements aremade fortheDelegates inACPcountries .
Following ameeting inFebruary 1977 ofsenior Foreign Ministry information
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(l)doc.2424/72(AG229rev. l)
(2)docaW874/7.7 .(AG28)andB/l 2)docaW874/7.7.(AG28)and^1041/77(AG33)
C3)information publications (^766/77(AG17)audio-visual information (r/873/77(AG27)
information visits v^v85^/77(AG23) fi/856/77(AG23

(iii)Development Policy
TheCouncil adopted on8November 1976 aresolution concerning the
coordination andharmonisation ofdevelopment policies intheCommunity .
This provided forthereinforcing ofexisting cooperation ofMember States ?
representatives andtheCommission delegates inACPcountries .Afurther
resolution wasadopted on28November 1977 which invited theCommission to
extend itsactivities ofcoordination ,which should beorganized inamore
systematic way .
These resolutions should beapplied toallcountries inwhich the
Commission has external offices primarily concerned with theexecution of
cooperation agreements .
Inthird countries inwhich the Commission isnot represented the essential
problem isoneofinforming theEinbassies ofMember States ofCommunity
policies .
Inaletter dated 22November 1974 toMr.Burin desRoziers ,President
oftheCommittee ofPermanent Representatives ,SirChristopher Soames and
Mr.Cheysson underlined theneed toprovide Member States' missions with
more information onCommunity policy anddecisions .
On13October 1975 »theCouncil adopted aprocedure toinform Member
States 9missions ,after each Council meeting ,ofCouncil decisions which
concern them . Experience has shown that information supplied in
accordance with this procedure isnotadequate fortheneeds expressed by
the Embassies themselves .
•HieCommission suggests that theCouncil should review theoperation
ofthis system inthelight ofexperience gained since 1975 •
There isnooomparable system forinforming Member States *missions
ofCommission decisions which affeot them .TheCouncil 'sdecision of13
October 1975 stipulated that after atrial period ofthesystem ofinf <rniatio :
onCouncil decisions ,thequestion ofinformation onCommission dec :*'.ons
should beexamined .Thetime hascome totake upthis question .
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(l)doc. 1^2329 /1/75(AQ52rev.l)-Annex 1

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3.PostingofCommissionofficials "tocertainnon-Community countries
TheCommissionhasbeenmade©warsofanincreasingneedforthe
ν
Communityviswpoirttobsrepresentedassuchinsomeimportantnon-
Comaiuriitycountries,wherefchoComisaionitselfisnotrepresented .
ArecentexampleofthisisAustralia ?
TheConmissiorihasnointentionofmeetingthisneedbysettingup
anexternalo:?fir<3ineachofthecountriesinquestion.Instead,the
Commissionwouldproposeindividualpostingssothat,forlimitedperiods,andin
responsetospecificneeds,anofficial couldbeattached,•forexample,tothe
EmbassyoftheMouiberStateholdingthepresidency.Hisdutieswouldbe
toensureth^directsupplyofMemberStates*missionswiththenecessary
informationaboutCoeanunitypolicy*hecouldalsoassiston-the-spot
coordination .
...isCommissionintendstodiscussfurtherthepraoticalimplications
ofthissuggestionwiththeCouncilandwithMemberStates.
Rationalisation
HieCommissionwillfollowwithgreatinteresttheprogressofstudies
atpresentunderwayinMemberStatestorationalisetheirexternal
■representation .TheCommissionwouldbeInterestedinbenefitingfromthe
fruitsofthisexercise.
PAR?WO-Internaladministration ofthedifferentkindsofexternaloffices
•Conditionsofemployment
a)Introduction
'HieRegulations andRulesapplicabletoofficialsandotherServants
oftheEuropeanCoiracm.itie3laydown,justastheydoforheadquartersstaff,
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theconditions ofemployment forofficials andlocal staff subject tothose
Regulations intheexternal offices .These conditions vary according to
theplace ofemployment .Nevertheless ,certain special management procedures
have "been setup,asforexample thesystems ofinspection androtation
mentioned below .
Internal directives concerning payment ofallowances andtherefunding
ofexpenses have also "been adopted totake into account thespeoial nature
oftheexterna ,1offices *Farther adaptations ,which mayrequire revision
oftheStaff Regulations ,arecurrently being considered forpossible future
presentation totheCouncil .
Inthe external offices theCommission employs twobroad categories
ofstaff ,Community officials posted from Brussels andlocal officers who
maybeengaged forduties atalllevels ."Rielatter*s conditions ofemployment
arefixed bytheCommission inconformity with theRules applicable toother
servants oftheEuropean Communities ,andareidentical except intheareas
which vary according tothepost ,i.e. salaries andsocial security .
Changes intheterms ofemployment oflocal officers inthenon-EAC
external offices should beintroduced toensure thegreatest possible
flexibility intheir recruitment andtoimprove relations with theCentral
Staff Committee and thelocal committees .
Theexternal offices runbytheEACemploy three categories ofstaff .The
first category iscomposed oftheDelegates themselves ,whowill beeither official
(intheMaghreb ,Mashrek andIsrael )or,progressively ,temporary Commission employ
(intheACPcountries ). Thesecond category ismainly composed ofadvisers and
technical employees ,whoareandshould remain non–established because ofthe
technical nature oftheir duties and themobility required .The third' category
comprises local staff ,whocome under thelabour laws ofthecountry ofemploynert ,
recruited bytheDelegate forservioe tasks (ushers ,drivers ,guards ,domestic staff
andsecretaries ).
Therules governing employment bytheEACwere specifically drawn up
forthepurpose ,andhave amore flexible prooedurs foradaptation in

changing circumstances .
Moreover ,theCommission issending tothe Council adraft reform
ofthestatus oftheEACwhich would setupapublic agency under Community
law .This reform would also encourage greater convergence between theterms
ofemployment andsalary ofEACofficials andthose subject totheStaff
Regulations .Thefollowing account oftheposition ofEAC staff refers
therefore tothepresent ,unreformed ,situation .
Theterms ofemployment ofEACofficials aresubject toBelgian labour
legislation .Their standing iscontractual ,notstatutory orsubject to
regulation asisthe case with Commission officials .
Thecontract between theofficial andtheEAC isgoverned bythe
"general andspecial provisions andtheRegulation ontheadministrative
Regime ",acopy ofwhich hereceives onengagement .These documents set
outtheofficial 'srights andduties for theduration ofhis contract .They ,
arere-roduced andexplained indetail inthedocument "Collection oftexts
andinstructions forthemanagement ofcontracts with officials employed
abroad ",thelatest edition ofwhich wasissued inDecember 1977 *In
addition ,th9official isgiven amandate which defines hisduties .This
mandate isgiven bytheCommission inthecase ofanofficial serving in
adelegation ,andbythenational authorities inthecase ofaTechnical
assistance official .
(b)Salaries andcurrency forpayments
Thebasic objective ofthesalary provisions intheStaff Regulations
istoensure ,bymeans ofweighting allowances ,equivalent purchasing power
regardless ofthecountry inwhich theofficial isposted .Tocalculate
theallowances ,theCommission makes asmuch useaspossible ofstatistics
available from international organizations such astheUNandtheOSCD .
However ,theStatistical Offioe oftheEuropean Communities remains

responsibleforcontroloverthestatisticsused.Technically ,the'
characteristics ofthesalarysystemarethatitisbasedonasingle
payscaleexpressedinBelgianfranos(soontobecomeEuropeanUnits
ofAccount(EUA)andadjustedbygeographicalweightingallowances.
Theseweightingallowancesarefoundedlargelyoncalculations ofthe
costoflivinginthevariousplacesofworkandallowforpaymentto
bemadeinthelocalcurrency.
TheStaffRegulations(Article63)provideforpaymentnormallyin
thecurrencyofthecountrytowhichanofficialisposted.Reoognising
thatofficialsalsohaveobligations ,orpurchasingneeds,elsewherethan
thecountryofposting,theRegulations(Article17ofAnnexVII)also
providefortransfersofsalaryintoothercurrencies.Thissystemwill
henceforward bebasedontheELFA,whichwilldiminishaseriesofproblems
whichhavearisenwiththenowoutdated UA.MoreoverunderaCommission
proposalcurrentlybeingapprovedbytheCouncilthisprovisionisbeing
up-datedtomeetmodernmonetaryconditionssothatweightingallowances
usedforthetransferredpartofthesalaryreflecteconomicconditions
(pricelevels)inthecountrytowhichthetransferismade.
Thismodification ofthetransferarticlealsomakespossiblesome
greaterflexibilityinitsuseinawaytobeagreedbytheCommunityInstitutions .
UntilnowtheCommissionhaslimitedtheproportionofsalarytransferredtoa
maximumof35$.Itisrecognizedhoweverthatinmanynon-industrialised
countriesoutsidetheEuropeanCommunities ,localfacilitiesprovideinadequately
forthepurchasesrequiredtomaintainaEuropeanlife–style.Inthesecases
itisproposedtoraisethepresentceilingandmakeahigherproportion,
accordingtocircumstances ,payableinEuropeancurrency,with
aweightingallowancevaryingaccordingtotheCommunitycountry
inwhichpaymentismade.Theintentiontodothishasalreadybeenmentioned
totheStaffRegulationsGroupoftheCouncil,whohaveaskedthatallthetransfer
regulations,whichareatpresentthesubjectofinformalrules,shouldbeagreed
betweentheInstitutions.^requiredcommonagreementdocumentiano-.,beins
preparedwithintheCommission.

Anumber ofdifficulties have indeed arisen intheapplication
oftheStaff Regulations intheexternal offices .Solutions hav9
however been found forspeoifio problems ,andthesituation will be
further improved bythe introduction oftheEUAand thetransfer
provisions described above .Tosumup,this completion ofthesalary
system forexternal offices should ,ifcorrectly implemented ,maintain
theoverall objective ofequivalence inpurchasing power byapplying
weighting allowances that areappropriate tothecountry inwhich an
official should normally beexpected tospend ordeposit various
proportions ofhis salary ,,Ifdifficulties occur amore radical solution
would have tobeconsidered involving aprobably controversial Statute
revision designed tooperate adifferent salary system forofficials when
they areinexternal offices from that which they have atHeadquarters .
Thedifferent system used bytheEACprovides for
-salary fixed inBelgian francs andpaid inthesame currency into a
convertible account inBelgium
–anoverseas allowance which represents 20%to2>0%oftotal emoluments .
Theallowance isexpressed andpaid inthecurrency oftheoountry in
which theemployee isposted ,andvaries inaccordance with thelocal
cost ofliving asestablished intheU.N. statistics .
TheEACsystem therefore does notgive rise toquestions ontherate
ofexchange fortheoverseas allowance . '
(c)Social security
Inmost cases there isnoreason forapplying theStaff Reflations
differently asbetween Headquarters staff andexternally posted staff .
Forexample thepensions system (maximum pension 70%offinal basic salary
after 35years ofservioe )isequally applicable wherever theyears of
service have been accomplished .Itisgenerally considered tobeagood
scheme asarethose forwidows *andorphans *pensions .Anydetailed
improvements made infuture (e.g. ,better benefits forearly retirement )
would beofgeneral interest andnot just toexternal staff .

Arrangements forreimbursing medxcal expenses mayontheother hand
need ,adaptation according totheplace ofwork .Ttiascheme isinconsequence
applied flexibly sothat theusual 80$limit onreimbursement isnotmaintainor
incountries where thecost ofmedical treatment isparticularly high .
TheEACofficial 'scontract provides foragroup insurance "sickness~
accident "and "pension ",which covers thestaff against social risks .
Thepension insurance istaken outwith theOSSOM (Office deSecurite
Sociale d'Outre –Mer)forpermanent contracts ,orwith theSociete AGdeTrieste ,
for fixedr-term contracts .The insurance includes retirement andwidow 's
pension ,orphan 'spension ,allowance forincapacity andadeferred insurance
for health care .
TheOSSOM regime isatpresent indexed tothecost ofliving inBelgium .
Contributions are13-50$ fortheemployer and6.75$ fortheemployee .
Asickness –accident insurance policy taken outbytheEACwith the Cie
VanBreda covers themedical expenses oftheofficial andhiswife and
dependents ,for100$ except inexceptional cases forwhich there areceilings ;
temporary incapacity oftheofficial through sickness ;medical care ,incapacity ,
invalidity anddeath from aocident oftheofficial andhis family .
: Some risks current overseas arecovered e.g. repatriation expenses ,
civil war ,riot eto .
Nocontribution ismade bytheofficial#
(d)Education
TheRegulations forpayment ofeducational allowances also provide for
thecase ofCommunity Staff posted away from Headquarters inthat educational
expenses uptodouble thenormal limit maywhere justified bepaid where the
place ofwork hasneither aEuropean school noraschool using thelanguage
appropriate forthechild .Themaximum isatpresent 6,186 FB,plus weighting
allowance ,permonth perchild *Bywayofexample this currently give staff
inWashington amaximum of7*856 FBperchild .

EACregulations provide forthereimbursement ofeducation fees and
charges uptoaceiling of2000 FBpermonth forchildren educated overseas
accompanying their parents and5000 PBpermonth forchildren remaining
behind tocomplete their education inEurope .
(e)Entertainment allowance
TheCommission has introduced asystem offixed entertainment allowances
for its external offices outside theMember States .Theallowances are
granted annually .Those whoreceive them arerequired tomake six-monthly
reports ontheusethey make oftheallowances .Anobjective ofthesystem
which hascertainly been realised was tocreate acertain degree ofharmony
between offices ,where there hadpreviously been amixture offixed allowances
andother reimbursement arrangements .
TheEACsystem provides that only theDelegates have their entertaining
expenses refunded ,although thegeneral provisions provide forexceptions
tobemade (art.58).This possibility isnotinfact made useofforthe
benefit ofthe other officials .
Theallowance hasaceiling fixed for each year according tothecountry
concerned .Theceiling isindicated inthecontraot .Atpresent itvaries
between 2.500 IDAand4*500 EUA .
Part ofthis fixed amount (less than 50$)ispaid inalump sum.The
remainder issubject toprior authorization andmust beaccounted for .
Forexceptional entertainment (forexample thevisit ofaMember of
theCommission ),expenditure above theceiling canbeauthorized .
(f)Accommodation policy
–Accommodation allowance
Theweighting allowance provided forintheStaff Regulations normally
includes anelement forrent .This implies that nofurther allowance should
begranted purely forbasic accommodation .

nevertheless ,theCommission maysupportapartofaccommodation
expenseseitherwhentheofficialisrequiredtoprovideregularofficial
entertainment inhisresidence,orifheispostedinacountryinwhioh
housingconditionsareexceptionally difficult.
Grantsofaccommodation expensesaremadeaccordingtoafixedprooedure
ofcalculation whichhasgivenreasonablesatisfaction .
TheEACprovidesitsofficialswithfurnishedaccommodation suitedto
their.professional andfamilysituation.
Airconditionersaresupplied(aocordingtothecompositionofthe
family)iftheolimatejustifiesit,whichisalmostalwaysthecasein
Africa,theCaribbeanandthePacific.
TheEACpaysapartofthecostofelectricityforairconditioning
(400kwhpermonthperairconditioningunit)*Onlythedelegatesare
refundedthefullcostofelectricity.
–Provisionofofficiaiaccommodation
(i)Presentsituation
FortheOfficesandDelegationsofthe"classical"type,theCommission
hiresandfamishesoffice'accommodation .
Theonlypurchasesofbuildingsorapartmentsweremadebeforetho
amalgamationoftheExecutiveswithECSCfunds(Paris,LondonandMontevideo).
TheCommissiondoesnotpurchaseorrentaccommodation foritsofficials,
exceptfortheofficialresidencesatWashingtonorOttawawhichareCommission
property.TheCommission makesareasonablecontribution tothefurnishing
ofreceptionroomsintheresidencesofHeadsofDelegation.
TheEAChiresaccommodation andfurnishesit.

Ifnoaccommodationistobehiredlocally,anattemptismadetoarrange
withthegovernmentofthehostcountrytobuildwithEDFfinance.
Thefirstarrangement madeontheselinesprovidesforputtingasiteat
theCommission'sdisposal,transferringthaownershipofthebuildingstothe
Governmentwhenbuildingiscompleted,andmakingtheofficesavailabletothe•
DelegationfreeofchargeforthedurationoftheEDP'aactivitiesinthe
country.
(ii)Médiumterm
TheCommissionintendstocontinuetorentaccommodation foritsOffices
andDelegations.Onlyinexceptionalcases,orwhenthelocalpropertymarket
makesitimpossibleoruneconomic ,willthepurchaseofaccommodation be
considered .
Asregardsprivateaccommodation forofficials,adistinctionshouldbe
madebetweenthesituationindevelopingcountriesandthatincountrieswhore
thestandardoflivingiscomparabletotheCommunity's.
IntheformerthepolicyoftheEA.Cisjustifiedandshouldbecontinued.
Incountrieswithahighstandardofliving,theCommissionshouldonlyintervene
inexceptionalcaseswherethelocalsituationisespeciallydifficult,whether
becauseofashortageofsuitableaccommodation orbecauseofrentsoutof
proportionwiththecostofpurchasing.
Inspection
Intheirdailyworkingrelationship withtheexternalofficesthe"
Commissionserviceskeepapermanentcheckontheirworkbymeansofwritten
reportsanddutytrips.
Inaddition,allexternaloffices,likeotherCommissionservices,are
subjecttochecksbyFinancialControl.Bydecisionof20December1975ithe
CommissioninstructedFinancialControltoinspeotonthespotthewayinwhich
HeadsofexternalofficesinACPcountriesperforminternaladministrative and
finanoialdutiesintheiroffioes.

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On25July 1975 "theCommission decided tosetupaninspection team ,
whose members would vary according tothenature ofthepost tobeinspected .
Theinspections carried out "bythis team ,which form part ofthegeneral
programme forreviewing theoperation andorganization oftheCommission 5a
services ,aredesigned toreview theduties ofthepost andthestaff and
equipment atitsdisposal andtocheck onthespot onfinancial management .
TheCommission adopts itsinspection programme atthebeginning of
each year .
Pour inspections ofoffices (Ankara ,Ottawa ,Bonn andLondon )have so
ν
farbeen made ,thelast ofthem during November 1977 *These were designed
aspilot inspections .Areport summarising their results andmaking
recommendations forthefuture wasprepared inFebruary 1979 .
FortheCommission 'sexternal offioes inACPcountries ,inaddition
tothepermanent check byCommission services andtheoverall responsibility
ofFinancial Control mentioned above ,theEuropean Association forCooperation
(EAC)caninspect offices onthespot tooheck their management ofaid
agreements and ingeneral their operating conditions .
Thefollowing missions have been carried out "tythecompetent services
toinspect delegations intheACPcountries .
a)joint missions oftheFinancial Control andtheresponsible service
toSenegal andIvory Coast in1976 ,Surinam ,Dutch West Indies ,Cameroon and
Chad in1977 ?probably Zaire ,Mali ,Togo andBenin in1978 .
Inaccordance with theCommission 'sdecision of20December 1975 »these
missions were designed toinspect thedelegation 'scontrol methods andthe
conditions offinancial andtechnical execution oftheprojects and prograinnos
finanoed "bytheEDF .
b)missions offinancial inspection byEACtoGhana ,Upper Volta ,Mali
andNigeria in1977 andprobably Zambia ,Tanzania andtheSudan in197 ;^«
These missions were designed tooheck thepost aocounts onthespot .
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3.Rotation
Asystem ofrotation forCommission offioials todelegations in
third countries hasbeen introduced "bytheCommission ,inparellel toa
system ofinternal mobility .
This system isdesigned togive officials breadth ofexperience while
ensuring that external representation isoarried outbyofficials with
experience ofwork intheCommission 'sheadquarters ,aswell astomake
possible theposting toexternal offices ofofficials from services other
than those principally concerned with external relations .
Thesystem applies toA,Band Cofficials .Special consideration is
given tomanagement andpersonal problems ,particularly inthe twolatter
cases .Thesystem operates bymeans ofregular consideration offresh
postipgs forallofficials whohave been inposts abroad for3years or
more ,onthebasis that aposting isnormally for 3years butthat this can
beextended foruptothree further years .Thefirst newpostings under this
system will take place in1978 .
Theensemble ofEACexpatriate overseas personnel arerotated onan
adhocbasis dependent ontherequirements oftheservice about once every
four years .
Inorder toencourage the :mobility ofCommission officials andtheir
interpenetration with thestaff ofEAC ,theCommission hadasked theCouncil
for34posts inthe1977 Budget .TheCouncil stipulated that theexecution
ofthis operation would beconditional onsettling various political ,financial
andstaff status questions .Theexplanations requested have been sent
totheCouncil intheform ofaworking paper .This paper isdesigned
toenable theCouncil 'sdecision of23November 1976 tocreate 34new
posts tobeputinto effect .Itreviews thepolitical ,statutory and
finanoial aspects ofthe exercise .
4*Conclusions
TheCommission does notbelieve that theexistence oftwosystems
formanaging itsrelations with itaexternal offices ,which differ insome
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respects astheforegoing account makes clear ,presents initself an
obstacle toefficient operation .ItiatheCommission 'spolicy tofind
solutions forproblems asthey arise .Nevertheless ,theCommission is
keeping thesituation under review ,with aview tomaking further progress
inachieving convergence between thediffering arrangements .

AmexI
On13October 1975 ,theCouncil adopted asanApoint thefollowir
decision (seedoc.iy'232? /l/75(AG52rev. l)t
–Information o?)Coim^il decisions
Immediately after each Council meeting theGeneral Secretariat of
theCouncil would draw up,under theresponsibility ofthePresidency ,
adraft telex providing infoiuation forthecountries concerned "bythe
Decision .This draft would then beforwarded tothedelegations for
approval .
Ifnocomments were received from anydelegation within 24hours ,
thetelex would "beconsidered approved andsent bythePresidency to
itsEmbassy /Embassies inthecountry /countries concerned .
Attheendofthetelex ,theEmbassy oftheco-untry holding the
Presidency would beasked toforward thetelex totheEmbassies 6fthe
other Member States BOthat decisions taken might besubmitted inco­
ordinated form tothelocal authorities concerned and tothepublic .
Theabove system would betested foranexperimental period and
reviewed inthelight ofresults .
-Information onCommission deoisions
The cjaestion ofinformation onCommission decisions will be
examined indue course .