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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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RECOMMENDATION FORADECISION OFTHECOUNCILANDOFTHE
REPRESENTATIVES OPTHEGOVERNMENTS OPTHEMEMBERSTATES
MEETINGINTHECOUNCILAUTHORIZING THECOMMISSION 'TO
OPENNEGOTIATIONS WITHTEEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OPSAO
TOMEANDPRINCIPE
RECOMMENDATION FORADECISION OPTHECOUNCILANDOPTHE
REPRESENTATIVES OPTHEGOVERNMENTS OPTHEMEMBERSTATES
MEETINGINTHECOUNCILAUTHORIZING THECOMMISSION TO
OPENNEGOTIATIONS WITHTHEREPUBLIC OPCAPEVERDE
DRAFT
INTERNAL AGREEMENT AMENDING THEINTERNAL AGREEMENT ON
THEFINANCING ANDADMINISTRATION OPCOMMUNITY AIDSIGNED
ON11JULY1975
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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ACCESSION TOTHEACP-EEC COMEKTION OFLOMfi BYSAOTOME EPRINCIPE
AND CAPE VERDE
(Cdmmission Communication totheCouncil concerning theopening of
negotiations )
1.TheDemocratic Republic ofSaoTome ePrincipe andtheRepublic of
Cape Verde made formal requests foraccession totheLome Convention ,
under Article 90oftheConvention ,on16August and11October 1975 •
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respectively .
Without waiting forthese requests tobeformally approved bytheACP-ESC
Council ofMinisters ,which could notactuntil theConvention hadentered
into force ,theCommission -after informing theCouncil oftheEuropean
Communities andtheACPStates -began exploratory talks with the
Governments ofthetwocountries inquestion .These talks were held
inDecember 1975 with SaoTome ePrincipe ,and
inFebruary 1976 with Cape Verde .
2.Attheexploratory talks andinthecourse ofsubsequent contacts it
wasfound that thetwocountries were ready toaccept inprinciple all the
obligations involved inaccession totheConvention .
Theonly matter which might beraised hythetwocountries inthecourse
ofnegotiations proper concerns trade ,given thedefacto existence of
preferential arrangements with theformer metropolis .Since ,however ,the
twocountries have stated that they intend inanycase toabolish these
preferential arrangements eventually ,their existence does notseem tobe
aproblem which cannot beresolved satisfactorily during thenegotiations .
Since there arenoother special problems ,itwould appear that the
negotiations could take place inarelatively short time ,leading rapidly
tothesigning bytheCommunity ofanaccession agreement with each of
the countries .
TheCommunity would thus beresponding tothedesire which hasbeen
expressed foraccession totheConvention attheearliest possible date .

3.Thenegotiations willbeconducted ,inclosecontactwiththeACP
States,whichwillbekeptinformedbyexchangesofviewsasnecessary.
TheCommissionconsidersthat,althoughitisnotalegalrequirementof
theConvention,whenthenegotiations havebeencompletedtheaccession
agreementsshouldthenbethesubjectofconsultation withtheACPGroup.
Theaccessionagreementswouldsubsequently besignedandthenecessary
ratification proceduresbegun.
Inanycasetheaccessionagreementswillenterintoforceonlywhenthe
requestsforaccessionhavebeenformallyapprovedbytheACP-EECCouncil
ofMinisters.Itisusefultopointout,however,thatattherecent
meetingsinGeorgetownandBlantyre,theACPwerefavourablydisposed
towardstheserequestsforaccession.Arrangements shouldthereforebe
madeforformalapprovaltobeobtained:
atthefirstmeetingoftheACP-EECCouncilofMinisters,
or,ifnecessary,bywrittenprocedure.
4-Wi-Jihaviewtoenablingthenegotiations withthetwocountriestobe
openedassoonaspossible,theCommissionrecommendsthatDecisionsof
theCouncilandtheRepresentatives oftheMemberStatesmeetinginthe
Councilbeadopted,authorizingtheCommissiontoopennegotiations with:
SAOTOMEEPRINCIPE(AMEXi)
and
CAPEVERDE (AM3XII)
andtherelevantdirectives issued.
Whilethenegotiations withtheapplicantStatesarebeingconducted,the
MemberStatesshouldagreeontheprovisionsamendingtheInternal
FinancialAgreementinordertoenablethenecessaryproceduresfor
ratifyingthoseprovisionstobeundertakenatthesametimeasthose
fortheaccessionagreements(AnnexIII).

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5.TheCommission considers that assoon astheaccession agreements
have teen signed ,pending completion oftheratification procedures in
theMember States ,theCommunity andtheapplicant countries should
agree ,forthepurpose oftheir trade ,toapply autonomously thetrade
arrangements provided for "bytheagreements ,astheCommunity andthe
46ACPStates didfrom 1July 1975 *
Lastly ,theCommission considers that ,inthesame spirit ,transitional
measures similar tothose adopted between theCommunity andtheACP
States from 1July 1975 asregards financial andtechnical cooperation
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inparticular should also beapplied .

RECOMMENDATION FOR ADECISION OPTHE COUNCIL AND OPTHE
REPRESENTATIVES OPTHE GOVERNMENTS OPTHE MEMBER STATES
MEETING INTHE COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION TO
OPEN NEGOTIATIONS WITH SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
THE COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COLinJNITIES AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OPTHE
GOVERNMENTS OPTHE MELIBER STATES MEETING INTHECOUNCIL ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 238thereof ,
Having regard totherecommendation from theCommission ,
Whereas SAO TOME END PRINCIPE hasapplied toaccede totheACP-EEC
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Convention signed inLome on28February 1975v
Whereas the first paragraph ofArticle 90 "theConvention stipulates
that ,subject totheapproval oftheACP-EEC Council ofMinisters ,an
agreement between theCommunity andaState whose economic structure
andproduction are comparable with those oftheACP States may provide
fortheaccession ofthat State totheConvention ,
HAVE DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Sole Article
TheCommission ishereby authorized toopen negotiations fortheconclusion
ofanagreement between theEuropean Economic Community and
SAOTOME ANDPRINCIPE ontheaccession ofthat country tothe
ACP-EEC Convention ofLome .
TheCommission shall conduct these negotiations inconsultation with the
Representatives oftheMember States andinaccordance with thedirectives
annexed hereto .

DIRECTIVES RELATINGTOTHENEGOTIATIONS WITH
SAOTOMEANDPRINCIPE FORTHECONCLUSION OPANAGREEMENT ONTHE
ACCESSION OFTHATCOUNTRYTOTHEACP-EECCONVENTION OFLOME
1oTheagreementto"beconcludedshallprovidefortheaccessionof
SAOTOMEANDPRINCIPEtotheACP-EECConvention ofLome.
2.Theagreementmaystipulatethedateonwhichcertainofitsobligations
inparticularconcerningtrade,wouldbecomeapplicabletoSAOTOME
ANDPRINCIPE.
3.(ECSCproducts).

RECOMMENDATION FORADECISION OPTHECOUNCILANDOPTHE
REPRESENTATIVES OPTHEGOVERNMENTS OPTHEMEMBERSTATES
MEETINGINTHECOUNCILAUTHORIZING THECOMMISSION TOOPEN-
NEGOTIATIONS WITHTHEREPUBLIC OPCAPEVERDE
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ANDTHEREPRESENTATIVES OPTHE
GOVERNMENTS OPTHEMEMBERSTATESMEETINGINTHECOUNCIL,
Havingregardtot!heTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle238thereof,
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission,
WhereasCapeVerdehasappliedtoaccedetotheACP-EECConventionsigned
"inLomeon28February1975?
WhereasthefirstparagraphofArticleJOoftheConventionstipulates
that,subjecttotheapprovaloftheACP-EECCouncilofMinisters,an
agreementbetweentheCommunityandaStatewhoseeconomicstructure
andproductionarecomparablewiththoseoftheACPStatesmayprovidefor
theaccessionofthatStatetotheConvention,
HAVEDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
SoleArticle
TheCommissionisherebyauthorizedtoopennegotiations fortheconclusion
ofanagreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublic
ofCAPEVERDEontheaccessionofthatcountrytotheACP-EECConvention
ofLome.
TheCommissionshallconductthesenegotiations inconsultation withthe
Representatives oftheMemberStatesandinaccordancewiththedirectives
annexedhereto.

DIRECTIVES RELATING TOTHENEGOTIATIONS WITHTHEREPUBLICOFCAPEVERDE
FORTHECONCLUSION OFAHAGREEMENT ONTHEACCESSION OFTHATCOUNTRYTO
THEACP-EECCONVENTION OFLOME
1«TheagreementtobeconcludedshallprovidefortheaccessionofCape
VerdetotheACP-EECConvention ofLome,
2»Theagreementmaystipulatethedateonwhichcertainofitsobligations ,
inparticularconcerningtrade,wouldbecomeapplicable "toCAPEVERDE.
3»(ECSCproducts).

DRAPT
Internal Agreement amending the Internal Agreement onthefinancing
andadministration ofCommunity aidsigned on11July 1975
THE REPRESENTATIVES OFTHE GOVERNIiENTS OFTHE MEMBER STATES OFTHE EURO­
PEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY MEETING INTHECOUNCIL , •
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
hereinafter referred toasthe "Treaty ",
After consulting theCommission ,
Whereas theAgreements between theEuropean Economic Community and respect –
ingly signed on ,hereinafter referred toasthe
"Accession Agreement provide fortheaccession of
to^heACP-EEC Convention signed inLome on28February 1975 ?
Whereas pursuant toArticle 90of "theConvention theaccession ofaState
must notadversely affect theadvantages accruing totheACPStates signa­
tory totheConvention ,inter alia from theprovisions onfinancial and
technical cooperation andthestabilization ofexport earnings ;
Whereas theMember States have nowdecided toincrease by million
units ofaccount theamounts made available totheEuropean Development
Fond (1975 );
Whereas theInternal Agreement onthefinancing andadministration of
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Community aidsigned on11July 1975 should therefore beamended ,
HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS :

Article1
Article1(2)and.(3)oftheInternalAgreementonthefinancingand
administration ofCommunityaidisherebyamendedasfollows:
"TheFundshallconsistofmillionunitsofaccounttohefinanced
"bytheMemberStatesasfollows:
Belgium millionu.a,
Derunark millionu.a.
Germany ....•millionu.a.
Prance .....millionu.a,
Ireland millionu.a,
Italy millionu.a,
Luxembourg millionu.a,
Netherlands millionu.a,
UnitedKingdom million U.»ct<
'Theamountstatedinparagraph2shallbeallocatedasfollows:
'a)....millionu.a.fortheACPStates,comprising:
1....millionu.a.intheformofgrants
1....millionu.a.intheformofspecialloans
1....millionu.a.intheformofriskcapital
1....millionu.a.intheformoftransferspursuanttoTitleIIof
theConvention.
1b)....millionu.a.forthecountriesandterritoriesandtheFrench
overseasdepartments,comprising :
1....millionu.a.intheformofgrants
1....millionu.a.intheformofspecialloans
1....millionuia.intheformofriskcapital
1....millionu.a.asareserve.
1c)....millionu.a.intheformoftransfersforthecountriesand
1territories ,pursuanttothoseprovisionsofthedecisionwhich
concernthesystemforstabilizingexportearnings.
p.m.EIBloans.

Article2
ThisAgreementshall"beapproved "byeachkemberStatemaccordancewith
itsownconstitutional requirements .TheGovernmentofeachMemberState
shallnotifytheSecretariat oftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
whentheproceduresrequiredforitsentryintoforcehavebeencompleted.
ThisAgreementshallenterintoforce,providedthattheproceduresrefer­
redtointheprecedingparagraphhavebeencompleted,atthesametime
astheAccessionAgreements.
Article3
ThisAgreement,dratmupinasingleoriginalintheDanish,Dutch",
English,French,GermanandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeing
equallyauthentic,shallbedepositedinthearchivesoftheSecretariat
oftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,whichshalltransmitacerti­
fiedcopytoeachoftheGovernmentsoftheSignatoryStates.