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COMMISSION QjFTHEEISOÎEAN
COM(73)867final
Brussels,28May1973
RECOMMENDATION FORA
DECISION OPTHECOUNCIL
concerningtheDeclarationofIntentbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
toapprovethe1972International AgreementonCocoa
RECOMMENDATION PORA
DECISION OPTHECOUNCIL
concerningtheprovisional implementation bytheEuropeanEconomic
Communityofthe1972International AgreementonCocoa
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)867final

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COINIUNICATIONPROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
Provisional implementation "bytheCommunityofthe1972International
AgreementonCocoa
Theproblemoftheimplementation bytheCommunityofthe1972
ι
international agreementoncocoaiabecomingpressinginviewofthe
time-limits imposedbytheagreement,whichhevealreadybeenmentioned
inrecentCommissionCommunications totheCouncilonthissubject(cf«
Communication COIl(73)279final,undercoverofdoc.R/594/73Comer99
of6March1973anddoc.R/II83/73(Comer201)of9May1973.
On30April1973»thedatelaiddowninArticle64oftheAgreement,
noneoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunityhadasyetratifiedor
approvedtheAgreement,consequently ,by30June1973jtheMemberStates'
oftheCommunitymust:
a)givenotice,inaccordancewithArticle65oftheAgreement,undertaking
toseekratificationorapprovaloftheAgreement;(atthetimeof
writing,certainMemberStateshavealreadycompliedwiththis
formality),
b)ratifyorapprovetheAgreement,orindicateinaccordancewithArticle
66,thattheywillimplementtheAgreementwhenitenterintoforce,
or,ifithasalreadyenteredintoforce,onaspecifieddate(if
certainMemberStatesareunableforconstitutional reasonsto
implementtheAgreementonaprovisionalbasis,thentheymust
ratifyorapproveitcnadefinitivebasis).
TheCommissionisoftheopinionthattheCommunitymustcomply
withtheseformalities by30June1973»theCommissioninanycasehad
envisagedintheabovementioned Communication of6March1973(cf«
paragraphs3and4)thatthi3situationwouldariseanditistherefore
recommendedthattheCounciladoptthetwodraftDecisionsattached.
ThefirstDecision,comprisingadeclarationofintenttoapprovethe
Agreement,couldbenotifiedimmediately uponadoptionbytheCouncil.
ThesecondDecision,fortheprovisional implementation oftheAgreement,
coul^sbenotifiedlater,i-shileawaitingcompletionofthcceprocedures bythe
MemberStates,butinanyeventbefore30June1973*

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H30(»gCTBg.T;Cff FORA
.DECISION OPTHECOUNCIL
concerningtheDeclaration ofIntent "bytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
toapprovethe1972International AgreementonCocoa
TIIECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
Havingregard,totheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission ;
WhereastheCouncildecidedon4January1973thattheCommunityshould
adheretothe1972International AgreementonCocoainaccordancewith
Article4thereof,
WhereasthesaidAgreementwassignedonbehalfoftheCommunityon
15January1973»andwhilstawaitingcompletionoftheprocedures
necessaryforitsapproval,itisdesirablethattheCommunityshould
forthwithformallydeclareitsintentiontoapprovethesaidAgreement;
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
SoleArticle
1»TheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,inaccordancewiththeprovisionof
Article65ofthe1972International AgreementonCocoa,herebydeclares
thatitundertakestoseekapprovalofthesaidagreement,
2»ThedeclarationshallbenotifiedtotheSecretaiy-General ofthe
UnitedNationsOrganization before30JuneI973»
3*ThePresidentcftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtonominatethe
personempoweredtocarryoutthisnotification .
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident

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EEC0I1ÎETMTI0ÎJ FC2A
DECISION OFTHECOUNCIL
concerningtheprovisional implementation bytheEuropeanEconomic
Communityofthe1972International AgreementonCocoa,
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOIHIUKITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
Havingregafdto.therecommendation fromtheCommission ;
WhereastheCouncildecidedon4January1973thattheCommunityshould-
adheretothe1972International AgreementonCocoainaccordancewith
Article4thereof,
WhereasthesaidAgreementwr,ssignedon"behalfoftheCommunityon15
January1973tand.whilstawaitingcompletionoftheproceduresnecessary
foritsapproval,theCommunitydeclareditsundertaking ,inaccordance
withArticle65oftheagreement,thatitwouldseekapprovalitthe
same,
WhereasitisnowdesirablethattheCommunityshoulddecideuponthe
provisional implementation ofthisAgreement,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
£oleArticle
1.Theprovisionsoftho1972International AgreementonCocoa,the
te::tofwhichisattachedtothisDecision,shallboapplicableona
provisionalbasisinaccordancewithArticle66ofthesaidAgreement,
whenthelatterentersintoforceinaccordancewithArticle67*,
2»ThisdecisionshallbenotifiedtotheSecretary–GeneraloftheUnited
NationsOrganisation before30June1973®
3.ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtonominate
thepersonempoweredtocarryoutthisnotification.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident