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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)385final
Brussels.9March1973
DraftdecisionsoftheRepresentatives oftheGovernmentsof
theMemberStatesoftheECSC,meetingwithintheCouncil,ontheopeningof
négociations with
-Morocco,Tunisia,Algeria
-Spain
-Israel
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)385final

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Explanatory Memorandum
InearlierRecommendations forCouncilDecisions^theCommission
recommendedthatcomprehensive Agreements "beconcludedwithMorocco,
Tunisia,Algeria,SpainandIsrael.
TheCommission recommendedthatECSCproducts "beincludedin
thegeneraltradearrangements whenmakingitscommunication tothe
2Councilconcerningtherelations "betweentheCommunityandthe
Mediterranean countries,andthisformedpartofthegeneralguidelines
whichemergedfromtheCouncilmeetingof6and1November1972.
InviewoftheprovisionsoftheECSCTreatygoverning
commercialpolicy,theRepresentatives oftheGovernmentsoftheMember
StatesshouldincludetheseproductsintheCommission *stermsof
reference,sothattheCommissionmaynegotiatethetradearrangements
withthirdcountriesforbothECSCandEECproductsatthesametime.
Doc.COM(72;1212final,6October1972,and1540final,
29November1972
2Doc.SEC(72)3111final,27September1972.

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DraftDecisionoftheRepresentatives oftheGovernmentsof
theMemberStatesoftheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity,
meetingwithintheCouncil,ontheopeningofnegotiations
withMorocco,TunisiaandAlgeria
TheRepresentatives oftheGovernmentsoftheMemberStatesoftheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity,meetingwithintheCouncil,
Havingtakennoteofthecommunications of14Juneand6October1972from
theCommissiontotheCouncil,
HAVEDECIDEDASFOLLOWS: '
SoleArticle.'
1.TheCommissionisinvitedtoopennegotiations ,onbehalfoftheMember
States,withMorocco,TunisiaandAlgeriafortheconclusionoftrade
agreementsconcerningproductscoveredbytheTreatyestablishing the
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity.TheCommissionshallconductthese
negotiations inaccordancewiththedirectivesgivenintheAnnex,
subjecttoanylaterdirectives.
2.TheCommissionshallbeassistedintheapplicationofthisDecision
bytheRepresentatives oftheMemberStates.

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AMEX . ^
1.Subject toanymeasures which might "betaken inapplication ofChapter X
oftheTreaty establishing theEuropean Coal andSteel Community ,products
within theprovince ofthat Community should ,intrade between the
Community andMorocco ,Tunisia andAlgeria ,beaccorded thesame treatment
onimportation asthat accorded under theagreements t>oncerning produots
covered bytheEECTreaty which aretobeconcluded with these three
countries ,provided however that !
' f * .
–toreduce therisks ofdeflection oftrade intheECSC sector ,theruleB
oforigin laid down intheagreements tobeconcluded bytheEECwith
Morocco ,Tunisia andAlgeria would apply subject tothenecessary
technical adjustments ;
–asregards safeguard clauses ,arrangements similar tothose contained in ;
theECSC agreement with Switzerland should beconsidered –inparticular ,
asafeguard clause guaranteeing acertain degree ofprotection against
disturbances onthemarket duetotheabsence ofprice rules similar to
those intheECSC Treaty (Article 60); . -i
–asregards theexport ofscrap ,theCommunity reserves theright to
apply ,incases ofshortage ,thesame treatment tothese countries asit
applies atanygiven moment tothird countries .
2.General provisions
(a)Provision should bemade foratermination clause similar tothat
incorporated into theagreements tobeconcluded bytheEECwith
Morocco ,Tunisia andAlgeria .
(b)Theagreement should notmodify theprovisions oftheTreaty
establishing theEuropean Coal andSteel Community noraffect the
powers andfunctions derived from that Treaty .
(c)Theagreement should beapproved byeach Member State oftheCommunity
inaccordance with its own constitutional rules .
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DraftDecisionoftheRepresentatives oftheGovernments
oftheMemberStatesoftheEuropeanCoalandSteel
Community,meetingwithintheCouncil,ontheopeningof
negotiations withSpain
TheRepresentatives oftheGovernmentsoftheMemberStatesofthe
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity,meetingwithintheCouncil,
Havingtakennoteofthecommunications fromtheCommissiontotheCouncil
of27Septemberand29November1972concerningtheCommunity'srelations
withtheMediterranean countries,
HAVEDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
SoleArticle
1.TheCommissionisinvitedtoopennegotiations ,onbehalfoftheMember
States,withSpainfortheconclusionoftradeagreementsconcerning
productscoveredbytheTreatyestablishing theEuropean -CoalandSteel
Communityatthesametimeasthenegotiations fortheconclusionofan
agreementconcerningproductscoveredbytheEECTreaty.'TheCommission
shallconductthesenegotiations inaccordancewiththedirectivesgiven
intheAnnex,subjecttoanylaterdirectives.
2.TheCommissionshallbeassistedintheapplicationofthisDecision
bytheRepresentatives oftheMemberStates. r

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AUÏÏEX
Trade
1.Subjecttoanymeasureswhich'mightbetakeninapplicationofChapterX
oftheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity,products
withintheprovinceofthatCommunityshould,intradebetweenthe
CommunityandSpain,beaccordedthesametreatmentonimportationasthat
accordedundertheagreementconcerningproductscoveredbytheEECTreaty.
However,asregardstheremovalbySpainoftariffbarriersinrespect
oftheCommunity,customsdutiesshould,inprinciple,beeliminatedby
1July1977.Quantitative restrictions shouldalsobeabolishedby
1July1977.
Asregardstheexportofscrap,theCommunityreservestherightto.
applytoSpainthetreatmentinforceatanygivenmomentwhichitapplies
tothirdcountries. ( •,
Pra.cerules *
1.Provisionshouldbemadeforaspecialsafeguardolausetoprevent
priceschargedbySpanishundertakings inrespectofproductscoveredby
theECSCTreatywhichareimportedintotheCommunityfromendangering
theproperfunctioningofthecommonmarketasdefinedinthegeneral
ArticlesandthepricerulesoftheECSCTreaty.
ThisolausewouldauthorizetheCommunitytotakeanymeasuresit
deemednecessary,andinparticularthewithdrawaloftariffconcessions,
toremovedistortions andanydifficulties createdbydifferentconditions
ofcompetition .

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2.IfSpain ,shouldapplytoSpanishproducersrulessimilartothoseof
Article60oftheECSCTreaty,withdueregardforthoseofArticle"JQf
inrespectoftransactions "bothonthehomemarketandontheCommunity
market,theCommunitywouldapplythoserulestoitsownproducersin
respectofsalesinSpain.Such"beingthecase,thespecialclause
describedinparagraph1oouldbereciprocal.Itspurposewouldbeto
removedistortions anddifficulties resultingfromtheincorrectapplication
ofthepricerules.
Generalprovisions
1.ThesafeguardclausesprovidedforintheagreementbetweentheEEC
andSpainshouldbeapplioable;thelegalformoftheseclausesandthe
applicationthereofshouldtakeintoaccountthepeculiarities ofthe
ECSCTreaty.
2.Provisionshouldbemadeforatermination clausesimilartothat
incorporated intotheagreementbetweentheEECandSpain»
3.Theagreementshouldnotmodifythe.provisioisoftheECSCTreatynor
affectthepowersandfunctionsderivedfromthatTreaty.
4.TheagreementshouldbeapprovedbyeachMemberStateofthe
Communityinaccordancewithitsownconstitutional rules.

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Draft Decision oftheRepresentatives oftheGovernments
oftheMember States oftheEuropean Coal andSteel Community ,
meeting within theCouncil ,ontheopening ofnegotiations
'with Israel
TheRepresentatives oftheGovernments oftheMember States ofthe
European Coal andSteel Community ,meeting within theCouncil ,
Having taken note ofthecommunications from theCommission totheCouncil
of27September and 29November 1972 concerning theCommunity *srelations
with theMediterranean countries , .
HAVE DECIDED ASK»LLOWS :
Sole Article
vf' ' ,v
1.TheCommission isinvited toopen negotiations ,onbehalf ofthe
Member States ,with Israel fortheconclusion ofanagreement concerning
products covered bytheTreaty establishing theEuropean Coal andSteel
Community atthe same time asthenegotiations fortheconclusion ofan
agreement concerning produots covered bytheEECTreaty ."TheCommission
shall conduct these negotiations inaccordance with thedirectives given
\
intheAnnex ,..subject toanylater directives .
2.TheCommission shall beassisted intheapplication ofthis Decision
bytheRepresentatives oftheMember States .

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AMEX
Trade
1.Subject toanymeasures which might betaken inapplication of :
Chapter XoftheTreaty establishing theEuropean Coal andSteel Community ,
products within theprovince ofthat Community shouldfin trade between the
Community andIsrael ,beaccorded thesame treatment onimportation as
that accorded tinder theagreement concerning products covered bythe
EECTreaty .
Therules oforigin tobeprovided forinthe : .
agreement between theEECandIsrael would also apply totrade inECSC
products .
Asafeguard clause ,similar tothat provided forintheagreement
between theECSC andSwitzerland ,should beconsidered -inparticular ,
asafeguard clause guaranteeing acertain degree ofprotection against
disturbances onthemarket duetotheabsence ofprice rules similar to
those intheECSC Treaty .
Asregards theexport ofscrap ,theCommunity reserves theright to
apply ,incases ofshortage ,thesame treatment tothis country asit
applies atanygiven moment tothird countries .
General provisions
1.Thesafeguard clauses provided forintheagreement between theEEC
andIsrael should beapplicable ;thelegal form ofthese clauses andthe
application thereof should take into account thepeculiarities ofthe
ECSC Treaty .
2.Provision should bemade foratermination clause similar tothose
incorporated intheagreement between theEECandIsrael .

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3.Theagreement should notmodify theprovisions oftheTreaty establish­
ingtheEuropean Coal andSteel Community noraffect thepowers andfunctions
derived from that Treaty .
4.Theagreement should beapproved byeach Member State oftheCommunity
inaccordance with its own constitutional rules ..