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Recommendation fora
COUNCILDECISION (EEC)
ontheprovisionalapplicationtotheRepublicofVanuatu(formerAnglo-
FrenchCondominiumoftheNewHebrides)ofthearrangements providedfor
inDecision76/568/EEContheassociation oftheoverseascountriesand
territories withtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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Introduction
TheAnglo-French Condominium oftheNewHebrideshasachievedindependence
on30July1^80astheRepublicofVanuatu. ..
TheRepublicofVanuaturequestedaccessiontothesecondACP-EEC
Convention ofLomeon24September.
Inviewofthedelayforthearrangements andprocedurestobeundertaken
fortheaccessiontothesecondConventionofLomeofacountrywhich
hasachievedindependence ,itshouldbedecidedtocontinuetoapply
provisionally thearrangements providedforintheDecisionrelating
totheassociation oftheoverseascountries andterritories tothe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandthedecisionwhichwillreplaceit.
ThesameprovisionsweremadeatthetimewhentheRepublicofDjibouti
(formerTerritoryofAfarsandIssas),SolomonIslands,Tuvalu,Dominica,
St.Lucia,theRepublicofKiribati(formerGilbertIslands)andSt.Vincent
becameindependent .

Recommendation for a
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheprovisional application totheRepublic ofVanuatu
■(former Anglo-French Condominium oftheNewHebrides )ofthe
arrangements provided for inDecision 76/568/EEC onthe association ofthe
overseas countries andterritories with theEuropean Economic Communtiy
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community , .
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Having regard toCouncil Decision 76/568/EECof29June 1976 on
the association ofthe overseas countries and territories with
theiCuropean Economic Community (l), last amended by
Decision 8o/l62/EEC (2),andinparticular thesecond subparagraph
ofArticle 55(2)thereof ;
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ,
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OJNoL35,12.2.1980 ,p.26

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Whereas ,pursuant tothesecond subparagraph ofArticle 55(2 )ofDecision 76/568/EEC,
thearrangements provided fortherein maycontinue toapply '
provisional lyrunder conditions laid down bytheCouncil ,to
countries andterritories which become independent ;
Whereas theAnglo-French Condominium oftheNewHebrides ,which appears
inAnnex Iofthesaid Decision ,achieved independence on30July 1980 as
theRepublic ofVanuatu ;
Whereas itshould bedecided tocontinue toapply provisionally tothat •
State the arrangements provided for inthe above-mentioned Decision as
well asinthenewDecision which will replace it:
Whereas the second ACP-EEC Convention ofLome isopen ,inaccordance witji
theprocedure laid down inArticle 185thereof ,toaccession bycountries or
territories referred toinPart Four oftheTreaty which
have become independent :whereas such accession cantake place only following
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arequest bythe State concerned andwith the approval oftheACP-EEC Council .
ofMinisters j
Whereas theRepublic ofVanuatu hassubmitted arequest foraccession
tothe second ACP-EEC Convention ofLome :
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HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
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Article 1
Thearrangements laid down byDecision 76/568/EECandbythenew ,
Decision which will replace itshall apply provisionally totheRepublic
ofVanuatu until the latter accedes tothe second ACP-EEC Convention ofLome .
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Article 2
Questions relating totheapplication totheRepublic ofVanuatu
ofDecision 76/568/EEC andofthenew Decision which will replace it
shall bedealt with asnecessary bydirect contact between thecompetent
authorities ofthat State and oftheCommunity .
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force onthe day ofits
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
Itshall apply with effect from ,
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
, ' The President