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RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
concerning theconclusionoftheAgreement ontheaccessionofthe
RepublicofZimbabwetothesecondACP-EEC-ConventionofLomé
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RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)\
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concluding theInterimAgreementbetweenthe,EuropeanEconomic
Community andtheRepublicofZimbabwey
DRAFTDECISION OFTHEACP-CEECOUNCIL OFMINISTERS
amendingthelistoflandlocked ACPStates
(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
C0M(80)783final

COMMISSION COMMUNICATION
' . , TOTHE COUNCIL ,
On4November theRepublic ofZimbabwe ,theCommunity andtheMember
States signed ,inLuxembourg ,theAgreement ontheaccession ofZimbabwe
tothesecond Lom§Convention andtheInterim Agreement between theEEC
andtheRepublic ofZimbabwe .
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The Commission 'srecommendations therefore concern :
i. adraft Council regulation concluding theAgreement ,onthe
accession ofZimbabwe tothe second Lome Convention ,and
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ii.adraft Council regulation concluding theInterim Agreement
between theEECandtheRepublic ofZimbabwe .
The Commission also submits tothe Council herewith adraft decision of
'the ACP-EEC Council ofMinisters toinclude theRepublic ofZimbabwe in
thelist oflandlocked ACPStates (Article 155(3 )(b)ofLome II),in
accordance with theundertaking given bytheCdmmunity inadeclaration
annexed tothefinal actoftheaccession agreement .

AMI EXI
RECOMMENDATION POR
COUNGIL REGULATION (EEC)
concerning the conclusion ofthe Agreement
onthe accession ofthe Republic ofZimbabwe
tothe second AGP–EEC Convention of Lome
THE COUNCIL OFTHE iiL'BOPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard tothe Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 233thereof ,
Having regard tothe recommendation from the Commission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ^,
Whereas the Agreement onthe accession ofthe Republic ofZimbabwe to
#2the second ACP–EEC Convention ofLome ,hereinafter referred toasthe
'Convention *,andaPinal Act,were signed inLuxembourg on4November 1980
bythat State and the European Economic Community ;
Vihereas that Agreement should beconcluded ,
1
2OJNo.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION J
Article 1
* , ., .
The Agreement onthe accession ofthe Republic 1ofZimbabwe tothe Convention ,
and the Final Act and .declarations annexed thereto ,are hereby approved on
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behalf ofthe European Economic Community .
Thetexts referred tointhefirst paragraph are annexed tothis Regulation .
Article 2
ThePresident ofthe Council ,asregards the Community ,shall deposit the
actofnotification ofthe "conclusion ofthe Agreement ,inaccordance with
Article 3(1)oftheAgreement .
Article 3
Save where otherwise provided ,any mention ofthe ACP States intheacts of
theInstitutions ofthe' Community shall also refer totheRepublic ofZimbabwe .
Article 4
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This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird day following its -
publication intheOfficial Journal ofthe European Communities .
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This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States . '
Done atBrussels , , ' '
For the Council
The President
*Footnote tobeinserted inthe OJs s \
"Thedate ofentry into force ofthe Agreement will ,bepublished inthe
Official Journal ofthe European Communities bythe General Secretariat
ofthe Council ."

AGREEMENT
ONTHE ACCESSION OFTHE REPUBLIC OFZIMBABWE
TOTHE SECOND ACP-EEC CONVENTION
SIGNED ATLOME ON31OCTOBER 1979
CEE /ZEV /e1

HIS MAJESTY .THE KING OFTHE BELGIANS , .
HERMAJESTY THE QUEEN OPDENMARK ,
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEFEDERAL REPUBLIC OFGERMANY , \
THE PRESIDENT OFTHE -FRENCH REPUBLIC ,
THE PRESIDENT OFIRELAND ,
THE PRESIDENT OFTHE ITALIAN REPUBLIC ,
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OFLUXEMBOURG ,
HERMAJESTY THEQUEEN OFTHENETHERLANDS , 1
HER "MAJESTY THEQUEEN OFTHEUNITED KINGDOM OFGREAT BRITAIN
AND NORTHERN IRELAND ,"
Contracting Parties totheTreaty establishing the "European
Economic Community ,(hereinafter called "theCommunity ")signed
atRome on'25March 1957 ,andwhose States arehereinafter
referred toas "Member States "and '
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , ■... /,
• onthe one hand ,and
Λ ·, . ,
THE PRESIDENT OFTHE REPUBLIC OFZIMBAEWE ,
•onthe other hand ,
CEE /ZBW /e2

HAVING REGARD totheTreaty establishing the European Economic
Community ,hereinafter called the "Treaty ",
HAVING REGARD tothe Second ACP-EEC Convention between the
African ,Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Economic
Community ,signed atLome on31October 1979 ,hereinafter
called the "Convention ",and inparticular Article 186thereof ,
wHEREAS Zimbabwe has applied toaccede tothe Convention ;
WHEREAS the ACP-EEC Council ofMinisters has approved the
application ,
HAVE DECIDED toconclude anAgreement onthe accession of
Zimbabwe totheConvention ,and tothis end have designated
astheir Plenipotentiaries :
HIS MAJESTY THE KING OFTHE BELGIANS :
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OFDENMARK :
THE PRESIDENT OFTHE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFGERMANY :
CEE /ZBW /e3

THE PRESIDENT OPTHE FRENCH REPUBLIC :
THE PRESIDENT OPIRELAND :
THE PRESIDENT OPTHE ITALIAN REPUBLIC :
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OFLUXEMBOURG :
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OFTHE NETHERLANDS :
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OFTHE UNITED KINGDOM OFGREAT BRITAIN
ANDNORTHERN IRELAND : ' .
CEE /ZBW /e

THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEREPUBLIC' OFZIMBABWE :
WHO ,having exchanged their Full Powers ,found ingood and
due form ,
HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS :
ARTICLE 1
1. Bythis Agreement Zimbabwe accedes tothe Convention .
2. Save asotherwise provided inthis Agreement ,the
provisions oftheConvention and also thedecisions and
other implementing measures taken bythe institutions of
theConvention shall apply toZimbabwe .
CEE/ZEW /e5

ARTICLE 2
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The time limits laid down bytheConvention and
calculated from the entry into force oftheConvention
shall for thepurpose ofapplication toZimbabwe be
calculated from the entry into force ofthis Agreement .
ARTICLE 3
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1. Asregards theCommunity ,this Agreement shall Be '
validly concluded byadecision ofthe Council ofthe
European Communities taken inconformity with theprovisions
s
ofthe Treaty and notified tothe Parties.' Itshall be
ratified bytheSignatory States inconformity with their
respective constitutional requirements .
2. ^heinstruments ofratification andtheactof
-notification oftheconclusion oftheAgreement shall be
deposited ,asregards Zimbabwe ,with theSecretariat
oftheCouncil oftheEuropean .Communities and ,asregards
the Community and theMember States ,with 'the Secretariat
oftheACPStates .TheSecretariats shall forthwith give
notice thereof tothe Signatory States and theCommunity .
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ARTICLE 4
This Agreement shall enter into force onthe first day
ofthe second month following thedate ofdeposit ofthe
instruments ofratification ofthe Member States and of
Zimbabwe and ofthe act ofnotification ofthe conclusion
oftheAgreement bytheCommunity .
CEE/ZBW/e6

ARTICLE 5
This Agreement ,drawn upintwo copies intheDanish ,
"utch ,English ,French ,German and Italian languages ,all
:exts being equally authentic ,shall bedeposited inthe
.rchives oftheSecretariat ofthe Council oftheEuropean
Communities andwith the Secretariat ofthe ACP States ,
which shall both transmit acertified copy totheGovernment
ofeach ofthe Signatory States .
CEE /ZBW /e7

FINAL ACT
4
AF/CEE /ZBW/e

The Plenipotentiaries of
His Majesty the King ofthe Belgians ,
Her Majesty the Queen ofDenmark ,
The President oftheFederal Republic ofGermany ,
The President oftheFrench Republic ,
The President ofIreland ,
The President ofthe Italian Republic ,
His Royal Highness theGrand Duke ofLuxembourg ,
HerMajesty theQueen oftheNetherlands ,
HerMajesty the Queen oftheUnited Kingdom ofGreat
Britain and Northern Ireland ,
and the Council oftheEuropean Communities ,
ofthe one part ,and
thePresident oftheRepublic ofZimbabwe ,
ofthe other part ,
meeting at on
»
for thepurpose ofsigning anAgreement onthe accession of
Zimbabwe totheSecond ACP-EEC Convention signed atLome on
31October 1979 between theAfrican ,Caribbean and Pacific
States and theEuropean Economic Community ,have adopted the
following text :
the Agreement onthe accession ofthe Republic ofZimbabwe
tothe Second ACP-EEC Convention .
The Plenipotentiary ofthe President ofthe Republic
ofZimbabwe has stated that the Republic ofZimbabwe
associates itself with the Declarations listed below ,which
constitute Annexes ItoXXIV tothe Final Act ofthe Second
ACP-EEC Convention .•
AF/CEE /ZBW /e2

1.Joint Declaration onthepresentation ofthe Convention
•* , • ..
toGATT (Annex I)
Joint Declaration onthearrangements governing access to
themarkets oftheFrench Overseas Departments for product
originating inthe ACP States referred toinArticle 2(2 )
oftheConvention (Annex II) . ,
3.Joint Declaration onArticles 9and 11ofthe Convention
(Annex III )
4.Joint Declaration onproducts covered bytheCommon
Agricultural Policy (Annex IV) -
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5.Joint Declaration ontrade between the European Economic
Community' andBotswana ,"Lesotho andSwaziland (Annex V)
6.Joint Declaration onArticle 46(3 )ofthe Convention
(Annex VI)
.7.Joint Declaration onACP-EEC consultations inthe event
ofthe establishment ofasystem for the stabilization
ofexport earnings atworld level (Annex VII )
8.Joint Declaration ,onthe encouragement ofmining
investment (Annex VIII ) ".
9.Joint Declaration oninvestments relating toArticle 6/1
ofthe Convention (Annex IX)
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10 ,Joint Declaration oncomplementary financing ^irdacti'i ai
co-operation (Annex X)
11 .Joint Declaration onArticle 82ofthe Convention
(Annex XI )
12 .,Joint Declaration onArticle 131 ofthe Convention
(Annex XII )
13 .Joint Declaration onArticle 132 ofthe Convention
(Annex XIII )
1*1 .Joint Declaration reproducing the text ofArticles 24to
27ofProtocol No 2tothe ACP-EEC Convention ofLome
referred toinArticle 142 ofthis Convention and the
joint declaration onArticle 26ofthe said Protocol
(Annex XIV )
15 .Joint Declaration onworkers who are nationals ofone
ofthe Contracting Parties and are residing legally in
theterritory ofaMember State oranACP State (Annex XV)
16.Joint Declaration onrepresentation ofregional economic
groupings (Annex XVI )
17.Joint Declaration onArticle 185 ofthe Convention
(Annex XVII )
18.Joint Declaration onseafishing (Annex XVIII )
19 .Joint Declaration onshipping (Annex XIX )
20 ,Joint Déclaration onProtocol No 1(Annex XX)
21 .Joint Declaration onthe origin offishery products
(Annex XXI )
22 .Joint Déclaration onProtocol No5(Annex XXII ;
AF/CEE/ZBW/e4

23.Joint Declaration onArticle 1ofProtocol No5(Annex XXIII )
2b.Joint Declaration onArticle 4ofProtocol No5(Annex XXIV ).
ThePlenipotentiary ofthePresident oftheRepublic
ofZimbabwe has taken note oftheDeclarations listed below ,
which constitute Annexes XXV -XLtothe Final Act ofthe
Second ACP-EEC Convention :
1.Community Declaration ontrade liberalization (Annex XXV )
2iCommunity Declaration onArticle 2(2 )ofthe .Convention
(Annex XXVI )
3.Community Declaration onArticle 3ofthe Convention
(Annex XXVII )
Community Declaration onArticle 9(2 )(a)oftheConvention
(Annex XXVIII )
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5.Community Declaration onArticle 12(3 )oftheConvention
(Annex XXIX )
6.Community Declaration onArticle 21oftheConvention
(Annex XXX )
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7.Community Declaration onArticle 95ofthe Convention
■(Annex XXI ) -
8.Community Declaration onArticle 95oftheConvention
(Annex XXII )
AF/CEE /ZBW /e5

9.Community Declaration onArticle 15c ofthe C./en';ion
(Annex XXXIII )
10 .Declaration bythe Representative ofthe Government of
theFederal Republic ofGermany concerning thedefinition
ofGerman nationals (Annex XXXIV )
11 .Declaration bytheRepresentative ofthe Government of
theFederal Republic ofGermany concerning theapplicatior
toBerlin ofthe Convention (Annex XXXV )
12 .Community Declaration onArticle 30and 31ofthe Convention
(Annex XXXVI )
13 .Community declaration relating toFrotocol No1onthe
extent ofterritorial waters (Annex XXXVII )
14 .Community Declaration onProtocol No2(Annex XXXVIII )
15.Community Declaration relating toFrotocol No2onthe
operating expenses oftheInstitutions (Annex XXXIX )
16 .Community Declaration onProtocol No3(Annex XL)
The Plenipotentiary ofthe President ofthe Republic
ofZimbabwe has stated that the Republic ofZimbabwe associates
itself with the Declarations listed below which constitute
Annexes XLI toXLIV' tothe Final Act ofthe Second ACP-EEC
Convention :
1.Declaration ofthe ACP States onArticle 2ofthe Convention
(Annex XLI )
AF/CEE /ZBW/e6

2.Declaration ofthe ACP States onthe scheme formineral
products (Annex XLII )
3.Declaration bythe ACP States ^concerning Article 95of
theConvention (Annex XLIII )
4.Declaration oftheACPStates ontheorigin offishery
products (Annex XLIV ).
ThePlenipotentiaries oftheContracting Parties have
also adopted the .texts onthe following declarations annexed
tothis Final Act .:
1.Declaration onthe trade regime
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2.Declaration onbeef and veal '
3.Declaration onsugar .
ThePlenipotentiary ofthePresident oftheRepublic
ofZimbabwe has taken note ofthefollowing declaration
/ r 'annexed tothis Final Act :
Community Declaration onArticle 155 (3)(b)ofthe
Convention .
The Plenipotentiaries oftheMember States and the
Plenipotentiary ofthePresident oftheRepublic of v
Zimbabwe have also adopted the text oftheAgreement on
products within theprovince oftheEuropean Coal ,and Steel
Community . - .
AF/CEE /ZBW/e

Annex 1
Declaration onthe trade regime
K,i .j.ng regard toArticle 9ofthe Second ACP-EEC
Cinvention and tothe Declaration inAnnex XXVIII tothe
Convention ,the Community recognizes ,and theGovernment
ofZimbabwe declares :
-that ifanymodification tothe Zimbabwe customs tariff
and toitspreferential arrangements with adeveloped
third country iscontemplated ,the Government of
Zimbabwe will enter into immediate consultations with
theCommunity regarding such intentions ;
-that the Goverru-nent ofZimbabe and the Community will
have immediate consultations atthe request ofeither
party ,whenever thepreferential treatment granted to
another developed country might beconsidered as
giving rise toaless favourable treatment forCommunity
exports .
AF/CEE/ZBW/Annexe1/e1

Annex 27
Declaration onbeef and veal
Zimbabwe hastaken note ofthespecial regime ,which
hasbeen introduced forthebenefit ofcertain ACPStates ,
which are traditional exporters ofbeef and veal tothe
Community ,asset out inthe exchanges ofletters onACP
teef and veal dated 31October 1979 .
The Community ,within theframework ofthe commitments
which ithastaken inthis respect ,isprepared toapply
the same regime toZimbabwe ,from the date ofitsaccession
totheSecond ACP-EEC Convention fortheremaining period
ofthe said Convention .
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For the first twoyears ,.the Community shall grant .
Zimbabwe anannual quantity of8,100 metric tons ofboned
orboneless beef andveal .For theremaining period ,Zimbabwe
shall continue tobenefit inthe same way inrespect ,ofan
annual quantity of8,100 metric tons subject tothenormal
application oftheregime mentioned above .
Insubscribing tothis declaration ,Zimbabwe has stated
that therevenue accruing from the tax ,equivalent tothe levy
abatements ,imposed onitsbeef andveal exports ,will beused
tomeet national priorities inthelivestock sector ,where
these relate tosmall-holder production notjably through :
-theimprovement and .development oftheveterinary services
ofsmall-holders :
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-the improvement and development ofabattoirs wh^ch provide
significant services tosmall-holders ;
-the improvement ofextension ,training and development
services infavour ofsmall scale producers .
AF/CEE /Z3W /Annex 2/e 2

Annex 3
Declaration onsugar
TheCommunity ,noting that Zimbabwe was aparty to
the Commonwealth Sugar Agreement ,agreed with Zimbabwe
that itshould enjoy theaward ofaquantity ofsugar of
25,000 metric tons ofwhite equivalent perannum ,and
that inconsequence itshould become amember ofthe
Protocol onACP Sugar .
The parties further agreed that immediately after
the day ofaccession ofZimbabwe tothe Second ACP-EEC
Convention and atthe latest sixmonths thereafter ,
Zimbabwe and the Commission will meet with aview' to •
determining bycommon agreement the timetable ofthe
quantities tobedelivered inorder toreach thequantity
specified inthepreceding paragraph . ' v
The Government ofZimbabwe ,byagreeing tothe text
ofparagraph 1,expects that the first supplies of
25,000 metric tons ofsugar perannum will take place
during thedelivery period 1982 /1983 .
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For itspart ,theCommunity confirms that itwill
take the necessary steps toensure that the objective
of25,000 metric tons will bereached assoon aspossible
andguarantees that ,starting from thedelivery period
1982 /1983 ,theprice conditions provided for intheProtocol
onACPSugar will beapplied toanannual quantity of
25,000 metric tons ofsugar originating inZimbabwe .
AF/CEE /ZBW/Annex 3/e1

Annex b
Corrraumty Declaration
onArticle 155(3 )(b)ofthe Convention
The Community ,byreason ofthe fact that Zimbabwe
isaland-locked State ,will propose tothe ACP-EEC Council
ofMinisters that Zimbabwe ,asfrom its accession ,be
included inthe list contained inArticle 155(3)(b )ofthe
Second ACP-EEC Convention .
AF/CEE /ZBW/Annex «/e

Minutes ofthe Negotiations onthe Agreement for the
accession ofZimbabwe tothe Second ACP-EEC Convention
I
Inthe context ofthe negotiations that have led tothe
conclusion ofanAgreement for theaccession ofZimbabwe to
theSecond ACP-EEC Convention ,theCommunity negotiator for
the benefit ofthe Zimbabwean Delegation :
,(1)handed over and commented onthe texts onveterinary -
andhealth provisions governing access totheCommunity
ofmeat from third countries ;
' • ' *
(2)explained theproblems caused tothe Community byimports
oftobacco ,particularly from the ACPStates ,among which
Zimbabwe would beplaying animportant role .Inthis
connection ,the Zimbabwean Delegation was informed ofthe
special problems that would becaused byanyincrease
intobacco imports into .the Community over and above
the average level for the last few years .The Zimbabwean
Delegation was informed inthis context ofthemechanisms
governing imports oftobacco into theCommunity ;
(3)handed over andcommented oncertain information relating
tothe financial aspects ofaccession .Inthat context
account has "been taken ofthe date ofaccession ;
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(4)handed over thetexts ofthedeclaration -annexed co
theMinutes ofthe signing oftheSecond ACP-EEC
Convention andthose contained intheMinutes ofthe
Negotiations forthesaid Convention .
The Zimbabwean Delegation noted the above .
Dr ,Klaus Keyer
Director General for
Development
Commission ofthe
European CommunitiesA.J. Saicn
Permanent Secretary
Kinistry ofCommerce and
Industry
FV/CEE /ZEW /e2

AGREEMENT
ONPRODUCTS WITHIN THE PROVINCE OPTHE
EUROPEAN COAL AND
STEEL COMMUNITY
CECA /ZBW/e1

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OFTHE BELGIANS ,
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OFDENMARK ,
THE PRESIDENT OFTHE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFGERMANY ,
THE PRESIDENT OFTHE FRENCH REPUBLIC ,
THE PRESIDENT OFIRELAND , .
THE PRESIDENT OFTHE ITALIAN REPUBLIC ,
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OFLUXEMBOURG ,
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OFTHE NETHERLANDS ,
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OFTHE UNITED KINGDOM OFGREAT BRITAIN
AND NORTHERN IRELAND ,
Contracting Parties totheTreaty establishing theEuropean
Coal andSteel Community signed inParis on17April 1951 ,whos
States are hereinafter referred toas "Member States ".
onthe one hand ,and
THE PRESIDENT OFTHE REPUBLIC OFZIMBABWE ,
onthe other hand ,
CECA /ZBW/e2

HAVING REGARD tothe Treaty establishing the European
Coal and Steel Community ,
HAVING REGARD totheTreaty establishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,and inparticular Article 232thereof ,
WHEREAS anAgreement ontheaccession oftheRepublic of
Zimbabwe totheSecond ACP-EEC Convention signed atLome
on31October 1979 ,hasbeen signed this day ,
ι
WHEREAS the Second ACP-EEC Convention does not apply to
products falling within theprovince oftheEuropean
Coal and Steel Community ,
DESIROUS however ofdeveloping trade inthese products
between the Member States and Zimbabwe under the same
conditions established inthe Agreement onproducts
within theprovince oftheEuropean Coal and Steel
Community between theMember States and theACP States ,
signed atLome on31October 1979 ,
HAVE DECIDED toconclude this Agreement and tothis end
have designated asPlenipotentiaries :
CECA /ZBW/e3

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OFTHE BELGIANS :
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OFDENMARK :
THE PRESIDENT OFTHE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFGERMANY :
THE PRESIDENT OFTHE FRENCH REPUBLIC :
THE PRESIDENT OFIRELAND :
CECA /ZBW /e4

THE PRESIDENT OPTHE ITALIAN REPUBLIC :
\
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND-DUKE OFLUXEMBOURG :
V
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OFNETHERLANDS :
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OFTHE UNITED KINGDOM OFGREAT BRITAIN
ANDNORTHERN IRELAND : - /
THE PRESIDENT OFTHE REPUBLIC OFZIMBAEWE :
WHO ,having exchanged their Full Powers ,found ingood and
due form ,
HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOWS : - ' .-
CECA /ZBW/e

ARTICLE 1
Products within the province ofthe European Coal and
Steel Community shall ,when they originate inZimbabwe ,on
import into the Community ,beadmitted free ofcustoms duties
and charges having equivalent effect .
ARTICLE 2
Products referred toinArticle 1originating inthe Member
States shall ,onimport into Zimbabwe ,beadmitted in
accordance with theprovisions ofTitle 1,Chapter 1,ofthe
Second ACP-EEC Convention .
ARTICLE 3
Ifthe offers made bythe firms ofZimbabwe are likely
tobedetrimental tothe functioning ofthe common market
and ifany such detriment isattributable toadifference
inthe conditions ofcompetition asregards prices ,Member
States may take appropriate measures ,such aswithdrawing
the concessions referred toinArticle 1.
ARTICLE 4
Consultations shall take place between the parties
concerned inall cases ,where ,inthe opinion ofone of
them ,the implementation ofthe above provisions ,calls for
such consultations .
CECA /ZBW/e6

ARTICLE 5
Theprovisions laying down therules oforigin for the
application oftheSecond ACP-EEC Convention shall also apply
tothis Agreement . . .,
ARTICLE 6
This Agreement shall not affect the provisions ofthe
/
Treaty establishing theEuropean Coal andStsel Community ,
nor thepowers ofjurisdiction conferred bythat Treaty .
/ 'ARTICLE 7
This Agreement shall beratified bytheSignatory
States .Itshall enter into force atthe sane time asthe
Agreement ontheaccession oftheRepublic cfZimbabwe to
the Second ACP-EEC Convention .
ARTICLE ,8 •
f
This Agreement shall expire on28Febriary 1985 .'It
shall cease toapply toany Signatory State which ,under
Article 189oftheSecond ACP-EEC Conventior ,isnolonger
aparty tothat Convention .:
ARTICLE 9
.' ' I ' 1 ·. ■
This Agreement ,drawn upintwooriginals ,inthe
Danish ,Dutch ,English ,French ,German and "talian languages ,
all texts being equally authentic ,shall bedeposited in
the archives ofthe Secretariat ofthe Council ofthe
European Communities andwith theSecretariat oftheACP
States ,which shall both transmit acertified copy tothe
Government ofeach ofthe Signatory States .
CECA /ZBW/e7

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
concluding the Interim Agreement between
tr.e E ■ "'Tnm ^+r"nri +v,e>
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Plaving regard ,tothe Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard tothe recommendation from the Cc:.aaqsior .,
J
Whereas pending the entry au ,-nc.'tonthe accession of '
the Republic ofZimbabwe to hy . j„ Convention ofLome signed
£tLuxembourg on4November 1980,theInterim Agreement between the ^
European Economic C'Muirunity and the Republic ofZimbabwe 3igned at
Luxembourg onthe same day should beconcluded ,
.,1?.. T"IS REGULATION : .
Article ;
e'Interim As."?*--' *v -tvaerr -"'-he "5!.iro/em < -v.'--cJonirou .ity and tne
Republic ofZimb -L*- -ue deo^Vi a \r »to Vb?F'ii :1At.a.r ^
4–V,/;-oj;?'Ov Adc\n ^ y
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Article 2
ThePresident ofthe Council ,asregards the Community ,shall give the
Λnotification provided forinArticle 5of "theInterim Agreement .
Article 3
^This Regulation shall enter into force on1January 1981 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels ,
_ For the Council
The President
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A ■ > ^ ' ■
The date ofentry into force ofthe Agreement will bepublished in
theOfficial Journal ofthe European Communities bythe General
Secretariat ofthe Council .

k\KEX
INTERIM AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
AND THE REPUBLIC OFZIMBABWE
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THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , '
ofthe one part ,and
THE .PRESIDENT OPTHE REPUBLIC OFZIMBABWE ,
ofthe other part ^,
WHEREAS the second ACP-EEC Convention ,signed atLome on
31October .1979 ,hereinafter referred toasthe "Convention ",
w'11 -enter into force ,assoon asthenecessary procedures
are completed ; '
WHEREAS Zimbabwe has applied toaccede' tothe Convention
and theACP-EEC Council ofMinisters ,byitsDecision No6/$0
of9May 1980 ,hasapproved this request ; ' .' ; -
WHEREAS anagreement onZimbabwe 'saccession was signed
on between the Community and itsMember •
States onthe one hand and Zimbabwe onthe other and that
theagreement cannot enter into force until acertain
.period of -time has elapsed ; " "
WHEREAS itisappropriate ,pending the entry into fol?ce of
theaforementioned accession agreement ,toestablish
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transitional trade arrangements asfrom 1January 1981 Which
would replace those -introduced untilaterally bythe Community
byvirtue ofCouncil Regulation (EEC )No120/80;'
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WHEREAS these transitional arrangements can ,atthis stag
bemade tocorrespond tothe Convention 'sprovisions on
trade ,
HAVE DECIDED toconclude this Interim Agreement and have
designated astheir Plenipotentiaries :
''ME COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THE PRESIDENT OPTHE REPUBLIC OFZIMBABWE :
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ARTICLE 1
From 1January 1981 until theentry into force ofthe
agreement ontheaccession oftheRepublic ofZimbabwe to > .-
,theConvention ,trade relations between the Community and
Zimbabwe shall begoverned byprovisions corresponding to ,
thetrade arrangements laid down inArticles ito19ofthe
Convention ,inProtocol No1 .concerning thedefinition ofthe
,oncept o.f"oringating products "andmethods ofadministrative
co-operation ,Protocol No.;4onbananas .and Proto-col No .5 . * .
arum ,annexed tothe said Convention . .
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( yTheprovisions ofArticles 1to19oftheConvention .
.are setout intheAnnex tothis Interim Agreement /which , ,
'/sha 1form anintegral part thereof .
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•_ ARTICLE 2 /
For the purpose ofapplying the texts referred toin
^Article ,1: x
-'"the word "Convention "shall bereplaced by"Interim
Agreement"' ;•" . 1 /
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-"Zimbabwe "shall replace references to"ACP State(s ), • v
except intheapplication ofProtocol No .1,inwhich
thewords "ACP State (s)"also cover "Zimbabwe : • V
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-thepowers ^invested mtheACP-EEC Council ofMinisters
and inthe other bodies provided for under the Convention
shall beexercised jointly bythe Community and Zimbabwe ,
-thereference ,which appears inthe third subparagraph
ofArticle 1ofthe Convention ,tomeasures under
Titles V,VI;and VII ofthe Convention shall not
apply .
ARTICLE 3
Save for the special provisions onrelations between
Zimbabwe and the French overseas departments ,provided for
inthis Agreement -,this Agreement shall apply ,onthe one
hand ,tothose territories inwhich the Treaty establishing
the European Economic Community isapplied and under the
conditions set out inthat Treaty and ,onthe other hand ,t
the territory ofthe Republic ofZimbabwe .
ARTICLE 4
The arrangements applicable totrade between the ACP
States ana Greece asfrom 1January 1981shall also apply
totrade between Zimbabwe and Greece .
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ARTICLE 5
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1. This Agreement shall besubject toratification ,
acceptance orapproval inaccordance with theContracting
Parties' ownprocedures and the Parties shall notify
one another ofthe completion oftheprocedures necessary
for that purpose . '
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.2. This Agreement shall enter into force on1January 1981
ifthe notifications referred toinparagraph 1have been
given bythat date .Otherwise ,itshall enter into force
onthe first day ofthe second month following the date on
which thenotifications referred toin ,paragraph 1are
given .
ARTICLE 6
,The Protocols annexed tothis Agreement shall form an
integral part thereof .
ARTICLE 7
,This Agreement isdrawn upinduplicate inthe Danish ,
Dutch ,English ,French ,German and Italian langugages ,each
text being equally authentic .
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For the record :
-Articles 1to19ofthe Convention
-Protocols Nos 1,4and 5ofthe Convention
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FINAL ACT
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The Plenipotentiaries
ofthe Council ofthe European Communities ,
ofthe one part ,and
the Plenipotentiary
ofthe President .ofthe Republic ofZimbabwe ,
ofthe other part ,
meeting in on ,for the
signing ofthe Interim Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Republic ofZimbabwe ,have
adopted the following texts :
the Interim Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Republic ofZimbabwe ,and the Annex
thereto ,
Protocol No 1concerning the definition ofthe concept
of "originating products "and methods ofadministrative
co-operation ,
Protocol No4onbananas ,
Protocol No5onrum ,
these Protocols forming anintegral part ofthe second ACP-EEC
Convention ,signed inLome on31October 1979 .
The Plenipotentiaries ofthe Member States and ofthe
Community and the Plenipotentiary ofZimbabwe have also
agreed that the following Declarations annexed totheFinal
Act oftheConvention shall beapplicable mutatis mutandis :
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1.Joint declaration onthe arrangements governing access
tothemarkets ofthe French Overseas Departments for
products originating intheACP States referred toin
.Article 2(2 )ofthe Convention (Annex II).
2.Joint declaration onArticles 9and 11oftheConvention
(Annex III). , ■ ' . .
3.Joint declaration onproducts covered bythe common
agricultural policy (Annex IV).
H.Joint déclaration onProtocol No1(Annex XX).
5.Joint déclaration onProtocol No5(Annex XXII ).
6.Joint .declaration on ,Article 1ofProtocol No5(Annex XXIII )
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7.Joint declaration onArticle 4ofProtocol No5
(Annex XXIV ).
They have also adopted the text ofthe following joint
declaration :. , v
8.Joint declaration onArticle 9(2 )ofthe Convention :
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Having regard toArticle 9ofthe second ACP-EEC
Convention and tothe Declaration inAnnex XXVIII tothe
Convention ,the Community recognizes and the Government .
ofZimbabwe declares :
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-that ifanymodification tothe Zimbabwe tariff
and toitspreferential arrangements with adeveloped
third country iscontemplated ,theGovernment of
Zimbabwe will enter into immediate consultations
with the Community regarding such intentions ;
-that the Government ofZimbabwe and the Community
will have immediate consultations atthe request of
either party ,whenever thepreferential treatment
granted toanother developed country might be
considered asgiving rise toless favourable
treatment for Community exports .
The Plenipotentiary ofthe Republic ofZimbabwe has
taken note ofthe content ,mutatis mutandis ,ofthe following
declarations annexed tothe Final Act ofthe Convention :
9.Community declaration ontrade liberalization (Annex XXV).
10 .Community declaration onArticle 2(2 )ofthe Convention
(Annex XXVI ).
11 .Community declaration onArticle 3ofthe Convention
(Annex XXVII ).
12.Community declaration onArticle 9(2 )(a)ofthe
Convention (Annex XXVIII ).
13 .Community declaration on12(3 )ofthe Convention
(Annex XXIX ).
14 .Community declaration onArticles 30and 31of
Protocol No 1(Annex XXXVI ).
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Por the record :
Declarations annexed tothe Final Act
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ANNEX III
DECISION OFTHE ACP-EEC COUNCIL OFMINISTERS
amending the list oflandlocked ACP States
THE ACP-EEC OOUNCIL OFMINISTERS ,
Having regard tothe second ACP–EEC Convention ofLome signed on
31October 1979 »hereinafter referred toasthe 'Convention 1,andin
particular Article 155(3 )(b)thereof ,
Having regard tothe accession ofthe Republic ofZimbabwe tothe
Convention ,
Whereas the Republic ofZimbabwe isalandlocked state ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
Article 1
The Republic ofZimbabwe shall beadded tothelist ofACPStates referred
toinArticle 155(3 )(h)ofthe Convention .
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on
Article 3
The ACPStates ,the Member States andthe Community shall berequired ,each
forits ownpart ,totake thenecessary steps toimplement this Decision .
Done at .
For the ACP-EEC Council ofMinisters
The President