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Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
extending'theDecisionof4April1978onthe
application ofcertainguidelines inthefield
ofofficially supportedexportcredits
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(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Prolongation oftheCouncilDecisionof
4April1978"ontheApplication ofCertain
GuidelinesintheFieldofOfficially
SupportedExportCredits
1.On4April1978theCouncildecidedtoapplycertain
guidelinesforofficiallysupportedexportcreditstothirdcountries
wber'etherepaymenttermwastwoy&arsor.mo?e.-
2.TheDecisionof4Aprilwasvaliduntil31October1978.It
was*renewedbyaDecisiondated16November1978,until31May1979.
3.TheCommunityisreasonablysatisfiedsofarwiththeopera­
tioninpracticeoftheseguidelines,whichareduetobereviewed
againattheendofMaybyallthecredit-giving countrieswhichapply
them.ItisthereforeintheinterestsoftheCommunitythatthey
shouldcontinuetobeappliedafter31May.
4.However,sinceapplication oftheguidelinesistobereviewed
shortly,itisdesirablethattheextensionshouldbeforalimited
periodonly.
5..TheCommissionaccordingly proposesthattheCounciladopt
theDecisionofwhichadraftisattached,thusenablingtheguidelines
tocontinuetobeapplieduntil30November1979.
6.Asbefore,theguidelines,basedonArticle113oftheEEC
Treaty,willapplyonlytoexportsgoingtonon-membercountries;
officialsupportgrantedbyMemberStatesforcreditonintra-Community
saleswillcontinuetobegovernedbyArticles92and93andbythe
principleslaiddownbytheCommissionwithintheframeworkofthose
provisions.

fPROPOSAI .
COUNCIL DECISION *
extending theDecision of4April 1978 ontheapplication
ofcertain guidelines inthe field ofofficially supported
export credits
THECOUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,and inparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheProposal from theCommission­

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WhereastheCouncilDecisionof4April1978ontheapplication
ofcertainguidelinesinthefjeldofofficiallysupportedexport
credits,asextendedbytheDecisionof16November1978,ceases
tobeapplicable on31May1979;
Whereas,intheinterestsoftheCommunityandinordertostrengthen
theprincipleofinternational cooperation/itisnecessarytoextend
sx
-forafurtherperiodtheapplication bytheCommunityoftheguide­
lines.
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article 1
TheDecisionof4April1978isherebyextendeduntilNovember1979.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCounciI
ThePresident