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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROEBANCOMMUNITIES
COM(73)279final
Brussels.26February1973
COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
relatingtotheInternational CocoaAgreement1973?
Recommendation fora
COUNCILDECISION
approving,onbehalfoftheCommunity,theInter­
nationalCocoaAgreement1972
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)279final

Introduction
1»Initscommunication SEC(72;4060finalof29NovemberI972»
transmittedunderthereferenceIIO5/72(Comer2J0)on4DecemberI972»
theCommission,withdueregardtotheprovisionsoftheTreatyand
Article4oftheInternational CocoaAgreement1972,proposedthatthe
CounciltakeadecisiontotheeffectthattheCommunityshouldbea
partytoandsigntheAgreement,whilereservingfinalacceptanceuntil
alaterdate*TheCounciladoptedadecisiontothateffectviawritten
procedureon4January1973*
On15JanuaryI973»thelastdayonwhichthegovernmentsinvited
totheUnitedNationsCocoaConference1972couldsigntheAgreement,the
CommunityandalltheMemberStatesaccordingly signed#Pursuanttothe
Councildecision,Mr«A»MftMazio,HeadoftheDelegationoftheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunitiestotheUSA,signedonbehalfoftheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities®
Information receivedfromtheUNCTADSecretariatinGenevaindicates
that16exportingcountries,accountingformorethan80$ofthebasic
quotasshowninAnnexAtotheAgreement,and25importingcountries,
accountingfor6$,8$ofthetotalImportsshowninAnnex2>tothe
Agreement,signedtheAgreementbeforetheclosingdate,-TheJO?erequired
forimportingcountriesshouldthereforebeconsideredashavingbeen
reached#
ApprovaloftheAgreementbytheCommunity
2.Thepurposeofthiscommunication istorecommendthattheCouncil
adopttheencloseddraftdecisionapprovingonbehalfoftheCommunity
theInternational CocoaAgreement1972annexedtothedraft,Inaccordance
withtheprovisionsoftheTreatyandArticle64oftheAgreement,sothat
theinstrumentrequiredcanbedepositedwiththeSecretary-General of
theUnitedNationsbythetimeprescribed *•

TheCommissionconsidersthat,talcingaccountoftheprovisions
ofArticle4of"theAgreement,relatingtotheparticipation ofintergo­
vernmentalorganizations andtothearrangementsprovidedforthis,
theCommunityisinapositiontogiveitsapprovaltotheInternational
CocoaAgreementI9f2»
Provisional application oftheAgreementbytheCommunity
3»However,alltheMemberStateswillprobablynotbeabletodeposit
theirinstrumentsofratification ,acceptanceorapprovaltjy30April
I973»"thedatesetinArticle64oftheAgreement,andwillaskfor
extensions,forwhichprovisionisalsomadeinArticle64#
Inthatevent,theCommissionproposesthattheCommunityandall
theMemberStatesgivenoticeoftheirintentiontoratifyorapprove,
pursuanttoArticle65oftheAgreementf.InsodoingtheCommunity
andtheMemberStateswill,inaccordancewithArticle66,indicate
thattheywillapplytheAgreementprovisionally ,iftheconditions
requiredforprovisionalentryintoforcearesatisfied,on30April
1973°rsometimeduringthefollowingtwomonths,i«e*atthelatest
by30June1973#
Thisnotification ofprovisionalapplicationisthedetermining
factorfortheprovisionalentryintoforceoftheAgreementunder
Article67»especiallyastherequiredfigureof70?ooftotalimporta
assumes,intheabsenceoftheUSA,theparticipation ofthemaximum
numberofconsumercountries,includingalltheMemberStatesofthe
Community.
4«Thisbeingso,whentheCommunitygivesnoticeofitsintention
toapproveendindicatesthatitwillapplytheAgreementprovisionally ,
thefollowingshouldbospecified •
(i)thefinaldateofapproval(30JuneI973»subjecttoextensionsto
beaskedfor){
(ii)thedateofprovisionalapplication,which,fortheCommunity,could
bethedateofprovisionalentryintoforceprovidedalltheMember
Stateshavecarriedoutthesameformalities *

TheCommissionthereforeproposesthattheCouncilalsomakeastatement
asregardstheCommunity'sgivingnoticeofitsintentiontoapprove
andprovisionally applytheAgreement,intheprobableeventofthis
provingnecessary#
Participation intheworkoftheInterimCommitteeoftheInternational
CocoaOrganization
5.TheCommissionalsodrawstheCouncil'sattentiontothefactthat
theSecretary-General ofUNCTADhascalledameetingoftheInterim
CommitteeoftheInternational CocoaOrganization before30April1973*•
ThisCommitteeismadeupofrepresentatives ofthesignatorygovernments
whohaveaskedtoparticipateinitswork.TheCommissionhopesthatall
theMemberStateswillasktotakepart,Itintendsdoingsoitselfso
thattheCommunitycanalsoparticipateintheworkoftheInterim
Committee,whichistomeetinGenevafrom12to16March1973*
ThetaskoftheInterimCommitteeistopreparetheworkofthe
International CocoaCouncil,whichwillbemeetingattheearliestafter
30April.1973andatthelatestafter30June1973•TheCommitteewill
probablydiscussanumberofproblemsraisedbytheimplementation ofthe
Agreement,particularly inviewoftheapplication ofcertainArticles
havingcommercialpolicyimplications andthereforecomingwithinthe
Community'sjurisdiction# InthisrespecttheCommissionconsidersthat
(i)thedirectiveswhichitreceivedfromtheCouncilatthetimeofthe
preparationsforthenegotiatingConference,(ii)thestatementwritten
intotheminutesoftheCounciland(iii)thearrangementsagreedupon
attheConferenceasregardstherepresentation oftheCommunitystill
applyfortheworkoftheInterimCommittee#

Recommendation fora
COUNCILDECISION
approvingtheInternational CoooaAgreement1972
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
aidinparticularArticle113thereof;
Havingregardtotherecommendation oftheCommission j
WhereastheCouncildecidedon4January1973thattheCommunityshould
boapartytotheInternational CocoaAgreementpursuanttoArticle4
thereof;
WhereastheAgreementwassignedonbehalfoftheCommunityon15January
1973andshouldnowbeapproved;
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
SoleArticle
TheInternational CocoaAgreement1972»thetextofwhichiBannexed
tothisDecision,isherebyapprovedonbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomic
Communityf
ThePresidentoftheCouncilshalldesignatethepersonwhois
authorizedtodeposittheinstrumentofapproval#
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil.,
ThePresident.

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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
INTERNATIONAL COCOAAGREEMENT1972