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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
j .COM(76)40final.
Brussels,6February1976*
RECOMMENDATION FORREGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
concluding "theAgreementextendingtheprovisionsgoverning
thefirststageoftheAgreementestablishing anassociation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMalta.
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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Commission Communication tothe Council
ontheextension oftheprovisions governing the
first stage oftheAgreement establishing an
assooiation between theEuropean Eoonomio
Community andMalta
1.Hi®provisions governing thefirst stage oftheAgreement establishing
anassociation between theEuropean Eoonomic Community andMalta andthose
oftheProtoool laying dpwn certain provisions relating totheAgreement
establishing anassociation between theEuropean Eoonomio Community andMalta
expire on31March 1976#
2.TheMaltese Delegation hasrequested that theprovisions ofthefirst
stage beextended pending theconolusion andentry into force oftheBecond
Btage *
3*Sinoe negotiations forthedefinition ofthesecond stage have notyet
been opened ;theCommission oonsiders that theprovisions ofthefirst stage
andoftheProtoool should beextended unohanged until theentry into force
oftheBeoond stage oruntil 30June 1977 »whichever istheearlier *
4»IbeCommission accordingly proposes that theCouncils
adopt thedraft Agreement extending theprovisions governing the
first stage oftheAgreement establishing anassooiation between
theEECandMalta andthose oftheProtoool laying down oertain
i >
provisions relating totheAgreement establishing anassooiation
between theEECandMalta .

COIINCILREGULATION (SEC)Mo/76
of
concludingtheAgreementextendingtheprovisionsgoverning
thefirststageoftheAgreementestablishinganassociation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicComircurtityandMalta
!
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES, J
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomioCommunity,
andinparticularArticle233thereof,
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
WhereastheprovisionsgoverningthefirststageoftheAgreementestablishing
1anassociationbetweentheSuropeanEconomicComrsunityandMaltaandthoseof
theProtocollayingdowncertainprovisionsrelatingtotheAgreement
establishinganassociationbetweentheEuropeanEconomioCommunityandMalta,
Bignedin on 1976,expireon31March1976}
WhereasthisAgreementprovidesfortheopeningofnegotiations withaview
(todefiningthecontentofthesecondstageoftheassociationagreementf
Whereas,pendingtheconclusionandentryintoforceofthesecondstage,an
agreementshouldbeconcludedextendingtheprovisionsjjfthefirststageof
theAgreementestablishing anassociationbetweentheEaropeanEconomioCommunity
andMaltaandthoseoftheProtocollayingdowncertain ;provisionsrelatingto
theAgreementestablishing anassociationbetweentheEuropeanEconomio '
CommunityandMalta, f'p
HASÂDOPTKDTAISREGULATION 8(
Article 1
TheAgreementextendingtheprovisionsgoverningthefirststageoftheAgreement
establishing anassociation between
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMaltaandthoseoftheProtocollayingdown
certainprovisionsrelatingtotheAgreementestablishing anassociationbetween .
theEuropeanEconomicsCommunityandMaltaisherebyoonoludedonbehalfofthe
..f1•.Community »
' t
IOJL61,14March1971* f'
W ■,'

-2-
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCounoiloftheEuropeanCommunitiesshellmakethe
notification referredtoinArtiole2oftheAgreementonbehalfofthe
•]Community,
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
I
ThisRagula+ionshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels »
FortheCounoil,
ThePrésidant
ThedateoftheentryintoforceoftheAgreementwillbepublishedin
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities *

AGREERENT
extending -theprovision®governingthefirststage
oftheAgreementestablishing anassociationbetween
theEuropeanEoonomioCommunityandMalta
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart-,and
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOPMALTA
oftheotherpart,
CONSIDERINGthattheprovisionsgoverningthefirststageoftheAgreement
establishing anassociationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandM^lta,
signedinVallettaon5December1970,andthoseoftheProtocollayingdo^pi
certainprovisionsrelatingtotheAgreementestablishing anassociation^
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMalta,signedin /
on ,expireon31March1976$
CONSIDERINGthattheContractingPartiestothisAgreementhavemadeittheir
aimtonegotiateasecondstageprovidingforafurthereliminationofobstacles
totradebetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMaltaandtheadoptionby
MaltaoftheCommonCustomsTariff;,
RECOGNIZINGthatithasprovedimpossibletoopenthenegotiationsforthe
definitionoftheseoondstagewithinth©prescribedtime; f,
it
HAVEDECIDEDtoextendtheprovisionsgoverningthefirststageofthe
AgreementandthoseoftheProtocoluntiltheentryintoforceoftheeecon&
stageoruntil30June19T7»whicheveristh«earlier,andtothisendhave
designatedastheirPlenipotentiaries t
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES i
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEREPUBLICOPMALTA?
WHO,havingexchangedtheirfullpowers,foundingoodanddueform, .
HAVEA0REEDA3FOLLOWSt

Article 1
1.Article2(2)ofLheAgreementestablishing anassociationbetweenthe
EuropeanEoonomioCommunityandMaltashallbereplacedbythefollowing:
I
"2«TheAgreementprovidesfortwosuccessivestages.Theprovisions
governingthefirotstageshallapply untiltheentry
intoforcecftheprovisionsgoverningthesecondstageoruntil
30Juno1977,whicheveristheearlier.TheBecondstageshall
be,inprinciple,offiveyears'duration."
2.ThesecondsubparagraphofArticlesA(Or9(0&nd11(1)oftheProtocol
layingdowncertainprovisionsrelatingtotheAgreementestablishing an
association betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMaltashallbe
replacedbythefollowing ?
"Thisprovisionshallapplyuntiltheentryintoforceofthe
provisionsgoverningthesacondstageoruntil30June1977,
whicheveristheearlisirnw
Article?
1.ThisAgreementshall'besubjecttoratifica.tion,acceptanceorapproval
inaccordancewiththeContractingParties'ownprocedures ;theContracting
Partieswillnotifyeachotherofthenecessaryrelevantacts.
2.ThisAgreemontnhallenterintoforoeonthefirstdayofthemonth
followingthedateonwhichtheContractingPartieshavenotifiedeachother
asrequiredbyparagraph 1«
Article3
ThisAgreementisdrawnup.induplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,
GermanandItalianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentio.