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Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
extendingtheDecisionof28April1981ontheapplication oftheOECD
Understanding onexportcredits
forships
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
COM(82)459final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Atitsmeetingof28April1981theCouncildecidedtoconcludeon
behalfoftheCommunitytheOECOUnderstanding onexportcreditsfor
shipsasitresultedfromthenegotiations heldundertheauspices
oftheCECDandcompleted on18March1981.Atthesamemeetingthe
Councilalsoadoptedmeasuresrelatingtoapplication ofthe
Understanding bytheCommunity.
1981
2.Thedecisionof28Apri1/applieduntil31July;on20Julyadecision
wastakenextendingituntil31January1982,andon26January1982
adecisionwastakenextendingituntil31July1982.
3.TheOECDUnderstanding onexportcreditsforshipsisaninstrument
ofinternational discipline inthefieldofexportcredits.Itisin
theCommunity'sinterestthatitshouldcontinuetobeappliedafter
31July1982,but,asinthepast,itisdesirablethatthe
extensionshouldbeforalimitedperiodonly.
4.TheCommissionthereforeinviteetheCounciltoadoptthedraftdecision
submittedherewith,extendingtheapplication oftheUnderstanding until
31January1983.

PROPOSAL FORA
COUNCILDECISION
•»
extendingtheDecisionof23April1981onthe
application oftheOECDUnderstanding onexport
creditsforships
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,

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WhereastheCouncilDecisionof28April1981ontheapplication
oftheOECDUnderstanding onexportcreditsforshipsceasesto
beapplicable on31July1982;
••
Whereas,intheinterestsoftheCommunity andinorderto
strengthen theprincipleofinternational cooperation,itis
necessaryfurthertoextendtheperiodofapplication bythe
Communityofthisinstrumentofinternational discipline.
»
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
' •
TheDecisionof28April1981ontheapplication oftheOECD
Understanding onexportcreditsforshipsisherebyextended
until31January1983.
Article 2
.ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels/ 1982.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident