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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)758final
Brussels,2HDecember197°
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
concerningtheconclusion "bytheEuropeanEconomicCommunityofthe
agreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,
oftheonepart,andtheInternational DevelopmentAssociation ,ofthe
otherpart
(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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CONCLUSION BYTHE COMMUNITY
OFTHE EEC-IDA AGREEMENT
Explanatory Memorandum
1.On2May1978 anagreement concerning themanagement oftheCommunity 's
contribution (3^5million dollars )totheICEC Special Action wassigned
between theEuropean Economic Community anditsMember States ,ontheone
hand ,andtheInternational Development Association ,ontheother .
2.Title V,Article 1oftheAgreement stipulates that theAgreement istobe
ratified bytheMember States andtheEuropean Economic Community in
accordance with their several procedures .Itisalso stipulated ,inTitle
VtArticle 2,that theGovernment ofeach Member State istonotify the
Secretary-General when theprocedures have been completed andthat the
Secretary-General istosend thenotifications tothe IDA ,together with a
notification concerning conclusion oftheAgreement bytheCommunity .
3.Eight oftheMember States have ,inaccordance with these provisions ,ratified
theAgreement andnotified theSecretary –General oftheCouncil .Completion
oftheprocedures byItaly isexpected shortly .
4.This being thecase ,conclusion oftheAgreement bytheEuropean Economic
Community should beundertaken aaBoon aspossible inorder toenable the
Secretary-General oftheCouncil tofulfill theobligations imposed bythe
Agreement .
5.TheCommission therefore proposes theattached Decision totheCouncil
foradoption .

ProposalforaCouncilDecision
concerningtheconclusion "bytheEuropeanEconomicCommunityofthe
agreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,
oftheonepart,andtheInternational DevelopmentAssociation ,ofthe
otherpart •"
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereastheCommunityBhouldconcludetheagreementbetweentheEuropean
ι
EconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,oftheonepart,andtheInternational
DevelopmentAssociation,oftheother,whichwassignedinBrusselson2May
1978,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
Article 1
TheagreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,
oftheonepart,andtheInternational DevelopmentAssociation,oftheother
part,isherebyapprovedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
ThetextoftheagreementisannexedtothisDecision *
Article2
Notification'ofapprovaloftheagreementbytheCommunityshallbeeffected
asprovidedinArticle2inTitleVoftheagreement1.
v .Article}
ThisDecisionshallbepublishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities. 1 1*
* ., FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Thedfl/t
®onwhichtheagreementistoenterintoforcewillbepublishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .