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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)595 final
Brussels,21October1981
Proposalfora
{ •V';COUNCILDECISION(EEC)
i s t
ontheprovisional application toBelizeofthearrangements
providedforinDecision80/1186/EEContheassociation of
s
theoverseascountries andterritories withthe
-EuropeanEconomicCommunity
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(81)595final

Introduction
TheBritishoverseasterritoryofBelizeachieved ,independence
on21September1981.
BelizerequestedaccessiontothesecondACP-EEGConvention /
ofLomeinaletterdated25June1981fromthePrimeMinister,
Mr.GeorgePrice,.tothePresidentoftheACP-EEG.Council.
Inviewofthedelayforthearrangements andprocedure^to
beundertakenfortheaccessiontothesecondConvention of
Lomeofacountrywhichhasachievedindependence ,itshould
bedecidedtocontinuetoapplyprovisionally thearrangements
providedforintheDecisionrelatingtotheassociationof
theoverseascountriesandterritoriestotheEuropeanEconomic
Community.
ThesameprovisionsweremadeatthetimewhentheRepublicof
Djibouti(formerTerritoryofAfarsandIssas),SolomonIslands,
Tuvalu,Dominica,St.Luoia,theRepublicofKiribati(former
GilbertIslands),St.VincentandtheGrenadinesand
Vanuatu(formerAnglo-French CondominiumoftheNewHebrides)
becameindependent. .-

Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
ontheprovisionalapplicationtoBelizeofthe
arrangementsprovidedforinDecision80/1186/EEContheassociation
oftheoverseascountriesandterritories withtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilDecision80/1186/EECof16December198Oon
theassociation oftheoverseascountriesandterritories with
theEuropeanEconomioCommunity(1),andinparticularthesecond
subparagraphofArticle142(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheProposalfromtheCommission,
(1)OJNoL361,31.12.1980,p.1

Whereas,pursuanttothesecondsubparagraphofArticle142(2)of
Decision80/1186/EEC,thearrangements providedforthereinmay
continuetoapplyprovisionally ,tinderconditionslaiddownby
theCouncil,tocountriesandterritories Whichbecomeindependent ;
WhereasBelizetwhichismentionedinAnrvexItothesaidDecision,
achievedindependence on21September1981; ,
Whereasitshouldbedecidedtocontinuetoapplyprovisionally to
thatStatethearrangements providedforintheabove-mentioned
Decision;
WhereasthesecondACP-EECConventionofLom£isopen,inaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle185thereof,toaccessionby
countriesorterritoriesreferredtoinPartPouroftheTreatywhich
havebecomeindependent ;whereassuchaccessioncantakeplaceonly
followingarequestbytheStateconcernedandwiththeapprovalof
theACP-EECCouncilofMinisters;
WhereasBelizehassubmittedarequestforaccessiontothesecond
ACP-EECConventionofLome;
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS?
7 '-Article 1
ThearrangementslaiddownbyDecision80/1186/EECshallapply
provisionally toBelizeuntilthelatteraccedestothesecondAGP–EEC
ConventionofLomi. .'

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Article2
QuestionsrelatingtotheapplicationtoBelizeofDecision
80/1186/EECshallbedealtwithasnecessarybydirectcontact
betweentheoompetentauthoritiesofthatStateardoftheCommunity.
Article3
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOffioialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
h
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom21September1981.
DoneatBrussels,
For.theCouncil
ThePresident