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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)148 final
Brussels,3April1981
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Recommendation fora
COUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionofavoluntaryrestraint AgreementwithYugoslavia on
sheepmeat andgoatmeat
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0MC81)148final

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.PursuanttotheCouncildirectives of20December .1980,theCommission
heldnegotiations withnon-member countrieswhicharesuppliersof
sheepmeat andgoatmeatorlivesheepandgoatswithaviewtoconcluding
agreements onvoluntaryrestraintoftheirexport'stotheCommunity.
-Thevoluntaryrestraint agreements negotiated withArgentina,Australia,
Austria,Hungary,Iceland,NewZealand ,,-Poland,RomaniaandUruguayhave
alreadybeensubmittedtotheCouncilforapproval.' '
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2.TheCommission hasnowreachedagreementwithYgoslavia aswell,andit
isthereforeproposedthatapprovalbegiventotheproposalforaCouncil
decisionontheconclusionofavoluntaryrestraint agreementwiththat
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country.
3.TheagreementcoversthefollowingannualquantitiesfortheCommunity
ofTen,expressed ascarcaseweight(bone-inequivalent weight)•:'
Liveanimals FreshorchilledmeatFrozenmeat
Yugoslavia - 200tv 4800t 0

Recommendation
FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
onthe conclusion ofavoluntary restraint Agreement with
Yugoslavia onsheepmeat andgoatmeat
ν
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,*
Having regard totheTreaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totherecommendation from theCommission , /
Whereas the Commission hasopened negotiations with non-member countries
which supply sheepmeat and goatmeat orlive sheep and goats ,with aview to
*
reaching agreements forvoluntary restraint ontheir exports totheCommunity ;
Whereas theCommission has arrived atanAgreement with Yugoslavia ;
Whereas the said Agreement allows trade tobecarried oninamanner compatible
with thecommon organization ofthemarkets inthesector inquestion ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
1.TheAgreement inthe form ofanexchange ofletters ontrade insheepmeat
and goatmeat with Yugoslavia ishereby approved onbehalf ofthe
European Economic Community .
2.The text oftheAgreement isannexed tothis Decision .
Arti eie 2
The President ofthe Council ishereby authorized todesignate theperson
empowered tosign theAgreement referred toinArticle 1,inorder tobind
the Community .
Done at For the Counci I
The President

DRAFT
EXCHANGE OFLETTERS BETWEEN
THEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ANDTHESOCIALIST FEDERALREPUBLIC OFYUGOSLAVIA
ONTRADEINSHEEPMEAT ANDGOATMEAT
Ihavethehonourtorefertothenegotiations recentLy.undertaken
betweenourrespective delegations forthepurposeofdrawingupprovisions
concerning theimportation intotheEuropeanEconomicCommunityofmutton,
Lambandgoatmeatandlivesheepandgoatsotherthanpure-bredbreeding
animalsfromYugoslavia inconnectionwith implementation bytheCommunity
ofthecommonorganization' ofthemarketsinsheepmeat andgoatmeat.
Duringthenegotiations ,thepartiesagreedasfollows:
1.ThisArrangement covers:
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-livesheepandgoatsotherthanpure-bredbreedinganimals
(CommonCustomsTariffsubheading 01.048);
-freshorchilledmutton,lambandgoatmeat
(CommonCustomsTariffsubheading 02.01AIVa);
-frozenmutton,lamb,andgoatmeat(CommonCustomsTariffsubheading 02.01AIVb)
./.

2.Within this Arrangement ,thescope forexports from Yugoslavia totheCommunity
oftheproducts refered toinparagraph 1shall befixed atthefollowing
annual quantities : „
200tonnes oflive animals ,expressed incarcase weight bone-in (1)
4800tonnes offresh orchilled meat ,expressed incarcase weight bone-in (2).
Inorder toensure the smooth operation oftheArrangement ,Yugoslavia undertakes
toimplement theappropriate procedures toensure that thequantities actually
exported annually donotexceed theabove-mentioned figures .
3.Should the Community invoke thesafeguard clause ,itundertakes tosee that
Yugoslavia 'saccess totheCommunity under the terms ofthis Arrangement is
not affected .
4.Ifimports from Yugoslavia inagiven year exceed the agreed quantities ,the
Community reserves the right tosuspend further imports from that country until
theend ofthat year .
Quantities exported inexcess ofthese quantities shall bededucted from the
quantities agreed forthe following year .
5.The Community undertakes tolimit the levy applicable toimports ofproducts
covered bythis Arrangement toamaximum amount of10%advalorem .
TheCommunity will not charge ,apart from the levy indicated above ,customs
duties orother taxes having equivalent effect tolevies ortocustoms duties .
(1)100 kglive weight shall compound to47kgcarcase weight (bone-in equivalent
weight )(2) - " ■ ,
(2)Carcase weight (bone-in equivalent weight ).Bythis term isunderstood the
weight ofbone-in meat presented assuch aswell asboned meat converted
byacoefficient into bone-in weight .Forthis purpose 55kgofboned mutton
corresponds to100 kgofbone-in mutton and 60kgofboned lamb corresponds
to100 kgofbone-in lamb .

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6.AtthetimeofaccessionofnewMemberStates,theCommunity,after
consultation withYugoslavia,willalterthequantitiessetoutin
.paragraph2,inaccordancewithYugoslavia'stradewitheachnewMemberstate.
Thechargesapplicable "toimportsforthesaidnewMemberStatesshallbe
fixedinaccordancewiththerulesintheTreatyofAccession,themaximum
levelofthelevyspecifiedinparagraph 5ofthisArrangement beingtaken
intoaccount.
7.TheCommunitywillendeavourtoavoidmarketdevelopments whichmighthinder
thesaleontheCommunitymarket,uptotheagreedquantities,ofproducts
fromYugoslaviacoveredbythisArrangement. ',
«
-8.Havingregardtothe,aimsandprovisionsofthisArrangement,theCommunity
agreesthatnorefundorotherformofaidtoexportsofmuttonandlambor,-
livesheepandlambsforslaughtershallbegiveneffectexceptatprices
andonconditionsmeetingexistinginternational obligations andinline
with'theCommunity'straditional shareoftheworldexporttradeinthose
products.Thesetermsmustbeinterpreted inamannercompatiblewith
ArticleXVI.oftheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTradeandinparticular
inaccordancewithArticle10(2)(c)oftheAgreementoninterpretation and
application ofArticlesVI,XVIandXXIIIoftheGeneralAgreementonTariffs
andTrade.
9.YugoslaviashallensurethatthisArrangementisobserved,inparticularby
issuingexportlicencescoveringtheproductsreferredtoinparagraph 1
withinthelimitsofthequantitiescoveredbythisArrangement.

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Foritsparts,theCommunityshallundertaketoadoptallnecessaryprovisions
tomaketheissueoftheimportlicencefortheproductsreferredtoabove,
originating inYugoslavia,subjecttothepresentation ofanexportlicence,
issuedbythecompetentauthoritydesignated byYugoslavia .
Detailedrulesforapplyingthissystemshallbelaiddowninsuchawayas
torenderunnecessary thelodgingofasecurityfortheissueoftheimport
\
~licenceinrespectoftheproductsinquestion.
Also,suchdetailedrulesofapplication shallprovidethatthecompetent
Yugoslavauthorities shallcommunicate periodically tothecompetent
authorities oftheCommunitythequantities inrespectofwhichimportand
exportlicenceshavebeentssued,brok-endown,whereappropriate,according
todestination .
10.AnAdvisoryCommitteeshallbesetup,composedofrepresentatives ofthe
Community andofYugoslavia.TheCommitteeshallsupervisethecorrect
application andsmoothfunctioning ofthisArrangement .
Itshallensurethatproperapplication ofthisArrangement isnotaffected
bytheexportation totheCommunityofmutton.Lambandgoatmeat-based
productsfallingundertariffheadingsnotcoveredbythisArrangement .
TheCommitteeshalldiscussallquestionsarisinginconnection withthe
application ofthisArrangement andrecommendappropriate solutionstothe
competentauthorities .
11.TheprovisionsofthisArrangement areacceptedwithoutprejudicetothe
rightsandobligations ofthepartiesunderGATT.
12.Theannualquantityfixedinparagraph 2shallcover.theperiod1January
to31December. - .
ThequantitytoapplyfromtheentryintoforceofthisArrangement until
31Decemberofthesameyearshallbesetasaproportionoftheoverall
annualquantityandshalltakeaccountoftheseasonalnatureofthetrade.

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13.ThisArrangementshallapply,on'theonehand,totheterritoriesin
whichtheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunityis
appliedandundertheconditionslaiddowninthatTreatyand,onthe
otherhand,totheterritoryoftheSocialistFederalRepublicof
Yugoslavia.
14.ThisArrangementshallenterintoforceon1January1981.
Itshallapplyuntil31March1984,andsubsequently remaininforcesubject
totherightofeither "ofthepartiestoterminateitbygivingoneyear's
noticeinwriting.Inanyevent,theprovisionsofthisArrangementshall
bereviewedbythetwopartiesbefore1April1984,inordertoincorporate
initanyadaptations whichtheymightjointlyconsidernecessary.
Formaiclose
FortheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunitiesFortheFederalExecutive
CounciloftheAseemblyof
theSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia

DRAFT
Exchangeoflettersconstituting anAgreementconcerning
paragraph 2oftheexchangeofLettersconstituting an
Arrangement betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity and
theSocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslavia ontrade
insheepmeat andgoatmeat
Ihavethehonourtorefertotheexchangeoflettersdated13February1981
ontradeinsheepmeat andgoatmeat.
Furthertothatexchangeoflettersandtoyourrequest,Iwouldadviseyou
thatfortheperiod1January1981to31March1984,therewillbeno
changeinthetraditional exportflowsofsheepmeat andgoatmeatand
livesheepandgoatsfromtheSocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslavia
tothosemarketsintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity whichareconsidered
sensitive.
Thecompetentauthorities oftheSocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslavia
willadoptthenecessary measuresforthispurpose.
FortheFederalExecutive
CojjnciIoftheAssemblyof
theSocialist Federal
RepublicofYugoslavia

FINANCIAL STATEMENT |
§DATEtFebruary1981
|1.BUDCCTLINSCOHCLTC/EDt100
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2.ACTIO;/tConclusionofavoluntaryexportrestraintagreementwithYugoslaviain|.thesheepmeatandgoatmeatsector,limitingimportchargestoamaximumof|10%advaloremonliveanimalsandon'freshorchilledmeat. S
3.LEGALBASISIART.-113 ..' F
4.OBJECTIVEStTolimitthelevychargedtoamaximumadvaloremamountof10%for|productssubjecttoRegulation(EEC)No1837/80,importedfromYugoslavia,wh,ich|.
Iundertakestorestrainexportstothelevelsindicatedinbox5.2. B
5.FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCE
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(■'.)FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR S
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5.1.1PLURIANNUALPATTERNOKRECEIPTS -1176000ECU.-490000ECU
5.2KETiiODOPCALCULATION'(Base:worldprice:2400ECU/t)
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ofrevenue:10%
againstcustoms
dutyapplicable
untiI20.10.80Liveanimals,loss
ofrevenue:5%against
customsdutyapplicable
until20.10.80
Yugoslavia :200tonnesliveanimals
4800tonnesfreshmeat..24000ECU
1152000ECU
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