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OMMISSION OFTHBEUROK3AN CO&
COM(73)224final
Brussels.15February1973
Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTEECOUNCIL
onthesafeguardmeasuresprovidedintheAgreement
"betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
RepublicofLibanon
Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
onthesafeguardmeasuresprovidedintheAgreement
establishing anAssociation betweentheEuropean ■
CommunityandtheRepublicofCyprus
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)224final

Proposalf.or'a
on"thesafe/raardmeasuresprovidedin"theAgreement
"betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepiiblicofLibanon
THECOUNCILOP.THEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticle113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasanagreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
RepublicofLibanonwassignedat.Brusselson18thDecember1972®
■Whereas,forthepurposesofimplementing thesafeguardclauses
providedforintheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,theprocedurestobefollowedarelaiddownbytheTreaty
itself;
Whereas,ontheotherhand,the"detailedrulesforimplementing the
safeguardclauseprovidedforinArticle 12oftheAgreementremain
tobelaiddown; • ■
HASADOPTEDTHIS-REGULATION :
Article 1
1itTheCommission may,attherequestofaMemberStateoronits
owninitiative,decidetoapplytoproductsoriginatingintheRepublic
'ofLibanonthesafeguardmeasureswhichinArticlie12oftheAgreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofLibanon–
hereinaftercalledthe"Agreement"-theCommunityreservedtheright
totalce,inparticular,thetemporarytotalorpartialwithdrawalof
tarifforotherconcessionsgrantedbytheCommunitytotheRepublic
ofLibanon*

ThesafeguardmeasuresshallbeoommunicatodtotheMemberStatesand
shallboimmediatelyapplicable.Wheresucharequestismadetothe
CommissionbyaMemberState,theCommissionshalltakeitsDecision
withinthreeworkingdaysfollowingreceiptoftherequest.
2.AnyMemberStatemayrefei*theCommission'sDecisiontotheCouncil
withintenworkingdaysfollowingnotification thereof.TheCouncilshall
meetforthwith*Itmaybeaqualifiedmajorityamendorrescindthe
Decisioninquestion#
Article2
1•WithoutprejudicetoArticle1theCommission mayauthorizea
MemberStatetodealwithsuchdieturbaiJOBD ordifficulties asare
referredtoinArticle12oftheAgreementbytakingsafeguardmeasures.
ThesemeasuresandtheCommission'sDecisionshallbenotifiedtoall
MemberStates. ,
2.IncaseofurgencytheMemberStateorStatesconcernedmay
introducequantitative importrestrictions .Theyshallimmediately
notifythesemeasurestotheCommissionandtotheotherMemberStates#
TheCommissionshalldecide,byanemergencyprocedureandwithina
maximumperiodoffiveworkingdaysofthenotification referredtoin
thefirstsubparagraph ,whetherthemeasuresaretoberetained,modified
orabolished.
AlltheMemberStatesshallbenotifiedoftheCommission'sDecision,
whichshallbeimmediately enforceable.

3.AnyMemberStatemayrefertheCommission'sDecisiontothe
Councilwithinamaximumperiodoftenworkingclaysofnotification of
theDecision.TheCouncilshallmeetforthwith#Itmaybyaqualified
majorityamendorrescindtheDecisiontakenbytheCommission.
IftheMemberStatewhichtookmeasuresinpursuanceofparagraph2
refersthemattertotheCouncil,theDecisionoftheCommissionshall
besuspended.Thesuspensionshallendthirtydaysafterthematterhas
beenreferredtotheCouncilifbythattimethelatterhasnotamended
orrescindedtheDecisionoftheCommission.
4«Forthepurposeofimplementingthis/article,prioritymustbe
givenintheselectionofmeasurestothosewhichleastdisturbthe
functioning ofthecommonmarket#
••1 s:
Article3
1.BeforedecidingtoapplysafeguardmeasuresunderArticle1(l)?
beforeauthorizing aMemberStatetotakesuchmeasuresorbeforetaking
itsDecisionconcerning ,themeasurestakeninimplementation of_
Article2(1)and(2)bytheMemberStateooncerned,theCommissionshall
holdconsultations .
2..TheseConsultations shalltakeplaceWithinanadvisorycommittee
composedofrepresentatives ofeachMemberStateandpresidedoverby-
arepresentative oftheCommission.
3.TheCommitteeshallmeetwhenconvenedbyitschairman*Thelatter
shallforwardtotheMemberStates,withintheshortestpossibletime,
anyappropriate information !

-4-
Article 4 \
Theprovisions ofArticles 1and 2shall notaffeot implementation of "
thesafeguard clauses provided forintheTreaty ,inparticular in
Articles 108and109thereof ,inaccordance with theprocedures therein
provided for . •.>
Article 5
This Regulation shall innoway debar full application oftheRegulations
onthecommon organization ofagricultural markets .
Article 2shall notapply toproducts covered bythose Regulations .
Article 6
/
Notification totheJoint Committee bytheCommunity asrequired by
Article 12(2)oftheAgreement shall beeffected bytheCommission .
Article 7
Theprovisions ofArticle 2(2)and (3)shall apply until 31December 1974 »
Until that date ,theCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority ,ona-proposal
from theCommission ,shall decide upon anyamendments tobe -made thereto .
This .Regulation shall bebinding initsenterety anddirectly applicable
inallMember States .
.J '
Done atBrussels , 19
For the Council
The President

•tProposal fora
on -the safe.-Tuard measures provided inthoAgreement
os*1iBb1aj?ailAssoci,ation .
«
between "theEuropean Economic Community andtheRepublic ofCyprus
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPE COmJNTTIES ,
Having ,regard tothe .Treaty -establishing theEuropean Economio
Community ,andinparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas anagreement between theEuropean Economic Community andthe
V - ;.
Republic ofCyprus wassigned atBrussels on19th December 1972 >
Whereas ,forthepurposes ofimplementing thesafeguard clauses
provided forintheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,theprocedures tobefollowed arelaid down bytheTreaty
itself ;1 : ' '
Whereas ,ontheother hand ,thodetailed rules forimplementing the
safeguard clause provided forinArticle 10oftheAgreement remain
tobela^d.down ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION ...........
Artic?.e 1 ■
;*..-.rffhoCommission may ,at ;therequest ofaMember .State .oronits
owninitiative jdecide toapply toproducts originating in^the .
Republic ofCyprus thesafeguards measures which inArticle 10ofthe
Agreement between theEuropean Economic Community andtheRepublio of _
Cyprus -hereinafter called tho "Agreement "–theCommunity reserved
thoright totake ,inparticular ,thetemporary total orpartial
Λ% , .·\
withdrawal oftariff orother concessions granted bytheCommunity to
theRepublio ofCyprus »
•••/••#

Thesafeguardmeasuresshall "becommunicated totheMemberStatesand
shallboimmediatelyapplicable.Wheresucharequestismadetothe
Commission "byaMemberState,theCommission .shalltakeitsDecision
withinthreeworkingdaysfollowingreceiptoftherequest♦
2.AnyMemberStatemayrefertheCommission^DecisiontotheCouncil
withintenworkingdaysfollowingnotification thereof.TheCouncilshall
meetforthwith.Itmaybeaqualifiedmajorityamendorresoindthe
Decisioninquestion.
Article2
1•WithoutprejudicetoArticle1theCommission mayauthorizea
MemberStatetodealwithsuohdisturbances ordifficulties asare
referredtoinArticle10oftheAgreementbytakingsafeguardmeasures.
ThesemeasuresandtheCommissions Decisionshallbenotifiedtoall
MemberStates.
2.Incaseofurgencythe.MemberStateorStatesconcernedmay
introducequantitative importrestrictions.Theyshallimmediately
notifythesemeasurestotheCommissionandtotheotherMemberStates.
TheCommissionshalldecide,byanemergency ,procedureandwithing,
maximumperiodoffiveworkingdaysofthenotificationreferredtoin
thefirstsubparagraph,whetherthemeasuresaretoboretained,-modified
orabolished.
AlltheMemberStates ,shallbenotifiedoftheCommission'sDecision,
whiohshallbeimmediately enforceable.

3* AnyMember State mayrefer theCommission 'sDecision tothe
Council within amaximum period oftenworking days ofnotification of
theDecision .TheCouncil shall meet forthwith *Itmay "byaqualified
majority amend orrescind theDecision taken bytheCommission .
IftheMember State which took measures inpursuance ofparagraph 2 .
refers thematter totheCouncil ,theDecision oftheCommission shall
besuspended .Thesuspension shall endthirty days after thematter has
been referred tothe Council ifbythat time thelatter has notamended
orrescinded the Decision ofthe Commission#
4. •Forthepurpose ofimplementing this Article ,priority must be '
given intheselection ofmeasures tothese which least disturb the
functioning ofthe common market#
Article 3 ,
1. Before deciding toapply safeguard measures under Article 1(l),
before authorizing aMember State to;tako such measures orbefore taking
itsDecision concerning themeasures taken -inimplementation of .,
Article 2(1)and (2)bytheMember State concerned ,theCommission shall
hold consultations .
2. These consultations shall take place within anadvisery committee
composed ofrepresentatives ofeach -Member State anapresided over by "
arepresentative ofthe Commission . ;
3. TheCommittee shall meet when convened byitschairman .Thelatter
shall forward totheMember States ,within theshortest possible time ,
ιanyappropriate information .

Articia4
TheprovisionsofArticles 1and2shallnotaffectimplementation of
thesafeguardclausesprovidedforintheTreaty,inparticularin
Articles108and109thereof,inaccordanoewiththeprocedurestherein
providedfor.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallinnowaydebarfullapplicationoftheRegulations
onthecommonorganization ofagricultural markets.
Article2shallnotapplytoproductscovered "bythoseRegulations.
Article6
Notification totheCouncilofAssociation "bytheCommunityasrequiredby
Article10(2)oftheAgreementshalllieeffectedbytheCommission.
Article7.-
TheprovisionsofArticle2(2;and(3)shallapplyuntil31stDeoember1974*
Untilthatdate,theCouncil,,acting "byaqualifiedmajority,ona
proposalfromtheCommission,shalldecideuponanyamendmentsto"bemade
thereto.
ThisRegulationshall'bebindinginitsenteretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates. •~
* '
DoneatBrussels, 19
FortheCouncil
ThePresident