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Recommendation fora
COUNCILDECISION
concerningtheconclusionofanAgreementintheformofanexchange
oflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandBrazilconcerning
importsofmaniocfromBrazilandothersuppliercountrieswhichare
membersofGATT
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.TheCommissionhasalreadyproposedthattheCouncilconcludeanAgreement
intheformofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEECandIndonesiaconcerning
importsofmanioc<C0M(82)175)andacooperation agreementonmaniocwith
Thailand (C0M(82)275 ).
2.Sincethen,theCommissionhasalsonegotiatedanagreementwithBrazil,the
initialnegotiatorfortheGATTconcession,whichhasbelatedlyclaimedthe
negotiatingrightsonmanioctowhichitwastherebyentitled.
3.ThedraftagreementisbroadlythesameastheEEC-Indonesia Agreement.
4.TheCommissionproposesthattheCouncilapprovetheconclusionoftheAgreement
intheformofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEECandBrazil.

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Recommendation
foraCouncilDecisionconcerningtheconclusionof
theAgreementintheformofanexchangeofletters
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandBrazil
concerningimportsofmaniocfromBrazilandother
suppliercountrieswhicharemembersof6ATT
TMECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticle113thereof,
'avingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission,
JhereasinthelightofCommunitymarkettrendsforcertainagricultural products
easuresshouldbetakentoachievegreaterstabilityonthemarket,inparticular
rrespectofmanioc; .
whereastothatendnegotiations wereconductedinaccordancewithArticleXXVIII
fGATTwithaviewtosuspendingtemporarily theCommunity'stariffconcession
irespectofimportsofproductsfallingwithinsubheading07.06AoftheCommon
'jstomsTariff^
lereasinthosenegotiations agreementhasbeenreachedwithBrazilinitscapacity
,initialnegotiator;
,iereastheAgreementallowstheCommunityotrestrictthequantitiesofproducts
fallingwithinsubheading07.06AoftheCommonCustomsTariffwhichmaybeimported
underthelevywhichisfixedatamaximumof6%advalorem,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS:

Article 1
TheAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandBrazilconcerningimportsofmaniocfromBrazilandothersupplier
countrieswhicharemembersofGATTisherebyapprovedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothisDecision.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncil .isherebyauthori2edtodesignatetheperson
empoweredtosigntheAgreementinorder:tobindtheCommunity.
Doneat FortheCouncil
ThePresident,

Cf.ANGEOFLETTERSCONCERNS EECIMPORTSOFMANIOCFROMBRAZILANDOTHERGAT.T
SUPPLIERS
On11l^tarch1981theEuropeanEconomicCommunity (EEC)notifiedtheDirector-
GeneralofGATTofitsintentiontonegotiateamodification ofitsconcession
regardingimportsofmaniocandsimilarproductsunderCommonCustomsTariff
heading07.06A.
InthisrespecttheEECandtheFederalRepublicofBrazil,initsquality
asdirectbeneficiary of-theexistingbindinglaiddowninscheduleLXXIIhave
agreedtothefollowing :
a)asuspensionoftheexistingbindinglaiddowninscheduleLXXIIinrespect
ofmaniocandsimilarproductsunderCCTheading07.06A;
b)theEECwillestablishannueltariffquotasforimportsofmaniocandsimilar
productsunderCCTheading07.06AfromGATTsuppliersasfollows:
1982 588.235tonnes
1983 882.355tonnes
1984 882.355tonnes
1985 970.590tonnes
1986 970.590tonnes
Oftheabovementionedquantities 85%willbereservedfortheprincipal .
GATTsupplier.Theremainingquantitywillbeavailabletoallotherpresent
GATTmembers. .
c)forimportsofmaniocfromGATTsupplierswithinthequotalimitsat,2b)above
theimportlevywillbefixedatamaximumof6%advalorem.Importsover
andabovetheselimitswillbesubjecttothevariablelevyforeseeninthe
EECCommonOrganization oftheCerealsmarket;

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d)bearing inmind itsinternational rights andobligations ,the
Community undertaken toensure that theposition ofGATT suppliers
ontheEECmanioc market during theperiod covered bythepresent
arrangements isnotundermined byimports from non-GATT I-Iembers .
Inthis context ,theEECintends tofixanautonomous quota for
imports ofmanioc from non-GATT Members whoarenotalready the
subject ofalternative bilateral arrangements ;
e)thearrangements at2a)b)c)and d) above will remain in
force until 31December 1986 andshall continue torunforsubsequent
three-year periods unless denounced byeither party atleast oneyear
before expiry oftheinitial period orofany subsequent three-year
period .However ,'before notifying thedenunciation oftheagreement ,
either party will enter into consultations with theother party in
order toseek solutions ortoagree upon amendments ,which would make
itpossible tocontinue theagreement .Furthermore ,attherequest
ofeither party consultations ontrade inmanioc maybeheld ifdeemed
necessary .
Inthecase ofaccession ofnewmembers totheGeneral Agreement on
Tariffs andTrade ,thetariff quotas forpresent GATT members resulting
from theprovisions ofparagraph 2b)above ,will notbeundermined .