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COM(77)178
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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)178 final .
Brussels ,13May 1977
RECOMMENDATION FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
authorizing theCommission toopen negotiations fortheconclusion
ofagreements extending theperiod ofapplication oftheInterim
Agreements between theEuropean Economic Community andtheMaghreb
countries
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(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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COM(77 )178final .

Theperiodofapplication oftheInterimAgreementsconcluded
withAlgeria,MoroccoandTunisiapendingtheentryintoforceofthe
Cooperation Agreementsexpireson30June1977*Sincethestagereached
intheMemberStates'ratification proceduresissuchthattheCooperation
Agreementsareunlikelytoenterintoforceonthatdate,provisionshould
"bemadeforextendingtheperiodofapplication oftheInterimAgreements.
Accordingly theCommissionissubmittingherewitharecommendation for
aCouncildecisionauthorizing theCommissiontoopennegotiations with
thecountriesinquestionfortheconclusionofagreementsextendingthe
periodofapplication oftheInterimAgreements.InviewoftheContracting
Parties'desiretoseetheCooperation Agreementsimplemented assoonas
possible,theCommissionconsidersthattheInterimAgreementsshouldexpire
on31December1977atthelatest.

RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
authorizing theCommissiontoopennegotiations fortheconclusionof
agreementsextendingtheperiodofapplication oftheInterimAgreements
■betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMaghrebcountries.
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission,
Whereas,pendingtheentryintoforceoftheCooperation Agreementsbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMaghrebcountries,itisnecessary
toextendbeyond30June1977theperiodofapplication oftheInterim
Agreementsconcludedwiththosecountries,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS s
SoleArticle
TheCommissionisherebyauthorizedtoopennegotiations ,onthebasis
ofthedirectivesannexedhereto,fortheconclusionofagreementsextending
theperiodofapplication oftheIhterimAgreementsconoludedbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMaghrebcountries.
TheCommissionshallconductthenegotiations inconsultation with
theArticle113Committee.

ANNEX
1.Theperiodofapplication oftheInterimAgreementsshallbeextended
until31December1977*
2.Article13(2)(b)and(3)oftheInterimAgreementwithAlgeriashall
beadaptedtotakeaccountoftheapplication oftheperiodsand
timetablesspecifiedinArticle20(2)(b),(3)and(4)oftheCooperation
Agreement.
3.AnnexesBandCtotheInterimAgreementswiththethreecountriesmust
beadaptedtotakeaccountofthefurtherperiodcoveredbythe
Agreementsfollowingtheextensionoftheirperiodofapplication.
4.InclusioninthefinalactoftheInterimAgreementsofthejoint
declarationoftheContractingPartiesfiguringinthefinalactof,
theCooperation AgreementsandrelativetoAnnexB,concerningolive
oilotherthanoliveoilhavingundergonearefiningprocess,falling
withinsubheading15.07AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff.

FICHEFINANCIERE »
établiepourlebudgetdel'exercice1977
A.PREMIEREPARTIE:CREDITSD'INTERVENTION
(pouractionsanciennesetnouvelles)
1.LIGNESBUDGETAIRES CONCERNEES
Recettes :TitreI.
2.INTITULE DELALIGNEBUDGETAIRE
Ressourcespropres.
3.BASEJURIDIQUE
Article113duTraitéCEE.
4.DESCRIPTION,OBJECTIF(S)ETJUSTIFICATION DEL'ACTION
Prorogation desaccordsintérimaires conclusaveclespaysduMaghreb.
5.CREDITS(enU.c.)
Laprorogation desaccordsintérimaires aveclespaysduMaghreb
n'impliqueaucunediminutionnouvelledesrecettespuisqu'elleaura
seulementpourobjetdeproroger,pourlapériodedu1erjuilletau
31décembre1977,lerégimedeséchangesappliquéactuellement entre
laCommunautéetcespays.Unefichefinancièrecouvrantl'entièreté
del'année1977adéjàétésoumiseàlaCommission.
B.DEUXIEMEPARTIE!INFORMATIONS SUPPLEMENTAIRES POURUNEACTIONNOUVELLE
6.COUTTOTALDEL'ACTIONPENDANTTOUTELADUREEENVISAGEE
Aucuneincidencefinancièrenouvellesurlebudgetcommunautaire .
7.INFORMATION SURLEPERSONNEL ETSURLESCREDITSDEFONCTIONNEMENT
NECESSAIRES POURLAREALISATION DEL'ACTION
L'actionseraréaliséedanslecadredutableaudeseffectifsdela
Commission.
8.FINANCEMENT DEL'ACTION
Sansobjet.