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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)123final.
Brussels,17March1978
Recommendation for
CouncilDecision
authorizingtheCommissiontoconductnegotiations .
onbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityto
extendtheInternational OliveOilAgreement .1963/
aslastamendedbytheProtocolof23March1973
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(78)123final.

Explanatory memorandum
AUnitedNationsConference onoliveoilhasbeenarrangedbythe
Secretary-General ofUNCTADfrom5to7april1978fortheadoption
ofaProtocolprolongingforoneyeartheInternational OliveOil
Agreement,whichexpireson31December1978.TheSecretary-General
ofUNCTADhasinvitedtheCommunitytotakepartinthisConference.
Inthisconnectionitshouldberecalledthat
-onthebasisofsuggestions bytheCommissionstaff,acommonposi­
tionfortheprolongation foroneyearoftheInternational Olive
OilAgreementisalreadywiththeCouncilatofficiallevel(COREPER
of18November1977);
-thispositionwasthesubjectofastatementbytheCommunitySpokesman,
madewiththeCouncil'sauthorization on25November1977inMadrid,
duringthe37thsessionoftheIOOC;thepositionwasacceptedbyall
theothermembersoftheAgreement;
-sincethispositionisthat,atthisstage,theAgreementshouldnot
berenegotiated butsimplyextendedforoneyear,theSecretary-General
ofUNCTADinGenevahasarrangedthattheConferencetobeheldfrom
«
5to7April1978willberestrictedtotheadoptionofaProtocolexten­
dingtheAgreement.
ToenabletheCommunitytoparticipate inthisnegotiating conference,
aCouncilDecisionisrequiredauthorizingtheCommissiontoconduct
negotiations onbehalfoftheCommunity,inconsultation withtheArticle
113Committee.

Recommendation for
CouncilDecision
of.
authorizing theCommissiontoconductnegotiations onbehalf
oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,toextendtheInternational
OliveOilAgreement 1963,aslastamendedbytheProtocolof
23March1973
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
i
HavingregardtotheCouncilDecisionof19December1977ontheapplication
bytheCommunity,asaprovisional measurefrom1January1978,oftheProto­
colof23March1973fortheextensionofthe1963International OliveOil
Agreement,
Havingregardto,therecommendation fromtheCommission,

Whereasthe1963International OliveOilAgreement,aslastamendedby
theProtocolof23March1973,expireson31December1978,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
SoleArticle
TheCommissionisherebyauthorizedtoconduct,onbehalfoftheCommunity,
negotiations fortheextensionbyoneyearofthe1963International Olive
OilAgreement.
Fortheapplication ofthisDecision,theCommissionshallbeassistedby
theSpecialCommitteeprovidedforinArticle113oftheTreaty.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident