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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels,19July1973
RECOMMENDATION FORADECISION OFTHECOUNCIL
supplementing theDecisionof25September1972concerningthe
openingofnegotiations withMaltaontheamendmentoftheAssociation
Agreement "betweentheEECandMaltaconsequentontheenlargementof
theCommunity
(presented "bytheCommissiontotheCounoil)
COM(73)1221final

COM(73 )1221 final
Recommendation from theCommission totheCouncil concerning additional
Directives fortheopening ofnegotiations with Malta ontheamendment of
theAssociation Agreement "between theEEC andthat oountry consequent on
theenlargement oftheCommunity .
On23December 1971 (Doc.C0M(71 )1539 fin),theCommission presented to
theCouncil arecommendation foraDecision concerning theopening of
negotiations with Malta ontheamendment oftheAssociation Agreement between
theEECandMalta consequent ontheenlargement oftheCommunity
(Doc.1/125/72).This Decision wasadopted bytheCouncil on25September
1972 .
Atitsmeeting of25and26June 1973 »theCouncil approved ageneral
policy forfuture negotiations with Malta ,aimed atthe extension ofthe
present Agreement toinclude cooperation measures andagricultural questions .
TheCommission therefore recommends that theCouncil adopt theDirectives
annexed hereto which supplement theDecision of25September 1972 referred
toabove .

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Reoommendation for a
Decision of "theCounoil supplementing theDecision of25September
1972 concerning theopening ofnegotiations with Malta onthe
amendment oftheAssociation Agreement "between theEECandMalta
consequent ontheenlargement oftheCommunity#
TheCouncil oftheEuropean Communities ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community !and
inparticular Article 238thereof ,
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ,
■Whereas theCouncil ,byitsDecision of25September 1972jauthorized the
Commission toopen negotiations with aview totheconclusion ofan
additional protocol totheAssociation Agreement between theEEC andMalta .
Wiereas itisnecessary tosupplement theDirectives forthenegotiations
annexed tothat Decision ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Sole Article
Theannex totheCouncil Decision of25September 1972 concerning the
opening ofnegotiations with Malta ontheamendment oftheAssociation
Agreement between theEECandMalta consequent ontheenlargement ofthe
Community shall besupplemented bytheDirectives annexed tothis Decision .

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I.PROVISIONS CONCERNING ECONOMICANDFINANCIALCOOPERATION
TheAgreementshouldstatethepurposeofcooperation,themeansto"be
employedandtheproceduresfortheirimplementation .
(a)Purposeofcooperation
Thepurposeofcooperationshouldbetocontributetothedevelopmentof
Maltabyactionadditionaltothattakenbythatcountry,andtherebyto
strengthentheeconomictiesbetweenMaltaandtheCommunityonasbroada
basisaspossible.
(b)Scopeofcooperation
(i)Theproposedcooperationshouldcoverwaysandmeans-withinthelimits
oftheamountandtermsprovidedforintheFinancialProtocolinthecaseof
projectswithfinancialimplications –ofpromoting:
-areciprocalflowofinformation ontheeconomioandfinancialsituation
andtrends,totheextentnecessaryfortheproperfunctioningofthe
Agreement;
-thedevelopmentofproductionandeconomicinfrastructure ,inparticular
withaviewtodiversifying Malta'seconomy,assistingitsindustrialization
andmodernizingitsagriculture ;
-themarketingandpromotionofsalesofproductsexported ,byMalta;

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(ii)TheCommissionwillalsostudywhetherMaltacouldbenefitfrom
specificmeasuresinthefollowingfields:
-appropriatecooperationintheindustrialfield,andonscientific,
technological andenvironmental questions;
-theencouragement ofprivateinvestment "bytheCommunityonmutually
satisfactory terms.
(iii)Inthechoiceofcooperationmeasuresthefollowingshould "betaken
intoaccounts
-theaimsandprioritiesofMalta'sdevelopmentplansandprogrammes ;
-theneedtoharmonizeaidmeasuresinordertoachieveacoordinatedresult
-theneedtorelatecooperation measurestbtheirregionalcontext.
(c)Financialcooperation (FinancialProtocol)
-Financialcooperation should "bethesubjectofaseparatefinancial
protocoltbbeconcludedwithMaltaandlimitedtosixyears.
-ThisFinancialProtocolshouldspecifyinageneralway-theprojectsto
befinanced,thevariousformsofaidandthegeneralconditionsand
proceduresforgrantingfinancialaidwhichshallapplytoMalta,

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dependentonitseconomic *andfinancialsituation.Thearrangementsfor
eachprojectwouldhedeterminedthereafteraccordingtothenatureof
theprojectwhichshould "beconsideredonitsmerits.
–Financialassistanceshouldtaketheformofloans.Provisionsshould
"bemadeforcombiningthedifferentkindsofloanavailable:loans
bytheEIBfromitsownresourcesatmarketrates,thesameEIBloans
butwithinterestrebates,specialloans(interestrate,durationand
period).

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II-TRADE INAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
A. Arrangements forCommunity imports
1.TheCommunity should reduce duties ontheagricultural products from
Malta listed inAnnex I,asindicated therein .
2.Theconcessions should "berelated totheduties actually applied atthe
time tothird countries .
3.Thetransitional measures will "belaid down intheCouncil Directive
of25September 1972 .
B.Other provisions
1.TheAgreement should make provisions forareview oftheagricultural
arrangements bytheContracting Parties ,totake place within five years
from thedate ofentry into force oftheAgreement ,andagain five years
later ,using theprocedure adopted forthenegotiation oftheAgreement
itself .
2.TheParties totheAgreement should draw upprovisions aimed atpromoting
theharmonious development oftrade inagricultural products notcovered "by
theAgreement (veterinary products ,etc...) andatre-solving difficulties
arising intheir trade inagricultural products .
3.Therevision clauses relating toagricultural policy measures included inthe
agreements with other Mediterranean countries ,should beincluded inthe
additional protocol .

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* ANNEXI
CCTHeading
NoDescription GGTrate
1oRateof
reduction
1°Concession
period
07.01AIINewpotatoes 15/21 40 1.1-15.5
07.01HFreshonions 12 5015.2-15.5
07.01M Tomatoes 11/18
(withamin)60 1.12-30.4
06.02 Liveplants,)
includingtrees,]
shrubs,bushesj
.androots )various60
06.03 Cutflowers )
)
Foliage,etc.)60
06.04
08.02AFreshoranges 15/20 60
08.08A Strawberries 16
(withamin)60 1.11-31.3
22.05 Wine 11–14u.a.per75