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COMMISSION  OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 
COM(83)  296 final 
Brussels,  31 May 1983 
PROPOSAL  FOR A  COUNCIL  DECISION 
adjusting the amounts made available to the European Development Fund 
for the ACP States and for the overseas countries and territories 
(Belize  and Antigua and Barbuda) 
PROPOSAL  FOR A  COUNCIL  DECISION 
amending Decision 80/1186/EEC on the association of the overseas 
countries and territories  with  the European Economic Community 
(Belize  and Antigua and Barbuda) 
PROPOSAL  FOR A  COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 
amending,  as regards the lists of ACP States and countries and terri­
tories, Regulation (EEC) No 435/80 on the arrangements applicable to 
agricultural products and certain goods resulting  from  the processing 
of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and 
Pacific  States or in the overseas countries and territories 
(Belize  and Antigua and Barbuda) 
COUNCIL  DECLARATION 
on stabex, emergency aid and interest rate subsidies for 
Belize  and Antigua and Barbuda 
DRAFT  DECISION OF THE  ACP-EEC  COUNCIL  OF MINISTERS 
amending the list of least-developed ACP States and the list of 
island  ACP States 
(Belize  and Antigua and Barbuda) 
(submitted to the Council by the Commission) 
COM(83)  296 final 

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COMMISSION  COMMUNICATION  TO THE  COUNCIL  
ON THE  CHANGE  OF  STATUS  OF  CERTAIN  OCT TO ACP 
(Belize  and Antigua and Barbuda) 
1. INTRODUCTION 
The former OCT of Belize and Antigua gained  their  independence on 21 September 
1981 and 1 November 1981 respectively, as Belize and Antigua and Barbuda. 
Article 185 of the second ACP - CEE Convention of Lome provides  that  former 
OCT having gained  their  independence can accede to the Convention once the 
accession  request has been approved by the ACP - EEC Council of Ministers and 
they  have deposited an  instrument  of accession  with  the Secretariat of the 
Council  of the European Communities .These formalities accomplished, Belize 
acceded  to the Convention on 5 March 1982 and Antigua and Barbuda on 30 July 
1982. 
In the meantime the Council had adopted two decisions provisionally continuing 
to apply to Belize and Antigua and Barbuda the arrangements provided for in 
Decision  80/1186/EEC on the association of the OCT  with  the EEC. (1) 
Now,  however, all the legal instruments  forming  the basis of the two countries' 
relations  with  the Community need to be adjusted;  that  is the purpose of  this 
Communication. 
The adjustment also takes account of the Council's agreement, when amending the 
texts  concerned in the  light  of St Vincent and the Grenadines' and Vanuatu's 
accession  to the Convention, to amend  them  again once the  Internal  Agreement 
as modified by Zimbabwe's accession had been ratified. 
2. ADJUSTMENT  OF THE  LEGAL  TEXTS 
a) Article 1 (4) of the  Internal  Agreement on the financing and administration 
of Community aid (20 November 1979) reads : 
"Where a country or  territory  which has become independent accedes to the 
Convention,  the amounts indicated in paragraph 3 (b) shall be reduced and 
those indicated in paragraph 3 (a) correspondingly increased by a decision 
of the Council acting unanimously on a proposal  from  the Commission". 
(D) 0J n° L  361, 31.12.1980,  Pp.  1 - 110 

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The Commission therefore proposes  that  the Council adopt the appropriate 
decision (Proposal No I); the amounts in question were fixed when  both 
countries were still numbered among the OCT. 
b) Article 143 of Council Decision  80/1186/EEC  of 16 December 1980 on the 
association of the OCT  with  the EEC provides  that  : 
"If a country or  territory  becomes independent, the  Council,  acting 
unanimously on a proposal  from  the Commission, shall decide on any necessary 
adjustments to this Decision, in particular to the amounts specified in 
Article 83". 
The adjustment to Article 83 of the Decision, the mirror image of the 
transfer  within  the  Internal  Agreement,  will  correspond to the allocation 
indicated in paragraph 3 below. 
The Commission proposes  that  the Council adopt the appropriate decision 
(Proposal No II). 
c) Regulation (EEC) No 435/80 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural 
products and certain goods resulting  from  the processing of agricultural 
products originating in the ACP States or the OCT covers  both  types of 
status. 
However, as the ACP States are listed in Annex I and the OCT in Annex II, 
the annexes should be amended to take account of the change of status of 
the two new ACP States (Proposal No III). 
d) There is also a Council declaration on Stabex  (text  No IV). A similar 
declaration, essentially a book-keeping operation, has been adopted on 
each  occasion of an OCT becoming an ACP State. 
e) Fianlly there is a  draft  Decision (plus explanatory memorandum) of the 
ACP-EEC  Council of Ministers. The  joint  body's approval is necessary to 
add the two new ACP States as appropriate to the lists of island ACP States 
and least-developed ACP States (the Community had included them in the 
corresponding lists as OCT)  (text  No V). 

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3. TRANSFER  OF  RESOURCES 
The Commission's proposal takes account of  : 
i. the amount allocated to the OCT in the  Internal  Agreement; 
ii. the amounts set out in Decision  80/1186/EEC  on the OCT; 
iii. the United Kingdom's apportionment among its OCT, in consultation and 
by agreement  with  the Commission. 
The total  sum to be transferred is equivalent to  8.2 m  ECU, broken down as 
follows  : 
a) National indicative programmes 
Belize  : 5.5 m  ECU in the  form  of special loans; 
Antigua and Barbuda  : 2.7 m  ECU  - 1.7 m  ECU in the  form  of grants 
1.0 m  ECU in the  form  of special loans. 
b) Overall allocations 
Given  the small sums concerned and the problems involved in "earmarking" 
a portion of the funds in question for two countries, it is proposed  that 
the overall sums allocated to the OCT for regional cooperation, interest 
rate subsidies, if any, risk capital, Stabex and emergency aid remain 
unmodi f i ed. 
Should  either of the new ACP States avail themselves of one of these types 
of finance, the necessary resources would continue to be taken  from  the 
amounts set aside for the purpose in the OCT Decision. 

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c) Breakdown 
To sum up, the following transfer operations are involved (in mio ECU) : 
ALLOCATION GRANTS SPECIAL LOANS TOTAL 
Belize 5.5 5.5 
Antigua and 
Barbuda 1.7 1.0 2.7 
1.7 6.5 8.2 

PROPOSAL  No. I 
PROPOSAL  FOR A  COUNCIL  DECISION 
adjusting the amounts made available to the 
European  Development Fund tor the ACP Slates and 
for the overseas countries and territories 
(Belize  and Antigua and Barbuda) 
THE COUNCIL  OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
Having regard to the  Internal  Agreement 80/1155/EEC of 1979 on the financing and 
administration of Community aid , hereinafter referred to as the  "Internal  Aqree-
ment", as amended by Council Decision  81/558/EEC  and  Internal  Agreement 
fi^ (1.1 
82/608/EEC  , and in particular Article 1 thereof. 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas  Belize and Antigua, which were formerly associated  with  the Community under 
Council  Decision 80/1186/E6C , have gained independence under the names of 
Belize  and Antigua and Barbuda resoect i vpl. y and have acceded to the second 
ACP - EEC Convention of Lome; 
Hiereas  it was stated by the Cotnu.il, in connection  with  the adoption of 
Decision  81/558/EEC,  that  should the Internal. Agreement of 16 Oecember 1980 
amending the  Internal  Ag^ertient on the financing and administration of Community 
aid of 20 November 1979 come  into  force, the Council, acting on a proposal 
from the Commission *\Yl take a decision based on Article 1 (4) of the said 
1979  Internal  Agreement and wil-l again amend as from the date of entry  into 
force of the  Internal  Agreement of 16 December 1980 the amounts provided for 
in the  first  and second line? of Article 1 (3) (a) of the 1979  Internal  Agreement, 
increasing each of the said amounts by 10 million ECU; 
Whereas  the amounts provided for in Article 1 (3) (a) and (b) of the  Internal 
Agreement were set at a time when the two countries in question were still 
numbered among the associated overseas countries ard territories,' whereas, 
therefore, in accordance  with  Art  trie  1 (4) of the  Internal  Agreement the 
amounts provided for the overseas countries and territories 
in Article 1 (3) (b) of  that  Agreement should be reduced and those provided for. 
• / • 
the ACP States in Article 1 (3) (a) correspondingly increased, 
(1) OJ nO L 347, 22.12.1980, p. 210 
(2) OJ No L 203, 23.7. 1981, p. 47 
(3) OJ No L 247, 23. 8.1982, p. 26 
(4) OJ No. L 361, 31.12.1980, p. 1 

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HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS  : 
Article  1 
Article  1 (3) of the  Internal  Agreement is hereby replaced by the following: 
"3 The amount stated in paragraph 2 shall be allocated as follows : 
a) 4  645.2  million ECU for the ACP States, comprising : 
2 997.7 million ECU in the form of grints, 
524.5  million ECU in the form of special loans, 
284 million ECU in the form of risk capital, 
557 million ECU in the form of transfers pursuant to Title II, 
Chapter  1 of the Convention, 
282 million ECU in the form of the special financing facility pursuant 
to Title III, Chapter 1 of the Convention; 
':•) •V>-.,'3 million ECU for the countries and territories, comprising : 
"\? nil lion ECU in the form of grants, 
i:0.5 million ECU in the form of special loans, 
7 million ECU in the form of risk capital, 
(for the record) in the form of the special financing facility pursuant 
to the provisions of the Decision relating to mining 
products; 
c) 9 million ECU in ihe form of transfers for the countries and territories, 
pursuant to those provisions of the Decision which 
concern  the system for stabilizing export earnings. " 
Article  2 
This  Decision shall apply from 1 July 1983. 
Done  at 
For the Council 
The President 

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PROPOSAL  No II 
PROPOS AL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION 
amending Decision 80/1'186/EEC on the? association 
of the overseas countries and  territories  with  the 
European Economic Community 
(Belize and Antigua and Barbuda) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
Having regard to Council Decision 80/1186/EEC of 16 December 1980 on the 
association of the overseas countries and  territories  with  the European 
Economic  Community (1), as amended by Decision 81/559/EEC , and in 
Particular Article 143  thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal  from  the Commission, 
Whereas the amounts provided for in Articles 83 and 117 of Decision 
80/1186/EEC  should be modified. 
Whereas the second ACP - EFC Convention of Lome has applied to Belize since 
5 March 1982 and to Antigua and Barbuda since 30 July 1982, 
HAS DECIDED AS  FOLLOWS  : 
(1) OJ No L 361, 31.12.1980, p. 1 
(2) OJ nO L 203, 23. 7.1981, p. 49 

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ARTICLE  1 
Decision  80/1186/EEC  is hereby amended as follows: 
1. Article  83  is replaced by the following: 
" Article  83 
For the period of application of this Decision, the overall amount of the 
Community's financial assistance shall be  90.8  million ECU. 
This  amount shall comprise  : 
1. 75.8  million ECU from the European Development  Fund,  hereinafter referred 
to as "the  Fund",  allocated as follows  : 
(a) 66.8  million ECU for the purposes set out in Articles  79  and  80, 
consisting of  : 
- 39.3  million ECU in the form of grants, 
- 20.5  million ECU in the form of spacial loans, 
7 million ECU in the form of risk capital, 
- (for the record) in the form of the special financing facility set up 
under the provisions relating to mineral products; 
(b) for the purposes set out in Title II, up to nine million ECU in the 
form of transfers for the stabilization of export earnings. 
2. For the purposes set out in Articles  79  and  80,  up to  15  million ECU in the 
form of loans from the Bank, made from its own resources in accordance  with 
the terms and conditions provided for in its Statute. These loans shall 
carry a  3 %  interest rate subsidy, the cost of which shall be charged 
against the amounts of aid provided for in  1 (a). 
3. The amounts provided for in the form of grants and special loans, i.e. 
59.8  million ECU, less the allocations for regional cooperation projects 
and emergency aid, as provided for in Article  114 (2)  and Article  117 
respectively and the amount  , if any, earmarked for interest subsidies 
for the loans from the Bank, shall be allocated as follows  : 

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- French overseas  territories  18 million ECU, 
- Netherlands Antilles 20 million ECU, 
- United Kingdom overseas countries 
and territories  5.3 million ECU. " 
2m The words  "Belize"  and "Antigua" are deleted  from  Annex I. 
ARTICLE  2 
This decision shall apply  from  1 July 1983. 
Done at 
For -the Counci I, 
The President 

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PROPOSAL  No III 
PROPOSAL  FOR  
COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 
amending, as regards the Lists of ACP States and countries and territories, 
Regulation (EEC) No 435/80 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural 
products and certain goods resulting  from  the processing of agricultural 
products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States 
or in the overseas countries and territories 
(Belize  and Antigua and Barbuda) 
THE COUNCIL  OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNTIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 435/80 of 18 February 1980 on 
the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting 
from  the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, 
Caribbean  and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territories O*, 
(0) 
as last amended by Regulation(EEC) No 3019/81 , and in particular Article 1 (3) 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal  from  the Commission, 
Whereas  Article 1(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 435.80 provides  that  the lists of ACP 
States and countries and territories in Annexes I and II  thereto  should be amended t: 
take account of any change in the status of a country or  territory; 
Whereas  Belize and Antigua and Barbuda, which are on the list of countries 
and territories in Annex II to the said Regulation, have gained their independence; 
whereas they acceded to the second ACP - EEC Convention of Lome on 5 March 1982 
and 30 July 1982 respectively, thereby becoming ACP States, the list of which 
is contained in Annex I to the said Regulation; whereas Annexes I and II should 
therefore be amended, 
HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION  : 
(1) OJ nO L 55, 28. 2.1980, p. 4 
(2) OJ n° L 302, 23.10.1981, p. 4 

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ARTICLE  1 
Regulation (EEC) No 435/80 is hereby amended as follows: 
1. Ttfe  Word  "Belize"  is deleted  from  Annex II and added to Annex I. 
2. The word "Antigua" is deleted  from  Annex II and the words "Antigua and 
Barbuda"  are added to Annex I. 
ARTICLE  2 
This Regulation shall enter  into  force on the  third  day following its publica­
tion  in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its  entirety  and directly applicable in 
all Member States. 
Done at 
For the CounciI 
The President 

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TEXT  No IV 
COUNCIL  DECLARATION 
ON STABEX,  EMERGENCY  AID AND  INTEREST 
RATE  SUBSIDIES 
FOR BELIZE  AND ANTIGUA AND  BARBUDA 
With regard to Stabex, emergency aid, interest rate subsidies and risk capital 
the Council agrees  that,  in accordance  with  Article 1 (5) of the  Internal 
Agreement on the financing and administration of Community aid, the above-
mentioned ACP States shall continue to be eligible for the funds provided for 
in Article 1 (3) (b) and (c) of the said  Internal  Agreement, but subject to the 
management rules laid down in the second ACP - EEC Convention of Lome. 

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TEXT No V 
DECISION  OF THE ACP - EEC  COUNCIL  OF MINISTERS 
amending the List of least-developed ACP States 
and the List of island ACP States 
(Belize  and Antigua and Barbuda) 
THE ACP - EEC  COUNCIL  OF MINISTERS, 
Having regard to the second ACP - EEC Convention signed at Lome on 31 October 
1979,  hereinafter  referred  to as the Convention, and in particular Article 
155 (4)  thereof, 
Whereas  Belize and Antigua and Barbuda acceded to the Convention on 5 March 
1982 and 30 July 1982 respectively; 
Whereas  both  these States corne  within  the category of least-developed ACP 
States,  and Antigua and Barbuda comes  within  the category of island ACP States, 
HAS DECIDED  AS FOLLOWS  : 
Article 1 
Belize  and Antigua and Barbuda shall, be added to the  list  of ACP States in 
Article 155 (3) (a) of the Convention. 
Article 2 
Antigua and Barbuda shall be added to the  list  of ACP States in Article 
155 (3) (c) of the Convention. 
Article 3 
The ACP States, the Member States and the Community shall be bound, each to 
the extent  to which it is concerned, to take the measures necessary to 
implement  this  Decision. 
Article: 4 
This Decision shall apply  from  1 July 1983. 
Done at 
For the ACP-EEC  Council 
of Ministers, 
The President. 

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FINANCIAL  MEMORANDUM 
PART  ONE :  OPERATING  APPROPRIATIONS 
(both  old and new operations) 
1. NUMBER  OF  RELEVANT  BUDGET  HEADING 
a) Revenue : Title I 
b) Expenditure : nil 
2. TITLE OF  BUDGET  HEADING 
a) Own resources 
b) ... 
3. LEGAL  BASIS 
a) Legal bases cited in accompanying texts 
4. DESCRIP TION,  OBJECTIVE(S)  AND JUSTIFICATION OF  OPERATION 
a) Revenue 
The accession of Belize and Antigua and Barbuda to the Convention 
constitutes a simple change  from  OCT to ACP status. 
It therefore implies no alteration in the level of levies, duties or 
charges  imposed on the admission of products exported by those States 
to the  territory  of the EEC. 
b) Expenditure 
The accession of the two States to the Convention has no incidence on 
Community expenditure. 
5. APPROPRIATIONS  (in ECU) 
a) Mult iannual timetable 
Measure  applicable for the  lifetime  of Ihe second ACP - CEE Convention 
of Lome. 
b) Rate of utilization in the forthcoming financial year 
Not applicable. 

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6. FINANCIAL CONTROL  ARRANGEMENTS 
The arrangements  will be those provided  for in the  second ACP - EEC 
Convention  of Lome and the  Financial  Regulation applicable  to the 
fifth EOF. 
PART TWO : ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO A NEW OPERATION 
7. TOTAL COST OF OPERATION  THROUGHOUT  THE PERIOD ENVISAGED 
Ni I. 
8. STAFF AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPROPRIATIONS NEEDED FOR OPERATION 
The operation  will be implemented  by existing  Commission  staff. 
9. FINANCING THE OPERATION 
The operation  will only affect  the apportionment  of the sums  provided 
under the Lome  Convention  for the OCT on the one  hand and the ACP  State 
on the other, for which the Member  States  are responsible,  and will 
therefore  have no effect  on the Community  budget.