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Brussels,14November1980
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheadvanceapplicationofcertaintradeprovisionsofthe
secondACP-EECConventionofLoméinrespectofZimbabwe
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(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Since22January1980Zimbabwe(formerlySouthernRhodesia)hasbeen
benefitingfromthespecialtradearrangements providedunder
CouncilDecision(76/568/EEC)of29June1976ontheassociation of
theoverseascountriesandterritories withtheEuropeanCommunity.
Assoonasitbecameindependent ZimbabweapolieHforaccessionto
thesecondACP-EECConventionofLomeandthenegotiations onthe
accessionresultedinthesigningofanagreementon4November1980.
Pendingtheentryintoforceofthatagreement,theInterimAgreement
signedon.«^/-^//5.*?9governsthetradearrang-ementsandwillcallfor,
inparticular,certainadaptationstoCounciIregulationsthathavebeen
adoptedautonomously inconnectionwitharrangements for,importsof
agricultural productsoriginating intheACPStates,thepossible
application ofprotectivemeasuresandimportsofrum,sincethetreatment
accordedtoZimbabwehasbeenalignedonthatwhichtheACPStatesenjoy.,
atpresent.
Thefollowingdraftregulationcontainstheadjunctionsthatwillhave
tobemadetotheregulations governingthethreefieldsreferredto
above. t

Proposalfor
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheadvanceapplication ofcertaintrade
provisionsofthesecondACP-EECConvention
ofLomeinrespectofZimbabwe
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andinparticularArticle113thereof, "
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereastheCommunityandZimbabwesignedanInterimAgreementon
1980governingtradearrangements pendinqtheentryintoforceofthe
Agreementsignedon4November1980ontheaccessionofZimbabwetothe
secondACP-EECConvention,signedinLomeon31October1979;
Whereas,consequently,thecurrentprovisions ontradebetweenthe
CommunityandtheACPStatesshouldbeextendedtoapplytoZimbabwe;
whereasthesaidprovisionsshouldreplacethoseapplicablebyvirttie
ofthetreatmentaccordedautonomously bytheCommunityunderCouncil
Regulation (EEC)N°120/80of21January1980ontradearrangements
1betweenSouthernRhodesiaandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION:#
OJN°L16,22.1.19.80,p.12.

Article1
1*Zimbabweshallbeadded,a,fterZambia,inAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation (EEC)N°435/80of18February1980onthearrangements
applicabletoagriculturalproductsandcertaingoodsresulting
fromtheprocessingofagriculturalproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascountries
2andterritories .
2.CouncilRegulation (EEC)N°1470/80of9June1980onthesafeguard
.3measuresprovidedforinthesecondACP-EECConventionshallalso
applytoZimbabwe.
3.,;CouncilRegulation (EEC)N°1711/80of27June1980opening,allocating
andprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
rum,arrackandtafiafallingwithinsubheading22.09CIofthe
CommonCustomsTariffiandoriginatingintheACPStates(1980/81)^,
andtheRegulationthatwillreplaceit,shallalsoapplytoZimbabwe.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingthat
ofitspublication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ItshallapplyuntiltheAgreementwhereby"Zimbabweaccedestothesecond
ACP-EECConventionentersintoforce. '
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.!.
Doneat' ., ;
FortheCounciI
ThePresident
0JN°L55,28.2.1980,p.4
30JN°L147,13.6.1980,p.4
40JN°L167,1.7.1980/p.45

FinancialStatement -
ThereductioninreturnsentailedbythemembershipofZimbabwetotheLome
Conventiohcannotbeevaluatedaprioribecausetheywilldependonthevolume
andvalueoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityimportswhicharise.Takinginto
accountthelongperiodofembargoofimportationintotheCommunitywhichthis
country ?experienced ,since1965,itisnotpossibletogivearundownofthe
dataatthisstage.Anyway,theagricultural productswhicharethesubject
ofthepresentregulation werealreadyincludedintheEECregulation 120/80
whichhasexpiredandthefinalresultsofthepresentregulationarethen
negligeable.