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COMMISSION
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
GeneralSecretariatCOM(77)62final.
Brussels,2ndMarch1977
FOROFFICIAL USEONLY
DRAFTFORACOUNCILREGULATION
onthefinancingofmeasuresandprojects
withinthecontextoftheEuro-ArabDialogue
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
CCM(77)62final.

COMMISSION
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EURQ^ARAB DIALOaUB
COMMISSICWPROPOSALPORACOUNCILRESOLUTIOK
Preamble
1.$jritsResolutionof8February1977»"theCouncilauthorizedthe
Europeandelegationto-theEuro-ArabDialoguetopromiseafinancialcontribution
whichwouldbechargedtotheBudgetoftheEuropean Cezamunities,irrespective
ofwhatfundsmightbecomeavailablefromothersources.
•
.Itwasstipulated,however,thattheamountofthiscontribution would
notbedecidedon6rnotifiedtotheArabsideuntilthelatterhadstated
whatitsfinancialcommitment wouldbe*
2.AtthesecondmeetingoftheGeneralCommitteeoftheEuro-ArabDialogue,
whichwasheldinTunison10-12February,theArabsideundertooktoprovide
financialcontributions ^inaccordancewiththeResolutionoftheArabCouncil
ofMinistersITo■35–36of15January1977»"totheamountof^15million.,
Itwasstipulatedthatthisamountwouldbeavailableforanyactivitywithin
thecontextoftheEuro-ArabDialogue,withtheexceptionoftheprojects
themselves^.
Q3*TheconditionlaiddownbytheCouncilhasthusbeensatisfied.The
EuropeansideshouldthereforebeenabledtonotifytheArabsideoftheamount
whichitisundertakingtosupply.Tothisend,theCommissionissubmitting
theattacheddraftresolution,thesolepurposeofwhichistosupplementthe
Resolutionadoptedon8February1977*.Thesumof$5million(about4million
u.a.)hasbeendeemedappropriate.
SeeattachedextractfromthefinalCommuniqueissuedinTunis.
o
SeeResolutionKo35-36of15January1977andtherecommendation ofthe
ArabCommitteefortheEuro-ArabDialogue.
^Seeattachedcorrespondence.
Provisionaladdress:RuedelaLoi200,B–1040Brussels–Téléphoné350040-358040–Télégraphieaddress:«COMEURBrussels»–
Telex:iCOMEURBRU 21877.

4. Onthesane occasion ,theGeneral Committee oftheEuro-Arab Dialogue
decided tosetupanadhooworking party todraft thenecessary procedures
fortheuseofthefunds made available bythetwosides totheDialogue .
This working party will report totheSecretariat-General oftheArab League
andtotheCommission oftheEuropean Communities by31July 1977 •
Thenext meeting oftheGeneral Committee isplanned forSeptember .
Intheinterval thevarious working committees andexpert groups will continue
their work onthedefinition ofmeasures andprojects .Itwill notbepossible
until later intheyear toascertain what theactual commitments forexpenditure
will beduring the 1977 budgetary year .
Itshould however ,benoted that provisional arrangements pending
theestablishment ofpermanent procedures were discussed and
accepted atTunis asconcerns theAgriculture andRural Development
Committee ,having regard totheprogress todate bytheSpecialist
Working Party onthedevelopment oftheJuba Valley ,Somalia .
Inconsequence ,proposals forthecommitment offunds forthe
launching offeasibility studies from that Committee will probably
beforthcoming atanearly date .
Seeattached extract from thefinal Communique issued inTunis .

'PROPOSALPORA.COOTCILRESOLUTICfU '.
ONTHEFINANCING OPMEASURES ANDPROJECTS
WITHINTHECONTEXTOPTHEEURO-ARAB DIALOGUE
TheCouncil,
RecallingitsDecisionof11February1974that"theCommunityshouldparticipate
intheEuro^ArahDialogueinaccordancewiththetermsoftheTreaties,closely
involvingtheMemberStatesintheoontextofPoliticalCooperation andthe
CommunityitselfinordertosituateEuro-Arabcooperationwithinthegeneral
politicalframework 1;
RecallingResolution439A^adoptedbytheEuropeanParliamenton^April1976,
inwhichtheParliamentexpresseditsconvictionthatconstructive cooperation
betweentheEuropeanCommunityandtheArabVorldwasintheinterestsofboth
sidesanditshopethatthecontinuingEuro^ArabDialoguewoulduskerin
negotiations producingconcreteandwell–balanced resultsinthefieldsof
finance,agriculture andindustry!technology,energyandculturalaffairs;
RecallingitsResolutionof8February1.977»accordingtowhichtheamountof
thefinancialcontribution tobechargedtotheBudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities
shouldnotbeagreeduponornotifiedtotheArabsideuntilthelatterhad
statedwhatitsfinancialcommitmentwouldbe;
RecallingthefinaljointCommuniqueissuedatthesecondmeetingoftheGeneral
CommitteeoftheEuro-ArabDialogueon12February1977»totheeffectthatthe
financialcommitmentoftheArabsidewouldamountto^15million.
HasadoptedthisResolution:
TheEuropeandelegationisherebyauthorizedtoinformtheArabsidethatthe
EuropeanCommunityisabletomakeafinancialcontribution ofmillion
(a"bodt4millionu.a.),tobechargedtotheCommunityBudget.

EXTRAITDUCOMMUNIQUEFINALDE.LADEUXIMEREUNIONDELACOMMISSION GENERALE
Dy.DIALOGUEEURO-ARABE-TUNIS-10au12FEVRIER1977-
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A,FINANCING THEACTIVITIES OFTH£iDIALOGUE
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TheGeneralCommitteedecidestoestablishanadhocgroup
w^ichwillberesponsibleforworkingouttheprocedures
necessaryfortheutilization ofthe'financialcontributions !
whichtheArabsidepledgedItselftomakeInaccordancewith
Resolution No.3536of15January1977adoptedbytheArab
^inistersof.ForeignAffairsatthemeetingoftheCouncilof
theLeagueofArabStatesandofacontribution whichthe
Europeansidealsopledgeditselftomak^withaviewtw
financingpreliminaryandfeasibilitystudiesandotheractivities
intheDialogue.Thisgroupwillsubmititsreportto
theSecretariat-Oeneral oftheLe&gtiQ-'ofArabStatesandtothe
European cocuaiBBirn 31July1977atthe
latest.Thisreportwillbeexaminedatthenextmeeting
oftheGeneralCommitteeoftieEuro-ArabDialogue.

RésolutionadoptéeparleConseildesMinistres
AratjesdesAffairesEtrangèresle15janvier1977
auCaire,ausujetduDialogueEuro-Arabe.
LeConseildesMinistresArabesdesAffairesEtrangèress'estréunile
15janvier1977*
Aprèsavoirpasséenrevuelesrésultatsdesréunionsarabeseteuro-
arabesquisesonttenuesjusqu'icidanslecadreduDialogueetexaminéses
perspectives danssesdifférentsdomaines:
-AffirmequeleDialogueEuro-Arabequiestnéd'unevolontépolitique
communeviseessentiellement l'instauration entrelaCommunautéarabeetla
CommunautéEuropéennedesrelationsspécialesquicontribueraient auresserremen
desliensexistantentrelesdeuxpartiesdanslesdomainespolitique,
économique ,socialetculturel.
-SouligneégalementqueleDialogueEuro-Arabeadesdimensions
politiquesetéconomiquesfondéessurlesintérêtsréciproquesbaséssurle
respectdel'indépendanceetdelasouveraineté detouteslespartiesconcernées
Considérant quel'objectifpoursuiviparlapartiearabeàtraversce
dialogueconsisted'unepartàobtenirunappuipolitiqueàlacausepalesti­
nienneetàlalibérationdesterresarabesoccupéesetd'autrepartàinstaurer
avecl'Europeunecoopération globaleetéquilibréequicontribuerait au
développement dumondearabedanssonintégralité :
LeConseilinsistesurlanécessitédepoursuivreleDialogueEuro-Arabe
delerelanceretdeletraduireentermesdecoopérationfructueuse.
Comptetenudecequiprécède,leConseildemandeàlaCommissionArabe
duDialogueEuro-Arabed'oeuvreràl'intensification dusoutienpolitiquedel'Europeetàl'obtentiond'avantagessubstantiels danslesdomainesdu
commerce,dutransfertdetechnologie ,delagarantieetdelapromotiondes
investissements etenmatièredemain-d'oeuvre.
Aceteffet,laCommissionarabedoittenircompte,danssonaction,des
positionsexpriméesparlapartiearabeauseindesgroupesdetravailmixtes.
LeConseiladoptelarecommandation delaCommissionAraberelativeà
l'affectationparlePondsArabededéveloppement EconomiqueetSociald'un
montantautitredelaparticipation aufinancement desétudes.
-etapprouvelaproposition formuléeparlapartieeuropéennetendant
àlacréationd'ungroupeadhocchargéd'étudieretd'arrêterlesmodalités
d'utilisationdesfondsaffectésparlesdeuxpartiesaufinancementdes
étudespréliminaires ,desétudesdefiabilitéetdesautresactivitésdu
Dialogueainsiquedelaparticipation européenneàcefinancement.

Recommandation delaCommission Arabe
pourleDialogueEuro-Arabe.
LaCommissionArabepourlaDialogueEuro-Arabe
lorsdesaréunionauCai?edu20au23décembre1976afaitles
recommandations suivantes ,t
-150DemandeauFondsArabedudéveloppement économiqueetsocial
d'allouerunmontantinitialde15MillionsdeDollarsaufinancement
desEtudespréliminaires ,desEtudesdefiabilitéetdesautres
activitésduDialogue.*