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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)767 final
Brussels,14December1979
DRAFTDECISION OFTHEACP-EECCOUNCILOFMINISTERS ,-|ontransitional measuresapplicableafter1March\l980.;^.
/-/DRAFTDECLARATION BYTHECOMMUNITY^
DRAFTCOUNCILDECISION r
oninterimmeasuresinthefieldoffinancial technical
cooperation applicable bytheCommunityinconnection
withtheLoméConventiontechnical
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RECOMMANDATION FORCOUNCILDECISION
ontheassociation oftheoverseascountries and
territories withtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
RECOMMANDATION FORCOUNCILDECISION
onimportarrangements forrum,arrackandtafiafallingwithin
subheading 22.09CIoftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginating
intheoverseascountries andterritories associated withthe
;EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
DRAFTDECISION
oftheRepresentatives oftheGovernments oftheMemberStatesofthe
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity,meetingwithintheCouncil,onthe
openingoftariffpreferences forproductswithintheprovinceofthat
Communityoriginating intheoverseascountries and
territories associated withtheCommunity
(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheLome Convention andCouncil Decision 76/568/EECof29June 1976 onthe
association ofthe overseas countries and .territories with theEEC are due
toexpire on1March 1980.
Until thenewconvention anddecision come into force \transitional arrange -:
merits areneeded which ,intheCommission 'sview ,should take theform of .the
following measures :
i.byvirtue ofthethird paragraph ofArticle 91oftheLomS Convention and
Decision 11./79oftheACP-EEC Counoil ofMinisters ,adopted on31Ootober
ofthis year ,theCommittee ofAmbassadors should beinvited totake a
decision maintaining inforce therelevant provisions ofLomS I(see
'Annex i); •.'< ^ : .
ii.atthe same time ,inaccordance with the spirit ofitscooperation policy
with theACPStates ,theCommunity should unilaterally puta"number ofthe
newprovisions ofLome IIinto effect early sothat aswift transition can
"bemade from onestage ofcooperation tothenext .TheCommunity should
inform theACPStates ofthis initiative (Annex Ii).
Atinternal Community level ,draft regulations will shortly betransmitted
totheCouncil inorder tobring into effect ,inthetrade field :
i.market aocess arrangements forproduots coming under thecommon agricultural
policy ; -
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ii.provisions governing derogations from therules of "origin ; v
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iii.the Protocol onrum .
Inthefinancial andtechnical cooperation field ,there isaproposal for
aCouncil decision toenable theoperating costs ofCommission Delegations

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intheACPStatesto"bepaid,foroutoftheCommunity "budgetfortheperiod
after1Karch1980(AnnexIII).
Withregard,totheassociationwiththeOCT,theCouncilor,asthecasemay­
be,theRepresentatives oftheGovernments oftheECSCMemberStatesmeeting
withintheCouncil,areaskedto;
i.extendtheperiodofvalidityoftheDecisionontheassociation of
theOCT(AnnexIV);
ii.extendtheperiodofvalidityoftheDecisiononrum,arrackandtafia
(AnnexV);
iii.extendtheperiodofvalidityoftheDecisiononECSCproducts(AnnexVl).

ANNEXI
DECISION OFTHEACP-EEGCOUNCILOPMINISTERS
ONTRANSITIONAL MEASURESAPPLICABLE AFTER1MARCH1980.;
TheAGP-EECCommitteeofAmbassadors .
£1)HavingregardtotheACP-EECConventionofLomesignedon28February 1975»
andinparticularthethirdparagraphofArticle91thereof,
HavingregardtoDecision10/79oftheACP-EECCouncilofMinistersof
31October1979delegatingpowerstotheACP-EECCommitteeofAmbassadors in
connectionwiththeadoptionoftransitional measuresontheexpizyofthe
■.....(2)ConventionofLomé, ,'
Whereastransitional measures,validuntiltheentryintoforceofthesecond *
ACP-EECConvention^,signedatLom6on31October1979,shouldbeadoptedto.,
maintaininforcetherelevantprovisionsofthe1975LomeConvention,
''HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS: ";•
Article 1
ThefollowingprovisionsoftheACP-EECConventionsignedatLomeon28
February -1975: - ,\, *
1.-TheProvisionsofTitleIandProtocolsNos,1,6and7ontradecooperation
2.Articles'18(5)121and23ontheexportearnings
-stabilization system;
3*TheprovisionsinTitleIIIonindustrialcooperation -;
4»TheprovisionsofTitleIV,ProtocolNo.2,andAnnexesUI,VIIandVIII
onfinancialandtechnicalcooperation ;
5.TneprovisionsofTitleVonestablishment,services,payments
andcapitalmovements »
6.TheprovisionsofTitleVIandProtocoleN0.4oninstitutions ;
7.ThegeneralandfinalprovisionsinArticles84,85»88,89,90»91(third
paragraph),92,93an|l94andProtocolNo.5»
andallactsadoptedpursuanttothoseprovisions,shallremainapplicable
after1March1980. x
C1)OJNoL25,30.1.1976,p.2
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Article2
TheCommitteeonIndustrialCooperationisherebyauthorizedtoexercise
thepowersnecessarytoensurethecontinuedoperationoftheCentrefor
IndustrialDevelopmentuntiltheentryintoforceofthenewConvention.
Article3„_
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntiltheentzyintoforceofthenewprovisions
governingthefieldsinquestionoruntil31December1980,whicheveris
theearliest.
Article4
TheACPStates,theMemberStatesandtheCommunityshallbebound,eachto
theextenttowhichitisconcerned,totakethemeasuresnecessazyto
;1implementthisDecision.
Article5
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceon1March1980.
DoneatBrussels,

ANNEXII
DECLARATION BYTHECOMMUNITY
Asademonstration oritswilltoproceedrapidlyfromonestageofoooperation
tothenext,theCommunityhasdecidedtoimplementinadvancecertainprovisions
ofthesecondLom£Convention,otherthanthoseentailingfinancialcommitments
.outoftheresourcesoftheEuropeanDevelopment FundortheEuropeanInvestment
Bank, •' •..
WithoutprejudicetotheDecisionoftheACP-EECCommitteeofAmbassadors
extendingtheperiodofvalidity -ofcertainprovisionsofthefirstLome
Convention,andinadditiontothesetransitional arrangements ,thedecisions
whichtheCommunityintendstotakeonaunilateral "basis,witheffectfrom
1March1980,willbedesignedtoallow
a)theimplementation ,asprovidedforunderthenewConvention,ofmeasures >
inconnectionwith:
(i)marketaccessforproductscoveredbythecommonagricultural policy:
(ii)theprovisionsgoverningderogations fromtherules-oforigin;
(iii)theProtocolonrum;
b)theadoptionofpracticalmeasurestoensurethattheprovisionsofthe
newConventionconcerningtradepromotion,thestabilization ofexport
earnings,minerals,investmentandindustrial,agricultural andfinancial
andtechnicalcooperationcanbeimplementedassoonas'theConvention
oomesintoforce.

AMEX III
COUNCIL DECISION
oninterim measures inthe field of
financial andtechnical cooperation
applicable "bytheCommunity incon­
nection with the Lome Convention .
Theoperating costs oftheCommission Delegations intheACPStates andOCT,which ,
pursuant totheDeclaration onArticle 95oftheConvention ,aretobe
covered bythegeneral budget oftheCommunity for afive-year
period ending on1March 1985 ?shall becharged tothesaid budget with
effeot from 1March 1980 .
Done at For "theCounoil
The President .
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Annexrv ■i
COUNCILDECISION j
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ontheassociation oftheoverseas
- * 'oountriesandterritories withthe ■•ii
- .'
EuropeanEconomicCommunity . S
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TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and.j
inparticularArticle136thereof, . |
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HavingregardtoCouncilDecision76/568/EECof29June1976ontheassociationofthej
(1)overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropeanEconomicCommunity,> j.
andinparticularArticles54and57thereof, l
ι
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission, .i
' • -•
Whereasitisnecessarytomaintaininforceafter1March1980theprovisions !
applicablewithintheframeworkofDecision76/568/EEC. I
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HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS s,
. !I■: 1
Article 1
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!
Article54ofDecision76/568/EECisherebyreplacedbythefollowing : !
.Article54
ThisDecisionshallremainapplicableuntiltheentiyintoforceofnew j
provisionsimplementingtheprincipleslaiddowninArticles131to135of !
theTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomic'Communityoruntil31December '[
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1980,whicheveristheearliest ..' .. !
Article2 ['
ThisDecisionshallbepublishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean f­
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Communities .. <
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Doneat. FortheCouncil I
ThePresident,
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ΑίΙΪΪΞΧV
COUNCILDECISICIT
onimportarrangements forram,arrackandtafiafallingwithin
subheading22.09CIoftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginating
intheoverseascountriesandterritories associated withthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity.
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle 136thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilDecision76/198/ESCof9February1976onimport
arrangements forrum,arrackandtafiafallingwithinsubheading22.09CI
oftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatingintheoverseascountriesand
(1)territoriesassociatedwiththeEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article8thereof,
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission ,
Whereasitisnecessarytomaintaininforceafter1Karen1980theprovisions
applicablewithintheframeworkofDecision76/198/EEC,
HASDECIDEDA3FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Article8ofDecision76/198/EECisherebyreplacedbythefollowing :
Article8
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntil31December1980.
Article2
ThisDecisionshallbapublishedintheOfficialJournaloftneEuropean
Communitxes.
Doneat FortheCouncil
ThePresident,
OJNo

AMEXVI
DECISION
,oftheRepresentatives oftheGovernments oftheMemberStatesofthe
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity,meetingwithintheCouncilonthe
.openingoftariffpreferencesforproductswithintheprovinceofthat
Communityoriginatingintheoverseascountriesandterritoriesassociated
withtheCommunity
TheRepresentatives oftheGovernments of"theMemberStatesoftheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity,meetingwithintheCouncil,
WhereastheprovisionsapplicablewithintheframeworkofDecision76/570/ECSC
shouldbemaintainedinforceafter1March1980;;n
InagreementwiththeCommission, •
HAVEDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
Article 1
Article6ofDecision76/570/ECSCisherebyreplacedbythefollowing:
Article6
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntil31December1980".
Article2
ThisDecisionshallbepublishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
''- . •
Communities .
PortheCouncil
ThePresident,Doneat
1)0JNo

ACT *1ON NOUVELLE
ART .992 :DELEGATIONS DELACOMMISSION DANS LES PAYS ACP ETLES PTOM
1980 Crédits demandés :31.000.000 UCE
1.-Base juridique etdescription deL'action
a'SÉ5Ê_iyil^l9y£ ■
Décision duConseil ,prise dans tecadre desnégociations pour
lerenouvellement delaConvention deLOME ,d'imputer aubudget'
d?laCommunauté lesfrais defonctionnement desdélégations dela
• -
Commission dans /les pay-s ACPpour ladurée delanouvelle Convention
b)Descrißt ion_de_l^a ction
Les frais desdélégations delaCommission dans lespays ACP,PTOM
etDOM,seront jusqu' àfin .février 1980 ,date d'expiration dela '
Convention deLOME ,imputés sur leAème Fonds européen dedévelopperai
** .
LaCommission al'intention decontinuer àconfier àl'AEC ouàla
structure administrative qui laremplacera ,lesoin degérer le
personnel non -statutai re,^ainsi que lagestion matérielle desbu­
reaux etcela ,dans les "mêmes conditions queprécédemment .
' *
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2.-Nature et ,décomposition deladépense - • -,
a)Nature deladépense
Ils'agit desdépenses depersonnel ainsi .quedes frais' defonction­
nement desdélégations (personnel local ,loyer ,frais d'entretien ,
degestion ,dedéplacement etc. ..) r.•.
b)Décomposition deladépense - -
Φ
1-Dépenses depersonnel < ■'-
Rémunération dupersonnel ycompris
l'indemnité d'expatriation 0.M 16.985.000
Frais depersonnel local ....... - 3.205.000
total :20.190.000

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2-Frais defonctionnement '• '
Loyers desbureaux etdes logements
indemnité électricité A.580 .000
Fra.is d'entretien ,téléphone ,télex ,
' ' À
fournitures debareau ^ 2.475.000
Frais devéhicule 900.000
Frais dedéplacement ,demission
dereprésentation .. 1.815.000
total : 9.770.000
3-Achat ourenouvellement matériel ,
mobilier etvéhicules 1.040.000
1 TOTAL GENERAL :31.000.000
3.-Mode decalcul etjustification delavariation
a)Mode decalcul delavariation -
Lenombre deDélégations s'élevait à42au30septembre 1979 .Ce
-***· ' '
nombre estsusceptible desemodifier ,enfonction desbesoins reconnus
Cecrédit détéétabli suruneffectif probable de261agents expatriés
Ceteffectif sedécompose comme suit :
~Délégués (classement correspondant auxgrades
CCEA3/A4) . 42
.~Conseillers économiques outechniques de '
formation universitaire (classement corres­
pondant auxgrades A6/A5delaCCEselon capacités )..... 159
-Attachés techniques ouadministratifs (classement , •
correspondant auxgrades CCEB5/B1) 60 .
/ '. ■
' Total :261

Lecrédit aétécalculé sur labase desdépenses enregistrées pour
lesDélégations en1978 etdes crédits accordés
.pour 1979 ,suravis favorable duComité duFED .
Unemajoration des rémunûra-tioris de4,8 Xetde3Xaétéprévue
respectivement pour 1979 et1980 comme pour lepersonnel delaCommissif
*Quant auxdépenses defonctionnement payables enmonnaie locale ,elles
ontétémajorées de10à.15%suivant .leur nature .Anoter que leprix
des loyers nècesse d'augmenter plus vite que lahausse desprix en
général . : '
Ilaététénu compte enoutre,' desconséquences duchangement delapar
duF8retenue pour 1980 ,sur lemontant enUCE (39,5592 c/40,1924 ), .
soit unedifférence enplus de1,6 %.
b)Justification detavariation - i -
Crédit nouveau .
Anoter que pour 1979 ,'les dépenses étaient imputées àcharge
du4ème Fonds européen deDéveloppement .
Uncrédit global deUCE30.190.000 aétéprévu ,pour 1f..'9.
Pour 1980 ,ilaétéprévu ,:
-àcharge du4ème FED (2mois ) 5.546.000
-àcharge dubudget delaCommission
.(10mois )........ 31.000 .0Û0
, ^
-Total : 36.546.000 UC
L'augmentation estdonc de6.356 .000UCE,sedécomposant comme suit :
1/Renchérissement desprestations ........ 3.026.000
2/Modification deparité 480.000
3/Extension decadre ~2.850.000
Total : 6.356.000 UC