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Recommendation fora
COUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionoftheProtocolsextendingforthefourthandfifth
timestheWheatTradeConvention andtheFoodAidConventionconstituting
theInternational WheatAgreement -1971
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCcomission)
C0M(81)7final.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TOTHE COUNCIL
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RECOMMENDING THAT THE COUNCIL CONCLUDE THE .1978
AND 1979 PROTOCOLS EXTENDING THEINTERNATIONAL
WHEAT AGREEMENT ,1971 , 'i

PROCEDURE • . . • j
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1.TheCommunity has .not yetdeposited theinstruments ofconclusion "bythe
Council ofthe1978 Protocol extending until 30June 1979 "theInternational i
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Wheat Agreement ,1971 »andthe1979 Protocol extending thesame Agreement ,|
until 30June 19&0 ,because oneMember State hadnotdeposited itsinstruments
ofratification ofthe said Protocols . . . . . ■
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2mSince Italy hasnowfulfilled itsobligations '(all the .other Member States had
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already done so),,there isnolonger anyobstacle totheconclusion "bythe !
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Council ofthe197° and1979 Protocols extending theInternational Wheat
Agreement ,1971 »
3.Italy hasnotyetdeposited itsinstrument ofratification ofthe1979 Protocol
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Nevertheless ,theCommission takes theview that theCommunity assuch can
conclude this Protocol aswell since theprocedures forratification "byItaly
arealready under way andnoproblems ofsubstance arelikely tobe
encountered .
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FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
4«The conclusion bytheCouncil ofthe 197° and1979 Protocols extending the
International Wheat Agreement will notentail anyexpenditure additional to'
that already committed bythedecisions taken in1974 ,1975 and1976 to
apply theProtocols provisionally .
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5.TheCommission therefore recommends that theCouncil approve thedraft
Decision attached hereto .

Recommendation for a
COUNCIL DECISION
onthe conclusion ofthe Protocols extending for the fourth and fifth times
theWheat Trade Convention andthe Food AidConvention constituting the
International Wheat Agreement ,1971
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard ,totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
inparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard tothe Recommendation from theCommission ,
HAS DECDIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
TheProtocols extending forthe fourth and fifth times theInternational Wheat
Agreement ,1971 »ishereby approved on "behalf oftheEuropean Economic
Community .
Article 2
ThePresident ofthe Council ishereby authorized todesignate theperson
empowered todeposit theinstruments ofconclusion oftheabovementioned
Protocols with the Government ofthe United States ofAmerica .
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Done atBrussels , FortheCouncil
The President