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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
RequestbyDominicaforthe
coverageundertheStabexsystemofexportstoACPdestinations
ofcoconutsandcoconutoil,accordingtoArticle27ofthe
SecondLoméConvention
(Report :bythe!CommissiontotheACP-EECCouncilofMinisters)COM(82)21final
Brussels.2February1982
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SUMMARY
Article27oftheSecondLomeConvention providesthat,ontherequestof
anACPState,theCouncilmaydecide,followingthepresentation ofare­
portbytheCommission,tograntcoverageundertheStabexsystemtoACP
exportsofaproductlistedinArticle25oftheConvention tootherACP
destinations .
Sucharequest,inrespectofcoconutsandcoconutoil,hasbeensenton
12October1981totheCommission bytheACP-EECStabexSub-Committee Co-
Chairman,onbehalfoftheCommonwealth ofDominica.
ThisisthefirstrequestwhichhasbeenreceivedfromanACPStateunder
thisArticle.

COMMISSION REPORTTOTHEACP-EECCOUNCIL OFMINISTERS
underArticle27oftheSecondLomeConvention
1.Examination oftherequest
1.1Inconformity withtheprovisions ofArticle27,theproductscoconuts
andcoconutoilarelistedinArticle25oftheConvention .
1.2AllexportsofcoconutoilareshippedtootherACP/OCTCaribbeandesti­
nations(1),incompliance withtheCaricomOilandFatsAgreement.
1.3Coconutsinshells,representing about20%oftotalexportvalueofco­
conutproducts,gomainlytotheU.K.
1.4Dependence levelsin1978and1979were7%and9%respectively ,well
abovethedependence thresholdof2%whichappliestoDominica.
1.5Thegreaterpartofproductionisderivedfromsmallholders ,wheremixed
cropsofbananasandcoconutpalmsaregrown.Thecontribution oftheco­
conuttolocalemployment,bothdirectlyandindirectly,isconsiderable .
1.6AsDominicaissituatedinanareapronetohurricanes,thevulnerability
ofthisindustryisevident.FollowingHurricane Davidin1979,approxi­
matelyhalfthetreesundercultivation wereatotalloss,andHurricane
Allen,in1980,broughtthisfiguretonearer70%.Coupledwiththeaddi­
tionaldamagetoroads,bridges,drainageandsoilerosion,productive
capacitycanbeseriouslydepressedforseveralyears.
1.7BasedupontheexportfiguressuppliedbytheGovernment ofDominica
(attachedinAnnextothisreport),theestimatedcostofafavorable
responsetothisrequestunderArticle27isintherangeECU1.25-
1.75millionforthethreeremainingyearsofoperation 1982-1984.
Thoughitisevidentthatthelikelyhood ofahurricaneisnotprecisely
quantifiable ,itcanbesaidwithsomecertaintyinrespectofthese
productsthattotalclaimsoverthethreeyearscouldnotsignificantly
exceedECU2million,evenintheworstcase.
2.Conclusions
2.1Theconditions laidoutinArticle27oftheSecondLomeConvention are
fulfilled :
-theproductsinquestionarecoveredbytheStabexproductlistsetout
inArticle25;
-theinclusionofexportstootherACPcountries hasbeenrequested by
theCommonwealth ofDominica;
-theproductsaremainlyexportedtotheotherACPcountries;
2.2Moreover,theCommission takesnotethat:
-theproductsareimportanttotheeconomyofDominica;
-exportreceiptsderivedfromcoconutproductionarevulnerable dueto
climaticandmarketingconditions .
2.3TheCommission issuesafavorableopinionforthecoverageoftheexports
toACPdestinations ofcoconutsandcoconutoiloriginating intheCommon­
wealthofDominica.
(1)Seestatistical Annex.

ANNEX
"j")''7*Tr*\?v';TO"--f:ovnc^c'iu?tr.r*c^.crwott.-w-.iofo
lrJ.Cz
CQvJGuU:1oïl(cnu^r:)
Coun-jry Volr.mo' Value
Gallons(iirp.)
4 4
C-\\v:uia 57,600
4356,590
φ
Karbadoa 1,350 9,ΟΊΟ
S
Jeûnaica 47,937 282,523
FrenoliWentIndica 45 274
ÏOEAL 105,932 648,418
coco:TOTOIL(IÎÏÏPIIÎED)
Coventry Vo'luno
(ï.'ûJ.onn(Ιπτρ*.)Valuti
Grenadatf
16,425 115,277
«
Antijua 10,350 72,201
St.Kitt3 11,430
479,897
«
Barbad03 34,201 236,815
TOTAL 72,406 504,190
COCOITUI'SIIISHELLS
OoTT'L'Ìyy K'OQ yηIng
U.If.•tf ■4·
1,879,939
4tf
416,080
tf
Hontaerrat · 4,450
*..1,004
tf
Anticua 7,165 1,633
4
St·Kitto 11,200
β2,613
4
ï>nrbaclo3 14,£50 3,297
«
FronoJi'»VontIndica 65s8Í'Jλ</·"Λir
Ι·1;<·>O
'i'OïAL 1,903,474 439,247

2
,1cnr,
CCCOTJÏOIL(CTJJDZ)
\
t
Coiurtry
Trilliclacl
Antigua '
Earbaûos
Janaica
ÏOTAL
COCCUUIOIL(REPUTED)
\
Count-ry\
Grcnada
Antigua
St.Eitto
Barbades
0
ÏOTAL
COCOITUTS HTSIIELL
CcyirTtr?/;
UJC.
Montserrat
Antigua
St.Kitta
Earbados
Frcnoli V/OooIndio3
St*liartinetc.
Curacao
TO'JVMjvoltino "Vaino
G'r:11o:.ici(Inn.,)_____
4 *
9,540 61,914
45 274
-4■ 4
'1,350 8,708
.4 •4 4
316,232 1,921,115
327,167 1,992,011
Vo1vj.ig Value
Gallert(I^.n.)
* *
23,175 165,236
« 4
11,250 77,873
4 4
13,365 95,637
4 -4
43,400 303,331
I■IJ'..-IIIIHMLMNI■■II»■■■MII-III■Il
91,190 642,577
Ko.'
4 4■
1,516,140
3,450
4
5,650
4
3,300
4
1,025
4
21,869
4
1,200
500Valiio
i
382,844
.843
4
1,512
857
236
4
5,411
28
135
1,553,134 Vi1

COCONUTOIL(CIXD::)
Couiiory Voliirio Valuó
ΤάΐΓ?η
ÎCrinidnd 193,524 276,280
» * *
Gv-yana 43,164 68,269
4 4
Eartadoa 21,401 39»123
• 4 4
Jamaica 828,352 1,235,470
ÏOÏAL 1,035,521 1,619,142
f.
coco::u2OÏL(fcnpiUED)
Coiintry Volimo Valuo
T.-
GrenacLa 40,915 77,671
4 4
Antigua 30,687 58,254
4 4
Barbados 81,841 158,169
mmmmvvmM «■■III– -irtI»!■«
C0TAL 153,443 294,034
COCONUTSIIISHELL
Cov'-ntry ITo.' Vr>liTO
».>.tmtmimmi.rffca Nm.il ■■'1■
4 4. '*
U.K. 1,648,862 516,753
St.Lucia 100 32
Llontoorrat 500 160
.4 •ê
Antigua 31»195 1,132
4 '
Ct.ICitta 3,217 1,247
Darbacloa 395 134
.* *
rronch\7cstIr.dica 36,820 11,780
Ncthorlav;.a:j Ant111C3 200 64
–90*mm ir>■» ■■m>■■■■■
Ï0SAL 1,693„289 531,30\2

cooc::u£OÏL(CP.ZPJI:)
Ccr^ilry
Triuic'iad
Ciwruia
Eurbadoo
Jcunaieavolv.no
T,i.•'"*f-n
97,500
93,204
t
27,617
.*•
846,165Value
4
160,013
*
147y1539
#
52,955
1,381,015
TOTAL 1,064"6461,743,122
COCŒIUTOIL(IÏEFIÎTED)
Coimory Volioo Value
Litron
Grenada 20,450 28,036
/ .. «
1'ontscrrat 2,046 2,864
« ·
St.L'itts 10,233 21.218
4 4
Earbadoa 204,573 405,644
4 *
Jamaica ■ 7,010 13,509
TOTAL 245,126 472,151
ccoo::u?s NRSIIELL
Oor/nT.ry ITo, Valuo
Trinidad 100 40SI »
U.K. 1,802,549 605,300
Montserrat 300 64
4 4
Antigua 4,924 1,714
St.Kitta 890 326
Barbados 305 110
# 4
FrenchWeotIndios 83-91729,565
TOTAL 1,972,985 717,127

COCOITUTOÏL(CP.'JDi;)
Country Voliπηo
l'itronVaino
Barbados/
2,454«
4,838
■·» 4
Jamaica 714,021 1,290.001
ÏOTAL 71-5,473 1,302,393
COCCHUTOIL(REPUTED)1 »
Country Volino
LitrosValuó
TrinidadΦ..
98,194•··*.,
191,160
4
Grenada 20,458
447,070
St·Vincent 24,548 50,922
#
Barbados 71,295 158,148
SOSAL 214,456 447,300
COCOIIUTSIIISHELL
Covntrr IÍ2.· Volnn
U.E.•t 4
1,"114,781
4•/
459,773
ê
Antigua 9,534
44,020
St."Kitt3 2,071 867
Barbados 700
.é284
•#<
Prench Y/estIndie3 36,778 15,367
ïOxAL 1,103,924 480,311

Jo^O
CW/AVIot.
CCUÏÎïIiY V0LUIII3
T.r-'^SVAI/US
mï-
Il'iri^-don/
1,2274
2,390
Janaica 445,794 857,850
TrinidadendTobago 48,074 93,580
453,035 963,837
(444.602Ilcitrictons)
cooc-.r:'.?oïl(jy",7i'T7vD)
CÛU::ÎIÎY. VOLU2T5
υτπ^ο■VALUS
EOo
Earbados■*---
12,0264
43,775
C17.065Hetrictons)
Q"\£·^**7""'"'·~"Tρ·,ττ>*ΡΤ .
(t/V*-vr.nvU\Jw. 1Ϊ0. VALUE
EO0
UnitedKin^dosi*
108,620 49,312
Aliti£iia 5,301 2,635
Et·Kitts 1,425 673
Barbadoc ,350 ,175
FrenchWestIndies 3,405 1,633
U.S.Virginïolendd 1,875 938
Netherlands Antillen 50 25
121,106 55,396
(72»954Kctrictons)