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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)919 final
Brussels,20January1981
f:r-:
RECOMMENDATION FORA
COUNCILDECISION
concerning theconclusionofthetemporary agreement onconcerted
disciplines betweenSpainandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity on
cheeseimportsintoSpain
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0MC80)919final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
FollowingtheadoptionbySpain,underArticleXIXoftheGATT,of
protectivemeasureswithregardtocheeseimports,consultations were
heldbytheCommunitywiththatcountry,andasatisfactory agreement
hasbeenreachedontheminimumannualquantitiesofcheesetobe
importedintoSpainfromtheCommunityin1980and1981.

CONCLUSIONOFAMAGREEMENT RESULTING FROMTFECONSULTATIONS
HELDBETWEENTHECOMMUNITY AMDSPAINCONCERNING CHEFSE
UNDERARTICLEXIXOFTHEGATT
(Communication fromtheCommissiontotheCouncil)
– T.,-»;,..
TheCommissionherebyforwardstotheCouncil:
-areportontheoutcomeoftheconsultations heldunderArticleXIXof
theGATTbetweentheCommunityandSpainconcerningtheprotective
measurestakenbySpainwithregardtocheeseimports(AnnexI);
-adraftagreement ,withannexes,negotiatedbetweenSpainandthe
CommunityunderArticleXIXoftheGATT,comprisingagreedminutesanda
temporaryagreementonconcerteddisciplines (AnnexIII).
On9JulytheArticle113Committee,meetinginGeneva,deliveredafavourable
opinionontheoutcomeoftheabove-mentioned negotiations .
TheCommission recommendsthattheCouncilapprovetheagreementandits
annexes,whichhavebeeninitialledwithSpain(AnnexIII).
TothisendtheCommissiori ,herebysubmitsadraft.decisionconcludingthe
agreement (AnnexII).

ANNEX I
REPORT
ONTHECONSULTATIONS HELD BETWEEN -THECOMMUNITY ANDSPAIN ,
CONCERNING CHEESE UNDER ARTICLE XIX OFTHE GATT
1.On7MaySpain took protective measures under Article XIX oftheGATT with
regard tocheese imports and ,suspended the issue ofimport licences formost
types ofcheese coming under heading OU.O'4 oftheSpanish Customs Tariff .
>
P.Attherequest oftheCommunity ,formal consultations under Article "XIXof
theGATT were opened on16May .Since then there hasbeen aseries of
consultations with theSpanish authorities andmembers oftheArticle 113
Committee whodidnotattend were kept regularly informed bytheCommission .
3.Attheconsultations atemporary solution wassought which would enable the
Spanish .tocope with their difficulties while atthesame time ensuring that
/ .
Community goods could still beexported atequitable prices ,under proper
conditions andatareasonable quantitative level .Thesolution finally
*adopted attheconsultations amounts toatemporary adaptation ofthe 1970
Agreement (which wasbased entirely onaprice-observance mechanism )
consisting oftheintroduction ofasystem ofconcerted disciplines based
mainly on:
-thesetting-up ofaJoint Committee toadminister theAgreement and
\
ensure that itsprovisions arecomplied with (particularly those on
minimum prices ,possibilities ofincreasing imports ,adjustment ofthe
H quality breakdown ,etc.); ./ .
-theestablishment ofannual quantities forcheese imports into Spain
from theCommunity .
Thequantities forwhich theSpanish authorities undertake togrant import
authorizations onanorderly andregular basis were fixed bymutual agreement
at7994tonnes for1980 and839*»tonnes for 19fl1 .Itshould bepointed out

Α.ΝΊΕΧI(2)
herethatatthebeginningoftheconsultations theSpanishauthorities were
applyinganarrangement involvingaquantityof6200tonnes.
*
Hence,theArticle 1"RCommittee ,meetinginGenevaon9July,deliveredan
opinioninfavourofconcludingtheconsultations onthisbasis.
5.Thedocumentsrecordingtheoutcomeoftheconsultations wereinitialled on
9July.

ANNEXII
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
I *
concerningtheconclusionofthetemporaryagreementonconcerteddisciplines
betweenSp^inandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityoncheeseimportsintoSpain
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES :' .
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,and
inparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission ,
VfhereasSpain,invokingArticleYIXoftheGeneralAgreementonTariffsand
Trade,hastakenprotectivemeasuresagainstimportsofcheeseforwhichthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityisthemainsupplier;
/
WhereastheCommissionhasenteredintonegotiations withSpainund&rArticle
XIXoftheGATT;whereasithasreachedanagreementwiththatcountry;
whereasthatagreementhasprovedtobesatisfactory ,
HASDECIDEDASF0LL0V7S:
Article 1
TheagreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandSpain-esultingfrom
thenegotiations underArticleXIXoftheGATTonimportsofcheeseinto
Spain,jcomprisingagreedminutesandatemporaryagreementonconcerted
disciplines ,isherebyapprovedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
Thetextoftheagreementisannexedtothisdecision. "

ANNEXII(?)
Article?
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatetheperson
empoweredtosigntheagreement .inordertobindtheCommunity .
DoneatBrussels , FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEXIII(1)
AGREEDMINUTES
OUTCOMEOFTHECONSULTATIONS HELD.UNDERARTICLEIX
OFTHE6ATTBETWEENSPAINANDTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY CONCERNING CHEESE
Attheconsultations heldunderArticleXIXoftheGeneralAgreement,Spain
andtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityagreedonthefollowingprovisional measures
\ r
supplementing theAgreementof5June1970withregardtothearrangements
governingimportsofcheeifeintoSpain.
ImportsofcheeseintoSpainshallbesubjecttothefollowingdutiesandcharges:
(a)Boundcustomsduties(30%or45%asapprcriate);
(b)Variableregulatoryduty,representing thedifferencebeetween:
b.1.theentrypricefixedfortheprotectionofSpanishstock-farming and
r.
industryonthebasisofmeasurestakeninrespectoftheorganization
ofSpain'sdomesticmark.atinmilkandmilkproducts;
b.2.themostfavourablerateontheinternational marketonafree-at-Spanish
*,frontierbasis,plustheboundcustomsdutyandthevariouscostsborne
inSpaininconnectionwithcustomsclearanceofimportedcheese.
Spainanditsmaincheesesupplierscanagree,however,onspecialimport
termsbasedonasystemofconcerteddisciplines andjointresponsibility for
management,ensuringthattradeiscarriedonatequitableprices,underproper
andfairconditionsandataquantitative levelwhichtakesaccountofpast
•trendsrepresenting reasonablegrowth.

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ANNEXIII(2)
4.Bothpartiesreservetherightswhichtheypossessedattheopeningofthe
consultations whichresultedinthisAgreementof9July1980.
Geneva,9July1980.
Fort&eSpanishDelegation .FortheDelegationofthe
CommissionoftheEuropean
Communities.
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ANNEXIiI(3)
TEMPORARY AGREEMENT ONCONCERTED DISCIPLINES BETWEENSPAINANDTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITY CONCERNING IMPORTSOFCHEESEINTOSPAIN
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheGeneralAgreement andpursuantto
I
theAgreementoncheeseconcludedon9July1980betweenSpainandthe ;
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andin'particular theprovisionstaiddown j
inparagraph3thereof,SpainandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhave !
agreedonthefollowingprovisions .
ι
2.TheobjectiveoftheAgreementof5June1970,theundertakings giventherein
andthesubsequentadaptations toitagreedbymeansofminutesshallremain
infullforce,subjecttothefollowingtemporaryadaptations,whichare
applicablefor1980and1981. v
3.InorderfullytoattaintheobjectiveoftheAgreementof5June1970,Spain
,andtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity haveagreedtoestablishannualquantities
ofimportsofcheeseintoSpainfromtheEuropeanCommunitywhich,in1980and
1981,shallbeusedforthegrantingofimportauthorizations onanorderly
andregularbasisbytheSpanishiauthorities .
Inthelightoftheexperience acquiredduringtheapplication ofthis
Agreement,thetwopartiesmayconsulteachotherwithaviewtomodifying
byreferencetothequaptitative andqualitative trendofcheeseconsumption
inSpain,theannualquantities setforimportsfromtheEuropeanEconomic ;
Community.'
Thequantitiesfor1980and1981aregivenintheAnnextothisAgreement.
4.ItshallbetheresponsibilityoftheSpanishauthorities toestablish a
procedureforgrantingtheimportauthorizations referredtoinparagraph 3
oftheAgreementwhichwilltakeintoaccounttheneedtoensuretheorderly
1
andregularmarketingofimportflows.

Thisprocedureshallbenotifiedtothecompetentauthoritiescfthe
Communityanatoexportersand/orimporters.
WheretheSpanishauthoritiesascertainthatforaconsignment ofcheese
thefree-at-frontierpricefixedhasnotbc-enobservedorwheretheysuspect
anoperatorofunfaircommercialpractice,theycantakethenecessary
measurestoremedythesituation.Thenature,extentanddurationo*thsse
measures,whichwillapplytotheoperationinquestion,willdependonthe
gravityofthedisturbance causedbythetypeofimportconcerned.
TheSpanishauthoritieswillinformthisCommunityauthorities immediately
ofthemeasurestakenandmayrequestactionbytheCommunitytoremedythe
situation .
Forthepurposeofmonitoring andensuringtheproperimplementation ofthis
Agreement,aJointCommitteeshall,setupwhosememberswill,bedesignated
bytherespectiveauthorities ofeachoftheparties.TheJointCommittee
1 .V
shallprovideinformation on,proposeandtakedecisionsonanymeasures
inallthespherescoveredbytheAgreementsubjecttothereferralofsuch
measurestotherespectiveauthorities .Itshallmeetattherequestof
eitheroftheparties.
Inordertoensurecontinuouscooperation intheday-to-dayadministration
ofexportandimportoperations,theSpanishandCommunityauthoritiesshall
eachsppcintan^officialdelegate,who,inthecaseofSpain,willbean
officialoftheMinistryofTradeandTourism,Theofficialdelegateswill
keepeachotherinformedofthedeveloonent oftradeasregardspricesandthe
quantitiesmarketed;theywilltakeorpropose,byvirtueofpower?delegated
bytheJointCommittee,thenecessarycorrectiveadministrative measures,it
beingunderstoodthattheywillinformtheCommitteethereof.

A
-3-ANNEXIII(5)
8.Anyproblemsarisingin1980withregardtothemaintenanceofaconstant
flowoftradewillbediscussedintheJointCommittee.
9.Inthesecondhalfof1981theJointCommitteewillmeettodecidewhether
andunderwhatconditionsthisAgreementshouldbeextendedforoneyear.
Geneva,9July1980.
FortheSpanishDelegation FortheDelegation
oftheCommission ofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
i
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ANNEXIIICo)
ANNEX
ANNUALQUANTITIES OrIMPORTSOFCHEESEINTOSPAINFROMTHECOMMUNITY
Tonnes
A.Emmentaler-wholeorinpieces .
B.Blue-veined chesse:
-Roquefort
-Other
C.Processedchesse
D.Asiago,Provolone,Grana-padano,
ParmigianoReggiano
E.Chedaar
F.Gouda,Edam(round)
6.Havarti60% ...
H.Saint-Nectaire ,Saint-Paulin,
Taleggio
I.SoTtcheese
J.Otherchesses1980
800
44
1300
400
150
100
3000
1400
100
400
3001931
840
46
1365
420
158
105
3150
1470
105
42C
315
TOTAL 7.994 8.394

DelegationoftheCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities
Sir,.
Intheconsultations heldbetweenourDelegations onthearrangements governing
importsintoSpainofCommunitycheeses,IinformedyouoftheCommunity's
seriousmisgivingsasregardsthequantitieswhichcouldbereservedforother
countriessupplyingtheSap'nishmarket.
Inotedtheindertaking byyourDelegationtoinformtheCommunityofthe
contentofanyagreementwhichSpainweretoconcludewiththeseothercountries.
Ithereforeconfirm:
-thattheCommunitywillnoygiveitsfinalagreementtotheminutesinitialled
onthisdayanGenevauntilithasbeenabletojudgewhetherthesharereserved
foritonSpain'smarket,asaproprotionoftotalimportsfromallsources,
isinaccordancewithitsexpectations ; ,
-thattheCommunitycanaccepttheprovisionalentryintoforceoftheAgreement.
.t
Ishouldbegratefulifyouwouldacknoledgereceiptofthisletterandcommuni­
cateittoyourauthorities. - -'
». » - '
\ ' '
Pleaseaccept/Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
HeadoftheDelegation
■' oftheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities ./V
ANNcXIIIC7)
Geneva,9July1980
DonFranciscoBotella
HeadoftheSpanishDelegation.

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SpanishDelegation
ANNEXIIICP)
Geneva,,9July,1980
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletter,thecontentofwhich
isasfollows :
"Sir-
Intheconsultations heldbetweenourDelegations onthearrangements governing
importintoSpainofCommunitycheeses,IinformedyouoftheCommunity'sserious
misgivingsasregardsthequantities whichcouldbereservedforothercountries
supplyingtheSpanishmatfket.
Inotedtheundertaking byyourDelegationtoinformtheCommunityofthe
contentofanyagreementwhichSpainweretoconcludewiththeseothercountries.
Ithereforeconfirm:
-thattheCommunitywillnotgiveitsfinalagreementtotheminutesinitialled
onthisdayinGenevauntilithasbeenabletojudgewhethertheshare
reservedforitonSpain'smarket,asaproportionoftotalimportsfromall
sources,isinaccordancewithwhatitsexpectations ;
-thattheCommunitycanaccepttheprovisional entryintoforceoftheAgreement.
Ishouldbegratefulifyouwouldacknowledgereceiptofthisletterandcommuni­
cateittoyourauthorities .
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration ".
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
HeadoftheSpanishDelegation.
MrMichel-Jean Jacquot
HeadoftheDelegationofthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities .

LegationoftheCommission
kftheEuropeanCommunities.ANNEXIII(9)
Geneva,9July1980
Sir, ' ■~
Intheconsultations heldbetweenSpainandtheCommunityunderArticleXIXofthe
GeneralAgreement,SpainraisedthequestionofimportsintotheCommunityof
ch-eeseofSpanishoriginknownas"quesodemezola".
Iconfirmthat,assoonastheSpanishauthorities havegiventheCommunity
authorities anexactanddetaileddefinitionofthistypeofcheese,discussions
willbeinitiatedbetweenourtwodelegations inordertoestablishimport
arrangements intheCommunityforthischeesefromSpain.
Ishouldbegratefulifyouwouldacknowledgereceiptofthisletterandcommuni­
cateit.toyourauthorities .
(
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
<
HeadoftheDelegationofthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities
DonFranciscoBotella
HeadoftheSpanishDelegation.

SpanishDelegation
ANNEXITI(1Q)
Geneva,9July1930
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknoledgereceiptofyourletter,thecontentofwhich
isasfollows : ,
Sir,
Intheconsultations heldbetweenSpainandtheCommunityunderArticleXIX
oftheGeneralAgreement,Spainraisedthequestionofimportsintothe
CommunityofcheeseofSpanishoriginknownas"quesodeme^ola".
Iconfirmthat,assoonastheSpanishauthorities havegiventheCommunity
authorities anexactanddetaileddefinitionofthistypeofcheese,,discussions
willbeinitiatedbetwwenputtwodelegations inordertoestablishimport
arrangements intheCommunityforthischeesefromSpain.
Ishouidbegratefulifyouwouldacknowledgereceiptofthisletterandconmuni-
cateittoyourauthorities .
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration ".
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
HeadoftheSapnishDelegation.
MrMichel-Jean JACQUOT
HeadoftheDelegationofthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities .