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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)548final
Brussels,13November1979
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
ONTHEACCESSION OFSAINTLUCIAANDTHEREPUBLIC OFKIRIBATI
TOTHEACP-EEC CONVENTION OFLOMEANDPROPOSALS FOR
CERTAIN LEGALACTSRELATING THERETO
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COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
ONTHEACCESSION OPSAINTLUCIAANDTHERERJBLICOPKIRIBATI
TOTHEACP-EECCONVENTION OPLOMEANDmOPOSALS FOR
CERTAINLEGALACTSRELATINGTHERETO
1*Introduction
TheOCTofSaintLuciaandGilbertIslandsbecameindependent on
22ebruaryand12July1979respectively ,thelatterasRepublicof
Kiiibati*Theformalities providedfor,inthecaseofformerOCTsacceding
toindependence ,involve,inaccordancewithArt.89oftheConvention,
theapprovaloftheirrequestsforaccessionbytheACP-EECCouncilof
Ministers,andthedepositing ,bythecountryconcerned ,ofaninstrument
ofaccessionwiththeSecretariat oftheCouncil,Theseprocedures have
beenfinalisedbySaintLuciaandhavealreadybeeninitiatedbythe
otherOCT.
Meanwhile,theCommissionreferredtotheCouncil,thetextsoftwo
decisionsconcerningtheprovisionalapplication ofthearrangements '
providedforbyDecisionof29June1976concerningtheassociationof
theOCTswiththeEEC,to:
-SaintLucia(adoptedbyCouncilon22ndMarch1979)»
-RepublicofKiribati(adoptedbyCouncilon1August1979)*
Toavoidunnecessary delaysintheapplicattion totheseStatesof
theregulationsprovidedforbytheLomeConvention ,aftertheaccession
oftheseStatestotheConvention ,itisimportanttoproceed,
immediately ,totheadoptionofthelegalactsnecessaryforthis
purpose.
Asthemeasurestobetakenaresimilarinnature,ithasbeenconsidered
advisabletointroducetogetherthesubmissionofthesetwocountries,
mostparticularly bycarryingoutthenecessaryadjustmentstotheEDF
amountsavailable,inonesingleoperation#

TransferofResources
Articlel(4)oftheInternalAgreementonthefinancingandadministration
ofCommunityaidof11July1975readsasfollows:
"Whereacountryorterritorywhichhasbecomeindependent accedesto
theConvention,theamountsindicatedinparagraph3(h)aboveshallbe-
reducedandthoseindicatedinparagraph3(a)abovecorrespondingly
increasedbyadecisiontakenbytheCouncilactingunanimously ona
proposalfromtheCommission.H
TheCommissionthereforeproposesthattheCounciladoptadecision
tothiseffect(Annexi).
TheCommission'sproposalhasbeenworkedoutonthebasisofthe
amountsallocatedtothesetwoformerOCTsbytheUnitedKingdom,taking
intoaccounttheallocation madebytheUnitedKingdomtoitsoverseas
countriesandterritories ,inconsultation andwiththeagreementof
theCommission,inaccordancewiththefollowingprinciples t
a)Theamountofresourcestobetransferredforeachcountry-ismadeup
oft
-theamountcorresponding totheindicative programmeincreasedby
theshareallottedtoeachcountry,bytheCouncil,fromtheresources
reservedforthepoorestOCTs,
-increasedbydelegationcosts,takenoutoftheregionalamount
reservedforthispurpose,fortheCaribbeanandPacificOceanOCTs
respectively ,and
-decreased,asappropriate ,byanamountequaltocommitments already
incurredonprojects.
Thetotalamountofresourcestobetransferred forthetwoOCTsis
equalto4,668,500EGA.
b)TheassignmentofthissumtotheACPStatesisentirelyallocated
asgrants.
Forthedeductionoftheseamountsfromtheappropriations earmarked
fortheOCTs,dueaccounthasbeentakenofthedecisionstakenin„
May1978toytheCouncil,intheapportioning amongstthevariousOCTs,

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oftheportionallocatedtothemfromthe"OCTReserve",aswellas
theportionearmarkedforthe"least-favoured OCTs".
c)TransferofthesetwoOCTs'appropriations totheACPfundsare
madefromthelatestestimatedaccountinforce,thatis,theCouncil
Decisionconcerningtheadjustments oftheamountsmadeavailable
totheEDF,followingtheaccessionoftheSolomonIslands,Tuvalu
andDominicatotheLomSConvention.
Afterconsultation withtheEuropeanInvestment Bank,itwasconsidered
ecessarytotransfer1,500,000 EUAriskcapitalasanoveralltransfer
jfOCTshavingaccededoraccedingtotheLomeConvention.
AsregardsSTABEX,itissuggestedthatadeclaration should "be.
recordedintheMinutesoftheCouncilcallingattentiontothe
provisionofArticle1(5)oftheInternalAgreement(AnnexIII).
3.AdjustmentoftheTexts
a)Article56,theDecisionof29June1976providesthat:
"Ifacountryorterritorybecomesindependent ,theCouncil,acting
unanimously onaproposalfromtheCommission,shalldecideonany
necessaryadjustmentstothisDecision,inparticulartotheamounts
specifiedinArticle30"»
TheadjustmenttoArticle30oftheaboveDecisiononthebasisof
thetransfertobecarriedoutintheInternalAgreementisinline
withtheallocation madeinpara2above.Moreover,thenamesof
thetwoformerTerritories aretobedeletedfrom:
-thelistofOCTsinAnnexItotheDecision,
-Article23(5)oftheDécision,
-Article26oftheDécision.
TheCommissionthereforeproposesthattheCounciladoptadecision
tothiseffect(AnnexII).
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b)AlistoftheOCTsalsoappearsini
–AnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)NO706/76of30March1976
onthearrangements applicabletoagricultural productsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural products
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe
overseascountriesandterritories , 1
TheCommissiontherefore,proposesthatthesaidregulations beamended
(AnnexIV)„
4*ECSCAgreement - v
TheAgreement(withtheACPStates)onproductswithintheprovince
oftheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunityof28February1975doesnot
provideforanyaccessionprocedure.Itthereforefollowsthataccession
cantakeplaceonlybymeansofanagreementbetweenallthecontracting
partiestothe1975Agreement.Itwouldfurthermore bepossibletoenvisage
agreementswiththesamecontentbetweentheMemberStatesoftheECSC
andeachofthetwonewAGPStates.OncetheseStatesaredeletedfrom
the.listinAnnexItotheCouncilDecisionof29June1976(seepoint
3(a)above)theycannolongerbenefitundertheDecisionofthe
representatives oftheGovernments oftheMemberStatesoftheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity,meetingwithintheCouncilof20January1976,
ontheopeningoftariffpreferencesforproducts -withintheprovince
ofthatCommunityoriginatingintheoverseascountriesandterritories
associatedwiththeCommunity(l).
:- ./.
(l)SeethefirstparagraphofArticle1:
"ThedutiesapplicableintheCommunitytoimportsofproductswithin
-theprovinceoftheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunityoriginatinginthecountriesandterritorieslistedinAnnexItoDecision76/568/EEC,
thechargeshavinganeffectequivalenttosuchdutiesandthecollection
ofsuchdutiesandchargesshallbesuspended ?however,thetreatment
appliedtotheseproductsshallnotbemorefavourablethanthatapplied
bytheMemberStatesamongthemselves."

SincethisAgreementhasnorealeconomicsignificance forthetwo
newStatesin(juestion,whichhavenocoalorsteelindustry,and.given
thattheAgreementisonlyinforceforfiveyears,thatisuntil1980,
andinviewofthetimethatwouldbeneededfortheMemberStatesto
ratifyanysupplementary Agreement,itdoesnotseemnecessaryto
proposeanyactiononthispoint.
DecisiontobetakenbytheACP-EEGCouncilofMinisters
a)Article4^(3)oftheConventionprovidesthat:
"ThelistofACPStatesinparagraph2maybeamendedby
decisionoftheCouncilofMinisters :
whereathirdStateinacomparable economicsituation
accedestothisConvention !
ft
-Thislistisalsoapplicableinconnectionwiththestabilization
ofexportearningssystemprovidedforintheConvention(Article
21(5)).
SaintLuciaandtheRepublicofKiribatiarereferredtobythe
corresponding provisionoftheCouncilDecisionof29June1976
(Article23(5)),whichclearlyindicatesthattheEECcountsthese
countriesasbeingamongtheleastdevelopedOCTs.
Thisclassification isequallyvalidwithintheACPs,inviewoftheir
lowlevelofpercapitaincomeandtheirdependence onasmallrange
ofexports#Thesefactorsarecompoundedbytheproblemscausedby
theirgeographicalisolationandtheirinsularity.
TheCommission recommendstotheCouncilthattheCommunityadopt
'afavourablepositionintheACP-EECCouncilofMinistersonthe
inclusionofthesetwonewACPStatestothelistinArticle48
(draftdecision,Annex111).

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b)ThelistinArticle24oftheConventioncontainsnotonlythe
leastdevelopedIrntalsothelandlockedorislandAGPStates.
SaintLuciaandtheRepublicofKiribatibeingislandstates,must
automatically beincludedinthislist.
' V
TheCouncilwillfindenclosedthefollowingproposalsand
recommendations »
-proposalforaCouncilDecisionadjustingtheamountsmadeavailable
totheEuropeanDevelopmentFund(1975)fortheACPStatesonthe
onehandandthecountriesandterritories andtheFrenchoverseas
departments ontheotherhand(Annexl)j
.-proposalforaCouncilDecisionadaptingtheDecisionof
29June1976ontheassociationoftheoverseascountries
andterritorieswiththeEuropeanEconomicCommunity(AnnexIl)j
-proposalforaCouncilDecisionrelatingtoSTABEX(AnnexIII);
-proposalforaCouncilRegulationamendingRegulation Wo.706/76on
thearrangements applicabletoagricultural productsandcertain
goodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural products
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorin
theoverseascountriesandterritories asregardsthelistof
thecountriesandterritoriesin(juestion(AnnexIV)j
r.
–proposalforanACF-rEECCouncilofMinistersdecisionamending
thelistoftheleastdevelopedACPStates(AnnexV).

ANNEX I
PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
adjusting theamounts made available totheEuropean Development Fund (1975 )
fortheACPStates andfortheoverseas countries andterritories andthe
French overseas departments
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROFEAN COMMUNITIES ,'
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having igard totheInternal Agreement onthefinancing andadministration
ofComir Jiity aid (l),signed atBrussels on11July' 1975 ,hereinafter
referred toasthe "Internal Agreement ",asamended bythe Agreement of
March 1977 (2)and inparticular Article 1(4)thereof , •
Having regard totheproposal from the Commission ,
Whereas Saint Lucia andtheRepublic ofKiribati ,former overseas countries
andterritories associated with theCommunity tinder Decision 76/568/EEC (3),
have become independent andhave applied toaccede tothe
ofLome ,hereinafter referred toasthe "Convention ",pursuant toArticle 89
thereof jwhereas theACF-EEC Council ofMinisters hasapproved these
requestsj whereas these States deposited their instruments ofaccession with
theGeneral Secretariat ofthe Council ofthe European Communities on28June
1979 respectively ,andthus acceded totheConvention onthose dates ;
Whereas ,therefore ,inaccordance with Article 1(4)oftheInternal
Agreement ,theamounts provided fortheoverseas countries andterritories
andtheFrench overseas departments inArticle 1(3a)(b)ofthesaid
Internal Agreement should bereduced andthose provided fortheACPStates
in(a)ofthat paragraph correspondingly increased ?
•/.
(1)OJNoL25,30.1.1976 ,p.168
(2)OJNoL287 ,13.10.1978 ,p.22
(3)OJNoL176 .1.7.1976 ,p.8

Whereas this adjustment must bemade onthebasis oftheamounts specified
inDecision 79/309/EEC (1^which last adjusted theamounts made available to
theEuropean Development Fund following theaccession offormer associated
overseas countries andterritories tothe Convention ,
HAS DECIDJSD ASFOLLOWS :
/
Article 1
Article 1(3a)and (3b)oftheInternal Agreement shall bereplaced by
thefollowing !
"3a.From ,theamount of3f159*50 million European units of
Account referred toinparagraph 2ashall beallocated asfollows :
(a)3073.9355 million European Units ofAccount fortheAGPStates ,
consisting of:
–3000million European Units ofAccount from theappropriation
initially provided forinparagraph 3(a)fortheoriginal ACP
States ,
–9«50 million European Units ofAccount from theamount provided for
inparagraph 2a,
–13million European Units ofAccount from theamount appearing inthe
first indent ofArticle 30(4 )(a)asintroduced byCouncil Decision
77/l55/EECof14February 1977 adjusting Decision 76/568/EEConthe
association ofthe overseas countries and territories with the
European Economic Community (2),
–51-4355 million European Units ofAccount from theamount transferred
from theappropriation fortheOCT tothat fortheACPunder Decisions
77/156/EEC (2),79/464/EEC (4)and79/309/EEC (5),adjusting
(1)OJNoL72,23.3.1979 ,P.31
(2)OJNoL46,18.2.1977 ,p.15
(3)OJNoL46,18.2.1977 ,p.17
(4)OJNoL146,3.6.1978 ,p.37
(5)OJNoL72,23.3.1979 ,P.31

theamountsmadeavailabletotheEuropeanDevelopmentFund(1975)
fortheACPStatesonthe-onehandandfortheoverseascountries
andterritoriesandtheFrenchoverseasdepartments ontheother,
followingtheaccessionoftheRepublicofSuriname,theRepublic
ofSeychelles,theComoroState,theRepublicofJibuti,theSolomon
Islands,Tuvalu,Dominica,SaintLuciaandtheRepublicofKiribati
totheConvention ,
(b)855645millionEuropeanUnitsofAccountfortheoverseascountries
and,erritories andtheFrenchoverseasdepartments fromtheamounts
oriLnallylaiddowninparagraph3(fc)and(c),takingintoaccount
thereduction madeundertheDecisionreferredtointhefourthindent
of(a).
3b(a)Theamountstatedinparagraph3a-(a)fortheACPStatesshallbe
allocatedasfollows:
-2.149-8505millionEuropeanUnitsofAccountintheformofgrants,
-445*585millionEuropeanUnitsofA.ccountintheformofspecialloans,
-985»000millionEuropeanUnitsofAccountintheformofriskcapital,
~38O.OOOmillionEuropeanUnitsofAccountintheformoftransfers
pursuanttoTitleIIoftheConvention,
(b)Theamountstatedinparagraph3a(^)for"th®overseascountriesand
territories andtheFrenchoverseasdepartments shallbeallocatedasfollows:
-28.1375millionEuropeanUnitsofAccountintheformofgrants,
-23«915millionEuropeanUnitsofAccountintheformofspecialloans,
~2.500millionEuropeanUnitsofAccountintheformofriskcapital,
-11.0120millionEuropeanIhitsofAccountintheformofareserve,
~20.000millionEuropeanUiitsofAccountintheformoftransfers
forthecountriesandterritories ,pursuanttothoseprovisions
concerningthesystemforstabilizingexportearnings."
earnings.
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Article2
Thisdecisionshallapplyfrom1November1979
DoneatBrussels
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEX II
»
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCIL DECISION
adjusting Deoision76/568/EBContheassociation oftheoverseas countries
andterritories with theEuropean Economic Community
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community , j
Having regard toCouncil Decision76/568/EECof29June 1976 ontheassociation
oftheoverseas countries andterritories withtheEuropean Economic Community ^,
aslast amended byDecision 79/310/EECandinparticular Article 56thereof ,
/
Having rege dtotheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Decision76/568/EECprovides foritsadjustment where anoverseas country
orterritory which hasbecome independent accedes totheACP–EECConvention of
Lome ,hereinafter referred toasthe'Convention *;
Whereas Saint Luoia andtheRepublic ofKiribati ,which appear inthe list set
outinAnnex ItoDecision76/568/EEC ,having become independent ,have applied
toaccede totheConvention }whereas theACP–EECCouncil ofMinisters has approved
these applications ;whereas these States ,having deposited their instruments of
aocession ,thus acceded totheConvention on28June 1979 and respectively ;
Whereas thevarious lists contained inDeoision76/568/EECandthe'amounts
specified inArtiole 30thereof should therefore beadjusted inthelight also
oftheamendments made asaresult .offormer accessions tothe Convent ionby "the
Agreement of28March 1977 (2)totheInternal Agreement onthefinancing and
administration ofCommunity aid (3)signed atBrussels on11July 1975 ,
(1)OJNoL176,1.7.1976 ,p.8
(2)OJNoL72,23.3.1979 ,P»33
(3)OJNoL72,23.3.1979 ,p.1
(4)OJNoL25,30.1.1976 ,p.168

HAS DECIDED ASfOLLQWSt
Article 1 '
«
Decision 76/568/EEC ishereby amended asfollows : '
1-Thefollowing shall bedeleted ,from Articles 23(5)and26andfrom thelist
inAnnex I^'Saint Lucia' and'Gilbert Islands' .
2.Artiole 30 ?shall bereplaced bythefollowing :
"Article 30
The -following provisions Bhall apply with effect from 1979 s
1.Theoverall amount ofCommunity aidshall bereduced to95>5645 million
European units ofaccount .
2.This amount shall oomprise : /
(a)85.5645 million European Units ofAccount from theEuropean
Development Fund (1975)»hereinafter referred toasthe'Fund *,
allocated asfollows :
» ' '
(i)forthepurposes BetoutinArticle 28,65*5645 million
European mits ofAcoount consisting of: \ '
;–28.1375 million European Units ofA-ccount intheform ofgrants
–23*915 million European Units ofAccount intheform of
special loans ,
*
–2.5 million European units ofAccount intheform ofrisk
capital ,
–11.012 million European Units ofAcoount intheform ofa
reserve }

(ii)20million European (Jaits -fAccount ,likewise from theFund ,
inthe form oftransfers toi;hecountries and .territories for
thestabilization ofexport earnings ;
(b)Forthepurposes setoutinArticle 28,upto10million European
Units ofAccount intheform ofloans from theBank ,made from its
own resources onthe terms and conditions provided for inits Statute
and gy.ppl.pner.tad ,asageneral rule ,bya>/=>interest rate subsidy ,
under the conditions laid down inArticle AofAnnex V.
Thetotal coot oftheinterest rate subsidies shall becharged a.gainst
theamount ofthegrants provided forin2(a)(i).
Followi' :the accession ofSaint Lucia and the Republic ofKiribati tothe
Convent :>•••-thaamounts provided for inthe form ofgrants ,special loans and
areser re;iui+ially allocated inthree equal parts among theFrench
overseas -^rriioriss anddepartments and th3JTe\;herlands andUnited Kingdom
overseas countr-iea and territories .shall bereduced inaccordance
with Decision .
(a)Oftheportion allocated tothe"Tench overseas territories and
departments s
-7cTOmillion European UnitsofAccount shall beallocated tothe
irench overseas departments 1
-300000European Units ofAccount shall remain allocated as
financial aid tothe least favoured overseas countries and
territories ^irrespective ofthezones within which they fall ;
(b)Thesums allocated totheFrench overseas territories shall amount
to12.1 million European Units ofAccount ,consisting of:
-10.1 million European Units ofAcoount taken from theportion
allocated totheFrench overseas territories anddepartments ,

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–2.00million European Unit sofAccount pursuant "to
Deoision 76/569/EEC."
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1November 1979 •
Done atBrussels
For the Council
The President

ANNEXIII
COUNCILDECLARATION INRESPECTOF
SAINTLUCIAANDTHERERJBLIC OFKIRIBATI AND
STABEX
The'/Ouncilrecallsthat,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inrticle1(5)"k*1®InternalAgreementonthefinancingand
administration ofCommunityaid,theabove-mentioned ACPStateswill
continuetobeeligibleforthefluidsprovidedforinArticle1(3)
ofthatAgreement,subjecttothemanagementruleslaiddowninTitleII
oftheACF-EECConventionofLom<5„

ANNEXIV
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingthelistofcountriesandterritories in
Regulation(EEC)No706/76cnthearrangementsapplicableto
agricultural productsandcertaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessing
ofagricultural productsoriginating inthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStates
orintheoverseascountries andterritories
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
andinparticularArticles43and113thereof.
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1059/6928May1969
layingdowntradearrrangeraents applicabletocertaingoodsresultingfrom
theprocessingofagricultural products(l)»aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3058/75(2),andinparticularArticle12thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean .Parliament (3)t
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No706/76(4)laiddownthe
arrangements applicabletoagricultural productsandcertaingoods
resultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural productsoriginating inthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascountriesand
territoriesj
WhereasSaintLuciaandtheGilbertIslands,whichappearinthelistof
countriesandterritoriessetoutinAnnexItothatRegulation ,havebecome
independent t
(1)OJNoL141,12.6.1969,Poi
(2)OJNoL306,26.11.1975,P«3
(3)OJNo
(4)OJNoL85,31»3.1976,p.2

WhereastheseStatesaccededtotheAC.P-EECConventionofLomeon
28June, and 1979shouldconsequently
becountedamongtheACPStatesreferredtoinArticle1oftheRegulation
(EEC)NO706/76JwhereasthelistinAnnexXtothatRegualtionshould
thereforebeamended,'
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION 1 ""
Article1
InAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)Fo706/76,thewords".SaintLucia"
and"GilbertIslands"aredeleted.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowing
it8publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates. .-
'* '' *„··'...'. ···'«.
• .DoneatBrussels,
•For.theCouncil
* •, ThePresident

ANNEXV
ProposalforaDecisionof-the
ACP-EECCouncilofMinisters
amendingthelistinArticle48(2)of"theConvention
TheACP-EEGCouncilofMinistershasdecidedasfollows;
Article 1
SaintLuciaandtheRepublicofKiribatiareherebyaddedtothelist
ofStatesinArticle48of"tlisConventionofLome®
Artici92
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceon
Article3
1rj1
TheACPStates,theMemberStatesandtheCommunityshallwithin
theirrespectiveareasofoorapetance ftakethenecessarystepstoimplement
thisDecision.
Doneat
FortheCouncilofMinisters
ThePresident

for the budget .
PART ONE iINTERVENTION APPROPRIATIONS
(forexisting andnewprojects )
1. RELEVANT BUDGET HEAPING CODE
a)Revenue Part -Title I
t>)Expenditure Part -None
2. TITLE OFBUDGET HEADING
a)Ownresources
b)-
3. ,EGAL BASIS
a)Legal "basis quoted intheaccompanying texts
4. DESCRIPTION .OBJECTIVE(s )ANDJUSTIFICATION OFFROJECT
a)Revenue
Theaccession ofSaint Lucia andtheRepublic ofKiribati to
:'-yConvention merely involves achange from OCT status toACP
status .Consequently ,itwill notresult inanychange inthe
levies ,duties andtaxes charged ontheproducts exported by
these States tothe EEC .
b)Expenditure
Theaccession ofthese States will have noeffect onCommunity
expenditure .
5. APPROPRIATIONS (inu.a.)
a)Multi-annual timetable
Measures applicable throughout theperiod ofvalidity ofthe
Lome Convention .
b)Pattern ofutilisation during thefinancial year nowbeing prepared
None
c)Calculation Model
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None

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6.TYPEOPCONTROLTOBEAPPLIED
SystemofcontrolprovidedformtheFinancialRegulationof
25April1973(ownresources)andintheLomeConvention.
PARTTWO;ADDITIONAL DATATOBEPROVIDEDTORANEWPROJECT(l)
7«TOTALCOSTOPTI&FROJECTFORTHEWHOLEOPITSEXPECTEDDURATION
None
8,INFORMATION REGARDING STAFFDIGMDTHEAPPROPRIATIONS FORADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENDITURE NECESSARY FORTHEIMELEMENTATIONOFTHEPROJECT
TheprojectwillbecarriedoutwiththeCommission'sexistingstaff,
9.FINANCING OPTHEPROJECT
Theprojectaffectsonlytheallocation oftheamountsearmarked
fortheOCTandAGPrespectively intheLomeConvention ,whichare
homebytheMemberStates.,Thereisthereforenoeffectonthe
CommunityBudget*
(l)TheCommissionDecisionof28November19730*1newbudgetprocedures
mentionstheneedtodrawupforeachnewprojecta"financial
memorandum"consistingofthetwopartsofthisfinancialrecord.
a