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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)193 final
Brussels ,9February 1973
Proposal fora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
onthesafeguard measures provided forintheAgree­
ment between theEuropean Economic Community andthe
Arab Republic ofEgypt
(Submitted bytheCouncil totheCommission )
COM(73 )193final

ΙΛ/73-Ε
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Theagreement negotiated with theAREprovides InArticle 2.Z
that theContracting Parties may incase ofdifficulty adopt
safeguard measures .
This proposal for aRegulation lays down therules for
implementing that clause asregards theCommunity .

I/V73-E
Proposal for a
_IUGUL'\TIOIl' (-illip)OPTH:3jCOULICJ^
onthesafeguard measures provided forintheAgreement
between theEuropean Economic Community and theArab
Republic ofEgypt
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular Article 113 thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas anagreement between theEuropean Economic Community and the
Arab Republic ofEgypt wassigned at ;
Whereas ,forthe .purposes !ofimplementing thesafeguard clauses
provided forintheTreaty establishing theEurope --..''Ucononic
Community ,theprocedures tobefollowed are laid ,down bytheTreaty
itself ; "*■
Whereas ,Ontheother hand ,,thedetailed rules forimplementing the
safeguard clause provided forinArticle 12oftheAgreement remain
tobelaid down ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS -REGULATION :
Article 1
1* TheCommission may ,attherequest ofaMember State oronits
owninitiative ,decide to&pply toproducts originating intheArab
Republic ofEgypt thesafeguard measures which inArticle 12ofthe
Agreement between theEuropean Economic Community and theArab
Republic ofEgypt -hereinafter called the "Agreement "-the
Community reserved theright totake ,inparticular ,thetemporary
total orpartial withdrawal oftariff orother concessions granted by
theCommunity totheArab Republic ofEgypt .

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Thesafeguard measures shall becommunicated totheMember States «nfj
shall beimmediately applicable .'Where such arequest ismade tothe
Commission byaMember State ,theCommission shall take itsBecision
within three working days following receipt oftherequest .
2. AnyMember State mayrefer theCommission 'sDecision tothe
Council within tenworking days following notification thereof .The
Council 6hall meet forthwith .Itmaybyaqualified majority amend
orrescind theDecision inquestion .
Article 2
1* Without prejudice toArticle 1theCommission mayauthorize a.
Member State todeal with such disturbances ordifficulties asare
referred toinArticle 12oftheAgreement bytaking safeguard
measures .
These measures and the Commission 'sDecision shall benotified toall
Member States .
2. Incase ofurgency the .Member State orStates concerned may
introduce quantitative import restrictions .They shall immediately .
notify these measures totheCommission and totheother Member
States .
TheCommission ,shall decide ,byanemergency procedure andwithin a
maximum period offive working dayofthenotification referred toin
thefirst subparagraph ,whether themeasures are toberetained ,
modified orabolished .
All theMember States shall benotified oftheCommission 'sDecision ,
which shall beimmediately enforceable .

-3- I/V73-E
3. AnyMember State mayrefer theCommission 'sDecision tothe
Council within amaximum period oftenworking days ofnotification of
theDecision .The Council shall meet forthwith .Itmay bya
qualified majority amend orrescind theDecision taken bythe
Commission .
IftheMember State which took measures inpursuance ofparagraph 2
refers thematter totheCouncil ,theDecision oftheCommission shall
besuspended .Thesuspension shall and thirty days after thematter
hasbeen referred totheCouncil ifbythat time thelatter has not
amended orrescinded the Decision ofthe Commission .
For thepurpose ofimplementing this Article ,priority must be
given intheselection ofmeasures tothose which least disturb the
functioning ofthe common market .
Article 3
1. Before deciding toapply safeguard measures under Article 1(1),
before authorizing aMember State totake such measures orbefore
taking itsDecision concerning themeasures taken inimplementation
ofArticle 2(l)and (2)bytheMember State concerned ^theCommission
shall hold consultations .
2* These consultations shall take plao-e within anadvisory committee ,
composed ofrepresentatives ofeach Member State andpresided over by
arepresentative oftheCommission .
3. TheCommittee shall meet when convened byitschairman .The
latter shall forward totheMember States ,within theshortest possible
time ,anyappropriate information .

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Article ^
Theprovisions ofArticles 1and2shall notaffect implementation of
thesafeguard clauses provided forintheTreaty ,inparticular in
Articles 108and109thereof ,inaccordance with theprocedures
therein provided for .
Article5
This Regulation shall innowaydebar full application ofthe
Regulations onthecommon organization ofagricultural markets .
Article 2shall notapply toproducts covered bythose Regulations .
Article 6
Notification totheJoint Committee bytheCommunity asrequired by
Article 12(2 )oftheAgreement shall beeffected bytheCommission .
ι
Article 7
Theprovisions ofArticle 2(2)and (3)shall apply until
31December 197**«
Until that date ,'the Council ,acting byaqualified majority ,ona
proposal from theCommission -,shall decide upon anyamendments tobe
made thereto . '
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inal-1'Member States *■"
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Done atBrussels , 19–.
For the Council
The President
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