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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)436 final
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Recommendation fora
COUNCILDECISION (EEC)
ontheprovisional application toTuvaluafter
independence ofthearrangements providedfor
inDecision 76/568/EEC
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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C0M(78)436finalA* \
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Recommendation for a -
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheprovisional application toTuvalu after
independence ofthearrangements provided for
inDecision 76/568 /EEC
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
. . \
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Decision 76/568/EEC of29June 1976 on
the association ofthe overseas countries and territories with
theEuropean Economic Community aslast amended by
Decision 78/465/EEC and inparticular thesecond subparagraph
ofArticle 55(2 )thereof .
(}OJNoL176,1.7.1976 ,p. 1
iZyOJNoL147,3.6.1978 ,p.39
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Whereas,pursuanttothelatterprovisionofDecision76/568/EEC
thearrangements providedforthereinmaycontinuetoapply •
provisionally /underconditions -laiddownbytheCouncil,to
countriesandterritories whichbecomeindependent ;
\ .-
WhereasTuvalu,whichappearsinAnnexIrelatingtothelistofcountries
andterritoriesreferredtobythatDecision,achievedindependence on
1October1978;... .
Whereasitshouldbedecidedtocontinuetoapplyprovisionally
thearrangements providedforintheabov/e-mentionedDecisionto'
thisStateandtolaydowntheconditionsforsuchapplication^without
prejudicetosubsequent -recoursetothefirstsubparagraph of
Article55(2)andtoArticle56thereof;
WhereastheACP-EECConventionofLomeisopen,inaccordancewith.
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle89thereof,totheaccessionof
acountryorterritorytowhichPartFouroftheTreatyappliesand
whichhasbecomeindependent;whereassuchaccessioncantakeplace
onlyfollowingarequestbytheStateconcernedandwiththeapproval
oftheACP-EECCouncilofMinisters;
WhereasTuvaluhassubmittedarequestforaccessiontotheACP-EEC
ConventionofLom6;
Whereastheprovisionalapplication ofDecision76/568/EECwith
regardtothatStateshouldbelimitedintime;

Whereas,inordertoavoidanybreakincontinuityinthefinancingof
decisionsinfavourofTuvalubetweenitsaccessiontothe
ACP-EECConventionofLomeandtheentryintoforceofthe .
decisionadjustingtheamountsmadeavailabletotheEuropean
Development FundwhichtheCouncilistotakepursuantto
Article1(A)oftheInternalAgreement onthefinancing and
administration ofCommunityaidof1975,Tuvalushouldbe' •
permittedtocontinuetobenefituntilthe#dateofthesaidentryinto
forcefromtheprovisionsofDecision76/568/EEC
relatingtofinancialandtechnicalco-operation ,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS: v-
Article 1
Thearrangements laiddownbyDecision76/568/EECshallremain
s.. vprovisionally applicableto'Tuvalu' -untiIthelatteraccedestothe.
ACP-EECConventionofLom£and.notlaterthan30September 1979..7
1However,Tuvalushallcontinuetobenefitfromtheprovisions
ofthesaidD.ecisionrelatingtofinancial andtechnicalcooperation
untilthedateofentryintoforceofthedecisionadjustingtjie,
'amountsmadeavailabletotheEuropeanDevelopment Fundwhichthe
CouncilistotakepursuanttoArticle1(4)oftheInternalAgreement
onthefinancingandadministration ofCommunityaidsignedon
11July1975.':

Article2 -
Questionsrelatingtotheapplication ofDecision76/568/EEC
toTuvaluafterithasbecomeindependent shallbedealtwith
asnecessary bydirectcontactbetweenthecompetentauthorities
ofthatStateandoftheCommunity.'
Article5
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.'
Itshallapplyfrom1October1978.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident