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totheReportontheoperationduring"1975of"thesystemsetupby
theLoméConventionforstabilisingexportearnings
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VIII/370(7T)~E
1*0*19Deoeaber197otheCommissionpresentedtotheCouncilacomprehensive
i
reportontheoperationduring1975ofthesystemsetupbytheLom£;
Convention^forstabilizingexportearnings(COM(76)656final)*This
documentisintendedtosupplementthereportfollowingthesignatureof
afurthertransferagreementfor1975withtheRepublioofKali*
2*ThedeoiBionontransfersfor1975wasmadeon6July197TheCommission
subsequently reoeivedabelatedrequestfroatheMaliauthorities ,dated
1September197forthestabilisation ofearningsfromoottonexports
in1975.
Thedelayinpresentingthisrequestwasduetostatistical problems
whichalsoheldupcompletionofthedossier*
3*SincethereisnoexplioitprovisiononthismatterintheLomeConvention,
theACPStatesarenotatpresentrequiredtomaketheirrequestsfor
1
transfersbyagiven.datedespitetheobviousetdministrative difficulties
towhichthisQmiBsioncouldgiveriseinthelightofArticle18ofthe
Conventionwhichdealswiththeannualinstalments andthepowerswhich
theCouncilofMinistershastoreducetheamountofthetransfers •
4 " ...
4*Sincetherequestinquestionfulfilledthe'oonditionsrelatingto
dependenceandfluctuationthresholds,itwasaccordinglyconsidered :
admissible *
Examinationofthetotalexportsdidnotgiverisetoconsultations
tinderArticle19(4)(b)andafterappraisalofthedossieratransfer
of648.503EUA.wasmade*
5«Thisnewtransferbringsthetotalamountofthetransfersmadefor
V1975to72.786.065 EUA.

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6*Maliisnot,oneofthecountriesrequiredtocontributetowardsthe•
reoonstitution ofresources *Thetotalamountofnon-repayable transfers
whichvirtuallyooinoideswiththeamountoftransferstotheleast
.developedACPStates,isthusincreasedto3^*4$ofthetotalamount
'transferred * ■-
7*Exportsofcotton,likethoseofwood,rawhides,skinsandleather,
sufferedin1975asaresultoftheunfavourable eoonomicclimatein
theCommunity.Therefore,withthistransfertotheRepublioofMali,
67*7$ofthetransferable amounthasbeenusedin1975forprotection
againsteconomicrisks;theremaining32.3/&havebeenusedtooffset
lossesinearningsresultingfromfallsinproductionforwhichACP
Statesoouldnotbe'heldresponsible **
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8*Thetotalamounttransferredfor1975islessthantheannualinstalment
Vof75millionEUAallocatedto';the'stabilization system*Thebalanoeof
2*213*935 EUAisaccordinglycarriedforwardautomatically to1976,as
.providedforinArticle18(3)oftheConvention *