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Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on the economic and financial progress made in various ACP States
Date: 1996-09-26
Institutions: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, European Parliament
Subjects: ACP-EU Joint Assembly, EU aid, economic development, external debt, financial autonomy, public finance













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Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on the economic and financial progress made in various ACP States  


Official Journal C 062 , 27/02/1997 P. 0063 - 0064 





JOINT ASSEMBLY OF THE CONVENTION CONCLUED BETWEEN THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (ACP-EC)RESOLUTION () on the economic and financial progress made in various ACP States The ACP-EU Joint Assembly,- meeting in Luxembourg from 23 to 26 September 1996,A. whereas the development of ACP States must continue to be a priority aim of European Union policy,B. whereas the establishment of a stable economic and financial climate in the ACP countries encourages foreign investment,C. whereas development can take place only in an environment where human rights are respected, democracy is practised and the rule of law and good government are a constant objective of government leaders,D. whereas development aid funds are not always used exclusively for the achievement of the established objectives,E. having regard to the difficult conditions facing a number of ACP States,F. having regard to the economic and financial situation in many ACP States and the measures taken to reduce the public debt and boost the economy and exports,1. Notes that the aid policy so far applied has not always achieved its goals and that the mechanisms for the distribution of resources should therefore be reviewed;2. Considers that steps should be taken to encourage those countries which are endeavouring to implement rigorous economic and financial policies and which have introduced a multi-party democracy based on human rights;3. Believes that these countries should be the first to benefit from debt cancellation decisions;4. Believes that a differentiated distribution of aid on the basis of economic and financial achievements can help these countries to continue with their current restructuring measures;5. Considers that this policy can encourage other countries to do likewise;6. Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the ACP-EU Council and the Commission.
Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on the situation in Niger
Date: 1996-09-26
Institutions: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, European Parliament
Subjects: ACP-EU Joint Assembly, Niger, democracy, electoral fraud, presidential election













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Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on the situation in Niger  


Official Journal C 062 , 27/02/1997 P. 0054 - 0054 





JOINT ASSEMBLY OF THE CONVENTION CONCLUED BETWEEN THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (ACP-EC)RESOLUTION () on the situation in Niger The ACP-EU Joint Assembly,- meeting in Luxembourg from 23 to 26 September 1996,A. whereas the presidential elections held on 7 and 8 July 1996 were characterized by irregularities: the dissolution of the National Electoral Commission during the election, the placing of candidates under house arrest, interference by administrative authorities and the police in the count and the forwarding of the results,B. whereas, after General Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara came to power in a coup d'état in January 1996, he promised to hold a democratic presidential election,C. whereas Niger started the democratic process in 1991 by holding a national conference, at the end of which political pluralism was recognized as a democratic right,D. whereas legislative elections are being organized for 4 November 1996,E. whereas eight opposition political parties, united in the Front for the Restoration and Defence of Democracy, have made their participation in the legislative elections dependent on restoration of the former independent National Electoral Commission,1. Considers that the voting in the presidential election was not consistent with the principles of free, fair and democratic elections;2. Condemns the dissolution, during the election, of the independent National Electoral Commission by the Niger authorities and calls for its immediate restoration;3. Calls for the legislative elections planned for 4 November 1996 to be organized and supervised by the independent Electoral Commission, as demanded by the eight opposition political parties;4. Calls on the Commission and the Council to do everything possible to reestablish democracy in Niger before resuming development cooperation under the Lomé Convention;5. Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the ACP-EU Council, the Commission and the government of Niger.
Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on Protocol 10 on sustainable management of forest resources of the Fourth ACP-EC Convention of Lomé as revised by the agreement signed in Mauritius on 4 November 1995
Date: 1996-09-26
Institutions: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, European Parliament
Subjects: ACP-EU Joint Assembly, forest conservation, forestry policy, management of resources, tropical forest













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Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on Protocol 10 on sustainable management of forest resources of the Fourth ACP-EC Convention of Lomé as revised by the agreement signed in Mauritius on 4 November 1995  


Official Journal C 062 , 27/02/1997 P. 0061 - 0062 





JOINT ASSEMBLY OF THE CONVENTION CONCLUED BETWEEN THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (ACP-EC)RESOLUTION () on Protocol 10 on sustainable management of forest resources of the Fourth ACP-EC Convention of Lomé as revised by the agreement signed in Mauritius on 4 November 1995 The ACP-EU Joint Assembly,- meeting in Luxembourg from 23 to 26 September 1996,A. realizing that every day large parts of the world's tropical forests disappear or are damaged,B. acknowledging the importance and the need for the rational management of forest resources with a view to ensuring a long-term sustainable development of forests in ACP States,C. acknowledging the importance of a transparent chain of custody, thus ensuring consumers the origin and production method of purchased timber (products),D. acknowledging that the Forest Stewardship Council has developed universal criteria for truly sustainable forest management,E. being aware of the fact that the Commission is discussing with the Member States the possibilities for a Community regulation with respect to the certification of sustainable forest management and timber,1. Calls on the signatories to the Lomé-Convention and the Commission to design concrete plans for the implementation of paragraph 3 of Protocol 10;2. Urges the Member States of the European Union and the Commission to legally recognise the FSC-mark within the European Union and to take measures to stimulate producers, manufacturers and consumers of timber to adhere to the principles developed by the Forest Stewardship Council;3. Calls on the Council, the Commission, the Member States of the European Union and the signatories of the Lomé-Convention to work towards the international legal recognition of the FSC-mark;4. Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the ACP-EU Council and the Commission.
Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on the situation in Angola
Date: 1996-09-26
Institutions: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, European Parliament
Subjects: ACP-EU Joint Assembly, Angola, EU aid, force reduction, peacekeeping













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Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on the situation in Angola  


Official Journal C 062 , 27/02/1997 P. 0027 - 0027 





JOINT ASSEMBLY OF THE CONVENTION CONCLUED BETWEEN THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (ACP-EC)RESOLUTION () on the situation in Angola The ACP-EU Joint Assembly,- meeting in Luxembourg from 23 to 26 September 1996,A. recalling its previous resolutions on the Angolan situation,B. noting with deep concern the delays in the implementation of the peace process that should include the establishment of a government of National Unity,C. recognizing the continuation of consultations between the Angolan Government and UNITA on the peace process following the Lusaka Protocol and the Libreville Agreement, and that, despite the slowness of the process, positive developments have taken place, such as the ceasefire, the establishment of a single national army, the general amnesty and the first steps towards the formation of a national government,D. recalling that the mandate of the present elected National Assembly should end in November 1996,E. concerned with the problems arising with the demobilization of troops on both sides,1. Calls on both UNITA and the Government of Angola to urgently set up the government of National Unity until it is possible to hold new parliamentary elections;2. Deplores the delay in implementing the peace agreements that will bring about peace, reconciliation and development for Angola;3. Calls on both parties to complete the demobilization of troops;4. Calls on the Angolan Government to complete the process of collecting weapons in the hands of civilians;5. Calls on the international community - and the EU in particular - to continue its contribution to the peace process in Angola, namely its support of the social and professional integration of the demobilized troops of both parties, demining and the economic recovery of Angola;6. Calls on the international community to continue to support Unavem III until a final settlement of the Angolan conflict is reached;7. Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the ACP-EU Council, the Commission, the EU Member States and the UN and OAU Secretaries-General.
Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on Western Sahara
Date: 1996-09-26
Institutions: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, European Parliament
Subjects: ACP-EU Joint Assembly, Morocco, Western Sahara, human rights, peacekeeping, self-determination













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Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on Western Sahara  


Official Journal C 062 , 27/02/1997 P. 0032 - 0033 





JOINT ASSEMBLY OF THE CONVENTION CONCLUED BETWEEN THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (ACP-EC)RESOLUTION () on Western Sahara The ACP-EU Joint Assembly,- meeting in Luxembourg from 23 to 26 September 1996,A. having regard to its previous resolution, adopted in Windhoek (Namibia), and the most recent report on the Western Sahara submitted by the UN Secretary-General to the Security Council, which refers to the deadlock in the peace process,B. whereas the Kingdom of Morocco is continuing to block the process of achieving selfdetermination for the Sahrawi people,C. having regard to the United Nations resolutions calling on both parties - the Kingdom of Morocco and the Polisario Front - to enter into direct negotiations,D. whereas any withdrawal by the United Nations from Western Sahara could lead to a resumption of war and would threaten stability and peace in the region,E. having regard to the blatant human rights violations perpetrated by the Moroccan authorities in Western Sahara,1. Demands that the Kingdom of Morocco apply the UN-OAU peace plan, as accepted by both parties in the conflict;2. Calls on the Kingdom of Morocco and the Polisario Front to resume direct negotiations under the auspices of the international community;3. Appeals to the United Nations Security Council to take further steps to unblock the process for identifying electors, drawing attention to the responsibility of the party which is acting as an obstacle to the process;4. Calls on the European Union and the Member States to take account of the inalienable rights of the Sahrawi people in agreements concluded with the Kingdom of Morocco;5. Calls on the European Union to provide the Sahrawi people with sufficient humanitarian aid;6. Calls on the EU Council, the Member States and the Commission to do their utmost to put an end to human rights violations and bring about the release of the hundreds of Sahrawi political prisoners;7. Decides to send a fact-finding mission to Western Sahara and the Kingdom of Morocco;8. Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the ACP-EU Council, the Commission, the Secretaries-General of the UN and the OAU, the government of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Polisario Front.
Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on anti-personnel mines
Date: 1996-09-26
Institutions: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, European Parliament
Subjects: ACP-EU Joint Assembly, civil defence, conventional weapon, explosive, public safety













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Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on anti-personnel mines  


Official Journal C 062 , 27/02/1997 P. 0064 - 0065 





JOINT ASSEMBLY OF THE CONVENTION CONCLUED BETWEEN THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (ACP-EC)RESOLUTION () on anti-personnel mines The ACP-EU Joint Assembly,- meeting in Luxembourg from 23 to 26 September 1996,- having regard to its previous resolutions on anti-personnel mines,- having regard to the Council joint action of 12 May 1995 on anti-personnel mines,A. whereas the presence of large numbers of mines in a number of ACP countries is a daily threat hanging over the local populations,B. whereas mine clearance constitutes a major challenge for the sustainable development of those countries,C. deploring the fact that the conference on revision of the United Nations Convention on certain conventional weapons, particularly Protocol II on anti-personnel mines, scarcely permitted an agreement to be reached on the adoption of measures for further reducing the production and use of land mines,D. whereas the Ottawa Conference to be held from 3 to 5 September 1997 provides a fresh opportunity to explore the ways and means of reaching an agreement on a total ban on antipersonnel mines and on stepping up international action to clear mines,1. Calls on the European Union to take vigorous action to clear mines and to train local populations in mine clearance in the ACP countries affected by this scourge;2. Considers that Union research programmes in the field of mine clearance should be focussed on mechanical techniques permitting mines in the regions affected to be cleared more rapidly and more safely and, consequently, allowing those regions to be rehabilitated faster and the local populations to return to a normal life;3. Calls on the Member States of the Union and the ACP States participating in the Ottawa Conference to combine their efforts in order to achieve significant progress towards a comprehensive ban on anti-personnel mines;4. Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the ACP-EU Council, the Commission and the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on the situation in Mali
Date: 1996-09-26
Institutions: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, European Parliament
Subjects: ACP-EU Joint Assembly, Mali, democracy, economic aid, human rights, peacekeeping













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Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on the situation in Mali  


Official Journal C 062 , 27/02/1997 P. 0056 - 0057 





JOINT ASSEMBLY OF THE CONVENTION CONCLUED BETWEEN THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (ACP-EC)RESOLUTION () on the situation in Mali The ACP-EU Joint Assembly,- meeting in Luxembourg from 23 to 26 September 1996,- having regard to its previous resolutions on Mali, and those of the European Parliament,A. whereas the peace process in northern Mali, in which all the forces in the area are engaged, has been described as exemplary,B. whereas the peace process will be precarious unless accompanying economic aid is released to prevent the resumption of hostilities,C. whereas it is absolutely unjust that the EU should be applying negative measures to countries which fail to respect human rights and not helping countries such as Mali, which have made a major effort to safeguard peace, democracy and human rights,D. whereas such preventive measures are much more economical than aid to offset the effects of disasters once they have occurred,1. Calls on the Commission and Council to uphold its commitments to the government and people of Mali;2. Calls for a fair assessment of the aid required to consolidate the peace process and for the relevant aid to be released with all due speed;3. Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the ACP-EU Council, the Commission, and the government and parliament of Mali.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1870/96 of 26 September 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for capelin by vessels flying the flag of a Member State
Date: 1996-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Greenland, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing area, ship's flag













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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1870/96 of 26 September 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for capelin by vessels flying the flag of a Member State  


Official Journal L 247 , 28/09/1996 P. 0025 - 0025 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1870/96 of 26 September 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for capelin by vessels flying the flag of a Member StateTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3079/95 of 21 December 1995 allocating, for 1996, Community catch quotas in Greenland waters (3), provides for capelin quotas for 1996;Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of capelin in the waters of ICES divisions V, XIV (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have reached the quota allocated for 1996,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 Catches of capelin in the waters of ICES divisions V, XIV (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community for 1996.Fishing for capelin in the waters of ICES divisions V, XIV (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 26 September 1996.For the CommissionEmma BONINOMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 301, 14. 12. 1995, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 330, 30. 12. 1995, p. 64.
Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on economic reforms in Djibouti
Date: 1996-09-26
Institutions: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, European Parliament
Subjects: ACP-EU Joint Assembly, Djibouti, EU aid, economic reform, poverty













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Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on economic reforms in Djibouti  


Official Journal C 062 , 27/02/1997 P. 0055 - 0055 





JOINT ASSEMBLY OF THE CONVENTION CONCLUED BETWEEN THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (ACP-EC)RESOLUTION () on economic reforms in Djibouti The ACP-EU Joint Assembly,- meeting in Luxembourg from 23 to 26 September 1996,A. having regard to the structural adjustment programme implemented by the Djibouti authorities with the cooperation of the Bretton Woods institutions,B. whereas this programme illustrates the Djibouti government's clear desire to tackle an unprecedented serious economic crisis,1. Believes that Djibouti should be given substantial support by the European Union in the context of the structural adjustment measures financed by the Union;2. Notes with interest that the economic reforms introduced by Djibouti are part of a sustainable medium- and long-term development approach that includes measures to combat poverty and improve social infrastructure;3. Calls on the Commission to step up its support for Djibouti, taking account of the aforementioned objectives;4. Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the ACP-EU Council and the Commission.