83/328/EEC: Council Decision of 26 May 1983 on the signature and notification of provisional application of the International Agreement on Jute and Jute Products (1982)
Official Journal L 185 , 08/07/1983 P. 0001
Spanish special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 18 P. 0232
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COUNCIL DECISION OF 26 MAY 1983 ON THE SIGNATURE AND NOTIFICATION OF PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ON JUTE AND JUTE PRODUCTS ( 1982 ) ( 83/328/EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 113 AND 116 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS THE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ON JUTE AND JUTE PRODUCTS ( 1982 ) IS OPEN FOR SIGNATURE UNTIL 30 JUNE 1983 ; WHEREAS THE AIMS OF THE SAID AGREEMENT ARE AS FOLLOWS :
- TO IMPROVE STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS IN THE JUTE MARKET ,
- TO ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF JUTE AND JUTE PRODUCTS ,
- TO MAINTAIN AND ENLARGE EXISTING MARKETS AS WELL AS TO DEVELOP NEW MARKETS FOR JUTE AND JUTE PRODUCTS ,
- TO DEVELOP PRODUCTION OF JUTE AND JUTE PRODUCTS WITH A VIEW , IN PARTICULAR , TO IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF IMPORTING AND EXPORTING MEMBERS ,
- TO DEVELOP PRODUCTION , EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF JUTE AND JUTE PRODUCTS AS REGARDS QUANTITY SO AS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF WORLD DEMAND AND SUPPLY ;
WHEREAS THE MEANS ENVISAGED TO ATTAIN THESE AIMS ARE AS FOLLOWS :
- THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT , MARKET PROMOTION AND COST REDUCTION ,
- THE COLLATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO JUTE AND JUTE PRODUCTS ,
- CONSIDERATION OF IMPORTANT ISSUES CONCERNING JUTE AND JUTE PRODUCTS , SUCH AS THE QUESTIONS OF STABILIZATION OF PRICES AND SUPPLIES AND OF COMPETITION WITH SYNTHETICS AND SUBSTITUTES ;
WHEREAS THE AIMS PURSUED BY THE AGREEMENT FALL WITHIN , IN PART , THE FRAMEWORK OF COMMON TRADE POLICY AND , IN PART , WITHIN THAT OF TECHNICAL COOPERATION OR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION ; WHEREAS APPLICATION OF THE AGREEMENT THUS PRESUPPOSES BOTH COMMUNITY ACTION AND JOINT ACTION BY THE MEMBER STATES ;
WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY AND THE MEMBER STATES SHOULD THEREFORE SIGN THE AGREEMENT AND GIVE NOTIFICATION TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION THAT THEY INTEND TO APPLY IT PROVISIONALLY , SUBJECT TO ITS SUBSEQUENT APPROVAL ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
ARTICLE 1
BY 30 JUNE 1983 THE COMMUNITY AND THE MEMBER STATES WILL SIGN THE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ON JUTE AND JUTE PRODUCTS ( 1982 ) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 37 THEREOF , AND WILL GIVE NOTIFICATION TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 39 OF THE AGREEMENT , THAT THEY WILL APPLY THE AGREEMENT PROVISIONALLY , AS IMPORTING MEMBERS , WHEN IT ENTERS INTO FORCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 40 .
ARTICLE 2
THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DESIGNATE