76/568/EEC: Council Decision of 29 June 1976 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community
Official Journal L 176 , 01/07/1976 P. 0008 - 0097
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( 1 ) OJ NO C 257 , 10 . 11 . 1975 , P . 27 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 37 , 12 . 2 . 1976 , P . 24 .
( 3 ) SEE PAGE 98 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .
COUNCIL DECISION OF 29 JUNE 1976 ON THE ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WITH THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 76/568/EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 136 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE INTERNAL AGREEMENT ON THE FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY AID SIGNED IN BRUSSELS ON 11 JULY 1975 ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,
WHEREAS THE PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ( HEREINAFTER CALLED " THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES " ) WITH THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY MUST BE LAID DOWN FOR A FURTHER PERIOD ;
WHEREAS THESE PROVISIONS FORM PART OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY'S EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH , IN PARTICULAR BY MEANS OF THE ACP-EEC CONVENTION OF LOME ( HEREINAFTER CALLED " THE CONVENTION " ) SIGNED ON 28 FEBRUARY 1975 , A NEW MODEL FOR RELATIONS BETWEEN DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING REGIONS , COMPATIBLE WITH THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TOWARDS A MORE JUST AND MORE BALANCED ECONOMIC ORDER ;
WHEREAS THE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES AND THE NEEDS RELATED TO THE PROMOTION OF THEIR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT JUSTIFY THE MAINTENANCE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF LEVYING CUSTOMS DUTIES AND IMPOSING QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ;
WHEREAS SPECIAL PROVISIONS IN RESPECT OF RUM , ARRACK AND TAFIA FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 22.09 C I OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ARE LAID DOWN IN DECISION 76/198/EEC ( 1 ) ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 89 OF THE CONVENTION PROVIDES FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ACCESSION TO THE CONVENTION BY A COUNTRY OR TERRITORY REFERRED TO IN THE FOURTH PART OF THE TREATY WHICH BECOMES INDEPENDENT ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO MAKE PROVISION FOR POSSIBLE ADAPTATION OF THIS DECISION ;
WHEREAS UNTIL 25 NOVEMBER 1975 SURINAM WAS PART OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS ; WHEREAS IT BECAME INDEPENDENT ON THAT DATE ; WHEREAS IT WAS THEREFORE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONVENTION ; WHEREAS FOR THAT REASON THE ARRANGEMENTS ADOPTED FOR THE ASSOCIATED COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES PURSUANT TO THE DECISION OF 1970 WERE KEPT IN FORCE IN RESPECT OF SURINAM ; WHEREAS THEREFORE , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS WISHES , THE ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TO THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO APPLY PROVISIONALLY TO SURINAM UNTIL IT IS ABLE TO ACCEDE TO THE CONVENTION ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 1 OF THE INTERNAL FINANCIAL AGREEMENT PROVIDES THAT WHERE A COUNTRY OR