CELEX: 51977PC0733
Language: en
Date: 1977-12-21
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the advance implementation of certain provisions of the ACP-EEC Convention of Lomé relating to trade in respect of certain States that have signed Agreements of Accession to the Convention (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                                      COM(77)733   final .
                              •       ,    '                          Brussels , 21 December 1977 *
                         ,           Proposal for a
                                COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
             . on the advance implementation of certain provisions
               of the AC P -EEC Convention of. Lomé relating to trade
            in respect of certain States that have , signed Agreements
                           of Accession to the Convention
                     ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                    COMMISSION C'DI.MJNICATION TCi TEE! COUNCIL
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                   on the advance implementation of certain provisions
                   of the ACP–EEC Convention of Lom5 relating to trade
                   in respect of Papua New Guinea , the Democratic fiepublic
                   of Sao Tome and Principe and the Republic of Cape Verde
                   which have signed agreements of accession to the Convention
                   with a view to expand the period of validity of the
                   Council Regulation (EEC ) No, 744/77 on the above mentioned
                   interim provisions ,
1.   The Agreements of Accession to the A CP-EEC Convention of Lom5 were
     signed between the EEC and these three new ACP States on the
     23th March 1977*
2*   Awaiting the ratification of thooo Agr«emor(lto of Accoooion , the
     Council adopted on 5th April 1977 Regulation (EEC ) No. 744/77 to give
     effect to some interim provisions concent"# trade * She period of
     validity of thip Regulsit} op. expires on ijlst December 1977 at the
     latest *
3* . While the procedures of ratification ar«> not yet completed by oome
     member states , the Agreements of Accession will not er,ter into force
     before the 31st December 1977 *
4.  Accordingly, the Commission transmits a proposal for a, Council
     Regulation to extend the period of validity of the Cot,ncil Regulation
     (ESC ) No.744/77 beyond the 31st December 1977 until thte 31st December 1978*
     at the latest *
 ---pagebreak---                                • Proposal for
                            COUNCIL REGUUTION (EEC )
ISffi COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEMi COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European JJconcmic Ccimnnuaity,
and in particular Articles 43 and 1},.3 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament
VJhereas Agreements of Accession to the ACP-EEC Convention of Lom^l         in
accordance with Article 90 thereof , were signed "between the Eurojtean Economiq
Cor;nunity and the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe , the Republic
of Cape '"erde and Papua New Guinea <;»n the 28th March 1977|
Whereas , when these Agreements were signed , the Cojamunity and the, States
concerned agreed in exchanges of letters to apply unilaterally certain provisions
of the ACP-EEC Convention of Lom6 relating to trade , in accordance with the
arrangements laid down in .'the Accession Agreement*;:
Whereas in order "to give effect to ^hs abovemeritioned exchange of letters th$
Council adopted or>i 5th April 1977 Regulation (EEC ) No . 744/77 on the advance
•implementation of certain provision^, of the ACP-EEC Convention of Lomtf relating
to trade in goods (
Whereas the procedures of ratification by the Member States as mentioned in the
Council Regulation (EEC ) No . 744/77 of 5th April 1977, have not yet been completed
at 31st December 1977 »
Whereas the period of validity of Regulation (EEC ) No»744/77 shoved therefor^ be
 extended beyond 31st December 1977 ?
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   (2 ) OJ No.L 25 of - 30.1.1976 » P- 1
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 ---pagebreak--- ELS ABOPTED THIS RBOUIATION:
                        Article   ]l
                            1 1   <»*
In th© second paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC)744/ 77>} the date
31st December 1977 shall, be replaced by the date 31st December 1978 .
                        Article
                         ■
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This Regulation shall enter into jforce on th© third (lay following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It ohall apply as and from 1st January 1978*
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly tvpplicablo
in all Member States .
Itone at                                          Por the Counc J.1
                                                   The Presidert
 ---pagebreak---                                        FT \T ,YNOTAT . rîffiO RT)
1 - 1M' 1 :        T N"r!'.HVl' ktTON Al'I'ROrPTATIONS
( for existing and new projects )
1 .      KRI.K/ AMT KIDCRST KKAIiII'G CO'DEIS )
( a ) Hevonue part :                Title 1j Chapters 10 , 11 and 12
( b ) Expenditure part :                nil            ■
2.      TTTT.K OF HJDGV:? H?/.. DITTO
 ( a ) "Own resources"
 (b) -
         L.'.'CAij   BASIS
         Articles A'J                113 of tho EEC Treaty
 4.      I;K:T. HI PTTOT? , 0nJl-:0TIV^(S ) ATTP JUSTIFICATION OF TKI'l PROJECT
 ( a ) Ftpyonuo ;            Reduction in the levies , duties and charges imposed on
 j .T.porte into the territory of the KEC of products exported byl'apua " cw
  Cui;-.ca , £ao " Tone o Principe an<L Capo Verde folLlowinj the application o
  thij reflation.
   ( b ) Kv-.cr^'itw'ro ' ' : no offeet ' •
         AH'Hôi'HT ATTO;\T, ( in u.a .)
 •%.0 T«' ! ;!. TT ATJUAT * TI       TA HT ,E
 tfoauure applicable throughout the period of validity of the Ite^ulation
  un'wii tho cr.tyy into force of Apcoscion Agreement
 ---pagebreak--- 5.1   FAT1ETTT OP UTILISATION OF APPROPRIATION DURING THE FINANCIAL TEAR
      NOV/ BEING PREPARED
      Nil
5.2 . KETHOD OP CALCULA TÏOÏÏ
      Revenue ;       The reductions in revenue occ«'ioion.cd by the accession of Papua
      Hew Guinea , Sao Toa<J and Principe and Capo Verdo are difficult to estimate
      in advance eincc their scale will depond on the recultin;; ifluctuntiona in
      the volume and value of the EjJC 'b imports . Given the present volume of the
      EEC 's inportn from these countries and the nature of tho goods concerned , tho
      reductions will in any event 'dq very small . On the "basis <>f imports to the
      Community from Papua New Guinea in 1975 » "i*10 loss of revenue can be estimated
      at 2,400,000 Eua annually.
6.    TYPE 0? CON'TROL TO 73E APPLIED
      Control arrangementa provided for in the Financial Regulat Ion of 25 April 1973 .
PART  2 s    ADDITIONAL DATA TO BE PROVIDED FOR A TIEV/ PR3JECT
7„    TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT FOR TIIE WHOLE OF I TO EXPECTED DU^TION
      The loos of revenue cannot be quantified from the accounting viewpoint
      at the present stage .
8.    INFORM TI07I R/TARPrrG STAFFITT.-; AND TirE APPROPRIATION FOR AITINISTEATTVE
      Ea'rr.'oi'aiiiii Njc.^urr i-\/ U                     OF i"::; FUL-JXT
      The project will be carried oat with the CoBmiB8ionf s existing staff .
9.    FIKATICINO OF TÎ{E PROJECT
      As regards the "reduction of revenue" part , the cost of the project, will
      be borne by the Cocuunity budget .
           The Commission Decision of 28 November 1S'73 on new
          budget procedures mentions the need to draw up a
           "financial memorandum" for each new project ,
           consisting of the two parts of this financial record.