CELEX: 51978PC0123
Language: en
Date: 1978-03-17 00:00:00
Title: Recommendation for Council Decision authorizing the Commission to conduct negotiations on behalf of the European Economic Community to extend the International Olive Oil Agreement 1963, as last amended by the Protocol of 23 March 1973. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---        COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                              COM(78)123 final.
                                                              Brussels , 17 March 1978
                                   Recommendation for
                                    Council Decision
                   authorizing the Commission to conduct negotiations .
                   on behalf of the European Economic Community    to
                   extend the International Olive Oil Agreement .   1963 /
                   as last amended by the Protocol of 23 March 1973
                      ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission )
COM(78 ) 123 final .
 ---pagebreak---                    Explanatory memorandum
A United Nations Conference on olive oil has been arranged by the
Secretary-General of UNCTAD from 5 to 7 april 1978 for the adoption
of a Protocol prolonging for one year the International Olive Oil
Agreement , which expires on 31 December 1978 . The Secretary-General
of UNCTAD has invited the Community to take part in this Conference .
In this connection it should be recalled that
- on the basis of suggestions by the Commission staff , a common posi­
  tion for the prolongation for one year of the International Olive
  Oil Agreement is already with the Council at official level ( COREPER
  of 18 November 1977 );
- this position was the subject of a statement by the Community Spokesman ,
  made with the Council 's authorization on 25 November 1977 in Madrid ,
  during the 37th session of the IOOC ; the position was accepted by all
  the other members of the Agreement ;
- since this position is that , at this stage , the Agreement should not
  be renegotiated but simply extended for one year , the Secretary-General
  of UNCTAD in Geneva has arranged that the Conference to be held from
                                   «
  5 to 7 April 1978 will be restricted to the adoption of a Protocol exten­
  ding the Agreement .
To enable the Community to participate in this negotiating conference ,
a Council Decision is required authorizing the Commission to conduct
negotiations on behalf of the Community , in consultation with the Article
113 Committee .
 ---pagebreak---                            Recommendation for
                           Council Decision
                          of.
   authorizing the Commission to conduct negotiations      on behalf
   of the European Economic Community , to extend the International
   Olive Oil Agreement     1963 , as last amended by the Protocol of
                           23 March 1973
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
                                        i
Having regard to the Council Decision of 19 December 1977 on the application
by the Community , as a provisional measure from 1 January 1978 , of the Proto­
col of 23 March 1973 for the extension of the 1963 International Olive Oil
Agreement ,
Having regard to , the recommendation from the Commission ,
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas the 1963 International Olive Oil Agreement , as last amended by
the Protocol of 23 March 1973 , expires on 31 December 1978 ,
 HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                              Sole Article
The Commission is hereby authorized to conduct , on behalf of the Community ,
negotiations for the extension by one year of the 1963 International Olive
Oil Agreement .
For the application of this Decision , the Commission shall be assisted by
the Special Committee provided for in Article 113 of the Treaty .
                                           Done at Brussels ,
                                                  For the Council
                                                  The President