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Date: 1982-03-18 00:00:00
Title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of the agreements resulting from the negotiations and consultations under Article XXIV § 6 of the GATT between the European Communities and Argentina of the first part and the European Communities and Uruguay of the other part (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                   COM(82)128 final
                                                   Brussels - 18 March 1982
                            Recommendation for a
                               COUNCIL DECISION
on the conclusion of the agreements resulting from the negotiations and
consultations under Article XXIV § 6 of the GATT between the European
Communities and Argentina of the first part and the European Communities
                        and Uruguay of the other part
                              .
               ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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C0M(82 ) 128 final
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                EXPLANATORY             MEMORANDUM
In accordance with the authorization it received from the Council on 28 April 1981 ,
the Commission , at the request of Argentina and Uruguay , initiated negotiations
and consultations with those countries under Article XXIV § 6 of the GATT .
These negotiations and consultations have given rise to satisfactory agreements .
                    «
 ---pagebreak---                                SUMMARY
Recommendation   for a Council Decision on the conclusion of agreements between
Argentina and Uruguay of the one part and the European Communities of the other
part concerning the tariff concessions which the Communities grant to Argentina
and Uruguay for high-quality beef and veal .
These concessions represent the compensation which ,,, in accordance with the GATT ,
the Communities owe Argentina and Uruguay for the withdrawal ,. following
Greece 's accession to the European Communities , of the tariff concessions
previously bound by Greece under the GATT »
 ---pagebreak--- CONCLUSION OF AN AGREEMENT RESULTING FROM THE NEGOTIATIONS AND CONSULTATIONS
BETWEEN ARGENTINA AND URUGUAY OF THE ONE PART AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
OF THE OTHER PART UNDER ARTICLE XXJV § 6 OF THE G ATT
                      ( Commission Communication to the Council )
The Commission is transmitting to the Council :
~ a report on the outcome of the negotiations anc! consultations between
   Argentina and Uruguay of the one part and the Commission of the European
   Communities of the other part , under Article XXIV § 6 of the GATT ( annex A)
- a draft agreement in the form of an agreed minute ( annex B) ;
The Commission recommends that the Council approve this agreement .
It presents to that end a drcft decision on the conclusion of the sgreeriu.-vt
( annex C ) .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                   AiVN' EX A
                           REPORT
on the negotiations and consultations between Argentina arid Uruguay of the
one part and the Commi ssion of the European Communities of the other part
under Article XXIV § 6 of the GATT ,, following the accession of the Hellenic
Republic to the European Communities .,
 ---pagebreak---                                      - 1  -
1 . Following Greece 's accession to the European Communities , the latter were
    required to hold negotiations under Article XXIV I 6 of the 6ATT in order to
    compensate the Contracting Parties for the injury caused to them by the
    substitution of the Communities' bound duties for the Greek customs duties
    bound under GATT .
    In the letters which Argentina and Uruguay sent to the Director-General of
    GATT on 28 May 1981 and 2 April 1981 respecti vely , these two countries
    requested the opening of negotiations and consultations with the Commission
    of the European Communities .
                                                                  i
2 . Since for both Argentina and Uruguay tne benefits and disadvantages in the
    industrial products sector offset one another almost entirely , the negotiations
    focussd solely on the injury which these two countries had suffered in the
    agricultural sector .
    Frozen beef and veal accounted for most of Greece 's total imports from those
    two countries ; Argentina was Greece 's principal supplier of those products and
    therefore holds negotiating rights , and Uruguay has a substantial interest and
    therefore has a right to consultations under Article XXVIIi .
                                                                I
    The customs duty bound by Greece for those products before its accession to
    the Community was 20 % ad valorem . The import charge laid down in . She CCt for
    that category of meat is a customs d.uty of 20 % ad valorem bound under GATT
    plus a variable levy which is not bound under GATT . The application of the
    levy , which has a high ad valorem incidence , has virtually put an end to
    exports from those countries to Greece . Bor that reason , the two countries
    have clearly indicated that only the beef and veal sector could provide
    satisfactory compensation .
    It is also to be noted that , in view of the structure of these two ccuhtries *
    exports to the Community and the sensitivity of certain other sectors , there
    was practically no possibility of providing compensation for Argentina and
    Uruguay in other sectors .
                                      k
 ---pagebreak---    In these negotiations r the only way to meet tne requests of Argentina and
   Uruguay and prevent other countries vis -a - vis which the Community has no Legal
   obligations from benefiting from any concessions granted was to increase the
   " special cuts " quota for anly those qualities supplied by Argentina and Uruguay .
. Following a series of discussions ,, in which the Member States ( Article 113
   Committee ) assisted f agreement was finally reached with these two countries ,
   providing for the following :
   - a 7 500 t increase in Argentina 's present quota in respect of the quality
      supplied by that country ( see Article 1a of Commission Regulation ( EEC)
      N° 263 /81 );                      i
   - a 1 300 t increase in Uruguay 's quota in respect of the quality supplied
      by that country ( see Article 1c of Commission Regulation ( EEC) N° 263 /81).
   Account was taken in fixing the abovementioned quantities of the credit
   ( though marginal ) resulting from the tariff reductions on other products .
 The Commission considers that a satisfactory balanced agreement has been
 reached for the Communities and for Argentina and Uruguay .
 It therefore proposes that the Council adopt the attached agreed minutes
 ( see Annex B ) .                                                i
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                             AGREED MINUTE
OUTCOME OF THE NEGOTIATIONS AND CONSULTATIONS UNDER ARTICLE XXIV § 6 OF
THE GATT BETWEEN THE DELEGATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY AND THE DELE
GATION OF THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
The Delegation of thq Republic of Uruguay and the Delegations of the Commission
pf the European Commqnities have agreed on the following      :
                          *
J. The concessions previously granted by :
                          J
    ~ the European Economic Community ( Schedules LXXII - European Economic
* .     Community - and [LXXIIbis - Member States of the European Coal and Steel
τ      #
f.      Community -) ;   j        '                        .
v   - the Hellenic Republic ( Schedule XXV),
                        *
 I
i are hereby withdrawn and replaced by concessions granted by the European
    Communties of Ten . Apart from the modifications listed below , the concessions
    are identical to those at present set out in Schedules LXXII ( European
    Economic Community ) an LXXIIbis ( Member States of the European Coal and Steel
    Community ).
    The Communities nevertheless reserve the right to modify these lists on the
    basis of the outcome of the negotiations and /or consultations under
    Article XXIV § 6 with other Contracting Parties .
2 . The Community undertakes to modify the global annual tariff quota subject
    to a 20 % customs duty without levy for high-quality meat of bovine animals
    ( CCT ex 02.01 AID so that the quantity of 1 000 t at present permitted for
    meat corresponding to the following specifications :
    " special or good-quality beef cuts obtained from exclusively pasture-
    grazed animals aged between 22 and 24 months , having two permanent incisors
    and presenting a slaughter liveweight not exceeding 460 kilograms , referred
    to as " special boxed beef " cuts of which may bear the letters "sc" ( special
    cuts )"
    is raised to 2 300 t .
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They agreed to submit this agreement for approval toy their respective
authorities .
For the Delegation of the                    For the Delegation of the
Republic of Uruguay,                         Commission of 'the European
                                             Communities ,
 ---pagebreak---                                                                        ANNEX B
                               AGREED MINUTE
OUTCOME OF THE NEGOTIATIONS AND CONSULTATIONS UNDER ARTICLE XXIV § 6 OF
THE GATT BETWEEN THE DELEGATION OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC AND THE DELE­
GATION OF THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
The Delegation of the Argentine Republic and the Delegation of, the Commission
of the European Communities have agreed on the following' :
1 . The concessions previously granted by :
    - the European Economic Community ( Schedules LXXIJ. - European Economic
       Community - and LXXIIbis - Member States of the European Coal and Steel
       Community -) ;
    - the Hellenic Republic ( Schedule XXV),
    are hereby withdrawn and replaced by concessions granted by the European
    Communties of Ten „ Apart from the modifications listed below ,, the concessions
    are identical to those at present set out in Schedules LXXII ( European
    Economic Community ) an LXXIIbis ( Member States of the European Coal and Steel
    Community) .
    The Communities nevertheless reserwe the right to modify these lists on the
    basis of the outcome of the negotiations and /or consultations under
    Article XXIV § 6 with other Contracting Parties .
2 „ The Community undertakes to modify the global annual tariff quota subject
    to a 20 X customs duty without levy for high-ciuality meat of bovine animals
    ( CCT ex 02 „ 01 All ) so that the quantity of 5 000 t at present permitted for
    meat correspond ! rig to the following specifications j
    " special or good-quality beef cuts obtained from exclusively pasture-
    grazed animals aged between 22 and 24 months , having two permanent incisors
    and presenting a slsughter Uveweight not exceeding 460 kilograms , referred
    to as "special boxed beef " tuts of which may bear the letters "se " ( special
    cuts )"
    is raised to 12 500 t .
 ---pagebreak--- They agreed to submit this agreement -for approval by th&ir respective
authorities .
For the Delegations of the                      For the Delegation of the
Argentine Republic,                             Commission of the European
                                                Communities .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                     ANNEX C
                    RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
on the conclusion of the agreements resulting from the negotiations and
consultations under Article XXIV § 6 of the GATT between the European
Communities and Argentina of the first part and the European Communities
                        and Uruguay of the other part
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , and
in particular Article 113 thereof .
Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission ,
Whereas in accordance with the authorization which it received from the Council
on 28 April 1981 , the Commission initiated negotiations with Argentina and
Uruguay under Article XXIV § 6 of the GATT following Greece 's accession to the
European Communities and whereas an acceptable agreements were reached,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                  Article 1
The agreements in the form of agreed minutes between the European Communities
and Argentina and between the European Communities and Uruguay respectively
are hereby approved on behalf of the Community .
The text of these agreements is annexed to this Decision *
                                  Art tcle 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person
empowered to sign the agreements in order to bind the Community .
                                                           Done at Brussels ,
                                                            For the Council ,
                                                             The President ,