CELEX: 51988PC0063
Language: en
Date: 1988-02-25
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION relating to the conclusion of the 1986 International Cocoa Agreement (presented by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---    COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                               COM(88 ) 63 final
                                               Brussels , 25 February 1988
       relating to the conclusion of the 1986 International Cocoa Agreement
                           ( presented by the Commission )
    C0M(88 ) 63 final
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 ---pagebreak---                                      EXPLANATORY MEMO
1.   The 1986 International Cocoa Agreement was signed by the Community and its
     Member States on 30 September 1986 .
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2.   On 16 January this year , pursuant to Council Decision 87 / 166 / EEC , the
     Community notified the Secretary-General of the United Nations in New York
     of its intention to apply the said Agreement on a provisional basis .
3.   On the basis of a common position the Community and its Member States should
     simultaneously proceed to ratify and conclude the Agreement , any individual
     initiative by the Member States being contrary to the provisions of the
     EEC Treaty .
4.   The draft Decision attached , which the Council is asked to adopt , was drawn
     up for this purpose .                            -
1 0J L 69, 12.3.1987, P. 24 .
 ---pagebreak---                                 Proposai for a
                               COUNCIL DECISION
     n elating to the conclusion of the 1986 International Cocoa Agreement
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 proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas the 1986 International Cocoa Agreement was signed by the
Community and its Member States on 30 September 1986 ;
Whereas application of that Agreement , which is situated in the
context of the Integrated Programme for Commodities , calls both
for action by the Community and for joint action by the Member
States ;
 Whereas , pursuant to Council Decision 87 / 1 66 / E EC * 1 5
 the Community , us an importing member , notified
the Secretary-General of the United Nations of its intention to
apply the 1986 International Cocoa Agreement on a provisional
basis until the internal procedures necessary for conclusion
were comp leted ,
1 0J L 69 , 12.3.1987 , P . 24 .
 ---pagebreak--- HAS DECIDED AS  FOLLOWS :
                                     Article 1
The 1986 International Cocoa Agreement is hereby
approved . The Member States shall ratify that Agreement in conformity with the
requirements of their national law .  The text of the Agreement is attached to
Decision 87/ 166 / EEC .
                                     Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person
empowered to deposit the instrument of approval on behalf of the Community .
Done at Brussels                           1988           For the Council
                                                           The President