CELEX: 51978PC0741
Language: en
Date: 1979-01-11 00:00:00
Title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion Of the international Cocoa Agreement 1975 (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                     COM(78 ) 741 final
                                                     Brussels / 11 January 1979
                                Recommendation for a
                                  COUNCIL DECISION \
                                  COUNCIL DECISION
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              on the conclusion
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                                   Of the    international Cocoa Agreement 1975
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                     ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
COM ( 78 ) 741 final
 ---pagebreak---              COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TO THE COUNCIL
By Council Decision of 28 September 1976 , the Community is applying
provisionally the International Cocoa Agreement 1975 , which entered
into force on 1 October 1976 .
At its eleventh session ( 24 - 28 July 1978 ), the International Cocoa
Council decided to extend for a further period - that is until
31 March 1979 - the time limits set for ratification , approval or
acceptance of the Agreement by the members applying it provisionally .
In view of the fact that all the Member States of the Community have
now completed the procedures for ratification or approval of the
Agreement , the Commission recommends that the Council conclude the
International Cocoa Agreement 1975 on behalf of the European Economic
Community and consequently deposit the instrument of conclusion with
the Secretary-General of the United Nations .
 ---pagebreak---                             Recommendation for a
                              Council Decision
                 on the conclusion by the Community of the
                     International Cocoa Agreement 1975
 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 Council Decision 76 / 870 / EEC of 20 July 1976
 the Community signed the International' Cocoa Agreement 1975 on . 27 July 1976
 subject to the conclusion thereof .
Whereas , in accordance with          Council Decision of 28 September 1976,
the Community is applying the said Agreement provisionally , as an
 importing member , in accordance with the provisions of Article 68 of the
Agreement ;
Whereas the Community should approve the International Cocoa Agreement
1975     in accordance with Article 66 thereof ,
HAS DECIDED 'AS FOLLOWS :
                                  Article 1
The International Cocoa Agreement 1975 , the text of which has been
published in the Official Journal of the European Communities ( 2 ), is
hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community .
                                  Article 2
The President of the Council shdll deposit the instruments provided
for in Article 66 of the Agreement .
Done at Brussels ,                                      POP     Council
                                                         The President
( 1 ) OJ No L 321 , 20.11.1976, p. 29
( 2 ) OJ No L 321 , 20.11.1976 , p. 31