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Date: 1979-07-16 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ON THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION TO THE REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI (FORMER GILBERT ISLANDS) OF THE ARRANGEMENTS PROVIDED FOR IN DECISION 76/568/EEC (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                        COM(79)391 final
                                        Brussels . 16th July 1979
                   RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
             ON THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION TO THE REPUBLIC OF
           KIRIBATI ( FORMER ^GILBERT ISLANDS ) OF THE ARRANGEMENTS
                    PROVIDED FOR IN DECISION 76 / 568 / EEC
              ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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 C0M(79 ) 391 final
 ---pagebreak---                      Recommendation for a
                       COUNCIL DECISION
       on the provisional application to the Republic of '
         Kiribati ( former Gilbert Islands ) of the
           arrangements provided for in Decision
                          76/568/EEC
THE COUNCIL OP THE EURO EUAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to    the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 76/568/EEC of 29 June 1976 on
the association of the overseas countries and territories with
the European Economic Community ( l ), as last amended by
Decision 79/310/fcEC ( 2), and in particular the second subparagraph
of Article 55 < 2 ) thereof .
8   OJ No L 176 , 1.7.1976 , p . 8 .
    OJ No L 72 , 23.3.1979, p . 33
 ---pagebreak---                               - 2 -
Whereas , pursuant to the second subparagraph of
Article 55C2 ) of Decision 76/ 568/ EEC ,              •'      . v
the arrangements provided for therein may continue to apply-
provisionally, under conditions laid down "by the Council , to
countries and territories which "become independent ;  •-
Whereas the Gilbert Islands , which appear                             .
in Annex I of that Decision ,                           '  ;     , ' •
achieve independence on 12 July 1979 as the Republic of Kiribati ;
Whereas it should "be decided to continue to apply provisionally
the arrangements provided for in the above-mentioned Decision to
that State and to lay down the conditions for such application ,
without prejudice fto subsequent recourse' to the first subparagraph
of Article 55(2 ) and to Article 56 thereof ;
                                          /
Whereas the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome is open , in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 89 thereof , to accession by
a country or territory referred to in Part Four of the Treaty and'
which has become independent ; whereas such accession can take place
only following a request by the State concerned and with the approval
of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers ;
Whereas the Gilbert Islands have submitted a request for accession
to the ACP-EEC Convention of Lom€ as the Republic of Kiribati ;
Whereas the provisional application of Decision 76/568/EEC with
regard to that State should be limited in time ;
                                                                        /·
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas , in order to avoid any break in continuity in      financing
    decisions in favour of the Republic of Kiribati between its accession
to the ACF-EEC Convention of Lom <§ and the entry into force of the
 decision adjusting the amounts made available to the European
Development Fund which the Council is to take pursuant to
Article 1(4 ) of the Internal Agreement on the financing and
administration of Community aid of 1975 1 the Republic of Kiribati
should be permitted to continue to benefit until the date of the said
entry into force from the provisions of Decision 76/568/EEC
relating to financial and technical co-operation ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                      I
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                          Article 1                       '
        The arrangements laid down by Decision 76/568/EEC shall remain
provisionally applicable to the Republic of Kiribati until the latter
accedes to the ACF-EEC Convention of Lom£, and not later than 1 March
1980 .
        However , the Republic of Kiribati shall continue to benefit
from the provisions of the said Decision relating to financial and
technical cooperation until the date of entry into force of the
                               »
decision adjusting the amounts made available to the European Development
Fund which the Council is to take pursuant to Article 1(4 ) of the
Internal Agreement on the financing and administration of Community
aid signed on 11 July 1975 *
 ---pagebreak---                           Article 2
       Questions relating to the application of Decision 76/568/EEC
to the Republic of Kiribati shall be dealt with as necessary by direct
contact between the competent authorities of that State and of the
Community.                                                    '
                           Article 3
       This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
       It shall apply from
                                            Done at Brussels ,
                                                      For the Council
                                                       The President