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Date: 1987-03-16
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the safeguard measures provided for in the third ACP-EEC Convention (presented by the Commission)

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                                                   COM(87 ) 119 final
                                                   Brussels , 16 March 1987
                                 Proposal for a
                            COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
             on the safeguard measures provided for in the third
                               ACP-EEC Convention
                        ( presented by the Commission )
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Articles 139     to  1 42 of    the third   ACP-EEC Convention signed in    LomS     on
8 December 1984 contain provisions regarding safeguards which will replace the
corresponding similar provisions in the second Lom6 Convention ; which have
been extended under the transitional arrangements .
In view of a number of differences between the two sets of provisions ; notably
with regard to Annex XUH to the third Lomd Convention and the Community
Declaration on Article 139(3 ) of that Convention ; and in order to comply with
institutional requirements ,       the text of the original Regulation should be
adapted ,     in particular in respect of the provisions concerning the
deci si on-maki ng procedures ,
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                                     Proposai for a
                               COUNCIL     REGULATION ( EEC )
                    on the safeguard me a sure s provided
                                 for in the third
                                ACP-EEC Convention
              THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
              Having regard to the Treaty establishing
              the European Economic Community , and in
              particular Article in thereof ,
              Having regard to the               proposal   from the
              Commissi on ,
              Whereas detailed rules should be laid down
              for    implementing        the     safeguard    clauses
              provided       for     in    Part Three ,      Title I ,
              Chapter 1 of the third ACP-EEC Convention
              signed        in     Lomd     on      & December 1 984 ,
              hereinafter called the 'Convention' ;
              Whereas          Council         Regulation          ( EEC )
              No 1 478 / 90     applied only for the lifetime
              of the second ACP-EEC Convention ;
              Whereas the present Regulation 1 ays down
              specific provisions in the context of the
              general rules established in particular by
              Council       Regulation       ( EEC )   No 280 / 132    of
              fj February 1902          on     common     rules       for
              i inports ; 1
loJ !. 147 , 13.4.1900 , p , <1
 OJ L 35 , 9.2,1902 , p. 1 ,
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Whereas ,      when     examining        whether     a
safeguard measure        should be introduced ,
 account     should       be     taken       of    the
undertakings given       in Articles 139 to 142
of    the     Convention ,        in     the     Joint
Declaration      on Article 140       contained     in
Annex XVII ,      and  also of the          Community
Declaration on Article 139(3 ) contained in
Annex XLI ;
Whereas    the     procedures      concerning      the
safeguard clauses provided for in the
Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community , in the 1995 Act of Accession
and   in   the    Regulations      on    the    common
organization of agricultural            markets are
also applicable ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION -.
                     Article 1
1 .  Where     a    Member     State      asks     the
Commission to apply safeguard measures as
provided for in Article 139 of the
Convention ,      the Commission shall inform
the Council within three working days of
the   action which      it   intends     to   take on
this request .
2.   Where the Commission ,         at the request
of    a   Member State        or     on     its    own
 initiative ,       decides      that       safeguard
measures as provided for in Article 139 of
the Convention should be applied :
-   it shall     convene the Ad Hoc Committee
    referred to in Article 2 ,
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-   it   shall    inform     the   ACP States    and
    shall notify them of the opening of the
    consultations          referred        to     in
    Article 1 40 Cl ) of the Convention ,
    it shall      also supply the ACP States
    with all the information necessary for
    such consultations ,
The consultations shall          at all   events be
deemed to have been completed           twenty-one
days after the provision of              such
information .
Following the consultations or after the
  twenty-one days have elapsed ,              as the
case may be ,         the Commission may take
appropriate        measures        to      implement
Article 13 ?      of     the     Convention ,     in
accordance with the procedure provided for
i n Arti cl e 2 ,
3.   These     measures      shall    be    notified
immediately to the Member States              and to
the ACP States ,
4,   This     Article     shall     apply    without
prejudice to Articles 3 and 4 .
                      Article 2
t . An Ad Hoc Committee ,               hereinafter
called      the     " Committee ",       shall    be
established consisting of representati ves
of the Member States ,              chaired by a
representati ve of the Commission ,
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2.    Within the       Committee , the votes of
Member States         shall      be     weighted     in
accordance with Article 148(2 ) of                  the
Treaty ,     The Chairman shall not vote ,
3.    The Chairman shall refer the matter to
the      Committee ,       either      on    his    own
initiative or at the request                   of   the
representati ve of a Member State ,
4,    The    Commission      representative       shall
submit     a   draft    of    the   measures     to  be
adopted .      The Committee shall deliver its
opinion on the draft within a time limit
set by the Chairman according to the
urgency of the issues to be examined .               An
opinion shall be delivered by a majority
of 54 votes ,
5,    The    Commission      shall    adopt measures
which shall apply immediately .               However ,
if    the Commission 's        decision    is   not  in
accordance       with      the opinion of           the
Committee ,        it      shall      forthwith      be
communicated       by    the    Commission     to   the
Council ,     In that event the Commission may
defer application of the measures which it
has adopted for not more than one month
from the date of such communication ,
The     Council ,      acting      by    a   qualified
majority ,      may take a different decision
wi t hi n one month ,
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1,   Should special     factors    arise within
the   meaning   of    Article 140(3 )    of  the
Convention ,   the Commission may take ,      or
may authorize a Member State           to take ,
immediate safeguard measures .
2.   If the Commission receives a request
from a Member State ,        it shall take a
decision thereon within three working days
following receipt of the request .           Any
measures     taken     shall    be    applicable
immediately and shall be notified to all
the Member States and to the ACP States ,
However , at the request of a Member State ,
which must reach the Commission within a
period of    one week , the Commission shall
•immediately convene the Committee referred
to in Article 2 ,    The Committee shall then
deliver its opinion on the decision
adopted by the Comission within the time
limit set by its Chairman .         In the event
of an unfavourable opinion , the Commission
shall inform the Council immediately of
its decision and of the vote taken by the
Committee .
The Council ,       acting by a qualified
majority , may take a different decision
within a period of one month ,
Measures taken by a Member State pursuant
to    an   authorization     granted     by  the
Commission or the Council , as the case may
be , and any changes which it may make
thereto , shall be notified to the other
Member States ,    to the Commission and to
the ACP States .
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                     Article 4
This Regulation shall not preclude the
 appl i cati on of regulations establishing a
common       organization     of    agricultural
markets or of the specific rules adopted
under Article 235 of the Treaty for
processed agri cultural products , but shall
complement those instruments .
                     Article 5
Community notifications ,        as provided for
 in Article 139 of the Convention , shall be
made to     the ACP-EGC   Council   of Ministers
 by the Commission .
                     Article 6
This Regulation shall      enter into force on
the third day following its publication in
the Official Journal of the European
Common i ties .
This Regulation shall        be  binding in   its
entirety      and directly applicable in all
Member States .
 Done at
For the Council
The President
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