CELEX: 51978PC0436
Language: en
Date: 1978-09-14 00:00:00
Title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION (EEC) on the provisional application to Tuvalu after independence 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(78)436 final
                                             Brussels , 14 September 1978
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                            Recommendation for a
                            COUNCIL DECISION ( EEC )
            on the provisional application to Tuvalu after
            independence of the arrangements provided for
                           in Decision 76 / 568 / EEC
               ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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 C0M(78 ) 436 final                  -,
 ---pagebreak---                           Recommendation for a       -
                            COUNCIL DECISION
            on the provisional application to Tuvalu after
            independence of the arrangements provided for
                        in Decision 76 / 568 / EEC
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
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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             as last amended by
Decision 78 / 465 / EEC       and in particular the second subparagraph
of Article 55(2 ) thereof .
( } OJ No L 176, 1.7.1976, p. 1
iZy OJ No L 147, 3.6.1978, p. 39
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 ---pagebreak--- Whereas , pursuant to the latter provision of Decision 76 / 568 / EEC
the arrangements provided for therein may continue to apply                    •
provisionally / under conditions -laid down by the Council , to
countries and territories which become independent ;
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Whereas Tuvalu , which appears in Annex I relating to the li st of countries
and territories referred to by that Decision, achieved independence on
1 October 1978 ; ...                                                .
Whereas it should be decided to continue to apply provisionally
the arrangements provided for in the abov/ e-mentioned Decision to           '
this State and to lay down the conditions for such appli cation^ without
prejudice to 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 the accession of
a country or territory to which Part Four of the Treaty applies 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 Tuvalu has submitted a request for accession to the ACP-EEC
Convention of Lom6 ;
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 inthe financing of
 decisions in favour of Tuvalu    between its accession to the
 ACP-EEC Convention of Lome 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(A ) of the Internal Agreement on the financing and
 administration of Community aid of 1975 , Tuvalu 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 :                                   v      -
                              Article 1
       The arrangements laid down by Decision 76 / 568 / EEC shall remain
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provisionally applicable to' Tuvalu' - unti I the latter accedes to the     .
ACP-EEC Convention of Lom£ and. not later than 30 September 1979 ..           7
   1   However , Tuvalu shall continue to benefit from the provisions
of the said D.ecision relating to financial and technical cooperation
 until the date of entry into force of the decision adjusting tjie ,
'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 Tuvalu  after it has become independent   shall be dealt with
as necessary  by direct contact between the competent authorities
of that State and of the Community.'
                        Article 5
     This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities.'
     It shall apply from 1 October 1978 .
                                     Done at Brussels ,
                                             For the Council
                                              The President