CELEX: 51982PC0272
Language: en
Date: 1982-05-17 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION authorizing the Commission to take part in the negotiations for the accession of Thailand to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (82) 272
Vol. 1982/0107
 ---pagebreak--- Disclaimer
Conformément au règlement (CEE, Euratom) n° 354/83 du Conseil du 1er février 1983
concernant l'ouverture au public des archives historiques de la Communauté économique
européenne et de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (JO L 43 du 15.2.1983,
p. 1), tel que modifié par le règlement (CE, Euratom) n° 1700/2003 du 22 septembre 2003
(JO L 243 du 27.9.2003, p. 1), ce dossier est ouvert au public. Le cas échéant, les documents
classifiés présents dans ce dossier ont été déclassifiés conformément à l'article 5 dudit
règlement.
In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983
concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Economic
Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243,
27.9.2003, p. 1), this file is open to the public. Where necessary, classified documents in this
file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.
In Übereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom 1.
Februar 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI. L 43 vom 15.2.1983,
S. 1), geändert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. September 2003
(ABI. L 243 vom 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit
erforderlich, wurden die Verschlusssachen in dieser Datei in Übereinstimmung mit Artikel 5
der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.
 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                COM(82 ) 272 final
                                                Brussels , 17 May 1982
                       RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
         authorizing the Commission to take part in the negotiations for the
         accession of Thailand to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
                                                                »
                     ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
                   Aïνί'
                   /■   S'   •-Λ    %
                                    ^     v
                                          ν A
                        -  .  t s   % ■<»
                  t ";. vv V\   - r   S %
                                       ^
                                            C~4
                                            y
C0M(82 ) 272 final
 ---pagebreak---                                                      Com      Z7Z
                     EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
                      *
THAILAND 'S ACCESSION TO THE GATT
1 . On 25 January 1982 , Thailand submitted an application for full
     accession to the General Agreement pursuant to Article XXXIII
     thereof .  As Thailand 's aim was to accede rapidly to the GATT,
     at the GATT Council meeting in February a working party was
     set up to examine^Thailand 's general commercial policy ( it met
     for the first time on 19 and 20 April ), and it was arranged that
     the working party 's report would be approved at the GATT Council
     meeting to be held in July or September .   Once Thailand is a
     member of the GATT it will acquire GATT negotiating rights for
     Community tariff concessions , either as a principal supplier
     country or as a party having a substantial interest .
2 . In view of the importance of manioc in Thailand 's total exports
                (1)
     to the EEC     , particular emphasis will be laid on this product
     in the bilateral accession negotiations .   This question is in
     fact being settled independently of the GATT by a bilateral
     agreement which the Commission negotiated in accordance with
     the directives adopted by the Council on 16 December 1980 . In
     order to ensure consistency with these directives , it is important
     that the accession negotiations to be held in Geneva should not
     clash with the Council 's objectives .  In particular , the Commission
     should see to it that , through the interplay of various GATT .
     provisions , Thailand does not in fact acquire more extensive
     negotiating rights than those resulting from the abovement ioned
     directives .
( 1 ) 1980 : Total EEC imports from Thailand : 1.233 million ECU
             Imports of manioc : 500 million ECU (= 40% )
 ---pagebreak---                                                                   2 .-
3 . In view of the above , and given the rather Limited period of
    time for Thailand 's accession to the GATT , the Commission proposes
    that the Council authorize it to enter into negotiations with
    Thailand concerning its accession to the General Agreement .
 ---pagebreak---                 RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
                  ant hnri » ina thw Commission to take
par t in   the negotiations for the accession of Thailand to the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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 Thailand has submitted an application for accession to
the General Agreement on Tariffs .and Trade ,
Whereas this request should be given a favourable response,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                          4
                          Sole Article
The Commission is hereby authorized to take part in the negotiations
for Thailand 's accession to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade .
The Commission shall conduct the negotiations in consultation with the
Special Committee provided for in Article 113 of the Treaty , which
will assist .it in this task .
                                                Done at Brussels ,
                                                For the Council
                                                 The President