CELEX: 51980PC0748
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Date: 1980-11-20 00:00:00
Title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION (EEC) on the provisional application to the Republic of Vanuatu (former Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides) of the arrangements provided for in Decision 76/568/EEC on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                          Recommendation for a
                         COUNCIL DECISION ( EEC )
on the provisional application to the Republic of Vanuatu ( former Anglo-
French Condominium of the New Hebrides ) of the arrangements provided for
in Decision 76/ 568/ EEC on the association of the overseas countries and
territories with the European Economic Community
             ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
C0M(80 ) 748 final
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The Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides has achieved independence
on 30 July 1^80 as the Republic of Vanuatu .          .    .
The Republic of Vanuatu requested accession to the second ACP-EEC
Convention of Lome on 24 September .
In view of the delay for the arrangements and procedures to be undertaken
for the accession to the second Convention of Lome of a country which
has achieved independence , it should be decided to continue to apply
provisionally the arrangements provided for in the Decision relating
to the association of the overseas countries and territories to the
European Economic Community and the decision which will replace it .
The same provisions were made at the time when the Republic of Djibouti
( former Territory of Afars and Issas ), Solomon Islands , Tuvalu , Dominica ,
St. Lucia , the Republic of Kiribati ( former Gilbert Islands ) and St. Vincent
became independent .
 ---pagebreak---                               Recommendation for a
                                 COUNCIL DECISION
            on the provisional application to the Republic of Vanuatu
        ■ ( former Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides) of the
arrangements provided for in Decision 76/ 568 / EEC on the association of the
  overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Communtiy
     THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
     Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
     Community,               .
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     Having regard to Council Decision 76/568 /EEC of 29 June 1976 on
     the association of the overseas countries and territories with
     the iCuropean Economic Community ( l ),      last amended by
     Decision 8o/l62/EEC ( 2 ), and in particular the second subparagraph
     of Article 55 (2 ) thereof;
     Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission ,
                                                                \
     8    0J No L 176 , 1.7.1976 , p. 8
          OJ No L 35 , 12.2.1980 , p . 26
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 Whereas , pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 55(2 ) of Decision 76/ 568/ EEC ,
 the arrangements provided for therein may continue to apply            '
 provisional lyr under conditions laid down by the Council , to
 countries and territories which become independent ;
 Whereas the Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides , which appears
 in Annex I of the said Decision, achieved independence on 30 July 1980 as
 the Republic of Vanuatu ;
 Whereas it should be decided to continue to apply provisionally to that •
 State the arrangements provided for in the above-mentioned Decision as
 well as in the new Decision which will replace it :
 Whereas the second ACP-EEC Convention of Lome is open , in accordance witji
the procedure laid down in Article 185 thereof , to accession by countries or
 territories referred to in Part Four of the Treaty which
have become independent : whereas such accession can take place only following
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 a request by the State concerned and with the approval of the ACP-EEC Council .
 of Ministers j
 Whereas the Republic of Vanuatu has submitted a request for accession
 to the second ACP-EEC Convention of Lome :
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 HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
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                                  Article 1
             The arrangements laid down by Decision 76/568/EEC and by the new ,
 Decision which will replace it shall apply provisionally to the Republic
 of Vanuatu until the latter accedes to the second ACP-EEC Convention of Lome .
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                              Article 2
          Questions relating to the application to the Republic of Vanuatu
of Decision 76/ 568 / EEC and of the new Decision which will replace it
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 with effect from                            ,
                                              Done at Brussels ,
                                                      For the Council
                                         , '          The President