CELEX: 51993PC0710
Language: en
Date: 1994-01-07
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) extending the measures taken under the agreement between the European Economic Community and the United States of America for the conculusion of negotiations under GATT Article XXIV.6

COMVIISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                      C0M(93) 710 f i n a l
                                                      B r u s s e l s , 7 January 1994
                                    Proposal      for a
                               COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
    e x t e n d i n g t h e measures taken under t h e agreement between
   t h e European Economic Community and t h e United S t a t e s of
      America f o r t h e c o n c l u s i o n of n e g o t i a t i o n s under GATT
                                    A r t i c l e XXIV.6
                            (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                                 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 Subject:         The L£        bilaterial agreement between the European
                  Economic Community and the United States of
                  America
 1.        In     1987       an   "Agreement   for   the  Conclusion   of
           Negotiations between the European Economic Community
           and the United States of America under GATT Article
           XXIV.6" was entered into between the two parties by
           which they agreed upon a number of rights and
           obligations '. Consultations between the two parties
           as foreseen in the Agreement subsequently took place in
           an attempt to find a solution to the disagreement
           existing between the Community and the United States,
           on whether or not new actions, if any, might be
           appropriate.
 2.        It was not possible to conclude these consultations by
           the end of 1990, notably in view of the prolongation of
           the Uruguay Round, and therefore in respect of those
           rights and obligations which were foreseen to expire on
           that date an agreement was reached between the
           Community and the United States to extend these until
           31 December 1991.            The Community implemented this
          prolongation by a Decision by the Council to approve an
           Exchange of Letters between the Community and United
           States complementing the Agreement 2.
 3.       The Commission considered it appropriate that on the
          one hand it was desirable to continue to apply these
          measures, in particular to avoid a worsening of the
          disagreement on this issue, and on the other hand that
           it was preferable to do so on an autonomous basis.
          Consequently, the Commission submitted to the Council a
          draft regulation extending these measures from 1
          January 1992 for a year.            Subsequently, the proposal
          was adopted by the Council late 1991 and published in
          Regulation (EEC) No 3919/91 3.
          The Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 991/93 of 23 April
          1993, decided to extend these provisions for 1993 4.
1
  OJNoL98, 10.4.1987, p. 1.
2
  O J N o L 17, 23.1.1991, p. 17.
3
  OJ No L 372, 31.12.1991, p. 35.
4
  O J N o L 104, 29.4.1993, p. 1.
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The negotiations under the Uruguay Round are being
actively pursued but the implementation of the results
of these negotiations will not in any case be applied
before 1 January 1994, the Commission, therefore,
proposes to extend these measures for another year with
effect from 1 January until 31 December 1994.
 ---pagebreak---                                       P r o p o s a l for a
                   COUNCIL REGULATION                (E C) NO               /. .
                                     of
  e x t e n d i n g the m e a s u r e s taken under the a g r e e m e n t            between
  the E u r o p e a n Economic Community and the United S t a t e s of
     A m e r i c a for the c o n c l u s i o n of n e g o t i a t i o n s under        GATT
                                      Article XXIV.6
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION.                           TES,
Having          regard       to   the     Treaty        establishing         the     European
                     Community,         and         in    particular         Article       113
thereof,
Having regard to the p r o p o s a l from the                     Commission,
Whereas           by    an    Agreement         between      the   European          Economic
Community             and     the   United          States     of   America         for    the
conclusion             of   negotiations            under   Article       XXIV.6      of   the
G e n e r a l A g r e e m e n t on T a r i f f s and T r a d e     (GATT)        ' which   was
                                                                                             2
extended           by    the    conclusion          of   an  exchange        of    letters
complementing              that A g r e e m e n t     until   31 D e c e m b e r   1991,   the
Community agreed to t a k e c e r t a i n m e a s u r e s ;
1
  OJNoL98, 10.4.1987, p. 1.
2
  OJNoL17, 23.1.1991, p. 17.
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Whereas the Community applied these measures during 1992
and    1993     by     virtue      of   Council   Regulations     (EEC)  No
3919/913 and (EEC) No 991/934;
Whereas the reasons still exist for the prolongation of
these measures,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
                                     Article 1
The    measures        referred      to   in  the   exchange   of   letters
complementing the Agreement between the European Economic
Community       and      the     United   States   of   America    for  the
conclusion        of     negotiations      under   GATT   Article    XXIV.6
shall be applied by the Community until 31 December 1994.
                                     Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1994.
This    Regulation           shall  be   binding   in  its   entirety   and
directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels,
                                            For the Council
                                           The President
3
  OJNoL372, 31.12.1991, p. 35.
4
  OJNoL104, 29.4.1993, p. 1.
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