CELEX: 51976PC0024
Language: en
Date: 1976-01-23
Title: Draft Decision of the representatives of the governments of the member states of the European Coal and Steel Community at their Council meeting extending their decision of 24 June 1975, concerning the opening of tariff preferences for the products within the province of that Community originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the Overseas Countries and Territories associated, with the Community.# PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION extending certain interim provisions concerning trade with the African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries and the "overseas countries and territories" associated with the European Economic Community. (Submitted by the Commission to the Council)

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                                                   COM (76 ) 24 final
                                                   Brussels, 24 January 1976
                                Draft
 Decision of the representative of the governments of the member states o
 the European Goal and Steel Community at their Council meeting extending
  their decinion of 24 June 1975 , concerning the opening of tariff preferences
  for the products within the province of that Community originating in the
  African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the Overseas Countries and Tern ones
                          associated, with the Community                        .
                     PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION
                  /
  extending certain interim provisions concerning trade with the African ,
  Caribbean and Pacific Countries and the "overseas countries and territo­
  ries" associated with the European Economic Community.
                       ( Submitted by the Commission to the Council)
COK ( 76 ) 2 /1 final
 ---pagebreak---                 Explanatory Memorandum
       The Commission considers that , at the date of this communication ,
 it is certain that all the necessary instruments will not have "been
 ratified by the member states before 1 February 1976 and that , as a
 result , the Lome Convention will not be able to come into force on
 1 March 1976 .
       The legislation which has been enacted on the community side ,
in order that the commercial provisions of the Lome Convention and the
Agreement within the province of the European Coal and Steel Community
should enter into force in the way anticipated in the exchange of letters
EEC/ACP of 28 February 1975 &nd that which has been enacted in a
similar fashion in order to establish the commercial provisions for the
Overseas Countries and Territories , is only valid up till 29 February
1976 .
       The Commission :
- recommends to the governments of the member states of the European
Coal and Steel Community , that the . decision dated 24 June 1975 should
be extended to 31 July 1976 ;
- proposes that the Council should pass a regulation which extends
the period of validity of the commercial provisions concerned until
31 July 1976 .
 ---pagebreak---                            Draft
 Decision of the representatives of the governments of the member states of
 the European Coal and Steel Community at their Council meeting extending
 their decision of 24 June 1975 » concerning the opening of tariff preferences
 for the products within the province of that Community originating in the
 African , Caribbean and Pacific States and the Overseas Countries and Territories
                     associated with the Community
       The representatives of the governments of the member states of the
 European Coal and Steel Community meeting in Council ,
Whereas the member states have concluded with each other the Treaty
 establishing the European Coal and Steel Community ;
Whereas the Agreement on products within the province of the European
 Coal and Steel Community , here in after called the "Agreement ", between
 the Member States of that Community and the African , Caribbean and Pacific
States , was signed on 28 February 1975 a"t "the same time as the ACP/EEC
Lome Convention and whereas that Agreement is being submitted for
ratification ;
Whereas when the Agreement was signed , the European Economic Community
and the ACP States agreed in an exchange of letters to apply autonomously ,
from 1 July and up to the entry into force of the Convent ion , and at the
latest by 29 February 1976 , certain provisions of the Convention relating
to trade in goods ;
Whereas by virtue of a decision of the representatives of the governments
of the member states of the European Coal and Steel Community meeting in
Council of 24 June 1975 » opening tariff preferences for products within
the province of that Community originating in the African , Caribbean and
Pacific States and the Overseas Countries and Territories associated
with the Community ( l ), the tariff suspensions contained in the Agreement
have been applied autonomously :
                                                                       ./
( l ) Officiai Journal n° L 166 of 28 June 1975 » ps-ge 63 »
 ---pagebreak---                              - 2 -
 Whereas thia Decision applied ecjually to the Overseas countries and
 Territories ;
 Whereas the Agreement will not enter into force on 1 March 1976 , the
 Community e.nd the African , Caribbean and Pacific States have decided to
 continue to apply autonomously certain provisions of it beyand 29 February
 1976 ;
Whereas it was also agreed to continue to apply autonomously the tariff
 suspensions in favour of the Overseas Countries and Territories :
 in agreement with the Commission ;
                        HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS
                               Sole Article
      In the first paragraph of Article 4 of the Decision of the
representatives of the governments of the European Coal and Steel
Community meeting in Council on 24 June 1975 » concerning the opening
of tariff preferences for products within the province of that Community
originating in the African , Caribbean and Pacific States and the Overseas
Countries and Territories of the Community , the date "29 February 1976 "
is replaced by the date "31 July 1976 "»
                                    Done at
 ---pagebreak---                                  PROPOSAL  POR
                        COUNCIL REGULATION (E.E.C.) n°      /l6
                         of
 extending certain interim provisions concerning trade with the African, Caribbean
 and Pacific Countries and the "overseas countries and territories " associated with
                             *
                           the European Economic Community
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMJNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economio Community, and in
particular Articles 43 » 113 and 136 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ,
      V
Whereajs the A.C .P.T-E.E.C • Convention of Lom6 , herein after called the "Convention* ,
between the African , Caribbean and Pacific States , herein after called the "A.C .P.
States ", and the Community, was signed on 28 February 1975 »
Whereas when the Convention was signed the Community and the A.C .P. States agreed
in an exchange of letters to implement autonomously certain provisions of the
Convention from 1 July 1975 * pending the entry into force of the Convention, until
not later than 29 February 1976 •
 ---pagebreak---       Whereas in order to give effeot to the exchange of letters referred, to above the
       Council adopted , inter alia , Regulation ( E.E.C. ) n° 1598/75 on the advanoe implemeiv-
      tation of oertain provisions of the A.C„P„–E.E.C , Lome Convention relating to trade
       in goods ( l ) and Regulation ( E.E.C. ) n° 1599/75 on the arrangements applicable to
       agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
       produots originating in the Afrioan , Caribbean and Paoific States or in the " over*-
       seas countries and territories" ( 2 ) ;
      Whereas the Community and the A . C.P. States have deoided to extend the application
       ©f the exchange of letters referred to above beyond 29 February 1976 »
      Whereas by Counoil Regulation (E.E.C. ) n° 1957/75 of 30 July 1975 on the interim
      trade arrangements with the " overseas countries and territories " associated with
      the European Economic Community ( 3 ) and Regulation (E.E.C. ) n° 1599/75 ( 4 ) » the
      Counoil established arrangements for the overseas countries and territories similar
      to those laid down for the A.C.P. States ;
      Whereas Regulations (E.E.C. ) n° 1957/75 , 1598/75        1599/75 should therefore be
      maintained in force beyond 29 February 1976 ,
      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION      :
                                           ARTICLE   1
      In the seoond paragraph of Article 9 of Regulation (E.E.C. ) n° 1598/75 , the seoond
      paragraph of Article 24 of Regulation (E.E.C. ) n° 1599/75 and the first paragraph
      of Article 9 of Regulation (E.E.C. ) n° 1957/75 » the date " 29 February 1975" shall
      be replaoed by the date " 31 July 1976 ".
( 1 ) O.J. n° L 166 ,   28-6-1975, P. 1
( 2 ) O.J. n° L 366 ,   28-6-1975, p. 67
( 3 ) O.J. n° L 201 ,   31-7-1975, p. 5
( 4 ) O.J. n° L 166 ,   28-6-1975, p. 67 .
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                                AETICIE  2
This Regulation shall enter inte feroe on the third day following its publication
in the Offioial Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation is binding in its entirety and direotly applicable in all Member
States .
Done at Brussels ,                                      For the Council ,
                                                         The President .
 ---pagebreak---                      fin Ar; cl AL STATO^NT
 1 ) Date : 15 January 1976
 2 ) Relevant section of budget : Chapter 10 ( customs duties and levies )
 3 ) Legal basis : Article 43 , 113 and 136 of the Treaty.
 4 ) Objectives : to extend until 31 July 1976 the procedures regarding
                  the bringing into effect of the commercial provisions of
                  the Lome Convention and the interim arrangements for
                  transaction with the Overseas Countries and Territories ,
                  Regulations 1598/75 1 1599/75 » 1957/75 antl the decision of
                  the government representatives about CECA products will
                  only have effect up to 29 February 197 6 and the date of the
                  entry into force of definitive measures cannot be foreseen
                  with certainty,,
5 ) – l ) Costs :-Non collection of customs duties and levies on the
                  products which are subject to the Commun Agricultural
                  Policy : 19-23 million u/a.
                 -Non collection of customs duties on CECA products ( nil-
                  no imports ).
                 -Non collection of customs duties on other products :
                  30-35 million u/a«
                  Total 49-58 million u/a»
5 ) - 2 ) Method
of calculation : 0n the basis of figures worked out for 197V72 and on the
                  basis of the application of the customs tariff ( for five
                  months ).