CELEX: 51973PC0867
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Date: 1973-05-28 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A DECISION OF THE COUNCIL concerning the Declaration of Intent by the European Economic Community to approve the 1972 International Agreement on Cocoa#RECOMMENDATION FOR A DECISION OF THE COUNCIL concerning the provisional implementation by the European Economic Community of the 1972 International Agreement on Cocoa (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                           COM(73 ) 867 final
                                                           Brussels , 28 May 1973
                                RECOMMENDATION FOR A
                               DECISION OP THE COUNCIL
    concerning the Declaration of Intent by the European Economic Community
             to approve the 1972 International Agreement on    Cocoa
                                RECOMMENDATION POR A
                               DECISION OP THE COUNCIL
      concerning the provisional implementation by the European Economic
             Community of the 1972 International Agreement on Cocoa
                   ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
  COM(73) 867 final
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                    COI NIUNI CATION PROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL
Provisional implementation "by the Community of the 1972 International
                      Agreement on Cocoa
       The problem of the implementation by the Community of the 1972
                  ι
international agreement on cocoa ia becoming pressing in view of the
time-limits imposed by the agreement , which heve already been mentioned
in recent Commission Communications to the Council on this subject ( cf «
Communication COIl(73 ) 279 final , under cover of doc . R/594/73 Comer 99
of 6 March 1973 and doc. R/II83/73 ( Comer 201 ) of 9 May 1973 .
      On 30 April 1973 » the date laid down in Article 64 of the Agreement ,
none of the Member States of the Community had as yet ratified or
approved the Agreement , consequently , by 30 June 1973 j the Member States'
of the Community must :
a) give notice , in accordance with Article 65 of the Agreement , undertaking
    to seek ratification or approval of the Agreement ; ( at the time of
    writing , certain Member States have already complied with this
    formality ),
b ) ratify or approve the Agreement , or indicate in accordance with Article
    66 , that they will implement the Agreement when it enter into force ,
    or , if it has already entered into force , on a specified date ( if
    certain Member States are unable for constitutional reasons to
    implement the Agreement on a provisional basis , then they must
    ratify or approve it cn a definitive basis ).
      The Commission is of the opinion that the Community must comply
with these formalities by 30 June 1973 » the Commission in any case had
envisaged in the abovementioned Communication of 6 March 1973 ( cf «
paragraphs 3 and 4 ) that thi3 situation would arise and it is therefore
recommended that the Council adopt the two draft Decisions attached .
The first Decision , comprising a declaration of intent to approve the
Agreement , could be notified immediately upon adoption by the Council .
The second Decision , for the provisional implementation of the Agreement ,
coul^sbe notified later , i-shile awaiting completion of thcceprocedures by the
Member States , but in any event before 30 June 1973 *
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                                                            Annex I
                                H30(»gCTBg.T;Cff FOR A
                            . DECISION OP THE COUNCIL
   concerning the Declaration of Intent "by the European Economic Community
         to approve the 1972 International Agreement on Cocoa
TIIE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard, to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission ;
Whereas the Council decided on 4 January 1973 that the Community should
adhere to the 1972 International Agreement on Cocoa in accordance with
Article 4 thereof ,
Whereas the said Agreement was signed on behalf of the Community on
15 January 1973 » and whilst awaiting completion of the procedures
necessary for its approval , it is desirable that the Community should
forthwith formally declare its intention to approve the said Agreement ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                  Sole Article
1 » The European Economic Community , in accordance with the provision of
Article 65 of the 1972 International Agreement on Cocoa , hereby declares
that it undertakes to seek approval of the said agreement ,
2 » The declaration shall be notified to the Secret aiy-General of the
United Nations Organization before 30 June I973 »
3 * The President cf the Council is hereby authorized to nominate the
person empowered to carry out this notification.
Done at Brussels ,                                     For the Council
                                                        The President
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                                                            Armez- il
                                  EEC0I1ÎETMTI0ÎJ FC2 A
                                 DECISION OF THE COUNCIL
    concerning the provisional implementation by the European Economic
           Community of the 1972 International Agreement on Cocoa,
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COIHIUKITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
Having regafd to . the recommendation from the Commission ;
Whereas the Council decided on 4 January 1973 that the Community should -
adhere to the 1972 International Agreement on Cocoa in accordance with
Article 4 thereof ,
Whereas the said Agreement wr,s signed on "behalf of the Community on 15
January 1973 t and. whilst awaiting completion of the procedures necessary
for its approval , the Community declared its undertaking , in accordance
with Article 65 of the agreement , that it would seek approval it the
same ,
Whereas it is now desirable that the Community should decide upon the
provisional implementation of this Agreement ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                £ole Article
1 . The provisions of tho 1972 International Agreement on Cocoa, the
te::t of which is attached to this Decision , shall bo applicable on a
provisional basis in accordance with Article 66 of the said Agreement ,
when the latter enters into force in accordance with Article 67 * ,
2 » This decision shall be notified to the Secretary–General of the United
Nations Organisation before 30 June 1973®
3 . The President of the Council is hereby authorized to nominate
the person empowered to carry out this notification .
Done at Brussels ,                                  For the Council
                                                     The President