CELEX: 51975PC0304
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Date: 1975-06-17
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL on the safeguard measures provided for in the ACP/ESC Convention of Lomé Of 28 February 1975 (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION Oj? THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  COM(75)304 final.
                                                  Brussels , 17 June 1975
                                  Proposal for a
                          REGULATION ( EEC ) CF THE COUNCIL
               on the safeguard measures provided for in the ACP/ESC
               Convention of Lomé Of 28 February 1975
                   ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
   COK(75 ) 3o4 final
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               R3GÜMTI0N ( SEC ) C57 TÜS COUNCIL
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        on the safeguard measures provided for in "the ACP/EEC
        Convention" of Lon£ of 28 IMwtoiry 1975
  1
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COE-IUEITIIS ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 113 thereof ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament^;
Whereas a Convention between the Africa^, Caribbean and Pacific
States and the European Economic Community , hereinafter called
the Convention, was signed in Lom£ cn 23 February 1975 }
Whereas the detailed miles for implementing the safeguard clause
provided for in Article 10 of the Convention should be laid down ,
it being understood that the procedures for the application of
the safeguard clauses provided for in the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community and those provided for in the
Regulations on the eommon organisation of agricultural markets
are also applicable ;
HAS ADOPTEE THIS REGULATION :
                                       Article 1
1.  The Commission may. at the request of a Member State or on its
 ---pagebreak---                     EXHAMTOHT HSÎlOSLinm
Following the signature of the Lome Convention the Member
States will sign an Internal Agreement on the appropriate
measures and procedures required for implementation of that
Convention, as concerns matters within their competence .
(For matters within Community competence the provisions of
the EEC Treaty automatically apply.)., .
The signature of this Internal Agreement is expected to take
place cn ,24 June 1975 *
In the recital of that Internal Agreement , it will "be stated
that the Council of the' European Communities will fix in a
regulation the procedures according to which the safeguard
clause provided for £n Article 10 of the Lom£ Convention may
be put into operation.
                                                    i
In discussions over the last few days the Member States have
indicated that they require the official transmission by the
Commission of a proposal far such a regulation by the time of
signature of the Internal Agreement (24 June ).
 ---pagebreak---  ovm initiative, decide to apply to products originating in the
African, Caribbean and Pacific States safeguard measfcfrea under
 the -powor reserrod io-the"European -Eoononi<T C<rinitmity in Article
 lOof-thacConwenti^jn, ' •
 If the Commission receives a request from a Member State it
 shall take a decision thereon within three working days following
 receipt of the request#
Member States shall be notified of the safeguard -measures , which
 shall apply immediately*"     "                   .» ' •
Any Member State, may refer any measure taken by the Commission
 to the Council . within ten working days following the day of
notification thereof ..    .%
 The Council shall meet forthwith. Aoting by a qualified majority,
it may auend or'rMoiM the laeanu^e in miesiidn.
                          Article  2
Without prejudice to the application of Article 1 , the Commission
may authorise a Member State to take safeguard measures to
counteract the dis+uzbances -or difficulties referred to in
Article 10 of the Convention#
If the Commission receives a request . ,from the. Member State
concerned, it shall take a decision thereon within three working
days following receipt of the request .; '•
 ---pagebreak--- The Commission 's decision shall be notified -to all Member States ,
Any Member State may refer the Commissions decision to the
Council within ten working days of notification thereof .      The
Council shall meet forthwith. . Acting by a qualified majority^ it
may amend or rescind the decision taken by the Commission,
The measures taken in implementation of the decision " of~tfk5 » Com~
niGSicm, . or wh&ro appropriate- of the Council » and an^-anefidraent
thereto ; shall be notified by the Member State concerned to
the Commission and to the other Member- States .
                         Article   3
Without prejudice to the application of Articles 1 and 2 ? the
Member State or States concerned may , in an emergency? introduce
safeguard measures .   They shall notify /the . Commission and the
other Member States of such measures forthwith .
Using an emergency procedure the Commission shall , within
five working days of the notification referred to in the first
subparagraph ^ decide whether the measures are to be mainisii^d
ta force , modified or withdrawn.
                                            ■I
The Commission 's decision shall be notified to all Member States ,
It shall be immediately enforceable .
                                                                      «6
 ---pagebreak---   Any Member State may refer the Commission 's decision to the
   Council within ten working days of notification thereof.
    The Council shall meet forthwith. Acting by a qualified
   majority, it may amend or rescind the decision talcen by the
   Commission .
   If the matter is referred to' the Council by the Member State
   which has taken the measures , the Commission's' decision shall
   be suspended .    The suspension shall cease to apply thirty days
   after the matter has been referred to the Council if the latter
   has not by then amended or rescinded the Commission ^ decision.
                             Article    4
 Articles 2 and 3 are not applicable to the products covered by
   the Regulations 6n the common organisation of agricultural markets .
                             Article    5
   The Community's notification, as provided for in Article 10 of
   the Convention, shall be made to the Council of Ministers by
   the Commission .
• • '•   ' ' ■. •- •' * '       .. .  \            '  ...
                             Article 6
   This Regulation shall enter into force at the same time as the
   Convention*
   The date of        entry into force of this Regulation will be published
   •in the Official -Journal of the European Communities . This Regulation
   rhall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Korber