CELEX: 51978PC0264
Language: en
Date: 1978-06-16
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION (EEC) on the temporary continued application to the Independent State of the Solomon Islands 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 Commissions)

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                             Proposal for a
                        COUNCIL DECISION  ( EEC )
     on the temporary continued application to the Independent State
     of the Solomon Islands 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 Commissions
 COM(78 ) 264 final
 ---pagebreak---          COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TO THE COUNCIL
        on the provisional application to the
        Independent State of the Solomon Islands
        of the arrangements provided for in
        Decision 76 / 568 / EEC of the association of
        the overseas countries and territories of
        the European Economic Communities ,
 The Solomon Islands , overseas country of the United Kingdom of
 Great Britain and Northern Ireland will achieve independence on
 7 July 1978 .
 The independent state of the Solomon Islands intends to
 seek accession to the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome .
 In view of the delay for the arrangements and procedures to be
 undertaken for the accession to the 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 OCTs, to the Solomon Islands
after the latter accedes to independence and not later than
6 July 1979 .
The same provisions were made at the time that the Territory of
Afars and Issas became independent as the Republic of Djibouti .
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                                 COUNCIL DECISION                             v
         - on the temporary continued application to the Independent State of
            the Solomon Islands of the arrangements provided for in
          /                         .
            Decision 76 / 568 / EEC on the association of the overseas
            countries and territories with the European Economic Community
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Decision 76 / 568 / EEC of 29 June 1976 on the
association of the overseas countries and territories with the European
Economic Community . , as last amended "by Decision 78/ /EEC , and in           _
particular the second subparagraph of Article 55(2) thereof,
Whereas , the said subparagraph of Article 55(2) lays down that the arrangements
provided for in the Decision may continue to apply temporarily, tinder conditions
laid down by the Council , to countries and territories which become independent :
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Whereas the Solomon Islands mentioned in Annex I setting out
      the list of countries and territories referred to in the Decision will
achieve independence and become the Independent State of the Solomon
Islands on 7 July 1978 ;                               .
Whereas it should be decided to continue to apply ,                                '
temporarily      the arrangements provided for in the Decision to the Independent
State of the Solomon Islands and to lay down the conditions for such appli­
cation without prejudice to subsequent recourse to the first subparagraph
of Article 55(2 ) and to Article 56 thereof ;
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       OJ No L 176 ,  1.7.1976 , p. 8
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 ---pagebreak---     Whereas the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome         '
    is open, in accordance with the procedure Laid down in Article 89
    thereof , to the accession of a country or territory to which Part Pour
    of the Treaty applies and which becomes independent ; whereas such
   accession can take place only following a request by the State concerned
   and with the consent of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers ;
                                         \
    Whereas the Independent State of the Solomon Islands intends to seek
   accession to the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome ;           ''
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   Whereas , nevertheless , the continued application of the Decision to
   the Independent State of the Solomon Islands should be        limited      to
   a reasonable period ,
   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                               Article 1
           The arrangements provided for in               , Decision 76 / 56S/ EEC
     shall remain applicable "to the Solomon Islands after the .
  - latter           to independen -  , and not later than 6 July 1979 .
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                                       !
                               Article 2
           Questions relating to the application of                 Decision
   76 / 568 / EEC               . to the Solomon Islands after they "become
     independent ,     shall be dealt with , as necessary , by direct contact
   between the competent authorities of the Independent State of the Solomon
    Islands and the competent authorities of the Community .
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                        Article 3
     This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication
in the Offioial Journal of the European Communities .
     It shall apply with effect from 7 July 1978 « -
                                           Done at Brussels ,
                                                     For the Council
                                                      The President