CELEX: 51988PC0333
Language: en
Date: 1988-06-09
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of the Joint Declaration on the establishment of official relations between the European Economic Community and the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (submitted by the Commission)

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                                                     COM(88 ) 333 final
                                                     Brussels , 9 June 1988
                              Proposai for a
                             COUNCIL DECISION
            on the conclusion of the Joint Declaration on
     the establishment of official relations between the European
  Economic Community and the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
                     ( submitted by the Commission )
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Explanatory Memorandum
1 . The attached draft Council decision represents the culmination of a long
      negotiating process between the Community and the Council for Mutual
      Economic Assistance (CMEA ), which first approached the Community in
      1973 .   Negotiations were subsequently held between the EC Commission and
      the CMEA Secretariat from 1975 to 1980 on a possible agreement between
      the two organisations . These negotiations were suspended by mutual
      consent when agreement proved unattainable .
 2 . The EEC-CMEA dialogue was resumed in June 1985 , when the CMEA Secretary ,
      Mr Sychov , wrote to the Commission to propose establishment of official
       relations between the two organisations by the adoption of a Joint
       Declaration , a draft of which he subsequently sent to the Comnission .
       After satisfying itself that acceptance of this approach would not
       adversely affect the development of its bilateral relations with CMEA
       member countries ( exchange of letters between Mr De Clercq , and Mr
       Sychov and the Foreign Ministers of the European members of the CMEA in
       January -May 1986 ), the Communit ,     agreed to resume the dialogue .
       Discussions    between  officials  of  the  EC-Commission   and  the  CMEA
       Secretariat were held from September 1986 to May 1988 , and resulted in
        the text of the Joint Declaration annexed to the attached draft
        decision .
  3 . The Joint Declaration provides for the establishment of official
        relations between the EEC and the CMEA , and sets out a framework for
        future discussions on possible cooperation between the two
        organisations . It also contains the Community 's territorial application
        clause , which inter alia covers the application of the Treaty to West
        Berlin . It was the CMEA 's unwillingness to accept this clause which
        delayed agreement on the text of the Declaration until May 1988 .
   4 . The opinion of the Parliament is required pursuant to Article 235 EEC
         before the Joint Declaration can be concluded by the Community . The
         Parties however wish that the Joint Declaration should be signed before
         the end of June . Accordingly , if Parliament 's opinion is not obtained
         during its session ending on 17 June , clause 6 , presently in square
         brackets and providing for the solemn procedure , will need to form part
         of the Joint Declaration , which will then only enter into force after
         Council approval has been given subsequent to such opinion .
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5 . The Council is hereby invited to adopt the attached decision on the con ¬
    clusion  of  the  Joint Declaration  on  the  establishment of  official
    relations between the European Economic Community and the Council for
    Mutual Economic Assistance .
 ---pagebreak--- Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Joint Declaration
on the establishment of official relations between the European Economic
Community and the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
The Council of the European Communities ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 235 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
Whereas for the attainment of the objectives of the Community in the sphere
 of     external   relations  the  Joint  Declaration  on  the  establishment of
 official relations between the European Economic Community and the Council
 for Mutual Economic Assistance shoul , be approved ; whereas , since the
 Treaty does not provide the powers of action required for adopting this
 Decision , recourse should be had to Article 235 thereof ;
 Has decided as follows :
                                       ARTICLE 1
  The Joint Declaration on the establishment of official relations
  between the European Economic Community and the Council for Mutual Economic
  Assistance is hereby approved on behalf of the Community . The text of 'the
  Joint Declaration is annexed to this Decision .
                                       ARTICLE 2 ( 1 )
  The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the
  person(s ) empowered to sign the Joint Declaration in order to bind the
  Community .
   ( l ) If the solemn procedure is used , the text of Article 2 will be replaced
         by the following :
         " The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for
           in Article 6 of the Joint Declaration ."
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                                 ARTICLE 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European
Communities .
 ---pagebreak---                        30INT DECLARATION
              on the establishment of official relations between
             the European Economic Community and the Council for
                          Mutual Economic Assistance
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
of the one part , and
THE COUNCIL FOR MUTUAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE ,
of the other part ,
Having regard to the acts establishing the European Economic Community and
the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance , and in particular the Treaty of
Rome ,
On the basis of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation
 in Europe , and taking account of the results of the subsequent stages of
 the CSCE process ,
 Desirous of contributing , by the activities they pursue within their fields
 of competence , to the further development of international economic
 cooperation , an important factor in economic growth and social progress ,
 DECLARE as follows :
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1.    The European Economic Community and the Council for Mutual Economic
     Assistance hereby establish official relations with each other by
     adopting this Declaration .
2.   The Parties will develop cooperation in areas which fall within their
     respective spheres of competence and where there is a common interest .
3.    The areas , forms and methods of cooperation will be determined by the
      Parties by means of contacts and discussions between their
      representatives designated for this purpose .
4.    On the basis of the experience gained in developing cooperation between
      them , the Parties will if necessary examine the possibility of deter¬
      mining new areas , forms and methods of cooperation .
 5.   As regards the application of this Declaration to the Community , it
       shall apply to the territories in which the Treaty establishing the
      European Economic Community is applied and under the conditions laid
       down in that Treaty .
 /6 . This Declaration shall enter into force on the day following the date
       on which the Parties notify one another of the completion of the pro¬
       cedures necessary for that purpose . /
 7.    This Declaration is drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian , Czech ,
       Danish , Dutch , English , French , German , Greek , Hungarian , Italian ,
       Mongolian , Polish , Portuguese , Romanian , Russian , Spanish and Viet ¬
       namese languages , each text being equally authentic .
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  for the European Economic Community                 For the Council for Mutual
                                                      Economic Assistance