CELEX: 51981PC0654
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Date: 1981-11-11 00:00:00
Title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION approving the International Natural Rubber Agreement, 1979 (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                  COM(81)654 final
                                                  Brussels , 11 November 1981
                                  Recommendation for a
                                     COUNCIL DECISION
     approving the International Natural Rubber Agreement - 1979
                 ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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                                 Explanatory Memorandum
The Community has signed the International Natural Rubber Agreement , 1979
and is applying the said Agreement on a provisional basis .
The period set for the ratification of the Agreement expires on 31 Decem­
ber I98I . Failing its definitive entry into force- on 23 April 1982, the
Agreement will terminate .
The Community should therefore approve the International Natural Rubber
Agreement , 1979 » before 31 December I98I .
 ---pagebreak---                        Commission Recommendation to the Council
In accordance with the Council Decision of 22 April I98O , the Community
has signed the International Natural Rubber- Agreement , 1979 *
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Following the Council Decision of 23 September I98O , the Community
deposited with the Secretary– General of the United Nations the notification
indicating that the Community intended to approve the Agreement and would
apply the Agreement provisioally , as an importing member , when it came
into force in accordance with Article 61 . The Agreement entered into force
provisionally on 23 October I98O .
At present only the USSR, the Community and several of its Member States
have still not deposited their instruments of ratification . These Member
States however do their utmost in order to ratify as soon as possible .
It may be true that the International Natural Rubber Council could agree
to once more extending the ratification period, at latest until 23 April
1982 when the Agreement would expire if it had not entered into force
definitively by then . But in the present circum stances it seems necessary
now +0 prepare without further delay the approval of the Agreement by the
Community .
Consequently , the Commission recommends that the Council approve the Inter­
national Fatural Rubber Agreement , 1979 »      behalf of the European Economic
Community and take steps to deposit its instrument of approval with the
Secretary-General of tl'3 United Nations before 31 December I98I .
 OJ No L 213 , 16.0.192D , p. 1 , with the text of the Agreement in annex
20J tfo L " 39 , 2.10 . 1'/ f p. 30
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                                       Recommendation for a
                                Council Decision approving the
                      International Natural Rubber Agreement , 1979
  THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,           -
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
  and in particular Article 113 thereof ;       , ■
  Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission ;
  Whereas the International Natural Rubber Agreement , 1979 was signed on "behalf
  of the Community on 30 May 1980 subject to its being concluded at a later date
  Whereas, in accordance with the Council Decision of 23 September 1980^, the
  Community is applying the Agreement provisionally in accordance with the
  provisions of       Article 60 thereof ;          '                       - '
  Whereas the Agreement entered into force provisionally on 23 October I98O ;
  Whereas the Community should approve the. International Natural Rubber Agree­
 ment , 1979 in accordance with Article 59 thereof ;
  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :       '
                               .   , s   Article 1
  The International Natural Rubber Agreement , 1979 is hereby approved on behalf
  of the European Economic Community . The text of the Agreement is annexed to
  the Council Decision of 22 April I98O concerning the signing of the Inter*-
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  national Natural Rubber Agreement , 1979 •
                                         Article 2
  The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person
  empowered to deposit the instrument of approval .
                                                         Done at Brussels ,
•                                                         For the Council
   0J No L 259 , 2.10.1980 , P. 30
  20J No L 213, 16 . 8. 1980 ,   P. 1
 ---pagebreak---                            FINANCIAL KEMDRANBUM
        * I-
Budget heading : 2988 . Advances pending completion of the procedures
for the ratification of international agreements .
Legal basis , objective :
The Community is participating in the International , Natural Rubber
Agreement , 1979     virtue of a Council Decision of 22 April I98O . The
Council decided that the contributions both to the administrative budget
and for the financing of the buffer stock would be paid by the Member
States . However , as certain Member States were unable to pay their
contributions until such time as their ratification procedures had been
completed, it was decided to create item 2988 to enable the Commission
to pay advances . In I98I the Commission paid US f> 25 000 on behalf of
Italy .
Financial implications :
                         »                            /
1982 : advances for the administrative budget : US p 43 500 .
Method of calculation :
It is possible that the ratification procedures will not be terminated
before December 31 , 1981 in Belgium and Italy . Since the contributions
to the Administrative budget are due on January , 1 of each year , the
Commission could then be called upon to advance the amounts , in order
to avoid two Member States to lose their voting rights , which would
endangerthe position of the Community as such in the Agreement .
The administrative budget proposed for 1982 amounts to US f> 1.5 million .
On that basis , the contributions of Belgium and Italy to the administra­
tive budget would be in the order of US f> 6,750 and US f> 36,750 repec–
tively .