council regul ec decemb safeguard measur provid acp ec partnership agreement repeal regul eec council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss lai detail rule implement safeguard claus provid chapter annex acp ec partnership agreement sign coton june hereinaft refer quot coton agreement quot order enabl commun member state compli oblig agreement adapt provis council regul eec decemb safeguard measur provid fourth acp eec convent refer coton agreement regul eec render obsolet regul repeal account undertak set articl articl annex coton agreement examin safeguard measur introduc procedur safeguard claus provid treati regul common organis agricultur market applic virtu coton agreement lai specif provis gener rule set council regul ec decemb common rule import adopt regul articl member state request commiss appli safeguard measur provid articl annex coton agreement commiss decid appli commiss inform council member state work dai receipt request member state member state provid commiss inform need justifi request appli safeguard measur commiss decid appli safeguard measur member state refer decis council work dai notif case commiss notifi acp state inform open consult refer articl annex coton agreement council act qualifi major adopt decis work dai conclus consult acp state commiss request member state initi decid safeguard measur provid articl annex coton agreement appli inform member state forthwith respond member state request work dai date receipt request consult committe made repres member state chair commiss repres time inform acp state notifi open consult refer articl annex coton agreement time provid acp state inform consult event consult deem complet dai notif refer fourth subparagraph paragraph indent paragraph end consult expiri period dai arrang prove commiss consult committe refer indent paragraph decid measur implement articl annex coton agreement decis refer paragraph notifi forthwith council member state acp state immedi applic member state refer commiss decis refer paragraph council work dai receiv notif decis commiss decis work dai end consult acp state case end period dai member state refer matter commiss accord paragraph refer council case refer paragraph council act qualifi major adopt decis work dai articl special factor aris mean articl annex coton agreement commiss safeguard measur authoris member state appli safeguard measur immedi commiss receiv request member state decis thereon work dai receipt request notifi council member state decis member state refer commiss decis council accord procedur provid articl procedur set articl applic commiss decis time limit paragraph member state refer matter commiss refer council accord procedur refer subparagraph provis articl preclud consult refer articl annex coton agreement articl implement regul preclud applic regul establish common organis agricultur market relat commun nation administr provis specif rule adopt articl treati process agricultur product articl regul eec repeal articl regul enter forc dai public offici journal european commun regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel decemb council presid møller oj oj oj regul amend regul ec oj