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attached as Annex 111 to this brief), provided that the
Communities would be ready to negotiate with countries
of a similar economic structure to the present associates,
with a view to:
(a)
(7)
(c)
Their full accession to the Association Convention
according to the procedure in Article 58; or
some other form of association including reciprocal
rights and obligations, notably in respect of trade;
or
trade agreements to facilitate and develop trade
between such countries and the Community
16. The Opinion of the EEC Commission, revised in 1969,
on the United Kingdom application for membership states:
"Those independent Commonwealth countries whose structure
and production are comparable with those of the associated
states of the Yaoundé Convention would qualify for
association with the enlarged Community". A footnote makes
clear that the Commonwealth countries in this instant are
"states in Africa south of the Sahara and in the Caribbean".
17. A confidential supplementary understanding was also
agreed by the EEC Council of Ministers when they approved
the Declaration of Intent, to the effect that the Six
intended the alternative form of association (b) should be
based on the trade rules in Title I of the (first) Yaoundé
Convention. These rules (summarised in Annex IV to this
brief) show what this involved in the way of privileges and
preferences for Community members in the Associated states.
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