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IMMEDIATE
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FM UKDEL BRUSSELS 311735Z
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- ZAPR 1971
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TO IMMEDIATE FCC TELNO. 90 OF 31 MARCH INFO ROUTINE BONN THE HAGUE LUXEMBOURG PARIS ROME WASHINGTON UKMIS GENEVA UKDEL 0.E.C.D. AND HONG KONG AND INFO SAVING BERNE OSLO REYKJAVIK COPENHAGEN HELSINKI LISBON STOCKHOLM VIENNA DUBLIN UKMIS NEW YORK AND BRUSSELS
UKDEL EC TELEGRAMS NOS. 88 AND 69
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COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 30 MARCH: GENERALIZED
PREFERENCES.
1. AS REGARDS THE IMMEDIATE STEPS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OFFER ON 1 JULY, 1971, THE COUNCIL AGREED THAT:
A) THE COMMISSION SHOULD SUBMIT FORMAL PROPOSALS TO THAT EFFECT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE:
B) THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SHOULD BE CONSULTED AFTER THE SUBMISSION OF THE PROPOSALS TO THE COUNCIL:
C) THE ASSOCIATED STATES SHOULD ALSO BE CONSULTED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF THE RELEVANT ASSOCIATION AGREEMENTS,
2. IN CONSIDERING THE ARRANGEMENTS (IF ANY) FOR THE INCLUSION OF FURTHER BENEFICIARIES, THE COUNCIL AGREES THAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD CONSULT WITH OTHER DONORS IN 0.E.C.D. WITH A VIEW TO DECIDING WHETHER ANY FURTHER BENEFICIARIES SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE LIST. THE COMMISSION WOULD IN THE MEANTIME MAKE THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS SO THAT, IF FURTHER BENEFICIARIES WERE TO BE INCLUDED, THE COUNCIL COULD TAKE A FINAL DECISION ON THE SUBJECT BEFORE 1 JULY,
1972.
3. THE COUNCIL ALSO REACHED AGREEMENT ON THE PRINCIPAL CUTSTANDING TECHNICAL PROBLEM, THE DIVISION OF THE COMMUNITY QUOTAS FOR SENSITIVE PRODUCTS BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES. THEY AGREED THAT, FOR AN INITIAL PERIOD OF TWO YEARS FROM THE DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION ALL QUOTAS SHOULD BE DIVIDED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGE KEY:
GERMANY 37.5%
FRANCE 27.1%
ITALY 20.3% BENELUX 15.1%
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