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3. HE OPPOSED THE OPENTH OF NEGOTIATIONS ITH HONG KONG AND CADE THE POINT THAT WIDER NEGOTIATIONS WOULD IN ANY CASE BE TAKING PLACE IN THE AUTUM! AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF A NEW MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT. ERNST (C)PATSSTON) UIJED THE EARLY START OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR AN AGREEMENT ON A COMMUNITY BASIS AND PROPOSED THAT THE GROUP SHOULD REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE OF PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES (COREPER) IMMEDIATELY WITH A VIEW TO THE OBTAINING A MANDATE FROM THE COUNCIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SOLUTION, WHILE NOT BEING A REGIONAL SOLUTION SHOULD TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE DIFFERENT SITUATIONS OF DIFFERENT MEMBER STATES, THE DUTCH URGED THE NEED FOR A SOLUTION ON A COMMUNITY RASTS BUT SAID THAT THEY WISHED TO HAVE HONE TIME TO CONSIDER THE NEW DRAFT SENSITIVE LIST AND DID NOT VISH A REPORT TO GO TO THE COREPER IN THE MEANWHILE, THE GROUP WILL THEREFORE DISCUSS THE QUESTION FURTHER AT ITS NEXT MEETING IN MAY.
4. DISCUSSION THEN TURNED TO THE DRAFT DIRECTIVES FOR NEGOTIATIONS (ANNEX TO S/414/73). THERE WAS A MAJORITY IN FAVOUR OF TAKING 1970/71/72 AS THE REFERENCE PERIOD, WE OPPOSED
THIS AS UNREALISTIC, AND RESERVED OUR POSITION THERE WAS AGREEMENT ON 55 GROWTH AND ON FLEXIBILITY AS IN THE LTA AGREEMENT.
THE DRAFT DIRECTIVE ON THE SAFEGUARD CLAUSE WAS AMENDED TO THE
EFFECT THAT THE CLAUSE SHOULD BE ON THE LINES OF THAT USED IN THE
COMMUNITIES ARTICLE 4 AGREEMENTS.
MACAO.
5. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE COMMISSION COULD MAKE CONTACT WITH
THE PORTUGUESE AUTHORITIES WITH A VIEW TO CLARIFYING THE PROBLEMS
WHICH FACED THE COMMUNITY IN RELATION TO MACAO (SEE PAGE 7 OF THE DOCUMENT S/414/73).
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