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CHERNOBYL: PROPOSED COUNCIL REGULATION ON SUSPESION OF CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES.

SUMMARY.

1. NO AGREEMENT REACHED THROUGH WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON THE PROPOSED COUNCIL REGULATION ON IMPORT OF CERTAIN FOODSTUFFS FROM CERTAIN EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. ITEM TO GO TO HEAD OF AGENDA AT FAC ON 12 MAY.

DETAIL.

2. AFTER PRESIDENCY PRESSURE ITALY SENT A TELEX TO THE COUNCIL SECRETARIAT SHORTLY AFTER THE EXTENDED DEADLINE OF 1800 ON 10 MAY WHICH AGREED TO THE USE OF THE WRITTEN PROCEDURE AND AGREED TO THE

PROPOSED COUNCIL REGULATION SUBJECT TO ACCEPTANCE OF A BEQUEREL

LEVEL OF 500 FOR MILK AND 1000 FOR BROAD LEAFED VEGETABLES FOR INTRA COMMUJNITY TRADE FOR THE ATTACHED RECOMMENDATION AS ACCEPTED BY ALL DELEGATIONS EXCEPT GERMANY AT THE COMMISSION TECHNICAL MEETING ON 9

MAY (UKREP TEL NO 1555 TO FCO REFERS). FRANCE THEN TELEXED THE COUNCIL SECRETARIAT AGREEING TO THE REGULATION, PORTUGAL AND GREECE

HAD MEANWHILE GIVEN THEIR WRITTEN AGREEMENT. THE COUNCIL SECRETARIAT

THEN ANNOUNCED THAT UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT TO THE REGULATION HAD BEEN ACHIEVED. THE PRESIDENCY (VAN BEUGE) THEN TOLD US THAT AN ITEM

ENTITLED - CHERNOBYL AND AFTER WOULD FORMALLY BE PLACED ON THE

AGENDA OF THE FAC ON 12 MAY - THIS WOULD BE A POLITICAL APPEAL FOR

RAPID AGREEMENT IN THE EVENT OF CRISES SIMILAR TO THE CHERNOBYL

DISASTER RATHER THAN A SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION.

3. SUBSEQUENTLY HOWEVER ITALY ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAD NOT AGREEED TO

THE REGULATION AS IT HAD NOT SECURED ASSURANCES ON ITS DESIRED

BEQUEREL LEVELS FOR INTRA COMMUNITY TRADE THE COUNCIL SECRETARIAT

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