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NG 35 OCTOBER 4 L97 4 countries.@- atively agreed September 20, to TRI.IDEAU TO BRI.JSSELS set up an oi1 sharing plan during FOR TMDE ACCORD TALKS crises, consist of the eight EC member states (excluding ), The possibility of a broad trade the , , Norway, agreement between Canada and the and . European Community will be discussed between Canadian Prime Minister SOMES MEETS WITH Pierre El1iot Trudeau and Commission ASEAI{ MINISTERS officials in Brussels October 23- Canada had proposed the establis(r- The European Community is committed ment of a rrdirect contractual 1ink" to a new development cooperation with the Community in an April 20 policy towards non-associated devel- memorandum to the Commission. oping countries, including the Following exploratory talks with Association of South East Asian Canadian authorities, the Commis- Nations (ASEAN), Commission Vice sion informed the Council on Sep- President Christopher Soames told tember 12 that it favors exploring ASEAN ministers at a Septenber 24-25 a new type of agreement providing meeing in Djakarta, Indonesia. This a broad EC framework for econonic was the third such meeting between and commercial cooperation between the Commission and ASEAN ninisters Canada and the menber states, €X- since June L972. ASEAN menbers are tending far beyond classic trade Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philip- policy matters such as tariffs and pines, Singapore, and Thailand. quotas. Soames attended the ASEAN neeting as part of his six weeksr official visit which also took him to New ADVAIICEMENT OF Zealand, Singapore, and the Philip- EC-ARAB DIALOGUE pines.

The European Community's dialogue EC-MEDITERRAI'IEAII with the Arab countries on poten- TMDE TALKS RESUME tial areas for mutual economic and technological cooperation will move After a yearrs delay, the Commission forward with upconing talks between will resume negotiations for a energy Commissioner Henri Simonet European Community trade agreement and A1i Attiga, Secretary General with Israel October l-2. The talks of the Organization of Petroleum will highlight discussion on poten- Exporting Countries (OPEC). Simonet tial Israeli tariff reductions for announced the talks at a September EC industrial products, EC conces- 27 press conference in Brussels. sions for Israelts farm goods, and Discussing energy, Simonet enphasiz- possible industrial, scientific, ed the need for the Community to and technological cooperation ar- play a role in international energy rangements. Over the next few weeks policymaking and for the Commis- the Commission will conduct similar sion to attend future meetings of trade negotiations with Morocco, the Group of Twelve oil consuming Tunisia, , and Algeria. This matetial is preparccl, editecl, issuecl, and citculeted by the Eurcpean Community lnlotmation Service,2100 M Strcel, Nw, Suite 707, Washington, DC 20037 which ls rcgisteted undil the Forcign Agents Registrction Act as an agent ol the Commission ol the European Commu- ,lrios, Erussars, . This mateilal ts lilecl with the Depadment ol Justice where the rcquircd rcgistrction slatement is available lot public inspection. Begislrction does not indicate apprcval of the contents ol the meteilal by lhe United States GovenmenL o I.OVE TO TTIAW EC-- EC SOCIAL FUND GREECE ASSOCIATION GRAI{TS APPROVED =lu - The European Community' s association Europeern Social Fund grants totaling Greece re- 77.7 nillion of account (UA) E agreement with is being units 2 sumed in accordance with a Sept- to retrain European Community work- D ember l7 Council of Ministers res- ers were approved by the Commission = olution. Greece has been allowed this month. (One UA equals $1.20655 o= keep high customs duties on at current rates.) The funds will o to tire imports from the Community go toward menber states projects - for four years to protect its to help retrain workers such as ul A infant tire industry. Other those leaving farming and acquir- o measures, such as the signing of ing new textile skills, as well as E e protocol agreements and release migrant and handicapped workers. ut of European Investment Bank finan- They will also help improve the cial aid, will be announced at employment situation in declining the next EC-Greece Association regions or in modernizing indus- Council meeting, probably next tries. month. Greek Defense Minister Evangelos Averoff responded to EC NEARS C0l+401.1 the Council of Europefs Consulta- TRAI{SPORI POLICY tive assembly vote to make Greek Council membership contingent on The European CommunitYrs common the holding of parliamentary transport policy is graduallY elections by announcing they becoming a realitY, Commissioner will be held in early November. Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza told the European Parliament September 25. EC IRON AI'ID STEEL WORKS Scarascia (responsible for tTans- POLLUTION CONFERENCE HELD port matters) said the Commission would send the Council of Ministers A conference on technical measulles a comnunication with final propos- for prevention of pollution in als on October 24. He noted that Europers iron and steel industry through a successful dialogue with was held in Luxembourg Septen- EC institutions and national auth- ber 24-26. Organized by the orities and experts, solutions Commission, the meetingconcen- were being found for major problems trated on results of relevant re- such as the financial relationship search and study proj ects carried between member states and out under the European Coal and the railroads, and the harmon- Steel Community's research program, ization of commercial vehicle initiated in 1958. taxat ion.

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