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Soweit erforderlich, wurden die Verschlusssachen in dieser Datei in Übereinstimmung mit Artikel 5 der genannten Verordnung freigegeben. COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES COM ( 75 ) 173 final Brussels . 21 April 1975 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSIONT TO TITO COUNCIL concerning the further extension of the International Wheat Agreement 1971 - RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ( EEC ) ■ concerning the signature and deposit of a declaration of provisional application of the Protocols for the further extension of the International Wheat Agreement 1971 Draft declaration of provisional application of the Protocols Draft aide-memoire notifying intention to accede to the Protocols ( submitted by the Commission to the Council ) COM ( 75 ) 173 final 1 . In its communication to tho Council /COM ( 75 ) 8 of 10 January 1975 / S/ 411/ 75 ( COKICR 84^7 the Commission invited the Council to decide on the principle of the extension of the International Wheat Agreement 1971 for a further period. At the same time , it ■undertook to submit tha texts of th® Protocols of Exten­ sion to the Council v/hen these had been established , together with proposals for the necessary Council decisions . 2 . The texts of the Protocols were established by a Conference held in London on 14 February 1975 * They are annexed hereto at Annex 2 . 3 . They provide for the extension of the Wheat Trade Convention and the Pood «·· * ■ < »- Aid Convention , which together comprise the International Wheat Agreement 1971 » for one further year until 30 June 1976 . They follow exactly the same textual pattern as the Protocols in force during the current year, to which the Community is party . 4 . Because of difficulties about the apportionment inside the Community of the costs of meeting its obligations under the Pood Aid Convention , the ' Council has so far not taken any decision on the extension of the Agreement . 5 . While a decision on the internal question of apportionment would not have practical effect until the Community 's 1975/76 food aid programme came to be established, a decision on the principle of extension is urgently required Certain major partners of the Community in the Pood Aid Convention have al­ ready made it clear that they will not participate in its further extension unless the Community also participates . The absence of a timely decision by the Council therefore carries the risk of disruption of the Convention , which would be attributed to the Community - a situation clearly to be avoided. 6 . The deadline for signature of the Protocols having expired on 14th April 1975 the procedure now applicable is that of accession - as adopted for the last ' extension of the Food Aid Convention in 1974 . Financial implications 7 . On the hypothesis that the number of members of the Agreement will remain . , unchanged, and that in the present situation administrative expenses of the Wheat Council Secretariat are likely to increase by about 10 $ per year, the Community 's share in these expenses may be projected as follows ": Second half of 1975 - 45.000 u.c . approx. First " " 1976 - 50.000 u.c . " Second " " I976 - 50.000 u.c . 11 First " " 1977 - 55.000 u.c. " The 1975 Budget confeins a credit of 86.000 u.c . This amount will cover the expenses relative to the first semester under the existing Agreement as well ' as those arising in the second semester under the proposed extension. 8. As regards the Food Aid Convention it is to be noted that final decisions about the future level of food aid have still to be - taken by the Council . Without prejudice to these decisions.,, the present proposal provides simply for the continuation of the existing provisions of the Food Aid Convention , 1971 . On this basis , the expenditure may be projected as follows . 9 . The total obligation' of the Community would be 1.287*000 tons of cereals per year. The share of the Community as such in 1975 has been fixed by the Council at 50 ^ ( ie . *643.500 tons). 10 . The futixre level of the Community share is at present under consideration by Coreper on a hypothesis of 60 $. At this level , the cost may be calculated on the basis of 772.200 tons at an average price of say 175 u.c. per ton, giving a total cost to the Comrrvunity budget of 135.135*000 u.c . Recommendr.tions 11 . The Council is invited : ( a) to decide a.t the earliest possible date on the principle of accession to the Protocols for the Further Extension of the International Wheat ■ Agreement , 1971 ; . ! ( b) to notify the other parties to the Agreement of the Community 's intention' to accede to the Protocols ; and ( c) to decide on the signature and deposit of a declaration of provisional . application of the Protocols . This must be deposited before 18th June 1975 12 . The text of the recommendation for decision and the drafts of the aide-memoire notifying intention to accede and of the declaration of provisional application are annexed at Annex 1 . _ ANNEX I RECOITTENPATION FOR A COUTICIL DECISION ( EEC ) CONCERNING TIIE SIGNATURE AND DEPOSIT OF A DECLARATION OP PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OP THE PROTO­ COLS PGR THE FURTHER EXTENSION OF THE VINE AT TRADE CONVENTION AND THE FOOD AID CONVENTION CONSTITUTING TIIE INTERNATIONAL '/HEAT AGREEMENT , 1971 . DRAFT DECLARATION OP PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF TIIE PROTOCOLS . DRAFT AIDE-MEMOIRE NOTIFYING IKTEITION TO ACCEDE TO TIIE PROTOCOLS . 4 . ANNEX 1 A IÍECOMMENDATI ON POR A . COUNCIL DECISION concerning the signature and the deposit of a declaration of provi­ sional application of the Protocols for the Further E:rtension of the VJheat Trade Convention and the Pood Aid Convention constituting the International VJheat Agreement , 1971 . « THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COKMUMTIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , and in particular Article 113 thereof , i Having regard to the Commission 's recommendation , HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS : Article 1 The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the declaration of provisional application annexed hereto and to deposit it with the Government of the United States of America . By the Council ANNEX 1 E DRAFT DECLARATION OF PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF THE PROTOCOLS FOR THE FURTHER EXTENSION OF THE WHEAT TRADE CONVENTION AND THE FOOD AID CONVENTION CONSTITUTING THE I NTERNATIOML WHEAT AGREEMENT , 1971 , THE TEXTS OF WHICH PROTOCOLS WERE ESTABLISHED BY THE CONFERENCE HELD FOR THAT PURPOSE IN LONDON ON 14 TH FEBRUARY 1975 . It will not be possible for the European Economic Community to complete by 18th June 1975 "the institutional procedures provided for in Article 6 of the Protocol for the Further Extension of the Wheat Trade Convention , 1971 and in Article VI of the Protocol for the Further Extension of the Food Aid Convention , 1971 . Therefore , in accordance with Articles 8 and VIII of the respective Proto­ cols , the Community makes this declaration of provisional application of the Protocols . By lodging such a declaration , the Community considers it­ self to be provisionally a Party to the Protocols,' with all the rights arid obligations which result therefrom until such time as the Council of the European Communities shall have taken a final decision on the matter . By the Council ANNEX 1 C AIDE-MEMOIRE To thevGovernments party to the International Wheat Trade Convention 1971 and the International Pood Aid Convention 1971 » together constituting the Internatio­ nal Wheat Agreement 1971 * The European Economic Community presents its compliments to and has the honour to inform it that the Community intends to accede to the protocols for the further extension of the International Wheat Trade Convention 1971 and the International Pood Aid Convention 1971 » the texts of which were established "by the Conference held in London on 14 February 1975 » Pending the conclusion of its institutional procedures relating to its accession to the protocols in accordance with their Articles 7 and VII