i: ·• ,,, .. Official Journal of' the European Communities No C·272/1 I (Information) CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AFRICAN, . I, CARffiBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY European Centre, Kirchberg - Luxembourg MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF lHE SITTING OF WEDNESDAY, 8 JUNE 1977 IN THE CHAIR: Mr Philippe YAC~ President of the National Assembly of the Republic of the Ivory Coast The sitting was opened at 9.05 a.m. Election of the.Bureau Pursuant to Article 6 (1) of the Rules of Procedure the , Opening of the second meeting of the Assembly Assembly elected its Bur~all, which would consist of th~ following 12 Members: President Yace declared the second meeting of die Assembly open. Presidents: Mr Yace and Mr Colombo Membership of the Assembly Vice-Presidents: Mr Muna Mr Spenale Pursuant to Article 1 (2) of the Rulis of Procedure Mrs Mathe Miss Flesch President Yace informed the Assembly of the compo­ Mr Adriko Mr de Ia Malene sition of the Assembly. Mr Wijntuin Lord Reay Mr Philipps Mr Sandri The list of Members of the Assembly is appended to the minutes (Annex 1). Agenda President Yace said that the representatives of the Cape Verde Islands, Papua New Guinea and Sao T orne and On a proposal from the Joint Committee, the Assembly Principe were attending as observers (Annex II). adopted the following agenda for the meeting: :'·'~~~; J.: ' ,, .j 1 .'~ .·'": ·?·,:;.~ 't'I]:~V~· .-~ .ll: ' 1 ,, ,I 1':. ''I ·t I. No C 2'72/2 Official Journal of the European Communities , 11: 11: 77 Wednesday, 8 June 1977 Thursday, 9 June 1977 10.30 a.m. 9.30 a.m.: - Formal opening sitting. - continuation of the debate on the report by ·Ldtd Reay on the Annual Report of the ACP-EEC Coim­ '~ ,I , cil of Ministers. 11.45 a.m.: Friday, 1 0 June 1977 - statement by the Chairman of the Joint Committee. · on the action taken on the resolution adopted by the · 10.00 a.m.: Consultative Assembly on 2 June 1976; ,'· - continuation and conclusion of the debate on the' ./' :;~- - presentation and consideration of the report by report by Lord Reay on the Annual Report pf ~e Lord Reay on the Annual Report of the ACP-EEC ACP-EEC Council of Ministers; / Council of Ministers. - vote on the motion for. a resolution contained in '' ' Lord Reay's report; 3.30 p.m.: - any other business. - continuation of the debate on the report by Lord Reay on the Annual Report of the ACP-EEC Coun­ The sitting was suspended at 9.15 a.m. and resumed at, ;,I'~ . I cil of Ministers. 10.30 a.m. (formal sitting). i.· IN THE CHAIR: Mr Emilio COLOMBO Mr Philippe YACJ! President President , On behalf of the Assembly President Colombo welcomed all the dignitaries present. '1 The following spoke during the formal sitting; Mr Hamilius~ Minister of Agriculture and Viticulture and Minister of Construction, reprt:senting Mr Thorn, Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Mr Yace, President of the ACP-EEC Consultative Assembly, Mr Colombo, President of the ACP-EEC Consultative Assembly; Mr Schaus, Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and Miss Flesch, Mayor of the City of Luxembourg and Chairman of the Committee on Development and Cooper- ,· ation of the European Parliament. The sitting was suspended at 11.25 a.m. and resumed at 11.40 a.m. IN THE CHAIR: Mr Philippe YACJ! Mr Emilio COLOMBO President President ~. ··} "-t~(':- Appointment 'of the members of the Joint Committee Documents received President Yace said that he had received the following ' On a proposal from the Bureau and pursuant to Article documents: ·21 of the Rules of Procedure the Assembly appointed the members of the Joint Committee. · - from the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers: - the report of activities from 'the Interim Com- · The list of members is appended to the minutes of this mittee covering the period 28 February 1975 to 1 sitting (Annex III). I . 31 March 1979.(Doc. 4116), - the Aimual Report (1 April 1976 to 31 March Appointment of the Chairmen of the Joint Committee 1977) containing: 1 - the resolution of the ACP-EEC ·Council of The Assembly appointed Mr Kasongo and Mr Bersani Ministers on financial and technical coo,Pet­ Chairmen of the Joint Committee. ation, t: ... 11. 11. 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 272/3 - the Commission report to the ACP-EEC the Joint Committee on paragraph 13 of the resolution Council of Ministers on the administration adopted by the Assembly on 2 June 1976. of financial and technical aid in 1976 (Doc. / 5/77), - the report drawn up by Lord Reay on behalf of the Joint Committee on the Annual Report of the Annual Report of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers ACP-EEC Council of Ministers and· on current · . problems connected with the Lome Convention In accordance with the agenda Lord Reay presented the (Doc. 6/77). report he had drawn up on behalf of the Joint Com­ mittee on the Annual Report of the ACP-EEC Council . \ Fixing of deadline for submission of amendments of Ministers (Doc. 5/77) and on current problems con­ nected with the Lome Convention (Doc. 6/77). On a· proposal from President Y ace the Assembly de­ cided that the deadline for the submission of amend­ The following spoke: Mr Matoka, President-in-Office ments to Lord Reay's report should be the end of that~ of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers, Mr Tomlinson, sitting. President-in-Office of the Council of the European Communities and Mr Cheysson, Member of the Com­ Action taken on the resolution adopted by the Con­ mission of the European Communities. sultative Assembly on 2 June 1976 Mr Kasongo, Chairman of the ACP-EEC ]oi~t Com­ The sitting was suspended at 1.05 p.m. and resumed at mitt~e, informed the Assembly of the action taken by 3.30 p.m. IN THE CHAIR: Mr Philippe YACE Mr Emilio COLOMBO President President Annual Report of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers The following spoke: Mr Adjibade, Mr Lucker, Mr (continued) Kanu, Mr Rivierez and Mr Matoka. The exchange of views resumed on Lord Reay's report on' the Annual Report of the ACP-EEC Council of Change in agenda Ministers. The following spoke: Lord Reay, Rappor­ teur, Mrs Mathe, Mr Spicer and Mr Alhaji Abubakar. On a proposal from the President, Mrs Mathe, thf;! As­ sembly decided that the sitting of 9 June 1977 should commence at 10.30 a.m. and not at 9.30 a.m. as orig­ IN THE CHAIR: MR SPENALE inally planned. Vice-President The following spoke: Mr Lagorce, Mr Lachmon, Mr Prescott, Mr Kasongo and Sir Geoffrey de Freitas. Agenda for next sitting The next sitting was to take place on Thursday, 9 June 1977 at 10.30 a.m. The agenda was to include continu­ IN THE CHAIR: Mrs Mathe ation of the debate on the report by Lord Reay on the Vice-President Annual Report of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers. The sitting was clos~d at 5.55 p.m. H. R. NORD a-nd Michel EOLIE Einilio COLOMBO and Philippe YACE Secretaries-General Presidents .. ''I, No C 272/4 Official Journal of the European Communities ; 11. 11.·77 ANNEX I I' MEMBERS OF THE ACP-EEC CONSULTA 11VE ASSEMBLY .I .I. ) .. · ~ Adams Rudolf CHAD ' ,!..\•. - van Aerssen Jochen - Aigner Heinrich - Albers Willem COMOROS - Albertini Francesco - Amadei Giuseppe - BaasJan CONGO - Alfred Raoul BAHAMAS -:- jean Blaise Soukamy ETHIOPIA - Kebede Temesgen BARBADOS - Fellermaier Ludwig EQUATORIAL GUINEA BENIN - Tiami~u Adjibade - Blaise Amegnaglo - Berkhouwer Cornelis FIJI - Bersani Giovanni - Bertrand Pierre - Lord Bessborough - Bordu Gerard - Fioret Mario · - Lady Fi~er of Rednal - Flamig Gerhard BOTSWANA - Mlle Flesch Colette , . - Mme E. B. Mathe - Fletcher.:Cooke Charles ' · - K. K. Motshidisi - Sir Geoffrey de Freitas - Bourdelles Pierre - Broeksz Jan GABON - Albert Mai-tin Sambhat BURUNDI - Galluzzi Carlo Alberto <'· -Jerome i, - Jules Marius Onw~lele i' .. Ntungumburanye ~ .... ' GAMBIA -A. K. N'Jie CAMEROON - Mamodou Abdoulie - Tandeng Muna Sisay - Simon Nko'O Etoungou - Geurtsen Aart - Caro Jean-Marie - Mme Cassanmagnago Cerretti Maria Luisa - Lord Castle GHANA - Ebo Bentsi-Enchill . r. - Cameron Duodu CENTRAL AFRICAN - Glinne Ernest •I' EMPIRE - Mme Goutmann, - Andre Dieudonne Marie-Therese Maga Le - Nestor Kombot-Naguemon GRENADA - Cifarelli Michele - Colombo Emilio .. -... /'! 'I ' '.~, .· '\.' ' I • ~ .. lLll. 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 272/5 GUINEA BISSAU MALAWI .. -~ - Boubacar Toure - M. L. Y. Kwengwere .!, - N. G. Wandale Thupuwela GUINEA ·- de la Malene Christian MALI 1.; ·GuYANA - Mamadou Traore '\.'' - Harry E. Dyett - Martens Lucien - Martinelli Mario - Hamilton William - Hansen Frankie -Hansen Ove MAURITANIA· - Abdoul Aziz Sail - Mohamed Fall Babaha NORYCOAST ~· - Meintz Carlo - Philippe Yace :r - Edouard Ebagnitchie - Muller Hans-Werner - Lord Murray of - Covelli Alfredo · Gravesend - De Clercq Paul ! ' .1. .{~ \ . I - Delmotte Femand ~' f'/' - Deschamps Pierre MAURITIUS I - Dondelinger Willy - Raymond Chasle - Mme Dunwoody - Balmookoond Taposeea Gwyneth - Durieux Jean NIGER - Ellis Robert ·- Maj Maj Gana - Lambert Messan JM¥JCA '-1' - Donald B. Rainford NIGERIA ' ·~· - Gabriel 0. Ijewere {, '( - Alhaji A,bubakar i% ' - Johnston Russell - Jozeau-Marigne Leon - Nolan Thomas 1': .,. '•.j - Kaspereit Gabriel - Normanton Tom '•~-"'!". - Kavanagh Liam - Notenboom Harry -Nyborg Kai - OsbomJohn KENYA l ~; - Pianta Georges - Mulwa Kasanga - Pisoni Feruccio \ - Joseph Muliro .;·.\, - Prescott John ~ •.{i - Klepsch Egon - Price Cristopher " ~ o- 'I I !_.,.. - de Koning Jan - Pucci Ernesto ,,. -Lord Reay ;,:' ·, - Krall Lothar ... - Mme Kruchow Clara - Rivierez Hector ~: ., - Laban Cornelis RWANDA ,, - Lagorce Pierre - Jean Crysostome ,,.S, ., Nduhungirehe ' ~.' . I LESOTHO - Augustin Maharangali - E. M. Lerotholi 'I·· (' - Lord St. Oswald ~~'' · - E. M. Sekantsi '\ - Sandri Renato ~~-, - Lezzi Pietro - Santer Jacques - Schmidt ~anfred - Schuijt Willem LiBERIA - Schwabe Wolfgang - Charles Sl;lerman -! - Schwi:)rer Hermann .< ..