EUR-Lex - 31983D0539 - EN

EUR-Lex - 31983D0539 - EN Avis juridique important | 83/539/EEC: Council Decision of 26 September 1983 on the notification of provisional application by the European Economic Community and its Member States of the International Coffee Agreement 1983 Official Journal L 308 , 09/11/1983 P. 0001 Spanish special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 18 P. 0294 Portuguese special edition Chapter 11 Volume 18 P. 0294 +++++ COUNCIL DECISION OF 26 SEPTEMBER 1983 ON THE NOTIFICATION OF PROVISIONAL APPLICATION BY THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND ITS MEMBER STATES OF THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE AGREEMENT 1983 ( 83/539/EEC ) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 113 AND 116 THEREOF , HAVING REGARD TO THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION , WHEREAS THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE AGREEMENT 1983 WAS OPEN FOR SIGNATURE FROM 1 JANUARY UNTIL 30 JUNE 1983 AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS ; WHEREAS THE SAID AGREEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE COMMUNITY AND ITS MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS THE AGREEMENT ENVISAGES CLOSE INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION IN THE FIELD OF TRADE IN COFFEE WITH A VIEW TO BALANCING THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR COFFEE IN ORDER TO STABILIZE THE PRICE OF THIS PRODUCT IN THE LIGHT OF MARKET CONDITIONS , THEREBY FOSTERING THE ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF COFFEE-PRODUCING COUNTRIES , IMPROVING POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN PRODUCER AND CONSUMER COUNTRIES AND PROVIDING FOR INCREASING CONSUMPTION OF COFFEE ; WHEREAS APPLICATION OF THE AGREEMENT PRESUPPOSES JOINT PARTICIPATION BY THE COMMUNITY AND ITS MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMUNITY AND ITS MEMBER STATES NOTIFY THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION THAT THEY INTEND TO APPLY THE AGREEMENT ON A PROVISIONAL BASIS , SUBJECT TO ITS SUBSEQUENT APPROVAL , HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :