Explanatory Memorandum to COM(2007)868 - EC position within the International Coffee Council on the designation of the Depository of the International Coffee Agreement 2007

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dossier COM(2007)868 - EC position within the International Coffee Council on the designation of the Depository of the International Coffee ...
source COM(2007)868 EN
date 11-01-2008
1. The new International Coffee Agreement of 2007 (ICA 2007) has been negotiated within the International Coffee Organisation in London. On the occasion of the 98th Session of the International Coffee Council through Resolution 431 of 28 September 2007 the final text of the ICA 2007 was adopted. The new Agreement is called to replace the International Coffee Agreement of 2001.

2. At the same 98th Council session it was not possible to finally agree on the future Depository of the Agreement, due to the unexpected unavailability of the Treaty Section of the United Nations to accept the deposit of international Agreements in other languages than the official languages of the UN. As consequence, the Portuguese text of the 2007 Coffee Agreement could not be accepted, which made it impossible to continue to use the United Nations in New York as Depository.

3. According to paragraph (10) of Article 2 (Definitions) of the 2007 International Coffee Agreement, the future Depository shall be designated by decision of the Coffee Council under the current 2001 International Agreement to be taken by consensus before the 31 January 2008.

4. Taking into account that the European Community is in the position to accept, among several alternatives, the designation of the International Coffee Organisation as Depositary of the 2007 Agreement, it will be necessary that the European Community will participate to the vote and express itself in favour of this option.

5. The purpose of this proposal is therefore to authorise the European Community to vote in favour of the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) as Depository of the 2007 Agreement.