RESOLUTION 19.6.81
embodying the opinion of the European Parliament on the proposal from the Council of the European Communities for a Regulation on the conclusion of the Protocol concerning the arrangements to be applied during 1981, in the framework of the decision adopted by the EEC-Cyprus Association Council on 24 November 1980 establishing the process into the second stage of the Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus.

The European Parliament,

• having regard to the proposal from the Council (4535/1/81-CY 1),
• having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 238 of the EEC Treaty (Doc. 1- 74/81),
• aware of the importance of making progress in the Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus,
• having regard to the contents of the Council Regulation in question,
• having regard to the report of the Committee on External Economic Relations (Doc. 1- 233/81),
  1. Approves the contents of the Council Regulation in question;
  2. Hopes that the negotiations entered into to establish the trading arrangements applicable in 1982 and 1983 will be concluded in as short a time as possible so that new trading arrangements can be introduced on the planned date;
  3. Gives its approval to the steps which will be taken within the framework of those negotiations and which are intended to contribute to the acceleration of the economic and social development of Cyprus.