Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey. Thirteenth annual report of the Association Council to the Parliamentary Committee of the Association

Abstract

This report covers 1977, the thirteenth year since entry into force of the Ankara Agreement. Two events during this year, one in which there was relatively little activity Within the organs of the Association, are nonetheless deserving of particular mention: firstly the conclusion of the negotiations and signatura of the third EEC-Turkey Financial Protocol on 12 May 1977, and secondly the actual implementation on 1 July 1977 of the Community concessions under the second agri-cultural review, an which the Association Council bad reached substantive agreement at its meeting on 20 December 1976. This year also saw strenuous efforts to resolve the problems which had arisen for the two parties in the sphere of exporta of cotton yar.n from Turkey to the Community. During the year both aides maintained close contact with a view to finding appropriate solutions to the other problems arising in the context of the Association and raised by Turkey.