1.7.86 Official Journal of the European Communities NoL 175/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 30 June 1986 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community (86/283/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 136 thereof, Having regard to the Internal Agreement on the financing and administration of Community aid signed in Brussels on 19 February 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Internal Agreement’), Having regard to the draft Decision submitted by the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Par- liament (*), Whereas the provisions applicable to the association of the overseas countries and territories (hereinafter referred to as the ‘countries and territories’) with the European Economic Community must be laid down for a further period of five years; whereas these provisions apply to the territories for which the French Republic has responsibility, the countries for which the Kingdom of the Netherlands has responsibility, the countries and territories -for which the United Kingdom has responsibility and, in part, to Greenland, pursuant to the Treaty signed in Brussels on 13 March 1984 amending, with regard to Greenland, the Treaties establishing the European Communities; Whereas these provisions form part of the European Economic Community’s efforts to contribute, notably by means of the Third ACP-EEC Convention, signed in Lomé on 8 December 1984 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Convention’), towards international cooperation and (*) OJ No C 288, 11. 11. 1985, p. 148. to the solution of international problems of an economic, social, intellectual and humanitarian nature, in conformity with the aspirations of the international community towards the establishment of a new, more just and more balanced economic order; Whereas the development needs of the countries and territories and the needs related to the promotion of their industrial development justify maintaining the possibility of levying customs duties and imposing quantitative restrictions; Whereas special provisions should be laid down in respect of rum, arrack and tafia falling within sub- heading 22.09 C I of the Common Customs Tariff; Whereas it is appropriate, in view of the pattern of the economies of the majority of the countries and territories and taking account of past experience, to enable the countries and territories henceforth to take advantage of the instruments serving the ACP States, such as the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation and the Centre for the Development of Industry, in return for a financial contribution from the funds granted to the countries and territories; Whereas the Community’s contribution towards solving the countries’ and territories’ and the ACP States’ economic and social problems involves it in the further intensification of relations between the countries and territories and the ACP States in the areas of regional, agricultural, industrial, energy, cultural, social, financial and technical cooperation; Whereas Article 288 of the Convention provides for the possibility of accession to the Convention by a country or territory referred to in Part Four of the Treaty which