VOL. XXXII

NO. 51

25-SEPTEMBER-1989

GCC-EC

EC Commission Adopts Mandate for Trade

Talks with the GCC The European Community's (EC) Executive Commission on 20September adopted a mandate to initiate negotiations for a free trade agreementbetween the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states and the EC countries.However it is now up to the EC foreign ministers to decide whether they wish toadopt this mandate, a Commission spokesman said. The draft mandate envisagesthree exceptions to the principle...