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The recent visit of the Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr. Wilhelm Haferkamp, to Latin America has encouraged expectations of a fundamental reorientation affecting Latin America/EEC relations. The entry of Spain and Portugal into the EEC has also been considered one of the most important developments affecting those relations. Indeed, these events have aroused new interest in a subject which has remained a neglected field of study for several years, both as an area of theoretical debate and as a field of empirical research While the legacy of European colonialism tied Europe to Asia and Africa, Latin America (LA) was seen as a defined 'sphere of influence' of United States economic and political power. In recent years, however, the conventional view has been increasingly difficult to maintain. The purpose of this paper is to trace the changes in the pattern of relations between the EEC and LA, by examining the relative contribution of the institutional framework to the change in economic relations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]