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PROTOCOL
layingdowncertainprovisionsrelatingtotheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicofEgyptconsequentontheAccession
ofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,and
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEARABREPUBLICOFEGYPT,
oftheotherpart,
HAVEDECIDEDtodeterminebymutualagreementthetransitionalmeasuresandthe
adaptationstotheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArab
RepublicofEgypt,signedatBrusselsontheeighteenthdayofDecemberonethousandnine
hundredandseventy-two ,whicharenecessaryconsequentontheAccessionoftheKingdom
ofDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandtothe
Community ,andtothatendhavedesignatedastheirPlenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
MrW.K.N.SCHMELZER ,
PresidentinofficeoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,
MinisterofForeignAffairsfortheNetherlands
MrSiccoL.MANSHOLT ,
PresidentoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEARABREPUBLICOFEGYPT,
MrMohamedAbdallahMERZIBAN ,
DeputyPrime-Minister andMinisteroftheEconomyandForeignTrade
WHO,havingexchangedtheirFullPowers,foundingoodanddueform,
HAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article2 TITLEI
Measuresofadaptation
Article11.TheannualtariffquotasfortheArabRepublic
ofEgypt,providedforinArticles3and4ofAnnexI
totheAgreement,shallbeincreasedto:
ThetextsoftheAgreement,theDeclarations
annexedtotheFinalActandtheexchangeofletters
relatingthereto,drawnupintheEnglishandDanish
languagesandannexedtothisProtocol,areauthentic
inthesamewayastheoriginaltexts.Refinedpetroleumproducts
referredtoinArticle3 360000metrictons
Otherwovenfabricsofcotton
referredtoinArticle4 3250metrictons

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Article5 2.Theannualquantityreferredtoinparagraph2
ofArticle9ofAnnexItotheAgreementandinthe
exchangeoflettersontheimplementation ofthat
Articleshallbeincreasedto32000metrictons.
TITLEII
Transitional measures
Article3ThetariffquotasprovidedforinArticles3and4of
AnnexItotheAgreement,asamendedbyArticle2
ofthisProtocol,shallbeallocatedasfollows:
—Refinedpetroleumproducts (referredtoin
Article3):
—Communityasoriginally
constituted 200000metrictons
—Denmark 5000metrictons
—Ireland 5000metrictons
—UnitedKingdom 150000metrictons
—Otherwovenfabricsofcotton(referredtoin
Article4):
—Communityasoriginally
constituted 2500metrictons
—Denmark 90metrictons
—Ireland 10metrictons
—UnitedKingdom 650metrictons.
Article61.ThenewMemberStatesshallapplyinrespect
oftheArabRepublicofEgyptthereductionsin
customsdutiesprovidedforinArticles1,2,3,4,6,7
and8ofAnnexIintheproportionsandattherates
showntherein.However,thedutiesthusreducedmay
innocasebelowerthanthoseappliedbythenew
MemberStatesinrespectoftheCommunityas
originallyconstituted .
2.Thecustomsdutiesonthebasisofwhichthe
newMemberStatesapplytotheArabRepublicof
Egyptthereductionsprovidedforinparagraph1
shallbethosewhichtheyapplyatanygiventimein
respectofthirdcountries.
3.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph1,should
theapplicationoftheseprovisionstemporarilyresult
intariffmovementsawayfromalignmentonthefinal
duty,thenewMemberStatesmaymaintaintheir
dutiesuntilthelevelofthesedutieshasbeenreached
ontheoccasionofasubsequentalignment,orthey
mayapplythedutyresultingfromasubsequent
alignmentassoonasthisalignmentreachesorpasses
thesaidlevel.
4.Subjecttotheeffecttobegivenbythe
CommunitytoArticle39(5)oftheActconcerning
theConditionsofAccessionandtheAdjustmentsto
theTreaties,annexedtotheTreatyofAccession,
paragraph1shallbeapplied,asregardsthespecific
dutiesorthespecificpartofmixeddutiesofthe
customstariffsofIrelandandtheUnitedKingdom,
byroundingtothefourthplaceofdecimals.1.TheminimumpriceprovidedforinArticle6(2)
ofAnnexItotheAgreementshallbecalculatedin
thenewMemberStatesbyreferencetotheincidence
ofthedutieswhichtheseMemberStatesapplyatany
giventimetothirdcountries.
2.ThelevyinrespectofwhichthenewMember
StatesgrantthereductionreferredtoinArticle9of
AnnexItotheAgreementshallbethelevythey
applyatanygiventimetothirdcountries.
Article7
Thearrangements whichthenewMemberStates
applyinrespectoftheArabRepublicofEgypt,in
applicationofArticle5ofAnnexItotheAgreement,
mayundernocircumstances bemorefavourablethan
thosewhichtheyapplyinrespectoftheCommunity
asoriginallyconstituted .Article4
Article8Where,fortheproductslistedinAnnexItothe
Agreement,thenewMemberStatesapplyduties
comprisingprotectiveandfiscalelements,onlythe
protectiveelementsofthoseduties,withinthe
meaningofArticle38oftheActconcerningthe
ConditionsofAccessionandtheAdjustmentstothe
Treaties,shallbealignedonthepreferentialdutiesset
outinthatAnnexandreducedasprovidedinArticle
3(1)and(2).TheArabRepublicofEgyptshall,inrespectofthe
newMemberStates,reducethedifferencebetween
thecustomsdutiesandchargeshavingequivalent
effectwhichitappliesinrespectofthirdcountries
andthosewhichitapplies,underArticle1ofAnnex

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IItotheAgreement,inrespectoftheCommunity,in
accordancewiththefollowingtimetable:
—fromtheentryintoforceoftheAgreement20%3.Theamendments totheProtocolonthe
definitionoftheconceptof'originatingproducts'
andonmethodsofadministrative cooperationare
listedintheAnnextothisProtocol.
4.Consultations maybeheldintheJoint
Committeeontheapplicationoftheseprovisions.—from1January1974 40%
—from1January1975 100%.
Article9
TITLEIII
Finalprovisions
Article10
ThisProtocolformsanintegralpartofthe
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheArabRepublicofEgypt.
Article111.Until1January1975asregardstheapplication
ofArticle1(1)(b)oftheProtocolonthedefinition
oftheconceptof'originatingproducts'andon
methodsofadministrative cooperation,thecondition
asregardssufficientworkingorprocessingwithinthe
meaningofArticle3thereofshallbewaivedonlyin
respectofproductsoriginating,withinthemeaning
oftheabovementioned Protocol,intheArab
RepublicofEgyptorinMemberStateswhichare
givenbytheArabRepublicofEgyptatreatmentnot
lessfavourablethanthatapplyingtoproductswholly
obtainedorproducedintheMemberStatewherethe
productswereobtainedorproduced.
2.Duringthesameperiod,asregardsthe
applicationofArticle1(2)(b)oftheabovementioned
Protocol,thisconditionshallbewaivedonlyin
respectofproductsoriginating,withinthemeaning
ofthatProtocol,intheMemberStateofdestination
orintheotherMemberStates,whicharegiven,in
theMemberStateofdestination,atreatmentnotless
favourablethanthatapplyingtoproductswholly
obtainedorproducedintheArabRepublicofEgypt.ThisProtocolshallenterintoforceonthefirstdayof
themonthfollowingthedateonwhichthe
ContractingPartiesnotifyeachotherofthe
completionoftheproceduresnecessarytothatend.
Article12
ThisProtocolisdrawnupin.duplicateintheDanish,
Dutch,English,French,German,ItalianandArabic
languages,eachofthesetextsbeingauthentic.
Tilbekræftelseherafharundertegnedebefuldmægtigede underskrevetdenneprotokol.
ZuUrkunddessenhabendieunterzeichneten Bevollmächtigten ihreUnterschriften unter
diesesProtokollgesetzt.
Inwitnesswhereof,theundersignedPlenipotentiaries haveaffixedtheirsignatures
belowthisProtocol.
Enfoidequoi,lesplénipotentiaires soussignésontapposéleurssignaturesaubasdu
présentprotocole.
Infedediche,iplenipotenziari sottoscrittihannoappostolelorofirmeincalceal
presenteprotocollo .
Tenblijkewaarvandeondergetekende gevolmachtigden hunhandtekening onderdit
Protocolhebbengesteld.

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UdfærdigetiBruxelles,dennittendedecembernittenhundredetooghalvfierds .
GeschehenzuBrüsselamneunzehntenDezemberneunzehnhundertzweiundsiebzig .
DoneatBrusselsonthisnineteenthdayofDecemberintheyearonethousandnine
hundredandseventy-two .
FaitàBruxelles,ledix-neufdécembremilneufcentsoixante-douze .
FattoaBruxelles,addidiciannovedicembremillenovecentosettantadue .
GedaanteBrussel,denegentiendedecembernegentienhonderdtweeënzeventig .
ForRâdetforDeeuropseiskeFsellesskaber
ImNamendesRatesderEuropâischenGemeinschaften
FortheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
PourleConseildesCommunautés européennes
PerilConsigliodelleComunitàeuropee
VoordeRaadderEuropeseGemeenschappen

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Meddetforbehold,atDeteuropæiskeøkonomiskeFællesskabførstvilværeendeligt
forpligtet,efteratdeterblevetmeddeltdenandenkontraherende part,atdefremgangs­
måder,dererforeskrevet itraktatenomoprettelseafDeteuropæiskeøkonomiske
Fællesskabergennemført .
MitdemVorbehalt,daßfürdieEuropäischeWirtschaftsgemeinschaft erstdannendgültig
eineVerpflichtungbesteht,wennsiederanderenVertragspartei notifizierthat,daßdie
durchdenVertragzurGründungderEuropäischenWirtschaftsgemeinschaft vorgeschrie­
benenVerfahrenabgeschlossen sind.
ProvidedthattheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywillonlybefinallycommittedafter
notifyingtheotherContractingPartyofthecompletionoftheproceduresrequiredby
theTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .
SousreservequelaCommunauté économiqueeuropéenneneseradéfinitivement en­
gagéequ'aprèsnotificationàl'autrepartiecontractantedel'accomplissement desprocé­
duresrequisesparletraitéinstituantlaCommunautééconomiqueeuropéenne .
ConlariservachelaComunitàeconomicaeuropeasaràdefinitivamente impegnatasolo
doponotificaall'altrapartecontraentedell'espletamento delleprocedurerichiestedal
trattatocheistituiscelaComunitàeconomicaeuropea.
OndervoorbehouddatdeEuropeseEconomischeGemeenschap slechtsdefinitiefzal
zijngebondennakennisgevingaandeanderePartijbijdeOvereenkomst vandevol­
tooiingvandeproceduresdienoodzakelijkzijnuithoofdevanhetVerdragtotoprichting
vandeEuropeseEconomischeGemeenschap .
ForregeringenforDenarabiskerepublik/Ægypten
ImNamenderRegierungderArabischenRepublikÄgypten
FortheGovernmentoftheArabRepublicofEgypt
Pourlegouvernement delarépubliquearabed'Égypte
PerilgovernodellaRepubblicaarabad'Egitto
VoordeRegeringvandeArabischeRepubliekEgypte

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ANNEX
concerningArticle9(3)
Thefollowingtextisaddedundertheheading'GoodsforwhichamovementcertificateA.ET.l
maybeendorsed',appearingonthebackofthecertificate,andundertheheading'Goodsfor
whichaformA.ET.2maybemadeout'appearingonthebackofPanel2oftheform:
'Theseprovisionsshallbevalidsubjecttothetransitionalmeasuresandadaptationsinthe
ProtocollayingdowncertainprovisionsrelatingtotheAgreement.'

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FINALACT
ThePlenipotentiaries of
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,and
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEARABREPUBLICOFEGYPT,
oftheotherpart,
meetingatBrusselsonthenineteenthdayofDecemberonethousandninehundredand
seventy-two ,
ontheoccasionofthesignatureoftheProtocollayingdowncertainprovisionsrelating
totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublic
ofEgyptconsequentontheAccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
Community ,
have,insigningthisProtocol,
—adoptedtheJointDeclarationsconcerningArticle3,
—andtakennoteofthefollowingdeclarationsbytheCommunity :
1.DeclarationbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunityontheregionalapplication
ofcertainprovisionsoftheAgreement .
2.DeclarationbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunityontheoverallapproachto
relationsbetweentheCommunityandtheMediterranean countriesasawhole.
TheseDeclarations areannexedtothisFinalAct.
ThePlenipotentiaries haveagreedthattheDeclarationsannexedtothisFinalActshall
besubjectedinthesamemannerasfortheProtocoltoanyproceduresthatmaybe
necessarytoensuretheirvalidity.
Tilbekræftelseherafharundertegnedebefuldmægtigede underskrevetdenneslutakt.
ZuUrkunddessenhabendieunterzeichneten Bevollmächtigten ihreUnterschriften unter
dieseSchlußaktegesetzt.
Inwitnesswhereof,theundersignedPlenipotentiaries haveaffixedtheirsignaturesbelow
theFinalAct.
Enfoidequoi,lesplénipotentiaires soussignésontapposéleurssignaturesaubasdu
présentactefinal.
Infedediche,iplenipotenziari sottoscrittihannoappostolelorofirmeincalceal
presenteattofinale.
Tenblijkewaarvandeondergetekende gevolmachtigden hunhandtekeningonderdeze
Slotaktehebbengesteld.

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UdfærdigetiBruxelles,dennittendedecembernittenhundredetooghalvfierds .
GeschehenzuBrüsselamneunzehntenDezemberneunzehnhundertzweiundsiebzig .
DoneatBrusselsonthisnineteenthdayofDecemberintheyearonethousandnine
hundredandseventy-two .
FaitàBruxelles,ledix-neufdécembremilneufcentsoixante-douze .
FattoaBruxelles,addìdiciannovedicembremillenovecentosettantadue .
GedaanteBrussel,denegentiendedecembernegentienhonderdtweeënzeventig .
ForRâdetforDeeuropadskeFadlesskaber
ImNamendesRatesderEuropâischenGemeinschaften
FortheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
PourleConseildesCommunautés européennes
PerilConsigliodelleComunitàeuropee
VoordeRaadderEuropeseGemeenschappen

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Meddetforbehold,atDeteuropæiskeøkonomiskeFællesskabførstvilværeendeligt
forpligtet,efteratdeterblevetmeddeltdenandenkontraherende part,atdefremgangs­
måder,dererforeskrevetitraktatenomoprettelseafDetEuropæiskeøkonomiske
Fællesskabergennemført .
MitdemVorbehalt,daßfürdieEuropäischeWirtschaftsgemeinschaft erstdannendgültig
eineVerpflichtungbesteht,wennsiederanderenVertragspartei notifizierthat,daßdie
durchdenVertragzurGründungderEuropäischenWirtschaftsgemeinschaft vorgeschrie­
benenVerfahrenabgeschlossen sind.
ProvidedthattheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywillonlybefinallycommittedafter
notifyingtheotherContractingPartyofthecompletionoftheproceduresrequiredby
theTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .
SousreservequelaCommunauté économiqueeuropéenneneseradéfinitivement en­
gagéequ'aprèsnotificationàl'autreparticontractantedel'accomplissement desprocé­
duresrequisesparletraitéinstituantlaCommunautééconomiqueeuropéenne .
ConlariservachelaComunitàeconomicaeuropeasaràdefinitivamente impegnatasolo
doponotificaall'altrapartecontraentedell'espletamento delleprocedurerichiestedal
trattatocheistituiscelaComunitàeconomicaeuropea.
OndervoorbehouddatdeEuropeseEconomischeGemeenschap slechtsdefinitiefzal
zijngebondennakennisgevingaandeanderePartijbijdeOvereenkomst vandevol­
tooiingvandeproceduresdienoodzakelijkzijnuithoofdevanhetVerdragtotoprichting
vandeEuropeseEconomischeGemeenschap .
ForregeringenforDenarabiskerepublik^Ægypten
ImNamenderRegierungderArabischenRepublikÄgypten
FortheGovernmentoftheArabRepublicofEgypt
Pourlegouvernement delarépubliquearabed'Égypte
PerilgovernodellaRepubblicaarabad'Egitto
VoordeRegeringvandeArabischeRepubliekEgypte

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ANNEXES
JointdeclarationconcerningArticle3
1.TheContractingPartiesagreethat,asregardsthesubheadingsoftheUnitedKingdom
CustomsTariffwhicharetobedeletedon1January1974asaresultofthe
applicationofthenomenclature oftheCommonCustomsTariffinwhichtheduties
arelowerthanthedutiesappliedbytheUnitedKingdomTariffonthecorresponding
headingsoftheCommonCustomsTariffnomenclature ,thereductionsbytheUnited
KingdomunderArticle3(1)shallbemadeonlyinrespectofthelatterheadings.
2.AsregardstheproductsreferredtoinArticle8ofAnnexIoftheAgreement,the
amountofthedifference,expressedasapercentage,betweenthedutylaiddownin
theCommonCustomsTariffandthereduceddutylaiddowninArticle8ofAnnexI
shallbetakenasabasisforthereductionstobemadeinaccordancewithAr­
ticle3(1).
DeclarationbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunityontheregionalapplicationof
certainprovisionsoftheAgreement
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunitydeclaresthatapplicationofthemeasuresopento
itunderArticle10oftheAgreementmaybelimitedbyreasonofCommunityrules
whicharepeculiartooneofitsregions.
DeclarationbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunityontheoverallapproachtorelations
betweentheCommunityandtheMediterranean countriesasawhole
TheEuropeanEconomicCommunitydeclaresthatitsrelationswiththeArabRepublic
ofEgyptcomewithinthescopeofthestudyitismakingofanoverallapproachto
relationsbetweentheCommunityandtheMediterranean countriesasawhole,which
willbeframedwithdueconsideration fortheinterestsofthosecountries.
Itispreparedtore-examineitsrelatingwiththeArabRepublicofEgyptinthelightof
theresultsofthisstudy.