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AGREEMENT
intheformofanexchangeoflettersrenewingtheAgreementontradeandtech­
nicalcooperation betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andthe
MemberStates,oftheonepart,andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart
Brussels,
YourExcellency,
WewouldrefertoArticleXIIoftheAgreementontradeandtechnicalcooperation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,oftheonepart,
andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart,signedatBrusselson21May1965,and
havethehonourtoinformyouonbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandof
theMemberStatesthattheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesandtheGovernments
oftheMemberStateshaveagreedtoafurtherextensionofthevalidityoftheaforesaid
Agreementforaperiodofoneyearfrom1July1975.
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities willnotifytheGovernmentoftheLebanese
Republicofthecompletionoftheinternalproceduresnecessary,bothwithintheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandwithintheMemberStates,fortheentryintoforceof
thisextensionAgreement .
ThisAgreementwillenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowingthemonth
ofsuchnotification .
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities andtheGovernments oftheMemberStates
herebydeclarethattheyarepreparedtoapplythisAgreementprovisionally ,eachforits
partandinaccordancewithitsownarrangements ,witheffectfrom1July1975,oncondi­
tionthattheGovernmentoftheLebaneseRepublicmakeasimilardeclaration .
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofourhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncil
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Brussels,
Sirs,
Inyourletterofyouweresogoodastomake,onbehalfoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandoftheGovernments oftheMemberStates,thefollowing
communication :
'WewouldrefertoArticleXIIoftheAgreementontradeandtechnicalcooperation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,oftheone
part,andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart,signedatBrusselson21May
1965,andhavethehonourtoinformyouonbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandoftheMemberStatesthattheCounciloftheEuropeanCommuni­
tiesandtheGovernments oftheMemberStateshaveagreedtoafurtherextensionof
thevalidityoftheaforesaidAgreementforaperiodofoneyearfrom1July1975.
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities willnotifytheGovernmentoftheLeba­
neseRepublicofthecompletionoftheinternalproceduresnecessary,bothwithin
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandwithintheMemberStates,fortheentry
intoforceofthisextensionAgreement .
TheAgreementwillenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowingthe
monthofsuchnotification .
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities andtheGovernments oftheMember
StatesherebydeclarethattheyarepreparedtoapplythisAgreementprovisionally ,
eachforitspartandinaccordancewithitsownarrangements ,witheffectfrom1
July1975,onconditionthattheGovernmentoftheLebaneseRepublicmakea
similardeclaration .'
Ihavethehonour,onbehalfoftheGovernmentoftheLebaneseRepublic,toinformyou
thatthelatteralsoagreesthatthevalidityofthesaidAgreementbeextendedforaperiod
ofoneyearandthatitherebydeclaresthatitispreparedtoapplyprovisionally ,forits
partandinaccordancewithitsownarrangements ,thisextensionAgreementwitheffect
from1July1975.
Pleaseaccept,Sirs,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernmentof
theRepublicoftheLebanon

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TRANSITION
LetterfromAmbassadorUlrichLebsanfttotheContractingPartiesonsigning
theAgreementbyexchangeoflettersrenewingtheAgreementontradeand
technicalcooperationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
MemberStates,oftheonepart,andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart
ThePermanentRepresentative
oftheFederalRepublicofGermany
totheEuropeanCommunities
Brussels,13October1975
YourExcellency,
InthenameoftheGovernmentoftheFederalRepublicofGermanyandwithreference
totheexchangeofletters,signedtoday,extendingtheAgreementontradeandtechnical
cooperation ,Ihavethehonourtoinformyouasfollows:
TheAgreementontradeandtechnicalcooperationbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheMemberStates,oftheonepart,andtheLebaneseRepublic,ofthe
otherpart,whichisextendedbytoday'sexchangeofletters,shallalsoapplytoLand
Berlin,unlesstheGovernmentoftheFederalRepublicofGermanydeclaresthecontrary
totheotherpartiestotheAgreementwithinthreemonthsfollowingtheentryintoforce
oftheextensionAgreement .
Ihavemadeasimilardeclarationtotherepresentatives oftheotherpartiesoftheAgree­
ment.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
LEBSANFT