Final Act

The Plenipotentiaries of

His Majesty the King of the Belgians,

Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark,

The President of the Federal Republic of Germany,

The President of the French Republic,

The President of Ireland,

The President of the Italian Republic,

His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Luxembourg,

Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands,

Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,

and of the Council of the European Communities,

of the one part, and

of the State of Israel,

of the other part,

meeting at Brussels on the eighth day of February in the year one thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven for the signature of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel and of the Protocol relating to financial cooperation,

have, on signing these Protocols,

- adopted the joint declaration on the concept of "Contracting Parties",

- taken note of the declarations listed below:

1. declaration by the European Economic Community on the European unit of account referred to in Article 2 of the Financial Protocol,

2. declaration by the representative of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the application of the Additional Protocol and the Financial Protocol to Berlin,

3. declaration by the representative of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the definition of the expression "German national",

- and taken note of the exchanges of letters listed below:

1. exchange of letters on the implementation of the Protocols before their entry into force,

2. exchange of letters on cooperation in the fields of science, technology and the protection of the environment.

The declarations and exchanges of letters listed above are annexed to this Final Act.

The Plenipotentiaries have agreed that the declarations and exchanges of letters shall be subject, in the same manner as the Protocols, to any procedures that may be necessary to ensure their validity.

Joint declaration on the concept of "Contracting Parties"

The Contracting Parties agree to interpret the Additional Protocol and the Financial Protocol to the effect that the expression "Contracting Parties" which appears in those Protocols means, on the one hand, the Community and the Member States, or either the Community or the Member States alone, and, on the other hand, the State of Israel. The meaning to be attributed to this expression in each case is to be deduced from the corresponding provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community.

Declaration by the European Economic Community on the European unit of account referred to in Article 2 of the Financial Protocol

1. The European unit of account used to express the amounts specified in Article 2 of the Financial Protocol is defined as the sum of the following amounts in the currencies of the Member States of the European Economic Community:

German mark | 0·828 |

Pound sterling | 0·0885 |

French franc | 1·15 |

Italian lira | 109 |

Dutch guilder | 0·286 |

Belgian franc | 3·66 |

Luxembourg franc | 0·14 |

Danish krone | 0·217 |

Irish pound | 0·00759 |

2. The value of the European unit of account in any given currency is equal to the sum of the equivalent in that currency of the amounts of currency referred to in paragraph 1. It is calculated by the Commission using daily market exchange rates.

The daily values of the unit of account in the various national currencies are published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Declaration by the representative of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the application of the Additional Protocol and the Financial Protocol to Berlin

The Additional Protocol and the Financial Protocol shall equally apply to Land Berlin unless, within a period of three months from the entry into force of the said Protocols, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has made a declaration to the contrary to the other Contracting Parties.

Declaration by the representative of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the definition of the expression "German national"

All Germans within the meaning of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany are to be considered nationals of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Exchange of letters on the implementation of the Protocols before their entry into force

Brussels, 8 February 1977

Sir,

I have the honour to inform you that once the Protocols and the internal Community texts relating thereto have been signed, the Community will be prepared, in collaboration with your Government, to:

- undertake preparatory work on implementing cooperation so that concrete measures may be taken upon the entry into force of the Additional Protocol,

- continue to that end the work assigned to the working party set up by the EEC-Israel Joint Committee on 7 June 1976, namely to gather and analyze elements permitting opportunities for cooperation on the basis of requests presented by Israel on that occasion to be identified,

- appraise, under the provisions relating to financial cooperation, projects submitted by Israel or, with Israel's agreement, by other beneficiaries of aid, it being understood that final approval for such projects cannot be given until after the entry into force of the Financial Protocol.

I should be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

(s.) Maurice Foley

Head of the delegation of the European Economic Community

Brussels, 8 February 1977

Sir,

In your letter of today's date you inform me as follows:

"I have the honour to inform you that once the Protocols and the internal Community texts relating thereto have been signed, the Community will be prepared, in collaboration with your Government, to:

- undertake preparatory work on implementing cooperation so that concrete measures may be taken upon the entry into force of the Additional Protocol,

- continue to that end the work assigned to the working party set up by the EEC-Israel Joint Committee on 7 June 1976, namely to gather and analyze elements permitting opportunities for cooperation on the basis of requests presented by Israel on that occasion to be identified,

- appraise, under the provisions relating to financial cooperation, projects submitted by Israel or, with Israel's agreement, by other beneficiaries of aid, it being understood that final approval for such projects cannot be given until after the entry into force of the Financial Protocol.

I should be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter."

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

(s.) Eliashiv Ben-Horin

Head of the Israeli Delegation

Exchange of letters on cooperation in the fields of science, technology and the protection of the environment

Brussels, 8 February 1977

Sir,

I have the honour to inform you that as regards cooperation in the fields of science, technology and the protection of the environment, which is referred to in Article 4 of the Additional Protocol, it is the Israeli Government's intention to submit to the Cooperation Council requests for inter alia:

- participation by Israel in certain Community research projects for which Israel possesses specific expertise,

- exchange of scientific and technological information in the mutual interest,

- implementation of joint research programmes between Israel and the Community in the fields of technology, applied science and industrial research and development,

- inclusion of Israeli scientific institutions among those contracting to undertake Community indirect scientific research projects.

I should be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

(s.) Eliashiv Ben-Horin

Head of the Israeli Delegation

Brussels, 8 February 1977

Sir,

In your letter of today's date you inform me as follows:

"I have the honour to inform you that as regards cooperation in the fields of science, technology and the protection of the environment, which is referred to in Article 4 of the Additional Protocol, it is the Israeli Government's intention to submit to the Cooperation Council requests for inter alia:

- participation by Israel in certain Community research projects for which Israel possesses specific expertise,

- exchange of scientific and technological information in the mutual interest,

- implementation of joint research programmes between Israel and the Community in the fields of technology, applied science and industrial research and development,

- inclusion of Israeli scientific institutions among those contracting to undertake Community indirect scientific research projects.

I should be grateful if you acknowledge receipt of this letter."

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter.

I can inform you that any requests submitted to the Cooperation Council will be examined on their merits in accordance with the procedures and provisions laid down by the Agreement and the Additional Protocol thereto as regards the implementation of cooperation.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

(s.) Maurice Foley

Head of the delegation of the European Economic Community

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Joint declaration on the concept of "Contracting Parties"

The Contracting Parties agree to interpret the Additional Protocol and the Financial Protocol to the effect that the expression "Contracting Parties" which appears in those Protocols means, on the one hand, the Community and the Member States, or either the Community or the Member States alone, and, on the other hand, the State of Israel. The meaning to be attributed to this expression in each case is to be deduced from the corresponding provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community.

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Declaration by the European Economic Community on the European unit of account referred to in Article 2 of the Financial Protocol

1. The European unit of account used to express the amounts specified in Article 2 of the Financial Protocol is defined as the sum of the following amounts in the currencies of the Member States of the European Economic Community:

German mark | 0·828 |

Pound sterling | 0·0885 |

French franc | 1·15 |

Italian lira | 109 |

Dutch guilder | 0·286 |

Belgian franc | 3·66 |

Luxembourg franc | 0·14 |

Danish krone | 0·217 |

Irish pound | 0·00759 |

2. The value of the European unit of account in any given currency is equal to the sum of the equivalent in that currency of the amounts of currency referred to in paragraph 1. It is calculated by the Commission using daily market exchange rates.

The daily values of the unit of account in the various national currencies are published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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Declaration by the representative of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the application of the Additional Protocol and the Financial Protocol to Berlin

The Additional Protocol and the Financial Protocol shall equally apply to Land Berlin unless, within a period of three months from the entry into force of the said Protocols, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has made a declaration to the contrary to the other Contracting Parties.

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Declaration by the representative of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the definition of the expression "German national"

All Germans within the meaning of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany are to be considered nationals of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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