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No309/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.12.67.
COUNCILDECISION
of3October1967
ontheconclusionofanAgreementextendingandamendingtheTradeAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandIran
x(67/773/EEC)
Article1
AnAgreement,intheformofanExchangeofLetters
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandIran,
extendingandamendingtheTradeAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandIraniscon­
cludedonbehalfoftheCommunity .TheAgreementis
annexedtothisDecision.
Article2THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
-HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticles111,
114and228thereof;
HavingregardtothereportfromtheCommission ;
Whereasitisexpedienttoextendforafurtherperiodof
oneyear,inaccordancewithArticleVthereof,theTrade
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommuni­
tyandIransignedatBrusselson14October1963and
extendeduntil30November1967inaccordancewith
theCouncilDecisionof27October19661
Whereasitisalsoexpedienttomaketheamendments
totheAgreementproposedbytheJointCommittee
establishedunderArticleIVthereof,ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtode­
signatethepersonsempoweredtosigntheAgreement
andtoconferonthemthepowersrequiredinorderto
bindtheCommunity .
DoneatLuxembourg ,3October1967.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
K.SCHILLER HASDECIDED :
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ANNEX
ExchangeofLettersextendingandamendingtheAgreementbetweentheEECandIran
A.LettertotheIranianAuthorities
YourExcellency,
WithreferencetoArticleVoftheTradeAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andIransignedatBrusselson14October1963,wehavethehonourtoinformyou,onbehalfofthe
CounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,thattheCouncilagreestoanextensionofthatAgreement
foraperiodofoneyearbeginning 1December1967.
WealsohavethehonourtoinformyouonbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesthat
theCouncilagreestothefollowingamendmentstotheAgreement :
I.From1July1968,ArticleIoftheAgreementshallbewordedasfollows:
'FortheperiodofthisAgreementtheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesoftheEuropeanEconomic
Communityontheproductslistedinthefollowingtableshallbesuspendedatthelevelsindicated
therein.
CCT
headingNoDescription Rate
58.01ACarpets,carpetingandrugsofwoolorof
fineanimalhair,knotted24%with
amaximumof4u.a./m2
08.04BDriedgrapes 6%
08.12ADriedapricots 6%
ex16.04ACaviar(sturgeonroe) 24%
TheContractingPartiestakenotethattheMemberStatesoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
willberesponsibleforapplyingthesecustomsduties.'
II.From1December1967,thesecondsubparagraphofArticleIIoftheAgreementshallbeworded
asfollows:
'TheCommonCustomsTariffdutyoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityondriedgrapes
admittedunderthequotashallbesuspendedat1-2%.TheContractingPartiestakenotethatthe
MemberStatesoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywillberesponsibleforapplyingthisduty.'
Pleaseaccept...
B.LettertothePresidentoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
YourExcellency,
Youweregoodenoughtomakethefollowingcommunication tomeinyourletteroftoday'sdate:
'WithreferencetoArticleVoftheTradeAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andIransignedatBrusselson14October1963,wehavethehonourtoinformyou,onbehalfofthe
CounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,thattheCouncilagreestoanextensionofthatAgreement
foraperiodofoneyearbeginning 1December1967.
.WealsohavethehonourtoinformyouonbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesthat
theCouncilagreestothefollowingamendmentstotheAgreement :
I.From1July1968,ArticleIoftheAgreementshallbewordedasfollows:
"FortheperiodofthisAgreementtheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesoftheEuropeanEconorv
Communityontheproductslistedinthefollowingtableshallbesuspendedatthelevelsind;.■
therein.

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CCT
headingNoDescription Rate
58.01ACarpets,carpetingandrugsofwoolorof
fineanimalhair,knotted24%witha■
maximumof4u.a./m2
08.04BDriedgrapes 6%
08.12ADriedapricots 6%
ex16.04ACaviar(sturgeonroe) 24%
TheContractingPartiestakenotethattheMemberStatesoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
willberesponsibleforapplyingthesecustomsduties."
II.From1December1967,thesecondsubparagraphofArticleIIoftheAgreementshallbeworded
asfollows:
'TheCommonCustomsTariffdutyoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityondriedgrapes
admittedunderthequotashallbesuspendedat1-2%.TheContractingPartiestakenotethat
theMemberStatesoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywillberesponsibleforapplyingthis
customsduty.'
Pleaseaccept...
Ihavethehonourtoinformyou,onbehalfoftheImperialGovernmentofIran,thatthelatteralso
agreestotheextensionoftheaforesaidAgreementforaperiodofoneyearfrom1December1967,
andalsototheamendmenttotheAgreementasindicatedabove.
Pleaseaccept