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COUNCILDECISION
of4June1973
ontheconclusionofanAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersrenewingthe
AgreementonTradeandTechnicalCooperationbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheMemberStates,oftheonepart,andtheLebaneseRepublic,ofthe
otherpart
(73/258/EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,and
inparticularArticle113thereof;
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission ;
WhereasitisappropriatetoextendthevalidityoftheAgreementonTradeand
TechnicalCooperationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMember
States,oftheonepart,andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart,forarenewable
periodofoneyear,inaccordancewithArticleXIIthereof;
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
TheAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersrenewingtheAgreementonTrade
andTechnicalCooperationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
MemberStates,oftheonepart,andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart,signed
atBrusselson21May1965,shallbeconcludedonbehalfoftheCommunity .Thetext
oftheexchangeoflettersisannexedtothisDecision.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethosepersonsem­
poweredtosigntheAgreementandtoconferonthemthenecessarypowerstobind
theCommunity .
DoneatLuxembourg ,4June1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.VANELSLANDE

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AGREEMENT
intheformofanExchangeofLettersrenewingtheAgreementonTradeandTechnical
CooperationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,of
theonepart,andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart
Brussels,
YourExcellency,
WewouldrefertoArticleXIIoftheAgreementonTradeandTechnicalCooperation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,oftheonepart,
andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart,signedatBrusselson21May1965,and
havethehonourtoinformyouonbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
oftheMemberStatesthattheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesandtheGovern­
mentsoftheMemberStateshaveagreedtoafurtherextensionofthevalidityofthe
aforesaidAgreementforaperiodofoneyearfrom1July1973.
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities willnotifytheGovernmentoftheLebanese
Republicofthecompletionoftheinternalproceduresnecessary,bothwithintheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandwithintheMemberStates,fortheentryintoforceof
thisextensionAgreement .
ThisAgreementwillenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowingthe
monthofsuchnotification .
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesandtheGovernments oftheMemberStates
herebydeclarethattheyarepreparedtoapplythisAgreementprovisionally ,eachfor
itspartandinaccordancewithitsownarrangements ,witheffectfrom1July1973,
onconditionthattheGovernmentoftheLebaneseRepublicmakeasimilardeclaration .
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofourhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities
HisExcellency
Mr
Ambassador
HeadoftheDelegationoftheLebaneseRepublictotheEuropeanCommunities

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Brussels,
Sirs,
Inyourletterofyouweresogoodastomake,onbehalfoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandoftheGovernments oftheMemberStates,thefollowing
communication :
'WewouldrefertoArticleXIIoftheAgreementonTradeandTechnicalCo­
operationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,of
theonepart,andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart,signedatBrusselson
21May1965,andhavethehonourtoinformyouonbehalfoftheEuropeanEco­
nomicCommunityandoftheMemebrStatesthattheCounciloftheEuropean
CommunitiesandtheGovernments oftheMemberStateshaveagreedtoafurther
extensionofthevalidityoftheaforesaidAgreementforaperiodofoneyearfrom
1July1973.
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities willnotifytheGovernmentofthe
LebaneseRepublicofthecompletionoftheinternalproceduresnecessary,both
withintheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandwithintheMemberStates,forthe
entryintoforceofthisextensionAgreement .
TheAgreementwillenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowingthe
monthofsuchnotification .
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesandtheGovernmentsoftheMember
StatesherebydeclarethattheyarepreparedtoapplythisAgreementprovisionally ,
eachforitspartandinaccordancewithitsownarrangements ,witheffectfrom
1July1973,onconditionthattheGovernmentoftheLebaneseRepublicmakea
similardeclaration.'
Ihavethehonour,onbehalfoftheGovernmentoftheLebaneseRepublic,toinform
youthatthelatteralsoagreesthatthevalidityofthesaidAgreementbeextendedfora
periodofoneyearandthatitherebydeclaresthatitispreparedtoapplyprovisionally ,
foritspartandinaccordancewithitsownarrangements ,thisextensionAgreementwith
effectfrom1July1973.
Pleaseaccept,Sirs,theassuranceofpiyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernmentof
theRepublicoftheLebanon
TheCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities

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Translation
LetterfromAmbassadorUlrichLebsanfttotheContractingPartiesonsigningtheAgree­
mentbyExchangeofLettersrenewingtheAgreementonTradeandTechnicalCooper­
ationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,oftheone
part,andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart
ThePermanentRepresentative
oftheFederalRepublicofGermany
totheEuropeanCommunities
Brussels,21June1973.
YourExcellency,
WithreferencetotheExchangeofLetterssignedtodayrenewingtheAgreementon
TradeandTechnicalCooperation,Ihavethehonourtoinformyouofthefollowing
onbehalfoftheGovernmentoftheFederalRepublicofGermany:
TheAgreementonTradeandTechnicalCooperationbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityanditsMemberStates,oftheonepart,andtheLebaneseRepublic,ofthe
otherpart,whichwasrenewedbytoday'sExchangeofLetters,shallremainvalidfor
theLandofBerlin,unlesstheGovernmentoftheFederalRepublicofGermanymakes
adeclarationtothecontraryvis-à-vistheremainingpartiestotheAgreementwithin
threemonthsaftertheentryintoforceoftherenewedAgreement .
Ihavemadeasimilarstatementtotherepresentatives oftheremainingpartiestothe
Agreement .
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
LEBSANFT