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COUNCILDECISION
of13July1972
concludingtheAgreementintheformofanExchangeofLettersextendingtheAgreementon
TradeandTechnicalCooperationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
MemberStates,oftheonepart,andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart
(72/310/EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,LebaneseRepublic,extendingtheAgreementonTrade
andTechnicalCooperationsignedatBrusselson21May
1965,isconcludedonbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomic
Community .TextoftheExchangeofLettersisannexed
tothisDecision.
Article2HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof;
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCom­
mission;
Whereasitisappropriatetoextendforaperiodofone
year,withthepossibilityoffurtherextensioninaccord­
ancewithArticleXIIthereof,theAgreementonTrade
andTechnicalCooperationbetweentheEuropeanEco­
nomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,oftheone
part,andtheLebaneseRepublicoftheotherpart,ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtode­
signatethepersonsempoweredtosigntheAgreement
andtoconferonthemthepowersrequiredinorderto
bindtheCommunity .
HASDECIDED :DoneatBrussels,13July1972.
Article1FortheCouncil
ThePresident
N.SCHMELZERTheAgreement,intheformofanExchangeofLetters
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe

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AGREEMENT
intheformofanExchangeofLetters,extendingtheAgreementonTradeandTechnicalCooperation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,oftheonepart,andtheLebanese
Republic,oftheotherpart.
A.LettertotheLebaneseAuthorities
YourExcellency,
WithreferencetoArticleXIIoftheAgreementonTradeandTechnicalCooperationbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,oftheonepart,andtheLebaneseRepublic,ofthe
otherpart,signedatBrusselson21May1965,wehavethehonourtoinformyou,onbehalfoftheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,thattheCouncilandtheGovernmentsofthe
MemberStatesagreetoanextensionofthatAgreementforaperiodofoneyearbeginningon1July
1972.
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitieswillnotifytheGovernmentoftheLebaneseRepublicofthe
completionoftheinternationalproceduresrequiredintheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandinthe
MemberStatesfortheentryintoforceofthisAgreement.
TheAgreementwillenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowingthatnotification .
TheGovernmentsoftheMemberStatesandtheCounciloftheEuropean.Communitiesdeclaretheir
readinesstoputthisExtensionAgreementintoprovisionaleffectasfrom1July1972,eachinsofaras
itisconcernedandinaccordancewithitsownprovisions,onconditionthattheGovernmentofthe
LebaneseRepublicmakesanidenticaldeclaration.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
Onbehalfof
theCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
B.LettertothePresidentoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
Sir,
Youweregoodenoughtomakethefollowingcommunication tomeinyourletteroftoday'sdateon
behalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheGovernmentsoftheMemberStates:
'WithreferencetoArticleXIIoftheAgreementonTradeandTechnicalCooperationbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,oftheonepart,andtheLebaneseRe­
public,oftheotherpart,signedatBrusselson21May1965,wehavethehonourtoinformyou,on
behalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,thattheCouncilandthe
GovernmentsoftheMemberStates,agreetoanextensionofthatAgreementforaperiodofone
yearbeginningon1July1972.
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities willnotifytheGovernmentoftheLebaneseRepublic
ofthecompletionoftheinternationalproceduresrequiredintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andintheMemberStatesfortheentryintoforceofthisAgreement.
TheAgreementwillenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowingthatnotification.
TheGovernmentsoftheMemberStatesandtheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities declare
theirreadinesstoputthisExtensionAgreementintoprovisionaleffectasfrom1July1972,eachin
sofarasitisconcernedandinaccordancewithitsownprovisions,onconditionthattheGovern­
nvwtoftheLebaneseRepublicmakesanidenticaldeclaration.'
OnbehalfoftheGovernmentoftheLebaneseRepublic,Ihavethehonourtoinformyouthatthelatter
alsoagreestotheextensionoftheaforesaidAgreementforaperiodofoneyear,anddeclaresitsreadi­
nesstoputthisExtensionAgreementintoprovisionaleffectasfrom1July1972,insofarasitiscon­
cernedandinaccordancewithitsownprovisions.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .

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TRANSLATION
LetterfromAmbassadorSachscommunicatedtotheContractingPartiesatthetimeofAesignatureof
theAgreement,intheformofanExchangeofLetters,extendingtheAgreementonTradeandTechnical
CooperationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,oftheonepart,and
theLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart.
THEPERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE
OFTHEFEDERALREPUBLICOFGERMANY
TOTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES Brussels,26July1972
Sir,
WithreferencetotheExchangeofLettersoftoday'sdateontheextensionoftheAgreementonTrade
andTechnicalCooperation,IhavethehonourtomakethefollowingdeclarationonbehalftheGovern­
mentoftheFederalRepublicofGermany:
TheAgreementonTradeandTechnicalCooperationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
theMemberStates,oftheonepart,andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart,shallcontinuetoapply
equallytotheLandBerlin,unlesstheGovernmentoftheFederalRepublicofGermanymakesadeclar­
ationtothecontrarytotheotherContractingPartieswithinthethreemonthsfollowingtheentryinto
forceofthisExtensionAgreement.
IhavesentidenticaldeclarationtotheRepresentatives oftheotherContractingParties.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
H.G.SACHS
NoticeconcerningthesignatureoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandtheMemberStates,oftheonepart,andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart.
TheAgreementextendingtheAgreementonTradeandTechnicalCooperationbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,oftheonepart,andtheLebanese
Republic,oftheotherpart,concludedbytheDecisionof13July1972,wassignedatBrussels
on26July1972:
-oftheonepart,onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesbytheirExcellen­
ciesMr.E.M.J.A.Sassen,ChairmaninofficeoftheCommitteeofPermanentRepresen­
tatives,andMr.HelmutSigrist,DirectorGeneralforExternalRelationsoftheCommis­
sionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,and,onbehalfoftheGovernmentsoftheMember
States,bytheirExcellenciesMr.JosephVanDerMeulen,PermanentRepresentative of
Belgium,MrHans-GeorgSachs,PermanentRepresentativeofGermany,MrEtienneBurin
desRosiers,PermanentRepresentative ofFrance,MrGiorgioBambasseiFrascanideVet­
tor,PermanentRepresentative ofItaly,MrJeanDondelinger,PermanentRepresentative
ofLuxembourg,andMrE.M.J.A.Sassen,PermanentRepresentative oftheNetherlands,
-oftheotherpart,byhisExcellencyMrKesrouanLabaki,HeadoftheLebaneseMissionto
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThedateofentryintoforceofthisAgreementwillbepublishedintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .