NoL133/100 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.5.73
REGULATION (EEC)No1248/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of14May1973
ontheconclusionoftheAgreement,intheformofanexchangeofletters,onArticle5
ofAnnexItotheAgreementestablishinganAssociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofCyprus
anAssociationbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofCyprusishereby
concludedonbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomic
Community .
ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothis
Regulation .THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article238thereof;
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromthe
Commission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ;
WhereasitisappropriatethattheAgreementon
Article5ofAnnexItotheAgreementestablishingan
Association betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofCyprusbe
concludedintheformofanexchangeofletters;Article2
ThePresidentoftheCounciloftheEuropean
Communities shallnotifythatthenecessary
proceduresfortheentryintoforceoftheAgreement
havebeencompleted(*).
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Article3
TheAgreementintheformofanexchangeofletters
onArticle5ofAnnexItotheAgreementestablishingThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingthatofitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14May1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.VANELSLANDE
(')ThedateoftheentryintoforceoftheAgreementwill
bepublishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .

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Brussels,...
YourExcellency,
WithreferencetotheAgreementestablishinganAssociationbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofCyprussignedon19December1972andtotheProtocollaying
downcertainprovisionsofthatAgreement,thecontractingpartieshaveagreedasfollows:
'FromthedateoftheentryintoforceoftheAgreementestablishinganAssociationbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofCyprusanduntil31December1973,
Article5ofAnnexItothatAgreementshallnotapplytotradebetweenCyprusontheone
handandDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomontheother.'
Ishouldbeobligedifyouwouldkindlyacknowledgereceiptofthisletterandconfirmyour
Government'sagreementtoitscontent.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theexpressionofourhighestconsideration .
FortheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities
ProvidedthattheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywillbefinallycommittedonlyafternotifying
theothercontractingpartyofthecompletionoftheproceduresrequiredbytheTreaty
establishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,particularlyconsultationoftheEuropean
Parliament .

NoL133/102 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.5.73
Brussels,...
YourExcellencies ,
Thefollowingcommunication wasreceivedfromyoutoday:
'YourExcellency,
WithreferencetotheAgreementestablishinganAssociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofCyprussignedon19December1972andtothe
ProtocollayingdowncertainprovisionsofthatAgreement,thecontractingpartieshave
agreedasfollows:
'FromthedateoftheentryintoforceoftheAgreementestablishinganAssociation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofCyprusanduntil
31December1973,theprovisionsofArticle5ofAnnexItothatAgreementshallnotapply
totradebetweentheRepublicofCyprusontheonehandandDenmark,Irelandandthe
UnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandontheother.'
Ishouldbeobligedifyouwouldkindlyacknowledgereceiptofthisletterandconfirm
yourGovernment'sagreementwithitscontent.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theexpressionofourhighestconsideration .
FortheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities
ProvidedthattheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywillbefinallycommittedonlyafter
notifyingtheothercontractingpartyofthecompletionoftheproceduresrequiredbythe
TreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,particularlyconsultationofthe
EuropeanParliament.'
Iherebyacknowledgereceiptofthiscommunication andconfirmmyGovernment'sagreement
thereto.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellencies ,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernmentof
theRepublicofCyprus