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COUNCIL
COUNCILDECISION
of25June1974
ontheconclusionofanAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersrenew­
ingtheAgreementonTradeandTechnicalCooperationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,oftheonepart,andthe
LebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart
(74/353/EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andin
particularArticle113thereof;
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission ;
WhereasitisappropriatetoextendthevalidityoftheAgreementonTradeandTechnical
CooperationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,ofthe
onepart,andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart,forarenewableperiodofoneyear,
inaccordancewithArticleXIIthereof,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
TheAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersrenewingtheAgreementonTrade
andTechnicalCooperationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
MemberStates,oftheonepart,andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart,signedat
Brusselson21May1965,shallbeconcludedonbehalfoftheCommunity .Thetextof
theexchangeoflettersisannexedtothisDecision.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethosepersonsempoweredto
signtheAgreementandtoconferonthemthenecessarypowerstobindtheCommunity .
DoneatLuxembourg ,25June1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.D.GENSCHER

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AGREEMENT
—intheformofanexchangeofletters—
renewingtheAgreementonTradeandTechnicalCooperationbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,oftheonepart,andthe
LebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart
Brussels,
YourExcellency ,
WewouldrefertoArticleXIIoftheAgreementonTradeandTechnicalCooperation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,oftheonepart,
andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart,signedatBrusselson21May1965,and
havethehonourtoinformyouon'behalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandof
theMemberStatesthattheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesandtheGovernments
oftheMemberStateshaveagreedtoafurtherextensionofthevalidityoftheaforesaid
Agreementforaperiodofoneyearfrom1July1974.
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities willnotifytheGovernmentoftheLebanese
Republicofthecompletionoftheinternalproceduresnecessary,bothwithintheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandwithintheMemberStates,fortheentryintoforceof
thisextensionAgreement .
ThisAgreementwillenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowingthemonth
ofsuchnotification .
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities andtheGovernments oftheMemberStates
herebydeclarethattheyarepreparedtoapplythisAgreementprovisionally ,eachforits
partandinaccordancewithitsownarrangements ,witheffectfrom1July1974,oncondi­
tionthattheGovernmentoftheLebaneseRepublicmakeasimilardeclaration .
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofourhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities
HisExcellency
MrAmbassador
HeadoftheDelegationoftheLebaneseRepublictotheEuropeanCommunities

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Brussels,
Sirs,
Inyourletterofyouweresogoodastomake,onbehalfoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandoftheGovernments oftheMemberStates,thefollowing
communication :
'WewouldrefertoArticleXIIoftheAgreementonTradeandTechnicalCoopera­
tionbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,ofthe
onepart,andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart,signedatBrusselson21May
1965,andhavethehonourtoinformyouonbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandoftheMemberStatesthattheCounciloftheEuropeanCommuni­
tiesandtheGovernments oftheMemberStateshaveagreedtoafurtherextensionof
thevalidityoftheaforesaidAgreementforaperiodofoneyearfrom1July1974.
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities willnotifytheGovernmentoftheLeba­
neseRepublicofthecompletionoftheinternalproceduresnecessary,bothwithin
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandwithintheMemberStates,fortheentry
intoforceofthisextensionAgreement .
TheAgreementwillenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowingthe
monthofsuchnotification .
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities andtheGovernments oftheMember
StatesherebydeclarethattheyarepreparedtoapplythisAgreementprovisionally ,
eachforitspartandinaccordancewithitsownarrangements ,witheffectfrom1
July1974,onconditionthattheGovernmentoftheLebaneseRepublicmakea
similardeclaration'.
Ihavethehonour,onbehalfoftheGovernmentoftheLebaneseRepublic,toinformyou
thatthelatteralsoagreesthatthevalidityofthesaidAgreementbeextendedforaperiod
of-oneyearandthatitherebydeclares ,thatitispreparedtoapplyprovisionally ,forits
partandinaccordancewithitsownarrangements ,thisextensionAgreementwitheffect
from1July1974.
Pleaseaccept,Sirs,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernment of
theRepublicoftheLebanon
TheCouncilofthe
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TRANSLATION
LetterfromAmbassadorUlrichLebsanfttotheContractingPartiesonsigning
theAgreementbyExchangeofLettersrenewingtheAgreementonTradeand
TechnicalCooperationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
MemberStates,oftheonepart,andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart
ThePermanentRepresentative
oftheFederalRepublicofGermany
totheEuropeanCommunities
Brussels,27June1974
YourExcellency ,
InthenameoftheGovernmentoftheFederalRepublicofGermanyandwithreference
tothe,exchangeofletters,signedtoday,extendingtheAgreementonTradeandTech­
nicalCooperation ,Ihavethehonourtoinformyouasfollows:
TheAgreementonTradeandTechnicalCooperationbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheMemberStatesoftheonepartandtheLebaneseRepublicofthe
otherpart,whichisextendedbytoday'sexchangeofletters,shallalsoapplytoLand
Berlin,unlesstheGovernmentoftheFederalRepublicofGermanydeclaresthecontrary
totheotherpartiestotheAgreementwithinthreemonthsfollowingtheentryintoforce
oftheextensionAgreement .
Ihavemadeasimilardeclarationtotherepresentatives oftheotherpartiesoftheAgree­
ment.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
LEBSANFT