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COUNCILDECISION
of28July1969
ontheconclusionofanAgrreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
RepublicofIndiaontradeincoirproducts
(69/303/EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparti­
cularArticles111,114and228thereof;
HavingregardtothereportfromtheCommission ;
Whereasduringthe1964/67multilateraltradenegotiationstheCommunityundertookto
enterintonegotiationswithIndiawithaviewtoreachingasatisfactoryarrangementontrade
incoirproducts;
WhereasthenegotiationsbetweenIndiaandtheCommunityhavereachedaconclusion
whichisacceptabletotheCommunity,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
AnAgreementintheformofanExchangeofLettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munityandtheRepublicofIndiaontradeincoirproducts,thetextofwhicbisannexedto
thisDecision,isconcludedonbehalfoftheCommunity .
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatethepersonsempoweredtosign
theAgreementandtoconferonthemthepowersrequiredinordertobindtheCommunity .
DoneatBrussels,28July1969.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.LARDINOIS

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ANNEX
EXCHANGE OFLETTERS
Brussels,1August1969
YourExcellency,
Duringthe1964/67multilateraltradenegotiations,theDelegationoftheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munitymadethefollowingDeclarationofIntenttotheIndiandelegation:
'TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityisreadytoenterintonegotiationswithIndiawithaviewto
seeking,inrespectoftradeincoiryarn,matsandmatting,amutuallysatisfactoryarrangement
whereby:
-IndiamayhavebetteraccesstotheCommunitymarket;
-suppliestotheEECcoirmatindustrymayberegulatedwithoutdisturbingthatmarket.'
Inaccordancewiththatundertaking,negotiationsbetweentheCommunityandtheIndianGovernment
wereenteredintoinJune1967.
Ihavethehonourtoconfirmthat,takingintoconsiderationthefactorswhichhaveemergedduring
thosenegotiations,thetwoPartieshaveagreedasfollows:
1.AJointCooperationCommitteeshallbeestablishedconsistingofrepresentatives ofIndiaand
representativesoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.
2.ThetaskofthatCommitteeshallbetoreviewallimportantaspectsofthecoirindustryasawhole,
inparticularasregardsrawmaterials,production,tradeandconsumptionofallmanufacturedcoir
products,inordertofindmutuallyacceptablesolutionsinthespiritoftheExchangeofLettersmen­
tionedabove.
TheCommitteeshall,inparticular,review:
-theleveloftariffprotectionintheCommunity;
-thelevelofexportpricesforrawmaterialandprocessedproducts;
-theconditionsforaccesstothemarketoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity;
-anyotherproblemofspecialinteresttotheIndianandCommunitycoirindustries.
3.TheCommitteeshallsubmittotherespectivecompetentauthorities:
-aninterimreportsixmonthsaftertheCommitteehasbeenestablished;
-afinalreportoneyearafterithasbeenestablished;
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmtheagreementofyourGovernmenttothecontentsofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
W.ERNST
Headofthedelegationofthe
CommissionoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunities
ToH.E.MrTh.Swaminathan ,
Ambassador,
HeadoftheIndianDelegationtothe
EuropeanCommunities ,
Brussels

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Brussels,1August1969.
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletterof1August1969,inFrench,readingasfollows:
'Aucoursdesnégociationscommerciales multilatérales de1964/1967,ladélégationdela
Communauté économiqueeuropéenneavaitformuléàladélégationindienneladéclaration
d'intentionci-après:
"LaCommunautééconomiqueeuropéenneestprêteàentreprendredesnégociationsavecl'Indeen
vuederechercher,encequiconcernelecommercedesfilésetdestapisdecoco,unarrangement
mutuellementsatisfaisantpermettant:
-deréaliserdesconditionsd'accèsamélioréesdel'IndeaumarchédelaCommunauté ;
-d'assurer,toutenévitantladésorganisation decemarché,larégulationdesconditions
d'approvisionnement del'industriedestapisdecocodelaCEE."
Conformément àcetengagement,desnégociationsontétéentreprisesentrelaCommunautéetle
gouvernementdel'Indeàpartirdumoisdejuin1967.
J'ail'honneurdevousconfirmerque,comptetenudesélémentsdégagésaucoursdecesnégociations,
lesdeuxpartiessontconvenuesdecequisuit:
1.UnComitémixtedecoopérationseracréé,comportantdesreprésentantsdel'Indeetdes
représentantsdelaCommunautéeuropéenne.
2.CeComitéaurapourtâched'examinertouslesaspectsjugésimportantsdel'ensemblede
l'économieducoco,particulièrement encequiconcernelesmatièrespremières,laproduction,les
èxchangesetlaconsommation detousproduitsdecocomanufacturés ,afindedégager,dans
l'espritdel'échangedelettresmentionnéci-dessus,dessolutionsmutuellementacceptables.
LeComitéexaminera ,notamment :
-leniveaudelaprotectiontarifairedanslaCommunauté ;
-leniveaudesprixàl'exportationdelamatièrepremièreetdesproduitstransformés;
-lesmodalitésd'accèsaumarchédelaCommunautééconomiqueeuropéenne;
-toutautreproblèmed'unintérêtparticulierpourlesindustriesindiennesetcommunautaires du
coco.
3.LeComitésoumettraauxinstancescompétentesrespectives:
-unrapportintérimairesixmoixaprèssaconstitution ;
-unrapportdéfinitifunanaprèssaconstitution .
Jevousseraisobligédebienvouloirmeconfirmerl'accorddevotregouvernementsurlecontenude
cettelettre.'
Iconfirmthattheabovecorrectlysetsouttheunderstandingreachedbetweenus.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
T.SWAMINATHAN
AmbassadorqfIndia
MrWolfgangErnst,
Director,
Directorate-General forExternalTrade,
CommissionoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,Brussels