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OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
concludinganAgreementextendingtheAgreement
onTradeandTechnicalCooperation betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,oftheonepart,
andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpartCOMMISSION
COM(73)843final
Brussels,25May1973
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)843final

Lzpl.anatory Mémorandum
1.TheAgreement onTrade andTechnical Cooperation between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheLebanese Republic ,concluded on21Ilay1965 ,
entered into force on1July 1968 .After expiring on30June 1971 itwas
reneued attherequest oftheLebanese Government fortwosuccessive one-
year periods byCouncil Decisions of12July 1971 and .13July 1972 .
Furthermore ,pursuant toArticle 4(2)oftheActconcerning theConditions of
Accession andtheadjustments totheTreaties ,theKingdoa ofDennark ,Ireland
andtheUnited Kingdom ofGreat Britain andNorthern Ireland ,byaProtocol
signed atBrussels on16May ,1973 ,became Contracting Parties tothat
Agreement .
2.TheLebanese Mission totheEuropean Communities ,initsletters of
19April 1972 tothePresident ofthe Council andthePresident ofthe
Commission ,stated that theLebanese Government ,inaccordance with
Article XIXoftheAgreement ,desired afurther ,renewable ,extension ofits
validity foraperiod ofoneyear .
3.InaDeclaration bytheContracting Parties annexed totheAgreement
between theEuropean Economic Community andtheLebanese Republio ,signed
atBrussels on18December 1972 ,itwasagreed that the19^5 Agreement on
Trade andTechnical Cooperation wastoremain valid inallspheres not
covered bythepresent Agreement .Furthermore ,inthenegotiations forthe
conclusions ofasupplementary Protocol inview oftheenlargement ofthe
Community andinresponse totherequest oftheLebanese Government of
15December 1972 that thetwoAgreements beconcurrent ,itv/asagreed that
theCommunity andtheMember States should make adeclaration stating their
intention ofrenewing the1965 Agreement annually throughout theperiod of
validity oftheAgreement signed on18December 1972 .

vra/511/73-E
TheCommission accordingly recommends that theCouncil :
-adopt thedraft decision inAnnex Ihereto renewing the
Agreement onTrade andTechnical Cooperation "between the
European Economic Community andtheLebanese Republic ;
–adopt theproposed exchange ofletters inAnnex II.

VIII/511/73-E
RSCOMIEMDATI ONFOR ACOUNCIL LEG151ON
ontheconclusion ofanAgreement renewing theAgreement
onTrade and Technical Cooperation "between the
European Economic Community andtheMember States ,
oftheonepart ,andtheLebanese Republio ,oftheother part
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof ;
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ;
Whereas itisappropriate toextend thevalidity oftheAgreement onTrade
forarenewable period ofoneyear ,inaccordance with Article XIIthereof ;
andTechnical Cooperation between theEuropean Economic Community andthe
Member States ,ofthecnepart ,andtheLebanese Republic ,oftheother
part ;
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
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Article 1
Onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community anAgreement shall beconcluded
intheform ofanexchange ofletters between theEuropean Economic
Community andtheLebanese Republic renewing theAgreement onTrade and
Technical Cooperation signed atBrussels on21May19^5 *Thetext ofthe
Exchange ofletters isannexed tothis Decision .

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Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishere "byauthorized todesignate those who
aretosign theAgreement andtoconfer onthorn therequisite powers to
bind theCommunity .
Done atBrussels 9 19 . -FortheCouncil
The President
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ElTHE FORM OPMEXCHANGE OPLETTERS - "
RENEWING THE AGREEMENT CWTRADE
AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION BETtJEEN TEE
EUROPEAN' ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THEMEMBER STATES OP
THEONEPART ,A1TDTHELEBANESE REPUBLIC .OPTHEOTHER PART
Letter to "besent tothe Lebanese authorities :
Sir ,
Wewould refer toArticle XIIoftheAgreement onTrade andTechnical
Cooperation "between the ,European Economic Community andtheMember
States ,oftheonepart ,andtheLebanese Republic ,oftheother part ,
signed atBrussels on21May1965 1and .have thehonour toinform you
onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community andoftheMember States
that theCouncil andtheGovernments oftheMember -States have agreed
toafurther extension ofthevalidity oftheaforesaid Agreement for
aperiod ofoneyear from 1July 1973 •
TheCouncil oftheEuropean Communities will notify theGovernment of
theLebanese Republic ofthecompletion oftheinternal procedures
necessary ,both within theEuropean Economic Community andwithin the
Member States ,fortheentry into force ofthis Agreement ,
TheAgreement will enter into force onthefirst dayofthemonth
following themonth ofsuch notification .
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TheGovernments oftheMember States andtheCouncil oftheEuropean
Communities hereby declare that they areprepared toapply
provisionally ,each foritspart andinaccordance with itsown
arrangements ,this extension Agreement with effect from 1July 1973 ,
oncondition that theGovernment oftheLebanese Republic makes a
similar declaration .
Please accept ,Sir,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .
Onbehalf ofthe
Council oftheEuropean Communities

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Letter to "besent tothePresident oftheCouncil ofthe
European Communities
Sir . i
Inyour letter of youwere sogood asto
make ,onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community andofthe
Qovemments oftheMember States ,thefollowing communi cation :
"Wewould refer toArticle XIIoftheAgreement onTrade and
Technical Cooperation between theEuropean Economic Community andthe
Member States ,oftheonepart ,andtheLebanese Republic ,-ofthe
other part ,signed atBrussels on21May1965 fandhave thehonour to
inform youonbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community andofthe
Member States that the Council and the Qovemments oftheMember
States have agreed toafurther extension ofthevalidity oftheafore­
said Agreement foraperiod ofoneyear from 1July 1973 *
The .Council oftheEuropean Communities will notify theGovernment of
theLebanese Republic ofthecompletion oftheinternal procedures
necessary ,both within theEuropean Economic Community andwithin the
Member States ,fortheentry into force ofthis Agreement .
TheAgreement will enter •into force onthefirst dayofthemonth
following themonth ofsuch notification .
TheCbvemments oftheMember States andtheCouncil oftheEuropean
Communities hereby declare that they areprepared toapply
provisionally ,each foritspart andinaccordance with itsown
arrangements ,this extension Agreement with effect from
1July 1973 1oncondition that theGovernment oftheLebanese Republic
makes asimilar declaration ."
Ihave thehonour ,onbehalf oftheGovernment oftheLebanese Republic ,
■toinform youthat thelatter also agrees that thevalidity ofthesaid
Agreement beextended foraperiod ofoneyear andthat ithereby
declares that itisprepared toapply provisionally ,foritspart and
inaccordance with itsownarrangements ,this extension Agreement with
1
effect from 1July 1973 .
Please accept ,Sir,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .