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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)433final
Brussels,23July1975
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionofanAgreementintheformofanexchangeofletters
renewingtheAgreementonTradeandTechnicalCooperation
"betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,
oftheonepart,andthe
LebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(75)433final

Explanatory Memorandum
1*TheAgreementonTradeandTechnicalCooperation betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheLebaneseRepublic,whichwassignedon21May
1965,enteredintoforoeon1July1968foraperiodofthreeyears#
Itexpiredon30June1971and,attherequestoftheLebanese
Government,wasextendedforfoursuccessiveone-yearperiodsbyCouncil
decisionsof12July1971»13July1972,4June1973and25June197^»
2.Initsletterdated30Juneandsenton10JulytothePresident
oftheCouncilandthePresidentoftheCommission ,theLebaneseMission
totheEuropeanCommunities statedthattheLebaneseGovernmentdesired
afurtherrenewableextensionofoneyear,inaccordancewithArticleXII
oftheAgreement.
3.TheCommissionrecommendsthattheCouncil:
adoptthedraftdecisionwhichappearsin
AnnexIandwhichextendstheAgreementonTradeand
TechnicalCooperation betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheLebaneseRepublic;
adoptthedraftexchangeofletterswhiohappearin
AxmexII*

AFH3XI
RECOMMENDATION_JFORA..COUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusionofanAgreement
intheformofanexchangeofletters
renewingtheAgreementonTrade
andTechnicalCooperation
"betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheHemberStates,oftheonepart,
andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart
TIECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof;
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission ;
WhereasitisappropriatetoextendthevalidityoftheAgreementoa
TradeandTechnicalCooperation betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
theMemberStates,oftheonepart,andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheother
partforarenewableperiodofoneyear,inaccordancewithArticleXII
thereof;
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWSt
Article1
TheAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersrenewingthe
AgreementonTradeandTechnicalCooperation betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheMemberStates,ofthecnepart,andtheLebaneseHepublio,
oftheotherpart,signedatBrusselson21May1965»shallbeconcludedon
behalfoftheCommunity,Thetextoftheexchangeoflettersisannexedto
thisDecision.

»
t
-2-
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorisedtodesignate
thosepersonsempoxjeredtosigntheAgreementandtoconferonthemthe
necessarypowerstobindtheCommunity.
DoneatBrusselô.
FortheCouncil
ThePrésident

AFnEXII
AGTŒETÎ3NT
INTHEFORMOPAMEXCHANGE OFLETTURS
RENEWINGTHEAGREMEHT ONTRADE
ANDTECHNICAL COOK3R4TION BErVHSuHTHE
EUROPEANECONOMICCOMIUNITY ANDTHEMEMBERSTATESOF
THEONEPART,ANDTHELEBANESEREPUBLIC,OFTHEOTHERPART
A.Letterto"beBenttotheLebaneseauthorities :
.Sir.
WowouldrefertoArticleXIIoftheAgreement .onTradeandTechnical
Cooperation "betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheMemberStates,
ofthoonepart,andtheLebaneseRepublic,oftheotherpart,signedat
Brusselson21Hay1965?an(^havethehonourtoinformyouonbehalfof
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandoftheMemberStatesthattheCounoil
oftheEuropeanCommunities andtheGovernments oftheMemberStateshave
agreedtoafurtherextensionofthevalidityoftheaforesaidAgreement
foraperiodofoneyearfrom1July1975*
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitieswillnotifytheGovernment
oftheLebaneseRepublicofthecompletionofthointernalprocedures
necessary,bothwithintheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandwithinthe
MemberStates,fortheentryintoforceofthisextensionAgreement.
ThisAgreementwillenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthemonth
followingthemonthofsuchnotification .
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities andtheGovernments ofthe
MemberStatesherobydeclarethattheyarepreparedtoapplythisAgreement
provisionally ,eachforitspartandinaccordancewithitsownarrangements ,
witheffectfrom1July1975onconditionthattheGovernmentoftheLebanese
Republicmakeasimilardeclaration .
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofourhighestconsideration .
» i
OnbehalfoftheCouncil
oftheEuropeanComnunities

.LetterbosenttothePresidentof_thoCounciloftheEuropeanCommanitios
Sir,*
Inyourletterof youworesogoodaatomake,
onbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandoftheGovernments of
theMemberStates,thofollowingcommunication :
"ViewouldrefertoArticleXIIoftheAgreementonTradeand
TechnicalCooperation betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
IlemberStates,oftheonepart,andtheLebanoseRepublic,oftheother
part,signedatBrusselson21Hay1965>havethehonourtoinform
youonbehalfoftheEuropernEconomicCommunityandofthoMemberStates
thattheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities andtheGovernments oftho
MemberStateshaveagreedtoafurtherextensionofthevalidityoftho
aforesaidAgreementforaperiodofoneyearfrom1July1975*
TheCounciloftheDuropeanCommunitieswillnotifythoGovernment
ofthoLebaneseRepublicofthecompletionoftheinternalprocedures
necessary,bothwithintheEuropoanEconomicCommunityandwithinthe
MemberStates,forthoentryintoforceofthisoxtensionAgreement.
TheAgreementwillenterintoforceonthofirstdayofthomonth
followingthomonthofsuchnotification .
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities andthoGovernments ofthe
MemberStatesherebydeclarethattheyarepreparedtoapplythis
Agreementprovisionally ,eachforitspartandinaccordancewithitsown
arrangements ,witheffectfrom1July1975»onconditionthatthe
GovernmentoftheLebaneseRepublicmakeasimilardeclaration".
Ihavethehonour,onbehalfoftheGovernmentofthoLebanese
Republic,toinformyouthatthelatteral3oagreesthatthevalidityof
thesaidAgreeuentbeextendedforaperiodofoneyearandthatithereby
declaresthatitispreparedtoapplyprovisionally ,foritspartandin
accordancewithitsownarrangements ,thisextencionAgreementwitheffect
from1July1975«
Pleaseaccept,Sir.theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .