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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)659 final
Brussels,22November1979
Recommendation fora
COUNCILDECISION
concluding theAgreementintheformofanexchangeofletters
extendingtheTradeAgreement betweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity andthe
ArgentineRepublic
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
COM(79)659final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheTradeAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheArgentineRepublicconcludedon8November1971foraperiodof
threeyearsenteredintoforceon1January1972andexpireson31Dec­
ember1979after;fourextensionsforaperiodofoneyearasprovided
forinarticle9(2)oftheAgreement.
TheArgentineMissiontotheEuropeanCommunities hasmade
knownverballytotheCommission'sservicesthattheArgentine Government
considersitadvisabletorenewtheagreementagain.
Considering thattheTradeAgreementof8November1971
shouldagainbeextendedfor-oneyear,
TheCommission recommends thattheCouncil:
-adoptsthedraftDecisionannexedheretoconcluding anagreement,in
theformofanexchangeofletters,extendingtheTradeAgreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andtheArgentineRepublic
foraperiodofoneyear.

RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
concludingtheAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersextending ,,-.
theTradeAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand-the 1
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THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES \'
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticle113thereof, -
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommmission, •
WhereastheTradeAgreement betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
1
andtheArgentineRepublicshouldbeextendedforoneyearasprovided
forinArticle9<2)thereof, ..
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
Article 1
TheAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunity andtheArgentineRepublicextendingthe
TradeAgreementsignedinBrusselson8November1971isherebyconcluded
onbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.Thetextoftheexchange
oflettersisannexedtothisDecision.
Article 2
.ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedto
designatethepersonsempoweredtosigntheAgreement andtoconfer
onthemthepowersrequiredinordretobindtheCommunity.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident
0.J.N°249of10.11.1971,page19

AGREEMENT
INTHEFORMOFANEXCHANGE OFLETTERS
EXTENDING THETRADEAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANTHEARGENTINE REPUBLIC
*
A.LettertotheArgentineauthorities
Sir.
WithreferencetoArticle9(2)oftheTradeAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunity andtheArgentineRepublicsignedin
Brusselson8November1971,Iampleasedtoinformyouthatthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityagreestotheextensionoftheabove
Agreementforaperiodofoneyearfrom1January1980.
Pleaseaccept.Sir.theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheCouncilofthe
.EuropeanCommunities

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B.LettertothePresidentoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
.« ··
Sir,
Inyourletterof ,youinformed measfollows
"WithreferencetoArticle9(2)oftheTradeAgreement
•"betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andtheArgentine
"RepublicsignedinBrusselson8November1971,Iampleased
"toinformyouthattheEuropeanEconomicCommunityagrees
"totheextensionoftheaboveAgreementforaperiodofone
"yearfrom1January1980."
Iampleasedtoinformyou,onbehalfoftheGovernmentof
theArgentineRepublic,thatmyGovernmentalsoagreestotheextension
oftheaboveAgreementforaperiodofoneyearfrom1January1980.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .