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RECOMMENDATION FORAREGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
ontheconclusionoftheCommercialCooperation Agreement
■betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
thePeople'sRepublicofBangladesh.
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.On15October 1974 "theCouncil authorized theCommission toenter
into negotiations with Bangladesh foraCommercial Cooperation Agreement ;at
thesame time theCouncil approved aseries ofdirectives forthenego­
tiations ,andthese were supplemented on20th May 1975 with amadditional
directive onthequestion ofaccess tonatural resources .
2.Formal negotiations with Bangladesh took place intwosessions ,on
2ndJuly 1975 and .10th/l1thMarch 1976 ,ajidatotal offive meetings were
held oftheSpecial Committee setupunder Article 113oftheTreaty ofRome ,
toadvise theCommission onpoints arising outofthenegotiations .Agree­
ment having been reached thereon between thetwodelegations ,thefollowing
texts intheEnglish language were initialled on18th May 1976 :
-Commercial ,Cooperation Agreement between theEuropean Economic Community
andthePeople ,sRepublic ofBangladesh ;
-Annex I,being aJoint Declaration concerning thefunctioning ofthe
Joint Commission ;
-Annex II,being anexchange ofletters onbilateral tariff bindings
bytheCommunity ;
-Annex III ,being adeclaration oftheEuropean Economic Community concern­
ingtariff adjustments ;
-Annex IV,being adeclaration oftheGovernment ofthePeople 'sRepublic
ofBangladesh concerning tariff adjustments .
Attention ishere drawn tothefact that ,when theCouncil approved the
negotiation directives ,itwasforeseen that Bangladesh would request tariff
VJf
concessions onanumber ofproducts ofexporv ^wrest toit,butnospecific
provision was made inthe directives for such concessions .Theconcessions
nowproposed arethesubject oftheexchange ofletters inAnnex II.
3.Theterms oftheproposed agreement arevery similar tothose ofthe
Commercial Cooperation Agreements concluded with India ,SriLanka and
Pakistan ,such fewinnovations asoccur having been introduced either in
recognition ofthespecial characteristics oftheBangladesh economy orin

anendeavourtofulfiltheCouncil*ssupplementary directiveonnatural
resources.Fortheformerreason,twoclauseshave"beenincludedinthe
PreamblereferringtoBangladesh "asoneoftheleastdevelopedofthe
developignoourrtries"andrecognizing "thespecialcharacteristics andneeds"
ofitseconomy.InArticle 1,"comparativeadvantage"has"beenomittedas
a"basisfordevelopingcommercialexchanges(thoughitremainsinthe
Preamble),and"raisingthevolumeoftheirmutualtrade"hasbeenaddedas
anobjectivealongsideimprovingthetradebalance.InArticle4itis
specifiedthattheparticularmeasurestobetalcentopromotethedevelop­
mentanddiversification oftradeshallbe"relevanttotheimprovement
ofexportopportunities "andwould"contributetorealisingthetrade
potentialoftheeconomies"oftheContractingParties.Theseprovisions
reflectthefactthat,initspresentundiversified stageofdevelopment ,
Bangladeshneedsnotonlyfavourableexternalconditionsforexports,but
alsoassistanceincreatinginternalcapacitytobenefitfromsuchconditions.
ThereisalsoanadditiontothelistofthetasksproposedfortheJoint
Commission,namelyArticle10(e),whichreads:
"todeviseandrecommendmeasures,includingassistanceforthe
trainingofexecutivesandforpublioity,marketintelligence and
expertservices,topromotethedevelopmentanddiversification of
tradebetweentheContractingParties."
ThisspellsoutcertainmeasureswhichBangladeshhopestheCommunitywill
undertakeundertheaegisoftheJointCommission.
4.ThenegotiationofAnnexIwasaffectedbytheCouncil'ssupplementary
directiveof20thMay1975»whichreadsasfollows:
"TheCommissionwillendeavourtoobtaintheinsertioninthe
Agreementofprovisionsguaranteeing non-discriminatory access
oftheCommunitytothenaturalresourcesofBangladesh.Under
itstermsofreference,theJointCommitteecouldbeinstructed
toexamineandexplorethewaysandmeansofacooperationbetween
theCommunityandBangladeshinthisfield."

Inthecourse ofnegotiations ,theBangladesh aide made clear that its
Government could notaccept aprovision concerning access tonatural
resouroes which ,ontheface ofit,failed totreat "both Contracting Parties
equally .Basing itself onthesecond sentence ofthedirective ,the
Commission therefore negotiated thefollowing addition totheprecedential
version ofAnnex Is
"4.Subject totheagreement oftheContracting Parties when
drawing uptheagenda oftheJoint Commission ,this may
include cooperation onmutually satisfactory terms in
thedevelopment andutilization ofnatural resources and
inother areas which maybeidentified asofparticular
importance tothetrade potential ofBangladesh .11 .
Though expressed interms which relate equally toboth Contracting Parties ,
this paragraph will inpractice (asacknowledged bytheBangladesh nego­
tiators )beapplied exclusively toquestions arising inconnection with
natural resources inBangladesh .Theconcluding olause ,covering "other
areas which maybeidentified asofparticular importance tothetrade
potential ofBangladesh ",istobeinterpreted inthelight ofArticle 5
whioh permits economic cooperation ,where linked with trade .
5.Thetext oftheintroductory paragraph oftheCommunity 'sletter in
Annex IIexpresses more clearly than itscounterpart intheIndian and
SriLanka Agreements that thetariff ooncession being granted isabilateral
binding infavour ofBangladesh ofexisting autonomous tariff rates .Of
thenine items included intheappended list ,one ,thefish Hilsa .isan
"ex"item from atariff Bub-heading which isautonomously free intheCCT ;
three (teainpackages notexceeding 3kg;teaotherwise packed ;andEast India
Kips notexceeding 4»5kg) already bound under theagreements with India and
SriLanka ;andfive aretypes ofsemi–finished leather (East India Kips
4«5to8kg;bovine skins wet-blue ;andsheep ,goat andother skins not
further prepared than tanned )which Community processors import asraw
materials andonwhich duties have been suspended inrecent years .

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6mAnnexes IIIandIVdiffer fromthecorresponding annexes oftheIndian
andSriLanka agreements only in -that thestatement inAnnex IVthat
Ban adoehfnsvynotify theCommunity ofproducts inrespeot ofwhich tariff
concessions aredesired isspecifically noted bytheCommunity inAnnex III#
This change wasintroduced forthesake ofsymmetry "between thetwoAnnexes .
7«TheCommission considers that theterms oftheproposed Agreement
itself andofitsAnnexes ItIIIandIVareconsistent with thedirectives
given bytheCouncil ,andthat itisdesirable togrant Bangladesh the
bilateral tariff bindings foreseen inAnnex II,inrespect ofwhich no
specific directive wasgiven .TheCommission accordingly recommends that
the Council :
agree tothetariff concessions setoutinAnnex Ily
r-approve theproposal foraCommercial Cooperation Agreement with the
People 'sRepublic ofBangladesh ,inclusive offour Annexes ,inthe
terms oftheappended texts ;and
–initiate tneprocedures forthesignature andconclusion ofthesaid
Agreement .
8.Uitn aviewtotheconclusion andimplementation oftheAgreement ,the
Commission herewith lays before theCouncil :
-aRecommendation foraRegulation (EEC)oftheCouncil ontheconclusion
oftheCommercial Cooperation Agreement with thePeople 'sRepublic of
Bangladesh .

Inthecourseofnegotiations ,theBangladeshsidemadeclearthatits
Governmentcouldnotacceptaprovisionconcerningaooesstonatural
resouroeswhich,onthefaoeofit,failedtotreat"bothContractingParties
equally.Basingitselfonthesecondsentenceofthedirective,the
Commissionthereforenegotiatedthefollowingadditiontotheprecedential
versionofAnnexIs
"4.SubjecttotheagreementoftheContractingPartieswhen
drawinguptheagendaoftheJointCommission,thismay-
includecooperation onmutuallysatisfactory termsin
thedevelopment andutilization ofnaturalresourcesand
inotherareaswhichmaybeidentifiedasofparticular
importableetothetradepotentialofBangladesh.",
ThoughexpressedintermswhichrelateequallytobothContractingParties,
thisparagraphwillinpractice(asacknowledged bytheBangladeshnego­
tiators)beappliedexclusivelytoquestionsarisinginconnectionwith
naturalresourcesinBangladesh.Theconcludingolause,covering"other
areaswhichmaybeidentifiedasofparticularimportancetothetrade
potentialofBangladesh",istobeinterpretedinthelightofArticle5
whiohpermitseconomiccooperation ,wherelinkedwithtrade.
5.Thetextoftheintroductory paragraphoftheCommunity'sletterin
AnnexIIexpresses >moreclearlythanitscounterpartintheIndianand
SriLankaAgreementsthatthetariffooncesBionbeinggrantedisabilateral
bindinginfavourofBangladeshofexistingautonomoustariffrates.Of
thenineitemsincludedintheappendedlist,one,thefishHilsa.isan
"ex"itemfromatariffsub-heading whichisautonomously freeintheCCT;
three(teainpackagesnotexceeding3kg;teaotherwisepacked;anaEastIndia
Kipsnotexceeding4*5kg)arealreadyboundundertheagreementswithIndiaand
SriLanka;andfivearetypesofsemi-finished leather(EastIndiaKips
4.5to8kg;bovineskinswet-blue;andsheep,goatandotherskinsnot
furtherpreparedthantanned)whichCommunityprocessorsimportasraw
materialsandonwhichdutieshavebeensuspendedinrecentyears.

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6.Annexes IIIandIVdiffer from thecorresponding annexes of "theIndian
andSriLanka agreements only inthat thestatement inAnnex IVthat
Bangladesh maynotify theCommunity ofproducts inrespect ofwhich tariff
concessions aredesired isspecifically noted bytheCommunity inAnnex III.
This change wasintroduced forthesake ofsymmetry between thetwoannexes .
7.TheCommission considers that theterms oftheproposed Agreement
itself andofitsAnnexes ItIIIandIVareconsistent with thedirectives
given bytheCouncil ,andthat itisdesirable togrant Bangladesh the
bilateral tariff bindings foreseen inAnnex II,inrespect ofwhich no
specific directive wasgiven .TheCommission accordingly recommends that
the Council :
-agree tothetariff concessions setoutinAnnex II;
-approve theproposal foraCommercial Cooperation Agreement with tne
People 'sRepublic ofBangladesh ,inclusive offour Annexes ,inthe
terms oftheappended texts ;and
-initiate the .procedures forthesignature andconclusion ofthesaid
Agreement .
8.Withaview totheconclusion andimplementation oftheAgreement ,the
Commission herev /ith lays before theCouncils
-aRecommendation foraRegulation (EEC)oftheCouncil ontheconclusion
oftheCommercial Cooperation Agreement with thePeople 'sRepublic of
Bangladesh .

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RECOMMENDATION FORAREGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
ontheconclusion oftheCommercial Cooperation Agreement
between theEuropean Economic Community and
thePeople *sRepublic ofBangladesh
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economio Community ,
andinparticular Articles 113and 114thereof ;
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ;
Whereas theCommercial Cooperation Agreement negotiated "between the
European Economio Community andthePeople *sRepublio ofBangladesh should
beconcluded ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
TheCommercial Cooperation Agreement between theEuropean Economic Community
andthePeople 'sRepublic ofBangladesh ,thetext ofwhich isannexed tothis
Regulation ,ishereby concluded onbehalf oftheCommunity .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil shall notify theother Contracting Party in
accordance xtfith Article 15oftheAgreement ofthecompletion ,asregards
theCommunity ,oftheprocedures necessary fortheentry into force ofthis
Agreement .
Article 3
TheCommunity shall berepresented ontheJoint Commission provided forxn
Article 8oftheAgreement bytheCommission oftheEuropean Communities ,
assisted byrepresentatives oftheMember States .

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Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
•ThisRegulation shall "be "binding initsentirety anddirectly applicab
inallMember States .
Done atBrussels , 197°
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

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COMMERCIAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT
"between "theEuropean Economic Community axid
thePeople 'sRepublic ofBangladesh
THECOUNCIL OFHIEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,oftheonepart ,
THEGOVERNMENT OPTHEPEOPLE 'SREPBULIC OPBANGLADESH ,oftheother part ,
HAVING REGARD tothefriendly relations andhistoric links between the
Member States oftheEuropean Economio Community andBangladesh andtheir
common desire toconsolidate andexpand their commercial and eoonoraio
relations ;
INSPIRED bytheir determination tostrengthen ,deepen anddiversify their
oommeroial andeoonomio relations onthebasis ofcomparative advantage and
mutual benefit ;
CONSIDERING Bangladesh asoneoftheleast developed ofthedeveloping
countries ;
CONSCIOUS ofthespecial characteristics andneeds oftheeconomy of
Bangladesh ;
AFFIRMING their common will tocontribute toanewphase ofinternational
economio oooperation ,andtofacilitate thedevelopment oftheir respective
human andmaterial resources onthebasis offreedom ,equality andjustioe ;
VIEWING modern commercial polioy asanimportant instrument forfurthering
international economio cooperation ;
HAVE DECIDED toconclude aCommercial Cooperation Agreement andtothis end
have designated astheir Plenipotentiaries !
THISCOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THE GOVIiMtylENT OFTHEPEOPLE 'SREPUBLIC OFBANGLADESH :
WHO ,having exohanged their Full Powers ,found ingood anddueform ,

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Article 1
TheContractingPartiesaredeterminedtodevelop'theirooramercial
exchangesonthebasisofmutualbenefitsoastocontributetotheir
economicandsooialprogress,andtoimprovingthebalanceandraising
thevolumeoftheirmutualtradetoashighalevelaspossible.
Article2
TheContractingPartiesshall,intheircommercialrelations,grant
eachothermost-favoured-nationtreatmentinaooordancewiththeprovisions
oftheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade.
Article3
EachContractingPartyshallgranttheotherthehighestdegreeof
liberalization ofimportsandexportswhichitappliestothirdcountries
ingeneral,andshallendeavourtoprovidemaximumfacilitiescompatible
withitspoliciesandobligationsforproductsofinteresttotheother
Party.
Article4
TheContractingPartiesundertaketopromotethedevelopmentand
diversification oftheirmutualtradetothehighestpossiblelevel.They
shalltakeallappropriatestepstofulfilthisundertaking ,including
particularmeasures,relevanttotheimprovementofexportopportunities ,
whichwouldcontributetorealisingthetradepotentialoftheireconomies.

Artiole5
TheContractingPartieswilldeveloptheireoonomiooooperation ,
wherelinkedwithtrade,infieldsofmutualinterestandinthelightof
developments intheireconomicpolicies.
Artiole6
ToassistingivingpracticaleffeottoArticles4and5»"theContracting
Partiesagreetopromotecontactsandcooperation betweentheireconomic
organisations andtosupportinstitutions whichhave"beenormay"besetup
tothisend.
Artiole7
TheContractingPartiesshallendeavourtoincreasetheircooperation
inoommeroialandrelatedeoonomiomattersinthirdcountries,wherethis
willheintheirmutualinterest.
Artiole8
1.AJointCommissionshallhesetupcomprisingrepresentatives ofthe
CommunityandofthePeoplefsRepublicofBangladesh.Itshallholdone•
sessioneachyear.Additionalsessionsmayheconvenedhycommonagreement
attherequestofeitherContractingParty.
2.TheJointCommissionshalladoptitsownrulesofprocedureandwork
programme.
3.TheJointCommission maysetupspecialized Sub-Coramissipns toassist
itintheperformance ofitstasks.

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Article9
TheJointCommissionshallaneur®theproperfunctioningoftnis
Agreement.Itshall,inparticular,deviseand.recommendpractical
measuresforachievingtheobjectivesofdevelopinganddiversifyingtrade
betweenthecontractingPartiesandshallexamineanydifficultieslikely
tohinderthoseobjectives.
Artide10
TheJointCommissionshallbefurtherrequired:
(a)tostudyanddevisewaysofovercomingtradebarriersandinparticular
existingnon-tariffandquasi-tariffbarriersinthevarioussectors
oftrade,talcingintoaccounttheworkundertakeninthisfieldbythe
international organisations concerned;
(b)toendeavourtoencouragethedevelopmentofeconomicandcommercial
cooperationbetweentheContractingPartiesandtheireconomicorgan­
isations,inordertofacilitatethedevelopmentanddiversification
oftheirtrade;
(o)toexamineandrecommendwaysandmeansfortheprogressiveadaptationof
thetradepatternandmarketingstructuresoftheContractingParties
withaviewtopromotingtheevolutionoftheiroommercialandeconomic
relationsinaccordancewiththeircomplementarypossibilities ,aswell
asthelong-termobjectivesoftheeconomiesoftheContractingParties,
soastorectifyimbalancesandmaladjustments ;
(d)tofacilitateexchangesofinformationandencouragecontactsonall
subjectswhichmaybearupontheprospectsforcooperationinthe
economicfieldbetweentheContractingPartiesonamutuallyadvantageous
basisanduponthecreationoffavourableconditionsforsuchcooperation;
(e)todeviseandrecommendmeasures,includingassistanceforthetraining
ofexecutivesanaforpublicity,marketintelligenceandexpertservices,
topromotethedevelopmentanddiversification oftradebetweenthe
ContractingParties.

Artide11
TheJointCommissionshallalsoensuretheproperfunctioningotany
sectoralAgreementsbetweentheContractingPartiesand,tothisend,shall
exercisetheresponsibilities entrustedtothejointbodieswhichhavebeen
ormaybesetupundersuchAgreements.
Article12
TheprovisionsofthisAgreementBhallbesubstitutedforprovisions
ofAgreementsconoludedbetweenMemberStatesoftheCommunityandthe
People'sRepublicofBangladeshtotheextenttowhiohthelatterare
eitherincompatible oridentioalwiththem.
Article13
ThisAgreementshallapplytotheterritoriesinwhichtheTreaty
establishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityapplies,ontheconditions
establishedinthesaidTreaty,andtotheterritoryofthePeople's
RepublioofBangladesh.

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Article14
TheAnnexesformanintegralpartofthisAgreement.
Article15
1•lhisAgreementshallenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthemonth
followingthedateonwhichtheContractingPartieshavenotified ,eachother
ofthecompletionoftheproceduresnecessaryforthispurpose.
2.ThisAgreementisconcludedforaperiodoffiveyearsandshallbe
extendedfromyeartoyearifneitherContrastingPartydenouncesitsix
monthsbeforeitexpires.
3.TheContractingPartiesmayamendthisAgreementatanytimetotake
acoountofnewsituationsarisingintheeconomicfieldandoftheevolution
ofeconomicpoliciesonbothsides.
Article16
ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesintheBengali|DanishfDutchj
English,French,GermanandItalianlanguages,eachtextbeingauthentic.
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M1TEX I
Joint Declaration
concerning thefunctioning oftheJoint Commission
1.Therepresentatives oftheContracting Parties intheJoint Commission
will transmit theagreed recommendations totheir respective authorities ,
forconsideration andaction to "betaken asspeedily andeffectively as
possible .Intheevent oftheJoint Commission being unable toevolve
8,recommendation onamatter considered byeither Contracting Party tobe
urgent orimportant ,itBhall submit theviews ofthetwosides tothesaid
authorities for further consideration .
2.TheJoint Commission should ,when making proposals andrecommendations ,
have dueregard tothedevelopment plans ofBangladesh andtotheprogress
ofeconomic ,industrial ,social ,environmental andsoientifio policies of
theCommunity aswell astothelevel of-^eoonomio development ofthe
Contracting Parties .
3.TheJoint Commission will examine possibilities ofandmake recommend­
ations fortheeffioient utilization ofallavailable instruments ,besides
most-favoured -nation tariffs andGeneralized Preferences ,topromote trade
initems ofinterest toBangladesh .
4.Subject totheagreement oftheContracting Parties when drawing up
theagenda oftheJoint Commission ,this mayinclude oooperation onmutually
satisfactory terms inthedevelopment andutilization ofnatural resources
andinother areas which maybeidentified asofparticular importance to
thetrade potential ofBangladesh .

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AHITEXII
YourExcellency ,
Duringthediscussionwhichledtotheconclusionthisdayofthe
CommercialCooperation Agreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andthePeople*sRepublicofBangladesh,theCommunitydeclaredthatitis
preparedto"bind"bilaterallythetariffsalreadyappliedautonomously in
respectoftheproductslisted "belowwhichareofparticularinterest
toBangladesh.Theseconcessionsshallremainvaliduntiltheyarecon­
firmed,ormodified,undertheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade,with
theagreementofbothContractingParties.
Listofproductsconcerned
CCT
heading
No.■DescriptionBinding
proposed/o
03.01Fish,fresh(liveordead),ohilledorfrozen:
A.Freshwaterfish:
exIV.Other:
-Hilsaspp. free
09.02Tea:
A.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacitynot
exceeding3kg 5
B.Other free
41.02Bovinecattleleather(includingbuffaloleather)and
equineleather,exceptleatherfallingwithinheading
No.41-06,41.07or41.08:
A.EastIndiakip,whole,whetherornottheheadsand
legshavebeenremoved,weighingeachnotmorethan
4.5kgnet,notfurtherpreparedthanvegetable
tanned,whetherornothavingundergonefurtherpre­
servativetreatmentwithoil,butobviouslyunsuitable
forimmediateuseinthemanufacture ofleatherarticles - free
exB.Other:
-LeatherofEastIndiakip,whole,whetherornot
theheadsandlegshavebeenremoved,weighing
eachmorethan4.5kgnetandnotmorethan8kg,
notfurtherpreparedthanvegetabletanned,whether
ornothavingundergonefurtherpreservativetreat­
mentwithoil,butobviouslyunsuitableforim­mediateuseinthemanufactureofleatherarticlesfree
-Bovineskins,chrometannedinthemoiststate
(wetblue) free

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41.03Sheepandlambskinleather,exoeptleatherfalling
withinheadingNo.41.06,41.07or41«08l
B.Other:
I.Notfurtherpreparedthantanned free
41.04GoatandkidBkinleather,exceptleatherfalling
withinheadingNo.41.06,41.07or41.08:
B.Other:
I.Notfurtherpreparedthantanned free
41.05Otherkindsofleather,exceptleatherfalling
withinheadingNo.41.06,41*07or41.08:
B.Other:
I.Notfurtherpreparedthantanned free
Weshouldhegratefulifyouwouldkindlyoonfirratheagreement
oftheGovernmentofthePeople'sRepublicofBangladeshtotheoontonts
ofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept,YourExoellency,theassuranoeofourhighest
consideration .
FortheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities
HeadoftheBangladeshDelegation

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Sir,
Ihavethehonour"toacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftoday,'whioh
readsasfollows?
"Duringthediscussionwhichledtotheconclusionthisdayofthe
CommercialCooperationAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andthePeopledRepublicofBangladesh,theCommunitydeclaredthatit
ispreparedtohindbilaterallythetariffsalreadyappliedautonomously
inrespectoftheproductslistedbelowwhichareofparticularinterest
toBangladesh.Theseconcessionsshallremainvaliduntil/theyare
confirmed,ormodified,undertheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade,
withtheagreementofbothContractingParties#
Listofproductsconcerned
CCT
heading
No.DescriptionBindmg
proposed 70
03.01Fish,fresh(liveordead),chilledorfrozen:
A.Freshwaterfish:
exIV.Other:
-Hilsaspp.
09.02Tea:
A.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacitynot
exceeding 3kg
B.Otherfree
5
free
41.02Bovinecattleleather(includingbuffaloleather)and
equineleather,exceptleatherfallingwithinheading
No.41.06,41.07or41.08:
A.EastIndiakip,whole,whetherornottheheadsand
legshavebeenremoved,weighingeachnotmorethan
4.5kgnet,notfurtherpreparedthanvegetable
tanned,whetherornothavingundergonefurtherpre­servativetreatmentwithoil,butobviouslyunsuitable
forimmediateuseinthemanufacture ofleather
articlesfree
exB.Other:
-LeatherofEastIndialap,whole,whetherornot
theheadsandlegshavebeenremoved,weighing
eachmorethan4.5kgnetandnotmorethan8kg,
notfurtherpreparedthanvegetabletanned,whetherornothavingundergonefurtherpreservativetreatment
withoil,butobviouslyunsuitableforimmediateuseinthemanufactureofleatherarticles *free
Bovineskins,ohrometannedinthemoiststate
(wetblue)free

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41.03Sheepandlambskinleather,exoeptleatherfalling
withinheadingNo.41.06,41.07or41.08;
B.Other:
I.Notfurtherpreparedthantanned
4.1-04Goatandkidskinleather,exceptleatherfalling
withinheadingNo.41.06,41.07or41.08:free
B.Other:
I.Notfurtherpreparedthantanned
41.05Otherkindsofleather,exceptleatherfalling
withinheadingNo.41.06,41.07or41.08:free
B.Other:
I.Notfurtherpreparedthantanned free
Weshouldbegratefulifyouwouldkindlyconfirmtheagreement
oftheGovernmentofthePeople'sRepublicofBangladeshtothe
contentsofthisletter."
IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementoftheGovernmentofthe
People'sRepublicofBangladeshtothecontentsofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernment ofthe
People'sRepublicofBangladesh
HeadoftheDelegationoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity

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AlïïIEXIII
DeclarationoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
concerningtariffadjustments
1.On1July19711theCommunityautonomously introduced ,aGeneralized
SchemeofPreferences onthebasisofResolution21(ll)oftheSecond
UnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopment ,1968.TheCommunity
isprepared,inthecourseofitsendeavourstoimprovethissystem,totake
intoaccounttheinterestsofthePeople1sRepublicofBangladeshinthe
extensionandstrengthening ofitstraderelationswiththeCommunity.
2.TheCommunityisalsopreparedtoexamineintheJointCommissionthe
possibilities forfurthertariffadjustmentstopromotethedevelopment
oftradewithBangladesh .
3.TheCommunitynotesthat,inthisconnection,thePeople'sRepublic
ofBangladesh maynotifyitofthelistofproductsinrespectofwhich
tariffconcessionsaredesired,forexaminationintheJointCommission.
4.TheCommunityunderstandsthatthePeople'sRepublicofBangladeshwill
alsobepreparedtodiscussintheJointCommissiontheCommunitiesproposals,
ifany,withregardtomatterspertainingtothetariffsofthePeople's
RepublicofBangladeshaimedatthedevelopmentoftradebetweenthe
ContractingParties,talcingintoconsideration thedevelopmentneeds01
Bangladesh.

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ΑΙΤΡΓΞΧ IV
Declaration oftheGovernment ofthePeople 'sRepublic ofBangladesh
concerning tariff adjustments
1.ThePeople 'sRepublic ofBangladesh notes that theCommunity is
prepared ,inthecourse ofitsendeavours toimprove thesystem of
Geners-lifced Preferences ,totake into account theinterests ofthePeople 's
Republic ofBangladesh intheextension andstrengthening ofitstrade
relations with theCommunity ,Inthis connection ,thePeople 'sRepublic
ofBangladesh will identify forconsideration bytheCommunity theareas
inwhich theCommunity 'sGeneralized Scheme ofPreferences canbeimproved ,
more especially inthecontext oftheprovisions oftheJoint Declaration
ofIntent .
2.ThePeople 'sRepublic ofBangladesh further notes that theCommunity
isalso prepared toexamine intheJoint Commission thepossibilities for
further tariff' adjustments topromote thedevelopment oftrade with
Bangladesh .
3.Inthis connection thePeople 'sRepublic ofBangladesh maynotify
theCommunity ofthelist ofproducts inrespect ofwhich tariff concessions
aredesired ,forexamination intheJoint Commission .
4.ThePeople 'sRepublic ofBangladesh will also beprepared todiscuss
intheJoint Commission theCommunity 'sproposals ,ifany ,with regard
tomatters pertaining tothetariffs ofthePeople 'sRepublic ofBangladesh
aimed atthedevelopment oftrade between theContracting Parties ,taking
into consideration thedevelopment needs ofBangladesh .