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y
-COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHE COUNCIL
onthenegotiations between theMember States ofthe
European Coal and Steel Community and thePeople 's
I
Democratic Republic ofAlgeria ,theKingdom of
Morocco and theRepublic ofTunisia
,
C0M(76 )122final

Commission Communication totheCouncil
onthenegotiations "betweentheMemberStatesoftheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunityandthePeople'sDemocraticRepublic
ofAlgeria,theKingdomofMoroccoandtheRepublicofTunisia
1.Thenegotiations "betweentheMemberStatesoftheEuropeanCoaland
SteelCommunityandthePeople'sDemocraticRepublicofAlgeria,the
KingdomofMoroccoandtheRepublicofTunisia,fortheconclusionof
agreementsundertheoverallMediterranean approach,werecompletedin
Brusselson17,8and7January197^respectively.
Thedelegationsindicatedtheiragreementaulreferendumtothecontents
ofthetexts-drawnupinFrench-oftheagreementsandtheannexes
thereto,whichaccompanythisCommunication .
2.TheCommissionrecommendsthattheMemberStatesmeetinginthe
Councilapprovetheresultofthenegotiations andsetinmotionthe
signingandconclusionprocedure.

Draft
Agreementbetweenthe
MemberStatesoftheEuropeanCoal
andSteelCommunity
and
thePeople'sDemocraticRepublicofAlgeria

THEKINGDOM OPBELGIUM ,
THEKINGDOM OPDENMARK ,
THEFEDERAL REPUBLIC OPGERMANY ,
THEPREBCH REPUBLIC ,
IRELAND ,
THEITALIAN REPUBLIC ,
THE GRAND DUCHT OPLUXEMBOURG .
THEKINGDOM OPTHENETHERLANDS ,
ANDTHEUNITED KINGDOM OPGREAT BRITAIN ANDNORTHERN IRELAND ,
Members oftheEuropean Coal andSteel Community (hereinafter referred
toasthe"Member States "),oftheonepart ,and
THEPEOPLE 'SDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OPALGERIA ,oftheother part ,
WHEREAS theEuropean Economic Community andthePeople 'sDemocratic
Republic ofAlgeria areconcluding acooperation Agreement concerning
thesectors covered bythat Community ,
PURSUING thesame objectives anddesiring tofind similar solutions for the
sector covered bytheEuropean Coal andSteel Community ,
HAVE DECIDED ,inpursuit ofthese objectives andconsidering that no
provision ofthis Agreement maybeinterpreted asexempting theContracting
Parties from theobligations which are incumbent upon them under other
international agreements ,
TOCONCLUDE THIS AGREEMENT :

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Article 1
ThisAgreement shall apply tothose products covered bytheEuropean
Coal andSteel Community which aresetoutinAnnex hereto
TITLE I
TRADE
Article 2
The object ofthis Agreement istopromote trade "between theContracting
Parties ,taking account oftheir respective levels ofdevelopment andof
thenecessity toensure abetter balance intheir trade ,with aview to
increasing therate ofgrowth ofAlgeria 'strade andimproving the
conditions ofaccess for itsproducts ontheCommunity market .
Article 3
1.Products originating inAlgeria shall beimported into theCommunity
free ofquantitative restrictions andmeasures having equivalent effect ,
andofcustoms duties andcharges having equivalent effect ,
2.ThenewMember States shall apply theprovisions ofparagraph 1,provided
that they shall innocase apply more favourable treatment
toAlgeria than totheCommunity asoriginally constituted .
Article 4
Theprovisions ofArticles 24to37ofthecooperation Agreement signed
this dayshall apply mutatis mutandis tothis Agreement .

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Article5
1.IftheoffersmadebyAlgerianundertakingsarelikelyto"be
detrimentaltothefunctioningofthecommonmarketandifanysuch
detrimentisattributabletoadifferenceintheconditionsof
competitionasregardsprices,MemberStatesmaytakeappropriate
measuresundertheconditionsandinaccordancewiththeprocedures
laiddowninparagraph2ofthisArticle.
2.TheContractingPartiesshallprovidetheJointCommitteewith
allrelevantinformation andshallgiveittheassistanceitrequires
inordertoexaminethecaseand,whereappropriate ,toconsider
appropriatemeasures.
IfAlgeriafailstoputanendtothepracticeobjectedtowithin
theperiodfixedbytheJointCommitteeor,intheabsenceof
agreementintheJointCommittee,withinonemonthofthematter
beingreferredtoit,theMemberStatesmayadoptanysafeguard
measurestheyconsidernecessarytoavoid,orputanendto,any
detrimenttothefunctioningofthecommonmarket;inparticular
theymaywithdrawtariffconcessions.
Article6
TheAgreementshallnotmodifytheprovisionsoftheTreatyestablishing
theEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunityorthepowersandjurisdiction
derivingtherefrom.

TITLE II
GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 7
1.AJoint Committee ishereby established which shall "beresponsible
fortheadministration oftheAgreement and shall ensure itsproper
implementation# Forthis purpose ,itshall make recommendations and
take decisions inthecases provided forintheAgreement .
Thedecisions taken shall bebinding ontheContracting Parties ,
which shall take such measures ,inaccordance with their ownrules ,
asarerequired toimplement them *
2.Forthepurpose oftheproper implementation oftheAgreement the
Contracting Parties shall exchange information and ,attherequest of
either Party ,shall hold consultations within theJoint Committee .
3.TheJoint Committee shall adopt its own rules ofprocedure

Article8
1.TheJointCommitteeshallconsistofrepresentatives oftheCommunity
ontheonehand,andofrepresentatives ofAlgeriaontheother.
2.TheJointCommitteeshallact"bymutualagreement "betweenthe
CommunityandAlgeria.
Article9
1.EachContractingPartyshallpresideinturnovertheJointCommittee
in-accordancewiththearrangements to"belaiddowninitsrulesof
procedure.
2.TheChairmanshallconvenemeetingsoftheJointCommitteeatleast
onceayearinordertoreviewthegeneralfunctioning oftheAgreement.
TheJointCommitteeshall,inaddition,meetwheneverspecial
circumstances sorequire,attherequestofeitherContractingParty,in
accordancewiththeconditionstohelaiddowninitsrulesofprocedure.
3.TheJointCommitteemaydecidetosetupanyworkingpartythatcan
assistitincarryingoutitsduties.
Article10
TheprovisionsofArticles47to55ofthecooperation Agreementshall
applymutatismutandistothisAgreement.
Article11
TheAgreementshallapply,ontheonehand,totheterritoriestowhich
theTreatyestablishing theEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunityapplies
undertheconditionslaiddowninthatTreaty,andtotheterritoryof
Algeriaontheother.

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Article12
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,
French,GermanandItalianlanguages,andintheArabiclanguage,each
ofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.
Article13
1.ThisAgreementshall "besubjecttoratification ,acceptanceorapproval
bytheContractingPartiesinaccordancewiththeirownprocedures.
Theyshallnotifyeachotherwhentheproceduresnecessarytothisend
havebeencompleted.
2.ThisAgreementshallenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthesecond
monthfollowingthedateonwhichthenotifications specifiedin
paragraph 1havebeencarriedout.

ANNEX

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List ofproducts referred toinArticle 1oftheAgreement
Brussels
Nomenclature Description
heading No
26.01 Metallic ores andconcentrates androasted iron pyrites :
A.Iron ores andconcentrates androasted iron pyrites :
II.Other
B.Manganese ores andconcentrates ,including manganiferous iron
ores andconcentrates with a content of20^or
more byweight
26.02 Slag ,dross ,scalings andsimilar waste from themanufacture of
iron orsteel :
A.Blast-furnace dust
27.01 Coal ;briquettes ,ovoids andsimilar solid fuels manufactured
from coal
27.02 Lignite ,whether ornotagglomerated
27.04 Coke andsemi-coke ofcoal ,oflignite orofpeat :
A.Cfcoal :
II.Other
B.Oflignite
73.01 Pigiron ,cast iron andspiegeleisen ,inpigs ,blocks ,lumps
and similar forms
73-02 Ferro-alloys :
A.Perro-manganese :
I.Containing more than 2/1byweight ofcarbon (high carbon
ferro-mangane se)
73.03 Waste andscrapmetal ofiron orsteel
73.05 Iron orsteel powders ;sponge iron orsteel :
B.Sponge iron orsteel .

Brus sels
Nomenclature
heading NoDescription
Puddled "bars andpilings ;ingots ,"blocks ,lumps andsimi­
larforms ,ofiron orsteel
Blooms ,billets ,slabs andsheet bars (including tinplate
bars ),ofiron orsteel ;pieces roughly shaped byforging ,
ofiron orsteel :
A.Blooms and billets :
I. Rolled
B.Slabs andsheer bars (including tinplate bars ):
I. Rolled
Iron orsteel coils forre-rolling
Universal plates ofiron orsteel
73.10 Bars androds (including wire rod),ofiron orsteel ,hot-
rolled ,forged ,extruded ,cold-formed orcold-finished
(including precision-made );hollov :mining drill steel :
A.Not further worked than hot-rolled orextruded
D.Clad orsurface-worked (forexample ,polished ,coated ):
I. ITot further worked than clad :
(a)Hot-rolled orextruded
73.11 Angles ,shapes andsections ,ofiron orsteel ,hot-rolled ,
forged ,extruded ,cold-formed orcold-finished ;sheet
piling ofiron orsteel ,whether ornotdrilled ,punched
ormade from assembled elements :
A.Angles ,shapes and sections :
I. Not further worked than hot-rolled orextruded
IV.Clad orsurface-worked (forexample ,polished ,coated ):
(a)Notfurther worked than clad :
1.Hit-rolled orextruded
B.Sheet piling
73*12 Hoop andstrip ,ofiron orsteel ,hot-rolled orcold-rolled :
A.Not further worked than hot-rolled
B.Not further worked than cold-rolled :
1.Incoils forthemanufacture oftinplate 3,
^Entry under thissubheading issubject toconditions tobedetermined bytheCompetentauthorities73.06
73.07
73-08
73.09
73-10

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Brucaci ?
ITcr/.enclc
Vpor i– ■r\Description
72.12 C.Cj.ac .,ccatea crotherwise surface-treated :
(contd >^ ' III .Tinned :
(a)Tinplate
V.Other (forexample ,copper-plated ,artif iciallv
cnidir'.ed ,lacquered ,nickel-plated ,varnished ,clad
parkerised ,printed ):
(a)ITctfurther uorked than clad :
1.Hot-rolled
72-12 Sheets ardplates ,ofiron crrteel ,hot-rolled orcold-
rolled :
A.'Electrical' sheets andplates :
3-Other sheets and plates :
I.Hot further worked than hot-rolled
II.Hotfurther worked than cola-rolled ,ofathickness of :
(b)Hore than 1rar.butless than 2nn
(c)1rrxiorless
III .ITotfurther worked than burnished ,polished orglased
IV.Clad ,coated orotherwise surface-treated :
(b)Tinned :
1.Tir.plate
2.Other
(c)Zinc–coated orlead–coated
(b)Other (forexample ,copper-plated ,artificiall .7
oxidised ,lacquered ,nickel-plated ,varnished f
clad ,parlcerisei ,printed )
Y. Otherwise shaped orworked :
(a)Cutinto shapes other than rectangular chapes ,
but not further worked :
2.Other

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Brussels
Nomenclature Description
headingNo •
73.15 Alloysteelandhighcarbonsteelintheformsmentioned
inheadingsITos.73*06"to73-14-
A.Highcartonsteel:
I.Ingots,blooms,billets,slabsandsheetbars:
(b)Other
III.Coilsforre-rolling
IV.Universalplates
V.Barsandrods(includingwirerod)andhollow
miningdrillsteel;angles,shapesandsections:
(b)Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolledorextruded
(d)Cladorsurface-worked (forexample,polished,
coated):
1.Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
(aa)Hot-rolledorextruded
– VI.Hoopandstrip:
(a)Hotfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
(c)Clad,coatedorotherwisesurface-treated :
1.Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
(aa)Hot-rolled
VII.Sheersandplates:
(a)Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
(b)Notfurtherworkedthancold-rolled,ofathick­
nessof:
2.Lessthan3mm
(c)Polished,clad,coatedorotherwisesurface-
treated
(d)Otherwiseshapedorworked:
1.Cutintoshapesotherthanrectangular
shapes,butnotfurtherworked
B.Alloysteel:
I.Ingots,blooms,billets,slabsandsheetbars:
(b)Other
II.Coilsforre-rolling
IV.Universalplates
V.Barsandrods(includingwirerod)andhollowr.ining
drillsteel;angles,shapesandsections:
(b)Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolledorextruded

Brussels
Homenclature
headingHoDescription
73.15 (d)Cladorsurface-worked (forexample,polished,
(°ontd) coated):
1.Hotfurtherworkedthanclad:
(aa)Hot-rolledorextruded
IV.Hoopandstrip:
(a)Hotfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
(c)Clad,coatedorotherwisesurface-treated :
1.Hotfurtherworkedthanclad:
(aa)Hot-rolled
VII.Sheetsandplates:
(a)'Electrical *sheetsandplates
(t>)Othersheetsandplates:
1.Hotfurtherworkedthanhot-rolled
2.Hotfurtherworkedthancold-rolled ,ofa
thicknessof:
(bb)Lessthan3oil
3.Polished,clad,coatedorotherwisesurface-
treated
4.Otherwiseshapedorworked:
(aa)Cutintochapesotherthafirectangular
shapes,butnotfurtherworked
73*16 Railwayandtranwaytrackconstructionnaterialofircr.cr
steel,thefollowing:rails,check-rails ,switchblades,
crossings(orfrogs),crossingpieces,pointreds,rack
rails,sleepers,fish-plates ,chairs,chairwedges,sole
plates(baseplates),railclips,bedplates,tie^andother
materialspecialisedforJoiningorfixingrails:
»P*»11«■*•
II.Other
B.Check-rails
C.Sleeoers
D.Pish-olates andsoleolates:
I.Rolled

Draft
Agreementbetweenthe
MemberStatesoftheEuropeanCoal
andSteelCommunity
and
-theKingdomofMoroeoo

1
THEKINGDOM OPBELGIUM ,
THEKINGDOM OFDENMARK , . ^
THEFEDERAL REPUBLIC OFGERMANY ,
THEFRENCH REPUBLIC ,
IRELAND ,
THEITALIAN REPUBLIC ,
THEGRAND DUCHY OFLUXEMBOURG ,
THEKINGDOM OFTIIENETHERLANDS ,
ANDTHEUNITED KINGDOM OFGREAT BRITAIN ANDNORTHERN IRELAND ,
Members oftheEuropean Coal andSteel Community (hereinafter referred ,
toasthe "Member States' ^,oftheonepart ,and
THEKINGDOM OFMOROCCO ,oftheother part ,
WHEREAS theEuropean Economic Community andtheKingdom ofMorocco
areconcluding acooperation Agreement concerning thesectors
covered bythat Community ,
PURSUING the same objectives anddesiring tofind similar solutions for the
sector covered bytheEuropean Coal andSteel Community ,
HAVE DECIDED ,inpursuit ofthese objectives andconsidering that no
provision ofthis Agreement maybeinterpreted asexempting theContracting
Parties from theobligations which areincumbent upon them under other
international agreements ,
TOCONCLUDE THIS AGREEMENT :

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Article "
This Agreement shall apply tothose products covered bytheEuropean
Coal and Steel Community which are set outintheAnnex hereto .
TITLE I
TRADE COOPERATION
Article 2
The object ofthis Agreement istopromote trade "between theContracting
Parties ,taking account oftheir respective levels ofdevelopment andof
thenecessity toensure abetter balance intheir trade ,with aview to
increasing therate ofgrowth ofMorocco*s trade andimproving the
conditions ofaccess for itsproducts ontheCommunity market .
Article 3
1.Products originating inMorocco shall beimported into theCommunity
free ofquantitative restrictions andmeasures having equivalent effect ,
*
andofcustoms duties and charges having equivalent effect .
;
2.ThenewMember States shall apply theprovisions ofparagraph 1,provided
that they shall innocase apply more favourable treatment
toMorocco than totheCommunity asoriginally constituted .
Article A
Theprovisions ofArticles 26to39ofthecooperation Agreement signed
this dayshall apply mutatis mutandis tothis Agreement .

Α-τ-1-.1η7ηΒ–
1.Iftheoffers made byMoroccan undertakings arelikely to "be
detrimental tothefunctioning ofthe common market and ifany r.uch
detriment isattributable toadifference inthe conditions of
competition asregards prices ,Member States maytake appropriate
measures under the conditions and inaccordance with theprocedures
laid down inparagraph 2ofthis Article .
2.The Contracting Parties shall provide theJoint Committee with
allrelevant information and shall give ittheassistance itrequires
inorder toexamine the case and ,where appropriate ,toconsider
appropriate measures .
IfMorocco fails toputanendtothepractice objected towithin
theperiod fixed bytheJoint Committee or,intheabsence of
agreement intheJoint Committee ,within onemonth ofthematter
being referred toit,theMember States mayadopt anysafeguard
measures they consider necessary toavoid ,orputanendto,any
detriment tothefunctioning ofthecommon market ;inparticular
they maywithdraw tariff concessions .
Article 6
TheAgreement shall notmodify theprovisions oftheTreaty establishing
theEuropean Coal andSteel Community orthepowers andjurisdiction
deriving therefrom .

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TITT JEII
GENERAL AFP FIITAL PROVISIONS
Article 7
1.AJoint Committee ishereby established which shall beresponsible
fortheadministration oftheAgreement and shall ensure itsproper
implementation# Forthis purpose ,itshall make recommendations and
take decisions inthe cases provided forintheAgreement .
Thedecisions taken sha.ll bebinding ontheContracting Parties ,
vhich shall take such measures ,iraccordance with their ovmrules ,
asare required toimplement them .
.2.For thepurpose oftheproper implementation oftheAgreement the
Contracting Parties shall exchange information and ,attherequest of
.either Party ,shall hold consultations within theJoint Committee .
3.TheJoint Committee shall adopt itsown rules ofprocedure .

Article 8
r "fe
1.The Joint Committee shall consist ofrepresentatives oftheCommunity
ontheonehand ,andofrepresentatives ofMorocco ontheother .
2.The Joint Committee shall actbyimtual agreement "between the
Community andMorocco *
Article 9
1.Each Contracting Party shall preside inturn over the Joint Committee
in-accordance with thearrangements tohelaid down initsrules of
procedure .
2.TheChairman shall convene meetings oftheJoint Committee atleast
once ayear inorder toreview thegeneral functioning oftheAgreement . ,
TheJoint Committee shall ,inaddition ,meet whenever special
circumstances sorequire ,attherequest ofeither Contracting Party ,in
accordance with the conditions to "belaid down initsrules ofprocedure .
3.TheJoint Committee maydecide tosetupanyworking party that can
assist itincarrying outitsduties .
Article 10
Theprovisions ofArticles 49 "to57ofthecooperation Agreement shall
apply mutatis mutandis tothis Agreement .
Article 11
TheAgreement shall apply ,ontheonehand ,totheterritories towhich
theTreaty establishing theEuropean Coal andSteel Community applies
under theconditions laid down inthat Treaty ,andtotheterritory of
Morocco onthe other .

Article12
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,
French,GermanandItalianlanguages,andintheArabiclanguage,each
ofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.
Article13
1.ThisAgreementshallbesubjecttoratification ,acceptanceorapproval
bytheContractingPartiesinaccordancewiththeirownprocedures.
Theyshallnotifyeachotherwhentheproceduresnecessarytothisend
havebeencompleted.
2.ThisAgreementshallenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthesecond
monthfollowingthedateonwhichthenotifications specifiedin
paragraph 1havebeencarriedout.

AMEX
draftAgreementwithAlgeria)

•Agreement notw^en the
Member States oftheEuropean Coal
and Z\.c-e~ .Commurrty
and
theRepublic ofTunisia

χ
THEKINGDOMOPBELGIUM,
THEKINGDOMOPDENMARK, ^^
THEFEDERALREPUBLICOPGERMANY,
THEFRENCHREPUBLIC,
IRELAND,
THEITALIANREPUBLIC,
TEEGRANDDUCHYOPLUXEMBOURG,
THEKINGDOMOPTHENETHERLANDS ,
AfJDTHEUNITEDKINGDOMOPGREATBRITAINANDNORTHERNIRELAND,
MembersoftheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity (hereinafterreferred ,
toasthe"MemberStates"),oftheonepart,and
THEREPUBLICOPTUNISIA,oftheotherpart,
WHEREAStheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
RepublicofTunisiaareconcludingacooperation Agreementconcerning
thesectorscoveredbythatCommunity,
PURSUINGthesameobjectivesanddesiringtofindsimilarsolutions&rthe
sectorcoveredbytheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity,
HAVEDECIDED,inpursuitoftheseobjectivesandconsideringthatno
provisionofthisAgreement m?vybeinterpreted r.sexemptingtheContracting
*
Partiesfromtheobligations whichareincumbentuponthemunderother
international agreement?,
TOCONCLUDETHISAGREEMENT :

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Art icle1
i
ThisAgreement shall apply tothose products covered bytheEuropean
CoalandSteel Community which areset -outintheAnnex hereto , j
TITLE I
TRADE COOPERATION
Article 2
Theobject ofthis Agreement istopromote trade "between theContracting
Parties ,taking account oftheir respective levels ofdevelopment andof
thenecessity toensure abetter balance intheir trade ,with aview to
increasing therate ofgrowth ofTunisia 'strade andimproving the
conditions ofaccess for itsproducts ontheCommunity market .
Article 3
1.Products originating inTunisia shall beimported into theCommunity
free ofquantitative restrictions andmeasures having equivalent effect ,
__ «
andofcustoms duties and charges having equivalent effect .
2»ThenewMember States shall apply theprovisions ofparagraph 1,provided
that they shall innocase apply more favourable treatment
toTunisia than totheCommunity asoriginally constituted .
Article 4
Theprovisions ofArticles 25to38ofthecooperation Agreement signed
this day shall apply mutatis mutandis tothis Agreement .

ArticleS^
% T:
1«Iftheoffersmade"byTunisianundertakings arelikelytobe
detrimentaltothefunctioningofthecommonmarketandifanysuch
detrimentisattributable toadifferenceintheconditionsof
competitionasregardsprices,MemberStatesmaytakeappropriate
measuresundertheconditionsandinaccordancewiththeprocedures
laiddowninparagraph 2ofthisArticle.
2.TheContractingPartiesshallprovidetheJointCommitteewith
allrelevantinformation andshallgiveittheassistanceitrequires
inordertoexaminethecaseand,whereappropriate ,toconsider
appropriate measures.
IfTunisiafailstoputanendtothepracticeobjectedtowithin
'theperiodfixedbytheJointCommitteeor,intheabsenceof
agreementintheJointCommittee,withinonemonthofthematter
•beingreferredtoit,theMemberStatesmayadoptanysafeguard
measurestheyconsidernecessarytoavoid,orputanendto,any
detrimenttothefunctioningofthecommonmarket;inparticular
theymaywithdrawtariffconcessions.
Article6
TheAgreementshallnotmodifytheprovisionsoftheTreatyestablishing
theEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunityorthepowersandjurisdiction
derivingtherefrom.

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TITLE II
%
CEKERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 7
1.AJoint Committee ishereby established which shall "beresponsible
fortheadministration oftheAgreement and sha.ll ensure itsproper
implementation .Forthis purpose ,itshall make recommendations and
take decisions inthe cases provided forintheAgreement .
Thedecisions taken shall bebinding ontheContracting Parties ,
uhich shall take such measures ,inaccordance with their ownrules ,
asare required toimplement them .
.2.Forthepurpose oftheproper implementation oftheAgreement the
Contracting Parties shall exchange information and ,attherequest of
.either Party ,shall hold consultations within theJoint Committee .
3.TheJoint Committee shall adopt itsownrules ofprocedure .

Article8
_
1.TheJointCommitteeshallconsistofrepresentatives oftheCommunity
ontheonehand,andofrepresentatives ofTunisiaontheother.
2.TheJointCommitteeshallact"bymutualagreement "betweenthe
CommunityandTunisia.
Article9
1.EachContractingPartyshallpresideinturnovertheJointCommittee
in-accordancewiththearrangements to"belaiddowninitsrulesof
procedure.
2.TheChairmanshallconvenemeetingsoftheJointCommitteeatleast
onceayearinordertoreviewthegeneralfunctioning oftheAgreement..
TheJointCommitteeshall,inaddition,meetwheneverspecial
circumstances sorequire,attherequestofeitherContractingParty,in
accordancewiththeconditionsto"belaiddovminitsrulesofprocedure.
3.TheJointCommitteemaydecidetosetupanyworkingpartythatcan
assistitincarryingoutitsduties.
Article10
TheprovisionsofArticles48to56ofthecooperation Agreementshall
applymutatismutandistothisAgreement.
Article11
TheAgreementshallapply,ontheonehand,totheterritoriestowhich
theTreatyestablishing theEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunityapplies
undertheconditionslaid,downinthatTreaty,andtotheterritoryof
Tunisiaontheother.

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Article12
ThisAgreementisdrawntipinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,
French,GermanandItalianlanguages,andintheArabiclanguage,each
ofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.
Article13
1#ThisAgreementshallbesubjecttoratification ,acceptanceorapproval
bj^theContractingPartiesinaccordancewiththeirovmprocedures.
Theyshallnotifyeachotherwhentheproceduresnecessarytothisend
havebeencompleted.
2.ThisAgreementshallenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthesecond
monthfollowingthedateonwhichthenotifications specifiedin
paragraph 1havebeencarriedout.

ΑΜΞΧ
draftAgreementwithAlgeria)