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COM(73)2063final
Brussels.11December1973
.'W/,/,/.PROPOSALFORA.
;-COUNCILDECISION "r\)y-t'7.:: ■,
authorizingtheextensionoftheexchangeoflettersof-
7February1970betweenFranceandJapanconcerningthe
Inter-Industry Agreementonelectronicproductsof4January1969
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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COM(73)20,63final
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Proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
authorizing theextension ofthe exchange ofletters
of7February 1970 between France andJapan conceiving •
theInter-Industry Agreement onelectronic products of
kJanuary 19&9
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,......
'· ' * '''.■·
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,and inparticular Article 113 ^thereof ;
Having regard totheCouncil Decision of16December 1969 onthe
progressive standardization ofagreements concerning commercial
relations between the Member States and third countries and onthe
negotiation ofCommunity agreements ^,andinparticular Article 5
thereof j
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
0JNoL326of29December 1969 ,-p.39./

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Whereas inthe exchange ofletters of7February 19/0ontheoccasion
ofthemeeting ofthe Joint Commission ,set upbythetrade agreement
between France andJapan ofl*fMay19^3 ,theFrench andJapanese v
governments each indicated their willingness totake themeasures
necessary toensure the effective operation oftheir Inter-Industry
Agreement concerning certain electronic goods ,concluded between the
French andJapanese industries onkJanuary 1969 >
Whereas theFrench Government hasrequested authorisation toextend
thevalidity oftheinter-governmental agreement contained inthe
exchange ofletters asfar asthe Inter -Industry Agreement is
concerned ,thelatter having meanwhile been extended bytheparties
tocover theperiod from 1April 1973 until 31March 197^»
Whereas all that isrequired isauthorisation fortheextension of
theAgreement between theFrench andJapanese Governments and that
this authorisation shall innoway affect theobligation ofthe
member State concerned toavoid and ,ifnecessary ,toremove any
incompatibility between this Agreement andtheprovisions of
Community law ;
Whereas ,moreover ,asaresult oftheprior consultation provided
forinArticle 2oftheDecision of16December 19^9 ,itwas
established ,asconfirmed bythe statement oftheMember State
concerned ,that the exchange ofletters will not constitute any
obstacle tothecommon commercial policy inthesector concerned
during theperiod ofextension under consideration }
Whereas ,consequently ,theabovementioned exchange ofletters may
beextended until 31March 197^atthelatest ;
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Article 1
Thevalidity ofthe exchange ofletters of7February 1970 between
theFrench andJapanese Governments concerning theInter-Industry
Agreement of^January 19&9 oncertain electronic goods listed in
Chapters 85and92oftheCCTmaybeextended until 31March 1972+»
Article 2
This Decision isaddressed toFrance .
Done atBrussels , For the Council