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COMMI SSION COSTUMO ATIOÌ7TOTIIE COUTTCIL
onthenegotiations between
the European Economic Community and tho Stato ofIaraol
1.Thenegotiations between theEuropean Economic Community anathe
State ofIsrael for the conclusion ofanAdditional Protocol tothe
Agreement between theEuropean Economic Community andtheState of
Israel of11May1975 »a*11*ofaFinancial Protocol ,ended inBrussels
on10October 1976 .
Thetexts inFrench oftheAdditional Protocol ,theFinancial Protocol
andtheDeclarations andExchanges ofLetters annexed totheFinal Act
were initialled bytheHead oftheCommunity Delegation andtheHead
oftheIsraeli Delegation ,whoindicated their agreement onthecontents
except forArticle 2oftheFinancial Protocol asregards theduration
ofthe latter .
TheIsraeli Delegation requested that theCommunity reconsider its
position onthis matter andthat theduration oftheProtocol be
fixed atthree years from thedate ofsignature .
Theinitialled texts represent theresults ofnegotiations conducted
onthebasis oftheCouncil directives of18-19 October 1976 .
2»Adecision on "therequest presented "byIsrael must "betaken by
theCouncil .Since therequest concerns theonly point outstanding ,
theresolution ofwhich would permit thenegotiations tobeconcluded ,
andareservation similar tothat made bythethree Mashreq countries
inthenegotiations with those countries ,theCommission considers
that anysolution adopted bytheCouncil onthis question asregards
theMashreq countries should also beapplied toIsrael .TheCommission
suggests therefore that thedate ofexpiry oftheFinancial Protocol
with Israel be31October 1981 ,thedate suggested bytheCommission
fortheexpiry ofthefinancial protocols tobeconcluded with the
three Mashreq countries .

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TheCommission considersthatsuchasolutionwouldenablethe
negotiations tobeconcludedandtheproceduressetinmotionfor
thesignatureandconclusionoftheAdditionalProtocolandthe
FinancialProtocol.TheCommissionaccordinglytransmitsherewith
totheCouncilarecommendation foraregulationconcludingthe
AdditionalProtocolandtheFinancialProtocol(Annexl).
TheCommissionwouldpointoutthattheHeadoftheIsraeliDelegation
hadaskedthattheproceduresbecompletedintimefortheAdditional
ProtocoltobesignedinIsraelbeforetheendof1976.
3.TheCommissionwouldalsoinformtheCouncilthatduringthe
negotiations theIsraeliDelegationformallyrequestedthata
CommissiondelegationbeestablishedinIsrael.Themissionofthis
delegationwouldbetoensureandfacilitateimplementation ofthe
economiccooperationprovidedforintheAgreementof11May1975
andtheAdditionalProtocolthereto,andalsotofacilitatemanagement
oftheamountscommittedbytheEIBasfinancialcooperation .

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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)NO
concludinganAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheStateofIsrael,
andaFinancialProtocol
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle238thereof,
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ,
VJhereastheAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheStateofIsrael,andtheFinancialProtocol,
signedat on............. shouldbeconcluded,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
TheAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheStateofIsrael,theFinancialProtocolandthe
Declarations andExchangesofLettersannexedtotheFinalActare
herebyconcluded,adoptedandconfirmedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
ThetextsoftheAdditionalProtocol,theFinancialProtocoland
theFinalActareannexedtothisRegulation.

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Article2
PursuanttoArticle16oftheAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreement
"betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheStateofIsrael
andArticle13oftheFinancialProtocol,thePresidentofthe
CounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesshallgivenotificationthat
theproceduresnecessaryfortheentryintoforceoftheProtocols
havebeencompletedonthepartoftheCommunity.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddireotly
applicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatFortheCouncil

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HISMAJESTY THEKING OPTHEBELGIANS
HERMAJESTY THEQUEEN OFDENMARK ,
THEPRESIDENT OPTHEFEDERAL REPUBLIC OPGERMANY ,
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEFRENCH REPUBLIC ,
THEPRESIDENT OPIRELAND ,
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEITALIAN REPUBLIC ,
HISROYAL HXGHBESS THEGRAND DUKE OFLUXEMBOURG ,
HERMAJESTY THEQUEEN OFTHENETHERLANDS ,
HERMAJESTY THEQUEEN OFTHEUNITED KINGDOM OFGREAT BRITAIN
ANDNORTHERN IRELAND ,
and
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart ,and
THEPRESIDENT OFTHESTATE OFISRAEL ,
oftheother part ,

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WISHINGtodemonstratetheircommondesiretowidenandstrengthen
theirlinksonthe"basisoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheStateofIsrael,forthemutualbenefit
oftheParties,
RESOLVEDtoestablishwider-ranging cooperation whichwill
contributetoIsrael'seconomicdevelopment andhelptostrengthen
relationsbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandIsrael,
HA.VEDECIDEDtoconcludethisProtocolandtothisendhave
designatedastheirplenipotentiaries :

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Article 1
TheprovisionsoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheStateofIsraelsignedon11May1975»
hereinaftercalledthe"Agreement",shallhesupplemented asfollows:
TITLEI
ECONOMIC,TSCHNTCAL AJTDFINANCIAL COOFERATION
Article2
1.InordertostrengthenexistinglinksbetweentheContracting
Partiesonaswideabasisaspossiblefortheirmutualbenefit,
theCommunityandIsraelshallinstitutecooperationwiththeaim
ofcontributing tothedevelopmentofIsraelandtheharmonious
developmentoftheireconomicrelations.
Article3
InordertoachievethecooperationreferredtoinArticle2,
accountshallbetaken,inparticular,ofthefollowing:
(a)theobjectivesandprioritiesofIsrael'sdevelopmentplans
andprogrammesj
(b)theimportanceofschemesintowhichdifferentoperationsare
integrated.
Article4
1.ThepurposeofcooperationbetweentheCommunityandIsrael
shallbetopromoteinparticular:
(a)thedevelopmentofIsrael'sproductionandeoonomicinfrastructure
inordertofosterthecomplementarity ofthetwoeconomiesand,
inparticular,topromotetheindustrialization ofIsrael}

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(b)thesalespromotionofproductsexportedbyIsrael5
(c)industrialcooperationthrough,interalia,measures:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(d)cooperationintheagricultural andfisherysectorswithaview
toachievingcomplementarity betweenthetwoeconomies;
(e)theencouragement ofprivateinvestmentswhichareinthemutual
interestofbothParties;
(f)exchangeofinformationontheeconomicandfinancialsituation,
andonthetrendthereof,asrequiredfortheproperfunctioning
oftheAgreement;
(g)cooperationinthefieldsofscience,technologyandthe
protectionoftheenvironment.
2.TheContractingPartiesmaydecideonfurtherareasofcooperation.
Article5
1.Periodically theCooperation Counoilshalldefinetheguidelines
ofcooperationforthepurposeofattainingtheaimssetoutinthe
Agreement.
2.TheCooperation Councilshallberesponsibleforseekingwaysand
meansofestablishing cooperationintheareasdefinedinArtiole4*
Tothatenditisempoweredtomakedecisions.toencouragetheimplementation ofIsrael'sindustrial
development programmes ;
tofostertheorganization ofcontactsandmeetings
betweenIsraeliandCommunityindustrialpolicy-makers,
promotersandfirmsinordertostrengthentheir
relationsintheindustrialfieldinconformitywith
theobjectivesoftheAgreement;
tofacilitateaccesstotechnological know-howand
theacquisitionofpatentsandotherindustrialproperty;
toeliminatenon-tariffandnon-quotabarrierslikely
toimpedeaccesstoeithermarket;

Article6
TheCommunityshallparticipateinthefinancingofanymeasures
topromotethedevelopment ofIsraelundertheconditionslaiddown
inProtocolNo1relatingtofinancialcooperation.
Article7
TheContractingPartiesshallfacilitatetheproperperformanceof
cooperation andinvestmentcontractswhichareofinteresttoboth
PartiesandcomewithintheframeworkoftheAgreement.
Article8
Article18oftheAgreementisherebyrepealed*
TITLEII
GENERALANDFINALPROVISIONS
Article9
1.Theterm"JointCommittee"asusedintheAgreement,theProtocols
thereto,andtheDeclarations andExchangesofLettersannexedto
thePinalAct,signedon11May1975»shallbereplacedbythe
term"Cooperation Council".
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2.Theterm"workingparty"usedinArticle21(3)shallbereplaoed
bytheterm"committee".
Article10
Article19oftheAgreementshallbereplacedbythefollowing:
1.ACooperationCouncilisherebyestablished,whichshallhavethe
power,forthepurposeofattainingtheaimssetoutintheAgreement,
totakedecisionsinthecasesprovidedforintheAgreement.

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ThedecisionstakenshallbebindingontheContractingParties,which
shalltakesuchmeasuresasarerequiredtoimplementthem.
2.TheCooperation Councilmayalsoformulateanyresolutions,
recommendations oropinionswhichitconsidersdesirableforthe
attainmentofthecommonaimsandthesmoothfunctioningofthe
Agreement.
3.TheCooperation Councilshalladoptitsrulesofprocedure.
Article11
Article20(1)oftheAgreementshallbereplacedbythefollowing:
1.TheCooperation Councilshallbecomposed,ontheonehand,
ofrepresentatives oftheCommunityanditsMemberStatesand,on
theotherhand,ofrepresentatives ofIsrael.
Article12
1.TheCooperation Councilmaydecidetosetupanycommittee
thatcanassistitincarryingoutitsduties.
2.TheCooperation Councilshalldeterminethecomposition and
dutiesofsuchcommitteesandhowtheyshallfunction.
3.Article21(3)oftheAgreementisherebyrepealed.
Article13
TheCooperation Councilshalltakeanyappropriate measuresto
facilitatecooperation andnecessarycontactsbetweentheEuropean
Parliamentandtherepresentatives oftheKnesset.
Article14
ThisProtocolshallformanintegralpartoftheAgreement.

Article 15
This Protocol isdrawn upinduplicate intheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,
French ,German ,Italian andHebrew languages ,eachofthese texts
"being equally authentio .
Article 16
1.Tiiis Protocol shall "besubject toratification ,acceptance
orapproval inaccordance with theContracting Parties' own
procedures ;theContracting Parties shall notify eachother
that theprocedures necessary tothis endhave "beencompleted .
2.This Protocol shall enter intoforce onthefirst dayof
thesecond month following thedate onwhich thenotifications
provided forinparagraph 1have been given .

FINANCIAL PROTOCOL
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDTHESTATEOFISRAEL

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HIS MAJESTY THEKING OFTHE BELGIANS ,
HERMAJESTY THEQUEEN OFDENMARK ,
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEFEDERAL REPUBLIC OFGERMANY ,
THE PRESIDENT OFTHE FRENCH REPUBLIC ,
THE PRESIDENT OFIRELAND ,
THE PRESIDENT OFTHE ITALIAN REPUBLIC ,
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THEGRAND DUKE OFLUXEMBOURG ,
HER MAJESTY THEQUEEN OFTHE NETHERLANDS ,
HER MAJESTY THEQUEEN OFTHE UNITED KINGDOM OFGREAT BRITAIN
AND NORTHERN IRELAND ,
and
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
ofthe onepart ,and
THEPRESIDENT OFTHESTATE OFISRAEL ,
ofthe other part ,
HAVE DESIGNATED astheir Plenipotentiaries :
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Article 1
TheCommunity shallparticipate ,within the -framework offinancial
cooperation ,inthefinancing ofprojects designed tocontribute to
the economic development ofIsrael . ?
Article 2
1.For thepurposes specified inArticle 1,theCommunity shall a6k
theEuropean Investment Bank ,hereinafter called the "Bank ",tomake
available toIsrael funds ofupto30million European units of
account (EUA).This amount maybecommitted ,foraperiod of
ofthis Protocol ,inthe form ofloans granted inaccordance with the
conditions ,detailed rules andprocedures laid down bytheBank 's
Statute .
2.The following shall beeligible forfinancing :capital projects
helping toincrease productivity and toachieve complementarity
between the two economies ,and promoting inparticular the
industrialization ofIsrael that have been submitted tothe Bank by
theState ofIsrael or,with thelatter 'sagreement ,bypublic or
private undertakings having their seat oraplace ofbusiness inIsrael .
3.(a)Examination oftheeligibility oftheprojects and thegranting
ofloans shall beundertaken inaccordance with the detailed rules ,
conditions andprocedures laid down bytheBank 'sStatute .
(b)Theconditions governing repayment ofeach loan shall be
established onthe basis ofthe eoonomic and financial
characteristics ofthe project tobefinanced .
(c)Loans will carry thesame rate ofinterest asthat applied by
theBank onthedayofsignature oftheloan agreement .
Article 3
1.Theamounts tobecommitted each year shall bedistributed as
evenly aspossible throughout theperiod ofapplication ofthis
Protocol .During theinitial period ofapplication ,however ,a
proportionately higher amount may ,within reasonable limits ,be
committed .

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2.Any funds notcommitted bytheendoftheperiod offive years
referred toinArticle 2(1)shall beused funtil exhausted ,la
accordance with the same arrangements asprovided for inthis Protocol .
Article
i.Aid contributed bytheBank fortheexecution ofprojects may ,with
theagreement ofIsrael ,take the form ofcofinancing .
Article 5
The execution ,management andmaintenance ofworks that arethesubject
offinancing under this Protocol shall betheresponsibility ofIsrael
orthe other reoipients referred toinArticle 2.
TheBank shall make sure that its financial aid isexpanded inaccordance
with theagreed allocations andtothebest economic advantage .
1
;
Article 6
1.Israel shall apply tocontracts awarded for theexecution of
projects financed T?ytheBank fiscal and customs arrangements at
least asfavourable asthose applied inrespect ofother international
organizations .
2.Israel shall take thenecessary measures toensure that interest
and all other payments due totheBank inrespect ofloans granted
under this Protocol are exempted from any national orlocal taxes
orlevies .
Article 7
Where aloan isaccorded toabeneficiary other than theState of
Israel ,theprovision ofaguarantee bythelatter may berequired
bytheBank asacondition ofthe grant oftheloan .

Article8
Anregardapttjoo-baandaaa&UrSsifinanced "bytheBank,participationintenderingproceduresandotherproceduresfortheawardof
contractsshalltoeopen,onequalterms,toallnaturalorlegalpersonsofIsraelandoftheMemberStates.
Article9
Throughoutthedurationoftheloansaccordedpursuanttothis
Protocol,Israelshallundertaketomakeavailabletodebtors
enjoyingsuchloansandguarantorsoftheloanstheforeigncurrency
necessaryforthepaymentofinterestandcommissionandthe
repaymentofcapital.
Article10
Theresultsoffinancialcooperation maybeexaminedwithinthe
Cooperation Council.
Article11
ThisProtocolformsanintegralpartoftheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheStateofIsraelsignedon
11May1975.
Article12
ThisProtocolisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,
French,German,ItalianandHebrewlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeing
equallyauthentic.
Article13
1.ThisProtocolshallbesubjecttoratification ,acceptanceorapproval
inaccordancewiththeContractingParties*ownprocedures ;the
ContractingPartiesshallnotifyeachotherthattheprocedures
necessarytothisendhavebeencompleted.
2.ThisProtocolshallenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthe
secondmonthfollowingthedateonwhichthenotifications provided
forinparagraph 1havebeengiven.

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FINALACT
Theplenipotentiaries of
HisMajestytheKingoftheBelgians,
HerMajestytheQueenofDenmark,
ThePresidentoftheFederalRepublicofGermany,
ThePresidentoftheFrenchRepublic,
ThePresidentofIreland,
ThePresidentoftheItalianRepublic,
HisRoyalHighnesstheGrandIhikeofLuxembourg,
HerMajestytheQueenoftheNetherlands ,
HerMajestytheQueenoftheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainand
NorthernIreland,
andofTHECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
andofTHEPRESIDENTOFTHESTATEOFISRAEL,
oftheotherpart.

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meeting atBrussels on forthasignature
oftheAdditional Protocol totheAgreement between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheState ofIsrael ,
and ofthe Financial Protocol .
have ,onsigning theProtocols ,
-adopted theJoint Declaration ontheconcept of"Contracting Parties ",
–taken note ofthe Declarations listed 'below :
1.Declaration bytheEuropean Economic Community ontheEuropean
unit ofaccount referred toinArticle 2oftheFinancial Protocol ,
2.Declaration bytheRepresentative oftheGovernment ofthe
Federal Republic ofGermany ontheapplication oftheAdditional
Protocol andtheFinancial Protocol toBerlin ,
3.Declaration bytheRepresentative oftheGovernment ofthe
Federal Republic ofGermany onthedefinition oftheexpression
"German National ",
-andtaken note oftheExchanges ofLetters listed below :
1.Exchange ofLetters onimplementation oftheAdditional Protocol
before itsentry into force inrespect ofeconomic andfinancial
cooperation .
2.Exchange ofLetters onscientific andtechnological cooperation .
Theabove Declarations andExchanges ofLetters areannexed tothis
Final Act .
ThePlenipotentiaries have agreed that theDeclarations andExchanges of
Letters shall besubjected ,inthesame manner astheProtocols ,toany
procedures that maybenecessary toensure their validity .

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JOINT DECLARATION OffTHE CONCEPT Din"CONTRACTING PARTIES "
TheContracting Parties agree tointerpret theAdditional Protocol
and theFinancial Protocol tothe effect that the expression
"Contracting Parties "which appears intheProtocols means onthe
onehand theCommunity andtheMembetf States ,oreither theCommunity
ortheMember States alone ,andontheother hand the State ofIsrael .
Themeaning to "beattributed tothis expression ineach case isto
bededuced from thecorresponding provisions oftheTreaty
establishing theEuropean Economic Community .

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Declaration bytheEuropean Economic Community on
theEuropean unit ofaccount raforma toIn
Article 2ofthe Financial Protocol
i,TheEuropean unit ofaccount used toexpress theamounts specified in
•tide 2ofthe Financial Protocol isdefined asthe sum ofthe
ollowing amounts inthecurrencies oftheMember States oftheCommunity :
German mark 0.828
Pound sterling O.O085
French franc 1.15
Italian lira 109
Dutch guilder 0.286
Belgian franc 3*66
Luxembourg franc 0.14
Danish krone 0.217
Irish pound 0.00759
2.Thevalue oftheEuropean unit ofaccount inanygiven currency is
equal tothesumoftheequivalent inthat currency oftheamounts
ofcurrency referred toinparagraph 1.Itiscalculated bythe
Commission using daily market exchange rates .
Thedaily values oftheunit ofaccount inthevarious national
currencies arepublished intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean
Communities .

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Declaration "bytheRepresentative oftheGovernment
oftheFederal Republic ofGermany onthe
application oftheAdditional Protocol and
theFinancial Protocol toBerlin
TheAdditional Protocol andtheFinancial Protocol shall equally apply
toLand Berlin unless ,within aperiod ofthree months from theentry
into force ofthesaid Protocols ,theGovernment oftheFederal
Republic ofGermany hasmadeadeclaration tothecontrary totheother
Contracting Party .

Declaration bytheRepresentative oftheGovernment
oftheFederal Republic ofGermany onthe
definition oftheexpression "German National "
rt.llGermans within themeaning oftheBasic Law for theFederal
Republic ofGermany are tobeconsidered nationals ofthe
Federal Republic ofGermany .

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Exchange ofletters onimplementation oftheAdditional Protocol "before
itsentry into force inrespect ofeconomic and financial cooperation
Your Excellency ,
Ihave thehonour toinform you that once theProtocol and the internal
Community texts relating thereto have been signed ,theCommunity will
heprepared ,inconjunction with your Government ,to:
undertake preparatory work onsetting cooperation intrain sothat
concrete measures maybetaken upon theentry into force ofthe
Protocol ;
continue tothat end thework assigned totheworking party setup
bytheEEC-Israel Joint Committee on7June 1976 ,namely togather
andanalyse information permitting opportunities forcooperation
onthebasis ofrequests presented byIsrael onthat occasion
tobeidentified ; ,
appraise ,under theprovisions relating tofinancial cooperation ,
projects submitted byIsrael or,with Israel 'sagreement ,by
other aidrecipients ,itbeing understood that final approval for
such projects cannot begiven until after theentry into force
ofthe Protocol .
Ishould begrateful ifyouwould acknowledge receipt ofthis letter .
Please accept ,Your Excellency ,theassurance ofmyhighest
consideration .
(s)
Head oftheDelegation ofthe
European Economic Community

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Sir .
Inyour letter oftoday 'sdate you inform measfollows :
"Ihave thehonour toinform you that once theAgreement andtheinternal
Community texts relating thereto have "been signed ,theCommunity will "be
prepared ,inconjunction with your Government ,to:
undertake preparatory work onsetting cooperation intrain sothat
concrete measures may "betaken upon theentry into force ofthe
Agreement ;
continue tothat endthework assigned totheworking party setup
"bytheEEC-Israel Joint Committee on7June 1976 ,namely togather
andanalyse information permitting opportunities forcooperation on
thebasis ofrequests presented "byIsrael onthat occasion to "be
identified ;
appraise ,under theprovisions relating tofinancial cooperation ,
projects submitted byIsrael or,with Israel 'sagreement ,byother
aidrecipients ,itbeing understood that final approval forsuch
projects cannot begiven until after theentry into force ofthe
Agreement .
Ishould begrateful ifyouwould acknowledge receipt ofthis letter ."
Ihave thehonour toacknowledge receipt ofyour letter .
Please accept ,Sir ,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .
s)
eadofthe Israel Delegation

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Exchangeoflettersonscientific andtechnological cooperation
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoinformyouthatasregardscooperationinthefields
ofscience,technologyandprotectionoftheenvironment ,whichisreferred
toinArticle4oftheAdditionalProtocol,itistheIsraelGovernment's
intentiontosubmittotheCooperation Councilrequestsfor,interalia:
participation byIsraelincertainCommunityresearchprojectsforwhich
Israelpossessesspecificexpertise;
exchangeofscientific andtechnological informationinthemutual
interest;
implementation ofjointresearchprogrammesbetweenIsraelandthe
Communityinthefieldsoftechnology,appliedscienceandindustrial
R&D;
inclusionofIsraeliscientificinstitutions amontthosecontracting
toundertakeCommunityindirectscientificresearchprojects.
Ishould "begratefulifyouwouldacknowledgereceiptofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
(s
HeadoftheIsraelDelegation

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YourExcellency ,
Inyourletteroftoday'sdateyouinformmeasfollows:
"Ihavethehonourtoinformyouthatasregardscooperation inthefields
ofscience,technologyandtheprotectionoftheenvironment ,whichis
referredtoinArticle4oftheAdditionalProtocol,itistheIsrael
Government'sintentiontosubmittotheCooperationCouncilrequestsfor,
interalia:
participation "byIsraelincertainCommunityresearchprojectsforwhich
Israelpossessesspecificexpertise;
theexchangeofscientificandtechnological informationinthemutual
interest;
theimplementation ofjointresearchprogrammesbetweenIsraelandthe
Communityinthefieldsoftechnology ,appliedscienceandindustrial
R&D;
inclusionofIsraeliscientificinstitutions amongthosecontracting
toundertakeCommunityindirectscientificresearchprojects.
Ishould "begratefulifyouwouldacknowledgereceiptofthisletter."
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletter.
IcaninformyouthatanyrequestssubmittedtotheCooperation Council
willbeexaminedontheirmeritsinaccordancewiththeprocedures and
provisionslaiddownbytheAgreementandtheAdditionalProtocolthereto
asregardstheimplementation ofcooperation .
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
s)
HeadoftheDelegationof
theEuropeanEconomicCommunity

Initialled atBrussels ,10November 1976 .
Head oftheDelegation ofthe TTJ^AT.T A­„ .. Head ofthe Israel DelegationEuropean Economic Community