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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)835 final
Brussels,9December 1980
/u_Recommendation for
|COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
concerning theconclusionofasecondAddditional Protocoltothe
Agreement betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheStateofIsrael
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(80)835final

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.ItwasLaiddowninArticle;22oftheAgreementbetweentheEuropean >
EconomicCommunityandtheStateofIsraelthat,fromthebeginningof
1978,theContractingPartiesweretocarryoutafirstreviewofthe
resultsoftheAgreementonthebasisofexperience'andconsiderany
improvements whichcouldbemade. .
2.Exploratorytalksconcerningtheapplication ofArticle22wereheld
,betweentheCommission andanIsraeliDelegation on25September1978.
AfterexaminingtheCommission'sreportontheseexploratorytalks(1),
theCounciI.authorized ,theCommissiontoopennegotiations withthe
Israelirepresentatives inaccordancewiththefollowingdirectives :
-Atwo-yeardefermentofthedateof.thenextreductionintheIsraeli
customstarifffortheproductslistedinAnnexAtoProtocolNo2
totheAgreement. ,.
-Atwo-yeardefermentofthefinaldateafterwhichIsraelisno
longerauthorizedtointroduce,increasebrre-introduce customs
dutiesto.gr,ot.ectitsnewindustries (Article3ofProtocolNo2)..
"!.*■"j;"r-Sie ■••-■;-' "3-
3.Ataninitialnegotiating meetingheldinMarch1979itemergedthat <
theIsPael'F'rfegoti atorsregardedthe.Community'soffer-asfarfromadequate
sinceitdidnotcontainanyconcessionforagricultural products,par­
ticularlycitrusfruits
WhentheCommissionpresenteditsreportontheMarchnegotiations (2)to
theCounciI,therefore/itproposedthatthefollowingtwopointsbe
addedtoitsdirectives :
(1)COM(78)662final.
(2)COM(79)288final.

-thereductioninthe>CommonCustomsTariff ,forfreshorangesfalling
withinsubheading08.02exA.wouldbechangedfrom60%to70%;
-thelevelofvoluntaryrestraintonexportstotheCommunityof
tomatoconcentrates originating inIsraelViouldbere-evaluated
onthebasisofthetrendofIsrael'sexportsoverthelastfew
years,andalsowithreferencetothefiguresforCommunitysupplies
ofthisproduct. ■,-–
TheCouncif'wasunabletoaccepttheCommission'sproposalsconcerningthe
additionofthesepointstoitsdirectives.However,atitsmeeting
of18March1980itauthorizedtheCommissiontopresenttotheIsraeli
DelegationthetextofaCommunitystatementonoranges.
TheCommission wasinvitedtoreplywithoutdelayandtoconcludethe
negotiations onthebasisofthisstatementandtheponcessionsalready
offeredbytheCommunityinthefirstroundofdiscussions .
Atafurthernegotiating meetingheldinBrusselson22September1980
andinsubsequentcontactsbetweenCommissionofficialsandrepresentatives
ofIsrael,agreementwasreachedatnegotiatorlevelonthefollowing
points: ..
-theconclusionofanadditionalprotocoltotheEEC-IsraelAgreement
formallyestablishing theconcessionsofferedbytheCommunityon
.thedismantling oftariffsbyIsraelandprotection-for -newindustries;
'v7 .
anexchangeofletterscontaining : '
intheletterfromtheCommunitynegotiator,thetextofthe
statementof18March1980onoranges,
inthereplyfromtheIsraelinegotiator,inadditiontoan
acknowledgement ofreceiptoftheaboveletter,thetextof
thestatementmadeinLuxembourg on7October1980bythe
PresidentoftheCouncilatthemeetingoftheCooperation
Ccunci1. ,

3.
5.Accordingly,thepurposeofthisCommunication is:
a)toobtaintheCouncil'sapprovalconcerning :
-aproposalforaCouncilregulationapprovingasecondAdditional
ProtocoltotheAgreementof11May1975;
f-
–thedraftofasecond'Additional :Protocoldeferringbytwoyears:
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.thenextst3gesoftariffdismantling to,beundertaken
bytheStateofIsrael-under'Article1.(2)ofProtocolNo.2-
1 OfV■'C;Op^T:■'.CU't".•:' '
■.\j;> ;:.vcthi.h- ■ 1
.theexpiryoftheprovisionsofArticle3ofProtocolNo.2;
.'e-r;. o~vth<~nt<f
b)tonotifytheCounciloftheexchangeofletters,whichisnotfor
publication,betweenthenegotiators oftheCommunityandIsrael.
ThrisCommunication replacestheonepresentedtotheCouncilon11December
1979CC0MC79)752). '
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RECOMMENDATION FOR
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
CONCERNING THECONCLUSION OFASECONDADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TOTHEAGREEMENT
BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ANDTHE.STATEOFISRAEL
THECOUNCILOFTHE-EUROPEANCOMMUNITIES, ,
HAVINGregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
> '• !..
HAVINGregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission,
WHEREAStheAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheStateofIsrael,signedinBrusselson
shouldbeconcluded, -
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
ThesecondAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheStateofIsraelisherebyapprovedonbehalfofthe
Community. _
ThetextreferredtointhefirstparagraphisannexedtothisRegulation.
Article2 - »
ThePresidentoftheCouncilshallgivettienotifications providedforin
Article4ofthesecondAdditionalProtocol.
./ Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities (1).
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCounciI
ThePresident
(1)ThedateoftheentryintoforceofthesecondAdditionalProtocolwill
bepublishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities bythe
GeneralSecretariat oftheCouncil.

SECOND ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
TOTHE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE STATE OFISRAEL
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , "
ofthe one part ,and
THE STATE OFISRAEL , -
oftheother part ,
HAVING regard toArticle 22oftheAgreement between theEuropean Economic
Community andthe State ofIsrael ,
•' *
ANXIOUS toensure theharmonious development oftheir trade and inparticular
totake measures which could help reduce theState ofIsrael 'strade deficit
with theCommunity , .
Whereas Israel should have theoption ,for afurther
period oftwoyears ,oftaking theprotective measures essential toits
industrialization anddevelopment ,under theconditions laid down in
Article 3ofProtocol No2totheAgreement ,
HAVE DECIDED toconclude this Protocol :
Arti cle 1
Thetable inArticle 1(2)ofProtocol No2totheAgreement is .hereby replaced
bythefollowing :
Timetable » "Rate ofreduction
from 1July 1977 5
from 1July . 1978 20
from 1July 1981 30
from 1January 1983 '50
from 1January 1985,80
from 1January 1987 .100
Article 2
InArticle 3(1)ofProtocol No2totheAgreement "31December 1983 "ishereby
replaced by31December 1985 . -
Article 3
This Protocol shall form anintegral part oftheAgreement .

2.
Article4
ThisProtocolisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,
German,Greek,ItalianandHebrewlanguages,eachtextbeingequally
authentic. \
•\
ThisProtocolshallbeapprovedbytheContractingPartiesinaccordance
withtheirown"procedures.
Itshallenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthefirstmonthfollowing
thedateonwhichtheContractingPartiesnotifyeachotherthatthe
necessaryprocedures havebeencarriedout'.*
DoneatBrussels,
Onbehalfof,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity OnbehalfoftheStateofIsrael

COMMISSION
OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUN.T.ES ._.BpusseU~.~ .;21~Nove«bec. -498G-.
Directorate-General forDevelopment <
Sir-
AsIhadoccasiontoinformyou-verbally inthe,
negotiations ontheapplication ofArticle22of
theEEC-IsraelCooperation Agreement,theCommu­
nityhasadoptedthetextofthefollowingstate­
ment: :/: v .f.
.t:.i..-it --'ivv;.*' ■''
"TheCommunitynotestheimportancetoIsrael
,oforangeexportstotheCommunity.
ItwilltakeaccountofIsrael'sconcernonthis
subjectinitsproceedings concerningtheconse­
quencesoftheenlargement oftheCommunityfor
thirdcountries."
Ishouldbeobligedifyouwouldacknowledge
receiptofthisletter.
£•.•.a-"{1»-.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighest
consideration , ;'.-
KlausMeyer
PresidentoftheDelegation
oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
MrItzhakMinerbi
PresidentoftheIsraeliDelegation
BRUSSELS.
Provisionaladdress:RuedelaLof200,B-1049Brussels-Telephone7350040/7358040-Telegraphicaddress:"COMEURBrussels"-
Telex:"21877COMEUB"

MissionofIsrael
..ToThe .
EuropeanCommunitiesBrussels-21November1980
Sir-
Inyourletterof21November1980youstated:«
■■ ■- f
"AsIhadoccasiontoinformyouverballyinthe
negotiations ontheapplication ofArticle22of
theEEC-Israel Cooperation Agreement,theCommu­
nityhasadoptedthetextofthefollowingstate­
ment: ■-.
TheCommunitynotestheimportancetoIsraelof
orangeexportstotheCommunity.
ItwilltakeaccountofIsrael'sconcern onthis
subjectinitsproceedings concerning the-conse­
quencesoftheenlargement oftheCommunityfor
thirdcountries."'
Ishouldbeobligedifyouwouldacknowledge receipt
ofthisletter."
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledge -receiptofyourletter.
TheGovernment ofIsraelhasalsotakennoteofthefollow­
ingstatementbythePresidentoftheCouncilofthe
'EuropeanCommunities atthemeetingoftheEEC-Israel
Cooperation CouncilinLuxembourg on7October1980:
"TheCommunitywillendeavourtotakethespecial
concernsofitsMediterranean partners,includingIsrael,
intoconsideration initsproceedings ontheimplications ,
forthirdcountriesoffurtherenlargement."
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighest
consideration, ..
ItzhakMinerbi I
PresidentoftheIsraeliDelegatii
Mr.KlausMeyer ;
PresidentoftheE.E.C.Delegation
BRUSSELS .\