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The C o m m u n ity 's  
P ro p o s a ls  f o r  an A g re e m e n t f o rr e l a t i o n s  w it h  P a k is ta n
C o m m e rc ia l and E conom ic C o o p e ra tio n
1 . In  June 1976 th e  E u ro p e a n  E conom ic C o m m u n ity c o n c lu d e d  a C o m m e rcia l 
C o o p e ra tio n  A g re e m e n t (CCA) w it h  th e  I s la m ic  R e p u b lic  o f  P a k is ta n  
( 1 ) .  T h is  f o llo w e d  th e  c o n c lu s io n  o f  s i m i l a r  a g re e m e n ts  w ith  
I n d ia  and S ri L a n k a . In  O c to b e r 1976 an a g re e m e n t was a ls o  co n ­
c lu d e d  w it h  B a n g la d e s h , th u s  c o m p le tin g  a c o n t r a c t u a l fra m e w o rk  
w it h  th o s e  c o u n t r ie s  in  S o u th  A s ia  w h ic h  had had p r e v io u s ly  p r e ­
f e r e n t i a l  li n k s  w it h  one C om m unity Member S ta te  b e fo r e  th e  1973 
e n la rg e m e n t o f  th e  C o m m u n ity.
The 1976 C o m m e rc ia l C o o p e ra tio n  A gree m e n t c o n c lu d e d  w it h  P a k is ta n  
w e n t b e yo n d  th e  c o n c e p t o f th e  c l a s s i c a l  t r a d e  a g re e m e n ts  s in c e  i t  
e m b o d ie d  f o r  th e  f i r s t  tim e  th e  c o n c e p t o f c o m m e rc ia l c o o p e r a tio n  and 
e c o n o m ic  c o o p e r a tio n  lin k e d  w it h  t r a d e .  I t  e s t a b lis h e d  a fra m e w o rk  
f o r  th e  e v o l u t io n  o f  t r a d e  r e l a t i o n s  b e tw e e n  th e  .C o n tra c tin g  P a r t ie s  
"o n  th e  b a s is  o f  c o m p a ra tiv e  a d v a n ta g e  and m u tu a l b e n e f i t "  ( 2 ) .
The o p e r a t io n  o f  th e  CCA, and o f  th e  J o in t  C o m m issio n  w h ic h  i t  s e t 
u p , g ave  b o th  s id e s  re a s o n a b le  g ro u n d s  f o r  s a t i s f a c t i o n .  H aving" 
come i n t o  f o r c e  on 1 s t J u ly  1976 f o r  an i n i t i a l  te rm  o f  v a l i d i t y  
o f  5 y e a r s ,  th e  CCA was r e c e n t ly  t a c i t l y  e x te n d e d  by one y e a r f o r  
th e  t h i r d  tim e .
2 . Among th e  p r i n c i p a l  o b j e c t iv e s  o f  th e  E E C /P a k is ta n  C o m m e rcia l 
C o o p e ra tio n  A g re e m e n t w e re  " t h e  d e v e lo p m e n t and d i v e r s i f i c a t i o n  
o f  t h e i r  m u tu a l t r a d e  t o  th e  h ig h e s t p o s s ib le  l e v e l "  ( 3 ) .
The f o l l o w i n g  s t a t i s t i c a l  t a b le  shows t h a t  t r a d e  has r e g is t e r e d  
a p p r e c ia b le  g ro w th  o v e r th e  d u r a t io n  o f  th e  CCA.
EEC e x p o r ts  t o  P a k s ita n  
EEC im p o r ts  fro m  P a k is ta nm io EUA
1976
490
2561982
1 .0 7 7
541%
8 2 /7 6
120
111
I t  is  t o  be n o te d  t h a t  P a k is ta n  e x p o r ts  t o  th e  C om m unity c o n tin u e  
t o  c o n c e n tr a te  on a fe w  s e c t o r s ,  such as c o tt o n  t e x t i l e s ,  le a t h e r  
and c a r p e t s ,  a lth o u g h  some new ite m s  l i k e  s p o r ts  goods and s u r g ic a l 
in s t r u m e n t s  have come up g r a d u a lly  o v e r re c e n t y e a r s .
1) O .J . L168 o f  28 June 1 9 7 6 .
2) CCA P re a m b le  and A R t ic le  1
3 ) CCA A r t i c l e  4 .

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T h ro u g h  t r a d e  p ro m o tio n  p ro g ra m m e s , th e  C om m unity has a s s is t e d  
P a k is ta n  in  d i v e r s i f y i n g  t r a d e  away fro m  th e  t r a d i t i o n a l  U n ite d  
K in gd o m  m a rk e t to w a rd s  o th e r  C om m unity m a rk e ts .
I n  su m m a ry, i t  can be s t a t e d  t h a t  b o th  C o n tr a c t in g  P a r t ie s  have 
bee n  m o d e r a te ly  s u c c e s s fu l in  by and la r g e  a c h ie v in g  th e  o b je c t iv e s  
la y e d  down in  th e  CCA in  th e  c la u s e  on t r a d e .
3 . In  th e  f i e l d  o f  e c o n o m ic  c o o p e r a tio n  lin k e d  w it h  t r a d e ,  th e  J o in t  
C o m m issio n  has been a d m it t e d ly  le s s  s u c c e s s f u l.  F i r s t  a tte m p ts  
t o  la u n c h  e c o n o m ic  c o o p e r a tio n  in  th e  f i s h i n g  s e c t o r ,  in  le a t h e r  
and some o t h e r  s e c to r s  have been ham pered by th e  la c k  o f f i n a n c i a l  
means a t th e  d is p o s a l o f  th e  J o in t  C o m m is s io n . O n ly  la s t  y e a r has 
P a k is ta n  becom e e l i g i b l e  f o r  a l l o c a t i o n  o f  fu n d s  u n d e r b u d g e t, lin e  990 
a im e d  a t p r o m o tin g  e co n o m ic and s c i e n t i f i c  c o o p e r a tio n .
4 . In  o r d e r  t o  o ve rco m e  a p p a re n t d e f i c i e n c i e s  o f  th e  1976 CCA and w ith  
a v ie w  t o  placing E E C -P a k is ta n  r e l a t i o n s  on a m ore c o m p re h e n s iv e  b a s is ,  
" r e f l e c t i n g  th e  e xp a n d e d  r e l a t i o n s h i p ,  as w e ll as p r o v id in g  f o r  
f u t u r e  g ro w th  and e n la rg e m e n t ( 4 ’ >, P a k is ta n  f o r m a lly  re q u e s te d  th e  
o p e n in g  o f  n e g o t i a t io n s  w it h  th e  E u ro p e a n  C o m m u n itie s  t o  c o n c lu d e  an 
a g re e m e n t f o r  e c o n o m ic  and c o m m e rc ia l c o o p e r a tio n .  T h is  re q u e s t is  
c o n ta in e d  in  a N o te  V e r b a le  o f  th e  P a k is ta n  M is s io n  d a te d  7 th  O c to b e r 
1981 (A nnex I ) .
5 . I t  c a n n o t be d e n ie d  t h a t  P a k is t a n 's  w is h  t o  p la c e  r e l a t i o n s  w it h  th e  
C om m unity on a new b a s is  is  t o  a la r g e  e x t e n t  m o tiv a te d  by p o l i t i c a l  
re a s o n s . P a k is ta n  f e e l s  t h a t  th e  t r a d i t i o n a l l y  f r i e n d l y  t i e s  w ith  
th e  te n  Member S ta te s  o f  th e  C om m unity s h o u ld  be t r a n s l a t e d  in t o  a 
w id e - r a n g in g  c o n t r a c t u a l in s tr u m e n t p r o v id in g  f o r  c o n s u lt a t io n  p r o ­
v i s i o n s ,  a l l  fo rm s  o f e c o n o m ic  c o o p e r a tio n  and an a p p r o p r ia t e  fo ru m  
f o r  d is c u s s io n  by means o f  a J o in t  C o m m is s io n .
6 . The C o m m issio n  b e lie v e s  t h a t
,  th e  C om m unity s h o u ld  re s p o n d  f a v o u r a b ly  t o  t h i s  dem and. 
T h is  is  n o t o n ly  j u s t i f i e d  by p o l i t i c a l  b u t a ls o  by e co n o m ic c o n ­
s i d e r a t i o n s .
7 . In  th e  c o u rs e  o f  th e  e x p lo r a t o r y  d is c u s s io n s ,  th e  P a k is ta n  r e p r e ­
s e n t a t iv e s  e m p h a s is e d  t h a t  th e  new a g re e m e n t s h o u ld  c lo s e ly  f o l lo w  
th e  t e x t  o f  th e  c o m m e rc ia l and e c o n o m ic  c o o p e r a tio n  a g re e m e n t 
c o n c lu d e d  w it h  o th e r  d e v e lo p in g  c o u n t r ie s ,  a lth o u g h  on some a r t i c l e s  
s l i g h t  m o d if ic a t io n s
4 ) N o te  V e r b a le  o f  P a k is ta n  M is s io n  o f  7 th  O c to b e r 1981

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o f  t h e  t e x t  m ig h t  p r o v e  n e c e s s a r y  t o  a d a p t  i t  t o  P a k i s t a n  >  
r e q u i r e m e n t s .  On t h e  in v e s t m e n t  i s s u e ,  t h e  P a k i s t a n  d e l e g a t i o n  
p o i n t e d  o u t  t h a t  t h e  p r o v i s i o n s  i n  t h e  ASEAN a g r e e m e n t m ig h t  
b e  m o re  a d e q u a te  i n  t h e  c a s e  o f  P a k i s t a n  ( 5 ) .
T h e  P a k i s t a n  d e l e g a t i o n  a l s o  s t a t e d  t h a t  a p r o t o c o l  b e tw e e n  t h e  
M e m b e r S t a t e s  o f  t h e  E u r o p e a n  C o a l a n d  S t e e l  C o m m u n ity  a n d  t h e  
C o m m u n ity  w i t h  P a k i s t a n  w as n o t  n e c e s s a r y .
8 .  T h e  C o m m is s io n  re c o m m e n d s  t h a t  t h e  C o u n c il a d o p t t h e  a t t a c h e d  
d r a f t  d e c i s i o n  (A n n e x  I I )  a u t h o r i s i n g  t h e  C o m m is s io n  t o  o p e n  
n e g o t i a t i o n s  w i t h  P a k i s t a n  f o r  a n  A g r e e m e n t f o r  C o m m e r c ia l a n d  
E c o n o m ic  C o o p e r a t io n .  T h e  C o m m is s io n  a l s o  re c o m m e n d s  t h a t  t h e  
C o u n c il c o n s i d e r  i s s u i n g  d i r e c t i v e s  f o r  t h e s e  n e g o t i a t i o n s  a lo n g  
t h e  t e r m s  o f  t h e  d r a f t  a t t a c h e d  a s  A n n e x  I I I .
5 ) J . O .  L l 4 4 / 8 0 a r t i c l e  3 p a r a  2 .

îto.5(3â)-Eccri^QDlf. Q frri. 11 Gen. Dir. 1
N .  8819
Data -  8 -10-1981
Atf.A V E N U E  D E S  G A U L O IS  2 3 ; 
1 0 4 0 " B R U S S E LS
ANNEX I
October 1 , 1981.
The Pakistan Mission totheEUropean Ccimuaitieis presesnits  
its çcrtpliirents to the Carmission of the European Communities and  
has the honour to state that the Commercial Cooperation Agreement/  
concluded between Pakistan end the EEC, which care into effect cn  
July 1, 1976, was for a duration of 5 years. The five-year duration  
ended in June 1981 tout the agreement continues to be in foroe  
through the provision for automatic extension.
2 .\ Since the Ccrrmercial Cooperation Agreement was signed in
1976, relations between Pakistan and!the EEC have acquired greater  
magnitude and· depth. Pakistan's inpdrts from EEC have more than  
doubled front 399MEUA in 1975 to 890 .MEUA in 1980, while Pakistan's  
exports during the same period rose from 210 MEUA to 441 MEUA. The  
average annual rate of growth in trade bas been 17% * The EEC has  
continued to enjoy a substantial surplus in its trade with Pakistan.  
The expansion in trade was facilitated by jointly financed trade
.  · . i f
promotion activities. Another area of ccrmsrcial cooperation was  
'  the conclusion and inplementation of bilateral arrangements for  
trade in textiles. _
3. During this period, apart from ccrtmercial cooperation,
which was envisaged in the 1976 agreement, common activities in  
other fields have also emerged and developed. Under the food aid  
prograrrme, the EEC have given to Pakistan significant quantities of  
wheat, milk powder and butter oil to meet immediate import require­
ments and to assist in the development of food production. The  
Community also provided 27.0 MEUA for 6 development projects in  
Pakistan. In 1980 and 1981, the Cormunity allocated cash and '  
food to UNHCR for relief of Afghan refugees in Pakistan.

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ANNEX I I
R e co m m e n d a tio n  f o r  a 
COUNCIL DECISION
a u t h o r iz in g  t h e  C o m m issio n  t o  o p e n  n e g o t i a t io n s  w it h  P a k is ta n  f o r  th e  
c o n c lu s io n  o f  an A gre e m e n t f o r  C o m m e rc ia l and E conom ic C o o p e ra tio n
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
H a v in g  re g a r d  t o  th e  T r e a ty  e s t a b l i s h i n g  th e  E u ro p e a n  E conom ic C o m m u n ity;
H a v in g  re g a r d  t o  th e  R e co m m e n d a tio n  fro m  th e  C o m m is s io n ,
W hereas n e g o t i a t io n s  s h o u ld  be o p e n e d  w it h  P a k is ta n  f o r  th e  c o n c lu s io n  
o f  an A g re e m e n t;
W hereas th e  a im  o f  th e s e  n e g o t i a t io n s  s h o u ld  be to  c o n c lu d e  an A gree m e n t 
f o r  C o m m e rc ia l and E con o m ic C o o p e r a tio n ;
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
S o le  A r t i c l e
The C o m m issio n  i s  h e re b y  a u t h o r iz e d  t o  o p e n  n e g o t i a t io n s  f o r  th e  c o n c lu s io n  
o f  an A g re e m e n t f o r  C o m m e rc ia l and E con o m ic C o o p e ra tio n  b e tw e e n  t h e  E u ro p e a n  
E con o m ic C o m m u n ity and th e  I s la m ic  R e p u b lic  o f P a k is ta n .
The C o m m issio n  s h a l l  c o n d u c t th e  n e g o t i a t io n s  in  a c c o rd a n c e  w it h  th e  d i r e c t i v e s  
a n n e x e d  h e r e t o ,  in  c o n s u l t a t i o n  w it h  th e  r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s  o f  th e  Member S t a t e s .
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Annex I I I
D r a f t
N e g o t ia t in g  D ir e c t iv e s
A. N a tu re  o f  th e  A gree m e n t
1 . Scope
The aim  o f  th e  n e g o t ia t io n s  s h o u ld  be t o  c o n c lu d e  an A gree m e n t 
f o r  C o m m e rc ia l and E conom ic C o o p e ra tio n  b e tw e e n  th e  E urop e an  
E con o m ic C om m unity and th e  I s la m ic  R e p u b lic  o f P a k is ta n .
2 . D u r a tio n
The A g re e m e n t s h o u ld  be o f  f i v e  y e a r s ' d u r a t i o n ,  t a c i t l y  re n e w a b le  
t h e r e a f t e r  fo rm  y e a r t o  y e a r u n le s s  d e n o u n ce d  by e i t h e r  P a r ty .
B . C o n te n t o f  th e  A gre e m e n t
1 . P re a m b le  
p .m .
2 . C o m m e rc ia l C o o p e ra tio n
The n e g o t i a t o r s  s h o u ld  s e c u re  p r o v is io n s  s i m i l a r  t o  th o s e  o f th e  
c u r r e n t  E E C /P a k is ta n  C o m m e rc ia l C o o p e ra tio n  A g re e m e n t, w ith  
th e  a d d i t i o n  o f a co m m itm e n t by th e  C o n tr a c t in g  P a r t ie s  to  
m u tu a l c o n s u lt a t io n s  on b i l a t e r a l  and m u l t i l a t e r a l  c o m m e rc ia l 
and e c o n o m ic  p ro b le m s  and is s u e s .
3 . E con o m ic C o o p e ra tio n  
a) O b je c t iv e s
In  th e  l i g h t  o f  th e  p o t e n t i a l  c o m p le m e n ta r ity  o f  th e  Con­
t r a c t i n g  P a r t ie s  and th e  lo n g - t e r m  a im s o f  t h e i r  r e s p e c t iv e  
e c o n o m ie s , th e  e c o n o m ic  c o o p e r a tio n  e n v is a g e d s h o u ld  h e lp  
t o  a c h ie v e  th e  f o l l o w i n g  o b j e c t iv e s  o f  th e  a g re e m e n t, n am ely 
t o  :
-  p ro m o te  th e  d e v e lo p m e n t o f  E u ro p e a n  and P a k is ta n  i n d u s t r i e s ;
-  c o n t r i b u t e  t o  s c i e n t i f i c  and t e c h n o lo g ic a l p r o g r e s s ;
-  open new s o u rc e s  o f  s u p p ly  and new m a rk e ts ;
' -  g e n e r a lly  c o n t r i b u t e  t o  th e  d e v e lo p m e n t o f  t h e i r  r e s p e c t iv e
e c o n o m ie s  and t o  r a i s i n g  t h e i r  s ta n d a r d s  o f  l i v i n g .

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b ) F ie ld s
In  v ie w  o f th e  c o m p re h e n s iv e  n a tu r e  o f  th e  a g re e m e n t, no 
f i e l d  s u i t a b l e  f o r  e c o n o m ic  c o o p e r a tio n  s h o u ld  be r u le d  
o u t in  a d v a n c e .
c) Means
The C o n tr a c t in g  P a r t ie s  c o u ld  e n c o u ra g e  and f a c i l i t a t e  
i n t e r  a l i a  :
-  b ro a d e r in t e r - c o r p o r a t e  l i n k s  b e tw e e n  t h e i r  r e s p e c t iv e  
i n d u s t r i e s ,  e s p e c i a l l y  in  th e  fo rm  o f  j o i n t  v e n t u r e s ;
g r e a t e r  p a r t i c i p a t i o n  by t h e i r  r e s p e c t iv e  e co n o m ic 
o p e r a to r s  in  th e  i n d u s t r i a l  d e v e lo p m e n t o f th e  C o n tr a c tin g  
P a r t ie s  on m u t u a lly  a d v a n ta g e o u s  te r m s ;
-  in c re a s e d  and m u t u a lly  b e n e f i c i a l  in v e s tm e n t;
-  t e c h n o lo g ic a l and s c i e n t i f i c  c o o p e r a tio n ;
-  c o o p e r a tio n  in  th e  f i e l d  o f  e n e rg y ;
-  e x c h a n g e  o f  in f o r m a t io n  in  a l l  a re a s  r e le v a n t  t o  e co n o m ic 
c o o p e r a tio n .
4 . D e v e lo p m e n t C o o p e ra tio n
The new a g re e m e n t s h o u ld  c o n t a in  an a r t i c l e  on d e v e lo p m e n t c o o p e ­
r a t i o n  b e tw e e n  th e  C om m unity and P a k is ta n  s i m i l a r  t o  th o s e  p r o ­
v is io n s  c o n ta in e d  in  c o o p e r a tio n  a g re e m e n ts  w it h  o th e r  d e v e lo p in g  
c o u n t r ie s .
5 . J o in t  C o o p e ra tio n  C o m m issio n
T h is  C o m m issio n  s h o u ld  be s e t up t o  s u p e r v is e  and p ro m o te  th e  
v a r io u s  e c o n o m ic  and c o m m e rc ia l c o o p e r a tio n  a c t i v i t i e s  e n v is a g e d , 
and t o  e n s u re  th e  p ro p e r f u n c t io n i n g  o f any s e c t o r a l a g re e m e n ts  
b e tw e e n  th e  C o n tr a c t in g  P a r t i e s .  I t  s h o u ld  be em pow ered t o  c r e a te  
S u b c o m m is s io n s  t o  a s s is t  i t  in  th e  p e rfo rm a n c e  o f i t s  ta s k s .
6 . T e r r i t o r i a l  a p p lic a t io n s  
p .m .
7 . A u t h e n t ic  la n g u a g e s  
p .m .