Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Syrian Arab Republic - Joint Declaration - Declaration by the representative of the Federal Republic of Germany
Date: 1988-06-16
Institutions: European Economic Community, Syria
Subjects: Syria, cooperation agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement

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ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL

to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Syrian Arab
Republic

THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

of the one part , and

THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC ,

of the other part ,

HAVING REGARD to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Syrian
Arab Republic, signed at Brussels on 18 January 1977 , hereinafter referred to as 'the Agreement'.

CONSIDERING that the Community and Syria wish to strengthen still further their relations in order to take
account of the new dimension created by the accession to the European Communities of Spain and Portugal , on 1
January 1986 , and that Article 44 of the Agreement provides for the possibility of improvements in its terms ,

CONSIDERING that certain rules should be foreseen to enable Syria's traditional export trade with the
Community to be maintained ,

HAVE DECIDED to conclude a Protocol adapting certain provisions of the Agreement, and to this end have
designated as their Plenipotentiaries :

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :

Werner UNGERER ,

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ,
Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany,
Chairman of the Permanent Representatives Committee ;

Jean DURIEUX ,
Special Adviser in the Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European
Communities ;

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC :

Siba NASSER ,

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ,
Head of the Mission of the Syrian Arab Republic to the European Communities .

WHO , having exchanged their full powers , found in good and due form ,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :

Article .1

1 .
Customs duties applicable under the Agreement to
imports into the Community of products originating in Syria
covered by the Agreement and listed in the Annex to this
Protocol shall be phased out progressively over the same
periods and at the same rates as provided in the Act of
Accession of Spain and Portugal in respect of imports into the
Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 of the same
products from Spain and Portugal . This provision shall be
applied in accordance with the rules hereinafter set out in this
Article .

In the course of this progressive phasing-out of customs
duties and where the level of customs duty in force for

Spanish imports into the Community as constituted on 31
December 1985 differs from that in force for Portugal ,
products originating in Syria shall be subject to the higher of
the two rates .

2 . Where the customs duty on a product listed in the
Annex is lower for Syria than for Spain , Portugal or both ,
phasing out of the duty shall commence once the duty on the
product from both Spain and Portugal has fallen below that
applying to imports originating in Syria .

For the purposes of phasing out customs duties for
3 .
dried , dehydrated or evaporated vegetables falling within
subheading 07.04 A of the Common Customs Tariff
originating in Syria , a reference quantity of 700 tonnes is
hereby established .

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Should the volume of imports of one of these products exceed
the reference quantity, the Community, having regard to the
annual review of trade flows which it shall carry out , may
make the product in question subject to a Community tariff
quota, the volume of which shall be equal to the reference
quantity. For quantities of the product imported in excess of
the quota , the Community shall apply the customs duty
prevailing under the Agreement.

4 .
For the products listed in the Annex , other than that
referred to in paragraph 3 , the Community may establish a
reference quantity , within the meaning and under the terms
of this paragraph , if it discovers, in the light of an annual
review of trade flows which it shall carry out , that the volume
of imports threatens to cause difficulties on the Community
market .

Article 2

1 .
A Trade and Economic Cooperation Committee shall
be set up for the purpose of improving the operation of the
institutional mechanisms of the Agreement.

The committee shall facilitate :

— the regular exchange of information on trade and

production data and forecasts ,

— the regular exchange of information on the possibilities
for cooperation in areas covered by the Agreement .

committee

shall
The
representative of
the Commission of
Communities and a representative of Syria .

chaired

be

alternately by

a
the European

2 .
The Cooperation Council shall determine as soon as
possible the composition of this committee and how it shall

function in accordance with Article 38 ( 2 ) of the Agreement.
It may also decide, where appropriate , upon the submission
of reports to the Council by the committee .

Article 3

The Community and Syria shall , as from 1995 , examine the
results of the cooperation between the Contracting Parties in
order to appraise the situation and the future development of
their relations in the light of the objectives defined in the
Agreement .

Article 4

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Cooperation
Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Syrian Arab Republic .

Article 5

1 .
This Protocol shall be ratified , accepted or approved
by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own
procedure ; the Contracting Parties shall notify each other of
the completion of the procedures necessary to that end .

2 .
This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of
the month following that in which the notification provided
for in paragraph 1 was given .

Article 6

This Protocol shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Danish ,
Dutch ,
Italian ,
Portuguese , Spanish and Arabic languages , each of these
texts being equally authentic.

French , German , Greek,

English ,

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En fe de lo cual , los plenipotenciarios abajo firmantes suscriben el presente Protocolo .

Til bekræftelse heraf har undertegnede befuldmægtigede underskrevet denne protokol .

Zu Urkund dessen haben die unterzeichneten Bevollmächtigten ihre Unterschriften unter dieses
Protokoll gesetzt .

Εις πίστωση των ανωτέρω, οι υπογεγραμμένοι πληρεξούσιοι έθεσαν τις υπογραφές τους στο παρόν
πρωτόκολλο .

In witness whereof, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have signed this Protocol .

En foi de quoi,
protocole .

In fede di che,
protocollo .

les plénipotentiaires soussignés ont apposé leurs signatures au bas du présent

i plenipotenziari sottoscritti hanno apposto le loro firme in calce al presente

Ten blijke waarvan de ondergetekende gevolmachtigden hun handtekening onder dit Protocol hebben
gesteld .

Em fé do que, os plenipotenciários abaixo assinados apuseram as suas assinaturas no final do presente
Protocolo .

Hecho en Bruselas , el dieciseis de junio de mil novecientos ochenta y ocho .

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den sekstende juni nitten hundrede og otteogfirs .

Geschehen zu Brüssel am sechzehnten Juni neunzehnhundertachtundachtzig .

Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις δέκα έξι Ιουνίου χίλια εννιακόσια ογδόντα οκτω .

Done at Brussels on the sixteenth day of June in the year one thousand nine hundred and
eighty-eight .

Fait à Bruxelles , le seize juin mil neuf cent quatre-vingt-huit .

Fatto a Bruxelles , addì sedici giugno millenovecentottantotto .

Gedaan te Brussel , de zestiende juni negentienhonderdachtentachtig .

Feito em Bruxelas , em dezasseis de Junho de mil novecentos e oitenta e oito .

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Por el Consejo de las Comunidades Europeas

For Rådet for De Europæiske Fællesskaber

Für den Rat der Europäischen Gemeinschaften

Για το Συμβούλιο των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων

For the Council of the European Communities

Pour le Conseil des Communautés européennes

Per il Consiglio delle Comunità europee

Voor de Raad van de Europese Gemeenschappen

Pelo Conselho das Comunidades Europeias

Por el Gobierno de la República Árabe Siria

For regeringen for Den Arabiske Republik Syrien

Für die Regierung der Arabischen Republik Syrien

Για την κυβέρνηση της Αραβικής Δημοκρατίας της Συρίας

For the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic

Pour le gouvernement de la République arabe syrienne

Per il governo della Repubblica araba siriana

Voor de Regering van de Syrische Arabische Republiek

Pelo Governo da Republica Arabe Siria

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Reference
quantity
( tonnes )

700

CCT
heading No

07.04

07.05

08.12

09.09

ANNEX

Description

Dried , dehydrated or evaporated vegetables , whole , cut, sliced ,
broken or in powder, but not further prepared:

A. Onions

Dried leguminous vegetables , shelled , whether or not skinned or
split :

ex B. Other than intended for sowing

Fruit , dried , other than that falling within heading No 08.01 ,
08.02 , 08.03 , 08.04 or 08.05 :

A. Apricots

Seeds of anise , badian , fennel , coriander , cumin , caraway and
juniper

12.03

Seeds , fruit and spores , of a kind used for sowing :

E. Other ( a )

12.07

ex 12.08

Plants and parts (including seeds and fruit) of trees , bushes , shrubs
or other plants , being goods of a kind used primarily in perfumery ,
in pharmacy, or for insecticidal , fungicidal or similar purposes ,
fresh or dried , whole , cut , crushed , ground or powdered :

B. Liquorice roots

Chicory roots , fresh or dried, whole or cut, unroasted ; locust
beans , fresh or dried , whether or not kibbled or ground , but not
further prepared ; fruit kernels and other vegetable products of a
kind used primarily for human food , not falling within any other
heading:

— except chicory roots

( a) This concession is solely for seeds complying with the provisions of the Directives on the marketing of seeds and plants .

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Joint declaration by the Contracting Parties on Article 1 of the Additional Protocol

The Contracting Parties agree that , should the entry into force of the Additional Protocol not coincide
with the start of the calendar year or , as the case may be , the seasonal year , the quantitative limit
referred to in Article 1 shall be applied on a pro rata basis .

The Contracting Parties further agree that the charging against quantitative limits of Community
imports of products originating in Syria and subject to such limits under the Additional Protocol shall
begin on 1 January of each year .

Declaration by the Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany on the definition of German
nationality

Every German person , within the meaning of the basic constitutional law applying in the Federal
Republic of Germany , is considered as a national of the Federal Republic of Germany

Declaration by the Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Application of the
Additional protocol to Berlin

The Additional Protocol shall also apply to Land Berlin provided that no statement to the contrary by
the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany is addressed to the other Contracting Parties
within three months of the entry into force of the Protocol .