CELEX: 31974D0353
Language: en
Date: 1974-06-25 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 25 June 1974 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters renewing the Agreement on Trade and Technical Cooperation between the European Economic Community and the Member States, of the one part, and the Lebanese Republic, of the other part

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                                                COUNCIL
                                             COUNCIL DECISION
                                                 of 25 June 1974
            on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters renew­
            ing the Agreement on Trade and Technical Cooperation between the European
            Economic Community and the Member States, of the one part, and the
                                     Lebanese Republic, of the other part
                                                   (74/353/EEC)
            THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
            Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in
            particular Article 113 thereof ;
            Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission ;
            Whereas it is appropriate to extend the validity of the Agreement on Trade and Technical
            Cooperation between the European Economic Community and the Member States, of the
            one part, and the Lebanese Republic, of the other part, for a renewable period of one year,
            in accordance with Article XII thereof,
            HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                     Article 1
            The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters renewing the Agreement on Trade
            and Technical Cooperation between the European Economic Community and the
            Member States, of the one part, and the Lebanese Republic, of the other part, signed at
            Brussels on 21 May 1965, shall be concluded on behalf of the Community. The text of
            the exchange of letters is annexed to this Decision .
                                                     Article 2
            The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate those persons empowered to
            sign the Agreement and to confer on them the necessary powers to bind the Community.
            Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 1974.
                                                                         For the Council
                                                                          The President
                                                                        H. D. GENSCHER
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                                                AGREEMENT
                                — in the form of an exchange of letters —
          renewing the Agreement on Trade and Technical Cooperation between the Euro­
          pean Economic Community and the Member States, of the one part, and the
                                    Lebanese Republic, of the other part
                                                                                      Brussels,
          Your Excellency,
          We would refer to Article XII of the Agreement on Trade and Technical Cooperation
          between the European Economic Community and the Member States, of the one part,
          and the Lebanese Republic, of the other part, signed at Brussels on 21 May 1965, and
          have the honour to inform you on ' behalf of the European Economic Community and of
          the Member States that the Council of the European Communities and the Governments
          of the Member States have agreed to a further extension of the validity of the aforesaid
          Agreement for a period of one year from 1 July 1974.
          The Council of the European Communities will notify the Government of the Lebanese
          Republic of the completion of the internal procedures necessary, both within the Euro­
           pean Economic Community and within the Member States, for the entry into force of
          this extension Agreement.
          This Agreement will enter into force on the first day of the month following the month
          of such notification .
          The Council of the European Communities and the Governments of the Member States
           hereby declare that they are prepared to apply this Agreement provisionally, each for its
           part and in accordance with its own arrangements, with effect from 1 July 1974, on condi­
           tion that the Government of the Lebanese Republic make a similar declaration .
           Please accept, Sir, the assurance of our highest consideration .
                                                                 On behalf of the Council
                                                              of the European Communities
           His Excellency
           Mr Ambassador
           Head of the Delegation of the Lebanese Republic to the European Communities
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                                                                                         Brussels,
           Sirs,
           In your letter of             you were so good as to make, on behalf of the European
           Economic Community and of the Governments of the Member States, the following
           communication :
                 'We would refer to Article XII of the Agreement on Trade and Technical Coopera­
                 tion between the European Economic Community and the Member States, of the
                 one part, and the Lebanese Republic, of the other part, signed at Brussels on 21 May
                  1965, and have the honour to inform you on behalf of the European Economic
                 Community and of the Member States that the Council of the European Communi­
                 ties and the Governments of the Member States have agreed to a further extension of
                 the validity of the aforesaid Agreement for a period of one year from 1 July 1 974.
                 The Council of the European Communities will notify the Government of the Leba­
                 nese Republic of the completion of the internal procedures necessary, both within
                 the European Economic Community and within the Member States, for the entry
                 into force of this extension Agreement.
                 The Agreement will enter into force on the first day of the month following the
                 month of such notification .
                 The Council of the European Communities and the Governments of the Member
                 States hereby declare that they are prepared to apply this Agreement provisionally,
                 each for its part and in accordance with its own arrangements, with effect from 1
                 July 1974, on condition that the Government of the Lebanese Republic make a
                 similar declaration '.
           I have the honour, on behalf of the Government of the Lebanese Republic, to inform you
           that the latter also agrees that the validity of the said Agreement be extended for a period
           of -one year and that it hereby declares ,that it is prepared to apply provisionally, for its
           part and in accordance with its own arrangements, this extension Agreement with effect
           from 1 July 1974.
           Please accept, Sirs, the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                                                       For the Government of
                                                                    the Republic of the Lebanon
                         The Council of the
                        European Communities
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                                                 TRANSLATION
           Letter from Ambassador Ulrich Lebsanft to the Contracting Parties on signing
          the Agreement by Exchange of Letters renewing the Agreement on Trade and
          Technical Cooperation between the European Economic Community and the
           Member States , of the one part, and the Lebanese Republic , of the other part
          The Permanent Representative
          of the Federal Republic of Germany
          to the European Communities
                                                                             Brussels, 27 June 1974
          Your Excellency,
          In the name of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and with reference
          to the , exchange of letters, signed today, extending the Agreement on Trade and Tech­
          nical Cooperation , I have the honour to inform you as follows :
          The Agreement on Trade and Technical Cooperation between the European Economic
          Community and the Member States of the one part and the Lebanese Republic of the
          other part, which is extended by today's exchange of letters, shall also apply to Land
          Berlin , unless the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany declares the contrary
          to the other parties to the Agreement within three months following the entry into force
          of the extension Agreement.
          I have made a similar declaration to the representatives of the other parties of the Agree­
          ment .
          Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                                                         LEBSANFT