CELEX: 31968D0263
Language: en
Date: 1968-06-18 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 18 June 1968 concluding 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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27.6.68                             Official Journal of the European Communities                     No L 146/ 1
                                                COUNCIL DECISION
                                                    of 18 June 1968
        on the conclusion of an Agreement on Trade and Technical Cooperation between the
         European Economic Community and the Member States, of the one part, and the Lebanese
                                               Republic, ofthe other part
                                                     (68/263/EEC)
        THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
        Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in parti­
        cular Articles 1 1 1 , 1 14 and 228 thereof;
        Having regard to the Council Decision of 13/ 15 April 1964 on the terms of reference given
        to the Community delegation in respect of the negotiations with the Lebanese Republic;
        Having regard to the report submitted by the Commission,
        HAS DECIDED :
                                                       Article 1
        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, is concluded on behalf of the Community. The text of the Agreement is annexed to this
        Decision.
                                                       Article 2
        The President of the Council is hereby authorized to issue the notification referred to in
        Article XIV of the Agreement.
        Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 1968.
                                                                                     For the Council
                                                                                      The President
                                                                                        E.FAURE
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                                                               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 GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
                THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBUC OF GERMANY,
                THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC ,
                THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC ,
                THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,
                THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,
                AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,
                of the one part, and
                THE GOVERNMENT OF THE LEBANESE REPUBLIC ,
                of the other part,
                DESIRING to strengthen the friendly relations existing between the Member States of the European
                Economic Community and the Lebanese Republic ;
                DETERMINED to consolidate and extend the economic and trade relations existing between the
                Member States of the European Economic Community and the Lebanese Republic ;
                RECOGNIZING the importance of the harmonious development of trade between the Contracting
                Parties ;
                DESIRING to increase the effectiveness of technical cooperation,
                HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
                           Article I                                                                 Article III
The European Economic Community and the Member                            The provisions concerning most-favoured-nation treat­
States shall, each in so far as it is concerned and in ac­                ment shall not apply to :
cordance with Article II, grant most-favoured-nation
treatment to imports into the Member States of the                        (a) advantages which are or will be granted by the Con­
Community of products originating in the Lebanese                             tracting Parties with the object of establishing a cus­
Republic and to exports to the Lebanese Republic of                           toms union or a free trade area;
products originating in the Member States of the Com­
munity.
                                                                          (b) any special advantages which might be granted by
                                                                              the Community to particular countries by agree­
The Lebanese Republic shall, in accordance with Article                       ments in accordance with Article XXV of the Gener­
II, grant most-favoured-nation treatment to imports into
                                                                              al Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;
the Lebanese Republic of products originating in the
Member States of the Community and to exports to the
Member States of the Community of products originat­                      (c) special advantages which the Lebanese Republic
ing in the Lebanese Republic.                                                 grants or will grant to the Member States of the
                                                                              League of Arab States;
                          Article II
Most-favoured-nation treatment shall apply to all duties                  (d) special advantages which are or will be granted by
and taxes chargeable in respect of imports or exports, or                     the Contracting Parties to facilitate frontier-zone
charged at the time of import or export, to those levied                      traffic with neighbouring countries;
on international transfers of funds intended for the settle­
ment of imports or exports, to the manner of collecting
those taxes and duties, and to all the procedures and                     (e) advantages which certain Member States of the
formalities connected with importation, exportation,                          Community grant on the basis of given special situa­
transit, storage or transhipment of goods.                                    tions.
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                          Article IV                               Governments of the Member States of the European
 A Joint Committee shall be set up, composed, on the one           Economic Community and, on the other hand, of Repre­
 hand, of representatives of the European Economic                 sentatives of the Government of the Lebanese Republic.
 Community and of the Governments of the Member                    Representatives of the Commission of the European
 States and, on the other hand, of representatives of the          Economic Community shall take part therein.
 Government of the Lebanese Republic. The Joint Com­
 mittee shall ensure that the trade provisions of the Agree­       The Group shall examine requests submitted by the
 ment are properly implemented and shall study the                 Lebanese Republic and report its conclusions to the
 development of trade between the Community and the                Member States of the European Economic Community
 Lebanese Republic. It may recommend to the competent              and to the Lebanese Republic. The Group shall keep
 bodies concerned any measures liable to further this              under review the implementation of such technical coop­
 trade.                                                            eration measures as shall have been agreed.
 The Joint Committee shall meet once a year, at a date             Technical cooperation measures shall be regulated by
 fixed by mutual agreement. In cases of emergency, ex­             mutual agreement through bilateral procedures between
 traordinary meetings may be convened at the request of            the individual Member States of the Community which
 one of the Contracting Parties.                                   are concerned and the Lebanese Republic, taking into
                                                                   account the conclusions reached by the Joint Group.
                          Article V                                The Joint Group shall meet at least once a year. The
 The Member States of the European Economic Commu­                 dates of meetings shall be fixed by mutual agreement at
 nity shall, taking into account any requests submitted to         the request of the Lebanese Republic or of a Member
 them by the Lebanese Republic, coordinate the measures            State of the Community.
 which they take or envisage taking in the field of techni­
 cal cooperation with the Lebanese Republic.                                               Article VIII
 The principal aims of this coordination shall be :                The Lebanese Republic shall do everything in its power
                                                                   to facilitate the execution of the relevant technical coop­
 - to increase the technical assistance granted to the             eration measures. Without prejudice to the provisions
    Lebanese Republic;                                             to be agreed upon in each given case, the Lebanese
                                                                   Republic undertakes in particular :
 - to devise measures liable to promote and increase that
    assistance;                                                    (a) to exempt the technical equipment supplied by the
                                                                       Member States of the Community, as well as items
 - to make the best possible use of the material and                   (including furniture, personal effects and vehicles)
    human resources assigned to that assistance.                       for the personal use or consumption of the experts,
                                                                       specialists and teaching staff referred to in Article
                                                                       VI(a), from import and export duties and charges
                          Article VI
                                                                       and from any other fiscal charges ;
Technical cooperation may cover, in particular :
                                                                  (b) to provide, if required, the land and premises neces­
(a) sending experts, specialists and teaching staff to                 sary for the implementation of certain projects;
     public bodies and to educational and research es­
     tablishments in the Lebanon ;                                (c) to assume such part of the administrative costs in­
                                                                       volved in the implementation of projects as shall be
(b) technical training of Lebanese nationals in public                 determined by mutual agreement in each specific
     bodies, educational and research establishments, and              case.
     industrial, agricultural, commercial and banking
     undertakings in the Member States of the Commu­                                        Article IX
     nity ;
                                                                  The Lebanese Republic shall communicate to the Mem­
                                                                  ber States of the Community any information it consid­
(c) preparation of studies and surveys on exploitation of         ers relevant to conditions in general in respect of invest­
     the resources of Lebanon, development of its produc­         ment in Lebanon and to specific opportunities for such
     tion capacity and expansion of its exports;                  investment, in particular information relating to the es­
                                                                  tablishment of branches of undertakings with their seat
(d) where necessary, the supply of technical equip­               in a Member State of the Community, or of companies
     ment for educational and research establishments in
                                                                  or firms in which such undertakings might participate
     Lebanon.
                                                                  jointly with Lebanese undertakings.
                         Article VII
                                                                  The Member States of the Community shall facilitate the
A Joint Technical Cooperation Group shall be set up,              circulation of this information in interested circles and
composed, on the one hand, of Representatives of the              the contacts which may result therefrom.
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                             Article X                                      Should agreement on these adjustments not be reached
Agreements between certain Member States of the                             within two months of a request by one of the Contracting
Community and the Lebanese Republic which are in                            Parties for the opening of negotiations, each Contracting
force or signed shall not be affected by the conclusion of                  Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement,
this Agreement.                                                             which shall cease to have legal force one month after
                                                                            notice of termination has been given.
                            Article XI
The Protocols and the Declaration of Intent which the                                                Article XIV
Contracting Parties have agreed to annex to this Agree­
ment shall form an integral part thereof.                                   The Council of the European Economic Community
                                                                            shall notify the Government of the Lebanese Republic of
                                                                            the completion of the internal procedures required in the
                                                                            Community and in the Member States for entry into
                            Article XII
                                                                            force of this Agreement.
This Agreement is concluded for three years. It may be
extended for periods of one year by agreement between                       The Government of the Lebanese Republic shall notify
the Contracting Parties.                                                    the Council of the European Economic Community
                                                                            of the completion of the procedures required in the
                                                                            Lebanese Republic for entry into force of this Agreement.
                           Article XIII
                                                                            This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of
Negotiations shall be opened immediately if, while this                     the month following the last of these notifications.
Agreement is in force, the rights and obligations of one
of the Contracting Parties arising from its membership
of international organizations or from its adherence to
                                                                                                     Article XV
international multilateral agreements should undergo
changes in the fields referred to in Articles I and II of                   This Agreement is drawn up in two copies in the Dutch,
this Agreement. The purpose of these negotiations shall                     French, German, Italian and Arabic languages, each of
be to adjust those Articles to such changes.                                these texts being equally authentic.
                                                                  Protocol No 1
                 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Member States, of the one part,
                                                  and the Lebanese Republic, of the other part
               THE CONTRACTING PARTIES HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
              1 . Articles I and II of the Agreement shall not affect either the existing rules relating to, or the present
                  state of, internal German trade in goods of German origin.
              2. Article in (e) of the Agreement relates to special situations existing as between certain Member States
                  of the Community and certain third countries, such special situations being admissible within the
                  framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
              3. Article III (e) also relates to special situations existing as between Italy on the one hand, and Vatican
                  City State or the Republic of San Marino, on the other hand.
                                                                 Protocol No 2
                to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Member States, of the one part,
                                                 and the Lebanese Republic, of the other part
              THE CONTRACTING PARTIES HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
              In the event of the Community concluding with one or more third countries which are major producers
              of oranges an agreement liable to affect substantially the marketing of oranges in the Community, the
               matter shall be considered by the Joint Committee.
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                                                  Declaration of intent
    The Governments of the Member States of the European Economic Community declare their readiness
    to give sympathetic consideration to applications from their exporters trading with Lebanon, in order
    that the exporters should, under good conditions in the light of the particular features of each transac­
    tion envisaged, benefit from the respective national provisions as regards credit insurance.
    In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly empowered, have signed this Agreement.
    Done at Brussels this twenty-first day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and sixty-five
    For the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium
                      J.VAN DER MEULEN
    For the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany
                      GUNTHER HARKORT
    For the Government of the French Republic
                      J.-M . BOEGNER
    For the Government of the Italian Republic
                      ANTONIO VENTURINI
    For the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
                      A. BORSCHETTE
    For the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
                      D.P. SPIERENBURG
    For the Council of the European Economic Community
             AXEL HERBST                    J.-M. BOEGNER
    For the Government of the Lebanese Republic
    NAGIB SADAKA
                                              JOINT DECLARATION
    on the provisional application of certain provisions 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
    1 . The Governments of the Member States of the European Economic Community, the Council of the
        Community and the Government of the Lebanese Republic declare their readiness to apply, each in
        so far as it is concerned and in accordance with its own provisions, Articles IV , VII and IX 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, as from the date of
        signature of that Agreement.
    2. The Governments of the Member States and the Council of the Community furthermore declare their
        readiness to apply, each in so far as it is concerned and in accordance with its own provisions, Arti­
        cles V and VI of the abovementioned Agreement as from the date of signature thereof.
    3. Finally, the Government of the Lebanese Republic declares its readiness to apply, in accordance with
        its own provisions, Article VIII of the abovementioned Agreement as from the date of signature
        thereof.
    Done at Brussels this twenty-first day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and sixty-five.
    For the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium
                      J.VAN DER MEULEN
    For the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany
                    GUNTHER HARKORT
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For the Government of the French Republic
                J.-M. BOEGNER
For the Government of the Italian Republic
                ANTONIO VENTURINI
For the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
                A. BORSCHETTE
For the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
                D.P. SPIERENBURG
For the Concil of the European Economic Community
       AXEL HERBST                     J.-M. BOEGNER
For the Government of the Lebanese Republic
NAGIB SADAKA
Letter from Ambassador Harkort, communicated to the Contracting Parties at the time of the signature
of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Lebanese Republic concerning
                  a Unilateral Declaration on Berlin by the Federal Republic of Germany.
                                                                                    Brussels, 21 May 19S6
With reference to. the Agreement on Trade and Technical Cooperation signed today, I have the honour
to make the following statement on behalf of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany :
     The Agreement on Trade and Technical Cooperation between the European Economic Communi­
      ty and the Member States, of the one part, and the Lebanese Republic, of the other part, shall
      equally apply to Land Berlin, unless the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany makes a
      declaration to the contrary to the other Contracting Parties within the three months following the
      entry into force of that Agreement.
I have sent a declaration in the same terms to the representatives of the other Contracting Parties.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
HARKORT