CELEX: 31964D0357
Language: en
Date: 1964-05-08 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 8 May 1964 on the conclusion of a Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel

Official Journal of the European Communities                            77
1517/64                OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                                  13.6.64
                                              COUNCIL DECISION
                                                   of 8 May 1964
        on the conclusion of a Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and
                                                 the State of Israel
                                                   (64/35 7/EEC)
        THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
        Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , and in partic­
        ular Articles 111 , 1 14 and 228 thereof;
        Having regard to Council Decisions of 25 September 1962, 2 April 1963 and 10 March 1964
        on the terms of reference given to the Community delegation for the negotiations with the
        State of Israel;
        Having regard to the report from the Commission,
        HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                      Article 1
        The Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel is
        concluded on behalf of the Community. The Agreement is annexed to this Decision.
                                                      Article 2
        The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign
        the Agreement and to confer on them the powers required in order to bind the Community .
        Done at Brussels, 8 May 1964.
                                                                                     For the Council
                                                                                      The President
                                                                                       H. FAYAT
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1518/64                     OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                                                                       13.6.64
                                                            TRADE AGREEMENT
                             between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel
                                                                    (64/358/EEC)
                  (Only the Dutch, French, German, Italian and Hebrew texts of this Agreement are authentic)
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, of the one part, and
         THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL, of the other part,
        Determined to consolidate and extend the economic and trade relations existing between the
        State of Israel and the Member States of the European Economic Community ;
        Recognizing the importance of the harmonious development of trade between the Contract­
         ing Parties;
        Desiring to establish the basis for a progressive expansion of trade with each other;
        Have decided, in pursuance of those aims, to conclude this Trade Agreement and to this end
        have designated as their Plenipotentiaries :
        THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY :
        Mr Henri Fayat, President in Office of the Council of the European Economic Commu­
        nity, Minister attached to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Belgium;
        Mr Walter Hallstein, President of the Commission of the European Economic Commu­
        nity ;
        THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL :
             Mrs Golda Meir, Minister for. Foreign Affairs;
             Mr Akiva Govrin, Minister for External Trade and the Industrialization of the Develop­
             ment Areas ;
             Mr Amiel Najar, Ambassador, Head of the Israel Mission to the European Communities;
        HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                                       Article 1
        For the period of this Agreement the duties in the Common Customs Tariff of the European
        Economic Community on the products set out in the following table shall be suspended at the
        levels indicated therein.
              CCT heading                                            Description
                   No                                                                                                          Rate of duty
        ex 08.01 E                Avocados                                                                                  8%
             08.02 D               Grapefruit                                                                               7-2 %
        ex 20.07 B II             Grapefruit juice (')                                                                       171 %
        (') The Community shall be entitled to levy, over and above the duty, as additional duty, corresponding to the import charges borne by
            sugar, on the quantity of sugar of various kinds (sucrose value) contained in this product in eiccss of 13 per cent by weight.
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                    CCT heading                                               Description                                   Rate of duty
                         No
               ex  28.40 B 11           Dicalcium phosphate containing less than 0-2 per cent fluorine
                                        and more than 0 01 per cent iron                                                9-6 %
               ex  29.02 A III          Bromothane for agricultural use 1                                               17%
               ex  29.35 O              Furazolidone                                                                    12-8 %
               ex  29.35 O              Ethoxyquinoline                                                                 12-8 %
               ex  29.35 O              Nitrofurazone                                                                   12-8 %
               ex  38.11 C              Preparations based on ethylene dibromide containing not more
                                        than 70 per cent ethylene dibromide (1 ,2 - dibromoethane), put
                                        up in the form of emulsions containing an emulsifying agent in
                                        the proportion of 3 to 5 per cent and containing xylene or petrol­
                                        eum as a diluting agent                                                         10%
                   42.03 B III          Gloves, including mittens, other                                                15-2 %
               ex  60.03                Stockings, of man-made fibres, finished or unfinished                           17-6 %       .
               ex  60.05 A              Bathing costumes                                                                16 8 %
               ex  60.05 A              Babies' outer garments                                                          16 8 %
               ex  60.06 B              Bathing costumes                                                                16%
               ex  61.01                Men's outer garments of man-made fibres                                         16%
               ex  61.02 B              Women's outer garments of man-made fibres                                       16%
               ex  61.02 B              Bathing costumes                                                                16%
               ex  68.12                Tube and pipe fittings of asbestos-cement                                     • 10-4 %
               ex  70.05                ' Horticultural' glass 1                                                        8%
                                                                                                                        with min. charge
                                                                                                                        of 0-8 ua per
                                                                                                                        100 kg gross
                                                                                                                        weight -
               ex  76.03                Aluminium strips for Venetian blinds                                            12%
               ex  76.06                Aluminium tubes and pipes for irrigation                                        15-2 %
               1  Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities.
                                                                                Article 2
               The Contracting Parties take note that, within the framework ofthis Agreement and for the period
               thereof, the Member States indicated in the following table will ensure immediate application
               of the Common Customs Tariff duties resulting from the provisions of Article 1 in respect of the
               products listed in that table and up to the levels specified therein.
   CCT heading                                                      Description                                             Rate of duty    Member
       No                                                                                                                                    State
08.01              Avocados                                                                                               8%             Benelux
                                                                                                                                         Italy
08.02 D            Grapefruit                                                                                             7-2 %          Benelux
                                                                                                                                         France
                                                                                                                                         Italy
20.07 B 11        Grapefruit juice 1                                                                                       17 1 %        Germany
                                                                                                                                         Benelux
                                                                                                                                         France
                                                                                                                                         Italy 2
28.40 B II         Dicalcium phosphate containing less than 0-2 per cent fluorine and more than 0 01
                   per cent iron                                                                                          9-6 %          Germany
                                                                                                                                         Benelux
                                                                                                                                         France
                                                                                                                                         Italy
29.02 A III        Bromothane for agricultural use 3                                                                      17 %           France
                                                                                                                          23%            Italy
29.35 O           Furazolidone                                                                                            12-8 %         France
29.35              Ethoxyquinoline                                                                                        12-8 %         France
29.35             Nitrofurazone                                                                                           12 8           France
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       CCT heading                                                               Description                                                     Rate of duty
                                                                                                                                                                      Member
            No                                                                                                                                                         State
    38.11 C                   Preparations based on ethylene dibromide containing not more than 70 per cent
                              ethylene dibromide ( 1,2 - dibromoethane), put up in the form of emulsions contain­                              10%                  Benelux
                              ing an emulsifying agent in the proportion of 3 to 5 per cent and containing xylene                              10%                   Francie
                               or petroleum as a diluting agent                                                                                10%                  Italy
     42.03 B III              Gloves, including mittens, other                                                                                 15-2 %               Germany
                                                                                                                                                                    Benelux
                                                                                                                                                                    France
                                                                                                                                                                    Italy
      60.03                   Stockings of man-made fibres, finished or unfinished                                                             17 6 %               Benelux
                                                                                                                                                                    France
                                                                                                                                                                    Italy
      60.05 A                 Bathing costumes                                                                                                 16 8 %               Benelux
                                                                                                                                                                    France
                                                                                                                                                                    Italy
      60.05 A                 Babies' outer garments                                                                                           168                  Benelux
   y                                                                                                                                                                France
                                                                                                                                                                    Italy
      60.06 B                 Bathing costumes                                                                                                 16%                  Benelux
                                                                                                                                                                    France
                                                                                                                                                                    Italy
      61.01                    Men's outer garments of man-made fibres                                                                         16%                  Benelux
                                                                                                                                                                    France
                                                                                                                                                                    Italy ^     ^
      61.02 B                 Women's outer garments of man-made fibres                                                                        16%                  Benelux .
                                                                                                                                                                    France
                                                                                                                                                                    Italy
 ex 61.02 B                   Bathing costumes                N                                                                                16%                  Benelux
                                                                                                                                                                    France
                                                                                                                                                                    Italy
 ex 68.12                     Tube and pipe fittings of asbestos-cement                                                                        10-4 %               Germany
                                                                                                                                                                    France
                                                                                                                                                                    Italy
 ex 70.05                     ' Horticultural ' glass 3                                                                                       8%
                                                                                                                                              with min.
                                                                                                                                              charge of
                                                                                                                                              0-8 ua per            Germany
                                                                                                                                               100 kg               France
                                                                                                                                              gross weight          Italy
 ex 76.03                     Aluminium strips for Venetian blinds                                                                             12%                  Germany
                                                                                                                                                                    France
                                                                                                                                                                    Italy
ex 76.06                      Aluminiums tubes and pipes for irrigation                                                                        15 2 %               France
                                                                                                                                                                    Italy
1   The Community shall be entitled to levy, over and above the duty, an additional duty, corresponding to the import charges borne- by sugar, on the quantity of sugar of various
    kinds (sucrose value) contained in this product in excess of 13 % by weight.
2  For tariff subheadings exceeding 171 % .
3   Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities.
                                                                                      Article 3
                    The Contracting Parties take note that, within the framework ofthis Agreement and for the period
                    thereof, the Member States indicated in the following table will ensure immediate application of
                    the Common Customs Tariff duties in respect of the products in that Table.
       CCT heading                                                               Description
                                                                                                                                                                      Member
             No                                                                                                                                  Rate of duty           State
ex 08.02 A I                 Oranges from 1 April to 14 June                                                                                  15%                   France
ex 08.02 A II                Oranges from 16 October to 31 March                                                                              20 %                  France
ex 07.04 B                   Tomatoes, dehydrated                                                                                             16%                   Germany
ex 07.04 B                   Other vegetables (other than potatoes, cauliflowers, onions and mushrooms) dried,
                              dehydrated or evaporated                                                                                        16%                   Germany
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       OCT heading                                                                                                                                                Member
                                                                                 Description                                                 Rate of duty          States
            No
ex 07.04 B                      Other vegetables (other than mushrooms) broken or in powder '                                              16%                  Germany
      20.07 B II                Juice of citrus fruit of a specific 1 -33 or less density at 15°C :
                                    (a) Orange juice                                                                                      20%                   France
                                ex (b) Other, excluding grapefruit juice                                                                  19%                   France
      68.13 B II (b)            Asbestos thread :
                                1 . With steel core                                                                                       n %                  France
                                2 . Other                                                                                                 12%                   France
1    In respect of these products the Common Customs Tariff duty will be applied by the Federal Republic of Germany from the date on which that country completes the internal
     measures necessary to that end .
                                                                                       Article 4
                      The Contracting Parties take note that, within the framework ofthis Agreement and for the period
                      thereof, the measures for liberalization or relaxation of quantitative restrictions indicated in the
                      following table will be taken by the Member States in respect of the products listed in that table.
                                                                                                                                         Member           Liberalization
        CCT heading                                                               Description                                             States            Measures
             No
ex 20.06 B II (a)               Grapefruit segments                                                                                    France          Liberalization
        and II (b)
ex 20.07 B II                   Orange juice                                                                                           France           Increase of
                                                                                                                                                       the 1963 quota
ex 28.13 F                      Hydrobromic acid                                                                                       Italy           Liberalization
      28.33                     Bromides, oxybromides, bromates and perbromates, and hypobromites                                      Italy           Liberalization
ex 29.02 A III                  Ethylene dibromide                                                                                     Italy           Liberalization 1
ex 29.02 A III                  Bromomethane for agricultural use                                                                      Italy           Liberalization
ex 31.04 A                      Potassium sulphate                                                                                     Italy           Liberalization
 1 • In respect of quantities re-exported after processing (a ' remtegro' automatic licence scheme ).
                                                                                       Article 5
                      The Government of the State of Israel declares its readiness to consider sympathetically any
                      proposal which may be submitted to it with a view to facilitating imports from the Communi­
                      ty-
                                                                                       A rticle 6
                      A Joint Committee shall be established consisting of representatives of the Community and
                      representatives of the Government of the State of Israel . The Joint Committee shall ensure the
                      proper execution of the Agreement and shall study the development of trade between the
                      Community and the State of Israel ; it may suggest to the competent authorities means for the
                      improvement thereof.
                     The Joint Committee shall meet once a year at a date fixed by mutual agreement. Extraordi­
                      nary meetings may be called in.urgent cases at the request of one of the Contracting Parties.
                                                                                       Article 7
                      The Protocol which the Contracting Parties have agreed to annex to the Agreement shall
                      form an integral part thereof.
                                                                                       Article 8
                      This Agreement is concluded for a period of three years. This period may be extended for a
                      year, renewable by agreement between the Contracting Parties .
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                                              Article 9
   Subject to the exception provided for in Article 3, this Agreement shall enter into force on 1
   July 1964, corresponding to 21 Tammuz 5724 of the Hebrew calendar.
                                             Article 10
   This Agreement is drawn up in two copies in the Dutch, French, German, Italian and
   Hebrew languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.
   In witness whereof, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have signed this Agreement.
   Done at Brussels this fourth day of June in the year one thousand nine hundred and
   sixty-four, corresponding to the twenty-fourth day of Siwan in the year five thousand seven
   hundred and twenty-four of the Hebrew calendar.
               For the Council                            For the Government ofthe State ofIsrael
    ofthe European Economic Community                                   Golda MEIR
                Henry FAYAT                                           Akiva GOVRIN
             Walter HALLSTEIN                                         Amiel NAJAR
                                            PROTOCOL
    annexed to the Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State
                                                of Israel
                                            (64/359/EEC)
   THE CONTRACTING PARTIES,
   HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
   If the Community should conclude with one or more third countries which are major produc­
   ers of oranges an agreement which could substantially affect the demand for that product on
   the Community market, the question shall be examined by the Joint Committee.
   Done at Brussels this fourth day on June in the year one thousand nine hundred and
   sixty-four, corresponding to the twenty-fourth day of Siwan in the year five thousand seven
   hundred and twenty-four of the Hebrew calendar.
               For the Council                            For the Government ofthe State ofIsrael
   ofthe European Economic Community                                    Golda MEIR
                Henry FAYAT                                           Akiva GOVRIN
             Walter HALLSTEIN                                          Amiel NAJAR