CELEX: 51979PC0659
Language: en
Date: 1979-11-22 00:00:00
Title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION concluding the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters extending the Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Argentine Republic (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                   COM(79)659 final
                                                   Brussels , 22 November 1979
                            Recommendation for a
                              COUNCIL DECISION
concluding the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
                 extending the Trade Agreement between the
                    European Economic Community and the
                             Argentine Republic
               ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
 COM ( 79 ) 659 final
 ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATORY    MEMORANDUM
             The Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Argentine Republic concluded on 8 November 1971 for a period of
three years entered into force on 1 January 1972 and expires on 31 Dec­
ember 1979 after; four extensions for a period of one year as provided
for in article 9 ( 2 ) of the Agreement .
             The Argentine Mission to the European Communities has made
known verbally to the Commission 's services that the Argentine Government
considers it advisable to renew the agreement again .
             Considering that the Trade Agreement of 8 November 1971
should again be extended for - one year ,
             The Commission recommends that the Council :
- adopts the draft Decision annexed hereto concluding an agreement , in
  the form of an exchange of letters , extending the Trade Agreement
  between the European Economic Community and the Argentine Republic
   for a period of one year .
 ---pagebreak---                     RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
concluding the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters extending , ,-.
  the Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and -the                                     1
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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 Commmission ,       •
Whereas the Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community
                             1
and the Argentine Republic should be extended for one year as provided
for in Article 9 < 2 ) thereof ,                                          . .
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                  Article  1
              The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between
the European Economic Community and the Argentine Republic extending the
Trade Agreement signed in Brussels on 8 November 1971 is hereby concluded
on behalf of the European Economic 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 the persons empowered to sign the Agreement and to confer
on them the powers required in ordre to bind the Community .
              Done at Brussels ,                     For the Council
                                                      The President
     0 . J. N° 249 of 10.11.1971 , page 19
 ---pagebreak---                                 AGREEMENT
                IN THE  FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS
              EXTENDING THE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
                     EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
                     AN THE ARGENTINE     REPUBLIC
                                                       *
A. Letter to the Argentine authorities
Si r .
         With reference to Article 9 ( 2 ) of the Trade Agreement between
the European Economic Community and the Argentine Republic signed in
Brussels on 8 November 1971 , I am pleased to inform you that the
European Economic Community agrees to the extension of the above
Agreement for a period of one year from 1 January 1980 .
         Please accept . Sir . the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                    For the Council of the
                                   . European Communities
 ---pagebreak---                                       - 2 -
B. Letter to the President of the Council of the European Communities
           . «            ··
Si r ,
             In your letter of                  , you informed me as follows
             " With reference to Article 9 ( 2 ) of the Trade Agreement
        •    " between the European Economic Community and the Argentine
             " Republic signed in Brussels on 8 November 1971 , I am pleased
             " to inform you that the European Economic Community agrees
             " to the extension of the above Agreement for a period of one
             " year from 1 January 1980 ."
             I am pleased to inform you , on behalf of the Government of
the Argentine Republic , that my Government also agrees to the extension
of the above Agreement for a period of one year from 1 January 1980 .
             Please accept , Sir , the assurance of my highest consideration .