CELEX: 31967D0773
Language: en
Date: 1967-10-03 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 3 October 1967 on the conclusion of the Agreement extending and amending the Trade Agreement between the Economic European Community and Iran

312                                   Official Journal of the European Communities
  No 309/6                              Official Journal of the European Communities                               19.12.67.
                                                   COUNCIL DECISION
                                                      of 3 October 1967
                 on the conclusion of an Agreement extending and amending the Trade Agreement between
                                        the European Economic Community and Iran
                                                       x(67/773/EEC)
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                                Article 1
                                                                   An Agreement, in the form of an Exchange of Letters
- Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Economic Community, and in particular Articles 111 ,             between the European Economic Community and Iran,
   1 14 and 228 thereof;                                           extending and amending the Trade Agreement between
                                                                   the European Economic Community and Iran is con­
                                                                   cluded on behalf of the Community. The Agreement is
  Having regard to the report from the Commission;                 annexed to this Decision.
                                                                                          Article 2
  Whereas it is expedient to extend for a further period of
  one year, in accordance with Article V thereof, the Trade        The President of the Council is hereby authorized to de­
  Agreement between the European Economic Communi­                 signate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement
  ty and Iran signed at Brussels on 14 October 1963 and            and to confer on them the powers required in order to
  extended until 30 November 1967 in accordance with               bind the Community.
  the Council Decision of 27 October 1966 1
                                                                   Done at Luxembourg, 3 October 1967.
  Whereas it is also expedient to make the amendments
  to the Agreement proposed by the Joint Committee                                           For the Council
  established under Article IV thereof,
                                                                                              The President
  HAS DECIDED :                                                                               K. SCHILLER
  1 OJ No 220, 30.11.1966, p. 3742/66.
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                                                    ANNEX
            Exchange of Letters extending and amending the Agreement between the EEC and Iran
A. Letter to the Iranian Authorities
   Your Excellency,
   With reference to Article V of the Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community
   and Iran signed at Brussels on 14 October 1963, we have the honour to inform you, on behalf of the
   Council of the European Communities, that the Council agrees to an extension of that Agreement
   for a period of one year beginning 1 December 1967.
   We also have the honour to inform you on behalf of the Council of the European Communities that
    the Council agrees to the following amendments to the Agreement :
   I. From 1 July 1968, Article I of the Agreement shall be worded as follows :
        ' For the period of this Agreement the Common Customs Tariff duties of the European Economic
        Community on the products listed in the following table shall be suspended at the levels indicated
        therein .
            CCT
                               Description                                    Rate
         heading No
             58.01   A         Carpets, carpeting and rugs of wool or of      24 % with
                               fine animal hair, knotted                      a maximum of 4 u.a. /m2
            08.04    B         Dried grapes                                   6%
            08.12   A          Dried apricots                                 6%
         ex 16.04   A          Caviar (sturgeon roe)                         24%
        The Contracting Parties take note that the Member States of the European Economic Community
        will be responsible for applying these customs duties.'
   II . From 1 December 1967, the second subparagraph of Article II of the Agreement shall be worded
         as follows :
        'The Common Customs Tariff duty of the European Economic Community on dried grapes
        admitted under the quota shall be suspended at 1-2 % . The Contracting Parties take note that the
        Member States of the European Economic Community will be responsible for applying this duty .'
   Please accept . . .
B. Letter to the President of the Council of the European Communities
   Your Excellency,
   You were good enough to make the following communication to me in your letter of today's date :
    ' With reference to Article V of the Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community
   and Iran signed at Brussels on 14 October 1963, we have the honour to inform you, on behalf of the
   Council of the European Communities, that the Council agrees to an extension of that Agreement
   for a period of one year beginning 1 December 1967.
 . We also have the honour to inform you on behalf of the Council of the European Communities that
   the Council agrees to the following amendments to the Agreement :
   I. From 1 July 1968, Article I of the Agreement shall be worded as follows :
        " For the period of this Agreement the Common Customs Tariff duties of the European Econorv
        Community on the products listed in the following table shall be suspended at the levels ind ; . ■
        therein .
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             CCT
                               Description                                   Rate
          heading No
              58.01   A        Carpets, carpeting and rugs of wool or of     24 % with a ■
                               fine animal hair, knotted                      maximum of 4 u.a. / m2
              08.04   B        Dried grapes                                   6%
              08.12   A        Dried apricots                                 6%
         ex 16.04     A        Caviar (sturgeon roe)                          24%
         The Contracting Parties take note that the Member States of the European Economic Community
         will be responsible for applying these customs duties."
    II . From 1 December 1967, the second subparagraph of Article II of the Agreement shall be worded
         as follows :
         'The Common Customs Tariff duty of the European Economic Community on dried grapes
         admitted under the quota shall be suspended at 1-2 % . The Contracting Parties take note that
         the Member States of the European Economic Community will be responsible for applying this
         customs duty .'
    Please accept . . .
    I have the honour to inform you, on behalf of the Imperial Government of Iran , that the latter also
    agrees to the extension of the aforesaid Agreement for a period of one year from 1 December 1967 ,
    and also to the amendment to the Agreement as indicated above .
    Please accept