NoL202/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.7.74
EXCHANGE OFLETTERS
amendingArticle5ofAnnex1totheAgreementestablishinganassociation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheTunisianRepublic
Brussels,20July1973.
YourExcellency ,
Duringthenegotiationsthattookplaceon11and12January1973thePartiestothe
AgreementestablishinganassociationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
theTunisianRepublicagreedtoreplacetheprovisionsofArticle5ofAnnex1tothesaid
Agreementbytheprovisionsannexedtothisletter.
ItwasagreedthatthenewprovisionsofArticle5ofAnnex1totheAgreementwould
enterintoforceonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowingthedateonwhichthe
ContractingPartiesnotifiedeachotherthattheproceduresnecessarytothisendhadbeen
completed .
Weshouldbegratefulifyouwouldbegoodenoughtoacknowledgethisletterand
confirmthatyourGovernment isinagreementwithitscontents.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency ,theassuranceofourhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities
/

24.7.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL202/3
ANNEX
NewArticle5ofAnnex1totheAgreementestablishinganassociationbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandtheTunisianRepublic
'1.ProvidedthatTunisiaappliesaspecialexportchargeinrespectofoliveoilotherthanrefined
oliveoilfallingwithinsubheading15.07AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariffandprovidedthatthis
specialchargeisreflectedintheimportprice,theCommunityshalltakethenecessarymeasuresto
ensurethat:
(a)ThelevyonimportsintotheCommunityofthesaidoil,whollyproducedinTunisiaandtrans­
porteddirectfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,shallbetheimportlevycalculatedinaccor­
dancewithArticle13ofRegulationNo136/66/EEContheestablishment ofacommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinoilsandfats,applicableuponimportation,less0-50unitofaccountper100
kg;
(b)theamountofthelevyresultingfromthecalculationmentionedunder(a)shallbereducedbyan
amountequaltothatofthespecialchargeofnotmorethan5unitsofaccountper100kgthat
hasbeenpaid.
2.IfTunisiadoesnotapplythechargereferredtoinparagraph 1,theCommunityshalltakethe
necessarymeasurestoensurethatthelevyonimportsintotheCommunityofoliveoil,otherthan
refinedoliveoil,fallingwithinsubheading15.07AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariffshallbethe
levycalculatedinaccordancewithArticle13ofRegulationNo136/66/EEContheestablishment of
acommonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats,applicableuponimportation ,less0-50unitof
accountper100kg.
3.EachContractingPartyshalltakethemeasuresnecessarytoensureapplicationofparagraph 1
andshallsupply,intheeventofdifficulties ,theinformationnecessarytotheproperoperationofthe
arrangements attherequestoftheotherParty.
4.Consultations ontheoperationofthearrangementsprovidedforinthisArticlemaybeheld
withintheAssociationCouncil.'

NoL202/4 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.7.74
Brussels,20July1973.
YourExcellencies ,
Youweregoodenoughtomakethefollowingcommunication tomeinyourletterof
today'sdate:
'Duringthenegotiationsthattookplaceon11and12January1973thePartiestothe
AgreementestablishinganassociationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheTunisianRepublicagreedtoreplacetheprovisionsofArticle5ofAnnex1to
thesaidAgreementbytheprovisionsannexedtothisletter.
ItwasagreedthatthenewprovisionsofArticle5ofAnnex1totheAgreementwould
enterintoforceonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowingthedateonwhichthe
ContractingPartiesnotifiedeachotherthattheproceduresnecessarytothisendhad
beencompleted .
Weshouldbegratefulifyouwouldbegoodenoughtoacknowledgethisletterand
confirmthatyourGovernment isinagreementwithitscontents.'
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourcommunication andtoconfirmthatmy
Government isinagreementwithitscontents.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellencies ,
theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
ForthePresident
oftheTunisianRepublic

24.7.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL202/5
ANNEX
NewArticle5ofAnnex1totheAgreementestablishinganassociationbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandtheTunisianRepublic
'1.ProvidedthatTunisiaappliesaspecialexportchargeinrespectofoliveoilotherthanrefined
oliveoilfallingwithinsubheading15.07AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariffandprovidedthatthis
specialchargeisreflectedintheimportprice,theCommunityshalltakethenecessarymeasuresto
ensurethat:
(a)thelevyonimportsintotheCommunityofthesaidoil,whollyproducedinTunisiaandtrans­
porteddirectfromthatcountrytotheCommunity ,shallbetheimportlevycalculatedinaccor­
dancewithArticle13ofRegulationNo136/66/EEContheestablishment ofacommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinoilsandfats,applicableuponimportation ,less0-50unitofaccountper100
kg;
(b)theamountofthelevyresultingfromthecalculationmentionedunder(a)shallbereducedbyan
amountequaltothatofthespecialchargeofnotmorethan.5unitsofaccountper100kgthat
hasbeenpaid.
2.IfTunisiadoesnotapplythechargereferredtoinparagraph 1,theCommunityshalltakethe
necessarymeasurestoensurethatthelevyonimportsintotheCommunityofoliveoil,otherthan
refinedoliveoil,fallingwithinsubheading15.07AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariffshallbethe
levycalculatedinaccordancewithArticle13ofRegulationNo136/66/EEContheestablishment of
acommonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats,applicableuponimportation ,less0-50unitof
accountper100kg.
3.EachContractingPartyshalltakethemesauresnecessarytoensureapplicationofparagraph 1
andshallsupply,intheeventofdifficulties,theinformationnecessarytotheproperoperationofthe
arrangements attherequestoftheotherParty.
4.Consultations ontheoperationofthearrangements providedforinthisArticlemaybeheld
withintheAssociationCouncil.'