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EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 57/78

AGREEMENT

in the form of an exchange of letters amending the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Yemen Arab Republic

Brussels, 6 March 1995.

Sir,

With reference to the consultations held between the representatives of the European Community and the Republic of Yemen with a view to adapting the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Yemen Arab Republic, following the unification of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen on 22 May 1990 to form the Republic of Yemen, I have the honour to declare that, in accordance with the principles of international law, the provisions of that Cooperation Agreement apply to the territory of the Republic of Yemen.

Please confirm the European Community's agreement to this extension.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

On behalf of the government of the Republic of Yemen ABDULKARIM AL-ERYANI

Brussels, 6 March 1995.

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter which states as follows:

‘With reference to the consultations held between the representatives of the European Community and the Republic of Yemen with a view to adapting the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Yemen Arab Republic, following the unification of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen on 22 May 1990 to form the Republic of Yemen, I have the honour to declare that, in accordance with the principles of international law, the provisions of that Cooperation Agreement apply to the territory of the Republic of Yemen. Please confirm the European Community's agreement to this extension.’

I have the honour to confirm the European Community's agreement to this extension of the Cooperation Agreement.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
EXCHANGE OF LETTERS

between the European Community and the United States of America on rice prices

A. Letter from the European Community

Brussels, 22 December 1995

Sir

During our recent discussions on the operation of the Community rules for calculating the Community import duties for rice, we have reviewed data relating to the market situation during the 1995/96 marketing year.

In the light of these discussions, the European Community will substitute, with effect from 1 January 1996, for the 'representative price` currently used for determining these duties on husked parboiled rice and husked rice for the remainder of the 1995/96 marketing year, the average of the price for No 1 brown parboiled 4/88 % rice and the currently used price (No 2 brown 4/73 % rice) as reported in the USDA weekly Rice marked news. This 'representative price` will be reviewed with the United States Government during the consultations for establishing the cumulative recovery system as referred to in the exchange of letters on the grains settlement.

I should be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

On behalf of

the Council of the European Union

B. Letter from the United States

Brussels, 22 December 1995

Sir

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows:

'During our recent discussions on the operation of the Community rules for calculating the Community import duties for rice, we have reviewed data relating to the market situation during 1995/96 marketing year.

In the light of these discussions, the European Community will substitute, with effect from 1 January 1996, for the "representative price" currently used for determining these duties on husked parboiled rice and husked rice for the remainder of the 1995/96 marketing year, the average of the price for No 1 brown parboiled 4/88 % rice and the currently used price (No 2 brown 4/73 % rice) as reported in the USDA weekly Rice market news. This "representative price" will be reviewed with the United States Government during the consultations for establishing the cumulative recovery system as referred to in the exchange of letters on the grains settlement`.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the Government of the United States of America
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS on trade in textile products between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

AGREED MINUTE

During consultations held between delegations from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the European Community, the two parties agreed that the provisions of their bilateral Agreement on trade in textile products, initialled on 12 September 1986, as last notified by the Exchange of Letters initialled on 22 December 1994, listed in the Annex to this Agreed Minute, shall continue to govern their trade relations in the textile sector.

As a consequence, these provisions shall be notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body (TMB) as constituting the basis of their administrative arrangements within the meaning of Article 2 (17) of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing.

For the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

For the European Community

Provisions of the Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on trade in textile products initialled on 12 September 1986, as amended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on trade in textile products, initialled in Brussels, on 12 December 1992, which will be notified as administrative arrangements under Article 2 (17) of the Uruguay Round Textiles Agreement

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EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 36/25

AGREEMENT

in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation relating to the amendment of the Convention of 20 May 1987 on the simplification of formalities in trade inn goods

Sir,

In its recommendation No 1/93 of 23 September 1993, the EEC-EFTA Joint Committee on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods proposed a number of amendments to the EEC-EFTA Convention of 20 May 1987 on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods. The proposed amendments are set out in the Annex.

I have the honour to confirm that the Community is in agreement with those amendments and I propose that, subject to any change which may be made, they come into force on 1 July 1994. I should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the amendments and the proposed date on which they are to enter into force.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

On behalf of the Council of the European Communities

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter which reads as follows:

‘In its recommendation No 1/93 of 23 September 1993, the EEC-EFTA Joint Committee on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods proposed a number of amendments to the EEC-EFTA Convention of 20 May 1987 on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods. The proposed amendments are set out in the Annex. I have the honour to confirm that the Community is in agreement with those amendments and I propose that, subject to any change which may be made, they come into force on 1 July 1994. I should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the amendments and the proposed date on which they are to enter into force.’

I have the honour to confirm that my Government is in agreement with the contents of your letter and the proposed date on which the amendments are to enter into force.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

Fyrir ríkisstjórn Íýðveldisins Íslands

For Kongeriket Norges Regjering

Für die Regierung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft Pour le gouvernement de la Confédération suisse Per il governo della Confederazione svizzera

Suomen tasavallan hallituksen puolesta

För Konungariket Sveriges regering
AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco fixing from 1 January 1994 the additional amount to be deducted from the levy or the customs duties on imports into the Community of untreated olive oil originating in Morocco

Letter No 1

Brussels, 21 October 1996

Sir,

Annex B to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco stipulates that for untreated olive oil falling within CN codes 1509 10 10, 1509 10 90 and 1510 00 10, the amount to be deducted from the amount of the levy pursuant to Article 17 (1) (b) of the Cooperation Agreement is to be increased by an additional amount under the same conditions and arrangements as laid down for the application of the aforementioned provisions, to take account of certain factors and of the situation on the olive oil market.

I have the honour to inform you that, having regard to the criteria specified in the aforementioned Annex, the Community will take the necessary steps to ensure that the additional amount applicable for the period 1 January 1994 to 31 January 1995 is ECU 12,09 per 100 kilograms and ECU 14,60 per 100 kilograms for the period beginning on 1 February 1995.

I should be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm your Government's agreement to its contents.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the European Community

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Letter No 2

Brussels, 21 October 1996

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date, which reads as follows:

'Annex B to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco stipulates that for untreated olive oil falling within CN codes 1509 10 10, 1509 10 90 and 1510 00 10, the amount to be deducted from the amount of the levy pursuant to Article 17 (1) (b) of the Cooperation Agreement is to be increased by an additional amount under the same conditions and arrangements as laid down for the application of the aforementioned provisions, to take account of certain factors and of the situation on the olive oil market.

I have the honour to inform your that, having regard to the criteria specified in the aforementioned Annex, the Community will take the necessary steps to ensure that the additional amount applicable for the period 1 January 1994 to 31 January 1995 is ECU 12,09 per 100 kilograms and ECU 14,60 per 100 kilograms for the period beginning on 1 February 1995.

I should be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm your Government's agreement to its contents.`

I am able to confirm the agreement of my Government to the foregoing.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco

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‹‹ EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 20/36 27. 1. 98
CORRIGENDA
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 860/97 of 14 May 1997 amending Regula-
tion (EEC) No 3046/92 with regard to the reporting of the value of goods
(Official Journal of the European Communities L 123 of 15 May 1997)
On page 13 in the quoted matter in Article 1, paragraph 3, last subparagraph:
for: ‘. . . the conditions set out at 2 above continue to be obtained. The Member States shall publi-
cize changes . . .’,
read: ‘. . . the conditions set out in the second subparagraph above continue to obtain. The Member
States concerned shall publish changes . . .’;
in paragraph 4, second subparagraph:
for: ‘. . . by kinds of goods.’,
read: ‘. . . by types of goods.’;
in paragraph 5:
for: ‘The statistical value shall be based of the goods . . .’,
read: ‘The statistical value shall be based on the value of the goods . . .’;
and in the second indent of paragraph 5:
for: ‘— for arrivals, is within the statistical territory . . .’,
read: ‘— for arrivals, is outside the statistical territory . . .’.
AGREED MINUTE between the Republic of Malta and the European Community regarding textile trade

Following consultations between the authorities of the Republic of Malta and the Commission of the European Communities, it has been agreed:

1. to extend for a further period of two years (1996 and 1997) the validity of the agreement on trade in textile products between the European Community and the Republic of Malta contained in the Memorandum of Understanding initialled in Brussels on 28 November 1990 as last amended by the exchange of letters initialled on 20 December 1994;

2. to fix the access levels referred to in the Annex II of the 1990 Memorandum as follows:

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3. and to apply the present agreement on a provisional basis, pending the completion by each Party of the internal procedures that may be necessary to express their consent to be bound.

Hecho en Bruselas, el cuatro de junio de mil novecientos noventa y siete.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den fjerde juni nitten hundrede og syvoghalvfems.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am vierten Juni neunzehnhundertsiebenundneunzig.

¸ãéíå óôéò ÂñõîÝëëåò, óôéò ôÝóóåñéò Éïõíßïõ ÷ßëéá åííéáêüóéá åíåíÞíôá åðôÜ.

Done at Brussels on the fourth day of June in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven.

Fait à Bruxelles, le quatre juin mil neuf cent quatre-vingt-dix-sept.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì quattro giugno millenovecentonovantasette.

Gedaan te Brussel, de vierde juni negentienhonderd zevenennegentig.

Feito em Bruxelas, em quatro de Junho de mil novecentos e noventa e sete.

Tehty Brysselissä neljäntenä päivänä kesäkuuta vuonna tuhatyhdeksänsataayhdeksänkymmentäseitsemän.

Som skedde i Bryssel den fjärde juni nittonhundranittiosju.

Por la República de Malta

For Republikken Malta

Für die Republik Malta

Ãéá ôç Äçìïêñáôßá ôçò ÌÜëôáò

For the Republic of Malta

Pour la république de Malte

Per la Repubblica di Malta

Voor de Republiek Malta

Pela República de Malta

Maltan tasavallan puolesta

På Republiken Maltas vägnar

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Por la Comunidad Europea

For Det Europæiske Fællesskab

Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft

Ãéá ôçí ÅõñùðáúêÞ Êïéíüôçôá

For the European Community

Pour la Communauté européenne

Per la Comunità europea

Voor de Europese Gemeenschap

Pela Comunidade Europeia

Euroopan yhteisön puolesta

På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar

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AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS concerning the provisional application of the Protocol establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Senegal on fishing off the coast of Senegal for the period from 1 May 1997 to 30 April 2001

A. Letter from the Government of Senegal

Sirs . . .,

With reference to the Protocol initialled on 26 March 1997 establishing fishing rights and financial compensation for the period from 1 May 1997 to 30 April 2001, I have the honour to inform you that the Government of Senegal is prepared to apply the Protocol on a provisional basis with effect from 1 May 1997, pending its entry into force in accordance with Article 8 of the said Protocol, provided that the European Community is disposed to do the same.

This is on the understanding that a first instalment equal to 25 % of the financial compensation specified in Article 3 of the Protocol is paid by 31 July 1997.

I should be obliged if you would confirm the European Community's agreement to such provisional application.

Please accept, Sirs, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the Government of the Republic of Senegal

B. Letter from the Community

Sirs . . .,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date, which reads as follows:

'With reference to the Protocol initialled on 26 March 1997 establishing fishing rights and financial compensation for the period from 1 May 1997 to 30 April 2001, I have the honour to inform you that the Government of Senegal is prepared to apply the Protocol on a provisional basis with effect from 1 May 1997, pending its entry into force in accordance with Article 8 of the said Protocol, provided that the European Community is disposed to do the same.

This is on the understanding that a first instalment equal to 25 % of the financial compensation specified in Article 3 of the Protocol is paid by 31 July 1997.

I should be obliged if you would confirm the European Community's agreement to such provisional application.`

I have the honour to confirm the European Community's agreement to such provisional application.

Please accept, Sirs, the assurance of my highest consideration.

On behalf of the Council of the European Union
EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 148/16

PROTOCOL

on veterinary matters supplementary to the agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra

THE PRINCIPALITY OF ANDORRA

and

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

HAVING REGARD to the Agreement, in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra, signed in Luxembourg on 28 June 1990,

DESIRING to maintain traditional flows of trade in live animals and animal products between Andorra and the European Community;

WHEREAS such trade should accordingly be conducted in compliance with Community veterinary rules;

WHEREAS, to this end, the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra should be supplemented,

HAVE AGREED UPON THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:

Article 1

The Principality of Andorra undertakes to apply Community veterinary rules in respect of the following:

I. Preventive measures/notification of diseases

II. Animal health: trade and placing on the market (except third countries)

III. Animal health protective measures for animal health products (except third countries)

IV. Public health protective measures: rules governing placing on the market (except third countries)

V. Hormones, residues, BST, zoonoses, animal residues, medicated feed

VI. Imports from third countries

VII. Inspection, animal identification, mutual assistance

VIII. Animal science (including provisions in respect of third countries)

IX. Animal protection

X. Institutional matters (primarily concerning procedures for the ongoing incorporation of the acquis communautaire in the veterinary field into Andorran law).

Article 2

A list of the Community veterinary provisions to be applied by Andorra shall be drawn up by the Joint Committee set up under Article 17 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra.

A veterinary sub-group shall be set up under the Joint Committee. It shall periodically examine the situation concerning Community law applicable to Andorra. If necessary, the sub-group shall make recommendations to the Joint Committee with a view to amending or updating the legislation in question.

Article 3

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.

Article 4

This Protocol shall be approved by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own procedures. It shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following notification of the completion of such procedures by the Contracting Parties.

Article 5

This Protocol is drawn up in two copies in the Danish, Dutch, English, French, Finnish, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Catalan languages, each text being equally authentic.
AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS on the provisional application of the Protocol establishing, for the period 6 September 1997 to 5 September 2000, the fishing rights and the financial compensation provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cape Verde on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde

A. Letter from the Government of the Republic of Cape Verde

Sir,

With reference to the Protocol initialled on 10 July 1997 establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation for the period 6 September 1997 to 5 September 2000, I have the honour to inform you that the Republic of Cape Verde is willing to apply the Protocol provisionally from 6 September 1997 pending its entry into force in accordance with Article 7 thereof, provided that the European Community is prepared to do likewise.

This is on the understanding that the first instalment, equal to one-third of the financial compensation laid down by Article 2 of the Protocol, must be paid before 31 January 1998.

I should be grateful if you would confirm the agreement of the European Community to such a provisional application.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the Government of the Republic of Cape Verde

B. Letter from the Community

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows:

'With reference to the Protocol initialled on 10 July 1997 establishing the fishing rights and financial compensation for the period 6 September 1997 to 5 September 2000, I have the honour to inform you that the Republic of Cape Verde is willing to apply the Protocol provisionally from 6 September 1997 pending its entry into force in accordance with Article 7 thereof, provided that the European Community is prepared to do likewise.

This is on the understanding that the first instalment, equal to one-third of the financial compensation laid down by Article 2 of the Protocol, must be paid before 31 January 1998.

I should be grateful if you would confirm the agreement of the European Community to such a provisional application.`

I am pleased to confirm the agreement of the European Community to a provisional application.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the Council of the European Union
AGREEMENT in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Latvia concerning the recognition of regionalization of African swine fever in the Kingdom of Spain

A. Letter from Latvia

Sir,

I have the honour to refer to the discussions concerning trade agreements for certain agricultural products between the Community and Estonia which have taken place in the framework of the negotiations of the Free Trade Agreement.

I hereby confirm that Latvia accepts to recognize that the territory of the Kingdom of Spain, with the exception of the provinces of Badajoz, Huelva, Sevilla and Cordoba, is free from African swine fever, under the same terms as foreseen in Council Decision 89/21/EEC of 14 December 1988, and the successive Commission Decisions.

Latvia accepts this derogation without prejudice to all other requirements foreseen by the Latvian veterinary legislation.

I should be obliged if you would confirm the agreement of the Community to the contents of this letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the Government of the Republic of Latvia

B. Letter from the Community

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows:

'I have the honour to refer to the discussions concerning trade agreements for certain agricultural products between the Community and Latvia which have taken place in the framework of the negotiations of the Free Trade Agreement.

I hereby confirm that Latvia accepts to recognize that the territory of the Kingdom of Spain, with the exception of the provinces of Badajoz, Huelva, Sevilla and Cordoba, is free from African swine fever, under the same terms as foreseen in Council Decision 89/21/EEC of 14 December 1988, and the successive Commission Decisions.

Latvia accepts this derogation without prejudice to all other requirements foreseen by the Latvian veterinary legislation.

I should be obliged if you would confirm the agreement of the Community to the contents of this letter.`

I have the honour to confirm that the Community is in agreement with the contents of your letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

On behalf of the Council of the European Union