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AGREEMENT

in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania amending Annex II to the Protocol annexed to the Agreement on trade in industrial products

Letter No 1

Vice-President

of the Commission of the

European Communities

Sir,

At its meeting in Bucharest on 2 and 3 December 1982, the Joint Committee, established by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania of 28 July 1980, recommended inter alia an increase in some of the amounts appearing in Annex II to the Protocol on the application of Article 4 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania on trade in industrial products.

The recommended amendments are set out in the attached Annex, which replaces the corresponding Annex to the Protocol.

I have the honour to inform you that the Council of the European Communities has recorded its agreement on the implementation of the measures referred to above.

I should be grateful for confirmation of your Government's agreement with the contents of this letter.

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

On behalf of the Council

of the European Communities

To Mr Vasile Pungan

Minister for Foreign Trade and

International Economic Cooperation

of the Socialist Republic of Romania

Letter No 2

The Minister for Foreign Trade and

International Cooperation of the

Socialist Republic of Romania

Sir,

By your letter of today's date, you informed me as follows:

'At its meeting in Bucharest on 2 and 3 December 1982, the Joint Committee, established by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania of 28 July 1980, recommended inter alia an increase in some of the amounts appearing in Annex II to the Protocol on the application of Article 4 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania on trade in industrial products.

The recommended amendments are set out in the attached Annex, which replaces the corresponding Annex to the Protocol.

I have the honour to inform you that the Council of the European Communities has recorded its agreement on the implementation of the measures referred to above.

I should be grateful for confirmation of your Government's agreement with the contents of this letter.'

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

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

For the Government

of the Socialist Republic of Romania

To Mr W. Haferkamp

Vice-President

of the Commission of the

European Communities

ANNEX

AMENDMENT OF ANNEX II TO THE PROTOCOL ON THE APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 4 OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS

ROMANIAN EXPORT PROGRAMME

1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // Member State // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code (1982) // Description // Amount envisaged // // // // // // Ireland // 94.04 ex A ex B // 94.04-11, ex 19, 30 // Mattress supports, articles of bedding // 8 tonnes // Italy // 27.07 B ex II // 27.07-39 // Oils derived from the distillation of coal tar, but excluding benzole, toluole and xylole and solvent naphtha // Lit 220 million // // 28.17 A // // Sodium hydroxide // Lit 220 million // // 28.46 ex B // 28.46-ex 90 // Sodium perborates // 360 tonnes // // 29.02 A I // // Fluorides // 14 tonnes // // II a) ex 1 b) // 29.02-ex 21 // Chloromethane Unsaturated chlorides // Lit 440 million // // 29.13 A ex I // 29.13-11 // Acetones // 4 100 tonnes // // 29.15 A III // 29.15-17 // Maleic anhydride // 250 tonnes // // C I // // Phthalic anhydride // 310 tonnes // // ex III // 29.15-ex 65, 71 // Diisooctyl, dimethyl and diethyl phthalates // Lit 330 million // // ex 29.27 // 29.27-10 // Acrylonitrile // 300 tonnes // // ex 44.18 // 44.18-11, 19 // Wood made from wood shavings, sawdust, etc. // 9 000 tonnes // // 48.01 C // // Kraft paper and kraft board // 3 500 tonnes // // 70.04 70.05 70.06 70.07 // // Unworked cast or rolled glass Unworked drawn or blown glass // 6 000 tonnes // // 76.01 A // // Unwrought aluminium // 2 200 tonnes // // 76.02 // // Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, of aluminium // 350 tonnes // // 76.03 // // Wrought plates, sheets and strip of aluminium // 1 300 tonnes // // 76.04 // // Aluminium foil // 100 tonnes // // ex 76.12 // 76.12-10, ex 90 // Cables, plaited bands, etc. (but excluding cordage, ropes), of aluminium // Lit 100 million // // 87.01 // // Tractors (other than those falling within heading No 87.07), whether or not fitted with power take-offs, winches or pulleys // 1 800 pieces // // ex 84.06 ex 87.04 ex 87.05 ex 87.06 // // Tractor engines, chassis, bodies parts and accessories // Lit 2 500 million // United Kingdom // 69.13 // // Statuettes and other ornaments, and articles of personal adornment; articles of furniture // £ 300 000 // // 76.01 A // // Unwrought aluminium // 1 020 tonnes // // 76.02 // // Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections // 260 tonnes // // 76.03 // // Wrought plates, sheets and strip of aluminium // 250 tonnes // // 76.04 // // Foil // 250 tonnes // // 76.06 // // Tubes and pipes // 250 tonnes // // // // //