NoL175/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.6.78
AGREEMENT
extendingtheInterimAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
People'sDemocraticRepublicofAlgeria
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEREPUBLIC,
PRESIDENT OFTHECOUNCILOFTHEREVOLUTION ,
PRESIDENT OFTHECOUNCIL OFMINISTERS OFTHEPEOPLE'SDEMOCRATIC
REPUBLICOFALGERIA,
oftheotherpart,
WHEREAStheInterimAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePeople's
DemocraticRepublicofAlgeriasignedinAlgierson26April1976,andextendedsuccessivelyon
30Juneand31December1977,expiresnotlaterthan30June1978;
WHEREAS,pendingtheentryintoforceoftheCooperationAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandthePeople'sDemocraticRepublicofAlgeria,signedinAlgiers,on
26April1976,itisnecessarytoextendtheInterimAgreementagain,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
GunnarRIBERHOLDT ,
AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,
PermanentRepresentative ofDenmark,
ChairmanofthePermanentRepresentatives Committee ;
KlausMEYER,
Director-General forDevelopment ,
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEREPUBLIC ,
PRESIDENT OFTHECOUNCILOFTHEREVOLUTION ,
PRESIDENT OFTHECOUNCIL OFMINISTERS OFTHEPEOPLE'SDEMOCRATIC
REPUBLICOFALGERIA :
MessaoudAITCHAALAL,
AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,
HeadoftheMissionofthePeople'sDemocratic
RepublicofAlgeriatotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
WHO,havingexchangedtheirfullpowers,foundingoodanddueform,haveagreedasfollows:

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Article1
Thedate'30June1978'specifiedinthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle41(2)ofthe
InterimAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePeople's
DemocraticRepublicofAlgeriaisreplacedby'31December1978'.
Article2
ThetextofArticle13(2)(b)and(3),firstsubparagraph ,oftheInterimAgreementis
replacedbythetextgiveninAnnexItothisAgreement .
Article3
t
ThetextofAnnexCtotheInterimAgreementconcerningtheminimumpricesfor
preparedandpreservedsardinesfallingwithinsubheading16.04DoftheCommon
CustomsTariffisreplacedbythetextgiveninAnnexIItothisAgreement.Theprices
fortheperiodbeginning1July1978shallbenotlowerthanthosespecifiedinthesaid
Annexthusamended,asupdatedbyexchangeoflettersbetweentheContractingParties
totakeaccountofcosttrendsfortheproductsinquestion.
Article4
ThisArgeementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,
German,ItalianandArabiclanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.
Article5
ThisAgreementshallenterintoforceon1July1978.

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ANNEXI
NewtextofArticle13(2)(b)and(3),firstsubparagraph ,oftheInterimAgreement
'(b)Forthewinereferredtoinparagraph1andlistedbelow,intendedforfortifying:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
22.05 Wineoffreshgrapes;grapemustwithfermentationarrestedbythe
additionofalcohol:
C.Other:
I.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthnotexceeding13°,incon­
tainersholding:
exb)Morethantwolitres:
—Wineoffreshgrapesintendedforfortifying(J)
II.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthexceeding13°butnotex­
ceeding15°incontainersholding:
exb)Morethantwolitres:
—Wineoffreshgrapesintendedforfortifying(J)
(J)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
customsdutiesonimportsintotheCommunityshallbereducedby80%.Furthermore ,
inderogationfromparagraph1andwithinthelimitsofanannualvolumeof500000
hectolitres,theimportprices,pluscustomsdutyactuallylevied,shallnotbelessthanthe
referenceprices,less15%ofthedifferencebetweenthereferencepriceandtheguideprice.
Fortheapplicationoftheprecedingsubparagraph :
—"guideprice"shallmeantheRItypeguidepriceasregardsredwine,andtheAI
typeguidepriceasregardswhitewines;
—"referenceprice"shallmeanthepricesapplicabletothewineinquestion,as
establishedbytheCommunityandinforceatanygiventimeduringtheperiod
concerned .
3.Thewinereferredtoinparagraph1andentitledunderAlgerianlawtooneofthefollowing
designationsoforigin:
—Aïn-Bessem—Bouïra,
—Medea,
—CoteauxduZaccar,
—Dahra,
—CoteauxdeMascara,

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—MontsduTessala,
—CoteauxdeTlemcen,
shallbeexemptfromcustomsdutiesonimportationintotheCommunity,withinthelimits
ofatariffquotacoveringaperiodof12monthsstarting1July1978,coveringthefollowing
overallquantities:
(in1000hi)
Totalquantity Wineinbulk Wineinbottles
400 170 230'

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ANNEXII
ANNEXC
Minimumpricesapplicablefrom1July1978
SizeNet
weightSemi-gross
weightCapacityCoefficientsMinimumprices
(customsdutiesincluded)
inu.a.percartonof
100tins
Trade
specificationsTotal
height
(mm)Ounces Grams Grams cm*Community
InoliveoilOther
Rectangularbase:
V10club
V8club
V4reduced
V8club
V4special
V8lowplat
V4club
V,P25
V4usual
1/6(club30)
V4usual
V4usual
V4club
V4P30
V4American
V4usual
V3P
V4clublong
V2low
V4usuallong
1/4usual
V2large
V2P
Ovalbase:
V2oval20
25
18
30
25
24
30
22
24
30
40
30
40
40
30
40
48
40
80
402
23/4
2s/8
31/4
31/6
33/8
43/8
33/4
4s/8
51/4
61/4
7
91/4
83/4
91/4
11v2
11
ll1/,
27V,
1556
80
74
90
90
95
125
105
125
150
175
200
260
248
260
325
310
325
780
42595
120
130
140
140
145
190
176
180
188
195
240
250
250
300
326
337
320
370
423
390
460
476
902
950
55553
75
73
93
90
96
125
125
106
130
125
169
178
187
207
250
250
241
245
313
297
330
375
750
771
4520.60
0.70
0.77
0.80
0.85
0.90
100
1.10
1.30
1.60
1.80
2.20
2.50
2-60
2.70
4.65
3.4012.30
14-35
15-79
16.40
17-43
18-45
20-50
22-55
26-65
32-80
36.90
45-10
51-25
53-30
55-35
95-33
69-7011-40
13-30
14-63
15-20
16-15
17.10
19.00
20-90
24-70
30.40
34-20
41-80
47-50
49-40
51.30
88.35
64-60