NoL159/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.6.77
AGREEMENT
extendingtheInterimAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
People'sDemocraticRepublicofAlgeria
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEREPUBLIC,
PRESIDENT OFTHECOUNCILOFTHEREVOLUTION ,
PRESIDENT OFTHECOUNCILOFMINISTERS ,
OFTHEPEOPLE'SDEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOFALGERIA,
oftheotherpart,
WHEREAStheInterimAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
People'sDemocraticRepublicofAlgeriasignedinAlgierson26April1976expiresnotlater
than30June1977,
WHEREAS,pendingtheentryintoforceoftheCooperationAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandthePeople'sDemocraticRepublicofAlgeriasignedinAlgiersonthe
sameday,itisnecessarytoextendtheInterimAgreement,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheir
Plenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEPRESIDENT OFTHEREPUBLIC,
PRESIDENT OFTHECOUNCILOFTHEREVOLUTION ,
PRESIDENT OFTHECOUNCILOFMINISTERS ,
OFTHEPEOPLE'SDEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOFALGERIA :
WHO,havingexchangedtheirfullpowers,foundingoodanddueform,haveagreedas
follows:
Article1
Thedate'31December1977'shallbesubstitutedfor'30June1977'specifiedinthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle41(2)oftheInterimAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandthePeople'sDemocraticRepublicofAlgeria.
Article2
ThetextgiveninAnnexItothisAgreementshallbesubstitutedforthetextofArticle
13(2)(b)and(3),firstsubparagraph ,oftheInterimAgreement.

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Article3
ThetextsgiveninAnnexesIIandIIItothisAgreementshallbesubstitutedforthetexts
ofAnnexesBandCtotheInterimAgreement.
Article4
ThejointdeclarationbytheContractingParties,annexedtothisAgreement,concerning
oliveoil,otherthanoliveoilhavingundergonearefiningprocess,fallingwithin
subheading15.07AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,shallbeincludedintheFinalAct
oftheInterimAgreement.
Article5
ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,English,French,German,
ItalianandArabiclanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.
Article6
ThisAgreementshallenterintoforceon1July1977.
ANNEX
JointdeclarationbytheContractingPartiesonAnnexBconcerningoliveoil,otherthan
oliveoilhavingundergonearefiningprocess,fallingwithinsubheading15.07AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
TheContractingPartiesagreethattheadditionalamount,ifany,tobeappliedforthe
1977/78marketingyear,couldbemaintainedatitspreviouslevelshouldtheexceptional
situationbecauseofwhichtheadditionalamountof10unitsofaccountper100
kilogramswasfixedfortheperiodendingon31October1977stillexistatthattime.

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ANNEX 1
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(1)
II.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthexceeding13°butnot
exceeding15°incontainersholding:
exb)Morethantwolitres:
—Wineoffreshgrapesintendedforfortifying(*)
(l)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthoritiesof
theEuropeanCommunities .
customsdutiesonimportsintotheCommunityshallbereducedby80%.
Furthermoreinderogationfromparagraph1andwithinthelimitsofanannual
volumeof500000hectolitres,theimportprices,pluscustomsdutyactuallylevied,
mustbenotlessthanthereferencepricesless22-5%ofthedifferencebetweenthe
referencepriceandtheguideprice.
Fortheapplicationoftheprecedingsubparagraph :
—"guideprice"shallmeantheRItypeguidepriceasregardsredwine,andthe
AItypeguidepriceasregardswhitewines;
—"referenceprice"shallmeanthepricesapplicabletothewineinquestion,as
establishedbytheCommunityandinforceatanygiventimeduringtheperiod
concerned .
3.Thewinereferredtoinparagraph 1andentitledunderAlgerianlawtooneofthe
followingdesignationsoforigin:
—Aïn-Bessem—Bouïra,
—Medea,
—CoteauxduZaccar,
—Dahra,
—CoteauxdeMascara,
—MontsduTessala,
—CoteauxdeTlemcen,
shallbeexemptfromcustomsdutiesonimportationintotheCommunity,withinthe
limitsofatariffquotacoveringaperiodof12monthsstarting1July1977,coveringthe
followingoverallquantities:
(in1000hi)
Totalquantity Wineinbulk Wineinbottles
310 180 130'

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ANNEX11
ANNEXB
concerningoliveoil,otherthanoliveoilhavingundergonearefiningprocess,fallingwithin
subheading15.07AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff
1.Inordertotakeaccountof:
—theimportanceofoliveoilfortheAlgerianeconomy,
—theprogrammesandeffortsundertakenbyAlgeriatorationalizeandimprovethe
conditionsonitsolive-oilmarket,
—thetraditionaltradeflowsinthisproductbetweenAlgeriaandtheEuropeanEconomic
Community,
theamounttobedeductedfromtheamountofthelevyinaccordancewithArticle9(1)(b)
oftheAgreementconcerningoliveoil,otherthanoliveoilhavingundergonearefining
process,fallingwithinsubheading15.07AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,maybe
increasedbyanadditionalamountunderthesameconditionsandarrangements aslaiddown
fortheapplicationofArticle9(1)(b)oftheAgreement .
2.Theadditionalamountprovidedforinparagraph 1,ifany,shallbefixedforeachyearof
applicationbyanexchangeoflettersbetweentheContractingPartiesinthelightof
conditionsontheolive-oilmarket.
3.Inviewoftheexceptionalconditionscurrentlyaffectingtheolive-oilmarket,theadditional
amountshallbefixedat10unitsofaccountfortheperiodendingon31October1977.

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ANNEXIII
ANNEXC
Minimumpricesapplicablefrom1July1977
SizeNet
weightSemi-gross
weightCapacityCoefficientsMinimumprices
(customsdutiesincluded)
inu.a.percarton100tins
Trade
specificationsTotal
height
(mm)Ounces Grams Grams cm'Community :
inolive
oilother
Rectangularbase:
V10club 202 5695530.6011.7010.80
V8club 252¾80120 750.7013.6512.60
V4reduced 1825/874130 730.7715.0213.86
V8club 303V490140 930.8015.6014.40
V4special 253V„90140900.8516.5815.30
V8lowplat 2433/895145960.9017.5516.20
V4club 3043/8125190125
VaP25
V4usual 223¾105176
180125
1061.00
19.5018.00
V6(club30) 188130
V4usual 244s/81251951251.1021.4519.80
V4usual 305V4150240169
V4club 406V41752501781.3025.3523.40
V4P30 250187
V4American 3072003002071.6031.2028.80
V4usual 409V4260326250
V3P 3372501.8035.1032.40
1/4clublong 4083/4248320241
V2low 309V42603702452.2042.9039.60
V4usuallong 4011v23254233132.5048.7545.00
V4usual 4811 3103902972.6050.7046.80
V2large
v2P4011v2325460
476330
3752.7052.6548.60
1/1
4/4 8027V,780902
950750
7714.6590.6883.70
Ovalbase:
V2oval 40154255554523.4066.3061.20