NoL62/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.3.75
AGREEMENT
intheformofanexchangeoflettersrelatingtoArticle3ofProtocol8totheAgreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublic
LetterNo1
Brussels,
Sir,
PursuanttoArticle3ofProtocol8totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandthePortugueseRepublicsignedon22July1972,Iherebyinformyou
thatinviewoftheforthcomingintroduction intheCommunityofcommon
arrangementsfortradewiththirdcountriesinprocessedfruitandvegetableproducts,
Portugalagreestotheextensiontotheendofthecurrentmarketingyear,thatisto
sayto31May1975atthelatest,ofthedetailedarrangements containedinthe
exchangesoflettersof20December1972and26June1974betweenPortugaland
theCommunityrelatingtotheconditionsgoverningimportsintotheCommunityof
tomatoeswhicharepreparedorpreservedotherwisethanbyvinegaroraceticacidand
originateinandcomefromPortugal.
Accordingly ,theGovernmentofPortugalundertakestotakethenecessarymeasures
toensurethatthequantitiessuppliedtotheCommunityin1975donotexceed90000
metrictons,comprising28000metrictonstotheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted
andatotalof62000metrictonstoDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom.
TheGovernmentofPortugalundertakes,moreover,toensurethatthepricescharged
fortheimportsintotheCommunityfrom1February1975shallnotbelessthanthe
pricessetoutinAnnexesIandIIhereto,andalsotopreventanydeflectionoftrade.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernmentofPortugal

ANNEXI
Pricesinu.a./l000kg,includingcustomsduties(Communityasoriginallyconstituted )
Pricesonthebasisof345u.a./l000kg7.3.75.3.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoLNoL62/7/7DryweightcontentInbulkorin
immediate
packingsof4kg
oroverImmediate
packingsless
than4kgbut
notlessthan1.5kgImmediate
packingsless
than1.5kgbut
notlessthan0.7kgImmediate
packingsless
than0.7kgbut
notlessthan0-25kgImmediate
packingsless
than0.25kgbut
notlessthan015kgImmediate
packingsless
than0.15kg Notlessthan
%Butlessthan
%
— 20 270.1 283.6 310-7 324-2 378-2 405-2
20 22 285.2 299.5 328.0 342-3 399.3 427-9
22 24 300.2 315-2 345-2 360-2 420-2 450.3
24 26 315-1 330-8 362-3 378-1 441.1 472-6
26 28 330-0 346-6 379-6 396-0 462.0 495-1
28 30 345.0 362-2 396-8 414-0 483-1 517-5
30 32 360.0 378.0 414.0 431.9 504.0 540.0
32 34 375.0 393-8 431-3 449-9 524-9 562-4
34 36 389-8 409.3 448-3 467-7 545-8 584-7
36 38 404.8 425-1 465-5 485-8 566-7 607-3
38 40 419-8 440-7 482-7 503.8 587-7 629-7
40 42 434.7 456-5 499.0 521-7 608.6 652-2
42 449-6 472-1 517-1 539.6 629-7 674-5

ANNEX11
Pricesinu.a./l000kg,includingcustomsduties(newMemberStates)
Pricesonthebasisof300u.a./l000kg,validfrom1February1975NoL62/8LNoL62/8/NoL62/8
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.3.75DryweightcontentInbulkorin
immediate
packingsof4kg
oroverImmediate
packingsless
than4kgbut
notlessthan1.5kgImmediate
packingsless
than1.5kgbut
notlessthan0.7kgImmediate
packingsless
than0.7kgbut
notlessthan0.25kgImmediate
packingsless
than0-25kgbut
notlessthan0.15kgImmediate
packingsless
than0.15kgNotlessthan
%Butlessthan
%
20 228.9 246.6 270.0 282-0 328-8 352-2
20 22 248.1 260-4 285-3 297.6 347-1 372.0
22 24 261-0 274-2 300.1 313-2 365-4 391-5
24 26 273.9 '287-7 315.0 328.8 383-4 411-0
26 28 286.8 301-5 330-0 344.4 401.7 430-5
28 30 300.0 315.0 345-0 360.0 420-0 450-0
30 32 312.9 328.8 360-0 375-6 438-3 469-5
32 34 326.1 342.3 375-0 391.2 456.3 489.0
34 36 339.0 356-1 389.7 406-8 474.6 508-5
36 38 351.9 369.6 404.7 422-4 492-9 528-0
38 40 365.1 383.4 419/7 438.0 510-9 547-5
40 42 378-0 396-9 433.8 453.6 529-2 567-0
42— 390-9 410-4 449-7 469.2 547-5 586.5

7.3.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL62/9
LetterNo2
Brussels,
Sir,
Iherebyacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftoday'sdate,wordedasfollows:
'PursuanttoArticle3ofProtocol8totheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublicsignedon22July1972,Ihereby
informyouthatinviewoftheforthcomingintroductionintheCommunityof
commonarrangementsfortradewiththirdcountriesinprocessedfruitandvegetable
products,Portugalagreestotheextensiontotheendofthecurrentyear,thatisto
say31May1975atthelatest,ofthedetailedarrangements containedinthe
exchangesoflettersof20December1972and26June1974betweenPortugal
andtheCommunityrelatingtotheconditionsgoverningimportsintotheCom­
munityoftomatoeswhicharepreparedorpreservedotherwisethanbyvinegaror
aceticacidandoriginateinandcomefromPortugal.
Accordingly,theGovernmentofPortugalundertakestotakeallnecessarymeasures
toensurethatthequantitiessuppliedtotheCommunityin1975donotexceed
90000metrictons,comprising28000metrictonstotheCommunityasoriginally
constitutedandatotalof62000metrictonstoDenmark,IrelandandtheUnited
Kingdom.
TheGovernmentofPortugalundertakes,moreover,toensurethattheprices
chargedfortheimportsintotheCommunityfrom1February1975shallnotbe
lessthanthepricessetoutinAnnexesIandIIhereto,andalsotopreventany
deflectionoftrade.'
Iherebyconfirmthattheextensionoftheexchangesoflettersformspartofa
temporarysolutionapplicableuntiltheintroductionofcommonimportarrangements
whicharetoenterintoforceinthenearfuture.
Weretheentryintoforceofthecommonimportarrangementstobedelayedbeyond
31May1975,theCommunityispreparedtolaydownarateofincreaseofthe
quantitiesfortheperiodfrom1June1975to31December1975shouldthatprove
necessaryinviewofthestateofthemarket,theterm'stateofthemarket'beingtaken
initswidestsense,tocoveralsoexportsfromtheCommunity .
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheCouncilof
theEuropeanCommunities

ANNEXI
Pricesinu.a./l000kg,includingcustomsduties(Communityasoriginallyconstituted )
Pricesonthebasisof345u.a./l000kgNoLNoL62/10/NoL62/10
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.3.
7.3.75DryweightcontentInbulkorin
immediate
packingsof4kg
oroverImmediate
packingsless
than4kgbut
notlessthan1.5kgImmediate
packingsless
than1.5kgbut
notlessthan0.7kgImmediate
packingsless
than0.7kgbut
notlessthan0.25kgImmediate
packingsless
than0.25kgbut
notlessthan0.15kgImmediate
packingsless
than0.15kgNotlessthan
%Butlessthan
%
20 270.1 283.6 310.7 324-2 378-2 405.2
20 22 285.2 299.5 328.0 342-3 399-3 427.9
22 24 300.2 315-2 345-2 360.2 420-2 450.3
24 26 315-1 330.8 362.3 378-1 441-1 472-6
26 28 330.0 346-6 379.6 396-0 462.0 495-1
28 30 345-0 362-2 396.8 414.0 483-1 517-5
30 32 360.0 378.0 414-0 431.9 504.0 540.0
32 34 375-0 393.8 431-3 449-9 524-9 562-4
34 36 389.8 409.3 448-3 467.7 545-8 584.7
36 38 404.8 425-1 465-5 485.8 566-7 607.3
38 40 419.8 440.7 482-7 503.8 587-7 629-7
40 42 434-7 456.5 499-0 521-7 608-6 652-2
42— 449-6 472-1 517-1 539.6 629-7 674-5I\\L

ANNEXII
Pricesinu.a./l000kg,includingcustomsduties(newMemberStates)
Pricesonthebasisof300u.a./l000kg,validfrom1February1975
DryweightcontentInbulkorin
immediate
packingsof4kg
oroverImmediate
packingsless
than4kgbut
notlessthan1-5kgImmediate
packingsless
than1.5kgbut
notlessthan0.7kgImmediate
packingsless
than0.7kgbut
notlessthan0.25kgImmediate
packingsless
than0.25kgbut
notlessthan0.15kgImmediate
packingsless
than0.15kgNotlessthan
%Butlessthan
%7.3.75.3.
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22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42228.9
248.1
261.0
273-9
286.8
300.0
312.9
326-1
339.0
351.9
365-1
378.0
390-9246.6
260-4
274.2
287-7
301-5
315.0
328.8
342.3
356.1
369.6
383.4
396-9
410-4270.0
285.3
300-1
315.0
330.0
345.0
360-0
375.0
389-7
404.7
419.7
433.8
449-7282-0
297-6
313-2
328.8
344-4
360-0
375.6
391.2
406.8
422-4
438-0
453-6
469-2328.8
347.1
365-4
383.4
401.7
420.0
438.3
456-3
474-6
492.9
510-9
529-2
547-5352-2
372-0
391.5
411.0
430-5
450-0
469.5
489-0
508-5
528-0
547-5
567.0
586-520
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24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
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