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AGREEMENT 
in the form of an exchange of letters establishing links between the European Economic 
Community and the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic 
Studies (ICAMAS) 
(84/C 45/05) 
Lorenzo Natali 
Vice-President of the Commission 
of the European Communities 
Sir, 
During the talks held in Brussels in April, the idea of linking the efforts of the European 
Economic Community and ICAMAS emerged as a means of contributing towards, and 
furthering attainment of, the objectives pursued by our two organizations. The activities 
conducted by ICAMAS in the spheres of agricultural research and further agricultural 
training and its experience in cooperation among Mediterranean countries are of 
considerable value to the implementation and development of the Community's 
Mediterranean policy. That policy should be based on cooperation among all the 
Mediterranean countries so that, wherever possible, clashes of interest are avoided and 
so that opportunities for complementary action, which must be pinpointed and 
encouraged, are exploited to the full. 
We could therefore agree on the following ways of putting our relations on a practical 
footing, in areas of common interest: 
(a) regular exchange of information and documentation on the two organizations' 
activities; the Commission will send its annual General Report to the Secretariat-
General of ICAMAS and will receive a copy of the report compiled by the 
Secretary-General of ICAMAS; 
(b) regular consultations on individual matters of common interest; 
(c) participation, in an appropriate form, in technical working meetings held by each 
organization on topics of common interest covered by this Agreement; 
(d) attendance at meetings of the ICAMAS Board of Governors by a Commission 
official with observer status; 
(e) collaboration on a case-by-case basis, in accordance with a procedure and rules to be 
agreed upon, between ICAMAS and the Commission, in particular on matters 
relating to cooperation between the Community and the Mediterranean countries 
under the agreements concluded. This collaboration will take the form of technical 
back-up from ICAMAS for study or research work and training, and also the joint 
organization of colloquia, seminars or symposia on areas of common interest. If 
ICAMAS incurs expenditure in earning out such work or operation, the 
Commission may take into consideration the possibility of financing that expenditure 
in accordance with rules to be laid down, in each case, by common accord. 
The above arrangements may be changed, as dictated by the practical requirements of 
each organization, by mutual consent. 
They may be denounced by either organization, subject to one year's notice. 
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I propose, Sir, that this letter and the reply which you will kindly send me should be 
considered as constituting the Agreement laying down the relations to be established 
between the European Economic Community and ICAMAS, and that this Agreement 
should enter into force on the date of your reply. 
Yours sincerely, 
Lorenzo NATALI 
Vice-President of the Commission 
Carlo Scarascia Mugnozza 
President of 
the International Centre 
for Advanced Mediterranean 
Agronomic Studies 
Sir, 
I refer to your letter of 15 December 1983, the text of which is as follows: 
'During the talks held in Brussels in April, the idea of linking the efforts of the 
European Economic Community and ICAMAS emerged as a means of contributing 
towards, and furthering attainment of, the objectives pursued by our two organi­
zations. The activities conducted by ICAMAS in the spheres of agricultural research 
and further agricultural training and its experience in cooperation among 
Mediterranean countries are of considerable value to the implementation and 
development of the Community's Mediterranean policy. That policy should be 
based on cooperation among all the Mediterranean countries so that, wherever 
possible, clashes of interest are avoided and so that opportunities for complementary 
action, which must be pinpointed and encouraged, are exploited to the full. 
We could therefore agree on the following ways of putting our relations on a 
practical footing, in areas of common interest: 
(a) regular exchange of information and documentation on the two organizations' 
activities; the Commission will send its annual General Report to the Secre­
tariat-General of ICAMAS and will receive a copy of the report compiled by 
the Secretary-General of ICAMAS; 
(b) regular consultations on individual matters of common interest; 
(c) participation, in an appropriate form, in technical working meetings held by 
each organization on topics of common interest covered by this Agreement; 
(d) attendance at meetings of the ICAMAS Board of Governors by a Commission 
official with observer status; 
(e) collaboration on a case-by-case basis, in accordance with a procedure and rules 
to be agreed upon, between ICAMAS and the Commission, in particular on 
matters relating to cooperation between the Community and the Mediterranean 
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countries under the agreements concluded. This collaboration will take the form 
of technical back-up from ICAMAS for study or research work and training, 
and also the joint organization of colloquia, seminars or symposia on areas of 
common interest. If ICAMAS incurs expenditure in carrying out such work or 
operation, the Commission may take into consideration the possibility of 
financing that expenditure in accordance with rules to be laid down, in each 
case, by common accord. 
The above arrangements may be changed, as dictated by the practical requirements 
of each organization, by mutual consent. 
They may be denounced by either organization, subject to one year's notice. 
I propose, Sir, that this letter and the reply which you will kindly send me should be 
considered as constituting the Agreement laying down the relations to be established 
between the European Economic Community and ICAMAS, and that this 
Agreement should enter into-force on the date of your reply.' 
Following the suggestion made in the last paragraph of the letter cited above, this letter 
and the present reply to it will be taken as constituting the Agreement that lays down 
relations between the ICAMAS and the European Economic Community, an Agreement 
that will come into force today. 
Yours sincerely, 
Carlo SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA 
President of 
the International Centre 
for Advanced Mediterranean 
Agronomic Studies