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AGREEMENT in the form of an exchange of letters extending the adaptation to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria on trade in mutton, lamb and goatmeat

Letter No 1

Brussels, . . . . . .

Sir,

I have the honour to refer to the exchange of letters of 1990 constituting an Agreement between the Community and the Republic of Bulgaria adapting the Principal Agreement concluded in 1982 between the Community and the Republic of Bulgaria on trade in mutton, lamb and goatmeat.

Further to recent discussions, I have the honour to propose that the Agreement set out in the above exchange of letters shall continue in force until 30 June 1995 subject to the following amendment:

in Clause 6 of the Agreement: 'until 31 December 1994` shall be replaced by 'until 30 June 1995`.

Moreover, the quantity for the first six months of 1995 will be 50 % of the figure agreed for the whole of the year 1995, but it may be exceeded by up to 20 %, which will be taken into account during the subsequent period.

I have the honour to propose that, if the foregoing is acceptable to your Government, this letter and your confirmatory reply shall together constitute an Agreement between the Community and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria on the matter.

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

On behalf of the Council of the European Union

Letter No 2

Brussels, . . . . . .

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows:

'I have the honour to refer to the exchange of letters of 1990 constituting an Agreement between the Community and the Republic of Bulgaria adapting the Principal Agreement concluded in 1982 between the Community and the Republic of Bulgaria on trade in mutton, lamb and goatmeat.

Further to recent discussions, I have the honour to propose that the Agreement set out in the above exchange of letters shall continue in force until 30 June 1995 subject to the following amendment:

in Clause 6 of the Agreement: "until 31 December 1994" shall be replaced by "until 30 June 1995".

Moreover, the quantity for the first six months of 1995 will be 50 % of the figure agreed for the whole of the year 1995, but it may be exceeded by up to 20 %, which will be taken into account during the subsequent period.

I have the honour to propose that, if the foregoing is acceptable to your Government, this letter and your confirmatory reply shall together constitute an Agreement between the Community and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria on the matter.`

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

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

On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria
AGREEMENT in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Estonia on maritime transport

A. Letter from the Community

Sir,

We would be grateful if you would confirm that your Government agrees with the following:

When the Free Trade Agreement between the European Communities and Estonia was signed, the Parties undertook to address in the appropriate manner issues relating to the operation of shipping, particularly where the development of trade might be hindered. Mutually satisfactory solutions on shipping will be sought while the principle of free and fair competition on a commercial basis is observed.

It has likewise been agreed that such issues should also be discussed by the Joint Committee.

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

On behalf of

the Council of the European Union

B. Letter from the Republic of Estonia

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter and to confirm that my Government agrees with the following:

'When the Free Trade Agreement between the European Communities and Estonia was signed, the Parties undertook to address in the appropriate manner issues relating to the operation of shipping, particularly where the development of trade might be hindered. Mutually satisfactory solutions on shipping will be sought while the principle of free and fair competition on a commercial basis is observed.

It has likewise been agreed that such issues should also be discussed by the Joint Committee.'

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

For

the Government of the Republic of Estonia
AGREEMENT in the form of an exchange of letters on the provisional application of the Protocol defining, for the period 1 December 1993 to 30 November 1996, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Mauritius on fishing in the waters of Mauritius

A. Letter from the Government of Mauritius

Sir,

With reference to the Protocol, initialled on 26 November 1993, defining the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution for the period 1 December 1993 to 30 November 1996, I have the honour to inform you that the Government of Mauritius is willing to apply the Protocol provisionally from 1 December 1993 pending its entry into force in accordance with Article 6 thereof, provided that the European Community is prepared to do likewise.

This is on the understanding that the first instalment, equal to one third of the financial compensation laid down by Article 2 of the Protocol, must be paid before 31 May 1994.

I should be grateful if you would confirm the agreement of the European Community to such a provisional application.

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

For the Government

of Mauritius

B. Letter from the Community

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows:

'With reference to the Protocol, initialled on 26 November 1993, defining the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution for the period 1 December 1993 to 30 November 1996, I have the honour to inform you that the Government of Mauritius is willing to apply the Protocol provisionally from 1 December 1993 pending its entry into force in accordance with Article 6 thereof, provided that the European Community is prepared to do likewise.

This is on the understanding that the first instalment, equal to one third of the financial compensation laid down by Article 2 of the Protocol, must be paid before 31 May 1994.

I should be grateful if you would confirm the agreement of the European Community to such a provisional application.`

I am pleased to confirm the agreement of the European Community to a provisional application.

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

For the Council

of the European Union
ANNEX III

PRODUCT LIABILITY

List provided for in Article 23(c)

INTRODUCTION

When the acts referred to in this Annex contain notions or refer to procedures which are specific to the Community legal order, such as:

- preambles;

- the addressees of the Community acts;

- references to territories or languages of the EC;

- references to rights and obligations of EC Member States, their public entities, undertakings or individuals in relation to each other; and

- references to information and notification procedures;

Protocol 1 on horizontal adaptations shall apply, unless otherwise provided for in this Annex.

ACT REFERRED TO

385 L 0374: Council Directive 85/374/EEC of 25 July 1985 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective products (OJ No L 210, 7.8.1985, p. 29).

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a) as regards the liability of the importer as foreseen in Article 3(2), the following shall apply:

(i) without prejudice to the liability of the producer any person who imports into the EEA a product for sale, hire, leasing or any form of distribution in the course of his business shall be responsible as a producer;

(ii) the same applies as concerns imports from an EFTA State into the Community or from the Community into an EFTA State or from an EFTA State into another EFTA State.

From the date of entry into force for any EC Member State or EFTA State of the Lugano Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters of 16 September 1988, the first sentence of this subparagraph shall no longer apply between those States which have ratified the Convention to the extent a national judgment in favour of the injured person is, by the fact of those ratifications, enforceable against the producer or the importer within the meaning of subparagraph (i);

(iii) Switzerland and Liechtenstein may waive importer's liability between themselves;

(b) as regards Article 14 the following shall apply:

the Directive shall not apply to injury or damage arising from nuclear accidents and covered by an international convention ratified by EFTA States and EC Member States.

For Switzerland and Liechtenstein in addition the Directive shall not apply if their national law provides equivalent protection to that afforded by international conventions within the meaning mentioned above.
AGREED MINUTES

Negotiations under GATT, Article XXVIII (4), relating to Schedule LXXX - European Communities

In the negotiations conducted under GATT, Article XXVIII (4), the Delegations of the Commission of the European Communities and Poland reached an agreement as indicated in the Annex.

The Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities reserves the right to modify the concession contained in Part D of Annex B (Changes in Schedule LXXX - European Communities) relating to quality wheat following the outcome of the negotiations with other Contracting Parties.

The Delegations of the Commission of the European Communities and Poland will submit this Agreement for approval to their respective authorities.

For the Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities

For the Delegation of Poland

ANNEX A

Director-General

GATT

Geneva

NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

The Delegations of the Commission of the European Communities and Poland have concluded their negotiations pursuant to Article XXVIII for the modification or withdrawal of concessions provided for in Schedule LXXX - European Communities as set out in the report attached.

For the Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities

For the Delegation of Poland

ANNEX B

Results of negotiations pursuant to Article XXVIII for the modification or withdrawal of concessions in the schedule of the European Communities initially negotiated with Poland

CHANGES IN SCHEDULE LXXX - EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

A. Concessions to be withdrawn

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B. Bound rates to be increased

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C. Reduction of rates bound in the existing schedules

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D. New concessions

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Agreement on the European Economic Area - Protocol 46 on the development of cooperation in the fisheries sector



Official Journal L 001 , 03/01/1994 P. 0210 - 0210



PROTOCOL 46 on the development of cooperation in the fisheries sector In the light of the results of two-yearly reviews of the state of their cooperation in the fisheries sector, the Contracting Parties will seek to develop this cooperation on a harmonious, mutually beneficial basis and within the framework of their respective fisheries policies. The first review will take place before the end of 1993.
Agreement on the European Economic Area - Protocol 29 on vocational training



Official Journal L 001 , 03/01/1994 P. 0196 - 0196



PROTOCOL 29 on vocational training In order to promote the movement of young people within the EEA, the Contracting Parties agree to strengthen their cooperation in the field of vocational training and to endeavour to improve conditions for students wishing to study in an EEA State other than their own. In this context they agree that the provisions of the Agreement concerning the right of residence for students do not alter the possibilities of individual Contracting Parties, existing before the entry into force of the Agreement, as to the tuition fees charged to foreign students.
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Agreement on the European Economic Area - Protocol 7 on quantitative restrictions which Iceland may retain



Official Journal L 001 , 03/01/1994 P. 0159 - 0159
PROTOCOL 20 on access to inland waterways

1. Mutual right of access shall be granted by each of the Contracting Parties to each other's inland waterways. In the case of the Rhine and the Danube, the Contracting Parties will take all necessary steps to reach simultaneously the objective of equal access and freedom of establishment in the area of inland waterways.

2. Arrangements to ensure reciprocal equal access to inland waterways within the territory of the Contracting Parties for all Contracting Parties shall be elaborated within the international organizations concerned by 1 January 1996, taking into account the obligations under relevant multilateral Agreements.

3. All relevant acquis in inland waterways shall apply as of the entry into force of the Agreement to those EFTA States which have, at that time, access to Community inland waterways, and to the other EFTA States as soon as they obtain the right of equal access.

However, Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 of 27 April 1989 (OJ No L 116, 28.4.1989, p. 25), as adapted for the purposes of the Agreement, shall become applicable to such inland waterway vessels from the latter EFTA States which are brought into service after 1 January 1993 as soon as these States obtain access to the inland waterways of the Community.
AGREEMENT

in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and Bulgaria concerning the recognition of regionalization of African swine fever in the Kingdom of Spain

A. Letter from Bulgaria

Sir,

I have the honour to refer to the discussions concerning trade arrangements for certain agricultural products between the Community and Bulgaria which have taken place in the framework of the negotiations of the Europe Agreement.

I hereby confirm that Bulgaria accepts to recognize that the territory of the Kingdom of Spain, with the exception of the provinces of Badajoz, Huelva, Sevilla and Córdoba, is free from African swine fever, under the same terms as foreseen in Council Decision 89/21/EEC of 14 December 1988, as modified by the Community Decision 91/112/EEC of 12 February 1991.

Bulgaria accepts this derogation without prejudice to all other requirements foreseen by the Bulgarian veterinary legislation.

I should be obliged if you would confirm the agreement of the Community to the contents of this letter.

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

For the Government

B. Letter from the Community

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows:

'I have the honour to refer to the discussions concerning trade arrangements for certain agricultural products between the Community and Bulgaria which have taken place in the framework of the negotiations of the Europe Agreement.

I hereby confirm that Bulgaria accepts to recognize that the territory of the Kingdom of Spain, with the exception of the provinces of Badajoz, Huelva, Sevilla and Córdoba, is free from African swine fever, under the same terms as foreseen in Council Decision 89/21/EEC of 14 December 1988, as modified by the Commission Decision 91/112/EEC of 12 February 1991.

Bulgaria accepts this derogation without prejudice to all other requirements foreseen by the Bulgarian veterinary legislation.

I should be obliged if you would confirm the agreement of the Community to the contents of this letter.'

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

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

For the Community
Exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Slovak Republic concerning certain arrangements for live bovine animals

A. Letter from the Community

Sir,

I have the honour to refer to the discussions concerning trade arrangements for certain agricultural products between the Community and the Slovak Republic which have taken place in the framework of the negotiations of an Association Agreement.

I hereby confirm that the Community will take the necessary measures to ensure that the Slovak Republic will get full access to the import regime for live bovine animals in the framework of Article 13 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 on the same conditions as Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic from the entry into force of this Agreement.

I should be obliged if you would confirm that the Government of the Slovak Republic is in 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

B. Letter from the Slovak Republic

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows:

'I have the honour to refer to the discussions concerning trade arrangements for certain agricultural products between the Community and the Slovak Republic which have taken place in the framework of the negotiations of an Association Agreement.

I hereby confirm that the Community will take the necessary measures to ensure that the Slovak Republic will get full access to the import regime for live bovine animals in the framework of Article 13 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 on the same conditions as Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic from the entry into force of this Agreement.

I should be obliged if you would confirm that the Government of the Slovak Republic is in 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 Slovak Republic
AGREEMENT in the form of an exchange of letters adjusting the quantities provided for in the voluntary restraint agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in sheepmeat and goatmeat as a result of the enlargement of the Community

A. Letter No 1

Sir,

I have the honour to refer to the 1980 Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in sheepmeat and goatmeat (hereinafter referred to as the 'Principle Agreement`) and in particular Clause 6 providing for the adjustment of the quantities provided for in that Agreement on the accession of new Member States to the Community.

I have the honour to refer also to the Exchange of Letters of 1989 constituting an Agreement between the Community and Australia adapting the Principal Agreement and to the Exchange of Letters of 1994 extending the adaptation of that Agreement to 30 June 1995.

Further to recent discussions, I have the honour to propose that the quantity imported into the Community and set in the Exchange of Letters of 1994 for the first six months of 1995 be increased by 325 tonnes to allow for the enlargement of the Community. I propose in addition that the other quantities and rules provided for in the Exchange of Letters of 1994 continue to apply.

I have the honour to propose that if the foregoing is acceptable to your Government, this letter and your confirmatory reply shall together constitute an Agreement between the Community and the Government of Australia on the matter.

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

On behalf of the Council of the European Union

B. Letter No 2

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows:

'I have the honour to refer to the 1980 Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in sheepmeat and goatmeat (hereinafter referred to as the "Principle Agreement") and in particular Clause 6 providing for the adjustment of the quantities provided for in that Agreement on the accession of new Member States to the Community.

I have the honour to refer also to the Exchange of Letters of 1989 constituting an Agreement between the Community and Australia adapting the Principal Agreement and to the Exchange of Letters of 1994 extending the adaptation of that Agreement to 30 June 1995.

Further to recent discussions, I have the honour to propose that the quantity imported into the Community and set in the Exchange of Letters of 1994 for the first six months of 1995 be increased by 325 tonnes to allow for the enlargement of the Community. I propose in addition that the other quantities and rules provided for in the Exchange of Letters of 1994 continue to apply.

I have the honour to propose that if the foregoing is acceptable to your Government, this letter and your confirmatory reply shall together constitute an Agreement between the Community and the Government of Australia on the matter.`

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.

On behalf of the Government of Australia
AGREEMENT for the conclusion of negotiations between the European Community and Australia under Article XXIV:6

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND AUSTRALIA,

DESIRING to bring their GATT Article XXIV:6 negotiations to conclusion on the basis of a reasonable and mutually satisfactory compromise, and

FURTHER DESIRING to strengthen the close partnership in commercial and economic matters between the European Community and Australia,

AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:

A. The European Community shall incorporate in its new Schedule CLX, for the customs territory of the EUR 15, the concessions that were included in the previous Schedule LXXX as modified by the European Community Schedule annexed to the Marrakesh Protocol to the General Agreement, 1994 (dated 15 April 1994).

B. To settle the current GATT Article XXIV:6 negotiations on agriculture the following has been agreed and as regards the tariff rate quotas will apply with effect from 1 January 1996:

- add 2 000 tonnes to the allocation for Australia under the EC tariff rate quota for 'high quality` beef,

- add 1 150 tonnes to the allocation for Australia under the EC tariff rate quota for sheepmeat,

- add 750 tonnes to the allocation for Australia under the EC tariff rate quota for cheddar,

- tariff rate quota 63 000 tonnes of semi-milled and wholly milled rice 1006 30 00 at ECU 0/t (erga omnes) (1),

- tariff rate quota 20 000 tonnes of husked (brown) rice 1006 20 55 at ECU 88/t (erga omnes), (2),

- tariff rate quota 21 000 tonnes of oats 1004 00 50 at ECU 89/t (erga omnes).

The Australian Government accepts the basic components of the European Community's approach to adjusting the GATT obligations of the EUR 12 and those of Austria, Finland and Sweden following the recent enlargement of the Community:

- netting out of export commitments,

- netting out of tariff quotas,

- aggregation of domestic support commitments.

The appropriate legal modalities of implementation remain to be agreed.

C. Final provisions

This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of signature.

Consultations will be held with regard to the matters in this Agreement at any time at the request of either Party.

Signed at Brussels this twenty-second day of December in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-five.

For the Government of Australia

On behalf of the Council of the European Union