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( 1 ) OJ NO L 263 , 27 . 9 . 1978 , P . 2 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3141/78

OF 18 DECEMBER 1978

ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE ' S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA CONCERNING THE IMPORT INTO THE COMMUNITY OF PRESERVED FRUIT SALADS ORIGINATING IN ALGERIA ( 1979 )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 113 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE ' S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA ( 1 ) WAS SIGNED ON 26 APRIL 1976 AND ENTERED INTO FORCE ON 1 NOVEMBER 1978 ;

WHEREAS THE AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE ' S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA CONCERNING THE IMPORT INTO THE COMMUNITY OF PRESERVED FRUIT SALADS ORIGINATING IN ALGERIA SHOULD BE APPROVED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE ' S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA CONCERNING THE IMPORT INTO THE COMMUNITY OF PRESERVED FRUIT SALADS ORIGINATING IN ALGERIA IS HEREBY APPROVED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY .

THE TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT IS ANNEXED TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 2

THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DESIGNATE THE PERSON EMPOWERED TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF BINDING THE COMMUNITY .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 18 DECEMBER 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

H.-D . GENSCHER

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AGREEMENT

IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE ' S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA CONCERNING THE IMPORT INTO THE COMMUNITY OF PRESERVED FRUIT SALADS ORIGINATING IN ALGERIA

SIR ,

WITH A VIEW TO IMPLEMENTING THE 55 % REDUCTION IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 19 OF THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT CONCLUDED BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE ' S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA , AND FOLLOWING THE CLARIFICATIONS EXCHANGED CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS GOVERNING IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF PRESERVED FRUIT SALADS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADINGS 20.06 B II A ) EX 9 AND 20.06 B II B ) EX 9 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND ORIGINATING IN ALGERIA , I HAVE THE HONOUR TO INFORM YOU THAT THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT UNDERTAKES TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THE QUANTITIES SUPPLIED TO THE COMMUNITY FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1979 DO NOT EXCEED 100 TONNES .

TO THIS END THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT DECLARES THAT ALL EXPORTS TO THE COMMUNITY OF THE SAID PRODUCTS WILL BE EFFECTED EXCLUSIVELY BY EXPORTERS WHOSE OPERATIONS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE ' SOCIETE DE GESTION ET DE DEVELOPPEMENT DES INDUSTRIES ALIMENTAIRES ' ( SOGEDIA ) ( SOCIETY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOODSTUFFS INDUSTRIES ).

THE GUARANTEES RELATING TO QUANTITIES WILL BE MET IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES AGREED BETWEEN THE ' SOCIETE DE GESTION ET DE DEVELOPPEMENT DES INDUSTRIES ALIMENTAIRES ' ( SOGEDIA ) AND THE DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR AGRICULTURE OF THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CONFIRM THE AGREEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY WITH THE FOREGOING .

PLEASE ACCEPT , SIR , THE ASSURANCE OF MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION .

FOR THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT

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SIR ,

I HAVE THE HONOUR TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF YOUR LETTER OF TODAY WORDED AS FOLLOWS :

' WITH A VIEW TO IMPLEMENTING THE 55 % REDUCTION IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 19 OF THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT CONCLUDED BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE ' S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA , AND FOLLOWING THE CLARIFICATIONS EXCHANGED CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS GOVERNING IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF PRESERVED FRUIT SALADS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADINGS 20.06 B II A ) EX 9 AND 20.06 B II B ) EX 9 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND ORIGINATING IN ALGERIA , I HAVE THE HONOUR TO INFORM YOU THAT THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT UNDERTAKES TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THE QUANTITIES SUPPLIED TO THE COMMUNITY FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1979 DO NOT EXCEED 100 TONNES .

TO THIS END THE ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT DECLARES THAT ALL EXPORTS TO THE COMMUNITY OF THE SAID PRODUCTS WILL BE EFFECTED EXCLUSIVELY BY EXPORTERS WHOSE OPERATIONS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE ' ' SOCIETE DE GESTION ET DE DEVELOPPEMENT DES INDUSTRIES ALIMENTAIRES " ( SOGEDIA ) ( SOCIETY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOODSTUFFS INDUSTRIES ).

THE GUARANTEES RELATING TO QUANTITIES WILL BE MET IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES AGREED BETWEEN THE ' ' SOCIETE DE GESTION ET DE DEVELOPPEMENT DES INDUSTRIES ALIMENTAIRES " ( SOGEDIA ) AND THE DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR AGRICULTURE OF THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CONFIRM THE AGREEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY WITH THE FOREGOING . '

I AM ABLE TO CONFIRM THE AGREEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY WITH THE FOREGOING AND CONSEQUENTLY TO STATE THAT THE 55 % REDUCTION IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES WILL APPLY FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1979 TO THE QUANTITIES OF PRESERVED FRUIT SALADS ORIGINATING IN ALGERIA REFERRED TO IN YOUR LETTER .

PLEASE ACCEPT , SIR , THE ASSURANCE OF MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION .

ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL

OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES