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( 1 ) OJ NO L 328 , 28 . 11 . 1973 , P . 2 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2143/80

OF 6 AUGUST 1980

CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF THE AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS AMENDING CERTAIN ZERO-DUTY TARIFF QUOTAS OPENED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR 1980 IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROTOCOL 1 OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND

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 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND ( 1 ) SIGNED IN BRUSSELS ON 5 OCTOBER 1973 ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS CERTAIN ZERO-DUTY TARIFF QUOTAS OPENED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR 1980 IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROTOCOL 1 OF THE AGREEMENT SHOULD BE AMENDED AND THE AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS NEGOTIATED TO THIS EFFECT APPROVED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS AMENDING CERTAIN ZERO-DUTY TARIFF QUOTAS OPENED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR 1980 IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROTOCOL 1 OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND 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 IN ORDER TO BIND THE COMMUNITY .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD 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 , 6 AUGUST 1980 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . THORN

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AGREEMENT

IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS AMENDING CERTAIN ZERO-DUTY TARIFF QUOTAS OPENED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR 1980 IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROTOCOL 1 OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND

SIR ,

IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROTOCOL 1 OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND SIGNED IN BRUSSELS ON 5 OCTOBER 1973 , THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS SINCE 1 JANUARY 1974 OPENED TARIFF QUOTAS FOR COATED PRINTING AND WRITING PAPER ( EX 48.07 D ) AS WELL AS FOR KRAFT PAPER FOR LARGE-CAPACITY SACKS ( EX 48.01 C II ). THE PERMISSIBLE MAXIMA FOR THESE QUOTAS WERE FIXED ON THE BASIS OF STATISTICS AVAILABLE FOR THE PERIOD 1968 TO 1971 .

WITHIN THE QUOTA FOR COATED PRINTING AND WRITING PAPER THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS ESTABLISHED A SUBQUOTA FOR LIGHT WEIGHT COATED MECHANICAL PAPER WEIGHING LESS THAN 65 G/M2 ( LWC ).

DURING RECENT YEARS THE DEMAND FOR LWC HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE . AS IN 1979 THE PAPER IN QUESTION IS PRESENTLY IN SHORT SUPPLY IN THE COMMUNITY . IN VIEW OF THIS CONTINUED SHORTAGE IT IS THEREFORE PROPOSED THAT THE PERMISSIBLE MAXIMUM FOR THE QUOTA WHICH THE UNITED KINGDOM MAY OPEN IN 1980 FOR COATED PRINTING AND WRITING PAPER BE INCREASED BY 7 571 TONNES TO A TOTAL OF 28 050 TONNES , IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT THE INCREASE WILL BE CONFINED TO THE SUBQUOTA FOR LWC . BY WAY OF COMPENSATION THE PERMISSIBLE MAXIMUM FOR THE QUOTA FOR KRAFT PAPER FOR LARGE-CAPACITY SACKS WILL BE REDUCED FOR 1980 BY 7 571 TONNES TO 43 488 TONNES . THE QUOTA FOR THIS TYPE OF PAPER HAS BEEN UNDER-UTILIZED DURING RECENT YEARS .

I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CONFIRM THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE ABOVE .

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

ON BEHALF OF THE

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

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SIR ,

I HAVE THE HONOUR TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF YOUR LETTER OF TODAY ' S DATE WHICH READS AS FOLLOWS :

' IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROTOCOL 1 OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND SIGNED IN BRUSSELS ON 5 OCTOBER 1973 , THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS SINCE 1 JANUARY 1974 OPENED TARIFF QUOTAS FOR COATED PRINTING AND WRITING PAPER ( EX 48.07 D ) AS WELL AS FOR KRAFT PAPER FOR LARGE-CAPACITY SACKS ( EX 48.01 C II ). THE PERMISSIBLE MAXIMA FOR THESE QUOTAS WERE FIXED ON THE BASIS OF STATISTICS AVAILABLE FOR THE PERIOD 1968 TO 1971 .

WITHIN THE QUOTA FOR COATED PRINTING AND WRITING PAPER THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS ESTABLISHED A SUBQUOTA FOR LIGHT WEIGHT COATED MECHANICAL PAPER WEIGHING LESS THAN 65 G/M2 ( LWC ).

DURING RECENT YEARS THE DEMAND FOR LWC HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE . AS IN 1979 THE PAPER IN QUESTION IS PRESENTLY IN SHORT SUPPLY IN THE COMMUNITY . IN VIEW OF THIS CONTINUED SHORTAGE IT IS THEREFORE PROPOSED THAT THE PERMISSIBLE MAXIMUM FOR THE QUOTA WHICH THE UNITED KINGDOM MAY OPEN IN 1980 FOR COATED PRINTING AND WRITING PAPER BE INCREASED BY 7 571 TONNES TO A TOTAL OF 28 050 TONNES , IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT THE INCREASE WILL BE CONFINED TO THE SUBQUOTA FOR LWC . BY WAY OF COMPENSATION THE PERMISSIBLE MAXIMUM FOR THE QUOTA FOR KRAFT PAPER FOR LARGE-CAPACITY SACKS WILL BE REDUCED FOR 1980 BY 7 571 TONNES TO 43 488 TONNES . THE QUOTA FOR THIS TYPE OF PAPER HAS BEEN UNDER-UTILIZED DURING RECENT YEARS .

I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CONFIRM THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE ABOVE . '

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 REPUBLIC OF FINLAND