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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)457 final
Brussels,23July1980
Recommendation fora
COUNCIL .DECISION
authorizing theCommission toopennegotiations with
theSocialist Federative Republic ofYugoslavia with
aviewtotheamendment ofAnnex AtotheInterim
Agreement andtotheCooperation Agreement ■\
Recommendation fora
"COUNCIL REGULATION
ontheconclusion ofanAgreement intheformofan
exchange ofletters amending theInterim Agreement
betweentheEuropean Economic Community andthe
Socialist Federative Republic ofYugoslavia ■
(submitted to.theCouncil bytheCommission )
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recommendation
foraCouncil Decision
concerning thenegotiation ofanexchange ofletters
withYugoslavia amending certainprovisions ofthe
Interim Agreement andoftheCooperation Agreement
§ï£!=MAIORY_MEHORANDyM
1. Thepurposeofthisproposal forarecommendation foraCouncil
Decision istoopennegotiations withtheSocialist FederalRepublic of
Yugoslavia withaviewtodrawing upanexchange oflettersamending the
InterimAgreement signedon6May,whichenteredintoforceon.1July,
andtheCooperation Agreement ,andinparticular AnnexAtothese
Agreements *
2. Onaccountofaclerical errorwhichhascreptintothese
I
Annexes,acorrection mustbeinsertedinrespectoftheplumspiritnamed
"Sijivovica"fallingunderCCTheading ex22.09.Thepresentwordingof
AnnexAtothetwo aboveAgreements andofarticle 8oftheInterimAgree­
mentandofarticle 21ofthe'Cooperation Agreement giverisetoasituation
thatthenegotiators hadnointention ofcreating .Thiserrorwouldresult
intheaboveproductbeingfreeofcustomsdutiesandchargeshavingequi­
valenteffect,andofquantitative restrictions ormeasures having
equivalent effectifitwerenotpresented incontainers ofnoniorethan
2litres,orifitwerepresented inthisformandtheannualCommunity
tariffquotaof5.420hectolitres specified intheabovearticle hadbeen
usedupor,again,ifitwe^-,importedintotheCommunity withinthelimits
ofthisquotabutwithoutthecertificate ofauthenticity referred toin
thesaidarticles .
Thisiscontrary toCommunity practice andtotheagreements
concluded bytheCommunity restricting concessions forproducts presented in
containers ofnomorethan2litresandnotinbulk.

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3. Inaddition,thenegotiations boreoutclearlythatthisproduct
wasexcluded fromthescopeofArticle 2oftheInterim Agreement andofArtie
15oftheCooperation Agreement unlesspresented incontainers ofnomore
than2litresandaccompanied byacertificate ofauthenticity ,theduty
payable beingreducedwithintheframework ofanannualCommunitytariff
quotawherethesetwoconditions arefulfilled .
4. Awareofthedifficulties thatwouldbeboundtoresultfrom
faultywording andinthelightoftheentryintoforceoftheInterim
Agreement on1Julyandtheimminent entryintoforceoftheImplementing
Regulation providing fortheopening,allocating andadministration of
theabovequota,theCommission hopesthattheCouncilwilladoptas
quickly aspossible theannexednegotiating directives fortheconclusion
ofanexchange oflettersamending theInterimAgreement andtheCoopera­
tionAgreement . ,

Re6©mmendatien feraCsuncit Décision 3
authorizing theCommission toopennegotiations withtheSocialist
Federative Republic ofYugoslavia withaviewtotheamendment of
AnnexAtotheInterimAgreement andtotheCooperation Agreement
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean Communities ,andin
particular Article 113thereof,
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission ,
Whereasitisnecessary toamendAnnexAtotheInterimAgreement and
totheCooperation Agreement concluded withtheSocialist Federative
Republic ofYugoslavia and,tothisend,toopennegotiations withthat
country,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
TheCommission isherebyauthorized toopennegotiations withthe
Socialist Federative Republic ofYugoslavia withaviewtotheamendment of
AnnexAtotheInterimAgreement andtotheCooperation Agreement .
TheCommission shallconductthesenegotiations inconsultation with
theSpecial Committee provided forinArticle 113oftheTreatywithaview
toamending,bymeansofanexchangeofletters,AnnexAtotheInterim
Agreement andtotheCooperation Agreement inrespectoftheproduct
fallingwithin CCTheading ex22.09.ThesaidAnnexistobeamended
asfollows :Solearticle
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CCT
heading
N°Description
22.09 ISpirits,undenatured (otherthanthoseofheading N°22.08);
liqueurs andotherspirituous beverages ;compound alcoholic
preparations (knownas"concentrated extracts")forthe
manufacture ofbeverages
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DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil

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EXCHANGE OFLETTERS AMENDING i
ANNEX ATOTHE INTERIM AGREEMENT SIGNED
BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND
YUGOSLAVIA
Madam Chairman ,
Ihave thehonour toinform youthat amaterial error hasoccured
inAnnex AtotheInterim Agreement signed
between theCommunity andSocialist Federative Republic ofYugoslavia .
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Since this error leads toadifferent result from that sought by
theparties regarding imports of"sljivovica "falling within position
ex22.09 oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,originating inYugoslavia ,itis
necessary tomodify Annex Aasfollows :
Reading
N°Description ofgoods
22.09 Ethyl alcohol orneutral spirits undenatured ,ofan
alcoholic strength less than 80%vol .;liquors and
other spirituous beverages ;compound alcoholic
preparations (known as"concentrated extracts ")for
themanufacture ofbeverages
Ishall beobliged ifyou will acknowledge receipt ofthis letter
and atthesame time confirm your Delegation 'sagreement with itscontents .
Ihave thehonour toacknowledge receipt ofyour letter andconfirm
your Delegations' agreement with itscontents .
Please accept ,Madam Chairman ,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .
President oftheDelegation
ofthe European Economic Community ,

peisgatienofth»socialist
FederalRepublicefYugoslavias
EXCHANGE OFLETTERSAMENDING
ANNEXATOTHEINTERIMAGREEMENT SIGNED
BETWEENTHECOMMUNITY AND
YUGOSLAVIA
Sir-
Inyourletteroftoday,youmadethefollowingcommunication :
"Ihavethehonourtoinformyouthatamaterialerrorhasoccured
inAnnexAoftheInterimAgreementsigned
betweentheCommunityandSocialistFederativeRepublicofYugoslavia.
Sincethiserrorleadstoadifferentresultfromthatsoughtbythe
partiesregardingimportsof"Slijvovica"fallingwithinpositionex22.09
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating inYugoslavia,itisnecessary
tomodifyAnnexAasfbllows:
CCT
heading
N°Description ofgoods
22.09 Ethylalcoholorneutralspirits,undenatured,ofan
alcoholicstrengthlessthan80%vol.;liquorsandother
spirituousbeverages;compoubdalcoholicpreparations
(knownas"concentrated extracts")forthemanufacture
ofbeverages
I
Ishallbeobligedifyouwillacknowledgereceiptofthisletter
andatthesametimeconfirmyourDelegation'sagreementwithitscontents".
I.havethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletterandconfirm
myDelegation'sagreementwithitscontents.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
PresidentoftheDelegation
oftheSocialistFederalRepublicof
Yugoslavia

REOOMMEWDAT!CW
foraCouncilRegulation onthe
conclusionofanAgreementintheformofan
exchangeoflettersamendingtheInterimAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSocialistFederativeRepublic
ofYugoslavia
THECOUMCTLOPTHEEUROPEANCOCTHTNITITCS ,
1.»*f:J
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablinhingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission ,
Whereasitisneceosarytoapprovetheagreementintheforaiofanex­
changeoflettersamendingtheInterimAgreementbetweentheEuropean ^
EconomicCommunityandtheSocialistFederativeRepublicofYugoslavia
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
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Article1
TheAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersamending
theIntoxlmAgreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheFederativeSocialist RepublicofYugoslaviaishere"byapprovedon"behalf
oftheCommunity.
ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothisRegulation.
vr Articleg ■'•
1"
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ThePresidentoftheCouncilishere"byauthorisedtodesignate
thepersonempoweredtosigntheAgreementinorderto"bindtheCommunity.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollovring
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
Itshallapplyx/itheffectfrom1July1980.
ThisRegulationshall "be"bindinginitsentiretyandapplicable
inallMemberStates. ,
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil,
ThePresident