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RECOMMENDATION FORREGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
concludingtheAgreementinthe'formofanexchangeof
LettersamendingtheEnglishversionofTableIIof
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ProtocolNo2totheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
CommunityandtheSwissConfederation
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Commission Communication totheCouncil
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AmendmentoftheEnglishversionofTableIIofProtocolNo2tothe j
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSwissCon- j
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1.TheOfficeofthePermanentRepresentative oftheUnitedKingdomhas j
drawntheattentionoftheCommissiontothefactthatintheEnglish
versionofTableIIofProtocolNo2totheAgreementconcludedbetween |
theEECandSwitzerland ,partofthedescription ofgoodsfallingwithin
headingNo1902ex10oftheSwissCustomsTariffhasbeenomitted.
2.InordertoenablethenecessarychangetobemadeintheEnglishtext
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oftheEEC/Switzerland Agreement,anexchangeoflettersshouldtake
placebetweentheEECandSwitzerland . j
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3.TheCouncilisrecommendedtoapprovethedraftregulationandletters
attachedtothiscommunication andtodesignatethepersonempoweredto1
signtheexchangeofletters.ItisproposedthatMrdeKergorlay,Deputy
Director-General intheDirectorate-General forExternalRelationsof
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theCommission,shouldsignfortheCommunity.Thiswouldmeanthatthei
SwissAmbassadorcouldsignonbehalfoftheSwissGouvernment.

ProposalforCouncilRegulation(EEC)No/76of
concludingtheAgreementintheformofanexchange
ofLettersamendingtheEnglishversionofTableII
ofProtocolBo2totheAgreementbetweentheEuro­
peanEoonomicCommunityandtheSwissConfederation
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES , )
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,I
andinparticularArticle113thereof, ,
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission, j
WhereastheEnglishversionofTableIIofProtocolNo2totheAgreement
concludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomioCommunityandtheSwissConfederation
shouldbeamended,thisshouldbedonebyagreementintheformofan j
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ExchangeofLetters. j
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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : !
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Article1
TheAgreementintheformofanExchangeofLettersamendingtheEnglish
versionofTableIIofProtocolNo2totheAgreementbetweentheEuropean ;
EconomicCommunityandtheSwiBSConfederation isherebyconcludedand
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adoptedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothisRegulation. !
Article2 i
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisauthorizedtodesignatethepersonempowered
tosigntheAgreementintheformofanExchangeofLettersreferredtoin1
Article1inordertobindtheCommunity.

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Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshall"bebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

LetterNo1
Brussels.
YourExcellency , 1
IshouldliketodrawyourattentiontoaclericalerrorintheEnglishversion
ofTableIIofProtocolWo2totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheSwissConfederation .
Examination oftheEnglishtextofheadingNo1902ex10oftheSwissCustoms
TariffintheTablehasrevealedthatpartofthedescription ofthegoods j
hasbeenomitted.Themissingwordsareasfollows:"andpreparations con­
tainingpowderedmilk,excludingthe..."
Consequently ,thetextshouldbeamendedtoreadasfollows:
SwissCustoms
Tariff
headingNoDescription Basicduties^on1.July1977
1902
ex10preparations inwhichpotato
flourpredominates whetheror
notintheformofsemolina,
flakes,etc.,andpreparations
containingpowderedmilk,
excludingthepreparations
containingbyweightmorethan
12°Joofmilkfats,inpackages
exceedinganetweightof2kg.
IshouldbegratefulifyouwouldconfirmtheagreementofyourGovernment
withthecontentofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncilof
theEuropeanCommunities

Letter "No?
Brussels.
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftodayworded
asfollows:
"Ishouldliketodrawyourattentionto
IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementofmyGovernmentwiththe
contentofyourletter.
Pleaseaccept,Sir.theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
I
,On"behalfofthe Government