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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)357 final
Brussels-12July1976
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Recommandation for
COUNCILREGULATION,(EEC)
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ofconcluding theAgreementintheformofan
iexchangeoflettersamendingAnnexAtoProtocol
No1totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
Community andtheRepublicofAustria
theRepublicofFinland
theRepublicofIceland v
theKingdomofNorway i
theKingdomofSweden
theSwissConfederation
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(submitted bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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C0M(76)357final

Commission CommunicationtotheCouncil
AmendmentofProtocolNo1toeachoftheAgreements
concluded "betweentheEECandsixJSE'TAStates
1.Underthetransitional arrangements providedforinProtocolNo1toeach
oftheAgreementsbetweentheCommunityandtheEFTAStates,theUnited
Kingdomisauthorizedtoopeneachyearcertainzero-dutytariffquotas
vis-a-vistheEFTAcountries.Ingeneralthesequotas"areexpressedin
metrictons.However,inthecaseofproductsfallingwithinChapter49
thequotaisdeterminedinpoundssterlingbecauseduringthereference
period1968-1971notallimportswererecordedbyweight.Meanwhile,
inflationandexchangeratefluctuations havedistortedthisbasis.
2.Forthisreason,anumberofEFTAcountrieshaveaskedthatthequotabe
expressedintermsofweight.In1974theUK'simportstatistics were
drawnupforthefirsttimeintermsofweightaswellasintermsof
value;ithasthereforebeenpossibletofindavalue/weightconversion
formulawhichhasenabledtheaverageofimportsduringtheperiod1968-71-
uptonowexpressedinpounds-tobeconvertedintometrictons.
3.Afterdiscussionbytheappropriate Communityauthorities ,theseresults
havebeentransmittedtoourEFTApartners,whichhavestatedthatthey
areinagreementwiththefiguressubmittedtothemforthevolumesof
thesezero-dutyquotas.
4.InordertoincorporatetheseamendmentsintothetextoftheAgreements
withtheEFTAcountriesanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEECandsix
EFTAStatesisneeded.ForPortugaltheamendmentwillbemadewithin
anotherframework.
5.ItisrecommendedthattheCouncilapprovethedraftsoftheregulation
andlettersannexedtothiscommunication anddesignatetheperson
empoweredtosigntheexchangesofletters.Itisproposedthat
Mr.deKergorlay,DeputyDirector-General oftheDirectorate-General for
ExternalRelationsoftheCommission ,signonbehalfoftheCommunity.In
thatevent,theAmbassadors oftheEFTAStatescouldsignonbehalfoftheir
respective Governments.

Recommendation fcrCouncilRegulation (EEC)NO/76
ofconcludingtheAgreementintheformofan
exchangeoflettersarr.end.ingAnnexAtoProtocolNo1
totheAgreement •betweentheEuropeanEconomic
,, 1 1\Ooirjiìuni'tv ano.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••
TIECOUNCILCFTIEEUROPEANCCKKJNITIES
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCorrxr.ity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
Havingregardtotherecommendation oftheCommission ,
iJkereasAnnexAtoProtocolNo1totheAgreementconcludedbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityand (l)shouldbeamendedand
theAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersshouldbeconcluded,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
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TheAgreementintheformofanerchangeoflettersamendingAnnexAto
ProtocolNo1totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
ard«... (l)isherebyconcludedandapprovedon
behalfoftheCommunity.
ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothisRegulation.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorisedtodesignatetheperson
empoweredtosigntheAgreementintheformofanexchangeofletters
referredtoinArticle1withtheeffectofbindingtheCommunity.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublicatio
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallKemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil,
ThePresident
(.1)TheRepublicofAustria,theRepublicofFinland,theRepubli.?Ieel
theKingdomofNorway,theKingdomofSweden,theSwissConfederation

ANNEX
Letter No1
Brussels ,
Your Excellency ,
Under thetransitional arrangements provided forinProtocol No1
totheFree Trade Agreement "between theEuropean Economic Community and
(l)signed on (2),theUnited
Kingdom isauthorized toopen each year zero-duty tariff quotas forthe
products listed inAnnex AtoProtocol No1*Thequota forcertain
products ofChapter 49ofthe Common Customs Tariff isexpressed inpounds
sterling "because during thereference period 1968-1971 notallimports
ofthese products were recorded interms ofweight .Meanwhile ,inflation
andexchange rate fluctuations have distorted this "basis .Forthis reason ,ithas
proved desirable that this quota "beexpressed interms ofweight .Acomparison of
thevalues andweights ofUKimports during recent years hasmade itpossible to
convert theaverage imports oftheperiod 1968/1971 into metric tons .This figure
is (3)metric tons .
Accordingly theCommunity considers that ,pursuant toArticle 1(4)
ofProtocol No1totheAgreement "between theEuropean Economic Community
and (l),theinitial zero-duty quota which theUnited
Kingdom wasentitled toopen in1974 forcertain products ofChapter 49
andwhich isstated intheUnited Kingdom column ofAnnex Aofthesaid
Protocol No1should read •••••• (4)metric tons andnot
••••.•••••••••• (3)pounds sterling .Therefore ,inaccordance with
Article 1(4)tofProtocol No1,thequota which theUnited Kingdom is
entitled toopen for1976 is.••......••••• (6)metric tons .
Ishould "begrateful ifyouwould confirm the agreement ofyour
Government with the contents ofthis letters .
Please accept ,Your Excellency ,theassurance ofmyhighest
consideration .
On "behalf ofthe Council ofthe
European Communities

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LetterITo2
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftoday
v;ordedasfollows:
"Underthetransitioned arrangements providedforin.
•theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration ."
IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementofmyGovernmentwith
thecontentsofyourletter.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheGovernmentof