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COM (79)765
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COMMISSION OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)765 final
Brussels,20thDecember1979
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RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ONTHECONCLUSION OFTHEAGREEMENT INTHEFORMOFAN
EXCHANGE OFLETTERS BETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDTHEPORTUGUESE REPUBLIC REGARDING PREPARED ORPRESERVERD TOMATOES
FALLINGWITHINSUBHEADING 20.02COFTHECOMMONCUSTOMSTARIFF
(presented bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
C0M(79)765final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Thepurposeoftheexchangeoflettersannexedtothe
draftRegulationistoconfirm,for1980,1981,1982,the..
voluntaryrestraint .volumeagreedwithPortugalqinceseveral
years..

COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheconclusionoftheAgreementintheformofanexchangeofletters
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andthePortugueseRepublic
regarding.preparedorpreservedtoir/atoe»fallingwithinsubheading20.02Cof
theCommonCustomsTariff
TUBCOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle.113
thereof.
Havingregardtotherecommendation (rcnthe
Commission ; *
WhereasitisnecessarytoconcludetheAgreementin
theformofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepu­
blicregardingpreparedorpreservedtomatoesfalling.
-withinsubhc^c.r.g20.02CoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,
HASADOPT£DTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheAgreementintheformofanex-changeofletters
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityanathePortugueseRepublicregardingpreparedorpreserved
tomatoesfallingwithinsubheading20.02Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariffisherebyapprovedon
behalfoftheCommunity .
ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothisRegula­
tion.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedto
appointthepersonempoweredtosigntheAgreement
forthepurposeofbindingtheCommunity.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

AGREEMENT
intheformofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandthePortugueseRepublicregardingpreparedorpreservedtomatoes
fallingwithinsubheading20.02CoftheCommonCustomsTariff
LetterNo/-
t/ ' "
Brussels,
" , *
Sir, .■-
IhavethehonourtorefertoArticle3ofProtocol8totheAgreementbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublicsignedon22July1972andto
theexchangeoflettersof5December1975. -
Ihavethe-honourtoinformyouthatfor19&®?ar.'d1982,theuOtnmu..ityis
toreniewthevolumeagreedfor'979 •Accordingly,thePortugueseGovernmentunder-.;'-
1 takesto,adoptthenecessarymeasuresinorderthatthequantitiesoftomatoesthathave
••}■ beenpreparedorpreservedotherwisethanbyvinegaroraceticacid,fallingwithin
subheading20.02CoftheCommonCustomsTariff,suppliedtotheCommunityin1980,1981and
1982donotexceed90000tonnesPSPyear., ,
fshouldbegratefulifyouwouldkindlyconfirmtheagreementofyourGovernmentto
-..,_„thecontentsofthisletter. ,
_ Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration ..
OnbehalfoftheCouncilof
s-,. . theEuropeanCommunities
!

LcsurNo2
Brussels. /
S;r, ■.' .
Ii.j-.cthehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftodaysdatewordedasfollows:
'1havethehonourtorefertoArticle3ofProtocol8totheAgreementbetweenthe
Hi.ro.-.rr.nEconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublicsignedon22July
]v72amitotheexchangeoflettersof5December1975,
Ihavethehonourtoinformyouthatfor1980,1981a~.d"982theCommunityisreadytorenewth«
\oi:meagreedfor.979„.1Accordingly,the'PortugueseGovernmentunder-.
r.ito-doptthtnecessarymeasuresirsorderthatthequantitiesoftomatoesthat
h.iveIxcnpreparedorpreservedotherwisethanbyvinegaroraceticacid,lulling
si;i>he.idir»/»20.02CoftheCommonCustomsTariff,suppliedtotheComrnu- '.
nitymi*>o0/i981ar.d1982donotexceed90000tonnesperyear.
IshouldbegratefulifyouwouldkindlyconfirmtheagreementofyourGovernment
tothecontentsofthisletter.'
IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementofmyGovernmentwiththecontentsofthat
letter.
Pleaseaccept.Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .'
FortbeGovernmentof '
thePortugueseRepublic

FICHEFINANCIERE date:26novembre 1979
1.Linnéburfciétaire concernée :TitreIRessources propres
2.Intitule "del'action:Accordsousformed'échangédelettresentr-rla
Communauté économique européenne etlarépublique ,portugaise encequi
concernelestomatespréparées ouconservées relevantdelasous-position
'20.02CduTOC ' -
3,Basejuridique :article113duTraitéCEE
4.Objectifsc'el'action:Définition durégimeàl'importation danslaCommunauté
destom&tespréparées ouconservéesoriginaires et.enprovenance duPortugal
5.Incidences financières :'exercice .1980exercicesuivant ·...j
5.1.Recettes ■
'-ressources -propres ;-*
(prélèvement /droitsde.• ,-
douane) néant(1) néant(1)
surleplannational
V·"' ■
5.2.Modedecalcul
(1)Cerégimenecomporteaucuneincidencefinancièrenouvelle,
s'agissantdelareconduction d'uneconcession accordéedepuis
-1972.(Lapertemoyenneannuellederecettesdouanières estde
0,953UCE.)