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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)567final
Brussels,30October1978
RECOMMENDATION OFCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ONTHECONCLUSION OPANAGREEMENT INTHEFORMOFAN
EXCHANGE OFLETTERSBETWEENTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY ANDTHEPORTUGUESE REPUBLIC REGARDING PRE­
PAREDORPRESERVED TOMATOESFALLINGWITHINSUBHEADING
20.02COFTHECOMMONCUSTOMSTARIFF.
(Submitted "bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Thepurposeoftheexchange
draftRegulationistoconfirm,for
volumeagreedwithPortugalfortheoflettersannexedtothe
1979,thevoluntaryrestraint
currentyear.

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )N° /78
OF
onthe conclusion ofanAgreement
inthe form ofanexchange ofLetters
between theEuropean Economic Community
and the Portuguese Republic
regarding prepared orpreserved tomatoes falling
within subheading 20.02 C !
ofthe Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , _
Having regard tothe Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 113thereof .
Having regard tothe.recommendation from the Commission -
4
Whereas itisnecessary toconclude theAgreement intheform ofanexchange
ofletters between theEuropean Economic Community andthePortuguese Republ
regarding prepared orpreserved tomatoes falling within subheading 20.02 C.
oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article 1
TheAgreementintheformofanexchangeofLettersbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublicregardingprepared
orpreservedtomatoesfallingwithinsubheading20.02Cofthe-CommonCustoms
TariffisherebyapprovedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothisRegulation.
Artide2 v
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedto
personempoweredtosigntheAgreementforthepurposeofbindingthe
Community.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon:thedayfollowingthat
ofitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentirety
anddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates
DoneatBrussels-
FortheCouncil
ThePrésident

AGREEMENT
INTHEFORMOFANEXCHANGE OFLETTERS
BETWEEN THEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDTHEPORTUGUESE REPUBLIC
REGARDING PREPARED ORPRESERVED TOMATOES FALLING
WITHINSUBHEADING 20.02C
OFTHECOMMONCUSTOMSTARIFF

LETTER No 1
Λ
Brussels ,
Sir .
Ihave the honour torefer toArticle 3ofProtocol No8
totheAgreement between the European Economic Community and the
Portuguese Republic signed on22July 1972 ,and -tothe
Exchange ofletters of5December 1975 .
Ihave the honour toinform you that for 1979 the Community
isready torenew thevolume agreed forthepreceding year .Under
these conditions thePortuguese Government undertakes toadopt the
necessary measures inorder that thequantities oftomatoes
prepared orpreserved otherwise than byvinegar oracetic acid
falling within subheading 20.02 CoftheCommon Customs Tariff and
supplied totheCommunity in1979 donotexceed 90.000 tonnes .
Ishould begrateful ifyouwould . confirm theagreement
ν
ofyour Government with thecontents ofthis letter .
Please accept ,Sir theassurance ofmyhighest
consideration .
Onbehalf ofthe Council
oftheEuropean Communities

LETTER No2
Brussels -
Sir ,
Ihave the honour toacknowledge receipt ofyour letter of
today 'sdate worded asfollows :
"Ihave the honour torefer toArticle 3ofProtocol No8
totheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andthe
Portuguese Republic signed on22July 1972 ,aswell astotheexchange
ofletters of5December 1975 .
Ihave thehonour toinform you that fot 1979 the Community
isready torenew theagreed volume forthepreceding year .Under
thses conditions ,thePortuguese Government undertakes toadopt the
necessary measures inorder that the quantities oftomatoes that have
been prepared orpreserved otherwise than byvinegar oracetic acid
falling within subheading 20.02 CoftheCommon Customs Tariff supplied
*
totheCommunity in1979 donotexceed 90.000 tonnes ,
Ishould begrateful ifyouwould kindly confirm theagreement
ofyour Government with the contents ofthis letter ."
Ihave thehonour toconfirm ;theagreement ofmyGovernment
with the contents ofthe above letter .
Please accept ,Sir theassurance ofmyhighest
consideration .
For the Government
ofthePortuguese Republic