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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
CONCERNING THECONCLUSION OFTHEEXCHANGE OFLETTERS
RELATING TOARTICLE2OFPROTOCOL 8TOTHE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY ANDTHEPORTUGUESE REPUBLIC
(presented bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
C0M(79)577fihal

COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
TheCommission recommendstotheCounciltheadoptionofthe
attachedexchangeofLettersrelatingtoArticle2ofProtocol8
oftheAgreement betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andthe
Portuguese Republicconcerning importsir^totheCommunityofprepared
andpreservedsardines.
Asinthepast,thisexchangeoflettersensuretherespect
byPortugalofaminimumimportpriceintotheCommunity.

COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
concerningtheconclusionoftheexchangeoflettersrelatingtoArticle2of
Protocol8totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
thePortugueseRepublic
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromthe'
Commission ,
HavingregardtotheAgreementbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandthePortuguese
Republicsignedon22July1972,
Whereastrieprovisionsoftheexchangeoflettersof-
20December1972relatingtoArticle2ofProtocol3
totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandthePortugueseRepublicshouldbe
extendedandtheexchangeofletterstothiseffect
shouldbeconcluded,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article!
TheexchangeoflettersrelatingtoArticle2of
Protocol8totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublic
isherebyapprovedonbehalfoftheCommunity .
"Dietextoftheexchangeoflettersisannexedtothis
Regulation.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedto
designatethepersonempoweredtosigntheexchange
ofletters,inordertobindtheCommunity *
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginit3entiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
Doneat '
fortheCouncil
ThePresident

NoL315/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.It.78
EXCHANGE OFLETTERS
relettingtoArticle2ofProtocol8totheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublic
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LetterNo/
Brussels.
Sir,
PursuanttoArticle2ofProtocol8totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandthePortugueseRepublicsignedon22July1972,Ihavethehonourto
informyouthatPortugalagreestotheextensionto31January81l'ledetailedarran­
gementscontainedintheexchangeoflettersof20December1972betweenPortugaland
theCommunityrelatingtotheconditionsinaccordancewithwhichpreparedand
preservedsardinesfallingwithinsubheading16.04DoftheCommonCustomsTariffare
importedintotheCommunity .
TheGovernmentofPortugalundertakes,moreover,toensurethatthepriceschargedon
importsintotheCommunityfrom1November197^shallnotbelessthanthepricesset
intheAnne*andalsotopreventanydeflectionoftrade.
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Brussels,
YourExcellency,
Iherebyacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftoday,wordedasfollows:
'PursuanttoArticle2ofProtocol8totheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublicsignedon22July1972,Ihave
thehonourtoinformyouthatPortugalagreestotheextensionto31January1981of
thedetailedarrangementscontainedintheexchangeoflettersof20December1972
betweenPortugalandtheCommunityrelatingtotheconditionsinaccordancewith
whichpreparedandpreservedsardinesfallingwithinsubheading16.04Dofthe
CommonCustomsTariffareimportedintotheCommunity .
TheGovernmentofPortugalundertakes,moreover,toensurethatthepricescharged
onimportsintotheCommunityfrom1November19^shallnotbelessthanthe
pricessetintheAnnexandalsotopreventanydeflectionoftrade.'
Pleaseaccept.YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncilof
theEuropeanCommunities
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