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COM (81)582
Vol.1981/0177

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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
ontheconclusion oftheAgreementintheformofanexchange
oflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andthe
Portuguese Republicregardingpreparedorpreserved
tomatoesfallingwithinsubheading 20.02Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariffCOM(81)582 final
Brussels,21October1981
Recommendation fora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
h•• _i
,
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil)
COM(81)582final

EXPLANATORY "MEMORANDUM
Thepurposeof"theexchangeoflettersannexed ,tothe
draftRegulationistoconfirm,for1982,thevoluntaryrestraint
volumeagreedwithPortugalsinceseveralyears.

I Recommendation for a
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheconclusionoftheAgreementintheformofanexchangeofletters
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublic
regardingpreparedorpreservedtomatoesfallingwithinsubheading20.02Cof
theCommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES .
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof.
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromthe
Commission ,',
\
whereasitisnecessarytoconcludetheAgreementin
theformofanexchangeoflettersbetween(heEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandthePortugueseKcpu-.
blitregardingpreparedorpreservedtomatoesfalling
withinsubheading20.02CoftheCommonCustoms
"Tariff,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
AnilItt '
TheAgreementintheformofanexchangeofletters
betweenthecuropeanEconomicCommunityandthfcPortugueseRepublicregardingpreparedorpreserved
tomatoesfallingwithinsubheading20.02Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariffisherebyapprovedon
behalfoftheCommunity .
ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothisRegula­
tion.
Anide2..
ThePresidentof(heCouncilisherebyauthorizedto
appointthepersonempoweredtosigntheAgreement
forthepurposeofbinding(heCommunity .
ArticleJ
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfjitiiitJournaluj
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
Suit*. ; , , ,
DoneatBrussels,. 1
'F°rtheCouncil
, 'ThePresident•'
0-

AGRLIÎMENT
intheformofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityAndthePortugueseRepublicregardingpreparedorpreservedtomatoes
fallingwithinsubheading20.02CoftheCommonCustomsTariff
LetterNo1
Brussels,......
Sir,
1have(liehonourtoreferloArticle3ofProtocol8totheAgreementbetweentheEuro­
peanHconomicCommunitysnd(liePortugueseRepublicsignedon22July1972andto
theexchangeoflettersof5December1975.
1havethehonourtoinformyouthatfor1982theCommunityisreadytorenewthe
volumeagreedfortheprecedingyear.Accordingly ,thePortugueseGovernmentunder­
takestoadoptthenecessarymeasuresinorderthatthequantitiesoftomatoesthathave.
beenpreparedorpreservedotherwisethanbyvinegaroraceticacid,fallingwithin
subheading20.02CoftheCommonCustomsTariffandsuppliedtotheCommunityin
IS82donotexceed90000tonnes.
1shouldbegratefulifyouwouldkindlyconfirmtheagreementofyourGovernmentto
thecontentsofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept.Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .■"
OnbehalfoftheCouncil
.,. oftheEuropeanCommunities

LetterNo2
Brussels,
Sir,
Ihave(liehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftodaysdatewordedasfollows:
'JhavethehonourJorefertoArticle.1ofProtocol8totheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublicsignedon22July
1972andtotheexchangeoflettersof5December1975.
Ihavethehonourtoinformyouthatfor1982theCommunityisreadytorenewthe
volumeagreedfor(heprecedingyear.Accordingly ,thePortugueseGovernmentunder­
takestoadoptthenecessarymeasuresinorderthatthequantitiesoftomatoesthat
havebeenpreparedorpreservedotherwisethanbyvinegaroraceticacid,falling
withinsubheading20.02CoftheCommonCustomsTariffandsuppliedtothe
Communityiniv82donotexceed90000tonnes.
IshouldbegratefulifyouwouldkindlyconfirmtheagreementofyourGovernment
tothecontentsofthisletter.'
IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementofmyGovernmentwiththecontentsofthat
letter.
Pleaseaccept.Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernment
ofthePortugueseRepublic
I