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COMMISSION OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels .17*November 1980
I
I
RECOMMENDATION FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
-•• c _b, ■
i^onthe conclusion ofthe Agreement inthe form ofanexchange
\o • •/,, ,of "letters between the European Economic Community andthe
Portuguese Republic regarding prepared orpreserved tomatoes
falling within "subheading 20.02 Cofthe Common Customs Tariff
(Presented bythe Commission totheCouncil )
 
COM(80)732final

EXPLANATORY "MEMORANDUM
Thepurposeoftheexchange'oflettersannexedtothe
draftRegulationistoconfirm,for198l»thevoluntary
restraintvolumeagreedwithPortugalsinceseveralyears.

Recommendation for a
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheconclusionoftheAgreementintheformofanexchangeofletters
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublic
regardingpreparedorpreservedtomatoesfallingwithinsubheading20.02Cof
theCommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES .
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof.
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromthe
Commission ,■ i
WhereasitisnecessarytoconcludetheAgreementin
theformofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepu­
blicregardingpreparedorpreservedtqmatoesfalling
withinsubheading20.02CoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,PortugueseRepublicregardingpreparedorpreserved
tomatoesfallingwithinsubheading20.02Cofthe
Common .CustomsTariffisherebyapprovedon
behalfoftheCommunity .
ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothisRegula­
tion.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedto
appointthepersonempoweredtosigntheAgreement
forthepurposeofbindingtheCommunity .
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
ArticleÎ
TheAgreementintheformofanexchangeofletters
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArticle3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingUspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableirtallMember
States. •'
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

AGREEMENT
intheformofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandthePortugueseRepublicregardingpreparedorpreservedtomatoes
fallingwithinsubheading20.02CoftheCommonCustomsTariff
LetterNo1
Brussels,
Sir,- v.:
1havethehonourtorefertoArticle3ofProtocol8totheAgreementbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublicsignedon22July1972andto
theexchangeoflettersof5December1975.
Ihavethehonourtoinformyouthatfor1981theCommunityisreadytorenewthe
volumeagreedfortheprecedingyear.Accordingly ,thePortugueseGovernmentunder­
takestoadopttheinecessarymeasuresinorderthatthequantitiesoftomatoesthathave
beenpreparedorpreservedotherwisethanbyvinegaroraceticacid,fallingwithin
subheading20.02CoftheCommonCustomsTariffandsuppliedtotheCommunityin
1981,donotexceed90000tonnes.
IshouldbegratefulifyouwouldkindlyconfirmtheagreementofyourGovernmentto
thecontentsofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept.Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
'OnbehalfoftheCouncil
x oftheEuropeanCommunities

LetterNo2
Brussels,
Sir.
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftodaysdatewordedasfollows:
'IhavethehonourtorefertoArticle3ofProtocol8totheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublicsignedon22July
1972andtotheexchangeoflettersof5December1975.
Ihavethehonourtoinformyouthatfor1981theCommuniryisreadytorenewthe
volumeagreedfortheprecedingyear.Accordingly ,thePortugueseGovernmentunder­
takestoadoptthenecessarymeasuresinorderthatthequantitiesoftomatoesthat
havebeenpreparedorpreservedotherwisethanbyvinegaroraceticacid,falling
withinsubheading20.02CoftheCommonCustomsTariffandsuppliedtothe
Communityin1981,donotexceed90000tonnes.
IshouldbegratefulifyouwouldkindlyconfirmtheagreementofyourGovernment
tothecontentsofthisletter.'
IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementofmyGovernmentwiththecontentsofthat
letter.
Pleaseaccept.Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernment
ofthePortugueseRepublic