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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
CONCERNING THECONCLUSION OFTHEEXCHANGE OFLETTERSRELATING TO
ARTICLE8OFTHESUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL TOTHEAGREEMENT BETWEEN
THEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ANDTHEPORTUGUESE REPUBLIC
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil)COM(80)733 final
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GOMaSSI®_COJ®U¥ICATIOT_TO THECOUNCIL
■TheCommission recommendsto"theCounciltheadoptionofthe.
attachedexchangeoflettersrelatingtoArticle8oftheSupplementary
Protocol "betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublic
concerningimportsintotheCommunityofpreparedandpreservedsardines.
Asinthepast,thisexchangeoflettersensurestherespectby
PortugalofaminimumimportpriceintotheCommunity.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
concern !:^theconclusion ofthe exchange ofletters relating to
'Article 8oftheSupplementary Protocol totheAgreement /between
.theEuropean Economic Community and
' thePortuguese 'Republic "
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totherecommendation from theCommission ,
Having regard totheSupplementary Protocol totheAgreement between the
European Economic Community andthePortuguese Republic signed on19December 1979
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Whereas theprovisions oftheexchange ofletters relating toArticle 8of
theSupplementary Protocol should beextended andthe exchange ofletters to
this effect should beconcluded ,
HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION : "
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Article 1
Theexchange ofletters relating toArticle 8oftheSuppl ementaiy Protocol
totheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andthePortuguese
Republic ishereby approved onbehalf oftheCommunity#
Thetext ofthe exchange ofletters isannexed tothis Regulation .

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Article 2
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ThePresident oftheCoonc .1ishereby authorized todesignate theperson
empowered tosign the exchange ofletters ,in .order to "bind theCommunity .
Article 3
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This Regulation shall enter into force onthe dayfollowing itspublication
inthe Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall he "binding initsentirety and directly applicable
inallMember States . . .'
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Sir,
PursuanttoArticle8oftheSupplementary ProtocoltotheAgreement "between
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublicsignedon
19December 1979»IhavethehonourtoinformyouthatPortugal
agreestomaintainuntil31December ■'thedetailed
arrangements containedintheexchangeoflettersof20December1972
betweenPortugalandtheCommunityrelatingtotheconditionsinaccordance
withwhichpreparedar.dpreservedsardinesfallingwithinsubheading
16*04Dofthe-CoitionCv-stoasTariffareimportedintotheCommunity.
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TheGovernmentcfPortugalundertakes ,moreover,toensurethattheprices
chargedonimportsintotheCommunityfrom1Januaryuntil31December
1981shallnotbelessthanthepricessetintheAnnexandalsotoprevent
anydeflectionoftrade.
Pleaseacceprftheassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernmentofPortugal

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LetterHo2
Sir,
IherebyacKnowledgereceiptofyourletteroftoday,worded
asfollows:
"PursuanttoArticle8oftheSupplementary ProtocoltotheAgreement "between
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePortugueseRepublicsignedon
19December 1979>1havethehonourtoinformyouthat
Portugalagreestomaintainuntil31Decemberthedetailed
arrangements containedintheexchangeoflettersof20December1972
betweenPortugalandtheCommunityrelatingtotheconditionsinaccordance
withwhichpreparedandpreservedsardinesfallingwithinsubheading
16.04DoftheCommonCustomsTariffareimportedintotheCommunity.
TheGovernmentofPortugalundertakes ,moreover,toensure
thatthepriceschargedimportsintotheCommunityfrom1January
until31DecemberIJc1shallnotbelessthanthepricessetinthe
Annexanaalsotoprsve-.tanydeflectionoftrade."
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
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