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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(75)447final
Brussels.25July1975
RECOMMENDATION FOR
COUNCILREGULATION(SEC)
concludingtheExchangeofLettersrelatingtoArticle9
ofProtocolNo1totheAgreement "betweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheStateofIsrael
andconcerningthe
importation intotheCommunityoftomatoconcentrates fromIsrael
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
com(75)447final

EXPLANATORY JESlORâmUM
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheStateof
IsraelwassignedinBrusselson11May1975*
Article9ofProtocolNo1annexedtotheAgreementmakesprovision
forareductionofthecustomsdutiesonimportsintotheCommunityof
certainproducts,includingtomatoconcentrates ,originatinginIsrael,
subjecttotheconditionsagreeduponbyexchangeoflettersbeingrespected.
However,article2ofCouncilRegulation(ESC)Mb1274/75*concluding
theAgreementmadeprovisionforcertainproductsandnotablyfortomato
concentrate® ,thatthedateofentryintoforceofthetariffconcessions
wouldbedelayeduntilacertaindatetobedeterminedbytheCouncilbased
uponaCommissionproposal.
CouncilRegulation(EEC)Ho/75of havingfixedthis
date,theCommissionrecommendstheCounciltoadoptthedraftRegulation
ontheannexedExchangeofLetters,whichlaysdowntheconditionsgoverning
theimportationintotheCommunityoftomatoconcentrates fromIsrael.
•HieRegulationinquestionshouldenterintoforceon1975»at
thesametimeastheabove-mentioned regulation.
PIUA1TCIAL IMPLICATIONS
*
Uponthebasisofthemostrecentstatisticalinformationthe
financialincidencecanbeestimatedasbeingbetween20,000and30,000U.C.

Recommendation
for
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No
OF
concludingtheExchangeofLettersrelatingtoArticle9ofProtocolNo1
totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicComnunityandtheStateof
IsraelandconcerningtheimportationintotheCommunityof
tomatoconcentrates fromIsrael
THECOUNCIL0?THEEUROPEANCOWIUNITIES,^,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof;
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission j
WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
StateofIsraelhasbeensignedon11May1975>
WhereasCouncilRegulation No(EEC)ofhassetthedateof
entryintoforceofthetariffreductionsprovidedforinarticles8and9
ofProtocol1annexedtotheAgreement,relatingtocertainproducts,and
inparticulartomatoconcentrates ;
WhereastheExchangeofLettersrelatingtoArticle^ofProtocolNo1to
theAgr^aentbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheStateofIsrael
andconcerningtheimportationintotheComnunityoftomatoconcentrates
fromIsraelshouldbeconcludedj
HASAD0PÎ3DTHISREGULATION :
Article1 %
TheExchangeofLettersrelatingtoArticle9ofProtocolNo1tothe
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheStateofIsrael
andconcerningtheimportationintotheCommunityoftomatoconcentrates
fromIsraelisconcludedonbehalfof"theCommunity,
Thete:ctoftheExchangeofLettersisannexedtothisRegulation.

-2-
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil shell "beauthorized todesignate theperson
empowered tosign theExchange ofLetters referred toinArticle 1,andto
invest himwith thenecessary power tocommit theCommunity .
.Article 3 ... ....
This Regulation shall enter into force on July 1975 (l)»
This Regulation shall "be "binding -initsentirety anddirectly -applicable
inallMember States .
Done atBrussels , PortheCouncil f
The Président
1Annex
(1)mention thedate ofentry into force following from Regulation (EEC) /75
written procedure No /75(doc.Vl/l346/75)

Draft exchange ofletters onthetomato
concentrates referred toinArticle 9of
Protocol No1totheAgreement between the
IDuropean Economic Community andtheStates
ofIsrael signed on11Hay1975
Letter Mo1
Sir ,
Inpursuance ofArticle 9ofProtocol No1totheAgreement concluded
between theEuropean Economic Community andtheState ofIsrael and
following theclarifications exchanged ontheconditions governing imports
into theCommunity oftomato concentrates prepared orpreserved otherwise
than byvinegar oracetic acid ,falling within subheading No20.02 exCof
theCommon Customs Tariff andoriginating inandcoming from Israel ,Ihave
thehonour toinform youthat Israel undertakes allnecessary measures in
order that thequantities supplied totheCommunity from 1975 (l)
to31December 1975 <ionotexceed tonnes .
,Tothis endtheIsrael Government points outthat allexports tothe
Community oftomato concentrates prepared orpreserved otherwise than by
vinegar oracetic acid ,originating andcoming' from Israel ,areeffected
exclusively through exporters whose operations aresupervised bytheIsraeli
Minister ofTrade andIndustry .
Theguarantees with regard toquantities will beprovided inthemanner
agreed between theIsraeli Minister ofTrade andIndustry andthe ,
Directorate-General forAgriculture oftheCommission oftheEuropean
Communities ...
Ishall boobliged ifyouwill confirm theagreement oftheCommunity with
the contents ofthis letter .
Please accept ,Sir,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .
(signed )Mbassadoc
(1;date ofentry into force ofthis regulation

LetterNo2
YourExcellency,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftodaywordedas
follows:
"InpursuanceofArticle9ofProtocolNo1totheAgreementconcluded
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheStateofIsraeland
followingtheclarifications exchangedontheconditionsgoverningimports
intotheCommunityoftomatoconcentrates preparedorpreservedotherwise
than"byvinegaroraceticacid,fallingwithinsubheading No20.02exCof
theCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatinginandconingfromIsrael,Ihave
thehonourtoinformyouthatIsraelundertakesallnecessarymeasuresin
orderthatthequantitiessuppliedtotheCommunityfrom 1973"to
31December1975d°notexcecdtonnes.
TothisendtheIsraelGovernmentpointsoutthatallexportstothe
Communityoftomatoconcentrates preparedorpreservedotherwisethanby
vinegaroraceticacid,originating andcomingfromIsrael,areeffected
exclusivelythroughexporterswhoseoperationsaresupervisedbythe
IsraelianMinisterofTradeandIndustry.
/
Theguaranteeswithregardtoquantitieswillbeprovidedinthemanner
agreedbetweentheIsraelianMinisterofTradeandIndustryandthe
Directorate-General forAgricultureoftheCommissionoftheEuropean
Connunities"•
IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementoftheCommunitywiththecontents
ofthisletterand^0informyoualsothattheCommunitydeclaresits
willingnesstore-examinethequantitiesforthefollowingyear.Should
therebearevisionofthequantitiesaccountwillofcoursebetakenof
themarketsituationwithintheCommunitybothfromthepointofviewof
productionaswellasthatofconsumption.
Ishouldbegratefulifyouwouldkindlyconfirmtheagreementofyour
Governmentwiththeprecedingparagraph.
Pleaseaocept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
(signed)onbehalfoftheCouncil
ofEuropeanCommunities.

LetterNo3
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftodayinwhich
youinformeaneasfollows:
"IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementoftheCommunitywiththecontents
ofthisletterandtoinfornyoualsothattheCommunitydeclaresits
willingnesstore-exaninethequantitiesforthefollowingyear.Should
therehearevisionofthequantitiesaccountwillofcoursebotakenof
themarketsituationwithintheCommunity "bothfromthepointofviewof
productionaswellasthatofconsumption.
Ishould "begratefulifyouwouldkindlyconfirmtheagreementofyour
Governmentwiththeprecedingparagraph."
IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementofmyGovernmentwiththe
foregoing.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
(signcd)AAribassador