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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
\COM(76)323final.
Brussels,22June1976*
,,RECOMMENDATION FORCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
l ,
concludinganAgreementintheformofanexchangeofletters
;"betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
People'sDemocraticRepublicofAlgeria
ontheimportationintotheCommunityoftomatoconcentrates
originatinginAlgeria.
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(76)323final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheCooperation Agreementsnegotiated "betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityontheonehandandAlgeria,MoroccoandTunisiaonthe
otherwillprobably "besignedattheendofApril,SincetheseAgreements
willnotenterintoforceuntiltheyhavebeenratified,theContracting
PartieshavedecidedtoconcludeInterimAgreementsfortheadvanceimple­
mentationofcertainprovisionsrelatingtotradeingoods.
TheInterimAgreementsmutenterintoforceby1July1976at
thelatest.
Fortomatoconcentrates ,theCooperation Agreementsand
InterimAgreementsprovidefortheconclusionofanexchangeofletters
dealinginparticularwiththedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
arrangements adoptedbytheCommunityandAlgeria.
TheCommissiontherefore recommendsthattheCouncil
adoptthefollowingdraftregulationforanagreementintheformofan
exchangeoflettersconcerningtheimportationintotheCommunityofto­
matoconcentrates originatinginAlgeria.
ThisRegulationshouldenterintoforceatthesametime
astheInterimAgreement,thatisby1July1976atthelatest.

Recommendation for
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)NO..../?6
concluding anAgreement intheform ofanexchange ofletters
between theEuropean Economic Community andthe
People 'sDemocratic Republic ofAlgeria
on theimportation into theCommunity oftomato concentrates
originating inAlgeria .
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN CCMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totherecommendation from theCommission ,
Whereas aCooperation Agreement between theEuropean Economic Community
andthePeople 'sDemocratic Republic ofAlgeria wassigned on26April 1976
Whereas anInterim Agreement fortheadvance implementation ofthetrade
provisions oftheCooperation Agreement signed onthesame date enters intoforce on1July 1976 (1);
Whereas theAgreement intheform ofanexchange ofletters relating to
Article 19oftheAgreement andArticle 12ofthesaid Interim Agreement
andconcerning theimportation into theCommunity oftomato concentrates
originating in^Algeria should beconcluded ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
(1)OJNoL•••/•••

Article1
TheAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersrela­
tingtoArticle19oftheAgreementandArticle12oftheInterimAgreement
"betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePeople'sDemocraticRepublic
ofAlgeriaandconcerningtheimportationintotheCommunityoftomatocon­
centratespreparedorpreservedotherwisethanbyvinegaroraceticacidand
fallingwithinsubheading20.02exCoftheCommonCustomsTarifforiginating
inAlgeria,isherebyconcludedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothisRegulation.
Article2
ThepresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesi­
gnatethepersonempoweredtosigntheAgreementinthefonuofanexchange
oflettersforthepurposeof"bindingtheCommunity.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowing
it3publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirect­
lyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil,
ThePresident.

LetterNo1
Sir,
With*aviewtoimplementingthe30$reductioninthe
CommonCustomsTariffprovidedforinArticle19oftheAgreementcon­
cludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePeople'sDemocra­
ticRepublicofAlgeriaandinArticle12oftheInterimAgreement,and
followingtheclarifications exchangedconcerningtheconditionsgover­
ningimportsintotheCommunityoftomatoconcentrates preparedorpreserved
otherwisethanbyvinegaroraceticacidandfallingwithinsubheading20-02ex
oftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginiatinqinAlgeria,Ihavethehonourto
informyouthattheAlgerianGovernmentundertakestotaleallnecessarymeasures
inorderthatthequantitiessuppliedtotheCommunityfrom. to
31December1976shallnotexceed (+)metrictons.
TothisendtheAlgerianGovernmentdeclaresthatall
exportstotheCommunityofthesaidproductswillbeeffectedexclusive­
lybyexporterswhoseoperationsarecontrolledby(++)
»
Theguaranteesrelatingtoquantitieswillbemetinac­
cordancewiththeproceduresagreedbetween(++)
andtheDirectorate-General forAgricultureoftheCommissionoftheEuro­
peanCommunities.
Ishouldbegratefulifyouwouldconfirmtheagreement
oftheCommunitywiththeforegoing.
Pleaseaccept|tSir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsi­
deration.
(s)Ambassador
(+)Theannualquantityagreeduponis100metrictons;thequantitytobe
providedforintheletterwillbecalculatedproratatemporisonce
thedateofentryintoforceofthearrangementsisknown.
(++)Theexacttitleofthecontrolbodywillbeinsertedassoonasitis
coirniunicated bytheAlgerianauthorities.

LetterNo2
YourExcellency.
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletter
oftodaywordedasfollows:
" Withaviewtoimplementing the30reductioninthe
"CommonCustomsTariffprovidedforinArticle19oftheAgreementcon­
"eludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePeople'sDemocra-
"ticRepublicofAlgeriaandinArticle12oftheInterimAgreement,and
•'followingtheclarifications exchangedconcerningtheconditionsgover-
"ningimportsintotheCommunityoftomatoconcentrates preparedorpreserved
"otherwisethanbyvinegaroraceticacidandfallingwithinsubheading20.02
"exCoftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginating inAlgeria,Ihavethe
"honourtoinformyouthattheAlgerianGovernmentundertakestotakeall
"necessarymeasuresinorderthatthequantitiessuppliedto.theCommunity
"from to31December19716shallnotexceed (+)metrictons
" TothisendtheAlgerianGovernmentdeclaresthatall
"exportstotheCommunityofthesaidproductswillbeeffectedexclusi-
"velybyexporterswhoseoperationsarecontrolledby(++)
II
" Theguaranteesrelatingtoquantitieswillbemetinac­
"cordancewiththeproceduresagreedbetween(++)
"andtheDirectorate-General forAgriculture oftheCommissionoftheEuro­
"peanCommunities.
" Ishouldbegratefulifyouwouldconfirmtheagreement
"oftheCommunitywiththeforegoing."
IamabletoconfirmtheagreementoftheCommunitywith
theforegoingandthatconsequentlythe30$reductionintheCommonCustoms
Tariffwillapplytothequantitiesoftomatoconcentrates originatinginAl-
ι
geriareferredtoinyourletterfrom to31December1976.
Please-accept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighest
consideration .
OnbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropean
Communities .
1.
O* »
(+)Theannualquantityagreeduponis100metrictons;thequantitytobe
providedforintheletterwillbecalculatedproratatemporisonce
thedateofentryintoforceofthearrangements isknown.
(++)Theexacttitleofthecontrolbodywillbeinsertedassoonasitis
communicated bytheAlgerianauthorities.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
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2.ACTIOHiRecommendationforaCouncilRegulationconcludinganAgreementintheform
>ofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePeople'
DemocraticRepublicofAlgeriaconcerningtheimportationintotheCommunityof
tomatoconcentrates originatinginAlgeria
3.LECALBASIStArticlell3oftheTreaty^{interimagreementbetweentheEECand
"thePeople*^"DemocraticRepublicofAlgeria "
4*IVES:Reductionof30$ofdutiesofC.C.T.fortomatoconcentrates
Í5.FINANCIALCONSEQUENCE5.0EXPEI.'DITUREFORTHEHARKETINQ YEAHCURRENTFINANCIAL YEAR
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5.1RECEIPTS
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(LEVIES/CUSTOKSDUTIES)-3,460U.C.-1,700U.C.
j-NATIONAL |
TEAR YEAR YEAR
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15.2KETiiODOFCALCULATION 4 100t.X34.100t.x34.6U.C./t.
|6.0FINANCINGPOSSIBLEWITHCREDITSINSCRIBEDINRELEVANTCHAPTEROFCURRENTBUDGET?YE5/&&
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I6.2NECESSITYFORASUPPLE;J2.TARYBUDGET?
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