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intheformofanexchangeoflenersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheUnionof
SovietSocialistRepublicsconcerningTestausschreibung '
A.LetterfromtheCommunity
Brussels,18December1989
Sir,
Sincethebeginningof1980,anewimportschemeaimedatsubsequentliberalization
('Testausschreibung ')hasbeenintroducedbytheFederalRepublicofGermanycoveringalmosthalfof
theindustrialproductsstill.subjecttoquantitativerestrictions (apartfromtextileandsteelproducts).
Thisschemeprovidesonanexperimentalandtemporarybasisfortheissueofimportlicencesabove
andbeyondthelimitssetbythequotas.
TheTestausschreibung 'isintendedtopermitanassessment ,inthecourseoffutureyears,ofthe
sectorsinwhichquantitativerestrictionsonimportsofindustrialproductsmightberemoved.During
theexaminationoftheresultsofthe'Testausschreibung ',theparticularimportancewhichtheUSSR
attachestotheexpansionofeconomicrelationsandtheUSSR'scontractualrelationswiththe
Communitywillbetakenintoconsideration .
Intheeventthat,inparticularinstances,asaresultofUSSRexportstotheFederalRepublicof
Germany,markettrendsmakeitnecessarytodiscontinuethispractice,theUSSRwillbeinformedto
thiseffectimmediatelyandpriorconsultationmaytakeplaceiftheUSSRsorequests.
IshouldbeobligedifyouwouldconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththeabove.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
Onbehalfof-tbeCouncil
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B.Letterfromthe.USSR
Brusscls,18December1989
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftodaywhichreadsasfollows:
'Sincethebeginningof1980,anewimportschemeaimedatsubsequentliberalization
("Testausschreibung ")hasbeenintroducedbytheFederalRepublicofGermanycoveringalmost
halfoftheindustrialproductsstillsubjecttoquantitativerestrictions (apartfromtextileandsteel
products).Thisschemeprovidesonanexperimentalandtemporarybasisfortheissueofimport
licencesaboveandbeyondthelimitssetbythequotas.
The"Testausschreibung "isintendedtopermitanassessment,inthecourseoffutureyears,ofthe
sectorsinwhichquantitativerestrictionsonimportsofindustrialproductsmightberemoved.
DuringtheexaminationoftheresultsoftheMTestausschreibung ",theparticularimportancewhich
theUSSRattachestotheexpansionofeconomicrelationsanatheUSSR'scontractualrelations
withtheCommunitywillbetakenintoconsideration .
Intheeventthat,inparticularinstances,asaresultofUSSRexportstotheFederalRepublicof
Germany,markettrendsmakeitnecessarytodiscontinuethispractice,theUSSRwillbeinformed
tothiseffectimmediatelyandpriorconsultationmaytakeplaceiftheUSSRsorequests.
IshouldbeobligedifyouwouldconfirmthatyourGovernment isinagreementwiththe
above.'
IhavethehonourtoconfirmthatmyGovernmentisinagreementwiththecontentsofyour
letter.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
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InformationonthedateofentryintoforceoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity,ontheonehand,andtheUnionofSoviet
SocialistRepublics,ontheother,ontradeandcommercialandeconomiccooperation
Theinstrumentsofnotificationofthecompletionoftheproceduresfortheentryintoforceofthe
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community,ontheonehand,andtheUnionofSovietSocialistRepublics,ontheother,ontradeand
commercialandeconomiccooperation,signedinBrusselson18December1989,havingbeen
exchangedon28Februar1990,theAgreementwillenterintoforceon1April1990,inaccordance
withArticle25thereof.