Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an agreement, in the form of an exchange of letters, amending the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part, and the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part
Date: 1994-05-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, ECSC, Slovakia, fish, tariff quota, trade agreement

COMVIISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMVIUNITIES 

C0M(94) 191 final 
Brussels, 20.05.1994 

94/0128  (ACC) 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  DECISION 

on the conclusion of an agreement, in the form of an exchange of letters, amending the 
Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and European Coal 
and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of 
the other part,  and the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and 
their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of 
the other part. 

(presented  by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

The attached draft proposal for a Council Decision is designed to give effect  to a 

recommendation made, at its meeting in Bratislava on 21 October  1993,  by the Joint 

Committee established by the Agreement on Trade and Commercial and Economic Co 

operation signed between the European Economic Community and the European Atomic 

Energy Community and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on 7 May 1990. 

The recommendation envisages an exchange of letters to amend the Interim Agreement 

between the Community and the CSFR, and the Europe Agreement between the 

Community and the Member States of the one part and the CSFR of the other.  By this 

exchange of letters, the Community would introduce a new duty-free  quota for the 

importation of live trout and carp originating in Slovakia.  Slovakia would introduce a 

duty-free  quota for the importation of frozen mackerel originating in the Community. 

The attached text for exchanges of  letters between the Community and Slovakia has been 

examined within the Council's Eastern Europe Working Group,  and is acceptable both to 

the Slovak authorities and to the Community, as evidenced by the fact that the letters 

were initialled by the Commission and the Slovak authorities on 18/3/94. 

In order for the agreement, in the form of  an exchange of  letters, to come into force, a 

Decision of the Council is required.  The Commission therefore invites the Council to 

adopt the attached proposal for a Council Decision (EC),  giving effect  to the draft 

exchanges of letters, which are annexed.  A similar exchange of letters with the Czech 

Republic was initialled on 21/12/93, and was the subject of Commission proposal 

COM(94) 26 final of 8/2/94. 

S 

PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION 

on the conclusion of an agreement, in me form of an exchange of tetters, amending the 
Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and European Coal 
and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of 
the other part,  and the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and 
their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of 
the other part. 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 

Having regard ID tie Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular 
Article 113 mereof, 

Having  regard te the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas it is desirable to modify by exchanges of letters with the Czech Republic and 
Slovakia the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and 
European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak 
Federal Republic, of me other part,  and the Europe Agreement between the European 
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak 
Federal Republic, of the other part, so as to provide for duty-free quotas for the 
importation into the Community of live trout and carp originating in Slovakia,  and for 
the importation into theSlovakia of frozen mackerel originating in the Community, 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 

article 1 

The agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European 
Community and the Slovakia, amending Article 17 of the Interim Agreement between 
the European Economic Community and European Coal and Steel Community, of the 
one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part,  and Article 24 
of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member 
States, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part, 
and adding an Annex XVa and an Annex XVb to this agreement is hereby approved on 
behalf of the European Community. 

The texts of  the agreements are attached to this Decision. 

article 2 

The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person who will sign the 
agreement in order to bind the Community. 

Done at Brussels 

For the Council 
The President 

EXCHANGE  OF  LETTERS  BETWEEN  THE EUROPEAN  ECONOMIC  COMMUNITY 
(HEREAFTER  CALLED  "THE COMMUNITY")  AND  THE 

SLOVAK  REPUBLIC  CONCERNING 

FISH 

A.  Letter  from  the  community. 

I  refer  to 
- 

- 

the  Interim  Agreement  signed  between  the  European  Economic 
Community  and  the  European  Coal  and  Steel  Community  and  the  Czech 
and  Slovak  Federal  Republic  on  16  December  1991,  as  subsequently 
amended  by  the  Supplementary  Protocol  signed  between  the  European 
Community  and  the  Slovak  Republic  on  21  December  1993,  and 
the  Europe  Agreement  signed  between  the  European  Communities  and 
their  Member  States  of  the  one  part  and  the  Slovak  Republic  of  the 
the 
other 
recommendation  by  the  Joint  committee  established  by  the  Agreement 
on  Trade  and  Commercial  and  Economic  Cooperation  signed  between 
the  European  Economic  Community  and  the  European  Atomic  Energy 
Community  and  the  Czech  and  Slovak  Federal  Republic  on  7  May  199 0 
made  during  its  meeting  of  21  October  1993  in  Bratislava  on 
certain  types  of  live  fresh  water  fish. 

particular, 

4  October 

1993  and, 

part  on 

in 

I  hereby  would  like  to  confirm  that  the  Community  agrees  to  this 
recommendation  and  in  consequence  makes  the  following  amendments  to 
the  Interim  Agreement  and  to  the  Europe  Agreement: 

(i)  Two  new  sentences  shall  be  added  after  the  first  sentence  to 
Article  17  of  the  Interim  Agreement  and  to  Article  2 4  of  the 
Europe  Agreement  as  follows: 
"The  fishery  products  originating  in the  Slovak  Republic  listed  in 
Annex  XVa  shall  benefit  from  1st  January  to  31st  December  1994 
from  the  reduction  of  Community  customs  duties  provided  in  that 
Annex  within  the  limits  of  the  amounts  therein  contained.  The 
fishery  products  originating  in  the  Community  listed  in  Annex  xvb 
shall  benefit  from  1st  January  1994  to  31st  December  1994  from  the 
reduction  of  Slovak  Republic  customs  duties  provided  in  that  Annex 
within  the  limits  of  the  amounts  contained  therein.  Both  parties 
shall  examine  before  31st  October  1994  the  treatment  to  be  applied 
to  these  concessions  in  subsequent  periods." 

(ii) An  Annex  XVa  and  an  Annex  XVb  in the  form  annexed  to  this  exchange 
of  letters  shall  be  added  to  the  Interim  Agreement  and  to  the 
Europe  Agreement. 

I  should  be  obliged  if  you  would  confirm  the  agreement,of  the  Slovak 
Republic  to  the  amendments  to  the  above  Interim  Agreement  and  to  the 
Europe  Agreement. 

Please  accept,  Sir,  the  assurance  of  my  highest  consideration. 

^ \ <~ 

On  behalf  of  the  Community, 

1\/. 
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B.  Letter  from  the  Slovak  Republic 

Sir, 

I  have  the  honour  to  acknowledge  receipt  of  your  letter  of  today's  date 
which  reads  as  follows  : 

*Dear  Sir, 

I  refer  to 

the  Interim  Agreement  signed  between  the  European  Economic 
Community  and  the  European  Coal  and  steel  Community  and  the  Czech 
and  Slovak  Federal  Republic  on  16  December  1991,  as  subsequently 
amended  by  the  Supplementary  Protocol  signed  between  the  European 
Community  and  the  Slovak  Republic  on  21  December  1993,  and 
the  Europe  Agreement  signed  between  the  European  Communities  and 
their  Member  States  of  the  one  part  and  the  Slovak  Republic  of  the 
other  part  on  4 October  1993  and,  in  particular, 
the  recommendation  by  the  Joint  Committee  established  by  the 
Agreement  on  Trade  and  Commercial  and  Economic  Cooperation  signed 
between  the  European  Economic  Community  and  the  European  Atomic 
Energy  Community  and  the  Czech  and  Slovak  Federal  Republic  on  7 
May  1990 made  during  its meeting  of  21  October  1993  in  Bratislava 
on  certain  types  of  live  fresh water  fish. 

I  hereby  would  like  to  confirm  that  the  Community  agrees  to  this 
recommendation  and  in  consequence  agrees  to  make  the  following 
amendments  to  the  Interim  Agreement  and  to  the  Europe  Agreement: 

(i)  Two  new  sentences  shall  be  added  after  the  first  sentence  to 
Article  17  of  the  Interim  Agreement  and  to  Article  24  of  the 
Europe  Agreement  as  follows: 
"The  fishery  products  originating  in  the  Slovak  Republic  listed  in 
Annex  XVa  shall  benefit  from  1st  January  to  31st  December  1994 
from  the  reduction  of  Community  customs  duties  provided  in  that 
Annex  within  the  limits  of  the  amounts  therein  contained.  The 
fishery  products  originating  in  the  community  listed  in  Annex  XVb 
shall  benefit  from  1st January  1994  to  31st  December  1994  from  the 
reduction  of  Slovak  Republic  customs  duties  provided  in  that  Annex 
within  the  limits  of  the  amounts  contained  therein.  Both  parties 
shall  examine  before  31st  October  1994  the  treatment  to  be  applied 
to  these  concessions  in  subsequent  periods." 

&- 

p-

(ii) 

An  Annex  XVa  and  an  Annex  XVb  in  the  form  annexed  to  this 
exchange  of  letters  shall  be  added  to  the  Interim  Agreement  and 
to  the  Europe  Agreement. 

I  should  be  obliged  if  you  would  confirm  the  agreement  of  the  Slovak 
Republic  to  the  above  amendments  to  the  Interim  Agreement  and  to  the 
Europe  Agreement. 

Please  accept,  Sir,  the  assurance  of  my  highest  consideration." 

I  have  the  honour  to  confirm  that  my  government  is  in  agreement  with 
the  content  of  your  letter.  Please  accept,  Sir,  the  assurance  of  my 
highest  consideration. 

•x 

*. 

For  the  government  of  the 
Slovak  Republic. 

/ju 

p. 

ANNEX  XVa 

Duties  on  certain  fish  imported  into  the 
Community  originating  in  the  Slovak  Republic 

CN  code 

Description 

Duty 

Annual  quantity 

0301  91  00 

Trout  (Salmo  trutta, 
Oncorhynchus  mykiss, 
Oncorhynchus  clarki, 
Oncorhynchus  aguabonita, 

0  % *) 

50  t 

0301  93  00 

Carp,  live 

0  %  *) 

50  t 

*)  Subject 

to  compliance  with  the  reference  p r i c e. 

ANNEX  XVb 

Duties  on  certain  frozen  fish  imported  into  the 
Slovak  Republic  originating  in the  Community 

CN  code 

Description 

Duty 

Annual  quantity 

0303  74  11 

Mackarel  of  the  species  : 

0  % * ) 

1000  t 

0303  74  19 

Scomber  scombrus  and 
Scomber  japonicus,  frozen 

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