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Date: 1976-03-06 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 494/76 of 9 February 1976 concluding the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters relating to Article 3 of Protocol 8 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic #Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters relating to Article 3 of Protocol 8 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic

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                                      (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 494/76
                                               of 9 February 1976
              concluding the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters relating to
              Article 3 of Protocol 8 to the Agreement between the European Economic
                                  Community and the Portuguese Republic
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                  between the European Economic Community and the
COMMUNITIES,                                                 Portuguese Republic is hereby concluded on behalf of
                                                             the Community.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113
thereof,                                                     The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regula­
                                                             tion .
Having regard to the recommendation from the
Commission ,
                                                                                    Article 2
Whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange
of letters relating to Article 3 of Protocol 8 to the        The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
Agreement between the European Economic Commu­               appoint the person empowered to sign the Agreement
nity and the Portuguese Republic signed in Brussels          referred to in Article 1 and to confer on him the
on 22 July 1972 should be concluded,                         powers necessary to bind the Community.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                    Article 3
                       Article 1
                                                             This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters          following its publication in the Official Journal of
relating to Article 3 of Protocol 8 to the Agreement         the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 9 February 1976.
                                                                        For the Council
                                                                          The President
                                                                           G. THORN
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                                                  AGREEMENT
           in the form of an exchange of letters relating to Article 3 of Protocol 8 to the
           Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese
                                                     Republic
                                                    LETTER No 1
                                                                                    Brussels,
           I have the honour to refer to Article 3 of Protocol 8 to the Agreement between the Euro­
           pean Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic signed on 22 July 1972, as well
           as to the exchange of letters of 5 December 1975.
           I have the honour to inform you that for 1976 the Community is ready to renew the
           agreed volume for the preceding year. Under these conditions the Portuguese Govern­
           ment undertakes to adopt the necessary measures in order that the quantities of tomatoes
           that have been prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid falling
           within subheading 20.02 C of the Common Customs Tariff supplied to the Community
           in 1976 do not exceed 90 000 metric tons, comprising 28 000 metric tons for the Commu­
           nity as originally constituted and a total of 62 000 metric tons for Denmark, Ireland and
           the United Kingdom .
           I should be grateful if you would kindly confirm the agreement of your Government with
           the contents of this letter.
           Please accept, . . ., the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                                                   On behalf of the Council
                                                                of the European Communities
                                                    LETTER No 2
                                                                                    Brussels,
           I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today s date worded as follows :
               'I have the honour to refer to Article 3 of Protocol 8 to the Agreement between the
               European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic signed on 22 July
                1972, as well as to the exchange of letters of 5 December 1975.
               I have the honour to inform you that for 1976 the Community is ready to renew the
               agreed volume for the preceding year. Under these conditions the Portuguese Govern­
               ment undertakes to adopt the necessary measures in order that the quantities of toma­
               toes that have been prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid
               falling within subheading 20.02 C of the Common Customs Tariff supplied to the
               Community in 1976 do not exceed 90 000 metric tons, comprising 28 000 metric tons
               for the Community as originally constituted and a total of 62 000 metric tons for
               Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom .
               I should be grateful if you would kindly confirm the agreement of your Government
               with the contents of this letter.'
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           I have the honour to confirm the agreement of my Government with the contents of that
           letter.
           Please accept, . . the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                                                  For the Government
                                                              of the Portuguese Republic