CELEX: 51994PC0191
Language: en
Date: 1994-05-20
Title: 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

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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 ---pagebreak---                           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
 ---pagebreak---                        PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
on the conclusion of an agreement, in me form of an exchange oftetters,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
 ---pagebreak---            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
          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 199 0
          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 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\/.
                                                                                (J
 ---pagebreak---    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."
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 ---pagebreak---    (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.
                                          For the government of the
•x                                            Slovak Republic.              /ju
*.                                                                         p.
 ---pagebreak---                                      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,          0 % *)         50 t
                      Oncorhynchus mykiss,
                      Oncorhynchus clarki,
                      Oncorhynchus aguabonita,
      0301 93 00      Carp, live                    0 % *)         50 t
    *) Subject t o 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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