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Language: en
Date: 1977-01-27
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 148/77 of 18 January 1977 concluding the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters relating to Article 19 of the Cooperation Agreement and Article 12 of the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia and concerning the import into the Community of fruit salads originating in Tunisia

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                                       COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 148/77
                                                      of 18 January 1977
             concluding the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters relating to
             Article 19 of the Cooperation Agreement and Article 12 of the Interim Agree­
             ment between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia
             and concerning the import into the Community of fruit salads originating in
                                                            Tunisia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                       trading patterns for the products in question, there
COMMUNITIES,                                                      should be provision for applying these import arrange­
                                                                   ments for the whole of 1977,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113
thereof,                                                           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the recommendation from the                                                    Article 1
Commission ,
                                                                  The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the                      relating to Article 19 of the Cooperation Agreement
European Economic Community and the Republic of                    and Article 12 of the Interim Agreement between the
Tunisia was signed on 25 April 1976 ;                              European Economic Community and the Republic of
Whereas the Interim Agreement on the advance                      Tunisia and concerning the import into the Commu­
implementation of the trade provisions of the Cooper­              nity of fruit salads originating in Tunisia is hereby
ation Agreement (') signed on the same day entered                 concluded on behalf of the Community.
into force on 1 July 1976 ;                                       The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regula­
                                                                   tion .
Whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange
of letters relating to Article 19 of the Cooperation
                                                                                                Article 2
Agreement and Article 12 of the Interim Agreement
between the European Economic Community and the                    The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
Republic of Tunisia and concerning the import into                 designate the person empowered to sign the Agree­
the Community of fruit salads originating in Tunisia               ment for the purpose of binding the Community (2).
should be concluded ; whereas the Agreement expires
on 30 June 1977 ; whereas the Community intends to                                              Article J
maintain its trading relations with that country ;
whereas the provisions governing the second part of                This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
 1977 should not be less favourable than those laid                following that of its publication in the Official
down for the first ; whereas in order not to disrupt              Journal of the European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 18 January 1977 .
                                                                                    For the Council
                                                                                      The President
                                                                                 Anthony CROSLAND
                                                                   ( 2 ) The date of signature of the Agreement will be published
                                                                         in the Official Journal of the European Communities on
(') OJ No L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1976 , p . 195 .                              the initiative of the Secretary-General of the Council .
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                                                  AGREEMENT
            in the form of an exchange of letters relating to Article 19 of the Cooperation
            Agreement and Article 12 of the Interim Agreement between the European
            Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia and concerning the import
                        into the Community of fruit salads originating in Tunisia
                                              A. Letter from Tunisia
            Sir,
            With a view to implementing the 55 % reduction in the Common Customs Tariff
            provided for in Article 19 of the Cooperation Agreement between the European
            Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia and in Article 12 of the Interim
            Agreement, and following the clarifications exchanged concerning the conditions
            governing imports into the Community of fruit salads falling within subheadings 20.06 B
            II a) ex 9 and 20.06 B II b) ex 9 of the Common Customs Tariff originating in Tunisia, I
            have the honour to inform you that the Tunisian Government undertakes to take all
            necessary measures to ensure that the quantities supplied to the Community from 1
            January to 31 December 1977 do not exceed 100 tonnes.
            To this end the Tunisian Government declares that all exports to the Community of the
            said products will be effected exclusively by exporters whose operations are controlled by
            the 'Office de Commerce de Tunisie' (Tunisian Board of Trade).
            The guarantees relating to quantities will be met in accordance with the procedures
            agreed between the Board of Trade and the Directorate-General for Agriculture of the
            Commission of the European Communities.
            I should be grateful if you would confirm the agreement of the Community with the fore­
            going.
            Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                                                 For the Tunisian Government
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                                            B. Letter from the Community
            Sir,
            I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today worded as follows :
                 'With a view to implementing the 5.5 % reduction in the Common Customs Tariff
                 provided for in Article 19 of the Cooperation Agreement between the European
                 Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia and in Article 12 of the Interim
                 Agreement and following the clarifications exchanged concerning the conditions
                 governing imports into the Community of fruit salads falling within subheadings
                 20.06 B II a) ex 9 and 20.06 B II b) ex 9 of the Common Customs Tariff and origi­
                 nating in Tunisia, I have the honour to inform you that the Tunisian Government
                 undertakes to take all necessary measures to ensure that the quantities supplied to the
                 Community from 1 January to 31 December 1977 do not exceed 100 tonnes.
                 To this end the Tunisian Government declares that all exports to the Community of
                 the said products will be effected exclusively by exporters whose operations are
                 controlled by the "Office de Commerce de Tunisie" (Tunisian Board of Trade).
                 The guarantees relating to quantities will be met in accordance with the procedures
                  agreed between the Board of Trade and the Directorate-General for Agriculture of the
                  Commission of the European Communities.
                  I should be grateful if you would confirm the agreement of the Community with the
                  foregoing.'
            I am able to confirm the agreement of the Community with the foregoing and
            consequently to state that the 55 % reduction in the Common Customs Tariff will apply
            from 1 January to 31 December 1977 to the quantities of fruit salads originating in
            Tunisia referred to in your letter.
            Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                                                          For the Council
                                                                 of the European Communities