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Date: 1977-12-30 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2947/77 of 19 December 1977 on the conclusion of the Agreement extending the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco #Agreement extending the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco

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                                COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2947/77
                                              of 19 December 1977
            on the conclusion of the Agreement extending the Interim Agreement between
                     the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                  Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European      The Agreement extending the Interim Agreement
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113          between the European Economic Community and the
thereof,
                                                           Kingdom of Morocco is hereby approved on behalf of
Having regard to the recommendation from the               the Community.
Commission ,                                               The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regula­
                                                           tion .
Whereas the Interim Agreement between the Euro­
pean Economic Community and the Kingdom of                                        Article 2
Morocco, signed in Rabat on 27 April 1976 and
                                                           The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
extended on 30 June 1977, expires not later than 31
December 1977 ;                                            designate the person empowered to sign the Agree­
                                                           ment for the purpose of binding the Community.
Whereas, pending the entry into force of the Coopera­                             Article 3
tion Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Kingdom of Morocco, signed in            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
Rabat on 27 April 1976, it is necessary to extend the      following its publication in the Official Journal of
Interim Agreement again,                                    the European Communities.
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 19 December 1977 .
                                                                      For the Council
                                                                        The President
                                                                        H. SIMONET
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                                                   AGREEMENT
            extending the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community
                                          and the Kingdom of Morocco
            THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
            of the one part,
            HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF MOROCCO,
            of the other part,
            WHEREAS the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom
            of Morocco signed in Rabat on 27 April 1976 and extended on 30 June 1977 expires not later than
            31 December 1977,
            WHEREAS, pending the entry into force of the Cooperation Agreement between the European
            Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco signed in Rabat on 27 April 1976, it is neces­
            sary to extend the Interim Agreement again ,
            HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designated as their Plenipo­
            tentiaries :
            THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
                Joseph VAN DER MEULEN ,
                Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,
                Permanent Representative of Belgium ,
                Chairman of the Permanent Representatives Committee ;
                Klaus MEYER,
                Director-General for Development,
                Commission of the European Communities ;
            HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF MOROCCO :
                Zine El Abidine SEBTI,
                Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,
                Head of the Representation of the Kingdom of Morocco to the European Economic Commu­
                nity ;
            WHO, having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed as follows :
                                                      Article 1
            The date '31 December 1977' specified in the second subparagraph of Article 43 (2) of the
            Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of
            Morocco is replaced by '30 June 1978 '.
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                                                       Article 2
            The annual ceilings referred to in article 5 ( 1 ) of the Interim Agreement are replaced by
            the following ceilings :
                               OCT heading No                                 Ceiling (tonnes)
                                   27.10   \
                                   27.11 f
                                   27.12 >                                        183 750
                                   27.13 \
                                   27.14 '
                                   45.02                                                 52
                                   45.03                                                618
                                   45.04                                             2 060
                                                       Article 3
            The text of the declaration by the European Economic Community on Article 14 (2) of
            the Interim Agreement, which appears in the Final Act, is replaced by the following :
                 'Until such time as Morocco has sufficient plant to bottle the wines entitled to a desig­
                 nation of origin referred to in Article 14 (2), the Community is willing to apply the
                 abovementioned provisions to wine exported in bulk in respect of quantities corres­
                 ponding to the future capacity of the plant under construction up to a volume not
                 exceeding 20 000 hi during the first year's utilization of the quota and up to 10 000 hi
                 during the second year.'
                                                       Article 4
            This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Danish, Dutch, English, French, German,
            Italian and Arabic languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.
                                                       Article 5
            This Agreement shall enter into force on 1 January 1978 .