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Date: 1977-01-27 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 146/77 of 18 January 1977 concluding the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters relating to Article 20 of the Cooperation Agreement and Article 13 of the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco and concerning the import into the Community of fruit salads originating in Morocco

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                                       COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 146/ 77
                                                      of 18 January 1977
               concluding the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters relating to
               Article 20 of the Cooperation Agreement and Article 13 of the Interim Agree­
               ment between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of
               Morocco and concerning the import into the Community of fruit salads origi­
                                                      nating in Morocco
 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 20 of the Cooperation Agreement
 European Economic Community and the Kingdom of
                                                                   and Article 13 of the Interim Agreement between the
 Morocco was signed on 27 April 1976 ;
                                                                   European Economic Community and the Kingdom of
 Whereas the Interim Agreement on the advance                      Morocco and concerning the import into the Commu­
 implementation of the trade provisions of the Cooper­             nity of fruit salads originating in Morocco 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
Whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange                   tion .
 of letters relating to Article 20 of the Cooperation
Agreement and Article 13 of the Interim Agreement                                             Article 2
 between the European Economic Community and the
 Kingdom of Morocco and concerning the import into                 The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
the Community of fruit salads originating in Morocco               designate the person empowered to sign the Agree­
should be concluded ; whereas, however, the Agree­                 ment for the purpose of binding the Community (2).
 ment expires on 30 June 1977 ; whereas the Commu­                                            Article 3
 nity intends to maintain its trading relations with that
country ; whereas the provisions governing the second              This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
part of 1977 should not be less favourable than those              following that of its publication in the Official
laid 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
                                                                  (-') The date of signature of the Agreement will be published
                                                                       in the Official Journal of the European Communities on
(') OJ No L 141 , 28 . S. 1976 , p . 98 .                              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 20 of the Cooperation
          Agreement and Article 13 of the Interim Agreement between the European
          Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco and concerning the
                 import into the Community of fruit salads originating in Morocco
                                            A. Letter from Morocco
          Sir,
          With a view implementing the 55 % reduction in the Common Customs Tariff provided
          for in Article 20 of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic
          Community and the Kingdom of Morocco and in Article 13 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 Morocco, I have the
          honour to inform you that the Moroccan 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 Moroccan Government declares that all exports to the Community of the
          said products will be effected exclusively by the 'Office de commercialisation et d'exporta­
          tion (OCE)' (Marketing and Exports Office).
          The guarantees relating to quantities will be met in accordance with procedures agreed
          between the Marketing and Exports Office 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 Moroccan 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 55 % reduction in the Common Customs Tariff
                 provided for in Article 20 of the Cooperation Agreement between the European
                 Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco and in Article 13 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 Morocco, I have the honour to inform you that the Moroccan 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 Moroccan Government declares that all exports to the Community of
                 the said products will be effected exclusively by the "Office de commercialisation et
                 d'exportation (OCE)" (Marketing and Exports Office).
                 The guarantees relating to quantities will be met in accordance with the procedures
                 agreed between the Marketing and Exports Office 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
            Morocco referred to in your letter.
            Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                                                         For the Council
                                                                  of the European Communities