CELEX: 21984A0218(01)
Language: en
Date: 1984-02-18 00:00:00
Title: Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters establishing links between the European Economic Community and the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (ICAMAS)

18.2.84                         Official Journal of the European Communities*                       No C 45/5
                                               AGREEMENT
        in the form of an exchange of letters establishing links between the European Economic
        Community and the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic
                                              Studies (ICAMAS)
                                                 (84/C 45/05)
                    Lorenzo Natali
        Vice-President of the Commission
           of the European Communities
        Sir,
        During the talks held in Brussels in April, the idea of linking the efforts of the European
        Economic Community and ICAMAS emerged as a means of contributing towards, and
        furthering attainment of, the objectives pursued by our two organizations. The activities
        conducted by ICAMAS in the spheres of agricultural research and further agricultural
        training and its experience in cooperation among Mediterranean countries are of
        considerable value to the implementation and development of the Community's
        Mediterranean policy. That policy should be based on cooperation among all the
        Mediterranean countries so that, wherever possible, clashes of interest are avoided and
        so that opportunities for complementary action, which must be pinpointed and
        encouraged, are exploited to the full.
        We could therefore agree on the following ways of putting our relations on a practical
        footing, in areas of common interest:
        (a) regular exchange of information and documentation on the two organizations'
             activities; the Commission will send its annual General Report to the Secretariat-
             General of ICAMAS and will receive a copy of the report compiled by the
             Secretary-General of ICAMAS;
        (b) regular consultations on individual matters of common interest;
        (c) participation, in an appropriate form, in technical working meetings held by each
             organization on topics of common interest covered by this Agreement;
        (d) attendance at meetings of the ICAMAS Board of Governors by a Commission
             official with observer status;
        (e) collaboration on a case-by-case basis, in accordance with a procedure and rules to be
             agreed upon, between ICAMAS and the Commission, in particular on matters
             relating to cooperation between the Community and the Mediterranean countries
             under the agreements concluded. This collaboration will take the form of technical
             back-up from ICAMAS for study or research work and training, and also the joint
             organization of colloquia, seminars or symposia on areas of common interest. If
             ICAMAS incurs expenditure in earning out such work or operation, the
             Commission may take into consideration the possibility of financing that expenditure
             in accordance with rules to be laid down, in each case, by common accord.
        The above arrangements may be changed, as dictated by the practical requirements of
        each organization, by mutual consent.
        They may be denounced by either organization, subject to one year's notice.
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          I propose, Sir, that this letter and the reply which you will kindly send me should be
          considered as constituting the Agreement laying down the relations to be established
          between the European Economic Community and ICAMAS, and that this Agreement
          should enter into force on the date of your reply.
                                                  Yours sincerely,
                                                                           Lorenzo NATALI
                                                                   Vice-President of the Commission
           Carlo Scarascia Mugnozza
                    President of
             the International Centre
          for Advanced Mediterranean
                Agronomic Studies
          Sir,
          I refer to your letter of 15 December 1983, the text of which is as follows:
                'During the talks held in Brussels in April, the idea of linking the efforts of the
                European Economic Community and ICAMAS emerged as a means of contributing
                towards, and furthering attainment of, the objectives pursued by our two organi-
                zations. The activities conducted by ICAMAS in the spheres of agricultural research
                and further agricultural training and its experience in cooperation among
                Mediterranean countries are of considerable value to the implementation and
                development of the Community's Mediterranean policy. That policy should be
               based on cooperation among all the Mediterranean countries so that, wherever
                possible, clashes of interest are avoided and so that opportunities for complementary
                action, which must be pinpointed and encouraged, are exploited to the full.
               We could therefore agree on the following ways of putting our relations on a
               practical footing, in areas of common interest:
                (a) regular exchange of information and documentation on the two organizations'
                    activities; the Commission will send its annual General Report to the Secre-
                    tariat-General of ICAMAS and will receive a copy of the report compiled by
                    the Secretary-General of ICAMAS;
               (b) regular consultations on individual matters of common interest;
               (c) participation, in an appropriate form, in technical working meetings held by
                    each organization on topics of common interest covered by this Agreement;
                (d) attendance at meetings of the ICAMAS Board of Governors by a Commission
                    official with observer status;
               (e) collaboration on a case-by-case basis, in accordance with a procedure and rules
                    to be agreed upon, between ICAMAS and the Commission, in particular on
                    matters relating to cooperation between the Community and the Mediterranean
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                  countries under the agreements concluded. This collaboration will take the form
                  of technical back-up from ICAMAS for study or research work and training,
                  and also the joint organization of colloquia, seminars or symposia on areas of
                  common interest. If ICAMAS incurs expenditure in carrying out such work or
                  operation, the Commission may take into consideration the possibility of
                  financing that expenditure in accordance with rules to be laid down, in each
                  case, by common accord.
              The above arrangements may be changed, as dictated by the practical requirements
              of each organization, by mutual consent.
              They may be denounced by either organization, subject to one year's notice.
              I propose, Sir, that this letter and the reply which you will kindly send me should be
              considered as constituting the Agreement laying down the relations to be established
              between the European Economic Community and ICAMAS, and that this
              Agreement should enter into-force on the date of your reply.'
        Following the suggestion made in the last paragraph of the letter cited above, this letter
        and the present reply to it will be taken as constituting the Agreement that lays down
        relations between the ICAMAS and the European Economic Community, an Agreement
        that will come into force today.
                                                 Yours sincerely,
                                                               Carlo SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA
                                                                            President of
                                                                     the International Centre
                                                                  for Advanced Mediterranean
                                                                        Agronomic Studies