Council Regulation (EC) No 2397/96 of 6 December 1996 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the State of Israel on the adjustment of the regime for imports into the European Community of oranges originating in Israel and amending Regulation (EC) No 1981/94

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2397/96 of 6  December 1996 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the  European Community and the State of Israel on the adjustment of the regime for imports into the  European Community of oranges originating in Israel and amending Regulation (EC) No 1981/94
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in  conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, in the context of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, the import regime  for oranges has been changed;
Whereas the Exchange of Letters on the implementation of the Uruguay Round Agreements, which forms  part of the Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the  one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, signed on 20 November 1995 and of the Interim  Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community and the European Coal  and Steel Community, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part  (1), which was  signed on 18 December 1995 and which entered into force on 1 January 1996, provides that the import  regime for oranges originating in Israel will be agreed upon between the European Community and  Israel at a later stage;
Whereas an agreement has been reached on certain adjustments of the import regime for oranges from  Israel;
Whereas this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should now be approved;
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 of 25 July 1994, opening and providing for the  administration of Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Algeria, Cyprus,  Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, the Occupied Territories, Tunisia and Turkey, and providing  detailed rules for extending and adapting these tariff quotas  (2), should be modified to implement  the new regime for imports into the Community of oranges originating in Israel, as provided for in  this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters with effect from 1 July 1996,