31977R2909

No L 340 /4 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 12 . 77

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 2909/ 77 of 19 December 1977 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the People 's Democratic Republic of Algeria concerning the import into the Community of preserved fruit salads originating in Algeria

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN for the products in question, there should be provi­ COMMUNITIES , sion for applying these import arrangements for the whole of 1978 ; 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 Agreement between the European between the European Economic Community and the Economic Community and the People's Democratic People's Democratic Republic of Algeria concerning Republic of Algeria was signed on 26 April 1976 ; the import into the Community of preserved fruit Whereas the Interim Agreement (') on the advance salads originating in Algeria is hereby approved on implementation of the trade provisions of the Cooper­ behalf of the Community. ation Agreement signed on the same day entered into The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regula­ force on 1 July 1976 ; tion . Whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange Article 2 of letters between the European Economic Commu­ nity and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria The President of the Council is hereby authorized to concerning the import into the Community of designate the person empowered to sign the Agree­ preserved fruit salads originating in Algeria should be ment for the purpose of binding the Community . concluded ; whereas, however, the Interim Agreement expires on 31 December 1977 ; whereas the Commu­ Article 3 nity intends to maintain its trading relations with Algeria ; whereas the provisions governing 1978 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day should not be less favourable than those laid down for following its publication in the Official Journal of 1977 ; whereas in order not to disrupt trading patterns 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

( ! ) OJ No L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1976, p. 2 .