31977R2911

No L 340 / 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 12. 77

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2911 /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 Republic of Tunisia concerning the import into the Community of preserved fruit salads originating in Tunisia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN in question, there should be provision for applying COMMUNITIES , these import arrangements for the whole of 1978, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : thereof, Article 1 Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission , The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the between the European Economic Community and the European Economic Community and the Republic of Republic of Tunisia concerning the import into the Tunisia was signed on 25 April 1976 ; Community of preserved fruit salads originating in Tunisia is hereby approved on behalf of the Commu­ Whereas the Interim Agreement (') for the advance nity. implementation of the trade provisions of the Cooper­ ation Agreement signed on the same day entered into The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regula­ tion . force on 1 July 1976 ;

Whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange Article 2 of letters between the European Economic Commu­ nity and the Republic of Tunisia concerning the The President of the Council is hereby authorized to import into the Community of preserved fruit salads designate the person empowered to sign the Agree­ originating in Tunisia should be concluded ; whereas, ment for the purpose of binding the Community. however, the Interim Agreement expires on 31 December 1 977 ; whereas the Community intends to Article 3 maintain its trading relations with Tunisia ; whereas the provisions governing 1978 should not be less This Regulation shall enter into force on the day favourable than those laid down for 1977 ; whereas in following its publication in the Official Journal of order not to disrupt trading patterns for the products 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. 195 .