Council Regulation (EEC) No 2882/78 of 5 December 1978 on the conclusion of the agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic regarding prepared or preserved tomatoes falling within subheading 20.02 C of the common customs tariff

Avis juridique important

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2882/78 of 5 December 1978 on the conclusion of the agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic regarding prepared or preserved tomatoes falling within subheading 20.02 C of the common customs tariff Official Journal L 344 , 08/12/1978 P. 0001

****

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2882/78

OF 5 DECEMBER 1978

ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC REGARDING PREPARED OR PRESERVED TOMATOES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 20.02 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 113 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO CONCLUDE THE AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC REGARDING PREPARED OR PRESERVED TOMATOES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 20.02 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article1¶

THE AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC REGARDING PREPARED OR PRESERVED TOMATOES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 20.02 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF IS HEREBY APPROVED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY .

THE TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT IS ANNEXED TO THIS REGULATION .

Article2¶

THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO APPOINT THE PERSON EMPOWERED TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF BINDING THE COMMUNITY .

Article3¶

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 5 DECEMBER 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

M . LAHNSTEIN

****

AGREEMENT

IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC REGARDING PREPARED OR PRESERVED TOMATOES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 20.02 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF

LETTER NO 1

BRUSSELS , . . . . . . SIR ,

I HAVE THE HONOUR TO REFER TO ARTICLE 3 OF PROTOCOL 8 TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC SIGNED ON 22 JULY 1972 AND TO THE EXCHANGE OF LETTERS OF 5 DECEMBER 1975 .

I HAVE THE HONOUR TO INFORM YOU THAT FOR 1979 THE COMMUNITY IS READY TO RENEW THE VOLUME AGREED FOR THE PRECEDING YEAR . ACCORDINGLY , THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT UNDERTAKES TO ADOPT THE NECESSARY MEASURES IN ORDER THAT THE QUANTITIES OF TOMATOES THAT HAVE BEEN PREPARED OR PRESERVED OTHERWISE THAN BY VINEGAR OR ACETIC ACID , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 20.02 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , SUPPLIED TO THE COMMUNITY IN 1979 , DO NOT EXCEED 90 000 TONNES .

I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD KINDLY CONFIRM THE AGREEMENT OF YOUR GOVERNMENT TO THE CONTENTS OF THIS LETTER .

PLEASE ACCEPT , SIR , THE ASSURANCE OF MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION .

ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL OF

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

****

LETTER NO 2

BRUSSELS , . . . . . . SIR ,

I HAVE THE HONOUR TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF YOUR LETTER OF TODAY ' S DATE WORDED AS FOLLOWS :

' I HAVE THE HONOUR TO REFER TO ARTICLE 3 OF PROTOCOL 8 TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC SIGNED ON 22 JULY 1972 AND TO THE EXCHANGE OF LETTERS OF 5 DECEMBER 1975 .

I HAVE THE HONOUR TO INFORM YOU THAT FOR 1979 THE COMMUNITY IS READY TO RENEW THE VOLUME AGREED FOR THE PRECEDING YEAR . ACCORDINGLY , THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT UNDERTAKES TO ADOPT THE NECESSARY MEASURES IN ORDER THAT THE QUANTITIES OF TOMATOES THAT HAVE BEEN PREPARED OR PRESERVED OTHERWISE THAN BY VINEGAR OR ACETIC ACID , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 20.02 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , SUPPLIED TO THE COMMUNITY IN 1979 , DO NOT EXCEED 90 000 TONNES .

I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD KINDLY CONFIRM THE AGREEMENT OF YOUR GOVERNMENT TO THE CONTENTS OF THIS LETTER . '

I HAVE THE HONOUR TO CONFIRM THE AGREEMENT OF MY GOVERNMENT WITH THE CONTENTS OF THAT LETTER .

PLEASE ACCEPT , SIR , THE ASSURANCE OF MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION .

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF

THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC