title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF THE EXCHANGE OF LETTERS RELATING TO ARTICLE 8 OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC (presented by the Commission to the Council)

text:
ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (80) 733
Vol. 1980/0231
 ---pagebreak--- Disclaimer
Conformément au règlement (CEE, Euratom) n° 354/83 du Conseil du 1er février 1983
concernant l'ouverture au public des archives historiques de la Communauté économique
européenne et de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (JO L 43 du 15.2.1983,
p. 1), tel que modifié par le règlement (CE, Euratom) n° 1700/2003 du 22 septembre 2003
(JO L 243 du 27.9.2003, p. 1), ce dossier est ouvert au public. Le cas échéant, les documents
classifiés présents dans ce dossier ont été déclassifiés conformément à l'article 5 dudit
règlement.
In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983
concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Economic
Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243,
27.9.2003, p. 1), this file is open to the public. Where necessary, classified documents in this
file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.
In Übereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom 1.
Februar 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI. L 43 vom 15.2.1983,
S. 1), geändert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. September 2003
(ABI. L 243 vom 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit
erforderlich, wurden die Verschlusssachen in dieser Datei in Übereinstimmung mit Artikel 5
der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.
 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                         COM(80)733 final
                                         Brussels / 20th November 1980
              RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
   CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF THE EXCHANGE OF LETTERS RELATING TO
   ARTICLE 8 OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
      THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC
              ( presented by the Commission to the Council )
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          GOMaSSI®_COJ®U¥ICATIOT_TO THE COUNCIL
    ■  The Commission recommends to "the Council the adoption of the .
attached exchange of letters relating to Article 8 of the Supplementary
Protocol "between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic
concerning imports into the Community of prepared and preserved sardines .
       As in the past , this exchange of letters ensures the respect by
Portugal of a minimum import price into the Community .
             /
 ---pagebreak---                       COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
    concern!:^ the conclusion of the exchange of letters relating to
   ' Article 8 of the Supplementary Protocol to the Agreement /between
                . the European Economic Community and
           '          the Portuguese 'Republic        "
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 ,
Having regard to the Supplementary Protocol to the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic signed on 19 December 1979
                                                             4
Whereas the provisions of the exchange of letters relating to Article 8 of
the Supplementary Protocol should be extended and the exchange of letters to
this effect should be concluded,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                             "
                                                   \                  .         - .. .
                           Article 1
The exchange of letters relating to Article 8 of the Suppl ementaiy Protocol
to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese
Republic is hereby approved on behalf of the Community#
The text of the exchange of letters is annexed to this Regulation.
 ---pagebreak---                                             - 2 -
                                        Article 2
       S                                    1          1
The President of the Coonc .1 is hereby authorized to designate the person
empowered to sign the exchange of letters , in . order to "bind the Community.
                                        Article 3
                                           s                                       v
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall he "binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .                                                                 . . '
                  ."                                  A-               Done at
                                                                       For the Council
                                                                       The President
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 ---pagebreak---                                 ■ I^CKAiraS OP LETTERS
         relating to     Article 8 of the Supplementary Protocol to the Agreement
                 "between ti ... European Economic Community
                         an ." the Portuguese Republic
 'vk.;. Ml     1                       Letter No 1
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Sir ,
           Pursuant to Article 8 of the Supplementary Protocol to the Agreement "between
the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic signed on
19 December                     1979 » I have the honour to inform you that Portugal
agrees to maintain until 31 December                            ■ 'the detailed
arrangements contained in the exchange of letters of 20 December 1972
between Portugal and the Community relating to the conditions in accordance
with which prepared ar.d preserved sardines falling within subheading
16*04 D of the - Coition Cv-stoas Tariff are imported into the Community .
                                                                   0
           The Government cf Portugal undertakes , moreover , to ensure that the prices
charged on imports into the Community from 1 January until 31 December
1981 shall not be less than the prices set in the Annex and also to prevent
any deflection of trade .
           Please accep            r f the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                                    For the Government of Portugal
 ---pagebreak---                                                                   ANNEX
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                                                                            Srmi-grou           Cotlfi-                Minimum pncri
                                                         N «( wcight       wctehi lr»s C«p*ory                   coitomi dune » irulu<lrd
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                                                                            psJkaginj                         in@CUp*f t»rton of 100 tini
                                                                                Community
                                         Tout
                                                                                cubtc
                     Tridc spccifiouon ■ height                                          cm                     in olive         m «nocher
                                                                                oii              sauce
    Rectangular bottom
                                                                                95
                                                                                H,14                  13, ûB
     Vio club      *   -         -        20          2               56                  53                                      • Γ"
     'A club                              25          2 V«            80        120       75
                                                                                16,50
     'A redueed                            18         2 V»            74        130       73                 18,16                16,75
      •A club                             30          3 Ά             90        140       93                 18.85                17,41
                                           25         3 'Λ            90        140       90                  2C>                 18 * 50
      lA spccial
      '/• low plat                        24          3tt             95        145       96                  21,22               19,59
      V4 club                             30          4>Λ           125         190      125
     >/« Ρ 25           ,.                                                      176      125
                                                                  '105                           1-00         23,57                20,55
     1A usual                              22      :  3 V« _                    180      106
     IA (club 30)                                                               188      130
     lA usual                              24         4 V.          125         195      125                  25.93               23,94
     y« usual                              30         5 Ά            150        240      169
      V4 club                              40         6 Ά            175        250      178                  30,65                28,29
      Ά Ρ 30                                                                    250      187
      lA American                          30         7             200         300      207                  37,72              34,82
      lA usual                             40 .       9 Ά           260         326      250
      '/ι  Ρ                                                                    337      250                  42,43                33,17
      'A club long                         40         8 V«          248         320      241
      '/2 lOW                              30         9 Ά           260         370      245                  51.86               '47,87
      ',<t usual long                      40        11 V2          325         423      313                  53.94                54,40
      '<t usual                            48        11              310        390      297                  51,29                56 , se .
                                                     11 Vi          325         460      330
       \<i large                           40
                                                                                53,65                5S,75
       % P                                                                      476      375
       it.                                                                      902      750
                                                                                109,63              101,19
                                           80        271/j           780        950      771
       Oval bottom
       xh oval                             40        15              425        555      452     3-40                            73.99
                                                                                80,15
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 ---pagebreak---                                Letter Ho 2
Sir ,
        I hereby acKnowledge receipt of your letter of today , worded
as follows :
"Pursuant to Article 8 of the Supplementary Protocol to the Agreement "between
European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic signed on
19 December               1979 > 1 have the honour to inform you that
Portugal agrees to maintain until 31 December the detailed
arrangements contained in the exchange of letters of 20 December 1972
between Portugal and the Community relating to the conditions in accordance
with which prepared and preserved sardines falling within subheading
16.04 D of the Common Customs Tariff are imported into the Community .
        The Government of Portugal undertakes , moreover , to ensure
that the prices charged       imports into the Community from 1 January
until 31 December IJc1 shall not be less than the prices set in the
Annex ana also to prsve-.t any deflection of trade ."
        Please accept , Sir , the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                           Pbr the Council
                *
                y                    of the European Communities
 ---pagebreak---                                                                          ANNEX
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                               Si«*                            ■ Net weight             weight leu   CapKity                        customs duties included
                                                                                packaging                               inØCIlpcr carton of 100 tin·
                                                                                Community
                                               Toul
                                                                                cubic
                Tndc ipccifioiion              heifht      ounce·
                                                                                cm                         in olive           in another
                                                mm
                                                                                oil                Muce
  Rectangular bottom ■
   Vio club ·      ' V ■'·                      20           2              56               95         53         0-60        14,14              ''■13,06
                                                                                ■ 0^
   Ά club            i                          25           2V«            80              120         75         0-70        16,50
   Ά reduced                                     18          2Ά             74              130         73         0-77        18,16                 16,76
  Ά dub             -j       t                  30           3 Ά            90              140         93         0-80        18,85                •17,41
   Ά special                                    25           3 V*           90              140         90         0-85        2C> ..                18,50
  Ά low plat                                    24           3 JA           95              145         96          0-90       21 ,22                 19,59
  Ά club                   ■■                   30           4%            125              190        125      )
  >/» Ρ 25                                                                                176        125
  Ά usual· '                                    22           3 Vt          105              180        106
                                                                                > 1-00         23,57                  20,55     '
  Vi (club 30)                                                                              188        130
  !A   usual                                    24           4%            125              195        125          110        25,93 -                23,94
  Ά    usual                                    30            5 Ά          150              240        169      )
  Ά    club                                     40            6 Ά          175              250        178      ) 1-30         30,65                  28,29
  Ά,   Ρ 30 -                                                                               250        187      )
  '/♦  American                                 30           7             200              300        207          1-60       37,72                 34,82
  Ά    usual                                    40           9 Ά           260              326        250   -   )
  Ά Ρ                                                                                337        250       ) 1-80        42,43                  39,17
  '/« club long                                 40             8 >A        248              320        241       i
  Ά, low            ·"            '             30            9 Ά'      , 260               370        245          2-20       51,86 ■'               47,87
  Ά , ,usual long                               40          11 Vi          325              423        313          2-50        58,94                 54,40
. Ά . usual                                     48          11             310        .     390        297          2-60        51,29                  56,58
, '/!> large
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                                                                                476
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title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the conclusion of the Agreement extending the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

text:
ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (77) 643
Vol. 1977/0205
 ---pagebreak--- Disclaimer
Conformément au règlement (CEE, Euratom) n° 354/83 du Conseil du 1er février 1983
concernant l'ouverture au public des archives historiques de la Communauté économique
européenne et de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (JO L 43 du 15.2.1983,
p. 1), tel que modifié par le règlement (CE, Euratom) n° 1700/2003 du 22 septembre 2003
(JO L 243 du 27.9.2003, p. 1), ce dossier est ouvert au public. Le cas échéant, les documents
classifiés présents dans ce dossier ont été déclassifiés conformément à l'article 5 dudit
règlement.
In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983
concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Economic
Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243,
27.9.2003, p. 1), this file is open to the public. Where necessary, classified documents in this
file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.
In Übereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom 1.
Februar 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI. L 43 vom 15.2.1983,
S. 1), geändert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. September 2003
(ABI. L 243 vom 27.9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit
erforderlich, wurden die Verschlusssachen in dieser Datei in Übereinstimmung mit Artikel 5
der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.
 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUN1TI
                                           COM(77)643 final
                                           Brussels , 6 December 1977
                             Recommendation for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
              on the conclusion of the Agreement extending the
              Interim Agreement between the European Economic
              Community and the Portuguese Republic
              ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
C0M ( 77 ) 643 final
 ---pagebreak---        COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TO THE COUNCIL
 on the negotiations between the Community and Portugal
    regarding the conclusion of an agreement extending
   the interim agreement between the European Economic
                  Community and Portugal
1.        In order to be able to extend the application of the
EEC - Portugal agreement beyond 31 December 1977 , and until
the entry irto force of the additionnal protocol , the Commission
sends herewith the draft agreement extending the interim agreement .
This draft is the result of the negotiations carried out on the
basis of the Council 's directives of 5 December 1977 .
2.        The Commission recommends to the Council the approval
of the result of these negotiations and the opening of the procedure
for signature and conclusion .   To this end , it sends herewith a
recommendation for a regulation concluding the agreement extending
the interim agreement .
 ---pagebreak---                                 RECOMMENDATION
                    COUNCIL REGULATION ( PSG )
         cn "the conclusion of the Agreement extending the Interim
         Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
                             • Portuguese Republic
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
and in particular Artiole 113 thereof ,
Having regard to the recommendation .from the Commission ,
Whereas the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and
                             1)
the Portuguese Republic signed in Brussels on 20 September 197o expires
not later than 31 December 1977 ;
Whereas , pending the entry into force of the Additional Protocol between
the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic signed in
Brussels on . the same day, it is necessary to extend the Interim Agreement ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                    Article 1
 The Agreement extending* the Interim Agreement between the Baropean Economi
 Community and the Portuguese Republic is hereby approved on behalf of the
 Community.
 The 'text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation .
  ( 1 ) O.J. ïio L 266 , 29.5.76
 ---pagebreak---                                - 2 -
                             Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons
empowered to sign the Agreement for the purpose of "binding the
Community .
                             Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into foroe on the day following its
publication in the Offioial Journal of the European Communities .
                                                      «
     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and direotly
     applioable in all Member States .
                                       /
     Done at
                                          Por the Counoil
                                           The President
                /
 ---pagebreak---        expending "the Interim Agreement oetweea the European
          Economic; Community and the Portuguese Republic
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
of the one part ,
THE PRESIDENT OP THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC ,
of the other part ,
                                                       «
WHERTAS the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Portuguese Republic signed in Brussels on 20 September 1975
expires not later than 31 December 1977 ,
WHEREAS , pending the entry into force of the Additional Protocol between
the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic signed in
Brussels on the same day, it is necessary to extend the Interim Agrocmcr
HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designed
as their Plenipotentiaries :
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ^
w : PZSSIDFIT 0 .? THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC :
WHO , having exchanged their full powers , found in good and due fonts ,
have agree - as follows :
 ---pagebreak---                                Article 1
The date '31 December 1978' shall be substituted for * 31 December 1977'
specified in the second subparagraph of Article 12 ( 2 ) of the Interim
Agreement between the European Eoonomic Community and the Portuguese
Republic .
                               Article 2
This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Danish , Dutch , English ,
French , German , Italian and Portuguese languages , each of these texts
being equally authentic .
                               Article 3
This Agreement shall enter into foroe on January 197o .
 ---pagebreak---                                    FICHE FINANCIERE
                           Î£_G2y£_i£_ty[!22i_^£-il£ïS££2££ 1978
  A. PRF.MirPr PARTI ? : £PrDnS_DMNTFr\/ ENTION
      ( pour actions anciennes et nouvelles )                 •
      1.   LIGNES BUDGETAIRES CONCERNEES                    1
           Recettes : Titre I.
    «                                            »
      2.    INTITULE DE LA LIGNE BUDGETAIRE
           Ressources propres . '
      3.   BASE JURIDIQUE
                                                                             4
           Article 113 du Traité CEE .
      4 .* DESCRIPTION , OQJECTIF(S ) ET JUSTIFICATION DE L' ACTION
           Proroqation de l' accord intérimaire conclu avec le Portuqal .
      5.   CREDITS ( en u.c .)
v          La proroqation de l' accord intérimaire avec le PortuQal n' implique
           aucune diminution nouvelle des recettes puisqu' elle aura seulement
           pour objet de proroger ; pour la période du 31 décembre 1977 au
           31 décembre 1978, le régime des échanges appliqué actuellement entre
           la Communauté # et ce pays .
      6.   COUT TOTAL DE L' ACTION PENDANT TOUTE LA DUREE ENVISAGEE
           Aucune incidence financière nouvelle sur le budget communautaire
    * 7.   INFORMATION SUR LE PERSONNEL ET SUR LES CREDITS DE FONCTIONNEMENT
           NECESSAIRES POUR LA REALISATION DE L' ACTION
           L' action sera réalisée dans le cadre du tableau des effectifs de la
           Commission .
      8.   FINANCEMENT DE L' ACTION
           Sans objet .