title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 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 (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- C O M M IS S IO N     OF    THE    EUROPEAN           C O M M U N IT IE S
                                              C0MC83) 709 final
                                              Brussels, 1 December 1983
                RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
  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
 ---pagebreak---                     EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The purpose of the exchange of letters annexed to the draft Regulation
is to confirm, for 1984, the voluntary restraint volume agreed with
Portugal since several years.
 ---pagebreak---                                          Recommendation for a
                                 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
              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 Com m on Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                  Portuguese Republic regarding prepared or preserved
COMMUNITIES,                                                 tomatoes falling within subheading 20.02 C of the
                                                             Common Customs Tariff is hereby approved on behalf
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European        of the Community.
Economic Community! and in particular Article 113
thereof,
                                                             The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regula
Having regard to the recommendation from the                 tion.
Commission,
Whereas it is necessary to conclude the Agreement in
the form of un exchange of letters between the Euro                                Article 2
pean Economic Community and the Portuguese Repu
blic regarding prepared or preserved tomatoes falling        The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
within subheading 20.02 C of the Common Customs              appoint the person empowered to sign the Agreement
Tariff,                                                      for the purpose of binding the Community.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                Article 3
                      Article 1
                                                             This Regulation shall enter into force on the day follo
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters          wing its publication in the Official Journal of the
between the European Economic Community and the              European Communities.
             Tliis Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Brussels, ’
                                                                       fo r the Council
                                                                         The President
 ---pagebreak---                                       AGREEMENT
in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic C om m u
nity and the Portuguese Republic regarding prepared or preserved tomatoes
       falling within subheading 20.02 C of the Com mon Customs Tariff
                                        Letter No /
                                                                            Brussels...........
Sir,
1 have the honour to refer to Article 3 of Protocol 8 to the Agreement between the Euro
pean 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 1984 the Community is ready to renew the
volume agreed for the preceding year. Accordingly, the Portuguese Government under
takes 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 subhea
ding 20.02 C of the Common Customs Tariff and supplied to the Community in 1984 do
 not exceed 90 000 tonnes.
 1 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 behiilf of the Council
                                                     of the European Communities
 ---pagebreak---                                          Lener No 2
                                                                             Brussels...........
Sir,
 I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today’s date worded as follows :
    '1 have the honour to refer to Article 3 of Protocol 8 to the Agreement berween 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 1984 the Community is ready to renew the
    volume agreed for the preceding year. Accordingly, the Portuguese Government under
    takes 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, (ailing within
   subheading 20.02 C of the Common Customs Tariff and supplied to the Community in
     198 4 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.’
1 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
                                                       o f the Portuguese Republic