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AGREEMENT

IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA FIXING THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT TO BE DEDUCTED FROM THE LEVY ON IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF UNTREATED OLIVE OIL , ORIGINATING IN TUNISIA , FOR THE PERIOD 1 NOVEMBER 1978 TO 31 OCTOBER 1979

LETTER NO 1

SIR ,

ANNEX B TO THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT AND ANNEX B TO THE INTERIM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA STIPULATE THAT FOR UNTREATED OLIVE OIL , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 15.07 A I OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , THE AMOUNT TO BE DEDUCTED FROM THE AMOUNT OF THE LEVY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 16 ( 1 ) ( B ) OF THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT AND ARTICLE 9 ( 1 ) ( B ) OF THE INTERIM AGREEMENT IS INCREASED , IN ORDER TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF CERTAIN FACTORS AND OF THE SITUATION ON THE OLIVE OIL MARKET , BY AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS AS LAID DOWN FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED PROVISIONS .

I HAVE THE HONOUR TO INFORM YOU THAT , HAVING REGARD TO THE CRITERIA SPECIFIED IN THE AFOREMENTIONED ANNEXES , THE COMMUNITY WILL TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO MAINTAIN THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT AT 10 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER 100 KILOGRAMS FOR THE PERIOD 1 NOVEMBER 1978 TO 31 OCTOBER 1979 .

I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER AND CONFIRM YOUR GOVERNMENT'S AGREEMENT TO ITS CONTENT .

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

ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

LETTER NO 2

SIR ,

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

" ANNEX B TO THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT AND ANNEX B TO THE INTERIM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA STIPULATE THAT FOR UNTREATED OLIVE OIL , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 15.07 A I OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , THE AMOUNT TO BE DEDUCTED FROM THE AMOUNT OF THE LEVY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 16 ( 1 ) ( B ) OF THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT AND ARTICLE 9 ( 1 ) ( B ) OF THE INTERIM AGREEMENT IS INCREASED , IN ORDER TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF CERTAIN FACTORS AND OF THE SITUATION ON THE OLIVE OIL MARKET , BY AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS AS LAID DOWN FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED PROVISIONS .

I HAVE THE HONOUR TO INFORM YOU THAT , HAVING REGARD TO THE CRITERIA SPECIFIED IN THE AFOREMENTIONED ANNEXES , THE COMMUNITY WILL TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO MAINTAIN THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT AT 10 OF ACCOUNT PER 100 KILOGRAMS FOR THE PERIOD 1 NOVEMBER 1978 TO 31 OCTOBER 1979 .

I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER AND CONFIRM YOUR GOVERNMENT'S AGREEMENT TO ITS CONTENT . "

I AM ABLE TO CONFIRM THE AGREEMENT OF MY GOVERNMENT TO THE FOREGOING .

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

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA