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EXCHANGE OF LETTERS

BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC CONCERNING THE EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC CONCERNING ARTICLE 6 OF THE TRANSITIONAL PROTOCOL

LETTER NO 1

SIR ,

IN AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC CONCERNING ARTICLE 6 OF THE TRANSITIONAL PROTOCOL , IT WAS AGREED THAT PORTUGAL MAY HAVE RECOURSE TO THE NEW INDUSTRIES CLAUSE UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1984 .

IN VIEW OF THE NEGOTIATIONS IN PROGRESS FOR THE ACCESSION OF PORTUGAL TO THE COMMUNITIES , IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE SAID EXCHANGE OF LETTERS , PORTUGAL MAY NO LONGER HAVE RECOURSE TO THE NEW INDUSTRIES CLAUSE FROM THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH PRECEDING THE SIGNING OF THE INSTRUMENTS OF ACCESSION TO THE COMMUNITIES .

IT HAS BEEN FURTHER AGREED THAT THIS EXCHANGE OF LETTERS SHALL COME INTO FORCE ON THE DAY ON WHICH THE TRANSITIONAL PROTOCOL IS SIGNED .

I SHOULD BE OBLIGED IF YOU WOULD CONFIRM THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE ABOVE .

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

FOR THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY

LETTER NO 2

SIR ,

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

" IN AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC CONCERNING ARTICLE 6 OF THE TRANSITIONAL PROTOCOL , IT WAS AGREED THAT PORTUGAL MAY HAVE RECOURSE TO THE NEW INDUSTRIES CLAUSE UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1984 .

IN VIEW OF THE NEGOTIATIONS IN PROGRESS FOR THE ACCESSION OF PORTUGAL TO THE COMMUNITIES , IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE SAID EXCHANGE OF LETTERS , PORTUGAL MAY NO LONGER HAVE RECOURSE TO THE NEW INDUSTRIES CLAUSE FROM THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH PRECEDING THE SIGNING OF THE INSTRUMENTS OF ACCESSION TO THE COMMUNITIES .

IT HAS BEEN FURTHER AGREED THAT THIS EXCHANGE OF LETTERS SHALL COME INTO FORCE ON THE DAY ON WHICH THE TRANSITIONAL PROTOCOL IS SIGNED .

I SHOULD BE OBLIGED IF YOU WOULD CONFIRM THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE ABOVE . "

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

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

ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF PORTUGAL