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EXCHANGE OF LETTERS

CONCERNING POINT 2 OF THE EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA ON TRADE IN THE SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT SECTOR

LETTER NO 1

SIR ,

I HAVE THE HONOUR TO REFER TO THE EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA ON TRADE IN THE SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT SECTOR .

FURTHER TO THAT EXCHANGE OF LETTERS AND TO YOUR REQUEST , I WOULD ADVISE YOU THAT THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA WILL ENSURE THAT FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 JANUARY 1982 TO 31 MARCH 1984 THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE TRADITIONAL PATTERN OF EXPORTS OF MUTTON , LAMB AND GOATMEAT AND LIVE SHEEP AND GOATS FROM BULGARIA TO THE TWO MARKET AREAS IN THE COMMUNITY DETERMINED AS SENSITIVE .

THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA WILL ADOPT THE NECESSARY MEASURES FOR THIS PURPOSE .

I SHOULD BE OBLIGED IF YOU WOULD KINDLY ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER .

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

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

LETTER NO 2

SIR ,

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

" I HAVE THE HONOUR TO REFER TO THE EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA ON TRADE IN THE SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT SECTOR .

FURTHER TO THAT EXCHANGE OF LETTERS AND TO YOUR REQUEST , I WOULD ADVISE YOU THAT THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA WILL ENSURE THAT FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 JANUARY 1982 TO 31 MARCH 1984 THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE TRADITIONAL PATTERN OF EXPORTS OF MUTTON , LAMB AND GOATMEAT AND LIVE SHEEP AND GOATS FROM BULGARIA TO THE TWO MARKET AREAS IN THE COMMUNITY DETERMINED AS SENSITIVE .

THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA WILL ADOPT THE NECESSARY MEASURES FOR THIS PURPOSE .

I SHOULD BE OBLIGED IF YOU WOULD KINDLY ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER . "

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

ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES