AGREEMENT in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Slovak Republic concerning fish

A. Letter from the Community

Brussels, 28 October 1994

Sir,

I refer to:

- the Interim Agreement signed between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on 16 December 1991, as subsequently amended by the Supplementary Protocol signed between the European Community and the Slovak Republic on 21 December 1993, and

- the Europe Agreement signed between the European Communities and their Member States of the one part and the Slovak Republic of the other part on 4 October 1993 and, in particular, the recommendation by the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on Trade and Commercial and Economic Cooperation signed between the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on 7 May 1990 made during its meeting of 21 October 1993 Bratislava on certain types of live fresh water fish.

I hereby would like to confirm that the Community agrees to this recommendation and in consequence makes the following amendments to the Interim Agreement and to the Europe Agreement:

(i) Two new sentences shall be added after the first sentence to Article 17 of the Interim Agreement and to Article 24 of the Europe Agreement as follows:

'The fishery products originating in the Slovak Republic listed in Annex XVa shall benefit from 1 January to 31 December 1994 from the reduction of Community customs duties provided in that Annex within the limits of the amounts therein contained. The fishery products originating in the Community listed in Annex XVb shall benefit from 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1994 from the reduction of Slovak Republic customs duties provided in that Annex within the limits of the amounts contained therein. Both parties shall examine before 31 October 1994 the treatment to be applied to these concessions in subsequent periods.`

(ii) An Annex XVa and an Annex XVb in the form annexed to this exchange of letters shall be added to the Interim Agreement and to the Europe Agreement.

I should be obliged if you would confirm the agreement of the Slovak Republic to the amendments to the above Interim Agreement and to the Europe Agreement.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

On behalf of the Council of the European Union

B. Letter from the Slovak Republic

Brussels, 28 October 1994.

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows:

'I refer to:

- the Interim Agreement signed between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on 16 December 1991, as subsequently amended by the Supplementary Protocol signed between the European Community and the Slovak Republic on 21 December 1993, and

- the Europe Agreement signed between the European Communities and their Member States of the one part and the Slovak Republic of the other part on 4 October 1993 and, in particular, the recommendation by the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on Trade and Commercial and Economic Cooperation signed between the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on 7 May 1990 made during its meeting of 21 October 1993 in Bratislava on certain types of live fresh water fish.

I hereby would like to confirm that the Community agrees to this recommendation and in consequence agrees to make the following amendments to the Interim Agreement and to the Europe Agreement:

(i) Two new sentences shall be added after the first sentence to Article 17 of the Interim Agreement and to Article 24 of the Europe Agreement as follows:

"The fishery products originating in the Slovak Republic listed in Annex XVa shall benefit from 1 January to 31 December 1994 from the reduction of Community customs duties provided in that Annex within the limits of the amounts therein contained. The fishery products originating in the Community listed in Annex XVb shall benefit from 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1994 from the reduction of Slovak Republic customs duties provided in that Annex within the limits of the amounts contained therein. Both parties shall examine before 31 October 1994 the treatment to be applied to these concessions in subsequent periods."

(ii) An Annex XVa and an Annex XVb in the form annexed to this exchange of letters shall be added to the Interim Agreement and to the Europe Agreement.

I should be obliged if you would confirm the agreement of the Slovak Republic to the above amendments to the Interim Agreement and to the Europe Agreement.`

I have the honour to confirm that my Government is in agreement with the content of your letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the Government of the Slovak Republic

ANNEX XVa

Duties on certain fish imported into the Community originating in the Slovak Republic

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ANNEX XVb

Duties on certain frozen fish imported into the Slovak Republic originating in the Community

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