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AGREEMENT

IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA CONCERNING THEIR AGREEMENT ON FISHERIES

A . LETTER FROM THE COMMUNITY TO CANADA

SIR ,

WITH REFERENCE TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ON FISHERIES SIGNED TODAY AND , IN PARTICULAR , TO ARTICLE VIII , PARAGRAPH 3 , THEREOF , I HAVE THE HONOUR TO CONFIRM THAT FOR 1978 AND 1979 THE AGREED ANNUAL TOTAL CATCH OF ATLANTIC SALMON , WEST OF 44 * W LONGITUDE , BY COMMUNITY VESSELS IS 1 190 TONNES .

I WOULD DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THIS LETTER WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IN THE SIX OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF THE COMMUNITY , ALL VERSIONS BEING EQUALLY AUTHENTIC .

I WOULD BE OBLIGED IF YOU WOULD KINDLY LET ME KNOW THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE FOREGOING .

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

FOR THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

B . LETTER FROM CANADA TO THE COMMUNITY

SIR ,

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

" WITH REFERENCE TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ON FISHERIES SIGNED TODAY AND , IN PARTICULAR , TO ARTICLE VIII , PARAGRAPH 3 , THEREOF , I HAVE THE HONOUR TO CONFIRM THAT FOR 1978 AND 1979 THE AGREED ANNUAL TOTAL CATCH OF ATLANTIC SALMON , WEST OF 44 * W LONGITUDE , BY COMMUNITY VESSELS IS 1 190 TONNES .

I WOULD DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THIS LETTER WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IN THE SIX OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF THE COMMUNITY , ALL VERSIONS BEING EQUALLY AUTHENTIC .

I WOULD BE OBLIGED IF YOU WOULD KINDLY LET ME KNOW THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE FOREGOING . "

I HAVE THE HONOUR TO INFORM YOU THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE CONTENTS OF YOUR LETTER AND I CONFIRM THAT YOUR LETTER , AND THIS REPLY TO IT , THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH VERSIONS OF WHICH ARE EQUALLY AUTHENTIC , CONSTITUTE A SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY CONCERNING THE AGREEMENT ON FISHERIES SIGNED TODAY .

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

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA