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AGREEMENT

IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA CONCERNING SALMON FISHING

A . LETTER FROM THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

SIR ,

WITH REFERENCE TO THE AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ON FISHERIES SIGNED ON THIS DATE AND , IN PARTICULAR TO ARTICLE VIII ( 3 ) OF THE AGREEMENT THEREBY EXTENDED , I HAVE THE HONOUR TO CONFIRM THAT FOR 1980 THE AGREED ANNUAL TOTAL CATCH OF ATLANTIC SALMON , WEST OF 44 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE , BY COMMUNITY VESSELS IS LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 1 190 TONNES . THIS AMOUNT WILL BE SUBJECT TO REVISION BY AGREEMENT OF THE TWO PARTIES TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ANY NEW SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION .

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 .

ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

B . LETTER FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

SIR ,

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

" WITH REFERENCE TO THE AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ON FISHERIES SIGNED ON THIS DATE AND , IN PARTICULAR TO ARTICLE VIII ( 3 ) OF THE AGREEMENT THEREBY EXTENDED , I HAVE THE HONOUR TO CONFIRM THAT FOR 1980 THE AGREED ANNUAL TOTAL CATCH OF ATLANTIC SALMON , WEST OF 44 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE , BY COMMUNITY VESSELS IS LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 1 190 TONNES . THIS AMOUNT WILL BE SUBJECT TO REVISION BY AGREEMENT OF THE TWO PARTIES TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ANY NEW SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION .

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 MY GOVERNMENT IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE CONTENTS OF YOUR LETTER .

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

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA