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AGREEMENT

IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS ON THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA BISSAU AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ON FISHING OFF THE COAST OF GUINEA BISSAU AND OF THE TWO EXCHANGES OF LETTERS RELATING THERETO

LETTER NO 1

A . LETTER FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA BISSAU

SIR ,

WITH REFERENCE TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA BISSAU AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ON FISHING OFF THE COAST OF GUINEA BISSAU SIGNED TODAY BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA BISSAU , I HAVE THE HONOUR TO INFORM YOU THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF GUINEA BISSAU IS PREPARED TO APPLY THE AGREEMENT AND ITS PROTOCOL FROM THIS DAY UNTIL IT ENTERS INTO FORCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 18 OF THE AGREEMENT AND ARTICLE 6 OF THE PROTOCOL , PROVIDED THAT THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IS PREPARED TO DO LIKEWISE .

IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT , IN THIS CASE , THE FIRST INSTALMENT OF THE COMPENSATION LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 2 OF THE PROTOCOL MUST BE PAID WITHIN EIGHT WEEKS OF TODAY .

I SHOULD BE OBLIGED IF YOU WOULD CONFIRM THAT THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AGREES TO PROVISIONAL APPLICATION AS INDICATED ABOVE .

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

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA BISSAU

LETTER NO 2

B . LETTER FROM THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC 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 THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA BISSAU AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ON FISHING OFF THE COAST OF GUINEA BISSAU SIGNED TODAY BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA BISSAU , I HAVE THE HONOUR TO INFORM YOU THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF GUINEA BISSAU IS PREPARED TO APPLY THE AGREEMENT AND ITS PROTOCOL FROM THIS DAY UNTIL IT ENTERS INTO FORCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 18 OF THE AGREEMENT AND ARTICLE 6 OF THE PROTOCOL , PROVIDED THAT THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IS PREPARED TO DO LIKEWISE .

IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT , IN THIS CASE , THE FIRST INSTALMENT OF THE COMPENSATION LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 2 OF THE PROTOCOL MUST BE PAID WITHIN EIGHT WEEKS OF TODAY .

I SHOULD BE OBLIGED IF YOU WOULD CONFIRM THAT THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AGREES TO PROVISIONAL APPLICATION AS INDICATED ABOVE . "

I HAVE THE HONOUR TO INFORM YOU THAT THE COMMUNITY ACCEPTS THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF THE AGREEMENT AND ITS PROTOCOL UNDER THE CONDITIONS REFERRED TO IN YOUR LETTER .

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

ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES