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EXCHANGE OF LETTERS

ON ARTICLE 6 OF THE TRANSITIONAL PROTOCOL

LETTER NO 1

SIR ,

UNDER ARTICLE 6 OF THE TRANSITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC , PORTUGAL MAY HAVE RECOURSE TO THE NEW INDUSTRIES CLAUSE , ON THE TERMS LAID DOWN IN THAT ARTICLE AND IN ARTICLE 6 OF PROTOCOL 1 TO THE AGREEMENT , UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1984 .

IN VIEW OF THE NEGOTIATIONS IN PROGRESS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF PORTUGAL TO THE COMMUNITIES , IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM THE PROVISIONS REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THIS LETTER , PORTUGAL MAY NO LONGER HAVE RECOURSE TO THE NEW INDUSTRIES CLAUSE FROM THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH PRECEDING THE SIGNING OF THE INSTRUMENTS OF ACCESSION TO THE COMMUNITIES .

IT HAS FURTHER BEEN AGREED THAT THIS EXCHANGE OF LETTERS SHALL COME INTO FORCE ON THE DAY ON WHICH THE TRANSITIONAL PROTOCOL IS SIGNED .

I SHOULD BE OBLIGED IF YOU WOULD CONFIRM THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE ABOVE .

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

FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

LETTER NO 2

SIR ,

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

" UNDER ARTICLE 6 OF THE TRANSITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC , PORTUGAL MAY HAVE RECOURSE TO THE NEW INDUSTRIES CLAUSE , ON THE TERMS LAID DOWN IN THAT ARTICLE AND IN ARTICLE 6 OF PROTOCOL 1 TO THE AGREEMENT , UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1984 .

IN VIEW OF THE NEGOTIATIONS IN PROGRESS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF PORTUGAL TO THE COMMUNITIES , IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM THE PROVISIONS REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THIS LETTER , PORTUGAL MAY NO LONGER HAVE RECOURSE TO THE NEW INDUSTRIES CLAUSE FROM THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH PRECEDING THE SIGNING OF THE INSTRUMENTS OF ACCESSION TO THE COMMUNITIES .

IT HAS FURTHER BEEN AGREED THAT THIS EXCHANGE OF LETTERS SHALL COME INTO FORCE ON THE DAY ON WHICH THE TRANSITIONAL PROTOCOL IS SIGNED .

I SHOULD BE OBLIGED IF YOU WOULD CONFIRM THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE ABOVE . "

I HAVE THE HONOUR TO CONFIRM THAT MY GOVERNMENT IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE CONTENTS OF YOUR LETTER .

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

ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF PORTUGAL