Brussels ,

Your Excellency ,

Article 1 ( 1 ) of Protocol 6 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland signed on 22 July 1972 provides for a progressive reduction of the customs duty of 15 % applied to imports of fish fillets falling within subheading 03.01 B II b ) of the Common Customs Tariff .

Following a decision adopted in 1972 by the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature , frozen raw fish fillets coated with breadcrumbs now fall within subheadings 16.04 C and G ( prepared or preserved fish ) .

In order to avoid fish fillets coated with breadcrumbs falling within subheadings 16.04 C and G being excluded , as a result of this amendment , from the benefit of the said Article , amendments of form should be made to the text of that Article . These amendments , which are set out in the Annex , are applicable as from 1 July 1976 .

I should be grateful if you would kindly confirm the agreement of your Government to these amendments .

Please accept , your Excellency , the assurance of my highest consideration .

On behalf of the Council of the European Communities

ANNEX

Amendments to be made to Protocol 6 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland

1 . In the table set out in Article 1 ( 1 ) , the following shall be substituted for the text under heading No 16.04 :

CCT heading No * Description *

16.04 * Prepared or preserved fish , including caviar and caviar substitutes : *

* Caviar and caviar substitutes *

* C . Herring : *

* I . Fillets , raw , coated with batter or breadcrumbs , deep frozen *

* G . Other : *

* I . Fillets , raw , coated with batter or breadcrumbs , deep frozen *

2 . In the table set out in Article 1 ( 3 ) , the following shall be substituted for the text under heading No 16.04 : *

CCT heading No * Description *

16.04 * Prepared or preserved fish , including caviar and caviar substitutes : *

* C . Herring : *

* II . Other *

* ex G . Other : *

* II . Other , excluding preserved smoked coalfish *

Brussels ,

Sir ,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today worded as follows :

' Article 1 ( 1 ) of Protocol 6 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland signed on 22 July 1972 provides for a progressive reduction of the customs duty of 15 % applied to imports of fish fillets fallings within subheading 03.01 B II b ) of the Common Customs Tariff .

Following a decision adopted in 1972 by the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature , frozen raw fish fillets coated with breadcrumbs now fall within subheadings 16.04 C and G ( prepared or preserved fish ) .

In order to avoid fish fillets coated with breadcrumbs falling within subheadings 16.04 C and G being excluded , as a result of this amendment , from the benefit of the said Article , amendments of form should be made to the text of that Article . These amendments , which are set out in the Annex , are applicable as from 1 July 1976 .

I should be grateful if you would kindly confirm the agreement of your Government to these amendments . '

I have the honour to confirm the agreement of my Government to the foregoing .

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

For the Government of the Republic of Iceland

ANNEX

Amendments to be made to Protocol 6 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland

1 . In the table set out in Article 1 ( 1 ) , the following shall be substituted for the text under heading No 16.04 :

CCT heading No * Description *

16.04 * Prepared or preserved fish , including caviar and caviar substitutes : *

* A . Caviar and caviar substitutes *

* C . Herring :

* I . Fillets , raw , coated with batter or breadcrumbs , deep frozen *

* G . Other : *

* I . Fillets , raw , coated with batter or breadcrumbs , deep frozen *

2 . In the table set out in Article 1 ( 3 ) , the following shall be substituted for the text under heading No 16.04 : *

CCT heading No * Description *

16.04 * Prepared or preserved fish , including caviar and caviar substitutes : *

* C . Herring : *

* II . Other *

* ex G . Other : *

* II . Other , excluding preserved smoked coalfish