14. 8. 97 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 224/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1620/97 of 4 August 1997 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Turkey on the adjustment of the regime for imports into the European Community of tomato concentrate originating in Turkey and amending Regulations (EEC) No 4115/86 and (EC) No 1981/94 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas consultations have taken place between the European Community and Turkey on the preferential regime applicable to imports into the Community of tomato concentrate originating in Turkey; whereas those consultations were held in the context of the general agri- cultural negotiations provided for in the EC-Turkey Asso- ciation Council Resolution of 6 March 1995 and whereas they resulted in the conclusion of a new preferential regime for tomato concentrate; Whereas, pending the entry into force of the general agreement on agricultural products originating in Turkey and in order to avoid serious disturbance of the Com- munity market in tomato concentrate in the 1997 mar- keting year, an agreement has been reached for the entry into force of the agreement concluded for that product to be brought forward; Whereas that Agreement should be approved on behalf of the Community; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4115/86 of 22 December 1986 on imports into the Community of agricultural products originating in Turkey (') should be amended as regards tomato concentrate; Whereas in Regulation (EEC) No 4115/86 the provisions concerning Greece, Spain and Portugal have become obsolete; whereas that Regulation should be adapted as a result; Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 of 25 July 1994, opening and providing for the administration of () OJ No L 380, 31. 12. 1986, p. 16. Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and providing detailed rules for extending and adapting these tariff quotas (?), should also be modified to imple- ment the new regime for imports into the European Community of tomato concentrate originating in Turkey, as provided for in the abovementioned Agreement, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Turkey on the adjustment of the regime for imports into the European Community of tomato concentrate originating in Turkey is hereby approved on behalf of the European Com- munity. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation. Article 2 The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community. Article 3 Regulation (EEC) No 4115/86 is hereby amended as follows: 1. in Article 1 (1) and (2) the words ‘other than Greece, Spain and Portugal’ shall be deleted; (¥ OJ No L 199, 2. 8. 1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 592/97 (O] No L 89, 4.4.1997, p. 1).