No L 294/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 11. 94 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 11 July 1994 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning fish, amending the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part, and the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part (94/733/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228 (2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas it is desirable to amend by means of an Agree- ment in the form of an exchange of letters with the Slovak Republic the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part (!), and the Europe Agreement establi- shing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, so as to provide for duty-free quotas for the importation into the Community of live trout and carp originating in the Slovak Republic, and for the importation into the Slovak Republic of frozen mack- erel originating in the Community, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Slovak Re- public concerning fish, amending Article 17 of the () OJ No L 115, 30. 4. 1992, p. 2. Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and Euro- pean Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part, and Atticle 24 of the Europe Agreement establishing an asso- ciation between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, and adding an Annex XVa and an Annex XVb to those Agreements is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. 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: Done at Brussels, 11 July 1994. For the Council The President Th. WAIGEL