Whereas, in order to avoid an interruption in trade and until such time as the two Parties notify each other of the completion of their respective procedures for ratification of the said Agreement as provided for in the second subparagraph of Article 18 (1) thereof, the two Parties have agreed to apply the Agreement provisionally as from 1 January 1997 in accordance with an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters;
kauplemise katkemise vältimiseks ning seni, kuni mõlemad pooled teatavad teineteisele oma poole menetluse lõpetamisest kõnealuse kokkuleppe ratifitseerimiseks, nagu on sätestatud kõnealuse kokkuleppe artikli 18 lõike 1 teises lõigus, on mõlemad pooled vastavalt kirjavahetuse teel sõlmitud kokkuleppele nõustunud lepingut ajutiselt kohaldama alates 1. jaanuarist 1997;