COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 23.11.1995 
COM(95) 587 final 
95/0293 (ACC) 
Proposal for a 
ÇQUNÇ& PECISIQN 
ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF ICELAND CONSEQUENT ON THE ACCESSION 
OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA, THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND AND THE KINGDOM OF 
SWEDEN TO THE EUROPEAN UNION 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Following the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom 
of Sweden, it is necessary to adjust the arrangements for the import into the EU of certain fish 
products from Iceland. 
The Council authorized the Commission to negotiate with-Iceland and the negotiations have 
led to a draft Additional Protocol to the 1972 Iceland-EC trade agreement. This Protocol 
includes tariff quotas based on imports into the three new Member States from Iceland. 
The Council is invited to approve the conclusion of the Additional Protocol in sufficient time 
to allow entry into force on 1 December 1995 with tariff quotas applicable retroactively from 
1 January 1995. 
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COUNCIL DECISION 
on the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European 
Community and the Republic of Iceland consequent on the accession of the Republic of 
Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 
113 thereof in conjunction with Article 228 (2) first sentence thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an Additional Protocol 
to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland 
( 1 ), signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972, to take account of the accession of the Republic of 
Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union; 
Whereas the Additional Protocol should be approved, 
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 
Article 1 
The Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the 
Republic of Iceland consequent on the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of 
Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of 
the Community. 
The text of the Additional protocol is attached to this Decision. 
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign 
the Additional Protocol in order to bind the Community. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
(1) OJ No L301, 31.12.1972, p.3 
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ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL 
to the agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland consequent 
on the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of 
Sweden to the European Union: 
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, 
of the one part, 
and 
THE REPUBLIC OF ICELAND 
of the other part, 
HAVING REGARD to the Agreement beween the European Community and the Republic 
of Iceland signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972, hereinafter called the "Agreement". 
HAVING REGARD to the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and 
the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union on 1 January 1995, 
CONSIDERING that in order to maintain trade flows between Iceland on the one hand and the 
new Member States on the other hand, it is necessary to make adjustments to arrangements 
applicable to trade in fisheries between Iceland and the Community; 
HAVE DECIDED to determine by common accord the adjustments to the Agreement 
consequent on the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the 
Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union, AND TO CONCLUDE THIS PROTOCOL : 
Article 1 
The text of the Agreement, the Annexes and Protocols, which form an integral part thereof, 
the Final Act and the declarations annexed thereto shall be drawn up in the Finnish and 
Swedish languages and those texts shall be authentic in the same way as the original texts. 
The Joint Committee shall approve the Finnish and Swedish texts. 
Article 2 
The special provisions applicable to imports into the Community of certain fishery products 
originating in Iceland are laid down in the Annex to this Protocol. 
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Article 3 
The Annex to this Protocol forms an integral part thereof. This Protocol forms an integral 
part of the Agreement. 
Article 4 
This Protocol shall be approved by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own 
procedures. It shall enter into force on 1 December 1995 provided that the Contracting 
Parties have notified each other before that date that the procedures necessary to this end have 
been completed. After that date, the Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the 
second month following such notification. It shall be applicable as from 1 January 1995. 
Article 5 
This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate, in the Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, 
German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Icelandic languages, each of these 
texts being equally authentic. 
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Annex 
List of products referred to in Article 2 
(Products originating in Iceland for which the Community grants tariff quotas) 
1 
2 
3 
4 CN Code 
0302 12 00 
0304 10 13 
0304 20 13 
0302 23 00 
0302 29 10 
0302 29 90 
0302 69 85 
0303 32 00 
0303 79 96 
0304 10 19 
0304 10 33 
0304 10 35 
ex 
0304 10 38 
0304 10 98 
0304 20 19 
0304 90 35 
0304 90 38 
0304 90 39 
0304 90 41 
0304 90 47 
0304 90 59 
ex 
0304 90 97 
0305 61 00 
0306 19 30 Description 
Salmon, fresh or chilled 
Salmon fillets, fresh or chilled 
Salmon fillets, frozen 
Sole, fresh or chilled 
Megrim, fresh or chilled 
Other flat fish, fresh or chilled 
Blue whiting, fresh or chilled 
Plaice, frozen 
Other saltwater fish, frozen 
Fillets of other freshwater fish, fresh or chilled 
Fillets of coalfish, fresh or chilled 
Fillets of redfish, fresh or chilled 
Fillets of other saltwater fish, excluding herring and 
mackerel, fresh or chilled 
Meat of other saltwater fish, fresh or chilled 
Fillets of other freshwater fish, frozen 
Frozen meat of cod of the species Gadus macrocephaius 
Frozen meat of cod of the species Gadus morhua 
Frozen meat of Gadus ogac and of fish of the species 
Boreogadus saida 
Frozen meat of coalfish 
Frozen meat of hake of the genus Merluccius 
Frozen meat of blue whiting 
Frozen meat of other saltwater fish, excluding mackerel 
Herrings, salted but not dried or smoked and herrings in 
brine 
Norway lobsters frozen Quota 
(tonnes) 
50 
250 
1750 
50 
Vo 
5 
é 1604 12 91 
1604 12 99 
1604 19 98 
ex 
1604 20 90 Other prepared or preserved herrings, in airtight 
containers 
Other prepared or preserved herrings, other 
Prepared or preserved other fish, whole or in pieces 
Prepared or preserved meat of other fish, excluding 
herring and mackerel 2400 
50 
These tariffs apply from 1 January to 31 December each year. For the amount indicated for 
each product group, Community imports originating in Iceland can be released for free 
circulation at 0% import duty. 
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