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Brussels ,7april 1981
DRAFT
JOINT COMMITTEE DECISION
further amending Article 8ofProtocol No.3concerning
thedefinition oftheconcept of"originating products "
and methods ofadministrative cooperation
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
ontheapplication ofDecision No. oftheEEC (i)
Joint Committee further amending Article 8ofProtocol No.3
concerning thedefinition oftheconcept of"originating products "
andmethods ofadministrative cooperation
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
(*)Austria ,Finland ,Iceland ,Norway ,Portugal ,Sweden ,Switserland
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Byvirtue ofCouncil Regulation (EEC )No/3308 80of16December 1980
theCommunity will henceforth beusing theEuropean currency unit instead of
theEuropean Unit ofAccount .This necessitates changes 'inArticle 8of
Protocol No.3toeach oftheEEC-EFTA Agreements where there arereferences
toEuropean Units ofAccount -.
Although theEuropean Unit ofAccount of1October 1980 (thereference date
provided fortheperiod 1May 1981 to31April 1983 bytheEEC-EFTA Joint
Committee Decision 1/78which introduced theEuropean Unit ofAccount into
theProtocols No.3inreplacement oftheunitofaccount )isexactly thesame
astheEuropean currency unit ofthesame date ,thechange ofreference date
from 1July 1978 to1October 1980 necessitates anadjustment totheamounts
expressed inECUsoasnottoreduce theactual currency limits inforce in
anyonecountry concerned . -
/ . '
t
Thelimits which areatpresent expressed inEUAconcern only .thekind of
documentation required toestablish aright toobtain preference andthus
have noeconomic effects .

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DRAFT
JOINT COMMITTEE DECISION
further amending Article 8ofProtocol No.3concerning thedefinition of
theconcept of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooper­
ation '
THE JOINT COMMIïTEE ,
Having regard totheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community and
/1_/signed inBrussels on /2_J
Having regard to Protocol No.3concerning thedefinition oftheconcept
of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation ,herein­
after referred toas"Protocol No.3",andinparticular Article 28thereof ,
Whereas theCommunity hasreplaced theEuropean Unit ofAccount bythe
European currency unit (ECU )asfrom 1January 1981 ;
Whereas itis .therefore appropriate tosubstitute theterm ECU forthe
term European Unit ofAccount inProtocoX No.3;
Whereas theequivalents oftheECU insome national currencies asof
1October 1980 arereduced incomparison totheir equivalents asof
30June 1978 ;whereas this fact ^asaresult oftheautomatic change of
base date provided forin .Decision No.1/78fwould leacv interms
ofthenational currencies concerned ,toadiminution oftheeffective
limits laid down inthat Decision forsimplified documentary requirements ;
whereas inorder toavoid this ,itisnecessary toraise thelimits
expressed inECUprovided forinthat Decision ;
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS : .
(
Article 1
Article 8ofProtocol No.3asamended byJoint Committee Decision No.1/78
ishereby amended byreplacing in ;
•••/•••

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-paragraph 1(b )theexpression "2400European Units ofAccount "by
"2750ECU"; -
-paragraph 2theexpression "165European Uhits ofAccount "by
"190ECU"aswell astheexpression "480European Units ofAccount "
by"550ECU";
\ * ■
paragraphs 3and 4theexpression "European Unit ofAccount "by
the word "ECU "mail cases .–
Article 2 ;•
This Decision shall ,enter into force on1May1981 .
Done atBrussels . ' For the Joint Committee -
The Chairman
/1__/ TheRepublic ofAustria ,theRepublic ofFinland ,theRepublic of
Iceland ,theKingdom ofNorway ,theRepublic ofPortugal ,the
, Kingdom ofSweden ,theSwiss Confederation .
/2,_/ .Austria -22July 1972 ,Finland -5October 1973 ,Iceland -
22July 1972 ,Norway -14May1973 ,Portugal -*22July 1972 ,
Sweden -22July .1972 ,Switzerland -22July 1972 .
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Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
*
ontheapplication ofDecision No, oftheEEC /3/Joint
Committee further amending Article 8ofProtocol No.3concerning the
definition oftheconcept of"originating products "andmethods of
administrative cooperation ; ^
THECOUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof .
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas theAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community and /4_/
(1)wassigned on /5_/andentered into force on /6__/;
Whereas byvirtue ofArticle 28ofProtocol I>:o,3concerning thedefinition
oftheconcept of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative
cooperation ,which forms anintegral part ofthesaid Agreement ,the
EEC- ' /3_/Joint Committee hasadopted Decision No. further
amending Article 8ofthat Protocol .
Whereas itisnecessary toapply that Decision intheCommunity ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
(1)Switzerland -OJNoL300of31.12.1972 ,p.189
Sweden -OJ'NoL300of31.12.1972 ,p.97
Austria -tXJNoL300of31.12.1972 ,p.2
Finland -OJNoL328of28.11.1973 ,p.2
Iceland -OJNoL301of31.12.1972 ,p.2
Portugal -OJNoL301of31.12.1972 ,p.165
Norway -OJNoL171of27.6.1973 .p.2

Article 1-
Decision No. .oftheEEC- /_3[_/Joint Committee shall apply in
theCommunity .
Thetext oftheDecision isannexed tothis Regulation .
Article 2
Thi3 Regulation shall enter into force onthethird day 'ol-Lowing itspublication
intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States .
Done atBrussels , For theCouncil ,
_ The President

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(3)Austria,Finland,Iceland,Norway,Portugal,Sweden,Switzerland .
(4)TheRepublicofAustria,theRepublicofFinland,theRepublicof
Iceland,theKingdomofNorway,theRepublicofPortugal,theKingdom
ofSweden,theSwissConfederation .
(5)Austria-22July1972,Finland-5October1973,Iceland-22July1972,
Norway-14May1973,Portugal-22July1972,Sweden-22July1972,
Switzerland-22July1972.
(6)Austria-1stJanuary1973,Finland-1stJanuary1974,Iceland-1stApril
1973,Norway-1stJuly1973,Portugal-1stJanuary1973,Sweden-
lstJanuary1973,Switzerland-lstJanuary1973.