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COMMISSION OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brasse !sf22May1978
RECOMMENDATION FORA
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
approving theexchange ofletters rectifying Annex AtoProtocol Ho1
totheAgreement "between theEuropean Economic Community andtheKingdom
i ofSweden
RECOMMENDATION FORA \
COUNCIL REGULATION (ETC)
concerning theconclusion oftheAgreement intheformofanexchange
ofletters rectifying AnnexAtoProtocol N°1totheAgreement "between
. .the Economie Community andtheKingdom ofSweden
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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Explanatory memorandum
1.Theagreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityanat.^eLm^oni
_ofSwedensignedon22July1972providesfordutyfreequotasforimports
ofpaperandpaperboardcorrugated,other(CCTHeadingNr.42.05-d)and
paperandpaperboard,impregnated,other,–other(CCTheading
TTr.48.07B)originatinginSwedenintoDenmarkduringtheperiodofthe
tariffdismantling .
Thequotasweredeterminedonthe"basisofimportstatisticsfurnished
"byDenmark.
2.TheDanishcustomsauthorities haverecentlydiscovered ,thatdueto
anerror,printedkitchenrollswereuntiltheendof1974classifiedunder
tariffposition48.05B,whereasthecorrectpositionis48.07B.Denmark
hasopenedtariffquotasforbothpositions.
Thewrongclassification hasmeant,thatprintedkitchenrollshave "been
includedinimportstatisticsusedforfixingthesizeofthetariffquota
inthefreetradeagreementforproductsunderposition48.0.5B.Since
1stofJanuary1975kitchenrollshavecorrectlybeenclassifiedunder
48.07B,butthishasmeantanunforeseenburdenonthatquota.
3.Theattacheddraftexchangeoflettersthereforeproposestomodifythe
DanishdutyfreequotasforpaperandpaperboardcontainedinAnnexAof
ProtocolNo.1totheAgreement.
4.TheSwedishauthorities haveexpressedtheiragreementwiththewording
oftheattachedletter.ItisproposedthatMr.Denmansignonbehalfof
theCommunity.InthiscasetheSwedishAmbassadorcouldsignonbehalf
oftheSwedishGovernment .
5-If"theCouncilagreestotheproposedtransferfromonedutyfreequota
toanother,thecorresponding indicativeceilingsprovidedforin
ProtocolNo.1oftheAgreementwillhavetobemodifiedaccordingly.
AdraftregulationtothisendwillbesubmittedtotheCouncilseparately.

'RECOMMENDATION FORA
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
of
approvingtheexchangeoflettersrectifyingAnnexA
toProtocolNo.1totheAgreement "betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofSweden
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtotheAgreement^"signedon22July1972betweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofSweden,
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission,
whereasAnnexAtoProtocolNo.1totheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofSwedenshouldberectifiedandwhereas
trieexchangeofletterstothiseffectbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheKingdomofSwedenon 1978shouldbeapproved,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
OJNoL300,31.12.1972,p.99.

Article1
Theexchangeoflettersof1978betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheKingdomofSwedenforthepurposeofrectifying
AnnexAtoProtocolNo.1totheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofSwedenisherebyapprovedon
behalfoftheCommunity.Thetextofthelettersisannexedhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallL'emberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEX
LetterNo.1 . h
h
I
Brussels,
YourExcellency ,
(
InaccordancewithProtocolNo«1totheI*VeeTradeAgreement "betweenther
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofSwedensignedatBrusselson
22July1972,theKingdomofDenmarkhassince1January1974openedtariff
quotasforcertainpaperproductsoriginatinginSweden.Thequotaswerefixed
onthebasisofstatisticsavailablefortheperiod1968-71*
TheDanishcustomsauthorities haverecentlydiscoveredthat,duetoan
error,printedkitchenrollswereuntiltheendof1974classifiedundertariff
subheading48.05B,whereasthecorrectsubheadingis48.07B.Denmarkhas
openedtariffquotasforbothsubheadings.
Thewrongclassification hasmeantthatprintedkitchenrollshavebeen
includedinimportstatisticsusedforfixingthesizeofthetariffquotain
theFreeTradeAgreementforproductsundersubheading48.05B.Since1January
1975kitchenrollshavecorrectlybeenclassifiedundersubheading48.07B,butthishasmeantanunforeseenburdenonthequotafortheproductsunderthat
position.
Duringthebaseperiodusedforcalculatingthequotas(1968-71)the
figuresforimportfromSwedentoDenmarkintonnesofprintedkitchen
rollswereasfollows:
1968 II1969IIÏ97ÔIIÏ97Ï IAnnualaverage
I1968to1971
800 9002.700 4.400 2.200
Consequently theCommunityconsidersthat,inaccordancewithArticle1
(4)ofProtocol1totheaforementioned Agreement,2.674tomesshouldbe
transferredfromthe1974quotaforproductsundersubheading48.05Bsetoutin
AnnexAtothesaidProtocol,tothequotaforproductsundersubheading48.07B.
Accordinglythefigureshownoppositethesubheading48.05B"other"inthe
column"Denmark"ofthesaidAnnexshouldread8.I4I*tonnesinsteadof
10.815tonnesandthefigureshownoppositethesubheading48.07B"other"-
"other"shouldread18.078tonnesinsteadof15*404tonnes.
IshouldbegratefulifyouwouldconfirmtheagreementoftheKingdomofSwedenwiththecontentofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept.YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
isExcellency
•r,ErikvonSYDOW
eadoftheSwedishMission
0theEuropeanCommunities
ond-PointRobertSchuman6
Ç40BRUXELLESOnbehalfoftheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities

LetterNo.2
Brussels,
Sir.
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftodayxn
whichyouinformedmeasfollows:
"InaccordancewithProtocolNo1totheFreeTradeAgreement "betweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofSwedensignedat
Brusselson22July1972,theKingdomofDenmarkhassince1January
1974openedtariffquotasforcertainpaperproductsoriginating
inSweden.Thequotaswerefixedonthebasisofstatisticsavailable
fortheperiod1968-71.
TheDanishcustomsauthorities haverecentlydiscoveredthat,dueto
anerror,printedkitchenrollswereuntiltheendof1974classifiedundertariffsubheading48.05B,whereasthecorrectsubheadingis48.07B.
Denmarkhasopenedtariffquotasforbothsubheadings.
Thewrongclassification hasmeantthatprintedkitchenrollshavebeen
includedinimportstatisticsusedforfixingthesizeofthetariff
quotaintheFreeTradeAgreementforproductsundersubheading48.05B.
Since 1January1975kitchenrollshavecorrectlybeenclassified
undersubheading48.07B,butthishasmeantanunforeseenburdenonthe
quotafortheproductsunderthatposition.
Duringthebaseperiodusedforcalculatingthequotas(1968-71)the
figuresforimportfromSwedentoDenmarkintonnesofprinted
kitchenrollswereasfollows:
1968II1969 IIÏ97Ô IIÏ97Ï Iannualaverage
I1968to1971
800 9002.700 4.400 2.200
Consequently theCommunityconsidersthat,inaccordancewithArticle1
(4)ofProtocol1totheaforementioned Agreement,2.674.tonnesshouldbe
transferredfromthe1974quotaforproductsundersubheading48.05Bset
outinAnnexAtothesaidProtocol ,tothequotaforproductsunder
subheading48.07B«
Accordinglythefigureshownoppositethesubheading 48.05B"other"
inthecolumn"Denmark"ofthesaidAnnexshouldread8.I4Itonnes -
insteadof10.315tonnesandthefigureshownoppositethesub–
"heading48.07"other"-"other"shouldreadI8.078tonnesinstead
ofI5.4O4tonnes.'"
IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementoftheKingdomofSwedenon
thetoregoing.
Pieassaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheKingdomofSweden

COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
of
concerningtheconclusionoftheAgreementintheformofanexchangeof
lettersrectifyingAnnexAtoProtocolNo.1totheAgreement
"betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofSweden
4
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOICTNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
Havingregardtotherecommendation oftheCommission ,
V.'hereasanAgreement wassignedinBrusselson22July1972"betweenthe
EuropeaaEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofSweden;whereasAnnexAto
ProtocolNo1totheaforementioned Agreementshould "berectifiedandthe
Agreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersnegotiatedtothiseffectshould
"beconcluded,
HASADOPTEDTIIISREGULATION :
.Article1
TheiigreemenwintheformofanexchangeoflettersrectifyingAnnexAto
ProtocolNo.1totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheKingdomofSwedenisherebyconcludedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
ThetextofthelettersisannexedtothisRegulation.
^'ojNo.l300,31.12.1972,p.g7'.

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Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatetheperson
empoweredtosigntheAgreementintheformofanexchangeofletters
referredtoinArticle1andtogranthimthepowersnecessaryforthe
purposeofbindingtheCommunity.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident