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COMMISSION OïTHEBUROEBANCOMM17M7S3S
COM(74)713Final
Brussels,16May1974
RECOMMENDATION FORA
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
approvingtheexchangeoflettersrectifying AnnexAofProtocole
Ho.1totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheRepublicofFinland
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(74)713Final

Explanatory memorandum
1.TheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community and the
Republic ofFinland signed on5October 197^provides foraduty
free quota forimports ofprinting paper andwriting paper ,con­
taining mechanical wood pulp ,excluding copying tissue (CCTHeading
nrex^8.01E )originating inFinland into theUnited Kingdom during
theperiod oftariff dismanteling
/.This quota wasdetermined onthebasis oftheimport
statistics furnished bytheUnited Kingdom .
2.During thenegotiation oftheAgreement itwas already noted that
theUnited Kingdom import statistics were lower than theFinnish
export figures .Atthetime itwasnotpossible toexplain this
difference but inthemeantime theUnited Kingdom andFinnish
authorities have been able todetermine that theBritish figures
were indeed too low .
3»The attached draft exchange ofletters therefore proposes tomodify
theUnited Kingdom duty free quota forthis printing andwriting
paper contained inAnnex AofProtocol No.1totheAgreement .
TheFinnish authorities have expressed their agreement with the
wording oftheattached letter .Itisproposed that Mr. Wellenstein
sign onbehalf oftheCommunity .Inthis case theFinnish Ambassador
could sign onbehalf oftheFinnish Government .
5.IftheCouncil agrees totheproposed increase oftheamount of
theduty free quota ,thecorresponding indicative ceiling provided
forinProtocol No.1oftheAgreement andcontained inRegulation
(EEC)no.3^70/73oftheCouncil of17December 1973 establishing
Community supervision ofimports ofcertain products originating
inFinland will have tobemodified accordingly .Adraft regulation
tothis endwill besubmitted totheCouncil separately .

EEXXmsmTIQM FOBA
REGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
approving theexchange ofletters rectifying Ana©*A
ofProtocole No.1totheAgreement between the European
Economic Community andtheRepublic ofFinlcnd
The Council oftheEuropean Communities
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof ;
Having regard totherecommendation oftheCommission ;
Having regard totheAgreement signed on5October 1973 between the
European Economic Community andtheRepublic ofFinland ;
Whereas Annex AtoProtocol No.1totheAgreement between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheRepublic ofFinland should "berectified and
theexchange ofletters tothis effect between theEuropean Economic
Community andtheRepublic ofFinland on 1974 approved
Hasadopted thefollowing regulation :

Consequently theCommunity considers that inaccordance with Article 1,
paragraph 4,ofProtocol No.1totheAgreement between theEuropean Economic
Community andtheRepublic ofFinland theinitial duty free quota forthe
printing andwriting paper concerned which theUnited Kingdom mayopen ,
in197^should be177»155 t«
Accordingly thefigure shown opposite theposition 43.01 exE"Printing
paper andwriting paper ,containing mechanical wood pulp ,excluding copying
tissue "inthecolumn "United Kingdom "ofAnnex AofProtocol No.1tothe
Agreement should read 177,155 instead of103,167 t.
Ishould begrateful ifyouwould confirm theagreement oftheRepublic
ofFinland with the content ofthis letter .
Please accept ,Sir ,theasstirance ofmyhighest consideration .
Inthe name ofthe Council
oftheEuropean Communities ,

COMMISSION
OFTHE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels ,
Directorate-General for
External Relations
I/F-1 •
Your Excellency ,
During thenegotiations oftheAgreement between theEuropean
Economic Community and theRepublic ofFinland signed on5October
1973 itwasnotpossible toclarify certain differences between
Finnish andUnited Kingdom statistics onthe imports ofprinting ,
paper andwriting paper ,containing mechanical wood pulp ,excluding
copying tissue (CCTHeading nO.ex48.01E )originating inFinland .
Further examination ofthis question has revealed that the
error resulted from substantial quantities ofthese products being
imported during thereference period 1968/71from Finland into the
United Kingdom as"newsprint "•This error was atthetime without
practical consequences asboth products entered theUnited Kingdom
duty free .
1
Ithassince been found that thefigures established bythe
Finnish Customs Board fortheperiod inquestion coincide very closely
with these provided bythelarge users ofthis printing andwri­
ting paper intheUnited Kingdom .
The figures advanced bytheFinnish Customs Board are the
following :
Yearly
1968 1969 1970 1971 . average 1968/71
96,729 t 1^,360 t152,030t 189,863 t 1^5,7^6 t
His Excellency
Mr.Pentti TALVITIE
Head ofthe Finnish Mission x
totheEuropean Communities
Place Stéphanie 20 \
1050 Bruxelles

Article1
Theexchangeoflettersof1974betweenthe-EuropeanEconomio
CommunityandtheRepublicofFinlandforthepurposeofrectifying
AnnexAofProtocolNo.1totheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofFinlandisherebyapprovedon
behalfoftheCommunity.Thetextofthelettersisannexedtothis
Regulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities ,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels FortheCouncil
ThePresident