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RECOMMENDATION ;FORANCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
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concluding anAgreementintheformofanexchangeofletters
tofurtherderogatefromthelastsentenceofArticle 1of
ProtocolNo3oftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
Community andtheRepublicofAustria,theRepublicofFinland,
theRepublicofIceland,theKingdomofNorway,theRepublic
ofPortugal,theKingdomofSweden,theSwissConfederation .
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
ptothepresent inallpreferential Agreements andintheConnnunity 's
CSPscheme theorigin rules andthemethods ofcooperative cooperation
have notapplied tooilproducts (theproducts of"List C").However ,in
Lome IIandtheAgreement EEC-Yougoslavia theadministrative arrange­
ments intheOrigin Protocols apply toList Cproducts .Itseems sensible
toenvisage theallround extension ofthis principle .
Inthecase oftheEEC-EFTA Agreements theJoint Committee does nothave
thepowers tomake thechange necessary toapply themeasures ofadministrative
cooperation inProtocol No3tothese products andanagreement inthe
form ofanexchange ofletters isnecessary .
Theeffect ofthechange isthat itwill become obligatory tousecustoms
issued movement certificates EUR.l andtheoption ofusing Chamber of
Commerce origin certificates will beremoved .This change also means
that thearrangements forpost export verifications ofcertificates and
theother administrative provisions ofthepart oftheprotocols will
apply .This change will improve control ofthepreferences andremove an
element ofconfusion inthecurrent system where movement certificates
andorigin certificates areused interchangeably .

Recommendation foraCouncilRegulation (EEC) concluding an
Agreementintheformofanexchangeofletterstofurtherderogatefrom
thelastsentenceofArticle 1ofProtocol No3oftheAgreement between
theEuropeanEconomicCommunity and C1).
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , ,■
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof;
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission;
WhereasitisnecessarytoderogatefromthelastsentenceofArticle 1of
Protocol No3totheAgreement betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity and
i
-CD,inordertoapplythemethodsofadministrative co-operation in
thatProtocoltotheproductslistedintheListCannexedtothatProtocol
andtoconcludeanAgreementintheformofanexchangeofletterstothis
effect,
HASAOOPTEDTHISREGULATION :,
Article 1-^
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TheAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersderogating fromthelast
sentenceofArticle 1ofProtocol No3oftheAgreement betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunity and (1)isherebyapprovedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
\
ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothisRegulation .
(1)TheRepublicofAustria,theRepublicofFinland,theRepublicof
Iceland,theKingdomofNorway,theRepublicofPortugal,theKingdom
ofSweden,theSwissConfederation .

Article2 - "
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtoappointtheperson
empoweredtosigntheAgreementreferredtoinArticle1forthepurpose
ofbindingtheCommunity.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceohthedayfollowingitspublicati
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentirety?nddirectlyapplicable
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels- FortheCpuncil
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AGREEME .NT
intheformofanexchangeoflettersderogating from
theLastsentenceofArticle 1ofProtocol No,3tothe
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand(1).
Brussels,
YourExcellency,
ThelastsentenceofArticle 1ofProtocol No3totheAgreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity and....(1),signedon....<
(2),stipulatesthattheoilproductslistedintheListCannexed
tothefProtocol,<ionotfallwithinthescopeofthatProtocol.
Inordertopreventthislegalsituationleadingtotheapplication of
different methodsofadministrative co-operation beingusedfor
theseproductsinpreferential tradeinrelationship tootherproducts,I
proposethatitisagreedthat,byderogation fromthelastsentenceof
Article 1ofProtocol No3,themethodsofadministrative co-operation
containedinProtocol No3shallapplytotheseproductsasfrom
IshouldbegratefulifyouwouldconfirmtheagreementofyourGovernment
tothisproposition .
Pleaseaccept,yourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities
(1)TheRepublicofAustria,theRepublicofFinland,theRepublicof
Iceland,theKingdomofNorway,theRepublicofPortugal,theKingdom
ofSweden,theSwissConfederation . ,
(2)Austria,Iceland,Portugal,Sweden,Switzerland :22July1972
Norway:14May1973
Finland:5October1973

Brussels-
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtheacknowledgereceptionofyourletteroftoday'sdatedraftedasfollows:
"ThelastsentenceofArticle1ofProtocolNo3totheAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityand (1),signedon (2)stipulatesthattheoilproductslistedintheListCannexedtothe
Protocol,donotfallwithinthescopeofthatProtocol.
Inordertopreventthislegalsituationleadingtotheapplicationof
differentmethodsofadministrative co-operation beingusedforthese
productsinpreferential tradeinrelationshiptootherproducts,Ipropose
thatitisagreedthat,byderogationtothelastsentenceofArticle1of
ProtocolNo3,themethodsofadministrative co-operation containedin
ProtocolNo3shallapplytotheseproductsasfrom
IshouldbegratefulifyouwouldconfirmtheagreementofyourGovernment
tothisproposition .'
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Pleaseaccept,yourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration ."
IhavethehonourtoconfirmthatmyGovernmentagreestothecontents
ofyourletter(3)subjecttoasubsequentcommunication toyouconcerning
thecompletionoftheproceduralrequirements undertheAustrianConstitution
!
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassurancesofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernmentof
......(1)
(1)TheRepublicofAustria,theRepublicofFinland,theRepublicof
Iceland,theKingdomofNorway,theRepublicofPortugal,theKingdom
ofSweden,theSwissConfederation .
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(2)Austria,Iceland,Portugal,Sweden,Switzerland :22July1972
Norway:14May1973
Finland:5October1973
C3)Austriaonly