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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)608 final
Brussels ,30September 1982
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
onthe implementation ofDecision ofthe EEC-Norway Joint
Committee amending Protocols Nos 1and 2tothe
EEC-Norway Agreement
(submitted tothe Council bythe Commission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.ByitsDecisionN°5/81of9December1981,theEEC-NorwayJoint
CommitteeamendedProtocolsN°s1and2totheEEC-NorwayAgreement
inordertobringthetariffspecifications intheProtocolsintoline
withthoseintheCommonCustomsTariff.TheDecisionwasgiveneffect
intheCommunitybyCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°1532/82of25May1982
(1).WhentheDecisionwasadoptedNorwaysaidthatitwouldsendthe
CommunityanumberofamendmentsconcerningListII(Norway)in
ProtocolN°2whichhadbeenmadenecessarybychangesintheNorwegian
CustomsTariffresultingfromtheimplementation ofcertainbindings
offeredbyNorwayintheTokyoRoundnegotiations .
2.Furthermore,itwasfoundthatAnnexCtoProtocolN°1totheEEC-
NorwayAgreementcontainsreferencesundertariffsubheadings 48.07exC
andexDto"Coatedprintingorwritingpaper".
ThisisanerrorwhichcreptintoDecisionN°5/81-wherebytheAnnex
inquestionwaslastamended-andshouldberectified.
3.ForthesereasonsthisdraftDecisionoftheEEC-NorwayJointCommittee
ispresentedforapprovalbytheCouncilpursuanttoArticle12aofthe
EEC-Norway Agreement.
4.Forreasonsofclarityandsimplicity adraftregulationimplementing
theDecisionintheCommunityafteritsadoptionbytheEEC-NorwayJoint
Committeeisalsoattached.
(1)O.J.N°L174,21.6.1982,p.12.

Proposalfor
CouncilRegulation (EEC)
ontheimplementation ofDecision
oftheEEC-NorwayJointCommittee
amendingProtocolsN°S1and2totheEEC-NorwayAgreement
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunitysignedanAgreementwiththeKingdom
ofNorway(1)on14May1973whichenteredintoforceon1July1973;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle12aoftheAgreementtheJointCommitteeadopted
DecisionN°/82amendingProtocolsN°1and2;
WhereasthisDecisionshouldbegiveneffectintheCommunity,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
ForthepurposesofapplicationoftheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofNorway,DecisionN°/82ofthe
JointCommitteeshallapplyintheCommunity.
ThetextoftheDecisionisattachedtothisRegulation.
(1)O.J.N°L171,27.6.1973,p.2.

-2-
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialjournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
Itshallapplyfrom1January1982.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

DECISION OFTHEJOINTCOMMITTEE
SamendingProtocols N°1and2
THEJOINTCOMMITTEE,
HavingregardtotheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheKingdomofNorwaysignedinBrusselson14May1973,andinparti­
cularArticle12a,thereof,
WhereasbyDecisionN°5/81oftheJointCommitteethenomenclatureof
AnnexCtoProtocolN°1wasamended;whereascoatedprintingorwriting
papershouldnotfigureinthisAnnex;
WhereasNorway,inconsequenceoftheimplementation oftheresultsofthe
GATTmultilateraltradenegotiations (Tokyo-Round)hasamendedthe
nomenclatureofNorwegianCustomsTariffheadingsN°21.05and21.07;
WhereasthenomenclatureoftheproductsreferredtointheAgreement
shouldthereforebeadjustedinaccordancewiththesaidamendments,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
Article 1
1ThenomenclatureofAnnexCtoProtocolN°1isherebyamendedasfollows
CommonCustoms
TariffheadingDescription
N°
28.56)
to) (unchanged )
48.03)
48.07 (unchanged )
exC.Bleachedpaperandpaperboard,coatedwith
kaolinorcoatedorimpregnated with
artificialplasticmaterials,weighing160g
ormoreperm2:
-Other,excludingcoatedprintingorwriting
paper

-2-
CommonCustoms
Tariffheading
N°Description
48.07
(continued )
73.02)
to)
76.03)exD.Other:
-Other,excludingcoatedprintingorwriting
paper
(unchanged )
2.TableIIannexedtoProtocolN°2isherebyamendedasfollows:
NORWAY
Norwegian
Customs
Tariff
heading
N°DescriptionBasic
duties
(NKr/kg)Duty
applicable
on
1July1977
15.10)
to)
21.04)(unchanged ) (unchanged)(unchanged)
21.05(unchanged):
B.(unchanged):
1.(unchanged):
a.(unchanged ) (unchanged )(unchanged )
- b.(unchanged) (unchanged )(unchanged )
c.(unchanged):
1.Fishsoup(contain­
ingnotlessthan
25%byweightof
fish) 8%+vcvc(1)
2.Other 8%+vcvcC1)
2.(unchanged):
a.(unchanged ) (unchanged)Cunchanged )
b.(unchanged ) (unchanged )Cunchanged )
21.06(unchanged)(unchanged )Cunchanged )
CI)Cunchanged )

-3-
Norwegian
Customs
Tariff
heading
N°DescriptionBasic
duties
(NKr/kg)Duty
applicable
on
1July1977
21.07 (unchanged )Î (unchanged)(unchanged)
A.(unchanged) (unchanged)(unchanged)
B.(unchanged) (unchanged)(unchanged)
C.Non-alcoholic preparations
(knownas"concentrated
extracts")forthemanu­
factureofbeverages :•
-Concentrated extractsof
juicefromapplesand
blackcurrants 15Ζ 10V.(1)
-Other 15Ζ 0
D.Preparedmaize 15% 0
E.Proteinconcentrates 30Ζ 0
F.Other:
1.Ice-cream,ice-cream
powdersandtablecream
powders:
-Ice-creamcontaining
fattysubstances 30Ζ
withamini­
mumofNKr
1.70perkgNKr/kg1.70
-Other 30% 0(1)
2.Other:
-Sweetfat;fatty
emulsionsandsimilar
productsofthekinds
usedbybakersand
pastrycooks:
-Withacontentof
fattysubstancesof
lessthan10Ζby
weight 30% 0(1)
-Withacontentof
fattysubstancesof
10%ormorebyweight30Ζ 25Ζ(1)
-Yoghurt,flavouredor
withaddedfruit 30Ζ
withamini­
mumofNKr
1.70perkgNKr/kg1.70
(1)(unchanged )

-4-
Norwegian
Customs
Tariff
heading
N°DescriptionBasic
duties
(NKr/kg)Duty
applicable
on
1July1977
21.07
(continued-Minutericeandthe
like 30% 0
-Coffeepastes;ravioli,
macaroni,spaghettiand
othersimilarpastes,
cooked 30% 0
-Other 30% 0
22.02)
to)
39.06)(unchanged ) (unchanged)(unchanged )
Article2
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceon1January1982.
DoneatBrussels
FortheJointCommittee
TheChairman