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COMMISSION OFTBSEUROPEAN COMMIJNITIBS
COM(73)1844final
Brussels.5November1973
RECOMMENDATION FORA
REGULATION(EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
concludinganAgreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheRepublicofFinlandandadoptingprovisionsforitsimplementation
PROPOSAL FORA
■«;«
I
REGULATION (EEC)OFTEECOUNCIL ,
onthesafeguardmeasuresprovidedforinthe
\ .
Agremen+"between+h«EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofFinland
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)1844final

COi'dTISSIOI'T CCM>iUNI CATION TOTHECOUNCIL CONCERNING THE
INTERNAL PROCEDURES TOBECOMPLETE DFOR THE PURPOSE OFIMPLEMENTING THE
AGREEMENT BST'.TT^I TPS K^C AND FINLAND
1.TheAgreement "between theEECandFinland is,inthenormal course
ofevents ,toenter into force on 1January 19T4 »Tothis end ,
anumber ofinstruments will have to "beadopted inorder toconclude
tM <?Agreement ortodefine theinternal procedure forimplementing
certain provisions .Theaim ofthis Communication istodraw up
alist ofthe decisions that should "betaken between now and
31December 1973 .
2.Themeasures that need tobetaken concern aregulation concluding
theAgreement anddefining Community representation ,anda
regulation forimplementing internally theprocedures relating to
safeguard clauses .
3.Annex Icontains theproposal foraregulation concluding the
Agreement .
4.Annex IIcontains theproposal foraregulation implementing the
safeguard clauses intheAgreement .
Thetexts ofthese tworegulations arethesame astheRegulations
adopted concerning theEEC-Norway Agreement .
5.Finally ,theCommission shall send theCouncil aproposal fora
regulation implementing thestrict supervision arrangements .
With this group ofdocuments theCouncil x-rill have atitsdisposal
alltheinformation regarding thedecisions tobetaken inconnection
with theentry into force oftheAgreement between theEECand
Finland .

R^OníaT /llTICW POR A
REGULATION (ESC )WTifECOOITOIL
concluding anAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community and
theRepublic ofFinland andadopting provisions foritsimplementation
TIECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN CCFMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing the .European Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 113thereof ;■
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas theAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andthe
Republic ofFinland signed inBrussels on5October 1973 should be
concluded andtheDeclarations annexed totheFinal Act ,likewise
signed inBrussels on5October 1973 should beadopted ;
Whereas ,since theAgreement establishes aJoint Committee ,representatives
oftheCommunity onthis Committee should beappointed ;
HAS ADOPTGD THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
TheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community and theRepublic
ofFinland ,theAnnexes andProtocols thereto ,andtheDeclarations
annexed totheFinal Actarehereby concluded ,adopted andconfirmed on
behalf oftheCommunity .Thetexts oftheAgreement andoftheFinal
Actareannexed tothis Regulation .

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Article 2
Pursuant toArticle 35ortheAgreement ,thePresident oftheCouncil
oftheEuropean Communities shall "give notification that theprocedures
necessary fortheentry into force oftheAgreement have teen completed
onthepart oftheCommunity .
Article 3
Within theJoint Committee provided inArticle 29oftheAgreement ,
theCommunity shall "berepresented "bytheCommission ,assisted bythe
representatives oftheMember States .
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirect ]yapplicable
inall Member States .
Done at -
For .the Council
The President

PROPOSAL FOR A •
REGULATION (EEC)OF1''PFtH !OOtH13IL "
onthesafeguard measures provided for intheAgreement between
'theEuropean Economic Community andtheRepublic ofFinland
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN CCMYIUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113 ,thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
T-ihereas anAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community and the
Republic ofFinland wassigned inErussels on.5October 1973 J
Wherear -,forthepurposes ofimplementing thesafeguard clauses provided
forintheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,the
procedures tobefollowed arelaid down bytheTreaty itself ;
Whereas ,ontheother hand ,thedetailed ,rules forimplementing -the
safeguard clauses s.ndprecautionary measures provided forinArticles
22to2?oftheAgreement remain tobelaid down ; .<...
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
The .Council may ,inaccordance with theprocedure provided forin ,
Article 113oftheTreaty ,decide torefer totheJoint Committee
established bytheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community
and theRepublic ofFinland hereinafter referred toasthe "Agreement "
-forthepurpose oftaking themeasures provided forinArticles 22,24
and26oftheAgreement .Where necessary ,theCouncil shall adopt
these measures inaccordance with thesame procedure ....

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TheCommission maysubmit thenecessary proposals tothis ?endonits
owninitiative orattherequest ofaMember State .
Article 2
1.Inthecase cfapractice that may justify application "bythe
Community ofthemeasures provided forinArticle 23oftheAgreement ,
theCommission ,after examining thecase onitsowninitiative orat
therequest ofaMember State ,shall decide whether such practice is
compatible with theAgreement ,Where necessary itshall propose the
adoption ofsafeguard measures totheCouncil ,which shall actin .
accordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 113oftheTreaty .
2.Inthecase ofapractice that may cause safeguard measures to
beapplied totheCommunity onthebasis ofArticle 23oftheAgreement ,
theCommission ,after examining thecase ,shall decide whether the
practice idcompatible with theprinciples sotoutintheAgreement .
Where necessary ,itshall formulate appropriate recommendations .
Article 3
Inthecase ofapractice that mayjustify application bytheCommunity
ofthemeasures provided forinArticle 25oftheAgreement ,the ,
procedures established byRegulation (EEC)Ho.459/68^^shall be
applicable . ■ .•
Article 4
1.Where exceptional circumstances require immediate action mthe
situations referred toinArticles 24and 26oftheAgreement orinthe
case ofexport aids that have adirect ejndimmediate effect ontrade ,
theprecautionary measures provided forinArticles 27(3)(d)ofthe
Agreement maybeadopted asfollows * . . . . •,
(1'0JÏToL93,-17 April ,1968 .p.'l.

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2.TheCommission may ,onitso\minitiative orattherequest of
aMember State ,submit thenecessary proposals ,upon which theCouncil
shall decide inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 113
oftheTreaty .
3.TheMember State concerned may .except inthecase ofexport aids
having adirect andimmediate effect ontrade ,introduce quantitative
restrictions onimports .Itshall immediately notify theother Member
States and the Commission ofthese measures .
TheCommission shall decide ,byanemergency procedure andwithin a
maximum period ofthree working days inthecase ofArticle 24,and
five working days inthecase ofArticle 26,ofthenotification
referred tointhefirst subparagraph ,whether themeasures aretobe
retained ,modified orabolished
AlltheMember States shall be'notified oftheCommission 'sDecision ,
which shall beimmediately enforceable .
AnyMember State may refer theCommission *sDecision tothe Council
within amaximum period offive working days inthecase ofArticle 24,
andtenworking days inthecare ofArticle 26,ofnotification of
theDecision .The Council shall meet forthwith .Itmaybya
qualified majority amend orrescind theDecision taken bytheCommission .
IftheMember State which took measures inpursuance ofthis paragraph
refers thematter totheCouncil ,theDecision oftheCommission shall
besuspended .Thesuspension shall end ,inthe cr.se ofArticle 24,
fifteen days and ,inthecase ofArticle 26,thirty days after the
matter hasbeen referred totheCouncil ifthelatter hasnotyetamended
orrescinded the Decision ofthe Commission .

Forthepurpose ofimplementing this paragraph ,priority must begiven
intheselection ofmeasures tothose which least disturb thefunctioning
ofthe .common market .
Before taking itsDecision concerning themeasures taken inimplementation
ofthis paragraph bytheMember State concerned .,theCommission shall
hold consultations .
These consultations shall take place within anadvisory committee
composed ofrepresentatives ofeach Member State andpresided over by
arepresentative oftheCommission .
TheCommittee shall meet when convened byitsChairman .Thelatter
shall forward totheMember States ,within theshortest possible time ,
anyappropriate information .
Artici35
Theprovisions ofthis Regulation shall notaffect implementation of
thesafeguard clauses provided forintheTreaty ,inparticular in
.Articles 108and109thereof ,inaccordance with theprocedures therein
provided for . •
■Article 6 •
Notification totheJoint Committee bytheCommunity asrequired by
Article 27(2).oftheAgreement shall betheresponsibility ofthe
Commission . ( .

Article 7
Before 31December 1974 ,theCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority
onaproposal from theCommission ,shall decide upon such amendments
tobemade tothis Regulation ,inparticular toArticle 4(3)thereof
rhich nay inthelicht ofexperience prove necessary inorder toavoid
thewish ofcompromising theunity ofthecommon market .
This Regulation shall "be "binding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallKember States .
Done at
Por the Council
The President