COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(92) 250 final 
Brussels, 11 June 1992 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
extending the validity bf Council Regulation (EEC) No. (B) 
concerning the safeguard Measure laid down in Article 2 
of Decision No. 5/88 of the EEC-(A) Joint Coaw.lttee 
amending Protocol 3 
(presented by the Commission) 
(A) Austr i a/F I n I and/1 ce I and/Norway/Sweden/Sw 11 zer I and. 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Extension of the validity of the Council Regulations of 
21 December 1988 concerning the safeguard measure laid down 
in Article 2 of Decision No 5/88 of the EEC/EFTA Joint Committees 
The EEC/EFTA Joint Committees have Just received (or will shortly receive) 
a proposal for a decision extending their own Decision No 5/88, which 
introduced simplified cumulation rules as part of the rules of origin in 
Protocol No 3 to the EEC/EFTA Free Trade Agreements. 
Decision No 5/88 also provided for a safeguard clause which could be used 
if the simplified cumulation rules caused or threatened to cause injury to 
producers on either side. If the period of validity of the Decision is 
extended it will also be necessary to extend the validity of the 
Council Regulations of 21 December 1988 concerning the implementation of 
the safeguard clause in the Community. 
It is accordingly proposed that the Council adopt the attached draft 
regulation. 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No /92 
Of 
extending the validity bf Council Regulation (EEC) No. (B) 
concerning the safeguard measure laid down in Article 2 
of Decision No. 5/88 of the EEC-(A) Joint Committee 
amending Protocol 3 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
and in particular Article 113 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas an Agreement between the European Economic Community and (C) (1) 
was signed on (D) and came into force on (E); 
Whereas Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of "originating 
products" and methods of administrative cooperation, which is an integral 
part of the said Agreement, was amended by Decision No. 5/88 of the EEC-(A) 
Joint Committee of (F) (2) with a view to simplifying the cumulation rules; 
Whereas the Council has adopted on 21 December 1988 Regulation (EEC) 
No. (B) for the purpose of laying down the procedures for implementing the 
said safeguard (3); 
Whereas Decision No. 5/88 of the EEC-(A) Joint Committee and Regulation 
(EEC) No. (B) were applicable until 31 December 1991; 
Whereas the EEC-(A) Joint Committee has adopted, on (G), Decision No. 2/92 
extending the validity of Decision No. 5/88, also with respect to the 
safeguard measure, for an indefinite period of time, with effect from 
1 January 1992; whereas it is therefore necessary to also extend the 
validity of Regulation (EEC) No. (B); 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Article 1 
The validity of Council Regulation (EEC) No. (B) of 21 December 1988 is 
extended for an indefinite period of time. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on (G) 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable In 
a 11 Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 1992 
For the CounciI 
The President 
(A) Austria 
F inland 
I celand 
Norway 
Sweden 
Switzerland (B) 4277/88 
4278/88 
4279/88 
4280/88 
4281/88 
4282/88 (C) the Republic of Austria 
the Republic of Iceland 
the Republlc of F inland 
the Kingdom of Norway 
the Kingdom of Sweden 
the Swiss Confédération 
(D) 22 July 1972 (E) 1 January 1973 
5 October 1973 1 January 1974 
22 July 1972 1 April 1973 
14 May 1973 1 July 1973 
22 July 1972 1 January 1973 
22 July 1972 1 January 1973 (F) 14 December 1988 
12 December 1988 
16 December 1988 
5 December 1988 
5 December 1988 
6 December 1988 
(G) 
(date of adoption of Décision No. 2/92 of the Joint Committee) 
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28.11.1973, p. 2. 
31.12.1972, p. 2. 
27.7.1973, p. 2. 
31.12.1972, p. 97. 
31.12.1972, p. 189 
31.12.1988, p. 2. 
31.12.1988, p. 6. 
31.12.1988, p. 10. 
31.12.1988, p. 14. 
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31.12.1988, p. 25. 
31.12.1988, p. 27. 
31.12.1988, p. 29. 
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31.12.1988, p. 33. 
31.12.1988, p. 35. 

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