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MM1SSION OÏ7XHBEUROESAN GOMMOMTEBS
COM(74)486Final
Brussels,18April1974
.MINUTES
ofa
MEETING,heldinBrussels
on29January1974
ofthe
JOINTCOMMITTEE .
setupundertheEEC-FINLAND AGREEMENT
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
CQM(74)485Final

SYNOPSIS
r?ge ÎTo -,
1.Approval of "theprovisional agenda . 1
2.Draft ofdecision oftheJoint Committee No.l/?4edopting therules
ofprocedure oftheJoint Committee (doc.EEC-SF /i/74-E). 1
3»Draft ofdecision oftheJoint Committee No.2/74estatlishing the
Customs Committee (doc.EEC-SF /2/74-E )• 2
4.Draft ofdecision oftheJoint Committee No.3/74amending Protocol
No*3concerning thedefinition ofthe concept of"originating products "
andmethods ofadministrative cooperation (doc.EEC-SF/3/74 -E). 2
Draft ofdecision cftheJoint Committee No.4/74laying down the
methods ofadministrative cooperation inthe customs field forthe
purpose ofimplementing theAgreement "between theEuropean Economic
Community andtheRepublic ofFinland (doc.EEC-SF/4/74 -E)# 2
Draft ofdecision oftheJoint Committee No.5/74onProtocol No.3
concerning thedefinition ofthe concept of"originating products "
andmethods ofadministrative cooperation (doc.EEC-SF /5/74-3)• 3
Draft ofdecision oftheJoint Committee No.6/74supplementing and
amending Articles 24and25ofProtocol No.3concerning the
definition ofthe concept of"originating products .;"andmethods of
administrative cooperation (doc.E£C-SF /6/74"E )• 3
Draft ofdecision oftheJoint Committee No.7/74amending Annex II
ofProtocol No.3concerning thedefinition ofthe concept of
"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation
(doc.EEC-8F /7/74-E), 3
5,Miscellaneous . 4
E3C-SF/9/74 -E

AnnexIListofthodelegations
AnnexIIProvisional agenda
AnnexIIIDecision ,oftheJointCommitteeNo.1/74adoptingthe
rulesofprocedureoftheJointCommittee.
AnnexIV•DecisionoftheJointCommitteeNo.2/74establishing
theCustomsCommittee.
AnnexV ,DecisionoftheJointCommitteeNo.3/74amending
ProtocolNo.3conoerningthedefinitionoftheconcept
"originating products"andmethodsofadministrative
cooperation .
AnnexVIDecisionoftheJointCommitteeNo,4/74layingdown
themethodsofadministrative cooperationinthe
..customsfieldforthepurposeofimplementing the:
Agreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
theRepublicofFinland.
AnnexVII'DecisionoftheJointCommitteeNo.5/74onProtocolNo.3
concerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof"Originating
products"andmethodsofadministrative cooperation.
AnnexVIIIDecisionoftheJoint.CommitteeHo.6/74supplementing .
andamendingArticles24and25ofProtocolNo.3
concerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof
"originatingproducts"andmethodsofadministrative
cooperation.
AnnexIXDecisionoftheJointCommitteeNo.7/74amending
AnnexIItotheProtocolNo.3concerningthedefinition
oftheconceptof"originatingproducts"andmethodsof
administrative cooperation .
AnnexXPressrexease.12
17
19
31
40
45
55
57
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TheJoint Committee oftheE3C/Finland Agreement held itsfirst
meeting on29January 1974 i-iBrusrels .Themeeting vaschaired by
."jaljc-ssador TAL7IT3E ,Head oftheFinnish Mission totheEuropean
Communities ,whoalso ledtheFinnish Delegation .
TheCommunity Delegation washeaded byMr. R.deKERGORLAY ,Deputy
Director-General forExternal Relations .
Alist oftheDelegations isgiven inAnnex I.
TheJoint Committee reached thefollowing conclusions asregards
thevarious items ontheagenda .
1.Adoption oftheprovisi onal agenda (Doc ,5EG-SF /3/74-seeAnnex II)
TheJoint Committee adopted theprovisional agenda .Before turning
totheitems ontheagenda ,Mr.TALVTTIE stated that heconsidered ita
privilege tochair thefirst meeting oftheJoint Committee .Healso
expressed hope that theAgreement intheECSC field would enter into
force without undue delay .Furthermore ;heindicated that hewished
tomake twostatements under thepoint"Miscellaneour ."concerning questions
related toArticle 15andFrotocol Ho.2oftheAgreement .
2-DraftDecisjon oftheJoint Committee Ho.l/74adopting therules of
procedure oftheJoint Committee (Doc .ESC-SF /1/74-seeAnnex III)
The Joint Conmittee :
-adopted Décision Fo.l/74
-approved thetexts ofthefollowing declarations :
(a)Joint Déclaration ?:
Concerning Article 2ofthe ru.les ofprocedure :
"Meetings should generally take place inBrussels "
Concerning Article 16oftherulesofprocedur e:
"Correspondence fortheJoint Committee shall "beaddressed t<»itsChairman ,
c/oSecretariat oftheJoint Committee fortheEEC/Finland Agreement ,
ruedelaLoi200 ,Brussels ".
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(b)Déclaration bytheCorammity :
Concerning Article 3ofthe rifles ofprocedure ?
"TheCommunity shall berepresented ,intheJoint Committee bythe
Commission assisted bytherepresentatives oftheMember States .
Arepresentative oftheSecretary-General oftheCouncil shall attend
themeetings oftheJoint Committee ".
ThetwoDelegations agreed tocorrect theFrench text ofArticle 9
ofDecision l/74byreplacing theword "finlandaise "by"finnoise ".
3° Draft Decision oftheJoint Committee Ho.2/74establishing the
Customs Committee (Doc.EEC-3F /2/74~seeAnnex IV)
The Joint Committee :. . .
-adopted Décision Ho.2/74
-approved thefollowing Joint Declaration :
"Inorder toensure theproper functioning ofProtocol Ho.3annexed
totheAgreement andinparticular Article 2thereof theCustoms
Committee maymeet inconjunction with theCustoms Committees established
under theAgreements between theCommunity andthecountries towhich
that Article applies ."
Itwasagreed that thefirst meeting oftheCustoms Committee would
beheld after themeeting oftheJoint Committee .
4.Draft Decision oftheJoint Committ eeHo.3/74amending Protocol
Ho.3concerni ngthedefinit ionoftheconceptof"originating products "
andme+hods ofc,dmiristratlve cooperaii^ii (Doc,5EJ--?F/3/74~ Annex V)
Draft Dec5 cion oftheJoint Committee Ho.4/74laying dovrnthemethods
ofadairistrativecooperat ioninthecustoms fjeld forthepurpose of
Implemsnting theAgreement between 1theEuropean Eoonoralc Community
andtheRepublic ofFinland (Doc.E3C-~SF /4/74-seeAnnex VI;

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Draft Decision oftheJoint Committee No.5/74onProtocol Mo.3
concer ningthedefinition ofthe concept of"originating products "
andmethods ofadniir.istrativecooperation (Doc.EEC-SF /5/74–see
Annex VII )
Draft Decision oftheJoint Committee Mo.6/74supplementing and
amending Articles 24and 25ofProtocol Mo.3concerning the
definition ofthe concept of"originating products "andmethods of
administrative cooperation (Doc .EEO-5? /6/74-seeAnnexVIII )
Draft Decision oftheJoint Committee Mo.7!l^-amending Annex IIof
Protocol Mo.3concerning thedefinition oftheconcept of"origina ting
products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation (Doc .EEC-SF /7/74–
seeAnnex IX)
The Joint Connittee :
-adopted Decisions Mo.3/74,4/74,5/74,6/74end7/74-Mr.deKBRGORLAY
pointed outthat hisapproval would have tobe"adreferendum "until all
theprocedures fortheadoption ofthedecisions hadbeen terminated
within theCommunity .
-decided thefollowing modifications ofthese same decisions :
Décision Mo.3/74:
-Preamble : 2ndparagraph ,2ndline :after thewords "administrative
cooperation "thewords "(hereafter called Protocol Mo.3)"
shall b9added .
-Article 5: 2ndparagraph :attheendofthe2ndsentence the
words :"orinSwedish "shall beadded .
Décision Mo.4/74:
-Preamble' : 2ndparagraph ,2ndline :after thewords "administrative
cooperation "thewords "(hereafter called Protocol Mo.3)*'
shall beadded .
3rdparagraph :thewords after "Protocol Mo.3"shall
beeliminated .

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Article 2(l): 1stsentence :thewords "rein .ting tothedefinition
oftheconcept of"originating products "andthe
methods ofadministrative cooperation (hereafter
called Protocol No.3)"shall beeliminated .
Article 12(2 ):attheendofthe2ndparagraph thewords "UTFARDAT I
EPTERHAUD "shell beadded .
-Article 19: attheendofthe1stparagraph the "ART .25,1
TILLAMPLIG "shall beadded .
Décision 5/74^
-Article 2: 1stparagraph ,2ndsentence :after thewords "in
which theAgreement isdrawn up"thewords "orin
Swedish "shall beadded .
Décision 6/74'
-Article 1: 2ndparagraph r3rdline :intheFrench text the
words "cesdeux pays "shall bereplaced by"les
deux autres pays ".
Mr.TALVTTIE announced that theFinnish authorities would shortly
present arequest foraUnited number ofmodificrtions ofLists AandB
ofProtocol Ho*3«Thetwo ps-rties agreed that theCustom !?Committee
would examine these demands andreport totheJoint Committee atits
next meeting .
5»Miscellaneous :
(a)Mr.TALVTTIE made twodeclarations ,onerelated toArticle 15ofthe
Agreement concerning agricultural products ,theother concerning
alcoholic beverages under Protocol No.2oftheAgreement :
Agricultural products :'
Recalling theFinnish position during thenegotiations ofthe
Free Trade Agreement Mr.TAL7ITIE pointed outthat butter exports
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from Finland totheUnited Kingdom haddropped from anannual
average of11.633 t.to102 t.inthefirst half of1973 andhad
thereafter ceased completely ,Hesuggested theCommunity and
Finland jointly examine measures that would permit theresumption v
of "butter exports totheUnited Kingdom .These discussions 3hcula
beseen against the "background ofArticle 15oftheAgreement .
~Alcoholic beverâges:
Mr.TALVITIE noticed with regret that intheabsence ofamarket
organisation foralcohol intheCommunity nodecision onthe
reduction oftariffs foralcoholic beverages between theCommunity
andFinland had asyetbeen taken andthat afirst step towards
re-establishment ofcustoms duties between theUnited Kingdom and
Denmark onthe one hand and Finland onthe other had become
unavoidable .Hehoped that itwould soon bepossible tofind a
solution tothis problem .
Mr.TALVITI3 would -like toseethose questions ontheagenda for
thenert mooting ofthoJoint Committee .
Mr. deKERGORLAY took note ofthe declarations .Hesaid
theCommunity would study theproblems mentioned andinform the
Finnish Delegation oftheresults assoon aspossible .Headded
.that hewas ""conscious oftheproblems faxing theFinnish butter
exports butpointed outthat theCommunity washaving difficulties
with this same commodity .Asregards alcoholic beverages
Mr.deKERGORLAY expressed hishope that amarket organisation would
beestablished before theendoftheyear andinformed theFinnish
Delegation that theCommrjiity wasatpresent studying theconsequences
fortheFree Trade Agreement ofthefailure toachieve this sofar .
(b)TheJoint Committee adopted therule that Finland would chair the
meetings oftheJoint Committee between 1January and30June ,the
Community between July and31December .
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(c)TheJoint Committee adopted thepress release (reeAnnex X)
(d)ThetwoDelegations intend tohold their next meeting inthesecond *
half ofJune .
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E^C-FIITLA'TD AGRLE7ICTT
TheJointCommittee
LISTCPTrISDELEGATIONS
PARTICIPATIïïG
v.
INTHEFIRSTMEETINGOPTI-ISJOIIITCOMMITTSE
SSTÜPTJNDERTUEEEC-FIULAIJD AGREEMFïT
(Brussels,29January1974)
EEC-S/9/74-E

Membersofth.3FinnishDelegation
Mr.PenttiTALVITIE
Mr.PaavoKAAKLEHTO
Mr.KalervoHENTILA
Mr.OlliM2NNANDER
Mr.AarnoLUTZ
Mr.RaimoFELTONEN
Mr.PeklcaKAUFPINEN
Mr.MattiVA1JKALA
Mr.Bo-GoranEEIKSSON
Mr.Timo£j.IJiLA
Mr.VeliSUilDBlCK
Mr.AnttiSATOLIAmbassador ,
HeadoftheFinnishMissiontothe
EuropeanCommunities ,
HeadoftheDélégation
DeputyDirector-General forCoronerci
Affairs,
MinistryofForeignAffaire,
DeputyHeadoftheDélégation
Direetor-General,
MinistryofCommerceandIndustry
Counsellor ,
DeputyHeadoftheFinnishMission
totheEuropeanCommunities
Counsellor (agriculturalaffairs),
FinnishMissiontotheEuropean
Communities
HeadofDepartment ,
MinistryofFinance
HeadofDepartment ,
BoardofCustoms
HeadofDepartment ,
BankofFiniand
SecretaryofSection,
MinistryofForeignAffairs
SecretaryofSsction,
BoardcfCusteias
SecondSecretary ,
FinnishMirsiontotheEuropoan
Communities
Attaché,
FinnishMissiontotheEuropean
Communities
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MembersoftheCommunityDélégation :
COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMtSDNITIES
Mr.RAMADIERKr.TOBIESM-MEYERMr.GOODCHILDMr.deKERGORLAY DeputyDirector-General
HeadofDivision
HeadofDivision
PrincipalAdministrator
tir.MOULART " "
Mr.BOTHOREL " "
Mr.BOSELLI " "
Er.GIFFONI " "
Mr.VASEY " "
MissesSAUT Administrator
TZUPAK Administrative Assistent
BELGIUM
Mr.J.MTOINE Secrétaire d'Administration
MinistèredesAffairesEtrangères
MinistèredesAffairesEconomiques Mr.CÎIILIADE
DENMARK
Mrs.MARTENSEN-LARSEN PprsteSekretær
DenFasteRepræsentation
GERMA1TY
Mrs.GROSSE-SCIF'JARE Regieringsdirektorin
Bundesministerium fürWirtschaft
Mr.HELISCH Regierungsdirektor
Bundesministerium fürWirtschaft
Mr.WURDAK Attache
StandigeVertretung
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Kr,CREBASSA
Mr.BERGERInspecteurprincipal
Ministèredel'EconomieetdesFimnces
Inspecteurcentral
Ministère del'EconomieetdesFinanças
IFJ3LMD
Mr.0'BYRKE
Mr.GILROYFirstSecretary
PermanentReprésentation
Customs ÂdiV.inistrator
DepartmentofFinance-Customs Administration
IT.JT
Mr.I^CHTIII Secondosecretarlo
Rappresentanza Permanente
LUXE^ÎBURG
Mr.BLOES Conseiller
Représentation Permanente
NFTHERLAIDS
Mrs.MEUTER-DI KKERS
Mr.EELTMMMinisterie vanEconomische Zaken
Ministerie vanLandbouw
URITEDKIFGD0M
Mr.HALL FirstSecretary
PermanentReprésentation
SECRETARIAT OFTHECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEM COIXJITITTES
Mr.MeARDLE
Mr.ST33INPrincipaliidïïiinistrator
Administrât or
SECRETARIESOFTHEJOIFTCOMTTTEE
I'Ir.0.RAUT'IO
Mr.J.vonGRUI3IEECounsellor
FinnishMissiontotheEuropeanCommunities
PrincipalAdministrator
CommissionoftlieEuropéenCommunities
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MNEXII
EEC-PI?TLAiID AGiraiENT - ~
JOUÏT CCSîPîITTHS3 Brussels ,9January 1974
EEC-S.7 /8/74-E
Joint Committee Keeting
29January ,1974
1.Approval oftheprovisional agenda .
2.Draft ofdecision oftheJoint Committee ITo.l/74adopting therules
ofprocedure oftheJoint Committee (doc.E3C-SF/i/74 -E).
3.Draft ofdecision oftheJoint Committee ITo.2/74establishing the
Customs Committee (doc.EEC-SF /2/74-E).
4.Draft ofdecision oftheJoint Committee Wo.3/74amending Protocol
No.3concerning thedefinition oftheconcept of"originating products "
andmethods ofadministrative cooperation (doc.EEC-SF /3/74~E).
5.Draft ofdecision oftheJoint Committee ITo.4/74laying doxm themethods
ofadministrative cooperation inthecustoms field forthepurpose of
implementing theAgreement "between theEuropean Economic Community and
theRepublic ofFinland (doc.EEC-SF/4/74 --E).
.Draft ofdecision oftheJoint Committee Ho.5/74onProtocol No.3
concerning thedefinition oftheconcept of"originating products "
andmethods ofadministrative cooperation (doc.ESC~SF /5/74-E)»
7.Draft ofdecision oftheJoint Corxiittee No.6/74supplementing and
amending Articles 24and 25ofProtocol No.3concerning thedefinition
oftheconcept of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative
cooperation ,(doc.SEC-SF/6/74 -E).
3.Draft ofdecision oftheJoint Committee No.7/74amending Annex IIof
Protocol No.3concerning thedefinition oftheconcept of"originating
products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation (doc .EEC-3F/7/74 -E).
9.Liscsllaneous .
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EEO-FIlTLA rn)AGHEH.ToT
The Joint Committee ESC-SF
DECISION 0?THEJ0E TTCq^ITTEE ITo,1/74
adopting therules ofprocedure ofthe
Joint Committee
THE JOINT COMMITTEE
having regard totheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheRepublic ofFinland ,andinparticular /article 29,thereof ,
KAS D3CIDED
Ar+icle 1
TneJoint Committee shall "bepresided inturn forsixmonths ata
time "byarepresentative oftheCommunity andarepresentative of
Finland .
.Article 2
Once hehasohta ?ned ^hea^^enont ofr^th Parties ,theChairman of
tLo Joirit ComuiVlee she.' .!fix the da*^es andtimes ofmeeting *
3
Before each meeting theChairman shall beinformed howeach coloration
istobema^e up.ANrEX III
ESC-SF /l/74~E
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Article 4
Unless there isadecision tothecontrary ,themeetings oftheJoint
Committee shall not "bepublic .Foraccess totheCommittee 'smeetings
apans nust heshown .
Article 5
TheJoint Committee' sdecisions inrespect ofurgent natters may bo
taken bywritten procedure ifboth Parties are inagreement .
Article 6
All communications from the Chairman inaccordance with these rules of
procedure shall beaddressed totheCommission 'sSecretariat ,tothe
members oftheCouncil ofthe3uropean Communities ,totheCouncil 's
Secretariat andtothe Finnish Mission totheEuropean Communities ,
Article 7
1.TheChairman shall draw uptheprovisional agenda foreach meeting .
Itshall beforwarded totheaddressees referred tointhepreceding
Article noxlater than fifteen days before thebeginning ofthemeeting .
Theprovisional agenda shall include theitems inrespect ofwhich
theChairman hasreceived arequest forinclusion intheagenda notlater
than twenty-one days before thebeginning ofthemeeting .
Items shall notbewritten into theprovisional agenda unless the
relevant documentation has been forwarded tothe addressees referred to
inthepreceding Article bythedate onwhich theagenda issent out .
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Theagenda shall beadopted bytheJoint Committee atthebeginning
ofeach meeting .Anitem other them those appearing ontheprovisional
agenda naybeplaced ontheagenda ifthetwoParties soagree .
2.TheChairman mayshorten ,inagreement with thetwoParties ,the
periods specified inparagraph 1inorder totake account oftho
requirements ofaparticular case .
Article 3
Kxnute3 shall betaken foreach meeting andsnail include mparticular
asummary ,based onasumming upoftheproceedings bytheChairman ,of
theconclusions arrived atbytheJoint Committee .
Upon adoption bytheJoint Committee ,theminutes shall besigned by
theacting Chairman andbytheSecretaries oftheJoint Committee and
shall befiled intheJoint Committee 'srecords .Acopy oftheminutes
shall beforwarded toeach ofthe addressees referred toinArticle 6
above .
Artide 9
TheDanish ,Dutch ,English ,Finnish ,French ,German andItalian
languages shall betheofficial languages oftheJoint Committee .
Unless there isadecision tothecontrary ,theJoint Committee shall
baee itsdiscussions ondocumentation drawn upinthese seven languages .
Article 10
Acts ofthejoint Committee shall besigned bytheChairman .
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Article 11
Recommendations andDecisions oftheJoint Committee within themeaning
ofArticle 29oftheAgreement shall beentitled "Recommendation "cr
"Decision "followed byaserial number andareference totheir subject
natter .
Article 12
Recommendations andDecisions within themeaning ofArticle 29ofthe
Agreement shall bedivided into articles .
Theacts referred tointheparagraph above shall endwith thewords
"Done at (date)",thedate being that onwhich they
areadopted bytheJoint Committee .
Recommendations and Decisions ofthe Joint Committee shall beforwarded
tothe addressees referred toinArticle 6above .
Article 13
Anofficial oftheCommunity andanofficial oftheFinnish Government
shall actjointly asthesecretaries oftheJoint Committee .
Article 14
TheCommunity ,ontheonehand ,andFinland ,ontheother ,shall defray
theexpenses that they incur asaresult oftheir participation in
meetings oftheJoint Committee andofworking parties inrespect of
staff ,travelling andsubsistence expenses andalso ofpostal and
telecommunications costs .
Expenses inrespect ofinterpretation atmeetings ,translation and
duplication ofdocuments andalso those relating tothematerial
organisation ofmeetings shall normally bedefrayed bytheCommunity .
I
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■Article IS
Without prejudice toother provisions applicable mthis matter ,the
business ofthe Joint Committee shall beconfidential .
Article 15
Correspondence for theJoint Committee shall beaddressed toitsChairman .
Dons atBrus sels ,on
For the Joint Conmittee
The Chairman
The Secretaries
E3C-SF/1/74 -E

EEC-FINLAND AGREE2IENT
TheJoint Committee-17-
/KMEX IV
EEC-SF /2/74-E
DECISION OFTHEJOINT COIIMITTEE No.2/74
establishing theCustoms Committee
TILE JOINT COMMITTEE
having regard totheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheRepublic ofFinland andinparticular Article 31(3)thereof ,
HA3 DECIDED :
Article 1
Aworking party shall beestablished under thename oftheCustoms
Committee andshall function under theauthority oftheJoint Committee ,
This Customs Committee shall look after customs cooperation toensure
that theprovisions ofProtocol No.3totheAgreement areapplied
properly anduniformly andshall carry outanyother task inthecustoms
field with which theJoint Committee mayentrust it.
Article 2
TheCustoms Committee shall becomposed of -customs experts oftheMember
States andofofficials oftheCommission whose responsibilities extend
tocustoms natters ,ontheonehand ,andbyFinnish experts ,in
particular customs experts ,ontheother .Itshall bepresided over
inturn byarepresentative ofeach delegation .
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The Oust ensCommittee shall infom theJoint Committee regularly ofall
itswork and shall submit toitinadvance theagenda for itsmeetings .
Such informations andcommunications shall pass through thesecretarial
service oftheJoint Committee .Inall cases involving aquestion of
principle orofinterpretation oftheAgreement andalso whenever
decisions need tobetaken within themeaning ofArticle 29ofthe
Agreement ,theCustoms Committee shall inform theJoint Committee whose
task itistotake decisions .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Joint Ccmmittee
The Chairman
The Secretaries
E3C-SP/2/74 -E

EEC-FINLAND AORESMENT
TheJoint Commit ta®-19-AM3X V
|ί,Κ".!■>
■ No "S/lA.OFTHEJOHTT CO^CTTTE g
OF29JANUARY 1974
! r amending Protocol No3concerning
the -definition oftheconcept of"originating product a"
andmethods ofadministrative cooperation
THEJOINT COIMITTEE ,
&ving regard "to "fcheAgreement between the !Rurop^*-ti Economic Comniuni*ty
dtheRepublio ofFinland fsigned inBrussels on5October 1973l
Having regard toProtocol No3concerning thedefinition oftheconcept
oforiginating products "endmethods ofadministrative cooperation
{hereinafter referred toas"Protocol No*"),andinparticular
Article 28 .thereof ;
-reas .thespecinen A.5F .1movement certificate given in;«jnex ^to
rotocol No3should boropleoed bycertificate X>'H»1inorder to
enable thelatter certificate tobeuaedundsr Afjra^enta referred
t0inAriele èofryn-tocci Fo3j

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"./horeastheprocedureforissuingthemovementcertificateinrespect
ofacompleteartioleimportedinseparateinstallments shouldbelaiddowni
' »
Whereasexperienoehasshowntheneedtosimplifyproceduresforissuing
movementcertificates relatingeithertogoodswhichhaveremainedinthe
territoryofthecountriesconcerned "buthavonotbeenplacedinacustoms
bondedwarehouseandwhicharetobere-exportedinthesamestate,orto
originating produotswithinthemeaningofArticle2and,whereappropriate ,
Article3ofProtocolNo3;
Whereascertainotherprovisionsof-Protoool No3shouldbeamendedtotake
accountofthisDecision,
HASDECIDEDI
Article1
Article8ofProtooolNo3isreplaoedbythefollowingt
"1.OriginatingproductswithinthomeaningofthisProtocolBhall,on
importintotheCommunityorintoFinland,benefitfromtheAgreement
uponsubmissionofanEUR.1movementoertifioate,aspecimenof
whichisgivoninAnnexVtothisProtocol,issuedbytheCustoms
authoritiesofFinlandoroftheMemberStatesoftheCommunity.

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2.WhereArticle2,andwhereappropriate,Article3areapplied,
thecertificates shallbeissuedbytheCustomsauthorities of-'
eachofthecountriesconcernedwherethegoodshaveeitherbeen
.heldbeforetheirre-exportation inthesamestateorundergone
theworkingorprocessingreferredtoinArtiole2,uponpresen­
tationofthemovementcertificates issuedpreviously.
3*WithoutprejudicetoArtiole5(3),where,attherequestofthe
persondeclaringthegoodsatcustomsadismantledornon-assernbled
articlefallingwithinChapter84or85oftheBrusselsNomenclature
isimportedbyinstalments on,theconditionlaiddownbythecompetent
authorities ,itBhallbeconsideredtobeasinglearticleanda
.movementcertificate maybosubmittedforthewholeartioleupon
importationofthefirstinstalment. ■'t•'
4.TheCustomsauthoritiesofFinlandandoftheMemberStatesofthe
Communityshallbeauthorisedtoissuethemovementcertificates
specifiedintheagreementsreferredtoinArticle2unterthe
conditionslaiddowninthoseagreementsprovidedthatth»goods
coveredbythecertificates areintheterritoryofFinlandorof
thoCommunity.Aspecimenofthecertificatetobeusedisgiven
inAxmexeVtothisProtocol.0

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Article2
Article9ofProtooolNo3isreplaced "bythefollowingi
HAmovementcertificateshallbeissuedonlyon
applicationhavingbeenmadeinwritingbytheexporter.
Suchapplicationshallbemadeonthoformofwhicha
speoimenisgiveninAnnexVtothisProtoool,which
shallbeoompletedinaccordancewiththisProtoool."
Article3
Artide10(2)ofProtocolNo3isdeleted.
Article10(3)ofProtocolNo3whiohbeoomesArticle10(2)isreplaced
bythefollowing:
w2.Applications formovementcertificates andthecerti­
ficatesreferredtoinArtiole8(2),uponpresentation
ofwhiohnewcertificates areissued,mustbepreserved
foratleasttwoyearsbytheCustomsauthoritiesofthe
exportingcountry.H
Article4
Particle11(3)ofProtocolNo3isreplacedbythofollowing:
"3.MovementcertificatesshallbepreservedbythoCustoms
authoritiesoftheimportingStateinaccordancewith
themilesinforceinthatState."

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ArticV --
Thefirstandcecon.iparagraphsofArticle12ofProtocolNo3are
replaced ,bythefollowing s
"Movementcertificates shallbemadeoutomtheform
ofwhichaspecimenisgiveninAnnexVtothisProtocol.
Thisformsh?„llbeprintedinoneormoreofthelan­
guagesinwhichthisAgreementisdrawnupforinSwedish.
Certificates shallbemadeoutinone_of_theselanguagesand
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthedomesticlawof
theexportingStatejiftheyarehandwritten,theyshallbe
completediainkinprintscript .
Eachcertificateshallmeasure210x297mm,a
toleranceofupto5i®lessand8mmmorebeing
permissable asregardslength.Thepaperusedmustbe
whitesizedwritingpapernotcontainingmechanical
pulpandweighingnotlessthan25grammespersquare
meter.Itshallhaveaprintedgreenguillochepattern
backgroundmakinganyfalsification bymechanicalor
chemicalmeansapparenttotheeye."
Article6
Article20cfProtocolNo3isreplaced ,bythefollowing:
"TheExplanatoryNotes,ListsA,BandCandthespecimen
movementcertificate shallformanintegralpartofthis
Protocol."

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Article7
ExplanatoryNote7-Article8-ofAnnexItoProtocolNo3is
daieted.
Article8
ThesecondsentenceofExplanatoryNote8-Articlo10-ofAnnexI
voProtocolNo3isdeleted.
f-pocimenmovementcertificateinAnnexVtoProtocolNo3isre-
iitoedbythatintheAnnextothisDecision.
rsxVItoProtooolNo3isdeleted.
^ertifloates madeoutontheformspreviouslyinforce,
ivh'iaroftheA.SF.1oroftheA.W.1type?maycontinuetobeused
vilstocksareusedup,undertheconditionslaiddownbythis
-;jsion^Inthiscasetheprovisionsbelowareapplicable
Article10
:')8specimensofmovementcertificate A.SF.1whichareprintedin
Landr,thefollowingwordsshallbeaddedtoNote1onthefront:

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norAustria,IcelandNorway,Portugal,SwedenorSwitzerland."
Thewords"AgreementEEC-Finland"shownatthetopofthefirstpagein
themodelmaybereplacedbythewords"SUOMI-JTULAND ".
Article11
1.Thewords"EEC-FLNLiiND AGREEMENT"atthetopofthefrontpageofthe
specimenofmovementcertificate A.W.1containedinAnnexVIto
ProtocolNo3shallbedeleted. '
2.Thewords"movementcertificate"writteninthelanguagesinwhichthe
Agreementwasdrawnupshallbereplacedbythefollowingwords:
Warenverkehrsbe 9cheinigung
VareceTtifikat
IlovementCertificate
Cortificat decirculation desmarchandisos
Certificato dicircolazione dellemerci
Certificaat inzakegoederenverkeer
Varesertifikat
'Tavaratodistùs
Flutningssklrteini
Oartificado decircula9"aodasmèrcadorias
Varucertifikat
Theorderoftheabovemaybechangedinordertoplaoeatthetopthe
versioninthelanguageofthecountrywhitshprintsthecertificate .

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Article12
Theword"date......# ,shallboinsertedinthespace"custo-naen­
dorsement"tobefoundonthefrontofthespecimensofmovement
certificates A.SF.1andA.W.1.
Article13
IntheGerman-language versionofthe"Declaration bythoexporter"to
befoundinAnnexVItoProtooolNo3thewordst
"Beschreibedenursprungsbegriindeten Vorgangwiefolgt:(3)
shallbereplacedbythefollowingwords:
"BeschreibedenSachverhalt,aufgrunddessendieWaren
dievorerwähntenVoraussetzungen erfüllen,wiefolgt:(3)."
IntheEnglish-language versionofthe"Declaration bytheexporter'
tobofoundinAnnexVItoProtocolNo3thewords:
"Declaresthatthesegoodswereobtainedin(l)"
shallbereplacedbythefollowingwords:
"DeclaresthatthesagoodBaresituatedin(l)"«
DeneatBrussels,29Janunry197^
FortheJointCommittee
TheChairman
P.TALVITIE
TheSecretaries
0.RAUTIO J.vonGHUMME

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MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE
I.Etportrr «v.»UM ?n»»nfr%i
3.Consignée (N«I»KVKM*r!r*'».«ourir»)EUR.1NoÀ000.000
Seeooletoverlealbeforecompleting (hisform
2.CertulcateusedInpreferentftaltradebetwecn
and
(insertappropriatecounttlus.groupsolcountriesorlerrUorlfk)
4.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory
ofexportation5.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory
ofdestination
n.TransportdétailsiOoMt»anb 7.Remarks
C7
8.Itemnumber:marksandnumbers|Numberandkindofpackages(I);descriptionofgoods9.Gross
weight|kg)
orothermea­
sure(litres,
cii.m,etc.)10.invoices
(Optional)
11.CUSTOMSENDOSSEMENT
Déclarationcertified.
Exportdocument (2):Stamp
fate....j",usfomsoffice"..No......
issuJngcountryorterritory:
8ia*aMdDate
ISIcmiKttro !12.DECLARATION BYTHEEXPORTER
I,theundersigned ,declarethatthegoods
describedabovemeettheconditionsrequi­
redfortheissueofthiscertificate .
Placeanddate:.
(Stanatura)

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13.REOUESTFORVERIFICATION ,to 14.RESULTOFVERIFICATION
Verificationcarriedoutshowsthatthiscertificate (1)
I|wasissuedbytheCustomsOfficeindicatedandthat–theinformationcontainedthereinisaccurate .
IIdoesnotmeettherequirementsastoauthenticityand–accuracy (seeremarksappended).
Verification oftheauthenticity andaccuracyofthiscerti­
ficateisrequested .
(Placeanddate)
Stamp(Placeanddate)
, Stamp
(Signature) __________ (Signature) I
(î)InsertXintheapprooriatebox. I
NOTES
1.Certificatesmustnotcontainerasuresorwordswrittenoveroneanother .Anyalterationsmustbemadebydeletingthe'incorrectparticularsandad­
dingunynecessarycorrections .AnysuchalterationmustbeinitialledbythepersonwhocompletedthecertificateandendorsedbytheCustoms
itulhorities oftheissuingcountryorterritory .
2.Nospacrsmustbeleftbetweentheitemsenteredonthecertificateandeachitemmustbeprecededbyanitemnumber .Ahorizontallinemustbe
drawnimmediatlybelowthelastitem.Anyunusedspacemustbestruckthroughinsuchamannerastomakeanylateradditionsimpossible .
3.GoodsmustbedescribedInaccordancewithcommercialpracticeandwithsufficientdetailtoenabletheretobeidentified.

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APPLICATION FORAMOVEMENT CERTIFICATS
|'good*8"cr»ot
|ntkcd,In*I>-3l«
Vimberof\.Hclsior\te'In
\ras
\
\Exporter (Nam*,lull«ddrw».counlryl EUS.1NoÀ000.000
I ;2.ApplicationforacertificatelobeusedInpreferentialI
fradebetween i
3.Consignée (Nam«,lulladret»,countryl
(Optional)
and
j(insertappropriatecountries,group*ofcountriesorterritories)j
! •
i "'4.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory
ofexportation5.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory
ofdestination
<f.Transportdétails(Optional) 7.Remarks ,
\
I
8Itemnuir>h>?rimarksandnumbers|Numberandkindofpackages(i);descriptionofgoods9.Gross,
weight(kg)
orothermea­
sure(litres,
cu.m,etc.)10.invoices
(Optional)
12.DECLARATION BYTHEEXPORTER
/ II,theundersigned ,declarethatthegoods
Idescribedabovemeettheconditionsrequi-
Iredfortheissueoftheattachedcertificate.
Placeanddate:
(Signature)

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I
DECLARATION BVTHEEXPORTER
Ittheundersigned ,exporterofthegoodsdescribedoverleaf,
DECLAREthatthegoodsmeettheconditionsrequiredfortheissueoftheattachedcertificate ;
SPECIFYasfollowsthecircumstances whichhaveenabledthesegoodstomeettheaboveconditions :
SUBMITthefollowingsupportingdocuments (I):
UNDERTAKE tosubmit,attherequestoftheappropriateauthorities,anysupportingevidencewhichtheseauthoritiesma>
requireforthepurposeofissuingtheattachedcertificate,andundertake,ifrequired,toagreetoanyinspectior
oflhyaccountsandtoanycheckontheprocessesofmanufactureoftheabovegoods,carriedoutbythesaid
authorities )
REQUESTtheissueoftheattachedcertificateforthesegoods.
(Placeanddate)
(Signature)
(1)Forexample:tmportdocument*,movementcertificate©.Invoices,manufacturer'sdeclarations,etc.,referringtotheproductsusedInmanufacture
ortothegoodsre-exportedInthesamestate.
v

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EEC-FINLAND AGREE *SNT
... _. ._ ... .■ '• ' ANNEX VIThe Joint Commit *s» 1■
DECISION No4/74OFTHEJOINT COMMITTEE
Oft29JANUARY 1974
Laying down themethods ofadministrative cooperation inthe
Customs field for thepurpose ofimplementing theAgreement between
theEuropean Economic Community ..andthe "Republic of "Finland
THE JOINT COMMITTEE ,
Having regard totheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community
and theRepublic ofFinland signed atBrussels on5October 1973 ;
Having regard toProtocol Mo3°nthedefinition ofthe concept of
"originatihg products "andmethods ofadministrative coopération
(hereinafter referred toas"Protocol No3")tandinparticular Article 16
thereof ;
Whereas itisnecessary fortheproper functioning oftheAgreement ,to
organize close administrative cooperation between theContracting Parties
totheAgreement toensure correct anduniform application ofthecustoms
provisions contained therein ,inparticular those ofProtocol No3
C?
HAS DECIDED s
(
~Article 1
1.Under theresponsibility oftheexporter *heorhisauthorized

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representative shall request theissue ofamovement certificate ;
2.Theexporter orhisrepresentative shall submit with hisrequest
anyappropriate supporting document proving that thegoods tobe
exported qualify for the issue ofamovement certificate .
Artide 2
1«Itshall betheresponsibility ofthecustoms authorities ofthe
exporting country toensure that forms referred toinArticle 9of
Protocol No3aroduly completed .Inparticular ,they shell
check whether thespace reserved forthedescription ofthegoods has
been completed insuch amanner astoexclude anypossibility of '
fraudulent additions .Tothis end ,thedescription ofthegoods must
begiven without leaving anyblovk lines .Where thespace isnotcom­
pletely filled ahorizontal line must bedrawn below thelast line of
thedescription ,theempty space being crossed through .
2.Since themovement certificate constitutes thedocumentary evidence for
theapplication oftheprefefrenti&l tariff andquota arrangements laid down
intheAgreement ,itshall betheresponsibility of'thecustoms authori­
ties oftheexporting country to'take any6teps necessary toverify the
origin ofthegoods andtocheck theother statements onthecertificate .
Article 3
rx"ieEUH»i movement certificate shall beissued bythecustoms authorities
opaMember State oftheEuropean Economic Community ifthegoods tobe

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i
exported canbeconsidered products originating intheCommunity
within themeaning ofArticle 1(l)ofProtoool No3*
Article
TheEUR.l movement certificat shall beissued bythe customs authorities
ofFinland ifthegoods tobeexported canbeconsidered products
originating inFinland within themeaning ofArticle 1(2)ofProto­
colNo3. ' ,
Article 5
TheEUR.l movement certificate shall beissued bythe customs' authorities
ofaMember State oftheEuropean Economic Community orofFinland if
thegoods tobeexported canbeconsidered products originating inthe
Community ,inFinland orinAustria ,Iceland »Norway ,Portuge.1 ,Sweden or
Switzerland within themeaning ofArticle 2and ,where applicable ,
Article 3ofProtocol No.3.
Article 6
Forthepurpose ofverifying whether theconditions stated inArticles
3»4and5have been met , ■bhecustoms authorities shall have theright
tocall foranydocumentary evidence ortocarry outanycheck which
they consider appropriate .
Article 7
Forthepurpose Ofimplementing Articles 2and3ofProtocol .No3•
EUfi.l movement certificates must indicate the state inwhich theproducts -
used have acquired thestatus oforiginating products .

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Article 8
roof that theconditions setout .inArticle 7'ofProtocol' No3have
been metshall beprovided bysubmission tothecustoms authorities
oftheimporting state ofeither :
(a)asingle supporting transport document ,madeoutintheexporting
state ,under thecover ofwhich the ;transit country hasbeen
crossed ,or
(b)acertificate issued bythecustoms authorities ofthetransit
country containing :
(i)anexact description ofthegoods ,
theda*e°funloading andreloading ofthegoods and ,
vhere applicable ,thenames oftheships ,
(iii)certified proof oftheconditions under which thegoods
have stayed inthetransit country ;
or ,
^ suchparticulars ,anydocumentary evidence .
Articl e9
«■t£t
Thedate ofissue ofthemovement certificate must beindicated inthe
part ofthecertificate reserved forthecustoms authorities .
. »
* i
Article 10
Thecustoms authorities oftheMember States andFinland shall provide
eachother ,through theCommission oftheEuropean Communities ,with
specimen impressions ofstamps used intheir customs offices forthe
issue ofmovement certificates­
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Article 11
«
Itshall always bepossible toreplace oneormore movement certificates
byoneormore certificates ,provided that this isdone atthecustoms
office where thegoods arelocated *
Article 12
1.When acertificate isissued within themeaning -ofArticle 10(l)
ofProtocol No3after thegoods towhich itrelates have actually been
exported ,theexporter must intheapplication referred toinArticle 9
ofProtocol No3:
(a)indicate theplace anddate ofexportation ofthegoods towhich
thecertificate relates ; ,
(b)certify that nocertificate wasissued atthetime ofexportation
ofthegoods inquestion ,and "state thereasons *
2.Thecustoms authorities mayissue amovement certificate retrospectively
only after verifying that theparticulars supplied intheexporter 's
application agree with those onthecorresponding document .
Certificates issued retrospectively ,must beendorsed with oneofthe
following phrases :NACHTSidLICH AUSGESTELLT ","DELIVRE APOSTERIORI "j.
"RILASCIATO APOSTERIORI ","AFGEGEVEN APOSTERIORI ","ISSUED RETROSPECTIVELY "
"UDSTEDT EFTERF0LGENDE ","ANNETTU JXXKIKA2EEN ","UTFXRDAT IEFTERHAND ".
Article 13
Intheevent ofthetheft ,loss ordestruction ofamovement 'certificate ,
theexporter mayapply tothecus.toms authorities which issued itfor ''
aduplicate tobemade outonthebasis oftheexport documents intheir
possession .Theduplicate issued inthis waymust beendorsed with one

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ofthefollowing words :"DUPLIKAT ","DUPLICATA ","rUPLICATO ","DUPLICAAT ",
"DUPLICATE ","KAKSOISKAPPAIiE ".
Theduplicate ,which must bear thedate ofissue Oftheoriginal movement
certificate ,shall take effect asfrom that date .
Article
Movement certificates submitted tothecustoms authorities oftheimporting
country after expiry ofthetime limit fortheir submission stipulated
inArticle 11ofProtocol No3 beaccepted for thepurpose of
applying thepreferential arrangements provided the failure toobserve
this time limit results from force majeurg orexceptional circumstances .
Insddition ,thecustoms authorities oftheimporting country mayaccept
such certificates provided thegoods have been presented tothem before
theexpiry ofthesaid time limit .
Article 15
Thediscovery ofslight discrepancies between thestatements mademthe
movement certificate and those made inthe documents submitted tothe
customs office forthepurpose ofcarrying outtheformalities forimporting
thegoods shali not ipso facto render tliecertificate null andvoid ,
provided .itisduly established'that thecertificate corresponds tothe
poods.,'
Ârt-icle 16
TheMember Stated andFinland shall take allnecessary steps toensure
'■:••gooda traded under cover ofamovameiit certificate ,which inthe
cftransport useafree ssone situated intheir territory ,arenot

substituted byother gooda andthat they donotundergo handling other
than normal operations designed toprevent their deterioration .
2.When products originating intheCommunity orFinland andimported
into afree zone under cover ofamovement certificate undergo treatment
orprocessing ,thecustoms authorities concerned must issue a'newcerti­
ficate attheexporter 'srequest ifthe'treatment orprocessing undergone
isinconformity with theprovisions ofProtocol No3*
f .
Article 17
1.Under theresponsibility oftheexporter ,heorhisauthorized •
representative shall complete and 6ign the twoparts ofform EUR .2,of
which amodel isannexed toJoint Committee Decision No5/7^»
5
If'thegoods contained intheconsignment have already been subject to
verification intheexporting country byreference tothe definition of
theconcept oforiginating products ,theexporter mayrefer tothis check
inthespace reserved for "Remarks "inform EUR .2.
2.Theexporter shall enter thetitle ,"EUR .2",followed bytheserial
number oftheform onthegreen label C1orcustoms declaration C2/CP
\.
Article 18
EUR.l
1.Subsequent verifications ofmovement certificates /and offorms EUR .2
shall becarried out atrandom orwhenever the customs authorities of'
theimporting state have reasonable doubt astotheauthenticity ofthe
document ortheaccuracy oftheinformation regarding tho true origin
ofthegoods inquestion .

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2.For thepurpose ofimplementing theprovisions ofparagraph 1
e.bovt ,thecustoms authorities oftheimporting state shall return the
movement certificatl^ar "^Part 2offormEUR.2oraphotpcopy thereof ,
.tothecustoms authprities of exporting state ,giving ,where appropriate ,
thereasons ofform orsubstance foraninquiry .Theinvoice ,ifithas
•been submitted ,oracopy thereof shall beattached toPart 2ofform EUR .2
and thecustoms authorities shall forward anyinformation that hasbeep
obtained suggesting that theparticulars given onthesaid certificate
f !orthe said form are inaccurate .
Ifthecustoms authorities oftheimporting state decide tosuspend the
provisions oftheAgreement while awaiting theresults oftheverification ,
they shall offer torelease thegoods tothe -importer subject toany
precautionary measures judged necessary .
3« Thecustoms authorities oftheimporting state 6hall beinformed
oTtheresults oftheverification A'asoon aspossible .These "results
must besuch astomake itpossible todetermine whether thedisputed
movement certificate orform EUR.2applies tothegoods actually exported ,
andwhether these goods can ,infact ,qualify fortheapplication ofthe
preferential -arrangements .
When such disputes cannot besettled between thecustoms authorities of
theimporting state andthose oftheexporting 6tate orwhen they raise
aquestion astotheinterpretation ofProtocol No3»they shall besub­
mitted tothe Customs Committee ..
ior ,thepurpose ofthesubsequent verification ofcertificates ,the
,customs authorities ,oftheexporting country must keep theexport
documents ,orcopies ofcertificates used inplace thereof %fornot
lees than twoyears .

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Article 19
Fortheapplicatipn ofArticle 25(l)ofFrotcol No3,movement certi­
ficates andforms EUR .2maybeendorsed with oneofthefollowing
expressions :"ART.25.1 GEGEBEN "*"APPLICATION ART.25.1 ","APPLICAZIOITE
ART .25.1 ","ART .25.1 VOLDAAN ",HART .25.1 SATISFIED ",ART .25.1
OPFYLDT ","25.1 ARTIKLAA SOVELLETTU ","ART.25.1 TILLAMPLIG ".
These expressions shall beauthenticated ,inthecase ofmovement
t .
certificates ,bymeans ofthestamp used bytheappropriate customs
office .
Article 20
Theinitial andendorsements referred toinArticles 7,12,13and19
shall beadded inthespace inthecertificate for "Remarks ".
Done atBrussels ,29January 197 **
For the Joint Committee
The Chairman
The Secretaries :
P.TALVITIE
0.RAUTIO J.vonGRUMME

EEC-FINLAND AGREEMENT
The Joint Committee-40-
ANNEX VII
DECISION No5/74QFTHEJOINT COMMITTEE
OF29JAMIARY 1974
onProtocol No3concerning thedefinition oftheconcept of
"Originating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation
TïIEJOINT COMMITTEE ,
Having regard totheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheRepublic ofFinland signed atBrussels on5October 1973 1
Having regard toProtocol Ho3*concerning the lefinition oftheooncept
of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation (herein­
after referred toas"Protocol No3"),andinparticular Article 28thereof ;
Whereas itisnecessary toadopt certain measures toadapt theprovisions
ofProtocol No3totherequirement proper tospecific goods orto
certain modes oftransports
HASDECIDEE î
^ « ••-, ,Article 1
"Originating products "within themeaning ofProtocol No3which are
postal consignements (including parcels )shall ,provided that thecon­
signments contain only originating products andthevalue does not
exceed 1000units ofaccount perconsignment jbenefit from thepro­
visions oftheAgreement onimport into theCommunity orFinland on
presentation offormEUR.2(seespecimen intheAnnex tothis Decision ).

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Article2
FormEUR.2shall "becompleted "bytheexporter.Itshallbemadeoutinone
ofthelanguagesinwhichtheAgreementisdrawn°£p^Si<fl^^fifeordancewith
theprovisionsofthedomesticlawofthe.exporting .State.Ifiti&hand­
writtenitmust"becompletedininkandinblockletters.FormEUR...2
shallbocomposed'of twoparts,eachpartbeing210x148mm.Thepaperused
shallbewhitepaperdressedforwritingnotcontainigmechanicalpulp
endweighingnotlessthan64grammes.FormEUR,2maybedetachedinto
twoparts.^
TheMemberStatesoftheCommunityandFinlandmayreservetheright
toprinttheformsthemselvesormayhavethemprintedbyprintersthey
haveapproved.Inthelastcasereferencetothisapprovalmastbemade
oneachfotn).,-,Inaddition,eachpartmustbearthedistinctive sign
attributed .totheapprovedprinterandaserialnumber.
Artide3
AformEUR.£shallbecompletedforeachpostalconsignement .After'
completingandsigningthetwo'partsoftheform,theexportershall,
inthecaseofconsignements byparcelpost,attachthetwopartsto
thedespatchnote.Inthecaseofoonsignement byletterpost,the
exportershallattachPart1firmlytoth©consignement andinsertPart2
insideit. *.
Theseprovisionsdonotexemptexportersfromcomplyingwithanyother
formalitiesrequiredbycustomsorpostalregulations .
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Article4
1.TheCommunityandFinlandshalladmitasoriginating products
"benefiting;fromtheprovisionsofthe.figreement,withoutrequiring
thecompletionofaformEUR.2goodsBentassmallpackagesto
privatepersonaprovidedsuchgoodsarcnotimportedbywayoftrade
andhavebeendeclaredasfulfillingtheconditionsrequiredforthe
applicationoftheseprovisionsundprovidedthereisnodoubtasto
theaccuracyofsuchdeclaration .
2.Importations notbywayoftradeshallbeimportations whichare
occasional andconsistsolelyofgoodsforthepersonaluseofthe
adresgeeorhisfamily,itbeingevidentfromthonatureandquantity
ofthegoodsthathavenocommercialpurpose.Furthermore ,thototal
valueofthesegoodsmustnotexceed60unitscfaccount.
c?iix.UP.kJ.
InordertoensureproperapplicationofthisDecision,theMemberStates
oftheCommunityandFinlandshallassisteachother,throughtheir
respectivecustomsadministrations,forthepurposeofcheckingthe
authenticity andaccuracyofs.rporters'declarations madeonformsEUR.2.
I\:r^icle6
Penaltiesshallbeimposedonanypersonwhocompletesaformorhasa
formcompletedwhichcontainsinaccurateinformationforthepurposeof
enablinggoodstobenefitfrompreferential treatment.
'DoneatBrussels,29Januijry1974
FortheJointCoumittee
TheChairmnn
TheSecretaries P.TALVITIE
0.RAUTIO J.vonGRUMME

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EEC-FINLAND AGREEMENT
The Joint Committee-45-
ANNEX VIII
DECISION No6/74OFTHEJOINT COMMITTEE
"OF29JANUARY 1974
supplementing andamending Articles and25ofProtocol No3
concerning thedefinition oftheconcept of"originating products "
andmethods ofadministrative cooperation
THEJOINT COMMITTEE ,
.Having regard totheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community
.andtheRepublic -ofFinland signed inBrussels on5October 1973 ?
i
Having regard toProtocol No3concerning thedefinition oftheconcept
of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation
(hereafter referred toasProtocol No3)andinparticular Article 28
thereof ;
Whereas itisnecessary tointroduce certain modifications toArticle 25
paragraph 1ofProtocol No3toavoid ,tothedetriment oforiginating
products within themeaning oftheAgreement of5October 1973 distortion
ofsources ofsupply which could arise until customs duties areabolished ,
between theCommunity asoriginally constituted andIreland ontheone
hand andFinland ontheother ; whereas itisnecessary tomodify
inconsequence thetext ofArticle Zht

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HAS DECIDED :
Article 1
4
Thetext ofArticle 25 (l)ofProtocol No jjisreplaced bythe
following :
"1. The following products maybenefit ,upon import into
Finland orDenmark ortheUnited Kingdon ,from thetariff provi­
sions inforce inFinland orintheither two countries and
covered byArticle 3(l)oftheAgreement :
(a)products which meet theconditions ofthis Protocol andfor
which amovement certificate has been issued indicating that
they have acquired the status oforiginating products and '
have undergone anyadditional processing solely inFinland orin
the two other countries referred toabove orinthe other five ,
countries specified inArticle 2ofthis Protocol ?
.,(b)products other than products ofChapters 50to62,which incet
the conditions ofthis Protocol and for which amovement cer­
tificate has been issued indicating :
1.that they have been obtained bytheprocessing ofgoods
which ,upon export from theCommunity asoriginally consti­
tuted orfrom Ireland ,hadalready acquired there thestatus
t>foriginating products ?
2,andthat theadded value acquired inFinland orinthe_
twocountries referred toabove orintheother five
countries specified inArticle 2ofthis Protocol represents
50%ormore ofthevalue ofthose products ;

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c)products listed incolumn 2below which meet theconditions ofthis
Protocol and forwhich amovement certificate hasbeen issued indicating
that they have been obtained bytheprocessing ofgoods listed
incolumn 1below which ,upon export from theCommunity asoriginally
constituted orfrom Irel^d ,hadalready acquired there thestatus
oforiginating products .
Column 1 i Column 2
Products used Products obtai nod
i
1.ex11.08Maize andpotato starches ex35-05 Starch glues
2. 73»12 Hoop andstrip ,ofiron and
steel ,hot-lrolled orcold ->
rolled
3. 7^.01 Copper matte ;unwrought
copper (refined ornot);
copper waste and scrap73«lo Tubes andpipes andblanks
..therefor ,ofiron (other tha~
cast iron )orsteel ,excluding
high-pressure hydro-electric
conduits
7b.03Wrought bars ,reds ,angles ,
shapes and sections ,ofcopper ;
copper wire
Wrought plates ,sheets and strif
ofcopper
7^.05 Copper foil (whetner ornot
embossed ,cut toshape ,perfo -
ated ,coated ,printed ,or
backed with paper orother
reinforcing material ),ofa
thickness (excluding any
backing )notexceeding 0^15 -'i*
7^.06 Coriper powders andflakes
. .74.07' Tubes and pipefe ahdblanks
therefor ,ofcopper ;hollow
bars ofcopper ■ j

75*01 Nickel mattes ,nickel
speies and .other interme­
diate products ofnickel
metallurgy ;unwrought nickel
(excluding electro-plating
anodes );nickel waste and
scrap
ex85.2 ^•(îarbon eléetrodés
Materials notfalling within Chapters
50to6a
exChap -Fibres *yarn ,monofil and
tera 'strip oftextile materials ,
50to57other than those predominate
ing inweight provided that
their weight doeB not
exceed 10%ofthe total
weight ofall thetextile
materials incorporated in
thafinished products7^.08 Tube andpipe fittings (for
example ,joints ,elbows ,
sockets andflanges ),of
copper
7*1.10 Stranded wire ,cables ,corda <?<
ropes ,plaited bands and the
like ,ofcopper wire ,but
excluding insulated electric
wires and cables
85«23 Insulated (including enamellct
oranodized )electric wire ,
• cable ,bars ,strip andthe
like (including co-axial cab}'
whether ornot fitted with
.connectors
75.02 Wrought bars ,rode ,angles ,
shapes andsections ,ofnick "
nickel wire
75.03 Wrought plates ,sheets and
strip ,ofnickel }nickel fo:'.?.
.niokel powders and flakes
75.0^Tubes andpipes $idblanks
therefor ,ofnickel ;hollow
bars ,and tube andpipe
fittings (forexample ,joints
elbows ,sockets andflanges ),
ofnickel
/
•ex85.2 ^Graphite electrodes
Allproducts falling within Chapters
•50to62
Allproducts ofChapters 50to62
containing twoormore textile material

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8.exChap-
tere
50to59Yarn
9*exChap-
ters
50to59
10.exChap-
tera
50to62Woven fabric ,not
embroidered ,provided that ,
the value ofthe woven
fabric does notexceed 50S&
ofthe value ofthe
finished product *
Trimmings andaccessories
(excl ding linings )(ex60.04 Under-garmento ,complote and
readv towear
ex60.05 Outer garments andother
•>articles ,complete and
ready towear oruse ,other
than blankets
ex62.02 •Thefollowing prod'ucts ,
embroidered :table linBn ,
curtains ,table runners ,
chair-backs ;arm-rests and
cushion covers (excluding bs.\
linen )andfurnishing articles
for churches and similar plao ".-
ofworship
t
Allgoods falling within Chapter 60,
heading Nos61.01 to61.0 **,61.06 ,61.07
61.09 to6l.ll (complete endready to
wear)' ,■61.05 (complete andready for vise)
andproducts falling within heading No
61.08 andChapter 62
11*ex57*07 Sisal yarn
12* 50*63 .Silk waste (including
cocoons unsuitable for
reeling ,silk noils and
pulled orgarnetted rags )
56.03 Waste (including yarn waste
andpulled orgarnetted
rags )ofman-made fibres
"(continuous ordiscontin­
uous ),notcarded ,combed
orotherwise prepared for
spinning
13* 53*05 Sheep 'sorlambs' wool
orother animal hair
(fine otcoarse ),carded
,01"combedex58.02 Sisal carpets
Allgoods falling within Chapters
50to62
Allgoods falling within Chapters
50to57

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14.ex56.0ÏSynthetiotextilefibres
(discontinuous),notcar­
ded,combedorotherwise
preparedforspinningAllgoodsfoilingwithinChapters
50to57»exceptheadingNo.56.04:
man-madefibres(discontinuous or
waste),carded,combedorother­
wisepreparedforspinning
ex5o.02
15«ex56.OI
©x56.02
16.Continuousfilamenttow
forthemanufacture of
synthetictextilefibres(discon­
tinuous)
exChapters
50to57Fibresandcontinuous
filamenttowofpoly­
propylene,providedthat
.theirvaluedoesnot
exceedtftfoofthevalue
ofthefinishedgood
YarnThefollowinggoodsfallingwitlu.n«'
Chapters58to62:
ex59.01tSanitarytowels
ex59»04sTwine,cordage,ropes
andcableB,plaitedor
not,otherthansingle
yarncomposedoolclyof
continuoussynthetic
textilefibres
ex59.02Needleloomfelt,whether
ornotimpregnated or
coated
ex50.09wovenfabrics,dyed,con­tainingftO/oormoreby-
weightofsilkorwaste
3ilkotherthannoil
ex5l«04Wovenfabricaofman-
<madefibres(contimjous),
flocked
ex55-09
ex55.09
ex56.07
58.01Otherwovenfabric3of
cotton.flocked
Organdies,bleached,
mercerized andparch-
mentized
Wovenfabricsofman­
madefibres(discon­
tinuousorwaste),
flocked
Carpets,carpetingand
rugs,knotted(madeup
ornot)

ex59*01 Sanitary towels
?
ex59.15 Textile hose piping andsimilar
tubing inwhich linen ortrue
hemp orboth materials to­
gether represent notmore
than 5C$oftheweight ofthe
textile components
exChapters Single yam
50to59
éxChapters .Single yara
55and56ex .59*17 Bolting cloth
l
ex59*17 Textile articles other than
thegoods defined inNote 5
(a)toChapter 59
ex60.03 Stockings ,under-stoolcings ,
socks ,ankle-socks ,sockettes
andthelike ,corplete and
ready towear
ex60.06 Articles ofthekind falling
within healing Nos60.02 to
60.05 ,knit tec!orcrocheted ar.ri
elastic orrubberized complete
andready towear orready for
,use
59*05 Nets andnetting made oftwine ;
cordage ,orropa ,andmake up
fishing nets ofyarn ,twine ,
cordage orrope
59*06 Other articles made from yarn ,
twine ,cordage ,rope orcables ,
other than textile fabrics and
articles made from such fabrioc
ex58*08 Knotted netfabrics ,having a
uniform square ordiamond -
shaped mesh knotted ateach
corner ,entirely made "of
cotton orsynthetic textile
fibres

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19«ex51*01
ô*51.02Yarnorsynthetictextilefibre(continuous),notput
upforretailsale
Ifonofil,strip(artifi­cialstrawandthelike)
andimitationcatgut,of
synthetictextilematerialsLex58*08Knottednetfabrics,ha-
L vingauniformsquareor
L diamond-shaped mesh
I knottedateachcorner,
I entirelymadeofcotton
I orofsynthetictextile
I fibres
(ex59.04Twine,cordage,ropes,
andcables,plaitedornot
otherthansingleyarncom­
posedsolelyofcontinuous
synthetictextilefibres
59*05Netsandnettingmadeof
twine,cordageorrope,
andmadeupfishingnets
ofyarn,twine,cordage
orrope
59*06Otherarticlesmadefrom
yarn,twine,cordage,rope
orcables,otherthantex­tilefabricsandarticles
madefromsuchfabrics
20.ex51*01Tarn,monofil.etrip
ex51*02^.(artificialstrawandthe
ex56.05like)andimitationcat­
gut,ofouprammoniumfibres58*06Wovenlabels,badgesandtho
like,notembroidered ,in
thepiece,instripsor
cuttoshapeorsize
•*1,'
21.ex51.02.Monofilofpolyesters ex59*17Fabrics(otherthanfeltedfabricsoftextilefibres),
''ofakindcommonlyusedin
machineryformakingor
finishingoellulosicpulp,
paperorpaperboard,in­
cludingfabricsoftubular
orendlesskind

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22.exChaptersFabricandotherproducts
50to59exceptthosefallingwith­
inheadingnos.59*10and'
59.11 c?59.10
23.exChapters
50to59ex59.11
Patrie(excludinglinings),,ex.6l.0I
providedthatthevalueof
thefabric(linings,
trimmingsandaccessories
notincluded)doesnotex*ex61.02
ceed45$ofthevalueof
thefinishedgood
24»exChapters
50to60Fabricincludingknittedex61.09
orcrochetedfabric,pro­
videdthatthevalueofthe
fabriodoesnotexceed
45f°ofthevalueofthe
finishedgoodLinoleumandmaterialspre­
paredonatextilebasein
asimilarmannertolinoleum,
whetherornotcuttoshape
orofakindusedasfloor
coverings;floorcoverings
consistingofacoating
appliedonatextilebase,
outtoshapeornot
Plates,sheetsandstrip,
ofexpandedfoamorsponge
rubber,combinedwithtex­
tilefabriq
Men'sandboys1outergar­
mentscompleteandready-
towear
Women's,girls'andinfants'
outergarments,completeend
readytowear,ofthefollowiu
kinds*frocks,skirts,jacket.-,trousers(otherthantrousers
whosefabricfallswithin
headingNos.55«08and55*09)?suits(consistingofajacket
andskirtorajacketand
trousers)andcoats
Brassieres,corsets,corset-
belts,girdlecorsetsand
otherarticlesdesignedfor
wearasbody-supporting gar­
ments,whetherornotelastic,
completeandreadytowear.
Thisparagraphshallonlyapplytoproductswhichbyvirtueofthis
.AgreementandoftheProtocolsannexedtheretowillbenefitfromthe
abolitionofcustomsdutiesattheconclusionoftheperiodoftariff
dismantlinglaiddownforeachproduct.Thisparagraphshallceaseto
beapplioableupontheexpiryoftheperiodoftariffdismantling
laiddownforeaohproduct.**

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Article2
1.The"textofArticle24(l)ofProtocolNo3isreplacedbythe
following S
"Movementcertificates may,whereappropriate ,berequired
toindicatethattheproductstowhichtheyrelatehave
acquiredthestatusoforiginating productsandhaveunder­
goneanyadditionalprocessingundertheconditionssetout
inArtiole25(l)untilthedatefromwhichthecustoms
dutiesapplicabletothesaidproductsareabolishedbetween
theCommunityasoriginallyconstituted andIrelandonthe
onehand,andFinlandontheother."
i
2.Hate12–Articles24and25-ofAnnexItoProtooolNo3isdeleted.
DoneatBrussels,29January197^
Por.theJointCommittoe
TheSecretaries
0.RAUTIO J.vonGRUMMETheChairman
P.TALVITIE

EEC-FINLAND AGREEMENT
The Joint Commit tea-55-
ANNEX IX
DECISION No7/74OFTHE JQIHT COMMITTEE
OF29JANUARY 1974
amending Annex IIto'theProtocol No.3concer­
ning thedefinition oftheconcept of"original
•• *»
ting J>ro&uots nandmethods ofadministrative
cooperation
THE JOINT COMMITTEE .
HAVING REGARD totheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheRepublio ofFinland ,signed inBrussels on5October 1973 ;
HAVING REGARD toProtocol No.3concerning thedefinition oftheconcept
of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation ,
herinafter referred toas"Protocol No.3",andinparticular Ar­
ticle 28thereof j
WHEREAS theprocessing ofdurum wheat into cereal -based products ob­
tained byblowing orroasting ,such as"puffed rice"or"corn flakes ",
should beconsidered tobesufficient processing within themeaning of
Article 5ofProtocol No.3jwhereas footnote 1onthefirst page .to
Annexe IItoProtocol No.3should therefore beamonded ,
HAS DECIDEDt
n
Sole Article
Footnote 1onthefirst page ofAnnex IItoProtoool No»3#concerning

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headingNo.19*05»isreplacedtoythefollowingI
n(l)Thisruledoesnotapplyyheretheuseofmaizeofthe
zeainduratatypeorofdurumwheatisconcerned".
DoneatBrusaela,29January197^
FortheJointCommittee
TheChairmari
P.TALVITIE
TheSecretaries :
0
0.RAUTIO J.*on<ÏBUMME

EEC-FINLAND AGREEMENT
The Joint Committee
ANNEX X
PRESS RSLEASE
FIRST MEETING OFTHE JOINT )COMMITTEE OFTHE EEC/FINLAND AGREEMENT
TheJoint Committee provided forintheEEC/Finland Agreement
held itsfirst meeting inBrussels on29January 197^under the
chairmanship ofAmbassador Pentti Talvitie ,Head oftheFinnish
Mission totheEuropean Communities .TheCommunity delegation was
ledbyMr. Roland deKergorlay ,Assistant Director General for .
External Relations attheCommission oftheEuropean Communities .
Atthis meeting theJoint Committee adopted ,with aview to
theproper functioning oftheAgreement ,which cane into force on
1January 197^»decisions laying down itsrules ofprocedure ,
setting upaCustoms Committee and fixing themethods ofadministra­
tive cooperation inthecustoms field .Italso adopted certain
provisions for theimplementation oftherules oforigin .The
Finnish Delegation also made adeclaration concerning certain issues
related toArticle 15oftheAgreement .The date forthenext
meeting will besettled through contacts between thetwodelegations .
The twodelegations expressed their jJeasure attheexcellent
climate andthespirit ofcooperation inwhich themeeting was
held .
CEE-SF /9/7l+-E