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COMMISSION OFTHEBUR02BANCOMMUMÏIE :
COM(73)1781final
Brussels,23October1973
RECOMMANDATION FORA
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
\
rectifyingArticle3ofProtocolN.1"tothe
Agreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheKingdomofNorwayandadoptingprovisions
forimplementation thereof
»
'Y
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)1781final

EIFLuîATCÏîY KEMOR /JTOITM
1.TheOffice oftheIrish Permanent Representation hasfound that thetime­
table oftariff reductions onvarious aluminium products which appears
inArticle 3ofProtocol No.1totheEEC-Norway Agreement refers only to
thebasic duties oftheCommon Customs Tariff and that reference ±othe .
Irish tariff was omitted bymistake .
2.Asthetimetable stands ,Ireland would have tointroduce customs duties for
certain products hitherto imported atazero rate ofduty ,whereas forother
products thereduction induties would byfarexceed that laid down forthe
Community asoriginally constituted .This would conflict with other provi­
sions intheAgreement .
3.However ,inorder toappreciate therelative importance ofthis omission ,
itshould benoted that according tothe statistics supplied bytheIrish
authorities during negotiations with Norway ,there were noimports ofthe
produces inquestion during theperiod 1968 to1971 •
4.Astheerror isoneofform ,itwould seem appropriate torectify it "bysn
exchange ofletters .Itwasproposed that theCommission submit tothe
Council forapproval theattached drafts ofaletter andaregulation to
implement the corrections .
TheNorwegian authorities have expressed their agreement with thewording
oftheattached letter .Itisproposed that Mr.Wellenstein sign onbehalf
oftheCommunity .Inthis case theNorwegian Ambassador could sign onbehalf
oftheNorwegian Government .

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COIcMISS ION
Tiuetable oftariff reductions onaluminium intheEEC-Norway Agreement
TheOffice oftheIrish Permanent Representation hasdrawn theCommission' s
attention tothe fact that the timetable oftariff reductions set out inArticle 3
ofProtocol No.1totheAgreement signed on14May 1973 between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheKingdom ofNorway refers only tothebasic duties
oftheCCT .Reference totheIrish tariff wasomitted bymistake .
Ifthis error were notrectified ,Ireland would ,asaresult ,have tointro­
duce customs duties onproducts atpresent imported atazero rate ofduty and
rnalce excessive reductions forother products .Such asituation would conflict
with other provisions oftheAgreement ,inparticular Articles 3(l)and5(l).
From thewording oftheAgreement itself andofProtocol No.1,itisevident
that anerror isinvolved and not anintentional oaissioru Inthis connection
itshould benoted that ,asregards aluminium ,theCouncil Directives of
5February 1973 (Doc .I/30/73(N5)of13February 1973 )refer both tothe
duties tobeapplied bytheCommmity asoriginally constituted atthevarious
dates inthetransitional period and tothepercentage ofthebasic duty to
which thetariff istobereduced onthose dates .Thelatter reference permits
the case ofIreland tobecovered .
Astheerror isoneofform ,itwould seem appropriate torectify itbyan
exchange ofletters .

RECOMMENDATION FOB A.
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
rectifying .article 3ofProtocol N.1totheAgreement
between theEuropean Economic Community and theKingdom
ofNorway andadopting provisions forimplementation
thereof . .
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
inparticular Article 113thereof ?
Having regard totherecommendation oftheCommission ?
Having regard totheAgreement signed on14Kay 1973 between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheKingdom ofNorway ?
Whereas Article 3ofProtocol No,1totheAgreement between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheKingdom ofNorway should berectified andthe
exchange ofletters tothis effect between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheKingdom ofNorway on 1973approved :
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
The exenange ofletters of 1973 between theEuropean Economic
Community andtheKingdom ofNorway forthepurpose ofrectifying Article 3
ofProtocol No.1totheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheKingdom ofNorway ishereby approved andconfirmed onbehalf onthe
Community .Thetexts ofthe letters areannexed tothis Regulation .

Article 2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingit3
publicationinth-3OfficialjournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshall"be"bindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels FortheCouncil
ThePresident

Sir.
Iwouldliketodrawtoyourattentionanerroroffomhin.Artie,1$3
ofProtocolNo.1totheAgreementbetweentheCESandNorway.ThisArticle
providesforaspecial;timetableforthereductionofcustomsdutieson.im­
portsintotheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted andIrelandofproducts
ofsubheading No.76.01AandofheadingNo.76.02or76.03 Common
CustomsTariff#
Owingto •errorthetimetableofArticle3ofProtocolNo.1
containsonlythescheduleoftariffreductionsbasedonthebasicduties–as
definedinArticle5O)ofthe.Agreement–appliedon1January1972
bytheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted .ThebasicdutiesappliedbyIre­
landon1January1972beingdifferent,thescheduleoftariffreductionsfor
Irelandoughttobementionedseparately ,,ashasbeendoneforotherproducts
inArticle1(2)andArticle2l?r.pt,0£<53iNos1,
TheIrishdutyappliedon1January1972toproductsofsubheading No
No
76,01Aandofcertainsubheadingsofheadings76.02or76#03waszero
(Annex'.)•AccordingtoArticle3(1)oftheAgreementtheseduties
willramainzero.
Consequently ,itistheunderstanding oftheCommunitythatthetime­
tableofArticle3shouldreadasfollowsinrespecttothosesubheadings of
LeadingsNcs76.02und76.03whereapositivebasicdutyonimportsinto
Irelandwasinforceon1January1972s

Timetable
Onthe date of
entry into force
oftheAgreement
1January 1974
1January 1975
1January 1976
1January 1977
1January 1978
1January 1979
1January 1980Community asoriginally constituted .'
Rates ofduty applicable -percentage
advaloremIrelcind
Percentage ofbasic duties
applicable
Headings Nos 76.02 and
76.03 )
11.4
10.3
10.2
9
7.2
3
2.7
0(Subheading
Ko.76.01 A)
6,6
6.3
5*9
5.6
4.2
3
2.7
0Nos
(Headings 76.02 and76.03 )
95%
90%
85%■
75%
60%
25>
22.5 1o
0%
Further proof that this form oftimetable corresponds totheintention
ofthenegotiators isgiven inArticle 4(f.)ofProtocol No.1^hich determines
theduties that canbereimposed when aceiling hasbeen reached .Asfar as
thenew Member' States aireconcerned this Article takes account oftheprogres­
sive realignment oftheir customs tariff with theCommon Customs tariff :
"Inthis event ,prior to1July 1977 *
(ii)Ireland shall reimpose customs duties applicable tothird countries ".
Ishould begrateful ifyouwould confirm theagreement oftheKingdom
ofNorway with the content ofthis letter .
Please accept ,Sir

A3BEX
TariffPleading
L' :RateofDirtyonimportsintoIreland
inforceon1January1972
|76.01Unwrotghtaluminium;aluminiumwaste
andscrap
i'Pree
|16.02Wrought "bars,rods,angles,shapes
andsections,ofaluminium;aluminiumwire:
'(ii)Ofwhichnocross-sectional dimension
I;exceeds5inches. 30%
;1(B)Other * Free
I76.03Wroughtplates,sheetsandstrip,of
aluminium :
|(A)Stripnotexceeding14inchesinwidth
i and-g-inchinthickness,slottedor
! otherwiseperforated«
r40%
j(B)Other:
(l)Hotexceedinginchinthickness 30%
(2)Other
II Pree
\mv_J(1;TheOperationofthisdutyisatpresentsuspendedinsofarasitrelatestogoodsofwhichthethickness
ofijhealuminiumexceedsl/50thinch,otherthanpiecesofsuchgoodsofcircularorapproximatelycircular
shape,thegreatestcross-sectional dimensionofwhichdoesnotexceed25inches.
I
/\''Fr\\rm._(2;Theoperationofthisdutyisatpresentsuspendedinsofarasitrelatestostripwhichis-
(sJ)importedinrolls,
(t>)formedtoaconcaveshape,
(c)ofawidthnotexceeding2-£-inches,
Id}colorredorlacqueredon"bothsides,and
(e)notlessthan17/2000inchnormorethan13/1000inchinthicknessinclusiveofcolouringorlacquering.