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CCMM2SICN CUTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(73)945final
Brussels,15June1973
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL,
concerning -theinternalproceduresto"becompletedforthe
purposeofimplementing theagreement
betweentheEECandNorway
RECOMMENDATION FORA
REGULATION OFTHECOUNCIL
concludinganAgreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheKingdomofNorwayandadoptingprovisions
foritsimplementation
PROPOSALFORA
REGULATION OFTHECOUNCIL
onthesafeguardmeasuresprovidedforintheAgreement "between
>theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofNorway
(Submitted "bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
COM(73)945final

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TheAgreement "between theEECandNorway is,inthenormal course
ofevents ,toenter into force on 1July 1973 Tothis end ,a
number ofinstruments will have to "beadopted inorder toconclude
this Agreement ortodefine theinternal procedure forimplementing
alist ofthe decisions that should betaken between now and
30June 1973 .
2 Themeasures that need tobetaken concern aregulation concluding
theAgreement anddefining Community representation ,anda
regulation forimplementing internally theprocedures relating
tosafeguard clauses .
3 Annex Icontains theproposal foraregulation concluding "the
Agreement .
4 Annex IIcontains theproposal foraregulation implementing the
safeguard clauses intheAgreement .
With oneexception thetexts ofthese tworegulations arethesame
astheRegulations adopted concerning theEEC-Sweden Agreement
Intheregulation implementing thesafeguard clauses anew
paragraph 4hasbeen inserted inArticle 4(emergency procedure )
This newparagraph allows theCommission tointroduce
quantitative import restrictions .
AnyMember State may lodge an .appeal with theCouncil against such
adecision bytheCommissioncertain provisions Theaim ofthis Communication istodraw up
1Adraft regulation amending theregulations implementing thesafeguard
clauses oftheother Agreements with theEFTA States will beprepared
assoon aspossible .

?ibqperience gained since the 'entry' into force oftheother Agreement :
with theEFTA countries hasshown that ,inallcases ,there isa
danger that theCommunity 'snormal institutional machinery will
prevent anintervention measure "being taken with sufficient speed .
\
Provision should therefore bemade forpossible direct
intervention bytheCommission ,while still retaining thenormal
procedure (Article 4(2)). Such intervention could still be
appealed totheCouncil asinthecase ofadecision bythe
Commission asaresult ofnational action .
Consequently ,this newprocedure would notconflict with the
Council 'sdecision-making power under Article 113 ,which remains
intact inthe last resort .
Finally ,theCommission has sent theCouncil aproposal fora
regulation implementing the strict supervision arrangements .
With this group ofdocuments theCouncil will have atitsdisposal
alltheinformation regarding thedecisions tobetaken in
connection with th6entry into force oftheAgreements between
theEECandNorway .

HAOMZTIAM o?TUGCOUNCIL
concluding anAgreement between "theEuropean Economic
Community andtheKingdom ofNorway andadopting
provisions foritsimplementation
V
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totherecommendation from theCommission
Whereas theAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheKingdom ofNorway signed inBrussels on14May 1973 should
beconcluded andtheDeclarations annexed tothePinal Act ,likewise
signed inBrussels on14Kay 1?73 ,should boadopted ;
Whereas ,since theAgreement establishes aJoint Committee ,
representatives oftheCommunity onthis Committee should be
appointed ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
TheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andtheKingdom
ofNorway ,theAnnexes andProtocols thereto ,andtheDeclarations
annexed totheFinal Actarehereby concluded ,adopted andconfirmed
onbehalf oftheCommunity .

Thetexts oftheAgreement andofthePinal Actareannexed tothis
Regulation -
Article 2
... .
Pursuant toArticle 3DoftheAgreement ,thePresident oftheCouncil
oftheEuropean Communities shall give notification that the
procedures necessary fortheentry into force oftheAgreement have
been completed onthepart oftheCommunity .,
Article 3
Within the .Joint Committee provided inArticle 29oftheAgreement ,
theCommunity shall "berepresented "bytheCommission ,assisted bythe
representatives oftheMember States .
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force onthe 1,July 1973
This Regulation isbinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member' States .
Done atBrussels , 1973
Por the Council
The President

PROPOSALFORA
R]3uF3LA ?IOirOFTHEOOtUfCXL
ontnesafeguard measures provided forintheAgreement
"between theEuropean Economic Community andtheKingdom
ofNorway
THECOUNCIL OB1THEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ?and ,inparticular Article 113 ,thereof ; . ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas anAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andthe
Kingdom ofNorway wassigned inBrussels on14May 1973
Whereas ,forthepurposes ofimplementing thesafeguard clauses
provided forintheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,theprocedures tobefollowed r.relaid down bytheTreaty
itself ; -
Whereas ,ontheother hand ,thedetailed rules forimplementing the
safeguard clauses andprecautionary measures provided forinArticles
22to27oftheAgreement remain /tobelaid down ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1 > . ■
TheCouncil may ,inaccordance with theprocedure provided forin
Article 113oftheTreaty ,decide torefer totheJoint Committee
established bytheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheKingdom ofNorway hereinafter .referred toasthe "Agreement "-
forthepurpose oftaking th&measures provided forinArticles 22,
24and26oftheAgreement Where necessary ,theCouncil shall
adopt these measures inaccordance with thesame procedure

TheCommission may submit thenecessary proposals tothis endonits
owninitiative orattherequest ofaMember State
Article 2
1 Inthecase ofapractice that may justify application bythe
Community ofthemeasures provided forinArticle 23oftheAgreement ,,
theCommission ,after examining thecase onitsowninitiative or
attherequest ofaMember State ,shall decide whether such practice
iscompatible with theAgreement 'Where necessary itshall propose
theadoption ofsafeguard measures totheCouncil ,which shall act
inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 113ofthe
Treaty '
2 Inthecase ofapractice that may cause safeguard measures to
beapplied totheCommunity onthebasis ofArticle 23ofthe
Agreement ,tLeCommission ,after examining thecase ,shall decide
whether thepractice iscompatible with theprinciples setoutin
theAgreement Where necessary ,itshall formulate appropriate
recommendations ,
Article 3
Inthecase ofapractice that mayjustify application bythe
Community ofthemeasures provided forinArticle 25oftheAgreement ,
theprocedures established byRegulation (EEC)3So45/68^^shall
beapplicable
Article 4 ■
1 Where exceptional circumstances require immediate action mthe
situations referred toinArticles 24and26oftheAgreement orin
thecase ofexport aids that have adirect andimmediate effect on
trade ,theprecautionary measures provided forinArticle 27(3)(d )
oftheAgreement maybeadopted asfollows .
^'QJNoL53,17April 1968 ,p.l.

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2 TheCommission may ,onitsowninitiative orattherequest of
aMember State ,submit thenecessary proposals ,upon vrhich the
Council shall decide inaccordance with theprocedure laid down in
Article 113oftheTreaty
3-Thel!ember State concerned may ,except inthecase ofexport
aids having adirect andimmediate effect ontrade ,introduce
quantitative restrictions onimports Itshall immediately notify
the other Member States and the Commission ofthese measures
TheCommission shall decide ,byanemergency procedure andx^ithin
amaximum period ofthree working days inthecase ofArticle 24,
andfive working days inthecase ofArticle 26,ofthenotification
referred tointhefirst subparagraph ,whether the'measures areto
beretained ,modified orabolished :
All theMember States shall benotified ofthe Commission 's
Decision ,which shall beiramediately enforceable -
AnyMember State mayrefer theCommission 'sDecision totheCouncil
within amaximum period offive working days inthecase ofArticle
24,andten ii/orking days inthecase ofArticle 26,ofnotification
oftheDecision The Coiincil shall meet forthwith Itmaybya
qualified majority amend orrescind theDecision taken bythe
■Coirjnission .
IftheMember State which took measures inpursuance ofthis
paragraph refers thematter totheCouncil ,theDecision ofthe
Commission shall besuspended 'Thesuspension shall end ,inthe
case ofArticle 24,fifteen days and ,inthecase ofArticle 26,
thirty days after thematter hasbeen referred totheCouncil if
thelatter hasnotyetamended orrescinded theDecision ofthe
Commission

-4-
Forthepurpose ofimplementing this paragraph ,priority must "be
given intheselection ofmeasures tothose which least disturb
thofunctioning ofthecommon market
Before talcing itsdecision concerning themeasures taken in
>implementation ofthis paragraph "bytheIlember State concerned ,
;the Commission shall hold consultations
Those consultations shall take place within anadvisory committee
composed ofrepresentatives ofeach Member State andpresided over
byarepresentative oftheCommission
TheCommittee shall meet when convened byitsChairman Thelatter
shall forward totheMember States ,within theshortest possible
time ,anyappropriate information
Thomeasures laid down inparagraph 3niaybetaken bytheCommission
attherequest ofthoState concerned Inthis case subparagraphs
3to6ofparagraph 3shall beapplicable
Article 5
Theprovisions ofthis regulation shall notaffect implementation of
thosafeguard clauses provided forintheTreaty ,inparticular in
Articles 103and109thereof ,inaccordance with theprocedures
therein provided for
Article 6
notification totheJoint Committee bytheCommunity asrequired by
Article 27(2 )oftheAgreement shall bethoresponsibility ofthe
Commission

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Article 7
Before 31December 1?74 »"theCouncil ,acting "byaqualified majority
onaproposal from theCommission ,shall decide upon such amendments
to "bemade tothis regulation ,inparticular toArticle 4(3)thereof
which may inthelight ofexperience prove necessary inorder to
avoid thewish ofcompromising theunity ofthecommon market .
This Regulation shall be "binding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States
Done atBrussels , 1973
For the Council
The President