CELEX: 51980PC0687
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Date: 1980-11-13 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) concluding an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters to further derogate from the last sentence of Article 1 of Protocol No 3 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Portugal, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Swiss Confederation. (Presented by the Commission to the Council)

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                      RECOMMENDATION ;FOR ANCOUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
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             concluding an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
             to further derogate from the last sentence of Article 1 of
             Protocol No 3 of the Agreement between the European Economic
             Community and the Republic of Austria , the Republic of Finland ,
             the Republic of Iceland , the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic
             of Portugal , the Kingdom of Sweden , the Swiss Confederation .
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                    ( Presented by the Commission to the Council )
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 ---pagebreak---                         EXPLANATORY NOTE
  p to the present in all preferential Agreements and in the Connnunity 's
 CSP scheme the origin rules and the methods of cooperative cooperation
have not applied to oil products ( the products of "List C") . However , in
Lome II and the Agreement EEC-Yougoslavia the administrative arrange­
ments in the Origin Protocols apply to List C products . It seems sensible
to envisage the all round extension of this principle .
In the case of the EEC-EFTA Agreements the Joint Committee does not have
the powers to make the change necessary to apply the measures of administrative
cooperation in Protocol No 3 to these products and an agreement in the
form of an exchange of letters is necessary .
The effect of the change is that it will become obligatory to use customs
issued movement certificates EUR.l and the option of using Chamber of
Commerce origin certificates will be removed . This change also means
that the arrangements for post export verifications of certificates and
the other administrative provisions of the part of the protocols will
apply . This change will improve control of the preferences and remove an
element of confusion in the current system where movement certificates
and origin certificates are used interchangeably .
 ---pagebreak---  Recommendation for a Council Regulation ( EEC )                  concluding an
 Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters to further derogate from
the last sentence of Article 1 of Protocol No 3 of the Agreement between
the European Economic Community and            C1 ).
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 recommendation from the Commission ;
Whereas it is necessary to derogate from the last sentence of Article 1 of
Protocol No 3 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and
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      -  CD , in order to apply the methods of administrative co-operation in
that Protocol to the products listed in the List C annexed to that Protocol
and to conclude an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters to this
effect ,
HAS AOOPTED THIS REGULATION :     ,
Article 1    - ^
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The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters derogating from the last
sentence of Article 1 of Protocol No 3 of the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and         ( 1 ) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community .
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The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation .
(1)   The Republic of Austria , the Republic of Finland , the Republic of
      Iceland , the Kingdom of Norway , the Republic of Portugal , the Kingdom
      of Sweden , the Swiss Confederation .
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The President of the Council is hereby authorized to appoint the person
empowered to sign the Agreement referred to in Article 1 for the purpose
of binding the Community .
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force oh the day following its publicati
in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety ? nd directly applicable
all Member States .
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                                               the Council
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 ---pagebreak---                                AGREEME. NT
               in the form of an exchange of letters derogating from
               the Last sentence of Article 1 of Protocol No , 3 to the
               Agreement between the European Economic Community and      ( 1 ).
                                                        Brussels ,
Your Excellency ,
The last sentence of Article 1 of Protocol No 3              to the Agreement
between the European Economic Community and            ....( 1 ), signed on ....<
        ( 2 ), stipulates that the oil products listed in the List C annexed
to thef Protocol , <io not fall within the scope of that Protocol .
In order to prevent this legal situation leading to the application of
different methods of administrative co-operation being used for
these products in preferential trade in relationship to other products , I
propose that it is agreed that , by derogation from the last sentence of
Article 1 of Protocol No 3 , the methods of administrative co-operation
contained in Protocol No 3 shall apply to these products as from
I should be grateful if you would confirm the agreement of your Government
to this proposition .
Please accept , your Excellency , the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                           For the Council of the
                                           European Communities
(1)  The Republic of Austria , the Republic of Finland , the Republic of
      Iceland , the Kingdom of Norway , the Republic of Portugal , the Kingdom
     of Sweden , the Swiss Confederation .           ,
(2)  Austria , Iceland , Portugal , Sweden , Switzerland :    22 July 1972
     Norway : 14 May 1973
      Finland :     5 October 1973
 ---pagebreak---                                                             Brussels-
 Sir ,
 I have the honour the acknowledge reception of your letter of today 's
 date drafted as follows :
 " The last sentence of Article 1 of Protocol No 3 to the Agreement between
 the European Economic Community and               ( 1 ), signed on          (2)
 stipulates that the oil products listed in the List C annexed to the
 Protocol , do not fall within the scope of that Protocol .
 In order to prevent this legal situation leading to the application of
different methods of administrative co-operation being used for these
products in preferential trade in relationship to other products , I propose
that it is agreed that , by derogation to the last sentence of Article 1 of
Protocol No 3 , the methods of administrative co-operation contained in
Protocol No 3 shall apply to these products as from
I should be grateful if you would confirm the agreement of your Government
to this proposition .      '
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Please accept , your Excellency , the assurance of my highest consideration ."
I have the honour to confirm that my Government agrees to the contents
of your letter      ( 3 ) subject to a subsequent communication to you concerning
the completion of the procedural requirements under the Austrian Constitution
                                                        !
Please accept , Sir , the assurances of my highest consideration .
                                               For the Government of
                                                                ......( 1 )
(1)    The Republic of Austria , the Republic of Finland , the Republic of
       Iceland , the Kingdom of Norway , the Republic of Portugal , the Kingdom
       of Sweden , the Swiss Confederation .
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(2)    Austria , Iceland , Portugal , Sweden , Switzerland :    22 July 1972
       Norway :   14 May 1973
       Finland : 5 October 1973
C3)    Austria only