CELEX: 51992PC0250
Language: en
Date: 1992-06-11
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) extending the validity of 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

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.
 ---pagebreak---                             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.
 ---pagebreak---                      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);
 ---pagebreak--- 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
 ---pagebreak--- (A) Austria          (B) 4277/88            (C)  the Republic of Austria
    F inland             4278/88                 the Republic of Iceland
    I celand             4279/88                 the Republlc of F inland
    Norway               4280/88                 the Kingdom of Norway
    Sweden               4281/88                 the Kingdom of Sweden
    Switzerland          4282/88                 the Swiss Confédération
(D) 22 July 1972     (E) 1 January 1973     (F)  14 December 1988
    5 October 1973       1 January 1974          12 December 1988
    22 July 1972         1 April 1973            16 December 1988
    14 May 1973          1 July 1973             5 December 1988
    22 July 1972         1 January 1973          5 December 1988
    22 July 1972         1 January 1973          6 December 1988
(G)
         (date of adoption of Décision No. 2/92 of the Joint Committee)
(1) OJ No.    300  31.12.1972, p. 2.
    OJ  No.   328  28.11.1973, p. 2.
    OJ  No.   301  31.12.1972, p. 2.
    OJ  No.   171  27.7.1973, p. 2.
    OJ  No.   300  31.12.1972, p. 97.
    OJ  No.   300  31.12.1972, p. 189
(2) OJ No.    381  31.12.1988, p. 2.
    OJ No.    381  31.12.1988, p. 6.
    OJ No.    381  31.12.1988, p. 10.
    OJ No.    381  31.12.1988, p. 14.
    OJ No.    381  31.12.1988, p. 18.
    OJ  No.   381  31.12.1988, p. 22.
(3) OJ No.    381  31.12.1988, p. 25.
    OJ  No.   381  31.12.1988, p. 27.
    OJ  No.   381  31.12.1988, p. 29.
    OJ  No.   381  31.12.1988, p. 31.
    OJ  No.   381  31.12.1988, p. 33.
    OJ  No.   381  31.12.1988, p. 35.
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