Council Regulation (EEC) No 3005/92 of 12 October 1992 extending the validity of Regulation (EEC) No 4280/88 concerning the safeguard measure laid down in Article 2 of Decision No 5/88 of the EEC-Norway Joint Committee amending Protocol 3

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3005/92  of 12 October 1992  extending the validity of Regulation (EEC) No 4280/88 concerning the safeguard measure laid down in Article 2 of Decision No 5/88 of the EEC-Norway Joint Committee amending Protocol 3
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 the Kingdom of Norway (1) was signed on 14 May 1973 and came into force on 1 July 1973;
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-Norway Joint Committee of 5  December 1988 (2) with a view to simplifying the cumulation rules; whereas a specific safeguard measure is provided for in Article 2 of that Decision;
Whereas, on 21 December 1988, the Council adopted Regulation (EEC) No 4280/88 (3) for the purpose of laying down the procedures for implementing the said safeguard clause;
Whereas Decision No 5/88 of the EEC-Norway Joint Committee and Regulation (EEC) No 4280/88 were applicable until 31 December 1991;
Whereas, on 25 September 1992, the EEC-Norway Joint Committee adopted Decision No 2/92 (4) extending the validity of Decision No 5/88, also with respect to the Article 2 safeguard measure, for an indefinite period of time, with effect from 1 January  1992; whereas it is therefore necessary also to extend the validity of Regulation (EEC) No 4280/88,