Council Regulation (EEC) No 4277/88 of 21 December 1988 concerning the safeguard measure laid down in Article 2 of Decision No 5/88 of the EEC-Austria Joint Committee amending Protocol 3

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4277/88 of 21 December 1988 concerning the safeguard measure laid down in Article 2 of Decision No 5/88 of the EEC-Austria 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 Republic of Austria (1) was signed on 22 July 1972 and came into force on 1 January 1973;
Whereas Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of Â´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-Austria Joint Committee of 14  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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2837/72 of 19 December 1972 on the safeguard measures provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria (3) relates only to the implementation of the safeguard and  interim protective measures provided for in Articles 22 to 27 of the Agreement; whereas it is not suitable for implementation of the specific safeguard measure provided for in Article 2 of Decision No 5/88; whereas procedures for implementing the said  safeguard should consequently be laid down;
Whereas the said safeguard measure is to apply throughout the experimental three-year period laid down in Decision No 5/88,