Article 1 
The Agreement on customs cooperation in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
The Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden shall assume full responsibility, including financial liability, towards the Community for all acts performed or to be performed on their behalf by the Norwegian customs authorities.
Article 3 
1. The Finnish and the Swedish customs authorities respectively shall conclude with the Norwegian customs authorities an administrative arrangement for the implementation of the Agreement. These arrangements shall be notified to the Commission of the European Communties. 2. The Finnish and the Swedish customs authorities respectively shall be accountable to the Commission for the implementation of the Agreement. To this end, they shall present a yearly report to the Commission, unless special circumstances were to require additional reports.
Article 4 
The Community shall be represented on the Joint Committee set up under Article 7 of the Agreement by the Commission assisted by the representatives of the Member States.
Article 5 
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community and to give the notification provided for in Article 11 of the Agreement ( 1 ) .
Article 6 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communties . Done at Brussels, 13 March 1997. For the Council The President M. PATIJN Done at Brussels, 13 March 1997. For the Council The President M. PATIJN For the Council The President M. PATIJN