Regulation (EEC) No 3608/73 of the Council of 27 December 1973 on the application of Decision No 8/73 of the Joint Committee set up under the agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway amending Annex II to protocol No 3 concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation

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REGULATION ( EEC ) N 3608/73 OF THE COUNCIL

OF 27 DECEMBER 1973

ON THE APPLICATION OF DECISION N 8/73 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE SET UP UNDER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AMENDING ANNEX II TO PROTOCOL N 3 CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF " ORIGINATING PRODUCTS " AND METHODS OF ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

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 ( 1 ) BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY WAS SIGNED ON 14 MAY 1973 AND ENTERED INTO FORCE ON 1 JULY 1973 ;

WHEREAS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 28 OF PROTOCOL N 3 CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF " ORIGINATING PRODUCTS " AND METHODS OF ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION , WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE AGREEMENT , THE JOINT COMMITTEE ADOPTED DECISION N 8/73 ON 11 DECEMBER 1973 ;

WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO APPLY THIS DECISION IN THE COMMUNITY ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY DECISION N 8/73 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF 11 DECEMBER 1973 , ANNEXED TO THIS REGULATION , SHALL APPLY IN THE COMMUNITY .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1974 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 DECEMBER 1973 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

OVE GULDBERG