21973A0514(01)

21973A0514(01) 21973A0514(01) Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway - Protocol No 1 concerning the treatment applicable to certain products - Protocol No 2 concerning products subject to special arrangements to take account of differrences in the cost of agricultural products incorporated therein - Protocol No 3 concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation - Protocol No 4 concerning certain provisions relating to Ireland - Final Act - Declarations Official Journal L 171 , 27/06/1973 P. 0002 - 0102 Greek special edition ....: Chapter 11 Volume 5 P. 0110 Spanish special edition...: Chapter 11 Volume 4 P. 0019 Portuguese special edition Chapter 11 Volume 4 P. 0019  Dates: of document:   25/06/1973 of effect:   01/07/1973; Entry into force See Art 36; OJ L 171/73 P. 112 of signature:   14/05/1973; Brussels end of validity:   99/99/9999 Authentic language: The official languages ; Danish ; German ; English ; French ; Italian ; Dutch ; Other than Community language ; Norwegian Author: EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ; Norway Subject matter: External relations ; Commercial policy Directory code: 11401010 ; 02401020 EUROVOC descriptor: Norway ; international agreement ; trading operation ; GATT ; customs duties Legal basis: 157E113................... Adoption Amended by: Amended by.... 273A1221(01)...... Amendment PROT 1 ART 3 Relation...... 273D1217(01)...... 20/12/73-31/12/77 Relation...... 273D1217(02)...... 20/12/73-31/12/77 Relation...... 273D1217(03)...... PROT3 ANN 6 201273-311277 Amended by.... 273D1217(09)...... Amendment PROT 3 ANN 1 Amended by.... 273D1217(09)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART25.1 Amended by.... 273D1231(05)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART12 from 01/01/1974 Amended by.... 273D1231(05)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART20 from 01/01/1974 Amended by.... 273D1231(05)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART8 from 01/01/1974 Amended by.... 273D1231(05)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART9 from 01/01/1974 Amended by.... 273D1231(05)...... abolition PROT 3 ANN 6 Amended by.... 273D1231(05)...... Amendment PROT 3 ANN 1 from 01/01/1974 Amended by.... 273D1231(05)...... Amendment PROT 3 ANN 5 from 01/01/1974 Amended by.... 273D1231(05)...... Amendment PROT 3 ART10 from 01/01/1974 Amended by.... 273D1231(05)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART11.3 Amended by.... 273D1231(12)...... PROT3 ANN 2 010174-311277 Adopted by.... 373R1691.......... Implemented by 373R1693.......... Implementation from 27/06/1973 Derogated in.. 274D0813(12)...... PROT3 ART10 from 01/09/1974 Derogated in.. 274D0813(12)...... PROT3 ART8.1 from 01/09/1974 Derogated in.. 274D0813(12)...... PROT3 ART8.2 from 01/09/1974 Derogated in.. 274D0813(12)...... PROT3 ART8.5 from 01/09/1974 Derogated in.. 274D0813(12)...... PROT3 ART9 from 01/09/1974 Amended by.... 274D1228(04)...... Amendment PROT 3 from 01/01/1975 Amended by.... 274D1231(03)...... Suspension PROT 3 ART23.1 Amended by.... 275D1231(07)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART23 from 01/01/1976 Amended by.... 275D1231(08)...... Amendment PROT 3 ANN 1 from 01/02/1976 Amended by.... 275D1231(08)...... Amendment PROT 3 ANN 5 from 01/02/1976 Amended by.... 275D1231(08)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART14.1 Amended by.... 275D1231(08)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART14.2 Amended by.... 276A1129(04)...... Amendment PROT.2 from 01/01/1977 Amended by.... 276A1208(04)...... Amendment ANN.A PROT 1 from 07/12/1976 Amended by.... 276D0807(04)...... PROT3 ANN 2 from 08/08/1976 Amended by.... 276D1126(07)...... PROT3 ANN 2 from 01/12/1976 Amended by.... 276D1126(07)...... PROT3 ANN 3 from 01/12/1976 Amended by.... 276D1126(07)...... PROT3 ART.25 from 01/12/1976 Amended by.... 276D1126(07)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 3 from 01/12/1976 Amended by.... 276D1126(07)...... Completion PROT 3 ART.25 from 01/12/1976 Amended by.... 276D1126(08)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 1 ART23 Derogated in.. 277A0614(03)...... Derogation PROT 3 ART 1 from 07/06/1977 Replaced by... 277D1229(13)...... PROT3 ANN 1 from 01/01/1978 Replaced by... 277D1229(13)...... PROT3 ANN 2 from 01/01/1978 Replaced by... 277D1229(13)...... PROT3 ANN 3 from 01/01/1978 Replaced by... 277D1229(13)...... PROT3 ANN 5 from 01/01/1978 Replaced by... 277D1229(13)...... PROT3 ART23 from 01/01/1978 Replaced by... 277D1229(13)...... PROT3 ART24 from 01/01/1978 Replaced by... 277D1229(13)...... PROT3 ART25 from 01/01/1978 Replaced by... 277D1229(13)...... PROT3 TIT 2 from 01/01/1978 Derogated in.. 277D1229(14)...... PROT3 ANN 2 from 01/12/1977 Completed by.. 377R2937.......... Completion PROT 3 from 01/01/1978 Amended by.... 377R2937.......... Amendment PROT 3 from 01/01/1978 Amended by.... 278A1228(01)...... Addition ART.12.BIS from 01/01/1978 Amended by.... 278D1230(04)...... PROT3 ART.13.2 from 01/01/1979 Amended by.... 278D1230(04)...... PROT3 ART8.4 DEVIENT 8.5 Amended by.... 278D1230(04)...... PROT3 ART8.5 DEVIENT 8.6 Amended by.... 278D1230(04)...... Addition PROT 3 ART8.4 from 01/01/1979 Amended by.... 278D1230(04)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART8.1 from 01/01/1979 Amended by.... 278D1230(04)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART8.2 from 01/01/1979 Amended by.... 278D1230(04)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART8.3 from 01/01/1979 Amended by.... 280D1001(05)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 3 from 01/10/1980 Amended by.... 280D1001(05)...... Amendment PROT 3 ANN 2 from 01/10/1980 Amended by.... 280D1001(12)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 3 from 01/10/1980 Amended by.... 280D1231(04)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 1 from 01/01/1981 Amended by.... 280D1231(04)...... Completion PROT 3 ART13.5 from 01/01/1981 Amended by.... 280D1231(04)...... Completion PROT 3 ART23.1 from 01/01/1981 Amended by.... 280D1231(04)...... Completion PROT 3 ART24.2 from 01/01/1981 Amended by.... 280D1231(04)...... Completion PROT 3 ART25.2 from 01/01/1981 Amended by.... 280D1231(04)...... Completion PROT 3 ART9.5 from 01/01/1981 Amended by.... 280D1231(04)...... Completion PROT 3 ART9.6 from 01/01/1981 Amended by.... 280D1231(04)...... Addition PROT 3 ART25.5 from 01/01/1981 Amended by.... 280D1231(04)...... Amendment PROT 3 ART25.1 from 01/01/1981 Derogated in.. 281A0318(03)...... Derogation PROT.3 ART.1 from 01/05/1981 Amended by.... 281D0831(04)...... PROT3 ART.8.1.B Amended by.... 281D0831(04)...... Amendment PROT 3 ART.8.2 from 01/05/1981 Amended by.... 281D0831(04)...... Amendment PROT 3 ART.8.3 from 01/05/1981 Amended by.... 281D0831(04)...... Amendment PROT 3 ART.8.4 from 01/05/1981 Amended by.... 281D0831(11)...... Amendment PROT 3 from 01/01/1981 Amended by.... 281D0831(18)...... Amendment PROT 3 ANN 2 from 01/09/1981 Amended by.... 281D0831(18)...... Amendment PROT 3 ANN 3 from 01/09/1981 Amended by.... 281D0831(25)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART.8.2 from 01/01/1982 Amended by.... 282D1231(01)...... Amendment PROT 1 from 01/01/1982 Amended by.... 282D1231(01)...... Amendment PROT 2 from 01/01/1982 Amended by.... 282D1231(03)...... Amendment PROT 3 from 01/10/1982 Amended by.... 282D1231(12)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 2 from 01/04/1983 Amended by.... 282D1231(12)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 3 from 01/04/1983 Amended by.... 282D1231(19)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 2 from 01/04/1983 Amended by.... 282D1231(19)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 3 from 01/04/1983 Amended by.... 284A1211(03)...... Replacement TXT PROT 3 Amended by.... 285D1115(04)...... PROT3 ART.8.1.B from 01/05/1985 Amended by.... 285D1115(04)...... Amendment PROT 3 ART.8.2 from 01/05/1985 Amended by.... 286D0225(04)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 2 from 01/03/1986 Amended by.... 286D0225(04)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 3 from 01/03/1986 Amended by.... 286D0521(04)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 3 from 01/04/1986 Amended by.... 286D0521(04)...... Amendment PROT 3 ANN 2 from 01/04/1986 Amended by.... 286D0722(06)...... Addition PROT 3 ART.25BIS Amended by.... 286D0722(06)...... Addition PROT 3 ART.25QUATER Amended by.... 286D0722(06)...... Addition PROT 3 ART.25QUINQUIES Amended by.... 286D0722(06)...... Addition PROT 3 ART.25TER Amended by.... 286D0722(06)...... Amendment PROT 3 ART.26 from 01/03/1986 Amended by.... 286D0722(06)...... Amendment PROT 3 ART.7 from 01/03/1986 Amended by.... 286D0722(06)...... Amendment PROT 3 ART2.1 from 01/03/1986 Amended by.... 286D0722(06)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART.13.5 Amended by.... 286D0722(06)...... PROT3 ART.23.1 from 01/03/1986 Amended by.... 286D0722(06)...... PROT3 ART.27.1 from 01/03/1986 Amended by.... 286D0722(06)...... PROT3 ART.27.2 from 01/03/1986 Amended by.... 286D0722(06)...... PROT3 ART2.1.A from 01/03/1986 Amended by.... 286D0722(06)...... PROT3 ART2.1.B from 01/03/1986 Amended by.... 286D0722(06)...... PROT3 ART9.3.1 from 01/03/1986 Amended by.... 286D0722(06)...... PROT3 ART9.5.3 from 01/03/1986 Amended by.... 286D0722(06)...... PROT3 ART9.6.1 from 01/03/1986 Amended by.... 286D0722(06)...... Addition PROT 3 ART.24 Amended by.... 286D0722(06)...... Addition PROT 3 ART.25 from 01/03/1986 Amended by.... 287D0411(03)...... ART.10.5DEVIENT ART.10.4 Amended by.... 287D0411(03)...... ART.10.6DEVIENT ART.10.5 Amended by.... 287D0411(03)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 1 from 01/07/1987 Amended by.... 287D0411(03)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 6 from 01/07/1987 Amended by.... 287D0411(03)...... Addition PROT3 ART15BIS from 01/07/1987 Amended by.... 287D0411(03)...... Amendment PROT 3 ART16.1 from 01/07/1987 Amended by.... 287D0411(03)...... Amendment PROT 3 ART17.1 from 01/07/1987 Amended by.... 287D0411(03)...... Amendment PROT 3 ART17.3 from 01/07/1987 Amended by.... 287D0411(03)...... Amendment PROT 3 ART23.1 from 01/07/1987 Amended by.... 287D0411(03)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART.13 from 01/07/1987 Amended by.... 287D0411(03)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART.14 from 01/07/1987 Amended by.... 287D0411(03)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART.8.1 from 01/07/1987 Amended by.... 287D0411(03)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART17.2 from 01/07/1987 Amended by.... 287D0411(03)...... abolition PROT 3 ART.16.4.2 Amended by.... 287D0411(03)...... abolition PROT3 ART10.4 from 01/07/1987 Amended by.... 287D0820(04)...... Amendment PROT 3 ART8.1.B from 01/05/1987 Amended by.... 287D0820(04)...... Amendment PROT 3 ART8.2 from 01/05/1987 Amended by.... 287D1231(06)...... Amendment PROT 3 ART.14 from 01/01/1988 Amended by.... 287D1231(06)...... Amendment PROT 3 ART.15BIS.3 Amended by.... 287D1231(06)...... Replacement PROT 3 ANN 6 from 01/01/1988 Amended by.... 287D1231(06)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART.13 from 01/01/1988 Amended by.... 287D1231(06)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART.8.1 from 01/01/1988 Amended by.... 288D0419(04)...... PROT3ART.24TER.4 from 01/07/1987 Amended by.... 288D0419(04)...... Completion PROT3 ART.24 till 31/12/1992 Amended by.... 288D0709(02)...... Replacement PROT 3 from 01/01/1988 Amended by.... 288D1231(11)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 3 from 01/01/1989 Amended by.... 288D1231(12)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 1 from 01/01/1989 Amended by.... 288D1231(12)...... Replacement PROT 3 ART.4.H from 01/01/1989 Amended by.... 288D1231(13)...... Amendment PROT 3 ANN 3 from 01/01/1989 Amended by.... 288D1231(23)...... PROT3 01/01/89-31/12/93 Amended by.... 289A1013(03)...... Addition ART.13.BIS from 01/01/1990 Amended by.... 289A1013(03)...... Addition ART.13.TER from 01/01/1990 Amended by.... 289A1013(03)...... Addition ART.24.BIS from 01/01/1990 Amended by.... 289A1013(03)...... Addition PROT.5 from 01/01/1990 Amended by.... 289A1013(03)...... Replacement ART.27 from 01/01/1990 Amended by.... 290D0710(04)...... Amendment PROT 3 ANN 5 from 01/07/1989 Amended by.... 290D0710(04)...... abolition PROT 3 ART.24 Amended by.... 290D0710(04)...... abolition PROT 3 ART.25.2 Amended by.... 290D0730(04)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 3 from 01/07/1990 Amended by.... 290D0808(04)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 3 from 01/01/1988 Amended by.... 290D0808(10)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 3 from 01/07/1990 Amended by.... 291D1112(05)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 3 till 31/12/1993 Amended by.... 291D1112(06)...... Amendment PROT 3 ANN 3 till 31/12/1993 Amended by.... 292D0218(04)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 3 Amended by.... 292D0812(04)...... Amendment PROT 3 ART.8 Amended by.... 293D0406(01)...... Completion PROT 3 ANN 3 till 31/12/1993 Amended by.... 293D1118(04)...... PROT3 ANN 3 010188-311293 Amended by.... 294D0223(04)...... Amendment PROT 3 ANN 3 from 01/01/1993 Amended by.... 294D0223(10)...... Amendment PROT 3 ANN 3 from 01/01/1993 Amended by.... 294D0806(04)...... Replacement PROT 3 from 01/01/1994 Amended by.... 295A0808(01)...... Completion from 01/09/1995 Amended by.... 295D1004(05)...... Amendment PROT 3 ANN 3 from 01/01/1998 Amended by.... 296A1231(02)...... Amendment PROT.2 from 01/09/1997 Amended by.... 297D0723(03)...... Replacement PROT 3 from 01/01/1997 Subsequent related instruments: Amendment proposed by 598PC0389(12)..... Amendment proposed by 599SC1309......... Amendment proposed by 500SC1715......... AGREEMENT between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, of the one part, and THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY, of the other part, DESIRING to consolidate and to extend, upon the enlargement of the European Economic Community, the economic relations existing between the Community and Norway and to ensure, with due regard for fair conditions of competition, the harmonious development of their commerce for the purpose of contributing to the work of constructing Europe, RESOLVED to this end to eliminate progressively the obstacles to substantially all their trade, in accordance with the provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade concerning the establishment of free trade areas, DECLARING their readiness to examine, in the light of any relevant factor, and in particular of developments in the Community, the possibility of developing and deepening their relations where it would appear to be useful in the interests of their economies to extend them to fields not covered by this Agreement, HAVE DECIDED, in pursuit of these objectives and considering that no provision of this Agreement may be interpreted as exempting the Contracting Parties from the obligations which are incumbent upon them under other international agreements, TO CONCLUDE THIS AGREEMENT: Article 1 The aim of this Agreement is: (a) to promote through the expansion of reciprocal trade the harmonious development of economic relations between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway and thus to foster in the Community and in Norway the advance of economic activity, the improvement of living and employment conditions, and increased productivity and financial stability, (b) to provide fair conditions of competition for trade between the Contracting Parties, (c) to contribute in this way, by the removal of barriers to trade, to the harmonious development and expansion of world trade. Article 2 The Agreement shall apply to products originating in the Community or Norway: (i) which fall within Chapters 25 to 99 of the Brussels Nomenclature, excluding the products listed in the Annex; (ii) which are specified in Protocol No 2 with due regard to the arrangements provided for in that Protocol. Article 3 1. No new customs duty on imports shall be introduced in trade between the Community and Norway. 2. Customs duties on imports shall be progressively abolished in accordance with the following timetable: (a) on the date of entry into force of the Agreement each duty shall be reduced to 80 % of the basic duty; (b) four further reductions of 20 % each shall be made on: 1 January 1974, 1 January 1975, 1 January 1976, 1 July 1977. Article 4 1. The provisions concerning the progressive abolition of customs duties on imports shall also apply to customs duties of a fiscal nature. The Contracting Parties may replace a customs duty of a fiscal nature or the fiscal element of a customs duty by an internal tax. 2. Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom may retain until 1 January 1976 a customs duty of a fiscal nature or the fiscal element of a customs duty in the event of implementation of Article 38 of the "Act concerning the Conditions of Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties". 3. Norway may retain temporarily and not beyond 31 December 1975, while observing the conditions of Article 18, a customs duty of a fiscal nature or the fiscal element of any such duty. Article 5 1. The basic duty to which the successive reductions provided for in Article 3 and in Protocol No 1 are to be applied shall, for each product, be the duty actually applied on 1 January 1972. 2. If, after 1 January 1972, any tariff reductions resulting from the tariff agreements concluded as a result of the Trade Conference held in Geneva from 1964 to 1967 become applicable, such reduced duties shall replace the basic duties referred to in paragraph 1. 3. The reduced duties calculated in accordance with Article 3 and Protocols Nos 1 and 2 shall be applied rounded to the first decimal place. Subject to the application by the Community of Article 39 (5) of the "Act concerning the Conditions of Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties" as regards the specific duties or the specific part of the mixed duties in the Irish Customs Tariff, Article 3 and Protocols Nos 1 and 2 shall be applied, with rounding to the fourth decimal place. Article 6 1. No new charge having an effect equivalent to a customs duty on imports shall be introduced in trade between the Community and Norway. 2. Charges having an effect equivalent to customs duties on imports introduced on or after 1 January 1972 in trade between the Community and Norway shall be abolished upon the entry into force of the Agreement. Any charge having an effect equivalent to a customs duty on imports, the rate of which on 31 December 1972 is higher than that actually applied on 1 January 1972, shall be reduced to the latter rate upon the entry into force of the Agreement. 3. Charges having an effect equivalent to customs duties on imports shall be progressively abolished in accordance with the following timetable: (a) by 1 January 1974 at the latest each charge shall be reduced to 60 % of the rate applied on 1 January 1972; (b) three further reductions of 20 % each shall be made on: 1 January 1975, 1 January 1976, 1 July 1977. Article 7 1. No customs duty on exports or charge having equivalent effect shall be introduced in trade between the Community and Norway. Customs duties on exports and charges having equivalent effect shall be abolished not later than 1 January 1974. Article 8 Protocol No 1 lays down the tariff treatment and arrangements applicable to certain products. Article 9 Protocol No 2 lays down the tariff treatment and arrangements applicable to certain goods obtained by processing agricultural products. Article 10 1. In the event of specific rules being established as a result of the implementation of its agricultural policy or of any alteration of the current rules, the Contracting Party in question may adapt the arrangements resulting from this Agreement in respect of the products which are the subject of those rules or alterations. 2. In such cases the Contracting Party in question shall take due account of the interests of the other Contracting Party. To this end the Contracting Parties may consult each other within the Joint Committee provided for in Article 29. Article 11 Protocol No 3 lays down the rules of origin. Article 12 A Contracting Party which is considering the reduction of the effective level of its duties or charges having equivalent effect applicable to third countries benefiting from most-favoured-nation treatment, or which is considering the suspension of their application, shall, as far as may be practicable, notify the Joint Committee not less than thirty days before such reduction or suspension comes into effect. It shall take note of any representations by the other Contracting Party regarding any distortions which might result therefrom. Article 13 1. No new quantitative restriction on imports or measures having equivalent effect shall be introduced in trade between the Community and Norway. 2. Quantitative restrictions on imports shall be abolished on the date of entry into force of the Agreement and any measures having an effect equivalent to quantitative restrictions on imports shall be abolished not later than 1 January 1975. Article 14 1. The Community reserves the right to modify the arrangements applicable to the petroleum products falling within headings Nos 27.10, 27.11, 27.12, ex 27.13 (paraffin wax, micro-crystalline wax, or bituminous shale and other mineral waxes) and 27.14 of the Brussels Nomenclature upon adoption of a common definition of origin for petroleum products, upon adoption of decisions under the common commercial policy for the products in question or upon establishment of a common energy policy. In this event the Community shall take due account of the interests of Norway ; to this end it shall inform the Joint Committee, which shall meet under the conditions set out in Article 31. 2. Norway reserves the right to take similar action should it be faced with like situations. 3. Subject to paragraphs 1 and 2, the Agreement shall not prejudice the non-tariff rules applied to imports of petroleum products. Article 15 1. The Contracting Parties declare their readiness to foster, so far as their agricultural policies allow, the harmonious development of trade in agricultural products to which the Agreement does not apply. 2. The Contracting Parties shall apply their agricultural rules in veterinary, health and plant health matters in a non-discriminatory fashion and shall not introduce any new measures that have the effect of unduly obstructing trade. 3. The Contracting Parties shall examine, under the conditions set out in Article 31, any difficulties that might arise in their trade in agricultural products and shall endeavour to seek appropriate solutions. Article 16 From 1 July 1977 products originating in Norway may not enjoy more favourable treatment when imported into the Community than that applied by the Member States of the Community between themselves. Article 17 The Agreement shall not preclude the maintenance or establishment of customs unions, free-trade areas or arrangements for frontier trade, except in so far as they alter the trade arrangements provided for in the Agreement, in particular the provisions concerning rules of origin. Article 18 The Contracting Parties shall refrain from any measure or practice of an internal fiscal nature establishing, whether directly or indirectly, discrimination between the products of one Contracting Party and like products originating in the territory of the other Contracting Party. Products exported to the territory of one of the Contracting Parties may not benefit from repayment of internal taxation in excess of the amount of direct or indirect taxation imposed on them. Article 19 Payments relating to trade in goods and the transfer of such payments to the Member State of the Community in which the creditor is resident, or to Norway, shall be free from any restrictions. The Contracting Parties shall refrain from any exchange or administrative restrictions on the grant, repayment or acceptance of short and medium-term credits covering commercial transactions in which a resident participates. Article 20 The Agreement shall not preclude prohibitions or restrictions on imports, exports or goods in transit justified on grounds of public morality, law and order or public security, the protection of life and health of humans, animals or plants, the protection of national treasures of artistic, historic or archaeological value, the protection of industrial and commercial property, or rules relating to gold or silver. Such prohibitions or restrictions must not, however, constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between the Contracting Parties. Article 21 Nothing in the Agreement shall prevent a Contracting Party from taking any measures: (a) which it considers necessary to prevent the disclosure of information contrary to its essential security interests; (b) which relate to trade in arms, munitions or war materials or to research, development or production indispensable for defence purposes, provided that such measures do not impair the conditions of competition in respect of products not intended for specifically military purposes; (c) which it considers essential to its own security in time of war or serious international tension. Article 22 1. The Contracting Parties shall refrain from any measure likely to jeopardize the fulfilment of the objectives of the Agreement. 2. They shall take any general or specific measures required to fulfil their obligations under the Agreement. If either Contracting Party considers that the other Contracting Party has failed to fulfil an obligation under the Agreement, it may take appropriate measures under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 27. Article 23 1. The following are incompatible with the proper functioning of the Agreement in so far as they may affect trade between the Community and Norway: (i) all agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices between undertakings which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition as regards the production of or trade in goods; (ii) abuse by one or more undertakings of a dominant position in the territories of the Contracting Parties as a whole or in a substantial part thereof; (iii) any public aid which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods. 2. Should a Contracting Party consider that a given practice is incompatible with this Article, it may take appropriate measures under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 27. Article 24 Where an increase in imports of a given product is, or is likely, to be seriously detrimental to any production activity carried on in the territory of one of the Contracting Parties and where this increase is due to: (i) the partial or total reduction in the importing Contracting Party, as provided for in the Agreement, of customs duties and charges having equivalent effect levied on the product in question ; and (ii) the fact that the duties or charges having equivalent effect levied by the exporting Contracting Party on imports of raw materials or intermediate products used in the manufacture of the product in question are significantly lower than the corresponding duties or charges levied by the importing Contracting Party; the Contracting Party concerned may take appropriate measures under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 27. Article 25 If one of the Contracting Parties finds that dumping is taking place in trade with the other Contracting Party, it may take appropriate measures against this practice in accordance with the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 27. Article 26 If serious disturbances arise in any sector of the economy or if difficulties arise which could bring about serious deterioration in the economic situation of a region, the Contracting Party concerned may take appropriate measures under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 27. Article 27 1. In the event of a Contracting Party subjecting imports of products liable to give rise to the difficulties referred to in Articles 24 and 26 to an administrative procedure, the purpose of which is to provide rapid information on the trend of trade flows, it shall inform the other Contracting Party. 2. In the cases specified in Articles 22 to 26, before taking the measures provided for therein or, in cases to which paragraph 3 (d) applies, as soon as possible, the Contracting Party in question shall supply the Joint Committee with all relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the Contracting Parties. In the selection of measures, priority must be given to those which least disturb the functioning of the Agreement. The safeguard measures shall be notified immediately to the Joint Committee and shall be the subject of periodical consultations within the Committee, particularly with a view to their abolition as soon as circumstances permit. 3. For the implementation of paragraph 2, the following provisions shall apply: (a) As regards Article 23, either Contracting Party may refer the matter to the Joint Committee if it considers that a given practice is incompatible with the proper functioning of the Agreement within the meaning of Article 23 (1). The Contracting Parties shall provide the Joint Committee with all relevant information and shall give it the assistance it requires in order to examine the case and, where appropriate, to eliminate the practice objected to. If the Contracting Party in question fails to put an end to the practice objected to within the period fixed by the Joint Committee, or in the absence of agreement in the Joint Committee within three months of the matter being referred to it, the Contracting Party concerned may adopt any safeguard measures it considers necessary to deal with the serious difficulties resulting from the practices in question ; in particular it may withdraw tariff concessions. (b) As regards Article 24, the difficulties arising from the situation referred to in that Article shall be referred for examination to the Joint Committee, which may take any decision needed to put an end to such difficulties. If the Joint Committee or the exporting Contracting Party has not taken a decision putting an end to the difficulties within thirty days of the matter being referred, the importing Contracting Party is authorized to levy a compensatory charge on the product imported. The compensatory charge shall be calculated according to the incidence on the value of the goods in question of the tariff disparities in respect of the raw materials or intermediate products incorporated therein. (c) As regards Article 25, consultation in the Joint Committee shall take place before the Contracting Party concerned takes the appropriate measures. (d) Where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior examination impossible, the Contracting Party concerned may, in the situations specified in Articles 24, 25 and 26 and also in the case of export aids having a direct and immediate incidence on trade, apply forthwith the precautionary measures strictly necessary to remedy the situation. Article 28 Where one or more Member States of the Community or Norway is in difficulties or is seriously threatened with difficulties as regards its balance of payments, the Contracting Party concerned may take the necessary safeguard measures. It shall inform the other Contracting Party forthwith. Article 29 1. A Joint Committee is hereby established which shall be responsible for the administration of the Agreement and shall ensure its proper implementation. For this purpose, it shall make recommendations and take decisions in the cases provided for in the Agreement. These decisions shall be put into effect by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own rules. 2. For the purpose of the proper implementation of the Agreement the Contracting Parties shall exchange information and, at the request of either Party, shall hold consultations within the Joint Committee. 3. The Joint Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure. Article 30 1. The Joint Committee shall consist of representatives of the Community, on the one hand, and of representatives of Norway, on the other. 2. The Joint Committee shall act by mutual agreement. Article 31 1. Each Contracting Party shall preside in turn over the Joint Committee, in accordance with the arrangements to be laid down in its rules of procedure. 2. The Chairman shall convene meetings of the Joint Committee at least once a year in order to review the general functioning of the Agreement. The Joint Committee shall, in addition, meet whenever special circumstances so require, at the request of either Contracting Party, in accordance with the conditions to be laid down in its rules of procedure. 3. The Joint Committee may decide to set up any working party that can assist it in carrying out its duties. Article 32 1. Where a Contracting Party considers that it would be useful in the common interest of both Contracting Parties to develop the relations established by the Agreement by extending them to fields not covered thereby, it shall submit a reasoned request to the other Contracting Party. The Contracting Parties may instruct the Joint Committee to examine this request and, where appropriate, to make recommendations to them, particularly with a view to opening negotiations. These recommendations may, where appropriate, aim at the attainment of a concerted harmonization, provided that the autonomy of decision of the two Contracting Parties is not impaired. 2. The agreements resulting from the negotiations referred to in paragraph 1 will be subject to ratification or approval by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own procedures. Article 33 The Annex and Protocols to the Agreement shall form an integral part thereof. Article 34 Either Contracting Party may denounce the Agreement by notifying the other Contracting Party. The Agreement shall cease to be in force twelve months after the date of such notification. Article 35 The Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories to which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community applies upon the terms laid down in that Treaty and, on the other, to the territory of the Kingdom of Norway. Article 36 This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian and Norwegian languages, each of these texts being equally authentic. This Agreement will be approved by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own procedures. It shall enter into force on 1 July 1973, provided that the Contracting Parties have notified each other before that date that the procedures necessary to this end have been completed. After that date this Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following such notification. The final date for such notification shall be 30 November 1973. Udfördiget i Bruxelles, den fjortende maj nitten hundrede og treoghalvfjerds. Geschehen zu BrŽssel am vierzehnten Mai neunzehnhundertdreiundsiebzig. Done at Brussels on this fourteenth day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and seventy-three. Fait š Bruxelles, le quatorze mai mil neuf cent soixante-treize. Fatto a Bruxelles, addü quattordici maggio millenovecentosettantatrł. Gedaan te Brussel, de veertiende mei negentienhonderddrieūnzeventig. Utferdiget i Brussel, fjortende mai nitten hundre og syttitre. Põ Rõdet for De europöiske Föllesskabers vegne Im Namen des Rates der Europōischen Gemeinschaften In the name of the Council of the European Communities Au nom du Conseil des Communautłs europłennes A nome del Consiglio delle Comunitš europee Namens de Raad van de Europese Gemeenschappen >PIC FILE= "T0005738"> ANNEX List of products referred to in Article 2 of the Agreement >PIC FILE= "T0005739"> PROTOCOL No 1 concerning the treatment applicable to certain products SECTION A TREATMENT APPLICABLE TO IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN NORWAY Article 1 1. Customs duties on imports into the Community as originally constituted of products falling within Chapters 48 or 49 of the Common Customs Tariff excluding heading No 48.09 (building board of wood pulp or of vegetable fibre, whether or not bonded with natural or artificial resins or with similar binders) shall be progressively abolished in accordance with the following timetable: >PIC FILE= "T0005740"> 2. Customs duties on imports into Ireland of products specified in paragraph 1 shall be progressively abolished in accordance with the following timetable: >PIC FILE= "T0005741"> 3. Notwithstanding Article 3 of the Agreement, Denmark and the United Kingdom shall apply the following customs duties to imports of products specified in paragraph 1 which originate in Norway: >PIC FILE= "T0005742"> 4. During the period from 1 January 1974 to 31 December 1983, Denmark and the United Kingdom shall be entitled to open each year, for imports of products originating in Norway, zero-duty tariff quotas the amounts of which, shown in Annex A for 1974, shall be equal to the average amount of imports between 1968 and 1971 raised cumulatively by four increases of 5 % ; after 1 January 1975 the amount of these tariff quotas shall be raised annually by 5 %. 5. During the period from the date of entry into force of the Agreement to 31 December 1982 Ireland shall be entitled to open each year, for imports of products originating in Norway and falling within headings No 48.01 to 48.07, zero-duty tariff quotas until 31 December 1980, and 2 % duty tariff quotas subsequently, the basic amounts of which shall be equal to the average amount of imports between 1968 and 1971 raised annually by 5 % between 1974 and 1976. The basic amounts of these tariff quotas are shown in Annex B. For 1973 these amounts shall be reduced pro rata according to the date of entry into force of the Agreement. 6. The expression "the Community as originally constituted" means the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Article 2 1. Customs duties on imports into the Community as originally constituted and into Ireland of the products specified in paragraph 2 shall be progressively reduced to the following levels in accordance with the following timetable: >PIC FILE= "T0005743"> For tariff subheading No 79.01 A, listed in the table given in paragraph 2, the tariff reductions shall be made, as regards the Community as originally constituted and notwithstanding Article 5 (3) of the Agreement, rounded to the second decimal place. 2. The products referred to in paragraph 1 are the following: >PIC FILE= "T0005744"> Article 3 Customs duties on imports into the Community as originally constituted and into Ireland of the products falling within subheading No 76.01 A and of headings Nos 76.02 and 76.03 of the Common Customs Tariff shall be progressively reduced to the following levels in accordance with the following timetable: >PIC FILE= "T0005745"> Article 4 Imports to which the tariff treatment provided for in Articles 1, 2 and 3 applies shall be subjected to annual indicative ceilings above which the customs duties applicable in respect of third countries may be reintroduced in accordance with the following provisions: (a) Taking into account the Community's right to suspend application of ceilings for certain products, the basic amounts for fixing the ceilings for 1973 are shown in Annex C. The ceilings for 1973 are calculated by reducing the basic amounts pro rata according to the date of entry into force of the Agreement. From 1974 on the level of the ceilings shall correspond to the basic amounts for 1973 increased annually by a compound rate of 5 %, with the exception that for subheading No 76.01 A the annual rates of increase shall be the following: 1974 3 % 1975 3 % 1976 3 % 1977 5 % 1978 5 % 1979 10 % 1980 10 % 1981 10 % For products covered by this Protocol but not included in that Annex, the Community reserves the right to introduce ceilings of which the level will be equal to the average amount of imports into the Community over the last four years for which statistics are available, increased by 5 % ; for the following years, the levels of these ceilings shall be raised annually by 5 %. (b) Should, for two successive years, imports of a product subject to a ceiling be less than 90 % of the level fixed, the Community shall suspend the application of this ceiling. (c) In the event of short-term economic difficulties, the Community reserves the right, after consultation within the Joint Committee, to maintain for a year the level fixed for the preceding year. (d) On 1 December each year the Community shall notify the Joint Committee of the list of products subject to ceilings in the following year and of the levels of the ceilings. (e) Imports under the tariff quotas opened in accordance with Article 1 (4) and (5) shall also be set off against the ceiling levels fixed for the same products. (f) Notwithstanding Article 3 of the Agreement and Articles 1, 2 and 3 of this Protocol, when a ceiling fixed for imports of a product covered by this Protocol is reached, Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of the product in question may be reimposed until the end of the calendar year. In this event, prior to 1 July 1977: - Denmark and the United Kingdom shall reimpose customs duties as follows: >PIC FILE= "T0005746"> - Ireland shall reimpose customs duties applicable to third countries. The customs duties specified in Articles 1, 2 and 3 of this Protocol shall be reintroduced on 1 January of the following year. (g) After 1 July 1977 the Contracting Parties shall examine within the Joint Committee the possibility of revising the percentage by which the levels of ceilings are raised, having regard to the trend of consumption and imports in the Community and to experience gained in applying this Article. (h) The ceilings shall be abolished at the end of the tariff-dismantling periods provided for in Articles 1, 2 and 3 of this Protocol, with the exception that for subheading No 76.01 A the ceilings shall be abolished on 31 December 1981. SECTION B TREATMENT APPLICABLE TO IMPORTS INTO NORWAY OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE COMMUNITY Article 5 1. Customs duties on imports into Norway from the Community as originally constituted and from Ireland of the products listed in Annex D shall be progressively reduced to the following levels in accordance with the following timetable: >PIC FILE= "T0005747"> 2. Customs duties on imports into Norway from the Community as originally constituted and from Ireland of the products listed in Annex E shall be progressively reduced to the following levels in accordance with the following timetable: >PIC FILE= "T0005748"> Article 6 For products covered by section B of this Protocol, Norway reserves the right, in the event of it becoming absolutely necessary at a later stage and following consultations within the Joint Committee, to introduce indicative ceilings as defined in Section A of this Protocol, the methods applied to which will be the same as those mentioned therein. For imports exceeding the ceilings, customs duties not exceeding those applicable in respect of third countries may be reintroduced. ANNEX A List of tariff quotas for 1974 DENMARK, UNITED KINGDOM >PIC FILE= "T0005749"> >PIC FILE= "T0005750"> ANNEX B List of tariff quotas for 1973 IRELAND >PIC FILE= "T0005751"> ANNEX C Basic amounts for 1973 >PIC FILE= "T0005752"> >PIC FILE= "T0005753"> ANNEX D >PIC FILE= "T0005754">>PIC FILE= "T0005755"> >PIC FILE= "T0005756"> ANNEX E >PIC FILE= "T0005757">>PIC FILE= "T0005758"> >PIC FILE= "T0005759"> >PIC FILE= "T0005760"> >PIC FILE= "T0005761"> >PIC FILE= "T0005762"> PROTOCOL No 2 concerning products subject to special arrangements to take account of differences in the cost of agricultural products incorporated therein Article 1 In order to take account of differences in the cost of the agricultural products incorporated in the goods specified in the Tables annexed to this Protocol, the Agreement does not preclude: (i) the levying, upon import, of a variable component or fixed amount, or the application of internal price compensation measures; (ii) the application of measures adopted upon export. Article 2 1. For the products specified in the Tables annexed to this Protocol the basic duties shall be: (a) for the Community as originally constituted : the duties actually applied on 1 January 1972; (b) for Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom: (i) in respect of products covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1059/69: - for Ireland, on the one hand, - for Denmark and the United Kingdom on the other hand, in respect of products not covered by the Convention establishing the European Free Trade Association: the customs duties resulting from Article 47 of the "Act concerning the Conditions of Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties" ; the Joint Committee shall be informed of these basic duties in good time and in any case before the first reduction provided for in paragraph 2; (ii) in respect of the other products : the duties actually applied on 1 January 1972; (c) for Norway : the duties shown in Table II annexed to this Protocol. 2. The difference between the basic duties so defined and the duties applicable on 1 July 1977, which are shown in the Tables annexed to this Protocol, shall be progressively abolished by five reductions of 20 % each to be made on the following dates: On the date of entry into force of the Agreement, 1 January 1974, 1 January 1975, 1 January 1976, 1 July 1977. However, if the duty applicable on 1 July 1977 is greater than the basic duty, the difference between these duties shall be reduced by 40 % on 1 January 1974 and again reduced by 20 % on each of the following dates: 1 January 1975, 1 January 1976, 1 July 1977. Notwithstanding Article 5 (3) of the Agreement and subject to the application by the Community of Article 39 (5) of the "Act concerning the Conditions of Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties", as regards the specific duties or the specific part of the mixed duties of the customs tariff of the United Kingdom, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be applied with rounding to the fourth decimal place for the products listed below: >PIC FILE= "T0005763"> Article 3 1. This Protocol shall also apply to the alcoholic beverages of subheading No 22.09 C of the Common Customs Tariff not specified in Tables I and II annexed to this Protocol. The rules governing tariff reductions applicable to these products shall be decided by the Joint Committee. When defining these rules or at a later date, the Joint Committee shall decide whether to include in this Protocol other products of Chapters 1 to 24 of the Brussels Nomenclature which are not subject to agricultural regulations in the territories of the Contracting Parties. 2. On this occasion the Joint Committee shall supplement, if necessary, Annexes II and III to Protocol No 3. TABLE I EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY >PIC FILE= "T0005764"> >PIC FILE= "T0005765"> >PIC FILE= "T0005766"> >PIC FILE= "T0005767"> >PIC FILE= "T0005768"> >PIC FILE= "T0005769"> >PIC FILE= "T0005770"> >PIC FILE= "T0005771"> TABLE II NORWAY >PIC FILE= "T0005772"> >PIC FILE= "T0005773"> >PIC FILE= "T0005774"> >PIC FILE= "T0005775"> >PIC FILE= "T0005776"> PROTOCOL No 3 concerning the definition of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation TITLE I Definition of the concept of "originating products" Article 1 For the purpose of implementing the Agreement, and without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 2 and 3 of this Protocol, the following products shall be considered as: 1. products originating in the Community: (a) products wholly obtained in the Community; (b) products obtained in the Community in the manufacture of which products other than those referred to in (a) are used, provided that the said products have undergone sufficient working or processing within the meaning of Article 5. This condition shall not apply, however, to products which, within the meaning of this Protocol, originate in Norway; 2. products originating in Norway; (a) products wholly obtained in Norway; (b) products obtained in Norway in the manufacture of which products other than those referred to in (a) are used, provided that the said products have undergone sufficient working or processing within the meaning of Article 5. This condition shall not apply, however, to products which, within the meaning of this Protocol, originate in the Community. The products in List C shall be temporarily excluded from the scope of this Protocol. Article 2 1. Inasmuch as trade between the Community and Austria, Finland, Iceland, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland, and between Norway and the latter six countries, and also between each of those six countries themselves is governed by agreement containing rules identical to those in this Protocol, the following products shall also be considered as: A. products originating in the Community : those products referred to in Article 1 (1) which, after being exported from the Community, have undergone no working or processing in any of those six countries or have not undergone sufficient working or processing there to confer on them the status of products originating in any of those countries by virtue of provisions corresponding to those of Article 1 (1) (b) or (2) (b) of this Protocol contained in the agreements referred to above, provided that: (a) only products originating in any of those six countries or in the Community or in Norway have been used in the course of the working or processing; (b) where a percentage rule limits, in the Lists A or B referred to in Article 5, the proportion in value of non-originating products that can be incorporated under certain circumstances, the added value has been acquired in each of the countries in accordance with the percentage rules and with the other rules contained in the said lists without any possibility of cumulation from one country to another; B. products originating in Norway : those products referred to in Article 1 (2) which, after being exported from Norway have undergone no working or processing in any one of these six countries or have undergone working or processing insufficient to confer on them the status of products originating in any of those countries by virtue of provisions corresponding to those of Article 1 (1) (b) or (2) (b) of this Protocol contained in the agreements referred to above, provided that: (a) only products originating in any one of those six countries or in the Community or in Norway have been used in the course of the working or processing; (b) where a percentage rules limits, in the Lists A or B referred to in Article 5, the proportion in value of non-originating products that can be incorporated under certain circumstances, the added value has been acquired in each of the countries in accordance with the percentage rules and with the other rules contained in the said lists without any possibility of cumulation from one country to another. 2. For the purpose of implementing paragraph 1 (A) (a) and (B) (a), the fact that products other than those referred to therein are used in a proportion not exceeding in total value 5 % of the value of the products obtained and imported into Norway or the Community does not affect the determination of origin of the latter products, provided that they would not have caused the products exported from the Community or Norway in the first place to lose their status of products originating in the Community or in Norway had they been incorporated there. 3. In the cases referred to in paragraph 1 (A) (b) and (B) (b) and paragraph 2, no non-originating product may be incorporated if it only undergoes the working or processing provided for in Article 5 (3). Article 3 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 2 and provided that all the conditions laid down in that Article are nevertheless fulfilled, the products obtained shall not continue to be considered as products originating in the Community or in Norway respectively unless the value of the products worked or processed originating in the Community or in Norway represents the highest percentage of the value of the products obtained. If this is not so, the latter products are considered as originating in the country where the added value acquired represents the highest percentage of their value. Article 4 The following shall be considered as wholly obtained either in the Community or in Norway within the meaning of Article 1 (1) (a) and (2) (a): (a) mineral products extracted from their soil or from their seabed; (b) vegetable products harvested there; (c) live animals born and raised there; (d) products from live animals raised there; (e) products obtained by hunting or fishing conducted there; (f) products of sea fishing and other products taken from the sea by their vessels; (g) products made aboard their factory ships exclusively from products referred to in subparagraph (f); (h) used articles collected there fit only for the recovery of raw materials; (i) waste and scrap resulting from manufacturing operations conducted there; (j) goods produced there exclusively from products specified in subparagraphs (a) to (i). Article 5 1. For the purpose of implementing Article 1 (1) (b) and (2) (b) the following shall be considered as sufficient working or processing: (a) working or processing as a result of which the goods obtained receive a classification under a tariff heading other than that covering each of the products worked or processed, except, however, working or processing specified in List A, where the special provisions of that list apply; (b) working or processing specified in List B. "Sections", "Chapters" and "tariff headings" shall mean the Sections, Chapters and tariff headings in the Brussels Nomenclature for the Classification of Goods in Customs Tariffs. 2. When, for a given product obtained, a percentage rule limits in List A and in List B the value of the materials and parts which can be used, the total value of these materials and parts, whether or not they have changed tariff heading in the course of the working, processing or assembly within the limits and under the conditions laid down in each of those two lists, may not exceed, in relation to the value of the product obtained, the value corresponding either to the common rate, if the rates are identical in both lists, or to the higher of the two if they are different. 3. For the purpose of implementing Article 1 (1) (b) and (2) (b), the following shall still be considered as insufficient working or processing to confer the status of orginating product, whether or not there is a change of tariff heading: (a) operations to ensure the preservation of merchandise in good condition during transport and storage (ventilation, spreading out, drying, chilling, placing in salt, sulphur dioxide or other aqueous solutions, removal of damaged parts, and like operations); (b) simple operations consisting of removal of dust, sifting or screening, sorting, classifying, matching (including the making up of sets of articles), washing, painting, cutting up; (c) (i) changes of packing and breaking up and assembly of consignments; (ii) simple placing in bottles, flasks, bags, cases, boxes, fixing on cards or boards, etc, and all other simple packing operations; (d) affixing marks, labels or other like distinguishing signs on products or their packaging; (e) simple mixing of products, whether or not of different kinds, where one or more components of the mixtures do not meet the conditions laid down in this Protocol to enable them to be considered as originating either in the Community or in Norway; (f) simple assembly of parts of articles to constitute a complete article; (g) a combination of two or more operations specified in subparagraphs (a) to (f); (h) slaughter of animals. Article 6 1. Where the Lists A and B referred to in Article 5 provide that goods obtained in the Community or in Norway shall be considered as originating therein only if the value of the products worked or processed does not exceed a given percentage of the value of the goods obtained, the values to be taken into consideration for determining such percentage shall be: - on the one hand, as regards products whose importation can be proved : their customs value at the time of importation; as regards products of undetermined origin : the earliest ascertainable price paid for such products in the territory of the Contracting Party where manufacture takes place; - and on the other hand, the ex-works price of the goods obtained, less internal taxes refunded or refundable on exportation. This Article also applies for the implementation of Articles 2 and 3. 2. Where Articles 2 and 3 apply, "added value acquired" shall be understood as meaning the difference between the ex-works price of the goods obtained, less internal taxes refunded or refundable on exportation from the country concerned or from the Community, and the customs value of all the products imported and worked or processed in that country or in the Community. Article 7 Goods originating in Norway or in the Community and constituting one single shipment which is not split up may be transported through territory other than that of the Community, Norway, Austria, Finland, Iceland, Portugal, Sweden or Switzerland, with, should, the occasion arise, transhipment or temporary warehousing in such territory, provided that the crossing of the latter territory is justified for geographical reasons, that the goods have remained under the surveillance of the customs authorities in the country of transit or of warehousing, that they have not entered into the commerce of such countries or been delivered for home use there and have not undergone operations other than unloading, reloading or any operation designed to preserve them in good condition. TITLE II Arrangements for administrative cooperation Article 8 1. Originating products within the meaning of Article 1 of this Protocol shall, o …