Division 5

Notwithstanding the integration into this Agreement of the Community legislation concerning BSE and awaiting the outcome of ongoing discussions aimed at arriving, as soon as possible, at an overall agreement related to the application by the EFTA States of this legislation, the EFTA States may apply their national rules. However, they undertake to apply transparent national rules based on objective criteria in a non-discriminatory and foreseeable manner. Such national rules shall be communicated to the Community in accordance with the rules laid down in Protocol 1 paragraph 4 by the entry into force of the Agreement. The Community reserves the right to apply similar rules in trade with the EFTA State concerned. The Contracting Parties shall review the situation during 1995.