# Decision of the Council and the Commission of 13 December 1993 on the conclusion of the Agreement on the European Economic Area between the European Communities, their Member States and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation (94/1/ECSC, EC), 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1994/1/schedule/ANNEXES/division/division/I./division/5. (the official version)
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