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Item 2: Consultation with Poland (L/4483)
Hoda (India) introduced the Working Party's report on the 9th review under the Polish Protocol of Accession. Jodko (Poland) pointed out that for 10 years Poland had been fulfilling her obligations under the Protocol. Some of her partners, however, were not reciprocating, notably in their refusal to terminate the transitional period. This could affect all aspects of the balance of rights and obligations between Poland and other Contracting Parties. Luyten merely observed that the Community's views were adequately reflected in the relevant paragraphs of the report. The Chairman noted that the Working Party had not been able to agree on a terminal date for the transitional period and suggested that in accordance with the Protocol the question should be re-examined at the 10th review. The report was adopted on this basis.
Item 3:
Finland/Hungary FTA Agreement (L/4497)
6 Linden (Secretariat) introduced the Working Party's second report. He pointed out that the Working Party had been unable to arrive at a unanimous conclusion as to whether the Agreement was in conformity with Article XXIV. It had been expected that Nyerges (Hungary) would make a major issue of his complaint in the Working Party that the Finland/Hungary Agreement was suffering discriminatory treatment in the closeness of the scrutiny to which it was being subjected by comparison with other FTA agreements, especially those involving the Community (my telno 24 saving of 17 May). In the event he merely commented that the Hungarian authorities were ready to furnish additional information on the functioning of the Agreement on request. Kaarlehto (Finland) thought the examination to which the Agreement had already been subjected was sufficient.
Finland recog- nised, however, that the Agreement was something of a novelty and understood the unusual interest displayed in it. Finland too was accordingly prepared to supply further information if required. Luyten noted the proposal in paragraph 44 of the report that the Working Party should continue its examination in due course. This provoked Nyerges to say that he was in no position to accept such a proposition. Czechoslovakia and Foland intervened in support. The Chairman, summing up, suggested that the Council might adopt the report, while noting the differences of opinion expressed as to the future work of the Working Party. The appropriate time for a further meeting of the Working Party should be determined in the light of "further experience" and consultation between the interested parties. Nyerges having repeated that he could not change his position on this last point, the Chair suggested that this declar- ation should be noted also. The report was adopted accordingly.
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Item 4: United States (L/4495)
Imports of Automotive Products
The 10th annual report submitted by the United States on the United States/Canada automotive products agreement was noted without comment.
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