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Although Article 64(3) was not on the agenda I reiterated

our desire for the "classical" solution and mentioned that the Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos were interested in joining in. Portugal mentioned that it would like to extend the

Convention to Macao.

On Article 5(b) of the Protocol, it was agreed that there should be no special rules for Sweden without good reason.

On the Protocol No 2 on uniform interpretation, there was considerable inconclusive discussion which left the Protocol unamended save for deletion, at the UK's suggestion, of the phrase "documentary exploitation" and a slight redrafting of paragraph 2. A "joint declaration" of seeking to agree a parallel court for the parallel Convention had been tabled but it was agreed that we should not put this to the EFTA States.

EC EFTA Meeting

16/17 September

Saggio, who was taking the Chair at this meeting, introduced the minutes of the previous meeting (GC-EXEQ/9/86) which would

There were three very serve as the agenda for this meeting.

minor amendments to the minutes of the previous meeting from

the EFTA countries.

Article 5(1) was left over until the decision of the ECJ and Article 6(4) would await Carpenter.

On Article 16, Saggio introduced document 24 which contained the compromise proposal for holiday lets drawn up by the EC delegations. The "first reactions" from all the EFTA countries were entirely dismissive.

I introduced Article 17(1) which received a qualified welcome from the EFTA countries but some minor drafting points from

Rognlien of Norway.

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