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Document 11994N137

ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - PART FOUR : TRANSITIONAL MEASURES - TITLE VI : AGRICULTURE - Article 137

OJ C 241, 29.8.1994, p. 45 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT)

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11994N137

ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - PART FOUR : TRANSITIONAL MEASURES - TITLE VI : AGRICULTURE - Article 137

Official Journal C 241 , 29/08/1994 P. 0045


TITLE VI AGRICULTURE

Article 137

1. This Title concerns agricultural products with the exception of products falling within Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products.

2. Except where this Act provides otherwise:

- trade by the new Member States between themselves, with third countries or with the present Member States shall be subject to the regime applicable to the latter Member States. The regime applicable in the Community as at present constituted with regard to import duties and charges having equivalent effect, quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect shall be applicable to the new Member States;

- the rights and obligations resulting from the common agricultural policy shall be applicable in full in the new Member States.

3. Subject to the special provisions of this title with regard to different dates or time limits, transitional measures for the agricultural products referred to in paragraph 1 shall cease to apply by the end of the fifth year following the accession of Austria, Finland and Norway. These measures shall nevertheless take full account, for each product, of the total production during the year 1999.

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