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Law No. 28 Of 12 March 1997

Original Language Title:  LEGE nr. 28 din 12 martie 1997

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LEGE no. 28 28 of 12 March 1997 for the ratification of decisions no. 4 4, 7 and 8/1996 of the Joint Committee on amendments to the Free Trade Agreement between Romania and the states of the European Free Trade Association (A.E.L.S.), ratified by Law no. 19 19 of 6 April 1993
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Published in OFFICIAL MONITOR no. 47 47 of 19 March 1997



The Romanian Parliament adopts this law + Article UNIC Decisions no. 4 4, 7 and 8/1996 of the Joint Committee on amendments to the Free Trade Agreement between Romania and the states of the European Free Trade Association (A.E.L.S.), ratified by Law no. 19 19 of 6 April 1993 , that are an integral part of this law. This law was adopted by the Senate at the meeting of 24 September 1996, in compliance with the provisions of art. 74 74 para. (2) of the Romanian Constitution. SENATE PRESIDENT PETRE ROMAN This law was adopted by the Chamber of Deputies at its meeting on February 24, 1997, in compliance with the provisions of 74 74 para. (2) of the Romanian Constitution. p. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES PRESIDENT ANDREI IOAN CHILIMAN + DECISION OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ROMANIA-A.E.L.S. No 4/1996 (adopted at the 4th session of 19 March 1996) Amendment Of Protocol C The Joint Committee taking note that Iceland has removed the legal basis for customs duties of a tax nature, referred to in art. 1 1 of Table 1 of Protocol C, Considering the provisions of art. 36 36 of the Agreement, Decision: 1. Article 1 and Table 1 of Protocol C shall be deleted. 2. The above amendment shall enter into force upon submission, by all States Parties, of the instruments of acceptance to the depositary State, which shall notify them to the other States Parties. 3. The Secretary General of the European Free Trade Association will submit the text of this decision to the depositary state. + DECISION OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ROMANIA-A.E.L.S. No 7/1996 (adopted at the 4th session of 19 March 1996) Amendment of Article 12 and Annex no. X on technical regulations The Joint Committee taking note that the Parties have agreed to harmonise their procedure for the notification of draft technical regulations with similar procedures laid down in the Final Act of the Uruguay Round, Considering the provisions of art. 36 36 of the Agreement, Decision: 1. Article 12 of the Agreement shall be replaced by the following: "" ARTICLE 12 Technical regulations 1. States Parties to this Agreement agree: a) have immediate consultations within the Joint Committee, where a State Party considers that another State Party has taken measures which may create or have already created an obstacle to trade, with a view to finding a suitable solution; b) to discuss in the Joint Committee the possibilities to cooperate more closely on the issues relating to the removal of obstacles. This cooperation can take place in areas concerning regulations and technical rules, as well as testing and certification. 2. States Parties to this Agreement shall undertake to notify technical regulations in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade of the World Trade Organization. " 2. Annex no. X of Article 12 will be cancelled. 3. The above amendments shall enter into force upon the submission by all States Parties of the instruments of acceptance to the depositary State, which shall notify them to the other States Parties. 4. The Secretary General of the European Free Trade Association will submit the text of this decision to the depositary state. + DECISION OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ROMANIA-A.E.L.S. No 8/1996 ((adopted at the session of 19 March 1996) Amendment of Article 40 on the depositary State of the The Joint Committee considering that Sweden, according to the provisions of art. 38 38 paragraph 3, has ceased to be a party to the agreement, Considering the provisions of art. 36 36 of the Agreement, Decision: 1. The words "Government of Sweden" in Article 40 of the Agreement will be replaced by the words "Government of Norway" 2. The above amendments shall enter into force upon submission, by all States Parties, of the instruments of acceptance to the depositary State, which shall notify them to the other States Parties. 3. The Secretary General of the European Free Trade Association will submit this text to the depositary state. ------------------