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Mr. Jan Klinkenborg (SOC, Germany).

Mrs. Martine Lehideux (DR, France).

Mr. Georgios Mavros (SOC, Greece).

Mr. Jorgen Brandulund Nielsen (LIB, Denmark).

Mr. Andrea Raggio (COM, Italy).

Mrs. Ursula Schleicher (PPE, Germany).

ANNEX 2 Fifth meeting of Ef-EFTA delegations

Brussels, 26-27 March 1985 List of EFTA delegations participants

Austria:

Mr. Alfred Teschl (Socialist Party).

Mrs. Ingrid Tichy-Schreder (People's Party).

Finland:

Mrs. Tutta Zilliacus (Swedish People's Party). Mrs. Riiva Laurila (National Coalition Party). Mr. Ilkka Jmppanen (secretary to the delegation).

Iceland:

Mr. Kjartan Tohannsson (Social Democratic Party). Mr. Gunnar Schram (Independence Party).

Norway:

Mrs. Kaci Kullman Five (Conservative Party).

Mr. Hallvard Bakke (Labour Party).

Mr. Brattesta (secretary to the delegation).

Portugal:

Mr. Antonio J. D. Rebelo de Sousa (Socialist Party).

Mr. Eugenio M. N. Anacoreta Correia (Centre Democratic Party).

Sweden:

Mr. Lennart Pettersson (Social Democratic Party). Mr. Lennart Blom (Conservative Party).

Switzerland:

Mr. Alois Dobler (Cristian Democratic Party). Mr. Joseph Cottet (Democratic Centre Union). Mr. Alfred Aebi (secretary to the delegation).

Liechtenstein—Mr. Anton Hoop (Patriotic Union). EFTA Secretariat:

Mr. Per Kleppe (Secretary-General). Mr. Norbert Faustenhammer (deputy Secretary--General).

Mr. Jerome Lugon (director, Secretary-General's Office).

Mrs. Agneta Soderman (Secretary-General's Office).

ANNEX 3

5th meeting of delegations of the European Parliament and the Committee of EFTA ParHwnentariHW

Brussels, 26-27 March 1985

European parliamentarians state their poUdcal will to create a unified and dynamic European economic space fat the interests of 300 million European dtfaens.

1984 was a year in which the relations between the European Community and the European Free Trade

Area (EFTA) received a new impetus at the highest level (Declaration of Luxembourg of 9 April 1984 and European Parliament Resolution of 13 April 1984 on economic and trade relations between the European Community and EFTA, Declaration by the governments of the EFTA states at Visby, Sweden, of 23 May 1984 on cooperation with the European Community). This week, delegations from the European Parliament and the EFTA Committee of Parliamentarians met in Brussels to review the presente state of relations and perspectives for further cooperation. The delegations met under the chairmanship of Mr. Kons-taniinos Stavrou (EPP, Greece) and Mr. Alfred Teshl (Socialist, Austria). The Secretary-General of EFTA, Mr. Per Kleppe, also participated.

Mr. Willy De Clerq, commissioner responsible for the European Community's external relations, was present for the opening session of the two-day meeting and made a statement on the main areas in which the European Community and EFTA could expand their cooperation on the basis of the political declarations referred to above. One quarter of the Community's exports goes to the countries of EFTA and the Community takes over half of EFTA exports. A major effort still needs to be made, however, to achieve a genuinely free market without barriers to trade and in which the introduction of new barriers becomes impossible. This can only be done given a global approach based on a firm political commitment. Cooperation in research and development constitutes one of the major new objectives.

Members of the two delegations were in broad support of these objectives. They stressed the need for ordinary people to participate consciously in their achievement, which would also depend on the committed suport of politicians and both sides of industry. The parliamentarians confirmed their unequivocad will to work towards adapting EC-EFTA cooperation to current condition and the present political situation, including the accession of Spain and Portugal to the Community. Areas in which cooperation may be pursued include the following:

Simplification of border formalities for goods and individuals;

Simplification of the rules of origin and the introduction of a new harmonized system of forwarding certificates of origin;

The standardization of testing procedures and technical standards;

Strengthened cooperation inresearch and development with wider access to research and development programmes;

Cooperation in environmental protection;

Coordination of efforts aimed at combatting unemployment, particularly of young people and improvement of social conditions for all;

Cooperation in all fields of transport.

Members of the two parliamentary delegations will be taking steps, in the framework of their respective parliamentary procedures, to involve their parliaments in this new effort to revitalize political awareness of the importance of the EC-EFTA relationship through an overall approach involving parliamentary support for economic and trade policies to be implemented by