Meetings of the Consultative Committee, items discussed include: the international situation and prospects, EFTA countries’ trade with the US and Japan, the economic situation in the EFTA countries: country notes, EFTA countries in the present European and world economic situation, non-tariff barriers to trade, the economic situation in Portugal, the 20th annual report of EFTA, main developments in the Portuguese economy 1973-80, the role of EFTA in the future.
As annexes: economic relations between the EFTA countries and the European Community; EFTA countries’ trade with the newly industrialising countries (NICs): Report by Erik Braunerhielm on the implications for cooperation in Europe of the 2nd enlargement of the Communities; EC-EFTA provisions for Greek accession to EC; Some possible effects on EFTA trade of the accession of Greece, Portugal and Spain to the EC.

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