Minutes of Council and Joint Council simultaneous meetings, items discussed: Study of the practical measures of maintain the free trade realised by EFTA; Review of member states origin marking regulations; Pharmaceutical convention: basic standards and guide to the preparation of information; Study of the practical measures to main the free trade realised by EFTA; Economic Committee: reports; Danish economic measures; Internal administration and budgetary issues; Division of Europe Study II; External economic relations; European integration; Activities of the Association: report of the Secretary-General; Scheme for the reciprocal recognition of tests and inspections carried out on agricultural machines and tractors; Variable import levy schemes in member countries; The future of EFTA; Withdrawal of Denmark from the EFTA Convention; Annual review of trade in agricultural goods 1972; External economic relations; Portuguese iron and steel industry; 15% rule – Portugal: 1970 and 1971 exemptions.

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