Minutes of Council and Joint Council simultaneous meetings, items discussed: volcanic eruption in Iceland; Processed agricultural products: report of the working party; Icelandic global quotas for 1973; Portuguese iron and steel industry; Origin rules: hardship cases; External economic relations; Information for submission to GATT by EFTA member states on the development of EFTA; elimination of non-tariff barriers to trade: implementation of the mandate given by Ministers; Norwegian trade restrictions; European patent convention; Strengthening of EFTA cooperation regarding world economic problems; Finnish temporary import restrictions on certain consumer goods.

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