Minutes of Council and Joint Council simultaneous meetings, items discussed: Portuguese balance of payments difficulties; EFTA contribution to the European Trade Union Institute; Introduction of a global import quota system for footwear in Sweden; New basic duties on certain EFTA imports into Portugal; Finnish balance of payments difficulties; Industrial Development Fund and agricultural concessions in favour of Portugal; Budget estimates for 1976-77; Introduction of Swiss border charges on certain animal feeding stuffs; Participation of third countries in work on the establishment of new schemes for the reciprocal recognition of tests and inspections; Requests by Portugal for the introduction, increase or reintroduction of import duties on certain products and for the reduction of tariffs on certain products.

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