Minutes of Council and Joint Council simultaneous meetings, items discussed: Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention; EC procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations: participation of the EFTA countries; Technical barriers to trade: cooperation between EFTA and the EC; EFTA scholarships; Budget estimates for the financial year 1984-85; Standardisation policies in Europe; Discussions between Portugal and Spain; Portuguese import surcharge scheme; Reintroduction of Portuguese import duties; Government aids; EFTA-EC relations: follow-up of the Luxembourg and Visby declarations; Origin rules; Surveillance and safeguard measures.

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