21999A0710(03)

AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF EXCHANGES OF LETTERS

between the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning committees which assist the European Commission in the exercise of its executive powers

A. Letter from the Community

Sir,

The Council refers to the negotiations concerning the Agreement concerning the association of the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway to the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis and has taken good note of the request of Iceland and Norway, in the spirit of their participation in the decision-making process in the fields covered by the Agreement and in order to enhance the good functioning of the Agreement, to be fully associated with the work of the committees which assist the European Commission in the exercise of its executive powers.

The Council notes that in future, when such procedures will be applied in the fields covered by the Agreement, there will indeed be a need to associate Iceland and Norway with the work of these committees, also in order to ensure that the procedures of the Agreement have been applied to the acts or measures concerned, so that these may become binding on Iceland and Norway.

Therefore, the European Community is ready to commit itself to negotiate, as soon as the need arises, appropriate arrangements for the association of Iceland and Norway with the work of these committees.

I should be obliged if you would inform me of whether or not your Government is in agreement with the above.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

Hecho en Bruselas, el dieciocho de mayo de mil novecientos noventa y nueve.

Udf忙rdiget i Bruxelles den attende maj nitten hundrede og nioghalvfems.

Geschehen zu Br眉ssel am achtzehnten Mai neunzehnhundertneunundneunzig.

螆纬喂谓蔚 蟽蟿喂蟼 螔蟻蠀尉苇位位蔚蟼, 蟽蟿喂蟼 未苇魏伪 慰魏蟿蠋 螠伪螑慰蠀 蠂委位喂伪 蔚谓谓喂伪魏蠈蟽喂伪 蔚谓蔚谓萎谓蟿伪 蔚谓谓苇伪.

Done at Brussels on the eighteenth day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine.

Fait 脿 Bruxelles, le dix-huit mai mil neuf cent quatre-vingt dix-neuf.

Fatto a Bruxelles, add矛 diciotto maggio millenovecentonovantanove.

Gedaan te Brussel, de achttiende mei negentienhonderd negenennegentig.

Feito em Bruxelas, em dezoito de Maio de mil novecentos e noventa e nove.

Tehty Brysseliss盲 kahdeksantenatoista p盲iv盲n盲 toukokuuta vuonna tuhatyhdeks盲nsataayhdeks盲nkymment盲yhdeks盲n.

Som skedde i Bryssel den artonde maj nittonhundranittionio.

Gj枚rt 铆 Brussel 18. ma铆 1999.

Utferdiget i Brussel, attende mai nittenhundreognittini.

Por el Consejo de la Uni贸n Europea/For R氓det for Den Europ忙iske Union/F眉r den Rat der Europ盲ischen Union/螕喂伪 蟿慰 危蠀渭尾慰蠉位喂慰 蟿畏蟼 螘蠀蟻蠅蟺伪蠆魏萎蟼 螆谓蠅蟽畏蟼/For the Council of the European Union/Pour le Conseil de l'Union européenne/Per il Consiglio dell'Unione europea/Voor de Raad van de Europese Unie/Pelo Conselho da Uni茫o Europeia/Euroopan unionin neuvoston puolesta/F枚r Europeiska unionens r氓d/Fyrir h枚nd r谩冒s Evr贸pusambandsins/For R氓det for Den europeiske union

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B. Letter from Iceland

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows:

"The Council refers to the negotiations concerning the Agreement concerning the association of the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway to the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis and has taken good note of the request of Iceland and Norway, in the spirit of their participation in the decision-making process in the fields covered by the Agreement and in order to enhance the good functioning of the Agreement, to be fully associated with the work of the committees which assist the European Commission in the exercise of its executive powers.

The Council notes that in future, when such procedures will be applied in the fields covered by the Agreement, there will indeed be a need to associate Iceland and Norway with the work of these committees, also in order to ensure that the procedures of the Agreement have been applied to the acts or measures concerned, so that these may become binding on Iceland and Norway.

Therefore, the European Community is ready to commit itself to negotiate, as soon as the need arises, appropriate arrangements for the association of Iceland and Norway with the work of these committees.

I should be obliged if you would inform me of whether ornot your Governmet is in agreement with the above."

I am able to inform you that my Government is in agreement with the contents of your letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

Hecho en Bruselas, el dieciocho de mayo de mil novecientos noventa y nueve.

Udf忙rdiget i Bruxelles den attende maj nitten hundrede og nioghalvfems.

Geschehen zu Br眉ssel am achtzehnten Mai neunzehnhundertneunundneunzig.

螆纬喂谓蔚 蟽蟿喂蟼 螔蟻蠀尉苇位位蔚蟼, 蟽蟿喂蟼 未苇魏伪 慰魏蟿蠋 螠伪螑慰蠀 蠂委位喂伪 蔚谓谓喂伪魏蠈蟽喂伪 蔚谓蔚谓萎谓蟿伪 蔚谓谓苇伪.

Done at Brussels on the eighteenth day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine.

Fait 脿 Bruxelles, le dix-huit mai mil neuf cent quatre-vingt dix-neuf.

Fatto a Bruxelles, add矛 diciotto maggio millenovecentonovantanove.

Gedaan te Brussel, de achttiende mei negentienhonderd negenennegentig.

Feito em Bruxelas, em dezoito de Maio de mil novecentos e noventa e nove.

Tehty Brysseliss盲 kahdeksantenatoista p盲iv盲n盲 toukokuuta vuonna tuhatyhdeks盲nsataayhdeks盲nkymment盲yhdeks盲n.

Som skedde i Bryssel den artonde maj nittonhundranittionio.

Gj枚rt 铆 Brussel 18. ma铆 1999.

Utferdiget i Brussel, attende mai nittenhundreognittini.

Por la Rep煤blica de Islandia/For Republikken Island/F眉r die Republik Island/螕喂伪 蟿畏 螖畏渭慰魏蟻伪蟿委伪 蟿畏蟼 螜蟽位伪谓未委伪蟼/For the Republic of Iceland/Pour la République d'Islande/Per la Repubblica d'Islanda/Voor de Republiek IJsland/Pela Rep煤blica da Isl芒ndia/Islannin tasavallan puolesta/P氓 Republiken Islands v盲gnar/Fyrir h枚nd Ly冒veldisins 脥slands/For Republikken Island

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A. Letter from the Community

Sir,

The Council refers to the negotiations concerning the Agreement concerning the association of the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway to the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis and has taken good note of the request of Iceland and Norway, in the spirit of their participation in the decision-making process in the fields covered by the Agreement and in order to enhance the good functioning of the Agreement, to be fully associated with the work of the committees which assist the European Commission in the exercise of its executive powers.

The Council notes that in future, when such procedures will be applied in the fields covered by the Agreement, there will indeed be a need to associate Iceland and Norway with the work of these committees, also in order to ensure that the procedures of the Agreement have been applied to the acts or measures concerned, so that these may become binding on Iceland and Norway.

Therefore, the European Community is ready to commit itself to negotiate, as soon as the need arises, appropriate arrangements for the association of Iceland and Norway with the work of these committees.

I should be obliged if you would inform me of whether or not your Government is in agreement with the above.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

Hecho en Bruselas, el dieciocho de mayo de mil novecientos noventa y nueve.

Udf忙rdiget i Bruxelles den attende maj nitten hundrede og nioghalvfems.

Geschehen zu Br眉ssel am achtzehnten Mai neunzehnhundertneunundneunzig.

螆纬喂谓蔚 蟽蟿喂蟼 螔蟻蠀尉苇位位蔚蟼, 蟽蟿喂蟼 未苇魏伪 慰魏蟿蠋 螠伪螑慰蠀 蠂委位喂伪 蔚谓谓喂伪魏蠈蟽喂伪 蔚谓蔚谓萎谓蟿伪 蔚谓谓苇伪.

Done at Brussels on the eighteenth day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine.

Fait 脿 Bruxelles, le dix-huit mai mil neuf cent quatre-vingt dix-neuf.

Fatto a Bruxelles, add矛 diciotto maggio millenovecentonovantanove.

Gedaan te Brussel, de achttiende mei negentienhonderd negenennegentig.

Feito em Bruxelas, em dezoito de Maio de mil novecentos e noventa e nove.

Tehty Brysseliss盲 kahdeksantenatoista p盲iv盲n盲 toukokuuta vuonna tuhatyhdeks盲nsataayhdeks盲nkymment盲yhdeks盲n.

Som skedde i Bryssel den artonde maj nittonhundranittionio.

Gj枚rt 铆 Brussel 18. ma铆 1999.

Utferdiget i Brussel, attende mai nittenhundreognittini.

Por el Consejo de la Uni贸n Europea/For R氓det for Den Europ忙iske Union/F眉r den Rat der Europ盲ischen Union/螕喂伪 蟿慰 危蠀渭尾慰蠉位喂慰 蟿畏蟼 螘蠀蟻蠅蟺伪蠆魏萎蟼 螆谓蠅蟽畏蟼/For the Council of the European Union/Pour le Conseil de l'Union européenne/Per il Consiglio dell'Unione europea/Voor de Raad van de Europese Unie/Pelo Conselho da Uni茫o Europeia/Euroopan unionin neuvoston puolesta/F枚r Europeiska unionens r氓d/Fyrir h枚nd r谩冒s Evr贸pusambandsins/For R氓det for Den europeiske union

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B. Letter from Norway

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows:

"The Council refers to the negotiations concerning the Agreement concerning the association of the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway to the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis and has taken good note of the request of Iceland and Norway, in the spirit of their participation in the decision-making process in the fields covered by the Agreement and in order to enhance the good functioning of the Agreement, to be fully associated with the work of the committees which assist the European Commission in the exercise of its executive powers.

The Council notes that in future, when such procedures will be applied in the fields covered by the Agreement, there will indeed be a need to associate Iceland and Norway with the work of these committees, also in order to ensure that the procedures of the Agreement have been applied to the acts or measures concerned, so that these may become binding on Iceland and Norway.

Therefore, the European Community is ready to commit itself to negotiate, as soon as the need arises, appropriate arrangements for the association of Iceland and Norway with the work of these committees.

I should be obliged if you would inform me of whether or not your Government is in agreement with the above."

I am able to inform you that my Government is in agreement with the contents of your letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

Hecho en Bruselas, el dieciocho de mayo de mil novecientos noventa y nueve.

Udf忙rdiget i Bruxelles den attende maj nitten hundrede og nioghalvfems.

Geschehen zu Br眉ssel am achtzehnten Mai neunzehnhundertneunundneunzig.

螆纬喂谓蔚 蟽蟿喂蟼 螔蟻蠀尉苇位位蔚蟼, 蟽蟿喂蟼 未苇魏伪 慰魏蟿蠋 螠伪螑慰蠀 蠂委位喂伪 蔚谓谓喂伪魏蠈蟽喂伪 蔚谓蔚谓萎谓蟿伪 蔚谓谓苇伪.

Done at Brussels on the eighteenth day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine.

Fait 脿 Bruxelles, le dix-huit mai mil neuf cent quatre-vingt dix-neuf.

Fatto a Bruxelles, add矛 diciotto maggio millenovecentonovantanove.

Gedaan te Brussel, de achttiende mei negentienhonderd negenennegentig.

Feito em Bruxelas, em dezoito de Maio de mil novecentos e noventa e nove.

Tehty Brysseliss盲 kahdeksantenatoista p盲iv盲n盲 toukokuuta vuonna tuhatyhdeks盲nsataayhdeks盲nkymment盲yhdeks盲n.

Som skedde i Bryssel den artonde maj nittonhundranittionio.

Gj枚rt 铆 Brussel 18. ma铆 1999.

Utferdiget i Brussel, attende mai nittenhundreognittini.

Por el Reino de Noruega/For Kongeriget Norge/F眉r das K枚nigreich Norwegen/螕喂伪 蟿慰 螔伪蟽委位蔚喂慰 蟿畏蟼 螡慰蟻尾畏纬委伪蟼/For the Kingdom of Norway/Pour le Royaume de Norvège/Per il Regno di Norvegia/Voor het Koninkrijk Noorwegen/Pelo Reino da Noruega/Norjan kuningaskunnan puolesta/P氓 Konungariket Norges v盲gnar/Fyrir h枚nd Konungsr铆kisins Noregs/For Kongeriket Norge

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