
Article 1 
Subject to Article 2, the position to be taken by the Community in the Customs Union Joint Committee shall be adopted by the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.
Article 3 
The position to be taken by the Community in the Customs Union Joint Committee shall be adopted by the Commission where the said position relates to the simple transposition into the Customs Union of acts of Community law, if necessary by means of technical adjustments, or to the assessment of anti-competitive behaviour. The annual report by the Commission on the implementation of the Customs Union shall also inform the European Parliament of decisions taken by the Joint Committee.
Article 3 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 11 December 1997.
For the Council
The President
M. DELVAUX-STEHRES