No L 14/36 Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 1. 80 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 15 January 1980 laying down provisions on the introduction and implementation of technical regulations and standards (80/45/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas, by the Decision of 10 December 1979 concerning the conclusion of the multilateral Agree- ments resulting from the 1973 to 1979 trade negotia- tions, the Council approved, on behalf of the Euro- pean Economic Community, the Agreement on tech- nical barriers to trade, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’ ; Whereas, in view of the international rights and obliga- tions which the Community contracted in accepting that Agreement, technical regulations and standards and the related verification methods are to be applied to all products irrespective of their origin, account being taken of an application of the Agreement by all the Contracting Parties which ensures reciprocity and mutual advantages ; Whereas a procedure should be laid down for examining whether such reciprocity exists and enabling appropriate measures to be taken; Whereas consideration should be given to whether and to what extent compliance with Community or national technical regulations and standards may be determined on the basis of the results, certificates or marks issued by competent authorities in third coun- tries and Member States ; whereas if, in cases where Directives have not yet been adopted, a Member State proposes to recognize checks carried out in a third country, it should so inform the Commission and the other Member States stating its reasons ; Whereas, finally, the measures laid down in this Deci- sion are suitable for ensuring that the obligations resulting from the abovementioned provisions are fulfilled ; whereas they facilitate the achievement of the Community’s tasks, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : TITLE 1 Principles Article 1 1. The technical regulations, standards and certifica- tion and verification procedures laid down in the Directives for the removal of technical barriers to intra-Community trade shall apply, under any special conditions which may be laid down in those Direc- tives, to all products on the Community market irres- pective of their origin, save as otherwise provided in Title III