20. 10. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 287/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3189/88 of 14 October 1988 - laying down the arrangements to be applied by Spain and Portugal to trade with Morocco and Syria : 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 thé Commission, Whereas Cooperation Agreements have been concluded between the European Economic Community on the one hand and Morocco (') and Syria (2) on the other; Whereas the Protocols to the abovementioned Agreement which are to be concluded as a result of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the Community must be approved by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their own - procedures; Whereas, pending completion of those procedures, without which the Protocols cannot enter into force, it is necessary to lay down the arrangements for the trade of Spain and Portugal with Morocco and Syria which are to replace the arrangements laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 449/86 (3), as last amended by Regulations (EEC) No 4150/87 (*) and (EEC) No 4162/87 (5); Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87 (¢) laid down the arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal on the one hand and Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Turkey on the other, pending the entry. into force of the Protocols to be concluded with those countries following the accession of Spain and Portugal; Whereas Regulation‘(EEC) No 2573/87 should be adjusted in so far as the trade of Spain and Portugal with Morocco and 1 (1) OJ No L 264, 27.9.1978, p. 1. (2) O] No L 269, 27.9. 1978, p. 1. (*) O] No L 50, 28. 2. 1986, p. 40. (*) O] No L 389, 31.12. 1987, p. 1. (5). O] No L 396, 31.12. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 250, 1. 9. 1987, p. 1. Syria is concerned and whereas these adjustments should be indicated in the Annexes to this Regulation; Whereas it is necessary to amend Article 1-of Regulation (EEC) No 449/86, _ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1.  The Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply to trade in the products covered by the Agreements with Morocco and Syria the arrangements resulting from those Agreements, subject to the specific conditions provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 12573/87. 2.  Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87 shall apply to trade with Morocco and Syria, subject to the special arrangements set out respectively in Annexes A and B to this Regulation. : Article 2 Morocco and Syria are hereby added to the list of Mediterranean non-member countries contained in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 449/86. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1988. It shall apply until the Protocols with each of the countries concerned enter into force.