De Associatieraad bespreekt op ministerniveau de algemene stand van de betrekkingen en biedt de gelegenheid om Polens vorderingen met de voor bereiding van de toetreding in ogenschouw te nemen. ###>This was a non-preferential agreement providing for reciprocal most-favoured nation treatment, which foresaw the gradual abolition by 1994 of quantitative restrictions applied by the Community on imports originating in Poland.