Raadet, som traeffer afgoerelse med enstemmighed paa forslag af Kommissionen, kan give enhver medlemsstat tilladelse til med et tredjeland eller en international organisation at indgaa en aftale, som indeholder fritagelser for punktafgifter.
The Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may authorize any Member State to conclude with a non-member country or an international organization an agreement which may contain exemptions from excise duty.