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No 3 1984 r---l Volum e 17 The Bulletin of the European communities reports on the activities of the Commission and the other Community institutions. lt is edited by the Secretariat-General of the Commission (rue de la Loi 200, B-1 049 Brussels) and published eleven times a year (one issue covers July and August) in the otlicial Community languages Spanish and Portuguese.

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No3 1984 Sent to press in May 1984 Volume 17 contents

PART ONE PETfIi*'=,

1. Brussels European Council 2. Review of the common agricultural policy and adoption of agricultural prices for 1984/85 10

3. The EMS after five years 15

PART TWO fi,"Iix'-'i=r'1e84 1. Building the Community 18 - Economic and monetary policy 18 - lnternal market and industrial affairs 18 - lndustrial innovation and the information market 27 - Customs union 28 - Competition 29 - Financial institutions and taxation 33 - Employment, education and social policy 35 - Culture 39 - Regional policy 40 - Environment and consumers 42 - Agriculture 45 - Fisheries 54 - Transport 56 - Energy 59 - Nuclear safety 60 - Research and development 61 2. Enlargement and external relations 64 Enlargement and bilateral relations with applicant - countries 64 - Commercial policy 65 - Relations with industrialized countries 68 - Relations with other countries and regions 69 o Mediterranean countries 69 o State-trading countries 71 - Development 71 - lnternational organizations and conferences 75 - Diplomatic relations 76 3. Financing Community activities 77 4. lnstitutional and political matters 78 - European political cooperation 78 - European policy and relations between the institutions 81 lnstitutions and organs of the Communities 82 - o Parliament 82 o Council 92 o Commission 94 o Court of Justice 94 o Court of Auditors 102 o Economic and Social Committee 102 o ECSC Consultative Committee 104 o European lnvestment Bank 105

PART THREE DOCU M ENTATION 1. ECU 110 2. Additional references in the OfficialJournal 111 3. lnfringement procedures 111 4. European cultural identity 1'.t4 Publications of the European Communities Supplements 1 984

.1184 Unfair terms in contracts concluded with consumers

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PART @N[ E SPECIAL FEATURES

\ Standardized abbroviations lor the designation ol certain monetary uniis in the difreront languages ol tho Community: ECU = European currency unit

BFR = Belgische frank / Franc belge DKR = Dansk krone DM = Deutsche Mark DB = Greek drachma FF = Franc frangais HFL = Nederlandse gulden (Hollandse florijn) IBL : lrish pound / punt LFR = Franc luxembourgeois LIT = Lira italiana UKL : Pound sterling USD = United Statos dollar 1 . Brussels European Council

1.1.1. The first European Council of the liaments will then ratify the Treaties at the year took place in Brussels on 19 and 20 same time as they ratify the increase in own March, following intense preparationsl to resources); avoid a repetition of the failure in Athens.2 (iv) measures to contain the growth in Although a number of agreements were the Community budget, i.e. the question of conclusions reached on the basis of draft 'budgetary and financial discipline': firstly, drawn up by the French Presidency, the the growth in agricultural spending calcul- European Council was unable to agree on ated over three years must be kept below problem British a solution to the of the the rate of increase in the own resources contribution to the Community budget. base; secondly, the Council undertakes not partial agreements Since all the other to exceed the maximum rate of increase for reached on other matters were conditional non-compulsory expenditure as laid down in principle they upon an overall agreement, in Article 203 of the Treaty; became a dead letter. No conclusions were adopted and Mr Mitterrand, like Mr And- (v) the maximum VAT own resources rate reas Papandreou in Athens, said that it will be l.4o/o f.rom 1 January 1985, provided would be inappropriate to make any politi- the instruments for enlargement and the cal statements on the Middle East or East- creation of new own resources are ratified West relations, when no overall agreement by the national parliaments at the same had been reached on internal Community time; it is already envisaged that, subject to policy problems. a unanimous decision by the Council and ratification by the national parliaments, this Nevertheless, considerable progress was rate could be raised to 7.60/o on I made and subject to an overall agreement, January 1988. the following points were agreed: (i) confirmation of the agreement on the The discussion of the British budget contri- overall compromise regarding the reform of bution could be summed up in this way: the common agricultural policy obtained at was a mechanism necessary? If so, for how the Council meetings from 11 to 13 March long? On the basis of what figures? and 16 andlT March: limits to milk produc- The Ten agreed on the principle of the tion, flexibility of national quotas, advan- following mechanism: the imbalance to be tages for small-scale producers, fixing of corrected in a given country would be calcu- agricultural prices and the gradual disman- lated by comparing its share of VAT pay- tling of MCAs. However, the problems ments and its share of Community budget which the Agriculture Ministers had left for expenditure. Thus no account would be the European Council were not resolved taken of agricultural levies and customs dut- (special arrangements for Irish milk-lre- ies which belong to the Community and land pleading a vital national interest on which derive from purchases made outside this point-Community participation in the Community. The principle of Commun- compensation for German farmers follow- ity preference remained fundamental. ing the dismantling of the MCAs, measures Any imbalance above a certain threshold products to for other than milk). Solutions would be corrected to an extent varying these problems were found at the Council with the relative wealth of the Member meeting on 30 and 31 March;3 State in question. (ii) the launching of a number of new The correction would be made by a deduc- policies and the integrated. Mediterranean tion from the VAT own-resources payments programmesl an increase in financial resources allocated to the Funds; (iii) a decision to activate the enlargement I Bull. EC 1-1984, point 2.4.3; Bull. EC 2-1984, point 2.4.9. negotiations so that they could be com- 2 Bull. EC 12-1983, point l.l.l et seq. pleted by September this year (national par- 3 Point 1.2.7 et seq.

Bull. EC 3-1984 Brussels European Council due from the country concerned the terrand's efforts and that he had been very following year. The resulting cost would cooperative and steadfast in seeking a sol- be divided among all the Member States ution. She hoped that the problems would according to their normal share of VAT be solved by the European Council in June payments. The mechanism would be Iinked or even earlier. to the lifetime of the new own resources set While Mr Bettino Craxi, the Italian Prime up by the decision to raise the VAT ceiling. Minister, spoke of a 'paralysed Community' This formula had been accepted by all the and Mr'Wilfried Martens, the Belgian Prime Member States. For the agreement to be- Minister, deplored 'the failure of the Euro- come operative, there had to be further pean Council and its inability to settle the agreement on the amount of the correction Community budget problem', the West that would be produced by application of German Chancellor, Mr Helmut Kohl, said the mechanism to the 1983 budget figures. that although the actual outcome has been This would then enable the Council to fix the worst imagined, Esential progress had the parameters of the mechanism (threshold nevertheless been made on a great many and rate of compensation). This was where specific matters. the difficulties arose: despite various com- promises offered, it proved impossible to 1.1.2. Mr Thorn told the press that the eliminate completely the gap between the Commission would prepare proposals to British Government and the other Member enable the Council to give shape to the States. points on which agreement had been reached within the European Council. Presi- Did that mean then, asked Mr Mitterrand dent Mitterrand had listed the points of President of the European Council, at his agreement and had also specified that these press conference, that Europe was in serious would be presented to the various Council difficulties over a matter of two or three meetings so that decisions could be taken hundred million ECU? Certainly not, but on them. negotiations had ended in discussions about principles. The fundamental principles of The Foreign Ministers accordingly met the Community had been called into ques- again on 27 March to resume discussions tion. on the basis of the draft conclusions of the Presidency. They confirmed the points of The United Kingdom's initial position had agreement and re-opened negotiations on been to include agricultural levies and cus- the issue which had proved the stumbling toms duties when calculating its contribu- block of the European Council, the British tion. However, these duties and levies were budgetary contribution. However, the dis- the Community's own, and the nine other cussions foundered on both the operation of delegations agreed on this point. the corrective mechanism and the reference Mr Mitterrand then went on to talk about amounts for the first year of operation the future. He would continue his tour of (planned to be 1985). the capitals to prepare for the European In the absence of any agreement on correct- Council in June. He announced a new init- ing the budget imbalance, the Council re- iative: 'l want to ask all the countries of the corded that no progress was possible Community, in particular those which were beyond the point reached in the European involved in Europe from the outset, to meet Council and it agreed to take the matter up up and discuss what can be done safe- to again at its next meeting on 9 and 10 April. guard Europe ... Ife will make a fresh start,' he concluded, 'which means we will carry The Agriculture Ministers resumed discus- on. The Ten have received another blow, sions on the same day and on 31 March but for those of us who are ready to fight reached a unanimous overall agreementl on, the cause is not lost.' Mrs Thatcher, the British Prime Minister, said that she had appreciated President Mit- I Points 1.2.1 et seq. and 2.1.113 to 2.1.120.

8 Bull. EC 3-1984 Brussels European Council covering both the conditional agreements Commission for a pre-budget concertation be- reached between 11 and 17 March and the tween the three institutions. In doing so there is points outstanding from the European the risk, regrettably, that Parliament's powers will Council. be diminished. For our part, we have shown that it was wrong to claim that if budget spending was getting out of hand, it was the fault of Parliament's 1 .1 .3. The failure of the European Council margin of manceuvre.' was the subject of two important statements to Parliament on 28 March, one from the As regards own resources: President of the Council, Mr Claude Cheys- '... It was only possible to reach agreement on rhe son, the other from the President of the basis of the lowest common denominator, namely Commission, Mr Gaston Thorn. Mr Cheys- a 1A% ceiling ... The communiqu6 issued by the son began by outlining the many points of European Council indicates that a rise ro l,6o/o agreement and stated his optimism because would first have to be ratified by the national parliaments only two obstacles remained. He was opti- or in accordance with national procedures. Personally, I feel that this result is quite mistic when he compared what was at stake unacceptable and our Commission could not poss- with the small amount that was causing the ibly take this as the final word. How can you claim dispute. However, he was pessimistic to to want to get the European Community back on see that so much time put in by such a its feet again and then virtually refuse it the means representative selection of people had not to do so? Fixing the new ceiling at 1.47o most enabled either matter to be settled; author- probably means that all the institutions will have to face the financing problem again before three and had ity credibility been lost in the eyes years are out. Can so cheap a price be put on the of those abroad who expected so much from credibility of the European ideal, which even now Europe and so too-1uite honestly-had is already under siege? To my mind, the new ceiling hope in the European ideal. for own resources needs to be fixed at a higher level to give our Community secure financing ...' Mr Thorn had the following to say: The ensuing debate appeared to lack a 'This new summit failure is unfortunately just firm another in a long line-and more's the pity. I fear guiding line, and this was reflected in the that it is a sign of a slow but sure deterioration of fact that no less than seven motions for political will. It also reveals an inabiliry on the resolutions from various political groups part of certain Member States to look beyond their were submitted, five of which were adopted: national interests or at least to put them in second place behind the maintenance of an efficient and (i) In the resolution moved by Mrs Scriv- dynamic Community. ener (Lib/F), Parliament stressed that by Although, thanks to the French Presidency, there virtue of its election, it was responsible for were signs in Brussels of a basis for an overall exposing the grave dangers threatening the agreement on the essential matters, many points Community's very existence and repeated in that agreement were nevertheless not sound its categorical refusal to subscribe to the enough to form a base from which we could really principle of 'fair returns'; it further re- make a fresh start.' quested application of the normal proce- After repeating the main points of agree- dures laid down in the Treaties and invited ment, he made statements regarding budget- the Commission to draw up proposals im- ary discipline and the increase in own re- mediately to take account of the conver- sources. gence of views which had emerged during As regards budgetary discipline: the European Council. 'True, the European Council did accept rhe provi- (ii) Mr Barbi's (PPE/|) resolution noted sions put forward by our Commission as rCgards that the Heads of State or Government of agricultural expenditure, but not for non-compul- nine Member States were able to reach ag- sory expenditure. In this respect, ir diverged en- reement on only a few, but nevertheless tirely from our proposals and in defining the disci- significant issues, and stressed only a pline which the Council will impose on itself, that its oblect is to keep non-compulsory expenditure return to majority voting in the Council within the straitjacket formed by the maximum would enable the Community to start mov- rate; it has discarded the idea put forward by our ing in the right direction.

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(iii) In the Committee on Agriculture's for ratifying the draft Treaty on European resolution, Parliament deplored the fact Union were initiated in each Member State that the absence of a solution to the finan- and that the minimum number of accessions cial problems had blocked the agreements required for its entry into force were speed- reached on agriculture. It called on the ily obtained. Council to adopt, before 1 April, regulations to give effect to the agreement already (v) The Arndt (SoclD) resolution consid- reached. ered that a just solution had to be found (iv) In the resolution tabled by Mr de la since the situation was unacceptable for Maldne (EPD/F) and Mr Lalor (EPDIIRL), the United Kingdom but that no solution Parliament invited all the Heads of State or should affect the legal status of own resour- Government, and in particular the President ces, the notion of 'fair returns' had to be of the French Republic, to do their best to rejected and any compensation had to be ensure that the constitutional procedures subject to the rules of the Treaty of Rome.

2. Review of the common agricultural policy and adoption of agricultural prices for 1984185

Overall agreement in the Council agreement within the Council, the Commis- sion had amended its original proposals 1.2.1. After a round of meetings through- on 22 March;5 it then put forward new out March and protracted negotiations at compromise proposals at the Council meet- various levels, including those between the ing of 30 and 31 March, thus enabling al- Heads of State or Government in the Euro- most all the 67 regulations embodying the pean Council in Brussels,l the Ministers of Council's decisions to be adopted unani- Agriculture reached general agreement, in mously.T the early hours of 31 March, on the Com- mission's set of proposals on the agricul- The overall agreement has six points: tural prices f.or 7984/852 and on the prog- (i) a more realistic policy on prices; ramme of measures proposed in 1983 July (ii) restoration of a single market by dis- the the common agri- for rationalization of mantlement of the monetary compensatory policy.3 cultural amounts; For the first time for a number of years, the (iii) control of milk production through new prices can therefore be applied from quotas; the beginning of the new marketing year. The Commission's determination to put the policy back onto economically and financi- I Point 7.1.1 et seq. ally sounder bases had been supported both 2 Points 7,2.2 and 2.1,114. by Parliament, which had given its opinion 3 Supplement 4/83 - Bull. EC; Bull. EC 7/8-1983, points on the Commission's proposals on 15 1.1.1 to 1.1.20. 1 oJ c 1,M, 16.4.1984. March,4 and by the Economic and Social 5 Committee, adopted Bull. EC 2-1984, poinr 2.4.29. in its opinion on I 5 coM(84) t9o final. March.s In the light of the resulis of these 7 oJ L 9o, 1.4.1984; oJ L 103, t6.4.1984; oJ L r07, meetings and in an effort to contribute to 19.4.1984; OJ L 113,28.4.1984.

10 Bull. EC 3-1984 Agricultural prices 1 984/85

(iv) extension of the principle of guarantee Prices thresholds new products; to L.2.2. The Council's decisions endorse the (v) rationalization of aids and premiums Commission's view that the rnarket situa- for various products; tion requires a very cautious policy on (vi) compliance with Community prefer- prices. In fact, for the first time ever, the ence. average level of prices in ECU adopted by the Council (- 0.5%) actually falls short Following the Council's meeting, Mr Poul of the level proposed by the Commission Dalsager, Member of the Commission with (+ special responsibility for agriculture, made 0.8%). However, if the effect of the (dis- the following statement: agri-monetary measures is included mantlement of the positive and negative 'The decisions now taken by the Council of Minis- MCAs), the average increase in agricultural ters crown more than three years of effort on the prices expressed part of the Commission to adapt the common support when in national agricultural policy to changed economic circum- currencies will be 3.3% over the preceding stances. marketing year on average for the Com- During all this time, and particularly since it laun- munity as a whole. The general inflation ched the plan for rationalization of the CAP in rate in the Community having been esti- June 1983, the Commission has urged the Council mated at s.loh for 1984, these decisions to take the necessary decisions. If it had followed leave no doubt as to the Council's determi- the Commission's proposals sooner, the solutions nation to push through a restrictive prices would have been easier. But, at last, the Council policy. has shown its capacity to act, so that the new agricultural prices and other measures can enter With regard to the relativities between the into force for the 1984/85 marketing year. prices, as expressed in ECU, for the various The Council's decisions mark a turning-point in products,l the Council broadly endorsed the development of the CAP. They vindicate the the 'modulated' approach proposed by the efforts of the Commission during the past three Commission. some Mediterranean years to promote a political consensus in favour For of adapting the agricultural policy. products, it approved increases exceeding average. These efforts were not always popular, because the Community the Commission insisted on unpleasant facts and As for the impact on retail food prices, the on the need for common rules and common objec- decisions will add just over 1% to food tives, which can sometimes appear more difficult prices for the Community as a whole. for Member States than the easy path of ecbnomic nationalism. But, in the end, the Commission's The effect on farm incomes cannot be as- aim of rationalizing, rather than renationalizing, sessed without taking account of the longer- the CAP has prevailed. term outlook and productivity gains. If this Not all the reforms proposed by the Commission year's decisions are seen together with those have been adopted by the Council. For that reason, for the three preceding years, the increase and because of the delay in the Council's decisions in agricultural support prices as expressed and the deterioration in the market situation, extra resources will be needed to finance the CAP in in their own currencies has, for most Mem- 1984. The Community must make an effort of ber States, actually either exceeded the gen- financial solidarity with the agricultural popula- eral level of inflation or has not fallen short tion, to mark the consolidation of the agricultural of general inflation more than by a margin policy on a sounder economic and financial basis offset by productivity gains normally for future years. achieved in farming. In two Member States Looking ahead, the Council must now review the only (ltaly and Ireland), the high rate of policies for agricultural structures, on the basis of inflation has run well ahead of the improve- the Commission's proposals which are already on the table. In the field of prices and markets, the ments in agricultural support prices. Council must continue to build on the progre-ss accomplished. It would be an illusion to suppose that our task is completed. But the Council's decisions have at last put the common agricultural I The priccs for thc various products are given at point policy on the right path.' 2.1.114.

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Monetary compensatory amounts reached agreement on a guaranteed final quantity of 98363000 tonnes. For 1984/85, 1.2.3. The Commission proposed that ex- however, because of the pattern of produc- isting MCAs be phased out altogether in tion and to facilitate transition to the new two stages. The Council decided to disman- arrangements, the Council approved a total tle the positive MCAs in three stages.l By of 99 235 000 tonnes. It also created a 'Com- the end of the first two stages (conversion munity reserve', enabling additional quotas, of positive MCAs into negative MCAs at totalling 335 000 tonnes for the coming the beginning of 7984/85 and dismantle- marketing year, to be assigned to Ireland, ment by five points of the German MCAs on the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) and 1 January 1985), four fifths of the positive Luxembourg (Table 1). MCAs will have been dismantled in less than one year; they will have disappeared The Council also agreed that when the completely by rhe beginning of. 1987/88 at quantities added to the reserve are distri- latest. In addition, the negative MCAs for buted Ireland will enjoy priority treatment Italy and Greece will be eliminated at the so that the quantities available for that beginning of 1984/85, with a small negative country will not be reduced in future years. MCA being retained for France. As a counterpart to the flexible arrange- Also, technical changes in the method of ments for 7984/85, the Council raised the calculation will have the effect of reducing co-responsibility levy f.romZoh to 3%. the MCAs on many products, in particular pigmeat. The national quotas will be distributed among the various regions ef each Member The Ministers also adopted new arrange- State, either on the basis of individual quo- ments whereby parity changes in the Euro- tas (granted to each dairy farmer) or on that pean Monetary System can no longer entail of collective quotas (granted to a dairy). the creation of positive MCAs. Each Member State remains free to choose These decisions constitute an important one or other arrangement provided that the step towards the restoration of single prices formula applied is the same for all the far- on the Community agricultural markets. mers in a given region. A single Member State may therefore operate both systems, in different regions. Milk Quota overruns will attract levies of 75% 1.2.4. The supply of milk in the Commun- (for individual quotas) and 100% (for col- ity far exceeds demand, and this product lective quotas). Special arrangements have must therefore lie at the centre of any plan been made for dairy farmers who are oper- to reform the policy. In its July 1983 com- ating development plans and young farmers munication2 the Commission offered a clear who have started farming since 1981. choice: either reducing milk prices by l2o/o or introducing a quota system that will en- Aware of the difficulties besetting the adap- sure reasonable prices to dairy farmers for tation of dairy production, the Council a limited quantity of milk. renewed for two years the Community's direct aid to small dairy farmers, which has The Council, preferring the quota system, been kept at 120 million ECU. It will be agreed, after protracted discussion, to intro- financed from the co-responsibility levy, duce it for a period of five years. The fixed at 3'/o for 1984/85. national quotas will be calculated from the 1981 deliveries plus 1%, except for Ireland and Italy, for which the guaranteed quantity will be that of the 1983 deliveries. I See points 2.7.116 ro 2.1.120. Taking account of internal consumption 2 Supplement 4/83 Bull. EC; Bull. EC 7/8-1983, point and the scope for exports, the Council 1.1.7. - t2 Bull. EC 3-1984 Agricultural prices 1 984/85

Table 1 Guarantee thresholds by Member State - thousand tonnes

Quantities for 1984/85 Basic quantity (from 1.4.1985) Quantrty Rc*rvc Totals

Belgium 3 106 3 138 3 138 Denmark 4 882 4 932 4 932 Germany 23 248 2i 487 23 487 France 25 325 25 585 25 58s Greece 457 472 472 Ireland 5 280 5 280 245 5525 Italy 8 323 8 323 8 323 Luxembourg 265 268 25 293 Netherlands 7t 929 t2 052 1,2052 United Kingdom 15 538 75 698 65 t5 763

Total 98 363 99 235 33s 99 570

These changes represent a bold effort by mers cannot expect the community to pro- the Community to reconcile the social ob- vide the same guarantees for their output. jectives of the CAP with real market condi- The guarantees are no longer open-ended, tions. The decisions are painful because and the objective of this policy change has they have been too long deferredi however, been to achieve a more consistent relation- if they had not been taken, the common ship between the guarantees and the market market in milk could well have collapsed itself and to dovetail them into a long-term altogether in the very short term. Its econ- plan for rationalization of the farm sector. omic and financial bases have now been In its latest decisions the Council has not effectively reorganized. only extended the guarantee threshold system to certain other products (sunflower, Guarantee thresholds durum wheat, dried grapes) but has also stressed the need to apply it to the market 1.2.5. Three years ago the Commission organizations for surplus products or prod- concluded, in its report on the May 1980 liable to boost expenditure. The Coun- mandate, that 'it is neither economically ucts cil has thus endorsed the Commission's own sensible nor financially possible to give pro- guidelines concerning the thresholds. ducers a full guarantee for products in structural surplus'.l In its communication on 'Guidelines for European agriculture', it Aids and premiums again stressed the dangers attendant upon 1.2.5. Another aspect of the Commission's the fixing of guaranteed prices 'for unli- plan consisted in a thorough review of aids mited quantities not nec_essarily geared to and premiums financed under the CAP. In the needs of the market'.Z certain cases this expenditure was no longer Since then, the Council has approved the Commission's proposals for guarantee thresholds for various products (milk, I Bull. EC 6-1981, point 7.2.7 et seq.; Supplcment 1/81 cereals, rape, processed tomatoes) in addi- Bull. EC. - tion to those already being operated (sugar 2 Bull. EC 10-1981, points 2.1.83 to 2.1.93; Supplement and cotton). Beyond the thresholds, the far- 4/81 - Bull. EC.

Bull. EC 3-1984 13 Agricultural prices 1 984/85 fully justified, and given the serious short- a number of decisions concerning compli- age of funds a careful review was called for. ance with the principle of Community pref- Consequently, the Commission proposed erence. The products concerned are the fol- that some aids be modified or discontinued lowing: altogether. 'While not accepting all the pro- Cereals: adoption of a mandate for negotia- posals, the Council adopted major decisions tion with non-member countries on the sta- concerning the following products: bilization of imports of cereals substitutes. Milk: a 75% reduction in the aid to butter MllA: reduction in the quantity of butter consumption, which does not in fact affect imported from New Zealand. consumer prices because of the parallel reduction in the butter intervention price; ex- Beef/ueal: revision downwards of the im- tension of other aids to the disposal of port 'balance sheets' for meat from non- butter and concentrated milk. member countries for 1984. Beef/ueal: retention of the suckler cow pre- Sheepmeat: postponement of a decision on mium, the only Community scheme specifi- the variable premium, pending the outcome cally designed to encourage beef/veal pro- of negotiations with non-member countries duction; adaptation of the variable pre- on a mlnlmum lmPort pnce. mium paid in the United Kingdom and the \With regard to exports of agricultural prod- calf premium. ucts, the Commission takes the view that Sheepmeat: new rules relating to the pay- guarantee thresholds and, in particular, in- ment of the ewe premium. volvement of producers in disposal costs would enable exports to be developed on a Cereals: adaptation of the compensatory sound basis. It maintains its proposal con- yield allowances, which will substantial sav- cerning long-term contracts for the supply ings. of agricultural products to non-member Proteins: decision concerning aids to peas countries. and field beans, soya and lupin seeds. Fruit and uegetables: reduction in the aids Financial consequences preserved to fruit in syrup; limitation of \With aids for processed tomatoes. 1.2.8. regard to the financial consequences of the Council's decisions, Mr Poul These measures will improve the general Dalsager has made the following statement: profile of the CAP and also its cost effec- 'The Commission, in order to help the Council find tiveness. an agreement, has modified its initial proposals relating to rationalization of rhe CAP and prices Community preference for the 1984/85 marketing year. This meani that supplementary financing will have to be provided 1.2.7. It has always been the Commis- to cover EAGGF guarantee expenditure in 1984 in sion's concern to ensure a fair distribution excess of budget appropriations. of the sacrifices adjustment entails. This The Commission interprets the Council's accepr- means that all those involved (farmers, con- ance of the package of modified proposals as a sumers, processors, taxpayers, Member confirmation by the Council of rhe understanding States and non-member countries) must ac- reached by the European Council and the General cept the discipline entailed by the efforts to Affairs Council to the effect that the Council will safeguard the agricultural policy. take the necessary decisions to ensure rhe financing of the Community budger. In this context it is important to remember The Commission will at a later stage come forward that the Council has adopted or has under- with detailed proposals to the Council for covering taken to adopt, on Commission proposals, extra financial needs in 1984.'

t4 Bull. EC 3-1984 3. The EMS after five years

Report by the Commission but has not yet resulted in any such close coordination of other policies which never- 1.3.1. On 5 March the Commission sent theless have a direct influence on monetary the Council a communicationl on five years developments, such as public deficit man- of monetary cooperation in Europe.2'The agement or nominal incomes and costs. document studies the contribution of the European Monetary System to the conver- Inflation rates are also still too far apart. In gence of econoniic policies required for the the first three and a half years of the EMS, creation of a zone of stability in Europe, price trends continued to follow divergent assessing the degree of convergence brought paths. Since 1983, however, the trend has about by the system and describing the res- been more favourable: for the eight Member ults achieved. It goes on to show how the States participating in the EMS exchange- mechanisms of the system have operated in rate mechanism, the average inflation rate the interests of orderly exchange-rate man- fell from 8% in L979 to 6.1,o/o in 1983 and agement, discussing the mechanisms' ade- is expected to settle at 5o/o in 1984, and the quacy for the purpose and their scope. maximum spread, which was 11 points in 1979 and 72 in 1983 is expected to narrow to 7.5 points in 1984. The EMS as an instrument of economic policy convergence The EMS as an instrument of orderly 1.3.2. The EMS has significantly streng- exchange-rate management thened policy coordination procedures. Since 1979 national policies have come 1.3.4. Despite the unstable international closer together on the need to pursue the monetary environment, the seven currency aim of stabilizing prices and costs and, realignments since March 1979 have paral- thanks to the discipline imposed by the leled and reflected basic economic trends, EMS, the concerting of monetary policies thereby showing that the EMS mechanisms within Community bodies has become sys- are capable of being a force for the cohesion tematic practice. Especially since February of all participating currencies. 7982,3 realignment operations have become The mechanisms of the systems have gener- prime occasions for a thorough examina- ally operated satisfactorily. However, there iion of national economic policies and for are shortcomings as regards the official use adjusting them along paths of convergence.4 of the ECU and the divergence indicator. This greater convergence has made for satis- And five years after its inception the EMS factory stability in exchange rates. Despite is still incomplete: sterling and the drachma the unstable international monetary en- are outside the exchange-rate mechanism, vironment, exchange rates between the cur- and the fluctuation margin for the lira is rencies participating in the system's mech- still6%. anisms are much less volatile than they used The ECU's popularity with private transac- to be, and parity changes have always fol- tors is growing, especially in the financial lowed the direction suggested by economic field. The volume of long-term issues am- realities (inflation rates, balance-of-pay- ounts to 3 300 million ECU, and medium- ments positions, etc.). term syndicated bank loans stand at 2000 million ECU. 1.3.3. The scope of obligations in the direction of convergence remains limited, I since the ultimate responsibility for the con- coM(84) 125 final. 2 Bull. EC 12-1978,points 1.1.4 to 1.1.12; Bull. EC 3-1979, duct of economic policy still lies with the point 2.1.1. Member States. The EMS has brought 3 Bull. EC2-1982, point 2.1.1. about the concerting of monetary policies 4 Bull. EC 2-1982, point 2.1.2.

Bull. EC 3-1984 15 The EMS after five years

Gaps in the system The Council's conclusions and the Commission's proposals 1.3.7. On 12 March the Councilexamined 1.3.5. Besides the system's limitations des- the EMS experience on the basis of the cribed above, there are still major gaps. Commission's communication. It noted that Official use of the ECU remains on a small the principal objective of the EMS as laid scale, and the ECU is not regarded as a down by the European Council at Bremen,S reserve asset, transactions on the foreign namely 'the creation of a closer monetary currency markets still being carried out cooperation leading to a zone of monetary mainly in dollars. Technical shortcomings stability in Europe', had been achieved. The and especially the importance attached by Ministers expressed their considered view the Member States to certain bilateral ex- of the system's performance and prospects change-rate relationships prevent the con- as follows: vergence indicator from functioning to its 'They find it particularly remarkable that these fullest extent. Finally, two specific factors positive results have been obtained despite unpre- have limited the convergence of monetary cedented disturbances in the world economic and policies themselves: continuing restrictions monetary situation. The EMS has had the merit in several Member States on the free move- of reducing the impact of these disturbances on Europe and they therefore consider a ment of capital; and the possibility bor- it to be of valuable achievement. They are therefore unani- rowing on international markets without mous in wishing to maintain and strengthen it. having to comply with policy conditions, This is the primary objective. However, they do which has made for the underutilization of not see it as a finished product and will bear in the conditional credit facilities of the EMS mind the longer-term obiectives laid down in the (with the exception of the Community bor- European Council's resolution of 5 December rowing facility, which was used by France 1978. They will therefore take advantage of every opportunity to achieve further progress in the sys- in June 19831). tem by making practical adjustments, paying particular attention to the remarkable developments 1.3.6. In an effort to plug these gaps, the in private use of the ECU on the markets. Commission issued a communication together with a draft Council resolution in They consider that the Commission proposals, and its recommendation on financial integration, are a March 7982 in which it proposed a series very useful basis for discussions on this subiect. of measures to strengthen the system in the Finally, they consider that the undertaking that following promoting use four fields: the of they are thus pursuing is an important contribution the ECU; improving the system's mechan- to the wider operation of stabilizing the interna- isms; reinforcing moves towards conver- tional monetary system. In subscribing to rhe inter- gence; and opening up the EMS to the out- national monetary commitment of rhe Versailles side world.z It added to these proposals in Summit, the Community represenratives referred two further communications, one on finan- to the complementarity in this respect of the stability cial integration (April 1983) in which it obligations subscribed to under the EMS.' advocated that the ECU be promoted as the prime instrument for finanCial integration,3 I and a second on promoting the interna- 2 Bull. EC 5-1983, point 2.1.3; Bull. EC 6-1983, point 2.1.8. (May Bull. EC 3-1982, points 1.4.1 ro 7.4.4. tional role of the ECU 1983) as a 3 Bull. EC 4-1983, points 1.2.1 to 7.2.9. means of proclaiming the importance of the a Bull. EC 5-1983, points 2.1.4 to 2.7.7. system uis-d-uis the outside world.a 5 Bull. EC 6-1978, points 1.5.1. to 1.5.8.

76 Bull. EC 3-1984 \ \ PART TW@ ACTIVITIES IN MARCH 1984

\ 1 . Building the CommunitY

Economic and monetarY PolicY Monetary Committee 2.1.5. The Monetary Committee held its 26 March with Economic situation 500th meeting in Brusiels on Mr Camdessus in the chair. It discussed adopted in several Com- 12 March, on the basis of a measures recently 2.1.1. On countriei, and continued its work communication transmitted by the Com- munity integration in the Community 1 March,l the Council carried on financial mission on meeting. out its first-quarter examination of the in preparation for the next Council economic situation in the Community,2 in accordance with Article 2 of the conver- qence Decision of 18 February 7974- lt lnternal market Igreed with the Commission that there was and industrial affairs no need at present to adiust the economic oolicv euidilines f.or 1984 which it had '"aopi.i in December 1983 in its annual Strengthening of the interna! economic report.r market

Medium-term policY Council 2.1.5. At its meeting on internal market 2.1.2. On27 March Parliament adopted a affairs, held on 8 March, the Council resolution on a programme for European examined a number of proposals concern- economic recovery4 and on 29 March a ing the relaxing of border formalities in the resolution on the Community's medium lig-ht of the disruptions at-^certain Alpine and long-term economic prospects.5 b5rder posts last February;12 (i) In December 1983, when it adopted the European MonetarY SYstem ilegulation introducing arrangements for moiement within the Community of goods 2.1..3. On 12 March the Council made a sent from one Member State for temporar{ statement on the results of five years of use in one or more other Member States, operation of the EMS,6 after adetailed ex- the Council undertook to continue working change of views on the basis of a Commis- to consolidate and extend these arrange- sion iommunication,T drawn up in consul- ments. Accordingly, on 8 March agreement tation with the Mon.t"ry eommittee,s was reached conceining a list of commercial transmitted to it on 5 March. samples to be covered and the Council affir- med its intention to extend the system to the works of painters and other artists. Community loans

2.1.4. Parliament9 and the Economic and I COM(84) 108 frnal. Social Committeelo gave their opinions on 2 Point 2.4.24, 3 point 2.1.2. ?-7 March and 29 March .on the Commis- 0J I- 378,31.12.1983; Bull. EC 12-1983, 4 Point 2.a.20; OJ C 117,30.4.1984. a second tran- sion's proposal for activating 5 Point 2.4.22. che of loans for 1400 million ECU under 6 Point 7.3.1. et seq. NCI III.11 Pointing out that NCI II had been 7 COM(84) 125 final. used up in less than a year and that NCI-lII, 8 Bull. Ec2-1984, point 2.1.5. e oJ c 117,30.4.1984, amounting to 3 000 million ECU, though ro Point 2.4.34. would likewise be exhausted very soon, Par- rr OJ C 48,21.2.1984; Bull. EC 1-1984' point 2'1.2. liament stressed the need for making this r2 Bull. EC2-1984, points 2.1.8 to 2.1.11. facility a permanent instrument. rr OJ L 2,4.1.1984; Bull. EC lZ-1983, point 2.1.25.

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(ii) The Council conrinued its discussions would discuss the proposal for a Regulation on the introduction of a single document.l on the establishment of a European econ- It also examined a draft resolution on the omic interest grouping,s presented origi- introduction of computerized administra- nally in December 1,973, and raxation-ie- tive procedures as a means of facilitating lated proposals. Community trade, in accordance with the undertaking given on 25 November 1983.2 Commission proposals The resolution contains a request to the Member States to computerize ihe adminis- 2.1.8. The Commission adopted a com- trative _a-spects of their customs procedures munication ro the Council and to Parlia- as quickly as possible, in close coilaboration ment on the formalities to be completed in with the Commission. The idea is to auto- intra-Community trade and the difficulties mate data exchange and gradually to inter- they cause.5 The document contains a de- connect the computers usid for such proce- tailed analysis of the whole range of compli- dures, The Council is asking the Commis- cations still encountered and sets out a num- sion to continue its activities in this field ber of specific proposals with a view ro and, by 1 October at the latest, to present eliminating,obstacles and restricting checks p_roposals concerning the setting-up of a to the absolute minimum. For instance, the Community compurerization frimiwork, Commission suggesrs that checks be perfor- together with a work programme and time- med as far as possible at the place of distina- table. tion rather than at frontier posts, where There wls I general consensus of opinion congestion is most likely to occur. on the draft resolution, which should be adopted shortly. 2.1.9. The Commission considered it necessary to include in iJs proposals relating (iii) On I December 1983, when the Council to the single documentT r requirement that adopted the Directive on the facilitation the document should conrain itatistical data of physical inspections and administrative concerning Community quoras and bilat- formalities in respecr of the carriaee of eral quota authorizations, which are at pre- goods between Member Srates,3 Fr"ance, sent communicated separately. On 14 Greece Italy, and Luxembourg requested a March it therefore transmitted ro rhe Coun- special transition period (until31 December cil two proposals for amendments ro rhe 7986) for the transposition of the Directive regulations and directives in force with re- into national law. gard to quotas and bilateral authoriza- At the Council meeting on transport, held tions.E on22March, when discussion of this mater 2.1.10. On 20 March the Commission was taken over from the internal market oro- posed to the Council that from 1 meeting, the French delegation formally July next all restrictions should be lifted stated its intention to forego the transition on ihe dutv- free admission of fuel contained in the nor- period and to apply the Directive in its mal fuel tanks of commercial road vehicles.9 entirety with effect from 1 Ianuary 1985. The Italian and Greek delegations'agreed to implement it as soon as possible-in any , case before I December 1985. OJ C 203,6.8.1982; Bull. EC 6-1982, point 2.1.10; OJ C 71, 16.3.1983; Bull EC 12-1982, poinr 2.1.20; OJ C 102, 2.1.7. In response to Mr Tugendhat's 15.4.1983; OJ C 209, 5.8.1983. 2 Bull. EC 11-1983, point 2.1.9. communication the monrh before,4 the I ol r 359,22.12.198i; Bull. EC 12-t983,point 2.1.190. Council meeting on 12 March to discuss 4 Bull. ECz-tg}4,point 2.1.58. economic 5 oJ c 14, 15.2.1974; oJ 103, 29.4.1978. and financial affairs, agreed to 6 c give priority ro rhe removal of barriers to 7 coM(84) 134. cooperation between firms located Point2.7.6. in dif- t oJ c 86,28.3.1984; coM(84) 109 final. ferent Member States. In particular, it e Point 2.1.58; COM(84) 171 final.

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2.1.11. On 16 March Parliament adopted exchanged information on problems relat- two resolutions, one on obstacles encoun- ing to ihe application of the Directives of tered at the frontiers and the other on postal 18 Decembeilglg on the right of establish- charges in the Community.l ment and mutual recognition of qualifications in veterinary medicine.2 The group also drew up a statistical table relating to Free movement of persons the movements of veterinary surgeons in and freedom to Provide services 1981 and 1982 within the framework of these Directives (see Table 2). M utual recognition of qualifications and access to occuPations Doctors 2.1.13. The Advisory Committee on Veterinary surgeons Medical Training, which met on 6 and 7 2.1.12. The ad hoc group of senior officials responsible for the frte movement of I Point 2.4.17;Ol C 104, 16.4.1984' veterinaiy surgeons, which met on 1 March, 2 oJ I- 362, Lr.12.1978.

Table 2 Number of ueterinary surgeons who are Community nationals qryd u.,ho are - entitled, under the ueieriniry surgeons Directiues, to practise in 1981 and 1982 in one of the Member Sta{es li{ted at the head of the columns below after obtaining their qualifications in anotber Member Statel

Unrtcd Ger- Nethcr- Luxem- Dcn- many Francc kaly Bclgium King- Ircland Grccc lands bourgz mark (FR) dom

Total +38 50 0 5 1 3 8 0 1 0

Nationals of : Germany (FR) 1 0 0 0 3 0 France 0 l3 0 0 0 0 0 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Netherlands 24 0 2 0 0 I 0 Belgium 4 36 2 0 J 0 0 Luxembourg I 0 0 0 0 0 0 United Kingdom 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Denmark 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 Greece 3 0 0 1 0 0 0

Qualified in: Germany (FR) 1 0 0 0 5 I France 0 0 0 0 0 0 Italy 0 0 I 0 0 0 Netherlands 0 0 0 0 1 0 Belgium 49 4 0 3 0 0 Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 Denmark 0 1 0 0 2 0 Greece 0 0 0 0 0

Kcy: frgurcs not availablc * approximatcly t fnit trU[i-*-i'h. irila,ng suggcsts, docs not includc Communrty nationals wh,o acquired their qualrfication in a Mcmber State othcr rhan thar of which'thcy , n"tfunrT"but in which rhey wcrc authorized to practise therc (thcsc arc not migrant vetcrinary surgeons- but migrant rtrd;.i. ii;*;;;r;ia"r. j;. includc all migrant vctcrinary surgcons, pro"idcd that they havc obtaincd althorization to practisc in a Membcr Statc. I Ail Lu*..borrg vcterinary studcnts arc oblrged to train abroad; thor who subscqucntly bccomc cstabltshcd in their homc country are thcrcforc not includcd in the tablc.

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March 1984, decided to organize a sympos- Business law ium in June 1985 to mark the tenth anniver- sary of the Directives on doctors, having as Companies its theme the training of doctors in the 21st century. It also discussed'training in Greece, Eighth Directiue on tbe qualifications Belgium and the Federal Republic of Ger- of persons autborized to cdrry many. out statutory audits of annual accounts

2.1.17. On 13 March the Council adopted, Custody of children after three years of discussions, the eighth company law Directive, which concerns the 2.1.14. On 15 March Parliament adopted qualifications persons authorized to a resolution on the custody and abduction of carry out statutory audits of annual ac- of children across national borders.I counts.8 The eighth Directive takes the body of Free movement of goods Community accountancy law a step further forward, following the adoption in July Removal of technical barriers 1978 of the fourth Directive (on the annual to trade accounts of limited companies)e and in May 1983 of the seventh Directive (on the consol- Industrial products idated accounts of groups of companies).10 The fourth and seventh Directives intro- 2.1.15. On 15 March Parliament delivered duced a common accounting framework for an opinion on the proposal for an amend- companies in the Community, establishing ment2 to the Council Directive of 19 Decem- rules on the content of accounts and the ber 1974 on the approximation of laws rela- principles of valuation. They also stipulate ting to the making-up by volume of certain that the accounts be the subject of an objec- prepackaged liquids.3 approving '$(/hile of tive external review and that the annual the Commission's intention reduce the to report be checked to ensure that it and the range nominal volumes permitted for of accounts are consistent. The role of the prepackaged products, it does not consider auditor is therefore crucial to the produc- that the provision of the 1974 Directive tion of reliable accounts, which must be rendered by the proposal a redundant for disclosed to the public. Directive on containers of liquids for human consumption,4 can be deleted until the latter 2.1.18. The eighth Directive sets a high has been adopted by the Council. common standard of education and training

Foodstuffs 2.1..16. On 20 March the Commission I transmitted to the Council a proposals to Poinr 2.4.l7iOl C 104, 16.4.1984. 2 oJ c lM, 16.4.1994. amend the Council Directive of 27 }une 3 oJ L 42, ts.z,t97s. 1977 on the approximation of the laws of 1 oJ c 204, 13.8.1981. 5 the Member States relating to coffee ex- , oJ C 90,31.1.1984; coM(84)138 final. tracts and chicory extracts.6 The amend- oJ L 172, 12.7.1977. , oJ L 33,8.2.1979. ments are needed to adapt the Directive 8 Supplement 4/78 -Bull. EC; OJ C 112, 13.5.1978; Bull. both to the general provisions of the Direc- EC 4-1978, point 2.1.8; OJ C 317, 8.12.1979; Bull. EC 11- tive of 18 December 1978 concerning label- 1979, point 2.1,10. , oJ L p),t4.g.l9tL of technical progress Bull. EC 6-t978,pointZ.t.t2. lingT and to the effects 10 oJ L 193, 18.7.1983; Bull. EC 5-198J, points 2.1.26 to and external competition. 2.1.30.

Bull. EC 3-1984 lnternal market and industrial affairs for auditors. They must attain university Economic and commercial law entrance level, complete a minimum of three years' practical training and pass an exam- Criminal law ination of professional competence at final university level before a Member State may 2.1.19. On 16 March Parliament adopted approve them to carry out the audits re- a resolutionl on the application within the quired by Community law. Persons who did Community of the criminal law principle not initially reach the level of university that 'no one shall be liable to be tried or entrance may also be approved, at the op- punished again for an offence for which tion of the Member State, if they have 15 be has already been finally convicted or year's relevant experience or combine 7 acquitted in accordance with the law and year's experience with a course of practical penal procedure of each country' (non bis training. In any event they must pass the in idem). same examination of professional competence. The rights acquired by those already approved, or those in training, are Small business - protected by appropriate provisions. Business Cooperation Centre Distributive trades - Firms of auditors may also be approved. Audits by them may only be done by auditors qualified under the Directive. The ma- Distributive trades jority of the management of such firms must 2.1.20. The Bureau of the Committee on qualified. also be Commerce and Distribution met on 2 In any event Member States must ensure March. The rapporteurs of the working that all auditors are persons of good repute, party on the internal market handed in their and are independent, and that audits are preliminary reports on barriers to trade and carried out with professional care. As a the free movement of goods in the Commu- further safeguard the names and addresses nity's internal market, and selective distri- of auditors, including members or sharehol- bution in Europe and franchising. ders firms, must be available to the of The work be continued within the public. will working parties. The Directive must be given effect in the Member States within the same period allowed for the seventh Directive, i.e. by 1 lndustry January 1988. It does not regulate the mutual recognition of the qualifications of audi- 2.1.21.- During its second part-session in tors nor their freedom to provide services. Marchz Parliament held debates on the Such matters will be the subject of a future situation in various industries and passed Community initiative which should, how- resolutions on motor vehicles, telecom- ever, greatly benefit from the adoption of munications, textiles and clothing,3 the the eighth Directive. operation of the multifibre arrangement, shipbuilding, machine tools4 and industrial The Directive, then, represents an import- cooperation between firms the Com- the accountancy in in .ant further step in field munity. the Community. The guarantee of a common, high standard for auditors will ensure that not only the form and content but also the standard of the disclosed accounts of are companies and groups of companies I consistent the thus Point2.4.77; OJ C 104, 16.4.1984. throughout Community, 2 Point2.4.22; OJ C 117, 30.4.1984. providing a further safeguard for the users 3 See Bull.718-1981, points 1.4.1 to 1.4.9. of such information. I See Bull. 2-1983, point 2.7.26.

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Steell in the upward trend observed in January (9.7 million tonnes) and February (9.9 mil- Forward programme lion tonnes). 2.1.22. On 14 March the Commission The increase in aggregate production ap- adopted, on its first reading, rhe forward pears to be accounted for by pre-producls programme for the second quarter of 7984, for tubes, which are nor subjeCt to-produc- concerning which the ECSC Consultative tion quotas under Article 58 of the ECSC Committee had delivered its opinion on 23 Treaty. However, it is still too soon for any March.2 The Committee agreed with the signs of an imbalance between supply and market analysis and prospects presented by demand to have emerged. the Commission to demonstrate that, hav- Actual consumption during the second reached ing its lowest ebb, the economic quarter is estimated at 26.6 million tonnes, situation appeared to be picking up and compared with 24.56 million tonnes during could only improve in future, albei[ with the first quarter. The balance for Commu- variations from one country to another. nity crude steel is given in Table 3. The production of crude steel during the second quarter, estimated at 30 million tonnes, should exceed the Commission's I International relations are dealt with in the 'Commercial forecast for the first three months of the policy' and'Relations with industrialized countries' sections. year, particularly in view of the acceleration 2 Point 2.4.38.

Table 3 Balance for crude steel - millrcn tonncs

Sccond quartcr Sccond quartcr First quartcr Second quarter 1982 1983 19841 1984r

Real consumption 28.27 25.47 24.56 26.6 Stock change +0 + 0.20 + 0.50 + 0.50 Imports 3.16 2.88 2.45 2.60 Exports 6.14 5.58 5.30 5.50 Production 31.25 28.37 28.00 30.00

I Estimatcs,

With regard to international trade, the Account must be taken of the reduced rate Commission emphasizes that the extension of growth in the US economy planned for until the end of 1984 of the import control 1984 and of the difficult financial position system for steel products, on the basis of of most of the developing countries. Favour- the broad lines adopted by the Community able seasonal factors and the clear im- in 1983, should make it possible to prevent provements forecast as regards the econ- imports from rising much above the figures omic situation of certain industrialized for 1983. The arrangements must uphold countries could bring Community exports the abovementioned system of import con- to around 5.5 million tonnes, which is .trol and monitoring. slightly higher than was predicted during the last quarter. Exports should remain stable at the rather Forecasts for the second quarter show some low average level maintained since 1982. progress or at least a certain stability in the

Bull. EC 3-1984 lnternal market and industrial affairs internal market, compared with the first munity as a whole, however, mask fairly quarter, in all sectors except 'other means substantial variations from one Member of transport', which reflect the state of stag- State to another: in certain countries, there nation prevailing in industries such as ship- is a downward trend in most sectors. Table building, commercial vehicles, locomotives 4 shows the seasonally adjusted indicators and railway rolling stock, and the aircraft of activity for the main sreel-using secrors. industry. Favourable trends in the Com-

Table 4 - Actiuity indicators for the tnain steel-using sectors

4th quartcr 1983 lst quaner 1984 2nd quaner 1984

Manufacture of metal articles 99.8 99.8 100.8 Mechanical engineering 105.5 100.8 103.1 Electrical engineering 107.6 tM.6 70/..2 Manufacture of motor vehicles 95.6 97.2 100.1 Other means of transport 99.7 98.0 95.2 Construction and civil engineering 96.9 84.7 102.0

With regard to investments, the sluggish- There may also be an upturn in the reinfor- ness of the private housing sector seems cing-bars sector following the seasonal in- likely to persist, whereas a 2oh increase in terruption of building activities during the building in the industrial and service sectors winter months. Lastly, production of mer- is expected. A growth of between 2 and 3o/o chant bars, which is more closely related to could be experienced in the machine-tools plant in general and to light engineering, industry and the industrial-plant sector. should exceed that of the second quarter of The generalconclusion from the studies and 1983. sectoral surveys carried out is that an overall With regard to production quoras (shown increase of nearly 3% should be registered in Table 5), those for the second quarter of in the steel market during the second 1984 were calculated on the basis of revised quarter of 7984. references and are not strictly comparable those As far as individual products are concerned, with of the first quarter. the prospects for coated products are par- In 1983 the number of workers affected by ticularly promising, whereas the market in cuts in working hours fell from 181000 reversing-mill plate, which is linked with to 65 000, while the number of hours not depressed sectors such as shipbuilding, re- worked fell appreciably. These rwo facors mains dull. On the other hand, the outlook appear to reflect a healthier trend which for both heavy sections and flat products could be attributed to a betrer matching of is encouraging. The market in wire rod manning levels to effective production. continues to benefit from the constant de- Table 7 shows the relative severity of man- mand for consumer goods and from the fact ning-level reductions in the Member States that the product has nurnerous mechanical (not including Greece) during the period and electrical-engineering applications. December 1973 to December 1983.

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Table 5 Comparatiue trends in the production of goods subject to quotas - million tonnes

Product tt1983 il/1983 IM983 M1983r

Ia Hot-rolled coil 4 306 4 914 4 70i 5 288 Ib Uncoated sheet 3 380 3 551 3 313 3 719 Ic Galvanized sheet 824 910 809 952 Id Other coated sheet 500 664 614 744 II Reversing-millplate I 287 t 201 I 050 7 170 III Heavy sections I 164 I 317 9s9 I t4t Mire rod 2 515 2 572 2 i52 2718 V Reinforcing bars 1 804 I 826 t 707 1 818 VI Merchant bars 2089 2M8 I 798 2 137

I Estimrte.

Table 6 Comparatiue trends in quotas - milhon tonnes

Product t/83 IU83 III/83 M83 t/u ll/84

Ia Hot-rolled coil 3 465 3 575 3 881 3 963 4 090 4 223 Ib Uncoated sheet 2757 3 315 i 366 3 320 3 500 i 665 Ic Galvanized sheet 780 885 842 849 852 884 Id Other coated sheet 597 690 657 7t8 747 826 II Reversing-mill plate 1 118 1 185 I 118 1 tt6 1 134 I 202 III Heavy sections I 032 I 120 1 175 I 230 1176 I 152 IV Wire rod 2 310 2 330 2220 2 323 2 485 2 561 V Reinforcing bars 1 538 t 7t0 1 770 1 822 I 821 I 724 VI Merchant bars 2224 2 150 2 196 2 103 2 155 2 200

Table 7 Manning-leuel reductions in the Crisis measures steel sector- (1973-83) Production certificate and accompanying document 2.1.23. On 7 March the Commission adopted, on its first reading, a draft Deci- Community auerage 100.0 - 38.3o/o sion amending Decision 37t7/83/ECSC in- United Kingdom 175.7 - 57.3o/o troducing for steel undertakings and steel Luxembourg 114.9 - 44.0"/o dealers a production certificate and an ac- France 704.7 - 40.7o/o companying document for deliveries of cer- Denmark 105.3 - 40.1o/o tain products.l The Consultative Commit- tee delivered a favourable opinion on this Belgium 94.3 - 36.10/o amendment at its 23 March meeting.2 In Germany (FR) 7i.9 28.3o/o - addition, the Council's assent was sought Netherlands 46.0 - 17.60/0 under Article 95 of the ECSC Treaty. Italy 5.8 - 2.60h Ireland 0 0 1 oJ L 373,31.12.1983. z Point 2.4.40.

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Restructuring workplan will be prepared for transmission to the Council in November 7984. National plans 2.1.24. Following its approval of the plan Multiannual data-processing programme for the restructuring of the Luxembourg 2.1.27. On 26 March Parliament endor- steel industry,l the Commission continued sedT the proposal for the extension to 1984- to examine the various national plans sub- 85 of the first part of the multiannual pr-og- mitted to it oursuant to the Decisions of ramme in the field of data-processing.E It June 1983.2 Ih mid-March it took its first also stressed that priority was to be given decisions in respect of the Federal Republic to standardization measures and the award of Germany by authorizing the Federal of public-works contracts and called for the Government to release an initial tranche preparation of a Directive on legal protec- of aids totalling 153 million ECU for the tion for individual computer programs and following four firms: Eschwerken the rights of individuals with regard to data- Bergwerksverein AG, Boehler AG, Diissel- Processrng. dorf, Halberger Hiitte and Maximilians- hiitte; this last-mentioned steelworks was Interinstitutional networks also granted a loan with interest-rate subsidy and a State guarantee. These decisions 2.L.28. Within the framework of the were taken with reference to the planned Council Decision of 1982 providing for the restructuring of the German steel industry, establishment of the Caddia system (Co- as a result of which the total production operation in data and documentation for capacity will be cut by 5010 tonnes and the imports/exports and agriculture),9 the workforce reduced to 145000 by 1985. Commission completed its preliminary work in respect of the objectives which had been set and the means for their achieve- Electronics a nd information ment. In this connection it submitted a pro- technology posal to the Council on 15 March concerning the adoption of a long-term (7 to 10 Esprit programme years) Community development prog- 2.1.25. Following the approval of the first ramme for the use of computerized telecom- phase of the Esprit programme,3 the Com- munications systems for the processing of mission formally confirmed the organiza- data relating to imports/exports and the tional structure of the Information Technol- management and financial control of agri- ogies and Telecommunications Task Force, cultural-market organizations. 10 the expansion of which in the coming months should lead to optimum implemen- Telecommunications tation of the programme. 2.1.29. On 30 March Parliament passed 2.1.26. On27 March a first call for propo- resolutions on European television and salsa based on the Esprit workplans was commercialization of new media.1l announced. At the same time, the Task Force began to evaluate the 38 pilot projects I Bull. EC 2-1984, point 2.1.21. funded in 1983,6 which it intends to com- 2 OJ L 227, 19.8.1983; Bull. EC 6-1983, point 7.7.7 et seq. pare with the proposals received in response 3 OJ L 67,9.3.1984; Bull. EC 2-1984, point 7.3.1. et seq. have be submitted 4 oj c 80, 21.3.1984. to its first call, which to 5 by 7 May. oJ L 81, 24.3.1984. 6 Bull. EC 718-7983, point 2.1.24. These various activities will lead to the 7 oJ c 117,30.4.1984. 8 award of a series of contracts in the autumn OJ C 334, 10.12.1983; Bull. EC 11-1983, point2.l.26. 9t OJ L 247, 23,8.1982; Sixteenth General Repon, point 7984. same basis of At the time, on the 176 of the projects selected and a consultation l0 COM(84)119 final. procedure still to be initiated, the 1985 1l Point2.4.22; OJ C 117, 30.6.1984.

26 Bull. EC 3-1984 lndustrial innovation and the information market

2.1.30. In the field of telecommunications, in Europe. The proposal for a Decision in further meetings were held with the group respect of this programme was laid before of senior national experts who are discuss- the Council in November4 and endorsed by ing the recommendations sent by the Com- Parliament in March.s mfusion to the Council in September 1983.1 The Committee's conclusions were These discussions will make it possible to transmitted to the Scientific and Technical define the activities in respect of which the Research Committee, which approved them Commission will initiate a broader consul- at its meeting on 22 and 23 March.5 The tation procedure with a view to the submis- areas in question are: proposals mid-1984. sion of specific by (i) the production of information services 2.1.31. On 21 March a meeting took place in sectors in which Community-level coor- in Brussels between Mr Etienne Davignon, dination is required (patents, biotechnology Vice-President of the Commission, and Mr and properties of materials); Jacques Dondoux, President of the Euro- (ii) the distribution of information servi- pean Conference of Postal and Telecom- cesr use of the new information technologies munications Associations (CEPT). will increase as the Docdel (electronic docu- The Commission and CEPT confirmed ment delivery) project advances and as com- their readiness to cooperate with a view to puterized image systems are developed; the the creation of a European telecommunica- nature and content of services will have to tions area, in particular through the har- reflect the needs of a broader range of users, monization of standards and national pro- including the professions and small busi- curement procedures and the gradual open- nesses; ing up of markets to operators. (iii) the launching of specific projects in countries where the specialized information Other industries market is at a less advanced stage: these activities will be concerned both with the Forestry-based industries applications of new technologies and with the educational and training aspects. 2.1.32. Pursuant to the Commission decision of 77 May 19832 adopted at the same Specialized information time as the proposal to the Council for an action programme regarding forestry and 2.1.34. Since the beginning of March the forestry-based industries,3 the Commission Commission's host computer ECHO has has'appointed the members of the advisory been providing users with a telex service committee which is to assist it in implemen- which will direct them to appropriate data ting this programme. banks according to the type of information required. Users can also request specific information on any invitation to tender issued in a given sector. lndustrial innovation and the information market 2.1.35. On 29r"r.f, the Economic and Information market Social Committee endorsedT the proposal 2.1.33. The Committee for Scientific and Technical Information and Documentation, I Bull. EC 9-1983, point 2.1.23. '16 , meeting on 15 and March, discussed 3 oJ L 137,26.s.1983. and approved the Commission's proposals Bull. EC 5-1983, point 2.1.36. 4 oJ c 328,2.12.1983; Bull. EC 11-1983, point 2.1.35. concerning priority areas for the first year 5 oJ c 117,30.4.t984. of the five-year programme for the develop- 6 Point 2.1.186. ment of the specialized information market 7 Point 2.4.36.

Bull. EC 3-1984 27 Customs union for a Council Decision on a Community criteria are based on grain length and programme for the development of the length/width ratio. specialized information market.l 2.1.36. On 30 March Parliament passed a Temporary importation resolution proposing various measures to encourage European inventors.2 2.1.39. At its first part-session in March Parliament approvedT the proposal for a Regulation on the temporary importation Customs union of means of transport, which the Commis- sion sent to the Council in December 1983.8 General legislation Common Customs Tariff Goods returned to the customs territory of the Community Suspension of concessions; increase in duties 2.1.37. On 15 March the Commission sent the Council a proposal for a Regula- 2.1.40. On 30 March the Commission tion3 making certain changes to the Regula- asked the Councile to amend its Regulation tion of 25 March 1976,4 under which goods of 5 February suspending tariff concessions returned to the customs territory of the and increasing duties under the Common Community after having been exported Customs Tariff with regard to certain prod- from it can, subject to certain conditions, ucts and establishing quantitative re- be admitted wholly or partly free of import strictions with regard to other products duty. One of the purposes of the changes is originating in the United States.l0 to provide for like treatment of all products, the export of which has attracted a financial advantage under the common agricultural Economic tariff matters policy. The other is to repeal the provisions stipulating that the Regulation is to apply Tariff quotas to returned goods only where they are returned by or at the instance of the original 2.1.41. On 5 March the Council adopted exPorter. a Regulation opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Commun- ity tariff quota for carrots falling within Customs procedures CCT subheading ex 07.01 G II originating with economic impact in Cyprus (1984).11

Inward processing 2.1.38. On 2l March the Commission adopted a Directives concerning the appli- I oJ c 328,2.12.1983;Bull. EC t1-1983, point 2.1.35. cation of the Council Directive of 4 March 2 Point 2.a.22; Ol C 117, 30.4.1984. r 1959 on the harmonization of provisions 1 oJ c 87,29.3.1984; coM(84) 122 final. laid by regulation oJ L 89,2.4.1976; Bull. EC 3-t976,point2tM. down law, or administra- 5 oJ I- tcf,, 12.4.1984. tive action in respect of inward processing.6 6 7 oJ L i8, 8.3.1969; oJ L 59, s.3.1983. The new Directive establishes objective cri- 8 oJ c lM, 16.4.1984. teria by which the competent authorities OJ C 4,7.1.1984; Bull. EC 12-t983,point2.1.26. e Point 2.2.18; COM(84) 183 final. can authorize the processing of rice under r0 OJ L 40, 11.2.7984; Bull. EC 2-1984, point 2.1.38. the equivalent colnpensation system. The rr oJ L 62,9.3.1984.

28 Bull. EC 3-1984 Competition

Competition Before the final adoption of the amended block exemption Regulation on specialization agreements, which can be expected General rules applying before the end of the year, the Advisory to undertakings Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions must be consulted Extension of block exemption twice, and the draft Regulation plus a notice for ceftain specialization requesting comments from any interested agreements paities must be published in the Official 2.1.42. The Commission has started the Journal. procedure for amending Regulation (EEC) No 3604/82 of 23 December 1982 on the application of Article 85(3) of the Treaty to Restrictive practices, certain categories of specialization agree- mergers and dominant positions: ments.l specific case The purpose of the proposed amendments is to further encourage cooperation between Prohibited horizontal agreements undertakings, particularly small and medium-sized firms, in the field of production. Maintenance of competition To this end, the Commission proposes to on the cigarette rnarket raise the present threshold for the total annual turnover of the undertakings partici- 2.1.43. The Commission has intervened pating in the specialization agreements from under Articles 85 and 85 of the EEC Treaty 300 million ECU to 500 million ECU. Fur- to ensure that competition in the Commun- thermore, the Commission intends to intro- ity is not distorted by arrangements concer- duce into the block exemption Regulation ning two of the world's largest cigarette an accelerated procedure whereby agree- companies, Philip Morris Inc. of the USA ments which exceed this 500 million ECU and Rothmans International plc of the annual turnover threshold and/or the 15% United Kingdom. maximum market share threshold up to a In April 1981, Philip Morris Inc. concluded of 25% in a substantial part of the common a number of agreements with Rembrandt ex- market could benefit from the block Group Ltd of South Africa. These agree- emption if they are notified to the Commis- ments were notified to the Commission and sion and the Commission does not object complaints were lodged against them by within a specified period. three other cigarette companies. Under The Commission's action is part of its these agreements, Rembrandt sold to Philip broader policy to promote cooperation be- Morris a 50o/o share in Rothmans Tobacco tween undertakings where this serves to Holdings Ltd, which owned a controlling enhance the competitiveness and strengthen interest in Rothmans International. Philip the structure of the European industry and Morris and Rembrandt also concluded a does not endanger the maintenance of effec- partnership agreement providing for co- tive competition within the Community. A operation in the conduct of the affairs of previous example of this policy is the propo- Rbthmans International. Rembrandt re- ied block exemption on research and devel- tained ownership of the other half of the opment cooperation agreements2 recently holding company. published in the Official Journal. The common features found in specialization agreements and cooperation agreements on research and development make it desirable to I OJ L 376,31.12.1982; Bull. EC 12-1982, point 2.1.34. harmonize certain provisions of the relevant 2 oJ c 16,21.1.1984; Bull. EC 1-1984, point 2.1.32; Bull. block exemption Regulations. EC 10-1983, point 2.1.44.

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In May 1982 the Commission commenced Permissible forms of cooperation formal proceedings and issued a statement of objections, taking the provisional view Competition rule s applied that the agreements between Philip Morris in the field of insurance and Rembrandt gave rise to a distortion of 2.1.44. On 30 March the Commission competition by virtue of their impact on the took its first formal decision applying the conduct of their subsidiaries in the Com- competition rules to a restrictive practice in munity. the field of insurance.l Early in 1983, in the Philip Morris and Rembrandt then agreed course of inquiries it was conducting on to make substantial changes to their its own initiative, the Commission became arrangements restructuring their sharehol- aware of a restrictive practice concerning dings. Philip Morris now owns shares giving insurance for machinery breakdown and it 24.9% of the votes in Rothmans Interna- on-site accidents in Italy. About 15 direct tional. It also owns UKL 16.6 million worth insurers, linked by a reinsurance treaty with of convertible bonds in Rothmans Interna- firms based outside Italy, had set up an tional. It has severed all connections with association, known as Nuovo Cegam, by Rothmans Tobacco Holdings Ltd, thereby means of an agreement which the Commis- abandoning the instrument which enabled sion considered might infringe the ban on it, as a shareholder, to coordinate its activi- restrictive practices laid down by the Treaty ties with those of Rembrandt. The latter of Rome (Article 85(1)). has thus once again become the sole owner After a statement of objections was sent to of the holdingcompany and no longer needs the firms concerned, they agreed to make Philip Morris' votes to act decisively as a major changes to the association's instru- shareholder in Rothmans International. ments of constitution and notified the Philip Morris, which is to have no represen- amended agreement, asking for negative tatives on the board of any Rothmans com- clearance or exemption under Article 85(3). pany operating in the Community, has The direct insurers belonging to the associ- agreed with Rembrandt that it will not ination seek to publicize and to promote increase its shareholding in Rothmans Inter- dustrial insurance, which is not as devel- national if as a result its voting rights would oped a business in Italy as it is in other be increased to 25o/o or more. Philip Moiris Member States. The association's main acti- has also undertaken to inform the Commis- vity is updating and processing technical sion of any such acquisition in such a way data in order to improve management in the as to enable urgent action to be taken if sector, and providing technical assistance to necessary. Any other change in the parties' members. The association draws up risk arrangements will also be notified ro the premium tariffs with rates based on com- Commission. mon accident statistics, which thus exclude Since Philip Morris and Rembrandt have any.loading element for such items as ad- abandoned their partnership agreement and ministrative costs, taxes and profits; the the mechanism for its implemenration and members use these tariffs as a basis for bearing in mind that Philip Morris is now determining the commercial premium actu- a minority shareholder in Rothmans Inrer- ally charged to policyholders. Each direct national without any power of control or insurer thus remains free to fix its premium decisive influence over its affairs, the Com- on the basis of its own independinr commission is satisfied that the distortions of mercial policy considerations. This funda- competition in the Community cigarette mental feature reflects a substantial modifi- market have been eliminated and that it is cation of the text which was in force before in a position to take urgent preventive ac- the Commission stepped in, when the as- tion in the event of any future moves to alter the competitive relations between Phi- lip Morris and Rothmans. t oJ L 99,11,.4.1994.

30 Bull. EC 3-1984 Competition sociation's tariff was expressed in terms of These transactions should improve supplies commercial premiums. to the steel service centres and allow fuller In view of this change the Commission, use to be made of their plants and also having called for comments from interested provide the Finsider group with steel service parties in a notice published in the Official centres on the German, French and Benelux Journal,l decided to exempt the agreement markets. notified for a period of 10 years. State aids Mergers

Acquisition by Deutsche Siderexport General aids of a holding in Seruice Acier Rhinan (SAR) and by Sidernederland Export aids of a holding in Namascor France 2.1.45. Pursuant to Article 66 of the ECSC Treaty, which entitles the Commission to 2.1.46. On 7 March the Commission decided to initiate the Article 93(2) procedure review mergers, including those in the steel respect a special exchange guarantee industry, the Commission on 25 March au- in of scheme French Government thorized Deutsche Siderexport GmbH, Ger- which the intends to introduce French exporters pro- many, and Sidernederland BV, the Nether- for posing the contract the con- lands, to acquire holdings in Service Acier to bid for for Th6nan (SAR), France, and Namascor, struction of tranche IV of the Magalopolis power station in Greece, following a call for the Netherlands, respectively. tenders issued by the Greek Public Power SAR and Namascor are both 'steel service Cooperation. centres'; SAR was previously controlled en- assistance granted French tirely by Kl

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Lest the Public Power Corporation take a ance for a small number of firms. The em- decision before the French Government had ployers' share of social security contribu- notified the Commission of its plans regard- tions is brought down to the level of the ing this aid scheme, the Commission init- workers' share (from 78.7SYo to 10.25% in iated the Article 93(2) procedure in respect 1981). of the measure and gave the French Gov- The Commission has given notice to the ernment notice to submit its comments. A Greek Government and to the governments notice was also published in the Official of the other Member States to submit their Journal to invite comments from the gov- comments. A notice has also been published ernments of the other Member States and in the Official Journal to invite comments interested third parties. from other interested parties.

Greece Regional aids On 21 March the Commission de- 2.1.47. Germany cided to initiate the Article 93(2) procedure in respect of Decision No 7574/70 of the 2.1.48. On 13 December 1983 the German Greek Currency Committee and subsequent Government notified the Commission of a amendments (in particular Decision No special scheme for creating alternative jobs 350/82) and the reduction in the employers' in the Bremen employment area outside the share of social security contributions at- shipbuilding and steel industries. In addi- tributable to exports which is granted to tion to infrastructure aids for public agen- certain firms as an alternative to the meas- cies, the scheme provided investment premi- ures of assistance provided for by Decision ums for industries other than shipbuilding No 7574/70. and steel. Under this Decision payments---originally Study of the region shows that unemploy- in the form of interest relief grants-are ment in this area is well above the Federal made to undertakings for exports of manu- average and is likely to worsen considerably factured, craft or processed agricultural on account of redundancies in shipbuilding goods. The amount is calculated in accord- and steel. The Commission accordingly de- ance with a complicated formula related to cided to raise no objection to these measures the 'export value-added'. An attempt was of assistance. made to phase out the scheme prior to ac- However, investment over 5 million ECU cession and the amount now ranges from must be notified in advance and the Federal 6.5o/o to l2olo (i.e.55% of the original level Government must report to the Commis- of. 12% to 24%) of the fob price of the sion every year on the situation in the Bre- exported goods. Early in 7982, by Decision men employment area. The Commission No 350/82 amending Decision No 1574/70, reserves the right to review its position in payments were practically doubled for small the light of the reports. and medium-sized firms and for all firms in the clothing industry, with the exception Italy of knitwear where the normal rates apply. 2.1.49. On 77 1983 the Italian Payments are made from Bank of Greece June Gov- funds and amounted to DR 8.352 million ernment notified the Commission of the Sicilian Region's for a in 1980 and DR 72.121million in 1981. bill refinancing number of the Region's Acts facilitating access The reduction of social security contribu- to credit for small and medium-sized firms tions attributable to exports was introduced and cooperatives in industry, the distribu- before Decision No 1574170. The Greek tive trades, craft industry, fisheries, and ag- Government confirmed in its letter dated riculture. Article 1 of this bill provides for 15 December 1983 that this scheme is still a fresh injection for an Irfis (Istituto Region- available as an alternative form of assist- ale Finanziamento Industrie Siciliane) re-

32 Bull. EC 3-1984 Financial institutions and taxation volving fund used to grant low-interest allocated DM 59 million and will mean loans to build up stocks of raw materials subsidies of 6% (up to 31 December 7984) and semi-finished products. and 4o/o (in 1985) for orders obtained by On 9 August 1.982 the Commission termin- the German yards up to 31 December 1985. ated an Article 93(2) procedure in respect Part of the subsidies could be recovered of this fund, by granting a temporary ex- from any operating profits made by rhe emption subject to rhe proviso that any yards up to 1988. refinancing of such a schCme must be noti- The Commission has noted that the worsen- fied to the Commission in advance and that ing difficulties of shipbuilding in the Com- a technical adjustment musr be made to munity, borne out by a sharp fall in orders eliminate the element of operating aid from registered since the beginning of 1983, are the scheme and make it more transparent. particularly damaging ro the Member Since the Italian Government did not state States' major yards, including those in nor- whether the technical adjustment had been thern Germany. These yards have started made, the Commission considered that the restructuring and some of their installations measures had been renewed unchanged and have been closed down. Against this back- ground was therefore constrained to initiate the and in view of the likelihood of Article 93(2) procedure. The Commission large-scale redundancies, the governments decided to raise no objection in respect of of the Liinder considered thar emergency the remaining measures concerning-indus- aids were needed to ensure that the efforts try; such measures had been approved in and sacrifices for restructuring purposes the past, and they concerned aid for small had not been made in vain. business and craft firms. The rate of assistance for the yards planned by the Liinder is relatively Iow (6%-in 1984 Industry aids and 4o/o in 1985); even if it is combined with aid already available in the Federal Steel Republic, it will still be lower than the levels of assistance authorized in the past for other 2.1.50. Continuing its analysis of Member Member States. States' final restructuring plans,l the Com- mission approved the plan submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany.2 2.1.53. On 27 Mart 2.1.51. The ECSC Consultative Commit- a resolution, ., tee gave its opinion3 in March on the Com- France. ""r',:J;*frffi";ir".:':l mission's fifth report to rhe Council on rhe application of the rules for aid to the steel industry.a Financial institutions and taxation Shipbuilding

Germany Financial i nstitutions 2.1.52. On 21 March the Commission decided to raise no objection to the scheme Banks of assistance for the shipbuilding industry 2.1.54. On 14 March the Commission sent notified by the Federal Government on 2il the Council an amended proposal6-after September 1983. The scheme, drawn up by I the Liinder governments of Schleswig-Hol- 2 Bull. EC 2-7984,poinr2.1.4. stein, Hamburg, Bremen and Lower 3 Poinr 2.1.24. Saxony, introduces programme Point 2.4.39. a of aid 1 Bull. EC 2-1984, poinr 2.1.45. for shipyards from 1 October 1983 to 31 5 Point 2.4.2\ Ol C 117, 30.4.1984. December 1985. The programme has been 6 oJ c 83,24.3.1984; coM(84) 124 final.

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Parliamentl and the Economic and Social ated in different Member States, in particu- Committee2 had delivered their opin- lar to the proposals on a common system ions-for a Directive concerning the annual of taxation applicable to m-ergers, divisions accounts of banks and other financial insti- and contribuiibns of assets,T a common sys- tutions.3 tem of taxation applicable to parent com- subsidiiiies of different Member This new proposal provides in particular oanies and Strtes,7 the elimination of double taxation for the classifiiation by matutity bf certain in connection with the adiustment of assets and liabilities to be based on the transfers of profits between associated un- remaining maturity as at the balance-sheet dertakings (arbitration procedure)8 and the date (instEad of the originally agreed matur- system of taxation applicable to transac- ity), and confers on the banking supervisory tlons ln securltles.' authorities an active role in monitoring the use made by credit institutions of the possibility of maintaining hidden reserves in the lndirect taxes published balance sheet. Value-added tax 2.1.55. On 14 March, after consulting the Banking Advisory Committee, the Commis- 2.1.57. On2l March the Commission sent sion sent the Council its report on the appli- the Council a communicationl0 concerning cation, as a condition of a credit institu- the application of Article 27(l) to (4) of the tion's authorization to operate' of the criter- sixth-Council Directive of 17 May 1977 on ion of the 'economic need' of the market.4 value-added tax1l to a request for deroga- This report, drawn up pursuant to the first tion submitted by the United Kingdom Gov- Directive of 12 December 7977 on the coor- ernment. The purpose of the derogation is dination of laws, regulations ahd adminis- to avoid certain types of fraud or tax eva- trative provisions relating to the taking up sion on supplies of gold, gold coin and and oursuit of the business of credit institu- gold scrap between taxable persons by the tioni,s concludes that France, Ireland, Italy introduction of a special tax accounting and Denmark (for mortgage-lending institu- scheme.. tions) should be allowed to continue to apply the criterion of economic need for a Tax-free allowances fuither five years, i.e. until 15 December 1989. It also states that the Commission Motor fuel is shortly to propose a Directive allowing Greece to take advantage of this option. 2.1.58. On 20 March the Commission sent proposals Directives:12 After the abovementioned date, reference to the Council two for the economic need criterion for both the (i) the first amends Directive 83/181/EEC establishment of new credit institutions and oi 28 Mrr.h 198313 determining the scope the opening of branches by existing institutions will be prohibited.

t OJ C 242, 12.9.1983i Bull. EC 718-1983, point 2.1.48. Taxation 2 OJ C 112,3.9.1982; Bull. EC 2-1982,poinr2.4.28. 3 oJ c 130, 1.6.1981; Bull. EC 3-1981, point 2.1.31. 1 coM(84) 118 final. Cooperation between firms 5 oJ L 3zz, 17.12.1977. in different Member States 6 Bull. EC2-1984, point 2.1.58. 7 oJ c 39,22.3.1969. 2.1.56. After a wide-ranging exchange of 8 oJ c 301,2t.12.1976. e oJ c 133, 16.6.1976. views on the communication from Mr Tug- ro agreed that priority coM(84) 144 final. endhat,6 the Council rr oJ L 745,13.6.7977. should be given to work on eliminating 12 oJ c 9s,6.4.1984|, coM(84) r7l final. obstacles to cooperation between firms situ- ll oJ L 105,23.4.1983; Bull. EC 3-1983, point 2.1.45.

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of Article 14(1)(d) of the sixth Directivel as Excise duties regards exemption from value-added tax on the final importation of certain goods; Cigarettes

(ii) the second amends Directive 83/127/ 2.1.50. On 16 March Parliament delivered EEC, also dated 28 March 1983, on the a favourable opinion6 on the Commission's standardization of provisions regarding the proposal to extend the second stage of har- duty-free admission of fuel contained in the monization of the structure of excise duties fuel tanks of commercial motor vehicles,2 on cigarettes.T It emphasized, however, that by raising the limit from 50 to 200 litres. approval of the fifth extension of the second The purpose of these proposals is to re- stage of harmonization must not be interpreted move, from 1 July 1984, for vehicles travel- as approval for continuing the ap- ling between Member Stares, all restrictions proach of harmonizing the ratio between on the amount of fuel contained in the the specific and proportional componenrs normal fuel tanks of commercial road vehi- of the tax at any further stage of harmoniza- cles which may be admitted duty-free, in- tion. cluding the restriction concerning frontier traffic. This measure should facilitate the crossing of frontiers by abolishing the levy- Employment, ing of VAT and excise duty at frontiers on ordinary transporr operations: a limited education and social policy duty-free allowance as laid down by the Directives adopted in March 19833 involves additional checks and, if the limit is ex- Employment ceeded, the levying of excise duty and VAT on the excess fuel, and therefore causes Employment and the labour marker delays at frontiers.

Lo c al e mp I oy ment initiatiu e s T ax-free allowances for trauellers 2.1.61. The Commission completed its fi- 2.1.59. On 29 March the Commission nal report on the first programme of consul- adopted a proposal, to be sent to the Coun- tations on local employment initiatives.s cil, for an eighth Directive increasing tax- free allowances in international travel.4 The In addition to a summary and analysis of the purpose of this proposal, which supple- activities carried out under the programme, ments two earlier proposals for sixth and the report's conclusions contain proposals seventh Directives sent to the Council in to encourage the development of employ- April 1983,s is to increase the rax-free allow- ment initiatives in each Member Srate. ance for travellers from outside the Com- munity (and hence the tax-free allowance relating to tax-free purchases made by persons travelling within the Community cov- , oJ L t4s, ri.6.Dn. ered proposal by the for a seventh Direc- I O: I 91,9.4.198j; Bull. EC 3-1983, point 2.1.45. tives) on the basis of a multiannual prog- ,I O.l l- r05,23.4.1983; Bull. EC 3-1983, point 2.1.45. ramme corresponding to the programme oJ c 102, 14.4.1984; coM(84) 182 final. I O: C il4, 28.4.1983; Bull. EC 4-1983, point 2.1.50. contained in the proposal for a sixth Direc- . oJ c lM, 16.4.1984. tive.5 The programme would Ol C 348,23.12.198i; raise the value 81 Bull. EC 1z-1983,point 2.1.62. of this allowance from the presenr 45 ECU Bull. EC 1-1983, point 2.1.34; Bull. EC 2-1983, point 2.1.46; Bull- EC 4-1983, point to 60 ECU in 1985 and by srages to 85 ECU 2.1.55; Bull. EC 6-1983, point 2.1.77; Bull. EC 7/8-1983, point 2.1.53; Bull. EC t0-1983, in 1988. point 2.1.54; Bull. EC 11-1983, points 1.2.1 to 1.2.13.

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2.1.62. On 30 March Parliament gave its European Social Fund ooinionl on the Commission communica- the rnanageffient ti^on to the Council on Community action Guidei,lines for to combat unemployment-the contribu- of the Fund tion of local employ*.nt initiatives.2 It wel- 2.1.66. On 30 March Parliament adopted comed the Cohrirission's proposals and a favourable opinionl on the guidelines pro- called for formal and legal obstacles existing posed by the Commission for the manage- in certain Member States to be removed ment of ihe European Social Fund 1985-87.8 immediately so as to provide equality of It feels that somsexperience must be gained opportunity for all local employment initia- of the working of the present arrangem€nts tives in the Community. before the rules for the management of the it proposes The same day it also adopted two resolu- Fund are changed. Furthermore, unemploy- tions,3 one on unemployment in the Com- that the list of areas with high munity and some of its consequences and ment and/or those undergoing restructuring the otlrer on the efforts being made by the be revised. Commission to support small-scale local Social Fund annual rePort employment initiatives. 2.1.67. As a supplement to its tenth report 2.1.63. The Statistical Office of the Euro- on the activitiei of the European Social pean Communities (Eurostat) recently pub- Fund, presented to the Council ln July 1982e iished a yearbook Employment and unem- in accbrdance with the Regulation of 20 ployment-lg94.4 lllustrated by many December 1977,10 the Commission pre- charts, this publication contains statistics sented all the national reports on the activit- for erirployment up to 1983. ies of the European Social Fund in Com- munity countries in 1981, as drawn up by Free movement of workers the Member States.

2.1.54. On 15 and 16 March the Directors of Employment Services held a meeting in Education and vocational training Brusseis to round off the 11ths and launch the 12th programme of exchanges of place- Cooperation in education The ment stafT belween the Member States. 2.1.68. The Education Committee met on programme enabled some 300 em- l1th 15 and 15 March and made a detailed and all ployees of the placement services in constructive examination of the topics States, except Luxembourg and Member which will be the subject of discussions and part the bilateral ex- Ireland, to take in policy decisions at the next meeting of the organized by the Com- ch.ange programmes Council and Ministers of Education meet- mlsslon. ing within the Council, to be held in Brus- sels on 2l May. The main topics are: the Financial instruments

Special measures of Community t employment oJ c 117,30.4.1984. interest in the field of z Bull. EC 11-1983, points 1.2.1 to 1.2.13. 3 Point 2.4.22; Ol C 117, 30.4.1984. 2.1.65. The Council was unable to adopt a Available from the Office for Official Publications of the the amended proposal for a Regulation es- European Communities, Luxembourg. 5 tablishing special measures of Community 6 Bull. EC 3-1983, point 2.1.51. interest in the field of employment6 in the Bull. EC 2-1984, point 2.1.66. 7 Point 2.3.3. absence of an overall solution to the prob- 8 oJ c 5, 10.1.1984; Bull. EC 12-1983, point 2.1.66. lem of the future financing of the Com- e Bull. EC7t8-1982, point 2.1.57. munity.T ro oJ L 337,27.12.1977.

36 Bull. EC 3-1984 Employment, education and social policy teaching of foreign languages in the Com- 1988, amounting to 55% of eligible public munity; measures to be taken to combat expenditure for the construction, adapta- functional illiteracy in the Community; inte- tion and equipment of vocational training gration of handicapped children into centres (Athens and Thessaloniki) and cen- schools; education of migrant workers' chil- tres for the rehabilitation (particularly voca- dren; and teaching in the face of demo- tional) of the mentally ill and mentally han- graphic change and the new economic and dicapped throughout Greece. The sum con- social circumstances. sidered necessary for the execution of these two programmes amounts to 120 million 2.1.69. During its 12 to 16 March part- ECU over the five years, 50 million ECU session Parliament held a detailed discus- being allocated to each. sion of various topics concerning education and adopted .resolutions of the following 2.1.72. On 22 and 23 March the Advisory four subjects:1 Committee for Vocational Training met to (i) higher education and the development discuss the transition of young people to of cooperation between higher education adult and working life, the implementation establishments; of the Council resolutions of 2 June 1983 on vocational training measures relating to (ii) the academic recognition diplomas of new information technologiesT and the in- and periods of study; troduction of new information technology (iii) freedom of education in the European in education,8 and the training needs of Community; small firms. (iv) education for children whose parents 2.1.73. The Management Board of the have no fixed abode. At its part-session European Centre for the Development of from26 to 30 March it adopted a resolution Vocational Training met on 20 March to on the creation of a European library.z discuss the question of a successor to the present Relations between educational systems Director, who will be leaving the Centre at the end of September, and agreed 2.1.70. Working closely with the Commis- to hold an extraordinary meeting in Brussels sion, the Belgian authorities organized a on7 May to appoint the new Director. European symposium held at Deurne (An- It was also decided to improve coordination twerp) from 5 to 8 March on the education between certain measures carried out by the of young people between 14 and 15; this initiative forms part of the action prog- Commission and the activities of the Centre. ramme in the field of education established Continuing training and the labour by the resolution of 9 February 7976.3 The rnark et main topics discussed were the organization of teaching, transitional education, mini- 2.1.74. ' A conference on the links between mum standards, innovation and the certi[i- continuing training and the labour market cation of educational attainment. was held at the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training in Vocational training Berlin f.rom 7 to 9 March. The following questions were discussed in detail: the poli- 2.1.71. On26 March the Council formally adopted a Regulation,4 as part of the Com- munity's response to the Greek memor- I andum,r concerning special financial sup- Point 2.4.17; Ol C lM,16.4.1984. 2 Point 2.4.22;OJ C 117,30.4.1984. port for Greece in the social field, the sub- 3 oJ c 39,19.2.1976. stance of which it had approved in Decem- 't oJ L 88, 31.3.1984. ber 1983.5 5 oJ c 232, 30.8.1983; Bull. EC 7/8-1983, point 2.7.62. 5 Bull. EC 12-1983, point 2.1.76. This Regulation provides for Community 7 OJ C 166,25.6.1983; Bull. EC 6-1983, point 2.1.81. financial support for the period 1984 to 8 OJ c 256,24.9.1983; Bull. EC 6-1983, point 2.1.82.

Bull. EC 3-1984 37 Employment, education and social policy cies to be adopted (at Community and at men and women in matters of social security national, regional or local levels) with re- (19 December 7978).7 gard to continuing training at a time of 2.1.77. To coincide with the informal high unemployment; the apportionment of meeting of Ministers of Employment in Pa- training costs among the beneficiaries (indi- ris on 8 March, the first to be devoted to viduals, employers and public authorities); women's employment, the Statistical Office and the choice of effective new approaches of the European Communities (Eurostat) to deal with specific problems such as long- published a statistical bulletin on 'Female term unemployment. imployment and unemployment'.8 These statistics show that women are present in Living and working conditions ever greater numbers on the labour market, and socia! protection but also that the unemployment rate for women is distinctly higher than for men. Labour law and industrial relations 2.1.78. The Commission took part in the second meeting of the Commission on the 2.1.75. On 13 March Parliament adopted status of women, held in Vienna from 27 a resolution on sexual discrimination at the February 7 March, in preparation for workplace,l deploring discrimination to the 1985 World Conference to review and against homosexuals as regards access to appraise the achievements of the United jobs and working conditions. Nations Decade for Women (1976-85). Equality between men and women 2.1.76. A proposal for a Directive design- 2.1.7g. On 30 r"r.1, Parliament delivered ed to promote the principle of equal treat- a favourable opinion9 on the proposal for ment for women in self-employed occupa- a Directive on oarental leave and leave for tions, including agriculture, and on protec- family .."ronr,l0 calling for the conditions tion during pregnancy and maternity, was for the application of the proposed meas- sent by the Commission to the Council on ures to be extended and for parents-in-law 15 March.2 The proposal forms part of the to be expressly included among the cat- action programme being conducted by the egories benefiting from this leave. It also Commission on the promotion of equal op- endorsed, on 30 March,9 the proposed Di- portunities for women (1982-85),3 the broad rective on equal treatment for men and lines of which were approved by the Coun- women in occupational social security cil in its resolution of 12 July 19823 k schemes.ll would oblige Member States to remove any Also on that day it adopted a resolution on real obstacles preventing women in these the equal treatment of widows and wid- categories from attaining full professional owers as regards social security.l2 status and to ensure that a minimum of career disruption took place in thq event of I Point 2.4.17; OJ C lM, 16.4.1984. pregnancy the to and maternity, with right 2 oJ c 113,27.4.1984; coM(84) 57 final. use replacement services and obtain approp- 3 Supplement 1/82 - Bull. EC; OJ C 22,29.1.1982;Rull. riate social security cover. Once adopted, EC 12-1981, points 1.2.1 to 1.2.5. this new Directive will complement the 4 OJ C 186,21.7.1982; Bull. EC 5-1982, point 2.1.48; Bull. legislation already in effect to ensure that EC 7 / 8-1982, point 2.7.67. 5 oJ L 4s,19.2.197s. the principle of equal treatment for men and 5 oJ L 39,14.2.1926. women, embodied in the following Council 7 oJ L 16, 10.1.1979. Directives, is fully observed: equal pay (10 8 Statistical bulletin Employment and unemployment, 1- February 1975),s equal treatment for men 1984, Eurostat, Luxembourg. e oJ c 117,30.4.1984. regards access employ- and women as to r0 OJ C 333,9.12.198i Bull. EC 11-1983, poinr 2.1.80. ment, vocational training and promotion (9 rr OJ c 734,21.5.1983; Bull. EC 4-1983, point 2.1.70. February 197q6 and equal tieatment for 12 Point 2.4.22;Ol C 117,30.4.1984.

38 Bull. EC 3-1984 Culture

Social integration of the handicapped nation required at national level in respect of measures relating to labour inspection 2.1.80. On 19 March the Commission ap- and on the specific problems that arise in proved a memorandum outlining the posi- that field as a result of the introduction of people tion of handicapped employed by it new technologies into firms. and the measures already adopted or planned as regards administrative provisions facilities. This paper is part and reception 2.1.84. M of the process of modernizing the Commis- On 26 proveda the proposaii:l sion's staff policy. a*lmf ii,ll: tive on the protection of workers" from noise 2.1.81. From 21 to 23 March the Commis- at work.S sion held a workshop in Brussels on the employment of handicapped persons; this Health and safety (Euratom) event comes under the action programme adopted by the Council in December 1981.1 2.1.85. In March both Parliament4 and the In the course of the month the Commission Economic and Social Committee5 approved also coordinated three one-day symposia the Commission communication to the in Athens for representatives from various Council concerning the Community's role occupational sectors, which featured ex- as regards the safety of nuclear installations perts involved in the Community network and the protection of public health and the of rehabilitation centres from seven Mem- draft Resolution on transfrontier radiologi- ber States. cal problems.T

Health and safety Culture Public health 2.1.82. On2l and22 March the Commis- Venice Declaration on the European cultural identity sion held a meeting of experts from the Member States in Luxembourg to discuss 2.1.85. A symposium entitled 'Does the general question of the right to compen- Europe have a cultural identity?' was held sation for the victims of occupational dis- in Venice from19 to 31 March at the instiga- eases. The meeting was devoted essentially tion of Mrs Maria Antonietta Macciocchi, to the examination of a draft Commission Member of the European Parliament, and report on the action taken by the national under the patronage of Mr Piet Dankert, governments in reponse to the recommend- President of the Parliament, and Mr Gaston ations made by the Commission on 23 July Thorn, President of the Commission; it was 7962 concerning the adoption of a European financed by the City of Venice, the Cini Iist of occupational diseasesz and on 20 July Foundation and the Commission. 1955 concerning conditions for the compensation of victims of occupational diseasts.3 The symposium provided a forum for around 100 European and non-European representatives the Health and safety at work of world of learning and the arts to exchange views on four basic 2.1.83. The Committee of Senior Officials themes (history, the arts, the sciences and responsible for Labour Inspection, meeting on i2 and 13 March, decided to set up an I Bull. EC 11-1981, point2.l.64. exchange system for inspectors. The system 2 oJ 80, 31.8.1962. 3 provides for the utilization in the countries . oJ t4z, 9.9.1966. 1 oJ c 117,30.4.1984. experience gained the concerned of the in r oJ c 289,5.11.1982; Bull. EC t0-1982, point 2.1.45. course of any exchange. The Committee 6 Poinr 2.4.36. also held an initial discussion on the coordi- 7 oJ c338, 15.12.1983; Bull. EC718-1983,point2.1.74.

Bull. EC 3-1984 39 Regional policy information) and to affirm, refute or aspire the regions affected by the decline in certain to the existence of a European cultural iden- industries, the consequences for industry tity. and agriculture in the regions of bringing At the close of the discussions, during which Spain and Portugal into the Community, Mr Thorn underlined the importance at- projections concerning employment in the tached to cultural matters by the Commun- regions, regional aspects of the growth of ity in general and the Commission in par- the service sector, and the regional impact ticular, the Venice meeting adopted a decla- of new information technologies. ration reaffirming the European cultural The report shows that over the past 10 years identity.l regional disparities in production have not lessened but are still very wide. The regions with the poorest performances are in 2.1.87. on 30 ,"r; Parliament adopted Greece, Ireland, Northern Ireland and resolutions2 on the creation of a European southern Italy, i.e. on the western and Library, the foundation of a Euro-Arab Uni- southern periphery of the Community. The versity at a traditional meeting place of group of the 10 regions with the best perfor- Islamic and European culture on Spanish mances and the group of the 10 with the soil and on the University Institute for Euro- poorest performances are respectively 50% African Studies in Lecce, Italy. above and 50% below the Community average. The predominant factor is the differen- Addendum ces between regions in labour productivity, which alone explain between half and three 2.1.88. The following paragraph should quarters of production disparities. Produc- have been added at the end of point 2.1.92 tivity levels vary widely within sectors and in Bulletin 11-1983: 'ln her capacity as chair- concomitantly with a region's overall level man Mrs Melina Mercouri presented this of development, which itself depends on the outline as her own conclusions to be drawn region's endowment in productive capital from the discussion'. and infrastructure. Regional labour market disequilibria are characterized by growing differences in unemployment. Between the Regional policy 10 strongest regions and the 10 weakest, unemployment rates range from 5 to 20o/o. Second periodic report on the social In general, the regions with low production and economic situation and development levels also have very high unemployment of the regions rates. The future prospects for labour markets in the 1980s suggest a further deepening 2.1.89. In accordance with the Council of regional differences, owing to population resolution of 6 February 1979,3 the Com- pressures and a growing influx of women mission on 7 March adopted the second onto the labour market. periodic report on the social and economic The report highlights two phenomena: situation and development of the regions of first the close correlation between level the Community.a The report, drawn up in the of productivity and the level of endowment in close cooperation with the Regional Policy economic infrastructures (telecommunica- Committee, covers the situation of the re- tions, transport, energy, etc.), the latter be- gions in the early 1980s and developments since the first oil shock in7973. Like the first report, it gives an up-to-date and detailed analysis of regional disparities in employ- I Poinr 3.4.1, ment, production, productivity and other 2 Point 2.4.?2i Ol C 117,30.4.1984. factors. It also has several new sections on 3 oJ c 36,9.2.1979. the infrastructure endowment of the Com- 4 COM(84).+0 final/3. See also Fourteenth General Report, munity's regions, the particular situation of poinr 276.

40 Bull. EC 3-1984 Regional policy ing of decisive significance for the former; Financial instruments and secondly, the serious possibility that new technologies will be developed mainly in the major urban areas, which would fur- European Regional Development Fund ther widen the present development gaps. Bearing in mind the social and economic Revision of the ERDF situation of the regions of Spain and Portu- gal, the report suggests that the enlargement 2.1.92. On 29 March the Economic and of the Community may be expected to prod- Social Committee gave its opiniona on the uce two sorts of consequences. In industry Commission's amended proposal for the re- the positive and negative effects on job crea- vision of the ERDF.5 tion should tend to offset each other overall; but in agriculture there are likely to be regional differences in net impact, to the lntegrated operations disadvantage of the Mediterranean regions. 2.1.93. On 23 March the Commission In the enlarged Community, regional dispa- granted FF 945 000 (about 135 950 ECU) rities will be much more marked. The econ- for a study preparatory to an integrated omic performances of the applicant coun- operation in the arid hill-country of Prov- tries are well below the Community aver- ence in France.6 The Community's contri- age, and they have higher unemployment bution will cover 630/o of the cost of the and heavy population pressures. A large study, the remaining 37o/o being met by proportion of their labour force is employed the French authorities. The study, to be in agriculture, and they exhibit widely vary- completed in February 1985, concerns an ing levels of internal development; in the area with complex economic, social and enlarged Community the population in re- environmental problems, which will be gions regarded as the least developed will be tackled with the resources of several Com- double the figure in the present Community. munity financial instruments. The study will use an integrated approach to examine Integrated Mediterranean programmes the possibilities for developing priority sectors such as agriculture, forestry, industrial 2.1.90. On 29 March Parliament gave its and craft industry activity suited to the local opinionl on the proposal for a Council Reg- context, tourism and vocational training. ulation instituting the integrated Mediter- The study will also define the measures ranean programmes for regions of Greece, needed for the most beneficial management Italy and France.2 Although it approved the of the environment. Commission's proposal, it felt that it lacked the essential qualities to achieve the objectives of developing the least-developed regions of the Mediterranean (clarity, simpli- city and coordination of the different meas- the ures). It accordingly called on t oJ c 1t7,30.4.1994. Commission to amend the proposal along 2 Bull. EC 3-1983, poinrs 1.3.1 to 1.3.13 and 3.4.1 to 3.4.4; the lines it indicated. It also pointed out OJ C 251, 19.9.1983; Bull. EC 7/8-1983, point 2.1.78; Bull. that efforts to developed the Mediterranean 3EC 10-1983, point 2.1.76. regions had to cover all sectors of activity 4 Point 2.4.23; Ol C 117, 30.4.1984. just Point 2.4.35. and not agriculture. 5 oJ c 360,31.12.1983; Bull. EC 11-1983, points 1.1.1 to 1.1.8. 6 The 'arid hill-country'of Provence comprises the mountain areas of the departments of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, passed 2.1.91. On 29rr., Parliament Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Dr6me, Var and Vaucluse a resolution on the situation in Northern and certain peripheral Piedmont areas, in particular in Var Ireland.3 and Vaucluse. The upper mountain arcas are not included,

Bull. EC 3-1984 4t Environment and consumers

Environment and consumers The Community may pay up to 30% of the cost in the case of the demonstration projects and up to 50% in the case of the Environment promotional projects. The Commission, aided by an Advisory Committee made up of representatives from the Member States, Council will manage the budget and make sure that 2.1.94. The Council cleared up a number none of the grants affect conditions of com- of items at its meeting on 1 March:l it petition in a manner incompatible with the formally adopted a Decision concluding the Treaty. fourth Protocol to the Barcelona Conven- tion-the Protocol concerning Mediter- Information system on the state ranean specially protected areas,l it reached of the environment and natural agreement on the substance of a Directive resources pollution,3 and on the combating of air 2.1.96. On 28 March the Economic and the it approved a Regulation concerning Social Committee gave its opinions on the relat- finaniing of action by the Community proposal for a Decision on the adoption of ing to thi environment.4 a work programme for the first phase of On the other hand, Ministers failed to reach the implementation of an information sys- agreement on the transfrontier shipment of tem on the state of the environment and hazardous wastes, though some Progress natural resources in the Community (1984- was achieved.5 87), which the Commission sent to the Council in October 7983.e Action by the Community relating to the environment Prevention and reduction 2.1.95. At the end of a further exchange of of pollution and nuisances views, the Council, on I March, approved a Regulation on the financing of action by the Community relating to the environment Freshwater and marine pollution (ACE) from the general budget. Barcelona Conuention The Regulation, proposed by the Commis- 2.1.97. On 1 March the Council adopted sion in December 1982,6 provides for grants the Decisionlo concluding, on behalf of the totalling 13 million ECU over a three-year Community, the fourth Protocol to the 1986 period in support of: Barcelona Convention the Protocol con- (i) demonstration projects on the develop- cerning Mediterranean- specially protected ment of clean technologies, i.e. technologies areas.ll Under the terms of the Protocol, which cause little or no pollution and are more economical of natural resources;

(ii) demonstration projects to develop I Point 2.4.24. new techniques and measuring methods; 2 3 Point 2.7.97. (iii) promotional projects aiming at con- Point 2.1.104. 4 Poinr 2.1.95, tributing towards the upkeep and re-estab- 5 Poinr 2.1.108. lishment of seriously threatened biotopes 6 OJ C 30,4.2.1983; Bull. EC 12-1982, point 2.1.96; OJ C which, as the habitat of endangered spec- 7158, 15.6.1983; Bull. EC 5-1983, point 2.1.83. ies, are of particular importance to the 8 oJ L 103,2s.4.1979. Community; these projects are to imple- Poinr 2.4.36. e oJ c 291,27.10.1983; Bull. EC 10-1983, point 2.1.82. ment the Council Directive of 2 April 1979 ro oJ L 58, 10.3.1984. on the conservation of wild birds.T 11 BulL EC 3-1983, point 2.1.76.

42 Bull. EC 3-1984 Environment and consumers the Contracting Parties, i.e. the Mediter- mium and mercury discharges into the ranean States, have undertaken to imple- aquatic environment.3 ment all appropriate measures to protect areas of the Mediterranean important for Mercury discharges safeguarding the natural resources, natural sites and cultural heritage of the region. 2.1.101. On 8 March the Councilformally They have agreed to do all they can to adopted a second Directive on mercury dis- establish protected areas and to endeavour charges into the aquatic environment,a this by sectors other to take whatever action is necessary to con- time concerning discharges electrolysis industry, serve and, where necessary, restore them as than the chloralkali had already the rapidly as possible. which been dealt with by Council Directive of.22 March 1982.5 The Another objective of the Protocol is to en- Iatest Directive lays down limit values and courage research and to increase public quality objectives for the aquatic environ- awareness of the protected areas, all in close ment in the Community and gives the Mem- collaboration with the parties concerned. ber States two years by which to satisfy them. Caribbean Conuention 2.1.98. On 15 March Parliament endor- Titanium dioxide sedl the proposal for a Decision concerning 2.1.102. On 27 March the Commission the signing of the Protocol on Cooperation adopted a report5 to the Council and to in Combating OilSpills in the Wider Carib- Parliament on the application by the Mem- bean Region and the conclusion of the Con- ber States of the Council Directive of 20 vention for the Protection and Development February 7978 on waste from the titanium of the Marine Environment of the IUider dioxide industry.T Caribbean Region and the protocol thereto.2 The report, based on information provided by the Member States, sums up the progress Oslo Conuention made in preventing and reducing pollution and gives the Commission's appraisal of the 2.1.99. The Commission sat in as an ob- steps taken by the Member States to apply server at the meeting, held in Dun the Directive and to reduce the volume of Laoghaire, Ireland, from 20 to 23 March, all categories of waste produced by the in- of the Standing Advisory Committee for dustry. Scientific Advice set up under the Oslo Con- vention. The Committee discussed a series Dumping of radioactiue waste at sea of reports on the problems raised by the 1982 permits and approvals for dumping at 2.1.103. Parliament adopted a resolution sea, for dumping in inland surface water on the dumping of radioactive waste at sea and for burning at sea and considered the on 14 March.s supervision and continuous monitoring of dumping sites.

Paris Conuention 2.1.100. From 25 to 29 March the Com- t oJ c tM, 16.4.1994. mission took part in another meeting in 2 Bull. EC 12-1983, point 2.1.115. Dun Laoghaire, this time convened by the 3 oJ L z9t, z4.1o.t9l3; oJ L 8r, 27.3.1982; ol L 74, authorities responsible for the Paris Con- 17.3.1984. 4 't2-1983,point vention for the Prevention of Marine Pollu- r OJ L 74,17.3.1984; Bull. EC 2.1.114. from Land-based Sources. The dele- oJ L 81,27.3.1982; Bull. EC 3-1982, point 2.1.55. tion 6 coM(84) 175 final. gates recommended the Paris Commission 7 oJ L s4,2s.2.1978. fo adopt the Community directives on cad- 8 Point 2.4.17;Ol C 104, 16.4.1984.

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Air pollution Protection and rational use of land, the environment and natural resources lndustrial plants Flora and fauna 2.1.104. On 1 March the Council reached agreement on a Directive on the combating Washington Conuention of air pollution from industrial plants. This Directive, the first general one concerned 2.1.105. On 5 March2 the Commission with combating air pollution, was originally again3 amended the Council Regulation of proposed in April 1983;1 it stipulates that 3 December 7982 on the implementation in the Member States must introduce a prior the Community of the Vashington Conven- authorization procedure for operation of tion on International Trade in Endangered the industrial plants concerned. No authori- Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.a zation will be granted until the competent The latest amendment, unanimously endor- authority is satisfied that all the appropriate sed by the Committee on the Convention, preventive measures have been taken, and in adds the giant panda to Appendix I, the list particular that the best available technology of species of fauna and flora subfect to trade has been used, and that operation of the limits and controls. plant.will not give rise to air pollution likely luory trade and to endanger human health or to harm living imports resources and ecosystems. 2.1.107. On 15 March Parliament adopted a resolution requesting The energy, metal-processing, non-metallic the Commission to prohibit the import into, or transir through, mineral products, waste disposal and the Community of all ivory from counrries chemical industries are the main branches not party to the Convention on Interna- of industry concerned. tional Trade in Endangered Species of Wild The Directive also requires the Mer.nber Fauna and Flora.s States to adopt policies and strategies to adapt existing plant, step by step, to the Natural resources best available technology. Transfrontier shipment of h azardous Finally, the Directive states that, wherever wastes necessary, the Council will fix emission limit values for the Community as a whole; 2.1.108. The Council re-examined in these must be based on the best available depth6 the proposal for a Directive on the technology, must not entail excessive costs supervision and control of transfrontier and must take due account of the nature, shipment of hazardous wastes.T Some progress was made, particularly quantity and harmfulness of the emissions on the notifica- tion procedures, the conditions trans- in question. for porting the wastes and on defining the producer's Lead in petrol responsibility. However, the Council could not adopt the proposal because the 2.1.105. ERGA ll-the ]0florking Party on questions of the powers of the exporting the Evolution of Regulations, Global Ap- State and of wastes intended for retycling proach, set up by the Commission in July both remain unresolved. 1983-has now completed its study of the problems likely be raised by the reduc- to I OJ C 139,27.5.1983; Bull. EC 4-1983, point 2.1.85. tion, and eventual elimination, of lead in , oJ L 64,6.3.1984. petrol. Its final reports to the Commission 3 OJ L 367,28.12,1983; Bull. EC 1t-1983, point 2.1.109. will be taken as the starting point for draft- 1 OJ I- 384,31.12.1982; Buil. EC 12-1982, point 2.1.105. 5 Point 2.4.17;Ol C 1M, 16.4.1984. ing proposals on lead in petrol and on the 6 Bull. EC 6-1983, poinr2.t.t27. reduction of emissions from motor vehicles. 7 oJ c53, L5.2.1983; oJ c 18d, tz.z.t9l3.

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Waste rnanagement and recycling Finally, the Council took note of a commu- policy 2.1.109. Parliament adopted a resolution nication on consumer transmitted by the on waste management and the recycling Commission on 24 February,s on which it held a preliminary exchange of views. industries on 16 March.l lmprovement of the quality of life Consumer information, ed u cati o n a n d representati on Environment and employment Labelling and presentation 2.1.110. Finally, the Commission sent rep- of foodstuffs resentatives to the colloquy on environment and employment held in Barcelona on 1 and 2.1.112. On 15 March Parliament issued 2 March under the auspices of the Council an opinion9 on a proposal for a Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly. Some Directivel0 amending the Directive of 18 hundred delegates (members of parliament, December 1978 on the labelling, presenta- experts, and representatives of local and tion and advertising of foodstuffs for sale regional government, both sides of industry to the ultimate consumer.ll While uncon- and youth organizations) reached a general vinced of the need for an indication of alco- consensus that vigorous steps should be holic strength in respect of beer, cider and taken to pursue environment policies. Far perry, Parliament nevertheless approved the from aggravating the economic crisis, en- Commission's proposal. vironment policies were creating new markets and, with them, new jobs. Taking the conclusions reached at the colloquy as its Agriculture starting point, the Council of Europe now plans to draft a resolution on this subject. Council 2.1.113. Before reaching a general agree- Consumers ment on the reform of the common agricultural policy and on prices for 1984/85 on Council 30 and 31 March,l2 the Ministers of Agricul- 2.1.111. The second Council meeting to be ture had met several times during the devoted exclusively to consumer protection month.2 and information policy was held in Brussels The Council meeting on 5 and 5 March on 2 March;z this meeting was marked by was almost entirely devoted to exploratory the formal adoption of a Decision introduc- bilateral contacts which the Presidency and ing a Community system for the rapid ex- Commission held with the delegations of change of information on dangers arising the individual Member States. from the use of consumer products,3 approved by the Council meeting on consumer I affairs on 12 December 1983.4 This system, 2 Point 2.4.17; OJ C tM,16.4.1984. which is to become operational by March Point 2.4.24. 3 oJ L 70, 13.3.1984; oJ c 321, 22.12.1979; Bull. EC 12- 1985, has been set up for four years and 1979, point 2.1.93i OJ C 22,27.1.1983; Bull. EC 12-1982, may be revised or continued in the light of point 2.1.107. expenence. a Bull. EC l2-1983, point 2.1.125. 5 Bull. EC 12-1983, poinr2.7.727. The Council also made progress-though r Bull. EC 12-1983, point 2.1.128. without achieving practical results-on z Bull. EC 12-1983, point 2.1.130. 8 other points on its agenda, which included e Bull. EC2-1984, point 2.1.93. product liability,5 misleading and unfair ad- oJ c tM, 16.4.t984. r0 OJ C 281,26.10.1982; Bull. EC 10-1982, point 2.t.62. vertising,5 and contracts negotiated away rr OJ L 33,8.2.1979; Bull. EC t2-1,978, point 2.1.90. from business premises.T 12 Point 1.2.1 et seq.

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At its meetings on 11 to 13 and 76 and 77 cereal substitutes with a view to a partial March the Council was able to agree on and temporary withdrawal of this conces- the elements of a package comprising the sion.J control of milk production and the The products concerned are maize starch dismantling of MCAs on. the one hand and residues (mainly corn gluten feed), spent agricultural prices and related measures for grains from brewing and distilling, and 1984/85 on the other. However, the imple- maize cake. mentation of this agreement was conditional on the right balance being struck by the European Council in its decisions on Economic aspects of the common agricultural problems, control of budget agricultural policy spending, own resources and new policies. The European Council, meeting on 19 and Agri-monetary measures 20 March,l was unable to reach overall C alculation and dismantling agreement however, in particular because of monetary compensatory amounts there was no settlement of the budget rebate to the United Kingdom, or of the question 2.1.116. On 31 March the Council adop- of applying milk quotas in Ireland, whose ted,5 on a proposal from the Commission2 delegation took the view that this was a arrangements to ensure that up to 1 April matter of 'vital interest'. All the points con- 1987 (start of the 1987/88 milk year) chan- ditionally agreed earlier were thus reopened ges in central rates under the European for discussion. Monetary System (EMS) can no longer lead The Agriculture Ministers resumed their ne- to the creation of stable positive monetary gotiations on26 and27 Ma.rch on the basis compensatory amounts (MCAs). of amended proposals from the Commis- This is to be achieved by applying a correc- sion, which formalized the content of the tive coefficient (equal to the highest percent- conditional agreements and added other age revaluation resulting from the re- measures to deal with the points remaining alignment) to the EMS central rates for open.2 The Council concentrated on Irish currencies respecting the 2.25o/o fluctuation milk quotas, some aspects of dismantling margins. MCAs are to be calculated from positive MCAs which had not been resolved these'green' central rates in such a way that and various reservations concerning prod- negative MCAs are introduced or increased ucts other than milk which were still on the for all Member States except the one whose table. currency has appreciated the most. For the latter country, the MCA remain un- The Council did not arrive at a final agree- will changed. The negative MCAs created under ment until its meeting on 30 and 31 March. these arrangements will be dismantled as and when the economic situation in the Agricultural prices for 1984/85 various Member States permits, on propos- 2.1.114. The agricultural prices'for 7984/ als from the Commission. 85 adopted by ihe Council- on 31 March3 The Commission is to report to the Council on the basis of proposals from the Commis- on the working of these arrangements by sion4 are set out in Table 8. 31 December 1986 and will make proposals

Cereal substitutes I 2 Point 1.7.7 et seq. 2.1.115. On 31 March the Council author- 3 coM(84) t9o final. ized the Commission to start either tariff Point 1.2.2; Ol L 90, 1.4.1984; OJ L 107, 19.4.198\ Ol negotiations consultations with GATT L 113,28.4.7984. or 4 OJ C 62, 5.3.1984; Bull. EC 1-1984, points 7.1.1 ro 1.1.7. contracting parties enjoying duty ex- 5 Bull. EC 1-1984, point 2.1 58. emptions (bound in GATT) on certain 6 Point 1.2.3; OJ L 90, 1.4.1984.

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in the light of the economic and monetary 1987 will depend on the level of national situation in the Community, the situation compensation being paid in Germany. as regards farm incomes experience and If the Netherlands applies for and receives gained. authorization to take measures similar to If, on the basis of the Commission's report, those in Germany, it will qualify for Com- the Council does not decide either to munity support of the same kind offered to prolong the existing arrangements or to in- Germany. troduce new ones before the start of the (iii) The third stage involves the dismant- 7987 /88 milk year, the system applying be- ling, by the beginning of the 7987/88 mar- fore 1984/85 will be resumed. keting year for each of the products concerned, of any positive German and Dutch MCAs remaining after 1 1985. 2.1.117. On the issue of dismantling exist- January ing positive MCAs, the Council has ap- 2.1.118. Existing negative MCAs are to be proved a three-stage approach: eliminated on proposals from the Commis- sion. The Council has thus decided, for (i) The first stage will begin with the start the 1984/85 marketing year, to discontinue of the 1984/85 marketing year for each existing Italian and Greek MCAs and to product. Part of the positive MCAs of all dismantle some French MCAs. the Member States concerned will be dismantled by applying a corrective coefficient The Council has also decided on the basis allowing a conversion into negative MCAs. of a Commission proposal to alter some The corrective coefficient will be calculated of the rules for calculating and applying so as to reduce German positive MCAs MCAs. The'non-cumulation' rule has been by 3 percentage points by converting to changed so that no MCA will be paid or negative MCAs. changed whenever the monetary Eap, minus the neutral margin, is 0.50 or less; an MCA The Council has decided that the additional of 1 is to apply if the gap is 1 or less. negative MCAs created in this way are to be dismantled with effect from the begin- In the wine sector, the 'contraction' rule, ning of the 1984/85 marketing year for each stipulating that-in the case of negative of the agricultural products involved. MCAs-the MCA to be applied is the MCA for the Member State concerned minus the (ii) The second stage will begin on 1 Janu- lowest negative MCA, has been abolished. ary 1985. The Council has decided that the In addition, the neutral margin may now be German positive MCAs will be dismantled increased to 5 percentage points for wine. by 5 percentage points with effect from this In the case of pigmeat, the MCAs be date and the Dutch MCAs by 0.6 in the case will calculated from 1 1985 on of milk, 0.7 in the case of cereals and 0.8 in January the basis of the quantity of cereals needed to produce the case of other products, so that the Dutch a given amount pigmeat. MCAs are equal to the German MCAs. of In order to offset the impact on farm in- 2.1.119. Following the Council's decisions, the comes of the reduction of prices in German Commission adopted the necessary implementing regulations, marks, the Federal Republic of Germany including regulations will be authorized by the Community to on the fixing of MCAs and amendments to Regulation (EEC) 1054/ grant special aid (equivalent to 3% of the No price of a producl) by altering the VAT 79.1 payable on agricultural products. For beef/veal the Commission also altered the price on which MCAs are based (85% The Community is to participate in financ- of the guide price). ing this aid on a degressive basis, contributing 120 million ECU in 1985 and 100 million ECU in 1986. Community participation in 1 oJ L 92,2.4.1994.

Bull. EC 3-1984 47 products * Table 8 - Price decisions for the uarious @ co=. 1984/85 I 1983/84 Grecc dccisions c o Typc of pricc Period Amount Amount or amount of application Amount Amount fixcd decidcd (ECU^) Increasc (ECU^) Incrcasc t98i/84 1984/85 (%) (9o) (ECU^) (ECU^)

Common wheat Target price 261.41 4.3 259.08 - 0.9 CP CP Common single intervention price 184.58 3.0 182.73 - 1.0 1.8.1984-31.7.1985 CP CP price for bread wheat average quality 215.29 3.0 2t3.t4 1.0 CP CP Reference - - Durum wheat Target price 355.42 4.8 357.70 0.6 CP CP Intervention price 312.08 4.6 312.08 0.0 1.7.1984-30.6.1985 CP CP Aid 99.81 5.5 101.31 1.5 77 362 89342

Barley Target price L38.17 4.3 236.30 0.8 CP CP - 1 .8 .1984-31 .7 .1985 Common single intervention price r 84.58 3.0 182.73 - 1.0 CP CP 238.17 4.3 238.37 0.1 CP CP Rye Target pricc - 1.8.1984-31.7.1985 Intervention price 184.58 3.0 184.58 0.0 CP CP

Maize Target price 238.17 4.3 236.30 0.8 CP CP - 1 .8.1984-31.7 .1985 Common single intervention price 184.58 3.0 182.73 - 1.0 CP CP 523.16 5.3 539.49 3.1 CP CP Rice Target price husked rice 1.9.1984-3 1.8.1985 Intervention -price- paddy rice 306.53 5.5 314.19 2.5 CP CP

,+0.89 4.0 40.89 0 CP CP Sugar Basic price for sugarbeet 1.7.1984-30.6.1985 Intervenrion price for white sugar 534.70 4.0 534.70 0 CP CP Olive oil Production target price 3194.2 5.5 3162.3 - 1.0 CP CP Intervention price 2 299.2 5.5 2n6.2 - 1.0 1.1 1.1984-31.10.1985 CP CP Production aid 702.6 5.5 695.6 - 1.0 fis.20 550.40 Oilseeds Target price Swede and turnip rape 482.20 4.0 472.6 - 2.0 1.7 .1984-30.6.1985 CP CP - Sunflower seed 577.10 6.0 582.2 - l.d 1.9.1984-3 1.8.1985 CP CP -Basic intervention price U' Swede and turnip rape 438.0 4.0 429.2 - 2.0 7 .1984-30.6.1985 CP CP - Sunflower seed 527.1 5.0 532.7 - l.d 9.1984-3 1.8.1985 CP CP =rn -Norm price o CP (}J Soya beans 561.7 6.5 570.1 1.5 1.9.1984-3 1.8.1985 CP - Flax seed 545.9 6.0 548.6 0.5 1 .8 .1984-31 .7 .1985 CP CP \o - 494.3 6.5 501.7 1.5 1.9.1984-30.8.1985 CP CP +6 Minimum price soya beans @ Dried fodder Fixed-rate aid 8.49 6.0 8.41 1.0 r9.s.1984-31.3.1985 price CP CP Guide 178.94 6.0 ln.15 1.0 1.7.1984-30.6.1985 It, CP CP o Peas and beans (, Activating price 517.6 8.7 512.4 1.0 Guide price - 3i4.4 6.5 331.1 1.0 1.7.1984-30.6.1985 \o Minimum price - CP CP @+ 291.9 6.5 289.0 - 1.0 Lupin Activating price 478.2 Minimum price 317.9 r.7.1984-30.6.1985 CP CP

Flax and hemp Fixed-rate aid (per ha) Fibre flax 355.12 6.0 351.57 1.0 - Hemp - 1.8.1984-31.7.1985 118.37 2n.72 - 322.s2 6.0 319.29 - 1.0 to7.5t 252.22 Cotton (guide) Norm price 927.5 2.0 941.4 1.5 Minimum price 1.9.1984-31.8.1985 CP CP 881.2 2.0 894.4 1.5 CP CP Table wine Type RI Guide price 3.45 5.5 5.42 1.0 CP CP RII (per degree/hl or per hl 3.45 5.5 3.42 - 1.0 CP CP RIII according to type) 53.84 AI 5.5 53.30 - 1.0 1.9.1984-31.8.1985 CP CP 3.20 6.0 3.17 - 1.0 CP CP AII 71.74 AIII 5.5 71.02 - 1.0 CP CP 81.93 5.5 81.11 - 1.0 CP CP Raw tobacco Norm pricC 4-7.5 -3-+2 1984 harvest CP CP Intervention prices 5-8.5 -3-+2

Fruit and Basic price ).5 -6.5', 4 4 vegetables -t-+2 1984/85

Milk Target price for milk 274.3 2.3 n4.3 0.0 Intervention price for butter 3 578.6 2.3 3197.0 10.5 - for powder - - skimmed-milk I 496.4 2.3 I 658.8 10.9 - for cheese 1.4.1984-3 1.3.1985 CP CP r Grana Padano 30-60 days 3 612.8 2.3 3 817.5 5.7 . Grana Padano 6 months 4 395.3 2.3 4 727.5 7.6 o Parmigiano-Reggiano 6 months 4 802.6 2.3 5 216.1 8.6 Beef/veal Guide price for adulr bovines 2 070.9 5.5 2 0s0.2 1.0 Intervention price - 2.4.1984-1.4.1985 for adult bovines 1 863.8 5.5 1845.2 - 1.0 CP CP Sheepmear Basic price (carcass weight) (o 4 323.6 5.5 4 280.4 1.0 4.4.1984-31.3.1985 CP CP - o=, Pigmeat c Basic price (carcass weight) 2 053.87 5.5 2 033.30 \o5 - 1.0 1.1 1.1984-31.10.1985 CP CP c o o Table 8 (continued) @ o=. tr 1984/85 Grcccl 1983t84 dccisions c (D Pcriod of Typc of pricc apphcation Amount Amount or amount Amount Incrcasc Amount lncrcasc fixed dccidcd (ECU/t) (7o) (ECU^) (%) 1983t84 1984t85 (ECU/t) (ECU/0

84.01 95.80 Silk worms Aid per box of silkseed 105.00 6.0 1o7.59 1.5 1.4.1984-3 1.3.1985

Nore.. tDgherc aooropriatc, account is taken of the activation of thc guarantec thresholds. I Prrces for Grlicc arc shown onlv where thev drffcr from thc common priccs (CP). , i;;;i;';;;;.rc,."..*r,i.i";;;;i;;;;l;;;i;;;LA;.'C;;.;l"in.i,C"..unltyaidis57.26ECU/hafor1e83/84andwitLr7e.2e56971'1 f61 le84/85' 3 an otl contcnt of 42% (prcviously-10L).-.-^ on thc baiis of a srandard qualrty having .^. . a p-dr"t.hstcdrnAnnexlft"Coir.lit iEeulatron(EEC)Nol035772ofl8-May1972(%increaseandperrodsofapphcation):

CP Greccc 1983t84 1984/85 t984t85

6.5 olo 2.0"1" CP l. 5.1984 to 30. 4.1985 Tomatcs 3.5% 1.0% 6.4"1" 11. 5.1984 to 30.11.1984 01" Pcaches 6,5 0.5 7o 6.5"1" 1.6.1984 to30.9.1984 Lemons 6.5 o/" 0.5 % CP 1. 5.1984 to 31. 5.1985 Pcars 3.5 % 0.5% CP 1. 7.1984 to 30. 4.1985 Tablc grapes 6.5"1" 2,Ool" CP 1. 8.1984 to 31.10.1984 Apples 3.5% 0.5 % CP l. 8.1984 to 30. 6.1985 Mandarrns 5.5 % 0.5 Yo 4.6v" 16.11.1984 to 28. 2.1985 Swcet orangcs 6.5 ol" 0.5 % 8.0% 1.12.1984 to 31. 5.1985 Apricots 6.5% 1.0 Yo CP 1.5.1984 to31.7.1984 Aubcrgines 6.5olo 2.0o/" CP l. 7.1984 to 31.10.1984

For Grecce. Iowcr oriccs havc to be frxed for tomatoes, peaches, mandarins and oranges (pricc altgnmcnt and increase included). bor."n ori*t applcable for caultflowers, lemons,'pears, tablc grapes, apples, apricots and aubergtnes' 5 Incrcaset in l984l6i"ri in norm prices and premiums for tobacco varieltes:

Varicty Premium Mavra, Tscbcha -2 -z Forchhcimer Havanna, Benevcntano -3 -3 Badrscher Geudertheimer, Kentucky, Para- guay, Nrikcrk, Mtssionero, Round'Trp, Xan' 0 0 tr-Yaka, Perustrtza, Erzegovina, Kaba Koulak (non classic), Myrodata Agrinion Badrscher Burley, Vtrgrn D, Brrght, Burley I, Burley GR, Maryland, Vrrginia GR, Basmas 2 E! Katerini, Kabr Koulak (classic), Ztchnomyro' data fr, o The frgures for Grcck vaneucs arc further increascd by the incorporation of thc third 25% of nattonal atd.

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For milk. and milk products, all processing three proposals concrerning the system of costs will henceforth be disregarded for thE guarantee thresholds. purposes of calculating derivation coeffi- cients for the determination of MCAs on Processed fruit and uegetables products other than rhose covered by the information system. 2.1.125. On 31 March the Council, after obtaining Parliament's opinion,l adopted 2.1.120. On 15 March Parliament endor- the amendments to the systems aid sed,l subject of for to certain reservations, the processed fruit and vegetables (Community amendments to the MCA arrangements, aid in Greece, measures to facilitate sales proposed the Commission -October by in and storage, surveillance of certain imports, 7983.t introduction of a guarantee threshold for tomatoes and dried grapes)lo which the Situation as regards agricultural Commission proposed in March 1983,11 holdings and incomes and the restrictions on aid for cherries pre- 2.1.121. At its second parr-session in se-rved in syrup, the rermination of the pos- Ma-rch Parliament gave a fivourable opin- sibility of processing products withdrawn ionr on the proposal that the Commisiion from the market with a view to free distribu- sent to the Council last February for the tion of the product obtained and the chan- organization of surveys on the structure of ges to the financial compensation for the agricultural holdings covering 1985 and processing of certain varieties of orange 7987.4 which the Commission proposed in Octb- ber 1983.12 Market organizations Prices and specific measures Adiustment of the basic regulations Milk Milk 2.1.126. Meeting on 30 and 3l March, the 2.1.122. In March the Ministers of Agri- Council of Agriculture Ministers failed to culture adopted important decisions ?e- reach agreement on adoption of the five- signed to restore equilibrium on the milk year scheme for imports of New Zealand market.5 butter into the United Kingdom put forward by the Commission last Ocioberl3 but agreed to extend to April and May the 2.1.123. Parliament authorization given to the United Kingdom on 16 Marcr, ,r.'.X'ffl::t;1;i.,lil,l to import certain amounts of this product als on the introduction,". for milk, of i system of g'Larantee thresholds at rhe production stage6 and on provisions relating to the I oJ c lM, 16.4.19s4. consumption of butter and processed milk.7 2 OJ C 299,5.11.1983; Bull. EC 10-1983, points 2.2.102 to This 2.2.1M. opinion also covered- a proposal to , amend the Regulation introducing I system oJ c 1t7,30.4.1994. of premiums 1 ol c 50,2.3.7984;Bull. EC 2-t984,point2.t.9B. for the non-marketing of milk 5 Point products 7.2.4 et seq.; OJ L 90, 1.4.1984. and milk and for the conversion , OJ C 374, t9.tt.l9g3; Bull. EC 9-1983, points 2.1.80 to of dairy herds.s Parliament requested in par- 2.1.83. ticular that the Commissioh submif an 1 o.l c 289, 15.10.1983; Bull. EC 9-1983, point 2.1.84. Ol C 314, 19.il.1983; analysis of the impact of rhe quora sysrem I Bull. EC 1t-t983,point2.t.t2z. e Point 2.4.33. by the end of 1984. ,o oJ L to3, 16.4.1984. Ol C 94,8.4.1984; Buil. EC 3-1983, point Z.t.rr9. 2.1.124. The Economic and Social Com- f l 11 O.l C 30r, 8.11.1983; Bull. EC to-1983, point 2.1.111. mittee gave its opinion on 8 March on the r3 Bull. EC 10-1983, points 2.1.121 and2.i.t2z.

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on special terms. The quantity fixed for 1!re Structures period 1 January to 31 M-ay was 3-4583 ionnes. Ai the same time, the Council ad- Integrated Mediterranean Programmes apted the special levy to the new butter On29 March Parliament gave its intervention 2.1.132. Price. opinionT on the proposal for a Regulation eitablishing integrated Mediterranean prog- Wine rammes inltaly, France and Greece.u 2.1.127. On 16 March the Commission fixed the countervailing charges to apply New measures and adiustment in the wine sector. In view of the market of Directives the existing charges were extended situation in connection with products except wine imported in 2.1.133. On 5 March, for all response to the Greek which, because of the high price, the Commission's bottles the Council formally adop- given a zero charge. memorandum, was ted a Regulation extending the common 2.1.128. On 19 March the Commission measure t6 accelerate agricultural develop- sent the Council a proposal for a Regulation ment in certain regions of G-reece,9 on which on oenological practices based on an ex- it had agreed in Fibruary.lo change of Ietteri in July 1983 between the United States of Comirunity and the Ag ricultural legislation America.l Veterinary legislation Oils and fats 2.1.134. Following the eradication of foot- 2.1.129. The Commission's proposal of and-mouth diseaseln the Netherlands, the Seotember 1983 on the introduction of a tax Commission cancelled on 7 March the re- oils and animal fats, except for on vegetable strictions which had applied in trade.ll The thoselntended for non-food uses as well as spread of the classical swine fever epidemic subject of an opinion issued butter,2 was the the Netherlands caused the March.3 Parliament in Germany and bv Pailiament on i5 15 March to extendl2 the the type Commission on took the view that a measure of by the bans-on without geographical area covered proposed could not be considered trade in live pigs (Ger- the supplier coun- intri-Community prior negotiation with many, Netherlands) and pigmeat (Ger- tnes. -rnui.13 In a Decision dated 21 March the Subsequently, the European Council meet- Commission also approved a change to the ing, on 19 and 20 March, failed to muster a Italian plan for the accelerated eradication mijority for such a tax: several governments of classical swine fever. were firmly opposed to it. 2:1.130. iatiii-.nt endorsed3 the Com- mission proposal providing- for. special to 1 Point 2.2.20. measures concerntn[ olive oil, designed 2 reduce the scope for fraud.a oJ c 289,L5.10.1983; Bull. EC 9-1983, point 2.1.95. 3 oJ c 1M, 16.4.1984. 4 OJ C 249,17.9.7983; Bull. EC 7/8-1983, point 2.1.130. Flowers 5 oJ c 117,30.4.7984. 6 OJ C 54,25.2.1984; Bull. EC 2-1984, point 2.1.115. 2.1.131. At its second part-session in 7 Point 2.1.90; OJ C 117,30.4.1984. March Parliament gave a favourable opin- 8 0J c LSl, 19.9.1983; Bull. EC 3-1983, points 1.3.1 to ions on the proposal for a Regulation on e1.3.13; Bull. EC 7/8-1983, point 2.1.78. for certain cut flowers oJ L 58, 10.3.1984. import arrangements ro Bull. EC 2-1984, point 2.1.118. (roies and calnations) which the Com-mis- rr Bull. Ec 2-1984, point 2.1.121; O1Ln,21.3.1984. iior, ..nt to the Council last February.6 12 oJ L 85,28,3.1984. 13 Bull. Ec2-1984, point 2.1.120.

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2.1.135. On 28 March the Economic and 2.1.137. Also under Articles 92 to 94, the Social Committee endorsed the proposal for Commission decided, in connection with a Directive on health inspection problems changes to an existing scheme in Guernsey affecting intra-Community trade-and im- (the price support scheme for tomatoes) to ports from third countries of semen of dom- recommend to the UK authorities that they estic animals of the bovine and porcine spe- replace this type of aid, which was nor cies.l normally permitted, by an aid system similar to the machinery of the common organ- Competition lzatlon of the market.

2.1.136. Under Articles 92 to 94 of the 2.1.138. As part of the same review, the EEC Treaty, the Commission decided to Commission decided ro rerminare the Arti- make no comment concerning the introduc- cle 93(2) procedure in respect of flat-rate tion of the following draft measures, noti- premiums paid by the French Government fied by: in connection with cattle production and supply contracts (contrats d'ileuage), part United Kingdom of the package related ro rhe 1981 Agricul- tural Conference. The French authorities Guernsey: changes to existing aid schemes: had decided to discontinue rhis aid at the (i) Quality bonus scheme for flowers; end of the 1983/84 marketing year. (ii) New crop development scheme; The Commission also decided to rerminate identical proceedings, relating to rhe same (ili) Fuel cost reduction interesr subsidy general package, in the case of aid schemes scheme. to . promote quality table wines, to strengthen economic organization in the Denmark wine sector, to improve the equipment of Changes to the 1983 and 1984 bu'dgets of cooperative wineries, to encourage produ- the Funds for the fruit-growing andhorti- cers' groups in horticulture, to support en- cultural trades. ergy conservation in production under glass and to deal with damage caused by naiural Italy disasters, to support investment in preserved fruit and vegetables and fruit juice Specific instance of rhe application of Act and, in Corsica, aid for the restructuring of No 575/77 of 12 August 7977 (industrial vineyards, joint promotion of wines ind improvement scheme) involving sugar and investment in various types of agricultural sugar by-products (investment aid to an un- production. dertaking implementing a project to save energy, reduce pollution and exploit products derived from sugar) European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Federal Republic of Germany Guarantee Section Bauaria: individual aid to a slaughterhouse (pigmeat, beef/veal) to creare new chilling 2.1.139. In March the Commission senr and cutting capacity. the Council a report on rhe sysrem of uniform interest rates used for calculatins the Greece financing costs of funds raised by the lfr.-- (i) ber States to finance intervention buying of Aid for the repair of farm buildings agricultural products (in the form of damaged by high winds in July 1983; storage).2 (ii) aid to producers of mastic on Khios, where lentiscus trees been had damaged by t OJ C 257,6.10.1983; Bull. EC 9-1983, point 2.1.103. adverse weather. 2 coM(84) 129 final.

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The report, which the Council requested in Ilnited Kingdom: eight bye-laws passed by May 1983, Iooks at the main aspects of the Cornwall Sea Fisheries District Commit- financing intervention costs, pinpoints vari- tee prior to the entry into force of this ous problems facing individual Member Regulation, applying to all or part of the Statei and suggests possible alternatives to waiers subjeci 1o the Committee's author- present financing methods. ity, within the three-mile limit from the base lines: Trawling Bye-law of 31 October 1949, Guidance Section Prohibition of Trawling in parts of the district Bye-law of 4 March 1908, Spillers and 2.1.140. In the first quarter of 1984 the Set Gear Prohibition Bye-law of 19 August Guidance Section reimbursed 470 000 ECU 1932, Cornwall Nets Bye-law 7974 of 6 to Germany for expenditure incurred in November 1974, Cornwall Shellfish Boats 1982 under Regulation (EEC) No 458/80. Bye-law 7977 of 18 March 7977, Cornwall Crab Bye-law 7979 of 12 September 1979, Cornwall Bass Fishery Bye-law 1980 of 28 Fisheries November 1980, and Cornwall Mesh of Nets in parts of the district ByeJaw 1981 of 2.1.141. On 15 March Parliament adopted 8 1981. a resolution on the restoration of its right July to be consulted on the implementation of As regards the three measures which com- the common fisheries policy.l plete the set of Cornwall Sea Fisheries Bye- Iaws (Cornwall Detrimental Substances Bye-law 7973 of 25 June 1973, Cornwall Resources Scallops ByeJaw 1980 of 11 August 1980, and Spider Crabs (Maia Squinado) Bye-law lnternal aspects 7982 of 5 August 1982), the Commission found that the first was not caught by Regu- 1984 TACs and quotas lation (EEC) No 171l83, whereas the second 2.1.142. Following consultations between and third introduced rules on fisheries the Community and Spain co-ncerning re- which were, respectively, less rigorous than Regulation. ciprocal fishing rights for 7984,2 the Council and identical with those in the adopted the new TACs and adjusted Mem- The Commission therefore asked the United ensure the ber States' quotas of whiting, anglerfish and Kingdom Government to that megrim on 5 March.3 latter two bye-laws are repealed.

Community measures National measures which are stricter than Community rules 2.1.143. On the basis of information from the Netherlands authorities concerning the 2.1.145. On 19 March the Commission exhaustion of their whiting and sole quotas found that the following measure confor- in certain ICES divisions, on 6 andT}March med to Article 20(1) of Regulation (EEC) the Commission prohibited vessels flying No 1711835 but stated that it might review the flag of the Netherlands from fishing at any time the compatibility of the measure for these two species in the divisions in with Community law and the common fish- question.4 eries policy:

National measures to protect local stocks On the basis of Article 19 of Reg- I Point2.4.17; OJ C 104, 16.4.1984. 2.1.144. 2 (EEC) 171183 25 Bull. EC 2-7984, point 2.7.132. ulation No of January 3 oJ L 67,9.3.1984. 1983,5 the Commission approved the fol- 4 OJ L 55, 7.3.7984; Ol L70, 13.3.1984. lowing measures: 5 oJ L 24,27.1.1983.

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France: decree governing the use and char- applicable to vessels flying flags of non- acteristics of scallop dredges used by vessels member counrries in the Frenlh Guiana flying the flag of France in waters under fishing zone from 1 April 1984 to 31 March French jurisdiction in regions 2 and 3 as 1985.6 This proposal takes account of the defined by Regulation (EEC) No 171l83. greater number of French vessels fishing for shrimp in these warers in 1984 and would authorize fishing for snapper on condition 2.1.145. On 15 ,rr.n Parliamenr adopted that 50% of catches are landed in French a resolution on the right of access to fishing Guiana for processing by local industry. grounds and the management of fishery resources in the Mediterranean.l Seychelles 2.1.151. On the basis of the Commission External aspects proposal of 9 March,T the Council decided on 15 Marchs provisionally to apply the Bilateral relations Community-Seychelles agreemenr initialled in retroactively from 11 Noruay Januarye January. Before that date French shipowners were 2.1.147. Pending scientific advice on rhe able to fish for tuna in rhe waters off Sey- state of North Sea herring stocks and fol- chelles under a private arrangement made lowing bilateral consultations between the with the Seychelles Government in Novem- Community and Norway, on 5 March the ber 1983. The sums paid by rhe owners Council adopted interim measures relating under this arrangement and the quantities to herring-fishing in certain areas of the of tuna caught during the period will be North Sea for the period unril 31 Jily 1984.2 taken into account under the new three- year agreement. Spain 2.1.148. On 5 March, following bilateral Markets and structures consultations under the Community-Spain fisheries agreement,3 the Council acted on the Commission proposal of 27 Februarya Market organization and approved rights and conditions for fish- 2.1.152. On 15 March the Commission ing in Community waters in 7984, appli- adopted a Regulation on applications for cable to vessels flying the flag of Spain., the financing of aids granred by Member States producers' United States to organizations in the fishery products secror.lo 2.1.149. Bilateral negotiarions between The aim of this Regulation is to tighten the Community and the Unired up States for a supervision on the activities of produceri' framework agreement on fisheries took organizations and bring applicarions for the place in lVashington from 25 to 29 March. repayment of aids into line with the new The negotiations will conrinue in the com- system of starting-up ing months. aids.

French Guiana I 2 Point 2.4.17;Ol C 104, 16.4.1984. 2.1.150. The Council extended until 31 3 oJ L 67,9.3.1984. May the validity of fishing licences granted oJ L 322,28.11.1980. 4 Bull. EC2-1984, point 2.1.133. to various non-member countries for fishing , oJ L 88,31.3.1984. within the 200-nautical-mile zone of French 6 CoM(84) 139 final. Guiana.5 7 coula+y t22tinal. 8 oJ L 79,23.3.1984. In the interim the Council will examine the e Bull. EC 1-1984, point 2.1.94. Commission proposal for new measures ,o oJ L 73,16.3.1984.

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Structures for infrastructure projects of Community interest.8 Finally, it examined the problems 2.1.153. On 15 March Parliament adopted arising from the introduction of certain -by a resolution on the development of aquacul- ta*es Switzerland and Austria.9 ture in the Community,t following up its resolution of May 1979.2 lnland transport Competition 2.1.154. Under Article! 92 to 94 of the lnfrastructure EEC Treaty, the Commission decided not to raise any objection to the implementation Investments of the plans, of which it had been notified 2.1.157. On 20 March, in preparation for by the Federal Republic of Germany, to the meeting on 22 March, the Commission the of a grant aid to shrimp-fishing in form sent the eouncil a communication,lo as flat-rate interest subsidy of 15olo-5% each a follow-up to its proposal for- -a multian- year-on tideover loans of DM 30 000 to nual infrasiructure programme,ll listing the offset financial loss caused by a sharp fall infrastructure projects which are particu- in catches due to exceptional circumstances. larly likely to improve traffic conditions The budget for the aid, to be released in on cross-border routes. These proiects also one instalment in 1984, is DM 500000. involve infrastructure improvements to the 2.1.155. The Commission also decided to crossing points themselves. institute proceedings against the French The Commission urged that the Council Government before the Court of Justice quickly take a decision on this matter, in for failing to implement its decision of 8 connection with the proposal for a Regula- February 1983 on aid granted to fishing tion on financial support for a transport enterprises for the maintenance of employ- infrastructure programme. ment (fuel subsidies).3 2.1.158. In response to the opinions given bv Parliamentl2 and the Economic and So- cial Committeels on the multiannual transport infrastructure programme (1984-87), Transport which was sent to the Council in July 1983,11 the Commission altered its original Council proposal on 29 March,la in accordance notably with Parliament's request that Com- 2.1.156. Following the disturbances at a munity financing of projects under the pro- number of Alpine border posts in Febru- gramme should be limited to 40o/o of the ary,4 a special Council meeting of Transport cost. Ministers was held on22 March,S the main item on the agenda being the facilitation of I Point 2.4.17;OJ C 104, 16.4.1984. frontier crossings. Ministers examined the 2 oJ c 140, s.6.1979. 3 Bull. 2-1983, point possibility bringing the national meas- Bull. EC 7/8-1980, point 2.1.109; of 2.1.124. ures for implementing the Council Directive a Bull. EC2-1984, points 2.1.8 to 2.1.11. of I December 1983 into force as soon as s Point 2.4.24. possible.5 5 Point 2.1.5; OJ L359,22.12.1983. 7 Point 2.1.162. On the basis of proposals from the Commis- 8 Point 2.1.157. sion, the Council also examined other meas- e Point 2.1.173. ro ures designed to help facilitate frontier rr coM(84)172 final. crossings, notably the duty-free admission oJ c i6, 10.2.1984; Bull. EC 7/8-1983, point 2.1.175. 12 oJ c 10, 16.1.1984; Bull. EC 12-1983, point 2.1.192. of the fuel contained in the fuel tanks of u oJ c 358,31.12.1983; Bull. EC 10-1983, point 2.1.170. commercial vehiclesT and financial support 14 OJ C 99,17.4.1984; COM(84)161 final.

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2.1.159. Before the Council met on 22 Technical aspects March, Parliament had passed a resolutionl recommending a series of transport-infra- Roadwortbiness testing of priuate cars structure measures for adoption. On 30 March it also passed a resolution on trans- 2.1.164. An initial introductory meering port problems in Greece, with particular with government experts and representa- reference to infrastructure development, tives of industrial and trade organizations and a resolution on improving transalpine was held in Brussels on 27 March with a railway links. view to examining the merits of introducing regular roadworthiness testing of private cars. Special measures of Community interest Road safety 2.1.160. The Council was unable to adopt 2.1.155. On 20 March the Commission the amended proposal for a Regulation in- sent the Council a draft resolution on the troducing special measures of Community implementation of- Community road interest in the field of transport a infrastruc- safety programme.s This should make it ture2 for lack of a general the iolution to possible to take steps to improve the infra- problem- of the future financing of the Com- structure, vehicles and the behaviour munity.3 of road users with the aim of reducing the number and severity of road accidents. Approximation of structures

International railway cooperation 2.1.166. Parliament adopted a resolution on the road safety programme on 13 2.1.161. On 30 March Parliament aD- March.g proved4 a proposal for a Council Recorir- mendation to the Member States' railway 2.1.167. On 30 March Parliament ap- proved4 proposal companies on strengthening their coopera- the sent by the Commis- tion in the commercial management of in- sion in September 198310 for a Council ternatio_nal passenger and goods transport Recommendation on technical matters con- by rail.5 cerning operation and internal barriers to the crossing of frontiers affecting the international carriage of goods. Taxation

Duty-free admission of fuel Social conditions 2.1.162. On 20 March the Commission 2.1.168. On the basis of experience gained proposed that the Council should remove so far, and in the light of consultation with h",ll jrty, rl-'L','i.ii;.; ;; ;ild;;y-i'; government departments in the Member admission of fuel contained in the normal States and the two sides of industry, on 20 fuel tanks of commercial motor vehicles.5

Combined transport I 2 Point 2.4.15; OJ C 104, 16.4.1984. 2.1.163. ao- Bull. EC 2-1984, point 2.3.3. On 30 March Parliament 3 Poinr 2.3.3. proved4 the prop_osal sent by the Commi^s- 4 oJ c 117,30.4.1984. sion in 1983/ for a CouncilRecommen- r oJ c 1,91, 16.7.1983; Bull. EC 6-1983, point 2.1.217. June 6 dation on the collaboration of the Member 7 Point 2.1.58; COM(84)171 final. States' railway companies and piggyback oJ c 179,6.7.1983; Bull. EC 5-1983, point 2.1.218. 8 oJ c 9s,6.4.1984; coM(84)r7o final. companies with the international piggyback e Point 2.4.17;Ol C 104, 16.4.1984. transport company, Interunit. r0 OJ C L54,22.9.1983; Bull. EC 9-1983, point 2.1.131.

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March the Commission proposedl that the June 1983 proposal for a Directive on fuel Council should amend the Regulation of 25 rationing for commercial transport between March 7969 on the harmonization of certain Member States in the event of energy supply social legislation relating to road transport2 difficulties.ll and that of 20 July 1970 concerning the introduction of recording equipment in road transport.3 Air transport These amendments are intended to make 2.1.L72. On 30 March Parliament passed the current arrangements more flexible a resolution on airport charges in the Com- without departing from the basic objectives munity.l2 laid down in the rules introduced in 1959 and 1970. International relations The Commission also sent the Council a 2.1.173. At its 22 March meeting the proposal for a recommendation designed Council reviewed the problems associated to improve inspections and make penalties with the taxation of road vehicles in certain more effective, with a view to ensuring that non-member countries, notably Switzer- both Regulations are more fully imple- land, Austria and Yugoslavia. This discus- mented in the Member States. sion was particularly topical, as Switzer- land, in a ieferendum on 26 February, had Operation of the market decided to introduce on 1 January 1985 a new special tax on heavy goods vehicles and (private Access a motorway users' motorists') tax disc.13 Austria has already increased its Community quota special HGV tax with effect from 1 January 1984. 2.1.169. On 14 March the Commission sent the Council two proposals,4 one amen- During the Council meeting the Commis- ding the Regulation of 15 December 1976 sion presented a memorandum summariz- on the Community quota for the carriage ing the information obtained from bilateral of goods by road between Member Stateis discussions with the Swiss Government in and the other amending the Directive of 13 Berne on 9 March. May 7965 concerning the standardization The Councilwas also told that Switzerland, of certain rules relating to authorizations Austria and Yugoslavia, in cooperation for the carriage of goods by road between with the Commission, all intend to seek a Member States.5 The purpose of these two solution concerning infrastructure charging proposals is to abolish the journey,record and in that connection to help establish a iheet accompanying transport authoriza- European system. ttrithin the Community, tions issued under a quota once the 'single consideration document' currentlv' under has been adopted.T I oJ c 100,12.4.1984; coM(84)147 final. 2 oJ I- 77,29.3.1969; oJ c 73, 17.3.1979 (consolidatcd version). Rates 3 oJ L 164,27.7.7970; oJ L 181, 4.7.1973; oJ L 334, 24.12.19n. 2.L.170. On 30 March Parliament endor- 4 OJ C 86,28.3.7984; COM(84)109 final. seds the proposal for a Council Recommen- . 5 oJ L 357,29.72.1976; oJ L 359, 20.12.1982. dation on riilway tariffs for international 6 oJ 88, 24.5.1965. container or piggyback transport.9 7 Point 2.1.6. 8 oJ c 117,30.4.1984. e oJ c 187,13.7.1983; Bull. EC 6-1983, point 2.1.220. Fuel rationing lo Point 2.4.36. rl oJ c 295,22.7.7983; Bull. EC 6-1983,point2.1.226. 2.1.171. On 28 March the Economic and 12 Point 2.4.22; Ol C 117,30.4.1984. Social Committee gave its opinionlo on the 13 Bul[. EC 2-1984, point 2.1.150.

58 Bull. EC 3-1984 Energy such a system would require the adoption unable to adopt the amended proposal for of the 1958 proposal for a Directive on the a Regulation establishing specific measures taxation of iommercial vehicles.l of Com-munity interest relating to energy strategyE because there had been no general Yugoslauia solution to the problem of the future financ- 2.1.174. The first of the regular meetings ing of the Community.e agreed to by the Commission and the Yugo- sliv authorities in September 19832 was held Specific problems in Belgrade on 25 and 27 March; informa- exchanged and to tion was solutions sought Solid fuels problems of common interest. Emphasizing the special role of Yugo- 2.1.177. On 15 March Parliament issued slavia's transport network in trade between an opinionlo on the proposal for a Regula- northern and southern Europe and with the tion concerning financial support from the Middle East, the representatives of the two Community for industries producing solid proposali sides agreed that cooperation should in- fuelsll and'on the for a ba'ianced policy.12 volve the following points: solid fuels Ii specified allocation criteria and the sectors to which financial (i) negotiations on road passenger trans- support should be given, and came out in port, railway tariffs and combined road/rail favour of a more general coal policy cover- transport; ing the production, storage and use of solid (ii) the facilitation of frontier crossings; fuels as well as supplies from outside the and Community. (iii) infrastructure charging (taxing com- The solid fuels market mercial vehicle transit operations).3 2.1.178. On 5 March the Commission adopted a report, for transmission to the Energy ECSC Consultative Committee, on the market for solid fuels in the Community in 1983 Council and the outlook for 7984. The report points out that in 1983 solid fuels covered 23.7% 2.1.175. meeting 12 and 13 At its on of internal energy consumption compared March the Council (Foreign Ministers) with 24.2o/o in 1982. The trend is likely to looked at two energy matters: the new ar- continue in 1984. The total supply of coal rangements for coking coal and coke for was24 million tonnes (7.5o/.) down on 1982, the iron and steel industrya and the amount most the impact being on required demonstration projects for of Community for production. The fall in demand, mainly in 1983-85.s Having obtained Parliament's the steel industry, spread in 1983 to power opinion,6 it also confirmed the need for social support measures for the coal indus- tryT and agreed to return to this matter and to the question of solid fuels at a meeting I on energy to be convened very shortly. 2 oJ c 9s,21.9.196s. 3 Bull. EC 9-1983, points 2.1.135 and 2.2.L3. 4 Point 2.1.173. Formulating and implementing J Poim 2.7.779. a Community energy policy Point 2.1.182. 6 oJ c M,zo.z.19&4. 7 oJ c 290,26.10.1983; Bull. EC 10-1983, point 2.1.185. Specific measures of Community 8 Bull. EC2-1984, point 2.1.151. interest relating to energy strategy e Poinr 2.3.3. 10 oJ c tM, 16.4.1994. 2.1.176. In spite of agreement having been rr oJ c 232, 30.8.1983; Bull. EC 7/8-1983, point 2.1.188. reached with Parliament, the Council was 12 Bull. EC 5-1983, point 1.2.15.

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New arrangements for coking coal 2.1.182. On 11 July 1983 the Council and coke for the iron and steel industry adopted two Regulations, valid for 1983, on the granting of financial support for 2.1.179. On 23 March the Commission, demonstration projects 'under a multian- having received the Council's assent at its nual programme'.6 It had tried in vain to meeting on 12 and 13 March, extendedl for find a consensus on a five-year formula the period 1984-86 its Decision of 25 July (1e83-87). 7973 on coal and coke for the iron and steel industry in the Community.2 \When it returned to the matter on 13 The arrangements cover a maximum of 10 March, the Council approved the amount million tonnes of coking coal a year. The considered necessary (255 million ECU) for average rate of sales aid is some 3.6 ECU per 1983-85. This clears the way for the early tonne. The contributions needed to finance adoption of two Regulations on program- these sales aids relating to intra-Community mes of demonstration projects-the same trade are apportioned as follows: 5 million as those adopted in 1983-the first on the ECU from the ECSC budget,5 million ECU gasification and liquefaction of solid fuels from the steel industry, and a maximum of and the second on energy saving, alternative 24 million ECU from the six Member States sources of energy and the replacement of engaged in intra-Community trade. hydrocarbons. This aid is degressive: the maximum ton- nage eligible in the third year is to depend on a reappraisal of the general system of national aids to the coal industry which is to expire on 31 December 1985. Nuclear safety

Measures taken by Member States 2.1.183. Parliament and the Economic and in support of the coal industry Social Committee approved on 30 MarchT and 28 Marchs the Commission communi- 2.1.180. On 13 March the Commission cation to the Council concerning the Com- sent the Council, for consultation as reas of nuclear quired by the Commission Decision of 25 munity's role regards the safety public February 7976,3 a memorandum on the fin- installations and the protection of ancial aids granted by the Member States health and the draft Council Resolution on to the coal industry in 1983 and on the transfrontier radiological problems.9 additional financial aids granted by the Member States to the coal industry in 1982.4 Taking the Community as a whole, these aids increased by 6.7o/o; aid per tonne in- I oJ L 80, 24.3.1984; oJ c 132, 19.5.1983; Bull. EC 3- creased by an averagel0'/o. These increases 21983, point 2.1.159; Bull. EC 12-1983, point 2.1.211. show how Community coal has been made oJ L 2s9, 1s.9.1973; oJ L 106, 21.4.1982; Bull. EC 4- 1982, poinr 2.1.94. less competitive by the drop in world prices. 3 a oJ L 63,11.3.1976. 5 COM(84)116 final. Oil and gas Point 2.4.22; OJ C 117,30.4.1984. 6 OJ L 195, 19.7.198j; Bull. EC 7/8-1983, poinrs 2.1.191 ro 2.L.193. Natural gas 7 oJ c ttz,3o.4.t9g4. 8 Point 2.4.36. 2.1.181. On 30 March Parliament passed e oJ c 338, 15.12.1983; Bull. EC 7/8-1983, point 2.1.194 a resolution on Community gas policy.r and 2.1.195. a Bull. EC 3-1984 Research and development

Research and development COST projects 2.1.186. On 14 March, in the context of Development of the common policy European cooperation in the field of scientific and technical research (COST), mem- oranda understanding for Coordination of national policies of the implementation of two telecommunications research programmes were signed Belgium, the 2.1.184. At a meetin gon22 and23 March by Netherlands, Sweden and the UK. The pro- the Scientific and Technical Research Com- jects in question relate broad-band mittee (CREST) approved the proposal to local digital telecommunications networks transmitted by the Commission in Novem- (COST 202 bis) and land-based mobile digi- ber 1983 concerning a five-year programme tal radio-communications systems (COST for the development of the specialized infor- 207). mation market in Europe.l It also expressed the view that, during the first year, the main 2.1.187. On 15 March the Community emphasis of the programme should be on signed a memorandum of understanding information relating to patents, industry concerning the implementation of a Euro- pean research project systems and research, biotechnology, materials, re- relating to of socio-technologies and industrial safety gional disparities, electronic publishing and (cosT A1). image banks. The Committee then delivered its opinion Scientific and technical objectives on the list of Advisory Committees for Management and Coordination to be set up Promoting agricultural competitiveness for the Community's various R&D activities. It would shortly be necessary to form 2.1.188. On 8 March the Commission for- about a dozen of these Committees to re- mally adopted a Decision implementing the place the various CREST subcommittees, joint research programmes and programmes the Advisory Committees on Programme for coordinating agricultural research adop- Management and the Concerted-Action ted by the Council on 12 December 1983.3 Committees, with the result that the number To cover the financing of these programmes of existing Commission advisory commit- the Commission sent the budgetary author- tees would be reduced by half. ity a proposal for the transfer of appropriations the same day.a Lastly, CREST examined the results of the work carried out by its subcommittees in 2.1.189. A seminar on composting agricultural and other wastes was held at Brase- 1983 and the report on the public financing nose College, Oxford, from 19 to 22 March of RBcD in the Member States (1975-83). as part of the Community's R&D programme on the recycling of urban and indus- International cooperation trial waste (1979-83).s The following points were examined: engineering aspects, the 2.1.185. CREST also discussed the action composting process and use of the heat taken in the field of technology, growth and released; the product and its use, and econ- employment following the Versailles and omic factors. The recommendations made Williamsburg Summits.2 It requested more information on the content of the 18 inter- t OJ C 328,2.12.1983; Bull. EC 1 1-1983, point 2.1.35. national cooperation projects in science and 2 Bull. EC 1-1983, point 2.1.108; Bull. EC 4-1983, point technology had been with a 2.1.153. that initiated, 3 view to possible participation by the Mem- oJ L 358,22.12.1983i Bull. EC 12-1983, point 2.1.159. 4 coM(84) 137 final. ber States which had not attended the sum- 5 OJ L 293,20.11.1979; Thirteenth General Report, point mits. 420; OJ L357,21.12.1983; Bull. EC 12-1983,point2.7.228.

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during the seminar will provide guidelines Because of the doubts surrounding the for future activities under the recycling pro- availability of ECSC budget funds, the gramme. Commission decided to limit the appropriations for commitment to 10.5 million ECU Promoting industrial competitiveness in 1984. Improving the management of energy Textiles resources 2.1.190. The Forschungsinstitut fiir Tex- tiltechnik (Research institute for textiles Nuclear fission energy techniques) at Denkendorf, Federal Repub- 2.1.192. On 9 March the Commission lic of Germany, has designed and developed published a call for proposals in the Official a prototype machine which enables a very Journalz with a view to the implementation high proportion of the waste produced in of the new shared-cost research programme the working of wool to be recovered. Since concerning the decommissioning of nuclear wool is an expensive raw material for the installations (1984-88), which had been textiles industry, the recovery of waste with adopted by the Council in January.r This a view to its purification and recycling of- call for proposals relates to the parts of the fers very great economic advantages. programme concerned with RErD activities and the techniques the The development and commercial exploita- testing of new under practice. tion of this new machine will enable the conditions that obtain in wool-spinning industry to improve its effi- The total Community contribution envis- ciency by making full use of the fibre con- aged for these two parts of the programme tent in the raw material. is 9.5 million ECU, of which 50olo will be committed in 1984/85. Support for the research which led to this result was provided under the Community Increasing aid to development R&D programme in the field of textiles and clothing.l 2.1.193. On 19 March, in response to requests by Parliament for technical changes,4

T e chnical coal researcb the Commission amendeds its proposal of June 1983 concerning a programme of as- 2.1.191. As required by Article 55(2)(c) of sistance for the development of indigenous the ECSC Treaty, the Commission scientific and technical research capacities transmitted to the Council (for its assent) in the developing countries (1984-87).5 and the ECSC Consultative Committee (for its opinion) a coal research programme for Improving living and working conditions which it intends to grant aid totalling 19.5 million ECU. ECSC social research This programme, which covers 46 projects, 2.1.194. On 12 March the Commission is in two parts relating respectively to: decided to grant 1656850 ECU under Arti- cle 55 ECSC for seven projects under the (i) mining techniques (divided into six sub- Ergonomics IV programme./ programmes covering 26 projects, for which 12 million ECU will be allocated; and I Bull. EC 12-1981, point 2.7.'!57; Bull. EC 4-1982, point (ii) the use and upgrading of coal (divided 22.1.103; Bull. EC7t8-1982, point 2.1.184. into four subprogrammes covering 20 pro- 3 oJ c 68,9.3.1984. jects), for which 7.38 million ECU will be 4 oJ L 36,8.2.1984 Bull. EC 1-1984, point 2.1.1 10. allocated; the remaining 0.12 million ECU oJ c 70,1,6.7.1984. s coNa(a+) 143 final. will be reserved for the dissemination of the 6 OJ C 180,7.7.1983; Bull. EC 6-7983,point2.1.277. results obtained and ancillary costs. 7 Bull. EC 9-1980, point 2.1.33.

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Radiation protection Horizontal activities

2.1.195. Inhalation is an imporrant route FAST prograftrme for the intake of radioactive gises and aero- sols by the body. With the aid of models 2.1.196. In accordance with its responsi- designed to describe how these substances bility for the execurion of the new FAST are deposited in and eliminated from the programme for the period 7983-87,2 the lungs, and to permit estimation of their Commission pub-lished a call for proposals spatial and temporal distribution in the res- on 7 March 1984i with a view to concluding piratory tract with reference to cells at risk, shared-cost research contracts (50% Com- it is possible to define inhalation limits and mission-financed) relating to the following to assess the risks associated with the inhal- topics: ation of radioactive marerials. In view of their great importance for the radiological (i) Relationships between technology, em- protection of workers and the general pub- ployment and work. lic, these aspects are rhe subjeciof intensive (ii) Transformation of services and techno- study under the Commission's radiation logical change. protection programme. I (iii) The emergence of the strategic indus- In this connection-, a workshop on 'Lung trial system: communication. modelling with reference ro rhe inhalation (iv) The emergence of the strategic indus- of radioactive materials', organized jointly trial system: food. by the Community and the National Radiological Protection Board, was held at (v) Integrated development of renewable Oxford, UK, from 26 to 28 March. natural resources. The following topics were reviewed: lung The total Community contribution ro the morphometry, deposition models, ab- research activities covered by this call for sorption of gases, human data relating proposals is estimated at 1 585 000 ECU, of to deposition, elimination mechanisms, which approximately 40o/o will be commit- human and animal data relating to elimin- ted in 1984. ation, cells at risk, microdosimetry of the !ung, dosimetric models and implications for -radiation, protection. The workshop made it possible to identify areas in respecr of which existing models are inadequlte, I the lines along which they might be modi- OJ L 78, 25,3.1980i Fourteenth General Report, point 494. fied and the experimental dati that will be 1 O.l l- 29i,25.10.198i; Bull. EC 6-1983,point2.1.2s7. required in order to improve lung models. , oJ c 66,2.3.1994.

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Enlargement and bilateral terial meeting in May, which should enable relations with applicant very considerable progress to be made on the areas at present under negotiation, on countries a par with the results obtained on industrial mhtters at the September 1982 ministerial Mediterranean policy meeting.6 30 March the Commission pre- 2.2.1. On Pre-accession aid sented a report, accompanied by proposals, to the Council concerning the exploratory 2.2.4. On 13 March the Council adopted talks which it held in 1983 and early in 1984 a Decision authorizing the Commission to with Mediterranean non-member countries negotiate an agreement with Portugal, in and the two prospective Member States, the form of an exchange of letters, for the with a view tb future relations after the grant of 50 million ECU to finance specific enlargement of the Community.l operations designed to bring about structu- ril improvements in Portugal's agriculture Agriculture and fisheries./ 2.2.2. Further to the communication pre- -X"rfift in July 1983,2 the Commission put Spain before the Council at the end of March a communication on the main features of the Accession negotiations applied and the policy adopted by measures 2.2.5. The 30th deputy-level meeting of each of the iwo applicant cou!tries regard- for Spain's accession to the ing State aids foi igriculture.3 It also pre- ffigotiations Community was held in Brussels on 2l sented a communication on the prices of March.s agricultural products . in Portugal to the Council on 12 March.a The Community presented statements on patents, Euratom and secondary legislation. The Spanish statements were on external Portugal relations (tariff exceptions applicable to GSP countries) and agriculture (general as- Accession negotiations pects, sectoral aspects of the transitional 2.2.3. The 17th meeting of the Conference arrangements, general and supplementary at ministerial level was held in Brussels on transitional mechanisms, and duration of 13 March. the transitional measures), in reply to the Community statement presented in Feb- made a statement, further The Community ruary.9 to the one presented on24 February,s concerning a number of agricultural products Agreement was reached concerning Eur- (wine,-processed products, fresh fruit and atom (exchange of information on nuclear vegetables). energy and Spain's agreements with non- This meeting was described by Mr ErnAni Lopes and also by Mr Claude Rodrigues I Cheysson, the President of the Council, as 2 Point 2.2.28. a significant step forward which, in Mr Bull. EC7/8-1983, point 2.2.1. 3 coM(84) 153 final; COM(84) 165 final. possible Cheysson's view, would make it to 4 CoM(84) 1,17 final. consider moving on in May to the substan- 5 Bull. Ec2-1984, point 2.2.2. tive problems in agriculture. 6 Bull. EC9-1982, point 2.2.1. 7 Bull. Ec2-l984,point 2.2.3. Mr Natali, for his part, stressed the import- 8 Bull. EC 1-1984, point2.2.2. ance the Commission attached to the minis- e Bull. EC2-1984, poinr2.2.4.

& Bull. EC 3-1984 Commercial policy

Community countries and international or- Italy-People's Republic of China: silk ganizations). woven men's shirts; Italy-Romania: 2- and 3-cylinder rractor Bilateral relations engines; transmissions for tractors; front 2.2.5. During the first of its March part- axles for tractors. sessions Parliament adopted a resolution on Under the same Regulation,2 the Commis- Spain's accession and on fisheries.l sion modified the quoras for the following:

U nited Kingdom-German Democratic Re- public: textile products (categories 37 and Commercial policy 5o);r Italy-German Democratic Republic: tex- lmplementing the common tile products (categories 158 and 15). commercial policy It also changed import arrangements, still pursuant to this Regulation,2 as follows: C o mm ercia I po I icy i nstr ume nts G ree ce-Hungary / P oland / Cze cb o slou aki a : Easing of restrictive measures elimination of the quantitative restrictions on the release for free circulation of various 2.2.7. Under the CouncilRegulation of 14 industrial products.4 November 1983 on import arrangements for products originating in State-trading coun- Trade protection tries, not liberalized at Community level,2 the Commission took decisions opening 2.2.8. The trade protection measures quotas for the following: taken in March are slrown in Table 9. Italy-Hungary: horticultural sheet glass; drawn glass of a thickness of less than 2.5 mm; Italy-German Democratic Republi6.. synthetic organic dyestuffs; I Italy-Hungary/USSR: unwrought alumin- , Point 2.4.17; OJ C 1,M, 16.4.1,984. ium, oJ L 346,9.t2.1993. not alloyed, containing 99.5o/o alu- 3 oJ L 92,23.3.1,994. mlnlum; o oJ c 8s,27.J.1984.

Table 8

Commrssion

Definitiue counteruailing duty imposed Anti-dumping proceedings otl: Prouisional anti-dumping duty Imports of tube and pipe fittings of mal- imposed on imports of: leable cast iron originating in Spain and Certain electronic scales originaring in Japan definitive collecrion of rhe provisional oJ L 80, 24.3.1984 duty (lnitiation of proceeding: OJ C 236,3.9.1983) oJ L74, 17.3.1984 lergarl ball bearings originating in Japan or Singapore (Provisional countervailing OJL oJ L79,23.3.1984 322,19.11.1983) (lnitiation of proceeding: OJ C 14.7.1983)

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Table 9 (continued)

Councrl Commission

Notice of reuiew of definitiue anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of: Certain acrylic fibres originating in the United States oJ c 65, 6.3.1984 (lmposition of definitive anti-dumping duty: OJ L 714, 3.5.1980; OJ L 55, 2.3.1983)

Notice of extension of tbe anti-dutnping ploceeding concerning imports of: Pentaerythritol originating in Spain to-include imports of this produci originating in Canada or Sweden ol c72,13.3.1984 (Iiitiation of proceeding: OJ C 244,13.9'1983) Soya bean oil cake originating in Argentina to include imports of this product originating in Brazil ol c76,17.3.1984 (lnitiation of proceeding: OJ C 283, 20.10.1983)

Notice of initiation of anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of: Oxalic acid originating in Brazil, the German Democratic Republic or Spain oJ c 57,8.3.1984 Copper sulphate originating in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland or Spain oJ c 90, 31.3.1984 Electronic typewriters originating in Japan oJ c 83, 24.3.1984

Acceptance of undertaking in connection uith tbe anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of: Certain synthetic fibre hand-knitting yarn originating in Tur- key and termination of that proceeding ol L 57,9.3.1984 (Initiation of proceeding: OJ C 102, 15.4.1983) Pentaerythritol originating in Spain and termination of that proceeding or L 88.31.3.1984 (liltiation of proceeding: OJ C 244,13.9.1983) Certain iron or steel angles, shapes and sections originating in Romania and termination of that proceeding oJ L 83, 27.3.1984 (lnitiation of proceeding: OJ C 109,?3.4.1983)

Termination of anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of: Caustic-burned natural magnesite originating in the People's Republic of China ol L 66, 8.3.1984 (lnitiation of proceeding: OJ C 162, 29.6.1982; OJ C 792, 27.7.1982)

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Export credits products, the quantities which can be exported by China during the period of val- 2.2.9. On 10 March Parliament adopted a idity of the Agreement (1984-88). resolution on export credit subsidies.l In connection with the provisions which expired on 31 December 1983, five new Sectoral commercial restrictions on exports to the Community policy measures were established, and also a number of other restrictions concerning one or more regions lron and steel products of the Community. At China's request the Community delegation agreed to raise the level of certain restrictions. These Arrangements with non-member increases are still consistent with the Com- countries munity's textile policy, however. 2.2.10. The Commission continued negotiations on the new steel arrangements for MFA countries 1984 with those countries which had not 2.2.14. In the course of the consultations yet given their final agreement. It signed with Yugoslavia held in Brussels on 1 and arrangements Bulgaria (5 and with March) 2 March the two delegations agreed on a (7 Poland March) and concluded negotia- quantitative limit for exports of men's jack- tions with Finland, Austria and Sweden. ets (category 17) to the United Kingdom and Negotiations with Brazil (pig iron), Spain also settled some administrative problems. and Norway are continuing. 2.2.15. On 16 March the Commission 2.2.11. The renewal of the special under- transmitted to the Council a proposal for a standing with Japan for 1984 was agreed. Regulation concluding an Agreement between the Community and Colombia on United States measures concerning trade in textile producis,6 following negoti- special steels ations conducted by the Commission pursu- 2.2.12. On 30 March the Commission laid ant to the Council Decision of 25 February before the Council a proposal2 to amend 1982.7 the Regulation it had adopted in February3 Mediterranean preferential countries following the restrictive measures imposed by the United States on imports of special 2.2.16. On 15 March the Commission and steels from the Community. Turkey initialled in Brussels an administrative cooperation agreement on Turkish cotton yarn exports to the Community in 1984 Textile products and 1985.

Agreements and arrangements with non-member countries 2.2.17. On 30 r"r; Parliament adopted two resolutions, one on the rules origin China of and the other on the functioning of the 2.2.13. A Commission delegation visited Multifibre Arrangement, with special refer- Peking from 19 to 29 March for the renewal of the textile negotiations between the Com- I Point 2.4.17; OJ C lM, 16.4.1984. munity and China.a At the end of these 2 Point 2.2.18; COM(84) 183 final. negotiations an Additional Protocol to the 3 oJ L 40, 11.2.1984; Bull. EC 2-1984, point 2.2.18. 1979 Textile Agreements was initialled, at 4 Bull. EC 11-1983, point 2.2.14; Bull. EC 12-1983, point the Community's request, incorporating 2.2.15. 5 Thirtecnth General Rcport, point 503. anti-fraud and anti-surge mechanisms into 6 coM(84) 121 final. the Agreement. It also specifies, for certain , oJ L 83,29.3.1982;Bull. EC 2-1982,point2.2.8.

Bull. EC 3-1984 67 Relations with industrialized countries ence to the state of the European textile was based on an exchange of letters in July industry.l 1983 between the Community and the United States of America,5 is designed to allow wines originating in the United States to which substances not provided for in Relations with Community rules have been added to be i nd ustrial ized cou ntries released for direct human consumption in the Community. This measure was made United States possible by an undertaking 9n t_he part of ihe US Government to abolish a large num- IJS measures concerning special steels ber of oenological practices not permitted by the efficiency of 2.2.18. On 30 March the Commission in the Community ind the US inspection system. asked the Council to amend2 the Regulation adopted on 5 February in response to the 2.2.21. The decision taken by the Com- US iestrictions on imports of special steels mission on 15 March to fix a zero counter- from the Community3 so as to update to 1 vailing charge for bottled wine imported February the ECU/dollar exchange rate and from the United StatesT helped, as did the incorporate provisions indicating more proposed Regulation of 19 March,s to elim- clearly the products to which the tariff in- inatt some of the contentious issues dividing creases would apply and specifying the the Community and the United States in the procedures for working out the breakdown wine sector. of quotas among the Member States. Cereal substitutes Wine 2.2.22. On 31 March the Council gave the 5 March the United States In- 2.2.19. On a mandate for GATT negotia- pet- Commission ternational Trade Commission rejected tions on the stabilization of Community itions lodged on behalf of Californian wine imports of cereal substitutes,9 for which the producers by the American Grape Growers United States is the main supplier. hllirr.. for'Fair Trade in Januarya which could have led to countervailing and anti- dumping duties being imposed on certain Canada Community table wines. 2.2.23. The third round of negotiations The Commission issued the following state- for amendments to parts of the Euratom- ment: Canada Agreementl0 took place in Brussels 'The Commission welcomes the decision of the on 29 and 30 March. United States International Trade Commission of 5 March which concluded that there was no iniury The two sides made progress towards agree- in any of the four anti-dumping and countervailing ment on most of the points at issue. duty'investigations concerning French and Italian table wine exports. While the exact motivation of this decision is not yet available, the Commission takes note that the decision of the ITC was unanimous and would I Point 2.4.22; Ol C 117,30.4.1984. appear to support the Community's view that the 2 coM(84) r83 final. complaints were unfounded. 3 0J L 40, 11.2.1984; Bull. EC 2-1984, point 2.1.38. a Bull. EC 1-1984, point 2.2.21; Bull. EC 2-1984, point The Commission, however, continues to be con- petitions import 2.2.19. cerned with the numerous for 5 coM(84) 149 frnal. relief still outstanding in other sectors.' 6 Bull. EC7/8-1983, points 2.2.2t4 ro 2.2.46. 7 Point 2.7.127. 19 the Commission sent 2,JA. On March 8 Poinr 2.2.20. the Council a proposal for a Regulation on e Point 2.1.115. oenological prictiies.5 The proposal, which ro Bull. EC 12-1981, poim2.2.42.

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Japan Austria and Switzerland 2.2.24. On 15 March Parliament adopted 2.2.27. At its meeting on 22 March the a resolution on Community participation Council (transport) discussed problems in the Tsukuba International Exhibition in connected with the taxing of road vehicles 1985 and the training of European junior in Switzerland and Austria.4 executives in Japan.l

Australia Relations with other 2.2.25. Ministerial consultations between countries and regions the Community and Australia took place in Canberra on 20 and 21 March. On that Mediterranean countries occasion-the third of its kind2-Mr Hafer- kamp met the Australian Prime Minister, Mediterranean policy Bob Hawke, and also had talks with Mr 2.2.28. On 30 March, following up the the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for communication it presented in I982,s Lionel Bowen, the Minister for June Trade, Mr the Commission sent the Council a report Foreign Affairs, Mr Bill Hayden, and other on the exploratory talks held over the last 12 Australian Gov- senior members of the months5 with Mediterranean non-member ernment. countries and the two prospective Member Discussions covered agricultural policy- States. The report contains a number of particularly trade in beef, sheepmeat, dairy proposals concerning the implementation products and other commodities-and it of i Mediterranean policy for the enlarged was agreed that there should be regular Community. Community and Australian meetings of The Commission notes that the talks agricultural trade and market experts. broadly confirmed the analysis it had made Discussing trade in manufactured products, in 1982 of the 'overall approach' 10 years Mr Haferkamp pointed to the concern in on, the Mediterranean countries agreeing the Community about manufacturing ac- that little progress had been made towards cess to the Australian market. He also ex- the objectives set. There was also general pressed concern about the Australian proce- support for the approach to Mediterranean dures and practices in relation to anti- policy advocated at that time by the Com- dumping and countervailing duties in- mission with a view to future Spanish and vestigations. Portuguese membership of the Community. It was decided to continue discussing diffi- The Commission is now, therefore, putting culties of access on both sides for manufac- forward practical proposals designed to tured goods, especially for high-quality maintain and strengthen the preferential Community exports to Australia, and the trade and cooperation ties between the Me- possible effect of the operation of non-tariff diterranean countries and the Community. barriers. It was further agreed to consider On industrial trade the Commission reiter- sides be helped how business on both could ates the need for its Mediterranean partners closely, pos- to cooperate more including if to have continued access to the Community sible joint ventures.

European Free Trade Association I Point 2.4.17; Ol C 104, 16.4.1984. 2 Bull. EC 4-1980, poinr 2.2.42; Bull. EC 12-1981, point 2.2.25. On 29 March the Economic and ))AA 3 Poinr 2.4.32. Social Committee delivered an own-initia- 4 Point 2.1.173; Bull. EC 2-1984, point2.2.22. tive opinion on relations between the Com- I nutt. EC6-1982, points 1.2.1 ro 1.2.4. munity and the EFTA countries.3 6 Seventeenth General Report, point 678.

Bull. EC 3-1984 69 Relations with other countries and regions market, and proposes that textile trade in most affected by enlargement, by measures particular be as far as possible brought once such as the integrated Mediterranean prog- more within the letter and spirit of the rammes.l Agreements, a process which would parallel the gradual liberalization of the Communi- Cyprus ty's trade with Spain and Portugal after accession and be backed by stronger indus- 2.2.29. On26 March the Counciladopted trial coordination arrangements. The Com- a Regulation2 on the conclusion of a seCond mission stresses that the need for better financial protocol between the Community coordination is general if crises in other and Cypius.3 This protocol, which is to sensitive sectors are to be avoided, and pro- enter into force on 1 May, provides for 44 poses that future agreements contain pro- million ECU of aid over a five-year period (28 vision for such arrangements. million ECU in EIB loans, 10 million ECU in grants and 6 million ECU in special As regards trade in agricultural products, it loans) and is designed to benefit the entire is important that Mediterranean countries population of the island. be able to take advantage in practice of their access to the Community market, and Yugoslavia the Commission therefore proposes that customs duties and other import mechan- 2.2.30. Talks on the exchange of informa- prob- isms applied at Community borders be suit- tion and the search for solutions to ably modified on imports up to a ceiling lems of common concern in the field of corresponding to traditional trade flows. transport took place in Belgrade on 26 and The system would be phased in gradually, 27 March.a over a transition period equivalent to that for imports of the same products from the Tunisia new Member States, and would cover vari- 2.2.31. Mr Pisani paid an official visit to ous fresh fruits and vegetables important to Tunisia from 14 to 15 March. He talked to the Mediterranean countries' export trade, the President, Mr Habib Bourguiba, the and wine. The problem of Tunisian olive Prime Minister, Mr Mohamed M'Zali, and oil exports, on the other hand, can best be the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Economic dealt with, in the Commission's view, by Affairs, Planning, Agriculture, Higher Edu- Community purchase agreements, gradu- cation and Research. ally scaled down, to accompany support for measures to increase olive oil consumption Mr Pisani's talks with members of the Tuni- in Tunisia and convert the land to other sian Government were the occasion for a types of production. review of EEC-Tunisian relations covering financial and technical cooperation activit- The Commission also confirmed the views ies and shorter-term trade issues. A further on cooperation it had expressed in 1982, topic of discussion was Tunisia's concern suggesting in greater detail ways of stepping at the forthcoming enlargement of the Com- up trade, scientific and technological, indus- munity and its implications for bilateral trial, agricultural, social and financial co- relations.5 operation, and multilateral development activities. The Commission emphasized the political and economic importance of its relationship I Bull. EC 3-1983, points 1.3.1 to 1.3.13 and 3.4.1 to 3.4.3; with Mediterranean non-member countries, OJ C 2J1, 9.9.1983; Bull. EC 7/8-198i, point 2.1.78. pointing out that 2 oJ L 85, 28.3.1984. the Community's external 3 Mediterranean policy would have to be ac- Bull. EC 12-1983, point 2.2.38; Bull. EC 9-1983, point companied by vigorous action to shift the 2.2.22. 4 Point 2.1.174. internal balance in favour of the regionS 5 Sce also point 2.2.28.

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Vhile in Tunis Mr Pisani also met Mr Ad- Development nan Omran, Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League, with whom he discussed Towards better coordination the Euro-Arab Dialogue, looking at pro- of development policies gress on economic and technical issues and and operations the future prospects for the Dialogue. 2.2.37. On 29 March, in response to a request made last November, the Commis- Jordan sion transmitted a communication to the on 2.2.32. Mr Thorn was on an official visit Council the better coordination of development cooperation policies within the to Jordan from 2 to 4 March, in the course of which he was received by his Majesty Community.r King Hussein and Crown Prince Hassan, The Commission's view is that the action and met members of the Jordanian Gov- to be taken should be geared to the practical ernment. Talks centred on the state and .and operational aspects of coordination and future development of bilateral relations in line with the new approach the Commun- under the Cooperation Agreement, and the ity hopes to follow in cooperating with the major topics of current concern. various categories of developing countries. The purpose of coordination is to ensure Egyptl that all cooperation activities-bilateral, multilateral and especially European (Com- 2.2.33. Mr Thorn paid an official visit to munity plus individual Member States)- Egypt from 4 to 5 March at the invitation are consistent and complementary. Total of the Egyptian Government. He had talks EEC aid accounts for 33o/o of the world's with President Hosni Mubarak and mem- official aid (29oh from the Member States bers of the Government and Parliament, and 4o/o from the Community) and for 53% with whom he discussed the operation of of aid to Africa. the EEC-Egypt Cooperation Agreement and After taking stock of the present state of the problems of the Middle East. coordination, the communication sets out a plan of action which covers all beneficiaries of EEC cooperation: the ACP States, the State-trad i ng cou ntries southern and eastern Mediterranean countries and the non-associated developing China countries. The Commission's proposals aim at improving the exchange of information, 2.2.34. In March the Commission decided strengthening coordination in the field and opening the way for a more systematic use to provide 3.5 million ECU to finance a vocational training project in China under of cofinancing operations. the programme of aid to non-associated developing countries.2 2.2.38. On 30 ,r*n Parliament passed 2.2.35. The Additional Protocol to the resolutions on the rules of origin and on the Community-China Textile Agreement was initialled in Peking on 29 March.3

2.2.36. On 30 March Parliament passed I The financial aspects of relations with southern and resolutions on the economic importance of eastern Medrterranean countries are dealt with in the'Devel- opment' section under'Financial the newly industrialized countries and the 2 and technical cooperation', foundation of a Euro-Arab University at Point 2.2.49. 3 Poinr 2.2.13. a traditional meeting place of Islamic and a Point 2.4.22; Ol C 117,30.4.1984. European culture on Spanish soil.a 5 CoM(84)u4 final.

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University Institute for Euro-African Stud- trates of unspecified origin and noted that ies in Lecce, Italy.l the precautionary measures some producing countries had adopted were paying off. Nevertheless, in order to halt this trade, Commodities and world there was a call for measures to be taken agreements against countries importing the product. The Council also noted that some coun- Cocoa Tin tries which were not subiect to export con- 2.2.i9. At the 25th meeting of the Interna- trols were, despite the current tin surplus, tional Cocoa Council, held in London from taking steps to increase production or in- 14 to 23 March, it was decided to convene tended to do so. a conference in Geneva, from 7 to 25 May, to negotiate a fourth International Cocoa Agreement.z Food aid The paper on which the conference will base ils proceedings contains a statement of Annual programmes the posiiions adopted by the various delega- 13 March the Council, on a tioni on the economic arrangements they 2.2.41. On proposal endorsed wish to include in the new agreement and from the Commission3 by Parliament,4 adopted a Regulation on sets out the legal and administrative provi- apportionment the quantities of sions of the 1980 Agreement. the -provided of cereali for under the Food Aid joint The Community, in accordance with a Conventio! for the period I July 1983 to 30 but as yet incomplete position approved by June 1986.) the Council on 13 March, was in favour of the 1550000 tonnes of convening the conference and will endeav- The breakdown of cereals which constitute the minimum an- our to reach common ground in the out- pledged by the Commun- standing areas between now and the start nual contribution ity and the Member States under the Food of the conference, so that it can make a positive contribution to the work done in Aid Convention is as follows: Geneva. Community operations: 927 663 tonnes (55%); Tin Member States' operations: 722337 tonnes 2.2.40. The International Tin Council (44o/"). held its 8th meeting in London from 21 to 24 March, when it was decided that the Emergency operations provisional application of the Agreement Commission ap- be to 30 to give some 2.2.42. In March the should extended June emergency food of the signatories time to complete their proved the following Article 927 of the budget: constitutional and legislative procedures. operations under 1 of cereals, valued at The period during which tin exports are to Ethiopia: 059 tonnes 250000 ECU, will be distributed via NGOs be held to the 22 000-tonne level is similarly people in Eritrea. extended. to Malaysia's Minister of Primary Industries, Mr Paul Leong, informed the members of the International Tin Council that plans were afoot to set up a tin exchange in Kuala I Point 2.4.22; Oj C 117, 30.4.1984. Lumpur and to introduce future trading. 2 Bull. EC 2-1984, points 2.2.34 to 2.2.37. J OJ C 324, 29.11.1983; Bull. EC 7-1984, point 2.2.32. The Tin Council examined Singapore's 4 oJ cn, 19.3.1984. position relating to the export of tin concen- 5 oJ L 73, 15.3.1984.

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Gambia: 200 000 ECU will be used to pur- lnternational food fair in Barcelona chase dried fish, via the Catholic RLlief Services, to assist people seriously affected 2.2.45. Five African States which exporr by the drought. coffee, cocoa, tropical fruits or other agricultural products took part, with technical Southern Africa: The following aid was al- and financialsupport from the Community, located: 2200 tonnes of cerealJto be distri- in 'Alimentaria', an international buted via UNHCR to refugees from Moz- food fair held in ambique in Zimbabwe, in conjunction with Barcelona from 10 to 15 March. a 150000 ECU grant for the purchase of beans; 2500 tonnes of cereals to help Zim- babwe cope with drought; 5 000 tonnes of Stabex cereals for Mozambique, also suffering from the effects of drought. 2.2.46. A decision by the Commission on 7 March, This aid adds up to 9700 tonnes, with an authorizing a Stabex transfer of estimated value of 2 050 000 ECU. 31 150 573 ECU to Ghana in respect of cocoa products, completed the appraisal of transfer requests for the 1982 year of appli- Emergency aid cation.

2.2.43. On 1 March the Commission de- To meet this transfer, a preliminary pay- cided, under Article 950 of the budget, to ment of all the funds remaining in the 1982 grant a further 1 300 000 ECU in emergency Stabex instalment can be made at once. For aid to Mozambique,l where drought and a the balance, amounting to 13 852353 ECU, cyclone have created a disastrous situation. it will be necessary to use some of the 1983 it will be used to purchase and transport instalment in advance, but the 20o/o avail- some L 300 tonnes of seeds. able for such advance use will not be exceeded. Commission This aid will be channelled through the The therefore recom- Commission Delegation in Swaziland and mended to the ACP-EEC Committee of Am- the Mozambique Government. bassadors that the advance be authorized. On 30 March the Committee of Ambassa- dors decided accordingly. Trade promotion After two years in which the system's resources were insufficient, International Tourism Fair, Berlin it has been possible to meet all the admissible 1982 transfer 2.2.44. The ACP countries, the OCTs and requests. other developing countries were well repre- sented at the International Tourism Fair held in Berlin from 3 to 9 March. This fair, Financial and technical the most important world event of its type, cooperation attracted 19 African, 10 Caribbean,5 Pacific and 3 Indian Ocean exhibitor-countries, to- ACP States and OCTs gether with 8 OCTs and 10 developing countries in Latin America, all of which 2.2.47. In March the Commission decided were sponsored by the Community. Their on the allocation of fifth EDF resources stands were grouped in 'Caribbean', 'Afri- totalling 34179951 ECU to finance pro- can', 'Pacific' and 'Andean Pact' villages, jects, programmes and emergency aid which proved to be popular meering-places for European tour operators. organiiation of the fair was helped by a contribution of about 400000 ECU from the Commission. I Bull. EC 2-1984, point 2.2.41.

Bull. EC 3-1984 73 Development operations administered by it in the follow- The project reflects the importance which ing sectors: the Chinese authorities attach to manage- ECU ment training: difficult negotiations were needed before the Commission's decision Rural production 7 747 326 was reached. The project will be adminis- Energy 917 625 tered for the Commission by the European Transport and communications 18 900 000 Foundation for Management Development, 'Water major European engineering 2725 000 which embraces all the business schools. It will be sponsored on 1 250 000 Social infrastructure the Chinese side by the China Enterprise Other 650 000 Management Association. Emergency aid 2 580 000 34 179 951 Relations with non-governmental organizations Southern and eastern March M ed iterra nea n co u ntries 2.2.50. Between 1 January and 31 T0ffiIojects totallin[ 2556b000 ECU were 2.2.48. In March the EIB granted Egypt, submitted to the Commission. under the second Financial Protocol, three the same period, total grant aid of loans from its own resources for the equiva- In 5 800 ECU, covering 42 projects, was lent of 22.5 million ECU for a plant to 000 or soon be. produce building materials and 3 million committed will ECU from budgetary resources for smaller In addition, 1.5 campaigns to increase the industrial projects.r European public's awareness of develop- menCissues have been financed at a cost of Non-associated developing countries 770000 ECU.

China lnstitutions 2.2.49. In March the Commission decided to allocate 3 500 000 ECU from its prog- ACP-EEC ramme of assistance for non-associated developing countries to a management training Accession project in China. This project, which is the 2.2.51. On 5 March St Christopher and Iargest of its type so far undertaken there, Nevis, the former British associated State in aims at strengthening the Peking Business the Caribbean, which is made up of two Administration Centre by launching a Mas- islands with a total population of around ter's degree in business administration. 44000, became the 54th ACP State when its European financing of the project will cover instrument of accession to the second Lom6 the first two intakes of MBA students over Convention was deposited with the Secre- the period 1985-89. The students will follow tariat of the Council.2 an intensive course in English and then carry out consultancy assignments with industrial Since 1976 St Christopher and Nevis and enterprises in the Peking area. The aim of the Community have been engaged in a the project is to examine in what conditions programme of cooperation in accordance European management methods can be ap- with the Council Decision on the associ- plied in a Chinese industrial context. Ap- ation of the OCTs. Under the second Lom6 proximately 60 European lecturers in busi- Convention, in addition to benefiting from ness administration will participate in the the trade and other provisions of the Con- programme, and successful students will have an opportunity for further training in I Point 2.4.46. Europe. 2 oJ L zz, ts.3.1984.

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vention, St Christopher and Nevis will re- Council meeting, on the two ACP proposals ceive some 2.2 million ECU in financial and concerning the definition of 'their vessels' technical cooperation. and the unloading of catches taken in EEC waters. Committee of Ambassadors The Community circulated a paper on the 2.2.52. The ACP-EEC Committee of Am- state of the negotiations with Spain and bassadors met on 30 March in preparation Portugal, a matter over which the ACP for the ACP-EEC Council meitins to be States had expressed anxiety. The Commis- held in Fiji on 2 May. The followin[ points sion would be holding talks with the ACP were made during the discussions. States in order to keep them informed and listen to their concerns and views. Concerning imports of out-of-season straw- berries from ACP counrries, the Commun- ity presented its proposals, which did not go Visits far enough in the view of the ACP partners (period of the year covered, reduction in Liberia rate of duty, quota). 2.2.53. A delegation of Liberian Minisrers, The ACP States also expressed reservations led by Mr Ernest Eastman, Minister of about the proposals for new Community Foreign Affairs, visited the Commission on regulations concerning aflatoxin levels in 1 March and was received by Mr Davignon animal feeds and the tax on vegetable oils and Mr Pisani. and flowers from Kenya, seeing them as -tendency. Liberian delegation underlined the indications protecionist Th: of a senous economic and budgetary problems They asked the Community a for firm assur- currently besetting their country, particu- ance that this was not rhe intention. larly in the mining secror. The ACP countries also voiced anxiety over the fixing of 1984-85 sugar prices and the The Community aid programme to Liberia Community's reluctance to reallocate was reviewed, both sides agreeing to take quotas. appropriate steps to speed up its implementation. In the area of Stabex, an agreement was reached for the use in advance of part of the 1983 instalment, pursuant to the second Lom6 Convention, in order ro pay all the I nternational organizations transfers in respect of 1982. The Commun- and conferences ity stressed the fact that only a continuous updating of statistics would enable the Commission to deal rapidly with transfer United Nations requests after a loss in earnings had been noted. It also asked to be given reports on 2.2.54. The Commission took parr in the the use made of transfers as laid down in second meeting of the Commission on the the Lom6 Convention. The ACP side under- Status of Women, held in Vienna from 27 took to respect its commitments in the February to 7 March, in preparation for matter. the 1985 World Conference to review and appraise the achievemenrs The Community pointed to its positive role of the United Nations Decade for lWomen (1976-85). in the discussions on a cocoa agreement and was urged by the ACP to adopt a more favourable 'position regarding price levels Economic and Social Council (to be discussed with the ACP Group). Economic Commission Europe On the issue of the origin of fisheries prod- for ucts, the ACP States asked the Community 2.2.55. The 35th session of the ECE's to give its opinion, before the ACP-EEC Committee on Agricultural Problems,

Bull. EC 3-1984 75 Diplomatic relations which was held in Geneva from 12 to 16 study the problems arising in the following March, provided an opportunity for an ex- sectors: non-ferrous metals and minerals; change of information between Western forestry products; fish and fisheries prod- and Eastern-bloc countries.. ucts. Lastly, an IMF study on 'Exchange rate volatility and world trade' was put The main item on the agenda was the devel- before the Council. opment of agriculture in Europe in 1983. The Community representative said that the Group on Quantitative Restrictions Community's agriculture was efficient and and Other Non-tariff Measures that the problems lay not in increasing production but in improving market equilib- 2.2.57. The Group on Quantitative Res- rium. A drive to achieve structural adjust- trictions and Other Non-tariff Measures ments was needed, underpinned by a prud- held its fourth meeting in Geneva on 22 ent prices policy and multiannual March.2 The objective was to continue production targets, with reductions in inter- stage II of its work, i.e. to review existing vention prices whenever thresholds are ex- quantitative restrictions and other non- ceeded. tariff measures, and in particular the grounds on which the restrictions are maintained and their conformity to the General General Agreement on Tariffs Agreement. and Trade At the next meeting the Group will decide when to move on to stage III (discussion GATI Council and drafting of conclusions). 2.2.56. The GATT Council met on 14 Since the Group aims to complete its work March and dealt with a number of issues in October, the following programme of which are the subiect of dispute settlement meetings was fixed: 7 and 8 May, 13 and proceedings. 14 June, 2 and 3 July,26 to 28 September, The panel set up to examine a complaint and 15 and 76 October. by the Community concerning the 'manufacturing clause' in United States copyright legislation-which requires than any book Diplomatic relations by an American author must be produced at all stages in the United States-stated in 2.2.58. The President of the Council and its report that the clause was incompatible the President of the Commission received with ihe General Agreement. Similarly, the HE Mr Carlos Enrique Guti6rrez Luna, panel examining a dispute between the Head of Mission of the Republic of Guate- United States and Japan found certain res- mala to the European Communities, and trictions imposed by Japan on imports of HE Mr Joseph William Nthiga Nyagah, leather to be incompatible with GATT Head of Mission of the Republic of Kenya rules. In another case concerning the reduc- to the European Communities, who pre- tion of the US quota for sugar imports from sented their letters of credence, to take effect Nicaragua, the panel concluded that the on 13 March 1,984. United States had infringed its obligations The new ambassadors succeed Mr Hugo under the General Agreement. Lastly, at Argueta Figueroa (Guatemala) and Mr Canada's request, the Council established a Gideon Kiti (Kenya). panel to examine the Community's 1984 Japheth newsprint quota. In implementation of the decisions taken at the ministerial session in November 1982,1 I Bull. EC ll-1982, point 1.1.1 el se4. the Council set up a working group to z Bull. EC 12-1983, point 2.2.78.

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Budgets longer any divergence between its own position and that of Parliament but agreed to defer adoption until after the European General budget Council. The failure to find a solution to the Com- Own resources munity's financial problemsl meanr that the Council was unable to adopt the three Reg- 2.3.1. The European Council 19 and of ulations formally on 20 March. 20 March reached agreement on budgetary discipline and on raising from 1 to 1.4% the maximum VAT rate applied to the uniform Community base, the yield of which accrues Financial operations to the Community budget as own resources.l The agreement was not, however, fina- ECSC lized, because the European Council could not agree on the United Kingdom's budget contribution for 1984 and subsequent years. Loans raised 2.3.4. In March the Commission issued Financial regulation the first public bond loan for the ECSC denominated in ECU. This 10-year issue for 2.3.2. On 15 March, after Parliament2 and 60 million ECU carries a coupon of 60/o; it the Court of Auditors3 had delivered their was priced at par and will be repayable on opinions, the Commission sent the Council final maturity at 175o/o. an amendment to its proposal for a general revision of the 1977 Finincial Regulation.a The Commission also made a number of The original proposal was made in 1980.5 private placings in German marks and The amended proposal takes account, as Dutch guilders for the equivalent of. 17.06 far as possible, of the opinions of the other million ECU. institutions concerned. It is now up to the Council to take action on this matter, which Loans paid out is essential for the smooth implementation of the Community budget. 2.3.5. Acting under Articles 54 and 55 of the ECSC Treaty, the Commission made Adoption of the new Financial Regulation loans totalling2l.4S million ECU in March will undoubtedly take some time and will for the following purposes: require conciliation between Parliament and the Council. lndustrial loans 2.3.6. A loan was made to a firm in Ger- Financial compensation many to help finance an investment programme aimed at increasing consumption of 1983 Community coal. 2.3.3. Following Parliament's endorse- ment6 on 12 March of the three amended introducing proposals for Regulations I Point 1.1.7 et seq. special measures of Community interest for 2 oJ c 277,17.10.1983; Bull. EC 9-1983, point 2.3.2. and Germany for 1983 3 oJ c 232, t1.9.1,987. the United Kingdom 4 in the fields of employment, transport and oJ c 97,9.4.1984; CoM(84) 123 final. 5 oJ c 119,21.5.1981; Bull. EC 12-1980, point 2.3.72; see energy,T the Council completed considera- also Tcnth General Report, point 95. tion of these instruments on 12 and 13 6 oJ c lo4, 16.4.1994. March. It concluded that there was no 7 Bull. EC 2-1984, point 2.3.3.

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Subsidized housing Bclgium 2.3.7. Loans for the building of subsidized Province of Luxembourg: Idelux, Arlon, (Messancy housing totalled 9.83 million ECU, of which and Magolux, Messancy plant). 9.45 million ECU was for steelworkers and 370000 ECU was for mineworkers. EEC-NCI 2.3.9. In March the Commission issued a Conuersion loan 7-year public bond loan of 60 million ECU 2.3.8. Conversion loans (Article 55) total- carrying a coupon of 10.5% and priced at ling 9.18 million ECU were granted to the 99.75o/o. This issue was intended to be taken following undertakings: up primarily by the European savings binks, which would widen the range of investors in ECU loan issues. Germany

Supra-regional loans for small and medium- Euratom sized businesses: Industriekreditbank AG, Diisseldorf; !ilestdeutsche Landesbank Gi- 2.3.10. In March the Commission made a rozentrale, Miinster; and Saarldndische In- private placing in Belgian francs for the vestitionskreditbank AG, Saarbriicken. equivalent of.21.92 million ECU.

4. Political and institutional matters

European political cooperation their determination to mainrain and intensify their contribution to the improvemenr of relations between East and Wesr. They appeal to the Sovier Foreign M inisters' declarations Union to cooperate in progress towards genuine ditente on the basis of a balance of forces, of 2.4.1. Community Foreign Ministers held respect for the interests of all States, of the faithful a political cooperation meeting when the implementation of the Helsinki Final Act in all its Council met on 27 March and adopted the aspects and of the renunciation of the use and threat of force. In this connection, following declarations prepared the the Ten recall at their position on the question of Afghanistan. European Council on 19 and 20 March. The Ten emphasize the particular importance of the implementation of Declaration on East-West relations the Helsinki Final Act for peace and security in Europe. Having made a 2.4.2. The Ten have a responsibility in regard ro decisive contriburion to rhe creation of the CSCE peace and stability in Europe and to the security process, which seeks ro overcome the division of of their populations. They consider that the pro- Europe, they will pursue their efforts aimed at cess of European integration which they have liun- conducting a construcrive dialogue with rhe Soviet ched and which they intend to pursue resolutely is Union and its allies in central and eastern Europe. of primary importance in this regard. They declare They hope to develop cooperation with each-of

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them on a stable and realistic basis in all concrete They express the hope that the international com- fields. They consider that, if it is to have its full munity will shortly be in a position to give the significance, cooperation between States must ben- Lebanese Government any help it requests in order efit the individual citizen. They favour freer con- to maintain peace in the country. tact between people in both parts of Europe, in They undertake ro participare actively at rhe ap- particular between those of the two German Stares. propriate time in the work of reconstructing Leb- The Ten wish to see the success of arms control anon. and disarmament negotiations and the resumption-their of those which have been broken off. For Middle East part, they are determined to make every effort required in order to ensure progress in the negotia- Following decades of confrontation in the Middle tions in which they are taking part, in parricular East, the need for a settlement guaranteeing peace the Conference in Stockholm on Disarmament in among all the States of the region is universally Europe where they consider that positive results recognized. The Ten consider that this setrlement can be attained. should include the right ro exisrence and security of all these States, including Israel. They set as their objective the establishment of a state of peace and security in Europe in which Likewise, all the parties concerned have conceded man's right to unrestricted self-fulfilment and the that a settlemenr musr take account of the legit- right of peoples to self-determination will be recog- imate rights of the Palestinian people. In the view nized and respected. They assert that it is possible of the Ten, this entails acceprrnce of rhe right of to make progress towards this objective by peace- the Palestinian people to self-determination, with ful evolution. Convinced that all the European all that this implies. peoples wish to live in peace, they appeal to the Finally, it has been universally acknowledged that governments of the Soviet Union and its allies all the problems which exist between IsraeI and its in central and eastern Europe to work for more neighbours must be resolved in accordance with constructive East-Vy'est relations in a spirit of the principles recognized by the international com- equality and of respect for the legitimate iecurity munity, including non-recourse ro the use of force interests of all concerned. The Ten, for their part, and non-acquisition of territory by force. For the are determined to make their own contribution, in Ten, this means that, in accordance with Resolu- the interests of Europe and of peace in the world. tions 242 and 338 of the Security Council, Israel must put an end to the territorial occupation which it has maintained peZ. Near and Middle East since the conflict of The Ten call on all parties to draw the conse- 2.4.3. The Ten are intensely concerned by the quences from these principles and to srart the three conflicts in the Near and the Middle'Easr negotiations which are necessary for their imple- the Arab-lsrael dispute and the war mentation. -Lebanon,between Iraq and lran-which ire serious both in themselves and in the effect which each has on the A negotiated settlement will require the continuing others. and independent expression of-the will of the Pall estinian people; the PLO must be associated with the negotiations. Lebanon In the Ten's view, furthermore, a process of negoti- The ten Heads of State or Governmenr recall the ation presupposes mutual recognition of the exist- fundamental importance of the re-establishment of ence and the rights of the parties in the conflict. Lebanon in its independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity. The Ten hope that, fol- The Ten express their concern at the collapse of the hopes Iowing the Lausanne Conference, progiess towards engendered in September 1982by certain converging promising reconciliation in Lebanon will prove possible. and peace initiatives and they declare They hope that the Lebanese GovErnment and all that the absence of all progress towards political forces will continue their effons to bring a negotiated solution since therr exicer- bates antagonisms about national unity and establish a lasting peace and entrenches the positions of those who favour throughout the country by reaching a just Jolution confronration. to its internal problems which respects Lebanese They note, however, that certain recenr develop- sovereignty and the desire of the population of ments, such as the meeting of the Islamic Confer- that country to escape from the suffiring ence inflicted in Casablanca and the resumption-Palestinians, of the on it by the Middle East conflict. They underline dialogue between Jordan and the the need to initiate without delay processes which have been encouraging. They request all parties to will lead to the withdrawal of for6ign forces from make sincere efforts to re-examine their positions Lebanese territory. with a view to reducing rhe gap between them,

Bull. EC 3-1984 79 European political cooperation taking particularly into account .1...nr, contain- Latin America ed in the Reagan Plan and in the Fez Declaration. They also call upon all parties to renounce the use The Ten affirm their desire to maintain and dev- or threat of force and upon the Government of elop their historical relations with South America. Israel to put an end to its policy of establishing They deem it important to welcome the progress settlements in the occupied territories. made by democracy in this region. This remarkable progress has been achieved at a time of serious They undertake to support any constructive step economic difficulties, due partly to the burden of which might be initiated by the parties. foreign debts. They recall that the United Nations Security Coun- The Ten express, in particular, their profound cil can play a significant role in the pursuit of a satisfaction at the restoration of democracy in solution to the Middle East conflict negotiated Argentina following the elections of 30 October between the parties. 1983. They welcome the steps taken by the new Government of President Alfonsin to re-establish They stress their wish to develop the activity of the rule of law in the country. the European Community on behalf of the populations of the occupied territories. The Ten hope that Argentina's return to a system of pluralist democracy will encourage a similar The governments of the Ten, both individually evolution in other South American countries where and collectively through the channel of the presi- human rights continue to be subjected to serious dency, will maintain such contacts with the author- violations. ities and personalities of the region as could be useful in bringing the various positions closer to- Reiterating the position which they expressed on gether and contributing to the removal of the Central America in their Stuttgart declaration of obstacles which stand in the way of a process of 19 June 1983, the Ten confirm their appreciation negotiation. for the continuing efforts of the Contadora Group. They hope that these efforts can contribute to a lran/lraq reduction of tensions and to progress towards peace, respect for independence, the establishment The Heads of State or Government emphasize of pluralistic democracy and rhe solution of the the gravity of the risks which continued warfare economic and social problems of the countries between Iraq and Iran poses for the region of the concerned. Gulf, for the entire Middle East and for international peace and stability. Cyprus Recent developments have increased the sufferings of the peoples of both countries and could open The Ten reiterate their statement of l5 November the way to new and dangerous escalation in the 1983.1 They support Security Council Resolution intensity and spread of the conflict. 541/83, which should be used as a basis for restoring the territorial integrity and unity of the Repub- The Ten wish to record their distress at the allega- lic of Cyprus. They regret that Turkey has recog- tions of the use of chemical weapons. They hope nized the self-styled 'Turkish Republic of Northern that following the United Nations inquiry the full Cyprus'. They call upon the Turkish Government truth of the matter will be brought to light. They to withdraw this recognition and to exercise their recall their unqualified condemnation of any use influence on the leaders of the Turkish-Cypriot of such weapons. community so that they should rescind their decision. They pledge their support for the Secretary- The Ten call on the parties to comply with the General of the United Nations in the pursuit of his principles and provisions of humanitarian interna- mission of good offices in accordance with Security tional law in armed conflicts. Council Resolution 541. The Ten hope that each of the parties will finally agree to comply with the Security Council resolutions and heed the numerous appeals addressed to CSCE: Athens meeting on the them by the international community. They hope peaceful settlement of disputes that the parties will cooperate in the search for a peaceful iolution, honourable for them both. 2.4.4. As part of the follow-up to the Ma- They hope that the United Nations Secretary-Gen- drid meeting of the Conference on Security eral will-intensify his efforts for the restoration of peace and are ready to lend him their support ro this end. I Bull. EC 11-1983, point 2.4.1.

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and Cooperation in Europe, a meeting of Accordingly, rhe Council of Agriculture experts from the parricipating countries-met Ministers adopted the 1984-85 farm prices in Athens on 21 March with the purpose of and measures to reform the CAP. At its pursuing.'the examination of a generally meeting on 27 and 28 March the Council acceptable method for the peacefirl settle- of Foreign Ministers resumed discussion of ment of disputes aimed at complementing the British budget problem. existing methods'. The head of the Frenc[ delegation made a speech on rhe Ten's 2.4.6. After the Presidents of the Council behalf stressing preference theii for a and the Commission had reported on the method which improved existing on outcome of the European Council, Parlia- methods and included a number manda- of ment adopted five resolutions.4 tory requirements, such as arbitration, inquiry or conciliation. Greek memorandum

On 13 and 16 March Parliament adopted 2.4.7. On 5 March the Council, in re- resolutions on rhe destabilizing activities sponse to the Greek memorandum of of Eastern countries' secret services on the March 1982,s formally adopted a Regula- territory of the Community and the'$Testern tion,5_proposed by the Commission in July world, Nicaragua, a request for an amnesty 7983,7 which it had approved in Februaryl for political prisoners in Uruguay, the arrest extending the common measure on the ac- of Yuri Badzyo, rhe sentencing oi a pregnanr celeration of agricultural development in woman to be stoned death to and the effects certain regions of Greece. of the Iran-Iraq war on the Community's oil supplies.l 2.4.8. On26 March it adopted the propo- On 29 March it passed a resolution on rhe sal on exceptional financial iupport for ihe situation in Northern Ireland.2 construction and equipment of vocational training centres and centres for the care and rehabilitation of the mentally handicappede which European policy relations the Commission had presented in and 1983.t0 between the institutions July 2.4.9. Lastly, the Council of Transport European policy Ministersll announced its intention of gian- ting 25 million ECU to finance rransporr infrastructure in Greece.l2 Brussels European Council

2.4.5. The European Council met for the first time this year on 19 and 20 March in Mr Frangois lrussels, _with Mitterrand in I Point 2.4.18; OJ C 104,16.4.1994. the chair.3 2 Point 2.4.23; Ol C 117,30.4.1994. J Point Progress was made in a number of areas, 1.1,7 et seq. a Point 1.1.3; OJ C 117,30.4.1994. but differences of view correcting on the r Bull. EC 3-1982, point 2.4.1; Bull. EC 3-1983, points 1.4.1 British budget imbalance prevented finil ag- to 1.4.13. reement on the full package 6 oJ L 58, 10.3.1984. 7 Bull. EC7/8-tgg3, point 2.1.144. As after Athens, it was agreed that special- 8 Bull. EC2-t984,point 2.1.118. ized Council meetings should continue e Poinr 2.1.71; Ol L 88, 31.3.1984. to r0 discuss the outstanding issues put to them Bull. EC7/8-7983, point 2.1.d2; Bull. EC 12-1983, point with a view to finding definitive 2.1.76. solutions tr Point 2,4.24. as quickly as possible. 12 oJ C 36,to.2.t994; Bull. EC 7/8-1983,point2.t.tzz.

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Relations between the institutions lnstitutions and organs of the Communities New conciliation procedure 2.4.10. In response to Parliament's resolu- ParliamentT tion of December 19831 on the draft Joint of the Council, Parliament and Declaration Strasbourg: l2 to 16 March the Commission on a new conciliation procedure,2 the Commission asked the Council 2.4.14. Several maior debates dominated on 9 March to begin discussion of the draft this first part-session in March, particularly without delay. the one on agricultural questions-reform- At the same time it indicated that it consid- ing the common agricultural policy and fix- ered most of the amendments requested by inE the farm pricess-in which Parliament Parliament acceptable and felt that Parlia- fell that it had been by-passed by the institu- ment's version cbuld form the basis for dis- tional procedures adopted by ihe Council, cussion with the exception of paragraph the House giving its opinion iust as the 5(e) (where Parliament votes against the text Council, at its meetings on 12 and -17 of a provision examined under the concili- March, was reaching overall agreement.E ation procedure, a new agreement must be Transport policy was another weighty issue reachid between the institutions concerned and was highlighted by a well applauded before Parliament delivers its opinion). statement from Mr Charles Fiterman, Presi- dent of the Council. Increased powers for Parliament Transport policy and infrastructure Solernn Declaration on European Union heartily applauded the 2.4.11. On 13 March the Council inform- 2.4.15. The House Charles Fiterman, French ed Parliament that it intended to start aPply- statement by Mr ing the provisions of paragraph 2.3-7 of. the Solemn Declaration on European Union adopted - by the Stuttgart European Council.r I Accordingly, Parliament will be consulted, OJ C 10, 16.1.1984; Bull. EC 12-1983, point 2.4.11. 2 points 1.3.1 to 1.3.7; Supplement the requirements of urg- Bull. EC 12-1981, taking into account 3/82 Bull. EC. ency,-between the signing and the conclu- 3 - Bull. EC 6-1983' point Supplement 3/82 - Bull. EC; sion of all 'significant' international agree- 1.6.1. a ments, other fian association and trade ag- Point 2.a.22; OJ C 717, 30.4.1984. 5 (paragraph reements, for which the Treaties do not Bull. EC 6-1983, point 1.6.1 2.3.5). 6 Point 2.4.17; Ol C l0/., 16.4.1984. already require it to be consulted. Parlia- z This report was prepared trom k point de la session ment will also be consulted before the acces- published by Parliament's Secretariat. The complete texts sion of a State to the CommunitY. of the resolurions adopted by Parliament are reproduced in OJ C 104, 16.4.1984 and OJ C 117, 30.4.1984 and the reports 2.4.12. In a resolution adopted on 29 of the proceedings are contained in OJ Annexes 1-310' 1- Marcha Parliament asked to be consulted 311 and l-312. The political groups ofmembers are indicated before the appointment of a new President in brackets by the following abbreviations: Soc = Socialists; : Democratic in accordance with the EPP European People's Party-Christian of the Commission Corz : Com- on Group; ED = European Democratic Group; orovisions of the Solemn Declaration munists and Allies; Lib : Liberals and Democrats; EPD : Lu.op.rn Union adopted by the Furopean European Progressive Democratsi Ind : GrouP for the Council at Stuttgart in June 1983.r Technical Coordination and Defence of Independent Groups and Members; NA : Non-affiliated. The countries of origin are indicated as follows: B = Belgium, DK = Denmark, Right to be consulted on fisheries D : Federal Repubhc of Germany, GR = Greece, F : : 2.4.13. On 15 March Parliament passed a France, IRL : lreland, I = Italy, L : Luxembourg' NL Netherlands, UK : United Kingdom. resolution on the restoration of its right to 8 be consulted on fisheries matters.6 Point 7.2.1 et seq.

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Minister of Transport and President of the tria and Yugoslavia). But believing thar this Council. Mr Fiterman said he was convin- process would not work without Commun- ced that progress must be made in a prag- ity financial support for such infrasrrucrure matic manner towards a common transport projects, he insisted that the work of the policy, where everything still had to be done Transport infrastructure Committee be and where at present there was no overall monitored by Parliamenr. As regards the cohesion. He told the House that he had set evaluation of Community interest he up a working party specifically responsible wanted all investigations to be conducted for the constant coordination of eionomic solely by the Commission departmenrs and measures to ease traffic at frontiers. Empha- said that this work should produce a calcul- sizing the futility of speechifying abouf lib- ation of costs and profits that quantified eralization if practical solutions were nor the benefit to the Member States cbncerned found for certain basic problems-like the and to the Community. fair charging of infrastructure cosrs or har- Mr Am6d6e Turner (EDIUK), who endor- monization of technical standards and so- sed the conclusions of the Klinkenborg re- cial conditions for workers. He wanted to port and supported the objectives set by see liberalization advancing line with in Mr Fiterman, nevertheless maintained that these solutions in order to achieve not a modernizing the east coasr ports in England fuzzy free-trade area but a genuine human would be no less of a Community acliieve- community, a single market where each and ment than grand European projects men- everyone's interests would be respected. To tioned by the Council President. Mr Pierre attain this objective he advocated a flexible Baudis (EPP/F) wanted the Commission to programme geared to a limited number of draw up a basic regulation as soon as pos- projects of obvious Community inreresr sible and be enrrusred with the tasks of like, for example, a Central Europe-Atlantic guidance and coordination. He insisted that road link, railway cooperation and the priority be given to establishing a scale for opening of broad-gauge warerways and evaluating objectives with indisputable cri- fixed maritime itineraries. The methods of teria that could be compared by means of financing that he proposed were original a cost/benefit analysis for each project. in that they would make combined uie of budget and non-budget funds. Turning to Mrs Marie-Claire Scamaroni (EPDIF) said the problem of road safety he proposed ihat she was pinning her hopes on rhe forthcom- 1985 be made the 'year of European road ing Council meeting of Transport Ministers safety'. Then referring to a suppoiting reso- and pressed for the setting up of a European lution by the House,l he announced the technico-industrial group to develop a decision by France and Germany ro srarr European high-speed railway network. production of the Airbus A 320 and said Speaking for the Commission Mr Giorgios th-at he hoped the next Council meeting Contogeorgis, the Member with specia[ re- of Transport Ministers would make some sponsibility for transport, said he under- Progress. stood that Parliament would like to control One of the first speakers to take the floor, the 'infrastructure' committee but did nor Mr Jan Klinkenborg (SoclD), called for a believe it could be possible since it was a planned communications network, which technical committee and the projects pre- he felt was crucial to rhe development of sented by the Member States were noi ro the Community. Having stressed that the be made public. He therefore suggested that respective roles of each means of transport this committee meer Parliamentri Commit- must be defined within the framework of tee on Transport in order to make an oral global European coordination, he empha- report. As regards the methods for evaluat- sized the need to develop both the Commu- nity's railway network and thar of the countries through which Community lines had to pass (the link with Greece through Aus- I OJ C 46,20.2.1984; Bull. EC t-1984, point 2.4.10.

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The House also passed resolutions ing Community interest, he simply ProPg- 2.4.17. seI that the Commission should study with on: the Member States ways to improve statis- (i) obstacles at frontiers-freedom of tics. movement for traffic in the Community: take all appro- The end of the debate saw the resolution urging the Member States to moved by Mr Klinkenborg (SoclD) priate measures in respect of administra- Jan customs to ease intra- unanimously adopted. tion, statistics and Community traffic, Parliament asked the 2.4.16. Parliament gave opinions on a Commission to investigate ways of con- number of Commission proposals, in-' structing new motorways without levying cluding: tolls; (i) a Directive amending the Directive of (ii) application of the non bis in idem prin- 19 December 1974r on the approximation ciple in criminal law in the European Com- of the laws of the Member States relating munity: Parliament called for the authority to the making-up by volume of certain pre- of res judicata tobe recognized in the legis- packaged liquids;2 lation of all the Member States and urged (ii) a Directive amending the Directive of the Council of Ministers of Justice to state 18 December 79783 on the approximation their position on this principle; of the law of the Member States relating to (iii) postal charges in the Community: the the labelling, presentation and advertising House asked the Member States to apply of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate con- identical rates for any mail within their sumer14 territories and for mail services to other the Commission was asked (iii) the fixing of prices for certain agricul- Member States; to tural products and-related measures for the to review its recommendation in order comprehensive ap- 1984-85 marketing year; ensure a consistent and proach covering all categories of mail; (iv) a number_ of regulations concerning (iv) custody and abduction of children the milk sector;) across national borders: Parliament called (v) two Regulations amending Regula- on the Commission to recommend that the tions on the tommon organization of the Member States adopt a protocol supple- market in fruit and vegetables and in prod- menting, in the field of the recognition and ucts processed from fruit and vegetables;6 enforcement of decisions relating to cus- (vi) a Regulation laying do-wn special tody, the Brussels Convention on Jurisdic- measures in respect of olive oil;/ tion and the Enforcement of Judgments, and hoped that the Community would en- (vii) a Regulation a tax on -introducing courage as many non-member countries as oils fatqs certain ind possible to ratify the Hague Convention of (viii) a Directive concerning the fifth ex- 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of the tension of the second stage of harmoniza- International Abduction of Children; tion of taxes other than turnover taxes (v) freedom of education in the European which affect the consumption of manufac- Community: having regard to the particu- tured tobacco;9 t (ix) a Regulation concerning Community 2 oJ L 42, 15,2.1975. financial support in favour of industries 3 Poinr 2.1.15. on the Commis- oJ L 33,8.2.1979. oroducine solid fuels and a Point 2.1.112. for a balanced solid fuels 5 iio.r', o.5oosals' Point 2.1.123. policy;10 6 Point 2.1.125. 7 Point 2.1.130. (x) three Regulations on the financial as- 8 Point 2.1.129. pects of special measures of Community e Point 2.1.50. 10 interest in the fields of employment' trans- ll Point 2.7.777. port and energy.l1 Point 2.3.3.

u Bull. EC 3-1984 Parliament larly marked pluralism within the Member ramme for waste management and urged States in the field of education, the House the Member States to align their laws on insisted that parents should have the right existing Community or European legisla- to choose a school for their children and tion, particularly with regard to toxic and the freely established schools should be harmful waste and the international car- recognized by the State and receive from it riage of dangerous waste and goods; the the financial aid to enable them effectively House also called for heavy penalties for to exercise their right to exist; offenders; (vi) higher education and the develop- (xi) the dumping of chemical and radio- ment of cooperation between higher educi- active waste at sea: believing that disposal tional establishments: anxious to see on land entailed fewer unknown risks than Europe catch up with Japan and the United dumping at sea, Parliament asked the Coun- States in science and technology, Parliament cil, the Commission and the Member States proposed various measures for cooperation to ensure that existing international conven- between universities at Community level tions and agreements were ratified; the and the establishment of European insti- Commission was asked to develop a Com- tutes to avoid financial and human waste. munity system for the safe storage of waste the Commis'i.;;;' ;L;Ji" L;;:oop.'i that cannot be reprocessed or neutralized; ation between European universities and (xii) the import ivory into Com- their counterparts in the ACP and Latin- of the munity: the asked American countries; House the Commission to urge the African countries, the United (vii) education for children whose parenrs Kingdom, Hong Kong, Belgium and have no fixed abode: the Commission was Japan to apply the international conventions in asked to devise, and try out by means of force and thus help to preserve certain en- pilot projects, education systems tailored to dangered populations of African elephant; the social and cultural circumstances of fair, circus and barge children; (xiii) the development of aquaculture in (viii) the academic recognition of diplo- the Community: further to its earlier resolu- mas and of periods of study: in order to tionl Parliam.nt ..qu.rt.d the Commission promote the mobility of young people and to promote the development of this activity their free movement in the Community, the and set out a package of proposals for re- House called on the Commission to find search, structural organization, regional di- ways to win acceptance for the principle stribution and protection of the environ- of broad equivalence between the Member ment; States in the academic entrance level and (xiv) right of access to fishing grounds the annual work schedule, and thus reduce and the management of fishery resources in obstacles to the mobility of students at in- the Mediterranean: believing that the aim termediate levels; of regulating right of access should be to (ix) sexual discrimination at the work- preserve inshore fishing and that the man- place: urging the Member States to apply agement of resources must take account of the same age of consent for homoseiual the wide variety of activities other than and heterosexual acts, Parliament asked the fisheries pursued in the Mediterranean, the commission to present proposals to ensure House asked the Commission to draw up a that no cases arise in the Member States programme for the exploitation of coastal of discrimination against homosexuals with areas that covered these two aspects and regard to access to employment and work- included the non-member countries; ing conditions and to take steps to induce (xv) Spanish accession and fishing: recall- the \VHO to delete homosexuality from its ing that Spanish trawlers were still fishing international classification of diseases; (x) waste: the House called on the Com- mission to prepare a multiannual prog- I oJ c t4f, s.6.1979.

Bull. EC 3-1984 85 Parliament illegally in Community waters and stressing 2.4.18. In the fields of political coopera- the need to restructure the Spanish fishing tion and human rights Parliament passed fleet-whose activity in existing Commun- resolutions on: ity waters posed a serious threat to the (i) destabilizing activities of Eastern coun- Community's fishing industry-Parliament tries' secret services on the territory of the asked the Commission to make monthly Community and the Western world: recall- reports to the House on progress being ing that the new outbreaks of terrorist activ- made on fisheries in the negotiations on ities and spying and the spreading of forged Spain's accession; documents as an 'active measure' to sow (xvi) restoring Parliament's right to be discord between Member States of the consulted on the implementation of the Community was the work of Soviet spies common fisheries policy: having com- and 'officials', 7l of whom were expelled from Community territory in 1983, Parlia- plained that the regulations adopted in Jan- ment asked the Foreign Ministers to evalu- uary 1983 deprived the House of this right,l ate the effect of the Soviet Union's 'active Parliament urged the Commission to under- measures' campaign on Community inter- regularly as before and take to consult it ests and to make a similar appraisal of the to do likewise by amend- urged Council Soviet technical and scientific espionage ac- ing the offending regulations; tivity with a view to a joint submission to (xvii) Community programme to promote the Soviet Governmentl road safety: emphasizing the amount of (ii) Nicaragua: the House urged the Nicar- human misery and the cost to society as a aguan Government to allow a free electoral result of traffic accidents, the House asked choice by guaranteeing the freedom of the the Commission to present proposals as press and other media as well as the right soon as possible for improving roads and of association, and by respecting human road signs, compulsory equipment for vehi- rights. It declared its support for the efforts cles, and minimum obligations for road of the Contadora Group to find a regional users; the Council was urged to take prompt solution to the conflicts afflicting Nicaragua decisions on these matters; and other countries in Central America; (xviii) export credit subsidies: the House (iii) the arrest of Yuri Badzyo: the House asked the Commission to draw up an inven- requested the Council of Foreign Ministers tory of systems established by the Member to make representations to the Soviet auth- States with a view to eventual transfer to orities with a view to the release of the Community competence of all activities in Ukrainian citizen sentenced for publishing this field; the Commission was urged to a scientific study and the victim of appalling make a new study on the setting-up of a brutality; European Export Bank which would also (iv) request for an amnesty for political promote wider use of the ECU; prisoners in Uruguay: the House requested (xix) Community participation in the the Uruguayan authorities to comply with 1985 Tsukuba (Japan) International Exhibi- this request for an amnesty addressed by tion and the scheme for the training of the prisoners' mothersl junior European business executives in Ja- (v) the sentencing of a pregnant woman pan: the House hoped that the Commission to be stoned to death: the House called on and participating Member States would the Court of Al Ain in the United Arab form a group at the Exhibition and sug- Emirates to repeal this sentence imposed for gested that the Commission investigate how an act of adultery; small and medium-sized firms and their association could be more closely involved junior with the business executive training I OJ L 24 and OJ LL5,27.1.198\ Bull. EC 1-1983, points scheme. 1.1.1 to 1.1.11.

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(vi) the effect of the lran-lraq war on the Japan and the United States it was about Community's oil supplies: recalling its reso- 15 to 17Yo of gross national product, lution on surveillance and protection of whereas it stood at 25 to 30% in the Com- shipping routesl Parliament emphasized the munity. Mr Herman held that though social importance of the Gulf to Europe's oil sup- welfare must constitute a priority, it must ply and suggested that the Community take account of the constraints and the rig- should show its solidarity by helping to our of the economic arguments and not defray the expenditure incurred in the de- exceed 18 to 20o/o of GNP so that the Com- ployment of naval forces by certain Member munity economy can continue to compete States in order to secure the Community's with Japan and the United States. The oil supplies through the Straits of Hormuz second problem related to the need and in 1984. measures for recovery, which the speaker believed could not be of the Keynesian Strasbourg:26 to 30 Marchl type-by stimulating overall demand by means public investment 2.4.19. It was undeniably the adoption of of or monetary facilities-but must be based on a a 'plan for European economic recovery', reductibn in the pressure of taxation and the cost based mainly on the Albert-Ball report, that of the credit and on a boost for investments dominated the proceedings at the second to be financed by European resources which March part-session. will be available after public finances haye The debates on the failure of the Brussels been put on a sound footing and a genuine European Councils and on agriculture4 of- Community market achieved. The third fered members an opportunity to voice point of contention concerned wage costs serious concern at the turn of events, al- and the reduction of working time, where though they avoided over-dramatizing the Mr Herman fully endorsed Michel Albert's situation. analysis, which concluded that the number of hours worked and remuneration must Plan for economic recovery be kept in constant ratio so that there would 2.4.20. Presenting the report, Mr Fernand be neither a deflationary effect nor inflation. Herman (EPP/B) identified three main Over and above these three points Mr Her- causes of Europe's declining economic man agreed on the need to find a social power: the diminished competitiveness of consensus in order to resume economic dev- businesses; the slackening in productive in- elopment but felt that it was dangerous to vestment; and, because of the cost of main- make people believe that was a painless, taining a high level of social security for easy and immediate solution to unemploy- everybody, the growing deficit of the public ment. sector. He concluded that the Community Europe must'change its skin'said Commis- must therefore attenuate, not eliminate, it sion Vice-President, Mr Frangois-Xavier the structural impediments constituted by Ortoli, during the debate, as he gave the partitioning of markets, the instability priority to productive investment and the of exchange rates, the technology gap, the battle against inflation, by modernizing the heavy tax burden, the inflexibilities the of structures and achieving a true single mar- labour and capital markets and the overin- ket and especially by changing its behav- debtedness of the public authorities. This, iour. He was to say more than once that it felt Herman, was the prerequisite for Mr was through more Europe that the Member the lasting success of a policy to restimulate States would derive more sovereignty. supply. He summarized his proposals with the slogan 'more Europe, more investment and more research' diverging but found I views on three points of the solutions for OJ C 327,'14.'12.1981; Bu.. EC 11-1981, point 2.3.8. 2 OJ C 117, 30.4.1984; OJ Annex l-312. the problems posed. The first involved the 3 Point 1.1.3. amount to be devoted to social security; in 4 Point 7.2.7 et seq.

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At the close of the debate, where the split (NCI III) for the purpose of-promoting in- between left and right was clearly revealed vestment in the Community;J the liberalists, who believed in -between (ii) a Decision amending a Decision in recovery through supply, and the supporters respect of general measures in the field of of public action, who wanted recovery data processing;a resolution was through demand-the (iii) a Decision adopting a Community passed by ll?votes to 57 with 3 abstentions programme for the development of the and carried several amendments including ipeCialized information market in Europe;s one by the Socialist Group calling for controls on multinationals in order to (iv) the guidelines for the management of strengthen competition policy. Another the European Social Fund for the years amendment by Mr Elmar Brok (EPPID) ur- 1985-87;6 ged the Council to adopt the proposal for (v) a Directive on the protection of work- a fifth company law Directivel and the pro- ers from the risks related to exposure to posed 'Vredeling' Directive on the informa- chemical, physical and biological agents at tion and consultation of workers in transna- work: noise;/ tional undertakings.2 Mr Fernand Herman (vi) a communication on Community ac- himself piloted a compromise amendment tion to combat unemployment the con- on introducing a convergence indicator, tribution of local employment initiatives;8- computed on the basis of several factors, parental which would act as a warning signal for (vii) a Directive on leave and leave family reasonsle those States whose economic and monetary for policies were veering from the Community (viii) a Directive on the implementation average. This amendment concluded as fol- of the principle of equal treatment for men lows: 'Non-compliance with the Commis- and women in occupational social security sion's recommendations should be liable to schemes;9 penalties'. (ix) a Regulation instituting integrated Earlier, during the explanations of vote, Mediterranean programmes;10 Mr Joannis Papantoniou (SoclGR) and Mr (x) four recommendations concerning the Willy Vernimmen (SoclB) had said they railways of the Member States and relating would be voting against the resolution, Mr to technical matters concerning operation Papantoniou betause tHe Socialist Group's and internal barriers to the crossing of amendments on social protection had not frontiers affecting the international carri- been included and Mr Vernimmen because age ofgoods,ll the strengthening ofcooper- the text opted for lower wages and poorer ation in the commercial management of in- social structures. Mr KarelVan Miert (Socl ternational passenger traffic and goods B) rejected a report which ignored the re- transport bylail,12 railway tariffs for inter- duction of working time, as did Mr Thomas national transport by container and piggy- von der Vring (SoclD), who claimed that the recovery plan was a let-down for the workers, who would have to take a cut in 1 oJ C 731, 13.12.1972; oJ C 2a0, 9.9.198i; Supplement real wages. Mrs Anne-Marie Lizin (SoclB) 6/83 Bull. EC; Bull. EC7/8-1983, points 1.2.1 to 1.2.4. 2 oJ- C 217,12.8.1983; Bull. EC 5-1983, points 1.3.1 to said she had no time for a plan which made 1.3.7. the poorest foot the bill for restructuring 3 Poinr 2.1.4. the European economies. 4 Point 2.1.27. 5 Poinr 2.1.33. 2.4.21. Parliament gave opinions on a 6 Poinr 2.1.65. number of Commission proposals in- 7 Point 2.1.84. cluding: t 2.1.52. e Point Commis- Point 2.1.79. (i) a Decision empowering the ro Point 2.1.90. sion to initiate a second tranche of loans ll Point 2.1.157. under the New Community Instrument l2 Point 2.1.161.

88 Bull. EC 3-1984 Parliament back techniquesl and the International vention premiums, better legal protection, Company for Piggyback Transport;2 closer links between inventors and the high (xi) a communication concerning the technology industries) to improve the image Community's role as regards the safety of of the inventor and proposed the setting nuclear installations and the protection of up of a 'European agency for industrial public health and a resolution on transfron- innovation' in order to facilitate the spread iier radiological problems.3 of inventions; (v) industrial cooperation between groups 2.4.22. The House also passed resolutions in the European Community: Parliament on: believed that this cooperation would dep- (i) the Community's medium and long- end on encouraging coinpetition policy 'to term economic prospects: after considering assist the Europeanization of corporate the general political and economic trends structures, whilst still preventing the opera- and constrainrs and questioning the validity tion of monopolistic concerns'1 of a systematic attempt to achieve total (vi) broadcast and televised communica- harmonization which all too often led to tion: the House considered that the creation paralysis a plethora and of rules, Parliament of a European news film organization) a declared that the Commission's medium- constant concern for local radio and citi- term planning must not simply be a fore- zens' band radio and the impact of new casting exercise but must also constitute a broadcasting and televising techniques, political act; the House believed that a re- without ruling out financing by advertising, turn to majority voting was essential if the would help to counter the threat to the Community was to be able to decide in diversity of opinion posed by the commerci- good time the necessary changes, which, alization of new information media; moreover, could be made only within those (vii) a policy commensurate with new companies willing to take risks; trends in European television: the House (ii) The state of convergence, with par- supported such a policy, which meant set- ticular reference to the interdependence of ting up a common legal framework, techni- all policies: after surveying the Communi- cal and industrial cooperation, a European ty's economic and social objectives, which satellite television channel and European it found seriously compromised, Parliament production of programmes. For advertising diagnosed a certain ineffectiveness in the it proposed rules to ensure that revenue was economic and social framework defined by apportioned fairly between the public and the Treaties and concluded that the Com- private sectors in the various media; munity might well lose some of what had (viii) telecommunications: Parliament been achieved; it therefore urged the Coun- called for the earliest possible adoption of cil to take forceful measures to complete the a European strategic plan, the main lines of internal market and harmonize structural which would be proposed by the Commis- policies and operations in order to achieve sion and geared to action in five areas: this convergence, for which it proposed a promotion of investment at Community new indicator and the setting up of a new level; establishment of European standards; parliamentary committee; loosening of postal and telegraph monopol- (iii) the Community's external trade and ies; major new Community initiatives in global monetary instability: the House ex- research and development so as to exploit pressed a number of requests concerning the Community scale to the full and consoli- exchange rates, international indebtedness date the Esprit programme;a launching of and European monetary cooperation in or- trial projects; der to encourage the 'renewed increase in world trade' needed for strong recovery; I Point 2.1.170. 2 Point 2.1.163. (iv) encouraging European inventors: the 3 Points 2.1.85 and 2.1.183. House called for a battery of measures (in- 4 OJL67,9.3.1984; Bull. EC 2-1984, points 1.3.1 to 1.3.11.

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(ix) the state of the European automobile table risk of distorting the conditions of industry: appraising progress towards a competition, Parliament asked the Commis- common strategy, Parliament laid the sion to compile a report on the conse- emphasis on the financing of research that quences of the nationalizations in France must be designed to encourage innovations including the extent to which the neutrality which offered realistic returns on capital; of the banking system had been respected the House also stressed the need for a global and with regard to the transparency of fin- approach to regulations governing the pro- ancial relations between the State and pub- tection of the environment, safety and en- lic undertakings and financing the needs of ergy consumption, external commercial the economy and, in general terms, com- policy and the social aspects of moderniz- patibility with the rules of the market econ- ing the industry; omy as defined in the Treaties; (x) The European machine tool industry: (xiv) unemployment in the Community: the House called for a comprehensive study Parliament asked the Commission to report of the market and inventory of machine on the links between certain social problems tools existing in Europe; the Member States (acts of violence, suicides, pathological syn- were urged to establish the conditions to dromes) and the worsening unemployment enable this industry to become competitive situation; again and take full advantage of a European (xv) equal treatment of widows and strategy to be devised; widowers as regards social security: the (xi) the Community shipbuilding indus- Commission was requested to submit as try: finding that there was no common mar- soon as possible amendments to the Direc- ket in shipbuilding, since no Community tive of 19 December 1978 on equal treat- country had booked any order from another ment for men and womenl in order to elim- Member State, Parliament asked the Com- inate discrimination in this specific area; mission to resist the aggressive and often (xvi) Community gas policy: the House unfair selling methods oI the Far East coun- wanted to see a diversified supply and urged tries and encourage customers to 'buy Euro- the Commission to introduce more order pean' with the aid of European investment and transparency in the gas market; premiums and Community guarantees for (xvii) improving transalpine railway loans; links: after calling for the definition of a (xii) the Community textile and clothing global conception of transport in the Alpine industries: the House supported the renewal region considered as a transfrontier geogra- of the Multifibre Arrangement, hedged by phicaland economic entity, Parliament pro- constraints and stricter management; it rec- posed that combined traffic be developed ommended a Community strategy with there and asked the Community to finance measures to ensure a better balance in Com- the railway infrastructure work on the five munity trade with non-member countries, main links which cross the region and cer- measures designed to prevent distortion of tain non-member countries, like Yugo- competition by transferring to Community slavia; level the essential aid now provided by the (xviii) airport charges in the Community: Member States and to dissuade them from in view of the public service played by air- artificially sustaining uneconomic capacity, ports, Parliament asked the Commission to and measures to promote competitiveness initiate various measures to clarify and ra- by developing research; tionalize their use, in particular by stan- (xiii) the French nationalizations: believ- dardizing accounting methods and charging ing that no government must pursue a pol- systems. The Commission was also asked icy likely to diminish the dynamism and competitiveness of industry or add unneces- sarily to production costs, with the inevi- I oJ L 6, 10.1.1979.

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to submit proposals for establishing the (xxiv) foundation of a Euro-Arab univer- conditions of free competition between sity: the House proposed such a university Community airports; be founded on Spanish soilin order to make (xix) transport problems in Greece: hav- it the historical meeting place of Islamic and ing emphasized the need for Greece to catch European culture and of universities in all the countries concernedl up in transport infrastructures - especially on land - the House congratulatbd the (xxv) creation of a Community library: Greek Government on its investment prog- Parliament called for the creation of a Euro- ramme and asked the Community to con- pean Library at the European University centrate its aid on railway transport; Institute in Florence, ro be equipped with (xx) the functioning of the Multifibre Ar- a computerized information system, which rangement (MFA): whilst it found that the would store centrally all bibliographical in- MFA had worked well, the House hesitated formation relevant to Europe and could be to say that it should be further extended and consulted on a decentralized basis; stressed that the future of the Community (xxvi) implementation by the Council of textile industry could not rely solely on a the undertakings given to Parliament in the policy of import restrictions; Solemn Declaration adopted in Stuttgart:1 (xxi) economic importance of the newly Parliament called on the governments to industrialized countries: Parliament ad- designate the President of the Commission dressed a series of requests to the Commis- on the basis of ability and experience for sion on the policy to be followed towards the post and called on the Council to ensure the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Hong that the House, in accordance with the un- Kong, Singapore, Brazil and Mexico: it dertakings,l was consulted on this ap- should ensure that defensive measures were pointment; transparent and graduate the scheme of generalized preferences so that it would (xxvii) failure of the Brussels European benefit the poorer countriesl the House war- Council on 19 and 20 March: the House ned the Commission against providing any expressed its views on this subject in five subsidized credit to industries in world sur- resolutions.2 plus capacity; the newly industrialized 2.4.23. In the field of human rights Parlia- countries themselves were recommended to ment passed one resolution: the situation pursue a policy of diversification, set up in Northern lreland: recognizing that the their own generalized preference scheme, infringements of human rights and the join the ILO and comply with the rules of discriminatory practices that body; suffered by the Cath- olic minority had had deplorable effects on (xxii) the rules of origin: restating that the the situation in Northern Ireland, Parlia- rules of origin were intended to enhance ment proposed to increase Community aid transparency and not to be used by the to improve the economic and social situa- industrialized countries to protect their tion of the people and asked the United home markets while preaching free trade, Kingdom to participate fully in the Euro- the House believed that the cumulation pean Monetary System in order to develop rules allowed to EFTA countries, which and secure a better balance in trade between permit originating products to be processed the two parts of Ireland. in two or more partner countries, should be extended to ACP and GSP countries; (xxiii) the University Institute for Euro- African Studies in Lecce (ltaly): the House called on the Commission and the Council to give their patronage and support to this I Bull. EC 6-1983, point 1.5.1, paragraph 2.3.5. institute; Point 1.1.3.

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Council names of the Council President and Com- mission representatives and the main items 2.4.24. The Council held 11 meetings in of business. A more detailed account of March. The following table lists the num- specific items can be found in the sections ber, place and date of each meeting, the oT the Bulletin referred to in the footnotes.

Table 10 - Council meetings in March 1984

Numbcr, placc and date of Subjcct Prcsidcnt Commission Main itcms of busincss mceting

9l2th Environ- Mrs Bouchardeau Mr Naries Transfrontier shipment of hazard- Brussels ment ous wastel I March Combating air pollution from industrial plantsl Communitv action on the environ- mentl Barcelona Convention: specially protected areas of the Mediter- raneanl

913th Consumer Mrs LalumiAre Mr Narles Product liabilityl Brussels Protection 2 March Misleading advertisingl Doorstep sales Communication on consume r policy

9l4th Agriculture Mr Rocard Mr Dalsager Fixing of prices for certain agricul- Brussels tural products and related meas- 5and5Ma ures, including proposals concerning reform of common agricultural policy/

9l5th Internal Mrs Lalumitre Mr Davignon New commercial policy instrument Brussels market Mr Tugendhat 8 March Mr Narjes Removal of technical barriers to Mr Contogeorgis trade Easing of frontier formalities3 Standardization

915th Economic Mr Delors Mr Ortoli Progress in monetary cooperation Brussels and Mr Tugendhat after five years of EMSa 12 March financial affairs First-quarter review of economic situation) Tax measures to encourage cooperation between companies from different Member Statis3

Direct insurance other than life as- surance6

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Numbcr, placc and datc of Subiect Prcsidcnt Commission Main items of busincss mccting

9t9l7rh Foreign Mr Cheysson Mr Thorn Preparations for European Council Brussels affairs Mr Haferkamp Portuguese accessionT 72 and Mr Natali 13 March Mr Davignon New commercial policy instrument Mr Burke GATT opening of negotiations on changes- in tariff concessions conc.erning certain maize by-prod- ucts4 Fourth International Cocoa Agree- mentS Special measures of Community interest for United Kingdom and Ger- many' Energy problemslo Greek memorandumll Eighth company law Directive3 9t918th Agriculture Mr Rocard Mr Dalsager Fixing of prices for certain agricul- Brussels tural products and related meas- 11 to ures, including proposals toncern- 13 March, ing reform of common agricultural 16 and policyz 17 March 9t9l9th Transport Mr Fiterman Mr Contogeorgis Measures to facilitate frontier Brussels Mr Narjes crossings3 22 March Taxation of commercial vehicles Taxation of vehicles transiting through Switzerlandl2 Transport in frastructure Future activities 920th Foreign Mr Cheysson Mr Thorn Special measures of Community in- Brussels affairs terest for United Kingdom and Ger- 20 March many' 92lst Agriculture Mr Rocard Mr Dalsager Fixing of agricultural prices for Brussels 7984/85 and adiustments to com- 30 and mon agricultural policyz 31 March Relations with New Zealandz 922nd Foreign Mr Cheysson Mr Thorn Follow-up to European Councill3 Brussels affairs Mr Davignon 27 March Mr Tugendhat

Environmcnt and consumcrs. Agriculture. Intcrnal markct and industrral affarrs. Point 1.3.1 et seg. Economic and monctary pohcy. Financial institutions and taxation. Enlargcmcnt and brlatcral relations with apphcant countrics. Dcvelopmcnt. Financing Community activities. Encrgy. Europcan policy and relations bctwecn the instrtutions. Transport. Point 1.1.1 et seq.

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Commission The Commission adopted its second periodic report on the social and economic Activities situation and development of the regions of the Community. 2.4.25. The Commission held a large num- a communication ber of meetings in March, both to take The Commission adopted fisheries for purposes of the accession stock of the situation before the European on negotiations with Spain. Council that was held on 19 and 20 Mirchl and to prepare for the Council meetings As a follow-up its to communication of called upon to work on issues on which the June 19825 and the exploratory talks it has European Councilhad been unable to reach had in 1983 and early 7984 with non-mem- agreement. ber Mediterranean countries and the countries applying for membership, the Commis- In Parliament, Mr Thorn summarized the sion has sent the Council a report on these outcome of the European Council and gave talks and proposals for a Mediterranean the Commission's assessment of the situa- policy for the enlarged Community. tion.

Decisions, communications and proposals Court of Justiceo 2.4.26. Since March 1979 the history of monetary cooperation in Europe has been the story of the European Monetary System. Appointment At the Council's request, the Commission sent it a communication summarizing the 2.4.27. On 26 March the Representatives first five years of operation of the EMS.2 of the Governments of the Member States appointed Mr Ren6 Joliet as a Judge of the The Commission adopted a communication Court from 10 April 1984 to 5 October on the prob- to the Council and Parliament 1985,7 replacing Mr Mertens de Wilmars, lems caused by formalities and checks on who has resigned. Lord Mackenzie Stuart intra-Community trade, which had been was appointed President of the Court, simi- highlighted by events at a number of Alpine larly until 5 October 1985, in place of Mr also frontier posts in February.3 It approved Mertens de Wilmars. a proposal for a Directive with the purpose of increasing the allowances for travellers coming from non-Community countries to complement the proposal made in April 19834 for a programme of successive in- I granted Point l.l.l et seq. creases in the tax-free allowances 2 Point 1.3.7 et seq. to travellers within the Community. 3 Bull. EC 2-1984, point 2.1.8. 4 oJ c 114,28.4.1983. In the social field, the Commission 5 Bull. EC6-1982, points 1.2.1 to 1.2.4. transmitted to the Council a proposal for a 6 For morc detailed information, see the material published Directive on the application of the principle by thc Court of Justice in the Official Journal of the Euro- of eoual treatment for men and women in pean Communities and the European Court Reports, and (e.g. self-e'mployed occupations, including agri- the publicarions of its Information Office the annual synopsis of the work of the Court or the information quart- culture, and on protection during pregnancy erly). and maternity. 7 oJ L 87, 30.3.1984.

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2.4.28. New cases

Casc Basis

ECSC-Steel

52l8,f-Usinor v Commissionl Commission Decision of. 26 January 1984 im- Article 33 ECSC posing a fine for exceeding steel production quotas

53l84-Finsider SpA v Commis- Article 14, firsr paragraph, second indent, and Article 33 ECSC slon Article l4A, paragraph 4, fourth indent, of Decision 234/84/ECSC (moniroring sysrem and production quotas) 54734-Queenborough Rolling Commission Decision of 26 lanuary 1984 im- Article 33 ECSC Mill Co. Ltd v Commission posing a fine for exceeding stecl production quotas

65/84-FlL SpA v Commission Decisions Nos 234I84/ECSC, 3236I83/ECSC Article 33 ECSC (2177 / 93/ECSC), and 207 /&4/ECSC (2177 / 83 / ECSC), and the Commission Decision of 14 February 1984 norifying steel production quotas

66/84-Ferriere Di Borgaro SpA Commission Decision of 25 January 1984 im- Article 33 ECSC v Commission posing a fine for exceeding sreel production quotas 57/84-Sideradria SpA v Com- Commission Decision of 26 lanuary 1984 im- Article 33 ECSC mlsslon posing a fine for exceeding steel production quotas

58/84-Cogeme SpA v Commis- Commission Decision of 26 January 1984 im- Article 33 ECSC ston posing a fine for exceeding sreel production quotas

74l84-Hoesch Werke AG v Annulment of the Decision of 7 Februa ry 1984 Article 33 ECSC Commission2 ordering checks with respect to prohibited pric- ing practices for steel producrs, within rhe meaning of Annex 1 to rhe ECSC Treaty 77 l84-Thyssen Stahl Aktienge- Article 14B of Decision No 234I84/ECSC Article 33 ECSC sellschaft v Commission (monitoring system and steel production quotas)

78/84-Kruop Stahl AG v Com- Article 14B Decision 234/84/ECSC 33 ECSC I" of No Article mlsslon- (monitoring system and sreel production quotas) 82/84-Meralgoi SpA v Commis- Commission Decision of 26 lanuary 1984 im- Article 33 ECSC ston posing a fine for exceeding sreel production quotas

85/84-Usinor SA v Commission3 Commission Decision of 14 February 1984 not- Article 33 ECSC ifying steel production quotas

88/84-Metalgoi SpA v Commis- Commission Decision of 14 February 1984 not- Article 33 ECSC slon ifying steel production quoras

90/8,1-Finsider SpA v Commis- Commission Decision of 13 February 1984 on Article 33 ECSC slon an application for the adjustment of production quotas

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Basis

Free movement of goods 50 and 6ll84-Cintrhique SA Is French law on the reproduction on video Article 777 EEC and others v F6d6ration Nation- cassette of cinematographical works compat- ale des Cin6mas Frangais (FNCF) ible with Community law? 79/84-Proctreur de la R6publi- Is a national law imposing minimum prices for Article 777 EEC que v Chaband4 motor fuels contrary to Community law?

Customs union 51/84-Land Niedersachsen, rep- Interpretation of Article 3 of Regulation No- Article 777 EEC resented by the Georg-August- 1798i75 with reference to the importation of Universitit G6ttingen, v HZA an apparatus described as an'AS-50 Auto Sam- Friedrichshafen pler' 54/8,1-Richter am Amtsgericht Interpretation of the words 'imported: in fron- Article 177 EEC Michael Paul v HZA Emmerich tier zone travel' in Article 4 of Regulation No 1544/69 55/84-Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Validity of Decision 82l184/ECSC establishing Article 177 EEC zur Fcirderung der Wissenschaf- that the apparatus described as 'Cray-Com- ten eV v HZA Frankfurt am puter SystCm, model Cray-l' may not be im- Main-OsC ported free of CCT duties

Taxation

47 / &4-Staarsecretaris van Finan- In the light of the Court's iudgment in Case Article 177 EEC ci6n v G. Schul Douaneexpediteur 15/81, how should VAT be calculated on the BV importation of a second-hand boat which has been sold by one private person to another?

Competition and State aids 57l84-Belgium v Commission Decision of 30 November 1983 finding a propo- Article 173EEC sal by the Belgian Government to grant aid to a synthetic fibre producer incompatible with Article 92EEC

7 5 / 84-Metro -SB-G ro ssm i rkte Decision 83/672/EEC (lV/29.598-SABA's Article 173 EEC GmbH & Co KG v Commission EEC distribution system), exempting the SABA Fair Service Agreement from the ban in Article 8s(1) EEC

Social security 41/84-P. Pinna v Caisse d'Allo- Validity of Article 73(2) of Regulation No Article 177 EEC cation familiales de Ia Savoie 1408171 and interpretation of the word 'residence' in that provision 58/84-0ffice National des Pen- Interpretation of Articles 12 and 46 of Regula- Article 777 EEC sions pour Travailleurs Salari6s tion No 1q8/71concerning the overlapping of (ONPTS) v F. Romano benefits under Belgian social security law

Agriculture 39/84-Maizena Gesellschaft Validity of Regulation No 3013/80 amending Article 177 EEC mbH v HZA Hamburg-Jonas Regulation No 2140/79 as regards certain MCAs and Regulation No 2803/80 as regards certain cereal export refunds

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46l8,f-Nordgetreide GmbH & Validity of Regulations: No 746/79 amendins Article 177 EEC Co KG v HZA Hamburg-Jonas certain MCAs in the cereals sector; No 30137 80 amending Regulation No2l4O/79 as regards certain MCAs and Regulation No 2803/80 as regards certain cereal export refunds

7l and 72/8+R. Surcouf and J. Application for the compensation of damase Article 215 EEC Vidou v Council and Commis- allegedly suffered as a result of the applicatiJn sion2 of MCAs for pigmeat calculated on i theoreti- cal price in violation of Regulations Nos 974l 7l and 2579/75

Convcntion on Jurisdiction and the Enforccmcnt of Judgmcnts in Civil and Commcrcial Mattcrs

48/8+H, Spitzley v Sommer Ex- Applicability of Article 18 of the Brussels Con- ploitation SA vention to a claim for a set-off which is not based on the same contract or subiect matter as the application and in respec of which there is an agreement conferring exclusive iurisdic- tion pursuant to Article 17 49/8+(l) L. E.G.C. Debaecker Interpretation of Article 27(2) of the Brussels and (2) B. Plouvier v C.G. Convention in a case where the defendant had Bouwman5 left- his place of residence and the plaintiff had been told how the defendant ciuld be contacted 56/8,1-C.G. von Gallera v G. Article 32 of the Brussels Convention Maitre, Maison Laffitte

Commcrcial policy

59/84---Tezi Textiel BV v Com- Decision of 14 December 1983 authorizing the Article 173 EEC mission Benelux countries not ro apply Community treatment to men's and boys' woven breechei, shorts and trousers (including slacks)i women's, girls' and infants' wovCn trousers and slacks falling within subheadings ex 61.01 B V and ex 61.02 B II of the Common Customs Tariff (category 6), originating in Macao and in free circulation in the other Member States

Miscellaneous (fundamental rights)

83/8,+-N. Makarezos v Commis- Seeking a finding that by taking no action Article 175 EEC; sion against the conviction by the Greek courrs of alternatively, an officer who took Dart in the 7967 couo Article 173 EEC d'itat the Commission has failed to fulfil iti obligations under the Treaty. Alternatively, annulmenr of the Commission's letter of 30January 1984 staring that the marter ls not wrthtn rts comPetence

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84/8,$-N. Makarezos v Council Seeking a finding that by taking- no action- Article 175 EEC; against the conviction by the Greek courts of alternatively, Article ai officer who took pirt in the 7957 coup 173 EEC d'itat the Council has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Treaty. Alternatively, annulment of the Council's letter of 22 December 1983 stating that the matter is not within its competence

Misccllaneous (Statute of the European School) 44/79-Derick Hurd v Kenneth Are the UK tax authorities bound by a decision Article 177 EEC representati-ves Jones (Her Majesty's Inspector of taken in January 1957 by the Taxes) of the six-original Member States to the effect that the European supplement (a portion of th,e- remuneration of a member of the teaching staff of the European school established in the UK) should be exempt from tax?

Infringement 70l8,l-Commission v Italy5 Article 95 EEC-discriminatory taxation/sys- Article 169 EEC tem of excise duties on spirits

Disputes bctwccn the Community and its staff v Commission 76/844

I oJ c 99, 11.4.1984. 2 oJ c 108,19.4.1984. I oJ c ttg, 2.5,1984. { oJ c 10,5, 17.4.1984. 5 0J c 82,23.3.1984. 5 oJ ca5,7.4.1984.

2.4.29. Judgments

Datc and casc

ECSC - Steel 1.3.1984,10/83 Metalgoi SpA v Commission Application dismissed (annulment of a decision - imiosing a fine for exceeding steel production quotas)

2.3.1984, 37 /84 R and 45 184 R EISA v Commission Order referring the two applications for in-terim - measures to the Court (suspension of enforcement of Commission Decision No 3717I83/EEC of 23 December 1983) 15.3.1984, 348/82 Industrie Riunite Odolesi SpA v Application dismissed (annulment of a decision Commissionl - imposing a fine for exceeding steel production quotas)

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Datc and casc Hcld

28.3.7984,8/84- Officine FratelliBertoli SpA v Com- 1. The amount of the fine imposed on the appli- mission cant is adjusted (annulment of a Commission decision imposing a fine for infringement of Arti- cle 50 ECSC failure to comply with prices) 2. Remalnder- of application dismissed

Frce movemcnt of goods

13.3.7984, 16/83 Criminal proceedings against Karl If a Member State restricts the use of wine bottles Prantl2 - of a particular shape to certain national products, Articles 30 to 36 of the EEC Treaty do not allow it to prevent the marketing on its territory of wines in such bottles originating in another Member State, where identical or similar bottles are used in that Member State in accordance with a fair and well-established practice

Customs union

22J.1984,92/83 Deutschland GmbH v Oberfin- An article consisting of a fabric made of PVC anzdirektion Frankfurt-3M am Main monofil 0.9 mm thick, Iaid direct from a spinning nozzle in the form of coils and hardened and joined together by heat treatment with a spray must, as a 'bonded fibre fabric or similar bonded yarn fabric', be classified under heading 59.03 of the Common Customs Tariff, even when it is intended for use as a floor covering

Compctition

30.3.1984, 84/82- Germany v Commissionl 1. The Commission Decision of 18 November 1981 authorizing Belgium to put the Belgian textile industry restructuring plan into effect for one year is void 2. The remainder of the application is dismissed 28.3.1984,29 and 30/83 Compagnie Royale Asturi- Article 1(1) and Article 2 of Commission Deci- enne des Mines and Rheinzink- v Commission sion 82/866/EEC of 14 December 1982 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (lY/29.629 rolled zinc producrs and zinc alloys) are void.- The remainder of the application in Case 30/83 is dismissed

Social security

1.3.1984, lM/83 Cinciuolo v Union Nationale des Where a migrant worker receives an invalidity F6d6rations Mutualistes- Neutres and Institut National pension in one Member State and an occupa- d'Assurance Maladie-lnvalidit6 tional disease benefit in another Member Stite, the pension should not be recalculated in the event of a change in the benefit deriving nor from the recipient's individual situation but from a general alteration in the economic and social situation

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Datc and casc

15.3.1984, 313/82 Tiel Utrecht Schadeverzekering The term 'institution', referred to in particular NV v The Gemeenschappeliik- Motorwaarborgfonds in Article 4(1) of Regulation No 1408/71, means, in respect of each Member State, the body or authority responsible for administering all or part of the Member State's legislation relating to those branches or schemes of social security mentioned by that Regulation

Europcan Social Fund

15.3.1984, 310/81 EISS (Ente ltaliano di Servizio Application dismissed (non-payment of balance Sociale) v Commissionl- of ESF contribution)

Agriculture

15.3.1984, 64/82 Tradax Graanhandel BV v Com- Application dismissed in its entirety (seeking a missionl - declaration that the Commission had failed to act, inasmuch as it did not indicate the factors used in the calculation which formed the basis for establishing the amount of the levy on certain cereal imports, or a declaration that the Commis- sion's answer to the applicant's inquiries is void) 28.3.1984,47 and 48/83 Pluimveeslachterij Midden- Article 2 of Council Regulation No 2777/75 must Nederland BV and Pluimveeslachterii- C. van Miert be interpreted as meaning that where the national implementing measures provided for in the Regu- lation have not been taken, national rules which Iay down quality and marketing requirements for slaughtered poultry and which are enforceable by means of disciplinary measures are compatible with the Regulation provided they are compatible with the obiective pursued by the common organization of the market and applied so as nor to limit imports of poultrymeat legally produced and marketed in accordance with the quality and marketing requirements in force in the other Member States

Transport

22.3.1984,90/83 Michael Paterson and Others v W. Interpretation of various terms relating to rhe Weddel & Co and- Others transport of carcasses or animal waste not intended for human consumption (Article 14a of Council Regulation No 543/69)

Infringements

20.3.7984, 314/82 Commission v Belgiuml By charging sampling fees for imports of fresh, - dried, salted and smoked poultrymeat from other Member States, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 9 and 12 of the EEC Treaty

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Datc and case

27.3.1984, 169/ 82 Commission - v Italy 1. By informing the Commission of Sicilian Re- gional Laws No 47180 (Article l0), No 49/80 and No 83/80 (Articles 2-3, 8-lZ, 15 and 17) onlv afterthey were adopted,-obligations the Italian Repubiic has failed to fulfil its under'the EEC Treaty 2. Inasmuch as the Region of Sicilv has adopted the measures provided for in Artitle 10 of'Re- gional Law No 47180 and in Articles 2,3, 8 and 9 of Regional Law No 83/80, the Italian-Reoublic has failed to fulfil its obligations under ttri eEC Treaty. 3. The remainder of the application is dismissed

27.3.1984, 50/83 Commission v Italy 1. By not admitting - . for testing with a view to reglstratron buses originating in another Member State and built more than seven years previouslv. the Italian Republic has failed to frlfiiitr obligli tions under Article 30 EEC 2. The remainder of the application is dismissed as inadmissible 29.2.1984,225/83 - Commission v France Order for removal from the Court Register (De- cision 79l854/EEC authorizing certainipeciai tariff measures) 29.2.1984,239/83 - Commission v Germany Order for removal from the Court Register (Di- rectiveT5/362IEEC on the mutual recognition of doctors' qualifications) 19.3.1984, 115/82 - Commission v Italy Order for removal from the Court Reeister (Re- strictions on the purchase of certain vJssels)'

28.3.1984, 7 4 / 83 - Commission v France Order for removal from the Court Regisrer (In- fringement of Article 30 EEC re{uirbment that pressure vessels comply both- with French requirements and with the requirements of the country of export)

Disputcs between the Community and its staff v Commission: 15.3.1984, 28/$r application dismissed 20.3.1984,75/821 - Judgment for the applicant - jed 20.3.1984, 117 / 821 - Application dismii as inad missible 29.3.1984, Z5/83 - Application dismissed v Court of Auditors: jl6/82 9.2.1984, - Judgment for rhe applicant 9.2.1984,40/83 - Application dismissed as inadmissible v Council : 26.1.1984, 189/82 - Judgment for the applicants

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Orders for removal from the Court Register 2i.2.1984,8N-802/79 D. sauerbrey and others v commission and council 29.2.1984', 282/ 83 Alphasteel- Ltd v Commission ;t:i:.1r}i,1,it - c6;;i;;;;;r oi-cu.,olns and Excise v ApS samex and Hanil Synthetic Fiber Industrial Co. Ltd- ;; Zgl/Bz, tt/83, 6l/83, 84t83, 208/83 and 260/83 Kliickner !flerke AG v Commission i.-igli,itgtli, ruflerke t+.1.tgs+',4/$ a;d 144/ti3 - Kltickner AG v Commission 15.3.1984; 88/83 - W. Steinfort v Commission

t oJ c 106, 17.4.1984. 2 oJ c toe, 9.4.1984.

Court of Auditors Opinions 2.4.30. On 14 March the Court of Audi- Cooperation with EFTA tors adopted an opinion on the second an own-initiative opinion adop- amendmint to the proposal- for a Council 2.4.32. In Regulation amending Regulation. (EEC, ted on 29 March the Committee called on Euiatom, ECSC) No 2891/77r implement- the Community and the F,uropean Free ine the Decision of 21 April 1970 on the Trade Association-ahead of the ioint min- ..ilr....nt of financial contributions from isterial meeting scheduled for 9 April-to own moie closely to increase their Member States by the Communities' cooperate . resources. competltlveness tn relation to the world's othei leading economic powers. It urged a orasmatic approach involving regular ex- Economic and Social Committee lh"is.r of viiws with the oblect of remov- inq n"on-tariff barriers, simplifying rules of 27 6th plenary sessron orLin and border controls' and harmoniz- ins" or applvins common standards and 2.4.31. The Economic and Social Com- telhnical r.grl"Ii"nt. The Committee also mittee held its 216th plenary session in Brus- wished to iee cooperation within GATT sels on 28 and 29 Nlarch with Mr Ceyrac and coordination of policies on innovation in the chair. and new technology and called on its EFTA prior Despite the general feeling of gloom caused counterpart to launch a similar appeal bv ihe failuie of the European Council, a to the forthcoming ministerial meeting. tooic which Mr Cevrac discussed in his ooenine speech, the Committee adopted a Reform of tbe CAP niod nirmber oi opinions, in particular on in the milk sector fgricultural *att.ri, international trade, the Community Instrument and reform of 2.4.33. By 79 votes to 24 with 3 absten- few an opinion the Regional Fund. tions, the'Committee adopted The Bureau of the Committee decided to DostDone until October a conference on new iechnology originally planned for May. I oJ L 336,27.12.19n.

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on,.three proposed regulations concerning mission's proposal to authorize the issue of production milk whiih the Commissioi a new 1400 million ECU rranche of loans sent to the Council last September.l under the NCI.2 It endorsed the idea of In view of the urgenr need for action the giving priority to investment proiects Committee supported the approach aereed mainly by small and medium-sized iirms. by the Council, which involvis introdlcing Two opposing points of view emerged quotas and as reducing prices slightly by raisl regards the type of invesrment rhar ihould rng the co-res.ponsibility levy. It approved receive NCI backing, with one side advocat- the tlve-year duration for the measures and ing support only for projects that contribute the arrangements planned by the Council, directly to rhe creaiion of iobs while the but called for long-term objectives to be other wished to see employment and re- defined in order to give producers the secur- employment for workers temporarilv laid ity they needed. 9ff, ,!s a compromise, both priorities were The Committee also approved a number of included in the Commitee's bpinion. technical amendments which it felt could ease the situation; these concerned sales Reform of the Regional Fund promotion inside and outside the Commun- ity, a satisfactory policy for New Zealand 2.4.35. There was a large majority (50 butter, stricter quality standards for milk votes to 8 with 4 abstentions) in favour'of the production, the use of a tracer element to Commission's amended proposal for the reform prevent fraud, and continued consumer sub- of the Regional Fund.3 The Commit- sidies on butter. tee broadly supported the proposal, subject to certain reservations_ and During changes. Ap- the debate some members criticized proving qi{ for redevelopment in ar.a, bf the fact that the draft opinion merely propo- industrial decline, it stressed thar the Fund sed to 'take note' of an 'agreement"rfached should conrinue to give priority within to the tradi- the Council. One of them said that tlonally less prosperous regions. farmers In order could not accepr both production to cope with the added resfonsibilities quotas the and a price reduction; instead he Fund would need new resources. called for a rax on imports of oils and restoration of Community preference. The Greek members voted against, srating that the new proposal threate-ned to widen This led to a lively exchange in which gqp between- rich and poor regions. another member put the blam-e on farmers S.. They feared that the extension of the F"und's for refusing any alternative solution: he felt tasks in the declining regions would that farmers should be pur take on an eoual most of its resources. Other members, footing with other lrp workers and could'nor however, spoke of the Fund's be offered importance as -open-ended income guaranrees a back-up-for industrial .onr..iio, policy; at a time of crisis. increased financial resources were esientiai The majority on the Committee considered to ensure continued priority for the least the Agriculture Ministers'solution to be the prosperous regions. An amendment along Iesser evil and agreed to support it, since these lines was approved. tarlure to retorm the CAP would only in_ crease farmers' difficulties. The malority of farmers' representatives and of the Italian members voted against , the opinion. 9J C 314, 19.il.1983; Bull. EC 9-1983, points 2.1.81 to 2.1.83. For the Committee's opinion on thc proposals regarding consumption of milk and mrlk pioducts, ,." Bull. Neru tranche of NCI loans 2-1984, point 2.4.30. Ol C 48,21.2.1984;Bull. EC t-1984, 2.4.34. By a very large majority (six votes 1 point 2.1.2. ' OJ C 350, 31.12.1983; Bull. EC tt-tSSf, points t.t.t to against) the Commitee approved the Com- 1.1.8.

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The Committee also adoPted the steel industry.T It also adopted two-reso- 2.4.36. in the coal and opinions on the following: iutiont on social research ri..i irari,ries and environment policy'8 (i) Development of the specialized infor- the Committee unani- mation markettl Forward Drogramme for steel the proposed programme' mously endorsed for the s.iot-d quarter of 1984 which aims to Prevent any danger ot oeP- endence on the non-European information 2.4.38. The Committee examined the for- market, and stressed the need for it to incor- *rrd orosramme for steel for the second porate national services and structures; our.t.i oi the basis of a rePort from its Most installations and the Subcommittee for Markets and Prices. (ii) Safetv of nuclear the quality oiote.tion'of public health and trans-fron- of the speakers acknowledged and expressed satisfaction at lier radiological problems:2 the Committee of the t.pott -the imprbvement in situation. Several endorsed thi Commission's communication the the hope that the arran- draft Council resolution, emphasiz- membeis expressed and the concluded with some leadine role to be played by the sements still to be inn th. countries would soon be C6mmission ii laying down standards' It ion-member also called on the Commission to encourage signed. the Member States to conclude bilateral or The Committee asked the Commission to trilateral agreements on cross-frontier emer- *rrr. that the quotas were complied with gencies; since any surpluies could upset the current it repeated (iii) Animal health problems. affectinq oositive lrend'. With this in mind, for greater transparency in the allo- irade and imports of cattle and pig semen' its wish cation of quotas. (iv) Adoption of a work programme for of the impiemintation of As reeards minimum prices, which were ii,'.i ritti ihate last- month, the users an information system on the state ot tne increaled slightly like to be consulted by the Commis- environment and- natural resources (1984' would any further changes are made' gil.* rh. Committee unanimouslY sion before -lPproved the problem of scrap exports thi oroposal but stressed that uniform cri- Finally, .to in the different non-member countries was discussed. This teria should be applied industry, that the Commis- mainlv affects the Greek steel Member States and-urged to sion be given adequate coordinating whic( is calling for exports to be limited powers; market surpluses. Committee unani- (v) Fuel rationing:S the Aids to the steel industrY mously approved t-he ptopo-t"I. It called for critirii foi priority foimiof transport to. be 2.4.39. On examining the fifth report on drawn up and also commented on a number aoolication of the rulei on aids to the steel of technical aspects. iridustry,e the Committee established that the redlctions in capacity requested by the Commission as patf of the reltructuring of ECSC Consultative Committee

241st meeting t Bull. EC 11-1983' point 2.1.35. oJ c 328,2.72.1983; - 2 EC 7/8-1983, points 2.1.194 2.4.37. The ECSC Consultative Commit- oj c 338, 15.12.1983; Bull. 241st ordinary meeting in Lux- and 2.1.195. tee held its 3 0J c 267, 6.10.1983; Bull. EC 9-1983, point 2'1.103. embourg on 23 March wiih Mr Alain Aud- { oJ c 291, 27.10.1983;Bull. EC 10-1983' point 2.1.82. chair. r oj c 195,22.7.1983 Bull. EC 6'1983,poinr2.1.226. iat in the 5 the Points 2,1.22 and 2.4.38. The'main items on the ag9nda-were 7 Poim 2.4.39. forward Droqramme for steEl for the second 8 Point 2.4.41. quarter 6t {gg+e and the rules for aids to e Bull. EC 2-1984, point 2.1.45.

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the production apparatusl had been ac- Council a balanced programme and a step- cepted by the Member States and that the by-step timetable for implementing the target could be exceeded since the overall Commission's proposals (limitation of pol- reduction in Community producrion ca- lutants from large combustion plants,t air pacity was expeced to be around 30 million quality standards for nitrogen dioxide)6 tonnes. based on sound social, financial and scien- considerations. The restructuring plans are designed to re- tific store the viability of steel firms, which should be operating without aids by 1986.lf progress is unsatisfactory, the Commission might have to reconsider its posirion on the European lnvestment Bank plans which have now been- presented, for which the aids are being releised in instal- Operations in March ments. 2.4.42. In March the European Invesrmenr The Committee also stressed that restruc- Bank announced loans for investments turing musr be accompanied by social meas- within the Community totalling 351.8 mil- ures. It deplored the slowness of the proce- lion ECU.7 The breakdown waJas follows: dure for transferring funds from the g-eneral 277.9 mlllion ECU for invesrments in ltaly, budget to the ECSC operating budgetz and 51 million in France and 229 million in the criticized the fact that the transfeifor the United Kingdom. In this rotal 35.4 million social measures had been reduced from the ECU was provided from the resources of 110 million ECU requested to the 52.5 mil- the new Community borrowing and lending Iion ECU entered in the general budget for instrument (NCI).8 Outside the"Community 1984, as a result of the Community's extre- the Bank lent 25.5 million ECU to Egypt mely tight financial position. and 13.5 million ECU to two ACP Stiiei, Ivory Coast and Tonga.

2.4.40. The Commilr.. irrr.d favourable Community opinions on an amendment to the Regula- tion introducing a production certificare Italy and eccompanying document for steel prod- 2.4.43. LIT 381300 million was lenr in uctsr and on a proposal for financial iid to Italy, including 50000 million from NCI a coal research project. resources, mainly (LIT 155 000 million) 2.4.41. for the rationalization of energy ur. ,nd It unanimously adopted two reso- the exploitation lutions:4 of national reiources in accordance with Community objectives. (i) in the first, on socialresearch program- LIT 115300 million wenr ro road and tele- mes in the coal and steel industriei, the communications infrastructures and Committee came out in favour of increasing 100000 million ro invesrment in industry the role played by the representariu.r oT industry and the workers ln their formu- Iation; I ol l- ?27,19.8.1983; Bull. EC 5-1983, point 7.7.1 et seq. , OJ C 119,4.5.1983; Bull. EC 3-1983, point 2.1.53; Seven- (ii) in the second, on Community environ- rteenth General Rcport, point 309. ment policy, the Committee called for an Point 2.1.23. . oJ c 114,29.4.1984. urgent examination causes of the of acidifi- 5 oJ c49, 21.2.1984;Bull. EC t2-198j,point cation and environmental 2.1.118. damage and the 1 Ol C 2l8,27.9.198ji Buil. EC 9-1983, ioint 2.1.68. interrelationship between acid rain and em- 7 The conversion rates at 30 December 1983 uscd by the issions resulting from the burning of fossil EIB in sratistics for rhe first quarter of 1984 were 1 ECU = BFR 46.10, DKR fuels; it asked the Commission to send the 8.18, DM 2.26, DR 81.78, FF 5.90, HFL 2.54, IRL 0.73, LIT 1372, LFR 46.10, UKL 0.57, USD 0.83. 8 oJ L 298,20.10.1978i Bull. EC 1}-t978,point 2.1.10.

Bull. EC 3-1984 European lnvestment Bank and tourism. In this total LIT 185300 mil- strade to help improve road links, also-in Iion went to the Mezzogiorno. the Mezzogiorno: LIT 21000 million for works in Apulia over approximately 110 100000 million were Enerpv. Loans of LIT kilometres oT road; LIT 19300 million for del lavoro n.rni.d to the Banca nazionale improvements to approximately 30 kilo- small and medium- igNI-) to help finance meires of road in Lazio; LIT 15000 million energy saving and ra- scale investmtnt in to improve road links between a number of Italy. BNL willon- tionalization throughout centres in Sicily. This should help public majoi lend the funds to local authorities, improve conditions for regional devel-gn- and ser- bodies and industrial, agricultural ment by easing the flow of road traffic, infra- vice undertakings for industrial and particularly duiing the summer months; it million will structure proiecis. LIT 80000 should also strengthen links between the northern Italy and be used in central and Mezzogiorno and the commercial centres in Mezzogiorno. As- LIT 20 000 million in the northern Italy. sistance will be given to industrial energy- saving projects, hydroelectric units, district- Manufacturing. Loans of LIT 100 000 mil- heating grids and improvements to gas dis- lion were granted. Of this LIT 65 000 mil- tribution. lion was lent through IMl-lstituto mobiliare italiano to help modernize and boost output LIT 25 000 million from NCI resources will in three industrial undertakings: be onlent to public bodies, local authorities, cooperativeJ and undertakings fg-r in- (i) LIT 40000 million will part-finance the vesthent proiects to make more efficient streamlining of Videocolor's colour tele- Anagni, Lazio. use of eneigy in buildings (such as housing vision components plant at estates, scliools and hospitals) in central The projeci involves advanced automation process pro- and northern Italy: heat pumps, solar water of th-e manufacturing and the tubes. heaters, low consumption lighting and con- duction of new high-performance this version of heating syitems to cheaper fuels. These improvements will help sustain activity, rirhich is of great importance to the In addition, LIT 40000 million was granted development of this area of the Mezzo- to AGIP, through the Banco di Roma, to glorno. tap three gas fields in Lombardy, Emilia- (ii) LIT 15 000 million will go to Marzotto Romagna ind the Marches. At full pro- for the modernization of four textile mills in ductivE capacity these fields will represent -of the provinces of Pavia, Vicenza and Brescia. about 5olo Italian gas output by the late Thii loan will provide financial assistance 1980s and will thus make an important con- installaiion of sophisticated wool tribution towards enhancing the Communi- for the treatment equipment and for improvements ty's energy resources. to the centriliied computer system (includ- lnfrastructure deuelopmsnl. l.oans of LIT ing a direct link with Marzotto's European 115300 million were granted for infrastruc- subsidiaries). ture development. LIT 50 000 million went (iii) LIT 10000 million willgo to Lombar- italiana per I'esercizio tele- to SlP-Sociiti dini for the introduction of advance tech- fonico to help finance expansion of the tele- nology (computerization and robots) in a phone netwbrk Abiuzzi, Molise and in diesel-engine production plant in Reggio southern Lazio. This will help improve Emilia as part of an investm€nt programme regional development and conditions for for plant modernization and product diver- growing demand for subscriber con- meet sification (manufacture of industrial engines (about 120000 new lines are to be nections in addition to agricultural engines). installed) by extending existing automatic exchanges and installing new ones and by An additional LIT 35 000 million was extending urban and trunk networks. A sranted to BNL. LIT 25 000 million from further LIT 56 300 million was lent to ttrCl.rources for small and medium-scale ANAS-Azienda nazionale autonoma delle industrial investment in central and north-

106 Bull. EC 3-1984 European lnvestment Bank

ern Italy and 10 000 million to be channelled Outside the Community through the Sezione autonoma per l'esercizio del credito alberghiero e turistico for Mediterranean region small and medium-scale investment in the hotel and tourist industry in the Mezzo- 2.4.46. In Egypt 25.5 million ECU was giorno. granted under the second EEC-Egypt Finan- cial Protocol. 22.5 million ECU from the France EIB's own resources is to be spent on diver- sifying supplies of building materials. The 2.4.44. A loan of FF 350 million (approxi- loans, granted to the Egyptian Company for mately 51 million ECU) was grantedfor the Gypsum, Marble and Quarries, bear a 3% construcrion of two sections of the A31 interest subsidy funded from the Commun- I orraine-Burgundy motorway, which will ity budget. 15 million ECU is earmarked for link East France with the Lyons region and the construction of a gypsum calcinarion provide a vital link between the cenrral- plant at El Sadat City, a new town being northern and southern areas of the country. built in the desert 95 km from Cairo. The The two motorway sections involved are plant, whose total cost is estimated at 30 G6meaux-Tilchitel (8.5 km) and Choiseul- million ECU, should produce 300 0C tonnes plaster Toul (80.9 km) running from the Paris- of annually. 7.5 million ECU will part-finance a brick plant intersection at Beaune to link up with at Beni Ma- llons zaar, approximately 200 km sourh of Cairo, the European motorway network it the which will use desert clay for the manufac- Luxembourg border. This will form a major ture of 50 million bricks per year; the project trans-European link with an estimated 40% also involves opening up a nearby clay de- of vehicles comprising internarional traffic. posit. Use of clay will go some way towards It will also help improve communications making good the shortfall in consrrucrion with Lorraine, which is beset with serious materials without spoiling agricultural restructuring difficulties, and foster reg- Iand. Nile silt, previouCly used in brickmak- ional development in East France. 'Work ing, has become increasingly scarce since should be completed in 1985. construction of the Aswan Dam. The two plants should provide more rhan 200 iobs. United Kingdom In addition, 3 million ECU was granted 2.4.45. UKL 13.5 million was granted for from Community budger resourcei in the water supply and sewerage works. UKL 8.5 form of a conditional loan at 2o/o for up to million went to the Yorkshire Water 25 years to the Development Indusirial Authority for the installation of 37 km of Bank (DIB) to enable it to acquire equity stock new underground water-supply piping in South in or existing undertakingi in industry and Yorkshire and the construction of a water- tourism. Set up in 1975 the DIB is Egypt's leading specialist treatment plant at Langsett and a reservoir in medium and long-term financing for smaller private at Redmires. The works will improve the sector industrial undertakings. water supply to assisted areas and cater for increased demand for a number of years to come in areas in which water shortages have ACP States hampered economic developmenr. UKL 5 million was lent to the South-!flest Warer 2.4.47.- Ivory Coast urgently needs ro Authority to improve and extend sewerage boost electricity output, as the exceprionally and sewerage treatment schemes in Ply- severe drought of 1983 has very significantly mouth, Bideford and Wadebridge. These impaired hydroelectric powei pioduction. works will assist industrial and tourist dev- In order to put an end t<-r the frequent load- elopment in assisted areas. shedding caused ar present by inability to

Bull. EC 3-1984 107 European lnvestment Bank meet demand and to alleviate the disastrous vide valuable stand-by capacity in the com- consequences for the economy, the Gov- ing years. ernment has launched an emergency prog- Tonga 1 million ECU was granted from additional In ramme for the installation of u.nturJ capital to help finance small and for which the thermal generating capacity, medium-siied industrial, agricultural pro- C6te EIB has lent Energie Electrique de cessing and tourist undertakings through d'Ivoire (EECI) 12.6 million ECU with a the Tonga Development Bank (TDB): De- 3% interest subsidy from the European 300 000 EtU was granted as a conditional velopment Fund. The project will include loan to the State of Tonga (2o/o for 25 years) instillation at the Vridi thermal power sta- in order to increase the State's shareholding tion near Abidjan of four turbine genera- in TDB and 700000 ECU was granted to tors, designed for firing by fuel or gas, with TDB direct, also at 2o/o f.or up to 25 years a combined installed capacity of 100 MW' in the form of a global loan (credit line) to two transformers, connection to the electri- acquire equity shareholdings in small and city grid and to a fuel pipeline from a neigh- meiium-sized undertakings and to finance bouring refinery and fuel storage installa- investment. These two loans will enable tions. the new facilities are intended to the TDB to finance smaller businesses on come on-stream very quickly and will pro- suitable terms.

108 Bull. EC 3-1984 PART THREE DOCUMENTATION 1. ECU

Values in national currencies of one ECU Representative rates ('green' rates)

Conuersion rates into national currencies 30 March 1984r for the ECIJ used in connection with 'the common agricuhural Policy Belgian franc and 45.6313 Luiembourg franc (convertible) March 1984 Beleian franc and Luiembourg franc (financial) 47.3381 National currency German mark 2.22826 franc and Dutch guilder 2.51226 Belgian Luxembourg franc 44.9008 Pound sterling 0.597645 Danish krone 8.23400 Danish krone 8.18346 German mark 2.65660r French franc 6.86146 2.528752 2.542]33 1385.62 Italian lira 2.51457s Irish pound 0.728055 Greek drachma 71.56191 Greek drachma 88.6917 77.2479s United States dollar 0.859832 French franc 6.195641 5.5540d 1.85053 Swiss franc 6.772974 Spanish peseta 127.857 6.4921ts Swedish krona 6.63705 Irish pound 0.725690 Norwegian krone 6.45132 Italian lira 1341.00 Canadian dollar 1.09878 Dutch guilder 2.81318r 2.721492 Portuguese escudo 113.928 2]fi273 Austrian schilling 15.6747 2.70981s Finnish mark 4.79013 Pound sterling 0.518555 yen 19i.007 Japanese I For sccds. 2 For ccreals. Australian dollar 0.918919 3 For mrlk and mrlk products. 1 For pigmeat and wine. New Zealand dollar 1.29395 5 For othcr products. t oJ c 90,3r.3.1984.

NB. Explanatory notes on the ECU and'green'rates can be found in Bull. EC 7/8-1982' points 3.1.1 to 3.1.3.

110 Bull. EC 3-1984 2. Additional references in the official Journa!

3.2.1. This section lists the titles of legal instru- Point 2.1.55 ments and notices of Community instiiutions or Commission Decision of 30 November 1983 on the organs which have appeared in the Official Iournal proposal.of the Belgian Government to grant aid since the last Bulletin was published but ielating to a synthetic fibre producer to items appearing in earlier issues of the Bulletin; the references were not available when the Bulletin oJ L 62,3.3.1984 went to Press. Bull. EC 72-7983 The number of the Bulletin and the point to which this additional information refers is followed by Point 2.1.50 the title shown on rhe cover of the Official Journai, Commission the number of the issue and the date of pubiication. Decision of 21 December 1983 amending Decision 82/691/EEC on the designation of areas eligible for regional aid in Denmirk from 1 lanuary 1982 oJ L 62,3.3.1984 Bull. EC 11-1983 Bull. EC 1-1984 Points 1.2.1 to 1.2.13 Points 1.1.1 to 1.1.17 Commission communication relaring to Commun- Commission proposals for determining the price ity action_ to combat unemployment The conrri- of certain agricultural products and cerrain related bution of Iocal employment initiatives- measures (1984/85) oJ c70,12.3.1984 oJ c 62,5.3.1984

3. Infringement procedures

Initiation of proceedings Environment, consumer protection for failure to implement and nuclear safety directives Council Directive of 28 March 1983 concerning 3.3.1. In March the Commission sent letters of the importation into Member Stares of skins oT forqal notice to 9 Member Srares concerning their certain seal pups and products derived therefrom4 failule.m-incorporare directives into nationil law (Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg); (the Commission nor having been informed of Commission Directive of 25 March 1982s adapting national implementing measures) rhe in following to technical progress for the fourth time the Coun- 5 cases: cil Directive of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of- laws, regulations and administrativi provisions Customs union relating to the classificarion, packaging ind label- Council Directive of 3 May 19831 amending the ling of dangerous substancCs6 (Germany, Den- Directive of 26 May 797 S on detailed rules coniern- mark, France, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg,'Nether- ing equivalent compensation and prior exportation lands); under inward processing arrangiments2- (lreland, Luxembourg).

Transport I olL1z7,17.s.le83. r1 OJ L 156, 18.6.1y75. First Council Directive of 4 December 1980 on 1 oJ L 375,31.12.r980. the introduction of a Community driving licence3 oJ L 91, 9.4.1983. r oJ L 106, 21.4.1982. (Belgium, Greece). 5 ol 196, 16.8.1967.

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Commission Directive of 23 October 19811 adapt- freedom to provide services, and concerning the ing to technical progress for the third time the coordination of provisions laid down by law, r-egu- Council Directive of 27 lune 1967 on the approxi- lation or administrative action in respect of the mation of laws, regulations and administrative activities of nurses responsible for general care;6 provisions relating to the classificatioq, packaging incorrect application of the Council Directives of ind labelling of dangerous substancesz (Germany, 25 July 1978 concerning the mutual recognition of Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Luxembo-urg, diplomas, certificates and other evidence of the Netherlands). formal oualifications of practitioners of dentistry, includinl measures to facilitate the effective exercise of tf,e right of establishment and freedom to Reasoned opinions provide servi-es, and concerning the coordination bf provisions laid down by law, regulation or In March the Commission delivered 12 _ 3.3.2. administrative action in respect of the activities of reasoned opinions concerning 5 Member States in dental practitionersT (France); the following cases: Arrangements for fixing the prices of proprietary Internal markct and industrial affairs medicinal products (Belgium)' Incompatibility with Community law of certain Employment, social affairs and education provisions of Greek mining legislation (Greece); Non-conformity of national measures to give effect Financing terms for the purchase of agricultural to the Council Directive of 9 February 1976 on the equipment (Greece); implementation of the principle of equal treatment Reouirement of an import document for shirts for men and women as regards access to employ- orijinating in Portugaf and in free circulation ment, vocational training and promotion, and (France); working conditions8 (lreland). Requirement of an import document for cotton yarn originating in Egypt and in free circulation Proceedings terminated in other Member States (France); Requirement that the name of an authorized rep- 3.3.3. The Commission decided not to continue resintative be notified to the Service des Instru- the following infringement proceedings: ments de Mesure for the importation of certain types of letter-weighing and package-weighing ma- Cases in respect of whicb chines (France); a reasoned opinion had been sent Incorrect application of the Council Directive of 26 luly 197i concerning the coordination of Proce- Customs union duies'for the award 6f public works coniracts3 Charging of customs duties and other amounts on (ltaly); the iipdrtation of certain goods contained in the Difficulty of obtaining technical opinions from personil luggage of individuals travelling within the Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bitiment ihe Communiry (France, Luxembourg, Belgiurn, (France); Netherlands, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Greece). Granting of import licences: money charges and delays (Greece); Internal market and industrial affairs Non-conformity of national measures to give effect to the Council Directives of 15 October 1968 on Contract specifications for national television and (France); the abolition of restrictions on movement and resi- radio broadcasting organizations dence within the Community for workers of Mem- Identity checks at frontiers (Germany); ber States and their familiesa and of 2l May 1973 on the export of diesel fuel (Italy); on the abolition of restrictions on movement and Restrictions residence within the Community for nationals of Obligation to seek approval for sporting powder Member States with regard to establishment and (France); the provision of servicesf (lreland);

Incorrect application of the Council Directives of I ol L 351,7.12.1981. the mutual recognition ol 196, 16.8.1957. i lrn, lifi concerning i oJ L 185, 16.8.1971. of iiplomas, certificateJ and other evidence of 4 oJ L 257,19.10.1958. theformaIqualificationsofnursesresponsiblefor oJ L 172,28.6.tn3. oJ L 176,15.7.lyn. ;;;;i ;;;i".i'iire measures to ficilitate the : oJ L 233, 24.8.1v78. Effective exercise of the right of establishment and 8 o! L 39,14.2.1y76.

ll2 Bull. EC 3-1984 I nf ringement procedures

Obstacles to the importation of Belgian speculoos No!-conformity of national measures to give effect (Netherlands); to the Council Directive of 15 June lgTiconcern- ing_the Low-interest loans to promote savings in hydrocar- mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and bon and primary energy consumption (France); other evidence of formal qullifications in medicine, including measures to ficilitate the effective Failure to implement the Commission recommen- exercise of the rightbf establishment and freedom dation of 3 July 1981 to the Member States on the to provide services3 (Case ?39/83 Germany). obligation to publish price lists and conditions of - sale and on prohibited practices in the steel tradel Agriculture (Luxembourg). R_egional aids in Sicily for the marketing of wine (Case Employment, social affairs and education 303/82 - Italy); Restrictions-on Non-conformity of national measures to give effect the importation of sheepmeat originating the to the Council Directive of 15 October 1958 on in United Kingdom (Cas; BZ/79 France); - the abolition on restrictions of movement and residence within the Community for workers of Mem- Ban on the distillation of fruit originating in other ber States and their families2 (Denmark). Member States (Case 128/81 - Fiance).- Agriculture Transport Ban on importing refined animal fats (Germany); Failure to give effect to the Commission Decision of 11 October 7979 authorizing Sugar-cane molasses: ban on carriage between special tariff meas- French overseas departments and territories ures_ for the carriage of certain [oods by rail and (France); road in Francea (Case 25183 - France). Closure of the Resia Pass to butter and cheese imports (Italy); Cases in respect of whicb Ban on potato imports (United Kingdom). formal notice had been giuen

Taxation and financial institutions Cases uthich had been referred to the Court Failure to inform the Commission of national measures to give effect to the Council Directive of Customs union l8 May 7969 on the harmonization of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative Fee payable for use of special stores in public action relating to exemption from turnover tax warehouses (Case 732/82 - Belgium); and excise duty on imports in international travels Butter: packing in small packages (Case 49/82 (Ireland). Netherlands); - Storage charge on goods arriving at the special store of public warehouses (Case 133/82 Lux- embourg). -

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Bull. EC 3-1984 113 4. European cultural identity

Venice declaration culture but are prevented from participating fully because of the artificial divide between East and West must be able to assume their rightful place 3.4.1. The following declaration was adopted at in the European intellectual community of which the close of the symposium held in Venice from they have been part for so many centuries. 29 to 3l March. Governmental agreements are not enough. Public and private organizations must be given the means Europe must be more than a common 1. iust to piomote contacts and exchanges with all Euro- market. We cannot know whether it will ever pein countries. Community artists must be able to achieve political unity. But what we do know is travel freelyvith their works. that it exists in the thoughts and minds, in the feelings and imaginations of the inhabitants of this protectionism be avoided, but continent, where modernism, democracy, indivi- 5. Cultural is to Europe is capa- dual human rights and collective aspirations have steps must be taken to ensure that ble of producing the programmes demanded by its been most tellingly expressed and have exercised mass media. Individual countries must make an a far-reaching influence on the world at large. effort to grant more space to cultural programmes As representatives of all that is European in the produced by their European neighbours. And world of learning and the arts, we wish in our Europe as a whole must make a joint effort to meet very diversity to reaffirm our European cultural the challenge offered by the telecommunications identity. systems-satellites in particular. For us the Europe of today is the place whose wide- ranging traditions are most conducive to cultural 6. The future of European culture is indissociable intercourse and original research, whose divergent from that of training and education. We denounce its systems and ideas lend force to the common search Europe's continuing failure to allow enough of for freedom of creation and expression, young people acceis to higher education, to the arts and teihnology, or to scientific research. And For us there are no frontiers isolating those who better welfare protection is urgently required for have contributed and continue to contribute to the its thinkers, artists, actors, architects, musicians culture of Europe. Spain and Portugal are clearly and other creative citizens. no exception. Training should be geared to providing greater 2. The 70 intellectuals gathered here in Venice insight into life, work and activities in other Euro- from many different countries call on all like- pean countries. There is no reason why existing minded individuals throughout Europe, on all iducational establishments should not set up bicul- members of the public, on those who run the mass tural faculties teaching in two European languages media, on the governments and on institutions of and awarding degrees which would open the same the Community to ensure that no decisions are doors as national qualifications. taken nor analysis made on the cultural front without the direct involvement of creators and 7. Europe has a rich and varied heritage. It disseminators alike. We would suggest that a Euro' should make a special effort to safeguard and pean Cultural Assembly be set up. stimulate regional culture and disseminate works Community spending on culture is ridiculously written in languages which do not enjoy wide should set up an agency low. It shouldbe boosted initially to at least 1olo international currency. It of the Community budget. to assist with the translation of contemporary liter- ature, notably in order to promote the dissemina- 3. There is also a pressing need to consolidate tion of works written in minority languages and the link between the creative energies of science to obviate the obstacle of censorship. and technology and art and all areas of intellectual and cultural research. Science and technology rep- 8. In the face of pressure from financial group- resent no evil threat to culture. \flithout the back- ings outside Europe, which threatens to stifle Eur- ing of science cultural unity is inconceivable. The ope's creative genius, particularly in the cinema, bairier between increasingly intensive production an attempt must be made at European level to and isolated mass consumption must be broken raise funds and consolidate distribution and export down. potential, without encroaching on freedom of action or inspiration. Europe's cultural identity must 4. The first prerequisite for the creation of a true be neither introspective nor arrogant. Instead, it European culiural area is free movemen(bf ideas, must represent a quest for freedom and a thirst persons and cultural assets throughout Europe. for all forms of cultural exchange. Europe is ideally Those who feel a sense of affinity with European placed to boost communication without levelling ll4 Bull. EC 3-1984 European cultural identity

out differences; it must open its gates ever wider freedom to creare and criticize in the political, to the cultural activities of countries which have social and cultural sectors. affinities with European culture. Europe has been Those present defined in terms of limited economii obiectives. 9. in Venice trust rhat this will be Both for itself and for the world at large, it now the first of a number of meetings. The nexr one is to be held needs to assume the role of blueprint for a civiliz- in Madrid to continuJthe work embarked upon here on the ation uniting past and future and founded on the regeneration of Europe's cultural identity.

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1Z Chcmical rnalyrir of tarrout mst.rirls: Dctcrmin!tion ot - MONOGRAPHS ANO SERIES tulphu. in starla !nd ironr - Grrvimctric m.thod lro ond St@l Nmonclstuc Cffidnatrm Cmmrtts - 6pp.: 3Ocm: atapled: COST-Acti.t: V.n!mcling yln Oy.r.rnkomat.n, g.3lot.n in 2Og: Dmmbe 1983 (EN) [EURONORM: 18G83 - Eropaan Col hct kldcr v!n dc Europlta Emanwarking oP hat gabiad v!n and Stml Cmmunrty: Cmmission ot the Ewopcan Communrtresl h.t w.t.ntch!ppclilk .n t.chnitch ond.rrock; n.2 OE 8,r-3- 13. FR14-3- 13. lT:84-3- 16. NLt4-3- 12 1981-1982 3 CS-37-83-675-EN{ : ECU 5.28. BFR 24O, IRL 3.8O, UKL 3.10. USD 6.

13 Chcmiol enelyrir of fcrrout mltcri!lt: Datcrminttion ot PERIODICALS tot!l 6rbon ln rtaals rnd irona - G.lylmatric mathod lftcr combuatlon ln r ttra!m o, oxygan - Itm and Stsl Nmondatur - Euopcln Thc Couic: AfricacsrbboafrPrcfic Cmmunity' Cudrnstrm Cmmitt6 - 4pp.: 3ocm: srapbd: 2Og: Dmmbc Mmthly cxrsnal trsda bullotin. 1983 (EN) [EURONOBM: 36-83 - Euoposn Corl End St6l Cmmunrty: Cmmissim oI tho Euopran Cmmunit6sl DE:E/i- 3 - I t. FR:84 - 3 - 1 1. lT.8/t - 3 - t3. NL 84 - 3 - 13 CB-37-83-635+N-C : ECU 3,96, BFR 180, IRL 2.9O, UKL 2.30, USO 3.50.

l4 Orliy.ry condhionr tor surflc. fini.h ot hot rollrd phtct .nd wid. flltr - lron and St6l NmGndetue CEdin8tim Cmmitt6 - (EN) 12'""n', 4pp.: 3ocm: stapl6d: 2Og: Ocroba 1 983 [EURONORM: 163-83 - Ewopean C@llnd 516l Cmmunrty: Cmmissim or lhe Euopcan Cmmunrtresl OE:8il -3 - 16. FR:84 -3 - 1/t. lT 8il - 3 - 16. NL'84- 3 - l/t MONOGRAPHS AND SERIES CB-37-83-667+N{ : ECU 3,96, BFR 180, IRL 2.9O, 9 Tho rncrgy ritultion in tha community: Situltion I 983 - UKL 2.30, USO 3 50. Outlook 1 984 (Roport lrom th. Commistion lo th. Councill - Structur. lnd lctivlty ot induttry - 1 979/ 1 98O: 1 984 27 Cmmisim of thc Erop.rn Cmmuniti$ - 43pp.: 23cm: stapl6d: 9Og: (EN) Y.lrbook o, lron .nd ttc.l 1 962-1 9E2: 1 983 2A DC:8.1-3- 10. FR:8,a-3-9. Gf:a4-3-9. [:E/t-3- Il. NL:84-3'I CB-4G84-157-EN-C ISBN 92-825-4316-3: ECU 1.31, BFR 60, IBL 1, UKL O.8O, USD 1.60. PERIOOICALS Wind anargy cvllultion for thc Europ.ln Communitict 20 lndu3lnal prodmtDn: Mrscallaneous stss, lndustrial 3htrt-tam ronds. PERIOOICALS lrm and Etrcl: mmthty bullotrn. lrm 6nd 8t6.1: qurtrly snd mmthly bulletnr. C@l: mmthv bullctin. lrm and stEl: qurtuly bullatrn, Elctricrl cMry: mtrthly bullotin. Wags3 snd incomo! - Rapid inlamstim. En(gy ttatrstic!: Mmthly bulLtn !) Col, b) Hydcrbs3, c) Elctric!l Entrgy. Hydcrbonr: monthV bulletrn.

*"n,"nalpolicy 1 4 lndustry 13 MONOGRAPHS AND SERIES 15 Europcln Fagionll O.v.lopmcnt Fund: Eighth lnnull rcPort - CmmEsim of ths Ewopoan Cmmuniti€S MONOGRAPHSANO SERIES 1982 - 1 12pp.: 23cm: coflcovs: 19Og: (EN) oA.t/t- 3 - 16. O€'84 - 3 - 16. FR 84 - 3 - 16. Ga 84 - 3 - t5. 1O Chcmi6l lnllyslt ot f.rrour mltcrilb: Ort.rminltion ol IT:84-3- 17. NL:8/a -3- 16 mlnglnata ln rtaclr !nd lronr - Elcctromatric litrltion C8-38-83-677-EN4 ISBN 92-825-41 15{: ECU 9.8O, mathod - lrm rnd Stml Nmrnclatwe C6drnairon Cmmrtts - BFR 450, rRL 7.20. UKL 5.60, USO 8.50. 4pp.: 3ocm:sr8phd: 2Og: Ocrob€f 1983 (EN) [EURONORM; 71-83 - Ewop€8n Cosl rnd St6l Cmmunity: Commision ot th. Euopcan Cornmunitiarl DC:84-3- 12. FR.84-3- 12. IT:8tt-3- 14. NLrSil-3- lO CB-37-83-651-EN-C : ECU 3,98, BFR 180, IRL 2.9O, UKL 2.30, USO 3.50.

1 1 Ch.mlol .n!lyrl3 of l.rrout mltarirlt: Dctarminltion o, non-combinad qrbon lgraphitcl ln rtaalt and lronr - Grlylmatric mathod lftar combuttlon ln ! rtra!m ot oxygcn - lrm lnd Stml Nmcrclarqc Cddinriion Cmmitts - 3pp.: 3ocm: slsphd:2Og: Dmmbc 1983 (EN) [EURONOBM:38-83 - Eqop.sn Col lnd Stsl Cmmunity: Cmmissim of tha Euoposn Communrtrcsl 9

Environment and consumsr affairs Euonrt Dranc Ntwr. 1 S

Education and culturalpolicy Scientific and technacal research 17 1 6

MONOGRAPHS AND SERIES MONOGRAPHS ANO SERIES Eduotlonrl lary..nd tha Lbour mrrkat ln Europa 6 COST-Actlar: V.rumaling yrn Ov.r..nkomst.n, garlot.n ln hat k.d.r yrn da Europata tamanw.rklng op hat gablad vrn Equel opportunhlar .nd vocttloml tr.inlng - Oulmctbnl hat wat.n3chrpp.liJk an ichnltch ond.rzoak: n.2 rnd adHtlonrl naadt of co-worklng rpoutat of ownar. o, 10t1-19E2 3 rmrll rnd mrdlurthad antarprls.r 7

10 Efhctr of pronrttl lrr.dl.tlon whh .p.cLl .mph$it on Lt. 21 Europaan Unlyaralty lnitltuta: Sayanth Raport ot ActMtlat - .fr.ct. - Sr.ffr, C.: P.tricfi, G. - vi, 242p.: 25cm: tofrcoE: Ac.d.mlc y.rr 1982-t3 - Eqe.ln UniEdty lnltitut., B!d! 53Og: (EN) [Radioprotccrim - Dr.ctdrt]G.nud tnfdmltirxr Fiarclrna - Flo.anc. Mrt.t lnd lnnovltim: Commision of th. Eqop.ln Csnmunrtiarl 1983 - 82pp.;23cm: rcftcoyr: 15Og: IEN) EUR 8067 CY-38-83{46{N-C ISBN 92{26-4089.8: rrs of chrg.. CO-NP-83-OO9-EN4 ISBN 92-826.4173-8: ECU 18,2S, Tacnlc. lnfdrr.tlu dl partomta 8FR 7m, tRL 11.10, UKL 8.80, USD 13. r formlmo rpachllarto nal aattff. dal t.ruLl - Rrlulonr rullo rbultrnro dl 17 itudr dt h frtctuntlon proronda d.r maarif3 ro(riaux rlcognldonl blbllogrdlch.. dl lnchl.tt. @n .tp.rti: gnnhiqurr: ttudt ttrudurlla d. L tractur.tlon du gr.nlta da E.pubbllo F.d.r!l. dl O.rm.nt , Fr.n {., R.gno Unho 8 Srlnt}Sylvastr. (mlnat da Fanry-Augarar at d. Mrrgmc, H.utlvianna, Fr.ncal - Blcr, J.L.: Outrtrc. p.: F.ybc$., J.y.: Gror, Y.: Mrtrn. P,: g5r*ata Dicctm Sci.m, rch-ch..t PERIODICTLS

18 Etudcr dr corrorlon d.r mrtarLux dl contonturr pour lo ttmkrga dat dachata rtdiorcttfr an alta! gr.nhiquaa - pllntr, G.: Hclrc, M.: Scnatinr O.: Chrniu. A.: Dir.ction (|6115r!|. Sci.H, statistics rmhcchc ct driwlopp.mant - vi, 91p.: 3Ocrn: broc!r5: 28O9: (FR) 1g [So.n6s ct r*hniqut nuc6airas - Dixtim 96r6ala Mucfri da I'infamrrid.t inN!ti$: Cmmi$im d.r Cmmunlut5t luopi.nn !l EUR 8762 CO-NE-83O63+R{ |SBN s2-828-420G9: ECU 6,64, MONOGSAPHS AND SERIES 8FR 3@. 22 Employm.nt tnd un.mploym.nt - Stlristiol Ofltc. of th. Euopran (y.llffi 19 Powar .nd plrtlclprtlon ln rn lnform.tlon aoclaty - Grwlich, Canmmrtsr [Pqutation end rocirl cfiditiq[ K.W.: Prd.r$n, F.H.: Drcctdltlc.ndllScbnca, Rrlcch md coE) - Cmmi$ion of th. Erop.m Cmmsitiol 1984 - 276p.: 3Ocm: rcftcm: 73Oc: (DA/DEIEN/FR/]TINL} DGv.logmcnt - r, 289pp.: 3Oon: rcftm: 4@9: (EN) [scnncc lnd DA:8.1 - 3 - 24. tE:t4 - 3 - 2C. Ffi :!4 - 3 - 2C. tTr84 - 3 - 26. tehndogy tplicy - Dretalta-GcEd lntdmltim Mrk.t rnd tal:t4-3-28 lnnovltrm: Commi$im of th. Euop.rn Cmmuniticrl EUR g6.tg CA-38-83-39I[-6A.C ISBN 92-82611 A2-2: ECU I 6,24, CD-NW-83{O3-EN-C ISBN 92-825-4OAC2:ECU 17.rt6, EFR 700, tRL 1 1.1O, UKL 8.80, USO 14. BFR 8@. tRL 12.70, UKL 10.10. USD 16. 23 EnquEtr commumutrlra aw b ttructura d.t .xplohltlont 20 Wind an.rgy avrlu.tlon tor th. Europa.n Communhl.t - rgrboler 1970/108O - Otic. .tltirtiqr.s dor Csnmunrut6r M6g.oE, P. - vii, 136pp.: 3Ocm; rfrcow: rtoOg: (ENl - [Encgy uop*nno [Ag]kJrue, faitt ct p&hc (cotwrrr vrtc] - Dr*taltlc.nid lnfdmttim Mrt.t rnd lnmltion: Commigim ctat Commsruta uofr&nul Co.nmbsim of th. Euqcan Cmmunitiol EUR 8996 n. 1 : lnrodlEti.rr .t b!! a m6thodolodqus - 182p.: 3ocrn: brotfi6: CD-ND-8/[€O3+N{ ISBN 92-8261263-7 ECU : 9,77, 4209: (FR) BFR /t60, rRL 7.20, UKL 6.60, USO 8.60. OEt81 -3 - 27 CA-38-83-273+R4 |SSN 92-a26{O97-9: vptumr: ECU 7,62, 8FR 350. PERIODICALS 21 ThaF.rmAccount ncyDrt t{atwdk-Eaauhtm EueAbsiretr: Scimtrfic lnd tchnicll Prbftotions md plt.ntr: Mlso,fich..: A@unrk*t yur l grall979 - Cmmirdm of th. S.ction I lnd ll. Euopcan Csnmmitior 1983 - mido,fichc 106 148: ErGAbsirlcr, S.ctim I- Eultorn md EEC Rct rch. ScicntifE x IEN) DE:84-3 - 28. FR:&l -3 - 2!. rT:!4 -3 -29 rnd tshnrcsl Publicltims and P!t.nls. ft- of chrga. EuoAbtt rct!, S.ction ll: Col - St6l. 25 L.bour @3tr 19t1 - StrtEtHl Otfi6 of th. Euop.m Cmmunitbt lPopdltlon md tocid cooditim3 (ydow coE] - Cqnmi*fqr of thc Euopcm Ccnmmitirrl n. 1: Prirciprl rrldtr - 256p,: 3Ocm: roftm: 6809: (DA/DE/GR/EN/FRlITlNL} 10

FR GR 84-3'23 and documentation OA E,t-3.28. oE Sir-3-24 84-3-24 q Bibliography tTB,a.3-26 NLI'r-3-23 1av CA-16-83{01-7C-C ISBN 92-825-4018-9: Et: ECU 7'O8' BFR 325, IBL 5 20, UKL 4 10, USO 6 50 vdum$ 1 t 2 ISBN 92-825-4016'2: volumc. PERIODICALS 28 Lrbour cotlt 1 981 - StatislEal OfiicG ol the Euop'ln (ycllow - Communrtcs [Populrlrs lnalsoEnl cmdrtrons covr] Bullatrn: Euopaan Oeumontatrm Cantrcs - Deposrtay Lrbrrns' Cmmrlsrm ol thr Euopcan Communrtcsl COM Deumentc. n.2 : Rcrults by sizc classs md bY rcgiml - 29 1 p : 3ocm: rchcova: lO3Og: (DA/OE/GR/EN/FB/lTlNL) COM Deumcnts. 2s. oC 8,r-3 -26. FF.EI. -3-26. GR 84 -3-24. 0A.64-3- COM Dcumonts: MmlhlY catdogu. lT84-3-26 NL:8/t'3'24 CA-10-83-OO2-7C{ ISBN 92-826-4018-9 sst:ECU 7'O8' Oeum6ntEtPn bulblin A. 6.60: volumcs 1 t 2 BFB 325, IRL 6.20, UKL 4.10, USD D6umontltro.l bulhtln B. ISBN 92-825-4017€: volumo. Deum€ntEtrm bulhttn C. - 'l 979 / I98O - Statr3tlcrl 27 structuf . rnd rstiYity ol induttry Ookumcntc und Publilttrmon. Oftro ol lh. [email protected] Communrticr [lndustrY lnd ffiic's (blr EF dd(umcnlrtioo. covr) - Cmmcsrm ot rha EuopGsn Communrtrcsl 1984: Mlin r.sulrs - 245p.: 3ocm: oftcova: 6609: Lr3t ot rddrtrms to th. Llb(rY o, thc CEC. (DA/DE/EN/FR/ITlNL} OA 84 - 3 - 27. OEr84' 3' 30. FR 84' 3 - 29. lT 8'1 - 3' 30' N1.84-3-2' CA-37-83-255-6A-C ISBN 92-825-4199-1: ECU 19,61' BFR 900. IRL 1/t.30, UKL 1 1.30, uso 17. of 2g Y..rbook ot iron rnd st..l 1 962-1 982 - Ststrstrcll Offt6 thc Ew@a!n Communrtrcs [lndustry and ffii€t (bluc coYd) - Commillron ol thc Euopcan Communrticsl 1983 - uvi, 89p.: 3Ocm. aoflcovd: 32Ogr (DE/EN/FR/|T) oC.8/t-3- 29. FB ta'3' 23. lT 84'3'2'r PERIODICALS CA-37-83-514-4A-C ISBN 92-825-319tt-6: ECU 9,82' 8FR 450, IRL 7.20. UKL 5.70, USO 8,50. COM Oeumcnts.

COM Dcsncnts. COM Oeumcnts: MmthlY euto!6. PERIOOICALS Euo-Absurcl3, SoctEn I - Euatom rnd EEC Rc$rch' Ssrntfic Ag,rcuhqsl Mrtclr: PrrcG!. rnd tEhnrol Publcatm! lnd PalonB' productDn' Agricultusl ltltlstrcs: CrQ rnd snrmal Supplcmanl to th. Official Jound o, thc EuopGsn CqnmunitGs' Animal Produchon' srss S. B!l!ne3 of PlYmcnts: Ourldv dal!. Col: mmthlY bullGtrn. Gop p(oductim. Ec-rg.icullull p(rc. in6@3 (Ourput lnd lnput)' Elstricll cnagY: mmihlY bull€tm. Endgy Etltrstics: Mmthly bulbrin !) CGl, b) HYd@rbds, c) Elfttflcal andgY. Euoatatrstrct: Dats ta shdt-tdm *onmic lnrtYsis' HMly crnrng!: HM! ot wqk. Hydocubons: mmthlY bullclin. lndusuirl productron: Mrsallrnc@3 a&iq3. lndstrtl shdt-lsm trandt' lnlcmstr6s d€ l'EBctat. l.m lnd stel: mmthlY bullrtrn. lron lnd ltal: qstrlY and monlhlY bullolins' l.m lnd slsl: quutulY bullctn. Mmthly.xtdnll vldr bullatrn. UnrmploF.ot: MmthlY bull.trn. WEga3 lnd incoma3 - Rtprd rnfqmltDn. 11 Periodicals

OE:E4 - 3 - P84. FR34- 3 -P16 P 1 30 iour. d'Europa - Cmmrsgm das Cmmunlur6s cuop6cnnct ISSN O378-357X: rubsoiptim: ECU 1O,5O, BFR 4SO, lhL 7.60, - Paris, Bucau de pres$ rr d'nfqmrtDn - 28cm: (FR) - mcneul. UKL 6, USO 10. .nj rbonncmcnt: Pfli pos ,tudnnts: FF 3O P13 COM Oocumantr - Commrsion of th. Euopcan Ccnmunrticr - PZ Agriculturrl Mukcir: Priclr - CmmBsion ol thc Europcrn 3Ocm: (EN) - approimlt.ly daU. Cmmunrtras: DrrectqstFGcndal Agricultur - 3Ocm: DA:64 - 3 - P60. DE t'r - 3 - P86. FRr84 - 3 - Pl7. Gn 84 - 3 - Pl. rT.8/t - -P16. - 1 (DA/DE/GR/EN/FR/lTlNL) - moothh. 3 NL:8/t- 3 P'l DA 8ia -3-P73. OE:t4-3-P2. FF t4-3-P88. cF:E.t-3-P6. ISSN 0254-1475: subsiptim: ECU A72,75, BFR 4OOOO, lT.8't-3-P6t. NL 84-3 -P88 IBL 632.50, UKL 506, USD 752: Pqpcr adtiq mptttc with ISSN 0250.960I: sub3srptrm: ECU 82,60, BFB 3780, in&xas. ' rRL 59.75. UKL 47.75, USD 71. P14 COM Documcntr - Commission ol th. EEop.sn Cmmunitica - P3 Aericuhurll pricct - Sratisricrl Oftrc. of thr Euog6an Mrsoficfir, 24x: (EN) - rpproxrmatcly daily. CmmunrtEs: Comm63ion of ih€ Euopcan Communitica - OA 8/t-3-P7O. OE E4-3-P67. FR:t4-3-P18. Gf,.84-3-P2. mrsoft ch!: (DE/EN/FRllT) - quart{ly. lT 8/i - 3 - Pt6. NL:6tt- 3 - P12 DE:E/i - 3 - P3. FR.64- 3 - P72. fftEl - 3 - P72 rub!rcriptpn: ECU 152,75, 8FR 7O@, IRL 1 1 1 , UKL 89, subsrpron: ECU 24, BFR 11oo. IRL 17.5O, UKL 14, USO 21 USO 1 32: Mdohchc cdtion, ffiphtc wtth inhx.s (a pap* srnglc copi6s: ECU 6,58, BFR 3OO. IBL 4,60, UKL 3.70, mtil. usD 6.50. P 15 COM Dcumcntr: Monthly iltlloCu. - Cmmisim ol th. P4 Agricultufll rtltiatict: Crop rnd lnimll production - Euopcan Communrtirs - 3Ocm: (EN) - mmthly. Statistrcal Offrce of tho Ewopsan CmmunrtEs: Cmmi$im of thr DA:8it - 3 - P71. DE:84 - 3 - PoE. FRIE4 - 3 - P27. G8:84 - 3 - P3. Eropaan Cmmunrtres - 3Ocm: (DA/DE/EN/FR/lTlNLl - quetdly. rT 81 - 3 - ?2r. NL 8it - 3 - P13 OA 84 - 3 - P7it. DE:94 - 3 - P4. FB 8it - 3 - P84. lT.8/t - 3 - Pt3. subsptim: ECU 32,75, BFB 15m, IRL 24, UKL 19, USO 31 . NL:6/t-3-P69

3ubssiptrm: ECU 53,25, BFR 2440, IRL 38.50, UKL 30.75. P 1 6 Commlttaa Rapo.tr ot tha Europaln P!.llrmant - Euopoln usD 46. Pe[lmcnt - 3ocm: (EN] - irrcaular. DA.t4-3-P76. DE t4-3-P76. FR 84-3-P28. lT.8,a-3-P28. P5 Animll produdion - St8trstrcal Oftrca ol th6 Europcan NL:8/t-3-P86 Cmmunitres: Commissron of thc Ewopean Cmmunitcs - 3ocm: subisiprDn: ECU 62,35. BFR 24OO, IRL 38, UKL 30 25, lD AloE IEN IFRAT INL) - qsrrly. USD 49: &6wptro hm Mxch 1983 to F&atzy 1984. oa.t4 - 3 -P3 0E 84 - 3 - P80. FR 84 - 3 - p73. tT.t4 - 3 - p73. NL:84-3-P2O P17 Communrut5 ruropirnnr: Lrttro d'lntormation du Buraru ISSN O25G658O: subriptim: ECU 31,65, BFR 145O, IRL 23, dc Gcnivr - Cmmi$pn dGt Cmmunaut6s auop6cnnct - UKL 1E.25, USO 28. Gcnivc, Brcau dc prus$ rt d'infqmstrm - 30 cm: (FB) - hobdom!dar!. P6 Avrup! - Commissim ot thr Euopran Communrt6! - Ankr!, grAturt. Awup! roplulugu komisyonu enfcmasym - 27 cm: (TB) - monthly. tr6 ol ch[g.. P 18 Communeut6 Europilnnl lnformetlmr - Cmmi$im d.r Cmmunrut6a cuogr6cnncs - Parrs, BuGsu da prr!$ 6t Blckground Raport - Commission ot rha Euopean Communirnr P7 d'inro(matim - 31cm: (FR) - mcnsul. - Lmdon. lnfsmatrm oflico - 3Ocm: (EN) - rregulu. ISSN O223-3053: lbonnrmont: Rid,rn6 * prix pM trs ot chlrgo. abancmcnts gtougis.

P8 Ballnccr ot plymrntr: Oulrtarly dlta - Commis8im of tho P 19 Comunidrd curopla - Drrrccr6n Gcnaal dc lnfamsci6n: Europcan CommunrtGs: Statrstrcll OflrcG ot tha Euopsan Comts6n d. la! Cmmufldldas cuopr!3 - Bruxollc-Brusl - 30 Communrir6s - 3Ocm: (EN/FR) - quatdly. (ES) FA84-3-P,a cm: - mcnsual. g.AturtO. ISSN O25l-18OO. su5srptim: ECU lO,5O, BFR 48O, rRL 7 50. UKL 6. USO rO. P2O Comunidldcs Europriar: lnlormagio - Cmissio da3 Pg Bcrichta und lntormltioncn - Kmmissim dor Euop6rshrn Comunrdldss ruopcus - Lrsbs, Bucau dc lmprenra c lnfoimaqio (PTl Gcmcrnschafton - Bmn, Prcas und lntdmatronsbiio - 3ocm: (DE) - 3Ocm: - mcnsual. - zwrrmal wiichcnllrch. gr!tuito. kostanlos. P21 Comuniti curopoe - Cmmissronc dsllc Comuniti auopcs - PlO Bulletin: Europcan O@umcntrtion Ccntrc! - Oapotit!.y Rma, Uflrcio 3lrmpa c rnfcmurmc - 30 cm: llT) - manela. grAturto. Libr.ric. - Gssl6ll , E. lcdtql: Cmmisrm ot thc Ewoprln Communrtrcs - 3Ocm: (EN/FR)- irrcgulr. fBSa-3.P7 P22 Th. Couri.r: Atrio-Clribb.ln.P.cific - Europran frm ol chagc: ,mrrad d8tilbutim. Communiiy - Frish, D.: Commrssrm of th€ Euo0Esn Cmmunrtias - Bruxsll.s - Brusl - 3Ocm: (EN) - brmmthly. P I 1 Bullctin of tha Europcan Communitica - Comm6sion of thr F8.8,r-3-P25 Euopcan Communrtcs - 25cm: indlx (EN) - clevcn trmer a ycr. tr8 ol chagr. OA 8il - 3 - PlO. DE E4 - 3 - P14. FR.E4 -3 - Pl2. cn.8/t - 3 - PC. lT8/3-3-P8. NL84-3-P9 P23 Crop production - Sratrstr6l Olfi€ of rhs Eu@68n ISSN 0378-3693: subssrptm: ECU 32,75, BFB 15oo, Cmmunrtc3: Cmmissron ol tha Euopaln Cmmunrtica - 3Ocm: IRL 23.75, UKL 19, USO SSi9nglcnmbqsnsrlc. lOAlOElENlFnlfil NL) - quIlaly. OA.84-3-P8.. OE:E4-3-P72. FF:84-3-P76. lT:t4-3-P74. P12 Corl: monthly bullotin - Sratrstr@l Ofh6 ol the Euoplln NL84-3-P?/t Communrtres: Commisrm ot thr Euogcan Cmmunrtus - 3Ocm: ISSN 0378-3588: subs'ptrm: ECU 31,65, BFR 1450, IRL 23, (DE/EN/FR)- mmthly. UKL 18 25. USD 28. 12

- - P34. FR E/r -3 -P/tl P21 D.brtct ot th. EuroPaln Ptrlilmant - EuopGln Pdilmcni - D€:8/t 3 ISSN 0378-3561: subssiplrm: ECU 1O,5O, BFR 48O' IBL 7.60, 3Ocm: ind.x (EN) - hcgulr. 10. DA:84 - 3 - P6C. D€:84 - 3' P8l' FR:E/I - 3' P2C. Gn.84 - 3 - Pl2' UKL 6, USD fl:{ -3 -?21. NL 84 - 3 -P5l Monihty bull.tln .l Co!l' bl ISSN 0378-5041:.ub!6iptiql: ECU 63,30' BFR 29@, IRL 48, P37 En.rgy.tttlrtict: Hydrocrrbonr, cl El.ct.ial .nargy - 3Ocm: - mmthly. UKL 36.60. USO 66:g'bsbtkn frant Mxdt 1983 to F&rusv OE:t4 -3 -P36. FR:E4- 3 - P83 1984. rdlcription: ECU 38.85,8FR 178O. IRL 28.25, UKL 22.50, U9 34t Contbiffid stbsbtkn, P25 D*um.ntrtlon bull.tln A - Oi*tdltlc.rd Prmml lnd of th. Euo9.!n CommmitiGt - 3osn: A&nini!tsation: Commi$ion P38 Eoncill - Btil. Ath! Cliath - 30 cm: (GAl - moothlv. (DA'/DE/EN/FR/lTlNLl - ir.gt lr. frm of chrgc. DA:84 - 3 - P19. D€:8/t - 3 - P22. FR.84 - 3' P8. IT:8tt - 3' P9. NL:8rt-3-P2t P39 Eur lnfo - Crynmissim dca Cmmunlut6s cuop6cnncs - 2760, IRL ISSN O378-441X: tub&riptim: ECU 0O, BFR '13.60, Brmllcs - Bru$.|, Buou d. p(.s 6t d'intamrtim - 3ocm: (FR) B tnd C. UKL 3/t. 7 6. USD 62: 7}e tr6sF tirt .lso @wt sbt - mrnsEl. NL:84-3-Pi() P26 Omumantrtion bull.tln B - Di*tqlit'*[.d Prsnd snd grltuit. Adninistrltim: Cdnmi$im ot th. Euoplln CommsitB - 3ocm: (ENl - irrguls' PrtO EurGAbttrrctt: Scl.niific.nd tachniclt Public.tlons lnd FR:E4-3-19 Prtanta: S.ction I lnd ll - Ormtdsttc.odll lntqmltkm Mrkct ECU 60, BFR 2760, IRL th. Euoplln CmmunitiGs - 3ocm: ISSN 0378-4428: subrcriptbn: '13.60, md lnnwltio: Co.nmisis ol UKL 34.7 6, USD 52 : 7r. s{6sct*, tia rle @w. *i.t A u1d C. (EN) - 24 i3rss. lubEipiim: ECU 91,65, BFR 42@, IRL 66.60, UKL 63, ?27 Deum.ntrtlon bullatln C - Orerdst}f,tnsd Praonnd rnd USD 86: Coobird sdsirtbn. Adrinirnstim: Commisiqr of th. Euo9.m Cunmunhicc - 3ocm: (DA/DE/EN/FR/lT/NLl - itcsulr. P41 EureAbttrrctt, S.stion I - Eurrtom .nd EEC R.r.uch. DA:!4 - 3 - P2O. tX:8,4 - 3 - P23' FB:84 - 3 - PtO. IT:8't - 3 - PlO. f.i.ntific rnd tG.hnlal Publlc.tionl rnd P.tcnt! - NL:84-3-P22 Dictcrt.-GrGd lntsmrtion Mrtct tnd lnnovrtim: ISSN 0379-2250: trbrctiptm: ECU 60, BFR 2750, IRL 43.60, Cmmisio ol th. Euogcan CmmmitEs - 3ocm: (EN) - mmthlY' UKL 34. 76, USO 52: Trp tdtcti, tiotl tls, @wt ,cbt A rnd B - ISSN @1+2352:3ubsiptm: ECU 52,36. BFR 24OO' IBL 38, UKL 30.25, USD 49. P28 Dokumrnto und Publikttlonan - Kommi3tion da. Eropaishrn Gamrinlchlfran - Bmn, Prae 6d lnfcmatrqrcbfro - 30 m: P4.2 EurGAbrtrrstt. E.ction ll: Coll - St..l - Schrff' H.L. (DE) - mdntlich. (cdtcl: Jay, B. (adtqi: Dircrqetlc.ndd lnfdmltrm Mlrtrt kGtcnloa. snd lnnovrtim: Cmmisi.m of th! E[oparn CmmunitEt - 3ocm: indax (OE/EN/FR) - mthly. P29 Ec-lgrbuhurrl Prlc.lndlot (Output rnd lnputl - Stltilticd DC:8/t - 3-P41. FR:84' 3 -P/16 IRL 38. Ofiic. of thc Euop.an Communitiro: Cmmi$i.r ol th. Ero9.!n ISSN 0378-3472: subsiptbn: ECU 52,35. BFB 24OO, Cmmmtirs - 3ocm: (OElEN/FR/lT) - hllt'r.rtv. UKL 30.25, USO 49. oE:E/t -3 - P2E. FR 8/t-3-P@. tT:!4-3 - P60 Di!n. - DrrctsEteasud lnfcmarrm Mrlct lsSN O26G5987: .ubElptk r: ECU 20,75, BFR 95O, IRL 15, P/t3 Euronat N.m Mat,odcl, F, (edtc) - 30 cm: (ENl - qurtdv. UKL 12,USO 18. lnd lffiltion: fra ol chrgc. P3O Echor dr l'Europr - Cmmisrim d.. CqnmunlulAs P11 Europr - Cmmrssirn of thc Euopcan CommunitiGt - Esngkd(, caop6mmr: Brrcau da pralsa at d'infgmltm, Lmmbqrg - Pt.s md inlamltion offi€ - 3ocm: (ENl - biffithtY. 27cm: (FR) - mcncsl. fra of ctugp. grltut. P45 EuroP!-ln ormrtlonan liir di. Jug.ndPrar. - Kmmi$im P31 Economlc tnd Selrl Commlttaa: Bullatln - Ecdlqnic md dr Eq4iiccfi.n G.mcinrhaficn - Bmn, Prcl+ und (EN) Seisl Cmmina - Brmu0-Bruasl - 21 m: - mmrhty. lnfamrtknsb&o - 3Ocm: (DEl - mmatlch. OA:84 - 3 - F72. DE:E4 - 3' P86. FR.84 - 3 - Pt9 Gi:E't - 3 - Pt 1. kGtcnl6. IT:e4-3 - P17. ll|-:64-3 -P27 fti ofchrg!. P46 Europr vrn mcgcn - Cdnmisia vln d. Eropa$ Gmanlchlppcn - D.n Hug, Vdlichtingsbrou - 3ocm: (NLl - P32 EF-rvirrn - Kmmllsimn fq O. luoptislc FdlsC(lbr - wdrclilr. (DA) - Krb.nhls, Pr6!G'o! infsmrtimd(mts - 29 x 'locm: g.!tis. hatmfurdig. or!ti!. P47 Europa 83 - Cmm83ion ol th. Euopran Cmmmitrc - Lmdo.r, lnlcmrtrm o(fica - 27cm: (EN) - mmthtY. P33 EF dokumantltlon - Kmmi$iqm ta Dc uopriskc fta of cttsg!. Fdl6C(abi - Ktb.nhlh, Pr.!e oO i.rfmltiond(mta - 2lcm: (DA)- hatmtmdrg. P48 Eu.op.!n E@nomy - Oi.ctqlttG.ffill Ecdmb lnd gr!ti!' Finmial Atfair: Csnmisbo of th. EuopGln Cmmuniti.i - 3ocm: (EN) - ttrd trmr! ! y.r. P3rt EG M.g.zln - Kommi$im (h. Erop6ish.n C,.mnlchlttm - DA:t4 - 3 - P4l, OE:84 - 3 - P/tr. Fa.&t - 3 - P32' lT 8/t - 3 - P32. Bqrn, Pra!* md lnfrmrtknsbiro - 27cm: (OEl - mmltlich. Nt:84-3-Ptlt ECV 22,7o, BFR 1O4O' Abooncmrnt ISSN 0379{991:.Lbripti6: Eiffil91.i!.. tRL 16.50, UKL 13.25, USD 23. Prtg Europcan Economy: comPlaia tcrlat ol tuPPlcmantt - P36 E|B-lntormtlon - Euopcln lnErtm.nt Bank - 3O m: (EN) - qlrrttY. 3Ocfi: - 25 issu3. 0/l.84- 3-P42. OE:t4 - 3 -P48. FR 64 -3 ' P33. 1T.8/t - 3 'P33. OA.8/r - 3 - P27. OE:84 - 3 - P3O. FR At - 3 - P6. Ge.at - 3 - P'l' NL 84-3-P/t7 lT.8/t-3-P6. NL:84-3-P3l rbEhtim: ECU 2rt, BFR 11oo, IBL 17.5O, UKL 14. USD 27. ISSN O25G3891: lr-ol chag..

P36 El.ctrlc.l.n.rgy: tnonthly bull.tln - Stltisticll O{fic.of rh. Eropcan Communrth3: CmmBsi.m of tha Euopam Coflrmunitio - 3Oqn: (DE/EN/FR) - mmthV. 13

PsO European Economy - - Supplam.nt Serier A: Rrccnt P61 lnduatill production: Mircrlllncour tcctorr - Statistrcal aconomic trond3 - Ofmtcatecangrd Economic and Financral Offic€ of tha Euop€an Cmmunrtcs: Cmmission of thc Euopoan Aflars: Cmmissrof, of the Ew@san Cmmunrtres - 3Ocm: (EN) - Communiti€s - 3ocm: (OE/EN/FR) - qustsly. elevon ttmes a y6r. D€.8ii - 3 -P69. ER 81 -3 -?t1 OA 8a-3-P43. OE:84-3-Pitg FR:84-3-p34. tT.B4-3-p34. Bubstptrm: ECU 1/t,4O, BFR 660, tRL tO.SO, UKL 8.50, NL:84-3-P48 uso 13. ISSN 0379-2056: subssiprron: ECU I 1,35, BFB 620, tRL 8.50, UKL 6 50, USO 12. P62 lnduttrill short-tcrm trcndt - Starrstical Offico ot rho Euopcan Cmmunitias: Cmmission ol th€ Ewopoan Cmmunrtias P5 1 Europcan Economy - Supplemont - Scriet B: Economic - 3Ocm: (EN) - mmthly. prorpactt: Butincr auryay rosulta - Dfmtsato-Gontrd DE:8rt- 3 -P89. FR:8il - 3 - p69 Ecmmrc and Financial Aftairs: Commission ot ih6 Ewopean ISSN 0378-7877: subsqipron: ECU 17,4S. BFR BOO. (EN) qleven Cmmunrircs - 3Ocm: - trmos a yos. rRL 12.75, UKL 10. USD 16. DA 84-3-P44. OE.84-3-PEO. FR:84-3-p36 tT:8rl-3-p36. NL:64-3-P49 P63 lnformltion Bull.tin of thr Strcl lndurtry Slt.ty lnd Hclhh ISSN 0379-21 1O: subscriprron: ECU 14,6S, BFR 670, tBL 1 1, Commitrion - Orrmidateccndal Employment. Socill AffsEs rnd UKL 8 50, USD 16. Ed@trm: Drrrctsat+Gonsal lnfqmaiion Msrtst rnd lnnovatim: Cmmissim of tho Ewopean Cmmunrtres - 3Ocm: (EN) - inagulu. ,52 Europcen Economy - Supplcmant - Sariat C: Economic DE:8il -3 - P6O. Ffi .84 - 3 - Pt3. tT:84 -3 -pl I protpoci!: Contumcr turvoy - rcrultr Drrtcatea*nsal tr$ of chtrgs. Economrc and Financial Aftairs: Cmmrssion ol the Euopnan Communitr.s (EN) - 3ocm: - thre timcs r yar. P64 lnformltion on th. Court o, Juttic. ot tha Europcln DA 84 - 3 - p46. OE:84 : 3 - p5t. FR.84 - - p36. p36. 3 IT.8/r - 3 - Communiiiar - CMt of Justrce of thc NL:8/t-3-P6O EwopGsn Cmmunitica - 3ocm: (EN) - quutnty. ISSN 0379-217X: subsqiptm: ECU 3,69, BFR t50, tRL 2.60, oa 84-3-p62. D8.84-3-p70. FR.84_3-p62. tT84-3_p67. UKL 2 20, USO 4.20. NL:84-3-P59 t53 frm of chsgs. Europcan Economy lnd rupplcmcntr A B C - 3Ocm: - 2g issws. P65 lntormltion. d. l'Eurortat - ffico gtatrstiqG dca OA:84-3-Pil6. OE 8/t-3-P62. FR.B4 -3-p3I. tT.8ir-3-p3r. NLBiI-3-P5t Cmmunaut6s euopr5snnas: Commissim des Cmmunaut6r euogr6ennes - 23m: (FR) - rnmostrirl. subsrptim: ECU 43,65, BFR 2O@, tRL 31.7S, UKL 2S.EO, DE:8/t-3-P65 USD 45. ISSN 0378-36Ox: gratuit. Europaln Fil. - Drr*tqate-Gsnd8l tq lnfsmation: '54 P66 lnlormerioni - Cmmissim d€tlo Cmuniri ewopa - Boma, Commtssion of tho Euopaan Communrt83 - 3ocm: (EN) - twico Ufficio stampa e inlsmurmo - 30 cm: (tT) - irogoluo. mmthly. gratuito. DA 8'r - 3 - P38. DE:84 - 3 - p77. FB 84 - 3 - p3O. tT B/r - 3 - prg. NL:84-3-P72 P67 lnformrrioni dcumenti - Cmmrssrone d€llo Comunite owop6 ISSN 0379-31 33: 116 of ch8rgo. - Rma, UfficD stampa e inlcmuione - 30 cm: (lT) - irregolare. gratuto. '55 Europoan ncwr - Cmmission o, the European Cmmunrtres - Bengkd(, Pr€ss 8nd rnfsmatron offrcg - 30cm: (EN) - w*kly. P68 lnformazioni rattcgna pcriodica - Commissrme fre of chrge. delle Cmunrti cu@o - Bomr, Ufftcio stampa e infumurme - 30 cm; (lT) - '56 Europaln Plrlirmant - Europ€an pstamsnt - 30 x 43cm: (EN) inegolre. - irregular. gastuito. DA 8't-3-P39. OE:84-3-P46. FF.8/t-3-p89. tT.8/a-3-p8g. NLE/t-3-P/t6 P69 l.on lnd ttccl: monthly bullctln - Ststrstical Offrcr of tha lree ot chargc. Ewopean Communitios: Commission ot th6 Euop6an Cmmuntties - 3Ocm: (DE/EN/FR/lT) - monrhly. 57 Eurottltirtict: D!t! for thort-tcrm cconomic lnllyait - DE:84 - 3 - P31. FB:8it -3 - P8O. tT.84- 3 -p8O Statrstrcal Offrco of tho Eu@aan CommunitGs: Commission of thr ISSN 0378-7559; subsiptrm: ECU 1S,70, BFR 720, Ewop€8n Communri163 - 3Ocm: (DE/EN/FR) - cleven trmes I yas. IRL 1 1.5O, UKL 9, USD 14. DE:84 -3 - P56. FR.84 - 3 - P53 ISSN O25G392 1: Bubssrprron: ECU 23,30, BFR 125O, P7O lron rnd ttc.l: qulrt.rly lnd monthly bullctin! - 3ocm: - l6 rRL 19.75. UKL 15.75, USD 24. issuos. DE:84-3-P33. FB:84-3-P82. IT:84-3-p8l 58 Fich.3 p6drgogiquct,3O lourt d'Europc, - Commission des subsqrptDn: ECU 47,33,8FR 2160, tRL 33. UKL 26, USD 44: Cmmunautis ewop6ennss - Pais, Bwssu do prasse et Cmbned st-bsqipttq. d'intcmatrm - 3ocm: (FR) - mzc num6ros par an. P7 1 lron and rteel: qulrtorty bullotin - Starrstical ebonnom€nt: Ilidrrcttfr & ptix pM DbqDmnts eroupfu. Offica ol ths EuoEnan Communiti€s: Cmmissioo ot the Ewoplan Cmmunitir! 59 Hourly alrningr: Hourt of work - Commission oI tho Ewopean - 3Ocm: (DE/EN/FR/tT) - qustsv. Cmmunitias: Stailstical Oflico ot thc Euop€an Communitros - OE:8/t - 3 - P32. FB 84 -3 - Pgt. tT:E/t - 3 -p82 3Ocm: (DA/DE/EN/FR/lTlNL) - hatf-yerty. ISSN 0378-7672: subsiprim: ECU 41,45, BFR l9OO, tRL 30, OA 84-3-P82. OE:84-3-P78. FB:84-3-P87. tT.B4-3-p77. UKL 24, USD 36. NL:84-3-P82 ISSN 0378-3596: subseiptrm: ECU 20,7S. BFR 950, tRL lS, P72 Litt ot lddirions to rhc Librlry of th. CEC - UKL 12, USD 18. DrGtqstecf,nsel Psonnel and AdmrnEtlation: Commis3ion of tha Euop.ln Cmmuniries - 3Ocm: (DA/OE/EN/FR/tTlNL) - 50 Hydroorbont: monthly bullctin - Sraristrcat Offr€ ol ths monthly. Ewopnan CmmunitEs: Cmmi$ion of ih6 Europern Communitrog DA 8'r - 3 - P8. DE:8rt - 3 - P83. FR:8a - 3 - pl l. tT.84 - 3 - p7. - 3Ocm: IDE/EN/FR)- mmrhty. NL:84-3-PrO oE.8/t-3-P65. FB 84-3-p68 ISSN 0378-3464: subsqiplion: ECU 60,20, BFR 23OO, tBL 29, ISSN 0378-3731: eubsorptron: ECU 20,75, BFR 9SO, tRL 1S, UKL 36.60, USD 44. UKL 12,USO 18. P73 Li.t ot hw. lnd rcguhtiont rdopt.d in th. Mrmbcr Stltlt ot thc Communitirt in lpplic!rion ot lcts !dopt.d by th. Communltiaa - Councilot th6 Ewop€8n Communitros - 3ocm: IOAIOE IEN lFR lfi I NL) - mmrhty. 14

- Rapid inlormalion - Statrstrcal Oftrco ot DA 84 - 3 - P5?. DE:84' 3' P82. FBrS/t -3 - P7' lT:8tl - 3 - P7E' P84 Wlgot .nd incomer NL84-3-P73 iha Euopean Communrtros: Cmmission of th6 Euopoan (EN) ftm of charge: hmtted d$tnbuttfi . Cmmunrtios - 3Ocm: - irregular. FR.8/t-3-Prg P74 Monthly cxtornll trlde bulletin - Statistrcal OttEo of tho fr4 of chrga. Euopean Communrtios Commlsspn of tho Euopoan Cmmunriio3 bullctin - Drelqatecontral - 3Ocm: (oA/DE/EN/FR/lTlNL) - mmthlY' P85 Womcn of Europc - lnformltion OA 84 - 3 - P?5. OE:84- 3 - P71. FE 84 - 3 - Pl' lT 84 - 3' Pl2' foa lnlsmatim: Cmmissron of tho Ew@oan CommunrtEs - NL:84-3-P71 Bruxallas - Brus$l - 3ocm: (EN) - bi-monthlY. ISSN 0378-3723: sub*ripton: ECU 62, BFR 2840, IRL 45, DA 8/t - 3 - P/tg. DC'8/t - 3 - P68. FR 84 - 3 - P64. lT 84 - 3' P30 UKL 36, USD 5/t. NL8/t-3-P83 trs of chrge, P75 Officill Journll of th. Europcln Communiti.t, t'ritt C: tnlormrtion !nd Notic.r - All lnstitutions - 3ocm: (EN) - P86 Eipord$ Kav&tqra -'Eu ptfi titv Fit4,naixd:v aPProximal6lY dartY. l(ci,mfitov - 'Ae4rrir - 30 cm: lGRl' tryois 8fiu1. OA 84 - 3 - P47. DE:84 -3 - P6. FR 8il' 3 - P66. GR 84 - 3 - P8' 6-p"&u. IT.8/r-3 -P57. NL:a4-3 -P77 ISSN 0378-6986: aubsgrplrm: ECU 2O9,5O, BFR 9600. IRL 152, UKL 12 1 .25, USD 181i Subsdipt@ com$ts€s sdiias t and c. P76 Oflicill Journll ol thc Europcln Communitica, scrict L: Lcgirhtion - All lnstrtutrms - 3ocm: (EN) - approximately daily' DA 8it - 3 - Pit8. DE:8it - 3 - P6. FR 84 - 3 - POr. GR.8/t' 3 - P9' lT.8it-3-P58. NL:84'3 -P?8 ISSN 0378-6978: subsrPtDn: ECU 2O9,5O, BFR 9600, L IBL 1 52, UKL 1 2 1.25, USD 18 1 i St,bsiptin cffipt'ss sies and C.

P77 PoinB de repire: ruPPl5m.nt i 30 lour! d'Europc - commission dos Cmmunaut6s esop'6onne3 - Psis, Breau do pres$ 6t d'infdmatron - 3Ocm: (FR) - mensml. abonnament: 86duc tifi & prix pM abamments gd$A1

P78 Prcsr Belolle - Commis$on of tho Euop6an CmmunltG3 - London, lntcmatron offico - 3Ocm: (ENI - inegulr. ft6 of ch8r96, P79 Report. of C!3os befor. thc Court of Ju.ticc - Cut of Justrca of tho Eur@6an CommunitEs - 23cm: (EN) - rneguls' DA 84-3-P8O. DE:84-3-Pr5. FR:84'3-P76' Ge:84-3-P13' lT 8/t-3-P75. NL:84-3'P67 ISSN 0378-7591: subsqiptron: ECU 76,35, BFR 35oo' tRL 55.50, UKL 4,t, USD 66.

P8O Rorult3 of the businott turyeY orriod out lmong m!n!gcmantt in thc Community - Orttrtdstecendal Econmic 8nd Fin8ncialAftsits: Commissron of tho Europoan CommunitiG! - 3Ocm: (DA/DE/EN/FR/lTlNL) - mmthlv. OA:84-3-P79. DE:84'3-P37. tn 84-3-P78. lT:8it'3-P78' NL:84-3-Prg ISSN 0378-4479: aubsrplpn: ECU 60,20, BFR 23@' rBL 38.50. UKL 33.50. UsD 66.

PB 1 Suppbm.nt to th. Ofticill Journll of th. Europcln Communitiat. tarica S - All lnstrtulrm3'3ocm: Pubhc8tion of notrcss ot public wdts contract3 !nd pubic aupplY cmtracts lnd invrtatrms to tondd of tho Euopaan Dsvelopment Fund (EN) - EpproximstolY d8ilY. DA 8,a - 3 - P8t. DC:84 - 3 - P79. FR 84 -3' P86. GR 8'' - 3 -P7' lT.B/t- 3-PBil. NL 84'3-P8O ISSN 0378-7273: subssrptim: ECU 93,80. BFR 43@. IRL 68, UKL 54.25, USD 81.

P82 Unemploymcnt: Monthly bullclin - Statistrcal Olfica ot tho European Commuortro3: commisslm oI tho Euopoe Cmmudl6s - 3ocm: (EN) - monthlY. oE.84-3-P7. FR 84-3-P16. lT 84-3-P26 subsqiptron: ECU 1O,50, BFR 48O, IRL 7.50, UKL 6, USD 1O' P83 Vocltional trlining: lnformation bullatin - E(ops8n Ccnrs fq lhs Oovelopmont of VcstionalTrsrning: Comml$pn of tho Ewop€an Communrtros - 3ocm' (EN) - thts tim63 E Yer' DA.8il-3-P54. DE 84-3-P12. FR.84'3-P66. lT 8/t-3-P50. NL'8'r-3-P7 ISSN 0378-5068:3rbsqrptron: ECU 4, BFB 190, IRL 3, UKL 2.5O, USD 4. 15

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The Agflcultual Srtuatron rn tha Communrty - 1983 R€pdt d6chats radioactrfs an srt€s granrtrquos/Etudes de carosron des - 1983 mat6riaux 2-7 do cmtonours pu lo stoctsge des 3- 18 ag.icultws wrth spmral refs€nc6 to 8g[onomrc research/Prosp*tive Oelivory cmdrtrons fs surlace lrnish of hot roll€d plates and wrda flatg inventtry of tha roquiromonts of Grsk 2-31 3- 14 egrrcultwaflhe rates of valu&addcd tsx in Dstigsio ovffzicht der warkzssmhodon van de Raad ( 1 januai - 1 - 1984 3 2-3A doc€mbtr 1982) Aluminrum tndustry in th6 Europoan Economic Communtty/Ensgy audir - 1982 1-1 No2- 2- 25 Drrrcttry o, the Commissron of tho Europaan Communrtres Annual rnvostment3 in ftxed ass€ts rn the rndustrral entrpri$s of the 2-1 Duratron of un€mploym€nt: Mothods lnd measuement m6mb€r countnos of the EuropEsn Communtttos 1975-1981 in the Ewopean - 1983 1-21 Communrty - 1983 Atrophrc rhtnttts in pigg 1-12 1 -23

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psym6nts Balancos ot - Giographrcal brsakdown 1 977- 1 9B 1 Ec-Yugoslavia agrmmonts, signod rn Bolgrade m 2 Aprrl l98O 2 - g - 1983 1 -22 6ducatron, 1 974- 1 983ffoxt€s rolatds i 18 polrtiqs euop6enne dql' paymants Balances of - Global data 1 97 1- 1982 2-36 - 1983 2- 37 Educatronal laave and th6 lsbM martot in Euop6 3 - 6 Balgqw (L6w pr6p&aton, statur, l6q lous psspetivss)/Le ptrsonnal EEC Compotrton rules: Guide fq small and medium-sized entsprisos en*ignant 18 prolsssionnollo chr96 de fqmatrm 6n 1- 18 1_ 10 geton und Stahl/Thamr*he und mmhanische Trennverfahren liir Effects of pronstal tradiatron wrth spsciat emphasis on lat6 ofloctg 2-34 3-16 biologiqu€s d€s champs magn6trques/Effets 2-24 Eflets brologiquss d6s champs magn5trques 2- 24 gul16tin dos Cmmunaut6s our@60nnes/lnd6x: Elstrom€tric titratron method/Chemical analysis ot forrous mEterals: - 1979 1-3 Dotsmination ol manganese in stmls and irons - - 1980 3- ro 1-4 Employmont and unemployment c - 1984 3-22 The employment of womsn in Ptrtugd 3-6 Th6 cqtrfrcstron o, tho cmtonts (m8ss fractionsl ot csdmium, cobalt, Energy sudri No 2 - Aluminium industry h ths Euopcan Economic copps, manganss, mdcury, nictel, load and zrnc rn a sewage sludge Community 2 - 25 qigrn ot domostic - BCR No 144 2- 17 En6.gy eudrt No. 3 - Pulp, paps and board rndustry rn tho Europsan Th€ ctrtrtrcstron of the cont€nts of cEdmtum, copp€r, mrcury and zrnc in Econmic Communtty 1- 13 a calcareous loam - BCB stl No 141 2- 1A Energy consevatron ( 1 979-83) - Survey of resultsflhs second onergy R The cdtrtEatrcn ol tho contents of cadmium, copper, mffcury, l€ad and & D programma - 2-13 anc in 8 hght sandy soil BCR - No 142 2-19 Enagy consnatrm by en€rgy stdag€ - Advancsd batttrros and fu€l Th€ cfftilrcalron of th6 cont€nts of cadmium, c@psr, nrclal, l6ad and :rnc calls 2 -26 in I s€w896 sludgo smondod soil - BCR No 143 2-20 €nsgy ovaluston tc the European Communrtcs/Wrnd 3-20 Tho certrfrcaton ot the mass tractrms (cont6nts) of cadmrum, cobalt. The ensgy srtuatron in th6 Communrty: Srtuaton 1983 - Outlook 1984 copps, manganoso, mercury, nicfi,el, lead and zinc in a swaga sludge - (Repqt ftom tho Commrssron to the C@ncil) 3-9 BCR No 145 2-21 onergy stqag8 - Advanced batterras and fuel cells/Enogy consvatrm Th6 Gtfrcatrcn mass (contonts) of the tractims of csdmium, cobalt, bv 2-26 copper, manganose, mercry, nicksl, 168d and zinc in I $wag6 sludg€ Enqu6la communautatra sur la structw€ d€s explottatrmg aglicolos of mainly industflal qigin - BCR No 146 2-22 1 979/1 98O L6 chang€monl tehnologrque, I'smplq, l6s qusftfrcatDns et la - n. 1 . lntroductron ct bases m6rhodologrqua3 3-23 ldmatron 2- 11 Entwicllung von Bsch€nvorfahran und Duchfiihrung von Chemical analysis of lorrous mattrisls: D€ttrmrnatron o, manganese in Modellrmhnungen zur thormomechanisch6n Wechs6lwriung stmls and uons - El&tromotric trtratpn msthod 3- 10 des Salzes mir dd Bohrlchaustlordung bzw. mit oingelag6rtan Chomrcal analysis ol ,ffious msterials: Oettrminatron ol non*ombrned Abfellbl6cl.en carbon (graphrte) in st&ls and irons - G.svimsric mothod afttr Z-27 Equal oppqtunrtios and combuston tn a stream ol oxygen vcatronal trarnrng - Oualrfrcatrons and oducatrmal nsds ol cewctrng spouses of Chemrcal analysrs ot ttrrous mattrials: Oottrmtnatrm ot aulphur in steels ownss ol small and and rons - Gravimetric m€thod 3-12 medrum-sized enterpnses 3-7 Etudo d€ la frscturation profondo Ch€mical analysis ot ltrous matorisls: Dotermtnatron of total carbon in des massrfs rehoux granrtrques: 6tud6 Etructual€ de la tractqatrm du granrte (mrnes st@ls and rons - Gravimetric mothod aftff combustion in 8 strsam of de SarntFsylvestro de FanayAugeris et do Megnac, oxygan 3 - 13 . HauteVnnne, France) 3 - I 7 Etudes ch6mers/La planrficstDn das inrtrativ€s de prr6paratron prolossionnelle on de cmosion dss matfrraur ds contenows pou lo stckag€ dos d6ch6ls granitrq@s faver dos i€un€s 1-9 radoactils en 6rt6s 3- 18 The Communrty's research and developmont programmo on Ewope 85 3- 1 decommrssionrng of nrclear pow* plants. Thrd annu8l progress r€pct L'Euope aujord'hui - Etat de l'lnt6grarron owop6€nne {year 1982} 2- 23 - 1982-1983 1 -2 Cmpendium of Cmmuntty provistons on sGtal ffiurty 1-8 Ewopean Certrfred Referance Marsials (EURONORM-CRMs) fd the Competrtron rules: Guido fd small and msdrum-sizod ont*pns€s/EEC detdmrnston ol th6 chemical compositpn of ron and steel products - 1- 10 lnftrmatron Crculil No 1 2-14 Consorl d€s Communaui6s europ5ennes/Fqmulaire des actos mis au Euoposn Cortrtred Reference Materials (EURONOFM-CRMs) prepaed point pu les g.oupos Junstos/Ltngurstos du 2- 10 undd tho auspic€s ol tho European Coal & Steel Communtty (ECSC) - COST-Actres: Vrzamelng van Ov€rsenkomston, g€sloton in h€t kads lnlcmatron Crcular No 1 2- 11 yan van de Ewopes samonwarktng op h6t gebi€d hct Europoan concrted actron - COST 50 - Materials tc gas turbrnes - EC I - w6tenschsppoli*, on tschnrsch onddrGk Crack inrtratron and growth in hrgh tomperatur€ low cycl€ fatrgG - n.2 1981-1982 3-3 2- 24 ALPHABETICAL INDEX 16

industrial ent6rpri36s of tho m€mbd cilntries of th€ Eu@€an Euopsan Begional Devolopmont Fund: Eighth lnnual repqt 1 1 invastmonts in frxod es$ts in tha - t9B2 3- 15 CmmunrtEs 1 975- 98 /Annual - 1983 1-21 Euopean Unionffowards th€ 1 - 6 lnldmarion circulil no. 2/Weldable lrnegrainad str*iual stsls: EuopGan UnN€rsrty lnstrtuto: Sov6nrh Ropst of ActivitiGs - Academrc Becmmandatrms lq preossing, in partrcula td waldrng - 1-11 ycar 1982-83 scioty/Pows and prtrcrpaton rn an 3-19 - 1983 3-21 inldmstrm lnt6gratim ou@6onne/L'Europe aufirurd'hui - Etat de l' Mm8isir Stalsol - Ontstaan, werking an pcspstrGvtn Het Euop63 1 -2 2-2 - 1982-1983 lntrodmtis et bas3 m6thodologiquos [Enqu6te communautai]o 8u 18 Evalu8tim of ths Europ€an Communlty's radtatro prot*tion l6$rch srrmt[o de3 oxploitatims sgrrcol$ 19 79/ 198O: - n. 1l 3-23 programme(1976-8O) 1 - 14 iron and stsl prod$ts - lnttrmation Crculr No 1/Euopean Cdtiliod communautairo 3[ 18 rxplotelions Egticolas 1979/198O/Enquat€ Rald€E M8tsrals (EURONOfiM4RM3) fq tho datrminatron ol the sttwtuo des 2 ' 14 - chomiol mpostim of n. 1 lntrod&ttm ot bsss m6thodologiq$s 3 23 - . 116 lnd 6tml yoebook 1983 - 1983 1 -26 F inadiatrs with spocisl omphass on lst€ ofttrts/Etfmts of pronstal 3-16 Tho Fsm Acdnlsncy Data Nclwdk - RasultS m Mrsollchca: Itali6 - Etat rctul d6 la $tuatim €t pdspctivcs 5volutivos/Le porsonncl AeontngYca. 1978/1979 do tqmatrm p.ofassionnalle cn 1- 17 - 1983 3 -24 2- 29 FlEt glsss lq building J Faostry st8tisiica 1 976- 1 980 2- 12 - 1984 J8p8n: Adgano trl maA€dsr/Statsliga n*9b i 1-29 lqm8toqs dans lr Cmmunaut6 cqop6ennc: Rapprt dc Jwistes/Lrnguistas du Cmsil das Cmmunaut5s ouopfonnes/Fqmulaire 1 - 16 6ynthi$/Fsm8tr6 profussionncllc 6l fdmatim dos do! acto3 mts au Point Pr las groP€s 2- 10 tqmaton prolassionnollG dan3 lo3 paY3 m6mbr6s d. h Cmmunaul6 ewop6enne/Systimes da 1- 19 L fqmatron prolassrmnclle cn Bdgiqm (Lu 3t8tut, l6u pr6pest'm, l6ws perspectivcs)/LePersmnalonsrignlntchrg6d.18 1-19 LabN costs 1 98 1 ldmatron prore$rsnallo on ltalG - Etat tclul do 18 situatrm 6t - n.1. PnnciPal r63ult3 3-25 pdspstrve3 6volutNcs/L. pdsmml do 1 - 77 - n.2. B$ult8 by sizc clas$3 lnd by rrgims 3 - 26 3 - 6 Fqmatron protassisnollo ri tqmstis doslcmato[s dan3 la lsbu mrkci in Ewopo/Educltional lc8vr and thr Bappat do sYntha$ 1- 16 lawyds/Cilt ot Justrco of thG Euoposn CmmuniliGs: lnldmaton td Communaut6 cuop6anno: 3-4 lqmatpn/Lo chsngomont tshnologiquo, l'6mpld, l6s q,alrficatrs3 q" 2-1t't Fdmulafc d6s !ct63 mr3 8u point pr lss gr@pss Juistos^ingutsl's du M Cmsorl dos Communaut6s europ6€nnca 2-10 Main rasulra snd actrvitY ol industry - 1979/ 1980: - 19841 1 978-79 - Princrpal results: - n 2! [srrwluc FBANCE [Srructw. of earnings 3 '27 1 '27 mangancs in arml3 8nd itm3 - Eletrmatric tiratpn method/Chomidl tusrm nrcl6aire cmtr6l6c/Lc programme euop6en de 1 ' 15 lnalysi! of tdros maitrials: Dorsmination of 3 - 10 mass fractrms (cmtontE) ol c8dmium, cobslt, coppar, mangana*, G mscry, nidol, lsad and anc n a $wagc sludge - BCB No 145flh' cstfi@tlon ol th€ 2-21 ges trbin6! - EC 1 - Cract inrtisiron lnd growth in high lampdatur low (cotantsl of cadmium, cobalt, copptr, manganas' clcle fatrgw/Euooesn cmdtod actim - COST 60 - Matdrsls td mass tretims 2-24 mrcuy, nrdel, l68d and 8nc in r $waga sludga ol mainlY industtrll aigin - BCR No 146flhc stilicatim ot tho 2 - 22 Gerual gownment accents snd statrstica 1 9 7G 1 98 1 Mmotair Stelsdl - Ontstsan, warting an pdspetrown/Hcr Ewopo€s - 1982 1 -24 2-2 Gcntral Ropqt m tha Activitica ol thr E[op!8n Cmmunitica/Soventsnlh N - 1983 2-6 gmthtrmal6ndgy - Euopean gmthrmal updsts^hrd intdnatEnal nucler powr plants. Third snnual ptog.ss3 r€pdt (Ycr 1 982)flhc - Rosults EC resrch and &monsratlm proiccts ln tho smrnr ol CommunrtY'3 rr${ch and davolopmlnt progtemmc m trold of 2-35 docommissimingot 2-23 Gaothdmsl rn6gY - R & D Programmc 2-30 glass fs buildingL/Fl8t 2-29 o Glosseium: GlossrY of labo[ snd t]gdr union movomsnt 2 ' 40 g.8nrt6 d. Ssrnt&Sylv.sro (min€s dr Flnay-Augsis ot d. Megns' Outlinc programma of tho Cmmissim ta 1984 2 ' 3 HautlvEnn., Frsncc)/Elude do la fractratm profondo d$ m8sifs Ovrmnkmsten, gasloten in hot ksdor Y8n dc Euopa$ samenwrkrng rcheux granitiqss: 6tuda strstralc de la tractqati$ du 3' 17 op hGt gsbiod v8n h6t worenshspprlrl sn trchnl*h graphrto) in slools lnd ron3 - G.avim6tric mothod aftd cmbustim in I ond6zofk/COST-ACtica: Vrzamolng van strcam of oxygon/Chomicel anllysrs ol l6rr@s mslsials: -n.2 1981-1982 3-3 Ootdmrnatronof non{ombinodwbon ( 3 - 11 ovdzicht dor w6rkr88mh6don van da F88d (1 isnuei - 31 da€mbd C{ssm€tric m€thod afts combu8ttm in a 3tr68m ol oxYgan/Chcmical 1982)/Datigste lnslysis of fsro$ matorials: O€trmlnatrm of norcombincd crbon -1982 1-1 (g.8phrto) in sisls lnd rons - G.evim€tric mrthod/Chomical sn8lYsrs of f8tou3 maltrisl3: Dotqmn!tim P of sulphu in stslc 8nd rong - 3-12 pdsgndc nol sttda dsi sfliri - Rolszimo sulb risultanza di G.dl( sgricultue with spelal roftroncr io agtmmrc EpdalEato cm rsptrli: Repubblica r6$ach/Prospfttivs invontBy of lhs rsquiromenis ot 2-31 ricognizrmi brbhogrsficho o di inchroste Fcdorsla d Gdmann, Francia, Rogno Unrtoffenica rntqmaiio G 3-8 I lqmurmcdi Lc p6lmml d! tsmatis protsssimmll€ on lrstio - Ersl actual do la 1 - 17 lndcx: Bullotrn des Cmmunaut6s cuop5ennes situetion ot pqspstives 6volutivas de la trmalrm profs3sionnclb an - 1979 1-3 Le pfisnclaneignant chrg6 (Lcu pr6pralrm, ptrspsiivGs) 1 - 18 - 1980 1-4 Bdgqw sratut, Lu lsws ALPHABETICAL INDEX 17

pigs/Atrophic rhrnrtrs in t-12 Ths siructua ot public limited companiss t -7 plantfication L8 d€s initratrves de pr6paratim profesimn€lle en lavsw dos Studros of national ec@nlt - No 2: Sto.l of trxod ss$ts in industry in tuncs ch6meus 1-9 th€ Communtty Mombr Statss: tow&ds gr€8id cmparability plates snd wid6 fl8ts/Delivey condrtrons fq srt8cc trnish ol hot rollod - 1983 1 -28 3- 14 Studios of nrtimalsccounB - No 3: Trands in tho public finlnes ol tho Pdtugalffh€ omploymsnl ot wom6n in 3-0 Membs Statas ( 1 97G 1 98 1 ) Powr and participatron in an intdmation sei€ty 3- 19 - 1983 2-39 primary raw msttrials progamme (1978-81)/Solected paptr3 arising sdphu in srools and irms - Gavimotric morhod/Chomicat lnatysi3 of trom the EEC 2 -32 lsros matsialg: O6tfiminatrm of 3-12 PrincipEl rosults [Labu costs 198 1: - n. l] 3-25 surfsco finish of hot rollad plstca and wide flats/Delivay cmdirions tc protossionnollo €n f6vou dss ieums ch6meus/La planrfrcatron des 3-14 inrtrativas de pr6paratron 1-9 Systimes de tcmation profossionnalle dans las pays membrcs ds la Communaut6euop6anne L6 progromm6 suop6en ds fusion nucl68ire cmtr6l6o 1- 15 1 - ig Programm€ ot th€ Commissim la 1984 T - 1984 3-2 Prospectrve inventcy of tha roquiremonts of G,oak agdcultuo wth Tantalum ponroxid. m tsntslum toil - BCB No 26 1 2-33 apffEl r€ftronce to agrmomic ro$trch 2-31 Trcnica inlcmatica a tamariono di pgsmalc spccializato ncl sottao doi pubhc g7G ,rnanc6s ol rhe M6mbs St8tos ( I 1 9B I )/Srudr6s ol natronal swizi - Boleion€ sull6 risultauo di ricognizionr brbiogafiche a di accounts - No 3: Tr6nd3 in the rnchissto cm 6sperri: Repubblica Fedade di Grmsnia. Francia, Regno - 1983 2-39 Unrto 3 - 8 pubhc Textes la polrtiqB gg3 Imrted compani€s/The stsEtw€ of 1-7 relatrfs i eqop6onm de l'6ducarim, 1 97rt-l Pulp, papar and boa(d rndust y in th6 Ewopean Economrc 2-36 Cmmunrty/Enrgy sudrt No. 3 - 1- 13 Th*mische und mmhanischs Trsnnv*fahron fii Boton und Stahl 2- 34 R Third intdn8ttmal $minr - Rosults o, EC ro$rch snd dommstratrm proiocts in the fiold of grcthamal an6gy - Euop€8n gmthdmsl Faad ( I isnusr - 3 1 decambs 1g82)/Otrtrgsre ovdzicht der updEts 2-35 werizaamhsd€n van de Toweds th6 Eu@€sn Unim 1-6 - 1982 1-1 training 8nd prospets/V€atioal raining p€rsnd in Bslgium - The rates of valuerddod tax in sgricultua Srtuation, 1 -2O - 1984 2-38 Tronnvertahron fii Beton und Srshlflhdmischa und mehanrscho Rmhonvsrrstyon und Drchl0hrung vm Modollrrchnungen zu 2- 34 th€rmomochanischon W&h$lwi*ung dos Salzes mrt dsr U Bohrlahauskleidung bd. mrt 6rngelrgston Abf ellbl6ctsn/Entwidlung vm 2 -27 0bsernkiinfte 1 98o/Sammlung dr vm dan EuopEischcn Rogional accounts ESA: Detailed tsblca by brsnchrs I g7g/ 1 9BO Gsm€inschaft €n gcschlos$n - 1981 1 -26 - n.10 2-4 Rogionsl D€valopmsnt Fund: Eighth annual repct/Ewopean uncmploymonl: Mothods and mossuamont rn thr Erop€an -1982 3-15 Community/Duatrm ol Repsts ol th6 Scientfic Cmmrttm ld Animal Nutritim - 1983 1 -23 .- Fourth Strios 2 - g unemployment/Employm€nt and Results - 1984 by size classs rnd by regiona [Labou costs 1 98 I : - n.2] 3-22 3-26

S vsluFaddod tax in agrrcultwe/fhc rates ol - 1984 2_35 Sammlung der von den Euop6r*hen Gem6insch8ft6n gsschlos$n Vocatronal training pdsonnel in Bolgium - SrtuatDn, trarntng and Ubsernkinfte 1980 prospocts -n.lo 2-4 1 -2O The secmd energy R & D progrsmm€ - Enagy cmwatrm ( 1979-83) - W Swey of results 2- 13 Selected papas ansrng lrm tho EEC primary raw matrials programme Wddsble flno-g.8in€d strEtral stmls: Rftomm€ndatims fq prc6ssing, ( in partrcular weldrng - 1 978-8 1) 2- 32 fc lnfqmaton circula no. 2 1-11 Seventmnth Genssl R€pdt on th6 Acrivitios ot th€ Euopoan Wind 6nergy €valuatron fs tha E[opean Cmmunrtios 3-20 CommunttEs women in Pqtugalffhe employment ol 3-6 - 1983 2-5 swage sludg€ of domostrc digin - BCR No 144[he cstrficatDn of rho (mass contonts tret@ns) of cadmium, cob8lt, c@p6, mangsnose. Yosrbook of ion 8nd st@l 1952- I 982 mtrcury, nickol, l6ad and anc in a 2-17 - 1983 3-28 seral smurty/Compendrum of Cmmunrty provisions m 1-8 Yugoslavra agrmment3, 3ignod rn Bolgrade m 2 Apnl 198O/EC- Z-9 6oil - BCR No 141/fho c€rtrficatim of th. cmtenrs ot cadmium, c@ptr, E mecwy and zinc rn a crlcatooug loam 2- 1A soil - BCR No 143^hc cortrficatim ol th6 contonts of csdmium, coppd, FnrrtroirxdTarcio lTcpgcprurfi Aod'rnflr: afioa ixiur. nict6l, had and :inc in a swsgo Bludgo 8mcnded fi&,y1 2-20 - 1981 spou*s of owngrs of small and modrum-rizod antrpn$s/Equal oppdtunrtGs and veattmal trsining - Oudfiotons snd edcational n nssdg ol ccwdting 3-7 Stahlffhormischo und mschanrschs Trsnnvorlahron tfr Betm und H rcppalJtomcrfi roluufi tov Ftgwaix6v Kuoilrot 2 - 1 6 2-34 Statsligo in*6b i Japsn: Adgang rrl mart€dor 1-29 Structwo and actrvity of industry - 1 979/ t 98O - 1984. Msrn r€sult8 3 -27 Sructue of ernrng3 1 I 78-79 - Pnncipal ro3ults - n.2. FRANCE 1-27 SERIES INDEX 18

ChomEal snalysis ot ferros mataials: D€tdminaton of non{omblnod csrbon (graphtls) rn stools and irms - G'avrmatnc msthod after combustron in a stream ol oxygen 3 - 1 1 Chomical analysrs of fdrds mettrrals: DotsmrnalEn o' sulphur ln Series index st@ls and irons - Gravrm€tric msthod 3-12 Chemrcal analysis ol fsr@s mattrials: D€tdmrnatEn of lotalcarbon in stsb 8nd irms - Grsumotric m€thod 8ftd cmbustrm in a stroam 3-13 A of oxygen Dolivdy condrtDns d surtee ftnrsh of hot rollod plaros and wide 3 - 14 Agriculture fl8ts 12 Relrenca Materials (EURONORM{RMs} td the At.ophic rhinrtr3 in Prgs 1- Eur@oan CdlrtGd th€ chamical compositrm o' i(m and stml Prospoctrv€ tnvantcy of th€ r€quirsmonls ot G'eok sgricultus wrth delormrnatrm ol 31 p.oducts - Crculs No 1. Euopean Certfrod R€fssnce ap€cral refer6n@ io agrmomic r6ssrch 2 - lntsmattm (EURONORM-CRM3) p(sp&od undsr th€ ausprces of tha R6pqt3 of th8 Sci€ntfic Commlttm tq Animal Nutrrtrm Matstsls Euopean Coal & Stsl CmmunrtY (ECSC) - lnldmalrm Crculil No - Fowth Senes 2 ' A 2'11 Agricultws, fssstry and fishwres (grmn covr) 1 Weldable lrnegrarnsdstrEtual st*13: RrcmmGndatrmstq Enqu6te communautara au la structuo des o(glotatrms 8gricol63 presssrng, in putrcula. tq w€ldrng - lntsmatrm circula no' 2 1 979/ 1 98O 1- 11 - n.1. lntrodwtpn 8t b8$s m6thodolo€rques 3 ' 23 Euopsan dEumentatim Fd€stry slairstrcs 1 976- 1 980 rulss: Guide fq small 8nd m€drum-sizod - 1984 2-12 EEC Comp€trtrm 1 - 10 Tho rat6s ol valu&8dd€d tax in agrrcullue ontspflses rn*eb i Japsn: Adgang trl mekodst 1 - 29 - 1984 2-38 Statslige HrcplatJaomxitto)utuiltovFtptrodxhvKwfitov 2- 16 B Euopsan pqspettvas H6t Ewopss Mm6tsir St6l$l - Ontsrsan, werking en paspetlovor BCR-lnfqmstron t-2 The c{trfrcstrm of tho cmtants (mass tactims) ol cadmrum, cobalt' copps, msngsn€so, mscrY, nidol, load lnd zinc in a sewage I 17 sludgo oI domostic qiin - 8CR No 144 2 - of th€ cmtant3 of cadmium, copps, mercwy and zinc lndusuial prc€ssos Tho ctrtfrc8trm 2-29 rn a calcareous loam soll - 8CR No 141 2- 18 Flat glsss fd buildrng Th6 cstfrcatron of tho cmtonts ol c8d,nrum, copp€f , mercuy. losd lnduslry snd snices (blu cova) of tho and:rnc in a light sandv scil - BCR No 142 2 - 19 Annugl invosrments in firod ss$t3 in tha industrisl entdp(iss 1981 Th6 cdtficatron ol tho cmtonrs of cldmium, copptr, niclal, load 8nd mombar contrios of tho Eu@oan Communirres 1975- zinc in I swsgo sludg.amondsd 3cil- BCR No 143 2'20 - 1983 1-21 Ths cdtrlrcstion ol ths mass lractrons (otonts) ol cadmrum, cobalt, lron and stsl Yeilbook 1983 copp6, mangans$, mccry, nidel, load and zinc in a sewage - 1983 1 -25 2 - 21 sludgo - BCR No 145 Strwtus and actrvitY ol indusry - 1979/198O (cmtents) ol cadmtm, cobali, Tho csrtrfrcatron of th€ ma33 tractrms - 1984. Marn rosull3 3 -27 lead and:rnc in a *wage copps, mangan€ss, msc[Y, nidrel' Youb@k ot rm and sl6ol 1952-1982 - BCR No 146 2-22 sludgs of msrnlY industrisl aigin - 1983 3 -28 Tanlalum pontoxrdo on tanlslum torl - BCR No 26 1 2-33 Brologiel scion@3 N Etlets brologrques des champs magn5trques 2- 24 Bulletrn of tho Eu@oan CommunrtEs : Supplomsnt Natpnal acccnts, finance and bdan€ of payments (vrolet covwl 1-7 1 Tho structu(e of public ltmrt6d companios Batancss ot paymont3 - GeographEd braskdown 1 977-1 98 - 1983 1-22 D Balances ol payments - Global dara 1 97 1-1 982 - 1983 2-37 OEum6nt Genaal govrnment accilnts and atatrstica 1 97G 1981 Tha employment of wom€n in Pqtugal 3-6 - 1982 1 -24 Rogional acc@nts ESA: Ostailod tables by btsnchos 1 979/ 1 98OI E - 1981 r-26 Studios ol natisal a@onts - No 2: Stocl ot fixed as$ts in ndustry rn Endgy grsattr @mpeabilrty Esop6sn Ecmomic the CommunrtY M€mbs Slats3: towrds En6gy ludrt No 2 - Aluminium industry in tho 1-28 CmmunrtY 2 ' 24 -1983 nstrmsl r@onts - No 3: Tronds rn the public tinan@3 ot ths Entrgy audrt No. 3 - Pulp, paptr 8nd b6d industry in the Ewopean Studres ol Momb6 Ststos (197G1981) Econmic CmmunrtY 2-39 En{gy cmsvatrm by onergv stc6F - Advsncad b8ltsi63 lnd tuol - 1983 cells 2-26 Nucler rciencc and lehnology dowlopmont progaamm€ on Geothcmal onsgy - R & D Progamma 2-30 Tha Cmmunrty's resoech end ol powu plants' Thrd rnnual progross The ffiond on6gY R & O programmo - EnorgY cmswatrm docmmissioning nElor (ysar 2- 23 (1979-83) - Swey ol results 2 ' 13 r€pdt 1982) Owchfiihrung vm Thrd inttrnatronsl smnar'Fosults ol EC rososch lnd dommstratron Entwicklung von Reh6nvarrahron und Wehslwirkung d3s propcis in th! fEld of gethsmslrndgv - Euopean g6oth6'md Modell.*hnungEn :u thtrmmrchanr$hen 2 - 35 Salzos mrt dor Bohrlahaustlerdung br. mrt Grngslsgdton updste 2-27 Wrnd enrgy evaluaton fq lhc Euopoan Cmmunltras 3 ' 20 Abf6llbl6.*'sn prolmda das massfs rehaux gr8nltiqss: Envirmmont lnd quslitY of tfo Etuda de la tractuattm do lE tractustlo du grsnlla do sarntlsYlvsstro Sslsiod papd3 a.ising ftm th€ EEc primay taw maltrisls 6tuda strGtwalc (1978-81) 2-32 (mines de Fanay-Augeis ot do Mrgnrc, Hsutevionno, Franc€) programme 3-17 EURONORM itudes de cqrosim dca mstriaux do cmtonous pu l€ srockago d€s Chomrcsl snalysis ol tsr@s maldisls Dstqmrnatim ol manganoso in d6chots radoactils on 61103 granlilquos 3-18 slsls and rrm3 - El&tromolrrc trtr8trm mothod 3 - 10 ]ERIES INDEX 19

Thormrscha und m&hanrsche Trennvertahron f& Boton und Stahl 2'34

Phy$cal scEnces Ewopean conce ted actron - COST 50 - Mattri8l3 fc gas twbrnss - EC 1 - Cracl inrtratrm and growth in high t€mpdstuo low cyclo tatrgu€ 2-24 Populstpn and s@ial condrtrons (yollow cove) Ouatrm of unomploymont: M€thods and m68sur6mont in tho Eu.op6an Communlty - 1983 1 -23 Employmont and unemploym€nt - 1984 3-22 Labou costs 1 98 1 - n. 'l . Prrncipal r€sults 3 - 25 - n.2. R€sults by sizo classes 8nd by regron3 3 - 26

Structu€ of esnings 1 978-79 - Prrncipal results - n.2. FRANCE 1 - 27

Rsdroprotction Effects of prenstal iradratDn wrth spscill smphasr3 m late offcts 3-16

ScGnce End tmhnology potcy Evslustron ot th€ Euopean Communrty's rsdratDn protoction rarrch progammc(1976-8O) 1-14 Pows and prtcrpatrm in 8n intcmstrm seroty 3 - 19 Salg og abonnement'Verkeuf und Abonnement' nurAtlocrg ror ouv6pop(g' Sales and subscriptions Vente et abonnomonts 'Vendita e abbonamenti ' Verkoop en abonnementen

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