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no.7/8 1975 Manuscript finished in September 1975. 8th year contents

EVENTS 1sT PART AND STUDIES

1. European Union: Positions taken by the European Parliament, the Court of Justice and the Economic and Social Committee 6 2. The European Community and the CSCE 8 3. Towards a 'Europe for citizens' 12 4. Action programme for taxation 14 5. Multiannual Community research programmes: Commission proposals ...... 16

ACTIVITIES 2ND PART IN JULY/AUGUST 1975

1. Functioning of the common market 20 - Customs union 20 - Internal common market 22 - Competition policy 24 - Fiscal policy and financial institutions 33

2. Economic and monetary union 35 - Economic, monetary and financial policy 35 -Regional policy ...... 40 -Social policy ...... 41 - Environment and consumer protection 45 - Agricultural policy ...... 46 - Industrial and technological policy 55 - Science, research and development, education, scientific and technical information 55 - Energy policy 57 - Transport policy 60 3. External relations 61 - Multilateral negotiations 61 - Commercial policy . . 63 - Development and cooperation 66 -Commodities and world agreements 67 -International organizations . . . . 68 - Mediterranean countries 70 - African, Caribbean and Pacific countries 72 - Non-member countries ...... 75 - Diplomatic relations of the Communities 77

4. Institutions and organs of the Communities 78 - European Parliament 78 -Council 89 - Commission 93 - Court of Justice 94 - Economic and Social Committee 99 - ECSC Consultative Committee 100 - European Investment Bank 101 - Financing Community activities 104 -Audit Board ...... 108

5. Institutional questions- European policy 111

3RD PART DOCUMENTATION Publications of the European Communities Supple·ments 1975

1/75 The Community's supplies of raw materials

2/75 Stocktaking of the common agricultural policy

3/75 Community measures for the approximation of laws (1972-1974)

4/75 Statute for European compani~s (amended proposal for a regulation)

5/75 Report on European Union

6/75 Development and raw materials-Problems of the moment

7/75 Towards European citizenship 1sT PART EVENTS AND STUDIES 1. European Union

European Union

Positions taken by the European Parliament European Parliament, 1103. Early in 1973, Parliament instructed its the Court of Justice Political Affairs Committee to report on Eur­ and the Economic opean Union. The Committee then designated and Social Committee Mr Alfred Bertrand (Christian Democrat Group) as rapporteur. 1101. At the Paris Summit Conference of 19 On the strength of an interim report, Parliament and 20 October 1972, the Heads of Government passed a first Resolution on European Union on made it their major objective, by the end of the 17 October 1974.6 current decade and in strict compliance with the Parliament presented its report on European Treaties signed, to transform all the relations of Union in the form of a Resolution/ adopted after the Member States into a European Union. The a major political debate8 on 10 July. The Community institutions were therefore asked to House felt that the Union must be designed as a prepare by the end of 1975, a report on th_e pluralist and democratic community wh~se subject, to be presented to a later Summit 1 priority aims are as follows: to ensure Strict Conference. The objective of European Union respect for liberty and human dignity; to pro­ was confirmed by the Summit Conferences in mote social justice and solidarity between the Copenhagen on 14 and 15 December 19732 and 3 Member States and the citizens of the Commun­ in Paris on 9 and 10 December 1974. At the ity through the establishment of an econo':llic Paris meeting, the Heads of Government consi­ order ensuring full employment and the equita­ dered that the Nine should agree as soon as ble distribution of incomes and wealth; to possible on an overall concept of European oppose resolutely any cause of conflict or _ten­ Union. Confirming the importance they sion in order to contribute towards the mamte­ attached to the reports of the Community insti­ nan~e of peace and freedom; to take part in tutions, they asked the Parl~ament, t~e Commis­ efforts to reduce tension and settle disputes by sion and the Court of Justice to brmg forward peaceful means throughout the world and, in their presentations to the end of June 1975. It Europe, to develop cooperation and security was agreed to delegate Mr Tindemans, the between States. The Union must be based on Belgfan Premier, to provide the Heads of Gov­ an institutional structure which will ensure its ernment by the end of 1975 with a summary coherence, in particular: on a body, within report based on the reports of the institutions, which participation by the Member States in the and his talks with the governments and those representing public opinion within the Commun­ ity. 1 Bull. EC 10-1972, Part 1, Chapter I. 1102. The Commission adopted its report on 2 Point 16 of Final Communique, Bull. EC 12-1973, 4 point 1106. European Union on 25 June 1975. On its side, 3 Bull. EC 12-1974, point 1104. the Council had sent for review to the Member 4 Supplement 5/75 - Bull. EC; see also Bull. EC States' governments and other Community insti­ 6-1975, points 1101 to 1106. tutions a 'questionnaire on establishing the Eur­ s Bull. EC 6-1974, point 2507; Eighth General opean 'union', finalized by the Committee of Report, point 8. 6 Bull. EC 10-1974, point 2403. Permanent Representatives, with the help of a 7 Supplement 9/75- Bull. EC. group of experts from the Member States.5 s Point 2406.

6 Bull. EC 7/8-1975 European Union European Union

decision-making process of the Union will be would be assured by one common court which guaranteed; on a Parliament having budgetary had the task of declaring the law for all the powers and powers of control, which would States and their inhabitants; legal certainty participate on at least an equal footing in the involves that powers once transferred may not be legislative process, as is its right as the represen­ withdrawn. H the Union were to include an tative of the peoples of the Union; on a single elected Parliament exercising legislative powers, decision-making centre which will be in the the question would arise of a possible review of nature of a real European government, indepen­ the conformity of legislative enactments with the dent of the national governments and responsible Treaty. The Court of Justice would be the to the Parliament of the Union; on the European appropriate body to exercise such a review. Court of Justice; on an Economic and Social Council, as a consultative body; on a European Court of Auditors. The powers and responsibil­ Economic and Social Committee ities of the Union must be progressively widened, in particular in: foreign policy, security policy, 1105. During the plenary session of 16 and 17 social and regional policy, educational policy, July, the Economic and Social Committee adopt­ economic and monetary policy, Community ed an Opinion on European Union. 1 Prepared budgetary policy, policy on energy and supplies from the report by Mr De Bruyn (Belgium­ of raw materials, a scientific and technical -General Interests) it was turned over to Pre­ research policy. The Union, based on the col­ mier Tindemans by Mr Henri Canonge, the lective exercise of common responsibilities, must Committee's Chairman, on 22 July. In its Opi­ remain open to new tasks. nion, the Committee proposes that a Charter be drawn up defining the objectives of European Court of Justice Union. This document should establish the foundations of the Union in comlliance with the 1104. The Court of Justice set out its sugges­ rules of democracy and politica , philosophical tions on European Union in a paper addressed to and cultural pluralism. It should define the the other Community institutions on 15 July rights of European citizens and restate the eco­ 1974, as an internal document of the Commun­ nomic and social objectives which it is proposed ity. The suggestions were turned over to Mr to attain. Tindemans, the Belgian Premier, by Mr Robert The Union must possess effective institutions Lecourt, President of the Court of Justice, on 22 whose functions and interrelations are clearly July. In this paper, which confines itself to the defined. legal and judicial fields, the Court states that the Community is governed by the rule of law and As regards the Union's institutions, the Commit­ considers that a genuine rule of law in the tee emphasized the need for a Parliament elected European context implies binding rules which by universal suffrage and voting Community apply uniformly and which protect individual laws. It wished to see the Economic and Social rights. European Union would lack any force if Committee raised to institutional rank, as an it was based upon rules that imposed neither Economic and Social Council. obligations nor sanctions on Member States in their relations with one another or with indivi­ duals. European legal rules must take prece­ dence over all internal measures; their authority 1 Supplement 917 5 - Bull. EC.

Bull. EC 7/8-1975 · 7 2. The European Community and the- CSCE

European Union

To give practical shape to its aims and the aims 1201. The final stage of the Conference on it will decide to adopt for the future, and to Security and Cooperation in Europe took place apply the policies essential to achieving them, the in Helsinki from 30 July to 1 August, when the Union must be vested with certain powers trans­ Final Act of the Conference was signed by the ferred from national to Community level, and Heads of State or Government of the thirty-five should accordingly possess appropriate auth­ States taking part. ority. Before the start on 22 November 1972 of the preparatory work on the Helsinki Conference, the Community in the Communique of the Paris Summit Conference of October 1972, had stated its intentin to make a concerted and constructive contribution to the Conference prepar­ ations.1 The preparatory stage, at which the mandates were defined for the three Committees who were to study the various aspects of security and cooperation, and during which the European Commission acted mainly as coordinator for the spheres within the competence of the EEC, concluded with the formal opening of the Con­ ference at Foreign Minister level from 3 to 8 July 1973. At that meeting, the Danish Minister, Mr Andersen, as President-in-Office of the Council of the Communities, announced that the Communities agreed the mandate and confirmed that the Community would be involved as such in the future work of the Conference, in confor­ mity with its own competences.2 The second phase of the Conference, which went on in Geneva from 18 September 1973 to 21 July 1975., saw the Community participate according to the form agreed by the Council in September 1973 ;3 meaning that the Commission representatives were included, clearly and dis­ tinctly, in the delegation of the Member States holding Presidency of the Council with their rank and post within the Commission indicated, and took part in the proceedings of Committee 11, expressing the Community view in so far as

1 Point 13 of the final Communique. Bull. EC 10-1972, Part 1, Chapter 1. 2 Bull. EC 6-1973, point 1501. 3 Bull. EC 9-1973, point 1203.

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competences and procedures so required. Com­ tence and own procedures, in the work of the mittee 11 was assigned to prepare the drafts of Conference, and that implementing the results of the final documents of the Conference on the negotiations on those subjects would hinge on economic side (trade, cooperation, science and Community agreement. The Communities have technology, environment, transport, labour, examined the conclusions of the Conference on tourism etc.). these matters and I am priviliged to inform you that they have accepted them. The results of the two years' work of the second stage were reviewed by the European Council, I shall therefore sign the Final Act of the meeting in Brussels on 17 July, which signified Conference in my dual capacity: as the represen­ its agreement on the texts drawn up during this tative of Italy, on her behalf, and as President­ stage and adopted in the Final Act of the in-Office of the Council of the Communities on Conference. In a statement,1 the Council their behalf. Non-member countries will thus acknowledged the joint efforts of the Commun­ be assured that the conclusions of the Confer­ ity countries at the Conference as 'a shining ence will be implemented by the Community, as example of constructive cooperation'; it also far as they are concerned, in respect of the highlighted the value of the Conference in that it matters now falling within, or eventually falling had affirmed common principles of conduct in within its competence. relations between the participating States. As regards these matters, the term "participating States" in the Final Act will be understood as 1 Finally, on August, at the Summit Meeting in applying also to the European Communities. Helsinki, the third stage of the Conference, Mr Aldo Moro signed the Final Act in his dual With respect to implementing the conclusions of capacity as President of Italy's Council of Minis­ the Conference, the Community views will be ters and President-in-Office of the Council of the expressed in accordance with its internal rules, European Communities. whenever matters falling within its competence are involved. Here I would like to remind you that, by their Statement by the unceasing efforts towards economic and social President-in-Office of progress in the Member States, and with the aim the Council of expanding and improving international eco­ nomic relations, the Communities have already 1202. Mr Moro made the following statement made a significant contribution to the goals of on behalf of the Community: our Conference. Mindful of the Community's 'In the context I have just described, of a forward-moving character, the Member States dynamic outlook and an enrichment of the loom consider that the results of the Conference do of political and human relationships, as Presi­ not impede the process of European unification, dent-in-Office of the Council of the European as they freely intend to pursue it. This process, Communities, I would like to recall the declar­ a factor for peace and security, is a positive ation, on behalf of the Community, by Mr contribution towards cooperation in Eur­ Andersen, Denmark's Minister for Foreign ope. They are determined to go on collaborat­ Affairs on 3 July 1973. Mr Andersen had ing together with all the participating countries drawn his colleagues' attention to the fact that, to attain this goal. depending on the matter in hand, the Commun­ ity might be involved, according to its compe- 1 Point 1204.

Bull. EC 7/8-1975 9 Community and CSCE Community and CSCE

. :

The cohesion of the Nine has proved of value in now been assembled for the first time into a the work of the Conference and this has really single document signed at top level. helped in discovering points of common agree­ ment with the participating States. It is a token The other important texts include the document of the open spirit in which those countries plan on economic and trade information which high­ to continue their multilateral dialogue for lights the value for eco~omic . relation~ a~d detente, peace and cooperation.'• cooperation of better available Information m respect of production, consumption and foreign trade statistics, trade regulations, economic Results of the Conference forecasts etc. · Other chapters deal with business arr.angements and contacts, ma!keting, projects of common interest, harmonization of standards, 1203. Any review of the features of the CSCE should highlight the splendid Community coop­ arbitrage, repatriation of profits, cooperation in transport, tourism and migrant labour. The eration whicli prevailed throughout each of Its chapter on industrial cooperation is particularly stages. The work of the Committee responsible for economic, scientific and technical cooper­ significant since it is the first multilateral paper ation enabled the guidelines to be established in on the subject. a large number of areas involving th~ Co,mm.un­ On the economic side, the results of the CSCE, ity. The preamble to .the Committees fm~l on which so many governments have rightly set document defines the basic concepts of economic much store, can in short be said to have clarified cooperation, among which should be mentioned the basic concepts and more sharply defined the reciprocity, of crucial impor.tance in t~e co~text forms and methods of economic cooperation, of relations with State-tradmg countries, smce, thus producing factors which can help to despite the difference between the economic improve and normalize relations between East systems, it aims for an 'equitable distribution of and West in Europe. the benefits and obligations of comparable pro­ portions'. Naturally, the statements emerging from the Conference are not sufficient in themselves; This means that the partners at the Conference everything hinges on how effectively the partici­ grant one another concessions of comparable pants apply the principles. As Mr Moro point­ proportions, con~act obligations. equally, ~n~ ed out on behalf of the Community, it is ready to thus obtain benefits of equal magmtude. Th1s IS implement the conclusions of the Conference in a concept which had not hitherto been mutually respect of those matters which fall or will fall acknowledged as a basic principle of internation­ within its competence, with the aim of streng­ al relations, and particularly of relations with the thening inter-European cooperation. State-trading countries. With this in mind, it should be recalled that the The preamble is followed by detailed texts con­ European Community has already demonstrated cerning trade, industrial cooperation, science and its resolve to act in the spirit of the Conference, technology, environment etc. Among its gener­ by indicating in practical terms, at the end of al provisions, the text on trade contains mean­ 1974, that it was always ready to initiate negot- ingful ideas such as diversification of trade, broadening the scope for choice of products, safeguards against market disruption etc. All these ideas are certainly not new, but they have 1 Provisional translation.

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iations to establish contractual relationships with emerged in the discussions of the Conferen~ and the State-trading countries, 1 so as t~ provide the in certain instances, particularly on those tssues required impetus to such trade relattons. involving the movement of individual~, ideas and information, were the reason why tt was not The same positive a~d constructive SJ?irit as possible to go further. But it is of grea~ ~por­ inspired the Commumty delegates dun~g the tance that a searching debate could be mtttated Conference itself will also permeate the tmple­ on many aspects of the relations between t~e mentation of the provisions of the final act. participating States, and that on each ~f ~ese, 1t was possible t.o affirm the common prmctple~ of conduct and to express, in the most practtcal Statement by the European possible way, the States' intention to allow and Council on the CSCE to foster the development, all over Europe, and therefore in Berlin also, of cooperation, trade 1204. The European Council, meeting in and contacts in which individuals will be given Brussels on 16 and 17 July, adopted the follow­ major consideration. ing statement on the CSCE. Among the principles voiced, each one of which '1. Viewing the final stage of the Conference on is to be interpreted mindful of ~he. othe.r~, the Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Eur­ Conference confirmed both the mv10labthty of opean Council is glad to find that ~fter two years frontiers and the possibility of changing them, in of negotiation, thirty-five countrtes .of E~~pe compliance with international law, by peaceful and North America have succeeded m defmmg means and through agreement. the guidelines for their future relations. 4. The European Council believes that the 2. The Conference was marked by the conce~t­ substance of tlie Final Act is a milestone on the ed contribution made by the member countrtes road of detente whose true significance can be of the Community, in accordance with the inten­ gauged only in ;erms of the effective application, tion expressed by their Heads of G?vernment on the part of each participating State, of all ~he meeting in Paris on 22 O~ober 1?7~, JUSt before principles reaffirmed, and of the actton the consultations opened ~n Helsmkt. The ~el­ agreed. For their part, the Nine are resolved to sinki and Geneva negotiations afforded the N~ne adhere to the principles voiced by the Conference the opportunity to take up a common ta.sk whtch and to take any measures in their power to became a shining example of constructtve coop­ ensure that as far as they are concerned, the eration; they also showed that the p~ocess of conclusions are put into practice. Thus. the growing unity in which the Com!Dumty c~u~­ climate of mutual trust could be estabhshed tries embarked, fully aware of therr responstbtl­ which would allow the barriers to be opened in ities to history, has now reached the stage of order to bring the peoples more closely together. maturation. Moved by the firm hope that. implementing the 3. The convening of the Conference was possi­ conclusions of the CSCE wtll lead to a real ble as a result of the improved relations between improvement in relations between. the States the States of Europe, deriving from the quadri­ taking part in the Conference, the Nme fe~l that, partite Agreement on Berlin and the Treaty on such a basis continuation of the multilateral between the two States of Germany. Neverthe­ dialogue institu~ed by the CSCE will be of value less, this improvement has n~t eliminated ~~e differences between the ideologtes and the pohtt­ cal, economic and social systems. These 1 Bull. EC 11-1974, point 1301.

Bull. EC 7/8-1975 11 3. Towards a 'Europe for citizens'

Community and CSCE

in the future. They declare themselves already 1301. Beyond what could be called the 'Eur­ resolved to cooperate towards this in the positive ope of materials', the Member States' Govern­ spirit which inspired their contribution to the ments and the Commission are now concerned work of the Conference. with development towards a Europe for citizens. 5. The Nine recognize that the Conference Following up the action taken by the Paris made it possible to affirm in principle and Summit Conference of 9 and 10 December 1974' emphasize in fact the close links between security concerning (a) the Passport Union and (b) con­ and cooperation in Europe and· security and ferring 'special rights' (civil and political) on cooperation in the Mediterranean. Convinced Member States' citizens, the Commission, on 3 of the need for rapprochement and a fruitful July, addressed technical reports on both these dialogue between the Community, with its mem­ subjects to the Council. ber countries, and the non-European Mediterra­ nean countries, they declare themselves resolved This action by the Heads of Government can be to develop their relationships with those coun­ identified with the prospect of European Union, tries and to pursue the major efforts already a goal set by the Summit Conference of October made in this respect. 1972,Z which between now and the end of 1975 will be the subject of a report by Mr Tindemans, 6. The Member States of the Community con­ the Belgian Premier, based on reports from the tinue to adhere to their resolve to pursue their Community institutions, including the Commis­ efforts for closer and closer unity between them­ sion's paper published in June.3 selves, to strengthen their relations in all fields with the other participating States. At its meeting of 16 and 17 July 1975, the They reaffirm their conviction that the progress European Council clearly indicated that it had which they make towards their unification will not forgotten the initiative taken in precisely foster the development of cooperation in Europe; these two areas by the Summit of December they will thus be able to make a better contribu­ 1974, as well as in the matter of election of the tion to the further process of detente and con­ European Parliament by direct universal suf­ structive dialogue in Europe and the world.'' frage.4 The Council of Foreign Ministers was instructed to hasten the work begun, and to prepare a report on each of these points.

Passport Union 1302. The Final Communique of the Paris Summit Conference of 9 and 10 December 1974 (point 10) stated that 'a working party will be set up to study the possibility of establishing a Passport Union and in anticipation of this, the introduction of a uniform passport. If possible,

1 Bull. EC 12-1974, points 1101 to 1106. 2 Bull. EC 10-1972, Part 1, Chapter 1 (point 16 of the Declaration). 3 Supplement 7-75- Bull. EC. 1 Provisional translation. 4 Point 2418.

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this draft should be submitted to the Govern­ Union is feasible and, if so, clearly indicate the ments of the Member States before 31 December conditions and the timetable. But the two 1976. It will provide, in particular, for stage­ immediate objectives, just described, should be by-stage harmonization o( legislation affecting attainable quite soon, despite a few thorny non-nationals, and for the abolition of passport problems. control within the Community.' • In view of the many links between the Pass­ It had been agreed with the Member States that port Union and the free movement of individuals the Commission would give thought to the within the Communities, and the fact that the problems which the creation of a Passport Union Commission is a focal point for organizing free could cause between the Member States. So the movement, the Council, in deciding to form a report to the Council on 3 July analyses the text working party made up of Member States' senior of point 10, the main problems that could arise officials, would do well to designate the Com­ and then puts forwards some ideas on the setting mission to act as Chairman and secretary of the up of a working party to handle the matter. group. In its report, of a technical nature, the Commis­ sion summarizes the three following consider­ ations: Civil and political rights of Community nationals • The Passport Union emerges as a venture with two immediate and two more distant objec­ tives. The first immediate one is the uniform 1303. The final Communique of the 1974 passport, which would be issued by each Mem­ Summit Conference indicated that 'a working ber State to its nationals, in lieu of the current party will be instructed to study the conditions passports of various shapes and sizes, and would and the timing under which the citizens of the establish a certain identity with the Commun­ nine Member States could be given special rights ities. As a longer-term objective, consideration as members of the Community'. would be given to negotiating with non-member Here again, it had been agreed with the Member countries to get them to treat all those bearing States that the Commission would consider the the uniform passport in the same way, regardless problems which might arise. Its technical of nationality. report to the Council of 3 July reached three The second immediate objective is to abolish main conclusions. checks on people at the internal frontiers of the Community, whether they be nationals of the • The special rights, which it is planned to Member States or of non-member coun­ confer in each Member State on the nationals of tries. But because of this, it will be necessary to other Member States, are certain civil and politi­ reorganize the Community's external frontier cal rights, and they are based on a principle checks, to be made by each Member State on parallel with that underlying the Community behalf of all the others. From then on, and on a Treaties, namely the same economic footing as longer-term basis, a common attitude could nationals. develop on the part of the Member States which • The special political rights would be mainly would treat nationals of all non-member coun­ the right to vote and the right of eligibility for tries in the same way. and access to public office. Among tliese rights, • The working party will have to examme the working party should study the possibility of whether the proposed outline of the Passport conferring, at the very least, voting rights and

Bull. EC 7/8-1975 13 4. Action programme for taxation

Europe for citizens

eligibility at municipal level, and access to public 1401. In a Communication to the Council on office, in connection with the rights of eligibility. 30 July, the Commission proposed an action • Since conferring special rights is the logical programme for taxation. This envisages meas­ goal of the principle of national treatment and ures to establish the taxation conditions for integration into the host country, the Council, in economic and monetary union, plus a number of deciding to form a working party, here again longer-term provisions. made up of Member States' senior officials, should preferably designate the Commission to act as chairman and secretary of the group, as in Grounds the case of the Passport Union. 1402. The Commission started from the pre­ mise that the results of the work over recent years to harmonize taxation are very disappoint­ ing. Despite its commitments in several Resol­ utions on the first stage of Economic and Mon­ etary Union, particularly those of 22 March 19711 and 21 March 1972,Z the Council has not ruled on any of the major Proposals presented by the Commission to implement these texts. Presentation of such a programme allows the Commission to reiterate the importance and urgency of Proposals already made, and urge the Council to rule on them swiftly. It then gives the Commission an opportunity to spell out the Proposals which will be laid before the Council over the coming years to complete the work of establishing the taxation conditions for economic and monetary union. In sum, it enables the Commission to make known its thinking on the action to be taken in the long-term, with swifter integration in mind. This action programme was not adopted until the trade unions, occupational organizations and national tax authorities had been consult­ ed. The suggestions and proposals made largely take note of opinions gathered from these con­ sultations, and reflect the requirements indicated by various social and business circles.

1 OJ C28 of 27.3.1971. 2 OJ C38 of 18.4.1972.

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Establishing the taxation conditions • Direct taxes: a Proposal for a Directive to for economic and monetary union harmonize methods of taxing companies, and systems of tax deduction at the source on 1403. Despite the disappointing experience of dividends, based on a common imputation sys­ the first stage, the achievement of economic and tem, was approved on 23 July by the Commis­ monetary union is still the priority objective to sion (and addressed to the Council on 1 August). be attained on the way to the construction of Pro­ Europe; it requires certain action to be under- • International tax evasion and avoidance: posals will be made in respect of direct taxes and , taken or renewed regarding taxation. I indirect taxation to organize effective deterrents, So the first part of the proposed programme at Community level, against such practices. As stresses the need to complete the work on regards direct taxes, the first objective will be to establishing taxation conditions which will lead set up effective collaboration between national to the higliest possible degree of freedom in the tax authorities; and in respect of indirect tax­ movement of individuals, goods, levies and cap­ ation, to organize mutual assistance in enforcing ital, plus the interpenetration of econo­ the recovery of tax due. mies. This includes, in particular, measures to harmonize the structures and methods of apply­ ing the various types of taxes and charges. Longer-term action In the first place, the Council is asked to rule 1404. In view of the many constraints on quickly on the following Proposals: for the harmonizing taxation, the Commission believes Directive on a standard basis for VAT, Directives that for the near future, it is better to concentrate harmonizing the excise duty structures, Direc­ on the essentials, and therefore to restrict Com­ tives on the taxation arrangements for mergers, munity action to measures which simply must be parent companies and subsidiaries. applied. But it clearly points out that, in the longer-term, further action will be required for Proposals to the Council are then announced in fuller integration. the following areas: • VAT: the Proposals will lay down uniform In the second part of the programme, the Com­ measures for recovery of own resources deriving mission indicates that work should be done on from VAT, simplify intra-Community frontier aligning the burden of taxes and charges, which formalities and resolve a certain number of have a major impact in this respect. This is also specific problems (temporary admission, repair connected with the role of taxation as an instru­ work, mail order sales). ment of common policies, whose implementation has been provided for in the Treaty, or decided • Excise duties and other indirect taxes: the aim by the Council. of the Proposals will be to ensure that the duties are properly collected and that the formalities Stress is therefore laid on the need gradually to and checks are made more flexible. They align fiscal charges, over a set period, which would also harmonize indirect taxes on security should result in fairly rapid harmonization of the transactions. basis of taxation on company profits, plus VAT rates, excise duties and company taxes. • Exemptions for private individuals: consider­ ation should be given to extending the range of Finally, the Commission points out that its exemptions and to periodical increase or adjust­ Communication to the Council makes no claim ment of the amounts involved. to have drawn up a final and exhaustive list of

Bull. EC 7/8-1975 1S 5. Multiannual Community research programmes Action programme for taxation

the action to be taken by the Community in Commission Proposals respect of taxation over the years ahead. The programme would have to be reg~larly .r~viewed in relation to the progress made m defmmg and 1501. Four multiannual research programmes establishing the European union. to take up the running from those which finish at It is impossible in any event to plan in advance the end of 1975 were the subject of new Propo­ for all cases where taxation could prove a useful sals adopted by the Commission on 15 July and instrument for attaining specific economic and then addressed to the Council. social objectives. The Commission is well These programmes, which will cost some aware of this and will be including the necessary 335 000000 u.a., are 'indirect actions' to be measures in the Proposals it will be making for carried out in collaboration with laboratories in those areas. the Member States. The Commission is also aware that tax problems are cropping up in external relations; these Two of them are to be implemented under the mainly have to do with investment and the Euratom Treaty over the period 1976-80. They concern controlled thermonuclear fusion and taxing of capital a~d income d~rivin~ from it. Lastly, the growmg cooperation w1th the plasma physics (265 000000 u.a., i.e., the bulk of developing countries, on which the Community anticipated expenditure), biology-health protec­ has embarked, also has a tax angle, which tion (47800000 u.a.). The otner two, based on hitherto was dealt with mostly through bilateral the EEC Treaty, bear on protection of ~he environment (18 500000 u.a. for the penod agreements. The Commission intends. to lo~k into possibilities which, on a Commumty bas1s, 1976-80), and reference materials and methods would offer member countries more effective (Community Bureau of References-CBR): means of solving these problems and consequent­ 3 900 000 u.a. over three years. ly easin& the . application o~ industria} cooper­ ation policy w1th the developmg countnes. Controlled thermonuclear fusion and plasma physics

1502. The programme on controlled thermo­ nuclear fusion and plasma physics gets the bigest overall financial appropriation in view of what is involved, i.e., securing a new source of energy which will considerably reduce harmful effects and which uses an abundant, widely distributed and easily storable fuel. Thus, Europe, a big consumer of energy, could be assured of real independence in energy. Like the three preceding five-year programmes, the 1976-80 fusion programme covers all the activities now running in this field in the Mem­ ber States. It is coordinated by a scheme of 'indirect-action' contracts of association between

16 Bull. EC 7/8-1975 Research programmes Research programmes

the Community and the qualified laboratories in fusion reactor technology. Theoretical studies the Member States. Sweden has also asked to and basic plasma physics research are to go on. take part.' The body of the proposed programme fits well Seven hundred career scientists are working into the worldwide research context; through the under these contracts; with technical and admin­ associated laboratories, the Community should istrative staff, the total complement is about have easy access to the results of major projects three thousand. The overall anticipated cost of in other parts of the world. the programme comes out at 615000000 u.a. over five years; the financial contribution from the Commission would be roughly 43%. Biology and health protection Since plasma physics research has made substan­ 1503. The proposed 1976-1980 biology­ tial progress during the third research pro­ -health protection programme is of vital impor­ gramme, Community experts now consider that tance in safeguarding human health and protect­ confinement of plasma at the required temper­ ing the environment. The foreseeable increased atures in a fusion reactor can in fact be use of nuclear energy, the forward development achieved. Here, a highly significant advance of nuclear plants, the various uses of ionizing has been made with the Tokamak, and this work radiation and radioisotopes all entail adequate will be actively pursued. Results already preventive measures and controls. The prepar­ obtained highlight the need to carry out experi­ ation of basic standards for protection against ments in devices of a larger scale than those used ionizing radiation is a major constituent of a hitherto. common health policy for radiation safeguards. Hence a major item in the programme is the The proposed research work in this field should joint construction by the Commission and the provide the scientific and technical data necessa­ associated laboratories of a large-scale experi­ ry for setting these basic standards and regularly mental device, the JET (Joint European Torus) checking their validity. The work will also the plans for which have been prepared by a provide the means to assess the biological and European team of engineers and physicists at ecological consequences of using nuclear energy Culham (UK). This big Tokamak would pro­ and ionizing radiations. :luce and contain a plasma with the properties required for a fusion reactor. The JET is The programme carries five main avenues of expected to cost 135 000 000 u.a., of which the research: behaviour of radionudides and irradia­ Commission would bear 108 000 000. Some tion levels, hereditary effects, short-term effects, three hundred engineers and technicians will be late-developing effects, and dosimetry. .vorking on it. The Commission also approved an 'applications' Work along the Stellerator line will be concen­ programme to develop and adapt nuclear techni­ trated at Garching, where the second stage of the ques to be applied to agricultural research. This arger-scale experiment (Wendelstein 7) will be programme includes improvement of plants by :ompleted during the programme. induced mutagenesis, radiogenetic methods of insect pest control, improvement of beef produc­ R.esearch on the 'high beta' line will be continued tion, and preservation of foodstuffs. mder the programme, on medium-size machines. ?rovision has also been made for research on rery high density plasmas (fusion by laser) and in 1 Point 2268 and Bull. EC 2-1975, point 2247.

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Environment niques and instruments and help in comparing the result of any one laboratory or country with 1504. The main objective of the Commis­ those of another. sion's proposed programme for the environment Research proposed under this programme bears is to lay out the solid scientific base (of which on: there are as yet only certain constituents) to carry the necessary harmonized Community • compiling the fullest possible list of all proj· legislation for protecting the environment, as ects under way and requirements in the various part of the relevant Action Programme adopted sectors; by the Council in 1973. • consolidating cooperation structures laid down during the first 1973-1975 programme; The programme will bear on four major avenues of research: • defining short-, medium- and long-term pro· grammes; • Work on the quantitative relationships between the burden of harmful products and • organizing inter-laboratory comparisons and their effect on man and the environment; developing and analysing reference materials and methods. • Gathering of reliable data on the properties of harmful products and development of methods The Joint Research Centre is sharing in all the to disseminate the information swiftly and accur­ work of the CBR involving activities under the ately (ECDIN project); direct-action programme for 'standards and reference materials' (certified reference mater· • Prevention and reduction of pollution and ials). perfection of clean technologies, salvage of waste; • Improving the natural environment. The JRC environment research programme is closely coordinated with the indirect-action pro­ gramme outlined above.

Reference materials and methods (CBR)

1505. The aim here is to intensify, marshal, harmonize and supplement national initia­ tive. The determination of intrinsic properties of substances, at all levels of trade, industrial and scientific processes, must be done in such a way that the results of measurements can be fitted into a homogeneous and consistent scheme. Reference materials enable checks to be made on the functioning and accuracy of measuring tech-

18 Bull. EC 7/8-197: 2ND PART ACTIVITIES IN JULY-AUGUST 1975 1. Functioning of the common market

Customs union

Customs union • ferro-chromium containing not less than 4% by weight of carbon etc .... (carburined ferro· chromium): 20000 tonnes at a duty of 3%. Tariff measures These apply until31 December 1975. 2104. On 10 July" the Council also adopted a Suspensions Regulation on the opening, allocation and administration of a duty-free Community tariff 2101. By its Decision of 25 Jult the Commis­ quota of 1870000 u.a. of added value, for sion, under Article 59(4) of the Act of Accession, processing work in respect of certain textile authorized Denmark, the United Kingdom and products under Community outward processing Ireland to suspend totally until 31 December arrangements with Switzerland. This quota~ 197 5 the customs duties applicable to the which was opened for the period 1 September importation from other Member States of certain 1975 to 31 August 1976, is divided into three fats and oils of fish and marine animals. processing categories.

2105. On 22 July' the Council also adopted a Postponed alignment with CCT duties Regulation increasing the Community tariff quo· ta opened for 197 5 in respect of certain hand· 2101. On 9 Jult the Commission authorized woven silk fabrics, and amending the list oJ the Benelux countries to postpone for a further textile products to be admitted under the quotas period of one year raising their customs tariff opened. duties to CCT level for certain manufactured tobacco falling within tariff subheadings 24.02 A, B, C and D. This actually renews a Decision Customs value and charges of 8 May 1974 which expired on 30 June 1975. having equivalent effect

5 Tariff quotas 2106. The Council amended Article 10 of thf Regulation of 27 June 1968 on the custom~ 2103. On 10 July,3 on a Proposal by the valuation of goods which, in respect of the datf Commission, the Council adopted several Regu­ of applying, fixes the conditions under which thf lations on the opening, allocation and admin­ price paid or payable may be accepted as thf istration of autonomous Community tariff quot­ customs value of the goods imported. as for: Under the new provisions, prices relating tc • ferro-silicon: 12500 tonnes at a duty of 7%; contracts antedating the valuation date by 12 months will henceforth be accepted as qualifyin~ • ferro-silico-manganese: 14000 tonnes at a for general tolerances. Furthermore the Corn· duty of 4%; • ferro-chromium containing up to 0.10% by weight of carbon and over 30% but not over 1 OJ L 195 of 26.7.1975. 2 OJ L237 of 9.9.1975. 90% by weight of chromium (super refined 3 OJ L 184 of 15.7.1975. ferro-chromium): 14330 tonnes at a duty of 4 OJ L 186 of 17.7.1975. 5.5%; s OJ L183 of 14.7.1975.

20 Bull. EC 7 /8-197~ Customs union Customs union

mission will list the items which usually take apply to goods, liable to agricultural levies or longer than 12 months to deliver and will set the other import charges under the CAP, which time limits, not exceeding 24 months. Provision again are contained in travellers' personal has been made for the suspension of all toleran­ luggage. ces during periods of price instability.

Customs arrangements and Harmonization of customs legislation the movement of goods

2107. Following a Commission ProposaP on 21 09. On 11 August the Commission sent the the duty-free importation of educational, scien­ CounciP a draft Regulation introducing into the tific and cultural material, the Council, having area of Community transit some of the measures regard to the needs of the customs union, laid announced in Februart in its programme for the down on 10 July2 the conditions under which simplification of customs formalities. such material may be admitted into Member The most important provision proposed is the States of the Community free of CCT duties. introduction of greater flexibility into the Com­ The existence of a single customs territory for munity transit guarantee system. In many the whole of the Community, the principle of cases, in fact, the risk of non-recovery of customs free movement of Community products within duties and other charges following an irregular­ the customs union and the interdependence of ity during the course of the transit operation is the economies of Member States as a result of negligible, or even non-existent. the application of the Rome Treaty, cannot be Moreover it is now clearly possible to establish reconciled with measures which would constitute the principle of automatic exemption from the derogations from the CCT, and would apply need to lodge a security for goods coming under differently from one Member State to another. Articles 9 and 10 of the Rome Treaty, when The Regulation of 10 July includes all the these are chargeable only under VAT, in the customs provisions of the Florence Agreement Member States. A list of exceptions will be drawn up under UNESCO auspices and goes drawn up of goods where transportation is more even further. However, duty-free admission for hazardous owing to their nature or the high level scientific instruments and equipment will be of charges to which they are liable. allowed only if no instruments or equipment of equivalent scientific value are available in the 2110. The Agreement signed on 11 June Community (and not, as at present, only in the between the Community and Austria7 on the Member State in which the importation takes simplification of formalities in respect of goods place). traded between the EEC on the one hand and

2108. The provisions adopted by the Council 1 OJ C14 of 15.2.1974 and Bull. EC 1-1974, point on 23 July 19693 relating to the duties on goods 2107. contained in travellers' personal luggage (total 2 OJ L184 of 15.7.1975. exemption up to 25 u.a., application thereafter 3 OJ L191 of 5.8.1969. 4 OJ L185 of 16.7.1975. of an ad valorem customs duty of 10%) have 5 OJ C204 of 6.9.1975. been extended by a new Council Regulation of 6 Bull. EC 2-1975, point 2101. 10 July.4 Henceforth these provisions will also 7 Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2109.

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Greece and Turkey on the other, when such ilar products." It stipulates that packages must goods are re-exported from Austria, was formal­ be so designed and constructed that the contents ly concluded by the Council on 10 July. 1 cannot escape; the materials from which they are made must not be such as to form harmful or 2111. The Commission programme for the dangerous compounds and dear labelling must simplification of customs formalities was the enable potential buyers to purchase those pro­ subject of an Opinion from the European Parlia­ ducts possessing the exact properties for which ment on 7 Julf and from the Economic and they are to be used. Social Committee at its session of 16 and 17 July/ As with the other Proposals on 'dangerous sub­ stances, the Proposal is designed with an eye to total harmonization, so as to secure maximum consumer protection. Internal common market 2115. Two more Proposals for Directives were presented to the Council on 16 10 Free movement of goods July. • One concerns lifting and handling appliances; the other specifically concerns electri· cally operated lifts. Removal of technical barriers to trade The first is a Proposal for an outline Directive 2112. Deciding on 25 July" to adapt its Direc­ laying down the administrative procedures appli­ tive of 26 July 19715 to technical progress, in cable to all lifting and handling appliances, i.e., respect of the brakes of certain motor vehicles, mutual recognition of inspections, symbols or the Commission presented several Proposals to marks on the appliance indicating conformi­ the Council which would remove technical bar­ ty. The Proposal contains provisions to the riers to trade in several areas. effect that appliances and their components must satisfy Community requirements; it also carries a 2113. One was a Proposal presented on 8 clause on adaptation to technical progress, and a July for a Directive on taximeters. This Propo­ safeguard clause. The Proposal is 'optional'. sal on the approximation of Member States' laws covers one of the areas mentioned in the general Electrically operated lifts were chosen as the first programme for the removal of technical barriers sector to implement the abovementioned outline to trade' and in the Council Resolution of 17 December 19738 on industrial policy. The Pro­ posal provides procedures to make taximeters 1 OJ Ll88 of 19.7.1975. subject to EEC initial verification and pattern 2 approval, so as to allow the free movement of Point 2401. 1 Point 2454. such meters throughout the Community. The 4 OJ L236 of 8.9.1975. Proposal is 'optional'. 5 OJ L202 of 6.9.1971. 6 OJ C168 of 25.7.1975. 7 2114. OJ C76 of 17.6.1969. A Proposal was addressed to the Coun­ 8 OJ C117 of 31.12.1973. cil concerning the classification, packaging and 9 OJ C166 of 23.7.1975. labelling of paints, varnishes, adhesives and sim- 10 OJ C222 of 29.9.1975.

22 Bull. EC 7/8-1975 Internal common market Internal common market

Directive because of the economic and social The Commission has said it is prepared to impact of the sector, and because there exist real examine the situation, working closely with the barriers to the free movement of such appliances. Irish Government, on the strength of a reorgani­ zation plan for Irish industry which the Govern­ The technical annexes are based on the work of ment will lay before the Commission by 1 the European Committee for Standardization October 1975 .. (CEN). Only fiv~ major structural components, of vit~l importance for the safety of the equip­ So, with its Decision of 10 July/ the Commission ment and its use, have to undergo EEC compon­ authorized the Government to impose, as a ent type-approval. These are: locking devices conservatory measure, a 10% duty on leather for landing doors; fire resistance of landing footwear imported from and originating in the doors; safety gears; speed governors and United Kingdom, the concept of origin being hydraulic buffers. The harmonization method defined in line with the Agreement of 14 Decem­ adopted is the 'optional' one. ber 1965 between Ireland and the United King­ dom, which established a free-trade area. Tlie 2116. The Commission also amended several authorization is confined to the period during Proposals for Directives affecting the food indu­ which Ireland's reorganization plan is to be stry, which it has already addressed to the appraised and will end on 31 December Council. They concern cocoa and chocolate 1975. The Commission will review its Decision products for human consumption,1 fruit jams, before 1 November. jellies and marmalades, and chestnut puree,Z and finally materials and articles which come into contact with foodstuffs. Free movement of individuals

Safeguards 2118. On 3 July,4 the Commission addressed two reports to the Council on implementing Ireland Points 10 and i 1 of the Paris Summit Conference of 9 and 10 December 1974. These stipulated

3 that working parties would be formed to study 2117. With its Decision of 10 July, the Com­ the possibility of establishing a Passport Union mtsston authorized Ireland, as a conservatory between the Member States, and to accord measure, to apply a duty of 10% to leather citizens of all Member States the same range of footwear imported from and originating in the 'special rights', both civil and political. United Kingdom. This in fact maintains the customs duty running until 30 June. Footwear production in Ireland has been declin­ ing since 1969 and the Irish market has seen a substantial increase in imports, particularly from the United Kingdom. This has hurt the Irish 1 OJ C198 of 29.8.1975. 2 OJ C202 of 4.9.1975. footwear industry, where conditions deteriorated 3 OJ L212 of 9.8.1975. sharply during the early months of 1975, and 4 Points 1301 to 1303 of this number and Supple­ caused heavy unemployment. ment 717 5 - Bull. EC.

Bull. EC 7/8-1975 23 Internal common market Competition policy

Commercial and economic law cal modifications, are making good pro­ gress. But it is not expected that the signature and ratification procedures will be completed in Convention on jurisdiction and all the Member States before 1980. the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters

2119. The Protocol of 3 June 1971,' concern­ Competition policy ing interpretation by the Court of Justice of the Convention of 27 September 1968,2 on jurisdic­ tion and enforcement of judgments on civil and Restrictive agreements, mergers and commercial matters, took effect from 1 Septem­ ber 1975, the six signatory States, having depos­ dominant positions: specific cases ited the instruments ratifying the Proto­ col. Since then, the Court of Justice of the EC Favourable decision on is empowered to interpret the Convention of a commercial cooperation agreement September 1968, which came into force in all the six countries on 1 February 1973. 2120. The Commission has taken a decision3 The Protocol on interpretation specifies the occa­ to allow the formation of Interfoup Trading BV (Amsterdam) by the nationa Spar chains in sions when the Court of Justice may be referred to in a pending case and lists the courts which various European countries, some of them in the may or must request the Court for a preliminary EEC. ruling. It also offers the competent authority of These are voluntary chains using the Spar trade­ each Contracting State the possibility of raising a marks and emblems, to which 180 wholesalers question of interpretation with the Court of and some 35 000 retailers in Europe are currently Justice, if decisions made by courts or tribunals affiliated. They mainly sell food products. in that State are in conflict with the interpreta­ tion given either by the Court of Justice or by a Intergroup, which acts primarily as an interme­ decision of court or tribunal of another Con­ diary, was authorized by the founder Spar chains tracting State. The interpretation given by the and affiliated wholesalers to conclude supply Court of Justice following such a request shall contracts for products bearing Spar trade­ not affect the decisions in respect of which the marks. It can do business in these products for interpretation was requested. The Attorney­ the Spar chains only, since only they are entitled Generals at the Supreme Courts of Appeal of the to market them. But in respect of other pro­ Contracting States and, in Germany, the Attor­ ducts it may act for any .customer it ney-General at the Federal Supreme Court are wishes. The Spar chains for their part are not empowered to request interpretation from the obliged to buy from abroad through Inter- Court of Justice. Negotiations with the new Member States, namely Denmark, Great Britain and Ireland, on 1 OJ L2r4 of 2.8.1975 and Supplement 4/71 - Annex to Bull. EC 7-1971. their accession to the Convention of 27 Septem­ 2 Supplement to Bull. EC 2-1969 and Supplement ber 1968 and the Protocol of 3 June 1971 on its 12/72 - Bull. EC. interpretation, in respect of the required techni- 3 OJ L212 of 9.8.1975.

24 Bull. EC 7/8-1975 Competition policy Competition policy

group. There is no form of sales coordination for exhibitors to the ExpoDental which was to between Intergroup and its customers, who are take place the following October in free to determine their resale prices. Genoa. The Conditions stipulated that all manufacturers, representatives of foreign firms Apart from the openness of this agreement, the and dental equipment dealers who wished to Commission also took account of the fact that exhibit must refrain from showing their products Intergroup's business is only on a small scale. It at other similar events in Italy during the twelve concluded that the agreement does not at present months preceding ExpoDental. As ExpoDental have any perceptible effect on the position of has been held annually sine~ 1971, it was mppliers of the relevant products and is unlikely impossible in practice under these terms to to do so in the foreseeable future, and therefore exhibit dental equipment in Italy at both Expo­ found that it had no grounds for action under Dental and other exhibitions. 1\rticle 85(1) of the EEC Treaty. The complainant exhibitors were in fact allowed fhe consumer benefits by the cooperation to participate in the Genoa ExpoDental and between Intergroup customers, and particularly another exhibition held the same year in the Spar chains, in that retailers working to­ Italy. The Commission subsequently succeeded ~ether can enter foreign markets more easily and in getting UNIDI to change the rules for Expo­ [mport on better terms which can be passed on Dental so that the exhibition is now held every to the consumer. eighteen months and manufacturers and their fhis favourable decision on an open cooperation agents are allowed to show their goods through­ 1greement also shows that, from the point of out Italy in the nine months following ExpoDen­ v-iew of its competition policy in general, the tal. There is still a restriction on exhibiting Commission is paying attention to agreements during the nine months before ExpoDental, but :oncentrating demand, which can be prohibited the Commission felt that it could authorize this 11nder Article 85 if they entail major restrictions as all the tests of Article 85 (3) were satisfied. Jf competition. But in this case the Commis­ This decision is along the lines of previous ;ion concluded that the scope for choice on the decisions3 on machine tools and textile machin­ Jart of suppliers of the relevant products waf. not ery in that it tries to establish a balance between 1ppreciably restricted. the period of restriction and the period during which manufacturers are free to exhibit. -\uthorization of exhibition rules H21. In line with its policy of improving the Prohibition of an agreement in :onditions of competition for trade fairs and the aluminium industry !xhibitions by ensuring application of the appro­ >riate rules of the EEC Treaty, the Commission 2122. The Commission has ruled• that the 1as just taken action• on the exhibitions of agreement known as the 'IFTRA Rules for lental equipment (ExpoDental) organized in Ita­ Producers of Virgin Aluminium' constituted an y by UNIDI (Unione Nazionale Industrie Denta­ infringement of Article 85 of the EEC Trea- ie ltaliane), to which almost all the manufactur­ :rs of dental equipment in Italy belong. 1 OJ L228 of 29.8.1975. 2 OJ C103 of 7.5.1975. n April 19742 the Commission received com­ 3 OJ L69 of 20.3.1969 (European Machine Tool •laints about the conditions governing admission Exhibition) and L227 of 8.10.1971 (Cematex).

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ty. The agreement had been signed in 1972 provided for the regulation of dumping by pri when the economic situation in this sector was vate means. They furthermore required the said by the parties to have lead certain undertak­ exchange between competitors of information or ings to engage in unfair competitive practi­ prices and, by means of contractual penaltie1 ces. The parties maintained that following imposed by IFfRA, the parties were given the 1972, market conditions had been so favourable opportunity to take joint action to preven for aluminium producers that there was no normal methods of competition such as price practical need to enforce the IFfRA rules. Ne­ cutting. vertheless the parties kept the agreement as a This is the second time that the Commission ha1 'safety net' to insure against a recession in the ruled against such an agreement; a similar deci market for primary aluminium and they only sion having been taken on 15 May 1974 in tru abandoned the agreement in February 1975 after case of the IFfRA agreements between manufac intervention by the Commission. The Commis­ turers of glass containers. 1 sion has adopted a decision under Article 85 because of the seriousness of the restrictions of competition, the importance of the economic Favourable decision on an sector involved and the fact that the agreement exclusive patent-licensing agreement could not have failed seriously to aggravate the 2123. The adoption by the Commission of the rigidity already present in the aluminium market. European Communities of a decision approvin1 The Agreement was adopted by-Alusuisse an exclusive patent and know-how licensin1 Deutschland GmbH, Gebriider Giulini GmbH, agreement concluded by Kabel- und Metallwerk1 Kaiser-Preussag Aluminium GmbH, Metallges­ Gutehoffnungshiitte AG (Kabelmetal), Hanover ellschaft AG, Vereinigte Aluminium Werke AG, and Ets Lucliaire SA, Paris/ makes yet anothe Pechiney-Ugine Kuhlmann SA, Holland Alum­ step in the Commission's/olicy of encouragin1 inium NV and the British Aluminium Company the grant of patent an know-how licence Ltd.-producers situated within the EEC and provided the parties concerned remain free t< accounting, with their subsidiaries, for around export within the common market. 85% of the productive capacity of primary The agreement covers the use of Kabelmetal' aluminium of the EEC. cold extrusion processes-the main principles o The agreement was also adopted by major pro­ which were covered by secret patents registere< ducers in Austria, Norway, Spain, Sweden and in Germany before the war, which have nov Switzerland (Vereinigte Metallwerke Ranshofen expired-for the manufacture and sale of stee Berndorf AG, A.rdal og Sunndal Verk, Elkem­ parts (pistons, shock-absorbers, tubes) for th Spigerverker A/S, Norsk Hydro A/S, Empresa electrical engineering industry in general and th Nacional del Aluminio SA, Granges Essem AB, motor industry in particular. Schweizerische Aluminium AG). The Commission felt that the licensor's under Under the agreement the parties agreed to adhere taking to grant the licensee the exclusive right t< to 'Fair Trade Practice Rules', to be administered manufacture these products was not an essentia by an agency situated in Liechtenstein known as feature of the patents concerned and woulc the International Fair Trade Practice Rules Administration (IFfRA). The 'rules' were pre­ 1 OJ L160 of 17.6.1974 and Bull. EC 5-1974, poin sented in the guise of principles of fair trading, 2109. but in fact they restricted price competition and 2 OJ L222 of 22.8.1975.

26 Bull. EC 7/8-197 Competition policy Competition policy

restrict competition. Nevertheless, the Commis­ of whose capital was owned by SGPM and 36% sion did not prohibit the agreement under Article byBSN). 85 of the Rome Treaty, because it recognized Upon representations by the Commission, the that the exclusive nature of the agreement would two groups prepared a divestiture plan which contribute to promoting technical and economic they formally undertook to carry through. The progress and the parties concerned h11d deleted relevant Commission department will be keeping all the agreement's restrictive clauses-concern­ an eye on the various transactions provided for ing the licensee's obligations to refrain from by the plan and will check for compliance from exporting to other EEC countries, to grant the time to time. The Commission got the two licensor ownership of any improvement made to groups to inform their customers that they the processes and to refrain from contesting the would be marketing their products separately, validity of the patents. The Commission drew from 1 April 1976. particular attention to two provisions of the agreement-the most-favoured-licensee clause It may be recalled that the Commission has (whereby the licensor undertakes not to grant already had occasion to intervene to persuade other licensees better terms than those granted to SGPM's and BSN's German subsidiaries to ter­ minate their agreement providing for aggregated the original licensee) and the grantback clause 1 (whereby the licensee undertakes to grant the rebates in the flat glass industry (GUR-Kartell). licensor or other licensees licences in respect of improvements it may make to the basic proces­ Authorization of ses)-pointing out that in certain circumstances, joint purchasing agreements particularly in an oligopolistic market structure, they would be anticompetitive. 2125. Under Article 65 of the ECSC Treaty, the Commission authorized agreements in the scrap-metal industry between Sicaworms SA and Divestiture plan in the Ets. Leon Giron SA. automobile safety glass market These agreements provide in the main that Ets. 2124. The Commission signified its agreement Giron will form a new company, Metal Giron on the divestiture plan which the Saint-Gobain­ SA, into which they will put all their current /Pont a Mousson (SGPM) and BSN!Gervais­ activity in the scrap metal business. The new Danone (by far the largest glass manufacturers in company, 45% of whose capital will be transfer­ continental Europe) had worked out at the end red to Sicaworms, will, as a semi-wholesaler in of last year to separate their joint interests in the region of Troyes (Aube) do the buying for 1 automobile safety glass in France and Germany. both its own account and the account of Sica­ The Commission had been looking into this worms. industry because it seemed to offer little oppor­ Sicaworms, which derives from the merger on 1 tunity for the free play of competition or for free January of the firms Cartry-Worms and Sirmec, trade between the Member States. There were markets as a wholesaler about a million and a very close links between SGPM and BSN-either half tonnes of scrap metal, and takes about 20% contractual links (on the German market, Sekurit of the French market. The Ets. L/ Giron, as a Glas Union, 100% owned by SGPM, was selling semi-wholesaler, sells about 55 000 tonnes a glass manufactured by Flachglas AG/Delog-De­ year, of which a third is bought by Sicaworms. tag, 68% of whose capital was owned by BSN) or joint subsidiaries (in France Securiglas, 64% 1 Bull. EC 10-1974, point 2107.

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Scrutiny of the agreements between Sicaworms • such proposals or amendments may not enter and Giron revealed that they corresponded into force until the Commission is satisfied that entirely to joint purchasing agreements and ful­ they are covered by the authorization or that it filled the authorization criteria of Article 65(2). would have authorized them.

2126. Again under Article 65 of the ECSC Take-overs in ECSC industries 1 Treaty, the Commission authorized an Agree­ 2127. In implementation of Article 66(2) of ment between several French steel-producing the ECSC Treaty, the Commission has approved companies concerning joint purchase of prere­ the acquisition by EGAM (an Italian State-con­ duced iron ore through the Societe Fran~aise de trolled group) of the share capital of Vetrocoke Minerais Prereduits SA (SFMP), Paris. The par­ Cokapuania. By virtue of their coke production ticipating firms represent nearly all the crude business both Vetrocoke and EGAM are covered steel manufactured in France. by Article 80 of the ECSC Treaty. Prereduced iron ores are a high quality substitute EGAM is also engaged in steel production. The for scrap metal especially for feeding electric merger will have negligible effects on both mar­ steelworks. The processes are relatively new kets. The tests for approval are satisfied despite and Germany is the only Community country the fact that the takeover will make the EGAM where prereduction of iron ores has been used group the only producer of coke for the Italian industrially up to now. market. The determining factors here are the The main aim of the SFMP will be to negotiate low coke consumption of EGAM itself, the higb supply contracts for prereduced iron ore and degree of self-sufficiency in metallurgical coke of possibly to set up and operate direct reduction the steel industry concentrated in the State­ iron ore plants. owned IRI group and the fact that substitute energy sources account for more than 98% of Scrutiny of the agreement revealed that in respect the rest of the relevant market. of joint buying it satisfied the conditions required by Article 65(2). Regarding the possi­ It was possible to confine consideration of the ble setting up and operation of direct reduction proposal to the merger of EGAM and Vetrocoke plants, it was only an outline agreement the Cokapuania since the Italian State-owned cor­ details of which will have to be finalized before porate groups can be regarded as autonomous the Commission can deliver a final opinion on commercial enterprises and the fact that these whether it is compatible with the terms of Article groups and the EGAM group are all controlled 65(2) or even, where applicable, Article by the State will have no anti-competitive effects. 66(2). Moreover, the Commission must be in a 2128. Again under Article 66 of the ECSC position to monitor the growth of cooperation Treaty, the Commission authorized the Usines between iron and steel firms as regards the joint Gustave Boel SA, La Louviere (Boel), a Belgian purchase of prereduced iron ore. The Commis­ steel producer, and Helical Bar Limited, London sion therefore made its authorization conditional (Helical), a British trader and first-processor, to on the following: found the Queensborough Steel Company Ltd • the firms concerned shall be obliged to notify (QSC), in London. the Commission of any proposal to set up or The new company, which will initially buy, sell operate a direct reduction plant, any change in and process iron and steel products, has an the number of SFMP shareholders and any amendment to the SFMP agreement or statutes; 1 OJ L249 of 25.9.1975.

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issued and subscribed capital of £500000, on a under Article 66(2) of the ECSC Treaty, to fifty-fifty basis between each of the foun­ acquire the entire share capital of N. Greening & ders. Scrutiny of this operation, which leads to Sons Ltd., of Warrington (Greening). Greening a merger between Boel and QSC, revealed that it is a company which manufactures wire and met the authorization criteria of Article 66(2). various products made from wire, using steel products covered by the ECSC Treaty, mainly 2129. Under Article 66 of the Treaty, the wire rod. JFB both produces and uses steel Commission authorized Usinor (Union Siderurgi­ products covered by tl:ie ECSC, including wire que du Nord et de l'Est de la France), Paris rod. Examination of JFB's application in res­ (Usinor), the EIS. P. Experton Revollier SA pect of Article 66(2) of the ECSC Treaty has Renage (Experton) and BEST (Bayerische Elek­ shown that the proposed acquisition would not tro-Stahlwerke GmbH), Meitingen-Herbertsho­ have any significant effects on competition in the fen (Best), to build and operate under the name market for steel products. Acieries et Laminoirs du Rhone et de l'Isere (RhOnacier), a steelworks and a rolling mill at Salaise-sur-Sanne, which will have an initial State aid capacity of 150000 tonnes per year, which may subsequently be raised to 300 000 tonnes per year. General aid schemes Half of the capital of Rhonacier will be held by Usinor, a quarter by Experton and a quarter by France Best. The management of the new company will reflect this capital distribution. Rhonacier 2131. On 3 July, the Commission decided to will 'produce for its members only who will have raise no objections concerning certain measures a right to its production on a pro rata basis for economic recovery decided by the French depending on their share of the capital. As a Government. The Government's aim is to safe­ result, the founders will market their proportion guard employment by promoting both public of Rhonacier's output at the same time as their and private company investment which should own. ensure economic recovery in non-inflationary Scrutiny of the operation showed that Usinor, conditions. Support to be given to investments Experton and Best will control RhOnacier as a in the private sector will take two forms: group; the three founder companies will retain • a subsidy equal to 10% of the sum of firm their full independence as traders, both in mar­ orders by companies for capital goods and keting the products from the new company, and tooling (be they agricultural, commercial, indu­ in the wire rod and rolled steel from their own strial or non-industrialized) between 30 April plants; no restriction of competition is to be and 31 December 1975; the subsidy will be feared other than that deriving from the part­ granted in the form of a deduction of the VAT ners' joint interest in Rhonacier's investment and which the companies should pay in 1975. This production. This operation therefore met the will be granted automatically and regardless of authorization criteria of Article 66(2.). the origin of the material ordered (national or other); similar measures had been taken with the 2130. The Commission has authorized ]ohn­ same aim in France in 1966 and 1969 and in son and Firth Brown Ltd. of Sheffield (JFB) Germany in 1974;

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• major long-term financing resources will be solve, and given the terms of the intended aid made available to help carry out their investment (investment subsidies limited in time), the Com­ programmes. mission did not object, under Article 92 et seq. of the EEC Treaty, to the French Government Certain credit institutions (Credit national, Cre­ implementing these measures, provided, how­ dit hOtelier et commercial, Societes de developpe­ ever, that it advised the Commission in advance m,ent regional, Caisse nationale des marches de of certain major applications of the long-term l'Etat) will float a loan of FF5 000 million, on the loans with subsidized interest. proceeds of which they will grant long-term loans (15 years) in favour of company invest­ ment programmes which fit in witli developing Denmark production capacity, help to create new jobs or achieve energy savings. Programmes must be 2132. On 14 August, the Commission decided initiated by 31 December 1975 and completed to invoke the procedure under Article 93(2), in by 31 December 1976. Interest rates on the respect of a Danish law which aims, by setting loans will be at the rate prevailing on the bond up a Fund whose initial resources consist of a market. But for the first five years it will be substantial State contribution (Dkr 100000000, lowered to 8.50%, through an interest subsidy i.e. about 12500000 u.a.), to support certain accorded by the State. companies currently in difficulties as a result oJ short-term economic trends. Under the same conditions and up to an overall financial appropriation of FF1500 million, the The Commission had earlier been notified of this same credit institutions will be able to grant law, in draft form, by the Danish Government long-term loans which will also benefit from the and had decided on 28 May' not to oppose the same subsidized interest, for investment pro­ planned arrangements, considering that such aid, grammes, resulting in increased production cap­ on a temporary basis and resulting from the acity, carried out by companies undertaking to exceptional short-term economic situation, could raise their exports by 3% during the next three claim exemption from Article 92(3b) as aid 'to years. Examination of the documentary mater­ remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of ial and decisions to grant the loans will be the a Member State'. responsibility of the credit institutions con­ cerned. The public authorities will not inter­ In the terms of this Decision, the Commission vene to order sectoral, regional or specific prefer­ had considered the fact that, according to the ences. draft law, application of the scheme would terminate on 1 July 1976, the date when a The Commission found that the measures taken business recovery could be expected; and had by the French Government accorded with the insisted that the Danish Government undertake adjusted economic policy guidelines for 1975 to advise it in advance of the major applications. which the Commission had suggested in a Com­ But the Commission was obliged to note that an munication to the Council, and to which the amendment had been made to the draft extend­ Council had signified its agreement on 18 March ing by one year (until 1 July 1977) its/eriod of 1975. application. This had been adopte by the In view of the short-term economic problems (negative trend of employment levels, lower industrial output) which the Government has to 1 Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2120.

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Danish Parliament without the Commission hav­ Aid financed by parafiscal charges ing any opportunity to make its comments known. Moreover, the Danish Government had opposed acceptance of the required prior Italy notification. 2134. The Commission decided4 to invoke the The Commission was therefore led to invoke the procedure under Article 93(2) of th.e EEC Treaty, procedure under Article 93(2). with regard to a new aid scheme for the press brought in by Italy under a Law of 6 June 1975, Maintaining that the scheme in question can be the provisions of which were deemed discrimin­ allowed only on the terms indicated in its May atory by the Commission. Decision, it ~ointed out that any extension of application beyond 1 July 1976 cannot be made In November 1974, the Commission had decided without prior notification, in accordance with to close the procedure under Article 93(2) which Article 93(3) and in good time before that date, it had invoked in respect of aid granted via the so that the Commission can appraise whether ENCC (Ente Nazionale per la Cellulosa e par la further application of the scheme would be Carta) for the benefit of the press.S The Italian justified. Government had adjusted the scheme so that purchase grants to publishers when buying news­ print would also be paid if the material was Sectoral aids imported direct, without going through the EN CC. Shipbuilding The Law of 6 June introduced a new aid scheme for the press, providing purchase grants for 2133. On 10 July, 1 the Council adopted its newsprint bought by publishers. For newsprint third Directive on aid to shipbuilding. It is in distributed to them by the ENCC, the grants keeping with the Directive of 20 July 1972/ vary from 20 to 180 Lit./kg. Newsprint which was last extended until 30 June 1975.3 imported directly is excluded from aid. It constitutes a further stage tbwards eliminating The new aid scheme was introduced in breach of distortion of competition on the shipbuilding the provisions of Article 93(3), for the Commis­ market; while taking into account the need to sion was not informed of the draft law; it ensure a healthy and competitive shipbuilding involves discrimination identical with that of the industry in the Community. The conditions previous scheme, before it was amended after the under which aid and intervention for shipbuild­ Commission intervened. It was therefore decid­ ing may be considered as compatible with the ed to invoke the procedure of Article 93(2) of the common market are specified therein. EEC Treaty against the new scheme. The Directive also provides for notification to the Commission, under certain conditions, of the decisions taken by Member States in respect of 1 OJ L192 of 24.7.1975 and Bull. EC 5-1975, point aid measures for investment in the shipyards, 2116. 2 OJ L169 of 27.7.1972. and notification of aid and intervention of a 3 OJ L38 of 11.2.1974. conservatory nature. The Directive will apply 4 OJ C184 of 13.8.1975. until31 December 1977. 5 Bull. EC 11-1974, point 2116.

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Environment aid infringement procedure under Article 37 of tht Treaty (concerning national monopolies) whid Italy it had invoked in respect of France, concernint the Bessemer slag monopoly. 2135. On 24 July,t the Commission also decided to initiate the procedure of Article 93(2) In June 1974, the Commission had asked tht in respect of a proposed Italian law (No 3193) French Government to notify importers througl introducing new regulations for protecting water an official notice to be issued within a montl from pollution. Article 22 of the proposal con­ tha~ ,t~ey ~ere not oblige~ to wor.k through tht tains certain aid measures (State guarantees and Societe nauonale des scones Thom·as to marke1 interest subsidies) to facilitate the investments their slag, even during the period required tc which t~e companies must make in the~r existing establish the implementary texts stipulated b) the law of 31 December 1973 on adjusting tht production plant to meet the regulations with 3 which they _will have to comply in discharging French Bessemer slag monopoly. The officia waste matenal. notice took the form of a notice to importers ir the Journal Officiel de la Republique franfaise of The Commission found that this aid is of a type 25 July 1974. A text implementing the law of that meets the criteria of Article 92(1), since its 31 December was also published, namely a effect on competition and trade could be quite decree of 18 March 1975 establishing a parafis· appreciable in sectors where the reduction of cal charge and introducing a standardizatior. harmful discharges entails substantial invest­ system for Bessemer slag transport charges. m~nt, and. also th~~ the me~sures do not comply With certam condltlons defmed by the Commis­ The Commission considered that like the law of sion in fitting in environment aid at Community 31 December 1973, the implementary text ma) leveJ.2 be ~egarded as compatible with the provisions oJ The Commission therefore requested the Italian Arucle 37 of the EEC Treaty. As to whether i1 Government to modify this aid scheme so that it is compatible with the provisions of Article 92. eo~ plies_ with. the limits defined in the 'fitting in', the Commission decided to defer this appraisai whtle retteratmg that the effect of invoking the until all similar measures existing in other Mem· pr~cedure of Art~cle 93(2) is to block implemen­ her States had been studied. tation of the provisions of the law in question In advising the French Government that the until the Commission has taken a final decisio~ infringement procedure had been closed the in respect of these. It also gave notice to the Commission pointed out that it reserved the parties concerned to submit their comments. ri_ght, as part of_ the_ const~nt review of existing a1d schemes wh1ch 1t carnes out with Member States (Article 93(1) of the EEC Treaty) to National monopolies subsequently re-examine the aid provided for of a commercial nature under the new import and export arrangements for Bessemer slag now in force in France. France Bessemer slag 1 OJC180of7.8.1975. 2136. The Commission informed the French 2 Bull. EC 11-1974, point 2115. Government that it had decided to close the Bull. EC 6-1974, point 2124.

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Simple potassic fertilizers Italy

2137. On 25 July, the Commission also decid­ Manufactured tobacco ed to dose the infraction procedure initiated in 2138. Since the settlement of foreign export­ respect of the French Government concerning ers' invoices by the Italian tobacco manufactur­ the import arrangements for simple potassic ers monopoly has steadily improved and the fertilizers, since they were now in accordance situation is now what it was before the Commis­ with the provisions of Article 37 of the EEC sion received complaints/ it decided on 25 July Treaty. not to follow up the infringement procedure invoked vis-a-vis the Italian Government. On 20 December 1974, the Commission had :lecided to shelve the infringement procedure in But it pointed out once again that the monopoly respect of the French Government concerning the arrangements were incompatible with Article import arrangements for compound potassic fer­ 37(1) of the EEC Treaty; the infringement proce­ tilizers, since they had been adjusted to comply dure is therefore still open on this point. .vith the Commission's requirements. But the :::ommission warned the French Government :hat it would be bound to follow up the infringe­ nent procedure with regard to simple potassic Fiscal policy =ertilizers, if within one month the Government and financial institutions 1ad not abolished the system whereby imports of :hose products from other Member States were mbject to prior dedaration.1 Taxation )ince the French Government had pleaded eco­ lomic considerations, which made it difficult to Action programme 1bolish prior declarations before 1 May 1975, :he Commission without changing its opinion 2139. On 30 July, the Commission presented :hat the arrangements were incompatible with an action programme for taxation to the Coun­ :he Treaty, accepted this explanation and sus­ ciV This would establish the tax conditions for economic and monetary union, and also carries >ended the infringement procedure by its longer-term measures with an eye to fuller inte­ Decision of 26 March 1975. gration. Finding that when a decree of 28 November L974 took effect on 1 May 1975, the import urangements involved were now in accordance Direct taxation Nith the provisions of Article 37(1) of the EEC 2140. On 1 August, the Commission sent the freaty, the Commission then decided on 25 July, Council a Proposal for a Directive on harmoniz- :o dose the infringement procedure. But it aipulated that it reserved the right to review at a ater date whether the standardization system for 1 Bull. EC 12-1974, point 2130. 2 Bull. EC 12-1974, point 2131; 2-1975, point 2110, :arriage charges was compatible with the Treaty and 3-1975, point 2118. >rovisions in respect of aid. 3 Points 1401 to 1404.

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ing corporation systems and arrangements for has the effect of raising the total deduction a withholding taxes on dividends. The future source to roughly 50% and of deterrini Directive will lay down the Community system fraud. The deduction will be fully charged t< of taxation for big companies; it is thus a the personal tax of the recipient and any exces! decisive step towards harmonizing direct tax­ will be refunded. ation. This is absolutely necessary to ensure the free movement of capital and the neutrality of competition conditions. Financial institutions The present coexistence of different systems is creating distortions in capital movements within Banks the Community. The Commission's Proposal operates on the system of partial imputation, the 2141. On 25 July, the Commission amendec basic principle consisting of a tax credit to the the proposed Directive on coordinating Membe1 shareholder amounting to a fraction of the States banking legislation, which it laid before corporation tax, which is charged to personal the Council on 12 December 1974.1 The Corn taxes and possibly refunded to the extent that it mission approved many of the technical amend exceeds the amount of the tax. ments suggested by the European Parliament anc This system has a number of advantages. It the Economic and Social Committee. Tht tends to ensure tax neutrality in respect of the amendments mostly concern the range of appli various forms of company financing and the cation of the Directive (its application to Pos different legal forms of companies etc. It also Office Giro institutions), the names of banlc has many positive features from the angle of (obligation to avoid any risk of confusion) anc taxation fairness and offers less temptation to the conditions required for approval as a bank. very rich taxpayers to evade taxes by means of Unlike the European Parliament, the Commis bogus companies. sion considered that the nature of the Contac The aim is equal treatment for each company Committee of banking supervisory authoritie! shareholder, regardless of where he resides in the (the creation of which was stipulated in tht Community. This principle is also followed, as proposed Directive) should continue to be sud far as possible, wherever a dividend paid by a that it can be integrated into the decision-makin1 subsidiary reaches the final shareholder only process of the Community institutions, a proces: through the intermediary of a parent company. in which the Commission must be able to pla) the role devolving on it from the Treaties. As regards any tax credits granted to residents of non-member countries, the Commission feels that the Member States, together with the Com­ mission, should adopt a common stance in negotiating double taxation agreements with non-member countries. The same proposed. Directive also provides for harmonizing arrangements for withh.olding taxes on dividends. Although the tax credit already guarantees some tax, it stipulates that a deduc­ 1 OJ C12 of 17.1.1975 and Bull. EC 12-1974,poin tion of 25% will be made from dividends, which 2137.

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:conomic, monetary stimulants. Some policies would appear to be expedient, however, such as adjusting income­ md financial policy tax rates, in part or in toto, to inflation, and budget financing of extensions to unemployment :conomic situation benefit periods.

~conomic policy to be followed in 1975: The Council's annual review :ommunication from the Commission of the economic situation

:201. The economic problems at present fac­ 2202. On the basis of this Commission Com­ lg the Community have continued to command munication, the Council, at its meeting held in he attention of Commission departments during Brussels on 10 July, and chaired by Mr Colom­ he summer months. At the beginning of July bo, the Italian Finance Minister, carried out the he Commission sent a Communication to the second review for the year in accordance with its :ouncil on the economic policy to be followed in Decision on the attainment of a high degree of 97 5 and on the preparation of public budgets convergence of Member States' economic poli­ or 1976. In this document, which was drawn cies.2 This study of the economic situation and .p in the light of conclusions reached at the of the general guidelines presented by the Com­ :ouncil meeting of 16 June last,1 the Commis­ mission resulted in broad agreement, although ion states that, since 1974, industrialized coun­ prospects for development were judged less ries have been hit simultaneously by an un­ favourably. The Council accordingly asked the .sually wide-ranging recession, whose outcome Commission to work with the Group on Short­ emains uncertain. Forecasts for 197 5 and term Economic and Financial Policy Coordina­ 976 indicate that there exists some elements tion in closely following economic developments avouring a recovery of economic activity in the to enable any necessary additional measures to :ommunity. However, very serious problems be adopted at the beginning of autumn. emain, especially with regard to employment nd rising prices. While attaching prime impor­ Main economic policy problems in mid-197 5 ance to the fight against inflation, the. Commis­ ion believes that, in the event of recovery roving too slow or too restricted, new stimuli 2203. In the light of the Council's review and 1ight be applied in Member States where gener- at its request, the main economic policy pro­ 1 conditions allow such action. In implement­ blems facing the Community in mid-1975 were ng the short-term economic policy which must set out in a Commission Communication to the •ver the coming months, steer between the twin Heads of Government of Member States, with a 1azards of inflation and recession, the effect of view to the European Council's meeting on 16 1easures adopted by public authorities, the atti­ and 17 July. Mter emphasizing that the tradi­ udes of both sides of industry and their interac­ tional shape of the business cycle had been ions must be kept under constant review. fundamentally altered by the longlasting infla­ tionary trends, the energy crisis and the unsettled Vith regard to budgetary guidelines for 1976 it rould appear prudent, in most Member S.tates, tOt to place too much stress on promoting 1 Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2202. conomic activity by using strong budgetary 2 OJ L63 of 5.3.1974.

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state of the international monetary system, the effective economic recovery is to be expecte• Commission indiCated that the scale of the and it confirmed its wish to work towar< recession, and the fact that short-term economic achieving this aim. recovery measures had so far produced no tangi­ ble results could to a large extent be explained by deep structural changes; so short-term eco­ Commission Recommendation nomic action should be supplemented by struc­ to Member States tural aid more than before. 2205. On 23 Juli and in accordance wit The Commission points out, however, that the Article 155 of the Rome Treaty, the Commissio extent to which new overall measures for stim­ sent a Recommendation to Member States; i ulating economic activity can be adopted is which it pointed out that permanent improv• limited, given present budgetary deficit levels, ment in the short-term economic situatio persistent balance of payments deficits, the cont­ required the restoration of confidence of priva· inuing high rate of price increases and the danger consumers and firms, which implies greatc of setting off a new bout of inflation. If the cooperation between both sides of industry, : recession persists, however, the Commission will between Member States.. present the Council with proposals which can be implemented both rapidly and flexibly. The To this end the Commission suggests that add Commission points out finally that the difficul­ tional reflationary measures be taken, coordina ties now facing Member States can only be ed as regards content and timing, by thm surmounted by common action. Additional Member States with greater scope for manreuvr measures taken by them should therefore be notably the Federal Republic of Germany, tl coordinated as closely as possible. Their impact Benelux countries, France and, to a limite on the short-term economic climate will be all ·degree, Denmark and Italy. These measure the greater if they are adopted in common and should be directed at reducing unemploymet applied simultaneously. and should be as flexible and reversible : possible. In particular the Commission prop< ses measures to stimulate public sector order European Council promote private consumption and back priva; investment. 2204. These guidelines were confirmed by the European Council when it met in Brussels on 16 Conference of Finance Ministers and 17 July, chaired by Mr Moro,t the Italian of Member States Prime Minister. While noting that certain Member States propose adopting joint measures 2206. The Community economic situatio to avoid a worsening of economic conditions was again examined at the Conference of Ecc later in the autumn, the European Council nomic and Finance Ministers of Member State instructed the Council of Ministers of Finance held in Venice on 24 August. Those taking pa. and Economy to follow economic developments decided to pursue a coordinated programme t closely and to strengthen coordination of the sustain activity, fight inflation and improve lon economic and financial policies of Member States. It acknowledged, moreover, that the present short-term economic problems must be 1 Point 2418. faced jointly with other industrial countries if 2 OJ L209 of 7.8.1975.

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:erm growth prospects. They agreed in partic­ Governors of the European Monetary Cooper­ dar that a reflationary effort on the part of ation Fund (EMCF) and the Central Banks of \.1ember States whose balance of Payments, Member States, following suggestions contained >rices and public finance situation so permitted, in a French memorandum in May. 1'/ould supplement the measures already adopted >y certain countries within a European frame­ In particular, short-term financing, which for­ l'lork. Such measures should have a positive merly could be obtained automatically for an :ffect on the economic position in the months to average period of six weeks, can now be extend­ :ome. Member States will maintain close con­ ed to a maximum period of six months, within :act with each other and with Community insti­ the limits of the pro rata contributions to short­ :utions in order to maintain this effort and adapt term monetary support. The rules concerning t where necessary. balances have also been amended: gold is now excluded from the calculations, according to )uring the course of the summer, reflationary which the debtor must discharge his debt to the neasures have in fact been taken or announced EMCF in proportion to the assets held by him; >y several Community countries (Germany, Den­ assets still applicable are SDRs, IMF reserve nark, France, Italy and the Netherlands). positions and reserve currencies only.

Vlonetary matters The Swiss franc and the 'snake' 2209. The Belgian Finance Minister, acting on R.eturn of the French franc to the 'snake' behalf of countries belonging to the 'snake', informed the Council of the present stage of l207. As forecast,' the French franc moved on discussions with the Swiss authorities concerning lO July from de facto to de jure membership of the possible association of the Swiss franc with he Community exchange system, following the the Community exchange system. :::ouncil meeting in Brussels on that day. 2 In Lccordance with the rules of the Community The Council noted that contacts with Switzer­ :xchange system, the Bank of France must now land would continue, it being understood that ntervene on exchange markets to maintain a the final decision on the matter would rest with lifference not exceeding 2.25% between the rate the Council. It asked the EMCF Board of 'f the franc and that of the other currencies Governors to report on the technical aspects of >elonging to the system (DM, Bfrs, Lfrs, Fl and such association with a view to a decision being )kr) or associated with it (Norwegian and taken at its meeting on 22 September. iwedish crowns). The base intervention rate or the franc is the same as when France left the snake' (21 January 1974). · International monetary matters 2210. International monetary matters were )peration of the Community exchange system also raised at the Council meeting of 10 July. The Council held a discussion on the ~208. At this same meeting the Council noted vith satisfaction the amendments made at the 'eginning of July to various rules for operating 1 Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2201. he Community exchange system by the Board of 2 Point 2418. lull. EC 7/8-1975 37 Economic, monetary and financial policy Economic, monetary and financial polic•

basis of a Monetary Committee report on pre­ by its Decision of 23 July, it authorized th parations for meetings in Washington at the end United Kingdom to take temporary protectiv, of August and beginning of September, within measures towards maintaining existing restric the framework of the Annual Meeting of the tions on the capital transactions men International Monetary Fund (IMF). The tioned. The Commission also decided to follov Council asked the Committee to continue its closely developments in the British economi work with a view to the adoption of a common situation and, before 30 June 1976, to review th position on all of these matters. 1 situation and the effects of the measures auth orized, while reserving the right to amend o revoke its Decision if necessary. Community loans

2211. At its meeting on 10 July and on a Unit of account and the ECSC Commission Proposal presented by Vice-Presi­ dent Haferkamp, the Council authorized the 2213. In July the Commission adopted an1 latter to open negotiations with a view to an forwarded for Council discussion a draft Corn initial loan transaction, as provided for under mission Decision on the conversion rate fo Article 2 of the Regulation of 17 February 1975 Member States' currencies into the unit o concerning Community loans.2 account used in areas covered by the Treat establishing the European Coal and Steel Corn munity (ECSC). United Kingdom rrotective measures for certain capita transactions This draft Decision, on which the Consultativ Committee of the ECSC must give its opinior 2212. On 23 July the Commission adopted a provides in particular for the following meas Decision giving the United Kingdom temporary ures: authorization, under Article 108(3) of the Rome The European unit of account, already adopte1 Treaty, to maintain existing measures on direct on 18 March by the Board of Governors of th investment by United Kingdom residents in other European Investment Bank, and on 21 April b Member States, and on certain capital move­ the Council, to express the amounts involved i ments of a personal nature/ the Lome Convention/ would also be used a Under Article 124(1)(a) and (b) of the Treaty of from 1 January 1976 for ECSC requirements Accession, these capital transactions should have i.e., for calculating the levies (ECSC own resow been liberalized on 1 January and 1 July respec­ ces), for all its operational budget commitment tively. However, because of the serious situa­ tion of the British economy, from both the internal and the external payments aspect, the 1 International monetary matters also appeared o United Kingdom informed the Commission that the agenda of the European Council on 16 and 1 it could not fulfil these obligations. July, and on the agenda of the Conference of £inane Ministers on 24 August. Further reference will b Applying Article 108(1) of the Rome Treaty, the made to these matters in Bulletin 9-1975, which wi Commission first of all examined the economic contain the results of meetings held at the IMF. 2 OJ L46 of 20.2.1975 and Bull. EC 2-1975, poir situation in the United Kingdom and, on 15 July, 2201. sent the British Government its Recommendation 3 OJ L211 of 9.8.1975. on the economic policy to be followed. Then, 4 Bull. EC 3-1975, point 2201.

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md expenses (notably aid for readaptation, and the steady reduction in the rate of inflation in =inancial aid for research) and for drawing up its most member countries and the general slow­ Jalance sheet. down in economic activity. It emphasized that !\s the new unit of account is established on the the expected recovery was beginning to show Jasis of daily exchange rates, the basic principle itself in the major non-member countries, but was slow in appearing in member countries with 1S that all the relevant transactions are expressed ,n European units of account, receipts as well as a surplus, despite the reflationary measures already taken. The Committee felt finally that ~xpenditure, settlement in national currencies Jeing made on the basis of the exchange value of the forecasts made by Commission departments the unit of account against national currencies. were rather optimistic in view of the continuing uncertainty and the date and extent of the recovery anticipated. The Committee conclud­ Monetary Committee ed by instructing its Chairman to give the Council a verbal account of its conclusions. 2214. In August the Monetary Committee ~eld two meetings, chaired by Mr Oort: • On 3 July the Committee met in its reduced 'budgets' format, chaired by Mr Hulle­ , the 208th meeting, held in Brussels on 11 broeck. This meeting was devoted to examin­ t\ugust; this was devoted mainly to preparing for ing the quantitative guidelines for the 1976 draft the Conference of Finance Ministers of Member 1 budgets of member countries. The Committee States, held in Venice on 24 August. evidenced the growing deterioration in budgetary , the 209th meeting, held in Washington on 30 balances, owing to the slowdown in business t\ugust: here, on the eve of the IMF Annual activity and the reflationary measures. This Meeting, the Committee dealt with matters relat­ deterioration is resulting in a notable increase in ing to reform of the international monetary public debt, which will eventually reduce the ;ystem. flexibility of budgetary policy and endanger its The Working Party on Securities' Markets held effectiveness. The Committee therefore asked its 30th meeting in Brussels on 10 July, chaired its Working Party on public finance to include by Mr D'Haeze. Discussion centred on a draft this matter in its analysis of budgetary policy report to the Monetary Committee on protection instruments. against inflation, and the exchange guarantee for • On 18 July the full Committee met, chaired assets of Community external creditors. by Mr Malinvaud. The Committee first adopt­ ed the report of its Working Party on the Economic Policy Committee structural indicators system, presented by its Chairman, Mr Gabriele. Discussion then fol­ 2215. In July the Economic Policy Committee lowed on the short-term economic situation and, ~eld three meetings in Brussels: more particularly, on reflationary measures • On 2 July the Committee met in its reduced which might be adopted at national and Com­ 'short-term' format, chaired by Mr Malin­ munity level in the event of a slow recovery in vaud. It examined Community economic pro­ economic activity. Finally the Committee cont­ ;pects for the second half of 1975 and for 1976, inued its study of price indexing for oil and the with the help of the preliminary economic budg­ principal raw materials. ~ts for 1976 and a draft Commission Commu­ nication to the Council. The Committee noted 1 Point 2206.

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The Working Party on public finance held its Regional policy third meeting in Brussels on 8 July, chaired by Mr O'Horgain. It decided to approve its report on 'The effects of inflation on taxation in the 2218. The start-up of the regional policy wa. Community' and continued its study of budget­ marked in July-August by the first meeting of tht ary policy instruments. European Regional Development Fund Manage ment Committee, on 1 July, the installation o the Regional Policy Committee' and the submis Study Group sion of numerous applications for aid from tht on medium-term economic prospects Fund. 2216. The members of the Study Group on medium-term economic prospects met in Brussels Financing operations on 2 and 3 July. Chaired by Mr Kervyn de Lettenhove, the full Group continued discussion of its contribution to preparing the fourth European Regional Development Fund medium -term economic policy programme. In this context it decided to examine in the autumn 2219. Most of the Member States' govern both an optimistic and a pessimistic reading of ments have submitted applications to the Corn the 1975-80 plans. The Sub-group on interna­ mission for aid from the European Regiona tional economic problems held an initial discus­ Development Fund (ERDF). sion on the preparation of a report on the For certain countries these applications represen prospects for international economic relations a considerable percentage as compared with th~ and international work division and on their commitment appropriations stipulated fot consequences for Community economies. 1975. They bear on industrial and infrastruc ture investment projects. Study Group on new characteristics of socio-economic development Redevelopment 2217. The group of expertS instructed by the Commission to examine the new characteristics 2220. Under Article 56(2a) of the ECSC Trea of socio-economic development held its first ty, the Commission decided, subject to a confir meeting in Brussels on 16 July, chaired by Mr matory Opinion from the Council, to grant ar Ruffolo. There was initial discussion on some industrial redevelopment loan of 800000 u.a basic problems, such as the Community's present with up to 400000 u.a. at subsidized interest fot position in the world and its principal economic the benefit of the firm Johns-Manville, France, tc problems, the development of social structures in install two fibre-glass production units and ~ Europe, the effectiveness of social control sys­ fibre-glass oven in Carling (Lorraine), to product tems (public authorities and the market), and the various ventilation, conditioning, acoustic con· question of European integration. With a view trol and insulation equipment. Completion oJ to their next meeting, the members agreed to the project will create 215 jobs, 20 of which wil concentrate work on an analysis of the main be offered first to miners in the Lorraine coal factors governing socio-economic change and on field. the examination of possible maladjustments in social control systems. 1 Bull. EC 6-1975, points 2208 and 2211.

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2221. Under the same Article of the ECSC adopted in the Member States to solve the freaty, the Commission decided, again subject to problems of unemployment among young peo­ 1 confirmatory Opinion from the Council, to ple. Discussions also covered the possibility of grant an industrial redevelopment loan of some Community intervention, notably through the 1330000 u.a. with fully subsidized interest, in European Social Fund. :avour of Polypac Bal Ltd., to move into bigger premises and expand its manufacturing unit of 2223. On 17 July the Commission adopted a linings and brakes for pneumatic and hydraulic decision' making it compulsory for steel produ­ ;ystems, in Hartlepool, Cleveland (UK). The cers to provide monthly figures on employment: ~xpansion of Polypac Bal will mean 710 new total work force, new workers, redundancies, iobs, 240 of which will be offered first to ECSC short-time working. The Commission hopes in workers. this way to monitor closely the effect on employ­ ment of the recession in the steel market.

Social policy Freedom of movement and social security for migrant workers

Employment 2224. At its meeting on 1 July, the Admin­ istrative Committee on Social Security for 2222. On 14 July the Commission met the Migrant Workers, examined a number of pro­ two sides of industry to discuss the employment blems relating to the interpretation of Commun­ of young people. The level of unemployment ity rules, in particular, the question of entitle­ 1mong young people in the Community has ment to a UK disablement pension where a reached disturbing proportions. According to a worker was not last insured in the UK and Commission report the number of young people would therefore not qualify for the UK pension, )Ut of work rose by 50% in 1974 and one-third since he would not have received sickness bene­ )f these were under 25. fits over a specific period. The Committee also studied the question of the accumulation of fhe two sides of industry discussed the various family allowances when a worker is employed in measures proposed by the Commission to reduce one Member State and the family is resident in llnemployment among young people, including another Member State where the spouse is gain­ the possibility of granting aid from the Social fully employed. Fund for specific programmes aimed at provid­ ing employment for youth. The European Con­ 2225. At its third meeting held on 2 July the federation of Trade Unions and the Employers Advisory Committee on Social Security. for Liaison Committee proposed that the Council Migrant Workers studied ways and means of ;hould recommend providing additional practi­ ensuring general application of the principles :al occupational training for these unem­ established by the Court of Justice in its rulings ?loyed. The Commission is studying this pro­ on social security for migrant workers. The posal and further consultations will be held with Committee held an initial discussion on various the two sides of industry on this matter. proposals for improving the Community rules. I\ similar meeting took place on 17 July with ~overnment experts, who outlined the measures t OJ L190 of 23.7.1975.

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2226. On 28 July the Commission sent the expenditure under Article 5 was increased by 3~ Council a Proposal for a Directive on the edu­ million u.a. at the instance of the Europear cation of the children of migrant workers,1 Parliament, which made use of its powers t< whether they come from other Member States or amend non-compulsory expenditure. from non-member countries. This Proposal, which is intended to allow the children of The report analyses the use made of Social Func migrant workers to be gradually integrated into appropriations to finance operations unde1 the educational and social system of the host Articles 4 and 5 together with the guidelines an< country, while ensuring the children's links with priorities adopted by the Commission based or the language and culture of their country of the opinions of the Fund Committee. It als< origin, is a direct result of the Council Resol­ gives facts and figures about pilot schemes an< ution of 21 January 1974, on the Social Action preparatory studies and preliminary investiga Programme2 and the Resolution of the Ministers tions into the effectiveness of aid. of Education, meeting in the Council, on 6 June 3 On guidelines for the future, the Commissior 1974, on cooperation in the field of education. stresses that the Social Fund is essentially ar instrument of structural policy and cannot there fore cope with the purely short-term aspects o Social Fund, unemployment. In addition to the guideline: re-employment and retraining established by Council decisions the Commissior has also adopted additional guidelines which while taking account of financial limitations, airr Third report on the activities at giving the Fund the role of an incentive. of the Social Fund Since some countries are in greater need thar others the Commission felt that it would b( 2227. On 23 July the Commission adopted desirable to have differential rates of interventio1 the report on the activities of the Social Fund to try to help those countries to catch UI over the past financial year, to be sent to the gradually with their partners. Council and the European Parliament in accor­ dance with the provisions of the Council Regu­ As regards forecasts of foreseeable expenditurj lation of 24 April 1972. over the next three years, the Commission fel that an average annual increase rate of 25°/c The third report which covers 1974, although should be adopted as a basic guideline for tht essentially an account of the Fund's activities, present areas of intervention, with the aim ol also contains forecasts of the 'developments stabilizing its proportion of the public expendi· foreseeable in the coming three years in expendi­ ture of member countries. Clearly, any neV\ ture relating to measures taken pursuant to intervention will involve an increase in expendi· Articles 4 and 5 of the Council Decision of 1 ture: this is a political choice which will have tc February 1971'. be made in the near future if the Fund is to bt The total budget for the Fund in 1974 was 267.8 million u.a. (compared to 222.95 million u.a. in 1973). Appropriations set aside for the Fund in 1 OJ C213 of 17.9.1975. the 1975 Budget amount to 355.9 million u.a., 2 OJ C13 of 12.2.1973. as the Chapter of the Budget which covers 3 OJ C98 of 20.8.1974.

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extended to cover structural retraining due to the Amount in million u.a. crisis, since the Council has agreed to discuss a Financial year Commission proposal by 30 November 1975. For the 1976 Budget, the Commission has asked for 500 million u.a. at current prices to be set 1975 12.2 aside for appropriations relating to 'Articles 4 1976 8.3 , and 5'. Expressed in the constant prices of the current financial year, in accordance with Com­ 1977 2.7 mission budgetary practice on multiannual forecasts, the foreseeable expenditure by the .. Fund over the next three years (provided there . • Article 5-schemes to retrain unemployed or are no new areas of intervention), as compared underemployed workers in the poorer regions of with the 355 million u.a. for 1975, is estimated the Community; or to retrain workers affected at 450 million u.a. for 1976 (or 500 million u.a. by technical or industrial progress: at current prices), between 500 and 530 million u.a. for 1977 and between 545 and 600 million u.a. in 1978. Financial year Amount in million u.a.

Assistance from the Social Fund 1975 30.7 2228. On 22 July the Council formally adopt­ ed a Decision/ pursuant to Article 4 of the 1976 14.3 Council Decision of 1 February 1971, extending assistance from the European Social Fund to 1977 5.0 promote specific action to facilitate the employ­ ment and geographical and occupational mobil­ ity of young people under 25 who are unem­ ployed or seeking employment. The Council The Commission subsequently adopted formal also agreed to discuss by 30 November 197 5 a decisions approving each application. Commission Proposal aimed at facilitating the geographical and occupational mobility of wor­ Retraining measures kers from industries hardest hit in terms of employment by the recession. 2230. During the month of July the Commis­ 2229. On 15 July the Commission .approved sion took decisions under Article 56(2) of the in principle the '1975 Second Series' of 34 ECSC Treaty to contribute to the cost of applications for assistance from the Social Fund 2 retraining workers affected by the partial or total submitted in accordance with Articles 4 and 5 of closure of firms in the iron and steel or coal the Council Decision of 1 February 1971. The industry in four Member States. following amounts are involved: • Article 4-retraining workers leaving agricul­ ture, workers in the textile industry and handi­ 1 OJ L199 of 30.7.1975. capped persons: 2 Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2215.

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Germany: Two grants, one of DM 2100000, Implementation of this Recommendation will be were made available to assist 1400 workers hit a major step towards a genuine improvement in by the closure of a mine and a coal-mining firm; living and working conditions. two previous grants were also increased, one by DM 520000, the other by DM 5 345 450. Housing Belgium: Three grants totalling Bfrs 85 500 000 were made available to assist some 830 workers hit by the closure of coalfields; an existing grant 2233. The Commission approved the follow- 1 to assist 1 070 workers in the steel industry was ing projects as part of the second tranche of the increased by Bfrs 10800000. Seventh ECSC Aid Programme to provide housing for workers in the mining and iron and France: Three grants to assist workers hit by the steel industries: Denmark (iron and steel): 37 closure of iron ore mines were increased by dwellings (Dkr 1460000); Germany (Ruhr coal FF 429435.58. mines): 407 dwellings (DM 3554000). United Kingdom: Two grants totalling £328 900 were made available to assist 1015 workers hit 2234. The Commission also approved by the closure of steel plants or iron ore mines. arrangements for the allocation of 25 million u.a. among the coal and steel industries in the nine Member States, as the first tranche of the Social security and social action Eighth Programme (197511976) of ECSC aid to provide housing for workers in the mining and 4 2231. On 22 July the Council adopted a iron and steel industries. The aid will be gran­ Decision 1 concerning a programme of pilot sche­ ted in the form of low-interest loans. to help mes and studies to combat poverty/ as proposed finance the construction or modernization of in the Council Declaration of 21 January 1974 about 9 000 dwellings. on the Social Action Programme. 3 The decision lays down the types of projects and studies to be encouraged and the procedure to be Industrial and occupational relations followed in taking specific action against poverty. 2235. On 25 July, the Commission decided to amend the proposal-presertted to the Council on 31 May 19745-for a Directive on the Living and working conditions approximation of the laws and regulations of the Member States on the maintenance of workers' Forty-hour week

2232. On 22 July the Council adopted a 1 OJ L199 of 30.7.1975. Recommendation to the Member States 1 concer­ 2 Bull. EC 1-1975, point 2217 and 4-1975, point ning application by 31 December 1978 at the 2217. 3 OJ C13 of 12.2.1974, and Supplement 2/74- latest of the principle of the forty-hour week and Bull. EC. four weeks annual paid holidays-one of the 4 Bull. EC 11-1974, point 2223. priority issues in the Social Action Programme. 5 Bull. EC 5-1974, point 2214.

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acquired rights and benefits in the event of Environment mergers, transfers or amalgamations of compa­ and consumer protection nies. These amendments were introduced mainly to take account of the Opinions of the European Parliament and of the Economic and Social Committee. Environment

Waste disposal Health protection 2239. Under the Council Directive of 15 July 2236. A seminar on biological sampling for 1975/ Member States must take all appropriate monitoring population exposure to lead was steps to ensure (i) the prevention, recycling and organized under the joint sponsorship of the processing of waste, (ii) the extraction of raw Commission and the Western Regional Hospital materials and possibly of energy therefrom, and Board, Galway (Ireland) from 7 to 9 July. The (iii) any other process for the re-use of seminar was attended by over 50 participants waste. The Directive indicates for the whole from the nine Member States and a number of Community the technical conditions under observers from WHO (World Health Organiza­ which these aims are to be achieved without tion). endangering human health and without harming the environment. I Experiments in analyses to determine blood lead levels has shown that considerable improvements The competent authorities are required to draw could be made in the Community to make the up as soon as possible plans relating in particular ' results obtained in Member States more compa­ to: rable. A comparative programme along these • The type and quantity of waste to be disposed lines was agreed on at the seminar. of, • general technical requirements, 12237. On 31 July the Commission forwarded to the Council a Proposal for a Directive on the • suitable disposal sites, quality of water for human consumption.' • any special arrangements for particular wastes. 2238. On 11 July, the Mines Safety and Health Commission examined the circumstances This Directive constitutes the general framework of two group accidents (in the UK and France) of specific measures taken by the Community as and instructed two working parties to formulate regards the disposal and recycling of proposals on ways of combating the effects of waste. The first Directive on this subject, which fire damp and dust. In line with the extension has already been adopted, concerned waste oils/ of its powers to include all extracting industries,

1 the Committee decided to set up a Working Party on 'oil, gas and other raw materials 1 OJ C214 of 18.9.1975. i extracted by boring', and an 'Ad hoc Committee 2 OJ L 194 of 25.7.1975. I on extracting industries other than coal mining'. 3 Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2237.

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Adaptation to technical progress of timetable for new industrial units than for old) legislation on the environment with the aim of a 95% reduction in pollution by 1 January 1985. 2240. On 15 Julyt the Council also adopted a Resolution on the adaptation to technical pro­ Waste pollution caused by wood pulp mills gress of Directives or other Community rules on the protection and improvement of the environ­ ment. In order to achieve this adaptation, the 2242. On 16 July the Commission adopted Resolution adopts as a solution, in princifle, the and transmitted to the Council a Proposal for a establishment of committees composed o repre­ Directive on the reduction of water pollution sentatives of the Member States and chaired by a caused by wood pulp mills in Member States. representative of the Commission.

Marine pollution through 'red sludge' Agricultural policy

2241. On 18 July the Commission sent to the Council a Proposal for a Directive aiming at the 2243. The Council was unable to meet its gradual reduction and eventual elimination of own deadline of 1 August 1975 for adopting marine pollution by 'red sludge'-waste from the certain short and long-term measures to improve titanium dioxide industry. conditions on the wine market, where every year sees more and more disruption caused by surplu­ Most plants producing this dioxide (a pigment ses. So it was decided to hold a Council meet­ used in many products: paints, varnishes, plast­ ing, after the summer recess, to deal exclusively ics, inks, etc .... ) at present discharge their waste with wine growing and marketing matters. at sea or into estuaries. They rely on the buffer Problems relating to surpluses occur or keep effect of the sea to neutrali~e the acid part of the waste and on the capacity of the oxygen present recurring on the milk and milk products mar­ to convert the ferrous sulphate to ferric sulphate, kets, and the beef and veal and egg mar­ the other waste (various oxides of heavy metals) kets. The Council appraised the situation of sinking naturally to the sea-bed. It appears those markets and agreed certain measures. from control checks carried out that such waste The cereal sector was also on the agenda, in view is potentially or actually harmful to the acquatic of the increasing cultivation of varieties of high­ environment. Action is all the more necessary yield common wheat of poor bread-making qual­ because the Community is a major producer of ity, and the Commission Proposals to restore titanium dioxide (almost 40% of the world production refunds for amylaceous products. total), plants are hoping to double their produc­ tive capacity over the next ten years, and the The overall compromise in respect of the agricul­ production of each tonne of dioxide gives rise to tural side of the negotiations with the Mediterra­ 2.6 tonnes of waste. nean countries was dealt with in initial formal Regulations, particularly concerning processed The Commission Proposal provides for the fol­ fruit and vegetables, and wine. lowing: prior authorization for all dumping; ecological monitoring at the dumping site; a three-stage plan for reducing dumping (a stricter 1 OJ C168 of 25.7.1975.

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On the monetary side, the Council adopted a As from 1 August, the monetary compensatory new rate of exchange to be applied, under the amounts still applicable in certain sectors in Italy CAP, in respect of the Irish and British pounds. (cereals, pigmeat, poultrymeat) were abolished following tlie recovery of the lira and the adjust­ Regarding agricultural research, the Council ment of cereal intervention prices (resulting from adopted the joint programmes and coordination the new representative rates set by the Regu­ 3 schemes in the areas proposed by the Commis­ lation of 27 February ) whose economic effects sion on 17 April.' had been deferred until the start of the cereal year. In the matter of marketing and processing struc­ tures for farm produce common action was This therefore expands the area within which no proposed to the Council to improve the condi­ trade barriers remain inside the Community. tions of processing and sale. I Compensatory amounts applicable in lreland In July, the Commission also presented reports and the United Kingdom were also appreciably on: reduced. On 1 July they had amounted to 12.5 for the Irish pound and 18.6 for the United • applying, in 1974, Protocol 8 of the Accession Kingdom pound and now amount to no more Treaty, which concerns United Kingdom imports than 4.8 and 10.5 respectively as at 1 Septem­ of New Zealand butter and cheese; ber. This has proved possible following a 5% • the production and marketing of hops from devaluation of the United Kingdom and Irish the 1974 crop; green pounds, decided4 by the Council with effect from 4 August, and as a result of the • the fourth EAGGF financial statement cover­ recovery in sterling rates. ing 1974; Lastly, two were applied: • the 1971 and 1972 results of the EEC Farm sectoral measures Accountancy Data Network.2 - Since problems in the shell-egg sector were being aggravated by imports from other Member States, the United Kingdom was authorized5 from 7 July to 31 October 1975 not to grant Measures in connection with monetary compensatory amounts on imports of the monetary situation shell-eggs other than incubator eggs. - For beef and veal, a sector where, for a 2244. The monetary situation in July and relatively long period, the market price of adult August enabled several major strides to be taken bovine animals had remained below the interven­ towards restoring the unity of the market. tion price, the monetary compensatory amounts When the French franc returned to the 'snake', at could be correspondingly adjusted in application its old parity, a problem could have arisen from of the Council Regulati.on of 12 May the use, under the CAP, of a slightly devalued 'green franc'. Theoretically, this could have led 1 Bull. EC 4-1975, point 2252 and OJ L 199 of to applying monetary compensatory amounts of 22.7.1975. 1.4% in trade. The Commission felt that such 2 Bull. EC 10-1972, point 101. 3 OJ L52 of 28.2.1975 and Bull. EC 3-1975, point differences were not likely to provoke upheavals 2228. in trade and no compensatory amount was 4 OJ L 195 of 26.7.1975. reinstituted for France. 5 OJ L179 of 10.7.1975.

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1971.1 The basis of calculation in this sector bread-making quality is becoming a source of now consists of the intervention price valid for concern. In the various Member States indica­ adult bovine animals, reduced by 10%, which tions were that br 1974-1975 the area sown to results in a corresponding reduction of the com­ common wheat o this kind was already 10% to pensatory amounts/ from 25 August. 20% and even 50% of the total area. In the spirit of Community legislation, the guar­ anteed prices fixed for common wheat are Applying the CAP in applied in consideration of its bread-making the enlarged Community quality, and are too high for wheat not suitable for bread-making. Since the 1975-1976 mar­ 2245. Under the minimum import price keting year prices have already been set, the scheme for tomato concentrates brought in by disposal of non-bread-making wheats on the feed the Council Regulation of 22 Julr (because of market must be facilitated. The Commission the appreciable difference in price for these informed the Council of the intended meas­ products in the original Community and on the ures. Moreover, for 1976-1977 farmers should world market, and the risk affecting the competi­ be advised that prices will be fixed in such a way , tivity of producers in the former Community on that the producers of wheat not suitable for I the markets of the new Member States), the making bread cannot expect it to be valued at Council3 established 'Accession' monetary com­ more than the equivalent feed grain value. On pensatory amounts for tomato concen­ 22 July/ the Council approved a relevant trates. The Commission adopted the methods Recommendation and adopted a Resolution cal­ 4 of applying these. ling on the Commission to present to it, no later 'Accession' compensatory amounts were also set than its price Proposals for the 1976-1977 mar­ for cereals, pigmeat, eggs and poultry, applicable keting year, appropriate measures to deal with from 1 August 1975, the start of the 1975-1976 the various problems raised by the development marketing year, and for milk and milk products, of wheat varieties not suitable for making bread. to apply from 16 September 1975, the date when As for 1974-1975,8 the denaturing premium for the second increase in the 1975-1976 prices for common wheat for the 1975-1976 marketing this market organization took effect.5 year was set at zero/ As from 4 August and in line with the Council's On 22 Julyt 0 the Council adopted a Regulation Decision to adjust the representative rate for the concerning production refunds in the cereals and United Kingdom and Irish pounds, the Commis­ rice sector, which includes inter alia, a refund of sion reduced the coefficients for setting the intervention buying-injrices for beef and veal in Ireland and the Unite Kingdom and also low­ ered the level of the buying-in priees.6 1 Bull. EC 5-1971, point 39. 2 OJ L223 of 23.8.1975. 3 OJ L198 of 29.7.1975. 4 OJ L202 of 1.8.1975. Common organization of the markets Bull. EC 2-1975, point 2225, Table 1. 6 OJ L204 of 2.8.1975. OJ L209 of 7.8.1975 and OJ C182 of 9.8.1975. 2246. In the cereal sector the problem of the 8 Bull. EC 7/8-1974, point 2240. increasing cultivation of common wheat with a 9 OJ L202 of 1.8.1975. high yield and protein content but of poor 10 OJ L200 of 31.7.1975.

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16.10 u.a./t on potato starch, 10 u.a./t on maize advance fixing certificates in this sector, and the starch and a minimum price for potatoes of 162 Regulation of 25 July, introducing Community u.a./t. surveillance of imports of certain products pro­ cessed from fruit and vegetables, originating in In view of world market conditions, the uncer­ State-trading countries/ tain outlook for impending crops and the actual cereal requirements of importing countries, the For preserved mushrooms, a safeguard clause Commission, on 31 July,t limited the validity has existed since August 1974.8 Since the Com­ period of export licences for common wheat munity market is still strained, the Commission meslin, maize and barley to 30 days. The modified9 certain items in the import arrange­ 90-day validity period still applies to the other ments for these products. basic cereals. Export levies on basic cereals were set from 19 August. They were last set at 2249. Regarding I the end of January 1975.2 wine, two of the three 'Mediterranean' Regulations 10 were adopted by the Council on 22 July. 5 The elements of the 2247. To induce Community colza producers agricultural compromise relating to the Maghreb to use the new varieties with low erucic acid countries were adopted; the measures in respect content, the Commission decided on 14 Augus~ of other non-member countries are still awaiting that as from the next marketing year colza and Opinions from the European Parliament. rape seeds whose oil has an erucic acid content of over 15% would be excluded from the benefit In the context of a general discussion on the of intervention. This measure comes into force situation of the wine market and on the various on 1 July 1976. Proposals presented by the Commission (amend­ ments of basic Regulations, and planting and 2248. The Council reviewed the two proposed replanting arrangements), the Council, aware of Regulations concerning fresh fruit and vegetables current problems on this market, signified its which form part of the agricultural concessions agreement to the granting of aid for the storage under the 'overall Mediterranean approach'.4 of table wines of the 1974-1975 harvest the They will be officially adopted when the Eur­ detailed rules for the application of which were opean Parliament has given its Opinion. adopted by the Commission on 12 August. 11 This refers to wine under storage In adopting, on 22 July,S five Regulations con­ contract; the subsidy is 1.05 u.a./hectolitre. cerning products processed from fruit and vege­ tables, the Council implemented all the points under the Mediterranean agricultural conces- 1 OJ L202 of 1.8.1975. 1 sions for those products/ except for oranges. A 2 OJ L24 of 31.1.1975 and OJ L219 of 19.8.1975. sixth Regulation on extending compensation 3 OJ L217 of 15.8.1975. grants to all quantities of oranges for processing, 4 Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2241. will be formally adopted after approval by the 5 OJ L 198 of 29.7.1975. European Parliament. 6 Bull. E.C 6-1975, point 2240. 7 OJ L214 of 12.8.1975 and OJ L216 of In view of these Council Decisions, the Commis­ 14.8.1975. 8 OJ L218 of 9.8.1974. sion adopted several Regulations in particular 9 OJ L 190 of 23.7.1975 and L 195 of 26.7.1975. the Regulation of 31 July on special application 10 Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2242. methods for the system of import licences and 11 OJ L215 of 13.8.1975.

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On 10 July,' the Council amended the rules be taken on applications filed. To this end, the relating to table-wine distilling operations/ Commission has authorized the issue of all where distilleries have been obliged to resort to licences requested in July and August 1975, since distillation through force majeure (extension of the quantities required (901 and 1826 tonnes the distillation period) and on the order of the respectively) were far below those made avail­ public authorities (extension of the dates by able to the operators. which contracts are to be concluded). The Commission determined6 the methods for 7 2250. On the strength of a Commission Com­ applying the import arrangements covering beef munication, the Council also discussed the state and veal products originating ·in the ACP or of the milk product market. A number of OCT States. In applying this Regulation, the measures were considered and several Regul­ reduction in import charges for these States was ations3 adopted: ser for the period 1 July to 30 September I 1975. For July and August, the Commission • on granting subsidies for private storage of authorized8 the issue of import licences, on the skimmed-milk powder, in August and September basis of the EXIM scheme/ for 10343 tonnes. 1975, for contracts for a maximum of three years; Lastly, the Commission decided,10 as from 1 • amending the Regulation of 21 Januart con­ September 1975, to no longer exempt seasoned cerning the sale of skimmed-milk powder from meats from the safeguard measures, since public stocks for supply to developing countries; imports of such meats had reached a volume the price is lowered to 25% of the intervention incompatible with sound market management. price; Moreover, since the Community average of mar­ • on the exclusion of certain milk products ket prices for adult bovine animals has for a from inward processing arrangements; skim­ relatively lengthy period remained below the med-milk powder for processing may not enter intervention price, the monetary compensatory the Community, in transit, from 1 August 1975 amounts applicable in the beef and veal sector to 31 March 1977. were reduced by the Commission on 22 August With a number of other measures to be taken at 1975." Commission level, these Regulations are intend­ ed to clear up the milk market situation, espe­ 2252. The shell-eggs market is going through cially with regard to skimmed-milk powder, a particularly difficult period. The Member stocks of which now run to 900000 tonnes. State most affected is the United King­ dom'2. The Community's overproduction crisis I 2251. In the beef and veal sector, the Com­ mission adopted several measures under the 1 OJ L 182 of 12.7.1975. import arrangements deriving from application 2 Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2247. of the safeguard clause. It authorized the issue,S 3 OJ L200 of 31.7.1975. 4 Bull. EC 1-1975, point 2233. from 1 July 1975, of import licences for beef and 5 0] L 168 of 1.7.1975. veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, 6 OJ L174 of 5.7.1975. Madagascar and Swaziland, within a maximum 7 0] Ll66 of 28.6.1975. of 13 624 tonnes of boned meat; the validity 8 OJ L212 of 9.8.1975. • Bull. EC 4-1975, point 2247. period of the licences is limited to 31 December w 0] L207 of 6.8.1975. 1975. Every month the Commission will decide 11 OJ L233 of 23.8.1975. for each ACP country what further action may 12 Point 2245.

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worsened in the last weeks of June. During the Most of the agricultural products in the EEC are first five months of 1975, Community egg pro­ in fact processed before reaching the end-consu­ duction rose appreciably as against the same mer and the farming industry depends to a great period in 1974. extent on efficient marketing and proces­ Against this, consumption is presendy neither sing: Improving them, especially by encourag­ rising nor falling, so that the growth in output ing better quality and presentation will make it has caused a considerable fall in prices through­ easier to find wider oudets and get better returns out the Community. In June, for instance, from products, and will thus make for greater prices in the different States dropped between 8 agricultural productivity. and 15%. To obtain a coherent development of the market structure for farm products at European level, With an eye to the possibilities of disposing of the Commission's Proposal stipulated that action these products, and to obviate an even heavier by the EAGGF Guidance Section to assist invest­ fall in prices on Community markets, the Com­ ment projects in processing and marketing, mission1 adjusted the export refunds for eggs as action which is in fact already going on, be from 7 July. Held at their previous level (6 gradually restricted to projects forming part of u.a./100 kg) for exports to non-member Eur­ specific multiannual programmes and developed opean countries, the refunds were doubled (12 by the Member States and the agricultural com­ u.a./100 kg) for exports to certain non-European munity and embodying an in-depth analysis of non-member countries in particular the Arab the situation in that sector and of the improve­ countries. ments planned.

Structural policy EAGGF 2253. During July and August, the Commis­ Financial report sion adopted six Decisions2 on implementing the reform of agricultural structures. The arrange­ 2255. On 24 July, the Commission adopted ments communicated in 1975 by the Belgian, the fourth financial report on the EAGGF, cover­ Luxembourg, British and Irish Governments, and ing its activities for 1974. for 1974, by the German Government, may get Financing by the Guarantee Section took in new Community financial support, in application of sectors (dehydrated fodders and soya) and the three Council Directives of 17 April1972. 3 expenditure increased with the introduction of new measures in the beef and veal sector, which 2254. On 11 August, the Commission sent the has to deal with surpluses (320000000 u.a. as Council a proposed Regulation on 'common against 16000000 u.a. in 1973). But expendi­ action to improve the conditions under which ture was reduced for cereals (553 000 000 u.a. agricultural products are processed and market­ less) and milk products (232000000 u.a.less). ed'.4 This text supplements the proposed Regul­ ations on producer groups and their associations, already presented to the Council in 1971/ which 1 OJ L 173 of 4.7.1975. aims to improve the conditions under which 2 OJ L 192 of 24.7.1975 and L212 of 9.8.1975. 3 Bull. EC 4-1972, Part 1, Chapter I. farmers market their products. This new Pro­ 4 OJ C218 of 24.9.1975. posal covers a basic aspect of agricultural struc­ 5 OJ C75 of 26.7.1971 and Bull. EC 7-1971, Part 1, tural policy. Chapter IV.

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In the Guidance Section, expenditure for com­ For the whole of 1974, 766 projects received aid mon action and specific measures increased totalling 234 999 998 u.a.2 It was the second (28900000 u.a. in 1974 as against 19400000 year in which aid was allocated between the nine u.a. in 1973). To improve agricultural struc­ Member States. Compared with the previous tures, the endowment of 170000000 u.a. deter­ year, the sums allocated to Ireland and Denmark mined by the Council for 1973 enabled the were slightly increased. Commission in 1974 to approve the financing of 637 specific projects out of the 1502 submitted. As the Directives on reforming agricultural struc­ tures have been applied, particularly the Direc­ Regarding checks on expenditure and the detec­ tive on farm modernization, a number of measu­ tion of irregularities, most of these, iri the res such as the building and modernizing of Guarantee Section, involve cereals and milk stables, irrigation or internal work on farms, products and in the Guidance Section, the expen­ could no longer be considered and were excluded diture connected with non-marketing premiums from aid. in respect of milk and milk products. Community action was stepped up in the food aid sector, especially in respect of aid pro­ grammes involving cereals (20000000 u.a.) and milk products (45000000 u.a.). For 1974, 204000000 u.a. were available. Harmonization of laws

3 EAGGF aid 2257. On 21 July, the Commissinn published the first complete edition of the common catal­ ogue of varieties of agricultural plant spe­ 2256. On 15 July, the Commission decided to cies. Here the Commission took account of the grant aid from the Guidance Section, for the three Decisions whereby it authorized Germany, second tranche of 1974. A sum of 139167200 France and Luxembourg to limit the marketing u.a. was available; it was allocated as under: of seeds or plants of certain varieties.

Table 1 2258. In the veterinary field, the two Council Directives of 26 June 1964 were codified.4 These concern health problems in the Intra-Community Country No of projectS Amount in u.a. trade in bovine animals, swine and fresh meat. On 10 Juli the Council adopted a Directive Germany (FR) 98 23 487 208 costituing the first substantial amendment to the Belgium 53 9 101 219 6 Denmark 18 6 697 047 Directive of 1971 on health problems affecting France 65 24 257 629 Ireland 14 7 545 863 Italy 166 40 627 378 Luxembourg 3 862 440 1 OJ C185 of 14.8.1975. Netherlands 15 7 593 780 2 Bull. EC 1-1975, point 2237. United Kingdom 37 18 994 634 3 OJ C164 of 20.7.1975. 4 OJ C189 of 20.8.1975. Total 469 139 167 198 5 OJ L192 of 24.7.1975. 6 OJ L55 of 8.3.1971.

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trade in fresh poultrymeat and which entered Committee members do not sit as individuals but into force as far as the intra-Community trade is as the representatives of agriculture, industry, the concerned in 1973. distributive trade, the workers and the consu­ The date of application of the Directive on the mers. These groups delegate, for each meeting, internal markets of Member States has been the most qualified representatives according to changed to 1 January 1977. The cutting premi­ the matters on hand. But each group has two ses are now included in the legislation, and permanently appointed members, to ensure that consequently official recognition of establish­ the work is properly coordinated. ments complying with the specifications of the directive is provided for. The rules for packag­ 2260. During the part-session from 7 to 11 ing and marking have been modernized and July, the European Parliament passed a Resol­ made more flexible. 'On-the-spot' checks by ution concerning the third financial report on the national and Commission veterinarians in abat­ EAGGF and gave its Opinion on the Commis­ toirs and cutting premises have been institut­ sion's Proposals to the Council to restore the ed. Simultaneously the ban on the so called balance of the wine market. The Economic and 'Spinchiller' refrigeration[.rocess, as it was when Social Committee/ meeting on 16 and 17 July, the Directive was adopte , has been defered to 1 gave its Opinion on the 'stocktaking of the January 1978 at the latest. In the meantime the Common Agricultural Policy'4 and on die Propo­ Commission will submit to the Council a report sals concerning the wine market. on the refrigeration processes not covered by the prohibition. Industrial Collaboration with the food industry and technological policy 2259. On 3 and 4 July 1975, the first meeting took place of the Advisory Committee on Food­ stuffs, set up within the Commission for consul­ Industry tations on all problems relating to the harmoni­ zation of laws on foodstuffs, with the aim of The heavy electrical engineering working out Proposals to be put to the Coun- and nuclear industries ~ cil. This first meeting, devoted to reviewing a Proposal ~or a ~irective on labelling foodstuffs, enabled vtewpomts to be reconciled. The Com­ 2261. On 18 August, the Commission sent the mittee will resume its work on this matter early Council a report in the form of a departmental in September. working document, on the situation and pro­ spects of the heavy electrical engineering and The main reason for forming the Committee1 nuclear industries producing equipment for gen­ was that comparing ideas and views will produce erating electricity. better results from the mutual consultation al- ready operating between consumers, the trade l and the Commission. Moreover, opinions in 1 OJ L182 of 12.7.1975. I the trade coordinated at European level will 2 Points 2412 and 2415. serve to speed up the Commission's work and 3 Point 2452. ~acilitate discussion within the Council. 4 Supplement 2/75 - Bull. EC.

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This paper, which appraises the situation and Technology prospects of the industries concerned, is the first detailed study of this sector by the Commission departments. The conclusions can be summa­ Nuclear Safety rized as follows: 2262. On 22 July. 1 the Council officially • • The Community industry is able to meet approved a Resolution concerning technological demand, including a proportion for export, until problems of nuclear safety. The Commission's 1980; adaptation of productive plant to technol­ line of action is sighted on two main targets: ogical development must continue in favour of gradual harmonization of criteria and standards nuclear facilities. applied by the Member States in respect of nuclear safety and coordination of nuclear safety • Community constructors are determined to research programmes. meet any substantial increase in demand, in so far as this is ascertained sufficiently in advance The Commission had already taken some action and indicated in such a way as to give them some on this early in 1973, particularly by forming assurances against part or all of the uncertainty Community working parties made up of repre­ of forecasts. sentatives from the various national inspection and safety authorities, and electricity generating • Though the situation is hard to assess, the organizations or nuclear power station builders. intra-Community market has in fact not been sufficiently opened up. The aim of the Council's Decision is to streng­ then and intensify the work of the Commission • The export market accounts for about a third up to now. Thus, in its adopted Resolution, the of the volume of business in the sector; a Council approved the line of action by stages, common export credit policy would help the indicated by the Commission, in respect of the whole of European industry, encourage 'joint gradual harmonization of safety requirements ventures' in exporting and might well obviate and criteria, in order to ensure an equivalent and internal distortions of competition. satisfactory level of protection for people and the • The Community's heavy electrical engineering environment against radiation hazards from nu­ and nuclear industries are structurally less inte­ clear activity. grated than the US industry, in a narrower The Council also agreed that Community efforts internal market; it is up to the industry to be stepped up to coordinate programmes of continue its trend towards concentration on a applied research, aimed at more efficient use of European basis. The advent of advanced tech­ available facilities, so as to obviate wasteful nologies, and specifically the development of fast duplication as far possible. Lastly, the Member reactors, offers an opportunity to determine a States were asked to try and find a common Community industrial strategy to face world stance towards any problem being considered competition in the nuclear field over the coming within the international organizations, which decades. involves harmonization of requisites and criteria • Profitability should be boosted to ensure the and the coordination of nuclear safety research. dynamism needed in developing advanced tech­ nologies; further rationalization of the struc­ tures, especially in the nuclear industry, should help towards this. 1 OJ C185 of 14.8.1975.

54 Bull. EC 7/8-1975 Science, research, education Science, research, education

Science, Joint Research Centre research and development, 2265. On 15 July 1975 the Council approved education, scientific the programmes of new activities for the Petten and technical information Establishmenf and noted that the Commission will insert the necessary appropriations for the implementation of these programmes in the pre­ Science, research and development liminary draft budget for the 1976 financial year. The Council also approved the Commission's Energy research proppsal concerning the revision of certain objectives of the multiannual programme2 with­ 2263. On 15 July 1975 the Council approved out altering the relevant appropriation. It noted 1 the four-year energy research and development that, before the end of October 1975, the . programme which it had been unable to adopt Commission will communicate to it a compre­ at its meeting of 26 June owing to the reserva- hensive view of the next multiannual programme tions made by two delegations.2 This pro­ and it was agreed to discuss this as soon as gramme, which will cost 59 million u.a., must possible, as part of a review of the development relate to the following aims: energy conserva­ of the Community's research policy. tion, production and use of hydrogen, solar energy and geothermal energy. A decision could not be taken on these two points at the meeting on 26 June, which the 12264. The CREST energy research and devel­ Council devoted to research problems, as the lcopment sub-committee held its ninth meeting in German Delegation had made a reservation Brussels on 7 July 1975 with Mr De Meester in which has since been withdrawn. the chair. Its discussions were concerned partic­ At this meeting on 15 July, the Council also ularly with the suggestion by the Commission's noted the Commission's intention: departments to set up an ad hoc committee to study the problems which occur in the conver­ • rapidly to submit to it programme proposals sion of solid fuels into hydrocarbons. The sub­ on the basis of the guidelines which emerge from committee will re-examine this question at one this discussion. The Council agreed to discuss of its forthcoming meetings, after national them as soon as possible; . experts, whom the Commission must contact, • to insert an amount of 900000 u.a. in the have submitted their opinions. preliminary draft budget for the 1976 financial The sub-committee also dealt with the question year, in order to cover the activities in prepar­ of the management and implementation of the ation for the next multiannual programme; 'energy R & D' programme, to be put in hand as • to provide for the necessary resources in this soon as it is approved by the Council.3 and with preliminary draft budget to guarantee the normal the timetable of work to be pursued. It working of the Joint Research Centre. approved a management structure proposed by 1the Commission's departments in which the ACPMs (Advisory Committees on Programme 1 Formally adopted on 22 August 1975: OJ L231 of 2.9.1975. Management) will have an important part to 2 Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2262. play. The next meeting of the subcommittee 3 Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2268. tas been planned to take place on 22 October. 4 OJ L231 of 2.9.1975.

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Multiannual programme between the Community and Sweden3 of a coop­ eration agreement in the field of controlled Submission of four new research programmes thermonuclear fusion and plasma physics. As a result of this agreement, the Swedish programme 2266. At the end of July the Commission sent would contribute towards the implementation of the Council four new proposals for multiannual the Euratom research and training{rogramme in research programmes on: controlled thermonu­ this area, throucll the adoption o its long-term clear fusion and plasma physics, biology and aims and methods of cooperation. health protection, the environment and, lasdy, reference materials and methods. 1 Education and training Scientific and Technical Committee

2267. The Scientific and Technical Committee Lawyers (STC) met in Brussels on 2 July under the chairmanship of Mr Cesoni. The Committee examined the Commission's Proposal for a fur­ 2269. On 25 July the Commission amended ther extension of the Dragon project as from 1 its proposed Directive of 196~ on the equival­ April 1976.2 While approving this Proposal, it ence of qualifications and lawyers' freedom to expressed the wish that the extension should be provide services. The initial proposal was out­ limited to three years (instead of five as planned). dated by the enlargement of the Community and the case law of the Court of Justice. The Committee then examined the draft of a new revision of the ]RC multiannual pro­ In the judgments handed down in two cases gramme, know as the 'medium-term revision', (Reyners and van Binsbergen) the Court held applicable in 1976, while awaiting the multian­ that all discrimination based on nationality has nual programme which will follow it. The been abolished since 1970. However, what still Committee approved this draft for the most part, hinders the free movement of lawyers is that observing that it concerned only minor aspects, each Member State makes access to the profes­ due allowance being made for the fundamental sion depend on the possession of qualifications questions now being raised with regard to the prescribed at national level. The question is future of the JRC. now to abolish this hindrance. The Committee also held a rapid exchange of views on the problem of R & D in the exploit­ As far as some lawyers are concerned, frontiers ation of uranium resources, and the storage and have already ceased to play a role in practice; transport of radioactive waste. The next STC what is new is that lawyers must henceforth be meeting will be held on 16 and 17 October at able to appear in the courts of other Member Ispra. States, in both civil and criminal proceedings.

Plan for cooperation with Sweden in the field of thermonuclear fusion 1 Points 1501 to 1505. 2 Bull. EC 5-1975, point 2327. 2268. The Commission sent the Council a 3 Bull. EC 2-1975, point 2247. Communication providing for the conclusion 4 OJ C78 of 20.6.1969. f

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Nurses Mter enquiring into the activities of its working parties and the future work programmes, the 2270. Furthermore, the Commission proposed CIDST examined the projects and studies to be to the Council that an 'Advisory Committee on undertaken in 1975. The approved studies will Nursing Training' be set up. Moreover, this take up approximately 50% of the budget t approach corresponds to one of the guidelines appropriations, fixed by the Council at 1.84 laid down by the Council in its Resolution of 6 million u.a. for 1975. The other 1975 projects June 1974 relating to the mutual recognition of and those to be financed from the 1976 budget diplomas, certificates and other evidence of for­ will be examined at the meeting which the mal qualifications.' At the same time the Com­ CIDST will hold in November. mission proposed that the terms of reference of the 'Committee of Senior Officials on Public The Committee instructed a restricted ad hoc Health'-set up when the directives and deci­ working party to draw up proposals for dealing 2 with industrial information. The Committee's sions concerning doctors were adopted - should ·be enlarged and made applicable to nurses in standing working party will examine these ques­ tions together with a proposal to set up a particular. 'Physics and Mathematics' working party.

Scientific and technical information 2272. On 8 July the European Parliament and information management adopted a 'Resolution on the decisions of the Council of the Ministers of Research, dated 26 June 1975'. Committee for Scientific rand Technical Information and Documentation 2271. At its 14th meeting of 7 to 9 July the Committee for Scientific and Technical Informa­ Energy policy tion and Documentation (CIDST) was informed of CREST's 3 approval of the three-year pro­ gramme in this field, and of the 1976 budget Preparing and implementing proposals relating to scientific and technical a Community energy policy information and documentation. Furthermore, the Committee examined the res­ Energy Committee ults of a feasibility study of the pilot stage of the telecommunications network and adopted a 2273. The Energy Committee met on 4 July, resolution concerning the future configuration of chaired by Vice-President Simonet of the Com­ the network to be installed in close cooperation mission. Its discussions centred on 'Work on with a subgroup of the European Conference of the costs and estimates of energy production in Postal and Telecommunications Administrations the Community for 1974 and 1975' and 'Mini- (CEPT). This resolution will serve as the Com- ~mission's basis for its negotiations with the national postal authorities and the management 1 OJ C98 of 20.8.1974. boards of the European Informatics Network 2 OJ L 167 of 30.6.1975; Bull. EC 2-1975, points (COST project 11) and of the European Space 1201 to 1204 and Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2272. ._Agency (formerly ESRO). 3 Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2264.

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mum safeguard level: variants'. It was decided • extension of notification to include invest­ to reopen discussion on these two topics at a ment projects concerning desulphurization in oil later meeting. refineries, electricity-generating plant with nu­ clear reactors, and high-voltage electrical trans­ The Committee studied the reports on oil mission cables. imports into the Community, the medium-term prospects for the jetroleum market, and small­ and medium-size firms in the oil sector. It Sectoral problems welcomed the ideas of Commission departments on support for uranium prospecting, and the Hydrocarbons introduction of a system of oil price controls. Support for Community projects Energy savings 2276. The Commission presented to the Council a Proposal it had adopted on 25 July on 2274. On 9 July the Commission sent the granting support measures for Community pro­ Council a working paper on establishing objec­ jects in the hydrocarbons sector. tives for short term energy economies, presenta­ This Proposal had been adopted as a result of the tion of which had been notified to the Council at 3 its meeting of 26 June 1975. Mr Simonet had Council Regulation of 9 November 1973 on given the Council a verbal outline of the meas­ support for Community projects in the hydrocar­ ures which the Commission considered should be bons sector, with a view to promoting techno­ logical developments associated with prospect- taken by public authorities to reduce energy 1 wastage. 1 ing, extracting, storing or transport, for the purpose of improving the security of Community energy supplies. It relates to 38 of the 120 Notification of investment projects projects submitted by firms to the Commission of interest to the Community in 1975·. The amount of support proposed is 44683 758 u.a. for the 1975-1977 period. On 1 17 December 19744 the Council had approved 2275. On 7 August the Commission sent the the granting of support measures to an initial Council a draft Proposal amending the Council 2 series of 21 projects in the sum of 42500000 Regulation of 18 .May 1972 on notifying the u.a. Commission of investment projects of interest to the Community in the oil, natural gas and electricity sectors. The proposed amendments Information and consultation mainly involved: on oil prices in the Community • notification of investment projects in the 2277. On 1 August the Commission forward­ electricity sector on which work is expected to ed for Council approval a draft Regulation commence within five years, instead of the three years provided for under the existing Regulation; 1 Bull. EC 6-1975, points 2276 and 2280. 2 OJ L120 of 25.5.1972. • notification of information on the stage 3 OJ L312 of 13.11.1975, and Bull. EC 11-1973, reached in the decision-making process of each point 2268. project, and its relation to national planning; 4 Bull. EC 12-1974, point 2269. f

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regarding 'Community procedure for informa­ • freedom for Member States to draw their own tion and consultation on the prices of crude oil conclusions as to prices, from such consultation. and petroleum products in the Community'. In its Resolution of 13 February 19751 concern­ ing Community policy on hydrocarbons, the Coal Council considered that consumer price policy should be based on competition, and cost and Member States' financial aid to price transparency. These principles could con­ the coal industry tribute towards ensuring that the levels of such prices based on real supply trend conditions were consistent throughout the Member States. 2278. On 22 July the Commission sent the Council a report on the financial aid which The purpose of the procedure for information Member States proposed to give to the coal proposed by the Commission is twofold: industry in 1975. In accordance with the Com­ • to obtain knowledge of and compare price mission Decision of 22 December 19702 on levels in the different Community countries; Community rules for interventions by Member States for the benefit of the coal industry, the • to study trends in oil product prices and in Commission is obliged to examine these aids and the costs of crude oil supplies., submit a report on them to the Council for To achieve these aims the following guidelines consultation. can be applied: The coal industry's profitability has improved • the Community should provide itself with an considerably in 1975 compared with last ' information system, which implies a working year. Greater profitability has been achieved knowledge of the conditions governing crude oil not by reducing mining costs but by increasing supplies and oil product prices in the various prices to the level of imported coal and heating Community markets. Such a Community sys- oil. 1 tern of price information will not prevent Mem­ ber States from adopting or retaining their select­ Few problems of competition will arise among ed pricing systems; the Community's coal producers in 1975, as a • the Commission would use the price levels for result of the relatively low aid for the coal oil products to make comparisons, using a industry. The proper functioning of the com­ method devised to ensure that the information mon market in coal will not be affected by the collected is analogous. Such comparisons will existing differences in aid granted by the indivi­ require consultations at Community level. If dual Member States. necessary, the oil companies would be asked for The Commission therefore concludes that the their opinion of the results obtained. aids applied for by the governments of the The consultations may involve: Member States for 1975 conform to the provi­ sions of the Decision of 22 December 1970. 1 • correction, by Community decision, of exces­ sive price differences;

• harmonization at Community level of the 1 OJ C153 of 9.7.1975 and Bull. EC 2-1975, point decisions which Member States may be induced 1402. l to take; 2 OJ L3 of 5.1.1971.

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Technical research invoked against Italy for failing to fulfil the obligations on Member States under the provi­ 2279. Mter conferring with the ECSC Consul­ sions of the Council Regulations laying down tative Committee and with the assent of the common rules for regular and special regular Council, the Commission decided on 24 July to services and for shuttle services. This suspen­ grant 6 832000 u.a. under Article 55 of the sion will enable Italy to carry through, by the ECSC Treaty, so that research projects in the end of March 1976, the legal procedure which fields of mining, coking and coal upgrading she has initiated to meet those obligations, and could be carried out. to furnish the Commission with the final text of measures which have been adopted by 31 2280. On 8 Julyt the European Parliament March.- adopted a Resolution on the Commission Propo­ sal on 'Medium-term guidelines for coal 1975-1985'} Ocean and air transport­ Port problems 2283. The Commission initiated the infringe­ ment procedure under Article 169 of the Treaty Transport policy against Germany, ·Belgium and France. It con­ tends that all three have infringed several Treaty provisions by signing the United Nations Con­ Functioning of the Market vention setting up a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences,• despite the repeated warnings of 2281. On 29 July 1975, the Commission sent the Commission. ' the Council two reports. The first concerns implementation during 1973 of the Council The three countries should actually have signed Regulation of 28 February 19723 on laying down as part of a common action, and, if necessary, common rules for regular and special regular ~nder a Convention concluded by the Commun- j services performed by coach and bus between the ~ . Member States. It contains statistics on traffic But the appropriate Commission authorities are trends, assesses the efficiency of procedures already examining the possibility of defining applied and comments on possible amendments reservations and amendments which would, if to the Regulation. need be, enable the Community and the Member The second report appraises conditions on the States to become contracting parties to the transport market in respect of 'reverse shuttle Convention. services', referred to in Article 11 of the Regul­ ation for shuttle services by coach and bus 2284. On 17 and 18 July government experts between the Member States. Finding that the met in Brussels to examine problems arising arrangements for these transport services have from the application to air transport of the raised no difficulty, the Commission feels that Treaty rules on the right of establishment. The there are no grounds for amending the current rules. 1 Point 2409. 2 Bull. EC 11-1974, point 2269. 3 OJ L67 of 20.3.1972. 2282. On 25 July, the Commission decided to 4 Bull: EC 3-1975, point 2264 and 6-1975, point suspend the infringement procedure it had 2292. •

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meeting, which is part of a series of talks Multilateral negotiations between government experts and the Commis­ sion, on air transport, highlighted certain key features of this sector. Trade Negotiations Committee

Transport Advisory Committee Meeting of the TNC

2285. The Transport Advisory Committee 2301. The Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC), formed by the GA TI Ministerial Confer­ met on 8 and 9 July to review the draft of an 1 interim report on implementing a structural ence meeting in Tokyo in September 1973, policy in river shipping, and in particular, on the which coordinates all the negotiations, met in problems involving non-industrialized ship­ Geneva on 15 and 16 July with Mr Olivier ping. A draft opinion on the subject will be Long, the Director-General of GAIT, in the presented to the Committee at its plenary session chair. of 20 and 21 November. The Committee took stock of the work under­ taken since the meeting of February 1975, which marked the actual start of the negotiations; then it took note of the reports presented verbally by the Chairmen of the six Groups formed earlier. The overall impression to be gained is that, in the Tropical Products Group (considered by the Tokyo Declaration to be a priority sector) and in the Non-Tariff Measures Group, the negotia­ tions have made a good start, on practical issues. But in the Tariffs and the Agricultural Group, where the Community had prepared practical proposals, negotiations have not yet really begun, mainly for lack of response, in respect of the substance, on the part of certain delegations, and of the United States Delegation in particular. The work of the Sector and Safeguards Groups are still at the preliminary stage. This is because in the Sector Group, a sizeable number of delegations, including the Community's, have been reluctant to initiate basic negotiations on this supplementary technique until solutions of a general nature have been hammered out for tariff and non-tariff matters. Again, in the

1 Bull. EC 9-1973, points 1101 to 1106, and Bull. EC 2-1975, point 2301.

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Safeguards Group, certain delegations, the Jap­ Sectoral approach anese in particular, have been reluctant to move towards establishing a better practical applica­ 2303. The Sector Group met from 1 to 3 tion of a restrictive mechanism. July. The GATT Secretariat had prepared con­ siderable documentary material on metals and For the future, the delegations of the developing ores and on certain products (fish and fishery countries again expressed the wish to see some products, hides and skins, timber and timber progress made in establishing special negotiating products, etc.) which could be of interest to the procedures between developing and industria­ developing countries as part of a sectoral lized countries, and in seeking special and differ­ approach. entiated solutions to benefi-t them. Some dele­ gations (the United States and Australia) suggest­ The Group agreed to examine this material in ed that every effort be made to try and get firm, detail at its next meeting in November, before albeit partial, results as soon as possible. The expressing conclusions to the scope offered by majority of delegations, however, came out in the approach in these sectors. A suggestion by favour of carrying on negotiations on all fronts the United States for a study of the sectors to ensure a balanced overall advance. covering electric machinery, electronics and chemicals will also be considered at the Novem­ In his conclusions, the Chairman hoped that the ber meeting. The Community reiterated that Groups would continue their work with renewed this negotiation technique was to be regarded as vigour, so as to achieve a real advance in areas a supplementary one. which could yield balanced and overall progress. Safeguard clause Tariffs 2304. The Safeguard Group met for the sec­ 2302. The third meeting of the Tariffs Group ond time from 30 June to 4 July. Information , met in Geneva from 7 to 10 July. Further on how the safeguard arrangements are working I discussion on the tariff reduction formulae, basic is now available but was not considered repre­ rates and reference dates made no appreciable sentative enough to decide whether the current headway towards solving these questions. arrangements should be improved or not. On the other hand, a broad debate took place on The discussion also bore on what was meant the question of special and differentiated treat­ exactly by the term safeguard arrangements; the ment to benefit the developing countries, and on Community felt that Article XIX was by far the· consolidating the generalized preferences scheme, most crucial element. as called for by developing countries. This last The Group's next meeting is scheduled for the request met with some reservations from the second half of November. developed countries (including the Community) who pointed out that consolidating the gener­ alized preferences arrangements, not all of which Agriculture are yet in operation, might well produce dead­ lock, which in the end might negate any 2305. The Agriculture Group met on 9, 10 improvement. The Group's next meeting will and 14 July to take stock of the work of its be in October 1975. Sub-Groups on cereals, milk products and.;

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meat. It emerged that there are still conflicting months for Benelux and German imports of opinions within the Group on what constitutes synthetic socks originating in Taiwarr and on the appropriate framework for negotiations on French imports of gloves originating in South the tariff and non-tariff elements involving the Korea.3 This confirmed the urgent and protec­ other agricultural products not covered by the tive measures actually taken by the Commission.4 work of the Sub-Groups. In view of this and to meet the requests of the developing countries, the 2308. On 25 July,S the Commission adopted a Community declared its readiness to start talks Regulation introducing Community surveillance within the Agricultural Group with any countries on imports of certain processed fruit and vegeta­ who so desire. The Group agreed to meet again ble products originating in State-trading coun­ at the end of September. tries. The surveillance will be both prior and retrospective.

Commercial policy Credit insurance and export credit

Preparing and implementing A European Export Bank the common commercial policy 2309. On 31 July the Commission presented to the Council a Communication on establishing Trade protection a European Export Bank. This paper considers ' the advisability of creating a new Community 2306. On 14 August, the Commission intro­ instrument in the field of export credit, as well as duced authorization arrangements for imports of the objectives and methods it might adopt. Its certain textile products originating in South analysis shows that the world situation and the Korea.' This urgent action had been necessitat­ problems which exporters from the Community I ed by the steadily worsening situation of the are already facing make it important to achieve Community industry, which had not been progress in this field without delay. The Com­ checked as hoped by the fourth stage of negotia­ mission takes the view that a European Export tions for a voluntary restraint Agreement with Bank should concentrate firstly on financing and the Korean authorities. insuring multinational Community contracts for the export of durable goods (and related servi­ The arrangements introduce a quota covering the ces) to all countries outside the Community. whole Community for three tariff headings (undervests, jerseys, cardigans, bed-jackets, The Commission will pursue its consultations jumpers, shirts) and a quota confiped to certain with insurers in the public and private sectors Community regions, more directly involved, for four other headings (synthetic fabrics, synthetic 1 yarns, bed-jackets of synthetic textiles, shirts and 1 OJ L217 of 15.8.1975. blouses). z Oj L182 of 12.7.1975. 3 OJ L191 of 24.7.1975. 4 Bull. EC 5-1975, point 2308 and 6-1975, points 2307. The Council also adopted two Regu­ 2309 and 2310. ~lations imposing prior authorizations for six 5 OJ L216 of 14.8.1975.

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specializing in export credit and with bankers ment with India,1 this is the second agreement by and industrialists in the Community and will lay the Community under the Multifibres Arrange­ before the Council in the near future a complete ment and will run from 1 January 1975 to 31 proposal taking account of views expres­ December 1977. It will cover Community sed. The setting up of this agency would help imports of cotton fabrics and household cotton to offset the present lack of any internally linens. The aim of the agreement is to ensure consistent pattern in the Community in this area, that Pakistan's textile trade develops in such a where each Member State has its own arrange­ way as to avoid any material risk of disrupting ments for financing export credits. the Community markets. The Commission believes that the bank should be set up in parallel with the existing institutions Agreement with Hong Kong without any prior need to coordinate their oper­ ations more closely or to make major changes in 2311. The negotiations for an agreement on relevant national laws and regulations. Once trade in textiles were wound up on 18 July; the the bank has been set up, it could contribute to text was initialled in Brussels on 13 August. the harmonization of Community practice in This third agreement, negotiated under Article 4 other areas of export credit. In any case, the of the Multifibres Arrangement will run until the new institutions should not in any way hamper end of 1977; it stipulates quantitative limits for ventures on the part of the private sector, since exports of fourteen categories of textile products the bank would not be replacing commercial from Hong Kong to the Community, and some banks or other banks supporting exports, the additional quantitative restrictions for certain aim being rather that it should provide comple­ Member States. mentary support. The EEB would allow European firms to act Negotiations under the Multifibres Arrangement jointly on an equal footing with their main competitors in bidding for major multinational 2312. The first round of formal negotiations , contracts, with credit and insurance being between the Community and Japan took place I denominated in a single currency. from 22 to 24 July. The two parties, who got down to detailed discussions, agreed to resume in the autumn. Specific measures of commercial policy 2313. A fourth series of negotiations with South Korea for a textile agreement took place .. in the first week of August. Although progress Textiles had been made during the negotiations, the two delegations agreed that a further meeting, pro­ Agreement with Pakistan bably the last, would have to be scheduled after the summer recess. 2310. The negotiations between the EEC and Because of the serious situation of the European ' Pakistan which began in November 1974 were textile industry and Korea's reluctance to agree successfully wound up with the finalization of a bilateral agreement on textile products, which was initialled on 4 July. Following the agree- 1 Bull. EC 4-1975, point 2309.

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acceptable temporary measures to settle the most have been allocated between the Member States pressing problems, the Community, pending con­ by a Commission Regulation adopted on 18 clusion of the negotiations, considered that it July.3 simply must apply unilaterally the safeguard clause provided for in Article 3 of the GA1T arrangement. The appropriate measures adopt­ Steel ed by the Commission1 took effect on 18 August. 2317. On 4 and 8 July, the Commission 2314. An initial round of negotlatlons adopted two Decisions to derogate from Recom­ between the Community and Mexico for a mendation 1/64 of the High Authority. They textile trade agreement, on the basis of Article 4 authorize the application of ECSC duty reduc­ of the Geneva Arrangement, took place in Brus- tions and suspensions decided by the Member l sels on 29 and 30 July. The discussions have States' representatives, so as to allow advance , not yet enabled the delegations to reconcile their application, in respect of tariffs, of the Lome viewpoints, and it was agreed to resume early in Agreement and the Member States' Agreement October. with Israel.

2315. On 6 August, the Commission recom­ 2318. On 17 July/ it also adopted the six­ mended to the Council that negotiations be month derogation allowing duty-free entry into opened with India and Bangladesh for agree­ the Community of products (wire rod, 'electrical' ments on trade in jute products. The agree­ sheets, used rails) which are either not manufac­ ments on these products, already negotiated by tured in the Community to the required qualities ' the Community with India and Bangladesh in or are manufactured in insufficient quantities. 1973, expire on 31 December 1975. The new agreements to be negotiated should include a 'quantitative aspect', setting certain limits on Scrap metal exports and a 'tariff aspect' allowing the gradual suspension of duties to continue, as part of the 2319. On 10 July, the Member States' Gov­ generalized preferences. ernment Representatives approved various meas­ ures concerning scrap metal exports. They con­ firmed for six months the authorization to Importing arrangements for certain textiles export alloy steel scrap, rolling-mill cylinders originating in Taiwan and tonnage scrap involved in outward or inward proce.ssing. Regarding scrap which in 2316. On 10 July/ the Council adopted a principle may not be exported, they agreed to Regulation which autonomously set quantitative allow an overall quantity of 720000 tonnes to be limits in respect of Community imports of cer­ exported to non-member countries for the sec­ tain textile products originating in Tai­ ond six months. wan. These measures were laid down for a :period of three years (1 January 1975-31 Decem­ ber 1977) so as to allow certain questions to be 1 Point 2306 and OJ L217 of 15.8.1975. settled, at Community level, arising from the 2 OJ L 182 of 12.7.1975. increasing imports of textiles originating in Tai- 3 OJ L189 of 21.7.1975 . • wan. The Community's quantitative quotas 4 OJ L212 of 9.8.1975.

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Development and cooperation of broad fields of action, and indicated the specific problems to be studied in each. This relatively complete list will be finalized at a Development cooperation policy further Board meeting, planned for the beginning of October, in the lililit of the results of the 7th Special Session of the United Nations General 2320. Following the European Council discus­ Assembly. sions on 16 and 17 July, and its conclusions with regard to the United Nations,t the Council of Foreign Ministers met on 22 July and reached 2322. Within the framework of UNCTAD, an common standpoints on the position of the intergovernmental group met in Geneva from 7 Community and Member States as regards raw to 18 July to examine the progress made in materials and cooperation in development, in implementing the special measures to aid the less view of the forthcoming meetings at internation­ advanced developing countries and to propose al level to deal witli relations between the new steps. The Community, which was repre- . industrialized and developing countries. sented at this meeting, made known the specific measures provided for in the Lome Convention In Mai and June3 the Commission had indicated with regard to the less-advanced partner coun­ the contribution it believed the Community tries (17 of the 25 recognized by international could make in solving. the problems arising in a bodies), which fully correspond with the recom­ new context, concermng development and raw mendations of the intergovernmental group. materials. However, the process of applying generally the measures recommended for all the less- advanced The communique released following the Coun­ countries is proving slow and difficult, due ' cil's meeting on 22 July emphasized that the mainly to divergent interests resulting from dif­ object of the common position reached is 'to ferent levels of development amongst the group enable the Community to submit proposals for a of 77. programme to be negotiated and implemented at international level although, with the under­ 2323. The Manufactured Products Committee standing, that final arrangements can only be of UNCTAD held its 7th meeting in Geneva adopted during the discussions which will take from 23 June to 4 July 1975. The meeting was place within the various international bodies, devoted mainly to the study of measures for and in the light of proposals submitted by the increasing trade in manufactured products from other partners' .• developing countries. After much debate, the Committee adopted three United Nations Conference main resolutions, constituting a compromise sol- on Trade and Development

2321. The Trade and Development Board of 1 Point 2333. UNCTAD held the first part of its 15th meeting 2 Bull. EC 5-1975, points 1402 to 1405. in Geneva, from 5 to 16 August 1975. Its work 3 Bull. EC 6-1975, points 1301 to 1309 and Supple­ ment 6/75 - Bull. EC. was chiefly devoted to preparing the Fourth 4 A chapter will be devoted in the 1st Part of Bull. UNCTAD Conference which will take place in EC 9-1975 to the 7th Special Session of the United Nairobi in May 1976. The Board drew up a list Nations. f

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ution, which was due mainly to the Commun­ Commodities ity's efforts. These concern: tariff reclassifica­ tion, the international textile trade, and the and world agreements convening and terms of reference of a group of experts on restrictive trade practices. They do not provide for fundamentally new measures UNCTAD Committee on Commodities but, in the present economic climate, their adop­ tion constitutes a political gesture on the part of 2327. The UNCTAD Committee on Com­ the developed countries which wished to reaffirm modities held · the second part of its eighth the special attention they intended to accord to session .in Geneva from 21 to 25 July. This was the problems of developing countries in the field largely taken up with a review of the .integrated of manufactured products. programme for commodities presented by the UNCTAD Secretariat-General. The Commun­ ity took part in this review, mainly in connection Food aid with measures concerning several of the areas considered and involved in the Lome Conven­ Emergency action tion. Many major questions were raised during the review, in particular the possible creation of 2324. On 14 August 1975, the Council a common fund for financing commodity stocks. approved the emergency supply of 600 tonnes of skimmed-milk powder to the International Com­ The need was recognized to actively follow up the work on preparing the integrated programme mittee of the Red Cross, under the food aid programme for Haiti where, after an abnormally and on the correlations between its various items, through informal contacts with the gov­ long period of drought, there is a threat of famine. ernments and organizations involved, so as to make it easier for the Committee to reach its findings next December. 2325. On 14 August1 the Council also 1 approved the grant of additional emergency aid to Guinea-Bissau (2500 tonnes of grain and 250 Coffee tonnes of skimmed-milk powder) and to the Cape Verde Islands (150 tonnes of powdered milk). 2328. The proceedings of the 26th meeting of the International Coffee Council in London from 24 June to 13 July were mainly devoted to 2326. On 10 July 1975, the Council, on a negotiating a new international agreemen.t carry­ proposal from the Commission/ approved. the ing economic provisions. The Council took granting of a second tranche of emergency atd to note of the report of a Contact Group assigned the people of South Vietnam . . This ~ew tra~­ to work out appropriate proposals. The Secre­ che-the first was authonzed m Apnl 3 tariat of the ICC was instructed to prepare a 1975 -amounts to 9000 tonnes of milled rice, draft agreement based on the guidelines thus set 6 000 tonnes of wheat flour, and 1000 tonnes of butteroil. This aid will be distributed through the International Committee of the Red Cross t OJ L219 of 19.8.1975. and the Office of the United Nations High Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2318. )Commissioner for Refugees. 3 Bull. EC 4-1975, point 2317.

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out, which will be negotiated during a meeting of rather pragmatic view, since the efforts of the the ICC to be held in London from 27 October OECD countries will include measures on trade, to 14 November. the transfer of resources and know-how, and industrial cooperation. On commodities, the Committee felt that studies of measures to stabil­ Tungsten ize markets and earnings should go together. A list of six products will be studied in greater 2329. The Community took part in the 9th detail. session of the UNCTAD Committee on Tungsten held in Geneva from 28 July to 1 August. The discussions once again centred on the search General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade for a means to stabilize the tungsten markets and reduce price fluctuations, and on this occasion a 2331. Meeting in Geneva on 11 July, the step forward was taken by assigning the Com­ GATT Council decided to form a Consultative mittee's existing subsidiary Working Group a Group of Eighteen on a provisional basis for one new task of examining the feasibility of an year. The Group's task will be to help the intergovernmental producer/consumer arrange­ contracting parties to the General Agreement to ment involving ceiling and floor prices. The discharge their responsibilities in respect of inter­ Group which was given precise terms of refer­ national trade relations. It will also see that ence will probably meet in January-February commercial policies remain in keeping with the 1976. objectives and principles of GATT, and will endeavour to prevent disturbances which could endanger the multilateral trade arrangements. The Chairman of the EEC Enlargement Group, International organizations Mr Kitohara, presented his report indicating that the Group had completed its work. The Coun­ cil also set up two Working Parties to examine OECD the Lome Convention and the EEC-Israel Agree­ ment in the light of the provisions of the General Agreement. 2330. The Commission took part in the 12th special meeting of the Executive Committee on 18 July. It was dominated by the major 2332. On 4 August, the Commission addres­ impending international meetings: the 7th Spe­ sed a Communication to the GATT Secretariat, cial Session of the United Nations General advising the contracting parties, that following a Assembly, the 'renewal of the dialogue', and the decision of the EEC Council, the Community IVth United Nations Conference on Trade and was discontinuing application of Article XXXV Development (UNCTAD). of the General Agreement with regard to Jap­ an. Regarding Ireland, the grounds on which The executive Committee examined the prelim­ she had invoked Article XXXV no longer apply inary reports of two high level ad hoc groups since, in the context of the multilateral trade recently formed within the OECD. Regarding negotiations, the Community is striving to gain relations with the developing countries, the greater flexibility in the application of safeguard Committee indicated that it preferred to take a clauses. t

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United Nations • In this spirit, the Nine signal their resolve to dear their concertation of all obstacles, so that the Community may come out with all the Statement by the European Council weight of its responsibilities in the direction of on the United Nations conciliation and dialogue, and consequently, a strengthening of the United Nations. They will 2333. The following statement on the United endeavour to act in such a way that the United Nations formed part of the conclusions reached Nations will attain its objectives, especially in the by the European Council in Brussels on 16 and preservation of peace, the peaceful settlement of 17 July. disputes and conflict, the promotion of social and economic progress, preservation of human • 'The Heads of Government, having discussed rights and in the field of humanitarian action. the situation of the United Nations, which this year celebrates its 30th anniversary and in consi­ • Moved by a common resolve for dialogue, the deration of the forthcoming regular and special Community and its Member States will offer the meetings of the General Assembly, stress that the international community, in the appropriate growing interdependence of countries and peo­ areas, proposals for action on a well-balanced ples multiplies the problems which must be series of tliemes which meet the major concerns solved at world level. of the developing countries, especially in respect of raw materials and development and cooper­ • The Nine reiterate their confidence in the ation. Special consideration will be given to the United Nations, the main institution of interna­ problems of the poorest countries. tional cooperation. They affirm the need to strengthen the role and effectiveness of the Regarding the Special Meeting of the General United Nations, the universal and vital means of Assembly.on development and international eco­ worldwide dialogue and cooperation. nomic cooperation, the goal of the Community and its Member States is to achieve real progress • The Nine will maintain and foster respect for towards a better balanced and more equitable I the Charter, the rights of the member countries structure of international economic relations, and the rules of procedure in force. This under- which involves strengthening the position of the lies the confidence of nations in the United developing countries. Nations. Thus the Nine consider that any com­ promise of this principle would prevent the • In affirming the identity of the Community, United Nations from playing the role which falls the Nine confirm their resolve to play an active to it. constructive role within the United Nations with the aim of developing avenues of the broadest • The Nine wish to contribute towards a more possible cooperation. '1 just basis for international relations, a better preserved independence and equality of States, a more fairly shared prosperity and more assur­ Economic and Social Council ance of security for all. (Document of 14 (ECOSOC) December 1973). They are convinced that their union will be of benefit to the whole internation­ 2334. The Community attended as an obser­ al community and that particularly within the ver the 59th meeting of the United Nations United Nations it will be a stabilizing factor for tbalance and a focus of cooperation. 1 Provisional translation.

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Economic and Social Council in Geneva from 2 Commission to meet the Maltese Delegation and to 31 July. report on the discussion. Lasdy, the Committee of Permanent Representatives was instructed to The Community representatives spoke in the submit drafts for the Directives to be given to the general debate on the review of international Commission on the various headings of the social and economic policy. negotiations which the Community intends to Matters discussed by ECOSOC included the initiate soon with the Machrak countries: Egypt, review of the Mid-Decade International Develop­ the Lebanon, Jordan and Syria. ment Strategy, preparations for the 7th Special Meeting of the General Assembly (for which a Greece provisional agenda has been drawn up), the effects of transnational companies, and food 2336. On 1 July the interim agreement came problems. into force 3 giving advance effect to the trade Many liaison meetings between various groups clauses of the Additional Protocol, which of countries, and particularly between tll.e '77' extends the Association to the three new Mem­ and the Nine, took place on the fringe of the ber States. main meeting, to facilitate the proceedings of the 7th Special Meeting. The positions of the Com­ 2337. The EEC-Greece Association Council munity in its contacts with the developing coun­ met at Ministerial level in Athens on 28 July. It tries were presented by a single spokesman; the decided on initial measures (mosdy involving political significance of this did not go un­ procedure) which, after the summer recess, will noticed. enable practical work to begin on harmonizing agricultural policies, starting, as decided earlier, with the fruit and vegetable and wine sectors.

Mediterranean countries 2338. With this in mind, the Commission on 18 July presented a Communication to the I Council on harmonizing agricultural policies between the Community and Greece. Another Overall Mediterranean approach Communication, addressed to the Council on 31 July, concerns the negotiation of a new Financial 2335. Following the agreement reached at the Protocol with Greece. end of June between the Ministers of Agriculture on certain long outstanding 'prior consider­ ations' in agriculture,1 the Council in July took Turkey another hard look at Community relations with the Mediterranean countries. 2339. On 19 August, the EEC-Turkey Asso­ ciation Council approved its 10th annual activity In proceeded to activate the Decisions taken on 23 and 24 June, by adopting a series of Regu­ lations mainly concerned with fruit and vegeta­ bles and wine/ 1 Bull. EC 6-1975, points 2239 to 2242 and 2332. 2 OJ L 198 of 29.7.1975. Following its deliberations on the Community's 3 OJ L123 of 15.5.1975; Bull. EC 4-1975, point relations with Malta, the Council also invited the 2332 and 5-1975, point 2331. t

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report, which will be reviewed by the Joint The following 'conclusions' were published on Parliamentary Committee whose meeting was set 17 July: for 18 September in Ankara. 'The European Council reaffirms that the Eur­ * opean Community is prepared to initiate discus­ sions on closer economic and financial cooper­ 2340. On 7 July, the European Parliament ation with Portugal. It also points out that, in passed a Resolution' on the Recommendations accordance with its historical and political tradi­ adopted on 24 April by the EEC-Turkey Associa­ tions, the European Community can give support tion Joint Parliamentary Committee in Copen- only to a democracy of a pluralist nature'. \ hagen.2 The Council of Ministers had declared itself in favour of a meeting on 22 July between Portugal Tunisia and Morocco and the Community at Ministerial level, thus acceding to a request by the Portuguese author­ ities in May. 2341. Pending the outcome of negotiations now underway for new Association Agreements The Portuguese Government has indicated that on a broader basis, the Council of the Commun­ 3 owing to political developments in Portugal ities decided on 6 August 197 5 to extend the (which have resulted in ministerial changes in trade arrange.me?Zts between the Community and Lisbon), it would be advisable to defer this the two countries until new agreements come meeting until a later date while reaffirming into force and until, at the latest, 31 December Portugal's interest in cooperation with the Com­ 1975. munity, and its hope that the deferred meeting could take place in the near future. 2342. The EEC-Tunisia Association Council met at ambassador level in Brussels on 8 July, to examine, at the request of the Tunisian Govern­ Israel ment, the situation in the olive oil sector, follow­ ing the measures taken by the EC Council on 23 June, concerning this product.4 The Association 2344. The EEC-Israel Agreement, signed in Council instructed a group of Community and Brussels on 11 May,S took effect on 1 Tunisian experts to examine the problems raised July. Pending ratification of the Agreement, by the Tunisian Delegation. Once the group signed the same day, on products within the had submitted its report on 21 July to the competence of the ECSC, the Member States Association Committee, it was agreed that the have since 1 July been autonomously applying matter would remain one for the Association the trade arrangements stipulated in the Agree­ Council. ment.

Portugal 1 Point 2413. 2 Bull. EC 4-1975, point 2334. 2343. Relations between the Community and 3 OJ L215 of 13.8.1975. Portugal were examined by the European Coun- 4 Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2246. 1cil, at its meeting on 16 and 17 July. 5 Bull. EC 5-1975, point 2334.

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Yugoslavia African, Caribbean and Pacific countries 2345. The EEC-Yugoslavia Joint Committee met at Ministerial level in Brussels on 24 July. Regarding long-term cooperation, the Commit­ Lome Convention tee set up two Sub-Committees responsible, in agriculture and industry respectively, for gather­ ing and releasing the information needed to Signing of internal agreements develop economic cooperation in areas of com­ on implementing the Lome Convention mon interest, and to examine practical projects which both parties might submit to develop such 2347. On 11 July, the Member States govern­ economic cooperation in the markets of the ment representatives signed internal agreements• Community or Yugoslavia, as well as in non­ on financing and procedure, in respect of imple­ member countries. menting the Lome Convention signed in Lome The Sub-Committee will submit the results of on 28 February 1975. their work to the Joint Committee, with a view The agreement on procedure concerns the man­ to possible recommendations being formulated ner in which the Community position, on mat­ by the latter to the parties to the Agreement. ters within the competence of the Member In respect of financial cooperation, the Com­ States, is to be adopted, and provides for a munity delegation indicated that the Commission number of other measures necessary to imple­ had just presented constructive Proposals to the ment the Lome Convention. Council with the aim of meeting the Yugoslav The financial agreement established the terms for requests. mobilizing the funds needed to finance Com­ Outside the meeting, the Member States and munity aid for both the ACP States and the Yugoslavia decided to have an initial discussion Overseas Countries and Territories, and allocates on the situation of Yugoslav labour in their the costs among the Member States, irrespective respective countries, a discussion anticipated in of contributions from the EIB. It also lays the exchange of letters annexed to the 1973 down the rules governing the administration of Agreement. Community aid. 2346. The Contact Group, between the Com­ Both Agreements will come into force at the mission (ECSC) and Yugoslavia, met for the first same time as the Lome Convention, following time in Belgrade on 1 and 2 July. completion of the ratification procedures by the Member States. Both parties got down to an exchange of infor­ mation on the general economic situation and on its impact on the Community and Yugoslav steel Ratification industries. They also reviewed their respective steel research programmes and expressed satis­ 2348. From 1 July to 31 August 1975, ten faction that a joint project had been agreed, on new ACP States have advised the Secretariat of studies relating to the solidification of the EEC Council that ratification instruments of steel. The studies will be carried out by the 'Hassan Brki~' Research Centre in Zenica (Bos­ nia). 1 Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2342.

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the Lome Convention have been deposited, interests cited up to now by the Members of the namely Fiji on 8 July, Senegal and Somalia on 17 Council, including Community preference and July, Chad on 24 July, the Congo and the the customary assurances for Community pro­ Central African Republic on 25 July, Mauritius ducers. on 29 July, the Sudan on 30 July, Ghana on 7 August and Guinea on 25 August 1975. At the end of August, the ACP States who had ratified Visit by a mission of the Convention thus numbered 17. A single the United Nations Council for Namibia Member State of the Community, Denmark, ratified early in July. 2350. A mission of the UN Council for Nami­ bia, led by Mr Fall, Ambassador and Permanent Trade arrangements with OCT countries Representative of Senegal to the UN, came to Brussels on 3 July where it was received by Mr Claude Cheysson. During the talks with the 2349. Interim trade arrangements with the Commission, the visitors gave detailed informa­ , OCT came into force on 1 August 1975, through tion on their country's situation and the UN ' a Council Regulation adopted on 22 . 1 decisions concerning it. The various problems July. Alongside the interim ACP-EEC arrange­ arising from Namibia's situation were then dis­ ments applied on 1 July/ the association of the cussed. OCT countries was meanwhile renewed for the duration of the Lome Convention. The measures adopted involve the practically complete liberalization of imports into the Com­ Yaounde Convention munity originating in the OCT countries, with no obligation of reciprocity on their part. Moreover, certain provisions applicable to the European Development Fund ACP States since 1 July 1975, also apply to the OCT countries; they bear on the opening of New financing decisions preferences for products under the ECSC origin­ ating in the ACP and OCT; and the arrange­ ments covering certain agricultural and proces­ 2351. After a favourable opinion from the sed products, originating in the ACP and OCT. EDF Committee, the Commission, on 17 July,4 took five financing decisions for a sum of With regard to rum originating in the OCT, a 4 77 000 u.a. from the resources of the 2nd and Regulation adopted on 30 Jult extends tempor­ 4257000 u.a. out of the 3rd EDF. A project arily the status quo of the arrangements covering for 1 053 000 u.a. under the 2nd EDF was exports from the OCT of the founder Member States to the latter, and from the British OCT to the United Kingdom. The Regulation is accom­ panied by a Council statement indicating that the 1 OJ L201 of 31.7.1975. 2 OJ L 166 of 28.6.1975 and Bull. EC 6-1975, point Council will agree by 30 November 1975 on the 2342. eventual arrangements applicable to rum origin­ 3 OJ L201 of 31.7.1975. ating in the OCT, taking account of the various 4 OG C173 of 31.7.1975.

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cancelled. Acting on a Commission Proposal, financing under the 2nd and 3rd EDFs (813000 the EEC Council, on 26 June, authorized the u.a.) and concerns the building of a regional financing of a project for the Netherlands health centre at Mopti. Technical adjustments Antilles for a sum of 3390000 u.a. out of the and the increased cost of construction and 3rd EDF. materials have made this new commitment of funds necessary. Cbad-Extensions to the N'Djamena High School of Commercial Studies: CFAF Niger-Improvement of a 13 km section of the 500000000 or ± 1800000 u.a. The aim of Kafin-Matameye track: CFAF 87 500000 or ± this project is to adapt the structure and size of 315 000 u.a. (3rd EDF). As part of the rural the High School, which opened in 1963, to development programme in the Department of current needs by offering training better suited to Zinder financed under the 2nd EDF, it is planned the requirements of specific jobs. The extension to build tracks to facilitate the supply of the of the buildings will enable 525 students to be means of production and disposal of the pro­ accepted in future, including 280 boarders. duce. Since the amount earmarked for comple­ tion of the final 13 km of track is insufficient, Niger-Building up of livestock population: this additional financing is absolutely necessary. CFAF 430000000 or ± 1548000 u.a. (3rd EDF) and CFAF 60000000 or ± 216000 u.a. Surinam-Cancellation of a project to build a (2nd EDF). This financing is intended to assist boarding school for secondary pupils at Parama­ in building up again the livestock population of ribo. Following completion of the project stu­ Niger following the very heavy losses sustained dies, successive increases in construction costs in during the recent exceptional drought in the Surinam prevented the carrying out of this proj­ Sahel. The immediate aim is to provide the ect for a group of buildings to provide accomod­ necessary livestock to allow 2 000 families affect­ ation for 300 boarders. At the request of the ed by the drought to return to their nomadic life. Government, the Commission has therefore The following projects involve the covering of decided to cancel the project and the amount additional expenditure required to permit pro­ made available will be allocated subsequently to jects to be completed. other investments. Burundi---Tora tea plantation and factory: FBu Netherlands Antilles-lmprovements to the 56 000000 or ± 594000 u.a. (3rd EDF). The Bonaire runway: Ant. Fl. 7320000 or ± purpose of this project, for which 4000000 u.a. 3390000 u.a. As proposed by the Commission, has already been provided since its inception, is the Council decided to finance this project to to improve, by strengthening the structure of widen and extend the runway on Bonaire so that production, the expected operating results of this aircraft of the DC 8 and Boeing 707 types may agro-industrial tea estate. This interim phase, land there. This project follows the Community which is to be continued under the 4th EDF, will financing of a new air terminal which is current­ comprise technical assistance, additional infra­ ly being built to promote the development of structure and a start on the replanting of tea tourism. gardens and woodlands. Following these financing decisions, commit­ Mali---Completion of the regional health centre ments under the 3rd EDF total 834637000 u.a. in Mopti: MF 145000000 or ± 261000 u.a. in respect of 315 financing decisions since the (2nd EDF). This project was the subject of Fund started operating.

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Non-member countries concerning the importation of certain quantities of New Zealand butter. The Communication is intended to give the Council some particulars and guidelines in respect of the arrangements Industrialized countries specific to importing, which could be applied to New Zealand butter for the years 1977 to 1980. United States

2352. Since the US authorities have decided to Asian and Latin-American start investigating the conditions for the sale of developing countries imported motor cars, particularly from the Com­ munity countries, the Commission, on 8 August, India issued the following communique: 'The Commission has taken note of the 2354. An agreement with India on cane sugar1 announcement today by the US Treasury that it was signed on 18 July. The agreement, which is has initiated a formal investigation into allega­ valid for a minimum of seven years, closely tions that imported automobiles from a number follows the Protocol on sugar appended to the of countries, including certain Member States Lome Convention and provides a Community (West Germany, the United Kingdom, France, guarantee to purchase annually 25 000 tonnes of Belgium and Italy) are being dumped on the US sugar at prices to be determined each year before market. It regrets that the US authorities 30 April. It thus fulfils the undertaking given thought it right to take this step in spite of the by the Joint Declaration of Intenf annexed to representations made to them by the Commis­ the Treaty of Accession which laid down that, sion. after the expiry on 31 December 1974 of the It is too early to comment upon the full implica­ Commonwealth Sugar Agreement, the question tions of the US Treasury's decision, but the of Indian sugar exports to the Community was Commission notes that the Treasury's statement to be settled by taking account of the arrange­ itself suggests there is substantial doubt that ments to be agreed with those sugar exporting imports are causing injury to the US industry. coun~ies which eventually become signatories to the Lome Convention. The Commission will be following the US inves­ tigations with the greatest attention, and will take such action as is appropriate in the light of Thailand developments.' 2355. The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand, Mr Chatichai Choonhavan, visited the New Zealand Commission on 11 July, where he talked with President Ortoli and Sir Christopher 2353. In preparation for the review during Soames. During his conversations, the Minis- 1975 stipulated in Article 5 of Protocol18 of the Act of Accession, the Commission, as requested at the Conference of Heads of Government in 1 Bull. EC 3-1975, points 1104 and 1502. 1 Dublin on 10 and 11 March 1975, presented, 2 OJL190of23.7.1975. , on 31 July, a Communication to the Council 3 OJL73of27.3.1972.

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ter conveyed his Government's appreciation of It is to be viewed in the light of the Joint the way in which a closer relationship was Declaration of Intent on furthering trade rela­ developing between the Community and the tions with the independent developing ASEAN region as a whole and Thailand in Commonwealth countries in Asia, as annexed to particular. The occasion was taken to review the Act of Accession. It also fits into the some of the principal aspects of this relationship. context of the Community's overall policy in respect of cooperation and development. Bangladesh The Agreement with Sri Lanka very closely follows the model of the Agreement with India. 2356. The negotiations between the EEC and Bangladesh for a Trade Cooperation Agreement Besides the usual tariff and trade provisions of opened in Brussels on 2 July. non-preferential agreements which it carries, the Agreement itself defines the objectives of trade At this first meeting the two delegations set out cooperation and proposes appropriate ways to their respective points of view concerning the attain them. The main instrument for this will principles on which the projected agreement be a Joint Commission which will meet once a should be based and on the matters with which it year to check that the major Agreement and any could deal. On the Community side, it was sectoral agreements are running properly and to argued above all that, given the current interna­ examine all problems which might hinder expan­ tional trade situation a non-preferential agree­ sion and diversification of trade in both direc­ ment covering the various aspects of cooperation tions. linked with trade could be helpful in solving the problems facing the parties. In this connection The Joint Commission will also have a watching it was stressed that it would be useful to set up a brief over contacts between public institutions joint committee to serve as a forum for examin­ and bodies on both sides, foster cooperation ing these problems and formulating solutions to between them and recommend any studies as be proposed to the two parties. The Bangladesh well as measures required to develop directly or delegation listed certain fields presenting practi­ indirectly the flow of trade between the two cal problems in relations between that country parties. In carrying out this task, the Joint and the Community. Commission will consider, as need be, Sri Lanka's development plans, the progress of the At the dose of the discussion, it was found that Community's economic, industrial, social and by general agreement the parties could move on other policies as well as the levels of economic to the next stage of negotiation, involving the development on both sides. finalization of the texts. The next round of negotiations was planned for late September or early October. Mexico

Sri Lanka 2358. The Agreement between the EEC and Mexico2 was signed in Brussels on 15 July, by 2357. A Commercial Cooperation Agreement was signed in Brussels on 22 July between the Community and Sri Lanka (Ceylon); it is the 1 OJ L247 of 21.9.1975. second of its kind concluded with an Asian 2 Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2351 and OJ L247 of developing country. 23.9.1975.

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the President-in-Office of the Council, Mr Mar­ the Communities had been entrusted to the iano Rum or, the President of the Commission, Sudanese diplomatic representation in Paris. The Mr Franc;ois-Xavier Ortoli and for Mexico by new Ambassador, Mr Izzeldin Hamid El-Hassan, Mr Emilio 0. Rabasa, the Minister for Foreign is again stationed in Brussels where both the Affairs. Chancellery and the Mission are established.

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2359. On 15 July, 1 the President-in-Office of the Council and the President of the Commission received HE Mr Marcel Cadieux (Canada), HE Mr Alvaro Rizo Castell6n (Nicaragua), HE Mr Izzeldin Hamid El-Hassan (Sudan), HE Mr Gus­ tavo Madeiros Querejazu (Bolivia) and HE Mr Antonio Francisco Cafiero (Argentina), who pre­ sented their letters of credence as Heads of Mission for their respective countries to Eur­ opean Communities (EEC, ECSC, EAEC). The new Canadian and Argentinian Ambassa­ dors succeed Mr James C. Langley (Canada) and Mr Ildefonso Recalde (Argentina) who have been assigned to other posts. Mr Alvaro Rizo Castell6n is the first Nicaraguan Ambassador accredited to the European Com­ munities, his country having been represented ad interim since 23 September 1970 by a Charge d'Affaires. Similarly, Mr Gustavo Medeiros Querejazu is the first Bolivian Ambassador to the Communities; but diplomatic relations between Bolivia and the Communities had already been established in 1970. The Democratic Republic of the Sudan had closed its Mission on 31 January 1970 and, following the departure of Ambassador Mohamed Abdel-Magid Ahmed, relations with 1 OJC177of5.8.1975.

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European Parliament

European Parliament 1t1ve outcome of the referendum, the British Labour Party is now taking an active part in the House. This meant a renewal of the British Delegation, which up to now had been made up Part-session in Strasbourg of Conservatives, Liberals and an Indepen­ from 7 to 11 July 1975 dent. The new delegation, which joined in the business of the House for the first time in the July part-session, includes eighteen Labour mem­ 2401. The July part-session was dominated by bers, sixteen Consevatives, one Liberal and one three major debates, on European Union, the member of the Scottish National Party. new wine-market organization and the new EC budgetary law. Parliament also discussed the The Labour MPs have joined the Socialist problems of a common energy and research Group, which thus becomes the largest Group in policy, the simplification of frontier formalities the House. within the EEC, questions concerning the envir­ onment and association, and auditing matters! Parliament ratified the mandates of the new British members and President Spenale welcomed Parliament also paid tribute to its longstanding them. member, Professor Hans Furler who passed The Labour member, Sir Geoffrey was away on 4 July. Professor Furler was a member de Freitas of the ECSC Common Assembly and the Eur­ appointed to fill the post of Vice-President opean Parliament from 1955 to 1973. From vacant since the United Kingdom's accession. 1960 to 1962 he was President of the Parliament after being President of the Common Assembly. 2403. The House also ratified the appoint­ In 1959 and 1960 and from 1962 until 1973 he ments of the Danish Delegation which had been was Vice-President of the European Parliament. renewed as a result of the last elections to the Folketing. President Georges Spenale paid tribute to the work of Professor Furler, to whose efforts the House owed its institution as the single Assembly for the three Communities when the Treaty of 1 The report on this part-session of Parliament was Rome came into force. prepared from the German edition of 'Informations' published by Parliament's General Secretariat. The Political Group and nationality of members speaking in the debates are indicated in brackets after Renewal of the British their names and abbreviated as follows: C-D = and Danish Delegations Chr.istian Democrats, S = Socialist Group, L = Liberal and Allies Group, C = European Conserva­ tives, EPD = European Progressive Democrats, COM = Communist and Allies Group. 8 = Belgium, DK The Labour Party in Parliament = Denmark, G = Federal Republic of Germany, F = France, IRL = Ireland, L = Luxembourg, NL = Netherlands, UK = United Kingdo.m, I = Italy. The complete texts of the Resolutions passed by Parlia­ 2402. Two and a half years after the United ment are reproduced in OJ C179 of 6.8.1975 and the Kingdom's accession, the British representation verbatim report of the part-session is contained in 0 J in Parliament is now complete. After the pos- Annex 193.

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2404. The 198 seats in the House are now As Mr Bertrand (C-D/B), the rapporteur of the filled as follows: Political Affairs Committee, pointed out, Parlia­ ment's report is the fruit of a public and demo­ cratic opinion-forming process. There were Socialists 67 more than fifty tabled amendments expressing Christian Democrats 51 differences of opinion between the Groups and Liberals and Allies 25 between national entities within them. Conservatives 17 In the final vote, taken by call, the Conservatives European Progressive Democrats 17 and Socialists, the two Groups who had put Communists and Allies 15 down most of the amendments, both voted for Independents 6 the Political Affairs Committee's much altered resolution motion. Speaking for the Conservatives, Mr Kirk (UK) said they supported the motion, since their major Council President Rumor desired amendments had been incorpora­ in Parliament ted. The Socialists voted for the motion with (9 July) what, their Chairman, Mr Fellermaier (G), des­ 2405. On 1 July, Ireland duly handed over the cribed as an 'overwhelming majority'. He sym­ Council Presidency to Italy for the next six pathized with the abstentions of 'the British months. The new Council President, Italy's Labour members, who, having only just taken Foreign Minister, Mr Mariano Rumor (C-D) their seats, had had no chance to look more spoke to the House on the prospects for his term closely into the subject. He also announced of office. that the Dutch members in his Group would abstain too, since they did not endorse the The main features of his term would be the security policy concepts expressed in the Resolu­ approval and ratification of the budget agree­ tion. ments' and the Convention on direct election by universal suffrage to the European Parliament, The Christian Democrats' statement on the vote the Tindemans report on European Union and was basically positive; only the section concer­ the procedure for approving the Community's ning the Union's future powers could, they felt, 1976 draft budget. have come out more 'boldly'. The EPD Group approved the motion although not all its Mr Rumor said that six rnonths was a very short demands were satisfied and it had made reserva­ time. Nevertheless, he was resolved to do all he tions concerning the chapters on institutional could to steer progress towards stronger Com­ structure. The Liberals took a positive munity solidarity and economic and political view. Only a minority of the Danish members integration. were enthusiastic. The remainder referred to the reservations of the Danish Government and European Union Public opinion over the introduction of direct (10 July) elections to the European Parliament from 1978. 2406. As scheduled for the end of the first half of 197 5, Parliament's report on the Euro­ 1 Points 2503 to 2506. pean Union is now to hand.2 2 Supplement 9/75- Bull. EC.

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In the de~ate, the rapporteur, the Group spokes­ Conservative spokesman, Mr Kirk (UK) declared men, President Ortoli of the Commission and the h~self to be a 'federalist' who saw the European Belgian Premier, Mr Tindemans, were followed Umon as something like Switzerland. This by thirty-five speakers who discussed the follow­ Union ~ould .n?t be achieved without the support ing four points: the powers of the Union and the of pubhc opm10n. He made the point that the institutions; specific policy areas such as econo­ positive result of the British referendum concer­ mic a.nd monetary affair~, energy etc.; budgetary ned the Community in its present form, not a questiOns, external pohcy and security. The future Union. rapporteur, Mr Bertrand, felt that an autono­ For the EPD Group, Mr de la Malene (F) wanted mous European g~vernment responsible only to to see a 'realistic Europe', which for him meant a the European Parhament was a prerequisite for confederation, a 'pluralism of voices' and agree­ the U~ion to work. Turning to Mr (I) Rumor ment on the role of the States. The govern­ he pomted out that the Council's decision on ments of the Member States would decide the direct election to Parliament by, at the latest, shape the Union should take. The common 1978 was a test for the political resolve regar­ institutions could take only preliminary deci­ ding the Union. sions. The Chairman of the Political Affairs Commit­ tee, Mr Giraudo ( C-D/1) said the report was a Mr Bordu (F), the spokesman for the Commu­ realistic paper, exclusively pragmatic; no wild nist and Allies Group, said he did not approve concepts had been entertained. The Socialist the report or support the Resolution since it contained obligations which could be spokesman,. Mr Co:t~~ier (G) said that his Group ~ever was determmed to mltlate the necessary action at met. ~e felt .there ~as little point in talking a~~ut mtegratlon, whde even cooperation was o~ce. Certainly 1980 could be only an interme­ fadmg. He also doubted whether the Nine di~te goal. Concerning direct elections, he pomted out that the European citizen could not really wanted an independent Europe. We must be expected to elect a Parliament which was not develop a European awareness which reflected in a position to impose its will. This inevitably the interests of the workers and the people. led to the call for a strengthening in practical President Ortoli of the Commission said that the terms of its powers. debate in the House and the Commission's 1 In the Council, majority decisions must be re­ report s~rved to illustrate the problems of Euro­ established as the usual practice. As part of the pean Umon to public opinion and invite general discussion. The Commission had based its own ext~rnal and security policy, an armaments pohcy for the European Union could obviate report on two facts of life, that one could not waste. change everything overnight and that the imme­ diate problems could not be overlooked when For the Christian Democrats, Mr Lucker (G) discussing European Union. urged that the Union must become the guarantor of international balance. At all events the The Belgian Premier, Mr Tindemans, who took a organization structure of the Union had to' be a keen interest in the debate in connection with his P!~~list one and recognize the principle of the ~wn report, sai~ it was the task of this genera­ dlVISIOn of powers. For the Liberals, Lord tion to go on With the half-accomplished unifica- Gladwyn (UK) approved the motion. It now fell to the governments to establish a time scale for the objective set by the Resolution. The 1 Supplement 5/75- Bull. EC.

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tion of Europe. A new target must be set for As imfrovements, the draft afforded the right of this. He described the prospective direct elec­ overal rejection of the budget and the right, on a tions for 1978 as the basis of a democratic recommendation of the Council, to grant alone Europe. the Commission a discharge in respect of the budget. The house felt, however, that both these arrangements needed further improvement. New budget procedure-Court of Auditors Both rapporteurs, Mr Lange (S/G) and Mr Aigner (C-D/G), made no secret of their dissatis­ (11 July) faction. Concerning the budget procedure, Mr Lange pointed out that the House was not after 2407. Parliament ·approved the establishment a revolution but gradually extended budgetary of a European Court of Auditors, which, as an rights. It had to fight for its powers. He urged autonomous Community institution, was to be the Council, if it could not keep to any time scale responsible for auditing. The House insisted for further development, to at least undertake to that the appointment of its members must be discuss the outstanding questions with Parlia­ subject to the assent of Parliament. ment as a partner with equal rights, and not play the 'boss'. The House felt that the draft for a new budget­ ary procedure only partly respected the commit­ Mr Aigner recalled Parliament's years of effort to ments assumed in 1970. It bore witness to a get a European Court of Auditors established. lack of political resolve on the part of the This body should act not punitively but cons­ Council to ensure the Community's democratic tructively; the controls it would introduce would development. But out of political expediency, involve no shift of political responsibility. As the House recommended that the text be ratified, spokesman for the Christian Democrats, he also since it granted a 'relative and provisional in­ took a position on changing the budgetary crease' of Parliament's budgetary powers. procedure. Because they were overburdened with national affairs and lacked the detailed As part of the 'ongoing process of increasing knowledge, the ministers who took the decisions Parliament's powers' recognized by the Council on the EC budget were in the hands of offi­ itself, the House, in agreement with the Commis­ cials. This shortcoming in democracy must be sion, called for mea.sures before 31 December remedied without fail. 1976 which would ensure full budgetary powers for Parliament and greater overall transparency With some reservations, the rapporteur's views for the Community budget, in particular: inclu­ were endorsed by Mr Kirk (C/UK) and Mr sion of the loans policy in the budgetary proce­ Nielsen (S!DK) for whom developments were dure; a procedure to be agreed between the moving almost too fast. Mr Berkhouwer House and the Council to establish the Commu­ (LINL) and Mr Liogier (EPD/F) on the other nity proportion of VAT revenue; elimination of hand supported the demands of the rapporteur. the dubious and arbitrary distinction between The new British members, Mr Hamilton (S) and compulsory and non-compulsory expenditure; ~r Dalyell (S) both took an essentially positive improvement and extension of the conciliation VIeW. procedure between the Council and Parliament. Winding up, Mr Cheysson of the Commission Experience with the conciliation procedure had pointed out that in respect of the Court of , so far been disappointing for the House. Auditors, the only unsettled matter was the

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appointment of its members. Of the remaining an allocation scheme could not be agreed. Par­ demands, action could be taken on some items at liament's Committee on Energy, Research and once, others would need more time. He agreed Technology was seriously considering withhold­ that a dialogue should be opened at once on the ing its cooperation, if it was not possible to still outstanding demands, so that they could be implement a common energy policy. settled in an agreement as swiftly as possible. The debate saw all the speakers reiterate Mr Springorum 's fears. British North Sea oil also Energy came under discussion. (8 July)

Council meeting of 26 June A medium-term programme for coal

2408. Commission Vice-president Simonet, 2409. To ensure the Community's energy sup­ responsible for energy, reported on the Council's ply over the next decade, an appreciably greater meeting concerning energy on 26 June: the contribution had to come from Community hard Council had taken no decisions. Commission coal. This was one of Parliament's conclusions Proposals for joint development of alternative in its Opinion on the Commission's Proposal energy sources and joint allocation arrangements concerning the medium-term guidelines for coal in times of crisis' were on the Council's from 1975 to 1985.2 Until 1985 nuclear energy desk. All these matters had been referred back could not meet output expectations. The to the Permanent Representatives and would be medium-term guidelines for coal must also. be discussed again at the next Council meeting of expanded into long-term guidelines for the whole Energy Ministers in December. energy sector beyond 1985. The deliberations on these Proposals should have The appropriate energy, economic and social led to the outlining of a common stance towards policy measures must be taken in good the development of alternative energy sources time. All Group spokesmen and Vice-President including the introduction of safeguards for Simonet endorsed Mr Burgbacher's (C-D/G) those new sources should oil prices fall. Con­ report. sidering the strong negotiating position of the United States, the Member States belonging to The debate turned substantially on a point in the the International Energy Agency would have to Resolution motion by the Committee on Energy, be able to come up witli proposals of their Research and Technology, whereby the Member own. Mr Simonet warned against the danger of States were to suspend or relax measures they a breach of the Treaty should a crisis occur, had applied against the recruitment of non-Com­ when eight Member States were in an lEA munity manpower for the coal industry. This allocation scheme and the ninth was excluded. was enough for the Socialists to move that the report be taken off the agenda and referred back The Chairman of the Committee on Energy, to the Committee. Research and Technology, Mr Springorum (C-D/G) expressed his disappointment tliat no decisions had been reached. 1 Bull. EC 6-1975, points 2278 to 2281, 2283 to In practical terms, it was almost inevitable that 2286 and 2427. the EC would break down in a fresh oil crisis, if 2 OJ C22 of 30.1.1975.

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The motion was rejected, but an amendment (C-D/G) told the House that a hearing of his tabled by Mr C6rona (S/1), Mr Fliimig (SIG), Mr Committee with experts had indicated that the Vandewiele (C-DIB), Mr Giraud (SIF), Mr JRC was making progress. He thanked Mr Osborn (CIUK), Mr Hougardy (UB) and Mr Dahrendorf and Mr Brunner for all they had Ansart (CO M/F) materially changed the Resolu­ done. On the other hand, he was alarmed at tion in respect of that point. Job security for all the Council's inability to take the necessary operatives in the coal industry and non-discrimi­ decisions. He personally urged Mr Brunner to nation against non-Community manpower are offer his resignation if the Council impeded the now urged. JRC any further. Mr Fliimig (SIG) countered this, saying that the EEC research programme Socialist Group could well understand that the (8 July) Council had raised the question of adequate efficiency in the JRC. 2410. In a unanimously approved Resolution treated under urgent procedure, Parliament Lord Bessborough (CIUK) was especially interes­ strongly urged the Council to take the outstand­ ted to learn something of the prospects for the ing decisions on the revision of the Joint energy research programmes. Research Centre's multiannual research pro­ gramme and on common energy research. This Mr Noe (C-D/1) emphasized that only a modest was occasioned by the fruitless Council meeting expansion of JRC activity was involved; the bulk of 26 June at which no agreement had been of the additional funds (38 000000 u.a.) was reached primarily owing to opposition from spoken for by salary increases so that the current Germany. 1 Parliament had already approved research programme could be carried out. Mr the Commission's Proposals in April Os born (CIUK) advocated that a bigger propor­ 1975.2 The House now warned that irreparable tion of the programme be carried out through damage might be done to European contracts. Mr Espersen (SIDK) stressed that tlie research. Any interruption or delay in the research programme for alternative energy sour­ necessary EEC energy research represented an ces must be considered within the Community 'irresponsible threat to the achievement of Com­ programme to build nuclear power stations. munity aims'. Commissioner Brunner wound up the debate. Commissioner Brunner, responsible for research He pointed out that Community research had policy, said he hoped that the energy research made the most progress in the sector of fusion programme and possibly other parts of the energy. With a streamlined research pro­ revised programme could be approved at the gramme and assured financing for the JRC new Foreign Ministers' meeting on 15 July,3 since prospects were unfolding. after the meeting of 26 June positions had converged. The Commission would then pre­ sent a new programme strategy with respect to the end of the current multiannual programme in 1976. 1 Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2428. The Chairman of the Committee on Energy, 2 Bull. EC 4-1975, point 2410. Research and Technology, Mr Springorum 3 Point 2421.

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Simplifying frontier formalities Mr Normanton ( CIUK) highlighted the urgent (7 July) need for simplification with the example of shipping formalities between Dover and Calais 2411. An urgent task for the Community and London and Melbourne: Dover-Calais was institutions in the near future was the removal of twice as complicated. obstacles to the free movement of persons, The responsible Member of the Commission, Mr goods, services and capital. The House expres­ Gundelach, had to concede that the goal of a sed its concern that Community citizens were true customs union with near-national market still subject to controls, although the customs conditions had not yet been attained, and would union had been in existence since 1968. not be, even if in two years time the Common This was the House's reaction to a Commission Customs Tariff would apply to the entire cus­ work programme to simplify customs procedures toms territory of the Nine and the duties in the Community.1 between the old and new Member States would be completely phased out. This was because the The House approved the measures as econom­ CCT and the transit provisions were not easy to ically, politically and psychologically significant administer. A further complication was the and expounded its own suggestions. constantly changing monetary compensatory The rapporteur, Mr Mitterdorfer (C-D/I) paid amounts on the agricultural market. In short, special attention to public procurement; despite for the customs authorities the customs union the 1971 Directive to coordinate public procure­ was today still an 'extra' and not an 'in lieu ment, there was still no common market for this of'. Mr Gundelach concluded with the warning sector. The Member States' authorities were that the internal market, however incomplete it more inclined to call in national suppliers in the might be, could not be maintained without hope of influencing the short-term economic progress in other areas. development, whilst more Community competi­ tion would in fact have a positive effect. Agriculture Mr Mitterdorfer most strongly urged that public procurement be opened up in public services such as the railways, electric power stations and New organization of the wine market the postal and telecommunications services. (10 July)

All the speakers in the debate generally agreed 2412. In the context of Commission Proposals that it was high time that Community citizens for a new organization of the wine market,Z got the full benefit of the customs union. Mr Parliament discussed how to eliminate the cur­ Cifarelli (S/1) pressed for harmonization of pro­ rent imbalances thtre. These stem from diver­ curement in the public sector, which was con­ gent trends in consumption and production. A stantly expanding. large proportion of the yield from the 1973/74 Mr Schworer (C-D/G) said that tax harmoniza­ harvest could not be disposed of and a bumper tion was the most urgent demand at a time when harvest is again expected this year. tax frontiers had replaced customs fron­ tiers. Mr De Clercq (UB) reminded the House that a phase-out of duties .was only the first step 1 Bull. EC 2-1975, point 2101. towards a true customs umon. 2 Bull. EC 11-1974, point 2245.

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The Committee on Agriculture and, as indicated The spokesman for the Committee on Budgets, by the voting, the majority of the House consi­ Mr Lange (SIG) totally rejected the Commis­ dered that the Commission's Proposals could not sion's Proposals since it was impossible to eval­ be approved unless Parliament's proposed uate the financial burden. amendments were incorporated, as listed in a forty-six point Resolution. The spokesman for the Socialists, Mr Hansen (S/L) welcomed the Commission's brave Propo­ With regard to the wine-growing areas, the sals for limiting production. His Group rejected House recognized the need for controls on plant­ the idea of disposing of surpluses at give-away ing, but the limitations on new planting must be prices with higli export refunds. in line with regional requirements. Th.e prohib­ ition system should be replaced by a strict The rest of the debate and the voting on nearly authorization system. Parliament agreed that forty tabled amendments highlighted the diver­ wine should not be made from table grapes, in so gent interests of the two main producer countries far as this fitted in with a policy of quality of the Community, France and Italy, which make improvement. The House objected to the use of more than 90% of all the Community's wine. sugar. The Commission should encourage Mr Boano (C-D/I) doubted whether production enrichment by means of grape musts. bans would be effective. Moreover, the low withdrawal prices for distillation could result in Concerning reduction of surpluses, it was regret­ more poor quality wine being made. Mr Pintat ted that the Commission had almost completely (UF) approved limitations on wine-growing sur­ ignored the possibility of boosting disposal and face areas, but opposed any prohititions in promoting exports to non-member coun­ regions where quality wines were pro­ tries. The House agreed to compulsory preven­ duced. Mr Scott-Hopkins (CIUK) warned tive distillation, but the quality of the products against the ill effects of massive marketing of must not be neglected. alcohol obtained from distillation. Mr Liogier The wine-growers must be assured a reasonable (EPD/F) passionately defended the French wine­ income and the possibility of fraudulent practices growers. France had long ago brought in meas­ must be eliminated so that the consumer was ures to obviate over-production and enhance guaranteed products of a high quality. The quality and had established a wine register. But rapporteur, Mr Della Briotta (S/I) described the in Italy output had risen unchecked. This had proposed amendments as a 'European compro­ brought prices down. Mr Liogier called for a mise'. Referring to the different interests of the provision to safeguard against unlimited imports growers in the various wine-producing areas, he of wine not only from non-member countries but said the Commission's Proposals were inconsis­ from within the Community as well. tent and inadequate. The aim had been to Mr Cipolla (CO M/I) severely criticized the pro­ recompense the supply side, but at the same time posed arrangements. Many of the provisions protection of the consumer against falsification were absurd and impracticable. had been neglected. He bitterly objected to saving Community funds in respect of Commissioner Lardinois acknowledged that lit­ wine, while for other products, such as milk, tle time had been left to the House to study this more money could be laid out. There must complex problem. The Commission had also be no cinderellas of the common agricultural been in difficulty since it had had to wait a long policy. time for the Council's decisions. Mr Lardinois

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said Parliament's Resolution was in many res­ Turkey at least the maximum in advantages pects a positive one, even if he could not agree granted to non-member countries was justifiable with some of the demands. only if the situation for every individual product was considered globally and not according to country. In his Group, some thought that in External relations agriculture the Community was too protection­ ist-minded. Recommendations of the EEC-Turkey The spokesman of the Liberal and Allies Group, Association Joint Parliamentary Committee Mr De Clercq (B) wholeheartedly approved the report, as did Mr Corrie (OK) on behalf of the 2413. Parliament supported the call for a just Conservatives. Mr Corrie hoped that Turkey and lasting solution to the Cyprus problem, would be more receptive to private investment· intensified action on the part of the Association's from the Community. For the EPD Group, Mr organs, an appraisal of the preference arrange­ Laudrin (F) hoped that Turkey would become a ments for Turkish agricultural products, the full member of the Community as soon as removal of barriers to free movement of capital, possible. social security for Turkish workers and their families in the Community and better education­ Commissioner Gundelach pointed to the dose al opportunities for the children of Turkish link between the economic and the political in workers, all as expressed in four Recommenda­ the Eastern Mediterranean, where countries who tions to the Council and Member States of the alike had dose ties with the Community were Association by the Joint Parliamentary Commit­ facing each other in hostile array. The Com­ tee which met in Copenhagen from 21 to 24 munity therefore had a duty and an interest in April1975. promoting cooperation and peace in that region. The rapporteur of Parliament's Associations Mr Gundelach confirmed that relations between Committee, Mr Klepsch (C-D/G) endorsed the the EC and Turkey would not suffer if Greece Joint Committee's criticism of the work of the joined the Community. The question of Turk­ Association Council. Concerning Greece's ish products in competition with other Mediter­ application for membership, Mr Klepsch said ranean agricultural products must be settled that this raised no new problems for Turkey within the Community's overall Mediterranean since Greece had stated that in joining earlier, policy. There must be no discrimination against she in no way wished to impede Turkey's Turkey; instead she must get a kind of regional accession. Despite the relative deterioration of most-favoured-nation treatment. the import and export relationship between Tur­ key and the Community, the EC had remained the most favourable trading partner. In view of Parliament condemns the terrorist Turkey's financial problems in connection with attack in Jerusalem her military engagement in the Mediterranean, (10 July) greater efforts must be made on both sides to develop the Association relationships. 2414. In a Resolution addressed to the Parlia­ ments and Governments of the Member States, Speaking for the Socialists, Mr Hansen (L) the House warned against the dangers which opposed the passage in the Opinion of the continued terrorist activities constituted for Committee on Agriculture whereby granting world peace and European/Arab relations. The

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House condemned all use of force to solve ment. In general, the House felt that the ren­ political problems. The Council and the Com­ dering of accounts must be given greater empha­ mission were asked to express this sentiment in sis, both the policy and financial side, and that the EC-Arab dialogue. the external verification by the Auditor should go beyond the purely accounting aspect. The Resolution was occasioned by the latest terrorist attack by the PLO in Jerusalem which had claimed many lives. The motion was Question Time adopted by a overwhelming majority with four abstentions and three votes against. 2417. The President of the· Council, Mr Rumqr answered five questions to the Coun­ cil. · Vfce-President Sir Christopher Soames, Financial matters Vice-President Haferkamp, Mr Borschette and Mr Lardinois replied to four questions to the Third financial report on the EAGGF Commission.

2415. Parliament called for stricter adherence Multinational companies to the time limits and more detailed information on the problems involved in collecting agricultur­ Mr Leenhardt (S/F) to the Council: al levies, so that it can discharge its growing 'Why has the Council taken no action following the responsibilities for financial control. The Coun­ Commission's Communication on multinational com­ panies and what does it propose to do to remedy this cil was declared responsible for the increasing state of affairs?' irregularities to the detriment of the EAGGF, because it had not taken the necessary preventive Mr Rumor pointed out that the Council had measures. The main target of Parliament's crit­ examined the Commission's Communication icism was the increasing gap between exchange with due care; but it contained no formal rates which were being applied in the CAP for proposals. The suggestions therein involved one and the same currency. national as well as multinational compa­ nies. Some measures had already been imple­ The budget receipts were calculated according to mented, such as the Directive on collective the official IMF parities, whilst disbursements redundancies. Others were still being studied (aid for instance) were made according to the by the Council, such as the Directives on worker representative rates laid down in the respective protection in company take-overs, the structure agricultural Regulations and adjusted to the of limited companies and merger controls, not market rates. These rate variations were an forgetting the draft Statute for a European Com­ advantage to some Member States and a disad­ pany. vantage to others. The rapporteur, Mr Durand ( L/F) called for uniform exchange rates. 'Pluton' missiles in Germany

Mr Ansart (COM/F) to the Council: ECSC Auditor's report for 1973 'Since (11 July) - the Potsdam Agreement, signed by one of the Member States of the EEC, strongly emphasizes the 2416. Parliament endorsed the Auditor's call need for the complete disarmament and demilitariza­ to the Commission for stricter financial manage- tion of Germany, and

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- the 1954 London and Paris Agreements, also Advantages for Europe signed by certain Member States, expressly call on the in the results of the CSCE Federal Republic of Germany to renounce the manuf­ acture and possession of nuclear weapons, does the Mr Corterier (S/G) to the Council: Council not think that the talks which, according to the German Defence Minister, Mr Georg Leber, are at 'What political and economic advantages for Europe present being held by the French and West-German does the Council expect from the results of the CSCE?' Governments on the installation of 'Pluton' nuclear missiles in the Federal Republic run counter to the Mr Rumor said it would not be very diplomatic above agreements and represent a serious threat to the to talk of advantages before the end of the continuation of the process of detente in Europe?' Conference. In general terms he felt that the principle of reciprocity guaranteed certain Mr Rumor replied that defence policy did not advantages. fall within his competence as Council President of the Community. Commission participation in the CSCE talks

Member States' Mr W. Muller (S/G) to the Commission: behaviour at the CSCE talks 'To what extent has the Commission been involved in the CSCE talks and consultations?' Mr Adams (S/G) to the Council: Sir Christopher Soames said that the Commis­ sion's delegates had primarily shared in the work 'Has Member States' behaviour at the CSCE talks been in accordance with the joint will of all nine of Committee 11 which handled economic mat­ Member States and the interests of the Community?' ters. The Committee had also collaborated in preparing all consultations between the Member Mr Rumor assured the House that the Nine had States to coordinate positions. joindy adhered to the established guidelines during the CSCE in Geneva. The results of the Conference, which had taken the Community's Inquiry into the activities of oil companies interests fully into account, were proof of cohe­ Mr Bordu (COM/F) to the Commission: sion between the Nine and of the valuable contribution which they had made to the Confer­ 'In view of the fact that the Commission inquiry has been in progress since December 1973 and in the light ence. of the statement made by Mr Borschetre at the sitting of 16 January 19751 during discussion of the oral question on oil companies (Doe. 408/74), whereby he Frontier changes in the context undertook "to return to this question at the end of the first half of 1975", is the Commission now in a of European unification position to present the initial results of this inquiry?' Mr replied that the Commission had Mr Behrendt (S/G) to the Council: Borschette closed its inquiries into twenty-two oil compa­ 'Does the Council see the possibilities of peaceful nies in the Community countries; but this was frontier changes in the context of European unifica­ still inadequate for an overall opinion on their tion as being in any way restricted by the results of the CSCE talks?' activities, especially on an international scale. The report to Parliament would therefore Mr Rumor assured Mr Behrendt that the out­ be held back for some months. Further inqui­ come of the Conference had in no way impaired ries into eleven oil companies were now being the prospects of European unity. made.

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Mr Blumenfeld (C-D/G) to the Commission: European Council 'To what extent are the Commission's economic analyses and prognoses based on corresponding (Brussels, 16 and 17 July 1975) reports and statements from the governments of the Member States and to what extent does the Commis­ 2418. President: Mr Aldo Moro, President of sion try to formulate its own views and assessments on economic situations at a given moment, which are the Council of the Republic of Italy. then published?' From the Commission: Mr Ortoli, President, Mr As the basis for its economic forecasts the Haferkamp, Sir Christopher Soames, Vice-Presi­ Commission used statistics from the EC Statisti­ dents, Mr Cheysson, Member. cal Office, which recorded the results of regular The Heads of Government of the Member States company and consumer surveys. The Commis­ met for the second time as ·the European Coun­ sion also made use of statistics from the Member cil, in accordance with the decision at the Paris States and on reports from qualified institutes meeting of December 1974. They met in Brus­ and bodies at national and international sels, in the Charlemagne building, the headquar­ level. The Commission was assessing from the ters of the the EEC Council. On 17 July, they angle of Community interest but on its own were invited to lunch by King Baudouin, at responsibility. This reply by Mr Haferkamp Laeken. was followed by a number of supplementary The proceedings of the European Council questions on the present economic situation, to centred on the following matters: which he replied that the inflationary trend could be stopped in the short term only if we realized Election of the European Parliament by direct that we could consume only as much as was universal suffrage; Passport Union; special rights produced and no more. of Member States' citizens: The European Coun­ cil asked the Council of Foreign Ministers to examine the question of election to the European Quantitative restrictions on imports Parliament by direct universal suffrage, taking account of the draft worked out by Parliament Mr Hougardy (UB) to the Commission: and any points which might arise during the review, in order to present a report to the 'Does not the Commission consider that the regul­ European Council on this issue by the end of the ations on the advertising of alcoholic beverages appli­ cable in France contain measures equivalent in effect year. to quantitative import restrictions?' The European Council instructed the Council of Foreign Ministers to advance the work on insti­ Mr Lardinois explained that as the relevant tuting a Passport Union and to prepare a report French conditions could be regarded as quantita­ on the subject by the end of the year. tive import restrictions, the Commission had decided some time ago to make an inquiry. The The European Council reiterated Point 11 of the French Government, however, had said this Paris Communique of 9-10 December 1974, and interpretation was wrong. The results of fur­ instructed the Council of Foreign Ministers to ther inquiries would be addressed to the ques­ study the question of according special rights to tioner when available. the citizens of the nine Member States as mem-

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hers of the Community, with a view to present­ United Nations: The European Council issued a ing a report at a subsequent meeting of the statement on the United Nations.' European Council. Conference on Security and Cooperation in Eur­ Economic and Monetary Situation: The Eur­ ope: Just before the CSCE wound up, the opean Council confirmed the guidelines set out European Council approved a statement on the at the meeting of the Council of Ministers for Conference.2 Finance and Economy on 10 July, which are recapitulated in the Commission's summary pap­ Portugal: The European Council reaffirmed that er. The Council of Ministers for Finance and the Community was prepared to initiate talks on economy was instructed to keep a close watch on closer economic and financial cooperation with the trend of the economic situation and to Portugal.3 strengthen the coordination of Member States economic and financial policies. It noted that Relations with China: The European Council certain Member States intend to apply harmo­ welcomed the decision by the Government of the nized measures to avoid any further deterior­ People's Republic of China to establish official ation of the short-term economic situation in the relations with the Community. It felt that autumn. China's decision opened the way to developing closer relations between China and Europe, on The European Council recognized that the cur­ which the Heads of Government set much store. rent short-term economic problems must be tackled in collaboration with the other industria­ Energy and raw materials: The European Coun­ lized countries (in particular the United States cil reached agreement in principle on calling a and Japan) if there is to be any hope of an new preparatory meeting for the Conference effective economic recovery, and it affirmed its between the industrialized countries and devel­ resolve to work towards that goal. oping countries. It was agreed that the basic questions of energy policy would be studied in The European Council instructed the Council of detail at Community level and that every effort Ministers for Finance and Economy to maintain must be made to ensure a single representation at the effort to restore a more stable international , the Ministerial Conference. The various aspects monetary system. With this in mind, it reaf­ of the raw materials problem were also discus­ firmed the importance of dose collaboration sed. The Community institutions were asked to within the Community. It was pleased to note follow up the preparation of a common stance in that the French franc had returned to the Com­ respect of raw materials and cooperation and munity exchange system (the snake) and asked development, for the forthcoming international the Council of Ministers for Finance and Econ­ meetings dealing with relations between the omy to study the matter of technical procedures industrialized and developing countries. for floating Community currencies. Lastly, the European Council welcomed the idea of a tripartite Conference, as requested by the European Confederation of Trade Unions, which 1 For the complete text of the statement, see point would be attended by the Ministers for Econom­ 2333. 2 For the complete text of the statement, see point ic Mfairs and the Ministers of Labour. The 1202. Commission was asked to put forward proposals 3 For the complete text of the statement, see point in this direction. 2343.

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After the meeting, Mr Moro, together with Mr 351st Meeting-Foreign affairs Ortoli, President of the Commission and Mr (Brussels, 15 and 16 July) Rumor, Minister for Foreign Affairs, held a press conference. 2421. President: Mr Rumor, Italy's Minister for Foreign Affairs. 2419. In July, the Council held five meetings From the Commission: Mr Ortoli, President, Sir devoted to general matters, economy and Christopher Soames, Vice-President, Mr Cheys­ finance, and agriculture. son and Mr Brunner, Members. Preparation for the meetings of Heads of Gov­ 350th Meeting-Finance and economy ernment: The Council carried out a thorough preparation of the subjects likely to be consi­ (Brussels, 10 July 1975) dered by the Heads of Government meeting as the European Council on 16 and 17 July. 2420. President: Mr Colombo, Italy's Treas­ ury Minister. Joint Research Centre and new activities for the Petten establishment: The Council discussed and From the Commission: Mr Ortoli, President and then approved the programmes of new activities Mr Haferkamp, Vice-President. for the Petten establishment. It also approved the Commission's Proposal concerning the revi­ Community exchange system: The Council was sion of certain objectives of the multiannual pleased to record the French Government's deci­ research programme.5 sion to put the French franc back in the Com­ Programme of research and development proj­ munity exchange system, i.e. the snake. It was ects for energy: The Council approved the Com­ also pleased to note the adjustments decided on mission's proposed action programme in respect 8 July by the EEC central banks and the Board of energy, for a total of 59 000000 u.a.6 of Governors of the EMCF, in respect of narrow­ ing the fluctuation margins between currencies.1 The Council also considered the Mediterranean policy and definitively adopted the Directive on Community loans: The Council authorized the waste materials/ Commission to open the formal negotiations 2 required for an initial loan transaction. 352nd Meeting-Agriculture Second review of the economic situation in the (Brussels, 21 and 22 July 1975) Community: The Council made a second review 2422. President: Mr Marcora, Italy's Minister for 1975 of the economic situation in the Com­ of Agriculture. munity, in accordance with Article 3 of its Decision of 18 February 1974 on achieving a From the Commission: Mr Lardinois, Member. high degree of convergence between Member Wine-growing: The Council agreed on granting States' economic policies.3 aid for restorage of table wines from the

European Investment Bank: The Ministers meet­ 1 Points 2207 and 2208. ing in conference as the Member States' Govern­ 2 Point 2211. ment Representatives adopted and signed the 3 Point 2202. 4 Point 2456. Treaty amending certain provisions in the Proto­ 5 Point 2265. col on the Statutes of the European Investment 6 Point 2263. Bank.4 7 Point 2239.

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1974/75 harvest and also agreed to hold a Strengthening the budgetary powers of the Eur­ special meeting on 9 September to deal exclusive­ opean Parliament. ly with wine-growing problems and prepare decisions on regulations to clear up the market in Establishing a Court of Auditors: The Confer­ ence of Member States' Government Representa­ the short and longer-term. 1 tives adopted by common agreement and signed Overall Mediterranean approach: Under the the Treaty amending certain financial provisions overall approach, the Council implemented the of the Treaties establishing the Communities, Decisions of 23 and 24 June, concerning in and the Treaty establishing a single Council and particular fruit and vegetables and wine, and a single Commission~ in respect of strengthening adopted a number of relevant Regulations.2 the budgetary powers of the European Parlia­ Green pounds: The Council signified its agree­ ment and establishing a Court of Auditors.5 ment on the Regulation concerning the rate of Overall Mediterranean approach: The Council exchange to be applied in agriculture to the Irish appraised the negotiations running with the 3 and UK pounds. Maghreb countries.6 Common wheat not suitable for bread-making: Raw materials and cooperation and develop­ By a majority, the Council approved a Recom­ ment: Following the deliberations of the Eur­ mendation and Resolution on common wheat 4 opean Council on 16 and 17 July, the Council not suitable for bread-making. was asked to complete the work of defining a Breeding methods: The Council took note of a common stance for the Community and the memorandum from the German delegation Member States in respect of raw materials and aimed at working out a common position with cooperation and development. Common guide­ regard to the breeding of certain domestic stock lines were hammered out on all these questions by modern methods. The Commission indicat­ with an eye on the impending international ed that it was planning to form a working party meetings to discuss relations between the indus­ with Member States' experts to investigate the trialized and developing countries. problems raised and draw up Proposals for the Council. 354th Meeting The Council also considered the situation on the (Athens, 28 July) milk product market, certain questions involving cereals and rice, and, in respect of sugar, the 2424. President: Mr Rumor, Italy's Minister provisions of Regulations relating to sugar from for Foreign Affairs. French overseas departments, as well as the From the Commission: Sir Christopher Soames, preferential importing arrangements. Vice-President. This meeting prepared for the 39th meeting of 353rd Meeting-Foreign affairs the EEC-Greece Association Council held on the (Brussels, 22 July) same day.

2423. President: Mr Rumor, Italy's Minister I Point 2243. for Foreign Affairs. z Point 2248. 3 From the Commission: Mr Ortoli, President, Sir Point 2245. 4 Point 2246. Christopher Soames, Vice-President, Mr Bors­ 5 Points 2503 to 2506. chette and Mr Cheysson, Members. 6 Point 2335.

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Commission language of the host country.4 This part of the curriculum in the child's mother tongue will have to be dovetailed into the standard schooling. Activities The Commission also adopted a second series of aid from the European Social Fund for the 2425. The work of the Commission was dom­ financial year 1975.5 inated by the meeting of the European Council Agricultural policy: The Commission studied at on 16 and 17 July, the economic and social length the situation in several agricultural sectors situation in the Community and developments in where the trend of the market is causing con­ certain sectors of agriculture. cern. It appraised the measures applied since Economic policy: As regards the economic and May, which it had adopted for the beef and veal social situation in the Community, the Commis­ market to create scope for importing. It was sion adopted a Recommendation to the Member agreed to resume this review in September imme­ States, asking those in the most advantageous diately after the summer recess, when more situation to take swift and coordinated action to comprehensive information would be to hand. reboost the economy by stimulating investment Lastly, noting the considerable increase in stocks 1 and promoting consumption. Through a care­ of butter and milk powder, the Commission ful choice of measures which the Commission agreed several prompt measures to reduce describes, it means reducing unemployment them. Some of the measures fall within its own without setting off a new bout of inflation. authority; others must be discussed at the Coun­ The Commission also approved a Communi­ cil meeting of Ministers of Agriculture on 21 and cation to the Council on the main lines of the 22 July. At the same time, the Commission 2 public budgets for 1976. confirmed that it intended to lay Proposals Lastly, the Commission decided to proceed with before the Council to restructure the milk pro­ two major measures presented in President Orto­ ducts sector. As indicated in its stocktaking of li's 'programme' speech for 1975.3 The first the agricultural policy, the Proposals will involve concerns a Proposal to the Council to set up a setting up a scheme whereby producers will Community Institute of Economic Studies and share the· financial responsibility when surpluses Research ('Medium-term Institute'). The Pro­ build up. posal will be finalized for presentation in Sep­ It was decided to form a restricted group tember. The second involves a blueprint of assigned to make technical proposals to improve what might be the function and structure of a the objective method of fixing agricultural prices, European Export Bank. The Directives adopted in accordance with the Commission's arrange­ by the Commission will allow talks to be started ments adopted in the light of the stocktaking of with experts to draw up a formal Proposal which the common agriculturaf policy. will also go to the Council this year. Social policy: The Commission adopted a major Proposal for a Directive with the aim of ensuring that Member States provide an education for t Point 2205. 2 Point 2201. migrant workers' children which enables them to 3 Bull. EC 2-1975, point 1106. be taught their own language and national 4 Point 2226. culture alongside the normal lessons given in the s Point 2229.

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Passport Union-Special rights: The Commis­ Maladie du Havre, Le Havre, and (2) Regional sion adopted two documents, in application of Director of the Securite sociale de Rouen, Rouen two pararaphs in the final Communique of the Heads o Government in Paris in December 2426. On 2 July 1975 the French Cour de 1974. They concern the granting of special Cassation asked the Court of Justice for a rights within the Member States to citizens of the preliminary ruling on the method of calculating a Member States of the Community. These disablement pension for a migrant worker who would essentially be the political rililit to vote had completed insurance periods in Member and the right of eligibility for and access to States with different schemes. public office. They also concern the establish­ ment of a Passport Union after the introduction Case 58/75-Commission official v Commission of a uniform passport.1 2427. On 7 July 1975 a Commission official Multiannual research programmes in the nuclear brought an action before the Court of Justice to sector: The Commission adopted four Proposals amend the Commission's decision to reinstate for the multiannual research programme, the him, together with a claim for compensation chief of which concerns controlled thermonu­ 1 against the loss suffered as a result of the delay clear fusion. These are indirect actions enab­ in his reinstatement, and of the negligence of the ling the Commission to coordinate a large pack­ administration while dischrging the formalities age and sometimes even all of the research done required to reinstate him. by the Member States in this field. The pro­ posed programmes cover the five-year period 1976-80. Case 59/75-Pubblico Ministero italiano v Fla­ via Manghero et al. Departmental Organization: Here the Commis­ sion introduced several major changes. Some 2428. In a criminal action concerning illegal aim at extending the scope of Members of the imports into Italy of tobacco from other Member Commission to delegate authority for all States, the Tribunale civile e penale of Como management decisions and will stipulate the asked the Court of Justice on 7 July 1975 for a appropriate procedures. The others will ensure number of preliminary rulings, in particular on stronger interdepartmental coordination. All whether Article 37(1) of the EEC Treaty should the changes should improve the functioning of be interpreted as meaning that from 1 January the Commission and its departments allowing 1970 monopolies of a commercial cliaracter the Commission to concentrate more on the should be adjusted to eliminate any discrimin­ Community's political course and momentum. ation against exporters in other Member States, and on whether this provision was directly applicable. The Court also wished to know whether the Court of Justice Council Resolution of 21 April 197()3 concerning

New cases 1 Points 1301 to 1303 and Supplement 7/7 5 -Bull. EC. 2 Points 1501 to 1505 and Supplement 6175- Bull. Case 5717 5-Mr Fernand Plaquevent, Moers­ EC. • Scherpenberg, v (1) Caisse primaire d'Assurance 3 OJ C50 of 28.4.1970.

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State manufactured tobacco monopolies of a 2432. A French undertaking, which distri­ commercial charcter could modify the scope of butes cast-iron runners made in Germany, had Article 37(1) of the EEC Treaty and, if so, concluded a concession agreement with another whether this was binding on the Member States. French firm in order to 'sell at the least expense' a product imported from another Member State, by using the warehouses and distribution Case 6017 5-Carmine Antonio Russo v Azienda network of the second firm. In an action di Stato per gli interventi sul mercato agricolo between the two firms concerning the validity of (AIMA) this contract, the Paris Cour d'appel asked the 2429. In an action for damages by an Italian Court of Justice on 16 July 1975 for a prelimin­ durum wheat producer, against the Italian inter­ ary ruling on whether such an agreement should vention agency for agricultural products, because or should not be considered as relating to the latter had purchased durum wheat on the imports, and therefore whether it should not be world market and sold it in Italy at prices below subject to the notification laid down in Article the purchase price and intervention price, la 4(1) of Regulation No 17, the first Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the EEC Pretura of Bovine asked the Court of Justice on 7 2 July 1975 for a preliminary ruling on whether Treaty. this action constituted an infringement of Regul­ ation 120/671 on the common organization of Case 6417 5-M. le Procureur general pres la the market in cereals. If so, the Pretura also Cour d'appel de Lyon v (1) Mr Henri Mommes­ wished to know whether there is a principle in sin, Charnay-les-Macon, and (2) Mr Jean Claude Community law which acknowledges the right of Chevalier, St. Etienne-les-Oullieres individuals to compensation for losses resulting from such infringement. 2433. In a case on the adulteration of wine, in which private individuals had contested the com­ patibility with Community provisions of French Case 61/75-0fficial of the European Parlia­ laws on methods for the analysis of wines, the ment v European Parliament Cour d'appel de Lyon asked the Court of Justice on 21 July 1975 for a preliminary ruling on 2430. This action is to annul a probationary whether the methods of analysis laid down by report. Regulation No 1539/71 determining Community methods for the analysis of wines3 also apply to Case 6217 5-Commission official v Commission the detection and elimination of wine frauds.

2431. A Commission official brought an Case 65/75-Pubblico Ministerq italiano v Mr action before the Court of Justice to annul a list Riccardo Tasca, Conselve of officials eligible for promotion and decisions to promote certain persons on that list. 2434. In an action against a retailer accused of having violated the price freeze system in Italy Case 63/75-SA Fonderies Roubaix Waltrelos, Watrelos, v (1) Societe Nouvelle des Fonderies A. 1 OJ 117 of 19.6.1967. Roux, Meyzieux, and (2) Societe des Fonderies z OJ 13 of 21.2.1962. J.O.L., Chassieu 3 OJ L163 of 21.7.1971.

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(fixing maximum prices) and of failing to dis­ Case 86/75-EMI Records Limited v CBS Gram­ charge an administrative formality when hauling mofon A/S, Vanlese goods, the Pretura unificata of Padua asked the Court of Justice on 22 July 1975 for a prelimin­ 2437. In an action, similar to Case 51/75 ary ruling on the compatibility of this system, {protection of trade marks under Community particularly as regards sugar, with Regulation Law),3 pending before the Se- og Handelsretten No 1009/671 on the common organization of the of Copenhagen, that Court asked the Court of sugar market and with the provisions of Article Justice on 1 August 1975 for a similar prelimin­ 30 of the EEC treaty prohibiting the application ary ruling on whether the provisions of the EEC to trade within the Community of all measures Treaty, and in particular those relating to free having an effect equivalent to quantitative rest­ movement of goods and to free competition, rictions. should be interpreted as precluding manufacturer A from exercising his rights deriving from a national trademark of a Member State in order Case 6617 5-0fficial of the European Parlia­ to prevent manufacturer B from selling, in Mem­ ment v European Parliament ber States, products bearing the mark 'Columbia' when these products are manufactured and 2435. This is an action to annul the appoint­ marked outside the Community in a country ment of an official to two posts. where manufacturer B is authorized to use the said mark.

Cases 67 to 85/75-Ets. Lesieur-Cotelle et Asso­ Case 8717 5-Ets. Daniele Bresciani, Stochetta, v cies SA-Boulogne s/ Seine et al. v Commission Amministrazione italiana della finanze

2436. Nineteen french oil mills have brought 2438. On 4 August 1975 the Tribunale of an action before the Court of Justice against the Genoa asked the Court of Justice for a prelim­ Commission under the second paragraph of inary ruling on whether the frontier health Article 215 of the EEC Treaty for compensation inspection charge on imports of hides under for damages suffered by virtue of the fact that Order 1265 of 26 July 1934• constitutes a charge the Commission adopted Regulation No 189/722 having an effect equivalent to customs duties, repealing the compensatory amounts applicable which is incompatible with Article 13(2) of the to fats following the temporary widening of the EEC Treaty and Article 2(1) of the Yaounde margins of fluctuation of certain Member States' Conventions of 1963 and 1969. The Court also currencies, and as a result of faulty operation of wished to know whether the latter Article was the common organization of the market in fats directly applicable and from which date. deriving therefrom. The plaintiffs maintain that in these circumstances the Community aid pro­ Cases 8 8 to 9017 5-SpA Sadam, Bologna, et al. vided for purchases of colza seeds produced v Comitato interministeriale dei prezzi within the Community was now inadequate; they claimed that the aid should have covered the difference between the Community price and 1 OJ 308 of 18.12.1967. the world market price calculated not on the 2 OJ L24 of 28.1.1972. basis of the official exchange rate of the dollar, 3 Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2432. but on the real value of that currency. 4 Lex 1934, page 1397.

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2439. The Tribunale amministrativo regionale validity of the submissions of an Invalidity of Lazio asked the Court of Justice on 8 August Committee formed to judge the plaintiff's case, 197 5 for a preliminary ruling on whether the and his appeal to annul the Commission's deci­ EEC has sole jurisdiction with regard to control­ sion to apply Article 60 of the Staff Regulations ling sugar prices, whether the Member States (loss of remuneration for unauthorized absence may take unilateral action to fix retail sugar without medical grounds). prices and whether national rules of this type are compatible with the free movement of goods. Case 77/74---0fficial of the European Parlia­ ment v European Parliament Case 91/75-Hauptzollamt Gottingen v Fa. Wolfgang Miritz GmbH & Co. Gottingen 2444. In its Judgment of 10 July 1975, the Court of Justice annulled a decision by the 2440. On 11 August 197 5 the Bundesfinanz­ European Parliament, concerning an appoint­ hof asked the Court of Justice for a preliminary ment. ruling on whether a special countervailing charge applied under the German Law of 23 December 19701 to imported spirits is compatible with Case 80/74---0fficial of the European Parlia­ Article 12 or Article 37(2) of the EEC Treaty, ment v European Parliament and, if so, with paragraph 4 of the latter Article. 2445. This action to annul a vacancy notice Case 9217 5-Commission official v Commission was struck from the Court Record by order of 10 July 1975. 2441. This is an action to annul the Commis­ sion decision to dismiss the plaintiff, and to Case 417 5-Firma Rewe-Zentralfinanz eGmbH, claim compensation for defamation of character. Cologne v Direktor der Landwirtschaftskammer als Landesbeauftragten, Cologne Judgments 2446. Following on Case 39/73, in which a German firm had contested the imposition by the Joint Cases 4 and 30/74---Commission official v Commission German authorities of an administrative charge for health inspections of imported apples as 2442. The two appeals, one relating to the being in breach of Article 13(2) of the EEC assignment of the plaintiff to other duties and Treaty, and in which the Court of Justice had the other to the termination of his duties under ruled for the plaintiff, the latter lodged an appeal the voluntary retirement scheme (volontariat) with the Cologne Administrative Court (Verwal­ and a claim for damages against losses suffered tungsgericht, Koln) against health inspections as as a result of termination, were rejected in the such. Court's Judgment of 10 July 1975. In dealing with this action, the Cologne Admin­ istrative Court had asked the Court of Justice on Joint Cases 42 and 62/74---Commission official 13 January 1975 for a preliminary ruling on the v Commission interpretation of the words 'quantitative restric- 2443. In its Judgment of 9 July 1975, the Court rejected an official's appeal as to the 1 BGBI. I, 1970, page 1878.

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tions on imports and all measures having equiv­ ployment in another Member State can be consi­ alent effect' in Article 30 of the EEC Treaty and dered as a period of unemployment within the on the compatibility of national health inspec­ meaning of German law. tion measures with the first sentence of Article In its Judgment of 9 July 1975, the Court ruled 36 of the EEC Treaty after the Directive that the abovementioned provisions did not 69/466/EEC on control of San Jose scale came 1 preclude a national law which, for entitlement to into force. In addition, the German Court an early retirement pension, requires that the wished to know whether the fact that only person concerned should have been unemployed imported apples were subject to health inspec­ for a certain time and therefore available for tion, while apples grown in Germany were not, employment though the labour office of the constituted an 'arbitrary discrimination' within Member State in question. the meaning of the second sentence of Article 36 of the EEC Treaty. Case 21/75-Firma I. Schroeder KG, Hamburg, In its Judgment of 8 July 1975, the Court ruled v (1) Oberstadtdirektor of Cologne and (2) City that health inspections of imported vegetable of Cologne, represented by its Oberstadtdirektor produce are prohibited by Article 30 of the EEC Treaty, subject to the derogations laid down in 2448. In a case concerning the payment of Article 36. Any necessary additional or stricter dues in connection with the health inspection of provisions, within the meaning of Article 11 of meat imported into the Federal Republic from the abovementioned Directive, allow the Mem­ non-member countries, the Verwaltungsgericht ber States to carry out health inspections of Koln (Cologne Administrative Court) had asked imported products if effective measures are taken the Court of Justice on 12 February 1975 to give to prevent the marketing of contaminated a preliminary ruling on whether the charging of national produce and if there is reason to believe, same was compatible with Article 17(2) of inter alia, on the strength of experience, that if Regulation 1211674 on the common organization imports are not inspected, the harmful organism of the pigmeat market and with Article 20(2) of may well spread. Regulation 805/68 on the common organization of the beef and veal market.5 Case 2017 5-Mr Gaetano D'Amico, Maricourt, In its Judgment of 9 July 1975, the Court ruled v Landesversicherungsanstalt Rhineland-Palatin­ that dues, whatever their amount imposed in ate, Speyer connection with health inspections of products imported from non-member countries, and which are determined in accordance with inde­ 2447. Dealing with a case concerning the pendent criteria and are not comparable with right of a migrant worker to early retirement, the those used to fix charges which may be imposed Bundessozialgericht had asked the Court of Just­ on similar Community products, should be con­ ice on 12 February 1975 for a preliminary ruling sidered as charges having an effect equivalent to on the interpretation of Article 27(1) of Regul­ customs duties. ation 32 concerning social security for migrant workers and of Article 45(1) of Regulation 1408/7P on the application of social security 1 OJ L323 of 24.12.1969. 2 OJ 30 of 16.12.1958. schemes to employed persons and their families 3 OJ L149 of 5.7.1971. moving within the Community. The key ques­ 4 OJ 117 of 19.6.1967. tion in this case is whether a period of unem- 5 OJ L148 of 28.6.1968.

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Case 2717 5-Mr Gaetano Bonaffini et al. v Opinions Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale, Enna European Union 2449. On 11 March 1975 the Enna Pretura, which was hearing a case concerning the condi­ 2451. Like the other Community institutions, tions to be fulfilled by migrant workers to the Economic and Social Committee wished to qualify for unemployment benefit, had asked the make its views known to Mr Tindemans, the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling on the Belgian Premier, in respect of his assign­ interpretation of the expression 'frontier worker' ment. Mr Cerexhe represented Mr Tindemans in Article 71 of Regulation 1408/711 on applying during the proceedings relating to this Opi­ social security schemes to employed persons and nion'. Prepared from the report by Mr De their families moving within the Commun­ Bruyn (Belgium-General Interests) it was adopt­ ity. The Court also wished to know whether ed by 68 votes, with 4 votes against and 18 Article 69 of that Regulation, which lays down a abstentions. 1 waiting period of four weeks, during which the unemployed person must remain available for Stocktaking of the Common Agricultural Policy employmen in the competent State, meant that the unemployed person could not obtain unem­ 2452. This Opinion prepared from the report ployment benefit in his Member State of origin by Mr Bourel (Prance-Employers) was adopted unless he compiled with this waiting period. by 64 votes, with 16 abstentions. The Commit­ In its Judgment of 10 July 1975, the Court ruled tee found that the Commission's approach had that Article 69 is confined to ensuring that under much in common with what the Committee itself had adopted in its study of 28 November certain conditions and within certain limits, a 2 migrant worker does not lose his right to benefits 1974. But it was regretted that on a number of to which he is entitled, in the event of unemploy­ major issues (productivity, living standards, ment, under the laws of the competent Member structural policy, market management) the Com­ State, even if the person concerned moves to mission had not grasped its opportunity to another Member State. present public opinion with an exhaustive ana­ lysis of the problems, and more detailed policy proposals. The Committee felt that the promin­ ence of the international scene and the internal problems of agricultural development made it Economic absolutely necessary to give the Community's and Social Committee agricultural production policy guidance. In the interests of its farmers, the Community could no longer do without overall production guid­ ance. The Committee felt that from such 132nd plenary session guidelines, the Community authorities could and should draw conclusions, for instance in 2450. Chaired by Mr Canonge, the 132nd plenary session of the Economic and Social Committee took place in Brussels on 16 and 17 t OJ L149 of 5.7.1971. July. A major feature was the adoption of an Point 1105 and Supplement 9/75- Bull. EC. Opinion on European Union. 3 Bull. EC 11-1974, point 2445.

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the policies of prices, aid or market management, the surpluses are cyclical or structural, a planting and that the farmers could do likewise in, say, and replanting scheme should be stipulated on the desirable specialization of production or terms more restrictive than those proposed by action concerning structures. The Committee the Commission. A two-year break in planting then made a number of assessments regarding was considered too short, and the scheme to be the need to improve the procedure for consulting brought in after 1977 should lean towards a those concerned, price rolicy' the advisability of Community system of replanting permits granted instituting a categorica policy on product qual­ according to certain criteria (quality, compos­ ity plus market management and producers' ition of soil, market outlets, etc.). Concerning shared responsibility. As regards the last item, preventive and compulsory preventive distilla­ the Committee pointed out that shared respon­ tion, the Committee held that in the main this sibility could not be a substitute for a forceful must concentrate first on eliminating poor qual­ commercial policy and that it implied prior ity wines. The Committee was against compul­ definition of 'structural surpluses'. The Com­ sory distillation which took account only of the mittee also reiterated that the combined instru­ size of the yield. ments commanded by the CAP must be designed so as to provide a fair income for the farming Commission's work programme to simplify customs population, meaning farmworkers as procedures and legislation, and institutional methods well. Lastly, the Committee once again high­ of examining customs questions lighted the importance of the political role taken 2454. In its Opinion, prepared from the by the CAP in the integration of Europe. report from Mr De Grave (Belgium-Workers) and adopted unanimously, the Committee stres­ Proposal for a Council Regulation on measures to adjust the wine-growing potential to market require­ sed that the planned simplifications, besides ments. Proposal for a Council Regulation amending lightening the task of the authorities, must not the Regulations (EEC) 816/70 and 817170 taking overlook the burden on the economic sectors account of the Council's Resolution of 21 April1975 involved. It hoped that swift action would be concerning the new guidelines to stabilize the table­ taken and that simplification would not remain a wine market. dead letter. 2453. This Opinion, prepared from the report by Mr Guillaume (France-General Interests) was adopted by 44 votes, with 22 votes against and 6 abstentions. The Committee made the point ECSC Consultative Committee that European wine-growing which, for certain regions in the Community, constitutes the basic and sometimes sole income of millions of pro­ 171st Meeting ducers, could not be treated any differently from the other major agricultural activities which, 2455. Chaired by its oldest member, Mr Eber­ under the CAP, enjoyed the advantages of stand­ hard ]ung, the ECSC Consultative Committee ing intervention arrangements and price guaran­ met in Luxembourg on 8 July 1975 for the first tees. In view of the special problems besetting session of 1975n6 financial year. the Community wine-growing regions, the Com­ mittee deplored this state of affairs. It felt that, After an address by Mr Jung, the Committee as matters now stand in respect of output and elected its Chairman and Bureau for the new demand, and since it remains to be seen whether year. Mr Alberto Capanna (Italy, steel pro-

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ducers' group) was unanimously elected Chair­ The treaty will be submitted for ratification man. Mr Michel Arnaud (France, steel users' under national procedures as soon as possible. group) and Sir David Davies (United Kingdom, steel workers' group) were elected Vice-Chair­ men. Mr Richard Chandler (Ireland, coal users' Increase in capital group), Mr Eric Conrot (Luxembourg, steel producers' group), Mr Helmut Gelhorn (Germa­ 2457. A decision to raise by 75% the sub­ ny, coal workers' group), Mr Steffen M0ller scribed capital of the European Investment Bank, (Denmark, steel workers' group), Mr Marcel from 2025 million to 3543750000 European Peeters (Belgium, steel producers' group) and Mr units of account, was taken by the Board of Servatius Wijnands (Netherlands, steel users' Governors of the European Investment Bank on group) were all unanimously elected members of 10 July 1975. the Bureau. Article 18 of the EIB Statute stipulates that the Addressing the Committee, the new Chairman, total amount oustanding of loans and guarantees Mr Capanna spoke of the difficult period granted by the Bank may not exceed 250% of its through which the coal and steel industries and subscribed capital. This totat had already the economy in general were now passing and of reached 3 700 million u.a. at the end of 1974 and the inherent dangers for European integra­ thus the increase will enable the Bank to con­ tion. Referring to the Commission's action pro­ tinue its financing operations in the years ahead. gramme for 1975, Mr Capanna summarized the The increase of 1518 7 000 u.a. will be sub­ problems directly involving the Committee. He 50 scribed by the Member States in proportion to was glad that there had always been sound cooperation between the Commission and the their share of the already subscribed capital, as follows: Committee and hoped that this collaboration would continue in order to attain the economic Germany 337 500 000 and political objectives of the Treaties. France 337 500 000 United Kingdom 337 500 000 Italy 270 000 000 European Investment Bank Belgium 88 875 000 Netherlands 88 875 000 Amendment of the statute Denmark 45 000 000 Ireland 2456. On 10 July 1975, a conference of 11250 000 representatives of the Governments of the Mem­ Luxembourg· 2 250 000 ber States adopted and signed a treaty modifying As provided for under Article 5(2) of the Statute, a number of clauses in the Protocol on the the Governors decided that the Member States Statute of the European Investment Bank. should pay in 10% of their ·shares of the agreed The amendments empower the Bank's Board of increase (i.e., 10% of the sums above, making a Directors to alter the definition of the unit of total of 151875000 u.a.). Payments will be account and the method for converting sums made in the national currency of each Member denominated in units of account into national State in eight half-yearly instalments, the first on currencies and vice versa. 30 April1976.

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Loans issued are greatly aggravated in/eriods of dry weath­ er. This affects farms an tourism and impedes Denmark the industrial growth which is vital to the region. The loans have been granted for 12 years at 2458. The European Investment Bank has 9.25%. FF 14300000 has been allocated to the granted a loan equivalent to Dkr 25 million department of Finistere, FF 15700000 to the (3 600 000 u.a.) to Slagteriregion SYD, an agri­ department of Morbihan, and FF 20000000 to cultural cooperative set up under Danish law and the department of Ille-et-Vilaine. The funds based at Graasten in south-east Jutland. The will be made available to the inter-communal loan, granted for 10 years at 9.25%, will be used associations and local authorities responsible for in the construction of a new pig slaughterhouse the work, which will bring about a considerable near the village of Blans, 8 km from Graasten improvement in the water supply of many com­ and 13 km from Sanderborg. munes. Thus, 27 000 new connections, an The new facilities, of advanced design, will help increase of 26%, will be made in the three to improve the profitability of SYD, whose departments. membership covers more than 4 000 far­ mers. Work is scheduled for completion by early 1977. Environmental problems have been Ireland studied with particular care; an effluent treat­ ment plant will protect the Als Fjord from any 2461. Aid granted in Ireland by the European pollution. Investment Bank has now passed the £ 40 million mark with the granting of a new loan equivalent to £ 4500000 (7700000 u.a.) to France Cement Ltd., Dublin, part of the Cement Road­ stone Holdings group. The loan will be used to 2459. The Bank has granted a loan equivalent finance the extension of a cement factory at toFF 165 million (31800000 u.a.) to the Societe Platin, Co. Meath. concessionnaire des Autoroutes Paris-Est-Lor­ raine (APEL), to help finance the construction of The loan is for 15 years at 9.25% and is part of a new 100 km section between Rheims and a total loan of£ 7 500000, of which£ 3 million Verdun of the A4 Paris-Metz motorway. were granted by the EIB for this project in August 1974.1 The loan, which has been granted for 12 years at 9.25%, is the second made by the Em for this motorway. 1 Italy

2460. Three loans totalling an equivalent of 2462. The Bank has granted six loans total­ FF 50 million (9600000 u.a.) have been granted ling an equivalent of Lit. 43 000 million by the Bank to improve and extend the water (53200000 u.a.) at 9.25% for investments in piping network in tlie rural areas of Brittany. Italy. Because its geological structure prevents the build-up of adequate groundwater reserves, Brit­ 1 Bull. EC 6-1974, point 249:4. tany faces serious water supply problems which 2 Bull. EC 7/8-1974, point 2479.

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One loan of Lit. 12100 million, granted for terns and product quality and at protecting the seven years, is intended to develop the Malossa environment. One particular beneficiary of oil and gas deposits, discovered by AGIP SpA these activities will be the steel industry in the (ENI group) in the Po plain, about 25 km from Mezzogiorno. Milan. The EIB had already granted Lit. 24100 million in January for the Malossa project.1 United Kingdom Still in the energy field, a loan of Lit. 7 000 million has been granted for ten years to 2463. The European Investment Bank has ENI. ENI will make the funds available to its granted the British Gas Corporation two loans subsidiary SNAM SpA for the laying of four gas totalling the equivalent of £ 23 600 000 pipelines with a total length of 243 km in (40400000 u.a.). Calabria, Apulia and Basilicata. The aim of the project is to extend the gas distribution network The loans, which have been granted for ten years in the Mezzogiorno following recent gas field at 9.50%, are to finance the second phase of the discoveries,farticularly the 'Campo di Luna' off British Gas Corporation's extension of the British gas pipeline network. This extension I the coast o Calabria, which received two EIB loans in 1974 totalling Lit. 8 000 million. 2 work will enable gas to be piped in from the Frigg field in the North Sea. In Sicily, two loans of Lit. 8 000 million and Lit. The major part of the work will be the laying of 2500 million respectively were granted for proj­ ects forming part of the extension and moderni­ the second of two 36-inch gas pipelines, 279 km zation programme of the ANIC SpA (ENI group) long, connecting in parallel the St Fergus termin­ petrochemical complex at Gela. al on the north-east coast of Scotland, where the Frigg gas will arrive, and the junction point with In 1974, the EIB had already granted Lit. 16000 the existing network off Bathgate, near Glasgow. million for a new acrylonitrile production unit Earlier this year, the EIB granted£ 24200000 to and for various types of anti-pollution equip­ finance the first gas pipeline and its extension to ment.3 Preston, Lancashire, and Bishop Auckland, Co. 5 A loan of Lit. 12100 million, for 12 years, has Durham. been granted to the Ente Nazionale per l'Energia Elettrica (ENEL) for the nuclear power station Mauritius which it is constructing at Caorso, near Piacen­ za. This is the first industrial-scale nuclear 2464. The European Investment Bank has power station in Italy and should be fully granted the equivalent of 1750000 u.a. operational early next year. In April of this (13600000 Mauritius rupees) to improve the year, the EIB had already granted another loan electricity supply on Mauritius. of Lit. 24100 million, for the same project.• A loan of Lit. 1300 million will help to finance a new plant and equipment complex intended to 1 Bull. EC 1-1975, point 2452. further the programmes of the Centro Specimen­ 2 Bull. EC 9-1974, point 2444, and 12-1974, point 2462. tale Metallurgico SpA (CSM) research centre at 3 Bull. EC 9-1974, point 2444. Castel Romano, near Rome. Its research is 4 Bull. EC 4-1975, point 2447. aimed essentially at improving production sys- 5 Bull. EC 6-1975, point 2454.

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The loan has been granted for 15 years to the Financing Community activities Central Electricity Board (CEB), the public cor­ poration responsible for ensuring the provision and distribution of electric power on the Preliminary draft of the 1976 budget island. It will be used to extend the capacity of the island's largest thermal power station, situat­ ed at Fort Victoria. 2465. As indicated in the provisions of the Treaties, the Commission is to send the prelim­ Apart from meeting the domestic needs of the inary draft of the budget. for the following year island, the increase will allow the CEB over the to the Council and Parliament by 1 Septem­ coming years to cope with the expected growth ber. The preliminary draft for 1976 was com­ in demand for electricity from industry and the municated on 25 August. But to improve con­ hotel trade, both of which are developing partic­ ditions for reviewing the budget, the Commis­ ularly rapidly. sion this year speeded up the work and in July advised the Council in advance of certain items The EIB loan, which will be guaranteed by the of the preliminary draft. Mauritius Government, is the first of its kind made by the Bank to Mauritius. It will supple­ The preliminary draft for 1976, adopted by the ment long-term loans by the United Kingdom Commission this month, amounts to Ministry of Overseas Development, granted for 6 839408 087 u.a. the same project, the balance being made up by the CEB out of its own resources. The loan is The overall showing of the comparison between granted under the second Yaounde Convention 1975 and 1976 is provisional, since the Commis­ as part of the transitional measures taken pend­ sion's 1975 appropriations do not include the ing the ratification of the Lome Convention. effect of the Supplementary Budget shortly to be

Table 2-Breakdown of appropriations by institution

(m u.a.)

1975 Approeriations Preliminary inc. suppl. udgets draft budget 1 and 2 for 1976 Institution

Amount % Amount %

European Parliament 41 597 229 0.69 52 242 099 0.76 Council 50 472 467 0.83 64 450 658 0.94 Commission 5 960 201 337 98.33 6 711 737 040 98.14 Court of Justice 9 320 020 0.15 10 978 290 0.16

Total 6 061 591 053 100 6 839 408 087 100

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submitted for the EAGGF Guarantee Section largely to the economic situation, and the conse­ (Headings 6 and 7), while those for 1976 for the quently heavier applications for aid from the same area are, for the moment, the same as the Member States. initial 1975 appropriations. When the 1976 preliminary draft was being drawn up, the Com­ For the remainder, the increase in expenditure mission wished to reserve the final estimates of derives from further implementation of the social appropriations for 1976 under these headings.' action programme, particularly the operation of the European Vocational Training Centre. Actually, in 1974, the Commission's proposed provision under Chapter·98 of the 1975 prelim­ inary draft was not adopted by the Council: so it Research, technology, industry, energy is necessary to proceed via a supplementary budget in drawing the inferences of last Februa­ The proposed appropriations for the whole of ry's decision on agricultural prices and short­ this sector are increased by 117 000 000 term trends in the economic situation. u.a. The extent of this movement compared with 197 5 stems from the development of exist­ ing projects and new projects, in line with the Movement of appropriations in the main sectors Commission's Proposals, some of which have been approved by the Council, others being Regional policy under review.

The payment appropriations for the European Whether it is new expenditure or increased Regional Development Fund rise from outlay, the most substantial entries involve in­ 150000000 u.a. in 1975 to 450000000 u.a. in dustrial development contracts, Community 1976. This increase reflects the decisions by the projects in the hydrocarbons sector, the research Heads of Government in December 1974,' tak­ programme in the energy sector and the extend­ ing account of the rate at which appropriations ed thermonuclear fusion research projects. are committed. At the present stage of the estimates, this represents the main item of Cooperation and development increased expenditure. In this sector, (which does not cover the financial Social policy implications of the Lome Convention, since the European Development Fund is not included in A substantial effort is proposed in the social the budget) the proposed appropriations show sector. The increase in the appropriations, tot­ an increase of 106 000 000 u.a. alling 13 8 000 000 u.a., stems largely from the reconstituted Social Fund, whose available resources would go up from 335000000 u.a. to 1 In September, the budgetary authority will receive a 500000000 u.a. in 1976. (Against this, the correcting letter bearing the detailed estimates for appropriations corresponding to the old Social 1976 for the EAGGF Guarantee Section. At the same Fund, 13 400 000 u.a., are extinguished, leaving time it will get the preliminary draft of the Supplemen­ tary Budget for the 1975 appropriations, in respect of a net increase of 131600000 u.a.). These the EAGGF Guarantee Section. stronger resources of the Social Fund meet the 2 Point 22 of the Communique, Bull. EC 12-1974, growing needs of training and recycling, owing point 1104.

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They concern, in the main: resources in absolute figures, their proportion in the total financing of the budget has fallen, from - Food aid: the proposed 294000000 u.a. 65.09% in 1975 to 59.05% in 1976. correspond to the minimum increase in the volume of food aid as recommended by the As regards customs duties, 1976 shows an Commission in its 1974 Memorandum; increase in duties transferable to the Commun­ ities. From 3359.7 million u.a. in 1974, they - Financial aid to non-associated countries rise to 3 496.2 million u.a. in 197 5. The growth (105 000000 u.a.); in the volume of customs duties transferred by - Financial cooperation with the Maghreb the Member States to the Communities is due to countries and Malta (subject to the successful inflation, and to the higher proportion of own outcome of negotiations now under way, and a resources contributed by the new Member States, decision on whether or not to charge these which will rise to 79.5% in 1976, whilst the appropriations) in the budget. tariff reductions between the Six and the new Member States, and between the Community and the EFT A countries, together with the gener­ Own resources alized preferences scheme, result in a fall in customs receipts. 2466. In the budget preparation procedure for As regards agricultural levies, under the proce­ 1976, estimates of own resources were sent to dure adopted for the EAGGF Guarantee Section, the Council in the 'revenue' section of the estimates provisionally amount to a straight preliminary draft. Despite the increase in own renewal of the 1975 budget figures.

Table 3-Trend of appropriations in certain sectors

(inu.a.)

Preliminary draft 1975 Appropriations' budget for 1976 (provisional figures)

Appropriations for intervention EAGGF (Guarantee)2 3 980 475 000 EAGGF (Guidance) 325 000 000 325 000 000 Social 378 665 200 516 642 000 Regional 150 000 000 450 000 000 Research, technology, industry, energy 126 387 998 243 525 871 Cooperation and development 312 797 000 419 192 00{)4 Administrative expenditure Refunds to Member States in respect of collection of own resources 390 195 517 403 898 423

1 Including supplementary budgets 1 and 2 (Regional Fund and contribution to United Nations emergency action). Excluding supplementary budget. 3 To be approved in September. · 4 Subject to the decision on food aid and on whether aid to the Maghreb countries and Malta is to be budgeted for or not.

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Table 4--Revenue estimates for 1976

Budgetary estimates Type Amount (million u.a.) Percentage

Own resources: - Customs duties 3 496 176.2 51.12% - Agricultural levies 433 841.5 6.34% - Sugar contributions 108 966.5 1.59% Total own resources 4 038 984.2 59.05% Contributions 2 724 623.7 39.81% Other revenue 75 800.2 1.11% Total 6 839 408.1 100.00%

Multiannual estimates assume a uniform basis, which depends on approval and application of the 6th VAT Direc­ tive. 2467. The Commission sent the Council the three-year estimates for 1976-78. The straight The volume of these estimates demands better renewal of EAGGF Guarantee Section appro­ and better methods of preparing them. A sub­ priations in the 1975 budget was adopted for the working group was formed for this purpose time being, pending the correcting letter antici­ within the Advisory Committee on Own Resour­ pated for the EAGGF appropriations. So that ces, which inter alia enabled all the necessary the estimates can fully play their intended part, it contacts to be established with national auth­ was felt that the preliminary draft budget and orities. the three-year estimates should be presented together. Thus, the Commission for the first time put forward the multiannual estimates as an Participation by Member States annex to the preliminary draft budget for 1976. in the financing of the Community budget The estimates show that the overall financial requirements go up from 6061 million u.a. in 2468. At the Conference held in Paris on 9 1975, to 6709 million u.a. in 1976, 7090 and 10 December 1974, the Heads of Govern­ million u.a. in 1977 and 7 660 million u.a. in ment invited the Community institutions to 1978. devise a correcting mechanism which, within the framework of the system of own resources and Comparison of expenditure with foreseeable in harmony with its normal functioning, could own resources indicates revenue requirements in prevent conditions from arising during the pro­ respect of VAT which vary between 0.47% in cess of convergence of the economies of the 1976 and 0.60% in 1980. These percentages Member States that were unacceptable for a

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Member State and incompatible with the smooth Operational ECSC budget-Levies working of the Community. 1 Accordingly, in January 1975, the Commission addressed to the 2470. On 2 July,6 after consulting the Council Council a Communication entitled 'Unacceptable and the ECSC Consultative Committee, the situation and correcting mechanism'/ Commission decided that as from 1 January 1976, and under the collection of ECSC levies, it On the basis of this Communication and follow­ would institute a single tax category for ingot ing the agreement reached within the Council at steel. The change had to be made following its meeting on 10 and 11 March 1975/ the technical developments in manufacturing and Commission forwarded to the Council on 30 particularly the replacement of the Bessemer July a proposal for a Regulation on the setting process. Bessemer ingot steel had hitherto been up of a financial mechanism,4 based on Article taxed under a separate category. 235 of the EEC Treaty. Under the financial mechanism, payments from the Communities' budget will be made to any Member State ECSC Loans finding itself in a special economic situation, if the economy of that Member State bears an inappropriate burden in financing the Commun­ 2471. In July and August, the Commission ity budget. At the request of the Member State made various private placements in Swiss francs, in question, the Commission will assess its eco­ guilders and Deutschmarks, totalling 40500000 nomic situation on the basis of objective eco­ u.a. nomic indicators. The size of the payments to The placements were made at rates between 8 5 be made will be determined in the light of this and 8 / % over periods of 5 to 10 years. situation and according to a sliding scale, but 8 there will be a maximum. Whenever a given Following these transactions, the total amount of Member State has received payments for three loans contracted by the ECSC, since the start of consecutive years, a special examination of that its activities, stood on 31 August 197 5 at an country's situation will be automatically under­ equivalent value of 2337 million u.a. taken.

The European Unit of Account Audit board and the ECSC Treaty

2469. On 15 July, the Commission adopted a 2472. As required by Article 206 of the EEC draft Decision to introduce, as from 1 January Treaty, Article 180 of the EAEC Treaty and 1976, the European unit of account (EUA), i.e. the basket of Member States' currencies/ to meet ECSC requirements. 1 Point 37 of the Communique, Bull. EC 12-1974, point 1104. The ECSC is currently using a unit of account 2 Bull. EC 1-1975, points 2504 to 2510. 3 Bull. EC 3-1975, points 1102, 1103 and 1502. tied to gold. The draft was sent for consulta­ 4 OJ C201 of 3.9.1975. tion to the Council and the ECSC Consultative 5 Bull. EC 3-1975, point 2201. Committee. 6 OJ L179 of 10.7.1975.

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Article 78d of the ECSC Treaty the Audit Board of fitting out premises and their upkeep, as well of the European Communities has drawn up its as document reproduction costs and data proces­ report on the accounts for 1974. sing costs.

The report is in two volumes, one concerning the Remarks are also made concerning expenditure implementation of the Budget of the Commun­ on studies, travelling, meetings, information, ities and the other the administration of the social welfare, publishing (including the admin­ European Development Funds. istration of the Office for Official Publications), aid, subsidies and financial contributions. Following a short introduction the first volume starts off with a chapter of general comments Measures financed by the old and new European concerning the making up and forwarding of the Soda:l Fund are examined in the following chap­ accounts, the absence of decisions to give a ter which stresses the delays incurred in the discharge in respect of the implementation of clearance of aid as well as a number of questions previous budgets as well as steps to be taken to relating to on-the-spot audits, the reasons given ensure that book-keeping records are sent in for applications for reimbursement and the more quickly and that a closer watch is kept on determination of eligible expenditure. commitments. The fifth chapter concerns the administration of These general comments once again stress the the EAGGF. It points out the persistent delays need for the Audit Board, pursuant to Article incurred in the closure of accounts for previous 206 of the EEC Treaty, to carry out independent accounting periods in the case of the Guarantee inspections in the Member States to check the Section and analyses the budget procedures for management of Community finances. The com­ the financial year: provisional commitments, ments also touch on relations with the supervis­ detailed commitments and payments. ory bodies in the Member States and with the financial controllers of the Communities' institu­ Some types of expenditure are examined in tions. greater detail; aid for the production of olive oil, lump sums for the calculation of losses made by The second chapter deals with revenue. A few intervention agencies in connection with cereals observations on the way in which revenue is and butter, as well as the transfer to and sale in accounted for and concerning information on the Italy of wheat held by intervention agencies in management and control of own resources are other Member States. In addition a number of followed by comments concerning associated comments are made concerning the application own resources inspections carried out in the of the Council Regulation on irregularities and Member States. · the measures taken by the Commission to seek Another chapter is devoted to the administrative out and prevent fraud. expenditure of the institutions. It deals first and foremost with staff expenditure and especially The report examines the financing of individual with practical steps taken, following the enlarge­ projects in the case of the Guidance Section ment of the Communities, to release officials and (decisions to grant aid, implementation of pro­ recruit nationals of the new Member States. grammes, information sent to the Audit Board, auditing of the accounts for and comments on The Audit Board examines the delays in the projects for which assistance has been granted occupation of premises rented recently, the costs from the Fund), as well as the financing of

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special measures and joint measures (rate of The first chapter analyses the general accounts of utilization of appropriations and justification of each of the three Funds and the procedures for the use to which the money is put). commitment and payment as well as the drawing up of financial statements. The report again stresses that if the Audit Board is to keep an eye on the EAGGF it must carry The second chapter consists of observations out, as in the case of the Social Fund ·and own concerning the preparation, implementation and resources, independent inspections on the spot in settlement of the accounts of special projects and the Member States, as the information which it the administration of certain types of aid : road, has at present, particularly concerning the Guar­ port and telecommunication infrastructures, antee Section, is not sufficient for it to give an educational and hospital facilities, water supplies adequate assessment of the way in which for human and animal consumption, farm pro­ transactions are carried out. grammes, expenditure on project-linked techni­ c~! assistanc~, emergency .assistance and special In the same chapter the Audit Board makes a a1d, expenditure concermng general technical number of comments on food aid and financial cooperation and delegated and technical control. aid. They relate mainly to the time taken to adopt food aid decisions and the difficulties involved in mobilizing aid, getting it to its destination and settling the accounts. Other observations concern the financial aid granted by the Community (special aid and contribution towards the United Nations emergency oper­ ation). The last chapter of the first volume examines the administration of research and investment appropriations. The Audit Board's comments mainly concern the organization of the Joint Research Centre, the functional budget and the procedures for managing appropriations, equip­ ment management, services for third parties and the administration of research contracts and contracts of association. The second volume of the report, dealing with the administration of the Development Funds, comprises an introduction and two chap­ ters. The introduction consists of a number of criticisms concerning the making up and for­ warding of the accounts, the decisions to give a discharge, the forwarding, presentation and con­ tent of the book-keeping vouchers, as well as the sending in of other documents relating to the management of the Funds.

110 Bull. EC 7/8-1975 5. Institutional questions­ European policy European policy

Political cooperation Both sides recalled the agreement reached in Cairo on 14 June 1975 to the effect that the present meeting of experts will be resumed periodically in the form of a steering committee 2501. The Political Committee met in Rome of experts. on 7 and 8 July to prepare for the discussions of the European CounciP and finalize the latest Both sides recommend that a meeting of Arab stances to be adopted by the Nine at the and European experts should take place in an Conference on Security and Cooperation in Eur­ Arab city in November 1975 and decided to ope.2 The meeting was resumed in Brussels on maintain whatever appropriate contacts are 15 and 16 July. needed to prepare adequately for the forthcom­ ing meeting of experts and initiate action along the lines agreed. Euro-Arab dialogue Both sides noted that the Rome meeting marked the beginning of a more detailed examination of i 2502. A second Euro-Arab meeting at expert the possibilities of Euro-Arab cooperation and of level was held in Rome from 21 to 24 July, the exploration of effective channels to advance which was able to consolidate the results the dialogue towards its objectives in all fields obtained in Cairo the month before, and led to and to pursue all its purposes. They reaffirmed the formation of seven Working Parties who their common determination to achieve tangible began their tasks on the basis of the different results in the interest of the Arab and European headings of the joint memorandum of 14 June. peoples'. At the close of the Rome meeting, the following joint communique was published. Budgetary powers of Joint communique the European Parliament­ 'In accordance with the decision taken in Cairo Establishment of a on 14 June 1975, the meeting of Arab and European Court of Auditors European experts was resumed in Rome from 22 to 24 July. Both sides re-emphasized that the Euro-Arab 2503. When it passed two Resolutions on 11 dialogue is the product of a joint political will July on the budgetary procedure, and on esta­ that emerged at the highest level with a view to blishing a European Court of Auditors,3 the establishing a special relationship between the European Parliament gave its Opinion on the two sides. draft Treaty, presented by the Council, which carries amendments to certain financial provi­ After a general exchange of views, working sions of the Treaties establishing the European groups were set up to consider and report in greater depth on the areas of cooperation agreed: industrialization, basic infrastructure, agriculture 1 Point 2418. and rural development, financial cooperation, 2 Points 1201 to 1204. cultural and labour and social questions. 3 Point 2407.

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Communities, and the Treaty establishing a sin­ 2506. The purpose of setting up a Court of '1 gle Council and a single Commission of the Auditors is to reinforce the financial audit of European Communities. Community expenditure and revenue.

2504. On 22 July, having taken note of Par­ The Court of Auditors will consist of nine liament's two Resolutions, the Council gave its members, chosen from among persons who favourable opinion on convening a Conference belong in their respective countries to external of Member States' Government Representa­ audit bodies or who are especially qualified for tives. The Conference took place the same day this office. They will be appointed for a term of when the abovementioned Treaty was signed, six years by the Council, acting unanimously which must now be ratified by the Member after consulting the Assembly, and, in the general States according to their respective constitutional interests of the Community, will be completely rules. independent in the pedormance of their duties, neither seeking nor taking instructions from any The amendments which this Treaty makes to the Government or from any other body. existing Treaties are intended to strengthen the budgetary powers of the European Parliament The Court of Auditors will examine the accounts and establish a European Court of Auditors. of all expenditure and revenue of the Commun­ ity including that of all bodies set up by it. It 2505. The strengthening of Parliament's will also examine whether all revenue and expen­ budgetary powers bears on three main points: diture has been received and incurred in a lawful and regular manner and whether the financial - on the terms of the current provisions of management has been sound. Article 203(5) (2) of the EEC Treaty (and the analogous provisions in the ECSC and Euratom The audit of revenue shall be carried out on the Treaties), the Council must rule on all the basis both of the amounts established as due and proposed modifications addressed to it by Parlia­ the amounts actually paid; the audit of expendi­ ment and, in the absence of a decision to accept ture shall be carried out on the basis both of them, the proposed modifications were deemed commitments undertaken and payments rejected. Under the new Treaty, this rule is made. These audits may be carried out before discarded, at all events when Parliament's pro­ the closure of accounts for the financial year in posed modification does not result in an increase question. The audit shall be based on records in the total amount of expenditure for an institu­ and, if necessary, pedormed on the spot in the tion: in this instance, Parliament's proposal will institutions of the Community and in the Mem­ be deemed accepted since the Council has not ber States. In the Member States the audit shall rejected it (reverse majority); be carried out in liaison with the national audit - Parliament is accorded the right to reject, bodies. 'for important reasons', the whole of the budget The Court of Auditors will draw up an annual presented to it and to ask for a fresh draft; report after the close of each financial year. It - lastly, the new Treaty confers on Parliament shall be forwarded to the institutions of the the exclusive right, acting on a recommendation Community and shall be published, together from the Council, to give a discharge to the with the replies of these institutions to the Commission in respect of implementation of the observations of the Court of Auditors, in the budget. Official Journal of the European Communities.

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' In a more general way, the Court of Auditors European Union will assist Parliament and the Council in their task of monitoring implementation of the 2509. During the part-session of 10 July, the budget. European Parliament passed a Resolution on European Union2 on the strength of a report by Mr A. Bertrand (Christian Democrat Group, Belgium) on behalf of the Political Mfairs Com­ mittee. Election of the · European Parliament 2510. At the plenary session of 16 and 17 July, the Economic and Social Committee issued an Opinion on European Union, prepared from the report by Mr De Bruyn (Belgium - General 2507. The European Council, meeting in Interests).3 Brussels on 16 and 17 July, asked the Council of Foreign Ministers to examine the question of election of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, bearing in mind the draft prepared by Parliament and the points which might emerge during the review, so as to present a report to the European Council on this issue by the end of the year.

' Passport Union­ Special rights

2508. At the same meeting, the European Council assigned the Council of Foreign Minis­ ters to put in hand the work of instituting a Passport Union and to report, if possible, by the end of the year. Restating Point 11 of the Paris Communique of 9-10 December 1974,1 it instructed the Council of Foreign Ministers to study the question of recognizing special rights for Community citizens 1 Bull. EC 12-1974, point 1104. 2 Points 1203 and 2406 and Supplement 9/75 - of tlie Member States, as members of the Com­ Bull.EC. munity, and to present a report to a subsequent 3 Points 1205 and 2451 and Supplement 9/75 - meeting of the European Council. Bull. EC.

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Politiske og institutionelle aspekter • Politische Transport • Verkehr • Transport • Transports • und institutionelle Aspekte • Political and Insti­ Trasportl · Vervoer ...... • . . . . • . xiv tutional Aspects • Aspects politiques et insti­ tutionnels • Aspetti politic! e istltuzionali Landbrugspolitlk • Landwirtschaft ·Agriculture Politieke en institutionele aspecten. . . . vii • Politique agricole · Agricoltura · Landbouw . xiv Udvikling og samarbejde · Entwicklung und Fcellesskabsret Gemeinschaftsrecht Zusammenarbeit · Development and Coopera­ Community Law · Droit communautaire tion · Developpement et cooperation · Sviluppo Diritto comunitario · Communautair recht . viii e cooperazione · Ontwikkeling en samenwer- king ...... XV Forbindelser med tredjelande - Udenrigs­ handel · Auswartige Beziehungen - AuBen­ Videnskab og teknologi · Wissenschaft und handel · External Relations - Foreign Trade • Technologie · Science and Technology · Relations exterieures - Commerce exterieur · Science et technologie · Scienza e tecnologia Relazioni esterne - Commercia estero · · Wetenschap en technologie ...... xvi Buitenlandse betrekkingen Buitenlandse handel ...... ix Mil10 og livskvalitet · Umwelt und Lebens­ qualitat · Environment and Quality of Life · Konkurrence og det interne marked · Wett­ Environnement et quallte de la vie · Ambiente bewerb und Binnenmarkt • Competition and e qualita della vita · Milieu en kwaliteit van het Internal Market • Concurrence et marche leven ...... · xvi interieur · Concorrenza e mercato interno • Concurrentie en binnenlandse markt • . . . . X Undervisning • Bildungswesen · Education • Education • Educazione • Opvoeding . . . . . xvii 0 konomiske, monetcere og finansielle spergs­ mAI · Wirtschaft, Wahrung und Finanzen · Statistik · Statistiken · Statistics · Statistiques · Economic, Monetary and Financial Affairs · Statistic he · Statistieken ...... xvii Economie, monnaie et finances · Economia, moneta e finanze · Economie, geldwezen en Diverse · Verschiedenes · Miscellaneous financien ...... xi Divers · Vari · Diversen ...... xviii

Sociale spergsmAI · Soziale Angelegenheiten · Social Affairs · Affaires sociales · Affari sociali · Sociale zaken ...... xii lndustri · Industria Industry · Industria Industria · Industria xiii

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• INF/98/75 (2) • Vakbondsvoorlichting Europiiische Sozialpolitik: Probleme und Aussichten. (balfmaandelijks) ltiformation. 1915. Nr. 98. Sozialpolitik. (DK.D.E.F.NL) Gratis 1975. 11 S. (D.E.F.I.NL) Gratis

7131 (2) Frauen in Europa. ,,. .. in der Masse wie Unkraut ". /::,.Bono. (1975). 31 S. (D) Gratis

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