lt\ t/ill \ t{ i \\z t \-- Bulletif,i--, tr12 1974 COMMU 7th year Commission The Bulletin of the European Communities gives details every month (eleven numbers per year) of the activities of the Commission and of the other Community institutions. lt is edited by the Secretariat of the Commission of the European Communities (rue de la Loi 200, 1049 Brussels) in the official languages of the Community and also in Spanish. Reproduction of the text is authorized on the condition that the source is indicated. ln order to facilitate consultation of the Bulletin in the different language editions, the texts are numbered according to the following system: the first figure indicates the part, the second the chapter and the last two indicate the different points in the chapters. Ouotations should be presented, therefore, in the following manner: Bull. EC 1-1974, point 2108. The Supplements are published separately as annexes to the Bulletin. They include the official texts of the Commission (com- munications of the Council, reports, proposals) of the documents published under the double responsibility of the Council and of the Commission. The Supplements are not published in Spanish. \ BULLETIN OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES European Coal and Steel Community European Economic Community European Atomic Energy Community Commission of the European Communities Secretariat of the Commission Brussels \ \ \ no12 1974 7h year contents DOCUMENTS, FACTS lrr AND STUDIES 1. Meeting of the Heads of Government 6 2. Community energy policy 14 3. Advance on the social front 18 4. Generalized preferences 1975 20 5. 1974 report on the situation of agriculture in the Community ?2 COMMUNTTY ACTIV]TIES 2*OPART IN DECEMBER 1974 1. Functioning of the common market 26 - Customs union 26 - lnternal oommon market n - Competition poliry 32 - Fiscal poliry and financial institutions 38 2. Economic and monetary union 41 Economic, monetary and financial policy 41 - Regional policy 47 - Social policy I - Environment and consumer protection 52 - Agricultural poliry 5:l - lndustrial and technological policy ' 60 - Sciene, research and development, education, scientific - and technical information 61 - Energy poliry u - Transport p6liqy 66 t1 I [' Supplements 1974 Special Supplements: Directory of the Commission of the European Communities (January 1974) Directory of the Commission of the European Communities (August 1974) 1/74 European cooperation grouping (ECG) 2/74 Social Action Programme 3174 Education in the European Community 4/74 Towards a new energy policy strategy for the European Community 5174 Energy for Europe: research and iJevelopment 6/74 The annual accounts of limited liability companies (Amended proposal for a fourth Direstive) 7174 Community's economic and financial situation since enlarge- ment 8/74 Development aid: 'Fresco' of Community astion tomorrow tl \ flsr PART DOCUMENTS, FACTS AND STUDIES 1. Meeting of the Heads of Government Heads of Government 1.L0L. The Heads of Government of the Com- ensure a high level of employment and to *rr,ity and the President of the Commission, Mr protect workers' earnings, Ortoli met in Paris on 9 and 10 December. The give new impetus to economic recovery, meeting had been prepared by an ad boc Group' implement Community energy and raw whose work had enabled a number of common a materials policy to safeguard supplies, while guidelines tp be hammered out. maintaining the necessary solidarity, and to orgaruze a dialogue between the producer and During sitting December, the 1.L02. its of 9 consumer countries, a pre-condition for a com- European Parliament had appealed to the Heads mon energy policy and for successful cooper- Government give new momentum to the of to ation beareen the energy producing and energy process of European unification as expressed in consuming countries is full participation by the the following Resolution: European Community in the OECD Internation- al Energy Supply Agency, Resolution for the Conference implement at last, in accordance with votes of Heads of Government in Paris by the European Parliament, the decision to on 9 and 10 December 1974 establish a regiond development fund with suffi- cient resources to aid the less-favoured regions of Th e Eur op ean P arliametx, the Community; welcoming the initiative of the President of 2. Requests that, for the purpose of putting this the French Republic in calling this Conference at policy into effect, the decision-making proce- a critical moment for Europe, in view of the need dures provided for in the Treaties should be to give fresh impetus to European unification, restored and applied in the C.ouncil; stressing the urgent need to move on in the 3. Requests that the transformation of the economic and Jinancial fields as well in the present political cooperation procedure into a general political field, from dedarations of intent Community procedure be speeded up; to practical decisions, which is a prerequisite for any further progress towards European union 4. Requests that the European Parliament be and the suengthening of the Community's pop- granted ioint decision-making, budgetary and ular support, superv$ory powers; having regard to the repoft of the Political Requests Council be instructed Affairs Committee. 5. that the to fix by 30 June 1975 a date for is election by t 1.. Calls upon the Conference: direct universal suffrage not later than L980; A. to conftm the commirnents entered into at 6. Instructs its President to forward this resol- the Paris Conference of October 1972 and the ution to the Conference of Heads of Govern- Copenhagen Conference of December 1973 on ment, the Parliaments of the Member States, and the progressive development of the Community the C,ouncil and C,ommission of the European towards a European Union and to transform Communities. them into specific directives; B. to decide, consequendy, on the creation of an overall Community policy designed to: 1 Bull. EC 10-l974,point 2501, and, lL-'l,974,points fight inflation resolutely, 25OL and2502. 6 Bull. EC 72-7974 Heads of Government Heads of Government 11,03. In a letter from is Chairman, Mr overall consistency in the activities of the Com- Canonge, to the Heads of Government, oThe munities and in the work on political cooper- Economic and Social Committee considers that ation. the Summit Conference should not confine itself The Heads of Government have therefore to generalities, or draw up a soft of catalogue 3. decided to meet, accompanied by the Ministers which would remain a dead letter. The various Foreign Affairs, three times a year and, economic interests and social groups in the of whenever necessary, in the C,ouncil of the C,om- Community find it hard to understand why munities and in the context of political cooper- fundamental questions like energy or regional ation. policy have so far led to nothing but statements of intent. Thev would also fail to understand it The administrative secr6tariat will be provided rt, at a time'when men and their families for in an appropriate manner with due regard for throughout the Community are threatened with existing practices and procedures. the spectre of unemployment, the Summit Con- In order to ensure consistency in Community ference were to close without making it clear activites and continuity of work, the Ministers of that concrete measures will be taken to combat Foreigr Affairs, meeting in the Council of the and begin to remedy this grave situation. The Community, will act as initiators and coordina- Comminee considers that only decisions whic-h tors. Thry may hold political cooperation lead to concrete action will receive the consensus meetings at the same time. suppoft of the economic and social forces which it represents.' These arrangements do not io way affect the rules and procedures laid down"ty in the Treaties or the provisions on political cooperation in the 11M. After the meeting of the Heads o{ Luxembourg and Copenhagen Repofts. At the Government, the following Communiqu6 was various meetings referred to in the preceding issued: paragraphs the Commission will exercise the powers vested in it and play the part assigned to it by the above texts. Communiqu6 4. !?ith a view to progress towards European unity, the Heads of Government reaffirm their 1. The heads of Government of the nine States determination gradually to adopt common pos- of the Community, the Ministers of Foreign itions and coordinate their diplomatic action in Affairs and the President of the Commission, all areas of international affairs which affect the meeting in Paris at the invitation of the French interests of the European Community. The Pre- President, examined the various problems con- sident-in-Office will be the spokesman for the fronting Europe. They took note of the reports Nine and will set out their views in international drawn up by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and diplomacy. He will ensure that the necessary recorded the agreement.reached. by these Minis- concertation always takes place in good time. ters on various points raised in the reports. In view of the increasing role of political cooper- 2. Recognizing the need for an overall ation in the construction of Europe, the Eur- approach to the internal problems involved in opean Assembly must be more closely associated achieving European unity and the external pro- with the work of the Presidency, for example blems facing Europe, the Heads of Government through replies to questions on political cooper- consider it essential to ensure progress and ation put to him by its Members. Bull. EC 72-1974 Heads of Government Heads of Government 5. The Heads of Government consider it neces­ affecting aliens and for the abolition of passport sary to increase the solidarity of the Nine both control within the Community. by improving Community procedures and by 11. Another working party will be instructed to developing new common policies in areas to be study the conditions and the timing under which decided on and granting the necessary powers to the Institutions.