rssN 037&36S Builetln OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Commission JTfiEftffiY No 12 1984 Volum e 17 The Bulletin of the European Communities reports on the activities of the Commission and the other Community institutions. lt is edited by the Secreitariat-General of the Commission (rue de la Loi 200' B-'1 049 Brussels) and published eleven times a year (one issue covers July and August) in the official Community languages Spanish and Portuguese. Reproduction is authorized provided lhe source is acknowledged. The following reference system is used: the first digit indicates the part number, the second digit the chapter number and the subsequent digit or digits the point number. Citations should therefore read as follows: Bull. EC 1-1 979, point 1 .1 .3 or 2.2.36. Supplements to the Builetin are published in a separate series at irregu- lar intervals. They contain official Commission material (e.9. communica- tions to the Council, programmes, reports and prqosals). The Supple- ments do not aryar in Spnish and Portuguese. Printed in Belgium \ \ Bulletin OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ' ECSC_EEC_EAEC Commission of the European Communities ' Secretariat-General Brussels No 12 1984 Sent to press in March 1985 Volume 17 contents PART ONE PETfIi*", 1. The new Commission 7 2. Dublin European Council 17 3. Budgetary discipline 24 4. Rejection of draft general budget for 1985 28 5. Signing of the ACP-EEC Convention 30 6. Reduction of formalities in trade within the Community 33 7. lmplementation of the 1984-87 framework programme of Community scientific and technical activities 34 PART TWO fi,"I'YdI'fi',ER 1e84 1. Building the Community 38 - Economic and monetary policy 38 - lnternal market and industrial affairs 39 - lndustrial innovation and the information market 49 - Customs union 50 - Competition 52 - Financial institutions and taxation 61 - Employment, education and social policy 62 - Culture 67 - Regional policy 67 - Environment and consumers 69 - Agriculture 73 - Fisheries 81 - Transport 86 - Energy 90 - Research and development 91 2. Enlargement and external relations 94 - Enlargement and bilateral relations with applicant countries 94 - Commercial policy gs - Relations with industrialized countries 97 - Relations with other countries and regions- 1OO o Mediterranean countries 1OO r Countries of the Gulf and the Arabian peninsula 1OO o Asia 1Ol o Latin America 101 o State-trading countries 102 - Development 102 - lnternational organizations and conferences 106 3. Financing Community activities 1Og 4. Politicaland institutional matters f 1 - Political cooperation 111 - European policy and relations between the institutions ,l1Z - lnstitutions and organs of the Communities 113 o Parliamenl 113 o Council 125 o Commission ng o Court of Justice 130 o Court of Auditors B4 o Economic and Social Committee 134 o ECSC Consultative Committee 136 o European lnvestment Bank 137 PART THREE DOCU M ENTATION 1. ECU 144 2. Additional references in the OfficialJournal 145 3. I nfringement procedures 146 4. Convention on the Law of the Sea 149 5. The Bulletin in 1984: special features, supplements and docu-' mentation 150 Publications of the European Communities Supplements 1 984 1184 Unfair terms in contracts concluded with consumers \ \ \ \ PARTID @NE SPECIAL FEATURES \ Bulletin information service Readers can obtain information on developments since this issue went to press (date of adoption of instruments by the Council, of opinio_gs.givgn by Parliament or the Economic and^ Social Committee, of publication in thi Officiil Journal, etc.) by telephoning the document services of the Infbrmation Offices at the following numbers: London 222 81.22 Belfast 240708 Cardiff 371631 Edinburgh 225 2058 Dublin 712244 Standardized abbreviations for ih€ dosignation of certain monatary units in the diflerent languages of the Community: ECU : European currsncy unit BFR = Belgische frank / Franc belge DKR = Dansk krone DM = DEutscho Mark OR : Greek drachma FF = Franc frangais HFL = Nederlandse gulden (Hollandse floriin) IRL = lrish pound / punt LFR = Franc luxembourgeois LIT = Lira italiana UKL = Pound sterling USD = United States dollar 1. The new Commission 1.1.1. On 4 December the Representarives Mr Cheysson Mediterranean policy of the Governments of the Member Srates, and North-South re- meeting in the European Council, agreed lations on the Members of the Commission Jf th. European Communities for the period from Mr Narjes Industrial affairs -1989.1 Information 6 January 1985 to 5 January Mr technologies Jacques Delors will be President from 5 Research and science January 1985 to 5 January 1987.1 The Vice- Joint Research Centre Presidents are to be appointed later. Mr Andriessen Agriculture Fisheries The 14 Members of the new Commission are: Lord Cockfield Internal market Customs Union Service Mr Franciscus H.J.J. Andriessen Financial insritutions Mr Claude Cheysson and taxation Mr Henning Christophersen Lord Cockfield Mr Pfeiffer Economic affairs Mr Stanley Clinton Davis Employment Mr'0flilly De Clercq Credit and investment Mr Jacques Delors Statistical Office Mr Nicolas Mosar Mr Varfis Regional policy Mr Karl-Heinz Narjes Relations with Parlia- Mr Lorenzo Natali ment Mr Alois Pfeiffer Mr Carlo Ripa di Meana Mr De Clercq External relations and Mr Peter Sutherland commercial policy Mr Grigoris Varfis Mr Mosar Energy Euratom Supply Agency Publications Office Allocation of responsibilities Mr Clinton Environment Davis Consumer protection 1.1.2. At an informal meeting ar Royau- Nuclear safety mont, near Paris, on 7 and 8 December, the Forestry Members-designate reached general agree- Transport ment on the allocation of responsibilities (formally confirmed ar the firsf meeting of Mr Ripa de Institutional matters Meana the new Commission on 7 January 1985): People's Europe Information policy Mr Delors Secretariat-General The arts Legal Service Tourism Spokesman's Group Mr Christopher- Budget Interpreting and Joint sen Conference Service Financial control Security Office Personnel and adminis- Monetary matters tration Coordination of struc- Mr Sutherland Competition tural Funds Social affairs, educarion Mr Natali Cooperation and devel- and training opment Enlargement I oJ L 341,29.12.1984. Bull. EC 12-1984 New Commission In addition, Mr Delors appointed Mr Ripa June 1959- Member, Planning and Investment de Meana his personal representative on the January 1952 Section, Economic and Social ad hoc Committees on Institutional Affairs Council. and a People's Europe. 1952-69 Head, Social Affairs Department, Commissariat G6n6ral au Plan (Planning Commission). 1963-54 Lecturer, Ecole nationale d'admini- Biographical notes stration. April 1969- Secretary-General, InterdePartmen- 1.1.3. Biographical details on the Mem- August 7973 tal Committee on Vocational Train- ing and Social Advancement. bers of the Commission are set out below: June 1955- Adviser on social and cultural affairs August l97l to the Prime Minister. August 1971- Charg€ de mission to the Prime Min- July 7972 ister. Jacques Delors January 1973 Member, General Council, Banque de France. October Associate professor, University of t97i Paris-Dauphine. February Founder of the 'Echanges et Projets' 1974 association. December Joined the Socialist Party. 1974 1975 Director of the 'Travail et Soci6t6' research centre. 1976-79 National coordinator for inter- national economic relations for the Socialist Party. February Member, National Committee on 1975 Scientific Research. Aprll7979 Member, Central Committee, So- cialist Party. June 1979 Elected to the European Parliament. Born 20 July 1925. September Chairman, European Parliament's Married, with two children (one deceased). 1979 Committee on Economic and Mon- etary Affairs. 1945-52 Executive Officer and subsequently Head of Department at the Banque May 1981- Minister of Economic and Financial de France. February Affairs. 1983 1950-62 On the staff of the Director-General, Securities Department, Banque de March 1983- Mayor of Clichy. France. Economic adviser to the December frangaise des travail- Conf6d6ration 1984 leurs chr6tiens (Christian Trade Union Confederation)' March 1983- Minister of Economic and Financial Leader of the 'Citoyens 50' club' July 1984 Affairs and the Budget. 8 Bull. EC 12-1984 New Commission Lorenzo Natali Claude Cheysson h Botn1922. Born 13 April 1920. Married, with two children. Married, with six children. Lawyer. 1940 Ecole Polytechnique. Volunteer in the Italian Liberation Corps (1944). 1943 Escaped from France via Spain. Decorated for bravery in the field. Invalided out Commanded tank squadron in the after being wounded in action. Free French Forces. Saw action in For seven consecutive terms was returned to the France and Germany. Croix de guerre. Italian Parliament as representative for the Abruzzi Four times mentioned in dis- constituency. Member of the National Council of patches. Legion of Honour. the Christian Democratic Party. 1946 Ecole nationale d'administration. Held many government posts State Secretary in 1948 Liaison official in Bonn. the Prime Minister's Office,- at the Ministry of Finance and at the Treasury. 1952 Political adviser to the Government of Viet Nam, Saigon. Minister of the Merchant Navy, Minister of Tour- ism and Entertainment, Minister of Public Works 1954 Member of the French Delegation to and Minister of Agriculture. the Geneva Conference on Indo- china. Chef de cabinet to Prime Min- Chaired Council meetings of Agriculture Ministers ister Pierre Mendts-France. during Italy's term as President of the Council