prop · GF03170 · 1991-12-31 00:00:00 — (g) In Arficle 8, introductotyparagraph, fhe phrase "pursuant to Ar ficle 7 of Regulafion No 19/65/EEC" shall read "either on ifs own initiative or at the request of the other surveillance authority or a State falling within ifs compefence or of natural or legal persons dai ming a legifimate interest". (h) The following paragraph shallbe added at fhe end of Arficle 8; "The competent surveillance authoritymay in such cases issue a decision in accordance wifh Arficles 6 and 8 ofRegulation No 17/62, or fhe corresponding provisions envisaged in Protocol 21fo fhe EEA Agreement, without any notification from fhe undertakings concernedbeing required. (i) In Arficle 8(c), fhe term "MemberStafes" shall read "EC Member States or EFTA States". (j) Arficle 9 shall read; "This Acf shall remain in force until 31 December1999. 1991/92:170 Bilaga 15 F. KNOW-HOW LICENSING AGREEMENTS 389 R 0556: Commission Regulafion (EEC) No 556/89 of 30November 1988 on the applicafion of Arficle 85(3) of the Treaty to certaincafegories of know-how licensing agreements (OJ No L 61, , p.l) The provisions of fhe Regulafionshall, for fhe purposes of fhe Agreement, be read with fhe followingadaptafions: 1In Arficle1(2), fhe term "EEC" shall read "fhe territoty covered by theEEAAgreement". 2Arficle 1(4)shall read: "In so far as fhe obligations referred fo inparagraph 1 (1) to (5) concern territories including EC Member Stafes or EFTAStates in which the same technology is protected by necessary patents, fhe exemptionprovided for in paragraph 1 shall extend for those States as long as thelicensed product or process is protected in those States by such patents, wherefhe durafion of such protection exceeds fhe periods specified in paragraph2. (c) In Arficle 1(7), points 6 and8, fhe term "Member States" shall read "EC Member States or EFTA States". (d) In Article 4(1), the phrase"on condifion that fhe agreements in quesfion are notified fo fhe Commission in accordance wifh fhe pro visions of Commission Regulation No 27 and that the Commission does not oppose" shall read "on condifion that fhe agreements in quesfion are notified fo fhe EC Commission or the EFTASurveil- Prop. 1991/92:170 lance Authorify in accordance wifh fheprovisions of Commission Bilaga 15 Regulafion No 27/62, as last amended by Regulafion (EEC) 2526/85, and fhe correspondingprovisions envisaged in Protocol 21 fo fhe EEA Agreement, and that fhecompetent surveillance authority does not oppose". (e) In Arficle 4(3) the term"fhe Commission" shall read "the EC Com mission or fhe EFTA Surveillance Authorify". (f) Arficle 4(5) shall not apply. (g) In Arficle 4(6), fhe secondsentence shall be replaced as follows: "If shall oppose exempfion if if receives a request fo do so from a Sfate falling within its compefence within three months of the trans mission to those Stafes of fhe notification referred to in paragraph 1. (h) In Arficle 4(7), fhé secondsentence shall be replaced as follows: "However, where fhe opposition wasraised af the request of a Sfate falling within ifs competence and this requestis maintained, if may be wifhdrawn only affer consultation of ifs AdvisoryCommittee on Resfricfive Practices and Dominant Positions. (i) The following shall be added fo fhe end of Arficle4(10): ", or fhe corresponding provisions envisaged inProtocol 21 fo fhe EEA Agreement. (j) In Arficle 7, introductoryparagraph, fhe phrase "pursuant fo Article 7 of Regulafion No19/65/EEC" shall read "eifher on its own initiative or at the requestof fhe other surveillance authority or a Sfate falling within ifs compefence orof natural or legal persons daiming a legifimate interest". (k) In Arficle 7, fhe followingshall be added af the end of point (5) (a) and (b); "The competent surveillance authorify may in suchcases issue a decision in accordance with Arficles 6 and 8 of Regulation (EEC)No 17/62, or the corresponding provisions envisaged in Protocol 21 to fhe EEAAgreement, without any notification from the undertakings concerned beingrequired. (I) Article 8 shall not apply. (m) Article 9 shall not apply. (n) Arficle 10 shall not apply. (o) Arficle 12 shall read: "This Acf shall apply until . 368 R 1017: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1017/68 of 19Jufy 1968 applying rules of compefition to transport by rail, road and inlandwaterway (OJNoL 175, 23.7.1968, p.l) The provisions of Arficles 1 to 5and of Artides 7 to 9 of the Regulafion shall, for fhe purposes of fhe Agreement, be read wifh fhe following adapfa tions: 615 2In Arficle 2,the introductory paragraph shall read as follows: "Subject fo theprovisions of Artides 3 fo 5, Arficle 6 of Regulafion (EEC) No 1017/68 and fofhe provision corresponding fo Arficle 6 as it is envisaged in Protocol 21 fofhe EEA Agreement, the following shall be prohibited as incompatible wifh fhefuncfioning of fhe EEA Agreement, no prior decision fo that effect beingrequired: all agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakingsand concerted practices liable to affect trade between Confracting Parfieswhich have as fheir object or effect fhe prevention, restriction or disforfionof compefition within fhe territory covered by the EEA Agreement, and inparficular those which:". 3Arficle 3(2)shall not apply. 4Arficle 6 shallnot apply. (d) In fhe first subparagraph ofArficle 8, fhe phrase "incompatible wifh fhe common märket" shall read "incompatible wifh fhe funcfioning of the EEA Agreement". (e) Arficle 9(1) shall read; "In the case of public undertakings and undertakingsfo which EC Member Stafes or EFTA States grant special or exdusive rights,Confracting Parties shall ensure that there is neither enacted nor maintainedin force any measure confraty fo fhe provisions of the foregoingArtides. (f) In Article 9(2), fhe term"Community" shall read "fhe Confracting Parfies". (g) Artide 9 (3) shall read; 'The EC Commission and the EFTA Surveillance Authorityshall see to it that the provisions of this Article are applied and shall,where necessary, address appropriate measures to Stafes falling within theirrespective compefence. 386 R 4056: Council Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 of22December 1986 laying down defailed rules for the applicafion of Arficles 85and 86 of the Treaty to fransport (OJ No L 378, 31.12.1986, p.4) The provisions of Section I of fheRegulafion shall, for fhe purposes of fhe Agreement, be read with fhe followingadaptafions: 3In Article1(2), the term "Community ports" shall read "ports in fheterritoty covered by the EEA Agreement". 4Article 2 (2)shall not apply. 5In Arficle7(1), introductoty paragraph, the term "Section II" shall read"Section IIor fhe correspondingprovisions envisaged in Protocol 21 fo the EEA Agreement". Furthermore, in fhe second indent, fhe term "Arficle11 (4)" shall read "Arficle 11 (4) or fhe corresponding provisionsenvisaged in Protocol 21 to the EEA Agreement". (d) In Arfide 7(2)(a), fhe term"Section II" shall read "Section II or the corresponding provisions envisaged in Protocol 21 to the EEA Ag reement". (e) The following subparagraphs shall be added fo Arficle7 (2)(c)(i); 1991/92:170 Bilaga 15 "Ifany of fhe Confracting Parties infends to undertake consulfafions with a thirdcountry in accordance with this Regulation, it shall inform the EEA JointCommittee. Wheneverappropriate, the Contracfing Party inifiating the procedure may request theother Contracfing Parties to cooperate in these procedures. Ifone or more of the other Confracting Parfies object fo fhe intended acfion, asatisfacfory solufion will be sought within fhe . If theContracfing Parfies do not reach agreement, appropriate measures may be takenfo remedy subsequent disforfions of compefition. (f) In Arficle 8(2), the phrase "at therequest of a Member State" shall read "af fhe request of a Sfate falling within ifs compefence". Furthermore, fhe term "Article 10" shall read "Arficle 10 or fhecor responding provisions envisaged in Protocol 21 to fhe EEA Agree ment". (g) In Arficle 9(1), fhe term "Communityfrading and infe rests" shall read fhe "frading and interests of the Confrac ting Parfies" (h) The followingparagraph shall be added to Arficle 9; "4.If any of fhe Confracting Parties intends to undertake consulfafions wifh athird country in accordance wifh this Regulafion, if shall inform the EEA JointCommittee." Whenever appropriate, the Contracfing Partyinifiating the procedure may request the other Confracting Parties tocooperate in these procedures. If one or more of the other Confracting Parfiesobject fo fhe intended acfion, a safisfacfoty solufion will be sought withinfhe . If the Confracting Parties do not reach agreement,appropriate measures may be taken fo remedy subsequent disforfions ofcompefition. 1991/92:170 Bilaga15 12.388 L 0301: Commission Direcfive 88/301/EEC of 16 1988 on competition inthe markefs in telecommunicafions terminal equipment (OJ No L 131, 27.5.1988,p.73) Theprovisions of the Direcfive shall, for the purposes of the Agreement, be readwith the following adaptafions: (b)(c) Inthe second subparagraph of Arficle 2, fhe phrase "notification of thisDirective" shall be replaced by "entty into force of fhe EEA Agreement". Article10 shall not apply. In addition, the following shall apply: As regards EFTA Stafes, it is undersfood that theEFTA Surveillance Authorify shall be fhe addressee of all the information, Communications,reports and notifications which according fo this Direc- five are, within the Communify, addressed fo fhe EC Commission. As regards fhe different transition periods provided forin this acf. a general transition period of six months as from fheentry into force of the EEA Agreement shall apply. 390 L 0388: Commission Direcfive 90/388/EEC of 28 June1990 on competition in the märkets for telecommunications services (OJ No L192, 24.7.1990, p.lO) The provisions of fhe Direcfive shall, for fhe purposes offhe Agreement, be read with fhe following adapfations: (c) (d) In Arficle 3. fhe fifth subparagraph shall be replaced byfhe following; "Beforethey are implemented. fhe EC Commission or fhe EFTA Surveillance Authorityshall, in fheir respective compefence, verify fhe compafibilify of theseprojecfs wifh fhe EEA Agreement. ", In the second subparagraph of Arficle6, fhe phrase "harmonized Communify rules adopted by fhe Council"shall be replaced by "harmonized rules contained in the EEAAgreement". The first paragraph of Artide 10 shall not apply. In addifion,the following shall apply; As regards EFTA Stafes, if is undersfood that fhe EFTASurveillance Authority shall be the addressee of all the information, Communications,reports and notifications which according to this Direcfive are, within theCommunity, addressed fo the EC Commission. Likewise, the EFTA SurveillanceAuthority shall be responsible, as regards EFTA States, for making thenecessary reports or assess-menfs. As regards the different transition periods provided forin this act, a general transition period of sbc months as from fhe enfty intoforce of fhe EEA Agreement shall apply. I. COALAND STEEL 14.354 D 7024: High Authorify Decision No 24/54 of 6 May1954 laying down in implementation of Article 66(1) of the Treafy a regulationon what consfitufes control of an undertaking (OJ of fhe ECSC No 9, ,p.345/54) The provisions of fhe Decisionshall, for fhe purposes of the Agreement, be read wifh fhe followingadaptation: Arficle 4 shall not apply. 367 D 7025: High Authority Decision No 25/67 of 22June 1967 laying down in implementation of Article 66(3) of fhe Treaty aregulafion concer-ning exempfion from prior authorizafion (OJ No 154,, p.ll), as amended by: - 378 S 2495: Commission Decision No 2495/78/ECSC of20 October 1978 (OJNo L 300, 27.10.1978, p.21) The provisions of fhe Decisionshall, for fhe purposes of fhe Agreement, be read with fhe followingadapfations: 2In Arfide 1(2), fhe phrase "and within the EFTA Stafes" shall be Prop.1991/92:170 inserfed affer "... within the Community". 3InfheheadingofArficle 2, fhe phrase "the scope of fhe Treaty" shall "fhe scope of Protocol 25 fo the EEA Agreement". 4In the headingof Arfide 3, fhe phrase "fhe scope of fhe Treaty" shall read"fhe scope of Protocol 25 to the EEA Agreement". (d) Arficle 11 shall not apply. ACTS OF WHICH THE EC COMMISSION AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCEAUTHORITY SHALL TAKE In fhe applicafion of Arficles 53 to 60 of fhe Agreementand the provisions referred fo in this , fhe EC Commission and fhe EFTASurveillance Authorify shall take due account of fhe principles and rulescontained in the following acts: 16.C/203/90/p.5: Commission Nofice regarding resfricfionsandllaty fo concenfrations (OJ No C 203, , p.5) C/203/90/p.lO: Commission Notice regarding theconcenfrative and coopérative operations under Council Regulafion (EEC) No4064/89 of on fhe control of concentrafions betweenundertakings (OJ No C 203, , p.lO) 2C/101/84/p.2:Commission Notice conceming Commission Regulations (EEC) No 1983/83 and (EEC)No 1984/83 of 22 1983 on the application of Arficle 85(3) of the Treaty focategories of exdusive distribution and exdusive purchasing agreements (OJ NoC 101, , p.2) 3C/17/85/p.4:Commission Nofice conceming Regulation (EEC) No 123/85 of onthe applicafion of Artide 85(3) of the Treaty fo certain cafegories of motorvehicle distribution and servicing agreements (OJ No C 17, , p.4) 4362 X 1224 (01): Commission Nofice onexdusive dealing contracts wifh commercial agents (OJ No 139, 24.12.1962,p.2921/62) 5C/75/68/p.3:Commission Notice conceming agreements, decisions and concerted practices inthe field of co-operation between enterprises (OJ No C 75, 29.7.1968, p.3) aseorrected by OJ No C 84, 28.8.1968, p.l4 C/lll/72/p.l3:Commission Notice conceming imports into fhe Commu- Prop. 1991/92:170 nity of Japanese goods falling within the scope of the (OJ No Bilaga 15 C111, 21.10.1972, p.l3) 3C/l/79/p.2: Commission Nofice of 18December 1978 conceming its assessment of certain subcontracfing agreements inrelation fo Arficle 85(1) of fhe (OJ No C 1, , p.2) 4C/231/86/p.2: Commission Nofice onagreements of minor imporfance which do not fall under Article 85(1) of fheTreaty establishing fhe European Economic Community (OJ No C 231, ,p.2) 5C/233/91/p.2: Guidelines on fheapplicafion of EEC compefition rules in fhe felecommunicafion secfor (OJ NoC233, , p. List provided for in Article 63 When fhe acts referred to in this confain notions orrefer fo procedures which are specific fo fhe Community legal order, such as -fhe adresseesof the Community acts; -references toterritories or languages of the EC; -references forights and obligations of EC Member Stafes, fheir public entities, undertakingsor individuals in relation fo each other; and -references foinformation and notification procedures; Protocol 1 on horizontal adapfations shall apply, unlessotherwise provided for in this . 380 L 0723: Commission Direcfive 80/723/EEC of 25 June1980 on the transparency of financial relations between Member States andpublic undertakings (OJ No L 195, 29.7.1980, p. 35), as amended by: - 385 L 0413: Commission Direcfive85/413/EEC of 24 Jufy 1985 amending Direcfive 80/723/EEC on the transparency offinancial relations between Member States and public undertakings (OJ No L229, 28.8.1985, p. The provisions of this Direcfive shall, for the purposesof fhe present Agreement, be read with fhe following adapfations: 3The term"Commission" shall read "competent surveillance authorify asdefined in Article 62 of fhe EEAAgreement". 4The term"trade between Member States" shall read "trade betweenContracfing Parties". ACTS OF WHICH THE EC COMMISSION AND THE TAKE In the application of Arficles 61 fo 63 of fhe Agreementand fhe provisions referred fo in this , fhe EC Commission and the EFTASurveillance Authority shall take due account of the principles and rulescontained in the following acts: 1991/92:170 Bilaga 15 Prior notification of State aid plans and other proceduralrules 2C/252/80/p.2:The notification of State aids fo fhe Commission pursuant fo Arficle 93 (3) offhe ; fhe failure of Member States fo respect fheir obligations (OJNo C 252, 30.9.1980, p.2) 3Letter from fheCommission fo fhe Member States SG(81) 12740 of 2 October 1981 4Letter from fheCommission fo fhe Member Stafes SG(89) D/5521 of 5Letter from fheCommission fo the Member States SG (87) D/5540 of ; Procedureunder Arficle 93 (2) of the - Time limits 6Letter from fheCommission to the Member States SG (90) D/28091 of 11 October 1990: State aid -informing Member States about aid cases not objected by fhe Commission 7Letter from theCommission fo the Member States SG (91) D/4577 of 4 1991: Communicationfo the Member States conceming fhe procedure for fhe notification of aid plansand procedures applicable when aid is provided in breach of fhe rules ofArticle 93 (3) of fhe Evaluafion of aid of minor importance C/40/90/p.2: Notification of an aid scheme of minorimporfance (OJ No 0 40,20.2.1990, p.2) Public authorities' holdings Applicafion of Artides 92 and 93 of the topublic authorifies' holdings (Bulletin EC 9-1984) Prop.1991/92:170 Bilaga 15 C/318/83/p.3: on aids grantedillegally (OJ NoC318, 24.11.1983, p.3) 2Letter from theCommission to the Member States SG(89) D/4328 of 3Letter from fheCommission to fhe Member States SG(89) D/12772 of 12 October 1989 Frameworks on sectoral aid schemes Textile and dothing industry 2CommissionCommunication to the Member States on the Community framework on aid fo fhefextile indusfry (SEC(71) 363 Final - 1971) 3Letter from fheCommission to fhe Member States SG(77) D/1190 of 4 February 1977 and (Doc. SEC(77) 317, 25.1.1977): Examination of fhe present sifuafion wifh regardfo aids to fhe fextile and dothing industries C/173/89/p.5: on aid fo fheEEC synthetic fibres industries (OJ No C 173, , p.5) 8C/123/89/p.3:Communifyframework on State aid fo fhe motor vehicle industty (OJ No C 123, 18.5.1989,p. 9C/81/91/p.4:Community framework on Sfate aid fo fhe motor vehicle industty (OJ No C 81,26.3.1991, p. Frameworks on general sysfems of regional aid 342471 Y 1104:Council Resolution of 20 October 1971 on general sysfems of regional aid (OJ NoC 111, 4.11.1971, p.l) 343C/lll/71/p.7:Commission Communication on Council Resolution of 20 October 1971 on generalsysfems of regional aid (OJ No C 111, 4.11.1971, p.7) 344CommissionCommunication fo fhe regional aid systems (COM(75)77,final) 345C/31/79/p.9:Commission Communication of on regional aid systems (OJ No C31, , p. 346C/212/88/p.2:Commission Communication on the method for fhe applicafion of Artide 92(3)(a)and (c) fo regional aid (OJ No C 212, , p.2) 347C/10/90/p.8:Commission Communication on the revision of fhe Communication of 21 December1978 (OJ No C 10, , p.8) 348C/163/90/p.5:Commission Communication on the method of applicafion of Arficle 92 (3) (c) foregional aid (OJ No C 163, , p.5) 349C/163/90/p.6:Commission Communication on the method of application of Artide 92 (3) (a) foregional aid (OJ No C 163, , p.6) 1991/92:170 Bilaga 15 Horizontal frameworks Prop. Community framework on State aid in environmental matters Bilaga 15 1Letter from fheCommission fo the Member States S/74/30.807 of 2Letter from theCommission fo the Member States SG(80) D/8287 of 7 Jufy 1980 3CommissionCommunication fo fhe Member Stafes (fo fhe letter of 7 1980) 4Letter from theCommission fo fhe Member States SG(87) D/3795 of 23 1987 Community framework on State aid to research anddevelopment 2C/83/86/p.2:Communify framework for State aids for research and development (OJ No C 83,, p.2) 3Letter from fheCommission to the Member States SG(90) D/01620 of 5 Februaty 1990 Rules applicable to general aid schemes 2Letter from theCommission fo fhe Member States SG(79) D/10478 of 3Control of aidfor rescue and restrucfuring (Eighfh Report on Compefition Policy, point 228) Rules applicable to cases of cumulation of aid fordifferent purposes C/3/85/p.2: on fhecumulation of aids for different purposes (OJ No C 3, , p.2) 3SbifeenthReport on Compefition Policy, point 253 4TwentiethReport on Competition Policy, point 280 Control of aid to the steel industry C/320/88/p.3: Framework for certain steel sectors notcovered by fhe (OJNo C 320, 13.12.1988, p.3) List provided for in Article 65 (I) When fhe acts referred to in this confain notions orrefer fo procedures which are specific to fhe Community legal order, such as -the addresseesof fhe Community acts; -references foterritories or languages of fhe EC; -references torights and obligations of EC Member States, fheir public enfifies, undertakingsor individuals in relation fo each other; and -references foinformafion and notification procedures; Protocol 1 on horizontal adapfations shall apply, unlessotherwise provided for in this . 1991/92:170 Bilaga 15 For the purposes of applyingDirecfives 71/305/EEC, 89/440/EEC and 90/531/EEC referred fo in this fhe following shall apply; Until such time as they apply freemovement of labour in accordance with Article 28 of fhe Agreement, theConfracting Parties shall ensure: -effecfive freeaccess for key employees of confractors of any Contracfing Parties who haveobtained public works contracts; -non-discriminafotyaccess fo work-permits for confractors from any Contracfing Parfies who haveobtained public works contracts. When the acts referred to in thisAnnex require the publication of notices or documents the following shall apply: 2The publicafionof notices and other documents as required by fhe acts referred to in thisAnnex in the European Communifies and in fhe TendersElectronic be carried out by fhe Office for Official Publicafionsof fhe European Communifies. 3Notices fromfhe EFTA States shall be sent in at least one of fhe Communify languages fo theOffice for Official Publicafions of Communifies. They shall bepublished in the Communify languages in the S-Series of the ofthe European Communifies and in the . EC notices neednot be translafed into the languages of fhe EFTA States. When applying Part VII, Chapter 3, offhe Agreement to surveillance for the purposes of this , the compefence for surveillance of alleged in fringemenfs lies with the EC Commission if fhe alleged infringement is com- mitted by a confracting enfify in fhe Communify and wifh fhe EFTA Surveil lance Authorify if if is commifted by a confracting enfify in an . 40 1991/92. 371 L 0304 : Council Direcfive 71/304/EEC of 26 July1971 conceming the abolition of resfrictions on freedom to provide services in respect of public works contraefs and on the award of public works contracts to confractors acting through agencies of branches (OJ No L 185, , p. The provisions of fhe Direcfiveshall, for the purposes of fhe present Agreement, be read wifh the followingadaptafions: 2The lisf ofprofessional trade activities shall be replaced by of Directive89/440/EEC. 3With regard toLiechtenstein, the measures necessary to comply with this Direcfive shall enferinto force by 1 January 1995; wifh regard to Swifzeriand, themeasures necessaty fo comply with this Direcfive shall enter into force by 1January 1994; during these transition periods fheapplication of fhe Direcfive will be rcciprocally suspended between theseStafes and the other Confracting Parfies. 371 L 0305 : CoundI Directive 71/305/EECof 26 1971conceming the co-ordination of procedure for fhe award of public works contracts (OJ No L 185, 25.8.1971, p. 5), as amended by: -389 L 0440:Council Direcfive 89/440/EEC of 18 Jufy 1989 (OJ No L 210, 21.7.1989, p. -390 D 0380:Commission Decision 90/380/EEC of 13 1990 conceming the updafing of AnnexI fo Council Directive 89/440/EEC (OJ No L 187, , p. The provisions of fhe Direcfiveshall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with fhe followingadapfations: (a) Wifh regard fo ,the measures necessary to comply wifh this Direcfive shall enter into force by 1 January 1995;