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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 291/3

COMMISSION OPINION

of 23 May 1979

on the application for accession to the European Communities by the Hellenic Republic

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to Article 98 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, Article 237 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and Article 205 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,

Whereas the Hellenic Republic has applied to become a member of these Communities;

Whereas in its opinion of 29 January 1976 the Commission has already been able to express its views on certain essential aspects of the problems arising in connection with this application;

Whereas the terms for the admission of the Hellenic Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties necessitated by its accession have been negotiated in a Conference between the Communities and the applicant State; whereas singleness of Community representation was ensured with due regard for the institutional dialogue provided for by the Treaties;

Whereas, on the completion of these negotiations, it is apparent that the provisions so agreed are fair and proper; whereas, this being so, the Community's enlargement, while preserving its internal cohesion and dynamism, will enable it to take a fuller part in the development of international relations;

Whereas in joining the Communities the applicant State accepts without reserve the Treaties and their political objectives, all decisions taken since their entry into force, and the action that has been agreed in respect of the development and reinforcement of the Communities;

Whereas it is an essential feature of the legal system set up by the Treaties establishing the Communities that certain of their provisions and certain acts of the Community institutions are directly applicable, that Community law takes precedence over any national provisions conflicting with it, and that procedures exist for ensuring the uniform interpretation of this law; whereas accession to the Communities entails recognition of the binding force of these rules, observance of which is indispensable to guarantee the effectiveness and unity of Community law;

Whereas the principles of pluralist democracy and respect for human rights form part of the common heritage of the peoples of the States brought together in the European Communities and are therefore essential elements of membership of the said Communities;

Whereas enlargement of the Communities through the accession of the Hellenic Republic will help to preserve and strengthen peace and liberty in Europe,

HEREBY DELIVERS A FAVOURABLE OPINION:

on the accession to the European Communities of the Hellenic Republic.

This opinion is addressed to the Council.
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1 . COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 104/76 OF 19 JANUARY 1976 ( OJ NO L 20 , 28 . 1 . 1976 ) .

IN ARTICLE 10 ( 1 ) ( B ) , THE SECOND INDENT IS SUPPLEMENTED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" ] ( . . . ) " .

2 . COMMISSION DECISION 64/503/EEC OF 30 JULY 1964 ( OJ NO 137 , 28 . 8 . 1964 ) ,

AS AMENDED BY DECISION 74/476/EEC OF 10 SEPTEMBER 1974 ( OJ NO L 259 , 25 . 9 . 1974 ) .

ARTICLE 4 ( 3 ) IS SUPPLEMENTED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" ] ( . . . ) " .

THE ANNEX CONTAINING THE SPECIMEN OF CERTIFICATE D . D . 5 A 000.000 IS SUPPLEMENTED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" ] ( . . . ) " .
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ARTICLE 115

1 . UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1985 THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC MAY MAINTAIN QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS IN THE FORM OF GLOBAL QUOTAS FOR THE PRODUCTS AND AMOUNTS LISTED IN ANNEX V AS TEMPORARY DEROGATIONS FROM THE COMMON LIBERALIZATION LISTS CONTAINED IN REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 109/70 , ( EEC ) NO 1439/74 AND ( EEC ) NO 2532/78 . THESE PRODUCTS SHALL BE FULLY LIBERALIZED ON 1 JANUARY 1986 AND THE QUOTAS SHALL BE PROGRESSIVELY INCREASED UNTIL THAT DATE . THE PROCEDURES FOR THE INCREASE IN THE QUOTAS SHALL BE IDENTICAL TO THOSE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 36 .

IF IMPORTS MADE IN TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS ARE LESS THAN 90 % OF THE ANNUAL QUOTA OPENED , THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC SHALL ABOLISH THE QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS IN FORCE , IF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION IS AT THAT TIME LIBERALIZED VIS-A-VIS THE PRESENT MEMBER STATES .

2 . UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1985 THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC SHALL NOT LIBERALIZE VIS-A-VIS THIRD COUNTRIES , PRODUCTS NOT YET LIBERALIZED VIS-A-VIS THE COMMUNITY AS AT PRESENT CONSTITUTED , OR GIVE THIRD COUNTRIES ANY OTHER ADVANTAGE OVER THE COMMUNITY AS AT PRESENT CONSTITUTED AS REGARDS THE QUOTAS SET FOR THESE PRODUCTS . THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC SHALL NOT LIBERALIZE WITH REGARD TO STATE-TRADING COUNTRIES REFERRED TO IN REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 109/70 AND ( EEC ) NO 2532/78 PRODUCTS NOT YET LIBERALIZED WITH REGARD TO THE COMMUNITY AS AT PRESENT CONSTITUTED OR COUNTRIES TO WHICH REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1439/74 APPLIES OR GIVE SUCH COUNTRIES ANY OTHER ADVANTAGE OVER THE COMMUNITY AS AT PRESENT CONSTITUTED OR COUNTRIES TO WHICH REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1439/74 APPLIES AS REGARDS THE QUOTAS FIXED FOR THESE PRODUCTS .

3 . UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1985 THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC SHALL MAINTAIN QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS , IN THE FORM OF QUOTAS , VIS-A-VIS ALL THIRD COUNTRIES FOR THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX VI WHICH ARE NOT LIBERALIZED BY THE COMMUNITY AS AT PRESENT CONSTITUTED AND WHICH THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC HAS NOT YET LIBERALIZED VIS-A-VIS THE FORMER . THE QUOTAS FOR 1981 FOR COUNTRIES TO WHICH REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1439/74 APPLIES OTHER THAN THOSE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 120 AND WITH REGARD TO STATE-TRADING COUNTRIES REFERRED TO IN REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 109/70 AND ( EEC ) NO 2532/78 SHALL BE THE AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THAT ANNEX .

ANY ALTERATION OF THESE QUOTAS SHALL ONLY BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMMUNITY PROCEDURES .
11979HN11/03

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, ANNEX XI LIST REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 144 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION, III. ENVIRONMENT AND CONSUMER PROTECTION



Official Journal L 291 , 19/11/1979 P. 0168
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ARTICLE 110

1 . NOTWITHSTANDING ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 101/76 LAYING DOWN A COMMON STRUCTURAL POLICY FOR THE FISHING INDUSTRY , AND ARTICLE 100 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION 1972 , THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC AND THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC SHALL BE AUTHORIZED , UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1985 , TO RESTRICT , AS BETWEEN EACH OTHER , FISHING IN WATERS UNDER THEIR SOVEREIGNTY OR JURISDICTION , SITUATED WITHIN THE AREAS INDICATED IN ARTICLE 111 , TO VESSELS WHICH TRADITIONALLY FISH FROM PORTS IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL COASTAL AREA IN THESE WATERS .

2 . THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 1 AND OF ARTICLE 111 SHALL NOT PREJUDICE THE SPECIAL FISHING RIGHTS WHICH THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC AND THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC MAY ENJOY , AS BETWEEN EACH OTHER , ON 1 JANUARY 1981 .
11979H144

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, PART FIVE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT, TITLE II APPLICABILITY OF THE ACTS OF THE INSTITUTIONS, ARTICLE 144



Official Journal L 291 , 19/11/1979 P. 0049
11979H055

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, PART FOUR TRANSITIONAL MEASURES, TITLE III FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS, SERVICES AND CAPITAL, CHAPTER 2 CAPITAL MOVEMENTS AND INVISIBLE TRANSACTIONS, SECTION III GENERAL PROVISIONS, ARTICLE 55



Official Journal L 291 , 19/11/1979 P. 0029
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ARTICLE 118

1 . AS FROM 1 JANUARY 1981 THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC SHALL APPLY THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 120 .

THE TRANSITIONAL MEASURES AND ADJUSTMENTS SHALL BE THE SUBJECT OF PROTOCOLS CONCLUDED WITH THE CO-CONTRACTING THIRD COUNTRIES AND ANNEXED TO THOSE AGREEMENTS .

2 . THESE TRANSITIONAL MEASURES , WHICH SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CORRESPONDING MEASURES ADOPTED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND WHICH MAY NOT EXTEND BEYOND THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY THEREOF , SHALL BE DESIGNED TO ENSURE THE APPLICATION BY THE COMMUNITY OF A SINGLE SYSTEM FOR ITS RELATIONS WITH THE CO-CONTRACTING THIRD COUNTRIES AS WELL AS THE IDENTITY OF THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES .

3 . THESE TRANSITIONAL MEASURES APPLICABLE TO THE COUNTRIES LISTED IN ARTICLE 120 SHALL NOT , IN ANY FIELD , INVOLVE THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC GRANTING THEM MORE FAVOURABLE TREATMENT THAN WILL APPLY TO THE COMMUNITY AS AT PRESENT CONSTITUTED .

IN PARTICULAR , ALL PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO TRANSITIONAL MEASURES IN RESPECT OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO THE COMMUNITY AS AT PRESENT CONSTITUTED SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SUCH MEASURES VIS-A-VIS ALL THE COUNTRIES LISTED IN ARTICLE 120 , AND FOR AN IDENTICAL PERIOD OF TIME .

4 . THESE TRANSITIONAL MEASURES APPLICABLE TO THE COUNTRIES LISTED IN ARTICLE 120 SHALL NOT RESULT IN THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC GIVING LESS FAVOURABLE TREATMENT TO THESE COUNTRIES THAN TO OTHER THIRD COUNTRIES . IN PARTICULAR , TRANSITIONAL MEASURES IN RESPECT OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS CANNOT BE ENVISAGED FOR THE COUNTRIES LISTED IN ARTICLE 120 IN RESPECT OF PRODUCTS WHICH WILL BE FREE OF SUCH RESTRICTIONS WHEN IMPORTED INTO GREECE FROM OTHER THIRD COUNTRIES .
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ARTICLE 3

1 . THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC ACCEDES BY THIS ACT TO THE DECISIONS AND AGREEMENTS ADOPTED BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES MEETING IN COUNCIL . IT UNDERTAKES TO ACCEDE FROM THE DATE OF ACCESSION TO ALL OTHER AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BY THE PRESENT MEMBER STATES RELATING TO THE FUNCTIONING OF THE COMMUNITIES OR CONNECTED WITH THEIR ACTIVITIES .

2 . THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC UNDERTAKES TO ACCEDE TO THE CONVENTIONS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 220 OF THE EEC TREATY AND TO THE PROTOCOLS ON THE INTERPRETATION OF THOSE CONVENTIONS BY THE COURT OF JUSTICE , SIGNED BY THE MEMBER STATES OF THE COMMUNITY AS ORIGINALLY OR AT PRESENT CONSTITUTED , AND TO THIS END IT UNDERTAKES TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PRESENT MEMBER STATES IN ORDER TO MAKE THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS THERETO .

3 . THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC IS IN THE SAME SITUATION AS THE PRESENT MEMBER STATES IN RESPECT OF DECLARATIONS OR RESOLUTIONS OF , OR OTHER POSITIONS TAKEN UP BY , THE COUNCIL AND IN RESPECT OF THOSE CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ADOPTED BY COMMON AGREEMENT OF THE MEMBER STATES ; IT WILL ACCORDINGLY OBSERVE THE PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES DERIVING FROM THOSE DECLARATIONS , RESOLUTIONS OR OTHER POSITIONS AND WILL TAKE SUCH MEASURES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ENSURE THEIR IMPLEMENTATION .
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ARTICLE 104

1 . THE GUIDE PRICE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN DRIED FODDER , APPLICABLE IN GREECE ON 1 JANUARY 1981 , SHALL BE FIXED AT A LEVEL EQUIVALENT TO THE WORLD MARKET PRICE INCREASED BY ANY AID GRANTED IN GREECE , DURING A REFERENCE PERIOD TO BE DETERMINED , UNDER THE PREVIOUS NATIONAL SYSTEM , EXCEPTING AIDS MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 69 , AND CUSTOMS DUTIES APPLIED ON 1 JULY 1980 BY GREECE TOWARDS THIRD COUNTRIES . HOWEVER THE GUIDE PRICE , THUS DETERMINED , MAY NOT EXCEED THE COMMON GUIDE PRICE .

2 . ARTICLE 59 SHALL APPLY TO THE GUIDE PRICE CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 1 IF IT IS LESS THAN THE COMMON GUIDE PRICE .

3 . SUPPLEMENTARY AID APPLICABLE IN GREECE SHALL BE REDUCED BY AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO :

- THE DIFFERENCE , IF ANY , EXISTING BETWEEN THE GUIDE PRICE APPLIED IN GREECE AND THE COMMON GUIDE PRICE ,

AND

- THE INCIDENCE OF CUSTOMS DUTIES APPLIED BY GREECE TO THE IMPORT OF THESE PRODUCTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES ,

THIS AMOUNT BEING MULTIPLIED BY THE PERCENTAGE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 .

4 . ARTICLE 68 SHALL APPLY TO THE FLAT-RATE AID REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 .
11979H096

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, PART FOUR TRANSITIONAL MEASURES, TITLE IV AGRICULTURE, CHAPTER 2 PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN COMMON ORGANIZATIONS OF MARKETS, SECTION 11 CEREALS, ARTICLE 96



Official Journal L 291 , 19/11/1979 P. 0039
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ARTICLE 66

1 . THE COMPONENT FOR PROTECTION OF THE PROCESSING INDUSTRY WHICH IS USED IN CALCULATING THE CHARGE ON IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES OF PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKETS IN CEREALS AND RICE SHALL BE LEVIED ON IMPORTS FROM GREECE INTO THE COMMUNITY AS AT PRESENT CONSTITUTED .

2 . FOR IMPORTS INTO GREECE , THE AMOUNT OF THAT COMPONENT SHALL BE DETERMINED BY SEPARATING OUT , FROM THE TOTAL PROTECTION APPLIED ON 1 JANUARY 1979 , THE COMPONENT OR COMPONENTS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF THE PROCESSING INDUSTRY .

SUCH COMPONENT OR COMPONENTS SHALL BE LEVIED ON IMPORTS FROM OTHER MEMBER STATES ; THEY SHALL REPLACE , AS REGARDS THE CHARGE ON IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES , THE COMMUNITY PROTECTIVE COMPONENT .

3 . ARTICLE 64 SHALL APPLY TO THE COMPONENT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 , WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS THE BASIC COMPONENT . THE REDUCTIONS OR ALIGNMENTS IN QUESTION SHALL , HOWEVER , BE MADE IN FIVE STAGES BY 20 % AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FIVE MARKETING YEARS FOLLOWING ACCESSION FIXED FOR THE BASIC PRODUCT CONCERNED .
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ARTICLE 18

THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE SUBSTITUTED FOR ARTICLE 78E ( 2 ) OF THE ECSC TREATY , ARTICLE 206 ( 2 ) OF THE EEC TREATY AND ARTICLE 180 ( 2 ) OF THE EURATOM TREATY :

" THE COURT OF AUDITORS SHALL CONSIST OF 10 MEMBERS . "
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1 . COUNCIL DECISION 77/795/EEC OF 12 DECEMBER 1977 ( OJ NO L 334 , 24 . 12 . 1977 , P . 29 ) .

IN ANNEX I ( COMPRISING THE LIST OF SAMPLING OR MEASURING STATIONS INVOLVED IN THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION IN EACH MEMBER STATE ) , THE STATIONS LOCATED IN GREECE SHOULD BE ADDED .

2 . COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 79/409/EEC OF 2 APRIL 1979 ( OJ NO L 103 , 25 . 4 . 1979 , P . 1 ) .

THE ANNEXES TO THIS DIRECTIVE WILL HAVE TO BE SUPPLEMENTED BY A COLUMN INDICATING IN THE GREEK LANGUAGE THE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF BIRDS CONCERNED .
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ARTICLE 117

1 . ON 1 JANUARY 1981 THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC SHALL APPLY THE COMMUNITY SYSTEM OF GENERALIZED PREFERENCES FOR PRODUCTS OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED IN ANNEX II OF THE EEC TREATY ; HOWEVER , AS REGARDS THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX VII , THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC SHALL PROGRESSIVELY ALIGN UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1985 ON THE RATES OF THE SYSTEM OF GENERALIZED PREFERENCES . THE TIMETABLE OF ALIGNMENT FOR THESE PRODUCTS SHALL BE THE SAME AS THOSE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 31 .

2 . IN THE CASE OF PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX II TO THE EEC TREATY , THE PREFERENTIAL RATES PROVIDED FOR OR CALCULATED SHALL BE APPLIED TO THE DUTIES ACTUALLY LEVIED BY THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC IN RESPECT OF THIRD COUNTRIES AS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 64 .

IN NO CASE SHOULD GREEK IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES BENEFIT FROM RATES OF DUTY MORE FAVOURABLE THAN THOSE APPLIED TO PRODUCTS FROM THE COMMUNITY AS AT PRESENT CONSTITUTED .
11979HN12/02

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, ANNEX XII LIST REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 145 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION, II. TAXATION



Official Journal L 291 , 19/11/1979 P. 0169
11979HN02/01/2/G

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, ANNEX II LIST REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 22 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION, I. AGRICULTURE, PART 2 OTHER ADJUSTMENTS, G. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS



Official Journal L 291 , 19/11/1979 P. 0127
11979HN01/06R(01)

CORRIGENDUM TO: - DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, ANNEX I LIST REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 21 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION, VI. TAXATION



Official Journal L 346 , 02/12/1981 P. 0024
11985I166

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, ARTICLE 166



Official Journal L 302 , 15/11/1985 P. 0073
11985I214

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, ARTICLE 214



Official Journal L 302 , 15/11/1985 P. 0088
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Article 383

1 . Upon accession , the Commission shall be enlarged by the appointment of three supplementary members and the designation of a sixth vice-president from among the members of the enlarged Commission . The term of office of the members appointed shall expire at the same time as that of the members holding office on the date of accession .

The term of office of the sixth vice-president appointed shall expire on the same date as that of the five other vice-presidents .

2 . Before 31 December 1986 , the Council shall examine for the first time whether the fourth subparagraph of Article 14 of the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities should be applied .

3 . The Commission shall make those changes to its rules of procedure which are rendered necessary as a result of accession .
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Joint declaration

on Protocol 2 concerning the Canary Islands and Ceuta and Melilla

In the event of difficulties arising concerning the maintenance of traditional trade flows for Canary agricultural products , the Community is prepared to examine , within the context of the adjustment measures referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 25 ( 4 ) of the Act of Accession , the possibility of :

- altering the tariff quotas between the various products within the overall volume of trade ,

- substituting , whilst bearing in mind the absorption capacity of the Community market , for certain of the products covered by the tariff quotas other agricultural products originating in the Canary Islands , following the same criteria as those used for fixing the present tariff quotas .

However , the Community recalls that deliveries under the tariff quotas will follow the rate of traditional trade flows , without thereby jeopardizing the possibility of exhausting the quotas .

Moreover the Community does not exclude developments in tariff quotas for fishery products of Canary origin related to the reported development of the local Canary fishing fleet .

For the tariff quotas referred to in Article 3 of Protocol 2 , administration " by product " may include groupings of products in relation to the general structure of production and trade of the products concerned with respect to the relevant destinations . These groupings should not lead to a substantial alteration in traditional trade flows between the Canary Islands and Ceuta and Melilla , and , on the one hand , that part of Spain which is included in the customs territory of the Community , and , on the other , the other Member States .
11985I401

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, ARTICLE 401



Official Journal L 302 , 15/11/1985 P. 0138
11985IN25

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, ANNEX XXV: LIST PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 278 ( 1 ) OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION



Official Journal L 302 , 15/11/1985 P. 0321
DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, ARTICLE 86



Official Journal L 302 , 15/11/1985 P. 0052



++++ Article 86 Any stock of products in free circulation in Spanish territory on 1 March 1986 which in quantity exceeds what may be considered representative of a normal carry-over stock must be eliminated by and at the expense of the Kingdom of Spain under Community procedures to be specified and within time limits to be determined under the conditions provided for in Article 91 . The concept of normal carry-over stock shall be defined for each product on the basis of criteria and objectives particular to each common organization of the market .
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Article 258

1 . The transitional measures relating to the application of acts concerning the common agricultural policy and not specified in this Act , including the field of structures , which are rendered necessary by the accession shall be adopted before accession in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 3 and shall enter into force on the date of accession at the earliest .

2 . The transitional measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be those indicated in Articles 247 , 253 , 254 , 256 , 263 ( 2 ) and 280 .

3 . The Council , acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission , or the Commission , deciding in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 257 ( 1 ) , shall adopt the transitional measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article depending on which of those institutions adopted the initial acts , affected by those measures .
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XVII . MISCELLANEOUS

EEC Acts

Council Regulation No 1 of 15 April 1958 ( OJ No 17 , 6 . 10 . 1958 , p . 385/58 ) , as amended by :

- the 1972 Act of Accession ( OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , p . 14 ) ,

- the 1979 Act of Accession ( OJ No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , p . 17 ) .

Article 1 is replaced by the following :

" Article 1

The official languages and the working languages of the institutions of the Community shall be Danish , Dutch , English , French , German , Greek , Italian , Portuguese and Spanish . "

Article 4 is replaced by the following :

" Article 4

Regulations and other documents of general application shall be drafted in the nine official languages . "

Article 5 is replaced by the following :

" Article 5

The Official Journal of the European Communities shall be published in the nine official languages . "

Euratom Acts

Council Regulation No 1 of 15 April 1958 ( OJ No 17 , 6 . 10 . 1958 , p . 401/58 ) .

Article 1 is replaced by the following :

" Article 1

The official languages and the working languages of the institutions of the Community shall be Danish , Dutch , English , French , German , Greek , Italian , Portuguese and Spanish . "

Article 4 is replaced by the following :

" Article 4

Regulations and other documents of general application shall be drafted in the nine official languages . "

Article 5 is replaced by the following :

" Article 5

The Official Journal of the European Communities shall be published in the nine official languages . "