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COUNCIL DECISION of 6 February 1979 amending Decision 75/185/EEC setting up a Regional Policy Committee (79/137/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to the draft Decision submitted by the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),

Whereas the Council should periodically review the regional policy priorities and guidelines proposed by the Commission, on the basis of a report on social and economic trends in the regions of the Community;

Whereas this procedure has been included in that already laid down in Council Decision 74/120/EEC of 18 February 1974 on the attainment of a high degree of convergence of the economic policies of the Member States of the European Economic Community (4), as amended by Decision 79/136/EEC (5);

Whereas it is necessary that the Regional Policy Committee be closely associated in the preparation of the periodic report by the Commission ; whereas Council Decision 75/185/EEC of 18 March 1975 setting up a Regional Policy Committee (6) should be accordingly amended,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The following paragraph shall be added to Article 2 of Decision 75/185/EEC:

"3. The Committee shall be closely associated with the preparation by the Commission of a report on the situation and socio-economic developments in the regions of the Community which shall be forwarded to the Council under the procedure laid down in Council Decision 74/120/EEC of 18 February 1974 on the attainment of a high degree of convergence of the economic policies of the Member States of the European Economic Community."

Done at Brussels, 6 February 1979.

For the Council

The President

J. FRANÇOIS-PONCET (1)OJ No C 161, 9.7.1977, p. 10. (2)OJ No C 266, 7.11.1977, p. 35. (3)OJ No C 292, 3.12.1977, p. 13, and OJ No C 84, 8.4.1978, p. 2. (4)OJ No L 63, 5.3.1974, p. 16. (5)See page 8 of this Official Journal. (6)OJ No L 73, 21.3.1975, p. 47.
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 61 , 5 . 3 . 1977 , P . 23 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 228 , 16 . 8 . 1973 , P . 2 .

COMMISSION DECISION

OF 29 JANUARY 1979

MAKING TRADE IN CRUDE OIL AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS BETWEEN BELGIUM AND OTHER MEMBER STATES , FRANCE AND OTHER MEMBER STATES AND THE NETHERLANDS AND OTHER MEMBER STATES SUBJECT TO A SYSTEM OF AUTHORIZATION TO BE GRANTED AUTOMATICALLY BY THE EXPORTING MEMBER STATE

( ONLY THE DUTCH AND FRENCH TEXTS ARE AUTHENTIC )

( 79/126/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DECISION 77/186/EEC OF 14 FEBRUARY 1977 ON THE EXPORTING OF CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FROM ONE MEMBER STATE TO ANOTHER IN THE EVENT OF SUPPLY DIFFICULTIES ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 1 THEREOF ,

AFTER CONSULTING THE GROUP OF DELEGATES FROM THE MEMBER STATES AS PROVIDED FOR IN DIRECTIVE 73/328/EEC OF 24 JULY 1973 ( 2 ),

WHEREAS DECISION 77/186/EEC PROVIDES THAT WHERE DIFFICULTIES ARISE IN THE SUPPLY OF CRUDE OIL AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN ONE OR MORE MEMBER STATES , THE COMMISSION MAY , AT THE REQUEST OF A MEMBER STATE OR ON ITS OWN INITIATIVE , DECIDE TO MAKE TRADE BETWEEN MEMBER STATES SUBJECT TO A SYSTEM OF LICENCES TO BE GRANTED AUTOMATICALLY BY THE EXPORTING MEMBER STATE ;

WHEREAS CERTAIN MEMBER STATES HAVE MADE A REQUEST TO THIS EFFECT ;

WHEREAS THE PRESENT REDUCTION OF PRODUCTION AFFECTS EXPORTS OF CRUDE OIL TO THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS THIS DEVELOPMENT COULD BRING ABOUT DISTURBANCES IN THE TRADITIONAL TRADE FLOWS OF CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS BETWEEN MEMBER STATES ;

WHEREAS , THEREFORE , IN ORDER TO PREVENT SUCH A SITUATION , IT IS NECESSARY TO FOLLOW DULY THESE TRADE FLOWS BY MEANS OF A COMMUNITY SYSTEM ;

WHEREAS IN PARTICULAR , IN VIEW OF THE SUPPLY SITUATION IN BELGIUM , FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS , SUCH A SYSTEM SHOULD BE LAID DOWN IN RESPECT OF TRADE INVOLVING THOSE STATES ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

TRADE IN PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 27.09 AND SUBHEADINGS 27.10 B C I AND C II OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , BETWEEN BELGIUM AND OTHER MEMBER STATES , FRANCE AND OTHER MEMBER STATES AND THE NETHERLANDS AND OTHER MEMBER STATES , SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A SYSTEM OF AUTHORIZATION TO BE GRANTED AUTOMATICALLY BY THE EXPORTING MEMBER STATE .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION SHALL EXPIRE ON 31 MARCH 1979 UNLESS A CONTRARY DECISION IS TAKEN ON THE BASIS OF ARTICLE 5 OF DECISION 77/186/EEC .

ARTICLE 3

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM , THE FRENCH REPUBLIC AND THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 29 JANUARY 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

GUIDO BRUNNER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 121 , 3 . 6 . 1971 , P . 26 .

COMMISSION DECISION

OF 30 JANUARY 1979

AUTHORIZING THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC NOT TO APPLY COMMUNITY TREATMENT TO ANTI-KNOCK PREPARATIONS BASED ON TETRAETHYL-LEAD ( ' ETHYL-FLUID ' ), FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO EX 38.14 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , ORIGINATING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND IN FREE CIRCULATION IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES

( ONLY THE ITALIAN TEXT IS AUTHENTIC )

( 79/188/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 115 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE APPLICATION UNDER THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 115 OF THE TREATY , MADE ON 22 JANUARY 1979 BY THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT TO THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , FOR AUTHORIZATION NOT TO APPLY COMMUNITY TREATMENT TO ANTI-KNOCK PREPARATIONS BASED ON TETRAETHYL-LEAD ( ' ETHYL-FLUID ' ), FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO EX 38.14 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , ORIGINATING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND IN FREE CIRCULATION IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES ,

WHEREAS IN ITALY THE IMPORT OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ORIGINATING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS PROHIBITED ;

WHEREAS THE DISPARITIES WHICH EXIST IN THE COMMERCIAL POLICY MEASURES APPLIED IN CONNECTION WITH THESE PRODUCTS BY THE MEMBER STATES ARE CAUSING DEFLECTION OF TRADE , THEREBY PREVENTING THE EXECUTION OF THOSE COMMERCIAL POLICY MEASURES WHICH ARE IN FORCE BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULT ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE SECTOR CONCERNED ;

WHEREAS IT APPEARS FROM THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED THAT THERE ARE SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR CONCERNED , INVOLVING A CONSIDERABLE DROP IN PRODUCTION AND EMPLOYMENT ;

WHEREAS , ALTHOUGH THE IMPORTS WHICH GAVE RISE TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED WOULD APPEAR TO BE AN ISOLATED OPERATION , THEY ARE NEVERTHELESS LIKELY , IN VIEW OF THE SUBSTANTIAL VOLUME OF THE IMPORTS , TO AGGRAVATE THESE DIFFICULTIES AND TO JEOPARDIZE THE ABOVEMENTIONED COMMERCIAL POLICY MEASURES ;

WHEREAS IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SET IN MOTION RAPIDLY THE MACHINERY FOR BRINGING ABOUT THE NECESSARY COOPERATION FROM THE OTHER MEMBER STATES ;

WHEREAS AUTHORIZATION SHOULD ACCORDINGLY BE GIVEN FOR THE APPLICATION OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES UNDER THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 115 , SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN COMMISSION DECISION 71/202/EEC OF 12 MAY 1971 ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 1 THEREOF ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC IS AUTHORIZED NOT TO APPLY COMMUNITY TREATMENT TO THE PRODUCTS INDICATED BELOW , WHERE THEY ORIGINATE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ARE IN FREE CIRCULATION IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES , AND IN RESPECT OF WHICH APPLICATIONS FOR IMPORT LICENCES WERE LODGED AFTER 10 JANUARY 1979 AND ARE , AT THE DATE OF THIS DECISION , PENDING WITH THE ITALIAN AUTHORITIES :

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EX 38.14 // ANTI-KNOCK PREPARATIONS BASED OR TETRAETHYL-LEAD ( ' ETHYL-FLUID ' ) //

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 30 JANUARY 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

WILHELM HAFERKAMP

VICE-PRESIDENT
23.2.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL46/37
COMMISSION DECISION
of7February1979
approvingthetransportofcertainquantitiesofbeefcarriedoutbytheDanish
interventionagencybetween1Januaryand30September1978
(OnlytheDanishtextisauthentic)
(79/218/EEC)
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
PursuanttoArticle3(1)(h)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2305/70,thetransportbetween 1Januaryand30
September1978withintheKingdomofDenmarkof
thefollowingquantityofbeeftakenoverbythe
Danishinterventionagencyisherebyapproved :
—3987tonnesofbonedmeat.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Denmark .THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
729/70of21April1970onthefinancingofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(!),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2788/72(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2305/70of10November1970onthefinancingof
interventionexpenditureinrespectofthedomestic
marketinbeefandveal(3),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No496/78(4),andinparticularArticle3
(1)(h)thereof,
Whereas,underArticles 1,2(1)and3(1)(h)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2305/70,thecostsincurredintrans­
portingcertainbeefheldbyinterventionagenciesare
chargeabletotheGuaranteeSectionoftheEuropean
AgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund;
WhereastheKingdomofDenmarkhasnotifiedthe
Commissionofthereasonsforthetransportbetween
1Januaryand30September1978of3987tonnesof
beeftakenoverbyitsinterventionagency,andhas
requestedthatthesetransportoperationsbeapproved;
whereasthereasonsgivenbytheKingdomof
Denmarkjustifyapprovalofsuchtransport;DoneatBrussels,7February1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(>)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13.
(2)OJNoL295,30.12.1972,p.1.
(3)OJNoL249,17.11.1970,p.1.
(4)OJNoL68,10.3.1978,p.5.
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 321 , 20 . 11 . 1976 , P . 31 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 321 , 20 . 11 . 1976 , P . 29 .

COUNCIL DECISION

OF 12 FEBRUARY 1979

CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COCOA AGREEMENT 1975

( 79/198/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 113 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS ON 27 JULY 1976 , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 20 JULY 1976 , THE COMMUNITY SIGNED THE INTERNATIONAL COCOA AGREEMENT 1975 ( 1 ), SUBJECT TO THE CONCLUSION THEREOF ;

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH DECISION 76/870/EEC ( 2 ), THE COMMUNITY IS APPLYING THE SAID AGREEMENT PROVISIONALLY , AS AN IMPORTING MEMBER , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 68 OF THE AGREEMENT ;

WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY SHOULD APPROVE THE INTERNATIONAL COCOA AGREEMENT 1975 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 66 THEREOF ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

THE INTERNATIONAL COCOA AGREEMENT 1975 IS HEREBY APPROVED ON BEHALF OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY .

ARTICLE 2

THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL SHALL DEPOSIT THE INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 66 OF THE AGREEMENT .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 12 FEBRUARY 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . MEHAIGNERIE
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 162 , 23 . 6 . 1976 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 223 , 14 . 8 . 1978 , P . 4 .

COMMISSION DECISION

OF 8 FEBRUARY 1979

AMENDING THE ANNEX TO FIFTH COUNCIL DECISION 76/538/EEC ON THE EQUIVALENCE OF FIELD INSPECTIONS CARRIED OUT IN THIRD COUNTRIES ON SEED-PRODUCING CROPS

( 79/234/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO FIFTH COUNCIL DECISION 76/538/EEC OF 17 MAY 1976 ON THE EQUIVALENCE OF FIELD INSPECTIONS CARRIED OUT IN THIRD COUNTRIES ON SEED-PRODUCING CROPS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY DECISION 78/662/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 2 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ON 14 JUNE 1977 THE COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT ( OECD ) ACCEPTED A SCHEME FOR THE VARIETAL CERTIFICATION OF MAIZE SEED MOVING IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE ;

WHEREAS THIS SYSTEM IS INTENDED TO SERVE IN FUTURE AS A BASIS OF REFERENCE FOR THE EQUIVALENCE OF MAIZE SEED PRODUCED IN THIRD COUNTRIES ;

WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY , AS A FIRST STEP , TO ESTABLISH , IN ADDITION TO THE EQUIVALENCE OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SYSTEMS , THE EQUIVALENCE ALSO OF THIS OECD SYSTEM FOR THE FIELD INSPECTION OF MAIZE SEED HARVESTED AFTER 30 JUNE 1979 IN THOSE THIRD COUNTRIES ALREADY ABLE TO APPLY THE OECD SYSTEM ;

WHEREAS THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC HAS GIVEN NOTICE THAT THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS HAS CHANGED ;

WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO AMEND THE ANNEX TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED DECISION IN RELATION TO CANADA , ROMANIA , SWITZERLAND , HUNGARY , THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DECISION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON SEEDS AND PROPAGATING MATERIAL FOR AGRICULTURE , HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

THE ANNEX TO FIFTH COUNCIL DECISION 76/538/EEC SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . UNDER REFERENCE NUMBERS 6 , 12 , 14 , 19 AND 20 IN THE TABLE , THE PARTICULARS IN RESPECT OF MAIZE IN COLUMN 5 SHALL BE REPLACED BY :

' 1 ( * ) OR 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ' .

2 . AT THE END OF THE TABLE THE FOLLOWING FOOTNOTE SHALL BE INSERTED :

' ( * ) SOLELY IN THE CASE OF SEED HARVESTED AFTER 30 JUNE 1979 ' .

3 . UNDER REFERENCE NUMBER 22 IN THE TABLE , THE PARTICULARS SET OUT IN COLUMN 3 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' AMT FUER STANDARDISIERUNG ,

MESSWESEN UND WARENPRUEFUNG ,

FACHGEBIET SAAT- UND PFLANZGUT ,

DRESDEN ' .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 8 FEBRUARY 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 249 , 10 . 11 . 1971 , P . 54 .

( 2 ) OJ NO 56 , 31 . 8 . 1960 , P . 1201/60 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 91 , 12 . 4 . 1968 , P . 25 .

COUNCIL DECISION

OF 5 MARCH 1979

REPLACING A FULL MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND

( 79/270/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2396/71 ( 1 ) CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE RULES OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND ( 2 ), AS AMENDED BY THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 9 APRIL 1968 ( 3 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 17 APRIL 1978 APPOINTING THE MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 16 APRIL 1980 ,

WHEREAS A SEAT AS FULL MEMBER OF THE AFORESAID COMMITTEE IN THE GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES CATEGORY HAS FALLEN VACANT FOLLOWING THE RESIGNATION OF MR ETIENNE , BROUGHT TO THE COUNCIL ' S ATTENTION ON 21 FEBRUARY 1979 ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE NOMINATION SUBMITTED ON 21 FEBRUARY 1979 ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

SOLE ARTICLE

MR M . ANDRE IS HEREBY APPOINTED A FULL MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND IN PLACE OF MR ETIENNE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE LATTER ' S TERM OF OFFICE , WHICH RUNS UNTIL 16 APRIL 1980 .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 5 MARCH 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . MEHAIGNERIE
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 184 , 15 . 7 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 316 , 6 . 12 . 1975 , P . 17 .

COMMISSION DECISION

OF 13 MARCH 1979

ALLOWING ADMISSION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES OF THE SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' PLESSEY RECORDING CURRENT METER , MODEL 9021 '

( 79/321/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1798/75 OF 10 JULY 1975 ON THE IMPORTATION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES OF EDUCATIONAL , SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL MATERIALS ( 1 ),

HAVING REGARD TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3195/75 OF 2 DECEMBER 1975 LAYING DOWN PROVISIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1798/75 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 4 AND 5 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , BY LETTER DATED 8 SEPTEMBER 1978 , THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT REQUESTED THE COMMISSION TO INVOKE THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLES 4 AND 5 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3195/75 IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' PLESSEY RECORDING CURRENT METER , MODEL 9021 ' , INTENDED FOR USE IN RESEARCH WORK IN THE FIELD OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND , IN PARTICULAR , FOR THE STUDY OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY LEAKAGE OF NUCLEAR WASTE FROM CONTAINERS DUMPED AT GREAT DEPTHS IN THE OCEAN , SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE A SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS AND , WHERE THE REPLY IS IN THE AFFIRMATIVE , WHETHER APPARATUS OF EQUIVALENT SCIENTIFIC VALUE IS CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED IN THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 4 ( 5 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3195/75 , A GROUP OF EXPERTS COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL THE MEMBER STATES MET ON 7 FEBRUARY 1979 WITHIN THE COMMITTEE ON DUTY-FREE ARRANGEMENTS TO EXAMINE THIS PARTICULAR CASE ;

WHEREAS THIS EXAMINATION SHOWS THAT THE APPARATUS IN QUESTION IS AN APPARATUS FOR MEASURING OCEAN CURRENTS , FITTED WITH A RECORDING SYSTEM ; WHEREAS ITS OBJECTIVE TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS SENSITIVITY IN RESPECT OF THE SPEED AND DIRECTION OF OCEAN CURRENTS , AS WELL AS THE USE MADE OF IT MAKE IT AN APPARATUS SPECIALLY SUITED TO PURE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ; WHEREAS THEREFORE IT MUST BE CONSIDERED TO BE A SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS ;

WHEREAS , ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM MEMBER STATES , APPARATUS OF EQUIVALENT SCIENTIFIC VALUE CAPABLE OF USE FOR THE SAME PURPOSE IS NOT CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED IN THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , DUTY-FREE ADMISSION OF THIS APPARATUS IS JUSTIFIED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS ' PLESSEY RECORDING CURRENT METER , MODEL 9021 ' MUST BE CONSIDERED TO BE A SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS .

2 . THE CONDITIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) ( B ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1798/75 OF 10 JULY 1975 FOR ADMISSION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES OF THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 1 ARE FULFILLED .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 13 MARCH 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ANTONIO GIOLITTI

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION
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( 1 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 16 MARCH 1979 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

( 2 ) OJ NO L 171 , 30 . 6 . 1976 , P . 34 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 128 , 19 . 5 . 1975 , P . 72 .

COUNCIL DECISION

OF 26 MARCH 1979

AMENDING DECISION 76/557/EEC REGARDING THE INCLUSION OF CERTAIN DISASTER-STRICKEN COMMUNES IN ITALY AMONG THE MOUNTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE MEANING OF DIRECTIVE 75/268/EEC ON MOUNTAIN AND HILL FARMING AND FARMING IN CERTAIN LESS-FAVOURED AREAS

( 79/342/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 42 AND 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ),

WHEREAS , BY COUNCIL DECISION 76/557/EEC OF 21 JUNE 1976 REGARDING THE INCLUSION OF CERTAIN DISASTER-STRICKEN COMMUNES IN ITALY AMONG THE MOUNTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE MEANING OF DIRECTIVE 75/268/EEC ON MOUNTAIN AND HILL FARMING AND FARMING IN CERTAIN LESS-FAVOURED AREAS ( 2 ), SOME PREDOMINANTLY AGRICULTURAL COMMUNES IN THE REGION OF FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA , SERIOUSLY AFFECTED BY AN EARTHQUAKE IN MAY 1976 , HAVE BEEN INCLUDED , FOR A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD , AMONG THE MOUNTAIN AREAS APPEARING ON THE LIST OF THESE AREAS AS DEFINED BY DIRECTIVE 75/273/EEC ( 3 );

WHEREAS THE COMMUNE OF TREPPO GRANDE ( PROVINCE OF UDINE ), WHICH FULLY SATISFIES THE CRITERIA LAID DOWN BY THE ABOVE DECISION , DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE LIST OF COMMUNES INCLUDED AMONG THE MOUNTAIN AREAS ;

WHEREAS , CONSEQUENTLY , AN AMENDMENT TO THIS LIST IS JUSTIFIED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

THE COMMUNE OF ' TREPPO GRANDE ' SHALL BE ADDED , AFTER THE COMMUNE OF ' SAN DANIELE DEL FRIULI ' , TO THE LIST OF COMMUNES AND PARTS OF COMMUNES ANNEXED TO DECISION 76/557/EEC .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 26 MARCH 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . MEHAIGNERIE
COMMISSION DECISION of 29 March 1979 on the refusal to accept the scientific character of an apparatus described as "Digital microcomputer system PDP-11V03-F-VT 55" (79/393/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational scientific and cultural materials (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75 of 2 December 1975 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (2), and in particular Articles 4 and 5 thereof,

Whereas, by letter dated 25 September 1978, the German Government requested the Commission to invoke the procedure laid down in Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as "Digital microcomputer system PDP-11V03-F-VT 55", used for on-line data processing with subsequent very rapid Fourier transform in the case of nuclear spin resonance investigations of ferromagnetic nickel monocrystals, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, if the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;

Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3195/75, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 7 February 1979 within the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine this particular case;

Whereas this examination shows that the apparatus in question is an ordinary type of data-processing computer possessing no specific characteristics which make it specially suited to pure scientific research ; whereas it can perhaps be used in many fields of data processing ; whereas its use in this particular case cannot in itself give it the character of a scientific apparatus specially suited to pure scientific research ; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The apparatus described as "Digital microcomputer system PDP-11V03-F-VT 55" is not considered to be a scientific apparatus.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 March 1979.

For the Commission

Étienne DAVIGNON

Member of the Commission (1)OJ No L 184, 15.7.1975, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 316, 6.12.1975, p. 17.