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16. 3. 83 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 70/3 
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COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the apportionment of the quantities of cereals 
provided for under the Food-Aid Convention 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 25 February 1983) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 
3331/82 of 3 December 1982 on food-aid policy and 
food-aid management and amending Regulation 
(EEC) No 2750/75 ('), and in particular the second 
and third indents of Article 4 (1) and Article 4 (2) 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3331/82 
provides that the Council shall apportion the cereals 
aid provided for under the Food-Aid Convention 
between Community and national operations and, 
furthermore, that the Council shall apportion the 
national cereals operations among the Member 
States; 
Whereas the 1 650 000 tonnes of cereals constituting 
the minimum quantity to be contributed annually by 
the Community and its Member States under the 
Food-Aid Convention can be divided into two shares 
of 56 and 44 % respectively; whereas, furthermore, 
the apportionment of the latter quantity among the 
Member States can be fixed annually; whereas the 
apportionment must be fixed for the period 1 July 
1982 to 30 June 1983, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The 1 650 000 tonnes of cereals constituting the 
minimum quantity to be contributed annually by the Community and its Member States shall be divided as 
follows between Community and national food-aid 
operations for the period 1 July 1982 to 30 June 
1983: 
(a) Community operations: 927 663 tonnes (56 %); 
(b) Member States' national operations: 722 337 
tonnes (44 %). 
Article 2 
The national cereals operations provided for under 
the Food-Aid Convention for the period 1 July 1982 
to 30 June 1983 shall be apportioned as follows 
among the Member States: 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
United Kingdom 
Greece 44 000 tonnes 
16 501 tonnes 
193 500 tonnes 
200 000 tonnes 
4 080 tonnes 
95 400 tonnes 
1 360 tonnes 
50 200 tonnes 
117 296 tonnes 
O 
Article 3 
The Council shall determine not later than 1 January 
1984 the apportionment of the quantities for a sub­
sequent period. 
Article 4 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 
day following its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
(•) OJ No L 352, 14. 12. 1982, p. 1 (J) Greece has committed itself to supply annually 10 000 
tonnes of cereals food-aid on a voluntary basis.
No C 196/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 23.7.83 
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Amendment to the proposal for a Thirteenth Council Directive on the harmonization of 
the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Arrangements for the refund 
of value added tax to taxable persons not established in Community territory 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to Article 149 (2) of the EEC Treaty 
on 1 July 1983) 
The Commission hereby amends its proposal as follows: 
1. The following sentence is added to Article 3 (3): 
'Member States shall notify the Commission of the non-Community countries to 
which they apply this provision.' 
2. Article 6 is amended as follows: 
(a) the words 'and to the European Parliament' are added after the phrase 'submit a 
report to the Council'; 
(b) the words 'and in particular the application of Article 3 (3)' are added at the end 
of the Article.
No C 209/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 5.8. 83 
If a change in parities occurs after the first working day of October, the new rates to be 
used for converting the ECU into national currencies for the purposes of determining 
the tariff classification of goods, the customs duty applicable under the Common 
Customs Tariff, the anti-dumping duty or the countervailing duty shall be applicable, by 
way of derogation from the provisions of paragraph 2, throughout the following 
calendar year, except where a change in currency parities occurs during that period, in 
which case the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall apply.' 
Amendment to the proposal for a Council Regulation introducing a specimen declaration 
form to be used in intra-Community trade 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to Article 149 (2) of the EEC Treaty 
on 18 July 1983) 
The Commission hereby amends its proposal as follows: 
1. The text of Article 1 (2) is replaced by the following: 
'2. Provisions concerning the quality of paper, the format of the declaration forms, 
the number of copies and their colour shall be laid down in accordance with the 
procedure specified in Article 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No of 
simplifying customs formalities in trade within the Community. 
2. Paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 1 are deleted.
30.11.83 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 325/3 
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COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement 
between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Cartagena 
Agreement and the member countries thereof •— Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and 
Venezuela — of the other part 
COM(83) 664 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 16 November 1983) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
COMMUNITIES, ... . 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Articles 113 and 235 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas, in order to attain its objectives in the sphere 
of external economic relations, the European 
Economic Community should conclude the 
Cooperation Agreement with the Cartagena 
Agreement and the member countries thereof; 
whereas certain economic cooperation schemes 
provided for by the Agreement go beyond the powers 
of action laid down under the common commercial 
policy, The Cooperation Agreement between the European 
Economic Community and the Cartagena Agreement 
and the member countries thereof is hereby approved 
on behalf of the European Economic Community. 
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this 
legislation. 
Article 2 
The President of the Council shall give notification, 
in accordance with Article 10 of the Agreement, that 
the procedures required for the Agreement to enter 
into force have been completed as regards the 
European Economic Community. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 
day following its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States.
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concerning the openi ng to the public of the historical archives of the European Econom ic 
Community and the European Atomic Energy Communit y (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as 
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COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 
COM(83) 365 final 
Brussels,  8 June 1983 
Amendment  to the 
Proposal  for a 
COUNCIL DECISION 
amending  Decision  82/402/EEC  adopting  a research  and development 
programme  (1982 to 1985) in the raw  materials sector 
(submitted  to the  Council by the  Commission pursuant  to the 
second paragraph  of Article  149 of the EEC  Treaty) 
COM(83) 365 final 

COMMUNICATION  TO THE COUNCIL 
Pursuant  to the  second  paragraph  of Article  149 of the  Treaty esta­
blishing  the European  Economic  Community, the  Commission,  having regard 
to the Resolution  of the  Parliament  of 20 May 1983,  giving an opinion 
on the proposal  for a  Decision submitted  to the  Council  on 14 December 1982 
(Doc. C0M(82) 806  final),  amending  Decision  82/402/EEC  adopting  a research 
and development  programme (1982-1985) in the raw  materials sector,  hereby 
amends the said proposal  as follows  : 
Sole Article 
Paragraph  2 of this Article  is to  read as follows  : 
"The amount  considered  necessary  for the programme to be  carried  out is 
54 million  ECU, including expenditure  relating  to a staff of 19. 
These figures  are of an  indicative  nature only.  The annual  appropriations  
are fixed under the budgetary  procedure . The indicative  distribution  of 
this amount by sub-programme is shown in  Section  A of the Annex".
5. 3. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 62/19 
Article 2 Article 3 
The price referred to in Article 1 relates to beans: 
— in bulk, of sound, genuine and merchantable 
quality and, 
with an impurity content of 2 % and, for beans 
as such, humidity and oil contents of 14 and 
18 % respectively. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 
day following its publication in the Official Journal 
of the European Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 September 1984. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the minimum price for soya beans for the 
1984/85 marketing year 
(84/C 62/18) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 
1614/79 of 24 July 1979 laying down special 
measures in respect of soya beans ('), as amended 
by Regulation (EEC) No 1984/82 (2), and in parti­
cular Article 2 (4) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­
sion, 
Whereas Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 
1614/79 provides that the Council shall each year 
fix a minimum price for soya beans; whereas the 
price is fixed so as to guarantee sales for bean prod­
ucers at a price as close as possible to the guide 
price, taking into account market fluctuations and 
the cost of transporting the beans from the produc­
tion areas to the processing areas; 
Whereas, in order to achieve the abovementioned 
objective, this minimum price must be fixed for a 
standard quality and a well-defined marketing stage, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 
For the 1984/85 marketing year, the minimum price 
for soya beans referred to in Article 2 (4) of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 1614/79 shall be 50,67 ECU per 100 
kilograms. 
Article 2 
The price referred to in Article 1 shall apply to 
beans which meet the criteria referred to in Article 2 
of Council Regulation (EEC) No .../ .. fixing the 
guide price for soya beans for the 1984/85 market­
ing year (3). 
The said price shall relate to goods ready for dis­
patch from the production areas. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 
day following its publication in the Official Journal 
of the European Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 September 1984. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
(>) OJNoL190,28. 7. 1979, p. 8. 
(2) OJ No L 215, 23. 7. 1982, p. 7. (3) See page 18 of this Official Journal.
13.6.84 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 153/3 
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COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulations (EEC) No 804/68 on the 
common organization of the market in milk and milk products and (EEC) No 857/84 
adopting general rules for the application of the levy referred to in Article 5c of Regu­
lation (EEC) No 804/68 in the milk and milk products sector 
COM(84) 285 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 17 May 1984) 
(84/C 153/05) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 43 thereof, sales within the meaning of Article 5c (2) of Regu­
lation (EEC) No 804/68 and Article 6 of Regulation 
(EEC) No 857/84; whereas the amounts which 
determine the total quantities delivered and the direct 
sales should therefore be corrected in the case of the 
United Kingdom, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas the second and third subparagraphs of 
Article 5c (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 O, as 
introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 856/84 (2), fix 
for each Member State, the total quantity of milk and 
milk equivalent delivered to undertakings treating or 
processing milk or other milk products in respect of 
the period 2 April 1984 to 31 March 1985 and the 
four subsequent 12-month periods; whereas the said 
quantity may not be exceeded; 
Whereas the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 (3) 
specifies, for each Member State, the total quantity 
corresponding to direct sales of milk and milk 
equivalent in respect of the same periods; whereas 
that quantity may not be exceeded; 
Whereas the said total quantities were calculated on 
the basis of the statistics of deliveries to buyers which, 
in the case of the United Kingdom, also cover direct 
(») OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. 
O OJNoL90, 1.4. 1984, p. 10. 
(») OJNoL90, 1.4. 1984, p. 13. Article 1 
Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 is hereby 
amended as follows: 
1. In the second subparagraph of paragraph 3, 
'15 538' in respect of the United Kingdom shall be 
replaced by '15 327'. 
2. In the third subparagraph of paragraph 3, '15 698' 
in respect of the United Kingdom shall be replaced 
'15 487'. 
Article 2 
In the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 857/84, '187' 
in respect of the United Kingdom shall be replaced by 
'398'. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 
its publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 April 1984. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States.
No C 182/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 7. 84 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 Septem­
ber 1984. 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­
sion, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Whereas according to Article 2 (2) of Council Regu­
lation (EEC) No 358/79(0, as last amended by 
Regulation (EEC) No , the provisions of that 
Regulation, with the exception of Title II, apply 
also, from 1 September 1984, to quality sparkling 
wines produced in specified regions covered by the 
provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 338/ 
79 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No 2145/82 (3); whereas paragraphs 3, 4, 6 and 7 of 
Article 12 of the latter Regulation should therefore 
be deleted with effect from 1 September 1984; 
Whereas it is also necessary to extend by one year 
the derogation provided for in Article 12 (5) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 338/79 authorizing a shorter 
preparation process for certain quality sparkling 
wines produced in specified regions in Italy so as to 
(') OJNoL54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 130. 
(2) OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 48. 
(3) OJ No L 227, 3. 8. 1982, p. 10. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
prevent a break in continuity in the rules applicable 
to quality sparkling wines. 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 338/79 is hereby 
amended as follows: 
1. Paragraphs 3, 4, 6 and 7 are deleted with effect 
from 1 September 1984. 
2. Paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: 
'5. For quality sparkling wines psr produced in 
Italy, whose preparation began between 1 Sep­
tember 1983 and 31 August 1984, the duration 
of the preparation process may be less than nine 
months but not less than six months, provided 
that the quality sparkling wines psr in question 
were defined by national rules adopted before 
1 September 1981'. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 
day following its publication in the Official Journal 
of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 338/79 laying down 
special provisions relating to quality wines produced in specified regions 
COM(84) 283. final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 5 June 1984) 
(84/C 182/08)
15.1.85 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 13/3 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on common 
measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are 
processed and marketed 
COM(84) 682 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 7 December 1984) 
(84/C 13/03) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas Article 16 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 
355/77 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 
1932/84 (2), stipulates that the estimated cost of the 
common measures instituted by that Regulation and 
chargeable to the European Agricultural Guidance 
and Guarantee Fund, Guidance Section, for the 
period 1 January 1985 to 31 December 1989 is to be 
fixed by 31 December 1984; 
Whereas, given the real need to improve the 
conditions under which agricultural and fishery 
products are processed and marketed, provision 
C) OJ No L 51, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1. 
O OJNoL180,7. 7. 1984, p. 1. should be made for an overall Community 
contribution amounting to 242,5 million ECU in 1985 
and 300 million ECU per year in subsequent years, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 is hereby amended as 
follows: 
The last subparagraph of Article 16 (3) is replaced by 
the following: 
'The estimated cost of the common measures 
chargeable to the Fund for the period 1 January 
1985 to 31 December 1989 is 1 442,5 million ECU, 
i.e. an estimated cost of 242,5 million ECU in 1985 
and 300 million ECU per year in subsequent years. 
These amounts are for guidance only.' 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 
day following its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
Proposal for a Council Directive on specific training in general medical practice 
COM(84) 634 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 11 December 1984) 
(84/C 13/04) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Articles 49, 57 and 66 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee,
21.12. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 341/5 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 on the 
common organization of the market in rice 
COM(84) 620 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 4 December 1984) 
(84/C 341/06) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 43 (2) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 
1418/76 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No 1018/84 (2), makes provision for the granting of 
production refunds for broken rice used for the 
manufacture of starch and for brewing, with the aim 
of ensuring that industry has access to basic products 
at lower prices than would result from applying 
Community levies and common prices; 
Whereas the present arrangements regarding 
production refunds have proved inappropriate to 
developments in the starch sector; whereas it appears 
advisable to restrict production refunds for rice starch 
to starch intended for the manufacture of products 
(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1. 
C) OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 13. 
Article 1 
The purpose of this Directive is to lay down: 
1. A limit value (Annex I) for nitrogen dioxide in the 
atmosphere and lay down the conditions for the 
application thereof in order: 
— to improve the protection of human health, 
— to contribute to the protection of the 
environment. covered by import arrangements which do not involve 
agricultural products subject to a common organi­
zation of the market; whereas Article 9 of Regulation 
(EEC) No 1418/76 should be amended accordingly, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 is hereby 
replaced by the following: 
Article 9 
1. Production refunds may be granted for rice 
starch used in the manufacture of certain 
products. 
2. The Council, acting by a qualified majority 
on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt 
the general rules necessary to implement this 
Article.' 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 
day following its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 August 1985. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
Article 1 
The purpose of this Directive is to lay down: 
1. A limit value (Annex I) for nitrogen dioxide in the 
atmosphere and lay down the conditions for the 
application thereof in order: 
— to improve the protection of human health, 
— to contribute to the protection of the 
environment and prevent material damage. Amendments to the draft Council Directive on air quality standards for nitrogen 
dioxide (') 
COM(84) 699 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 
149 of the EEC Treaty on 4 December 1984) 
(84/C 341/07) 
ORIGINAL TEXT (') AMENDED TEXT 
O OJ No C 258, 27. 9. 1983, p. 3. 
O COM(83) 498 final.