No C 71/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 3. 87 
Amended Proposal for a Council Regulation opening for 1987, as an autonomous measure, a 
special import quota for high quality, fresh, chilled or frozen beef falling within subheadings 
02.01 A II (a) and 02.01 A II (b) of the Common Customs Tariff (*) 
COM(87) 65 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council as provided for in Article 149 (2) of the Treaty on 
19 February 1987) 
(87/C 71/06) 
The figure of 12 000 tonnes specified in the first recital and in Article 1 (1) is replaced by 8 000 
tonnes. 
O OJNoC 12, 16. 1. 1987, p. 2. 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 83/189/EEC laying down a procedure for 
the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations 
COM(87) 52 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 20 February 1987) 
(87/C 71/07) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 100 and 
213 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas experience in implementing Council Directive 
83/189/EEC (') has shown that certain amendments 
would be appropriate in order to increase its 
effectiveness as an instrument intended to facilitate the 
free movement of goods within the Community by 
preventing the creation of new barriers to trade; 
Whereas the Standing Committee set up pursuant to 
Article 5 of Directive 83/189/EEC should be consulted 
on the draft standardization requests referred to in 
Article 6 (3) of that Directive; 
Whereas the introduction of national measures must not 
be allowed to compromise the adoption by the Council 
of Commission proposals in the same field; whereas, to 
this end, it is necessary to provide for a 12 month 
0) OJ No L 109, 26. 4. 1983, p. 8. standstill period to take effect from the date of 
submission of Commission proposals, during which 
Member States must refrain from adopting technical 
regulations in the field in question, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
Directive 83/189/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 
1. Article 1 (7) is replaced by the following: 
'7. "product", industrially manufactured products 
other than agricultural products within the 
meaning of Article 38 (1) and Annex II of the 
Treaty.' 
2. The following is added to Article 6 (4): 
'(e) on the draft standardization within the meaning 
of the first indent of paragraph 3.' 
3. Article 9 is amended as follows: 
(a) in paragraph 1, the phrase 'Without prejudice to 
paragraph 2' is replaced by 'Without prejudice to 
paragraphs 2 and 2 (a)'. 
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(b) The following paragraph is inserted: 
'2 (a). Member States shall refrain from 
adopting technical regulations on a subject 
covered by a Commission proposal for a Directive 
for a period of 12 months from the date of its 
submission to the Council. 
If the Commission ascertains that a communi­
cation pursuant to Article 8 (1) relates to a subject 
covered by such a proposal for a Directive, it shall 
inform the Member State concerned of this fact 
within three months of receiving the communi­
cation. 
These provisions shall not apply to a Member 
State which, having communicated the infor­
mation required by Article 8 (1), is obliged to 
postpone adoption of the draft technical regu­
lation concerned pursuant to Article 9 (2).' (c) In paragraph 3, the expression 'Paragraphs 1 and 
2' is replaced by 'Paragraphs 1, 2 and 2 (a)'. 
Article 2 
1. Member States shall take the measures necessary to 
comply with this Directive not later than 1 January 1988 
and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. 
2. Member States shall ensure that the texts of main 
provisions of national law which they adopt in the field 
governed by this Directive are communicated to the 
Commission. 
Article 3 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
Proposal for a Council Directive laying down a procedure for the provision of information in 
the field of technical standards and regulations applying to agricultural products 
COM(87) 52 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 20 February 1987) 
(87/C 71/08) 
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 Par­
liament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas Council Directive 83/189/EEC (') as amended 
by Directive ..., lays down a procedure for the provision 
of information in the field of technical standards and 
regulations for a series of products other than agri­
cultural products; 
Whereas the national standards and regulations 
applicable to agricultural products are also likely to 
create barriers to the free movement of these products; 
whereas, in order to prevent the emergence of such 
barriers, a procedure for the provision of information 
should also be provided for in this field as regards the 
products in question; 
Whereas, in the light of experience, the procedure 
provided for in the abovementioned Directive seems the 
most suitable; whereas it should therefore be extended to 
cover the products listed in Annex II to the Treaty, 
(l) OJ No L 109, 26. 4. 1983, p. 8. HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
The provisions of Directive 83/189/EEC shall apply to 
the products listed in Annex II of the Treaty, subject to 
the following: 
1. In Article 1 (1), the following meaning shall apply: 
'1. "technical specification", a specification con­
tained in a document which lays down the charac­
teristics required of a product such as conditions of 
obtaining levels of quality, performance, safety or 
dimensions, including the requirements applicable to 
the product as regards terminology, symbols, testing 
and test methods, packaging, marking or labelling;'. 
2. In Article 8 (1), second subparagraph, the following 
shall apply: 
'The Commission shall immediately notify the other 
Member States of any draft it has received; it may 
also refer this draft to the Committee referred to in 
Article 5 of Directive 83/189/EEC or to the 
Committee responsible for the field in question for its 
opinion'.