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COMMISSION
OFTHE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
GenerolSecretariatCOM(80)539 final
Brussels,1stOctober .1980^-
FOROFFICIAL USEONLY
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
LAYINGDOWNCERTAINDETAILED RULESFORTHEIMPLEMENTATION
OFTHEAGREEMENT BETWEENTHECOMMUNITY AND
ROMANIA ONTRADEININDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
(presented bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
C0M(80)539final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.On11July theCommission submitted arecommendation totheCouncil forthe
formal conclusion oftheAgreement between theCommunity andRomania ontrade
inindustrial products .
TheAgreement wassigned inBucharest on28July .
Anumber oftheprovisions oftheAgreement call fortheestablishment of
specific .implementing rules andalso themodification ofcertain Community
rules andprocedures which arecurrently applied toimports from Romania
(andallother state-trading countries )onaunilateral "basis .These are :
Regulation (EEC)No925/79oncommon rules forimports from state-trading
1countries ,andthenewregulation onimport arrangements inrespect of
2state-trading countries ,which theCouncil will probably adopt before the
endofthis year .
2.Normally imports ofindustrial products covered bytheEEC-Romania Agreement
will still besubject tothegeneral rules asindicated above (seeArticle 1of
thedraft regulation ).
However ,theCommission feels that these rules ought tobesupplemented or
modified asfollows :
bylaying down implementing rules forthesafeguard clauses (normal and
emergency procedures )contained inRegulation (EEC)No925/79andthenew
regulation onstate-trading countries mentioned above ,toallow prior
consultations tobeheld .with Romania where theAgreement sorequires
(seeArticles 2and3ofthedraft regulation );
bylaying down certain implementing rules forthe import controls provided
forsome products bytheProtocol annexed totheAgreement sothat the
10JNoL131,29.5.1979 ,P.1.
SeeDoc.922680 (COMEj^^his Regulation willbereplacing Decision 75/210as
from 1January 1981 .

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presentCommunity-level coordination oftheimportarrangements forsuch
productscan"becontinued(Article4oftheregulation).Inthisconnection
itisalsoplannedtoholdconsultations withtheRomanianauthorities
whenevertheceilingsindicatedintheProtocolareexceededsothattheycan
issuethecorresponding exportlicences;
inapplying'thenewregulationonstate-trading countriestoRomania,the
CommunitymustnaturallyhaveregardtotheAgreement'sprovisionsonthe
liberalization ofimports;thisimpliesthatsomeofthequantitative
restrictions currentlylistedinAnnexIIItothatregulationmustheremoved
inrespectofRomania(Article5"theregulation);
inordertoensurethatcommercialpolicymeasuresadoptedundertheAgreement
inrespectofRomaniaareasfaraspossibleconsistentwithRegulation
ITo925/79andthenewregulationonstate-tradingcountries,itisplannedto
debateallsuchmeasures,inaccordancewiththespecificprocedureforeach
product,intheCommitteereferredtoinArticle12ofthelatterofthose
regulations ,sincetheCommitteeiscompetenttodealwithmattersrelating
totheadministration oftradeagreementswithstate-trading countries
(Article7);
itisproposedthattheCommissionshallberesponsibleforcommttnieatingto
Romania,underArticles3(3)and5(2)oftheAgreement,the
liberalized from1January1981andthatofquotasfor1981
3.Accordingly ,theCommissionproposesthattheCouncil:
adopttheproposalforaregulationannexedtothisMemo.commttnicatingto
listofproducts
(Article6).

PROFOSAL PORCOUNCIL EEGULATION (EEC)
LAYING DOWN CERTAIN DETAILED RULES .FORTHEIMPLEMENTATION
OF.THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE .COMMUNITY AND .ROMANIA ON
. „TRADE ININDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
inparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
^fWhereas anAgreement "between theEuropean Economic Community andthe
Socialist Republic ofRomania ontrade inindustrial products ,hereinafter
referred toasthe"Agreement ",wassigned on28July 1980_J7*;
Whereas ,forthepurpose ofimplementing theimport arrangements resulting
from theAgreement ,andinparticular ofapplying the -safeguard clause
provided forinArticle 8thereof ,,detailed rules should belaid down for
theapplication ofCommunity rules , inparticular Council Regulation
(EEC)Ho925/79of8May1979oncommon rules forimports from State-trading
countries ^andCouncil Regulation (EEC)No..../80of onimport
2arrangements inrespect ofState-trading countries ;
10JNoL131,29.5.1979 ,P.1-
2OJNoL•••«•••••••••
*Tobereplaced ifnecessary byareference totheconclusion oftheAgreement .

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Whereas detai Ledrules should belaid down implementing import controls onproducts
inrespect ofwhich thequantitative restrictions onimportation into certain
Member States will besuspended byvirtue oftheProtocol annexed tothe
Agreement ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Save asotherwise provided inthis Regulation ,theimportation into the
Community ofproducts covered bytheAgreement shall besubject to:
-Regulation (EEC)No925/'79inthecase ofproducts falling under that
Regulation andthose listed inAnnex Itothis Regulation ;
-Regulation (EEC)Ho ..../80inthecase ofother products .
Article2
1.Incases liable towarrant theapplication bythe Community ofthe
measures provided forinArticle 8oftheAgreement ,appropriate safeguard
measures inrespect ofproducts subject toRegulation (EEC)No925/72may ,in
thecircumstances laid down inthat Article ,beadopted^by .theCouncil in
accordance with theprocedure andthedetailed rules laid down inthesaid
Regulation andinparticular inArticle 3thereof .
Inurgent cases andsubject totheconditions laid down inArticle 8(6)of
theAgreement :
-theCommission may adopt appropriate safeguard measures inaccordance
with theprocedure anddetailed rules laid down inRegulation (EEC)NoS25/79»
andinparticular inArticle 7thereof ,

-3-
-anyMember State maytake interim safeguard measures inconformity with
Article 9ofRegulation (EEC)Ho925/79*
2.Incases liable towarrant theapplication bytheCommunity ofthe
measures provided forinArticle 3oftheAgreement ,appropriate safeguard
measures inrespect ofproducts subject toRegulation (EEC)Ho.../80may ,
'inthecircumstances laid down inthat Article ,beadopted bytheCommission
orthe Council asappropriate inaccordance with theprocedure andthedetailed
rules laid down inArticle 7»3and90)and .(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No..../ 30.
Inurgent cases andsubject totheconditions laid down inArticle 8(6)of
theAgreement ,anyMember State maytake interim safeguard measures in
conformity with Article-10 ofRegulation (EEC)Ho..../ SO.
Article 3
Where ,byvirtue oftheAgreement and inrespect ofaproduct subject to
Regulation (EEC )No ..../80,achange inthe import arrangements other than
theurgent measures falling within the second subparagraph ofArticle 2(1 )
andthesecond subparagraph ofArticle 2(2 )requires theholding ofprior
consultations with Romania :
-theCommission mayadopt measures under Article >(l),(3)and (4)of
Regulation (EEC)Ho .,../80only after theendofsuch consultations ;
.-thetime-limit laid down inArticle 9(4)ofRegulation (ESC)-Ho..../ SO
shall run from the endofthe consultations ;
-theCouncil ,mayadopt measures under Article 9(6)ofRegulation (EEC)
Ho..../ SOonly after theendoftheconsultations .

Article 4
1.EachMember State concerned mayissue import authorizations ordocuments inrespect of
products listed inAnnex ItotheProtocol ontheapplication ofArticle 4
oftheAgreement foramounts exceeding those stipulated foreach product in
Annex IItothesaid Protocol uptoanannual limit of oftheamount
concerned .
Such limit shall notapply where thesurplus amounts relate toproducts which ,
"before theentry into force ofthis Regulation ,were subject toquantitative
import restrictions ina-single Member State .
Where aMember State intends tousethefacility provided inthis Article
it shall give advance notice ofthis totheCommission ,which shall consult
thecompetent Romanian authorities .
2.Where ,following thesuspension ofquantitative import restrictions in
accordance with theProtocol annexed totheAgreement ,aproduct remains
subject toaquantitative restriction inasingle Member State :
imports ofthat product into theMember State inquestion shall besubject
toArticle 4(1)("b)ofRegulation ..../ SO;
Article 4(2)ofthesaid Regulation shall notapply tosuch product .
3.Thecreation ofimport possibilities foramounts greater than those referred
tointhefirst ,subparagraph ofparagraph 1shall constitute achange inthe
import arrangements within themeaning ofArticle 7ofReguktion (EEC)No.../80.
Before adopting ameasure ofthetype referred tointhepreceding subparagraph ,
theCommission shall consult thecompetent authorities ofRomania .
Article 5
Annex IIItoRegulation (EEC)Ho..../ 80shall beamended inrespect of
Romania asindicated inAnnex IItothis Regulation .

Article 0
Where theCommunity isrequired under Article 3(3)orArticle 5(2)ofthe
Agreement tocommunicate ornotify information toRomania ,suchcommunication
ornotification shall beeffected bytheCommission .
Article ?
Issues relating totheadministration oftheAgreement shall bedealt with
intheCommittee provided forinArticle 12ofRegulation (EEC)Ho..../80
inaccordance withthespecific rules andprocedures foreachproduct .
Article a
ThisRegulation shall enter intoforce on1January 19^1 .
ThisRegulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall I'ember States .
Done atPar the Council
The President

ANNEX
(BeferredtoinArticlel)
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Tariff
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(1979)CommonCustoms
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TariffCode Code
headingBo·(1979)headingΤΓο(1979)
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Code.,
(1979)
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