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which  do  not  correspond  to the  specifications  of 
Chapters  1, 3, 4 and  5. 
The demarcation  thus  established  between  the 
products  in the  new  Chapters  5, 6 and  7 should  of 
Done  at Brussels,  13 December  1973. course  lead  to a review  of all  references  to the 
different  chapters  of the  Annex,  which  are  made 
several  times  in the  text  of the  proposed  Directive 
itself  (in particular  Articles  3 and  7). 
The Chairman 
of the Economic  and  Social  Committee 
Alfons  LAPPAS 
CONSULTATION  OF  THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
on a proposal  for a Council  Regulation  on the tariff  treatment  applicable  to agricultural 
products  contained  in travellers'  personal  luggage 
A. REQUEST  FOR  AN  OPINION 
At its 250th  meeting  held  on 16 July  1973,  the  Council  decided  to exercise  its option 
of consulting  the  Economic  and  Social  Committee  on  the  above  proposal  for  a 
Regulation. 
The request  for an Opinion  was  sent  by the  President  of the  Council  to the Chairman 
of the  Economic  and  Social  Committee  on 18 July  1973. 
B. TEXT  WHICH  WAS  THE  SUBJECT  OF  THE  CONSULTATION 
The text  which  was  the subject  of the consultation  was  published  in the Official  Journal 
of the European  Communities,  No  C 100  of 22 November  1973. 
C. OPINION  OF  THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
At its 115th  Plenary  Session  held  in Strasbourg  on 29 November  1973,  the Committee 
adopted  its Opinion  on the  text  referred  to under  B by a unanimous  vote  of all the 
members  present  or represented. 
The text  of the  Opinion  is as follows: 
THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE, 
Having  regard  to the  letter  of 18  July  1973,  by 
which  the  President  of the  Council  of the  European 
Communities  requested  it to deliver  an Opinion  on 
the proposal  for  a Council  Regulation  on the  tariff 
treatment  applicable  to  agricultural  products 
contained  in travellers'  personal  luggage; 
Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the 
European  Economic  Community,  and  in particular 
Article  100  thereof; 
Having  regard  to the  Decision  of its  Bureau  on 
26 September  1973,  entrusting  the  Section  for 
Agriculture  with  the  preparation  of an Opinion  on 
the subject; Having  regard  to the  Opinion  delivered  by  the 
Section  for  Agriculture  at  its  meeting  on 
8 November  1973; 
Having  regard  to its discussions  at its 115th  Plenary 
Session  on 29 November  1973, 
HAS  ADOPTED  THE  FOLLOWING  OPINION: 
The Economic  and  Social  Committee  approves  the 
proposal  for  a Council  Regulation  extending 
exemption  from  duties  under  the  Common  Customs 
Tariff,  laid  down  by Regulation  (EEC)  No  1544/69 
and applicable  to agricultural  products  contained  in 
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travellers'  personal  luggage,  to the  amounts  which 
are imposed  within  the  framework  of the  Common 
Agricultural  Policy  as  well  as  those  under 
Regulation  (EEC)  No 1059/69. For reasons  of practical  and  legal  simplification,  the 
Committee  would  nevertheless  have  preferred  these 
provisions  to have  been  introduced  by amendment 
of the  basic  Regulation  rather  than  by  the 
preparation  of a new,  seperate  regulation. 
Done  at Strasbourg,  29 November  1973. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic  and  Social  Committee 
Alfons  LAPPAS 
CONSULTATION  OF  THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
on five  Commission  proposals  on the work  on economic  and  monetary  union 
A. REQUEST  FOR  AN  OPINION 
At its 263rd  meeting  held  on 22 November  1973,  the Council  decided  to exercise  its 
option  of consulting  the Economic  and  Social  Committee  on the above  proposals. 
The request  for an Opinion  was  sent  by the President  of the Council  to the Chairman 
of the Economic  and  Social  Committee  on 23 November  1973. 
B. TEXT  WHICH  WAS  THE  SUBJECT  OF  THE  CONSULTATION 
The text  which  was  the subject  of the consultation  was  published  in the Official  Journal 
of the European  Communities,  No  C 114  of 27 December  1973,  pp. 33 to 46. 
C. OPINION  OF  THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
At its 116th  Plenary  Session  held  in Brussels  on 12 and  13  December  1973,  the 
Committee  adopted  its Opinion  on the text  referred  to under  B, by 67 votes  to 7, with 
21 abstentions  out  of the 95 members  present  or represented. 
The text  of the Opinion  is as follows: 
THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE, 
Having  regard  to  Articles  22  and  46  of  the 
Committee's  Rules  of Procedure; 
Having  regard  to the Treaty  establishing  the European 
Economic  Community,  and  in particular  Article  198 
thereof; Having  regard  to  the  Decision  taken  by  its 
Chairman  on  26  November  1973  entrusting  the 
Section  for  Economic  and  Financial  Questions  with 
the preparation  of an Opinion  and  report  on the 
matter; Having  regard  to the letter  dated  23 November  1973 
in which  the  President  of the  Council  of the 
European  Communities  requested  the  Economic  and 
Social  Committee  to deliver  an Opinion  on 'Work 
on Economic  and  Monetary  Union'; Having  regard  to  the  Opinion  on  the 
Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the