No C 202/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 8. 85 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) abolishing certain postal charges for customs pres­
entation 
COM(85) 356 final 
(Submitted to the Council by the Commission on 11 July 1985) 
(85/C 202/11) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 
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 Decision 79/8/EEC of the representatives of 
the Governments of the Member States of the European 
Economic Community meeting within the Council, of 18 
December 1978, on the abolition of certain postal 
charges for customs presentation (x) put an end to the 
levying of customs presentation charges in respect of 
consignments of goods sent from another Member State 
and benefiting on importation from relief from turnover 
taxes and excise duties; 
Whereas the authorities of some Member States 
consequently continue to levy such charges in respect of 
O OJN0L6, 10. 1. 1979, p. 26. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 on 
Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products 
as food aid 
COM(85) 3 70 final 
(Submitted to the Council by the Commission on 23 July 1985) 
(85/C 202/12) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 83 and Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-
209 thereof, liament, other consignments of Community goods sent from 
another Member State; 
Whereas it is essential to strengthen the Community's 
internal market by reducing and, where possible, 
removing formalities and charges which apply to trade in 
Community goods between Member States; whereas the 
final abolition of postal charges for customs presentation 
in trade within the Community would make a major 
contribution to the achievement of this aim in that it 
would have a visible and immediate effect on such trade 
for the benefit of the citizens of Europe; whereas, 
however, the Treaty does not provide for the necessary 
powers of action to this end; whereas it therefore 
appears necessary to base the provisions of this Regu­
lation on Article 235, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Postal charges shall no longer be levied for the pres­
entation to customs of consignments of goods sent from 
another Member State which fulfil the conditions laid 
down in Articles 9 and 10 of the Treaty. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1986. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
10.8.85 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 202/9 
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors, 
Whereas the Community grants food aid to developing 
countries and countries suffering natural disasters, for 
which it provides financing; 
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 2681/74 ('), expenditure on Community 
food-aid operations is financed from the Guarantee 
Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and 
Guarantee Fund in respect of the export refunds 
associated with food aid and from Title 9 of the 
Community budget, Chapter 'Food aid and food projects 
in place of food aid', in respect of the remaining cost; 
Whereas experience has shown that this division of the 
expenditure has various drawbacks with regard to 
managing Community budget appropriations; whereas 
the total cost of food aid should accordingly be charged 
solely to Title 9 of the budget, Chapter 'Food aid and 
food projects in place of food aid' and Regulation (EEC) 
No 2681/74 should be amended accordingly, 
O OJ No L 288, 25. 10. 1974, p. 1. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 is hereby amended as 
follows: 
1. The following subparagraph is hereby added to 
Article 1 : 
'The said expenditure shall be met from Title 9 of the 
Community budget, Chapter "Food aid and food 
projects in place of food aid".' 
2. Article 2 is hereby repealed. 
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 to expenditure to be charged to the 
Community budget from 1 January 1986. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States.