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No C 356/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 31. 12. 87 
Opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) 
No. 2727/75 on the common organization of the market in cereals 
(87/C 356/04) 
On 22 October 1987 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, 
under Articles 43 and 198 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
on the abovementioned proposal. 
The Section for Agriculture and Fisheries, which was responsible for preparing the Commit­
tee's work on the subject, adopted its Opinion on 5 November 1987. The rapporteur was 
Mr Luchetti. 
At its 250th plenary session (meeting of 18 November 1987), the Economic and Social 
Committee adopted the following Opinion unanimously: 
The Committe approves the Commission proposal. 
However, as the Commission's new powers will in 
some cases assume significant economic importance, the 
Done at Brussels, 18 November 1987. 
1. Introduction 
1.1. Information technology and telecommuni­
cations have hitherto played a relatively insignificant 
part in health care, in contrast to other important areas 
of life. 
Initiatives taken in this field so far by the individual 
Member States have been uncoordinated, usually 
restricted to specific areas of health care, and incompat­
ible with each other. Committee urges that care be taken to ensure balanced 
management of the sector, respecting the interests of 
the various Member States. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic and Social Committee 
Alfons MARGOT 
Outside Europe, on the other hand, there is already a 
very wide variety of initiatives and projects in the field 
of medical informatics and bio-informatics involving a 
large number of supplier firms. 
1.2. Health care deals with one of the most basic 
human needs. 
The demand for health care services will increase in the 
future, mainly as a result of changing attitudes to health, 
demographic trends and the emergence of new forms Opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation on a Community action in the field of 
information technology and telecommunications applied to health care, AIM (Advanced 
informatics in medicine in Europe) — Pilot phase 
(87/C 356/05) 
On 7 September 1987 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, 
under Article 130 Q of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, on the 
abovementioned proposal. 
The Section for Protection of the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Affairs, which 
was responsible for preparing the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its Opinion on 
3 November 1987. The rapporteur was Mrs Tiemann. 
At its 250th plenary session (meeting of 18 November 1987) the Economic and Social 
Committee adopted the following Opinion unanimously with one abstention:
No C 134/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 5. 88 
Opinion on the proposal for a Council Directive supplementing and amending Directive 76/ 
116/EEC in respect of the calcium, magnesium, sodium and sulphur content of fertilizers (*) 
(88/C 134/03) 
On 15 January 1988 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, 
under Article 100 A of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, on the 
abovementioned proposal. 
The Section for Industry, Commerce, Crafts and Services, which was responsible for preparing 
the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its Opinion on 2 March 1988. The rapporteur 
was Mr Bento Goncalves. 
At its 254th plenary session (meeting of 23 March 1988) the Economic and Social Committee 
adopted the following Opinion unanimously. 
The Committee approves the Commission's proposal 
amending Directive 76/116/EEC, but would make the 
following comments: 
1. General comments 
1.1. The Committee reaffirms the views set out in 
its Opinions of 27 September 1972 (2) and 1 July 1987 (3) 
on Directive 76/116/EEC, particularly with regard to 
protection of the environment and public health. 
1.2. By including reference to secondary nutrients 
in EEC fertilizers, the present proposal is gradually 
(!) OJ No C 20, 26. 1. 1988, p. 5. 
(2) OJ No C 123, 27. 11. 1972. 
(3) OJ No C 232, 31. 8. 1987. improving the flow of information to users and increas­
ing their knowledge of the fertilizers they use. 
1.3. Moreover, by approximating the laws of the 
Member States, the proposed Directive constitutes 
another step towards greater market transparency, in 
line with the objectives of completing the internal 
market. 
2. Specific comments 
2.1. In order to avoid possible confusion with the 
concept of 'principal nutrient', the Committee proposes 
that the heading of the chart contained in Annex I be 
reworded to read: 
'List of fertilizers containing calcium, magnesium 
and sulphur as their main secondary nutrients'. 
Done at Brussels, 23 March 1988. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic and Social Committee 
Alfons MARGOT
No C 102/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 4. 89 
Additional Opinion on the communication from the Commission to the Council and to the 
European Parliament concerning a programme of strategic research and technology in the 
field of aeronautics, pilot phase (1989/1990) (!) 
(89/C 102/08) 
On 24 January 1989 the Bureau of the Economic and Social Committee, acting under the 
third paragraph of Article 20 of the Rules of Procedure, decided that the Committee should 
draw up an additional Opinion on the communication from the Commission. 
The Section for Industry, Commerce, Crafts and Services, which was responsible for preparing 
the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its Opinion on 1 February 1989. The rapporteur 
was Mr Flum. 
At its 263rd plenary session (meeting of 22 February 1989), the Economic and Social 
Committee adopted the following Opinion by a unanimous vote. 
1. Preliminary comments 
1.1. The Economic and Social Committee has 
already delivered a detailed Opinion on the Com­
mission's communication, in which it approved the 
communication's general thrust and substance (2). The 
Committee would refer to the comments made in that 
Opinion. 
1.2. The Commission has since amended its pro­
posals in response to the European Parliament and the 
Council (2) has decided as a result to incorporate this 
aeronautical programme in the BRITE/EURAM pro­
gramme for 1989-1992. Thus, a fifth area of research 
—specific activities relating to aeronautics 
has been added to this programme's four initial areas. 
1.3. A sum of 35 million ECU has been set aside for 
the aeronautical programme's two-year pilot phase. 
1.4. The findings are due to be appraised in the 
course of the second year. 
(') Doc. CES of 14 December 1988 (OJ No C 54, 6. 3. 1989). 
(2) Common position of the Council of 15 December 1988. 2. Specific comments 
2.1. The Economic and Social Committee basically 
welcomes the inclusion of the proposal in the BRITE/ 
EURAM programme. This will make it possible to 
make an early start on the work. 
2.2. It regrets the cuts in the funds initially ear­
marked for the pilot programme, and trusts that at the 
end of the two-year programme the funds provided for 
the main programme will be commensurate with the 
project's great economic and technological importance 
for Community industry. 
2.3. A check should be made to see whether the 
topics hit by the cuts could not receive aid from the 
BRITE/EURAM programme's other areas, if they can 
be accommodated in these areas. 
3. Final comment 
The content of the Committee's Opinion of 
14 December 1988 on the aeronautical programme still 
applies in full to the BRITE/EURAM programme's fifth 
area of research. 
Done at Brussels, 22 February 1989. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic and Social Committee 
Alberto MASPRONE
7. 8. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 201/5 
Opinion on the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 80/390/EEC in respect 
of mutual recognition of stock exchange listing particulars (*) 
(89/C 201/02) 
On 12 April 1989 the Council decided, in accordance with Article 54 of the Treaty establishing 
the European Economic Community, to ask the Economic and Social Committee for an 
Opinion on the abovementioned proposal. 
The Section for Economic, Financial and Monetary Questions, which was responsible for 
the preparatory work, adopted its Opinion on 13 June 1989. The rapporteur was Mr 
J. Pardon. 
At its 267th plenary session (meeting of 21 June 1989), the Economic and Social Committee 
adopted unanimously the following Opinion. 
1. On 17 April 1989 the Council adopted a Directive 
'co-ordinating the requirements for the drawing-up, 
scrutiny and distribution of the prospectus to be pub­
lished when transferable securities are offered to the 
public' (89/298/EECM2). 
If the offer concerns securities which are to be officially 
listed on a stock exchange, the information must com­
ply with the requirements of Directive 80/390/EEC (3) 
as amended by Directive 87/345/EEC(4). 
Under the present proposal, the public offer prospectus 
(89/298/EEC) whose information complies with the 
requirements of Directive 80/390/EEC as amended by 
Directive 87/345/EEC may be used for a stock exchange 
listing in any Member State if it has been approved in 
the preceding three months by the authority responsible 
for approving public offer prospectuses. 
(!) OJ No C 101, 22. 4. 1989. 
(2) OJ No L 124, 5. 5. 1989, p. 8. 
(3) OJ No L 100, 17. 4. 1980, p. 1. 
(4) OJ No L 185, 4. 7. 1987, p. 81. 2. This is an extension of the rules on the mutual 
recognition of prospectuses, the application of which 
was approved by the ESC in its Opinion of 14 April 
1987 (5) on the future Directive 87/345/EEC amending 
Directive 80/390/EEC. 
3. The Committee approves the proposal for a direc­
tive submitted to it. 
The enlargement of the economic area in which firms 
operate to the dimensions of the Community involves 
a parallel enlargement of firms' needs for finance and 
of the capital markets to which they must turn to satisfy 
these needs. 
On the eve of the liberalization of capital movements 
on 1 July 1990 and the completion of the Single Market 
scheduled for 1 January 1993, it is important for the 
Council to adopt a measure like the present proposal 
which is designed to help bring the Single Market into 
being. 
OJ No C 150, 9. 6. 1987, p. 18. 
Done at Brussels, 21 June 1989. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic and Social Committee 
Alberto MASPRONE
No C 329/58 Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 12. 89 
Opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 
222/77 in respect of the abolition of lodgement of the transit advice note on crossing an 
internal frontier of the Community^) 
(89/C 329/18) 
On 14 August 1989 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, 
under Article 100 A of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, on the 
abovementioned proposal. 
The Section for Industry, Commerce, Crafts and Services, which was responsible for preparing 
the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its Opinion on 4 October 1989. The Rapporteur 
was Mr Mourgues. 
At its 270th plenary session (meeting of 19 October 1989), the Economic and Social Committee 
adopted the following Opinion nem. con. with one abstention. 
1. The Committee approves the Commission pro­
posal, which conforms with the programme of measures 
contained in the White Paper and involves the re-launch 
of a proposal which has been before the Council for 
ten years. 
2. The Committee considers that the transit advice 
note is a particularly cumbersome and often unreliable 
administrative procedure. The high level of intra-Com-
munity trade creates almost impossible delays and prob­
lems for customs services (with effects similar to those 
caused by the old 'carnets de passage en douane' under 
the temporary import arrangements which have now 
generally been abandoned). 
3. The new substitute procedure, although satisfac­
tory for operators, calls for the following comments: 
a) It is noted that certain procedures could remain 
unchanged if zero Value Added Tax (VAT) were 
retained after 1 January 1993 for trade between 
Member States—a possibility which should not at 
present be ruled out. The same could apply to the 
arrangements for linking bonded warehouses in the 
case of goods subject to excise duties. 
(') OJ No C 245, 26. 9. 1989, p. 4. b) The disappearance of goods can also be the result 
of fraud (deficits, surpluses, and forged invoices). 
Apart from the taxation to be applied, penalties 
(usually fines) may be imposed. This raises the 
question of what legal procedure to apply. Harmon­
ization of this sphere is not planned yet. It would 
therefore be useful to specify that Member States 
must penalize any infractions effectively. 
Rather than imposing the highest rate of tax appli­
cable in the Community as it proposes, the Com­
mission is asked to consider applying the tax of the 
country of departure on condition that the principal 
guarantees the difference between the tax of the 
country of departure and the highest applicable-tax 
in the Community, which could be due if the goods 
disappeared. 
4. Points Vlb and VII of the assessment of the impact 
on competitiveness and employment give rise to reser­
vations. Community initiatives are needed as regards 
the redeployment and retraining of customs personnel 
in the Community (e.g. in the fight against drug traffick­
ing and international terrorism). 
Done at Brussels, 19 October 1989. 
7 he Chairman 
of the Economic and Social Committee 
Alberto MASPRONK
7.5.90 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 112/27 
Opinion on the proposal fof Council Decisions concerning the conclusion of agreements 
between the European Economic Community and the European Free Trade Association 
(EFTA) countries establishing cooperation in the field of training in the context of the 
implementation of COMETT II (1990-1994) 
(90/C 112/09) 
On 18 December 1989 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, 
under Article 198 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, on the 
abovementioned proposal. 
The Committee decided to appoint Mr Pearson as rapporteur-general with the task of 
preparing its work on the subject. 
At its 274th plenary session (meeting of 28 February 1990) the Economic and Social Committee 
adopted the following Opinion unanimously. 
1. General comments 
1.1. The programme on cooperation between univer­
sities and industry regarding training in the field of 
technologies (COMETT) was adopted by the Council 
of 24 July 1986 for an initial three-year phase (1987-
1989). By its Decision of 16 December 1989 the Council 
extended the programme for a second phase running 
from 1990 to 1994. 
The Economic and Social Committee gave its views on 
both decisions in its Opinions of 27 November 1985 (l) 
and 23 November 1988 (2) respectively. 
1.2. On 22 May 1989 the Council approved the open­
ing of the COMETT II programme to the EFTA 
countries, the latter having already declared their will­
ingness to conclude agreements on cooperation within 
the framework of COMETT II. 
1.3. Accordingly the Commission has put forward a 
proposal for Council Decisions on the conclusion of six 
agreements between the Community and the EFTA 
countries on cooperation within the framework of 
COMETT II for the period 1990-1994. 
(!) OJ No C 344, 31. 12. 1985. 
(2) OJNoC23, 30. 1. 1989. 2. Specific comments 
2.1. The Committee expressly endorses the Com­
mission's proposal for Council Decisions on the partici­
pation of EFTA countries in the COMETT II pro­
gramme as this will substantially reinforce the achieve­
ments of COMETT I and the already perceptible poten­
tial effects of COMETT II. 
2.2. The Committee is further of the view that the 
planned cooperation between the Community and the 
EFTA countries under COMETT II will create pro­
vision for a much broader choice of cooperation for 
technology training between universities and enterprises 
which should have the effect of raising qualifications 
significantly; this is imperative if the challenge of techni­
cal change in production and management is to be met 
in the future. 
2.3. The Committee welcomes the fact that the pro­
posal contains sufficient safeguards to protect the legit­
imate interests of the Community and the character of 
COMETT II as a European programme. 
Done at Brussels, 28 February 1990. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic and Social Committee 
Alberto MASPRONE
6. 2. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 31/27 
Opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the 
Community, of the convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous 
wastes and their disposal 
(91/C 31/08) 
On 10 September 1990 the Council, acting in accordance with Article 198 of the EEC Treaty, 
asked the Economic and Social Committee for an Opinion on the abovementioned proposal. 
The Section for Protection of the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Affairs, which 
was instructed to prepare the Committee's work on the matter, appointed Mr van Dam as 
Rapporteur-General. 
The Committee drew up the following Opinion at its 280th plenary session (meeting of 18 
October 1990). The Opinion was adopted by a unanimous vote. 
The draft Council Decision, submitted by the Com­
mission, gives EC approval of the Basel convention 
of 22 March 1989 on the control of transboundary 
movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal. The 
draft Decision obliges the EC Member States to take 
the necessary measures to enable the EC and the Mem­
ber States to deposit their instruments of ratification at 
the same time, if possible, and by 1 February 1991 at 
the latest. In this way the EC will help to bring about 
the rapid entry into force of this world-wide measure. In addition to the Community itself, all the EC Member 
States have now signed the Convention. In the light of 
the measures being proposed and the Committee's earli­
er Opinions (x) on the matter, the Committee rec­
ommends acceptance of the Draft Decision. 
(!) See OJ No C 176, 4. 7. 1983, OJ No C 354, 31. 12. 1985, 
OJ No C 112, 7. 5. 1990. 
Done at Brussels, 18 October 1990. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic and Social Committee 
Francis STAEDELIN
14. 10. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 269/23 
Opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) repealing Regulations (EEC) 
No 3690/86 concerning the abolition within the framework of the TIR Convention of customs 
formalities on exit from a Member State at a frontier between two Member States, and 
(EEC) No 4283/88 on the abolition of certain exit formalities at internal Community 
frontiers—introduction of common border posts {l) 
(91/C 269/07) 
On 31 May 1991 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, 
under Article 100 A of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, on the 
abovementioned proposal. 
The Section for Industry, Commerce, Crafts and Services, which was responsible for preparing 
the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its Opinion on 5 June 1991. The Rapporteur 
was Mr R. Miiller. 
At its 288th plenary session (meeting of 3 July 1991) the Committee adopted the following 
Opinion unanimously. 
1. To simplify the formalities when crossing an 
internal frontier [under the international carriage of 
goods by road (TIR) procedure, the ATA procedure, 
the Community movement carnet procedure and the 
procedure using NATO form 302], the Regulations 
now to be repealed empower the customs office of entry 
to carry out the tasks of the office of exit in addition 
to its own: thus in each case only one customs clearance 
is necessary. 
2. Council Regulation (EEC) No 474/90 (2) abolished 
from 1 July 1991 the lodgement of the transit advice 
note in the community transit procedure on crossing 
an internal frontier. The next logical step is to abolish 
customs clearance at the internal frontiers also for the other procedures mentioned above. Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 719/91 (3) lays the basis for this, since it 
provides that the Community will be regarded as a 
single customs territory for the purposes of TIR and 
ATA carnet procedures. Council Regulations (EEC) No 
3690/86 (4) and No 4283/88 (5) were thereby rendered 
superfluous, and the present draft Regulation repeals 
them. At the same time, the rules laid down in Regu­
lation (EEC) No 719/91 are to be extended to transit 
under cover of NATO form 302. For the Community 
movement carnet, however, the simplifications laid 
down in Regulation (EEC) No 4283/88 must remain in 
force until that Regulation is completely repealed. 
3. The present draft Regulation follows from the 
decisions already taken, and should therefore be unre­
servedly endorsed. 
(!) OJ No C 143, 1. 6. 1991, p. 11. 
(2) OJ No L 51, 27. 2. 1990, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 78, 26. 3. 1991, p. 6. 
(4) OJ No L 341, 4. 12. 1986, p. 1. 
(5) OJ No L 382, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1. 
Done at Brussels, 3 July 1991. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic and Social Committee 
Francis STAEDELIN
20.1.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC14/47
ofinternationalco-operationinwhichpoliticaland
economiccommitments arecloselyinterwoven .The
Committeeispreparedtopursuesuchdialoguewith
economicandsocialgroupsinordertodevelopaspects
ofdecentralizedcooperationwiththedeveloping
countriesofCentralAmerica.beaccompaniedbyotherpoliciestoprovideactive
supportforthedevelopingcountries'.
9.TheCommitteethereforeunreservedlysupports
regularpoliticaldialoguewiththecountriesofCentral
Americaandregardsitasanexperimentinanewform
DoneatBrussels,30October1991.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
FrancoisSTAEDELIN
Opinionon:
—theproposalforaCouncilRegulation (EEC)extendinginto1992theapplicationof
CouncilRegulations (EEC)No3831/90,3832/90,3833/90and3835/90of20December
1990applyinggeneralizedtariffpreferencesfor1991inrespectofcertainproducts
originatingindevelopingcountries,and
—theproposalforaCouncilRegulation (EEC)extendinginto1992theapplicationof
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No3834/90of20December1990reducingfor1991thelevies
oncertainagriculturalproductsoriginatingindevelopingcountries(*)
(92/C14/17)
On30August1991theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposals.
TheSectionforExternalRelations,TradeandDevelopmentPolicy,whichwasresponsible
forpreparingtheCommittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon22October1991.
TheRapporteurwasMrLiverani.
Atits290thplenarysession(meetingof30October1991),theEconomicandSocialCommittee
adoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
thusenablingtherevisedschemefortheninetiestobe
finalized.1.TheEconomicandSocialCommitteeapproves
theprovisionalextensionofthe1991schemebeyond
1January1992inthefirmhopethatthenegotiationson
theGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade(GATT)/
UruguayRoundcanbebroughttoaspeedyconclusion,2.TheCommitteecallsontheCommissiontosub­
mit,assoonaspossibleaftertheGATTnegotiations
areconcluded,acomprehensive proposalforarevised
schemeofthegeneralizedsystemofpreferences (GSP)
inthelightoftheoutcomeoftheUruguayRound. (i)OJNoC228,3.9.1991,p.3-6.

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3.TheCommitteeassumesthatthecommentsit
madeinitsOpinion'GeneralizedSystemofPreferences :
Guidelinesforthe1990'willbetakenintoaccount
whenanewGSPschemeisdrawnup.Thisincludesits
proposalthatallcountrieswithapercapitaGross
DomesticProduct(GDP)higherthanthatofanEC
countryshouldinprinciplebeexcludedfromtheGSP.
Inaddition,thereformshouldnotneglecttosimplifyandimprovetherulesoforiginforthebeneficiary
countries.
4.Asthe1991schemeistocontinuevirtually
unchanged,theCommitteewouldrefertoitsOpinion
ontheproposalfromtheCommissiontotheCouncil
fixingtheCommunity'sGeneralizedTariffPreferences
Schemefor1991(2).
(!)OJNoC69,18.3.1991,p.9. (2)OJNoC41,18.2.1991,p.14.
DoneatBrussels,30October1991.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
FrancoisSTAEDELIN