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(Preparatory  Acts) 
COUNCIL 
CONSULTATION  OF  THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
on the  proposal  for  a Council  Directive  on the  approximation  of the  laws  of the 
Member  States  relating  to cold-water  meters 
A. REQUEST  FOR  AN  OPINION 
At its 245th  meeting  held  on 4 June  1973,  the Council  decided  in accordance  with  the 
provisions  of Article  100  (2)  of the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Economic 
Community  to consult  the Economic  and  Social  Committee  on the above  proposal  for 
a Directive. 
The request  for an Opinion  was  sent  by the President  of the Counoil  to the Chairman 
of the Economic  and  Social  Committee  on 5 June  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 90 of 26 October  1973,  page  47. 
C. OPINION  OF  THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
At its 114th  Plenary  Session  held  in Brussels  on 24 and  25 October  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  request  from  the President  of 
the Council  of the European  Communities  on 5 June 
1973  for an Opinion  on the proposal  for a Council 
Directive  on the  approximation  of the  laws  of the 
Member  States  relating  to cold-water  meters, 
Having  regard  to  Article  100  of  the  Treaty 
establishing  the European  Economic  Community; 
Having  regard  to the  decision  of its Bureau  of 
14 June  1973  to entrust  the  Section  for  Industry, Commerce,  Crafts  and  Services  with  the preparation 
of an Opinion  and  a report  on the matter; 
Having  regard  to the General  Programme  of 28 May 
1969  'to  eliminate  technical  barriers  to trade  in 
industrial  products,  resulting  from  disparities 
between  the  laws,  regulations  and  administrative 
provisions  of the Member  States'; 
Having  regard  to the  Opinion  delivered  by  the 
Section  for Industry,  Commerce,  Crafts  and  Services 
at its meeting  of 3 October  1973; 
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Having  regard  to its discussions  at its 114th  Plenary 
Session,  held  on 24 and  25 October  1973,  at the 
sitting  of 25 October  1973, Having  regard  to the  report  presented  by  Mr 
Lecuyer; calls for  the  harmonization  of test  equipment  and 
procedures,  both  with  regard  to pattern  approval 
and to initial  verification.  For  this  reason  the 
proposal  for  a Directive  must  be supplemented  as 
soon  as possible  by a subsequent  Directive  fixing  the 
requirements  relating  to  test  equipment  and 
procedures  and  the  dimensions  and  connections  of 
meters. 
HAS  ADOPTED  THE  FOLLOWING  OPINION: 
1. The  Committee  considers  that  the  removal  of 
technical  barriers  to trade  in cold-water  meters  also The Economic  and  Social  Committee  approves  the 
proposal  for  a Directive,  subject  to the  following 
comments: 2. The  Committee  has  made  a number  of 
comments  on  the  provisions  annexed  to  the 
proposal  for  a Directive.  In view  of the  technical 
nature  of these  comments,  the  Committee  has  not 
taken  any  stand  on this  matter.  It prefers  to leave 
them  in the  report  of the  Section  and  hopes  that 
the Community  authorities  will  examine  them  with 
the greatest  attention. 
Done  at Brussels,  25 October  1973. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic  and  Social  Committee 
Alfons  LAPP  AS 
CONSULTATION  OF  THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
on the  proposal  for  a Council  Directive  on the  approximation  of the  laws  of the 
Member  States  relating  to continuous  totalizing  weighing  machines 
At its 245th  meeting  held  on 4 June  1973,  the Council  decided  in accordance  with 
the provisions  of Article  100  (2) of the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Economic 
Community  to consult  the  Economic  and  Social  Committee  on the  above  proposal 
for a Directive. 
The request  for an Opinion  was  sent  by the President  of the Council  to the Chairman 
of the Economic  and  Social  Committee  on 5 June  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 90 of 26 October  1973,  page  54. 
C. OPINION  OF  THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
At its 114th  Plenary  Session  held  in Brussels  on 24 and  25 October  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: A. REQUEST  FOR  AN  OPINION 
THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE, Directive  on the  approximation  of the  laws  of the 
Member  States  relating  to continuous  totalizing 
weighing  machines; 
Having  regard  to the request  by the President  of the 
Council  of the  European  Communities  on 5 June 
1973  for an Opinion  on the proposal  for a Council Having  regard  to  Article  100  of  the  Treaty 
establishing  the European  Economic  Community;