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NEGOTIATIONS FORTHEACCESSION
OFSPAINTOTHECOMMUNITY
(CommissionCommunication totheCouncil)
RIGHTOFESTABLISHMENT AND
FREEDOMTOPROVIDESERVICES
-Investmentinthesectorsofchemicals(excludingbasic
chemicals)andelectronics anddataprocessing
C0M(82)114final

IT/TAS/103
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1FollowingtheCommunity'sstatementon1February1980,theSpanishdelegation
statedorclarifieditspositiononanumberofoccasionswithregardto
variousquestionswhichitraisedinthechapteronrightofestablishment
2nnHfreedomtoprovideservices.TheCommunityrepliedtothesestatements
byrequestingcertaininformationorclarifications^.
Acommunication withproposalsonthebankingandinsurancesectorswere
sentrecentlybytheCommissiontotheCouncil4.
Inthecaseoftheindustrialsectors,onwhichtheCommissionwasunable
tomakeproposalsforlackofpreciseinformation andsupportingarguments,
theSpanishdelegationrecentlypresentedinthecontextofthenegotiating
Conference,byNoteVerbaledated17February,astatementconcerningits
requestsintwosectors,chemicals(excludingbasicchemicals)and
electronics anddataprocessing.
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TheCommissionisthereforeabletosetoutinthispaperitsproposalsfor
thesesectors,thussupplementing theabovementioned communication on
rightofestablishment andfreedomtoprovideservices.
COHF-E/4/8O.
^OHF-E/11/80,COHF-E/65/8O,COHF-E/5/8I,C0BF-E/12/81,COKF-E/32/8I,
C0HF-E/40/81,COHF-E/58/8I,COHF-E/9/82.
CQHF-E/42/8O,COHF-E/22/8I.
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Atthe11thmeetingoftheConferenceatDeputylevel,theSpanishdelegation
statedthatthetemporaryderogationsitwishedtoobtainconcernedthree
sectors^: -.v
(i)mixiing;
(ii)chemicals(excludingbasicchemicals);
(iii)electronicsanddataprocessing.
TheCommissionnotesthattheSpanishdelegationhaswithdrawnitsrequest
foratemporaryderogationinrespectofinvestmentinmining.TheCommission
understandsthattheSpanishauthoritiesconsiderthattheywillbeableto
attaintheireconomicpolicyobjectivesinthissectorwithoutrecourseto
transitional measuresforinvestmentbynationalsoftheCommunityasat
presentconstituted .
InthecaseofthesectorsforwhichtheSpanishdelegationhasmaintained
itsrequests,theCommissionhasstudiedtheargumentspresentedinsupport
oftherequestsanditsconclusionsareasfollows:
I.Chemicals
TheCommissionhasnotedthatthetemporaryderogationforthreeyears
requestedbytheSpanishdelegationappliestoproductsofchemicalsubsectors
otherthanbasicchemicals.
ThesituationofSpanishfirmsinthissectorwouldnotseemtocallforthe
establishment ofspecialmeasuresinthecontextoftheaccessionnegotiations ,
eventhoughrestructuring andconcentration ofactivitiesareneededin
certainsubsectors.ThesolidlyestablishedpresenceinSpainofmanyCommunity
firms,whichhavebeenhelpingtodevelopforalongtimeaclimateofopen
competition ontheSpanishmarket,clearlyrepresentsafactorworkinginthe
directionoftheSpanishGovernment'sintentionswithoutthereseemingtobe
thenecessity,inthespecificcontextofcompetition,foranyadjustment
periodtobeprovided.
CONF-E/5/8I.

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Commission proposal
TheCommission proposes that theSpanish request foratemporary derogation
inrespect ofinvestment inthechemicals subsector (excluding basic
chemicals )berejected .
II.Electronics anddata processing
Asinthecase ofchemicals ,theSpanish delegation hasrequested a
three-year temporary derogation forthis sector .
According toinformation provided bytheSpanish delegation ,theSpanish
electronic anddata-processing sector isparticularly open toforeign
products orinvestment ,as53i°oftheSpanish market issupplied from
Spanish production ,80%ofwhich involves theparticipation ofmultinationals .
Inthis connection theCommission notes that theSpanish delegation has
notprovided anyinformation onthegeographical origin oftheforeign
firms established inSpain orhaving afinancial interest inSpanish firms .
TheCommission shares theSpanish delegation 'sview ontheneed for
adjustment totherapid technological developments inthesector andthe
need forlarge-scale investment .TheCommission would recall theimportance
itattaches ,particularly with reference toelectronics anddata processing ,
tothefullest possible exploitation asrapidly aspossible oftheadvantages
offered bythelarge Community market .Consequently ,theCommission
considers that Community preference should apply asfrom accession .
Commission proposal
TheCommission proposes that theSpanish request foratemporary derogation
inrespect ofinvestment intheelectronics anddata-processing sector
berejected .
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Lastly ,theCommission understands thatmthesectors xnquestion the
Spanish authorities wish torecast therole played "byofficial "bodies ,
inaccordance with newcriteria .TheCommission isobliged topoint
outinthis connection that there canbenoquestion ofsetting upa
specific legal framework which might call into question theprinciples
ofnon-discrimination and free competition .