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COM(78)225 final.
Bruxelles ,le „ ,„„0\ 24May 1978 .
COMMISSION
DES
COMMUNAUTES EUROPEENNES
Secrétariat généralLA
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ACCESSION NEGOTIATION 'SWITH GREECES
Proposals ^
concerningS
this accession ofGreece tothe EAEC
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(Commission Communication totheCouncil )S
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ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS WITH GREECE
EUHATOM TREATY
EXPLANATORY MMORANTKJM ^
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Whan thenegotiations forGreece 'saccession tothe Community opened on
27July 1976,Greece stated thatitwould aocept Community ^Les(the
"acquis communau l;aire")astheystoodatthedateofits^^cession to
theCommunity andagreed thatproblems ofadaptation £^S§tlld beresolvedthrough transitional arrangements only andnotthroit^M changebtothose
rules *
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presented concrete ^ndspecific proposes ?concerning itsrequests fortransitional arrangements inthepr^^^pal sectors ofthenegotiations ,Consequent ly,.rbetvten December 1976 and JujKr 1977 the Greek Delegation
fa.pal
Atthesame time theCommunity ,in% number ofstatements setting out
theeffects ofthe "acquis "under various chapter headings ofthe
negotiations ,indicated where itconsidered transitional arrangements
could beproposed and1^^3-own thefundamental conditions tobemet
bythearrangements in^lich cases .
Whereas inmost cases the Greek statements included proposals concerning
theduration ofthetransitional measures tobeintroduced ,the
Community^as maintained uptill nowthatitwasunable tostate its
positi^^With regard tothemaximum period ofvalidity ofsuchmeasures ;
the^&Hicular measures linked tospecific timescales agreed under one
orother chapter heading ofthenegotiations were without prejudice to
the Community 'sfinal position inthat connection .
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3.Attheninth session oftheConference atDeputy level ,held on11November ^
1977 »Greect made astatement setting outtransitional proposalsΛν
intended toiacilitate Greece 'sadaptation inmatters governed "byth^gS
Treaty establishing the EAEC .Greece pointed outwith regard to
institutional questions that ithad communicated its proposals in
respect ofaccession tothethree Communities initsBotepr^entedattheeighth session atDeputy level ,heldon23Septemb.^^i.977 •
TheCommission roted this statement andgave notice <§Kititwould
comment atalater date when ithad been able tostudy it.
4.InDecember 1977tieCommission accepted tJ^Council 'sinvitation to
present atthebeginning of1978propo^i% foracommon position in
fourspecific sectors within thefrau^g^rk ofthesector-by-sector
approach .
5.Within the same framework ,proposals for acommon position can now be
putforward withregard t^^rreece 'saccession totheEAECTreaty .
These proposals formtj^subject ofthis "communication .
6.Inconclusion ,the Commission isrequested toapprove thedraft
communication annexed hereto and totake adecision onits transmission
totheCoim^il . 

INTRODUCTION
1.This communication concerns theapplication byGreece ofthe "acquis
communautai re"inmatters governed bythe Efi.EC Treaty .Itconcerns
theanswers vhich theCommission considers should begiven tothe^
Greek requests fortransitional arrangements inthefield covered by
that Treaty .
2.TheCommission would point outthatitsproposals fall^^thin thegeneral
framework laid down .bytheCouncil on17October 19,7$N\l )anddeveloped
ingreater detail bythe Permanent Representatives Committee on
10November 1977 (2),andthat theproposals aretherefore put forward
subject tothe fallowing reservations :«
(a)Itwould notbeappropriate atth^£$resent stage .todefine aposition
withregard totheperiod ofapplication ofthetransitional measures ;
however ,since theperiods ofApplication requested bytheGreeks in
connection with matters covered bythe EAEC Treaty are from twelve
toeighteen months ,'this reservation does not materially affect the
Commission 'spropq|£^s ;
(b)positions adoo&a inonesector must notprejudice those tobe
adopted subsequently inother sectors ;
(c)anyreciprocal orpartial agreements reached bythe Community and
Grej3£e inrespect ofthe EAEC should notbeconsidered asfinalized
the concluding stage ofthenegotiations ,when theoverall
^S^Vesults ofthenegotiations willbecome clear andmaybecompared .
3.The Greek requests inthe context ofthe EAEC are few innumber and confirm
the view expressed earlier bythe Commission that Greece 'saccession
tothe EAEC should not give rise toanydifficulties (3),
(1)COEP-GR /49/77
(2)COHF-GR /55/77
(3)Opinion onGreek application formembership .

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4.Asfar a&can beseen atpresent ,only one request -that relating to
temporary derogations from certain provisions ofthe Treaty concerning \
the dissemination ofinformation -islikely togive rise tospecific
proposals on ^.hepart ofthe Commission .The Commission considers ,
moreover ,that the opportunity should "betaken toexamine thedetailed
rules governing the communication ofinformation referred toinArticles
12and 13ofthi EAEC Treaty .
5.Similarly ,withregard totheterms forGreece 'sacce^§5&n totheEASC,theCommission ismaking aproposal fortheamendmef&'of thestatutes
ofthe Euratom Supply Agency ./s
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I. GETCERAL CCNSIDSRATIOHS
Attheninth session oftheConference atDeputy level ,theGreek Delegation ^
made astatement onthe questions ofsubstance concerning accession tothe
EAEC(l).TheGreekDelegation restated Greece'sacceptance inprincipl^j ^
the "acquis communautaire ",theinstitutional framework ,thebasic rules
and the secondary legislation adopted pursuant tothe EAEC Treaty ,and put
its proposals ofatransitional nature tofacilitate Greece 's
α. ,τνforward
adjustment inthe fileld ofatomic energy .
TheGreek Delegatica recalled thepositions ithadput^s^the Community
ontheinstitutional aspects ofaccession tothe three Communities inits
Note delivered atthaeighth session ofthe Conference atDeputy level (2).
Theinstitutional aspects ofGreece 'saccesiSon tothe EAEC Treaty arenot
dealt with here ;the Commission propose^jxtto make known itspositions on
thegeneral chapter heading oftheinl^tutions atalater date.
Inthis communication ,the Commission states itsposition onthe problems
raised byGreece 'saccessio«^6 theEAEC,including thespecific proposals
putforward bytheGreek^^egat ion.#
(1)cogpGR /59/77
(2)COÏ1F-GR /6/77

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The Commistion wishes tostress that ,inthis sector asinthose dealt
with previously ,itunderstands that ,apart from the problems ofadjustment 4A
raised bythe "reek Delegation ,Greece will fully accept the "acquis
communautaire "*ith effect from the date ofaccession .
This "acquis "covers thetexts ofthe EA.EC Treaty andits annexes in
their present fort andalltheacts adopted pursuant tothatT^aty ;itextends totheagreements concluded bytheCommunity wi"U^fther countries
orinternational organizations inthe Euratom field and^lSjrthe agreement
concluded between seven Member States oftheCommunitj^and theInternational
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).This iswithout prejudice toanymeasures
which might beadop+ed bythe Community inthis field and thus ,having
become anintegral part ofthe "acquis ",wotti&P have tobeadopted byGreece
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II.TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS IITTHE EURATOM FIELD
1.A,?reement3 orconvent ions^^ncluded between Greece andother countries
orinternational organ^g&ions intheatomic energy field before accession
Greece proposes that these agreements orconventions should besubject to
arrangements similar tothose laid down byArticles 105 and 106ofthe
EAECTreat^^Sucharrangements would enable Greece torespect theobligations
whichj^^ad assumed before accession ,aswasdoneinthecaseoftheorig^^l Member States andsubsequently forthethree newMember States
(Article 5oftheAct ofAccession ).

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This proposal layGreece isentirely inline with the Commission 'sviews .
Itwill makeitpossible toresolve theconflicts that might arise between ^
Greece 'sobligxtions resulting from accession and those which itmight
have incurred under international agreements concluded prior toaccess
Greece has signed thenon-Proliferation Treaty andratified itin1970 .
Inaccordance withthatTreaty ,Greece concluded withtheInt^riational
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)anagreement thatentered intc^^rce in1972
which makes subjesttoIAEAcontrol allthepeaceful nu^fear activitiescarried outonOrtek territory . •^
After accession Greece will naturally besubject tothe Euratom safeguards
system .TheGreece -7AEAbilateral agreemei^feill havetobereplaced by
theControl Agreement which theCommunii^knd theMember States not
possessing nuclear weapons haveconc^J^d withtheAgency .Tothatend, ..
Greece will have toinitiate thenecessary internal procedures for becoming
aparty tothe Control Agreement .
AssoonastheIAEAhas^^ivednotification fromGreece thatthe
necessary internal pr^j^Lures havebeencompleted andfromtheCommunity
thatitisable toZeroise itscontrol inGreece ,theapplication ofthe
Agency 'sguarantees under thebilateral agreement will besuspended and
replaced bythe Community Agreement .
TheCorM^lty should therefore invite Greece togive anundertaking that
itwi^*initiate thenecessary internal procedures sothatthenecessary
notification can bemade onaccession .
Ingeneral ,the Commission isofthe opinion that itwould benecessary ,
inGreece 'scase asinthe cassof the applicant countries atthe time of
theprevious enlargement operation ,tocontinue tofollow
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the arrangements that were adopted forthese same problems during the
cNnegotiations fortheEuratom Treaty .These involved examining the ^
agreements orconventions inquestion during theactual negotiations in<jj3
order tofind appropriate procedures and solutions for any problems x
raised inrespect oftheapplication ofArticles 105 and 106oftheTreaty
asaresult oftheexistence ofthose agreements .Tothatend^the
Commission proposes that the Community should invite Greece forward
totheCommission thetexts ofanyagreements orconvent^jj&s within the
meaning ofArtie ]ss3.05and106oftheTreaty conclud^&n theatomic
energy field sothat anexamination ofthem can bemade .The Commission
would report totha Council onthe conclusions ofthat examination .
Health protection
Greece isrequesting aneighteen-month time-limit from accession forthe
notification ofGreek legislation inthis field inaccordance with Article 33
ofthe EA.EC Treaty .Insupport ofthis request ,Greece points tothe
fragmentary nature ofth^^bcisting provisions andthefactthatitwishes
tohave consultations^^h theCommission with aview to
c5^formulating the Creett legislation .
The Commission would recall that thehealth protection ofthe people and
workers j^^ie oftheessential tasksconferred ontheCommunity "bythe
Treaty^ivticle 2).Thebasic standards aretherefore ofgreat importance
forS&fe Community andthey must beapplied throughout theMember-States
under the best possible conditions .The Commission isnaturally prepared
toprovide technical help inthe formulation ofthe Greek legislation .
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asindeed .Vtisobliged todo,notably under Article 33»which determines ^
the respect :veduties ofthe Member States andthe Commission inthis <^*
matter .
Tho Commission believes that atransitional period would beacceptable on
theunderstanding that itshuruld really serve toachieve i^^stated
objective -namely toprovide Greece with thetime itjqgkteds toimplement
theCommunity directives inforce.During thetraj^&ional period ,the
Commission will give the Greek authorities allnecessary information
toensure the harmonization ofthe provisions inforce with the above
directives .
Asregards theduration ofthis trarw^fcional period -,the Commission
feelsthatatwelve-month period <^^idbejustified fortheimplementation
ofDirective 76/579/Euratom of1June 1976 .
 
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3.Dissemination ofinfoimation xS
Greece isrequesting aone-year time-limit toensure theproper functiri^ng
oftheprocedure provided forinRegulation (Euratom )No3of1958
concerning thesecurity arrangements forinfoimation andinArticles 16
etseq.oftheTroaty .Insupport ofitsrequest ,Greece pod^S outthat
^hese procedures require theintroduction ofspecial legislation .
The Commission considers that itwould "bedesirable todeal with the
various problems raised bythis request inthelight oftheprinciple
restated onmany occasions bythe Community -namely that thetransitional
measures must beenvisaged intezma ofthe problems that they are
supposed toresolve .
The Greek request isconcerned with several aspects linked with the dissemina­
tion ofinformation .Thefirst concerns the procedure for theconfidential
dissemination ofcertain information .Thesecond relates totheclassification
ofcertain information as<^^retforreasons ofdefence .Thethirdrelates
totheapplication in^§kceofArticles 16etseq.oftheTreaty ,which
might require amendm£s>^s totheGreek patent legislation .Afinal aspect ,
which isnot dealt with bythe Greek request ,concerns thenature ofthe
remuneration which Greece ,like the new member countries admitted under
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thefirst^Jargement operation ,will havetopaytotheCommunity inexchang^^r theinformation which theCommunity willmakeavailable to
GreeoJ^ind itsnationals under theterms ofArticles 12and13ofthe
Treaty -this information including the information and patents acquired
bythe Community before Greece 'saccession .

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The Comnn..~sion will not beable tomake any pronouncement ontnese various
problems until ithas been able toundertake acomprehensive examination *
withtheGretk authorities ofthepresent situation ,both fromtheviewpo^p
ofthesaid ,legislative requirements -notallofwhich seematfirst^^ht
tobejustified -and from the viewpoint ofthe information which Greece
cnuld supply tcthe Community .
Tothat end,theCommission feels thattheCommunity shoul^^ftvite the
Greek authoritiey toundertake withtheCommission depa;$^tents adetailed
examination oftisaeproblems ,aswasdoneinthepre<^us enlargement
operation .
TheCommission woulc ;report totheCouncil oi^bhe results ofthatexamination
andwould submit toittheproposals itq^Sidered compatible withthe
interests ofalltheMember States ,i^^he light ofthedifficulties
encountered .
4.Conventions oncivil responsibility in the field ofatomic energy -
Inthesecond paragra^vof point 6ofitsstatement of11November 197?»
Greece revests atf»^-limit ofeighteen months fromaccession inorder
toharmonize itslegislation with the requirements ofthe Conventions of
Paris (i960 )andBrussels (1963 )*
Thisrarest seems torelate totherecommendations oftheEuratom Commission
(65/^^and 66/22)concerning theharmonization oflegislation toimplement
these Conventions .Consequently the Commission will merely propose that
the Community take note ofGreece 'sintentions with regard tothese
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5.Free movement ofcapital fornuclear investment
Inits statement of11November 1977 »"the Greek Delegation stated that
"with regard tothe free movement ofcapital fornuclear investment ,
maintains thepcsition set out inits memorandum of2June 1977 "•
TheCommission stissses thattheTreaty establishing theEAEC^ptains
nogeneral provision toregulate movements ofcapital in$&&ed fornuclear
investment .Article 99 .alone provides that the Commissi^fl^ymay make any
recommendations forfacilitating movements ofcapital ended tofinance
the industrial activities listed inAnnex IItothe EAEC Treaty .
ITospecial recommendation hasever "beenfom^kted pursuant tothattext.
Intheabsence ofexpress stipulation^^n theEAECTreaty ,thetransitional ■
measures ortemporary derogations tb^be introduced inthefield ofcapital
movements (Article 67ofthe EECTreaty )will therefore apply tomovements of
capital fornuclear investment .
Moreparticularly ,th^^&fimission wouldpointoutthattheagreement reached
concerning transactions insecurities will beapplicable toloans issued
bythe EAEC ,subject toagreement onthe period ofapplication ofthe
transitional measures and temporary derogations .
Thecujj^wt payments referred toinArticle 100oftheEAEC Treaty will
also<^!kve tobeliberalized onaccession onthesamebasis asagreed inthe
negotiations relating tocapital movements .

III.EURATOM SUPPLY AGENCY
The accession ofGreece will necessitate amendments tothe statutes ofthi&y
Agency relating tocontributions tothecapital (Article V(l)and(2)^^
andthedistribution ofseats inthe Advisory Committee' (Article X and
(2).
1.Thepresent provisions ofthestatutes ,resulting from Council
Decision of8March 1973 .areasfollows :
TheAgency 'scapital amounts to3200000 EMA (Bor6pean Monetary Agreement )
units ofaccount ,distributed inaccordance with the following scale :
Belgium
Germany
.Denmark
France
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands%equivalence ^192000(ofwhich 10%paid)
a iixffi3itcno non •• " «• »21%
2>%
21%
I/o
21$
</:
V^/ «n/ifUnited Kingdom ^* 21$ \a.UJ4 >#
The Advisory Committee consists of33members ,theallocation ofseats
"being asfollows :672 000 ,."
96000 "
672 000 "
32000 "
672 000 "
192 000 "
672 000 "
^§?gium3members
A^îermany
Denmark6members
2members
Prance 6members
Ireland 1member
Italy 6members
Netherlands 3members
United Kingdom 6members

Onthel^sis ofthedetailed rules governing theoriginal constitution
ofthecapital anditsincrease resulting from theearlier enlargement
oftheComminity ,theCommission proposes thatthecapital "beincreased ^
to3392000MAu.a.-thatis,anincrease of192000u.a.correspondi ^^
toGreece 'scoat ri"but ion.
Thecapital wotIdbedivided according tothe following scale s
Belgium : 5.66%
Germany : 19.81%
Denmark : 2.83%
Prance : '19.81%
Greece : 5.66$
Ireland : 0.94%
Italy : 19.81%
Netherlands : 5.66%
United Kingdom : 19.81%îT
The number ofseats inthe Advisory Committee would beincreased bythree ,
from 33to36;the newallocation scale would beasfollows :
^v£ Belgium :
Germany : 6
Denmark : 2
France : 6
Greecsx : 3
Ir^tnd : 1>^ly; 6
Netherlands : 3
United Kingdom : 6
Theresult ofthese proposals would bethat therepresentation ofthe
present Member States would remain unchanged innumerical terms but
would bereduced inpercentage terms .
Similarly ,theallocation ofseats among therepresentatives ofthe
present Member States would beunchanged .

Since thecapital ofthe Supply Agency has not yet been converted
European ui.it3ofaccount ,Greece 'scapital contribution could require
adjustment following the conversion ofthe EMAu.a.into European units
ofaccount .
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