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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)369final
Brussels,29July1977
ProposalforaCouncilRegulationderogatinginfavourof
DenmarkfromRegulation(EEC)No1445/72concerningthe
nomenclature ofgoodsfortheexternaltradestatistics
oftheCommunityandstatisticsoftradebetweenMember
States(NIMEXE)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(77)369final

REASONS FOR THE PROPOSAL
1.Council Regulation (EEC )No3065 /75of24November 1975 amending Regulation
(EEC )No1445 /72concerning the nomenclature ofgoods for the external
trade -statistics oftheCommunity and statistics oftrade between Member
States (NIMEXE )requires theMember States toapply NIMEXE inits entirety
from 1January 1978 onwards .
2.However ,when this Regulation was adopted ,the following declaration was
recorded inthe Council 'sminutes :"The Member States and the Commission
agree that ,inview ofthe special problems likely tobebrought about in
Denmark bythe full application ofNIMEXE asfrom 1978 ,thequestion whether
this date should bedeferred inthe case ofDenmark will beexamined before
the end of1977 ".
3.Inamemorandum dated 21September 1976 ,thePermanent Representation for
Denmark explained tothe Commission the special difficulties still being
experienced inefforts tointroduce NIMEXE instead ofDenmark 'sown classi­
fication ,onwhich both external trade statistics and industrial statistics
.arebased .ItStressed that taking premature measures tosolve Denmark 's
nomenclature problems would simply mean that thewhole question would pro­
bably have tobere-opened when the time came "fortheMember States toin­
corporate into their national classifications the integrated classification
being devised bythe -Commission departments and ,atsome time inthe future ,
toadopt theCustoms Co-operation Council 'sharmonized system for thedesig­
nation and :coding ofgoods .Itwould therefore bereasonable toauthorize
Denmark not tocomply with the above-mentioned provisions until
1January 1980 atthe earliest .
4.Nevertheless ,inthe same memorandum ,Denmark confirmed its resolve to
abide bythecommitments entered into byMember States under Article 38,
paragraphs 1and 2andArticle 34a)ofCouncil Regulation (EEC )No1736 /75
of24June 1975 ontheexternal trade statistics oftheCommunity and
statistics oftrade between Member States .The supply totheCommission of
data onDanish external trade would therefore beunaffected bypermitting
that Member State topostpone thecomplete application ofNIMEXE .
5.Measures should therefore betaken toallow forthecontinuation ofthe
current Danish procedure fordesignating imported andexported goods
without endangering theprogress already achieved atCommunity level
with regard touniform automatic processing ofinformation onexternal trade .

Proposal foraCouncil Regulation derogating infavour ofDenmark from •
Regulation (EEC )No1445/72concerning thenomenclature ofgoods forthe
external trade statistics oftheCommunity and statistics pftrade between
Member States (NIMEXE )
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 235 thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC )No1445 /72of24April 1972 concerning the
nomenclature ofgoods for the external trade statistics oftheCommunity and
statistics oftrade between Member States (NIMEXE )(1)hasbeen amended by
Regulation (EEC )No3065 /75of24November 1975 (2); whereas ,when the
latter .Regulation was adopted ,the following declaration was recorded inthe
Council 'sminutes against Article 2(3),asthen amended :"TheMember States and
theCommission .agree that ,inview ofthe special problems likely tobe
raised 'inDenmark bythe full application bfNIMEXE asfrom 1978 ,the
question whether this date should bedeferred inthe case ofDenmark will be
examined before the end of1977 ";
Whereas such examination hasshown that special problems will arise ifDenmark
isrequired touseNIMEXE atthedata collection stage during theperiod
1January 1977 .to 31 December 1979 J
Whereas ,inthese circumst since s,itisappropriate topostpone fortwoyears the
application ofNIMEXE atthedata collection stage ^ndwhereas such postpone­
ment does not jeopardize Regulation (EEC )No1445 /72
asamended norCouncil Regulation (EEC)No1736/75of24June 1975
ontheexternal trade statistics oftheCommunity andstatistics oftrade
between Member States (3),andinparticular Articles 38(l )and (2)auzd
34(a )thereof , .-v:
(1)OJNoL 161 ,17.7.1972 ,p.'l
(2)WNol 307 ,27.11.1975 ,p.1
(3)OJNoL183 ,14.7.1975 ,p.3

HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION J
Article 1
BywayofderogationfromArticle2(3)ofRegulation(EEC)NO1445/72,
Denmarkmaycontinueuntil31December1979"touseitsnationalnomen­
claturesolelyatthedatacollectionstagefortheexternaltrade
statisticsoftheCommunityandstatisticsoftrade "betweenMemberStates.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforoeon1January1978*
ThiBRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates,
DoneatBrussels.
PortheCouncil
ThePresident