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AmendedproposalforaCouncilDirectiveamendingforthesecondtimeDirective
83/189/EEClayingdownaprocedurefortheprovisionofinformationinthefieldoftechnical
standardsandregulations(')
(93/C290/05)
COM(93)444final—SYN445
(SubmittedbytheCommissionpursuanttoArticle149(3)oftheEEC-Treatyon6October1993)
ActingontheopiniondeliveredbyParliament(2)atfirst
reading,theCommissionhasdecidedtoamendits
proposalasfollows:
1.thefollowingrecitalisinsertedafterrecital13:
'whereasitisthereforeimperativethattheurgency
procedurebeadaptedinawaythatreflects
experiencetodate.';4.lastsubparagraphofArticle1(9)isamendedtoread
asfollows:
'Technicalregulationsimposedbyalllocalauthorities
exceptthoseatthelevelimmediatelybelowthe
centralgovernmentshallbeexcluded.Adetailedlist
oftheauthoritiesthatimposetechnicalregulationsis
publishedinAnnexIIIofthisDirective.';
5.thirdsubparagraphofArticle8(1)isamendedtoread
asfollows:
'MemberStatesshallcommunicate thedraftagain
undertheaboveconditionsiftheymakesignificant
changestothedraftthathavetheeffectinteraliaof
extendingitsscope,shorteningthetimetableorig­
inallyenvisagedforimplementation ,addingspecifi­
cationsorrequirements ,ormakingthelattermore
retrictive.';2.recital16isamendedtoreadasfollows:
'whereasitisappropriate,intheinterestsoflegal
certainty,thatMemberStatespubliclyannouncethat
anationaltechnicalregulationhasbeenadoptedin
accordancewiththeformalitieslaiddowninthe
Directive.';
3.paragraph4ofArticle1isamendedtoreadas
follows:
'4."standard",atechnicalspecificationapprovedbya
recognizedstandardizing bodyforrepeatedor
continuousapplicationswithwhichcomplianceis
notcompulsory .
Thefollowingdefinitionsshallapply:
s
—internationalstandard:astandardadoptedby
aninternationalstandardization organization
andmadeavailabletothepublic,
—Europeanstandard:astandardadoptedbyone
oftheEuropeanstandardization bodieslisted
inAnnexIandmadeavailabletothepublic,
—nationalstandard:astandardadoptedbyone
ofthenationalstandardization bodieslistedin
AnnexIIandmadeavailabletothepublic.
Points3and4shallbecomepoints5and6
respectively.';6.Article8(4)isamendedtoreadasfollows:
'4.InformationsuppliedunderthisArticleshallnot
beconfidential,exceptattheexpressrequestofthe
notifyingMemberState.Anysuchrequestshallbe
explainedbyreasons.';
7.inArticle9(1),(2),(3)and(4)theterms'receiptby
theCommissionofthe'areinsertedafter'fromthe
dateofthe.';
8.Article11isamendedtoreadasfollows:
'TheCommissionshallreporteverytwoyearstothe
EuropeanParliamentandtheEconomicandSocial
Committeeontheresultsoftheapplicationofthis
Directive .Listsofstandardization workentrustedto
theEuropeanstandardization organizationspursuant
tothisDirective,aswellasstatisticsonthenotifi­
cationsreceivedshallbepublishedonanannualbasis
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunity.'-,oOJNoC340,23.12.1992,p.7.
OAdoptedon24May1993(EPA3-0153/93).

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(26)9.thefollowingAnnexisinsertedafterAnnexII:
ANNEXIII
ListofauthoritiestowhichtheDirectivewillapply(in
additiontothecentralauthoritiesoftheMemberStates):Counties(32)
Regioni(20
Districts(3)IRELAND :
ITALIA:
LUXEMBOURG
NEDERLAND :Régions(3)etcommunautés (3)
Amtskommuner (14)Produktschappen indezinvan
dewetopdebedrijfsorganisatie
(12)BELGIQUE :
DANMARK :
DEUTSCHLAND
ELLAS:
ESPANA :Lander(16)
Perifereia(13) PORTUGAL :Regioesautonomas(2)
Comunidadesautonomas(17)UNITEDKINGDOM :Nations(4)'
AmendedproposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)concerningarrangementsforimplementing
theAgreementontheEuropeanEconomicArea(')
(93/C290/06)
COM(93)466final
/
(SubmittedbytheCommissionpursuanttoArticle149(3)oftheEEC-Treatyon6October1993)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,WhereastheEEAAgreementprovidesforanEEAJoint
Committeewithdecision-making powers;whereasthe
Communitywillhavetostateitsviewswithinthat
Committeeanditisthereforenecessarytolaydown
rulesofprocedurefordecidingonthepositionthe
Communitywilladopt;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle238
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheassentoftheEuropeanParliament,Whereasprovisionalrulesofproceduremustbelaid
downtoincorporatetheacquiscommunautaire ascloseas
possibletothedateofentryintoforceoftheEEA
Agreement,ingoodtimetosecuretheobjectivesofthe
EEAAgreement,namelytoestablishadynamicand
homogenousEuropeanEconomicArea; WhereasanAgreementontheEuropeanEconomicArea
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,the
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunityandtheirMember
States,ontheonehand,andtheEFTAStates,onthe
other,wassignedinOportoon2May1992.;Whereasitisnecessarytolaydowntheproceduresfor
puttingintoeffectthesafeguardclausesprovidedforin
Articles112and114oftheEEAAgreement;
Whereasimplementingrulesmustalsobeprovidedforin
thefieldofcompetition,toenabletheprinciples
governingtheapplicationofcompetitionlaw,onthe
basisofArticles85and86oftheEECTreaty,tobe
appliedmutatismutandistotheEEA;Whereas,followingSwitzerland'snon-ratification ofthe
EEAAgreement,theEuropeanCommunity,the
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunityandtheirMember
States,ontheonehand,andtheRepublicofAustria,the
RepublicofFinland,theRepublicofIceland,thePrinci­
palityofLiechtenstein ,theKingdomofNorwayandthe
KingdomofSweden,ontheother,signedaProtocol
amendingtheAgreementontheEuropeanEconomic
Areaon17March1993;whereastheAgreementandthe
Protocolarehereinafterreferredtoas'theEEA
Agreement';Whereas,giventhenatureoftheBankingAdvisory
CommitteeandtheInsuranceCommittee,specificrules
shouldbelaiddownforconsultingthem;
WhereasitisnecessarytoestablishthearrangementsforWhereas,inaccordancewiththeEEAAgreement,a
implementingvariousprovisionsoftheEEAAgreement;financialmechanismhasbeenestablishedbytheEFTA
States;whereasitisnecessarytolaydownthemethod
fordeterminingtheallocationofgrantsandinterest
rebatesonloanstoeachrecipientMemberStatein
OOJNoC339,22.12.1992,p11. accordancewithProtocol38oftheEEAAgreement;