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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
GeneralSecretaria!COM(79)637final
Brussels.19thNovember1979
FOROFFICIAL USEONLY
ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS WITHSPAIN
SECONDREPORT
ontheexamination ofCommunitysecondarylegislation
(ActsrelatingtoSTATISTICS
andtoDATAPROCESSING andthe
AERONAUTICAL SECTOR)
(Communication fromtheCommission totheCouncil)
C0M(79)637final

1.Incontinuation ofthesystematicexamination ofCommunity
secondarylegislationundertakenwiththeSpanishDelegationin
accordancewiththebriefreoeivedfromtheCouncil,theCommission
hasexaminedthegeneralactsadoptedIQTtheEECinstitutions inthe
fieldsofstatisticsanddataprocessingandintheaeronautical
sectorwhichwereinforceon1June1979*
However,noexaminationhasbeenmadeofactswhichwillceasetoapply
beforetheendof1979orofactsaddressedexclusivelytocertain
MemberStates.
Ithas,however,beenconsideredadvisabletoexamineandincludein
theannexestothisreportCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2915/78of
8December1978amendingthenomenclature ofgoodsfortheexternal
tradestatisticsoftheCommunityandstatisticsoftradebetween
MemberStates(NIMEXE).AlthoughthisRegulationappliesto1979only
(anew,updatedversionofthisnomenclature,asapplicablefrom
1Januaryeachyear,hastobepublishedannually),ithasbeenexamined
inviewofthefundamental importanceitpresentsinitsownright,
irrespective oftheannualupdating.Itwillthereforebeadvisable
induecoursetoembarkonafurtherexaminationwiththeSpanishDelegation
ofthenomenclature publishedfortheyearofSpain'saccession,with
aviewtomakinganyadaptationsthatproveintheeventtobenecessary.
Thisexaminationdoesnotcoveractsrelatingtostatisticsinthe
fieldsoftransport,socialaffairsoragriculture.Theseactswill
beexaminedalongwithalltheotherCommunityactsrelatingtothese
variousfieldsandwillthereforebedealtwithinthesectoralreports
oneachofthesefields.

2.ApartfromtheformalCommunityactsrelatingtostatistics)the
SpanishDelegationhasalsobeeninformedoftheFourthStatistical
ProgrammeoftheEuropeanCommunities,whichrelatestotheyears1979-81
(C0M(78)124finalof3ipril1978).
Althoughthisprogrammeisnotbinding,itdoesprovidethebasis
foraconsiderable amountofstatistical workundertakenasaresult
ofexistingagreements,usuallyfollowingmeetingsofworkingparties
ofnationalexpertsandCommunityofficialsdrawnfromthenational
statisticalinstitutes,certainministerialdepartments andthe
StatisticalOfficeoftheEuropeanCommunities *Itthereforeseemed
sensibletoofferittotheSpanishDelegationforinformation.
ThesameappliestoCouncilresolutions andstatementsrelatingto
dataprocessingandtheaeronautical sector.
3.Theresultsofthisexamination canbefoundinthetwoannexesto
thisreport:
AnnexIcontainsthelistofactsthathavebeenfoundnottorequire
anytechnicaladaptation ;
AnnexIIliststhetechnicaladaptationsrequiredincertainactsto
takeaccountofSpain'saccession,suchadaptationsbeingclassified
accordingtotheirnatureandtheforminwhichtheywillhavetobe
specifiedintheactofaccession.
4.TheSpanishDelegationhasnotreservedtherighttorequest
postponement ,underthetransitional derogations,ofthedateof
applicationorofthetimelimitfortheimplementation ofanyofthe
actsrelatingtothefieldsinquestion.

ANNEXI
Actsnotrequiringadaptation
I.InthefieldofDATAPROCESSING andintheAERONAUTICAL SECTOR
A.BINDINGACTS(Regulations,directives,decisions)
1.CouncilDecision76/633/EECof22July1976settingupanAdvisory
CommitteeontheJointDataProcessingProjectsadoptedinCouncil
Decision76/632/EEC.
(OJNoL223,16.8.1976,p.16)
asamendedbys
(a)CouncilDecision77/620/EECof27September1977amendingCouncil
Decision76/633/EECsettingupanAdvisoryCommitteeonJointData
ProcessingProjects.
(OJNoL255,6.10.1977,p.35)
2.CouncilDecision77/615/EECof27September1977adoptingaseries
ofinformaticsprojectsinthefieldofsoftwareportability.
(0JNoL255,6.10.1977,P*22)
3.CouncilDecision77/616/EECof27September1977adoptingaseries
ofstudiesinsupportoftheuseofinformatics .
(0JNoL255,6.10.1977,p.25)
4.CouncilDecision77/617/BECof27September1977adoptingan
experimentalapplicationprojectinhigh-speeddata-transmission
techniques.
(0JNoL255,6,10.1977,p.28)
5»CouncilDecision77/618/eECof27September1977adoptinganumber
ofexploratorystudiesinthefieldofinformatics .
(0JNoL255,6.10.1977,p.31)

-2-AnnexI
B.OTHifltACTS(Résolutions,recommendations ,etc.)
DATAPROCESSING
1.CouncilResolutionof15July1974onaCommunitypolicyondata
processing.
(OJNoC86,20.7.1974,P.1)
AERONAUTICAL SECTOR
1.CouncilResolutionof4March1975onconcertedactionand
consultation betweentheMemberStatesonindustrialpolicyinthe
aeronautical sector.
(OJNoC59,13.3.1975,P.1)
2.CouncilStatementof14March1977onindustrialpolicyinthe
aeronautical sector.
(OJNoC69,19.3.1977,P.6)

-3- Annex I
*
II.Inthefield ofSTATISTICS
A. BINDING ACTS
1.
2.(feuncil Regulation (EEC)No3065/75of24November 1975amending
Council Regulation (EEC;No1445/72concerning thenomenclature of
goods forexternal trade statistics oftheCommunity andstatistics
oftrade between Member States (NIMEXE ).
(OJNoL307,27.11.1975 »P*1)
Council Regulation (EEC)No2845/77of19December 1977 amending
Regulation (EEC)No173o/75on "theexternal trade statistics ofthe
Community andstatistics oftrade between Member States .
(0JNoL329,22.12.1977 ,P.3)
3.Commission Regulation (EEC)No2915/78of8December 1978 amending
thenomenclature ofgoods fortheexternal trade statistics ofthe
Community andstatistics oftrade between Member States (NIMEXE )^.
(OJNoL353,18.12.1978 ,p.1)
4.Commission Regulation (EEC)No518/79of19March 1979 forrecording
exports ofcomplete industrial plant intheexternal trade statistics
oftheCommunity andstatistics oftrade between Member States .
(0JNoL69,20.3.1979 ,P.10).
5»Council Decision 75/767/EECof9December 1975 accepting theCustoms
Cooperation Council *srecommendation of 1January 1975 designed to
enable statistical data oninternational trade collected onthe basis
oftheBrussels Nomenclature tobeexpressed interms ofthesecond
revision oftheStandard International Trade Classification ^.
((0JNoL321,12.12.1975 ,P.27)
B. OTHER ACTS
1.Fourth Statistical Programme oftheEuropean Communities 1979–81.
(COM(78).124 final ,3April1978)
Excluding acts relating tostatistical surveys carried outinthefields
oftransport ,agriculture andsocial affairs ,which will beexamined
along with alltheother acts relating tothese various fields .
^Thisregulation isrenewed annually inaccordance withtheperiodio
amendments toNIMEXE .
2
Since renamed Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature .

-4- ANNEXII
Actsrequiringtechnicaladaptations
Adaptationsofapermanentnature,thewordingofwhichcanbegiven
intheactofaocessionofSpain(cf.listspecifiedinArticle29ofthe
1972ActofAccessionandAnneiItothatAct)
Thefollowingactsneedtobeadaptedasindicatedbelowineachcase:
InthefieldofDATAPROCESSING
1.CouncilDecision77/619/EECof27September1977institutingastudy
ofinformaticsystemsfortheprocessingofdataonimports/exports
andonthemanagementandfinancialcontrolofagricultural market
organizations .
(OJNoL255,6.10.1977 »P-32)
2
-InthethirdparagraphofArticle4,"41"shouldbereplacedty^
InthefieldofSTATISTICS
1.CounoilRegulation(EEC)No1445/72of24April1972concerningthe
nomenclatureofgoodsfortheexternaltradestatisticsoftheCommunity
andstatisticsoftradebetweenMemberStates(NIMEXE).
(OJNoL161,17.7.1972,p.1)
/asamendedby
ActofAccessionofGreeceof28May1979(AnnexI,ChapterXIV,point1)7
2
–InArticle5(2),"451'shouldbereplaced "by
1
Sincethisdecisionwilllapsein198Otheadaptationspecifiedwill
probablyceasetoberelevant.
2
Tobecompletedinthelightoftheamendmentstobeagreed,inthe
substantivenegotiations,inrespectofArticle148oftheEECTreaty.

-5- Annex II
2.Commission Regulation (EEC)No546/77of16March 1977
onstatistical procedures inrespect oftheCommunity 'sexternal
trade *
(OJHoL70,17.3.1977 ,P.13)
/asamended ty
ActofAccession ofGreece of28May1979 (Annex I,Chapter XIV,point 2)_7
–Thefollowing entry should "beadded toArticle ^:
"Spain :
-tráfico deperfeccionamiento activo
–Thefollowing entry should beadded toArticle 2:
"Spain *
-tráfico deperfeccionamiento pasivo
3.Commission Regulation (EEC)No2843 /78of1December 1978 onthecountry
nomenclature fortheexternal trade statistics oftheCommunity and
statistics oftrade between Member States ^.
(OJNoL339,5.12.1978 ,.p,5)
/asamended by:
ActofAccession ofGreece of28May1979 (Annex I,Chapter XIV,point 3)^
–Inthe Annex :
–"010Spain "should beadded tothe list ofcountries under the
heading "Community ";
–"042Spain "should bedeleted from thelist of"Other European
countries ".
1
This regulation isrenewed annually inaccordance with theperiodic
amendments toGEONOM .

_6- Annex II
Council Directive 64/475/EECof30July 1964 concerning coordinated
annual surveys ofinvestment inindustry .
(0JHo131,13.8.1964 ,p.2193/64).
asamended by:
ActofAccession of22January 1972 (Annex I,Chapter XIII ,point 1)
/"ActofAccession ofGreece of28May1979 (Annex I,Chapter XIV,point
–InArticle 1theprovisions added£respectively ^bytheActof
Accession of22January 1972^"and "bytheActofAccession ofGreece
of28May1979.7 should bereplaced bythefollowing provision ,
added after thewords "...iscarried outin1965"!
"and ,inthecase ofnewMember States ,that thefirst survey ,
covering theyear oftheir accession ,iscarried outintheyear
following theyear oftheir accession *?.
Council Direotive 72/211/EECof30May1972concerning coordinated
statistics onthebusiness cycle inindustry andsmall craft
industries .
(OJNoL128,3.6.1972 ,p.28)
/asamended by:
ActofAccession ofGreece of28May1979 (Annex I,Chapter XIV,point 5)_7'
-InArticle 1thesupplementary paragraph added bythe ..Actof
Accession ofGreece of28May1979 should bereplaced bythe
following paragraph :
"Inthecase ofnewMember States ,thedate referred tointhe
preceding paragraph shall betheendoftheyear oftheir
accession ".

-7- Annex ±±
Council Directive 72/221/EECof6June 1972 concerning coordinated
annual surveys ofindustrial activity .
(OJNoL133,10.6.1972 p.57)
/asamended ty
ActofAccession ofGreece of28May1979 (Annex I,Chapter XIV,point (\)J
-InArticle 1thesupplementary paragraph added tytheActof
Accession ofGreece of28May1979 should "bereplaced "bythe
following paragraph :
"Inthecase ofnewMember States ,thefirst collection ofdata shall
bemade during theyear oftheir accession andshall relate tothe
preceding year ".
– InArticle 4thesupplementary provision added tytheActof
Accession ofGreece of28May1979 should "bereplaced "bythe
following provision ,added attheendofthefirst paragraph :
"intheAnnex ;newMember States shall collect data relating toall
variables listed intheAnnex commencing with thesurvey made during
theyear following theyear oftheir accession andrelating tothe
year oftheir accession ".
Council Directive 78/166/EBCof13February 1978concerning coordinated
statistics onthebusiness cycle inbuilding andcivil engineering .
(0JHoL52,23.2.1978 ,p.17)
/asamended by
ActofAccession ofGreece of28May1979 ,(Annex I,Chapter XIV,point 7)_
-InArticle 4:
-theparagraph added bytheActofAccession ofGreece of28May1979
attheendof^jM^agragh ^^should bereplaced bythefollowing
paragraph :
"Inthecase ofnewMember States ,thedata shall becollected
forthefirst time notlater than inthefourth quarter after
their accession andshall beinrespect ofthepreceding month
orquarter ".
–theparagraph added tytheActofAccession ofGreece of28May1979
attheendofparagraph 3should bereplaced bythefollowing
paragraph :
"Inthecase ofnewMember States ,theperiod referred tointhe
preceding subparagraph shall ironfrom thedate oftheir
accession ".

-8-AnnexII
B.Adaptationsofapermanentnatureto"beestablishedatalaterstage
(byactsoftheinstitutionsoftheCommunities)inconformity
withtheguidelinessetoutinthe.'-ActofAccessionofSpain
(cf.listspecifiedinArticle30ofthe1972ActofAccession
andAnnexIIt£thatAct)
Thefollowingadaptationsshouldbemadeinaccordancewiththeguidelines
setoutbelow:
1.CouncilRegulation (EEC)Mb1736/75of24June1975o>ntheexternal
tradestatisticsoftheCommunityandstatisticsoftradebetween
MemberStates.
(OJNoL183,14.7.1975,P.3)
-InArticle3theactamendingthedefinitionofthecustoms
territoryoftheCommunitytotakeaccountofSpain*saccession
willneedtobeaddedtotheregulationsreferredtoasdefining
thatcustomsterritory.
2.CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2415/78of17October1978onthe
statistical thresholdintheexternaltradestatisticsofthe
CommunityandstatisticsoftradebetweenMemberStates.
(OJNoL292,18.10.1978,p.19)
-InArticle1theequivalentinpesetasofthestatisticalthreshold
of300EUAwillhavetobeincludedinrespectofSpain.