ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
4.11.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC287/15
ThesearesubjecttothePortStateControlprovisions
ofIMOandILOagreements,wheretheseobtain,and
alsototheprovisionsoftheEuropeanMemorandum
ofUnderstanding onPortStateControl.fromoutsidetheCommunityandasinternalfrontiers
inrespectofallothervehicles.
4.3.Article6providesthattheRegulationshallenter
intoforceon1January1993.TheCommitteebelieves
thattheCommissionshouldsatisfyitselfthattheMem­
berStatesconcernedhavesufficientresourcesinplace
atthattimetocarryouteffectivelytherequiredexternal
frontiercontrols.4.2.WhileArticle2includesPortsinitsdefinition
ofan'externalfrontier'itisimportantthattheyare
onlyconsideredassuchinrespectofvehiclesarriving
DoneatBrussels,1July1992.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
MichaelGEUENICH
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)amendingforthesecondtime
Regulation(EEC)No4028/86onCommunitymeasurestoimproveandadaptstructuresin
thefisheriesandaquaculturesector
(92/C287/06)
On13May1992theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforAgricultureandFisheries,whichwasresponsibleforpreparingtheCom­
mittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon11June1992.TheRapporteurwas
MrSilva.
Atits298thPlenarySession(meetingof1July1992),theEconomicandSocialCommittee
unanimouslyadoptedthefollowingOpinion.
1.Introduction 1.3.CeutaandMelillaarealsotobeincludedin
AnnexIII,sincetheytooqualifyforthehigherrateof
aid,whichtheyalreadyreceivefortherestructuring,
renewalandmodernizationoftheirfishingfleets. 1.1.Theproposalisdesignedtoincreasetherates
ofECaidintheaquaculturesectorinthefivenew
LanderofGermanyfollowingunification.
1.2.TheLanderaretobeincludedinAnnexIIIof
Regulation (EEC)No4028/86asamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No3944/90,sincetheymeettheeligibility
criteriaforreceivingahigherrateofECaidforaquacul­
ture.2.Generalcomments
2.1.TheCommitteeapprovestheCommissionpro­
posal.
DoneatBrussels,1July1992.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
MichaelGEUENICH
16.12.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC332/25
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilRegulation (EEC)amendingRegulation (EEC)No
3687/91onthecommonorganizationofthemarketinfisheryproductsandamending
Regulation (EEC)No2658/87onthetariffandstatisticalnomenclatureandontheCommon
CustomsTariff(*)
(92/C332/11)
On24June1992theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforAgricultureandFisheries,whichwasresponsibleforpreparingtheCom­
mittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon1October1992.TheRapporteurwas
MrSilva.
Atits300thPlenarySession(meetingof22October1992)theEconomicandSocialCommittee
adoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
1.Introduction
1.1.Theaimoftheproposalistoamendthepro­
visionsgoverningthecommonorganizationofthemar­
ketinfisheryproductsandtheCommonCustomsTar­
iffsothat'surimi'and'preparationsofsurimi'are
identifiedseparatelytherein.
1.2.AccordingtothescantdataavailabletheCom­
munityisanetimporteroftheseproducts,withits
annualimportsofbetween15000and20000tonnes
comingmainlyfromtheUSA,JapanandKorea.TheCommunity'sprocessingindustryhasnotyetsucceeded
inproducingqualitysurimifortheproductionofsur­
imi-basedpreparationsandusesrawmaterialimports
instead.
1.3.Bearinginmindtheincreaseinconsumption
andproduction,bothintheCommmunityandworld­
wide,ofthesefish-basedproducts,theproposalseeks
toestablishabasisforimprovingtheassessmentand
monitoringoftradeandtrendsinmarketprices.
2.Generalcomments
2.1.TheCommitteeapprovestheproposal. (*)OJNoC158,25.6.1992,p.21.
DoneatBrussels,22October1992.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN
19.4.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC108/59
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilRegulation (EEC)amendingRegulation (EEC)
No3687/91onthecommonorganizationofthemarketinfisheryproductsandamending
Regulation(EEC)No2658/87onthetariffandstatisticalnomenclatureandontheCommon
CustomsTariff(*)
(93/C108/18)
On15January1993,theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheEconomicandSocialCommitteedecidedtoappointMrMcGarryasRapporteur-General
withthetaskofpreparingitsworkonthesubject.
Atits303rdPlenarySession(meetingof25February1993),theEconomicandSocial
CommitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
1.TheCommitteewelcomestheCommission'smovetoalterthetaxonomicnameused
fortrout,inlinewiththenewscientificclassification (Oncorhyncus).Thismeansamending
therelevantpartsofRegulation (EEC)No2658/87onthetariffandstatisticalnomenclature
andontheCommonCustomsTariff(CCT),andofRegulation(EEC)No3687/91onthe
commonorganizationofthemarketinfisheryproducts.
2.ThemoveisnecessaryinordertopreventconfusionbetweentroutandPacificsalmon
inparticular,astheyareclassifiedseparatelyintheCCTandaresubjecttodifferentduty
rates.
DoneatBrussels,25February1993.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN
0)OJNoC28,2.2.1993,p.1.
NoC249/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 13.9.93
4.3.Annex11(6)(typeofexpenditure/revenue)calls,
interalia,forfinancingincentivesintheseareasinview
ofthesubstantialinvestmentsinvolved.Thewayin
whichtheseincentivesaretobeprovidedshouldbe
describedingreaterdetail.5.Conclusions
5.1.TheEconomicandSocialCommitteeregardsit
asself-evidentthatconsultationof,andcooperation
with,allinterestedpartiesinthecontextofthedata
communications networkswillinvolvefurtherconsul­
tationoftheESC.Thesameappliestotheregular
progressreportsontheimplementation ofthepro­
gramme.
DoneatBrussels,30June1993.
TheChairman
a
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDecisiononinter-administration telematicnetworks
forstatisticsrelatingtothetradingofgoodsbetweenMemberStates—Comedi(1)
(93/C249/05)
On7April1993theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle100AoftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforIndustry,Commerce,CraftsandServices,whichwasresponsibleforpreparing
theCommittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon2June1993.TheRapporteur
wasMrNierhaus.
Atits307thPlenarySession(meetingof30June1993),theEconomicandSocialCommittee
adoptedunanimouslythefollowingOpinion.
1.Generalcomments 1.3.TheCommissionproposaliswelcomedin
essenceandendorsedbytheESC.
1.1.Thisproposalisintendedtocontributetothe
preparationandimplementation ofmeasuresforthe
exchangeofinformationbetweeneconomicoperators
andcompetentadministrations ,asoutlinedintheCom­
munityActsestablishingtheinternalmarket.
1.2.Themeasuresaredesignedtoensuretheefficient
administration ofthefrontier-free commoninternal
marketthroughthejointuseoftelematicsystems.2.Specificcomments
2.1.Article1ofthedraftCouncilDecisionprovides
forthecreationofstandardizedinfrastructures atEuro­
peanlevelforthecollectionofreturnsonthetrading
ofgoodsandonproductionfrombusinesses,thevali­
dationandpre-processing ofsuchreturnsandthedis­
seminationofthestatisticsderivedtherefrom.
2.2.AccordingtotheCommission ,theseinfrastruc­
turesaretobebased,inparticular,ontheuseof
electronicdatainterchange (EDI)forthetransmission (!)OJNoC87,27.3.1993,p.10.

13.9.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC249/9
forthoseresponsiblefordatacollectionandpro­
cessing.
2.5.Lastly,theESCcallsontheCommissionto
ensurethattheburdenswhichimplementation ofthe
Comediprogrammewillinevitablyimposeonmany
oftheenterprisesconcernedareminimizedandhigh­
lightedintherelevantevaluations .ofstatisticalreturnsandoncomputerizedprocedures
tobemadeavailabletothepartiesresponsiblefor
providinginformation,andtotherelevantauthorities
intheMemberStates.
2.3.Themeasuresproposedfortheimplementation
oftheplannedComediactivitiesareoutlinedin
Article3.IntheCommittee'sview,theyshouldtake
particularaccountofthesecurityofinformationsys­
temsinaccordancewithCouncilDecision92/242/EEC
of31March1992(J).
2.4.TheCommissionmustprovidethemost
comprehensive andcomprehensible feedbackpossible3.Conclusion
I N
3.1.TheESCexpectstoberegularlyandfullyin­
formedoftheprogressandsuccessofComedi. HOJNoL123,8.5.1992,p.19.
DoneatBrussels,30June1993.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN
26.7.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC201/35
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)amendingRegulation(EEC)
No2731/75fixingstandardqualitiesforcommonwheat,rye,barley,maize,sorghumand
durumwheat(*)
(93/C201/14)
On26April1993theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforAgricultureandFisheries,whichwasresponsibleforpreparingtheCom­
mittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon6May1993.TheRapporteurwas
MrGardner.
Atits306thPlenarySession(meetingof26May1993)theEconomicandSocialCommittee
unanimouslythefollowingOpinion.
1.Introduction
Regulation (EEC)No2731/75asamendedfixesstandardqualitiesforcerealswhichapply
tointerventionandtargetprices.Thisproposalappliesthesamestandards,withoutany
change,tothresholdpricesaswell.
2.Comments
TheCommitteeacceptstheproposal.However,ifthischangeisappliedtoanyfurtherlegal
instrument,theCommitteewantstobeconsultedagainonanysuchapplication.
DoneatBrussels,26May1993.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN
HOJNoC112,22.4.1993,p.14.
NoC34/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 2.2.94
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDecisionlayingdownthegroupsofadditivesusedin
animalnutritionbeingthesubjectofanauthorizationlinkedtothepersonresponsiblefor
marketingthem(*)
(94/C34/09)
On22July1993,theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,under
Articles43and198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityonthe
abovemeritioned proposal.
TheSectionforAgricultureandFisheries,whichwasresponsibleforpreparingtheCom­
mittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon4November1993.TheRapporteur
wasMrGardner.
Atits310thPlenarySession(meetingof24November1993)theEconomicandSocial
CommitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
1.Introduction
1.1.TheproposalforaCouncilDecisionamending
Directive70/524/EECprovidesthatforthesafetyof
animalandhumanhealthandtoprotecttheenviron­
ment,authorization ofadditivesbelongingtocertain
groupswill,infuture,belinkedtothepersonrespon­
sibleformarketingthem.2.Generalcomments
2.1.TheCommitteeapplaudsthesuggestionofthe
CommissiontoseparatetheadditivescoveredbyDirec­
tive70/524/EECintothetwogroupsof'generic'and
'high-tech'.Itisthislattergroupwhichisthesubject
ofproposal93/250/EEC.
2.2.TheCommitteefullyapprovesincreasedcon­
trolsonhightechadditivesbutwouldpreferaDirective
orRegulationratherthanaCouncilDecision. (»)OJNoC211,5.8.1993,p.21.
DoneatBrussels,24November1993.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneT1EMANN
Opinion on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on certain methods for the quantitative analysis of binary textile fibre mixtures (1) (94/C 195/05)

On 17 February 1994 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, under Article 100A of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the abovementioned proposal.

The Section for Industry, Commerce, Crafts and Services, which was responsible for preparing the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its Opinion on 15 April 1994. The Rapporteur was Mr Smith.

At its 315th Plenary Session (meeting of 27 April 1994) the Economic and Social Committee adopted the following Opinion unanimously.

1. The proposal serves the purpose of consolidating in one single text all legislative instruments adopted since 1972 concerning certain methods for the quantitative analysis of binary textile fibre mixtures.

2. The Committee considers it most useful to have all texts assembled in one Directive. It has been assured that this consolidated compilation contains no material changes and serves the only purpose of rendering Community law clear and transparent. The Committee fully endorses this objective and, having received the abovementioned assurance, welcomes the proposal.

Done at Brussels, 27 April 1994.

The Chairman

of the Economic and Social Committee

Susanne TIEMANN

(2) OJ No C 26, 6. 4. 1994, p. 20.
Opinion on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on textile names (1) (94/C 195/04)

On 17 February 1994 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, under Article 100A of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the abovementioned proposal.

The Section for Industry, Commerce, Crafts and Services, which was responsible for preparing the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its Opinion on 15 April 1994. The Rapporteur was Mr Smith.

At its 315th Plenary Session (meeting of 27 April 1994) the Economic and Social Committee adopted the following Opinion unanimously.

1. The proposal serves the purpose of consolidating in one single text all legislative instruments adopted since 1971 concerning textile names.

2. The Committee considers it most useful to have all texts assembled in one Directive. It has been assured that this consolidated compilation contains no material changes and serves the only purpose of rendering Community law clear and transparent. The Committee fully endorses this objective and, having received the abovementioned assurance, welcomes the proposal.

Done at Brussels, 27 April 1994.

The Chairman

of the Economic and Social Committee

Susanne TIEMANN

(2) OJ No C 96, 6. 4. 1994, p. 1.
Opinion on the proposal for a Council Directive on taxes other than turnover taxes which affect the consumption of manufactured tobacco - consolidated text

(95/C 133/01)

On 24 November 1994 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, under Article 99 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the abovementioned proposal.

The Section for Economic, Financial and Monetary Questions, which was responsible for preparing the Committee's work on the matter, adopted its Opinion on 7 March 1995. The Rapporteur was Mr Noordwal, who worked without the assistance of a Study or Drafting Group.

At its 324th Plenary Session (meeting of 29 March 1995), the Economic and Social Committee adopted the following Opinion by a large majority, with one abstention.

1. The original Directives were adopted with a view to progressively harmonizing the structure of the specific taxes affecting the consumption of manufactured tobacco. These Directives have been amended on many occasions.

2. The present proposal aims to simplify existing provisions by amalgamating Council Directives 72/464/EEC of 19 December 1972 and 79/32/EEC of 18 December 1978, along with their successive amendments. The new Directive will consolidate the legislation in force, i.e. it will replace the earlier Directives without altering their substance.

3. Given the above remarks, the Committee welcomes the proposal.

Done at Brussels, 29 March 1995.

The President

of the Economic and Social Committee

Carlos FERRER
Opinion on the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC on the common system of Value Added Tax (taxation of agricultural outputs) (95/C 236/02)

On 4 April 1995 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, under Article 99 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the abovementioned proposal.

The Section for Economic, Financial and Monetary Questions, which was responsible for preparing the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its Opinion on 16 May 1995. The Rapporteur, working without study group, was Mr Giacomelli.

At its 326th Plenary Session held on 31 May and 1 June 1995 (meeting of 31 May), the Economic and Social Committee adopted the following Opinion by a unanimous vote.

1. The Committee notes that the Commission report accompanying the proposed directive concludes 'that in the absence of any hard evidence of significant distortive effects on the competitive situation of taxable persons involved in intra-Community trade caused by differences in VAT rates, there is no reason to assume at present that the internal market is functioning in anything other than a satisfactory manner'.

1.1. Nevertheless, as far as VAT is concerned, sight must not be lost of the benefit to the internal market's functioning of the objective of harmonization as defined in Treaty Article 99.

1.2. For the sake of completeness, it must be added that the study ordered by the Commission, which arrives at a similar conclusion to that above, was not able at the time of preparation (August 1994) to incorporate information derived from the experience of the new Member States (Austria, Finland, Sweden).

2. Despite the generally positive conclusions of the Commission report, however, problems have arisen in the case of certain specific agricultural outputs (namely, flowers, plants, etc.; wool, wood for industrial uses, wood for use as firewood), trade in which has been affected by the application of reduced or zero rates by some Member States. Since the adoption of Directive 92/77/EEC of 19 October 1992 () the other Member States have been unable to take counteraction because they are no longer permitted to reduce their rates (Article 12(3)(d) of Directive 77/388/EEC). The aim of the proposed directive is to abolish this prohibition and hence to extend for two years the option, for all Member States, to apply or introduce reduced rates for these agricultural outputs.

3. Consequently, the Committee approves the proposed directive as necessary for the smooth functioning of the single market.

Done at Brussels, 31 May 1995.

The President

of the Economic and Social Committee

Carlos FERRER

() ESC Opinion, OJ No C 332, 31. 12. 1990, p. 121; Directive 92/77/EEC, OJ No L 366, 31. 10. 1991, p. 1.
Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the:

- 'Proposal for a Council Directive introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever' (consolidated version),

- 'Proposal for a Council Directive on the undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition' (consolidated version), and

- 'Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products' (consolidated version)

(96/C 153/11)

On 30 January 1996, the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, under Articles 43 and 198 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the above-mentioned proposals.

The Section for Agriculture and Fisheries, which was responsible for preparing the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its Opinion on 8 February 1996. The Rapporteur was Mr Strauss.

At its 333rd Plenary Session (meeting of 28 February 1996), the Economic and Social Committee unanimously adopted the following Opinion.

1. The Committee approves the Commission's proposed codification of the

- Council Directive introducing Community measures for the control of classical swine fever 95/0298;

- Council Directive on the undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition 95/0299;

- Council Regulation (EC) on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products 95/0300.

2. Opinions on the original proposals for the two Directives and the Regulation were prepared by the Committee ().

Done at Brussels, 28 February 1996.

The President

of the Economic and Social Committee

Carlos FERRER

() OJ No C 227, 10. 10. 1979, p. 19.
Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) to amend Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-based cocktails`

(96/C 174/08)

On 18 March 1996, the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, under Articles 43 and 198 of the EC Treaty, to draw up an Opinion on the above-mentioned proposal.

The Section for Agriculture and Fisheries had been instructed to draw up an Opinion which it adopted on 7 March 1996. The Rapporteur was Mr Kienle.

At its 334th Plenary Session (meeting of 27 March 1996), the Economic and Social Committee adopted the following Opinion with 82 votes for, 3 against and 8 abstentions.

1. Introduction

1.1. The Commission's draft amendments relate to:

- the use of must as a wine additive and the determination of the minimum wine content in aromatized wines and drinks;

- the clarification of the provisions on the treatment of aromatized wine; and

- the definition of Gluehwein.

2. Comments

2.1. The Economic and Social Committee backs the European Commission's proposal to amend the definition pursuant to Article 2 (1) in order to take account of the habits and practices in a number of Member States. The Committee also backs the proposal to insist on a proportion of wine of not less than 75 %.

2.2. Noting traditional production methods and consumer expectations, the Committee supports the Commission's draft proposal on the definition of Gluehwein, as laid down in Article 2 (3).

2.3. The Committee agrees with the Commission proposal for a more precise form of wording in the application of the provisions of Article 5 on the treatment of wine-based drinks. However, it recommends that the term 'intermediate products` used in Article 5(2) be replaced by the words 'products under production`. Moreover, for reasons of legal certainty, it should be made clear that the procedure laid down in Article 14 is to be followed wherever necessary. The proposed provision giving limited powers to the Member States should be deleted since this is more likely to lead to legal confusion.

Done at Brussels, 27 March 1996.

The President

of the Economic and Social Committee

Carlos FERRER
Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 on the harmonization of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation` () (97/C 30/09)

On 13 June 1996 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, under Article 84 of the Treaty, on the above-mentioned proposal.

The Section for Transport and Communications, which was responsible for preparing the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its Opinion on 24 July 1996. The Rapporteur was Mr Moreland.

At its 338th Plenary Session (meeting of 25 September 1996), the Economic and Social Committee adopted the following Opinion by 95 votes for, 4 votes against and 5 abstentions.

1. Commission Proposal

This amendment to Council Regulation 3922/91 on the harmonization of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation is an extention of that regulation [following agreement of the Joint Aviation Authority (JAA)] to cover small commercial aircraft and rotorcraft which were not covered in the annex to 3922/91.

2. Committee Opinion

This proposal has widespread support from the aviation industry and technical experts and is a contribution to higher safety standards in the aviation industry. The Committee supports the proposal.

Brussels, 25 September 1996.

The President of the Economic and Social Committee

Carlos FERRER

() OJ No C 179, 22. 6. 1996, p. 9.