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Having  regard  to the decision  taken  by its Bureau 
on 28 January  1975,  instructing  the  Section  for 
Industry,  Commerce,  Crafts  and Services  to draw  up 
an Opinion  and  a report  on these  matters; 
Having  regard  to the Opinion  adopted  by the Section 
for Industry,  Commerce,  Crafts  and  Services  at 
its meeting  on 5 February  1975; 
Having  regard  to the oral  report  made  by the Rap-
porteur,  Mr  De  Grave; 
Having  regard  to the discussions  at its 128th  plenary 
session  of 26 and  27 February  1975,  sitting  of 
27 February  1975, 
HAS  ADOPTED  THE  FOLLOWING  OPINION 
by a unanimous  vote: 
1. The  Economic  and Social  Committee  notes  that 
the Commission  proposals  extend  to small  consign-
ments  of a non-commercial  nature  the  facilities 
granted  to travellers. 
2. Whilst  it endorses  the two proposals,  the Com-
mittee  considers  that  the  maximum  authorized quantities  are in many  cases  too small  to be given 
as presents  (e.g.:  10 cigars,  500  grammes  of coffee, 
100 grammes  of tea).  At  the very  least  the Commis-
sion could  have  proposed  that  all the products  be 
subject  to the  same  limits  as apply  to travellers. 
3. Finally,  the Committee  draws  attention  to the 
position  adopted  in its Opinion  on the  proposal 
for a third  Directive  on the turnover  tax and  excise 
duty applicable  in international  traval  (*). In this 
Opinion  the  Committee  called  for a reduction  in 
the number  of cases  of double  taxation  and  non-
taxation  and  their  eventual  elimination.  This 
holds  good  also  for  small  consignments. 
Done  at Brussels,  27 February  1975. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic  and  Social  Committee 
Henri  CANONGE 
(x) OJ  No  C 142,  31.  12.  1972. 
Opinion  on the proposal  for a Council  Directive  concerning  the approximation  of the 
laws  of the  Member  States  in respect  of radio  interference  caused  by equipment 
operating  at radio  frequencies  in the range  10 kHz  to 18 GHz  — high-frequency 
industrial,  scientific  and medical  equipment  and similar  apparatus 
The text  referred  to the Committee  was  published  in Official  Journal  of the European 
Communities,  No  C 54 of 6 March  1975,  pages  13 to 18. 
A. LEGAL  BASIS  FOR  THE  OPINION 
On 2 September  1974,  the Council  referred  the abovementioned  proposal  to the Econo-
mic and  Social  Committee  under  Article  100  of the Treaty  establishing  the European 
Economic  Community. 
B. OPINION  OF  THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
The Economic  and Social  Committee  drew  up its Opinion  at its 128th  plenary  session, 
held in Brussels  on 26 and  27 February  1975. 
The Opinion  is published  below: 
THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE, 
Having  regard  to the referral  on 2 September  1974 
by the Council  of the  European  Communities  of the proposal  for a Directive  concerning  the approxi-
mation  of the laws  of the Member  States  in respect 
of radio  interference  caused  by equipment  operating 
at radio  frequencies  in the range  10 kHz  to 18 GHz 
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— high  frequency  industrial,  scientific  and  medical 
equipment  and  similar  apparatus; 
Having  regard  to Article  100  of the Treaty  establish-
ing the European  Economic  Community; 
Having  regard  to the decision  taken  by its Bureau 
on 8 October  1974,  instructing  the  Section  for 
Industry,  Commerce,  Crafts  and  Services  to draw 
up an Opinion  and  a report  on the  matter; 
Having  regard  to the Opinion  adopted  by the Sec-
tion for  Industry,  Commerce,  Crafts  and  Services 
at its meeting  on 5 February  1975; 
Having  regard  to the report  submitted  by the Rap-
porteur,  Mr  Clark; 
Having  regard  to the discussions  at its 128th  plenary 
session  of 26 and  27 February  1975,  sitting  of 
27 February  1975, HAS  ADOPTED  THE  FOLLOWING  OPINION 
by a unanimous  vote: 
1. The  Economic  and  Social  Committee  approves 
the proposal  subject  to the  following  comments: 
1.1. The  Committee  accepts  that  the  absence  of 
harmonized  provisions  on radio  interference  by the 
type  of equipment  covered  may  create  a barrier  to 
inter-member  trade  although,  as in other  cases,  it 
is difficult  to judge  how  serious  this  barrier  is in 
practice. 
1.2. In  conformity  with  its Opinion  on earlier 
Directives  of a similar  character,  the  Committee 
agrees  with  the  'total  harmonization'  solution. 
Done  at Brussels,  27 February  1975. 
The Chairman 
of the  Economic  and  Social  Committee 
Henri  CANONGE