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COMMISSION
OFTHE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
GeneralSecretariatCOM(80)588 final
Brussels,17thOctober1980
FOROFFIClALUSEONLY
ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS WITHPORTUGAL
TwelfthReport
ontheexaminationofCommunitysecondarylegislation
(ActsrelatingtoSTATISTICS
andtoDATAPROCESSING andthe
AERONAUTICAL SECTOR).
(CommissionCommunication totheCouncil)
C0M(80)588final

1*Incontinuation ofthesystematicexaminationofCommunity
secondarylegislationundertakenwiththePortugueseDelegationin
accordancewiththebriefreceivedfromtheCouncil,theCommission
hasexaminedthegeneralactsadoptedtgrtheEECinstitutions inthe
fieldsofstatisticsanddataprocessingandintheaeronautical
sectorwhichwereinforceon1July1980. •
However,noexaminationhasbeenmadeofactswhichwilloeasetoapply
beforetheendof1980orofaotsaddressedexclusivelytocertain
MemberStates*
Ithas,however,beenconsideredadvisabletoexamineandincludein
theannexestothisreportCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3062/79of
20December1979amendingthenomenclature ofgoodsfortheexternal -
tradestatisticsoftheCommunityandstatisticsoftradebetween
x
MemberStates(NIMEXE).AlthoughthisRegulationappliesto1980only
(anew,updatedversionofthisnomenclature,asapplicablefrom
1Januaryeachyear,hastobepublishedannually),ithasbeenexamined
inviewofthefundamental importanceitpresentsinitsownright,
irrespective oftheannualupdating.Itwillthereforebeadvisable
induecoursetoembarkonafurtherexamination withthePortugueseDelegation
% •ofthenomenclature publishedfortheyearofPortugal'saccession,with
aviewtomakinganyadaptationsthatproveintheeventtobenecessary *
Thisexaminationdoesnotcoveractsrelatingtostatisticsinthe
fieldsoftransport,socialaffairsoragrioulture.Theseactswill
beexaminedalongwithalltheotherCommunityactsrelatingtothese
variousfieldsandwillthereforebedealtwithinthesectoralreports
oneachofthesefields.

2.ApartfromtheformalCommunityactsrelatingtostatistics,the
IPortugueseDelegationhasalsobeeninformedoftheFourthStatistical
ProgrammeoftheEuropeanCommunities,whichrelatestotheyears1979-81
(C0M(78)124finalof3April1978).
Althoughthisprogrammeisnotbinding,itdoesprovidethebasis
foraconsiderable amountofstatistical workundertaken asaresult
ofexistingagreements,usuallyfollowingmeetingsofworkingparties
ofnationalexpertsandCommunityofficialsdrawnfromthenational
statisticalinstitutes,certainministerialdepartments andthe
StatisticalOfficeoftheEuropeanCommunities.Itthereforeseemed
sensibletoinformthePortugueseDelegationofit.
ThesameappliestoCouncilresolutions andstatementsrelatingto
dataprocessingandtheaeronautical sector. ,
3.Theresultsofthisexamination oanbefoundinthetwoannexesto
thisreport!
AnnexIcontainsthelistofactsthathavebeenfoundnottorequire
anytechnicaladaptation ;
«
AnnexIIliststhetechnicaladaptationsrequiredincertainactsto
takeaccountofPortugal'saccession,suchadaptationsbeingclassified
accordingtotheirnatureandtheforminwhichtheywillhavetobe
specifiedintheactofaccession.
4«ThePortugueseDelegationhasreservedtherightinthecontextof
thesubstantivenegotiationstorequestpostponement ,asatransitional
derogation,ofthetimelimitfortheimplementation ofcertain
directivesconcerningstatisticalsurveysintheindustrialfield.

ANNEX I
Acts notrequiring adaptation
I. Inthe field ofDATA PROCESSING and intheAERONAUTICAL SECTOR
A.BINDING ACTS (Regulations ,directives ,decisions )
1.Council Decision 76/633/EECof22July 1976 setting upanAdvisory
Committee ontheJoint Data Processing Projects adopted inCouncil
Decision 76/632/EEC.
(OJNoL223.16.8.1976,p.16)
;aBamended by»
(a)Council Decision77/620/EECof27'September1977amending Council
Decision76/633/EECsetting upemAdvisory Committee onJoint Data
Processing Projects .
(OJNoL255,6.10.1977,P.35 )
2. Council Decision 77/615/EECof27September 1977adopting aseries
ofinformatics projects inthefield ofsoftware portability .
(OJNoL255,6.10.1977,p.22)
3. Council Decision77/616/EECof27September197.7adoptingaseries
ofstudies insupport oftheuseofinforaatics .
(OJNoL255,6.10.1977 ,p.25)
4. Council Decision 77/617/EECof27September1977adopting an
experimental application project inhigh-speed data–transmission
techniques .
(OJNoL255,6.10.1977,p.28)
5. Council Decision77/6I8/EECof27September1977adopting anumber
ofexploratory studies inthefield ofinformatics .
(OJNoL255,6.10.1977,p.31)
6» Council Decision 79/783/i^Cof11September 1979adopting amultiannual
programme (1979 to1983 )inthefield ofdata processing .
(OJlïoL231,13.9.1979 .p.23)
7* Council Decision 79/784/i^Cof11September 1979setting upanAdvisory
Committee fortheManagement andCoordination ofData-Processing
Programmes *
(OJNoL231,13.9.1979 ,P.29)

AnnexI
B.OTHERACTS(Resolutions,reoommendations ,eto.)
DATAPROCESSING
CouncilResolutionof15July1974onaCommunitypolicyondata
processing.
(OJNoC86.20.7.1974,p.1).
CouncilResolutionof11September1979onaCommunityaction
promotingmicroelectronic technology.
(OJTToC231,13.9.1979,p.1)
AERONAUTICAL SECTOR
CouncilResolutionof4March1975or>concertedactionand
consultation betweentheMemberStatesonindustrialpolicyinthe
aeronautical sector.
(OJNoC59,13.3.1975,P.1)
CouncilStatementof14March1977onindustrialpolicyinthe
aeronautical sector.
(OJNoC69,19.3.1977,P.6)

-3– AnnexI^ »
-,*II.InthefieldofSTATISTICS
A.BINDINGACTS
1.CouncilRe/srulation(EEC)No3065/75of24November1975amending
CouncilRegulation (EEC;No1445/72concerningthenomenclature of
goodsforexternaltradestatisticsoftheCommunityandstatisticsoftradebetweenMemberStates(NIMEXE).
(OJNoL307,27.11.1975,P.1)
2.CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2845/77of19December1977amending
Regulation (EEC)No173o/75 "theexternaltradestatisticsofthe
CommunityandstatisticsoftradebetweenMemberStates.
(OJNpL329,22.12.1977,P.3)
3«CommissionRegulation(EEC)No518/79of19March1979forrecording
exportsofcompleteindustrialplantintheexternaltradestatistics
oftheCommunityandstatisticsoftradebetweenMemberStates.
(OJNoL69,20.3.1979,P.10)
4»CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3062/79of20December1979amending
thenomenclature ofgoodsfortheexternaltradestatisticsofthe
CommunityandstatisticsoftradebetweenMemberStates(NIMEXE)^.
_(OJNoL346,31.12.1979,P.1)
5.CouncilDecision75/767/EECof9December1975acceptingtheCustoms
Cooperation Council'srecommendation of1January1975designedto
enablestatistical dataoninternational tradecollectedonthebasis
oftheBrusselsNomenclature tobeexpressedintermsofthesecond
revisionoftheStandardInternational TradeClassifications .
(OJNoL321,12.12.1975,P.27)
B.OTHERACTS
1.FourthStatistical ProgrammeoftheEuropeanCommunities 1979-81•
(C0M(78)124final,3April1978)
*Excludingactsrelatingtostatistical surveyscarriedoutinthefields
oftransport,agriculture andsocialaffairs,whichwillbeexamined
alongwithalltheotheractsrelatingtothesevariousfields.
^Thisregulationisrenewedannuallyinaccordancewiththeperiodio
amendments toNIMEXE.:
2
Sinoere-namedCustomsCooperation CounoilNomenolature

-4- AWFX II
Aots requiring teohnical adaptations
Adaptations ofapermanent nature ,thewording ofwhich canhegiven
intheactofaccession ofPortugal (cf»list specified inArticle 29ofthe
1972 ActofAccession andAnnex Itothat Act)
Thefollowing acts need tobeadapted aaindicated below ineaoh case :
Inthe field ofDATA PROCESSING
1.Council Decision 77/619/EECof27September 1977 instituting a-study
ofinformatic systems fortheprocessing ofdata onimport s/exports
andonthemanagement andfinancial control ofagricultural market '
organizations .^
:(OJNoL255,6.10.1977 »P.32)
"2-Inthethird paragraph ofArticle 4,Ml"should bereplaced by
2.Council Regulation (EEC)ITo1996/79of11September 1979 ona
Community support mechanism inthefield ofdata processing .
(OJïïoL231,13.9.1979 ,p.1)
–Inthesecond paragraph ofArticle 8,/"41,,_7should bereplaced
by
1
Since this decision will lapse in1980 theadaptation specified will
probably cease toberelevant .
2
Tobecompleted inthelight oftheamendments tobeagreed ,inthe
substantive negotiations ,inrespect ofArticle 148oftheEECTreaty .

-5-
InthefieldofSTATISTICSAnnexII
1.CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1445/72of24April1972concerningthe
nomenclatureofgoodsfortheexternaltradestatisticsoftheCommunity
andstatisticsoftradebetweenMemberStates(NIMEXE).
(OJNoL161,17.7.1972.p.1)
/asamendedby
ActofAccessionofGreeceof28May1979(AnnexI,ChapterXIV,pointl)_7
-InArticle5(2)»^""45"_7shouldbereplacedby
2.CommissionRegulation (EEC)No546/77of16March1977
onstatisticalproceduresinrespectoftheCommunity'sexternal
trade*
(OJNoL70,17.3.1977,P.13)
Ianamendedby
»
ActofAccessionofGreeceof28May1979(AnnexI,ChapterXIV,point2)J
–ThefollowingentryshouldbeaddedtoArticle1:
"Portugal:
,.2
**•••
-ThefollowingentryshouldbeaddedtoArticle2:
"Portugal!
t»2"•••
3.CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2566/79of15November1979onthecountry
nomenclature fortheexternaltradestatisticsoftheCommunityand
statisticsoftradebetweenMemberStates^.
(OJNoL294,21.11.1979,P.5)
-IntheAnnex:
-"010Portugal"shouldbeaddedtothelistofcountriesunderthe
heading"Community";
-"040Portugal"shouldbedeletedfromthelistof"OtherEuropean
countries".
*Tobecompletedinthelightoftheamendmentstobeagreed,inthe
substantivenegotiations ,inrespectofArticle148oftheEECTreaty.
2Tobecompletedatalaterstageinthelightoftheadaptationsestablished
inthisconnectionintheactsrelatingtocustomslegislation.
^ThisRegulationisrenewedannuallyinaccordancewiththeperiodic
amendments toGE0N0M.

-6- AnnexII
CouncilDirective64/475/EECof30July1964concerningcoordinated
annualsurveysofinvestmentinindustry«
(0JNo131,13.8.1964,P.2193/64).
asamendedby
ActofAccessionof22January1972(AnnexI,ChapterXIII,point1)
^~ActofAccessionofGreeceof28May1979(AnnexI,ChapterXIV,pointA)J
-InArticle1theprovisionsadded^respectively^/toytheActof
Accessionof22January1972^"andbytheActofAccessionofGreece
of28May1979^7shouldbereplacedlaythefollowingprovision,
addedafterthewords"...iscarriedoutin1965"!
"and,inthecaseofnewMemberstates,thatthefirstsurvey,-
coveringtheyearoftheiraccession,iscarriedoutintheyear
*
followingtheyearoftheiraccession".
CouncilDirective72/211/EECof30May1972concerningcoordinated
statisticsonthebusinesscycleinindustzyandsmallcraft
industries .
(0JNoL128,3.6.1972,p.28)
/asamendedby:
ActofAccessionofGreeceof28May1979(AnnexI,ChapterXIV,point5)_7
-InArticle1thesupplementary paragraphaddedtytheActof
AccessionofGreeceof28May1979shouldbereplacedbythe
followingparagraphs
"InthecaseofnewMemberStates,thedatereferredtointhe
precedingparagraphshallbetheendoftheyearoftheir
accession".

Council Piroctive 72/22VESC of6June 1972 concerning coordinated
annual surveys ofindustrial activity *
(OJNoL133,10.6.1972 ,p.57)
/asamended ty '
ActofAccession ofGreece of28May1979 (Annex I,Chapter XIV,point 6)_7
–InArticle 1thesupplementary paragraph added bytheActof
Accession ofGreece of28May1979 should bereplaced lythe
following paragraph :
"Inthecase ofnewMember States ,thefirst collection ofdata shall
bemade during theyear oftheir accession andshall relate tothe
preceding year ".
– InArticle 4thesupplementary provision added bytheActof '
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/EECof13February 1978 concerning coordinated
statistics onthebusiness cycle inbuilding andcivil engineering .
(OJNoL52,23.2.1978 ,p.17)
/asamended by
ActofAccession ofGreece of28May 1979»(Annex I,Chapter XIV ,point 7)7
-InArticle 4:
–theparagraph added tytheActofAccession ofGreece of28May1979
attheendofparagraph 1should bereplaced tythefollowing
paragraph :
"Inthecase ofnewMember States ,thedata shall beoollected
forthefirst time notlater than inthefourth quarter after
their accession andshall beinrespect ofthepreceding month
orquarter ".
–theparagraph added bytheActofAccession ofGreece of28May 1979
atthe endofparagraph 3should bereplaced bythefollowing
•paragraph :
"Inthecase ofnewMember States ,theperiod referred tointhe
preceding subparagraph shall runfrom thedate oftheir
accession ".

-8-Annex II
B.Adaptations ofapermanent nature tobeestablished atalater stage
(byacts oftheinstitutions oftheCommunities )inconformity
with theguidelines setoutintheActofAccession ofPortugal
(cf.list specified inArticle 30ofthe1972 ActofAccession
andAnnex IItothat Act)
Thefollowing adaptations should bemade inaccordance with theguidelines
set out below :
Ν
1.Council Regulation (EEC )No1736/75of24June 1975 ontheexternal
trade statistics oftheCommunity andstatistics oftrade' between
Member States .
(OJNoL183,14.7.1975 ,P.3)
-InArticle 3thedefinition ofthestatistical territory will have
tobesupplemented inthe light oftheamendments made tothe
regulations defining thecustoms territory oftheCommunity asa
result oftheaccession ofPortugal .
2.Commission Regulation (EEC)No2415/78of17October 1978 onthe
statistical threshold inthe external trade statistics ofthe
Community andstatistics oftrade between Member States .
(OJNoL292,18.10.1978 ,p.19)
-InArticle 1the equivalent inescudos ofthe statistical threshold
of300EUAwill have tobeincluded inrespect ofPorttagal .