5. 4. 83 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 90/29 
as indeed indicated by the Commission in its 
explanatory memorandum, to lay down a whole range 
of minimum intervals in accordance with local 
conditions. 
The Committee feels that Article 8 (3) should be 
reworded as follows: 
'Member States shall prohibit the spreading of 
sludge on crops whose products would be in direct 
contact with the sludge and which are supplied raw 
to consumers.' 
Article 9 
2.6. The Committee feels that the pH value indicated 
here does not take all the local characteristics of soils 
into account. 
Done at Brussels, 24 February 1983. 
The full text of the opinion is as follows: 
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 51, 
198 and 235 thereof, Article 17 
2.7. The Committee requests that in its report to the 
Commission, each Member State should indicate its 
sampling and analysis method, in order to assist the 
Commission in devising a common method of analysis. 
2.8. With regard to the penultimate phrase of this 
Article the Committee proposes that the following 
sentence be inserted after the words 'difficulties 
encountered': 
'Member States should equally report any disease or 
adverse effects on man, animals or plants 
attributable to or resulting from the spreading of 
sludge.' 
The Chairman 
of the Economic and Social Committee 
Francois CEYRAC 
Having regard to the request made by the Council of 
the European Communities on 17 January 1983 for an 
opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the 
application of social security schemes to employed Opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 
on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons 
and to their families moving within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 
laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 
The text referred to the Committee has not yet been published in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
A. LEGAL BASIS FOR THE OPINION 
On 17 January 1983 the Council referred the abovementioned proposal to the Economic 
and Social Committee in accordance with Articles 51, 198 and 235 of the Treaty 
establishing the European Economic Community. 
B. OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE 
The Economic and Social Committee prepared its opinion on the above matter at its 205th 
plenary session held in Brussels on 23 and 24 January 1983. 
No C 90/30 Official Journal of the European Communities 5. 4. 83 
persons, to self-employed persons and to their families 
moving within the Community and Regulation (EEC) 
No 574/72 laying down the procedure for imple­
menting Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71, 
Having regard to the decision taken by the Committee 
Bureau on 25 January 1983 instructing the Section for 
Social Questions to draw up an opinion on the matter, 
Having regard to the opinion adopted by the Section for 
Social Questions on 10 February 1983, 
Having regard to the oral report made by Mr Low, on 
behalf of the rapporteur, Mr Bornard, 
Having regard to the discussions on 24 February 1983 
during the 205th plenary session held on 23 and 
24 February 1983, 
Whereas the proposal for Regulation seeks in particular 
to fill a gap in Community legislation and provides for 
the establishment of rights in cases where this is not 
possible under the present rules; 
Whereas the other amendments proposed are basically 
of a technical nature or are connected with changes in 
the social security legislation of certain Member States, 
Done at Brussels, 24 February 1983. HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING OPINION 
by 82 votes to 0, with 1 abstention: 
The Committee approves the Commission proposal. 
The proposed amendments cover subsequent accidents 
at work and occupational diseases, and thus extend the 
possibility of cumulation of benefits for accidents and 
diseases which have occurred in different Member 
States. 
The Committee would, however, point out that this 
extension is not apparent from the present wording of 
Articles 5 and 6, which are supposed to summarize the 
amendments. The Committee accordingly urges that as 
far as possible these Articles be worded more clearly in 
order to avoid inaccurate interpretation and 
complications for the workers concerned. 
Independently of these changes, the Committee also 
urges that the first sentence on page 2 of the 
explanatory memorandum (which refers to the 
introduction of rules to avoid double payment of 
benefits) be amended to read as follows: 
'Paragraph 6 introduces a rule designed to prevent 
the double payment of benefits in the event of 
subsequent accidents at work, as a result of previous 
and subsequent accidents being taken into account 
by two Member States.' 
The Chairman 
of the Economic and Social Committee 
Francois CEYRAC