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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels,8December1980
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Proposalfora
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
amendingDirective79/695/EEContheharmonization ofprocedures
forthereleaseofgoodsforfreecirculation,asaresultof
Greekaccession
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0PK80)817final

Explanatory memorandum
CouncilDirective79/695/EECof24July1979C1)laiddownprovisionsfor
theharmohization ofproceduresforthereleaseofgoodsforfree
circulation.
Article26(2)ofthatDirectivelaiddownthenumberofvoteswhichmust
berecordedintheCommitteeonGeneralCustomsRulesinorderthatitmay
bedeemedtohavegived.afavourableopinionondraftimplementation
provisionssubmittedtoitbytheCommission.
However,theaccessionoftheHellenicRepublictotheEuropeanCommunities
on1January1981hasmadeitnecessarytoadjustthenumberofvotes.
havingregardtotheweightingprovidedforintheActofAccession.
SuchistheaimofthisproposalforaDirective.ItisfoundedontheAct
concerningtheconditionsofaccessionoftheHellenicRepublicandthe
adjustmentstotheTreaties(2)andinparticularArticle146thereof.
SincetheCouncilmustadoptthisproposalbefore1January1981and
bearinginmindthepurelytechnicalmodifications itcontains,itis
notappropriate toseektheopinionsoftheEuropeanParliament andthe
EconomicandSocialCommittee.
(1)OJNoL205,13.8.1979,p.19
(2)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17

Proposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE ■
amendingDirective79/695/EEContheharmonization ofproceduresfor
thereleaseofgoodsforfreecirculation -asaresultofGreekaccession
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofGreece,andinparticularArticle
146thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,asaresultoftheaccessionofGreecetotheEuropeanCommunities,
thenumberofvotesneededtoconstitute amajorityintheCommittee
1procedurelaiddowninArticle26(2)ofCouncilDirective79/695/EEC
shouldbeadjusted,
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article 1
InArticle26(2)ofDirective79/695/EEC,thenumber"41"(forty-one)shall
/
bereplacedby"45(forty-five).
Article2
i 11–
ThisDirectiveshallenterintoforceonthesamedateasDirective79/695/EEC.
10JNoL205,13.8.1979,p.19.

-2-
Article3
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates,
DoneatBrussels, . FortheCouncil ,