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11.4.84 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 99/5 
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Amendments to the proposal for a Council Regulation on financial support for a multi-
annual transport infrastructure programme (') 
COM(84) 161 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to Article 149 (2) of the EEC Treaty 
on 29 March 1984) 
(84/C 99/07) 
Preamble unchanged 
First recital unchanged 
Insert the following recital: Whereas the European Parliament has expressly called 
for this Regulation on several occasions and, since 
1982, has approved specific appropriations for this 
purpose in the Community budget; 
Second, third and fourth recitals unchanged 
Insert the following recital: Whereas it is essential that the Council adopt 
definitive rules on Community support for transport 
infrastructure projects, based on the experience 
acquired, before this experimental programme expires; 
Fifth and sixth recitals unchanged 
Articles 1 and 2 unchanged 
Insert the following at the end of Article 3 (1): This contribution may not exceed 40 % of the cost of 
the project except in cases where there is special 
justification. 
Article 3 (2) must be split into two paragraphs as 2. Support may be paid to a project under this 
follows: Regulation, even where the Community is already 
contributing to the project under other arrangements. 
3. Under no circumstances may the total financial 
support given by the Community exceed 70 % of the 
cost of the project. 
Article 4 unchanged 
Article 5 unchanged 
Article 6 (1) unchanged 
O OJ No C 36, 10. 2. 1984, p. 3. 
No C 99/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 11.4.84 
Indent (c) of Article 6 (2) is to be replaced by the (c) Whatever information is needed to evaluate the 
following: Community interest of the project, using a method 
of analysis following the guidelines set out by the 
Commission in its report to the Council 
on 'Community assistance for transport infra­
structure: the evaluation of "Community interest" 
for decision-making' (*); 
Article 6 (3) unchanged 
A second paragraph is to be added to Article 7, as 2. The Commission may also include in the list 
follows: projects satisfying the requirements of Article 5, 
even if it has received no communication thereon 
from a Member State. 
Articles 8, 9, 10 and 11 unchanged 
Article 12 (1) unchanged 
Insert a new Article 12 (2) reading as follows: 2. One year after this date at the latest, the 
Council shall adopt definitive rules based on the 
proposal for a Council Regulation on support for 
projects of Community interest in transport infra­
structure (2). 
Article 12 (2) unchanged but renumbered 12 (3) 
C) COM(81) 507 final, 16. 9. 1981. 
O OJ No C 207, 2. 9. 1976.
No C 120/2 Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 5. 84 
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Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the International 
Convention on the harmonized commodity description and coding system 
COM(84) 141 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 3 April 1984) 
(84/C 120/02) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 113 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Whereas the Customs Cooperation Council, at its 
plenary session in June 1983, adopted the Inter­
national Convention on the harmonized commodity 
description and coding system; 
Whereas the purpose of this Convention is to faci­
litate international trade and the collection, 
comparison and analysis of statistics applicable to 
such trade; 
Whereas this Convention is intended to replace, as 
the international basis for customs tariffs and statis­
tical nomenclatures, the Convention on nomenclature 
signed in Brussels on 15 December 1950, which is 
currently used as the basis for the Common Customs 
Tariff and NIMEXE; Whereas it is of essential interest to the Community 
to accede to this Convention, together with the most 
important countries engaged in international trade, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
The International Convention on the harmonized 
commodity description and coding system, done at 
Brussels on 14 June 1983, is hereby approved on 
behalf of the European Economic Community. 
The text of the Convention is annexed to this 
Decision. 
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to 
designate the person empowered to deposit the 
instrument of acceptance in the name of the 
European Economic Community at the time of 
accession to the Convention of the most important 
trading partners of the Community. 
Article 3 
The Decision shall enter into force on the day on 
which the instrument of acceptance is deposited on 
behalf on the European Economic Community (*). 
(') The date of entry into force of the Decision will be 
published in the Official Journal of the European 
Communities by the General Secretariat of the Council.
NoClll/lQ Official Journal of the European Communities 26.4.84 
Amendment to the proposal for a Council Directive on the use of hired vehicles for the 
carriage of goods by road (') 
COM(84) 222 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to Article 149 (2) of the EEC Treaty 
on 12 April 1984) 
(84/C 111/08) 
The initial proposal of the Commission on the use of hired vehicles for the carriage of 
goods by road is hereby amended as follows: 
Article 6 of the proposal becomes Article 7 and vice versa. 
In Article 7 the words 'six months' are replaced by 'two years'. 
C) OJNoC 155, 14.6. 1983, p. 4.
9. 7. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 182/13 
Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of an Arrangement in the form of an 
exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Government of 
Canada on the establishment of a scientific observation programme in the Regulatory 
Area of the NAFO Convention 
COM(84) 283 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 4 June 1984) 
(84/C 182/06) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­
sion, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 
of 28 December 1978 concerning the conclusion by 
the European Economic Community of the Con­
vention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the 
North-West Atlantic Fisheries ('), the Community 
approved the said Convention, hereinafter referred 
to as 'the NAFO Convention'; 
Whereas the Fisheries Commission of the NAFO 
Convention has adopted a resolution concerning the 
establishment of a scientific observation programme 
to improve scientific knowledge of the state of fish 
stocks in the NAFO Regulatory Area; 
Whereas the said scientific observation programme 
must be agreed bilaterally between the parties con­
cerned; whereas the European Economic Com­
munity and Canada have held consultations on this 
subject; whereas as a result of such consultations 
the two Parties have agreed on a text in the form of 
an exchange of letters, the purpose of which is to 
(') OJ No L 378, 30. 12. 1978, p. 1. define the arrangements for such a scientific obser­
vation programme; 
Whereas the resulting Arrangement in the form of 
an exchange of letters should therefore be approved, 
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 
Article 1 
The Arrangement in the form of an exchange of let­
ters between the European Economic Community 
and the Government of Canada concerning the 
establishment of a scientific observation programme 
in the Regulatory Area of the NAFO Convention is 
hereby approved on behalf of the Community. 
The text of the Arrangement is annexed to this Deci­
sion. 
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to 
designate the persons empowered to sign the 
Arrangement binding the Community. 
Article 3 
The Council, acting on a proposal from the Com­
mission in accordance with the voting procedure 
laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty, shall adopt 
the measures necessary for the implementation of 
the arrangement referred to in this Decision.
No C 208/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 8.8.84 
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Amendments to the proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Community scheme 
to provide forests in the Community with increased protection against fire and acid 
rain (') 
COM(84) 418 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph of 
Article 149 of the EEC Treaty on 16 July 1984) 
(84/C 208/10) 
In consequence of proposed amendments put forward 
by the European Parliament, the proposal from the 
Commission contained in COM(83) 375 final of 14 
June 1983 is hereby amended as follows: 
TITLE I 
Forest fires 
Article 2 
The following is inserted as indent 7: 
'the creation of multidisciplinary "observation 
centres" to gather and update any information 
which might be useful at the various levels of 
intervention.' 
Article 4 
The following is inserted: 
'(d) defining higher risk zones and accordingly 
making provision for graduated financial 
intervention.' 
(') OJ No C 187, 13. 7. 1983, p. 9. TITLE II 
Acid depositions 
Article 8a 
The following is inserted: 
The Commission is instructed to define high-risk 
zones and to make provision for graduated 
financial intervention. 
Article 10 
The following is inserted as indent 3: 
'— programmes to promote and develop the relevant 
technologies and the construction of pilot instal­
lations to prevent and reduce atmospheric 
pollution.' 
Article 10 
The following is inserted as indent 4: 
'— programmes to promote research into the causes 
and effects of acid rain and other atmospheric 
pollutants.' 
Article 10a 
The following is inserted: 
'The Member States, assisted by an adequate and 
suitable qualified staff, shall ensure compliance 
with the rules for the protection of the woodland 
heritage.'
No C 267/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 6.10.84 
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Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 on the 
common organization of the market in fishery products 
COM(84) 483 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 19 September 1984) 
(84/C 267/05) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas, under Article 20 (1) of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the 
common organization of the market in fishery 
products ('), customs duties on imports of dried and 
salted cod are suspended in their entirety; 
Whereas, moreover, the Community has granted, in 
the framework of international commitments and 
fishery agreements, tariff concessions for salted cod 
in particular, 
Whereas the prospects of development of Community 
production should in the short term substantially 
change the supply conditions of the Community 
market; 
Whereas it now therefore seems no longer justified, 
in order to avoid disturbance of market equilibrium, 
to maintain the total, permanent and quantitatively 
Hb)NaL379> 31. 11 1981, p\ 1. unlimited suspension of Common Customs Tariff 
duties on the products in question; 
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 should 
therefore be amended, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Article 20(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 is 
hereby replaced by the following: 
'1. The Common Customs Tariff duties 
applicable to the products listed in the table below 
shall be suspended in their entirety, as follows: 
CCT heading No 
03.01 B I c) 1 Description 
Tuna for ther industrial manufacture 
of products falling within heading No 
16.04' 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 
day following its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 July 1985, 
This Regulation shall be* binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States,
No C 302/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 11. 84 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 78/627/EEC on the programme to 
accelerate the restructuring and conversion of vineyards in certain Mediterranean regions 
in France 
COM(84) 554 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 18 October 1984) 
(84/C 302/04) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Whereas Article 5 (1) of Council Directive 
78/627/EEC ('), as last amended by Directive 
83/362/EEC (2), lays down that the duration of the 
measure provided for by the Directive is to be five 
years; whereas the date of expiry of the measure, 
counting from the date the programme was approved 
pursuant to Article 2 of the Directive, is thus 
18 October 1984; 
Whereas the implementation of the measure provided 
for in Directive 78/627/EEC has taken longer than 
foreseen; whereas, however, given the present 
situation on the market in wine and with the aim of 
improving the quality of wine, the abovementioned 
date of expiry should be extended only for the re­
structuring of vineyard areas in wine-growing zone CII situated in hill regions or hillside regions as 
referred to in Article 29 (4) of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the com­
mon organization of the market in wine (3), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1208/84 (4), 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE 
Article 1 
In Article 5 (1) of Directive 78/627/EEC, the 
following subparagraph is added: 
'However, the duration of the measure shall be 
extended until 31 December 1985 in the case of 
the common measure to accelerate restructuring 
operations in areas in wine-growing zone C II 
situated in hill regions and hillside regions as 
referred to in Article 29 (4) of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 337/79 (') and the common measure to 
accelerate conversion operations throughout the 
territory specified in Article 1. 
0) OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 1.' 
Article 2 
This Directive is addressed to the French Republic. 
O OJ No L 206, 29. 7. 1978, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 202, 26. 7. 1983, p. 41. (3) OJNoL54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 1. 
(4) OJ No L 115, 1. 5. 1984, p. 77. 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 79/173/EEC on the programme for 
the acceleration and guidance of collective irrigation works in Corsica 
COM(84) 5 54 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 18 October 1984) 
(84/C 302/05) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament,
No C 316/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 27.11.84 
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Amended proposal for a Council Regulation 
— applying generalized preferences for 1985 in respect of certain industrial products 
originating in developing countries 
—applying generalized tariff preferences for 1985 to textile products originating in 
developing countries 
— applying generalized tariff preferences for 1985 in respect of certain agricultural 
products originating in developing countries 
Amended proposal for a Decision of the representatives of the Governments of the 
Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community, meeting within the Council, 
applying for 1985 the generalized tariff preferences for certain steel products originating 
in developing countries (') 
(COM(84) 630 final) 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council under the second paragraph of Article 149 of 
the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community on 9 November 1984) 
(84/C 316/08) 
By virtue of the second paragraph of Article 149 of the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, the Commission hereby proposes to the Council: 
1. that '406 Greenland' be added to the lists of generalized tariff preference-receiving 
developing countries and territories in the Commission proposal fixing the 
Community's generalized tariff preferences scheme for 1985 (COM(84) 378 final of 
16 July 1984) ('), at: 
— page 95 (Annex III B — industrial products), 
— page 176 (Annex IV B — textile products), 
— page 212 (Annex III B — agricultural products), 
— page 231 (Annex III B — steel products); 
2. that the following footnote (c) be added to Annex II of the Regulation on agricultural 
products, on page 189 of the abovementioned proposal: 'preference shall not be 
accorded in respect of the products marked with an asterisk where they originate in 
Greenland'; 
3. that asterisks be placed against rates of the duty for CCT heading Nos 03.01, 03.02, 
03.03, 16.04, 16.05 and 23.01 B, on pages 189, 190, 200 and 209 of the 
abovementioned proposal. 
(') OJNoC294, 5. 11. 1984.
No C 324/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 5.12. 84 
Amended proposal for a Council Decision adopting a Community action to stimulate 
European cooperation and scientific and technical interchange (Plan 1985-1988) (') 
(COM(84) 650 final) 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 
149 of the EEC Treaty on 23 November 1984) 
(84/C 324/07) 
ORIGINAL TEXT (!) AMENDED TEXT 
Preamble and recitals unchanged 
Articles 1 and 2 unchanged 
Article 3 
The current estimate of the amount needed to 
implement the Stimulation Plan is 40 million ECU, 
this funding to include finance for the incentive 
measures set out in Article 4 and the complementary 
measures set out in the Annex, as well as expenditure 
relating to staff — 12 officials — which shall not 
exceed 4,5 % of the overall funding for the Stimu­
lation Plan. 
The total amount and the personnel needed to carry 
out the plan shall be reassessed at the plan review 
stage provided for in Article 5. Article 3 
First sentence unchanged. 
The funds needed to carry out the plan, together with 
the necessary personnel, shall be recalculated at the 
plan review stage provided for in Article 5. 
Article 4 unchanged 
Article 5 
The Stimulation Plan shall be reviewed during the 
second year according to appropriate procedures, 
after consulting the Committee named in Article 4. 
The review decision shall be taken no later than 31 
December 1986. Article 5 
There shall be a review of the plan during the second 
year according to appropriate procedures, following 
consultation of the Committee referred to in Article 4. 
The European Parliament shall be informed of the 
results of this review and shall then deliver its opinion 
on the review proposals. The review decision shall be 
taken no later than 31 December 1986. 
Articles 6 to 9 unchanged 
O OJ No C 142, 29. 5. 1984, p. 4. 
O Doc. COM(84) 215 final.
No C 13/2 Official Journal of the European Communities 15.1.85 
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Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 as regards the 
amount allotted to the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and 
Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) 
COM(84) 682 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 7 December 1984) 
(84/C 13/02) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas the first five-year overall allocation as 
provided for in Articles 6 (5), 6a, 6b and 6c of 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 
1970 (*) on the financing of the common agricultural 
policy, as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 3509/80 of 22 December 1980 (2), will expire on 
31 December 1984; 
Whereas in the joint declaration by the European 
Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 30 
June 1982 part of the expenditure of the EAGGF, 
Guidance Section, was classified under non-
compulsory expenditure; whereas in these circum­stances the concept of a five-year overall allocation 
has become incompatible with the provisions of the 
Treaty relating to the budgetary procedure; 
Whereas the maintenance of a five-year overall 
allocation for compulsory expenditure only would be 
in conflict with the very nature of the expenditure 
and with the joint declaration of 30 June 1982; 
Whereas the most appropriate solution consists in 
abolishing the five-year overall allocation, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Article 6 (5), 6a, 6b and 6c of Regulation (EEC) No 
729/70 are hereby deleted. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 
day following its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Communities. 
(') OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. 
O OJ No L 367, 31. 12. 1980, p. 87. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States.
No C 170/2 Official Journal of the European Communities 9.7.85 
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Proposal for a Council Regulation amending the list of ACP countries in Regulation (EEC) No 
486/85 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from 
the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States 
or in the overseas countries and territories 
COM(85) 316 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 25 June 1985) 
(85/C 170/02) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in 
particular Articles 43 and 113 thereof, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3033/80 of 11 November 1980 laying down 
the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural 
products (*), and in particular Article 12 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 (2) lays down the arrangements applicable to agri­
cultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products orig­
inating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territories; 
Whereas Angola signed the Third Lome Convention on 30 April 1985 and became one of the 
ACP countries referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 486/85; whereas the list in 
Annex I to the said Regulation should be amended accordingly, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Angola is hereby added to the list in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 486/85. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
C) OJ No L 323, 29. 11. 1980, p. 1. 
O OJN0L6I, 1.3. 1985, p. 4.