No C 131/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 30.5.85 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Amendment to the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulations (EEC) No 918/83 
and (EEC) No 950/68 in respect of the tariff treatment applicable to goods contained in 
travellers' personal luggage or sent in small consignments to private individuals (') 
COM(85) 169 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 of 
the EEC Treaty on 25 April 1985) 
(85/C 131/04) 
The Commission hereby amends its proposal as follows: 
1. The text of Article 1 is replaced by the following: 
'Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 is hereby amended as follows: 
— in the third indent of Article 29 (2), the amount "35 ECU" is replaced by "45 ECU"; 
— in Article 47, the amounts "45 ECU" and "23 ECU" are replaced by "100 ECU" and 
"50 ECU" respectively'. 
2. In Article 2, the amount '150 ECU' is replaced by '200 ECU'. 
(') OJ No C 324, 5. 12. 1984, p. 5. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2969/83 establishing a 
special emergency measure to assist stock farming in Italy 
COM(85) 182 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 6 May 1985) 
(85/C 131/05) 
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 
Parliament, 
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 
2969/83 (') provides for the granting of aid for the 
(') OJ No L 293, 25. 10. 1983, p. 7. conversion into medium-term loans of short-term loans 
taken out before 30 November 1983 to cover stock 
farmers' operating costs; 
Whereas because of the limited funds at the disposal of 
the agriculture credit institutions it has been possible to 
accept only about one-half of the applications made; 
whereas as a result it has been possible for only part of 
the appropriations provided for in Article 4 of Regu­
lation (EEC) No 2969/83 to be used; 
Whereas the very difficult position of the farmers 
requires that the ability to convert short-term loans into 
medium-term ones on special terms should continue to 
be available to those farmers who have not yet benefited 
from the Community measure, 
30.5.85 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 131/5 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 2969/83 is hereby amended as 
follows: 
1. In Article 2, '30 November 1983' is replaced by 
'1 April 1985' and the following sentence is added: 
'However, farmers may receive aid on one occasion 
only.' 
2. The following phrase is added to Article 3 (1): 'or an updating of such programme submitted by the 
Italian Government before 1 June 1985 and approved 
by the Commission.' 
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. 
Amendment to the proposal for a Council Directive on the easing of controls and formalities 
applicable to nationals of the Member States when crossing intra-Community borders (') 
COM(85) 224 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council under Article 149 (2) of the EEC Treaty on 7 May 
1985) 
(85/C 131/06) 
The Commission amends its proposal as follows: 
ORIGINAL TEXT AMENDED TEXT 
Proposal for a Council Directive on the easing of 
controls and formalities applicable to nationals of the 
Member States when crossing intra-Community borders Proposal for a Council Directive on the first stage of the 
abolition of controls and formalities applicable to 
nationals of the Member States when crossing intra-
Community borders 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, Unchanged 
Whereas it is vitally necessary that the Community 
should respond to the expectations of the peoples of 
Europe by adopting measures to enhance and promote 
its ideal and image in the minds of its inhabitants; Unchanged 
(') OJNoC 47, 19.2. 1985, p. 5.