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COMMISSION
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
GeneralSecretariatCOM(79)228 final
Brussels,24thApril1979
FOROFFICIAL USEONLY
SEVENTH COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
ONDRAWING UPTHEINSTRUMENTS OFGREECE'S
ACCESSION TOTHECOMMUNITIES
PRELIMINARY DRAFTTEXTSCONCERNING
FREEDOMOFMOVEMENT FORWORKERS
COM(79)228final

UndertheprocedureadoptedfordrawinguptheinstrumentsofGreece*s
accessiontotheCommunities,theCommissionhasbeeninvitedtoprepare
preliminarydraftsoftheseinstrumentsfortheCouncil,basingthemon
thestructureadoptedatthetimeofthepreviousenlargement *
Inthiscommunication totheCouncil,theCommissionissubmittingthe
preliminarydraftofprovisionsonfreedomofmovementforworkers*
OnthissubjecttheactofaccessionforGreecewillneedtoincludethe
followingprovisions:
1*AderogationtobeincludedinTitleIIIofPartFouroftheactual
actofaccession(AnnexItothisdocument);
2*Derogationsrelatingtocertainactsofsecondarylegislation,to
beincludedinAnnexjytlijtotheactofaccession,towhich
Article oftheactrefers(AnnexIItothisdooument);
3*Twodeclarationstobeannexedtothefinalact(AnnexIIItothis
document)*

AMEX I
Provision tobeincluded in
Title III :"Etee movement ofpersons andcapital "
inPart Four ofthe Act ofGreece *sAccession on
'TRAHSITIOHAL MEASURES
Chapter 1:Workers
Article
Freedom ofmovement forworkers between thepresent Member States and
Greece shall besecured subject tothetransitional derogations from
Council Regulation (EEC)Ho1612/68andCouncil Directive (68/36O/EEC)
of15October 1968laiddowntothiseffect inAnnex RjfJ tothisAct.

JLHBEXII
DerogationsrelatingtocertainactsofsecondaryCommunitylegislation
concerningfreedomofmovementforworkers,tobeincludedinAnnex
totheActofAccession(actsreferredtoinArticle133oftheActof
Accession)
1.CouncilRegulation (EEC)Ho1612/68of15October1968
(a)Articles1to6and13to23shallnotapplyinthepresentMemberStates
withregardtoGreeknationals,orinGreecewithregardtonationalsofthe
presentMemberStates,until1January1988*
ThepresentMemberStatesandGreeceshallhavetherighttomaintainin
forceuntil1January1988#withregardtoGreeknationalsandnationalsof
thepresentMemberStatesrespectively ,nationalprovisionsmakingimmigration
inorder'totaketipemploymentand/oraccesstoemploymentsubjecttoprior
authorization .
(b)Artiole11shallnotapplyinthepresentMemberStatewithregardto
Greeknationals,orinGreecewithregardtonationalsofthepresent
MemberStates,until1January1986.
However,membersofaworker*sfamilywithinthemeaningofArticle10
shallhavetherighttotakeupemploymentintheterritoryoftheMember
Statewheretheyresidewiththeworker,providedtheyhavebeenresident
thereforaminimumofthreeyears.From1January1984thisresidence
qualification shallbereducedtoeighteenmonths.
Theprovisionsofthisparagraphshallbewithoutprejudicetomore
favourablenationalrules.

ΑΗΗΕΧΤΤ
DerogationsrelatingtocertainactsofsecondaryCommunitylegislation
concerningfreedomofmovementforworkers,tobeincludedinAnnex£h.
totheActofAccession(actsreferredtoinArticle133oftheActof
Accession)
1*CouncilRegulation (EEC)Ho1612/68of15October1968
(a)Articles1to6and13to23shallnotapplyinthepresentMemberStates
withregardtoGreeknationals,orinGreecewithregardtonationalsofthe
presentMemberStates,until1January1988*
ThepresentMemberStatesandGreeceshallhavetherighttomaintainin
foroeuntil1January1988,withregardtoGreeknationalsandnationalsof
thepresentMemberStatesrespectively ,nationalprovisionsmakingimmigration
inorder'totakeupemploymentand/oraccesstoemploymentsubjecttoprior
authorization*
(b)Artiole11shallnotapplyinthepresentMemberStatewithregardto
Greeknationals,orinGreecewithregardtonationalsofthepresent
MemberStates,until1January1986.
However,membersofaworker'sfamilywithinthemeaningofArticle10
shallhavetherighttotakeupemploymentintheterritoryoftheMember
Statewheretheyresidewiththeworker,providedtheyhavebeenresident
thereforaminimumofthreeyears.From1January1984thisresidence
qualification shallbereducedtoeighteenmonths*
Theprovisionsofthisparagraphshallbewithoutprejudicetomore
favourablenationalrules*

AnnexII
2*CouncilDirectiveof15October1968(68/360/EEC)
Whereprovisionsofthisdirectivearenecessarilylinkedwithprovisions
ofRegulation(EEC)Ho1612/68whoseentryintoforoeisdeferred,the
presentMemberStatesandGreeceshallhavetherighttoderogatefromthe
saidprovisionsuponconditionscomparabletothederogations allowedin
respectoftheregulation.
3(a)CnTnwijssionDécisionof8December1972
ontheuniformsystemsetuppursuanttoArticle15ofCouncil
Begulation(EEC)Ifo1612/68onfreedomofmoveaest ;forworkerswithinthe
Community,knownastheSEDOCsystem*
(b)CommissionDecisionof14December1972
onthe"Communityscheme"forthecollectionanddissemination ofthe
informationprovidedforinArticle14(3)ofRegulation{EEC)Ho1612/68*
fy31December1987thepresentMemberStatesandGreeceshall,withthe
assistanceoftheCommission,takesuchmeasuresasarenecessaryto
enablethesedecisionstobeappliedinrespeotofGreeceby1January1988*

–3- AnnexII
4*CouncilHerniations (EEC)Kb1408/71of14June1971and(EEC)No574/72
of21March1972.aslastamended "fayCouncilRegulation(EEC)Ho2595/f7
of21November1977*
Until31December1983inclusivetheprovisionsofArticles73(1)and(3),
74(1)and75(1)ofRegulationNo1408/n»andofArticles86and88of
RegulationNo574/f2shallnotapplytoGreekworkerswhoareemployed
inaMemberStateotherthanGreeceand>themembersofwhosefamiliesare
residentinGreece*
Articles73(2)f74(2)and75(2)ofRegulationNo1408/78andArticles87»89
and98ofRegulationNo574/f2shallapplybyanalogytosuchworkers.

I
AÎBEXIII
DECLARATI0B3
(to"beannexedtotheFinalAct)
A
DECLAEATIOir BITHECOMMUHITT
onaccessforGreekworkersto
employmentinthepresentMemberStates
withintheframeworkofthetransitional provisionsconcerningthe
exerciseoftherightoffreemovementtthepresentMemberStates,should
theyhaverecoursetothird-country manpowernotbelongingtotheirregular
labourmarketinordertosatisfymanpowerrequirements,shallaccord
GreeknationalsthesamepriorityasnationalsoftheotherMemberStates*
Β
JOINTDECLARATION
onfreedomofmovementforworkers
EnlargementoftheCommunitymayentailcertaindifficulties affectingthe
socialsituationinoneormoreMemberStatesinconnectionwithapplication
oftheprovisionsonfreedomofmovementforworkers*
TheMemberStatesherebydeclarethattheyreservetherighttolay
difficulties ofthisnature,shouldtheyarise,beforetheCommunity
institutions withaviewtosolvingtheproblemsinaccordancewiththe
provid-onsofthetreatiesestablishing theEuropeanCommunities andprovisions
adoptedpursuanttothem.