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No C 62/78 Official Journal of the European Communities 5. 3. 84 
Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the basic price and the standard quality for 
slaughtered pigs for the period 1 November 1984 to 31 October 1985 
(84/C 62/47) 
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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 
2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organ­
ization of the market in pigmeat ('), as last amended 
by Regulation (EEC) No 2966/80 (2), and in parti­
cular Article 4 (4) thereof, Whereas the most representative class and catego­
ries of weight in Community production should be 
taken as the standard quality; 
Whereas the application of those criteria results in 
the basic price being fixed at a level higher than that 
adopted for the previous period, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­
sion, Article 1 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas, when the basic price for slaughtered pigs 
is fixed, account should be taken of the objectives 
of the common agricultural policy and of the contri­
bution which the Community desires to make to the 
harmonious development of world trade; whereas 
the objectives of the common agricultural policy are 
in particular to ensure a fair standard of living for 
the agricultural community, to ensure that supplies 
are available and that they reach consumers at 
reasonable prices; 
Whereas the basic price must be fixed in accordance 
with the criteria laid down in Article 4 (1) of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 2759/75 for a standard quality 
defined according to Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 2760/75 of 29 October 1975 determining the 
Community scale for grading pig carcases (3); 
(') OJNoL282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 307, 18. 11. 1980. p. 5. 
O OJNoL282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 10. For the period 1 November 1984 to 31 October 1985, 
the basic price for slaughtered pigs of the standard 
quality shall be 2 084,70 ECU per tonne. 
Article 2 
The standard quality shall be the quality for pig car­
cases of Class II of the Community scale for.grad­
ing pig carcases laid down by Regulation (EEC) 
No 2760/75, excluding those carcases with a weight 
of less than 70 kilograms and those with a weight 
equal to or greater than 160 kilograms. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 
day following its publication in the Official Journal 
of the European Communities. 
It shall apply as from 1 November 1984. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States.
No C 102/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 14.4.84 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 69/169/EEC on the harmonization 
of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action relating to exemption 
from turnover tax and excise duty on imports in international travel 
COM(84) 182 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 2 April 1984) 
(84/C 102/06) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Articles 99 and 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, 
Whereas Article 1 (1) of Council Directive 
69/169/EEC ('), as last amended by Directive 
82/443/EEC (2), provides for goods contained in the 
personal luggage of travellers coming from non-
member countries to be exempt from turnover tax 
and excise duty on the condition that they have no 
commercial character; 
Whereas the total value of the goods eligible for this 
exemption may not exceed 45 ECU per person; 
whereas, in accordance with Article 1 (2) of Directive 
69/169/EEC, Member States may reduce the 
allowance to 23 ECU fpr travellers under 15 years of 
age; 
Whereas the real value of these allowances ought to 
be maintained by increasing them progressively; 
Whereas account must be taken of measures in favour 
of travellers recommended by specialized inter­
national organizations, in particular the measures 
contained in Annex F.3 to the International 
Convention on the simplification and harmonization 
of customs procedures; Whereas these objectives could be attained by in­
creasing the allowance on the basis of a multiannual 
programme applying also to persons under 15 years 
of age, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
Article 1 of Directive 69/169/EEC is hereby 
amended as follows: 
1. In paragraph 1, *45 ECU' is replaced by the 
following: 
'— as from 1 January 1985, 60 ECU, 
— as from 1 January 1986, 70 ECU, 
— as from 1 January 1987, 80 ECU, 
— as from 1 January 1988, 85 ECU.' 
2. In paragraph 2, 'to 23 ECU' is replaced by the 
following: 
'— as from 1 January 1985, to 30 ECU, 
— as from 1 January 1986, to 35 ECU, 
— as from 1 January 1987, to 40 ECU, 
— as from 1 January 1988, to 45 ECU.' 
Article 2 
1. Member States shall take the measures necessary 
to comply with this Directive with effect from 1 
January 1985. 
2. Member States shall inform the Commission of 
the provisions which they adopt to implement this 
Directive. 
Article 3 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
(') OJNoLl33, 4. 6. 1969, p. 6. 
O OJ No L 206, 14. 7. 1982, p. 35.
4. 5. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 120/15 
DRAFT DECISION 
of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Coal 
and Steel Community, meeting within the Council, on the acceptance of the International 
Convention on the harmonized commodity description and coding system 
(84/C 120/03) 
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE 
EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL, 
Whereas the Customs Cooperation Council, at its plenary session in June, adopted the 
International Convention on the harmonized commodity description and coding system; 
Whereas that Convention is intended to replace, as the international basis for customs 
tariffs and statistical nomenclature, 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; 
Whereas the provisions of the said Convention are applicable to products falling within 
the scope of the Europeans Coal and Steel Community, 
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
The International Convention on the harmonized commodity description and coding 
system, in so far as it is applicable to products falling within the scope of the European 
Coal and Steel Community, is hereby approved on behalf of the Member States of the 
European Coal and Steel Community. 
Article 2 
The Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community shall sign the said 
Convention, subject to ratification, once it has been signed on behalf of the Europan 
Economic Community. 
The Member States shall deposit their instruments of ratification when the instrument of 
acceptance has been deposited on behalf of the European Economic Community.
5. 10. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 266/3 
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Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for the 1984/85 marketing year the percentage 
of the amount of the production aid which may be withheld by recognized organizations 
of olive oil producers or associations thereof 
COM(84) 507 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 24 September 1984) 
(84/C 266/03) 
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 Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the 
establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (*), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2260/84 (2), and in particular Article 20d (1) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Whereas, in accordance with Article 20d (1) of Regulations No 136/66/EEC, the 
percentage of the production aid which may be withheld by recognized organizations of 
olive oil producers or associations thereof should be so fixed that the resulting amount 
helps to finance the expenditure occasioned by the activities arising from Articles 5 (3) 
and 20c of the said Regulation; whereas the percentage should be set at a level which 
enables foreseeable expenditure in 1984/85 to be covered, 
HAD ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1984/85 marketing year, the percentage of the amount of the production aid 
which may be withheld pursuant to Article 20d (1) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC by 
organizations of olive oil producers or associations thereof recognized under the said 
Regulation shall be 2,2 %. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal 
of the European Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 November 1984. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
(') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. 
(') OJNoL208, 3. 8. 1984, p. 1.
15.11.84 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 304/7 
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 
Article 1 
By this Protocol Brunei Darussalam accedes to the Agreement. 
Article 2 
Save as otherwise provided in this Protocol, the provisions of the Agreement together 
with the Protocol concerning Article 1 of the Agreement shall apply to Brunei 
Darussalam. 
Article 3 
As regards Brunei Darussalam, the initial period of application of the Agreement shall 
expire on the same date as for the other contracting parties. 
Article 4 
This Protocol is drawn up in eight originals in the Danish, Dutch, English, French, 
German, Greek and Italian languages each of these texts being equally authentic. 
In witness whereof the undersigned plenipotentiaries have signed this Protocol. 
Done at Dublin on the fifteenth of November in the year one thousand nine hundred 
and eighty-four. 
Amendments to the proposal for a Council Directive prolonging the derogation accorded 
to Ireland relating to the rules governing turnover tax and excise duty applicable in inter­
national travel (') 
COM(84) 586 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 
149 of the EEC Treaty on 7 November 1984) 
(84/C 304/06) 
The Commission hereby amends and supplements Article 1 of its proposal as follows: 
1. The phrase '115 ECU or 43 %' in the second indent is replaced by '115 ECU or 
53 %'; 
the phrase '140 ECU or 43 %' in the third indent is replaced by '140 ECU or 63 %'; 
the phrase '165 ECU or 43 %' in the fourth indent is replaced by '165 ECU or 
73 %'; and 
the phrase '190 ECU or 43 %' in the fifth indent is replaced by '190 ECU or 83 %'. 
2. The following second paragraph is added to Article 1: 
'2. From 1 January 1989 Ireland shall apply in full the exemption provided for in 
Article 2 (1) of Directive 69/169/EEC 
(') OJ No C 17, 24. 1. 1984, p. 6.
No C 318/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 11.84 
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Amendment to the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 70/220/EEC on 
the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures to be taken 
against air pollution by gases from the engines of motor vehicles (') 
COM(84) 564 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 25 October 1984) 
(84/C 318/09) 
The abovementioned proposal is amended as follows: 
— complete the fourth recital by the following text: 
'whereas the limit values for 1995 should not be 
determined at levels which would exclude from 
European type approval cars which when these 
levels are determined comply with the emission 
requirements in force in the United States and 
Japan'. 
In the same recital, the date 1988 is replaced by 
1986. 
— replace Article 3 by the following text: 
'Article 3 
1. From 1 October 1995, Member States, on 
grounds relating to air pollution by gases from an 
engine or to engine fuel requirements: 
— shall no longer grant EEC type-approval or 
issue the document provided for in the last 
indent of Article 10 (1) of Directive 
70/156/EEC for a type of motor vehicle, 
— may refuse to grant national type-approval for 
a type of motor vehicle, 
O OJNoC 178,6.7. 1984, p. 9. — may prohibit the initial entry into service of 
vehicles if: 
— the level of emissions from this type of 
motor vehicle or from such vehicles exceed 
the limit values to be determined within the 
following ranges in accordance with 
Article 100 of the Treaty, by the Council 
by the 31 December 1986: 
between 10 and 35 g/test for the mass of 
carbon monoxide, 
between 2,6 and 8,2 g/test for the 
combined mass of hydrocarbons and 
nitrogen oxides, 
between 1,1 and 4 g/test for the mass of 
nitrogen oxides, 
— the engine fuel requirements are not in 
accordance with the provisions of Directive 
70/220/EEC, as last amended by this 
Directive. 
2. By 31 December 1986, the Council shall 
adopt, by a qualified majority, the following 
proposals by the Commission, the necessary 
technical decisions implementing the measures 
referred to in paragraph 1, as well as a new 
Directive establishing a system of technical 
inspection of the use of those vehicles to which 
the present Directive applies.'
7.2.85 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 35/11 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 
549/69 determining the categories of officials and other servants of the European 
Communities to whom the provisions of Article 12, the second paragraph of Article 13 
and Article 14 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Communities 
apply 
COM(84) 680 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 8 January 1985) 
(85/C 35/13) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single 
Council and a Single Commission of the European 
Communities, and in particular the first paragraph of 
Article 28 thereof, 
Having regard to the Protocol on the Privileges and 
Immunities of the European Communities, and in 
particular Articles 16 and 22 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament ('), 
Whereas Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 
549/69 (2), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, 
EEC, Euratom) No 2152/82 (3), should be amended 
in order to take account of the following Regu­
lations : 
— Regulation No ... of ... amending the Staff 
Regulations of officials and the conditions of 
employment of other servants [temporary staff — 
unemployment benefit]; 
— Regulation No . . . of . .. introducing special and 
temporary measures to terminate the service of 
certain officials of the European Communities in 
the scientific and technical services; 
0) OJ No C 182, 19. 7. 1982, p. 127. 
O OJ No L 74, 27. 3. 1969, p. 1. 
O OJ No L 228, 4. 8. 1982, p. 5. — Regulation No ... of ... introducing special 
measures to terminate the service of officials of 
the European Communities, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The following subparagraphs (i), (j) and (k) are 
hereby added to Article 2 of Regulation (Euratom, 
ECSC, EEC) No 549/69: 
'(i) those entitled to the unemployment benefit 
provided for under Article 28 (b) of the 
Conditions of Employment of Other Servants as 
amended by Article ... of Regulation No .. . 
[Regulation at first indent of the recital]; 
(j) those entitled to the allowance provided for in 
the event of termination of service under Article 
3 of Regulation No ... [Regulation at second 
indent of the recital]; 
(k) those entitled to the allowance provided for in 
the event of termination of service under Article 
4 of Regulation No . . . [Regulation at third 
indent of the recital].' 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply from the time when the respective Regu­
lations referred to in Article 1 enter into force. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States.
4.4. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 86/7 
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Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the 
European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Mada­
gascar on fishing off the coast of Madagascar 
COM(85) 33 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 22 February 1985) 
(85/C 86/10) 
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 it is in the Community's interest to approve the Agreement between the European 
Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar on 
fishing off the coast of Madagascar, signed in ... on ... 1985, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the 
Democratic Republic of Madagascar on fishing off the coast of Madagascar is hereby approved 
on behalf of the Community. 
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation. 
Article 2 
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 15 of the 
Agreement (*). 
Article 3 
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 to all Member States. 
(*) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European 
Communities by the General Secretariat of the Council.
9. 7. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 170/3 
Amendments to the Proposal for a Council Directive on the harmonization of the laws of the 
Member States relating to tax arrangements for the carry-over of losses of undertakings (') 
COM(85) 319 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to Article 149, second paragraph, of the 
EEC Treaty on 25 June 1985) 
(85/C 170/03) 
1. Article 2 is replaced by the following: 
'Article 2 
For the purposes of this Directive, profit or loss of a financial year shall mean the positive or 
negative results of an undertaking ascertained, after any possible set-off against other 
income or against results recorded abroad by permanent establishments or subsidiaries, in 
accordance with the tax laws of the state in which it is subject to tax.' 
2. Paragraph 1 of Article 3 is amended as follows: 
'1. Where the result of a given financial year for an undertaking shows a loss, that loss 
shall be set off, at the choice of the undertaking: 
— either against the profits of one or more of the three preceding financial years in chrono­
logical order or against the non-distributed portion of those profits, not withstanding 
that the tax liability for those financial years has been finally determined; then, if need 
be, against the profits of the following financial years in chronological order; 
— or against the profits of the following financial years in chronological order. 
However, the undertaking may choose not to set off losses against profits which have not 
been taxed in the State where it is subject to tax or which have been taxed at a reduced 
rate.' 
0) OJ No C 253, 20. 9. 1984, p. 5.
16. 7. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No C US/7 
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Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to 
producers for the 1984 harvest 
COM(85) 290 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 18 June 1985) 
(85/C 178/12) 
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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 
1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of 
the market in hops ('), as last amended by the 1979 Act 
of Accession, and in particular Article 12 (7) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 
provides that aid may be granted to hop producers to 
enable them to achieve a fair income; whereas the 
amount of this aid is fixed per hectare and differs 
according to groups of varieties, taking into account the 
average return on the areas in full production compared 
with the average returns for previous harvests, the 
current position of the market and price trends; 
O OJNoL 175,4. 8. 1971, p. 1. Whereas an examination of the results of the 1984 
harvest shows the need to fix aid for certain groups of 
varieties of hops cultivated in the Community; 
Whereas hops cultivated in Greece are eligible for 
Community aid as from the 1981 harvest; whereas, 
pursuant to Article 90 of the 1979 Act of Accession, 
Article 68 of that Act applies for the purposes of calcu­
lating the amount of hop sector aid for hops produced in 
Greece, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. For the 1984 harvest, aid shall be granted to the 
producers of hops cultivated in the Community for the 
groups of varieties set out in the Annex. 
2. The amount of the aid shall be as set out in the 
Annex. 
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. 
ANNEX 
Aid granted to hop producers for the 1984 harvest 
Aid amounts (ECU/ha) 
Group of varieties 
Aromatic 
Bitter 
Others For the Community of Nine 
300 
300 
300 For Greece 
235 
221,5 
235
No C 244/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 26.9.85 
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Amendment of the proposal for a Council Regulation on a programme of support for 
technological development in the hydrocarbons sector (') 
(COM(85) 453 final) 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 of 
the EEC Treaty on 13 August 1985) 
(85/C 244/08) 
Articles 1 to 3 unchanged 
Article 4 (Amendment 1) 
Article 4 (2) — Support shall not normally exceed 49 % of the eligible cost of the projects 
except in the case of projects by small companies involving a Community 
contribution of less than 200 000 ECU. When determining the amount of the 
support to be granted, the Commission shall take into account other financial 
aid for the project received or expected from the Community, national or 
other sources and the share of the risk borne directly by those responsible for 
the project. 
Article 4 (4) — (new— Amendment 2) 
All contracts for support shall provide for repayment of the Community's 
contribution in the case of successful commercial exploitation of the project in 
question. 
Article. 5 (Amendment 3) 
Article 5 (3) — As a general rule preference shall be given to projects in either of the following 
two categories: 
(a) projects involving the association of at least two independent companies 
which are not established in the same Member state; 
(b) projects promoted by small and medium-sized undertakings, solely, jointly, 
or in collaboration with large undertakings. 
Articles 6 to 8 unchanged 
Article 9 (Amendment 4) 
Every two years a report shall be made by the Commission to the Council and to the European 
Parliament on the application of tlus Regulation, such a report to include a statement on the 
rate of repayment of subsidies. 
Articles 10 to 12 unchanged 
O Doc. COM(84) 658 final; OJ No L 325, 6. 12. 1984, p. 6.