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22.3.84 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 81/7 
Amendments to the proposal for a Council Regulation on the information provided by 
the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the 
customs nomenclature (') 
COM(84) 111 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to Article 149 (2) of the EEC Treaty 
on 1 March 1984) 
(84/C 81/09) 
The Commission amends its proposal as follows: 
1. The text of the ninth recital is replaced by the following: 'Whereas this Regulation 
deals with the conditions for providing and for using, within the customs territory of 
the Community, information concerning the classification of goods of every kind in 
the customs nomenclature; whereas the provisions of the Treaty concerning customs 
matters do not empower Community institutions to enact binding provisions on this 
matter; whereas it therefore seems necessary to base this Regulation also on Article 
235 of the Treaty;'. 
2. The text of Article 9 (1) is replaced by the following: 'Binding tariff information may 
be relied upon only by the holder thereof, his successors or beneficiaries or by a 
person acting on their behalf. It shall be presented at the customs service at the time 
of completion of the customs formalities relating to the goods in respect of which the 
holder intends to rely upon such information.' 
3. The text of Article 9 (2) is replaced by the following: 
'The holder of binding information may rely upon it in respect of particular goods 
only where it is established to the satisfaction of the customs service that the goods in 
question conform in all respects to those described in the information presented. 
At the time of customs clearance, the customs service may carry out any check or 
examination which it deems useful in order to satisfy itself that the goods presented are 
in fact those in respect of which the information has been given.' 
4. Article 14 (5) is deleted. Article 14 (6) becomes Article 14 (5). 
A new Article 14a is added after Article 14. The text of the new Article shall read as 
follows: 
'Article 14a 
Upon the adoption of one of the tariff measures referred to in Article 13 or Article 14 
(1), Member States shall take the necessary steps to ensure that binding tariff infor­
mation provided by the competent customs authorities is in conformity with the 
measure in question. 
The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply even where a specific date is laid 
down for the entry into force of the tariff measure in question.' 
5. Article 16 is deleted. 
6. Articles 17 and 18" become Articles 16 and 17 respectively. 
7. The text of the new Article 16 is replaced by the following: 
'Article 16 
Each Member State shall present annually to the Commission, in a form which the 
latter shall determine, a report on the implementation of this Regulation.' 
8. The text of the new Article 17 is replaced by the following: 
'Article 17 
This Regulation shall enter into force 12 months from the date of its adoption.' 
(') OJ No C 256, 8. 10. 1981, p. 10.
No C 146/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 5. 6. 84 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to 
producers for the 1983 harvest 
COM(84) 239 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 27 April 1984) 
(84/C 146/06) 
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 organi­
zation 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 Par­
liament, 
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 1983 
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 
calculating the amount of hop-sector aid for hops 
produced in Greece, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. For the 1983 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 1983 harvest 
Aid amounts (ECU/ha) 
Group of varieties 
Aromatic 
Bitter 
Others For the Community of Nine 
300 
250 
300 For Greece 
170 
143 
170
No C 171/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 6. 84 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an 
exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese 
Republic concerning the implementation of specific financial aid for improving agri­
cultural and fisheries structures in Portugal 
COM(84) 297final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 6 June 1984) 
(84/C 171/05) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 235 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange 
of letters between the European Economic 
Community and the Portuguese Republic concerning 
the implementation of specific financial aid for 
improving agricultural and fisheries structures in 
Portugal should be approved, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters 
between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic concerning the implementation 
of specific financial aid for improving agricultural and 
fisheries structures in Portugal is hereby approved on 
behalf of the Community. 
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regu­
lation. 
Article 2 
The President of the Council shall give the 
notification provided for in Article 15 of the Annex to 
the Agreement ('). 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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. 
(') The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be 
published in the Official Journal of the European 
Communities by the Council's General Secretariat.
13.11.84 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 302/3 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1760/7& on a 
common measure to improve public amenities in certain rural areas 
COM(84) 554 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 18 October 1984) 
(84/C 302/03) 
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 the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Whereas in pursuance of Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 1760/78 O, as amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No 2003/83 (2), Italy and France have implemented 
programmes to improve the infrastructure in certain 
rural areas; 
Whereas the infrastructural shortcomings which still 
exist with respect to the rural road network and to 
the provision of electricity and potable water to 
isolated holdings and farming villages seriously affect 
agricultural development in those regions; 
Whereas, therefore, there is an acute need to provide 
extra funding for the common measure in order to 
ensure the continuity of agricultural development in 
the areas concerned; 
Whereas, given that there are no other measures 
which could ensure continuity upon expiry of this 
common measure, it is necessary to extend the 
duration of the measure until the end of 1985; Whereas, due to the shortage of available appropri­
ations, an application for aid may exceptionally be 
carried forward a second time in 1985, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 1760/78 is hereby amended as 
follows: 
1. Article 11 (1) and (3) are replaced by the 
following: 
'1. The duration of the common measure shall 
run until 31 December 1985.' 
'3. The estimated cost to the Fund of the 
common measure, for the period envisaged in 
paragraph 1, shall amount to 170 million ECU.' 
2. The following sentence is added to the second 
paragraph of Article 15: 
'Nevertheless, in 1985, an application for aid may 
be carried forward a second time.' 
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 204, 28. 7. 1978, p. 1. 
(2) OJNoL 198,21.7. 1983, p. 1. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States.
5.2.85 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 33/15 
Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down certain specific measures in connection 
with the special arrangement on fisheries applicable to Greenland 
COM(84) 711 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 12 December 1984) 
(85/C 33/04) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
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 the Treaty amending the status of 
Greenland - places that territory under the 
arrangements for the association of the overseas 
countries and territories laid down in Part Four of the 
Treaty; whereas Article 1 of the Protocol on the 
special arrangements applicable to Greenland, 
annexed to the said amending Treaty links the import 
treatment of fishery products from Greenland with 
the possibilities of access to Greenland fishing waters 
granted to the Community under the Agreement on 
fisheries between the European Economic 
Community, on the one hand, and the Government 
of Denmark and the Local Government of 
Greenland, on the other; 
Whereas the European Economic Community, on the 
one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the 
local Government of Greenland, on the other have 
agreed to the provisional application of the 
Agreement on fisheries and the Protocol on the 
conditions relating to fishing; 
Whereas adjustment of the commitments of the 
Parties and suspension of the Agreement on fisheries 
are provided for in the said Agreement and the 
Protocols referred to in Article 2 (1) thereof; 
Whereas an appropriate procedure should therefore 
be laid down for implementating this set of 
provisions; Article 1 
Decisions with regard to the following shall be taken 
according to the procedure provided for in Article 2: 
(a) adjustment of the Community's obligations under 
the protocols referred to in Article 2 (1) of the 
Agreement on fisheries; 
(b) suspension of the Agreement on fisheries as 
provided for in Article 9 thereof; 
(c) in the case of such suspension, appropriate 
measures covering the treatment on import of 
fishery products originating in Greenland. 
Article 2 
1. Where the situation referred to in Article 1 
arises, the Commission shall decide on the necessary 
measures, which shall be notified to the Member 
States and shall be immediately applicable. 
Any Member State may refer to the Council such a 
Commission measure. The Council may, by qualified 
majority, amend or cancel such measure. 
2. Measures shall be repealed according to the 
procedure laid down in paragraph 1 as soon as the 
consultations provided for in the Agreement on 
fisheries have enabled a balance to be restored. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 
1985. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States.
27. 4. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 106/7 
ORIGINAL TEXT AMENDED TEXT 
Paragraph 2 unchanged 
Article 14 Article 14 
Paragraphs 1 and 2 unchanged 
2a. All the notifications made to the Commission 
pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be published by the 
Member States and made available to any person who so 
requests. 
Article 15 Article 15 
1. Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, 1. Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, 
regulations and administrative provisions necessary to regulations and administrative provisions necessary to 
comply with this Directive before 1 July 1985 and shall comply with this Directive before 1 July 1985 and shall 
forthwith inform the Commission thereof. forthwith inform the Commission thereof. These 
administrative provisions shall be published by the 
Member States and made available to any person who so 
requests. 
Paragraph 2 unchanged 
Amendment of the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 81/602/EEC 
concerning the prohibition of certain substances having a hormonal action and of any substances 
having a thyrostatic action (') 
COM(85) 157 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 of 
the EEC Treaty on 3 April 1985) 
(85/C 106/07) 
On 12 June 1984 the Commission submitted the above proposal to the Council. For the reasons 
indicated in the explanatory note the following amendments are made to the initial proposal: 
The following Article 5a is added: 
Article 5a 
1. The Member States shall ensure that meat derived from farm animals to which have 
been administered substances having an oestrogenic, androgenic or gestagenic action for 
fattening purposes, is identified after slaughter and bears a clear indication of this treatment. 
2. Member States shall ensure that the indication referred to in paragraph 1 is 
reproduced clearly at all stages of preparation of meat until sale to the final consumer. 
3. Member States shall ensure that a mention including the indication referred to in 
paragraph 2 is included on: 
— the sales document in the case of meat destined for the domestic market, 
— the health certificate referred to by Directives 64/433/EEC and 77/99/EEC in the case 
of intra-Community trade. 
4. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16 measures may be adopted to 
ensure the uniform application of this Article.' 
(') OJ No C 170, 29. 6. 1984, p. 4.
6. 7. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 167/5 
5. The representative of the Commission shall submit 
to the committee a draft of the provisions to be adopted. 
The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft 
within a time limit set by the chairman having regard to 
the urgency of the matter. Opinions shall be delivered by 
a qualified majority, the votes of the Member States 
being weighted as provided in Article 148 (2) of the 
Treaty. The chairman shall not vote. 
(a) The Commission shall adopt the provisions envisaged 
where they are in accordance with the opinion of the 
committee. 
(b) Where the provisions envisaged are not in 
accordance with the opinion of the committee, or if 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 78/1035/EEC on the exemption from 
taxes of imports of small consignments of goods of a non-commercial character from third 
countries 
COM(85) 305 final 
. (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 20 June 1985) 
(85/C 167/04) 
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 no adjustment has been made to the tax relief provided for in Council Directive 
78/1035/EEC (') as regards the importation of small consignments of goods of a non­
commercial character from third countries since the adoption of Council Directive 81/933/ 
EEC (2), resulting in a fall in the real value of the relief owing to the rise in consumer prices; 
whereas that situation should be.remedied; 
Whereas the tax relief should be set at the same level as the relief from customs duties on 
imports of small consignments from third countries provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 918/83 (3) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No . . .; 
(') OJ No L 366, 28. 12. 1978, p. 34. 
(2) OJ No L 338, 25. 11. 1981, p. 24. 
(') OJ No L 105, 23. 4. 1983, p. 1. no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall 
without delay propose to the Council the provisions 
to be adopted. The Council shall act by a qualified 
majority. 
(c) If within three months of the proposal being 
submitted to it, the Council has not acted, the 
proposed provisions shall be adopted by the 
Commission. 
Article 5 
This Decision is addressed to the Commission and the 
Member States. 
No C 167/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 7. 85 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
In the third indent of Article 1 (2) of Directive 78/1035/EEC, '35 ECU' is hereby replaced by 
'45 ECU'. 
Article 2 
1. Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Directive as from 
1 January 1986. 
2. Member States shall inform the Commission of the measures they take for the application 
of this Directive. 
Article 3 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
No C 258/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 10.10.85 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation opening a Community tariff quota for frozen buffalo meat 
falling within subheading 02.01 A II b) 4 bb) 33 of the Common Customs Tariff (1986) 
COM(85) 477final 
(Submitted to the Council by the Commission on 23 September 1985) 
(85/C 258/05) 
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 the proposal from the Commission ('), 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament (2), 
Whereas the Community has undertaken, within the 
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), to 
open an annual Community tariff quota at a rate of duty 
of 20 % for 2 250 tonnes of frozen buffalo meat falling 
within subheading 02.01 A II b) 4 bb) 33 of the Common 
Customs Tariff; whereas this quota should thereof be 
opened for 1986; 
Whereas there should be a guarantee of equal and 
continuing access by all interested traders within the 
Community to the said quota and of uninterrupted 
application of the rate laid down for that quota, to all 
imports of the product in question, in all the Member 
States, up to the limit of the volume of the quota; 
whereas it seems appropriate, to this end, to set up 
a system of use of the Community tariff quota, based 
on the presentation of a certificate of authenticity 
guaranteeing the nature of the product, where it is 
imported from and its origin; Whereas the detailed rules to implement these provisions 
should be drawn up in accordance with the procedure 
laid down in Article 27 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 
805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of 
the market in beef and veal (3), as last amended by the 
1979 Act of Accession, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. A Community tariff quota for frozen buffalo meat 
falling within subheading 02.01 A II b) 4 bb) 33 of the 
Common Customs Tariff shall be opened for 1986. 
The total volume of this quota shall be 2 250 tonnes. 
2. Under this quota the applicable duty of the 
Common Customs Tariff shall be fixed at 20 %. 
Article 2 
Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall 
be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down 
in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, and in 
particular: 
(a) provisions to guarantee the nature of product, where 
it is coming from and its origin; 
(b) provisions concerning recognition of the document 
to enable verification of the guarantee referred to 
in (a). 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1986. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
(*) OJ No C 277, 17. 10. 1984, p. 7. 
(2) Opinion delivered on 14 December 1984. (») OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
14. 4. 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 85/27 
Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the minimum price for unginned cotton for the 1986/87 
marketing year 
COM(86) 20 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 14 February 1986) 
(86/C 85/24) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in 
particular paragraphs 8 and 9 of Protocol 4 on cotton, as 
amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and 
in particular by Protocol 14 annexed thereto, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 of 
27 July 1981 laying down the general rules for the system of 
aid for cotton (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No , and in particular Article 9(1) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 
provides that the Council shall each year fix a minimum price 
for unginned cotton; whereas that price must be fixed so as to 
guarantee sales for producers at a price as close as possible to 
the guide price, taking into account market fluctuations and 
the cost of transporting unginned cotton from the production 
areas to the ginning areas; 
Whereas under Articles 68 and 236 of the Act of Accession of 
Spain and Portugal a price level identical to that of the 
common prices has been applied in both countries; 
(>) OJNoL211,31.7. 1981, p. 2. 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas, in order to achieve the abovementioned objective, 
this minimum price must be fixed for a well-defined standard 
quality and marketing stage, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1986/87 marketing year, the minimum price for 
unginned cotton referred to in Article 9 (1) of Regulation 
(EEC) No 2169/81 shall be 91,23 ECU per 100 
kilograms. 
Article 2 
The price referred to in Article 1 shall apply to unginned 
cotton which meets the criteria given in Article 1 of Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 
The said price shall relate to goods at the farm gate. 
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 from 1 September 1986. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, 
and in particular Articles 89 (2) and 234 (3) thereof, Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the amounts of aid for fibre flax and hemp and the amounts 
withheld to finance measures to promote the use of flax fibre for the 1986/87 marketing year 
COM(86) 20 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 14 February 1986) 
(86/C 85/25) 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 
thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 of 
29 June 1970 on the common organization of the market in