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Against this background, the Committee highlights the 
extra workload which the monitoring of simplified 
declarations, and summary declarations in particular, 
might create for customs authorities. This would be offset 
Done at Brussels, 19 December 1989. 
1. General comments 
1.1. The proposal for a Council Regulation introducing 
the preparatory phase of a Community programme on 
trade electronic data interchange systems (TEDIS) was 
welcomed by the Committee in its Opinion of 26 February 
1987 (2). In so doing the Committee also endorsed the 
general objective of TEDIS. 
1.2. In addition, the Committee Opinion of 15 De­
cember 1988 (3) supported the proposal for a Council 
Decision amending Decision 87/499/EEC introducing a 
communications network Community programme on 
trade electronic data interchange systems (TEDIS) (4), the 
purpose of which was to give EFTA countries the chance to 
take part in the TEDIS programme. The Committee also 
noted that the TEDIS activities already carried out had a 
positive effect. 
1.3. The results of the TEDIS conference held in 
Brussels on 12-13 July 1989 confirmed these points. At the 
(!) OJ No C 285, 11. 11. 1989, p. 6. 
(2) OJ No C 105, 21. 4. 1987. 
(3) Doc. COM(88) 523 final. 
(4) OJ No C 56, 6. 3. 1989. by the fact that application of these simplified procedures 
would save an equivalent amount of work in import 
clearance operations. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic and Social Committee 
Alberto MASPRONE 
same time it was shown that TEDIS's general aim of 
making trade and administrative electronic date inter­
change networks compatible had been successful. 
2. Specific comments 
2.1. The Committee firmly supports the new proposal, 
because the relevant countries' involvement in TEDIS 
could strengthen existing cooperation effectively and 
prevent the possible creation of new trade barriers. 
2.2. Since the objectives of the TEDIS programme listed 
in Annex A to the Commission document are an integral 
part of the agreement, the Committee thinks that the 
further development of TEDIS would benefit greatly from 
the planned cooperation with non-Community countries. 
2.3. The positive impact of cooperation on 
— the development of telecommunications for trade 
purposes, Opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of an agreement 
between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of 
Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the 
Swiss Confederation on trade electronic data interchange using the communications networks 
(TEDIS) (!) 
(90/C 62/04) 
On 30 November 1989 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, under 
Article 198 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, on the abovementioned 
proposal. 
The Section for Industry, Commerce, Crafts and Services, which was responsible for preparing the 
Committee's work on the subject, adopted its Opinion on 29 November 1989. The Rapporteur was 
Mr Nierhaus. 
At its 272nd Plenary Session (meeting of 19 December 1989) the Economic and Social Committee 
adopted the following Opinion by a unanimous vote: 
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— the prevention of new technical trade barriers, and 
— the encouragement of small and medium-sized enter­
prises' participation in the TEDIS programme 
Done at Brussels, 19 December 1989. 
^hile endorsing in general the update of the 198^ 
lllustrativeNuclear Programme, the Committee has doubts 
about the timeliness of this document and would makea 
number of comments which are detailed below. 
1. Preliminary comments 
1.1. Onder Article 40 of the Euratom Treaty, the 
Commission is obliged to publish penodicallyailustrative 
programme indicating in particular nuclear energy produc 
tion targets and all types of investment required for their 
attammenC.Thei^efore the objective of the P1NC is only to 
set the framework for future nuclear power. 
1.2. Three programmes have been published to date, the 
latest in 198e^PThe present document isapartial update 
of theobjectives andrecommendationscontamed in the 
198e^ programme, namely those concerning nuclear power 
statioudesignandconsti^uctiou. justifies in every way the Commission's plan to let the 
countries listed take part inTEL^S. 
1.3. The approach to nuclear power has changed 
considerably since the t984 illustrative programme, 
following the Chernobyl accident.One ofthe Committee's 
conclusions on the!984 programme was to^highhght the 
major importance of greater Community political will in 
the implementation of programmes concernmgthevarious 
aspects of nulcear energy'^). 
1.4. Since then, public concern, in particular,has had, as 
stated by the Commission in its documentgtheeffectof 
deterring the development of nuclear programmes in 
several Alember States'. Some of them have deferredthe 
contmuationof their nuclear power programmes, others 
haveslowed down or stoppednuclear station construction. 
tBu Nevertheless,ithastoberecalled,thatm 1988, 
nuclear energyaccouutedfor34^ of electricity produce 
tionintheCommunity(comparedtoabout22^mt983), 
even though only si^Alember States produced electricity of 
nuclear origin. (^) Opinion on nuclear industries in the community 
The nuclear power station design and construction industry and completion 
of the European Single market (update of the Illustrative nuclear Programme 
for the Community (PINC^)— Article 40 of the EuratomTreaty 
(90^C^2^0^ 
On 18Septemberl989 the Commission decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, 
under Article 40 of theTreaty establishing the European AtomicEnergyCommumty,on the 
nuclear industries inthe Community. 
The Section for Energy,Nuclear questions and Research,which was responsible for preparing the 
Committee'swork on the subject, adopted its Opinion on 30 November 1989.The Rapporteurwas 
Air Campbell. 
At its 272nd Plenary Session (meeting of 19 Eoecemberl989) the Economic and Social Committee 
unammouslyadopted the following comments^ 
(!) Doc COM(85) 401 final of 23 July 1985 (2) Doc. CES 472/85 of 30 May 1985, point 4 
(3) See Annex 1 and 2 to doc COM(89) 347