No C 131/52 Official  Journal  of the European  Communities 12. 6.76 
Opinion  on the  proposal  for a Council  Directive  amending  Directive  69/74/EEC 
on the  customs  warehousing  procedure,  Directive  69/75/EEC  on free  zones,  and 
Directive  71/235/EEC  on the usual  forms  of handling  which  may  be carried  out in 
customs  warehouses  and  in free  zones 
The text  referred  to the Committee  has  been  published  in Official  Journal  of the 
European  Communities  No  C 284  of 12 December  1975,  page  5. 
On 26 November  1975,  the Council  referred  the abovementioned  proposal  to the 
Economic  and  Social  Committee  in accordance  with  Article  100  of the  Treaty 
establishing  the European  Economic  Community. 
B. OPINION  OF  THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
The Economic  and  Social  Committee  prepared  its opinion  on the above  matter  at 
its 138th  plenary  session,  held  in Brussels  on 31 March  and  1 April  1976. 
The full  text  of the opinion  is as follows: A. LEGAL  BASIS  FOR  THE  OPINION 
THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE, HAS  ADOPTED  THE  FOLLOWING  OPINION 
Having  regard  to the request  for an opinion  made 
by the Council  of the European  Communities  on by  a unanimous  vote: 
26 November  1975, 
Having  regard  to the  Treaty  establishing  the 
European  Economic  Community,  and  in par-
ticular  Article  100  thereof, 1. The  Committee  approves  the  proposal, 
which  seeks  to bring  within  the  ambit  of the 
Committee  for  Customs  Processing  Arrange-
ments: 
Having  regard  to the decision  taken  by its Bureau 
on 25 November  1975,  instructing  the Section  for 
Industry,  Commerce,  Crafts  and  Services  to draw 
up an opinion  and  a report  on the matter, 
the free  zones  procedure  (Directive 
69/75/EEC),  and the customs  warehousing  procedure  (Directive 
69/74/EEC), 
Having  regard  to the  opinion  issued  by  the 
Section  for Industry,  Commerce,  Crafts  and  Ser-
vices  at its meeting  on 3 March  1976, the usual  forms  of handling  which  may  be 
carried  out in customs  warehouses  and  in free 
zones  (Directive  71/235/EEC). 
Having  regard  to the  oral  report  made  by the 
rapporteur,  Mr Marvier, 2. The  Committee  considers  that  the manage-
ment  committee  system  has  given  every  satisfac-
tion.  It is in the  common  interest  that  the 
provisions  relating  to customs  systems  should  be 
uniformly  applied  throughout  the Member  States. Having  regard  to the  discussions  at its 138th 
plenary  session,  held  on 31 March  and  1 April 
1976  (meeting  of 31 March), 
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This  will  make  formalities  easier  to carry  out and 
ensure  that  the  economic  result  is identical 
throughout  the Community. 
3. The  Committee  is pleased  to see  that  no 
additional  committee  is to be set up for  this 
purpose.  The  terms  of reference  of the  existing 
Committee  for Customs  Processing  Arrangements 
are to be extended  to include  all processing 
operations  that  come  under  the  customs  system 
suspending  import  charges.  This  is what  the 
Economic  and  Social  Committee  recommended  in its opinions  on the free  zones  system  and  inward 
processing  ('). 
4. The  Committee  trusts  that  this  policy  will 
be continued,  and  that  all customs  procedures 
will gradually  be brought  within  the  ambit  of a 
single  committee  (the  final  objective  being  the 
formulation  of a European  Customs  Code). 
(') OJ No C 75, 29. 7. 1968,  pp.  8 and  10. 
Done  at Brussels,  31 March  1976. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic  and  Social  Committee 
Henri  CANONGE 
Opinion  on the proposal  for a Council  Directive  on the approximation  of the laws 
of the Member  States  relating  to measuring  systems  for liquids  other  than  water 
The text  referred  to the Committee  has  been  published  in Official  journal  of the 
European  Communities  No  C 290  of 18 December  1975,  page  2. 
A. LEGAL  BASIS  FOR  THE  OPINION 
On 2 December  1975,  the Council  referred  the abovementioned  proposal  to the 
Economic  and  Social  Committee  in accordance  with  Article  100  of the  Treaty 
establishing  the European  Economic  Community. 
B. OPINION  OF  THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
The Economic  and  Social  Committee  prepared  its opinion  on the above  matter  at 
its 138th  plenary  session,  held  in Brussels  on 31 March  and  1 April  1976. 
The full  text  of the opinion  is as follows: