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StateswhichhaveimplementedtheDirective.Manyof
theproblemsofstudyingabroadhavenotbeensolved
bythisDirective,e.g.thenon-transferability ofstudy
financetoanothercountry.2.4.EightMemberStateshavealreadyimplemented
thisDirective.Asadecisionwastakenonthesubject
in1990,theESCassumesthattheDirectivewillvery
soonbeimplementedintheothercountries.Itconsiders
thisimportant.
DoneatBrussels,22September1993.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDirectiveamendingforthefourteenthtimeDirective
76/769/EEContheapproximation ofthelaws,regulationsandadministrative provisionsof
theMemberStatesrelatingtorestrictionsonthemarketinganduseofcertaindangerous
substancesandpreparations (*)
(93/C304/02)
On17May1993theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,under
Article100AoftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforProtectionoftheEnvironment ,PublicHealthandConsumerAffairs,which
wasresponsibleforpreparingtheCommittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon
9July1993.TheRapporteurwasMirBeltrami.
Atits308thPlenarySession(meetingof22September1993),theEconomicandSocial
CommitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
1.TheCommitteeapprovestheproposaltoamend
forthefourteenthtimeAnnexItoDirective76/769/
EEC.4.TheCommitteenoteswithapprovalthatthetest
methodsforcheckingconformitywiththeessential
requirements [beingdrawnupbytheEuropeanCom­
mitteeforStandardisation (CEN)]willbethesubject
ofaEuropeanstandardwhichistobeincorporatedin
anannextotheproposedDirective.Thisshouldensure
thatchecksandevaluationsareuniform.2.TheCommitteeendorsesthepurposeofthe
amendment ,whichistoharmonizerestrictionsonthe
marketinganduseofcertainpersonalitemscontaining
nickel,thusavoidingthecreationofbarrierstotrade
andensuringahighlevelofconsumerprotection.
3.Theaimistoensurethatpeoplewhocomeinto
'directandprolongedcontact'witharticlesofjewellery
andotherpersonalitemscontainingnickeldonot
becomesensitizedtonickelandsufferallergicreactions.5.Sincetestmethodsalreadyexistforpoints1and
2ofAnnexIbutnotforpoint3,theCommittee
recommendsthatMemberStatesshouldnotberequired
toapplytheprovisionsofpoint3untiltheCENhas
devisedanappropriatetestmethod.Thisshouldtake
theformofaEuropeanstandardbasedontheexperi­
enceacquiredincertainMemberStatesandonderma­
tologists'findings. (!)OJNoC116,27.4.1993,p.18.

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includingtheimporterandretailer,andthatconsumers
areproperlyinformedabouttherisksofsensitization .6.Lastly,theCommitteecallsontheMemberStates
totakestepstoensurethattheDirective'sprovisions
arerespectedbyalllinksinthedistributionchain,
DoneatBrussels,22September1993.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDecisionconcerningtheconclusionofanAgreement
relatingtoscientificandtechnicalcooperationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andAustraliaf1)
(93/C304/03
On15July1993theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,under
Article130Q(2)oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforEnergy,NuclearQuestionsandResearch,whichwasresponsibleforpreparing
theCommittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon9September1993.The
RapporteurwasMrGardner.
Atits308thPlenarySession(meetingof22September1993),theEconomicandSocial
CommitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
1.Introduction
1.1.CooperationwithAustraliainScienceandTech­
nologywasinitiatedin1986withthesigningofan
Arrangementwhichprovidesfortheexchangeofnon­
confidentialinformationarisingfromresearchina
limitednumberoffields:telecommunications and
informationtechnologies ,agriculture,biotechnology ,
materialsandenergy.
1.2.ThepresentAgreementseekstodefineaformal
frameworkfordevelopingfurtherscientificandtechni­
calcooperationbetweentheEuropeanCommunityand
Australiaincludingthescope,supervision,fundingand
intellectualpropertyrights.Itisthefirstofitskind
concludedwithanon-European country.Assuchitis
theprototypeforsimilarfutureAgreementswithother
industrializedcountriesoutsideEurope.1.3.TheentryintoforceoftheAgreementwillallow,
ontheonehand,theparticipationofAustralianpersons
andlegalentitiesinCommunityresearchprojects.On
theotherhand,personsandlegalentitiesoftheMember
Stateswillbeallowedtoparticipateinpublicly-funded
researchprojectsinAustralia.However,cooperation
willberestrictedtoactivitieslistedinArticle4.2ofthe
Agreement,thoughtheserestrictionscanbeamended
asprovidedforinArticle11.
2.Generalcomments
2.1.Australiaisbothveryadvancedandverywell
organizedinscientificandtechnicalresearch,both
atacademicandatappliedlevels.Ithasnolessthan
39cooperativeresearchcentresdistributedthroughout
alltheStatesoftheCommonwealth ofAustralia.
2.2.InitsCommunication of19June1990onscien­
tificandtechnicalcooperationwiththirdcountries (!)OJNoC181,3.7.1993,p.9.