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19. 12. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 326/281

**Friday,** **18** **November** **1988**

These petitions had been entered in the register pur­
suant to Rule 128 (3) and had been referred to the
Committee on Petitions pursuant to paragraph 4 of that
Rule.

**3.** **Transfer** **of** **appropriations**

The Committee on Budgetary Control had approved
transfer of appropriations N o 5/88.

The Committee on Budgetary Control and the Com­
mittee on Budgets had approved transfer of appropria­
tions N o 6/88, parts A, B, C and D, and had taken note
of the Council's rejection of part E, in respect of which
they had suggested that the Commission table a
replacement proposal.

**4.** **Documents received**

The President announced that he had received:

(a) the following Written Declaration, for entry in the
register, tabled pursuant to Rule 65:

— by Mr Baron Crespo, Mr Sapena Granell and Mr
Coimbra Martins, on the introduction of the European
railway gauge in Spain and Portugal (No 19/88);

(b) from the Commission:

— a proposal for the transfer of appropriations
N o 15/88 between Chapters in Section III — Commis­
sion — of the general budget of the European Commu­
nities for the financial year 1988 (Doc. C 2-1.90/88)

Committee responsible: Budgetary Control.

**5.** **Procedure without report** *****

The next item was the vote on the following proposals
under the procedure without report pursuant to
Rule 116:

I. a regulation concerning veterinary checks in intraCommunity trade with a view to the completion of
the internal market

II. a regulation on intensifying controls on the appli­
cation of the veterinary rules

III. a regulation amending Regulation (EEC)
N o 1468/81 on mutual assistance between the

administrative authorities of the Member States

and cooperation between the latter and the Corn

mission to ensure the correct application of the law
on customs or agricultural matters

(COM(88) 383 final — Doc. C 2-144/88)

which had been referred to the Committee on Agricul­
ture, Fisheries and Food.

These proposals were approved by successive votes
_(part_ _II,_ _item_ _I (a))._

— a regulation applying the full amount of the pre­
mium for maintaining suckler cows in Spain (COM(88)
445 final — Doc. C 2-153/88)

which had been referred to the Committee on Agricul­
ture, Fisheries and Food.

This proposal was approved _(part_ _II,_ _item_ _1 (b))._

— a directive amending Directive 77/93/EEC on
protective measures against the introduction into Mem­
ber States of organisms harmful to plants or plant prod­
ucts (COM(88) 460 final — Doc. C 2-154/88)

which had been referred to the Committee on Agricul­
ture, Fisheries and Food.

This proposal was approved _(part_ _II,_ _item_ _1 (c))._

— a regulation amending Regulation (EEC)
N o 1360/78 on producer groups and associations
thereof (COM(88) 467 final — Doc. C 2-159/88)

which had been referred to the Committee on Agricul­
ture, Fisheries and Food.

This proposal was approved _(part_ _II,_ _item_ _1 (d))._

— a regulation amending Regulation (EEC)
N o 2262/84 laying down special measures in respect of
olive oil (COM(88) 461 final — Doc. C 2-161/88)

which had been referred to the Committee on Agricul­
ture, Fisheries and Food.

This proposal was approved _(part_ _II,_ _item_ _I (e))._

— a regulation laying down special measures for
hempseed (COM(88) 480 final — Doc. C 2-172/88)

which had been referred to the Committee on Agricul­
ture, Fisheries and Food.

Parliament approved the proposal _(part_ _II,_ _item_ _1 (/))._

_**6.**_ **Financial support** **in** **favour** **of** **Greece** **in the** **social**
**field** (vote)   

The next item was the report without debate drawn u p
by Mr Gomes, on behalf of the Social Affairs and
Employment, on the proposal from the Commission of

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the European Communities to the Council (COM(88)
412 final — Doc. C 2-118/88) regulation amending
Regulation (EEC) N o 815/84 on exceptional financial
support in favour of Greece in the social field (Doc.
A 2-246/88).

_—_ _Proposal_ _for a_ _regulation_ _COM(88)_ _412_ _final_ _—_

_Doc. C_ _2-118/88:_

Parliament approved the Commission proposal
_1_ _(part_ _II,_ _item_ _2)._

_—_
_Draft legislative resolution:_

Parliament adopted the legislative resolution _(part_ _II,_
_item_ _2)._

**7.** **Community regional policy** **and the** **role** **of the**
**regions** (vote)

(De Pasquale report — Doc. A 2-218/88)

_—_ _Motion_ _for a_ _resolution:_

Mr De Pasquale, rapporteur, pointed out that amend­
ments 31 to 39 tabled by Mr Garaikoetxea to the 'Com­
munity Charter for Regionalization' should be regarded
as inadmissible as they referred not to the motion for a
resolution but to the Community Charter itself, which
was merely an annex attached to the motion for a reso­
lution for information purposes.

The following spoke: Mr Gasoliba i Bohm, on the
Spanish version of amendment 5, and Mr Vandemeulebroucke, who maintained that amendment 31 was in

fact admissible.

Preamble and paragraphs 1 to 3: adopted.

Paragraph 4 :

— amendment 11: rejected.

Paragraph 5:

— amendment 12: rejected.

Paragraphs 4 to 11: adopted.

Paragraph 12:

— amendment 7: rejected by electronic vote.

Paragraphs 13 to 16: adopted.

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Paragraph 17:

— amendment 13: rejected. ' 1

Title IV:

— amendment 14: rejected.

Paragraph 17, Title IV and paragraph 18: adopted.

Paragraph 19:

— amendment 9 : rejected.

Paragraphs 19 and 20: adopted.

Paragraph 21:

— amendment 15: rejected;

— amendment 26: adopted.

Paragraph 22:

— amendment 40: rejected;

— amendment 1: adopted;

— amendment 16: rejected.

Paragraph 23:

— amendment 17: rejected by roll-call vote (ED) :

Members voting: 118

For: 18

Against: 98
Abstentions: 2

— amendment 42: rejected.

Paragraph 23: adopted.

Paragraph 24:

— amendments 18 and 43: rejected by successive

votes;

— amendment 6: adopted;

— amendment 27: the rapporteur requested that it be
taken as an addition. The author, Mr Arbeloa Muru,
agreed to this: adopted.

Amended paragraph 24 and paragraph 25: adopted.

Paragraph 26:

— amendments 19, 44, 5 and 4 : rejected by successive

votes.

Paragraph 26: adopted.

Paragraph 27:

— amendments 45 and 20: rejected by successive

votes.

Paragraph 27:

A separate vote had been requested for the words
'wherever possible':

The text without these words: adopted.

These words: adopted.

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After paragraph _**21:**_

— amendment 3: rejected.

Paragraph 28:

— amendments 2 and 21: rejected by successive
votes.

Paragraph 29:

— amendments 22 and 29: rejected by successive

votes.

Paragraph 30:

— amendment 23: rejected.

Paragraph 31:

— amendments 24, 46, 30, 47, 41, 48, 8, 49, 50 and 10:
rejected by successive votes;

— amendment 31: rejected by roll-call vote (Rainbow
Group):

Members voting: 128
For: 14

Against: 109
Abstentions: 5

Paragraphs 28 to 31: adopted.

Paragraph 32:

— amendment 25: withdrawn;

— amendments 51 and 28: adopted by successive

votes.

The following spoke: Mr Prag, who believed that
amendment 28 had been withdrawn . following the
tabling of compromise amendment 51, with which it
was incompatible, Mr Santps Machado and the rappor­
teur, who stated that the amendments were not incom­
patible.

—
amended sections: adopted.

_Explanation_ _of_ _vote:_

The following spoke: Mr Arbeloa Muru, who stated
that he would submit his explanation of vote in writing,
and Mr Prag.

Parliament adopted the resolution by roll-call vote
(SOC):

Members voting: 149
For: 134

Against: 11
Abstentions: 4

_(part_ _II,_ _item_ _3)._

**8.** **COMETTII programme** (vote) 

(Lemass report — Doc. A 2-251/88)

_—_ _Proposal_ _for a_ _decision_ _I —_ _COM(88)_ _429_ _final_ _—_
_Doc. C_ _2-121/88:_

Recitals to Article 5 inclusive:

— amendments 1 to 4: voted en bloc: adopted;

— amendments 5 and 6: withdrawn.

After Article 5:

— amendment 9; rejected.

Annex:

— amendment 7: adopted.

Parliament approved the Commission proposal as
amended _(part_ _II,_ _item_ _4)._

_—_
_Draft legislative resolution:_

Parliament adopted the legislative resolution _(part_ _II,_
_item_ _4)._

_—_ _Proposal_ _for a_ _decision_ _II:_

After the fourth recital:

— amendment 8: adopted by electronic vote after Mr
McMillan-Scott had stated that the text of this amend­

ment from the words 'to avoid excessive...' should be

deleted, as this phrase had been included by mistake.

Parliament approved the Commission proposal as
amended _(part_ _II,_ _item_ _4)._

_—_
_Draft legislative resolution:_

Parliament adopted the legislative resolution _(part_ _II,_
_item_ _4):_

_**9.**_ **Media programme** (vote)

(Papapietro report — Doc. A 2-135/88)

_Motion_ _for a_ _resolution:_

Parliament adopted the resolution _(part_ _II,_ _item_ _5)._

The President stated that the list of speakers for items
on that day's agenda would be closed at 9.30 a.m.

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He proposed, in view of the lengthy agenda, to limit
speaking time to three minutes, except for the rappor­

teurs.

Parliament agreed to this.

**10.** **1990 —** **European Tourism Year** (debate and
vote)   

Mr McMillan-Scott introduced his report, drawn u p on
behalf of the Committee on Youth, Culture, Education
and Sport, on the proposal from the Commission of the
European Communities to the Council (COM(88)
413 final — Doc. C 2-181/88) for a decision on an
action programme for the European Tourism Year
(1990) (Doc. A 2-247/88).

The following spoke: Mr Garriga Polledo, on behalf of
the E D Group, Mrs Lemass, _Chairman_ _of the_ _Com­_
_mittee_ _on_ _Youth,_ Mr Killilea, E D A Group, and Mr Ripa
de Meana, _Member_ _of the_ _Commission._

The President declared the debate closed.

_VOTE_

_—_ _Proposal_ _for a_ _decision COM(88)_ _413_ _final_ _— Doc._

_C_ _2-181/88:_

— amendments 1 to 5: put to the vote en bloc:
adopted.

Parliament approved the Commission proposal as
amended _(part_ _II,_ _item_ _6)._

_—_
_Draft legislative resolution:_

Parliament adopted the legislative resolution _(part_ _II,_
_item_ _6)._

**11.** **Approval** **of** **minutes**

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

**12.** **Generalized tariff preferences** **for 1989** (debate
and vote)   

Mrs Garcia Arias introduced her report, drawn u p on
behalf of the Committee on Development and Cooper­
ation, on the proposals from the Commission to the
Council (COM(88) 352 final — Doc. C 2-108/88) lay­
ing down the Community scheme of generalized tariff
preferences for 1989 (Doc. A 2-262/88).

The following spoke: Mr Cohen, on behalf of the
Socialist Group, Mrs D e Backer, on behalf of the E P P
Group, Mr Ripa di Meana, _Member_ _of the_ _Commission,_
and Mrs Simons, who drew attention to an error in the

German version of amendment 5.

The President declared the debate closed.

_VOTE_

_—_ _Proposal_ _for a_ _regulation_ _I —_ _COM(88) 352final_ _—_

_Doc. C_ _2-108/88:_

Recitals:

— amendments 1 to 6: put to the vote en bloc:
adopted by roll-call vote (EPP):

Members voting: 71

For: 71

Against: 0
Abstentions: 0

— amendment 20: adopted.

Parliament approved the Commission proposal as
amended _(part_ _II,_ _item_ _7)._

_—_ _Draft legislative resolution:_ _'_

Parliament adopted the legislative resolution _(part_ _II,_
_item_ _7)._

_—_ _Proposal_ _for a_ _regulation_ _II:_

Recitals:

— amendments 7 to 12: put to the vote en bloc:
adopted;

— amendment 21: adopted.

Parliament approved the Commission proposal as
amended _(part_ _II,_ _item_ _7)._

_—_
_Draft legislative resolution:_

Parliament adopted the legislative resolution _(part_ _II,_
_item_ _7)._

_—_ _Proposal_ _for a_ _regulation_ _III:_

Recitals:

— amendments 13 to 18: put to the vote en bloc:
adopted;

— amendment 22: adopted.

Annex II:

— amendment 19: adopted after the rapporteur had
spoken.

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Parliament approved the Commission proposal as
amended _(part_ _II,_ _item_ _7)._

_—_
_Draft legislative resolution:_

Parliament adopted the legislative resolution _(part_ _II,_
_item_ _7)._

_—_ _Draft decision_ _IV:_

Parliament approved the draft decision _(part_ _II,_ _item_ _7)._

_—_ _Draft legislative resolution_ _:_

Parliament adopted the legislative resolution _(part_ _II,_
_item_ _7)._

**13.** **Uruguay round** (continuation of debate and vote)

The next item was the continuation of the debate on

the Zahorka report (Doc. A 2-224/88).

The following spoke: Mr Woltjer, draftsman of the
opinion of the Committee on Agriculture, Mr Cohen,
draftsman of the opinion of the Committee on
Development, who also spoke deputizing for Mr Seeler, on behalf of the Socialist Group, Mr Mallet, _Chair­_
_man of the REX_ _Committee,_ who also spoke on behalf
of the EPP Group, Dame Shelagh Roberts, on behalf of
the E D Group, Mr Cervera Cardona, non-attached
member, and Mr Varfis, _Member_ _of the_ _Commission._

The President declared the debate closed.

_VOTE_

_—_ _Motion_ _for a_ _resolution:_

Mr Cohen pointed out an error in the English version
of the corrigendum where it read '1989' instead of
'1988'.

Preamble:

— amendment 12: adopted.

Recital A: adopted.

Recital B:

— amendment 11: adopted.

Recitals C to I and paragraphs 1 to 33: adopted.

— amendments 3 and 10: withdrawn.

Paragraph 34:

— amendment 9: adopted.

Paragraph 35: adopted.

— amendment 15: withdrawn.

Paragraph 36: adopted.

Paragraph 37:

— amendment 4: rejected;

— amendment 16: withdrawn.

Paragraphs 37 to 45: adopted.

Paragraph 46:

— amendment 1: adopted by electronic vote.

After paragraph 47:

— amendment 2: adopted.

Paragraph 48:

— amendment 13: adopted.

After paragraph 48:

— amendment 14: adopted.

Paragraphs 49 and 50: adopted.

Paragraph 51:

— amendment 5: rejected by electronic vote.

Paragraphs 51 to 63: adopted.

Paragraph 64:

— amendment 6: adopted.

Paragraphs 65 to 67: adopted.

—
amended passages: adopted.

_Explanation_ _of_ _vote:_

Mr Zahorka, rapporteur, proposed that the wording of
the end of paragraph 77 be changed as follows: the
GATT Secretariat and all those attending the Uruguay
round of the GATT meeting in Montreal.'

Parliament adopted the resolution by roll-call vote
(EPP):

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Members voting: 66
For: 63

Against: 0
Abstentions: 3

_(part_ _II,_ _item_ _8)._

Mr Mallet, _Chairman_ _of the REX_ _Committee,_ criticized
the fact that such an important report should be placed
on Friday's agenda.

**14.** **Set-aside policy** (debate)

The next item was the oral question with debate tabled
by Mr Bocklet, Mr Spaeth, Mr Dalsass, Mr Marck, Mr
Friih, Mr Ebel and Mr Klepsch, on behalf of the EPP
Group, to the Commission, on the implementation of
the set-aside policy in the Member States (Doc. B 2954/88).

Mr Navarro Velasco referred to the organization of
debates and protested at the fact that the Presidency
had refused, on the grounds of the provisions of the
Rules of Procedure, to change the agenda and include
this point in the previous day's sitting to enable Mr
Andriessen, _Vice-President_ _of the_ _Commission,_ who was
shortly to leave office, to answer this oral question.

Mr Bocklet moved the oral question.

**I N THE** **CHAIR:** **MR** **CLINTON**

_Vice-President_

Mr Ripa di Meana, _Member_ _of the_ _Commission,_
expressed his support for the comments made by Mr
Navarro and went on to answer the question.

The following spoke: Mr Woltjer, on behalf of the
Socialist Group, Mr Navarro Velasco, on behalf of the
E D Group, Mr Dessylas, Communist Group, Mr
Maher, on behalf of the Liberal Group, Mr Killilea, on
behalf of the EDA Group, and Mr von Nostitz, Rain­
bow Group.

The President announced that he had received three

motions for resolutions, with request for an early vote
pursuant to Rule 58 (5), to wind up the debate on the
oral question:

— by Mr Bocklet, Mr Spaeth, Mr Friih, Mr Klepsch
and Mr Langes, on behalf of the EPP Group, on the
implementation of set-aside programmes in the Mem­
ber States (Doc. B 2-963/88);

— by Mr Navarro Velasco, on behalf of the E D
Group, on the implementation of the set-asideprogramme for agricultural land in the Member States
(Doc. B 2-970/88); .

— by Mr Woltjer, on behalf of the Socialist Group,
on the implementation of set-aside regulations in the
Member States (Doc. B 2-971/88).

He stated that the vote on the request for an early vote
would take place at the end of the debate.

Mr Bocklet asked for an assurance that the vote on the

motion itself would take place at the next sitting.

The President said that a decision would be taken on

this at the end of the debate.

The following spoke in the continuation of.the debate:
Mr Cervera Cardona, non-attached member, Mr Colino
Salamanca, Mr Hutton, Mr Eyraud, and Mr Ripa di
Meana, _Member_ _of the_ _Commission._

The President declared the debate closed.

_Vote_ _on the_ _request_ _for an_ _early vote:_

Mr Bocklet spoke.

An early vote was agreed to.

The vote on the motion itself would be taken at the

next voting time.

_i_

**15.** **EEC-Andean Pact relations** (debate and vote)

Mr Zahorka, deputizing for the rapporteur, introduced
the report drawn u p by Mr van Aerssen, on behalf of
the Committee on External Economic Relations, on

economic and commercial relations between the Euro­

pean Community and the Andean Pact.

The following spoke: Mr Pons Grau, on behalf of the
Socialist Group, and Mr Varfis, _Member_ _of the_ _Commis­_
_sion._

The President declared the debate closed.

_VOTE_

_—_ _Motion_ _for a_ _resolution:_

Preamble, recitals and paragraph 1: adopted.

Paragraph 2:

— amendment 1: adopted after Mr Zahorka, deputiz­
ing for the rapporteur, had spoken.

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Paragraph 3: adopted.

Mr Robles Piquer gave an explanation of vote.

Parliament adopted the resolution by roll-call vote
(SOC):

Members voting:, 17
For: 17

Against: 0
Abstentions: 0

**17.** **Forwarding** **of** **resolutions adopted during** **the** **sit­**
**ting**

The President reminded members that, in accordance
with Rule 107 (2), the minutes of that day's sitting
would be submitted to Parliament for its approval at
the beginning of its next sitting.

With Parliament's agreement, he stated that he would
forward the resolutions which had just been adopted
forthwith to the bodies named therein.

**18.** **Dates** **for** **next part-session**
_(part_ _II,_ _item_ _9)._

The President announced that the next part-session
would be held from 12 to 16 December 1988.

**16.** **Written declarations** (Rule 65)

The President informed Parliament, pursuant to
Rule 65 (3), of the numbers of signatures received by s
the written declarations entered in the register
_(Annex_ _II)._

**19.** **Adjournment** **of** **session**

The President declared the session of the European
Parliament adjourned.

_(The_ _sitting_ _was_ _closed_ _at 12_ _noon)._

Enrico VINCI

_Secretary- General_

Henry PLUMB

_President_

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PART II

**Texts adopted** **by the** **European Parliament**

**1.** **Procedure without report** *****

**(a)** **proposals from** **the** **Commission** **of the** **European Communities** **to the** **Council (COM(88)**
**383** **final** **— Doc.** **C2-144/88)** **for:**
**I.** **a** **regulation concerning veterinary checks** **in** **intra-Community trade with** **a** **view** **to the**
**completion** **of the** **internal market:** approved
**II. a** **regulation** **on** **intensifying controls** **on the** **application** **of the** **veterinary rules:**

approved
**III. a** **regulation amending Regulation** **(EEC) No** **1468/81** **on** **mutual assistance between** **the**
**administrative authorities** **of the** **Member States** **and** **cooperation between** **the** **latter** **and**
**the** **Commission** **to** **ensure** **the** **correct application** **of the law on** **customs** **or** **agricultural**
**matters:** approved

**(b)** **proposal from** **the** **Commission** **of the** **European Communities** **to the** **Council (COM(88)**
**44S** **final** **— Doc.** **C2-153/88)** **for a** **regulation applying** **the** **full amount** **of the** **premium** **for**
**maintaining suckler cows** **in** **Spain:** approved

**(c)** **proposal from** **the** **Commission** **of the** **European Communities** **to the** **Council (COM(88)**

**460** **final** **— Doc.** **C2-154/88)** **for a** **directive amending Directive 77/93/EEC** **on** **protective**
**measures against** **the** **introduction into Member States** **of** **organisms harmful** **to** **plants** **or** **plant**
**products:** approved

**(d)** **proposal from** **the** **Commission** **of the** **European Communities** **to the** **Council (COM(88)**
**467** **final** **— Doc.** **C2-159/88)** **for a** **regulation amending Regulation** **No** **1360/78** **on** **producer**
**groups** **and** **associations thereof:** approved

**(e)** **proposal from** **the** **Commission** **of the** **European Communities** **to the** **Council (COM(88)**

**461** **final** **— Doc.** **C2-161/88)** **for a** **regulation laying down special measures** **in** **respect** **of** **olive**
**oil:** approved

**(f)** **proposal from** **the** **Commission** **of the** **European Communities** **to the** **Council (COM(88)**
**480** **final** **— Doc.** **C2-172/88)** **for a** **regulation laying down special measures** **for** **hempseed:**
approved

**2. .** **Financial support** **in** **favour** **of** **Greece** **in the** **social field** *****

**—** **Proposal** **for a** **regulation COM(88)** **412** **final:** approved

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**— Doc.** **A2-246/88**

**LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION**

**embodying** **the** **opinion** **of the** **European Parliament** **on the** **proposal from** **the** **Commission** **to the**
**Council** **for a** **regulation amending Regulation** **(EEC) No** **815/84** **on** **exceptional financial support**

**in** **favour** **of** **Greece** **in the** **social field**

_**The**_ _**European Parliament,**_

— having regard to the proposal from the Commission to the Council ('),

— having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 235 of the EEC Treaty (Doc. C2118/88),

— considering the proposed legal basis to be appropriate,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Social Affairs and Employment and to the
opinion of .the Committee on Budgets (Doc. A2-246/88),

1. Approves the Commission's proposal in accordance with the vote thereon;

2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved
by Parliament;

3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to
the Commission's proposal;

4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.

**(')** **C ) J N o C** **209,** **9.8.1988,** **p. 6.**

**3.** **Community regional policy** **and the** **role** **of the** **regions**

**— Doc.** A2-2 **18/88**

**RESOLUTION**

**on** **Community regional policy** **and the** **role** **of the** **regions**

_**The**_ _**European Parliament,**_

— having regard to its resolution of 13 April 1984 on the role of the regions in the construction
of a democratic Europe and the outcome of the Conference of the Regions ('),

— having regard to the Joint Declaration of 18 June 1984 ( [2] ) by the Council, the Commission,
and Parliament on the need to involve the regions in the Community decision-making

process,

— having regard to the final communique of the first Conference of the Regions, convened by
Parliament in 1984,

— having regard to Article 130a of the EEC Treaty,

**(')** **OJ N o C 127,** **14.5.1984,** **p. 240.**
**(** **[2]** **)** **OJ N o C 72,** **18.3.1985,** **p. 59.**

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— having regard to the Draft Treaty on the European Union, of February 1984, the preamble
to which stressed the need to enable local and regional authorities to participate in European
integration,         

— having regard to the outcome of the conciliation procedure of 20 June 1988 with the Council
and Commission on the regulation on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effective­
ness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of
the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments ('),

— having regard to the six reports of the Committee on Regional Policy and Regional Planning
in the context of the Major Topic (Doc. A2-218/88) ( [2] ),

— having regard to the setting-up of a Consultative Council of regional and local authorities
approved by the Commission on 24 June 1988 ( [3] ),

— having regard to the work on behalf of regionalization carried out by the Standing Confer­
ence of Local and Regional authorities of the Council of Europe, and by the European
Regional Associations (the Assembly of the European Regions, the Council of European
Municipalities and Regions and the various sectoral associations),

_**I.**_ _**Community regional policy**_ _**has so far**_ _**failed**_ _**to**_ _**bring about**_ _**a**_ _**gradual narrowing**_ _**of the**_
_**disparities between**_ _**the**_ _**Community's regions**_

1. Points out that while regional disparities narrowed in the first phase of Community
integration, the alignment process has not only subsequently come to a halt, but has even been
reserved; the scale of regional disparities is now close to what it was in 1970;

2. ' Points out in addition that Spanish and Portuguese accession has led to a further, serious
widening of these disparities, with the result that over 20 % of the Community population now
lives in backward regions;

3. Notes, moreover, that regional disparities have widened perceptibly in the last ten years
with regard to unemployment, which has particularly affected the less developed regions and
declining industrial regions;

4. Believes that these developments have resulted from the insufficient degree of economic
integration attained so far and, likewise, from the limited scope both of the policies imple­
mented by the Community and of the instruments of assistance under those policies;

5. Points out that Community regional policy came into being very late and that its appointed
purpose was to seek to 'offset' the disadvantages caused by the other Community policies rather
than to direct economic growth as a whole towards convergence;

**(')** **OJ N o L 185,** **15.7.1988,** **p. 9.**
**(** **[2]** **)** **Report** **1:** **Community regional policy** **and the** **regional impact** **of** **structural interventions**
**—** **Rapporteur:** **Mr** **Musso.**
**Report** **2: The** **Member States' regional policies** **and the** **extent** **to** **which they** **are** **consistent with** **the** **Community's**
**regional policy**
**—** **Rapporteur:** **Mr** **Vandemeulebroucke.**
**Report** **3: The** **physical planning programmes, development programmes** **and** **programmes** **for the** **improvement** **o f the**
**socio-economic situation** **of the** **regions**
**—** **Rapporteur:** **Mr P.** **Beazley.**
**Report** **4:** **Regionalization** **in the** **Community** **as a** **factor** **o f** **regional development**
**—** **Rapporteur:** **Mr** **O'Donnell.**
**Report** **5:** **Democratization** **of** **regional policy** **in the** **Community** **and the** **creation** **of a** **Council** **o f the** **Regions**
**, —** **Rapporteur:** **Mrs** **Andr6.**

**Report** **6:** **Relations between** **the** **Community institutions** **and** **regional** **and** **local authorities**
**—** **Rapporteur:** **Mr** **Arbeloa Muru.**
**(Coordinating rapporteur** **o f the** **resolution:** **Mr D e** **Pasquale).**
**(** **[3]** **)** **O J N o L** **247,** **6.9.1988,** **p. 23.**

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6. Points out, more particularly, that the results achieved in the past under the structural
funds have been extremely modest and believes that the main reasons are to be sought, inter alia,
in the fact that:

(a) the resources earmarked for the Community structural funds have been extremely meagre,

accounting for no more than about 0,12 % of Community GDP;

(b) the objectives assigned to the funds have been too many, too diverse, and too vague;

(c) Community aid has been spread over too wide a geographical area;

(d) the share-out of contributions has extended to too many projects, with the result that the
efficiency and aims of the proposed projects have not been considered in sufficient depth <
and the dispersion of aid has detracted from its clear-cut effectiveness;

(e) virtually all of the funding has been channelled into infrastructures, whereas productive
investment has been very limited;

(f) Community aid has very often taken the form of 'refunds' to the Member States and there
has been no clear and apparent 'additionally' in relation to national assistance;

(g) at the operational level, regional development programmes, which could have allowed
assistance to be planned in accordance with predetermined priorities, have proved too
vague and all-embracing to achieve the desired effect, namely selection of projects on the
basis of their impact on a region's economic development;

_II. The_ _next stages_ _of_ _European integration (single market_ _and_ _monetary cooperation) demand_
_fresh progress towards economic_ _and_ _social cohesion_

7. States categorically that liberalization of the markets, consolidation of the EMS and of
monetary cooperation, and the pursuit of technological innovation call for a wider and more
complete concept of regional policy and of a strategy of cohesion which, by mobilizing greater
resources, appropriately combines the objective of a fairer share-out of resources with redistri­
bution of the benefits deriving from the single market and Community policies;

8. Stresses that a policy of convergence and of reduction of regional disparities cannot be
implemented in the absence of an overall economic policy to promote growth and generate
employment;

9. Urges the Community institutions to implement as soon as possible the 'cooperative
strategy for more employment-creating growth' already agreed upon by the Council of Ministers
on 20 December 1985 (');

10. Shares the view that the faster GDP growth rate resulting from completion of the internal
market is not sufficient in itself to reduce regional disparities; it must therefore be regarded as
'additional' to the boost to growth that can be brought about by specific economic policy
measures; these must seek to modify the relationship between growth and employment and the
relationship between productive efficiency and the geographical siting of investment without,
however, abandoning the commitment to technical progress, which must, on the contrary, be
encouraged;

11. Warns that, unless the enlargement of the market is carried out under the conditions
referred to above, it may lead to a further and extremely serious widening of regional dispari­
ties;

**(')** **85/619/EEC** **— OJ No L 377,** **31.12.1985.**

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12. Calls, therefore, on {he Commission to consider, in the context of the completion of the
internal market, what measures could be taken at regional level to prevent any adverse effects on
backward or declining regions; in other words, the aim would be to establish a system for
encouraging investment in the weakest regions by means of fiscal, financial, legislative and
administrative measures; in this connection the European Parliament has, for example, advo­
cated a 'regional preference' when public contracts are opened up to free competition;

_**III.**_ _**Proposed changes**_ _**to**_ _**community regional policy**_

13. Is convinced that substantial progress in bringing development and income levels in the
Community regions closer together can be achieved only if Community regional policy is not
confined to action taken by the various funds but is considered as an integral part of all
Community policies and is taken into account when defining their objectives; it is therefore
essential regularly to examine the compatibility of such policies with regional development;

14. Stresses that, in order for the process of restoring balance between the Community regions
to get under way, it is essential to coordinate the Member States' economic policies so as to
channel development to those areas where it is most needed and where there is the largest labour
supply, either in regions suffering from structural under-development or in areas and sectors in
industrial decline, to be identified on the basis of objective criteria established at Community
level;

15. Confirms its view that further improvements in the effectiveness of the regional policy
instruments are essential and should relate to the following aspects:

(a) the regional development programmes should form the basis for all operations; they should
be defined at regional level and should indicate clearly the economic development guide­
lines and the options chosen with regard to sectors and areas; these priorities and the
detailed arrengements for their implementation will be the subject of consultation between
the regional authority, the state concerned and the Commission (partnership) which will
lead to the conclusion of a programme-contract;

(b) the contribution from the structural funds and from any other Community instrument, as
well as the element of additionality with respect to the national contribution will be set out
clearly in the programme; wherever possible, the resources should preferably be spent in an
integrated fashion, and in any event efforts should be made to prevent a redefinition of the
measures and subprogrammes according to the terms of reference of, or constraints on
eligibility for aid from, each fund;

(c) the criteria which the Commission will use to assess the programmes and the monitoring
and control system it will use in following the implementation of the programmes by the
regional authorities will need to be defined;

(d) the financial resources must be subject to regular and substantial increases; a global figure,
intended as a guide and covering a period of several years, will be laid down for each region
on the basis of social and economic criteria and of estimates and forecasts concerning
general economic, sectoral, employment, etc. trends;

(e) operations in the context of supraregional programmes are admissible if they are justified by
regional planning policy, transfrontier or inter-regional cooperation, environmental impact,
etc.;

( 0 to balance the relationship between infrastructures and productive ventures greater weight
will need to be given to increases in risk-capital and to measures connected with indigenous
productive and service operations, the provision of professional project planning and
management services and investment required to provide essential services for industry
where these are not already available;

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16. Approves the principles underlying the reform of the funds, such as the concentration of
objectives and contributions, the financing by programme, the coordination of the financial
instruments and the partnership between the Commission, the Member States and the regions,
but considers that the basic conditions needed to enable these principles to be implemented
through the Community's structural policy have not yet been met;

17. Points out that, in order to be followed up in practice, all the innovations adopted and the
proposed changes put forward by the European Parliament with regard to regional policy require
that recognition be given to the fundamental role which the regions must play and hence to the
need for the process of regionalization in the Community to be carried further;

_**IV.**_ _**Regionalization**_ _**in the**_ _**Community:**_ _**a**_ _**factor**_ _**in**_ _**development**_ _**and**_ _**economic cohesion,**_ _**in the**_
_**democratization**_ _**of**_ _**Community integration**_ _**and in the**_ _**enhancement**_ _**of**_ _**cultural characteris­**_
_**tics**_

18. Points out that the most appropriate geographic and institutional level for drafting and
applying a regional policy based on programming and regional planning should be NUTS II
(regional level (') because:

— the resident population must be sufficiently large to permit adequate economies of scale in
the setting up and management of the principal infrastructures and services;

— the level which in many Member States corresponds most closely to existing institutional
structures and to experiments in programming carried out in the past is the regional
level;

— at this level the quality and availability of the necessary statistical data are at their best;

19. Points out that this does not prevent operational and sectoral programmes, Community
measures, etc., from being applied in smaller areas; they should, however, form an integral part
of the plan for the region;

considers that regionalization will, in particular, make it possible to:

(a) define the economic policies of the Member States and of the Community and to make them
consistent and hence to enable backward regions or those in industrial decline to recover by
channelling to them sufficient resources for development;

(b) adapt assistance to local and regional requirements and hence to activate the potential for
indigenous development;

(c) increase the involvement of local and regional productive and social forces by guaranteeing
assistance and support for the launching of productive initiatives;

(d) coordinate all public and private assistance in an integrated fashion in the context of the
regional" programme;

(e) report the emergence of new problems in the economy and to adjust the regional develop­
ment programme accordingly;

20. Points out that there are still Member States in which the process of regionalization has
not yet begun;

21. Considers that the strengthening of the Community's responsibilities and the gradual
transfer of power to the Community institutions must be accompanied by the decentralization
of certain tasks — not only of an administrative nature but also in relation to joint decision­
making and joint management — to regional authorities which represent the will of the people;
the relationship thus established between the Community and the regions would make it
possible to:

**(')** **Nomenclature** **of** **Territorial Units** **for** **Statistical Purposes.**

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— inform European citizens about, and involve them in, Community policies, in the belief that
the path to European political unity cannot confine itself to cooperation between national
structures but must also be based on regional communities and on the recognition and
enhancement of their autonomy;

— ensure respect for the powers assigned to the regions by the internal legislation of the various
Member States;

— achieve greater effectiveness in the implementation of Community measures and optimum
allocation of public functions on the basis of common objectives;

22. Considers it essential for the European cultural identity that the specific regional charac­
teristics existing within each Member State be given scope for expression, by making the most of
their specific characteristics and thus respecting the interests, aspirations and historical, linguis­
tic and cultural heritage of each region; and by facilitating transfrontier or interregional linguis­
tic and cultural cooperation in the case of common historical, linguistic and cultural heritages
which extend beyond existing administrative divisions;

_**V.**_ _**Final observations**_

23. Considers that, despite the in some cases profound differences between the legal and
institutional traditions of the various Member States, it is necessary and valuable to extend the
process of regionalization in the Community with a view to achieving closer political, economic
and social integration between the various European regions;

24. Calls, therefore, on the Member States to respond positively and practically to the
European Parliament's appeal for regionalization so that those countries which do not yet have a
regionalized system take, as soon as possible, the steps needed to establish one and those
countries already organized in regions recognize and respect the powers of the regions so that the
latter can carry out the tasks relating to political, economic, social and cultural development
which will ensure cohesion and regional balance within the Community;

25. Approves the Commission's creation of a Consultative Council of Regional and Local
Authorities which should give its opinion not only on Community regional policy measures but
also on Community policies with a significant regional impact and on those matters which are
the responsibility of the regions;

26. Acknowledges the important role which the associations of regions and local authorities
have played in Europe within both the Community and the Council of Europe with a view to
developing an awareness of the need to establish the regions in the European context and as
regards harmonizing the powers assigned to the regions in the various Member States;

27. Calls on the Commission to promote, wherever possible, the establishment of working
relations with individual regions; also asks that, with regard to regional policy, the regions
should always be recognized as the ultimate targets of Community measures in this field and as
active participants in the drafting and management of the programmes;

28. Requests its President to establish an institutional structure for consultation of the
regions by European Parliament bodies by providing for:

— regular working meetings between its Committee on Regional Policy and Regional Planning
and representatives of the Consultative Council of Regional and Local Authorities;

— an annual meeting between the members of the Consultative Council of Regional and Local
Authorities and a European Parliament delegation led by its President to discuss the
principal themes of the Community's activities;

— the organization of at least one conference of the regions, similar to that held in 1984, during
each European electoral period;

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29. Considers it essential that any planned progress towards European unity should open up
the possibility of institutionalizing the democratic representation of the regions and should
assign to the regional and local authorities the necessary powers to enable them to participate
actively in the achievement of European political, social and economic unity;

30. Believes that it would be desirable to ensure that all processes of regionalization in the •
Member States should start at a certain minimum institutional, financial and jurisdictional level
so as to avoid setting up units that are 'regional' merely in name and would simply help create
new layers of bureaucracy or even run counter to the regional communities' desire for autono­

my;

31. Believes that all such regionalization must reflect the will of the population concerned, be
carried out within the national legal framework and with the agreement of the State, and satisfy
the following basic principles:

(a) the regions shall enjoy the highest possible institutional status within the national legal
order;

(b) they shall possess institutions democratically elected by their inhabitants;

(c) they shall have powers at least to organize their own institutions and to promote and manage
their economic development and the preservation of their cultural and linguistic tradi­
tions;

(d) they shall enjoy financial autonomy and sufficient own resources to allow them fully to
exercise their powers;

(e) the State and the regions shall establish distribution mechanisms to compensate for the
unequal distribution of tax revenue and above all for the imbalance between the regions;

(0 the regions shall have capacity to participate actively in transfrontier cooperation, especially
at interregional level;

(g) by means of information and cooperation mechanisms to be established in each Member
State the regions shall take part in formulating the position adopted by their respective
Member States in the Community bodies in so far as this lies within their sphere of authority
or when the subject is one directly affecting their interests, but without detracting from the
efficacy of legislative system of the Community;

On the basis of these minimum basic principles, calls on the Member States to regionalize their
internal structure. A Community Charter for the Regions is annexed to this resolution as a
reference document and a basis for future work;

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32. Instructs its President to forward this resolution and the six reports of its committee to the
Commission, the Council, the Council of Europe, the governments of the Member States, who
are requested to inform their regional and local authorities thereof, and to the Consultative
Council of Regional and Local Authorities.

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_ANNEX_

**Community Charter** **for** **Regionalization**

_**Chapter**_ _**I**_

_**Regions: definition, institutional arrangements,**_ _**and**_ _**frontiers**_

_Article_ _1_

1. For the purposes of this Charter the word region shall be taken to mean a territory which
constitutes, from a geographical point of view, a clear-cut entity or a similar grouping of
territories where there is continuity and whose population possesses certain shared features and
wishes to safeguard the resulting specific identity and to develop it with the object of stimulating
cultural, social and economic progress.

2. 'Shares features' shall be taken to mean language, culture, historical tradition and interests
related to the economy and transport. It is not necessary that all of these elements be present in

every case.

3. Variations in nomenclature and in the legal and political character of these bodies from one
Member State to another (Comunidades Aut6nomas, Laender, Nationalities, etc.) shall not
exclude them from the provisions set out in this Charter.

_Article_ _2_

The Member States of the European Community are called upon, taking due account of the
popular will, historical tradition and the need for effective administration capable of meeting
the demands placed on it (particularly with regard to economic development planning) to
establish — or, where appropriate, maintain — on their territory the institutional structures
required by regions, as defined in Article 1 of this Charter.

_Article_ _3_

1. The institutional structure of the regions shall be governed by provisions within the
internal national legislations of the Member States.

2. Such provisions shall as far as basic principles are concerned be enshrined in the text of the
constitution, or, where appropriate, at the highest possible legal level of the internal legislation of
each Member State.

3. The regions shall have full legal personality.

_Article_ _4_

1. The wishes of the population shall be taken into account when defining the frontiers of the
regions.

2. In order to ensure that the regions are able to carry out the tasks required of them,
minimum figures shall be established both for numbers of inhabitants and geographical area
when the frontiers of the regions are drawn.

3. Democratic mechanisms shall be provided in order to allow regional frontiers to be altered
in accordance with such new circumstances as may arise and, above all, with the wishes of the
inhabitants.

_**Chapter**_ _**II**_

_**Regional institutions**_

_Article_ _5_

1. Regional Statutes shall constitute the legal basis of the institutional structure of each region
and shall form part of national legislation at the highest possible legal level. They shall at the very
least contain provisions governing the regional institutipns and their areas of jurisdiction.

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2. The reform of the Regional Statute shall require, at the very least, the agreement of the
State and the regional institutions, in accordance with the procedure to be laid down in the
Statute itself.

_**Article**_ _**6**_

As a minimum, each region should possess the following institutions:

(a) a Regional Assembly,
(b) a Regional Government and President.

_**Article**_ 7

1. The Regional Assembly shall be elected in its entirety by free, universal, direct, egalitarian
and secret ballot.

2. The Regional Assembly may possess legislative power, within limits laid down by national
legislation.

It shall also exercise such powers as shall be provided for in the Regional Statute, particularly
control of the regional executive and approval of the regional budget.

_**Article**_ _**8**_

1. The Regional Government shall have an executive and administrative function, and be
headed by a President.

2. The Regional Government or its President shall be politically answerable to the Regional
Assembly.

3. The Regional Governments shall possess their own administration, resources and person­
nel.

_**Article**_ _**9**_

The President of the Regional Government shall be elected directly, by the Regional Assembly
or by the members of the Regional Government.

_**Article**_ _**10**_

The Regional Statute may provide for the setting up of other regional organs of a consultative
nature (cultural councils, social councils, economic planning councils, etc.) or concerned with
monitoring the executive. Where such organs exist, the Statute shall lay down provisions
governing their composition, the extent of their authority and their relationship with the
regional institutions.

_**Chapter**_ _**III**_

_**Authority**_

_**Article**_ _**11**_

1. The regions shall have the right to administer their own affairs.

2. The authority of regions which possess legislative powers shall fall into three categories:

(a) full authority, in which the regions enjoy legislative and executive power;

(b) authority to develop and implement legislation on the basis of existing state laws;

(c) executive authority.

_**Article**_ _**12**_

1. The regions shall possess sufficient authority to organize their own institutions, to promote
and arrange for their economic development and to intervene in matters relating to services
provided for individual citizens. This authority shall relate in particular to areas such as regional
policy, regional planning, agriculture, transport, tourism, public works, social welfare, crafts,
culture, sport and leisure, education, health, water policy, etc.

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2. In the case of regions which possess legislative power, this authority shall be exercised in
full (within the meaning of Article 11(2) but subject to the powers held by the supranational
institutions. Depending on the powers of the state, the regions may share their authority with the
state or exercise it concurrently.

3. The authority referred to in the first paragraph shall be assigned to the regions subject t o
respect for the powers of the local authorities, in accordance with national law and the principles
of the European Charter of Local Self-Government (a Council of Europe Convention) (').

4. The Member States shall be invited to sign and ratify the European Charter of Local
Self-Government.

_**Article**_ _**13**_

1. The Member States' internal legislation, and preferably their Constitutions, shall lay down
and define those areas of authority which because of their special character shall be retained by
the state.

2. Over and above the areas of authority listed in Article 12 of this Charter, the Regional
Statute may incorporate all those not expressly reserved by the state under the terms of the
aforegoing paragraph.

_**Article**_ _**14**_

1. In order to prevent duplication and lack of coordination between one administration and
another, it is recommended that a principle of regional implementation be established for those
matters under the authority of the state whose nature so permits.

2. Respect for the principle of decentralization makes it advisable for the regions to have
extensive recourse to the various legal provisions for delegating to local authorities, and for the
state to do likewise to the regions.

_**Article**_ _**15**_

Conflicts of authority between the state and a region or between one region and another must be
resolved by courts which are independent of and unconnected with both parties, preferably of a
jurisdictional nature and of the highest level. In Member States where there is a Constitutional
Court, this court shall resolve such conflicts and rule on the constitutionality of regional
laws.

_**Article**_ _**16**_

1. General and/or sectoral mechanisms for conciliation and cooperation between state and
regional authorities shall be established to prevent possible conflicts of interest and to coordi­
nate the activities of the various administrations.

2. These mechanisms shall be used only when it is imperative to do so, and their number
should not be excessive. 1

_**Chapter**_ _**IV**_

_**Finance**_

_**Article**_ _**17**_

The regions shall enjoy financial autonomy and sufficient own resources in order to be able to
exercise their authority fully.

                           

_**Article**_ _**18**_

1. The regions' financial resources may basically consist of own taxes and levies, taxes ceded
by the state either in whole or [1] in part, surcharges on state taxes and state transfers. Although it
would be desirable for all of these to coexist, as a minimum there must be at least two.

**(')** **This Convention** **was** **opened** **for** **signature** **in** **October** **1985.**

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2. The regions may work with the state, or act as its delegate, in the collection, management
and liquidation of the state's tax revenue.

_**Article**_ _**19**_

The sources of finance available to the regions must be flexible and adaptable in nature, so as to
allow them to deal with variations in the real cost of exercising their authority.

_**Article**_ _**20**_

1. The state and the regions shall guarantee financial distribution mechanisms capable of
compensating for the unequal distribution of tax revenue and, above all, imbalances between
regions.

2. These mechanisms may be vertical (from the state to the regions) and horizontal (from one
region to another), they shall meet objective criteria, and they shall rest on the principle of
solidarity, in an attempt to maintain a certain unity of living standards throughout the state's
territory.

3. In order to safeguard regional autonomy, state transfers (subsidies) for matters falling
within the regions' authority shall preferably be global in character and not earmarked for the
financing of projects or services unilaterally determined a priori by the State.

_**Article**_ _**21**_

Within the limits laid down by law, the regions shall be entitled to arrange credit loans to finance
their investments.

_**Article**_ _**22**_

Any extension of regional authority or the delegation of new areas of authority must be
simultaneously and adequately accompanied by a corresponding increase in the region's bud­
getary resources.

_**Chapter**_ _**V**_

_**Interregional transfrontier cooperation**_

_**Article**_ _**23**_

1. The Member States of the European Community and its regions shall encourage transfron­
tier cooperation at all levels, and above all at interregional level, within the spirit of the
guidelines provided by the Community institutions (').

2. This cooperation shall manifest itself particularly in the coordination of the regional
development programmes and the action programmes in frontier areas, and in the joint esta­
blishment of transfrontier programmes for frontier regions. In research, programming and
financing such action, states and regions shall make extensive use of the possibilities offered by
the Community's structural funds.

3. The Member States, within the context of the internal distribution of areas of authority,
shall undertake to permit and encourage transfrontier cooperation between the regional auth­
orities of different Member States in areas which fall within the jurisdiction of those authorities.
Such cooperation shall be regarded as internal, not external relations.

**(')** **Commission Recommendation** **(OJ No L 321,** **10.11.1981), European Parliament resolutions** **(OJ N o C 293,**
**13.12.1976,** **OJ N o C 140,** **5.6.1979,** **OJ No C** **327,15.12.1980,** **OJ N o C** **149,14.6.1982,** **OJ N o C** **13,17.1.1983,** **OJ N o**
**C 127,** **14.5.1984** **and OJ N o C 99,** **13.4.1987)** **and** **Articles** **11 (2) ( 0 and 13 of the** **ERDF Regulation** **(EEC) N o**
**1784/884, 19.6.1984** **(OJ N o L 169,** **28.6.1984).**

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4. The Commission of the European Communities and those Member States which have not
yet done so are invited to sign and ratify the Council of Europe's European Outline Convention
on Transfrontier Cooperation between Territorial Communities or Authorities of 21 May
1980(').

5. Where the Outline Convention has already been ratified, the Member States in question
and their regions are invited to make the fullest use of the possibilities offered by this legal
framework.

6. The regions shall promote the setting u p of cooperation associations between frontier
regions or regions with shared interests and problems (island regions, regions in industrial
decline, etc.) as a means of institutionalizing permanent mechanisms to deal with joint infor­
mation, planning and action.

_**Chapter**_ _**VI**_

_**Regional participation**_ _**in**_ _**decision-making**_ _**at**_ _**national**_ _**and**_ _**Community level**_

_**Article**_ _**24**_

1. The body of common policies of the European Community cannot be classified as 'external
relations', as defined in traditional international law, and should therefore not come under the
exclusive authority of the Member States.

2. The regions shall have the right to play an appropriate part in the fulfilment of the state's
tasks, especially those which are pursued on their territory.

3. This participation must be guaranteed by the appropriate constitutional provisions, or
failing that, legal provisions at the highest possible level. The Regional Statutes and state
legislation shall elaborate on these basic principles.

4. Such intervention must rest on the principle of an operative regionalism based on hori­
zontal coordination formulae, replacing the traditional vertical formulae of centralist states.

_**Article**_ _**25**_

1. The regions shall participate in the definition of the position adopted by their respective
Member States in Community bodies within their sphere of authority or where the matters to be
discussed directly affect their interests.

2. The Member States shall provide the regions with the means to obtain rapid and compre­
hensive information on Community projects, preferably through the institutions representing
the regions.

3. The state and the regions shall establish swift and effective sectoral consultation mechan­
isms in order to guarantee rapid and adequate response from the regions on the matters referred
to them.

4. In negotiations within Community bodies the Member States shall endeavour to respect
the opinions expressed by the regions as referred to in paragraph 1 above.

5. The principles set out in this Article shall preferably be enshrined in a legal text.

_**Article**_ _**26**_

The Member States shall be responsible for ensuring that the development and implementation
of Community law and policy shall respect the internal distribution of areas of authority and
hence the powers vested in the regions.

**(')** **As o f 1 May 1988, the** **following eight Member States** **had** **signed** **and** **ratified** **the** **Outline Convention: Belgium,**
**Luxembourg, France, Denmark, Italy, FRG,'Netherlands** **and** **Ireland.** **In its** **resolutions** **o f 1984 and 1987 the**
**European Parliament called** **on the** **Commission** **to** **sign** **and** **ratify this Convention.**

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_Article_ _27_

1. The regions shall take an active part in the consultative or other bodies set up by the
Community institutions to this specific end.

2. Until such time as the Treaties establishing the European Community are revised, the
Member States shall endeavour as far as possible to allow the regions and their specialists to be
represented on the Community's advisory, technical and management bodies (') as members of
the national delegations. This procedure shall be followed only insofar as the nature of thfe
Community bodies in question allows and the subjects being dealt with directly and specifically
affect the regions' areas of authority or their interests.

**(')** **Advisory Committees** **(AC),** **Advisory Committees** **on the** **Management** **of** **Demonstration Projects (ACMDP), Advi-**
**roy** **Committees** **on** **Programme Management (ACPM), Management Committees** **(MC),** **Advisory Committees** **on**
**Management** **and** **Coordination (ACMC), Standing Committees** **(SC),** **Scientific** **and** **Technical Committees (STC),**
**Technical Committees** **(TC),** **Joint Working Parites (JWP), Working Parties** **(WP) and** **Specialized Sections** **(SS).**

**4.** **COMETT** **II** **programme** *****

**—** **Proposal** **for a** **decision** **I** **COM(88)** **429** **final**

**TEXT PROPOSED** **BY THE** **COMMISSION** **TEXT AMENDED**

**OF THE** **EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES** **(•)** **BY THE** **EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT**

**I.**

**Council Decision adopting** **the** **second phase** **of the** **Programme** **on** **Cooperation between universi­**
**ties** **and** **enterprises regarding training** **in the** **field** **of** **technology (COMETT** **II)**

P r e a m b l e unchanged

Eight recitals unchanged

**Whereas** **the** **COMETT Programme should** **be a** **tangible**
**extension** **of** **social dialogue** **and** **open** **to** **both sides** **of**
**industry** **in the** **spirit** **of the** **joint opinion** **of 6** **March** **1987**
**on the** **training** **and** **motivation** **of** **workers** **in the** **context** **of**
**technological change,**

**Whereas workers** **and** **students benefiting from operations**
**under** **the** **COMETT Programme must** **not** **suffer disad­**
**vantage thereby, particularly** **as** **regards their labour**
**rights, their rights** **to** **social security** **and** **sickness insu­**
**rance** **or** **their educational rights,** **as** **appropriate,**

N i n t h recital unchanged

**(*)** **For** **full text** **see OJ No C 239,** **14.9.1988,** **p. 3.**

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**TEXT PROPOSED** **BY THE** **COMMISSION**

**OF THE** **EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES**

**TEXT AMENDED**

**BY THE** **EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT**

**Whereas** **the** **COMETT Programme must take greater**
**account** **of the** **needs** **of** **regions which have greater diffi­**
**culty** **in** **taking part** **in the** **COMETT Programme** **and in**
**which cooperation between universities** **and** **undertakings**
**is** **still** **at a low** **level** **of** **development, particularly through**
**the** **proper management** **of** **funding encouragement** **for**
**greater involvement** **on the** **part** **of** **interested parties** **in**
**such regions** **and** **support** **for** **projects which pave** **the way**
**for** **devising trans-national operations,**

**Whereas** **the** **important restructuring changes under** **way**
**in the** **technological** **and** **industrial spheres** **and the** **esta­**
**blishment** **of** **undertakings** **in** **technologically advanced**
**sectors create** **a** **need** **for** **in-service vocational training**
**schemes** **in the** **context** **of** **regional cooperation between**
**universities** **and** **undertakings,**

R e m a i n i n g recitals u n c h a n g e d

Articles 1 t o 7 u n c h a n g e d

_**ANNEX**_ _**ANNEX**_

P a r a g r a p h s I t o 3 C (c) u n c h a n g e d

**(ca)** **Support** **for the** **operations referred** **to in the** **forego­**
**ing** **paragraphs initiated** **by** **employers'** **and** **workers'**
**organizations** **and, in** **particular, support** **for** **opera­**
**tions which make** **a** **substantial contribution** **to in-**
**service training** **for** **workers' representatives.**

R e s t of text u n c h a n g e d

**— Doc.** **A2-251/88**

**LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION**

**embodying** **the** **opinion** **of the** **European Parliament** **on the** **proposal from** **the** **Commission** **to the**
**Council** **for a** **decision adopting** **the** **second phase** **of the** **programme** **on** **cooperation between**
**universities** **and** **enterprises regarding training** **in the** **field** **of** **technology (COMETT** **II)**

_**The**_ _**European Parliament,**_

— having regard to the proposal from the Commission to the Council ('),

— having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Articles 128 and 235 of the EEC Treaty
(Doc. C2-121/88),

— having regard to the COMETT programme report of 1987 activities covering the period
between 24 July 1986 and 31 December 1987 (COM(88) 36 final),

**(')** **OJ No C 239,** **14.9.1988,** **p. 3.**

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— considering the proposed legal basis to be appropriate,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Youth, Culture, Education, Information
and Sport and the opinions of the Committees on Economic and Monetary Affairs and
Industrial Policy, on Energy, Research and Technology, on Social Affairs and Employment
and on External Economic Relations (Doc. A2-251/88),

1. Approves the Commission's proposal subject to Parliament's amendments and in accord­
ance with the vote thereon;

2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved
by Parliament;

3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to
the Commission's proposal;

4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council, the Commission and, for
information, to the governments of the Member States.

**—** **Proposal** **for a** **decision** **II** **COM(88)** **429.** **final**

**TEXT PROPOSED** **BY THE** **COMMISSION**

**OF THE** **EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES** **(*)**

**TEXT AMENDED**

**BY THE** **EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT**

**II.**

**Council decision relating** **to the** **opening** **of** **COMETT** **II to the** **countries** **of the** **EFTA** **and to**
**cooperation with international organizations**

Preamble unchanged

Four recitals unchanged

**Stressing that,** **in** **principle, considerable caution should** **be**
**taken** **in** **extending** **EC** **programmes** **to** **non-EC members;**
**welcomes** **in** **this instance** **the** **extension** **of the** **COMETT**
**programme** **to the** **existing membership** **of** **EFTA under**
**the** **condition that EFTA participants** **pay** **their** **own** **costs**
**and at** **least** **two EC** **countries** **are** **associated** **in any** **lin­**
**kages.**

Rest of text unchanged

**(*)** **For** **full text** **see OJ No C 239,** **14.9.1988,** **p. 9.**

No C 326/304 Official Journal of the European Communities **19. 12. 88**

**Friday,** **1 8** **November** **1 9 8 8**

**— Doc.** **A2-251/88**

**LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION**

**embodying** **the** **opinion** **of the** **European Parliament** **on the** **proposal from** **the** **Commission** **to the**
**Council** **for a** **decision relating** **to the** **opening** **of** **COMETTII** **to the** **countries** **of the** **EFTA** **and to**
**cooperation with international organizations**

_**The**_ _**European Parliament,**_

— having regard to the proposal from the Commission to the Council ('),

— having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Articles 128 and 235 of the EEC Treaty
(Doc. C2-121/88),

— having regard to the COMETT programme report of 1987 activities covering the period
between 24 July 1986 and 31 December 1987 (COM(88) 36 final),

— considering the proposed legal basis to be appropriate,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Youth, Culture, Education, Information
and Sport and the opinions of the Committees on Economic and Monetary Affairs and
Industrial Policy, on Energy, Research and Technology, on Social Affairs and Employment
and on External Economic Relations (Doc. A2-251/88),

1. Approves the Commission's proposal subject to Parliament's amendments and in accord­
ance with the vote thereon;

2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved
by Parliament;

3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to
the Commission's proposal;

4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council, the Commission and, for
information, to the governments of the Member States.

**(')** **OJ N o C 239,** **14.9.1988,** **p. 9.**

**5.** **MEDIA programme**

**— Doc.** **A2-135/88**

**RESOLUTION**

**on the** **MEDIA programme** **and the** **European Cinema** **and** **Television Year**

_**The**_ _**European Parliament,**_

— having regard to its previous resolutions:

— of 10 October 1983 on the promotion of film-making in the Community coun­
tries ('),

**(')** **OJ N o C 307,** **14.11.1983,** **p. 16.**

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— of 30 .March 1984, on a policy commensurate with new trends in European televi­
sion ('),

— of 10 October 1985 on a framework for a European media policy based on the Com­
mission's Green Paper on the establishment of the common market for broadcasting,
especially by satellite and cable ( [2] ),

— of 20 January 1988 on the proposal from the Commission of the European Communi­
ties to the Council for a directive **`On`** the coordination of certain provisions laid down by
law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of
broadcasting activities ( [3] ),

— having regard to the motions for resolutions Docs. B2-1528/85, B2-616/86, B2-816/87,

B2-1384/87, B2-1403/87 and B2-1540/87,

— having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council on an action
programme for the European audiovisual media products industry (COM(86) 255 final),

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Youth, Culture, Education, Information
and Sport (Doc. A2-135/88),

A. having regard to the lack of competitiveness of the European cinema industry, to which the
European Parliament has drawn attention on several occasions, particularly by comparison
with the American cinema, on both the world and European markets,

B. whereas this situation could be remedied by opening new European distribution channels
for cinema productions of European origin, by building u p funds to support such produc­
tions, by tax concessions for the audiovisual sector and by the creation of new financing
structures,

C. having regard to the threat to Europe's cultural identity, in particular that of children and
young people, posed by the subordination of the Community market to cinema production
originating in countries outside Europe, particularly the USA,

D. whereas by instituting conditions of fair competition it will be possible to develop a free
exchange of ideas, creative techniques and cultures with cinema industries in other coun­
tries outside the European Community,

E. whereas the completion of the internal market by 1992 means that the European Commu­
nity must strive both in the field of cinema and in the audiovisual sector in general to exploit
its development potential to the full and avoid the risks entailed by lack of competitive­

ness,

F. whereas the designation of 1988 as European Cinema and Television Year offers a vital
opportunity to tackle these problems effectively at Community level,

1. Approves the MEDIA programme drawn up by the Commission;

2. Requests that in implementing this programme priority be given to those projects which
make provision for:

(a) studies concerning tax harmonizing measures and the introduction of original financing
structures, such as the establishment within the industry of a financial nucleus (seed money)
which will attract external capital from public sources, professional organizations and
private sponsors;

```
(')
( [2] )
( [3] )

```

**OJ N o C 117,** **30.4.1984,** **p. 201.**
**OJ N o C 288,** **11.11.1985,** **p. 113.**
**OJ N o C 49,** **22.2.1988,** **p. 64.**

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(b) the creation of film distribution cooperatives to improve the distribution of films of
European origin, a European fund for audiovisual multilingualism to encourage the dubbing
and subtitling of films, which is vital if they are to be distributed across frontiers, and a
cultural and commercial training structure for independent productions in the audiovisual

sector;

(c) information, research and development in the production sector, from an artistic as well as
an economic and technical point of view;

3. Calls also for priority to be given to projects which stimulate the distribution in the
European Community of.films for children and young poeple through support measures for the
distribution of children's films, e.g. cinemas specifically for children and/or showings for
children, the cultural 16 m m circuit, video postsynchronization projects and the various projects
in the MEDIA programme, and by helping the children's and young poeple's film industry
through the various projects in the MEDIA programme;

4. Welcomes in particular the measures to develop audiovisual activities in the regions,
particularly the less-favoured regions, in line with the Community principle of restoring balance
between the more advanced and less-favoured countries;

5. Points to the value of training both in the field of scriptwriting and with regard to
management and production techniques and new technologies in this field;

6. Calls for support to be given to productions in H D T V (high-definition television) in line
with the standards developed by the European industry, and stresses the importance of such
support in enabling the European industry to secure a foothold in the world market;

7. Approves the objectives which the Commission wishes to assign to an institution — an
academy or foundations of cinema and audiovisual arts — and calls on the steering committee
for the European Cinema and Television Year to study in depth how this body would be set u p
and how it would operate and to announce its proposals as soon as possible in accordance with
its specific terms of reference;

8. Supports the proposal for an audiovisual charter submitted by the European Federation of
Audiovisual Producers, which would help to ensure the independence of producers who wish to
join together in order to control the programming and distribution of their work;

' 9. Expresses its support for the steering committee of the European Cinema and Television
Year in its efforts to promote Community audiovisual production, which is vital in strengthen­
ing the common cultural identity and is the foundation of a united, free and progressive
Europe;

10. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission of the
European Communities, and the steering committee of the European Cinema and Television
Year.

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**Friday,** **18** **November** **1988**

**6.** **European Tourism Year** *****

**—** **Proposal** **for a** **decision COM(88)** **413** **final**

**TEXT PROPOSED** **BY THE** **COMMISSION** **TEXT AMENDED**

**OF THE** **EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES** **BY THE** **EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT**

**Council decision** **on an** **action programme** **for the** **European Tourism Year (1990)**

P r e a m b l e a n d recitals unchanged

```
                   >

```

Article 1 unchanged

_**Article**_ _**2**_ _**Article**_ _**2**_

The objectives of European Tourism Year are to: The objectives of European Tourism Year are to:

First indent unchanged

**—** **improve facilitation** **for the** **traveller, consumer rights**
**and the** **development** **of** **opportunities** **in** **tourism**
**employment;**

Second a n d t h i r d i n d e n t s unchanged

— promote a better distribution of tourism over time
and location, the staggering of holidays, alternatives
to mass tourism and new destinations;

— promote a better distribution of tourism over time
and location **(by** the staggering of holidays, alterna­
tives to mass tourism and new destinations) **and** **bet­**
**ter** **provision** **for the** **disadvantaged;**

**—** **promote** **a** **greater awareness** **of the** **importance** **of a**
**sound environment** **for** **tourism;**

Rest of Article 2 unchanged

_**Article**_ _**3**_ _**Article**_ _**3**_

The amount deemed necessary for the implementation of
the programme for the European Tourism Year, Within
the limits of appropriations included in the annual bud­
get, is 5 million ECU. The arrangements for financing
thw programme are described in Annex I which forms an
integral part of the present Decision.

The amount deemed necessary for the implementation of
the programme for the European Tourism Year, within
the limits of appropriations included in the annual bud­
get, is 5 million ECU **subjet** **to** **agreement** **or** **modification**
**by the** **Budgetary Authority.** The arrangements for financ­
ing the programme are described in Annex I which forms
an integral part of the present Decision.

Articles 4 t o 6 unchanged

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**Friday,** **18** **November** **1988**

**TEXT PROPOSED** **BY THE** **COMMISSION**

**OF THE** **EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES**

_**Article**_ _**7**_

The Commission shall inform the Council on the pro­
gress of the work and shall submit a final report on the
implementation of the programme to the Council and to
the European Parliament.

**TEXT AMENDED**

**BY THE** **EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT**

_**Article**_ _**7**_

The Commission shall inform the Council **and the** **Euro­**

**pean Parliament** on the progress of the work and shall
submit a final report on the implementation of the pro­
gramme to the Council and to the European Parlia­

ment.

**— Doc.** **A2-247/88**

A n n e x u n c h a n g e d

**LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION**

**embodying** **the** **opinion** **of the** **European Parliament** **on the** **proposal from** **the** **Commission** **of the**
**European Communities** **to the** **Council** **for a** **decision** **on an** **action programme** **for the** **European**

**Tourism Year (1990)**

_**The**_ _**European Parliament,**_

— having regard to the proposal from the Commission to the Council (COM(88) 413 final),

— having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 235 of the EEC Treaty (C2181/88),

— having regard to its resolutions:

— of 12 October 1986 on Community action in the tourism field ('),

— of 22 January 1988 of facilitation, promotion and funding of tourism ( [2] ),

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Youth, Culture, Education, Information
and Sport (Doc. A2-247/88),

1. Approves the Commission's proposal subject to Parliament's amendments and in accord­
ance with the vote thereon;

2. Calls on the Commission to accept these amendments pursuant to Article 149(3) of the
EEC Treaty;

3. Reserves the right to open the conciliation procedure should the Council intend to depart
from this opinion;

4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.

**(')** **OJ No C 7,** **12.1.1987,** **p. 328.**
**(** **[2]** **)** **OJ No C 49,** **22.2.1988,** **p. 157.**

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**7.** **Generalized tariff preferences** **for 1989 ***

**—** **Proposal** **for a** **regulation** **I** **COM(88)** **352** **final** **2**

**TEXT PROPOSED** **BY THE** **COMMISSION**

**OF THE** **EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES**

**TEXT AMENDED**

**BY THE** **EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT**

**I.**

**Council regulation applying generalized tariff preferences** **for 1989 in** **respect** **of** **certain industrial**
**products originating** **in** **developing countries**

P r e a m b l e u n c h a n g e d

F i r s t t w o recitals u n c h a n g e d

**Whereas** **the** **review** **of** **this Community commercial policy**
**instrument should** **be** **undertaken** **in** **such** **a way as to** **take**
**Community development policy objectives still more close­**
**ly** **into account** **and** **whereas** **the** **system** **of** **generalized**
**tariff preferences must** **be** **used specifically** **to** **promote**
**industialization** **in the** **developing countries;**

**Whereas,** **to** **that** **end, the** **review** **of the** **system should,** **in**
**particular:**

**— be** **preceded** **by an** **assessment** **by** **country,** **by** **region**
**and by** **sector** **of** **production** **of the** **advantages that** **the**
**developing countries have derived from** **the** **system** **and**
**the** **factors which have proved obstructive** **to the use of**
**the** **system,**

**—** **take into account** **the** **increased diversity** **of** **sectors** **and**
**countries which benefit from** **the** **system** **but** **without**
**thereby reducing** **the** **range** **of** **preferences offered** **by**
**the** **Community;**

**Whereas such** **a** **review must** **be** **thoroughly prepared** **and**
**therefore** **the** **European Parliament must** **be** **informed** **in**
**good time** **of the** **Commission's proposals** **in** **this area;**

**Whereas** **it has not so far** **been possible** **to** **evaluate** **the**
**results** **of the** **policy** **of** **differentation pursued since** **1986**
**and** **whereas** **it is not** **certain that this policy** **of** **differentia­**
**tion** **has** **benefited** **the** **least developed countries;**

**Whereas,** **in** **consequence, great care must** **be** **taken** **in**
**implementing** **and** **operating** **a** **policy** **of** **differentation** **and**
**whereas there** **are** **other ways** **of** **including** **the** **most devel­**
**oped** **of the** **developing countries** **in** **normal trading pat­**
**terns under** **the** **GATT rules;**

**Whereas national quotas must** **be** **converted into Commu­**
**nity quotas** **in** **preparation** **for the** **completion** **of the** **inter­**
**nal** **market;**

**Whereas** **the** **review** **of the** **system should also make** **it**
**possible** **to** **involve** **the** **social partners more effectively,**
**both those** **of the** **European Community through** **the** **Econ­**
**omic** **and** **Social Committee** **and** **those** **of the** **beneficiary**
**countries,** **in** **particular through** **the** **international trade**
**union** **and** **employers' organizations;**

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**Doc.** **A2-262/88**

**LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION**

**embodying** **the** **opinion** **of the** **European Parliament** **on the** **proposal from** **the** **Commission** **to the**
**Council** **for a** **regulation applying generalized tariff preferences** **for 1989 in** **respect** **of** **certain**
**industrial products originating** **in** **developing countries**

_**The**_ _**European Parliament,**_

— having regard to the proposal from the Commission to the Council ('),

— having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 113 of the EEC Treaty (Doc.
C2-108/88),

— considering the proposal legal basis to be appropriate,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and Cooperation and the
opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,
and the Committee on External Economic Relations (Doc. A2-262/88),

— having regard to the Commission's position on the amendments adopted by Parliament,

1. Approves the Commission's proposal subject to Parliament's amendments and in accord­
ance with the vote thereon;

2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved
by Parliament;

3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to
the Commission's proposal;

4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.

**(')** **COM(88)** **352** **final** **2.**

**—** **Proposal** **for a** **regulation** **II** **(COM(88)** **352** **final** **2**

**TEXT PROPOSED** **BY THE** **COMMISSION**

**OF THE** **EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES**

**TEXT AMENDED**

**BY THE** **EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT**

**II.**

**Council regulation applying generalized tariff preferences** **for 1989 to** **textile products originating**

**in** **developing countries**

P r e a m b l e unchanged

First two recitals unchanged

**Whereas** **the** **review** **of** **this Community commercial policy**
**instrument should** **be** **undertaken** **in** **such** **a way as to** **take**
**Community development policy objectives still more close­**
**ly** **into account** **and** **whereas** **the** **system** **of** **generalized**
**tariff preferences must** **be** **used specifically** **to** **promote**
**industrialization** **in the** **developing countries;**

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**TEXT PROPOSED** **BY THE** **COMMISSION**

**OF THE** **EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES**

**TEXT AMENDED**

**BY THE** **EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT**

**Whereas,** **to** **that** **end, the** **review** **of the** **system should,** **in**
**particular:**

**—, be** **preceded** **by an** **assessment** **by** **country,** **by** **region**
**and by** **sector** **of** **production** **of the** **advantages that** **the**
**developing countries have derived from** **the** **system** **and**
**the** **factors which have proved obstructive** **to the use of**
**the** **system,**

**—** **take into account** **the** **increased diversity** **of** **sectors** **and**
**countries which benefit from** **the** **system** **but** **without**
**thereby reducing** **the** **range** **of** **preferences offered** **by**
**the** **Community;**

**Whereas such** **a** **review must** **be** **thoroughly prepared** **and**
**therefore** **the** **European Parliament must** **be** **informed** **in**
**good time** **of the** **Commission's proposals** **in** **this area;**

**Whereas** **it has not so far** **been possible** **to** **evaluate** **the**
**results** **of the** **policy** **of** **differentiation pursued since** **1986**
**and** **whereas** **it is not** **certain that this policy** **of** **differentia­**
**tion** **has** **benefited** **the** **least developed countries;**

**Whereas,** **in** **consequence, great care must** **be** **taken** **in**
**implementing** **and** **operating** **a** **policy** **of** **differentation** **and**
**whereas there** **are** **other ways** **of** **including** **the** **most devel­**
**oped** **of the** **developing countries** **in** **normal trading pat­**
**terns under** **the** **GAIT rules;**

**Whereas national quotas must** **be** **converted into Commu­**
**nity quotas** **in** **preparation** **for the** **completion** **of the** **inter­**
**nal** **market;**

**Whereas** **the** **review** **of the** **system should also make** **it**
**possible** **to** **involve** **the** **social partners more effectively,**
**both those** **of the** **European Community through** **the** **Econ­**
**omic** **and** **Social Committee** **and** **those** **of the** **beneficiary**
**countries,** **in** **particular through** **the** **international trade**
**union** **and** **employers' organizations;**

**Doc.** **A2-262/88**

Rest of text unchanged

**LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION**

**embodying** **the** **opinion** **of the** **European Parliament** **on the** **proposal from** **the** **Commission** **to the**
**Council** **for a** **regulation applying generalized tariff preferences** **for 1989 to** **textile products**

**originating** **in** **developing countries**

_**The**_ _**European Parliament,**_

— having regard to the proposal from the Commission to the Council ('),

— having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 113 of the EEC Treaty (Doc.

C2-108/88),

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— considering the proposed legal basis to be appropriate,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and Cooperation and the
opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,
and the Committee on External Economic Relations (Doc. A2-262/88),

— having regard to the Commission's position on the amendments adopted by Parliament,

1. Approves the Commission's proposal subject to Parliament's amendments and in accord­
ance with the vote thereon;

2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved
by Parliament;

3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to
the Commission's proposal;

4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.

**—** **Proposal** **for a** **regulation** **III** **COM(88)** **352** **final** **2**

**TEXT PROPOSED** **BY THE** **COMMISSION** **TEXT AMENDED**

**OF THE** **EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES** **•** **BY THE** **EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT**

**III.**

**Council regulations applying generalized tariff preferences** **for 1989 in** **respect** **of** **certain agricul­**
**tural products originating** **in** **developing countries**

Preamble unchanged

First two recitals unchanged

**Whereas** **the** **review** **of** **this Community commercial policy**
**instrument should** **be** **undertaken** **in** **such** **a way as to** **take**
**Community development policy objectives still more close­**
**ly** **into account** **and** **whereas** **the** **system** **of** **generalized**
**tariff preferences must** **be** **used specifically** **to** **promote**
**industrialization** **in the** **developing countries;**

**Whereas,** **to** **that** **end, the** **review** **of the** **system should,** **in**
**particular:**

**— be** **preceded** **by an** **assessment** **by** **country,** **by** **region**
**and by** **sector** **of** **production** **of the** **advantages that** **the**
**developing countries have derived from** **the** **system** **and**
**the** **factors which have proved obstructive** **to the use of**
**the** **system,**

**—** **take into account** **the** **increased diversity** **of** **sectors** **and**
**countries which benefit from** **the** **system** **but** **without**
**thereby reducing** **the** **range** **of** **preferences offered** **by**
**the** **Community;**

**Whereas such** **a** **review must** **be** **thoroughly prepared** **and**
**therefore** **the** **European Parliament must** **be** **informed** **in**
**good time** **of the** **Commission's proposals** **in** **this area;**

**Whereas** **it has not so far** **been possible** **to** **evaluate** **the**
**results** **of the** **policy** **of** **differentiation pursued since** **1986**
**and** **whereas** **it is not** **certain that this policy** **of** **differentia­**
**tion** **has** **benefited** **the** **least developed countries;**

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**Whereas,** **in** **consequence, great care must** **be** **taken** **in**
**implementing** **and** **operating** **a** **policy** **of** **differentation** **and**
**whereas there** **are** **other ways** **of** **including** **the** **most devel­**
**oped** **of the** **developing countries** **in** **normal trading pat­**
**terns under** **the** **GAIT rules;**

**Whereas national quotas must** **be** **converted into Commu­**
**nity quotas** **in** **preparation** **for the** **completion** **of the** **inter­**
**nal** **market;**

**Whereas** **the** **review** **of the** **system should also make** **it**
**possible** **to** **involve** **the** **social partners more effectively,**
**both those** **of the** **European Community through** **the** **Econ­**
**omic** **and** **Social Committee** **and** **those** **of the** **beneficiary**
**countries,** **in** **particular through** **the** **international trade**
**union** **and** **employers' organizations;**

R e m a i n i n g recitals unchanged

Article 1 t o 13 unchanged

A N N E X I unchanged

ANNEX II ANNEX II

**Code** **Description** **Rate** **of** **duty** **Code** **Description**

Codes 01011910 t o 0 8 1 4 0 0 0 0 unchanged

**Rate** **of** **duty**

**free**

**free**

09011100 Coffee, not roasted,
not decaffeinated

09011200 Coffee, not roasted,
decaffeinated

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Rest of text unchanged

**LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION**

_.4,5_

_8,5_

09011100 Coffee, not roasted,
not decaffeinated

09011200 Coffee, not roasted,
decaffeinated

**embodying** **the** **opinion** **of the** **European Parliament** **on the** **proposal from** **the** **Commission** **to the**
**Council** **for a** **regulation applying generalized tariff preferences** **for 1989 in** **respect** **of** **certain**
**agricultural products originating** **in** **developing countries**

_**The**_ _**European Parliament,**_

— having regard to the proposal from the Commission to the Council ('),

— having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 113 of the EEC Treaty (Doc.
C2-108/88),

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— considering the proposed legal basis to be appropriate,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and Cooperation and the
opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,
and the Committee on External Economic Relations (Doc. A2-262/88),

— having regard to the Commission's position on the amendments adopted by Parliament,

1. Approves the Commission's proposal subject to Parliament's amendments and in accord    - ance with the vote thereon;

2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved
by Parliament;

3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to
the Commission's proposal;

4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.

**—** **Draft decision** **IV COM (88) 352** **final** **2:** approved

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**LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION**

**embodying** **the** **opinion** **of the** **European Parliament** **on the** **proposals from** **the** **Commission** **to the**
**Council** **for a** **draft decision** **of the** **representatives** **of the** **governments** **of the** **Member States** **of the**
**European Coal** **and** **Steel Community, meeting within** **the** **Council, applying** **for 1989 the** **general­**
**ized tariff preferences** **for** **certain steel products originating** **in** **developing countries**

_**The**_ _**European Parliament,**_

— having regard to the proposal from the Commission to the Council ('),

— having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 113 of the EEC Treaty (Doc.
C2-108/88),

— considering the proposed legal basis to be appropriate,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and Cooperation and the
opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,
and the Committee on External Economic Relations (Doc. A2-262/88);

1. Approves the Commission's proposal in accordance with the vote thereon;

2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved
by Parliament;

3. Asks to be consulted ag^in should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to
the Commission's proposal;

4. Instructs its president to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.

**(')** **COM(88)** **352** **final** **2.**

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**8.** **Uruguay round**

**— Doc.** **A2-224/88**

**RESOLUTION**

**on the** **stage reached** **in the** **multilateral trade negotiations within** **the** **Uruguay round** **of** **GATT**

_**The**_ _**European Parliament,**_

— having regard to its resolutions of 9 September 1986 on the new GATT round (') and 28
October 1983 on GATT ( [2] ),

— having regard to its resolution of 17 June 1988 on protectionism in EEC-US trade rela­
tions ( [3] ),

— having regard to its resolution of 1 October 1988 on the Commission statement on the US
Trade Act ( [4] ),

— having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee of 29 September 1988
on the Uruguay round of the GATT talks,

— having regard to the Punta del Este Declaration,

— having regard to the Final Communique of the Toronto world economic summit of 19 June
1988,

— having regard to the decision of the signatories to the GATT Agreement to hold a meeting at
ministerial level on 5 December 1988 in Montreal to conduct a mid-term review of the
progress of negotiations,

— having regard to its resolutions of 26 October 1988 on international trade in service ( [5] ),

— having regard to the report by the Committee on External Economic Relations and the
opinion by the Committee on Development and Cooperation (Doc. A2-224/88),

A. drawing attention to the significance that an open system of world trade has for the
Community, which alone accounts for one fifth of world trade, and which is the most
dependent of the 'big three' in world trade (Japan, USA, EEC) on such a development,

B. acknowledging the contribution of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
which has helped to secure a steady liberalization of world trade with its Rules and through
the seven multilateral rounds of negotiations conducted hitherto,

C. aware that the volume of world trade has increased more than ninefold since the early 1950s,
thus making a major contribution to economic growth and rising prosperity in the European
Community,

D. acknowledging nevertheless that the world economy has, since the mid '70s, continually had
to confront elements of crisis that have forced the industrialized nations in particular to
make far-reaching adjustments,

E. considering that a number of states have, in an attempt to circumvent or at least to postpone
necessary adjustments to their economic structures, sought their salvation in protectionist
measures to defend them against unwanted imports,

**(•)** **OJ N o C 255,** **13.10.1986,** **p. 69.**
**(** **[2]** **)** **OJ N o C 322,** **28.11.1983,** **p. 281.**
**(** **[3]** **)** **OJ N o C 187,** **18.7.1988,** **p. 238.**
**(*)** **See** **minutes** **o f** **that sitting (Part** **II,** **Item** **1).**
**(** **[5]** **)** **See** **minutes** **o f** **that sitting (Part** **II,** **Item** **4).**

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F. regretting that a spate of bilaterally negotiated so-called 'voluntary restraint agreements' and
'orderly marketing arrangements' has resulted in the creation of a grey area of protectionism
measures that are at odds with the basic principles of GATT, in particular the non­
discrimination clause,

G. aware, however, that such agreements and arrangements have served, in the past, as a
short-term palliative against the serious unemployment problems faced by many countries
as a result of the crisis,

H. noting that as a result of this development the credibility of GATT as a viable legal
framework for the external trade policy of the GATT signatories may be called into
question,

I. in view of the importance of the Community's internal market both to the future of the
European Community's economy, and to the world economy,

_**I.**_ _**Progress**_ _**of the**_ _**Uruguay round**_ _**in**_ _**general hitherto**_

1. Considers progress with the Uruguay round hitherto as favourable and highly promis­
ing;

2. Is aware that, subsequent to the procedural question that it was necessary to clarify last
year, the negotiations are now entering the substantive stage, which, on past experience, will set a
test of the negotiating climate;

3. Calls on all signatories to the GATT Agreement to contribute constructively to the success
of the negotiations by displaying a mutual readiness to seek compromise;

4. (a) Acknowledges that the Commission, as leader of the negotiations on behalf of the
Community Member States, has, by submitting a set of negotiating offers and position
papers in the different negotiating groups, made a highly constructive contribution to the
start of the substantive negotiations;

(b) Stresses the need for the European Community to maintain and resolutely defend a com­
mon position throughout the Uruguay round, where the Commission is negotiating on
behalf of the Community. Any division between them would undermine the European
position in these difficult negotiations and also harm those who caused the division;

5. Draws attention to the global character of the negotiations, which can enable mutually
advantageous concessions to be made in the specific areas of negotiation;

6. Stresses the connection between the world trade system and the world monetary system as
the mainstays of an international economic order and welcomes efforts to strengthen the
cooperation between GATT and the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, empha­
sizing at the same time the requirements of a coherent macroeconomic policy, which must
involve the Ministers of Finance and Economic Affairs of all the contracting parties;

7. Considers that the Ministers responsible for external trade of the signatory countries
should be more formly associated with the work of GATT, possibly on the basis of regular
ministerial meetings, and that efforts should be made to set up a steering committee to this end,
on which it would be for the Commission to represent the 12 EEC countries, should such a
committee be set up;

8. Expects the forthcoming meeting of ministers in Montreal to give a political impetus to the
progress and conclusion of the Uruguay round, but considers it highly improbable, at the present
stage in the negotiations, that there could by any 'early harvest' of accelerated results in a
majority of areas of negotiation;

9. Excludes specifically in this connection the area of tropical products, to which priority had
already been given in the Punta del Este declaration, and urges all signatories to secure agree­
ment on this as speedily as possible;

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10. Warns against defining the concept of globality so narrowly that lack of progress in a single
area of the negotiations could call the successful conclusion of the entire round in question, and
urges that, if agreements can be implemented before the end of the Uruguay round, they should
be concluded without further delay;

_**II.**_ _**Fundamental significance**_ _**of**_ _**GATT**_ _*****_

11. Continues, forty years after its inception, to consider the fundamental principles of
GATT, in particular multilateralism, most-favoured nation status and the outlawing of discrim­
ination, as indispensable supporting pillars of the world trade order — above all in times of
economic crisis — and considers the strengthening of external trade policy discipline among the
GATT signatories as an importance precondition for any further expansion of world trade;

12. Stresses, in this connection, that is makes little sense, and indeed that it is in flagrant
breach of GATT principles, to strive for bilateral balance in the trade between specific coun­
tries;

13. Stresses the significance of the commitment to standstill and rollback entered into by all
signatories in Punta del Este;

14. Sees the necessity of defining the rules of GATT more precisely so as to approximate them
more fully to experience and to new developments in world trade policy;

15. Nevertheless warns against any relaxation of GATT rules that would result simply in
declaring admissible the so-called grey area not conforming to GATT;

16. Calls on all concerned signatories to the Agreement to submit immediate proposals for
abolishing their trade policy protection measures not conforming to GATT; welcomes the
Commission's initiative in being the first to submit an albeit limited proposal for the abolition of
certain quantitative restrictions on imports;

17. Recommends emphatically that the external trade policy of the Agreement signatories
should be regularly monitored, on the basis of reports to be drawn up by the GATT secretariatgeneral, for conformity to GATT provisions; calls for the immediate setting up and expansion of
appropriate data bases, in particular on non-tariff barriers to trade;

18. Welcomes the fact that a good number of other states, in particular developing countries,
have become GATT members in recent years;

19. Assumes that the People's Republic of China will become a member of GATT in the
foreseeable future, and calls on it to begin now by demonstrating conduct fully in conformity
with GATT;

20. Considers, following China's accession to GATT, that a solution must also be found for
Taiwan and that, considering that country's importance in world trade, a settlement must be
reached that makes it possible for Taiwan to benefit from and adhere to GATT rules;

21. Considers inclusion under the GATT system of other state-trading countries, in particular
the Soviet Union, that are not signatories to the Agreement, as desirable only to the extent that
consistent progress is made with internal economic reforms and openness and transparency in
external trade;

22. Urges improved coordination between GATT and the private sector, such as already
exists in the form of close cooperation by the IMF and the World Bank with the international
banking system;

23. (a) Recommends a clear new definition of free trade areas and customs unions, now that
since the opening of the Uruguay round progress has been made with the regionalization of
the world economy (Latin America, Central America, USA/Canada, SAARC, EEC/EFTA,

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etc.) and can be expected to continue (possibly to include USA/Mexico or USA/Japan), and
there is a growing tendency for more and more non-traditional participants, namely groups
of states, to enter the world trade arena; further considers that this new definition must not
be detrimental to attempts by developing countries to stimulate South-South trade nor to
the existing preferential arrangements between industrialized nations and developing coun­
tries (for examble, the Lom6 Convention);

(b) Points to the many signatories to the Agreement at sub-national level who continue, acting
in apparent or real trade-policy autonomy, repeatedly to ignore GATT rules; this is another
problem that needs to be accurately defined (e.g. accountability of Agreement signatories for
those at subordinate political levels);

_**III.**_ _**Role**_ _**of the**_ _**industrialized countries**_ _**in the**_ _**Uruguay round**_

24. Views the Uruguay round as an excellent opportunity for promoting a trade policy of
lasting reciprocal opening up of markets, so helping to forestall the danger of aggravating world
economic problems in times of world economic stagnation by resorting to restrictive policies;

25. Stresses that the industrialized countries, in particular the EEC, the USA and Japan, bear
a very high responsability for the successful conduct of the Uruguay round;

26. Expresses its grave-concern, which it shares with the Commission and the Council of
Ministers, with regard to the protectionist potential of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness
Act, which threatens to lead to unilateral US measures, incompatible with the Punta del Este
declaration, the GATT principles, and the commitment to standstill and rollback, thus jeopar­
dizing the Uruguay round of negotiations;

27. Will carefully monitor the implementation of the Trade Act and support any steps that the
Community may be forced to take to defend its legimitate interests, should they be affected;

28. Hopes, nevertheless, that further constructive dialogue with the United States will make it
possible to avoid the risks of a confrontation, in both parties' interests;

29. Welcomes President Reagan's veto on the ultra-protectionist Textile Bill;

30. Recognizes that Japan has made serious efforts in recent years to open its markets further
to imports, but considers progress hitherto as inadequate and calls consequently on Japan, in
particular in agricultural trade and relation to non-tariff barriers, to make extensive negotiating
offers, so as arrive at a balanced distribution of advantages;

_**IV.**_ _**Role**_ _**of the**_ _**developing countries**_

31. Recognizes that little progress has been achieved on issues of particular importance to the
developing countries, notwithstanding the existence of what is known as the 'short-list';

32. Recognizes the significance of the principle of'differential and preferential treatment' for
the inclusion of the developing countries in the world trade system; and urges that this should
apply particularly to trade in services;

33. Points out that many developing countries would be able to exert a stronger influence on
negotiations if they were themselves in a position to submit their own proposals for the opening
up to their markets, in particular in the area of South-South trade;

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34. Recognizes the significance of the principle of self-classification for developing countries
but points out that there are both well-established and recently emerging 'Newly Industrialized
Economies' (NIE's): calls on both these groups to accept commitments under GATT in propor­
tion to their level of development, in particular in. the form of customs concessions and the
abolition of quantitative restrictions on imports;

35. Notes that, with the reduction of rates of customs duty, the significance of the autono­
mous schemes of generalized preferences to the developing countries has been reduced and that
reductions in the rates of duty in the Uruguay round will lead to further erosion of the
preferences;

36. Considers, in this connection, that the preferences which remain after the reductions in
rates of duty agreed upon in the Uruguay round must be retained, and be applied in a non­
discriminatory way to all developing countries;

37. Recognizes that developing countries can resort to a certain extent to protective customs
tariffs to help promote an industrial sector of their own; this should however be for a limited
period only, and domestic industries should be increasingly assimilated to international com­
petition on conclusion of the initial stage;

_**V. The**_ _**negotiations**_ _**in**_ _**particular**_

_**V.I.**_ _**Customs duties**_

38. Advocates a substantial reduction of, in particular, remaining customs tariffs (tariff
escalation), the effect of which is to obstruct the location of reprocessing activities in developing
countries supplying primary products;

39. Advocates, moreover, a linear and simultaneous reduction in the average rate of customs
duties and the approximation of rates of duty by stepping up the dismantling of higher
tariffs;

40. Hopes that those Agreement signatories that have hitherto initiated little or no customs
concessions within GATT will consent in the course of this round to their customs tariffs being
comprehensively bound under GATT;

_**V.I I.**_ _**Non-tariff barriers**_

41. Notes that, following the progressive reduction of customs barriers, non-tarrif barriers of
all kinds have increased in importance as a form of protection against imports, and that
developing countries suffer particularly badly from non-tariff trade barriers;

42. Urges all signatories to the Agreement who have not already done so to accede to the codes
of conduct negotiated during the Tokyo round on non-tariff barriers to trade, in particular those
on levels of customs duties, import licences, standards, public-sector procurement and civil
airliners;

43. Considers it necessary to review existing and negotiate new codes of conduct on non-tariff
barriers, in particular in relation to public-sector procurement, the issuing of import licences and
the fixing of standards and admission procedures;

44. Recommends clarification within GATT of the differences between the USA and the EEC
on the interpretation of Articles 4 and 6 of the code of conduct on trade in civil airliners, in
particular trade in the European Airbus, with an extension of this code of conduct if necessa­

ry;

_**VIII.**_ _**Agricultural external trade**_

45. Notes that current GATT rules in respect of external trade in agricultural products have
proved cumbersome in practice and consequently welcomes the willingess of the signatories to
the Agreement to undertake, a thorough revision of these rules;

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46. Considers that, within the framework of these negotiations, clear agreements must be
concluded on the production, exportation and importation of the major agricultural products so
as to achieve a better equilibrium in the world markets in these products, taking into account the
interests of the developing countries; in this connection the dumping of agricultural products on
the world markets must be avoided and a substantial effort made to limit direct and indirect
export aids for agricultural products insofar as they affect the markets;

47. Welcomes as a good sign the fact that all major agricultural trading countries have already
submitted specific negotiating proposals, and stresses the significance of the proposal submitted
by the European Community to consolidate the extert of agricultural support under GATT;

48. Considers, in this connection, that it should be possible for the European Community to
maintain its priorities for the development of the agricultural policy, such as, for instance, the
objectives fixed by the European Parliament seeking to protect the position of smallest scale
producers and improve the ralationship between agriculture and the environment, even if these
priorities are different from those of its partners;

49. Considers that the US proposals, setting the year 2000 as the deadline for all forms of
subvention to agriculture and agricultural exports, address the problems but are too ambitious
and therefore unrealistic; notes that the Community proposals adopted on 14 October 1988,
while designing an approach for a concerted reduction of support in the long term, fail however
to specify any timetable or percentage for such a reduction;

50. Recalls its aforementioned resolution of 17 June 1988, asking that 'the EC should table a
new offer containing a schedule for reducing support by a fixed proportion within a set period of
time';

51. Calls for GATT to abolish the agricultural waiver granted to the United States since
1955;

52. Regards as totally inadequate Japan's negotiating proposal, amounting as it does to little
more than a justification of restrictions on agricultural imports to Japan; expects Japan, as one
of the main beneficiaries of trade liberalization in the industrial sector, to put forward a
constructive proposal that will also take account of the anticipated PSE value of 69% for
Japan;

53. Points to the importance of short-term measures to limit surplus production, as adopted
by the EC at the February 1988 Brussels summit and already partially implemented since 1984,
as a means of reducing problems on the world agricultural market; these must be taken into
account in the negotiations;

54. Views with interest the proposals of the Cairns group and the most recent US proposals,
which recognize the need for short-term measures to nationalize the markets, and believes that
this development, provided it is not merely a tactical manoeuvre and is not linked with
unrealistic long-term proposals, will make it easier to reach a balanced compromise;

55. Points in this connection to the problems signalled by Jamaica, as the spokesman of the
developing countries that import agricultural products, as regards the future world-market price
level for agricultural products;

56. Proposes in the area of public, and plant health measures a more effectively monitored
Codex Alimentarius, coordinated by GATT, under which the relevant non-tariff barriers would
be abolished and an inventory enjoying world-wide recognition established, in which new
unilateral measures would only be included subject to offsetting action, now that such measures
are often used as a pretext for protectionist attitudes;

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57. Acknowledges the major importance to the success of the Uruguay round of reaching a
substantive agreement in the agricultural sector, but also warns, should it prove impossible to
reach such agreement, against calling the round of negotiations as a whole into question or
otherwise jeopardizing its achievements;

_**V.IV.**_ _**Safeguards clauses**_

58. Considers a reform of Article XIX of the GATT Agreement as necessary, in particular to
include a prohibition on unilateral selective measures and the requirement that bilateral
selective measures ('consensual selectivity') must be approved, prior to entry into force by the
GATT Safeguards Committee, or at least notified;

59. Views the circumvention of this provision by selective safeguard measures in the form of
so-called 'voluntary restraint agreements' and 'orderly marketing arrangements' as the funda­
mental reason for the weakening of GATT's credibility;

60. Calls on the industrialized signatories to the Agreement to refrain henceforth from
resorting to such measures not conforming to GATT, and to abolish existing ones as soon as
possible; the Uruguay round should introduce a firm timetable for doing so, and instruments
should be developed for preventing the abuse of other safeguard clauses, such as the balance of
payments clause;

61. Urges that safeguard measures should in future be admissible only in clearly defined cases
(e.g. the 'laser-beam' strategies of certain countries) for a limited period subject to progressive

      - elimination;

_**V. V.**_ _**Textiles**_ _**and**_ _**clothing**_

62. Notes that this sector has long been excluded from the rules of GATT, and from the
prohibition on quantitative restrictions in particular;

63. Assumes that on the expiry of the Multifibre Arrangement (MFA) trade in textiles and
clothing will be the subject of a transitional solution leading to its eventual inclusion within the
scope of GATT rules, as anticipated in the Punta del Este declaration, but does not rule out a
renewal of the MFA, if accompanied by certain improvements;

64. Calls attention to the enormous significance of this sector for the developing and newlyindustrializing countries, which still enjoy a few comparative cost advantages in the textiles and
clothing sectors that they are prevented from exploiting by the MFA; also points out the major
importance of this sector to the Community and, in particular, to its structurally weak
regions;

65. Calls at the same time on certain third countries resolutely to combat the competitiondistorting effects of subsidies to the textile industry, high customs duties, non-tariff barriers to
trade and all other protectionist measures (infant industries, balance of payments considera­
tions) that are also denying the European textile industry access to markets;

66. Points to the necessity, in the GATT framwwork, of drawing up effective rules against
product imitations and pirating of trademarks, and of securing effective protection of samples
and models against such activities that are costing the Community textiles and clothing industry
billions of ECUs every year;

67. Draws attention to the partial overlap in interests of several negotiating groups in the
textiles trade, and expects the Mid-term review conference:

(a) in the event of progress in all negotiating groups associated with the textiles sector, to issue a
confidence-building declaration in terms of a strengthening of the Punta del Este commit­
ment for entry into a transitional scheme after 1991;

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(b) to translate the standstill commitment in textiles into concrete measures as speedily as
possible;

_V. VI._ _Subsidies_ _and_ _anti-dumping_

68. Considers a review of the anti-subsidy and anti-dumping code of conduct negotiated
during the Tokyo round as essential; considers in particular a more precise definition of the
concept of subsidy to be necessary, in order to minimize conflict between the signatories to the
Agreement in the implementation of the code of conduct, in particular in the allocation of
offsetting measures;

I

69. Hopes that as many as possible of the signatories to the Agreement that have not already
done so will sign the code of conduct, pointing out that the Community modelled its own rules
on the GATT rules;

70. Considers it necessary to draw up a precise inventory of the extent of dumping in order to
prevent excessive recourse to anti-dumping measures from being used as a screen for protec­
tionist barriers to imports;

_V. VII._ _Arbitration procedures_

71. Continues to consider that reform of the existing arbitration procedure for disputes is
urgently required, in particular in order to deny signatories to the Agreement the option of
resorting to procedural delays that can temporarily block the appointment of panels of
experts;

72. Views the proposal under which a distinction would be made in the judicial assessment of
the reports of panels between findings and recommendations as one means of accelerating
arbitration procedures;

73. Believes that the establishment of an international trade court as decision-making body of
last instance in disputes between parties to the Agreement would not at present represent any
advance on existing artitration procedures; this would require a juridically more precise drafting
of many GATT provisions and overlooks the special character of GATT as an agreement;

_V._ _VIII. Services_

74. (a) Welcomes in particular the compromise secured in Punta del Este making it possible
to include rules on international trade in services in the current negotiations under the
Uruguay round;

(b) Acknowledges the growing understanding and interest shown by the developing countries
with regard to the significance of a liberal services sector;

(c) Regognizes that the negotiations on trade in goods must be handled separately under the
existing negotiating structure, but draws attention to the material relationship between both

areas;

(d) Expects the mid-term review conference to reach an agreement on the priniples under which
a common position on trade in services should be established, e.g. treatment according to
the most-favoured nation clause, transparency, non-discrimination, access to markets,
arbitration of disputes;

(e) Proposes in this connection a single overall code of conduct and not separate sectoral
agreements for different service sectors;

(0 Recalls that unnecessary duplication with existing institutions (e.g. International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Telecommunications Union (ITU), etc.)
should be avoided, not only institutionally but above all in material and formal judicial
contexts;

(g) Refers also in this connection to the report by its Committee on External Economic
Relations on international trade in services (Doc. A2-198/88);

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_V.IX._ _Protection_ _of_ _intellectual property_

75. (a) Welcomes the detailed proposal from the Commission of the European Community
for the worldwide protection of intellectual property resulting from the accession of all
GATT members to the Paris Agreement on the protection of intellectual property and the
Bern Convention on the protection of literary and artistic works, together with a framework
agreement in the Uruguay round to include rules for patents, trademarks, copyright and
related rights, computer programmes, designs and models, reproduction and utilization of
semiconductor topographies, industrial and commercial secrets and designations of origin
and geographical indicators;

(b) Considers it both possible and desirable for negotiations on the above items to be concluded
before conclusion of the round as a whole;

(c) Assumes that the developing countries have an interest in the effective protection of
intellectual property, partly because to neglect such measures would ultimately have adverse
implication for trade and investment;

_V.X._ _Trade-related investment measures (TRIMs)_

76. Welcomes the progress made within the negotiating group on trade-related investment
measures (TRIMs), whereby a whole series of specifically enumerated kinds of measures can be
designated as disruptive and obstructive to trade, and proposes the drawing up of a joint
interpretation of existing provisions already laid down in the text of the GATT Agreement, or of
new provisions where the GATT text can be shown to be defective;

_V.XI._ _Social clause_

77. (a) Proposes that the signatories to the Agreement should adopt measures to secure
compliance with the minimum labour standards arranged with the ILO e.g. through a
consultative committee to be set up jointly by GATT and the ILO;

(b) Proposes, as ILO standards for consideration, those relating to freedom of association, the
right to negotiate collective agreements, working time, minimum age of employment,
protection of workers jobs, discrimination, forced labour, and work inspection, together
with all standards failure to comply with which is liable to disrupt trade and distort
competition;

_**VI. EP**_ _**participation**_ _**in the**_ _**Mid-Term Review Conference**_

78. Welcomes the willingness of the Commission of the European Community to include
members of the European Piarliament's specialist committees in its delegation to the ministerial
meeting in Montreal in December 1988;

_**VII.**_ _**Distribution**_ _**of**_ _**this resolution**_

79. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the
parliaments of the Member States, the GATT Secreteriat and all those attending the Uruguay
round of the GATT meeting in Montreal.

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**9.** **EEC-Andean Pact relations**

**— Doc.** **A2-228/88**

**RESOLUTION**

**on** **economic** **and** **commercial relations between** **the** **European Community** **and the** **Andean Pact**

_**The**_ _**European Parliament,**_

— having regard to the motion for a resolution by Mr Bonaccini and others on relations
between the European Community and the Andean Pact (Doc. B2-1224/85),

— having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the Community and the Cartagena
Agreement and the member countries thereof, which was signed on 17 December 1983 and
entered into force on 1 February 1987,

— having regard to the Commission's guidelines on relations between the Community and
Latin America (COM(86) 720 final),

— having regard to the conclusions adopted by the Council on 22 June 1987 on the streng­
thening of relations and cooperation with Latin America and on industrial cooperation with
certain developing countries ('),

— having regard to the report of the Committee on External Economic Relations (Doc.
A2-228/88),

A. whereas it is necessary for the European Community to foster the process of integration
between the countries party to the Cartagena Agreement and, in particular, support the
renewed efforts envisaged by these countries on the basis of the protocol signed at Quito on
12 May 1987,

B. recognizing the fundamental link between economic development and respect for human
rights and democratic freedoms,

1. Stresses the need to strengthen economic and commercial relations between the European
Community and the Andean Pact and develop cooperation on the basis of the Agreement which
entered into force on 1 February 1987;

2. Notes the attached tables concerning the progress made in EC/Andean Pact relations, on
the basis of the measures called for in its resolution of 13 April 1984 ( [2] );

3. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the Junta
of the Cartagena Agreement, the Andean Parliament and the governments of the member
countries of that Agreement.

**(•)** **Council 7120/87 (Press 110-G).**
**(** **[2]** **)** **OJ No C 127,** **14.5.1984,** **p. 204.**

_**ANNEXE**_

_**Bilan**_ _**des**_ _**relations CE/Pacte Andin**_

**Requetes** **du PE**
**13.4.1984**

a) Appui pour un syst^me
moderne de telecommunica­

tions.

**Actions** **de la CE**

**et / ou du** **Pacte Andin**

Contribution CE a la preparation du Systeme
Andin de Telecommunications par Satellite —
Adoptee par la Commission le 15.7.1988.

**Recommandations**

**du PE**

Poursuite de Taction

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**Requetes** **du PE**
13.4.1984

b) Liberalisation des transports
maritimes entre la CE et le

Pacte Andin.

c) Promotion du commerce et
Elimination des obstacles

non tarifaires.

d)

e)

# 0

Renforcement des investis
sements communautaires et

Elimination des obstacles a

ces investissements.

Elargissement de l'activite
de la BEI, pour financer les
projets realises dans le cadre
de l'accord.

Mise en place d'une com­
mission speciale pour les
PME, dans le cadre de la
commission mixte.

**Actions** **de la CE**

**et / ou du** **Pacte Andin**

Echange de lettres. Annexe a l'accord de cooper­
ation, prevoit la «recherche de solutions satisfaisantes pour les deux parties».

Discussion des problEmes lors de la reunion de
la commission mixte des 19/20 avril 1988.

Creation d'une sous-commission commerciale
(premiere reunion, Lima, octobre 1988).

Decision 220 de la Commission de l'Accord de
Carthag^ne (11.5.1987), qui remplace l'ancienne debision 24 sur la reglementation uniforme des investissements Strangers et qui laisse
maintenant aux Etats membres la competence
en la matiere. Conclusions du Conseil des CE du
22 jun 1987, qui renforcent la cooperation
industrielle CE/Amerique latine.

Aucune initiative de la Commission ou du Con­
seil. Resolution du PE du 23.1.1987, qui souhaite cette possibility.

Reunion de la commission mixte des 19/20 avril
1988. Creation d'une sous-commission pour la
cooperation industrielle (premiere reunion:
novembre 1988).

Pas encore realisee. Par contre, serie de confer­
ences industrielles: conference agro-industrielle
(Caracas, 10/12.9.1986) et recontre «AndesEurope» (Milan, 20-21/4/1988).

Repartition de l'aide CE: Bolivie 41,3 %, Perou
30,5%, Equateur 17,7%, Colombie 10,1%,
Venezuela 0,4 %. Appui de la CE au programme
APIR, qui oriente les efforts du Pacte Andin
vers les secteurs ruraux, suite h la signature, le
12 mai 1987, du Protocole de Quito.

Projets de programme Nord/Sud de cooper­
ation de la CE (1987) en cours d'execution.
Declaration ecrite du 16 mai 1988 du PE. Crea­

tion au sein du Parlement Andin de la commis­
sion de prevention et lutte contre les stupefiants
(12.3.1987): contacts avec la commission spe­
ciale d'enquete du PE.

Coordination prevue par l'accord de cooper­
ation. Aucune initiative au niveau de la CE.

CAD dans le cadre de l'OCDE.

**Debat** au sein de la commission des relations
economiques exterieures, 21/7/1988 et
20/9/1988.

Aucune initiative.

Cooperation entre les Cours de Justice respec­
tives, discutee au cours de la reunion des 20/21
avril 1988 de la commission mixte. Mission de
la Cour des Comptes k la JUNAC, fevrier
1987.

**Recommandations**

**du PE**

Mise en ceuvre de l'accord.

Liberalisation progressive des
fonds commerciaux, en particulier dans les secteurs textile, **side-**
rurgique et agricole.

A travers l'activite de la commis­
sion mixte, realisation des condi­
tions favorables pour une relance
des investissements directs de la

Constitution d'une sous-com­
mission pour la cooperation in­
dustrielle.

Formule a nouveau la requete
d'etendre le champ d'action de la
BEI aux pays du Pacte Andin, en
cooperation avec la Corporation
Andina de Fomento.

Poursuite de l'examen du probieme, en vue de realiser des
structures adequates.

Traitement favorable, de la part
de la CE, des exportations de
produits agricoles qui presentent
un interet pour les pays du Pacte
Andin, en particulier les plus

pauvres.

Prolongement des efforts.

Comptes rendus periodiques de
la part de la Commission.

Formule a nouveau la requete.

Mise en place d'une cooperation
adequate.

g) Mise en place d'un «Business Council» CEE-Pacte

Andin.

h) Orientation de l'aide vers les
pays les plus pauvres du
Pacte Andin, et en particulier vers le secteur agricole.

i) Cooperation dans la lutte
contre les stupEfiants et la
promotion des cultures al­
ternatives.

j) Coordination, dans cette optique, de l'Aide des Etats
Membres.

k) Information, par la Com­
mission, de la commission
compEtente du PE.

I) Participation des membres
du PE aux reunions de la

commission mixte.

m) Cooperation eritre les Cours
de Justice et les Cours des
Comptes respectives des
deux systemes.

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**Requites** **du PE**
13.4.1984

n) Institution d'une antenne de
la Commission & Lima.

o) Appui k la fondation de,
l'Universite Andine.

p) Cooperation entre le PE et le
Parlement Andin, en particulier dans la preparation des
Elections directes de ce der­

nier.

q) Constitution d'une souscommission du PE, charg£e
des relations avec le Parle­

ment Andin.

**Actions** **de la CE**

**et / ou du** **Pacte Andin**

Le programme de la Commission pour son
rdseau des delegations envisage cette initiative,
mais pas avant 1992.

Universite Andine «Simon Bolivar», fondee a
Sucre (Bolivie). Accord de siege signe le 22 janvier 1986.

Elections directes prevues pour 1994.
Seminaire des 24-27 novembre 1987 & Lima
avec la participation de representants du P]E.
Declaration commune signee le 15 juin 1987
par les Presidents du PE et du Parlement
Andin.

Contacts entre le Bureau de la delegation du PE
pour les relations avec l'Amerique latine et le
Parlement Andin (6 [e] session du Parlement An­
din, Bogota, avril 1987). Visite du President du
Parlement Andin au PE les 15-17 juin 1987 et
10-13 juillet 1988.

**Recommandations**

**duPE**

Appui au programme en ques­
tion, et mise a disposition des
moyens budgetaires necessaires:
souligne la necessite d'anticiper
la date prevue.

Appui aux activites de l'Universite.

Appui politique et materiel du
PE & la preparation des elec­
tions.

Reafflrme l'opportunite d'etablir la sous-commission.

**19. 12. 88** **Official Journal** **o f the** **European Communities** **N o C** **326/327**

**Friday,** **18** **November** **1988**

**ATTENDANCE REGISTER**

**18** **November** **1988**

ABENS, ADAM, ALBER, ALEXANDRE, ALVAREZ DE EULATE PENARANDA, ALVAREZ
DE PAZ, AMADEI, AMARAL, ANASTASSOPOULOS, D'ANCONA, ANDRfc, ANDREWS,
ANTONIOZZI, ARBELOA MURU, ARIAS CANETE, ARNDT, AVGERINOS, BAGET
BOZZO, BAILLOT, BALFE, BANOTTI, BARDONG, BARON CRESPO, BARRETT,
BATTERSBY, BEAZLEY C., BEAZLEY P., BECKMANN, BELO, BENHAMOU, BESSE,
BIRD, BJ0RNVIG,, BLOCH VON BLOTTNITZ, BOCKLET, BOESMANS, BOMBARD,
BONACCINI, DE BREMOND D'ARS, BUCHAN, CAAMANO BERNAL, CABANILLAS,
GALLAS, CABEZON ALONSO, CABRERA BAZAN, CALVO ORTEGA, CANO PINTO,
CARVALHO CARDOSO, CERVERA CARDONA, CHAMBEIRON, CHOPIER,
CHRISTENSEN, CHRISTIANSEN, CLINTON, CODERCH PLANAS, COHEN, COIMBRA
MARTINS, COLINO SALAMANCA, COLLINS, COLOM I NAVAL, COLUMBU,
COMPASSO, CONDESSO, CORNELISSEN, CROUX, CRUSOL, D E BACKER-VAN OCKEN,
DEL DUCA, DE PASQUALE, DESAMA, DEPREZ, DfAZ DEL RIO JAUDENES,
DESSYLAS, DIMOPOULOS, DOURO, EBEL, EPHREMIDIS, ESCUDERO LOPEZ, EWING,
EYRAUD, FALCONER, FERRER CASALS, FILINIS, FITZGERALD, FITZSIMONS,
FLANAGAN, FOCKE, FONTAINE, FOUR^ANS, FRUH, GADIOUX, GALLUZZI, GAMA,
GARCIA, GARCIA AMIG6, GARCfA ARIAS, GARCIA RAYA, GARRIGA POLLEDO,
GASdLIBA I BOHM, GATTI, GAUTHIER, GAZIS, GERONTOPOULOS,
GIANNAKOU-KOUTSIKOU, GLINNE, GOMES, GREDAL, GRIFFITHS, GRIMALDOS
GRIMALDOS, GUERMEUR, GUTIERREZ DIAZ, HABSBURG, HANSCH, HERMAN,
HITZIGRATH, HOFF, HOFFMANN K.-H., HOON, HUGHES, HUGOT, IVERSEN,
JANSSEN VAN RAAY, KILBY, K.ILLILEA, KOLOKOTRONIS, KUIJPERS, LAFUENTE
L6PEZ, LAMBRIAS, VAN DE.R LEK, LEMASS, LEMMER, LINKOHR, LLORCA
VILAPLANA, LUCAS PIRES, LUSTER, MAHER, MALANGRfc, MALAUD, MALLET,
MARCK, MARINARO, MARSHALL, MARTIN D., MAVROS, MCCARTIN, MCMAHON,
MCMILLAN-SCOTT, MEDINA ORTEGA, MERTENS, MONTERO ZABALA, MORAN
LOPEZ, MORAVIA, MORONI, MOTCHANE, MOUCHEL, MUHLEN, MtJLLER, MUNCH,
MUNS ALBUIXECH, MUNTINGH, NAVARRO VELASCO, NEUGEBAUER, NEWENS,
N E W f O N DUNN, NIELSEN T., N O RDM ANN, VON NOSTITZ, O'DONNELL, OLIVA
GARCfA, O'MALLEY, PAISLEY, PALMIERI, PAPAKYRIAZIS, PAPAPIETRO, PATTERSON,
PEARCE, PEREIRA M., PfeREZ ROYO, PERY, PETERS, PFLIMLIN, PIMENTA,
PINTASILGO, PLASKOVITIS, POETTERING, PONIATOWSKI, PONS GRAU, PORDEA,
PRAG, PRICE, PROVAN, PUERTA GUTIERREZ, QUIN, RABBETHGE, RAFTERY,
REMACLE, ROBERTS, ROBLES PIQUER, ROGALLA, ROTHE, ROTHLEY, SABY, SALZER,
SAKELLARIOU, SANTANA LOPES, SANTOS MACHADO, SANZ FERNANDEZ, SAPENA
GRANELL, SCHIAVINATO, SCHLEICHER, SCHMIDBAUER, SCHON, SCHREIBER, SEAL,
SEEFELD, SEELER, SEGRE, SELIGMAN, SIERRA BARDAJi, SIMONS, SPATH, STAES,
STAUFFENBERG, STAVROU, STEWART, TELKAMPER, THAREAU, THOME-PATENOTRE,
TOLMAN, TOMLINSON, TOPMANN, TORRES MARINHO, TOUSSAINT, TRlDENTE,
TRIVELLI, TURNER, TZOUNIS, ULBURGHS, VALVERDE LOPEZ, VAN HEMELDONCK,
VANDEMEULEBROUCKE, VAYSSADE, VAZQUEZ FOUZ, VERDE I ALDEA, VERGEER,
VERGES, VERNIER, VERNIMMEN, VIEHOFF, VITALE, VITTINGHOFF, D E VRIES, VON
DER VRING, WAGNER, WEDEKIND, WELSH, WIJSENBEEK, VON WOGAU,
WOHLFART, WOLTJER, WURTH-POLFER, WURTZ, ZAHORKA, ZARGES.

**N o C** **326/328** **Official Journal** **o f the** **European Communities** **19. 12. 88**

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_**ANNEX**_ _**I**_

**Result** **of** **roll-call votes**

**( + ) = For**

**( - ) =** **Against**

**(O) =** **Abstention**

_**De**_ _**Pasquale report**_ _**(Doc. A**_ _**2-218/88)**_

_**Community regional policy**_ _**and the**_ _**role**_ _**of the**_ _**regions**_

_**Amendment**_ _**17**_

( + )

**ARGOELLES** **SALAVERRIA,** **ARIAS** **CANETE,** **BEAZLEY** **C.,** **BEAZLEY** **P..** **DOURO,**
GARCfA AMIGO, GARRlGA POLLEDO, HERMAN, HUTTON, KILBY, LLORCA
VILAPLANA, MCMILLAN-SCOTT, NAVARRO VELASCO, NEWTON DUNN, PATTERSON,
PRAG, VALVERDE LOPEZ, WELSH.

( " )

ADAM, ALBER, ALEXANDRE, AMBERG, D'ANCONA, ANDR£, ANTONIOZZI, ARBELOA
MURU, ARNDT, AVGERINOS, BALFE, BANOTTI, BARON CRESPO, BARRETT,
BLUMENFELD, BOMBARD, BONACCINI, BUCHAN, CAAMANO BERNAL, CABEZON
ALONSO, CALVO ORTEGA, CANO PINTO, CHOPIER, CLINTON, COHEN, COIMBRA
MARTINS, COLINO SALAMANCA, COLOM I NAVAL, COLUMBU, CORNELISSEN,
CROUX, DE PASQUALE, DESAMA, DIEZ DE RIVERA ICAZA, EBEL, EYRAUD, FILINIS,
FITZGERALD, FOCKE, FONTAINE, GARCfA ARIAS, GARCIA RAYA, GASOLIBA I
BOHM, GAZIS, GIANNAKOU-KOUTSIKOU, GRIFFITHS, GRIMALDOS GRIMALDOS,
GUTIERREZ DlAZ, HABSBURG, HAPPART, HITZIGRATH, KILLILEA, KLEPSCH,
KUIJPERS, LAMBRIAS, VAN DER LEK, LEMASS, LUSTER, MAHER, MALANGRfc,
MCCARTIN, MEDINA ORTEGA, MERTENS, MORAN LOPEZ, MORONI, MOLLER,
MUNS ALBUIXECH, NEUGEBAUER, NEWENS, NIELSEN T., O'MALLEY, OLIVA
GARCfA, PAPAKYRIAZIS, PINTASILGO, PONS GRAU, QUIN, RABBETHGE, REMACLE,
ROGALLA, SAKELLARIOU, SANTOS MACHADO, SANZ FERNANDEZ, SAPENA
GRANELL, SCHIAVINATO, SCHMIDBAUER, SCHREIBER, SEELER, SIERRA BARDAJI,
SIMONS, STAUFFENBERG, THAREAU, ULBURGHS, VANDEMEULEBROUCKE,
VAZQUEZ FOUZ, VERDE I ALDEA, VIEHOFF, VON DER VRING, WOLTJER.

**(°)**

D E BREMOND D'ARS, ESCUDERO LOPEzi

_**Amendment**_ _**31**_

' ( + )

**ARGOELLES** **SALAVERRIA,** **CALVO** **ORTEGA,** **CERVERA** **CARDONA,** **COLUMBU,**
**ESCUDERO LOPEZ, KUIJPERS,** **VAN DER LEK,** **LLORCA VILAPLANA, PRAG, TURNER,**
**ULBURGHS, VALVERDE LOPEZ, VANDEMEULEBROUCKE, WELSH.**

( " )

ABENS, ADAM, ALBER, ALEXANDRE, AMBERG, D'ANCONA, ANDRfc, ANTONIOZZI,
ARBELOA MURU, ARNDT, AVGERINOS, BALFE, BANOTTI, BARDONG, BAR6N
CRESPO, BARRETT, BECKMANN, BLUMENFELD, BOMBARD, BONACCINI, DE
BREMOND D'ARS, BUCHAN, CAAMANO BERNAL, **CABEZ6N** ALONSO, CABRERA

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BAZAN, CANO PINTO, CARVALHO CARDOSO, CHOPIER, CLINTON, COHEN,
COIMBRA MARTINS, COLINO SALAMANCA, COLOM I NAVAL, CORNELISSEN,
CROUX, DE PASQUALE, DEPREZ, DESAMA, DIEZ DE RIVERA ICAZA, EBEL, ESTGEN,
EYRAUD, FALCONER, FITZGERALD, FOCKE, FONTAINE, GARCfA AMIG6, GARCIA
ARIAS, GARCIA RAYA, GAZIS, GIANNAKOU-KOUTSIKOU, GRIFFITHS, GRIMALDOS
GRIMALDOS, GUTIERREZ DIAZ, HABSBURG, HAPPART, HERMAN, HITZIGRATH,
HUGOT, HUTTON, KLEPSCH, LAMBRIAS, MAHER, MALANGRfe, MCCARTIN, MEDINA
ORTEGA, MERTENS, MORAN LOPEZ, MORONI, MOTCHANE, MULLER, MUNS
ALBUIXECH, NEUGEBAUER, NEWENS, NIELSEN T., O'MALLEY, OLIVA GARCfA,
PAISLEY, PAPAKYRIAZIS, PETERS, PFLIMLIN, PINTASILGO, PONIATOWSKI, PONS
GRAU, QUIN, RABBETHGE, REMACLE, ROGALLA, SABY, SAKELLARIOU, SANTOS
MACHADO, SANZ FERNANDEZ, SAPENA GRANELL, SCHIAVINATO, SCHMIDBAUER,
SCHREIBER, SEELER, SIERRA BARDAJI, SIMONS, STAUFFENBERG, STEWART,
THAREAU, VAZQUEZ FOUZ, VERDE I ALDEA, VIEHOFF, VON D E £ VRING, VON
WOGAU, WOLTJER, ZARGES.

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                         (O)

```

ARIAS CANETE, FERRER CASALS, GARRIGA POLLEDO, GASQLIBA I BOHM,

NEWTON DUNN.

_As a_ _whole_

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                   ( + )

```

ABENS, ADAM, ALBER, ALEXANDRE, AMBERG, D'ANCONA, ANDRfi, ARBELOA
MURU, ARGUELLES SALAVERRIA, ARNDT, AVGERINOS, BAGET BOZZO, BALFE,
BANOTTI, BARDONG, BAR6N CRESPO, BARRETT, BECKMANN, BELO, BLOCH VON
BLOTTNITZ, BLUMENFELD, BOMBARD, BONACCINI, BUCHAN, BUENO VICENTE,
CAAMANO BERNAL, CABEZ6N ALONSO, CABRERA BAZAN, CALVO ORTEGA, CANO
PINTO, CARVALHO CARDOSO, CERVERA CARDONA, . CHOPIER, CLINTON, COHEN,
COIMBRA MARTINS, COLINO SALAMANCA, COLOM I NAVAL, CORNELISSEN,
DANKERT, DE BACKER-VAN OCKEN, DE PASQUALE, DEPREZ, DESAMA, DIEZ DE
RIVERA ICAZA, EBEL, ESCUDERO LOPEZ, ESTGEN, EYRAUD,, FERRER CASALS,
FILINIS, FITZGERALD, FOCKE, FONTAINE, FOUR^ANS, GADIOUX, GAMA, GARCfA
ARIAS, GARCIA RAYA, GASdLIBA I BOHM, GAZIS, GIANNAKOU-KOUTSIKOU,
GRIFFITHS, GRIMALDOS GRIMALDOS, GUERMEUR, GUTIERREZ DfAZ, HABSBURG,
HANSCH, HAPPART, HITZIGRATH, HUGOT, KILLILEA, KLEPSCH, KOLOKOTRONIS,
KUIJPERS, LAMBRIAS, VAN DER LEK, LEMASS, LEMMER, MAHER, MALANGRfe,
MALLET, MARINARO, MCCARTIN, MEDINA ORTEGA, MERTENS, MORAN LOPEZ,
MORONI, MOTCHANE, MUNCH, MUNS ALBUIXECH, MUNTINGH, NEUGEBAUER,
NEWENS, NIELSEN T., NORDMANN, O'MALLEY, OLIVA GARCfA, PAPAKYRIAZIS,
PETERS, PINTASILGO, PONS GRAU, PUERTA GUTIERREZ, QUIN, RABBETHGE,
RAFTERY, REMACLE, ROGALLA, SABY, SAKELLARIOU, SANTOS MACHADO, SANZ
FERNANDEZ, SAPENA GRANELL, SCHIAVINATO, SCHMIDBAUER, SCHREIBER,
SEELER, SIERRA BARDAJI, SIMONS, STAUFFENBERG, STEWART, THAREAU,
TRIDENTE, ULBURGHS, VALVERDE LOPEZ, VANDEMEULEBROUCKE, VAZQUEZ
FOUZ, VERDE I ALDEA, VERNIER, VIEHOFF, VON DER VRING, VON WOGAU,
WOLTJER, ZARGES.

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ARIAS CANETE, BEAZLEY C., BEAZLEY P., GARRIGA POLLEDO, HUTTON, KILBY,
MCMILLAN-SCOTT, PAISLEY, PRAG, TURNER, WELSH.

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DE BREMOND D'ARS, HERMAN, NEWTON DUNN, PFLIMLIN.

**N o C** **326/330** **Official Journal** **o f the** **European Communities** **19. 12. 88**

**Friday,** **18** **November** **1988**

_Garcia Arias report_ _(Doc. A_ _2-262/88)_

_Generalized tariff preferences_

_Paragraphs_ _1 to 6_

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ALBER, ALVAREZ DE PAZ, ARGOELLES SALAVERRIA, ARIAS CANETE, BALFE,
BARDONG, BLUMENFELD, BOESMANS, BOMBARD, CAAMANO BERNAL, **CABEZ6N**
ALONSO, CABRERA BAZAN, CANO PINTO, CARVALHO CARDOSO, CERVERA
CARDONA, CLINTON, COHEN, COIMBRA MARTINS, COLINO SALAMANCA, COLOM I
NAVAL, DE BACKER-VAN OCKEN, DIEZ DE RIVERA ICAZA, EBEL, ESTGEN, FOCKE,
FROH, GARCIA ARIAS, GARCIA RAYA, GRIMALDOS GRIMALDOS, GUERMEUR,
GUTIERREZ DFAZ, HABSBURG, HITZIGRATH, HUTTON, KILBY, KLEPSCH, LINKOHR,
LLORCA VILAPLANA, LUCAS PIRES, MALLET, MARTIN D., MONTERO ZABALA,
MORONI, MULLER, NAVARRO VELASCO, NEWTON DUNN, NIELSEN T., OLIVA
GARCFA, PATTERSON, PFLIMLIN, PONS GRAU, PRAG, PRICE, ROBERTS, ROTHLEY,
SAKELLARIOU, SANZ FERNANDEZ, SAPENA GRANELL, SCHMIDBAUER, SCHON,
SIERRA BARDAJF, SIMONS, TURNER, TZOUNIS, VAZQUEZ FOUZ, VERDE I ALDEA,
VIEHOFF, WEDEKIND, WELSH, WOLTJER, ZAHORKA.

_Zarhorka report_ _(Doc. A_ _2-224/88)_

_Uruguay Round_

_tAs a_ _whole_

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ALBER, ALVAREZ DE PAZ, D'ANCONA, ARGOELLES SALAVERRIA, ARIAS CANETE,
**BAGET BOZZO, BALFE, BARDONG, BENHAMOU, BESSE, BOESMANS, CAAMANO**
**BERNAL,** **CABRERA** **BAZAN,** **CANO** **PINTO,** **CARVALHO** **CARDOSO,** **CERVERA**
**CARDONA, CLINTON, COIMBRA MARTINS, COLINO SALAMANCA, DIEZ** **DE** **RIVERA**
**ICAZA, EBEL, ESTGEN, EYRAUD, FROH, GARCIA, GARCIA AMIG6, GARCIA RAYA,**
**GARRfGA POLLEDO, GRIMALDOS GRIMALDOS, HABSBURG, HITZIGRATH, HUGHES,**
**HUTTON,** **KILBY,** **LLORCA** **VILAPLANA,** **MAHER,** **MALLET,** **MEDINA** **ORTEGA,**
**MORONI, MULLER, NAVARRO VELASCO, NEWENS, OLIVA GARCfA, PATTERSON,**
**PFLIMLIN, PONS GRAU, PRICE, ROBERTS, ROBLES PIQUER, SAKELLARIOU, SANZ**
**FERNANDEZ,** **SAPENA** **GRANELL,** **SCHON,** **SEAL,** **SIERRA** **BARDAJf,** **TZOUNIS,**
**VAZQUEZ FOUZ, VERDE** **I** **ALDEA, VIEHOFF, WAGNER,** **VON** **WOGAU, WOLTJER,**
**ZAHORKA.**

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**BLUMENFELD, FITZGERALD, GAUTHIER.**

_Van_ _Aerssen report_ _(Doc. A_ _2-228/88)_

_Resolution_

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ALVAREZ DE PAZ, BENHAMOU, BOMBARD, CAAMANO BERNAL, CABEZON ALONSO,
CANO PINTO, COIMBRA MARTINS, COLUMBU, EYRAUD, HITZIGRATH, MALLET,
MEDINA ORTEGA, PONS GRAU, ROBLES PIQUER, SELIGMAN, VAZQUEZ FOUZ,
ZAHORKA.

**19. 12. 88** **Official Journal** **o f the** **European Communities** **N o C** **326/331**

**Friday,** **18** **November** **1988**

_ANNEX_ _II_

**Written declarations** **for** **entry** **in the** **register**

(Rule 65)

**N o** **Author** **Signatures**

13/88 Simmonds 6

15/88 Martin, Collins, Ford, McMahon 18

16/88 Pordea 1

17/88 Staes, Nitsch 7

18/88 de Gucht 73

19/88 Baron Crespo, Sapena Granell, Coimbra Martins 27

20/88 Pannella and others 13

21/88 van der Lek and others 14

**EUROPEAN FOUNDATION** **FOR THE** **IMPROVEMENT** **OF** **LIVING** **AND** **WORKING**

**CONDITIONS**

**NEW** **TECHNOLOGY** **I N** **MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY**

This information brochure is based on 26 case-studies conducted in Belgium, the Federal
Republic of Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom, on behalf of the European
Foundation. The studies concentrate on the following areas:

— technological state of development of C N C machines, CAD/CAM systems and the degree
of integration of design, planning and manufacturing;

— extent of introduction of integrated CAD/CAM systems;

— potential impact on manufacturing industry in economic and organizational terms;

— impact on the interaction between man, machine and work organization;

— development of 31 dynamic staff policy within the company, and its connection with
training, skills and career development;

— impact on the 'users' of the system, and the interaction between those users;

— impact on employment in manufacturing industry.

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