CELEX: 51989PC0089
Language: en
Date: 1989-04-04
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF A EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF ROMANIA AMENDING ANNEX II TO THE PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                              COM (89) 89 final
                                              Brussels, A April 1989
                          Proposal for a
                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
               on the conclusion of the Agreement
               in the form of a exchange of letters
    between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic
    of Romania amending Annex II to the Protocol to the Agreement on
                      trade in industrial products
                   (presented by the Commission)
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                  EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. The Joint Committee between the European Economic Community
and the Socialist Republic of Romania, which was established by
the Bucharest Agreement of 28 July 1980, held its eighth        meeting
in Bucharest on 21 and     22 November 1988.
2.  Upon completion of the Joint Committee's work the two delegations
agreed to recommend to their respective authorities a series of commercial
measures»
    The Community delegation's reeoawendations involve inter alia the
following measure :
    - increasing for tfit some of the amounts relating te products
       in Annex IX to the Preteeel ta ttoe Agreement (veUmtery restraints)
       (fee draft Regulation to Annex).
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 ---pagebreak---                                      COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N o
                                                   of
                  on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
                  between the European Economic Community and the Socialist .Republic of
                  Romania amending Annex II to the Protocol annexed to the Agreement on trade
                                                 in industrial products
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       particular, of the relevant provisions of the Agreement on
                                                                trade in industrial products,
 Having regard to the Treary establishing the European
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 113               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 thereof.
                                                                                           Article /
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,             The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
                                                                 between the European Economic Community and the
                                                                 Socialist Republic of Romania amending Annex II to the
 Whereas the Joint Committee established by the Agree-           Protocol annexed to the Agreement on trade in industrial
  ment berween the European Economic Community and               products is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
  the Socialist Republic of Romania of 28 July 1980 (') met
  in Bucharest on 21 and 22 November 1988; whereas upon          The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
   completion of its work, it recommended inter alia an
irv "*ase m some of the amounts appearing in Annex II to                                   Article 2
  L Protocol on the application of Article 4 of the Agree-
  ment berween the European Economic Community and               The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
  the Socialist Republic of Romania on trade in industrial       designate the person empowered to sign the-Agreement
  products f) ;                                                  in order to bind the Community.
                                                                                            Article 3
  Whereas the said Protocol provides that amendments to
   the Annexes thereto recommended by the Joint                  The amendments referred to in Article 1 shall apply from
   Committee should be notified by an exchange of letters         the date of entry into force of the Agreement (*).
   between the two parties;
                                                                                            Article 4
   Whereas, following the examination of the various aspects      This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
   of the measures recommended by the Joint Committee,            following its publication in the Official Journal of the
   action should be taken thereon, account being taken, in        European Communities.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   Sûtes.
                   Done at Brussels,
                                                                               For the Council
                                                                                The President
                                                                   0 The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be
    C) OJ'No L 352. 29. 12. 1980. p. 2.                               published in the Offieiml Jtarnmlof the Europe* m Commuai'
    0 OJ No L 352, 29. 12. 1910, p. S.                                ties by the GeneraUSecretariat of the Council.
 ---pagebreak---                                         AGREEMENT                • •
in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic. Community
xnd the Socialise Republic of Romania imcndir.j Annex II to the Protocol annexed to
                     the Agreement on Trade ;n Industrial Products
                                          'Letter No I
Mr Frans Andriessen
 Vice-president of the Commission of the European COHWunities
*'•
At its meeting in Bucharest on 21 and 22 Novent)er1988. the Joint Cowtirittee, established by the
 Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania
 of 28 July 1980, recommended inter alia an increase in some of the amounts appearing in
 Annex II to the Protocol on the application of Article 4 of the Agreement between the European
 Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania on trade in industrial products.
 The recommended amendments are set out in the attached Annex, which replaces the corres-
 ponding Annex to the Protocol.
                                              •     •                            •
 I have the honour to inform you that the Council of the European Communities has recorded its
 agreement on the implementation of the measures referred to above.
 I should be grateful for confirmation of your Government's agreement with the contents of this
 letter.                      .            •          .        •
 Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
                                                                  On behalf of the
                                                       Council of the European Communities
 To Mr l o a n UNGUR
  Minister for Foreign Trade and
  International Economic Cooperation of the
  Socialist Republic of Romania
 ---pagebreak---                                             Letter No 2
The Minister for Foreign Trade and
International Economic Cooperation
of the Socialist Republic of Romania                                                 • *
Mr. Vice-president,
By your letter of today's date, you informed me as follows:
     'At its meeting in Bucharest on 21 and 22 November 1968          the Joint Committee, established by
     the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of
     Romania of 28 July 1980, recommended inter alia an increase in some of the amounts
     appearing in Annex II to the Protocol on the application of Article 4 of the Agreement
     between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania on
     trade in industrial products.
     The recommended amendments are set out in the attached Annex, which replaces the
     corresponding Annex to the Protocol.
      I have the honour to inform you that the Council of the European Communities has
      recorded it* agreement on the implementation of the measures referred to above.
      I should be grateful for confirmation of your Government's agreement with the contents of
      this letter.'
 I have the honour to confirm that my Government
                                             %
                                                       is in agreement with the contents of your
 letter.                                                                        ,
 Ptease accept, Mr. Vice-president, the assurance of my highest consideration.
                                                              ' For the Government
                                                      of the Socialist Republic of Romania
 To Mr Frans Andrxessen
   Vice-president of the Commission
 of the European Communities
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                Amendment of Annex XX to the protoool on the application of
                 Artiole 4 of the Agreement on trade 1 A industrial produote
                                   XQCANZAN EXPORT nCGRAMMR
Member    Hlmex Code      C9T Code               Qssoription                  Amount
                                                                              envisaged
Stat©        1967           1968
                                       Mattresses of •™»'HwT-»rT plastics,    6 tonnes
Ireland    94.04-11 ex 9404 21 00 whether or sot oovered
                                       Artiolee of bedding, other than
        ex 04.04-19; ex 9404 90 90 mattresses and sleeping hags, of
                                       i'WMw'ljyp plastics
           94.04-30       9404 10 00 Mattress supports
Italy      27.07-39       2707 80 99 Aromatic hydrooarhon mixtures of         LIT 470
                                       whidh 68% or more 2?y volume (includ- irMHon
                                       ing losses) distils at 280*0 by «use
                                       A S M D 86 method, for lass other than
                                       as power or beating fuels, other tien
                                       benzole, toluole, xylole and
                                       nepthelene
                       ex 2707 99 30      Lphuretted toppings, other than those
                                       for use as power or heating fuels
           28.17-11       2816 11 00 Sodium hydroxide (oaustio soda)          U T 470
           28.17-18       2816 12 00                                          id 11 inn
           26.46-90       2640 30 00 Peroxoborates Cperboratee) of sodium 360 tonnes
           29.02-10       2903 30 10 Fluorides                                14 tonnes
           29.02-21   ex 2903   11 00 (frlf/HSnrhhar* (methyl chloride)       LIT 928
           29.02-31       2903  21 00 Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives     Bdlllon
           29.02-33,      2903  22 00 of aoyolio hydrooarbone
           29.02-36       2903  23 00
           29.02-36       2903  29 00
           29.02-38
           29.13-11       2914 11 00 Acetone                                  4 100
           29.16-17       2917 14 00 Balelo anhydride                         260 tonnes
           29.16-40       2917 38 00 nxthallo anhydride                       810 tonnes
           29.18-66   ex 2917 34 10 DLlsoootyl orthophtfcalatee               LIT 696
           29.18-71   ex 2917 34 90 Dimethyl- and diethyl orthophthalates million
           44.18-11       4410  10 10  Partiole hoard and similar hoard of 9 000
           44.18-21       4410  10 30  wood, whether or not agglomerated      tonnes
           44.18-28       4410  10 60  with resins or other organio MfY^Tig
           44.18-29       4410  10 90  substances
 ---pagebreak---                                  - 2 -
Member Kimsx Code CK Code             Description                   Amount
State    1987      1988                                             envisaged
        48.01-06  4604 31 10 Kraft super and paperboard weighing    3 600
                  4601 39 10 180 g/mr» or less, for the manu-       tonnes
                              facture of paper yarn of heading
                             Ho 6308 or of paper yarn reinforced
                             with metal of heeding no 6607
        48.01-07  4804 21 10 Sack kraft paper of which not less than
        48.01-10  4804 29 10 80% by weight of ihs total fibre oontent
                             consists of coniferous fibres obtained by
                              the ohrwtoal sulphate or soda prooess
        48.01-20  4804 11 11 Sreftllner of which not lees than 60ft by
        48.01-22  4804 11 16 weight of the total fibre oontent consists
        48.01-24  4804 11 19 of ooniferoue fibres obtained by the
        48.01-30  4804 19 11 ohemtoal sulphate or soda prooess
        48.01-32  4804 19 16
        48.01-34  4804 19 19
        48.01-36  4804 19 31
        48,01-38  4804 19 38
        48.01-39  4604 19 39
        48.01-40  4804 31 61 Other kraft paper and paperboard of which
        48.01-42  4604 31 69 not less than 80* by weight of the total
        48.01-44  4804 39 81 fibre oontent consists of ooniferous fibres
        48.01-46  4804 39 69 obtained by the chemical sulphate or STHV*-
        48.01-60  4804 41 10
        48.01-61  4604 42 10
                  4804 49 10
                  4804 61 10
                  4604 62 10
                  4804 69 10
                  4809 90 00 Copying or transfer papers (including coated
                             or Impregnated paper for duplicator stencils
                             or offset plates), other than carbon paper
                             and eelf-oopy paper, whether or not printed
                             In rolls of a width «»"—*<rg 36 on or In
                             reotangular (including square) sheets with
                             at least one side wmeeUiig 36 om In revM*^
                             state
        48.01-48  4802 83 11 Kraft paper and paperboard for p»***
                             card stock, weighing more than 160 g/m*.
                             not nontalTitTg fibres obtained by a
                             menhnfiloal prooess or of which not more
                             than 10ft by weight of the total fibre
                             oontent consists of such fibres
        70.04     7003 11 90 Cast glass and rolled glass (other     6 000
                  7003 19 00 than optical glass), In sheets,        tonnes
                  7003 20 10 whether or not having an absorbent or
                  7003 20 90 refleotlng layer, but not otherwise
 ---pagebreak---                                  - 3 -
Member NUtwc Code CK Code             Description                   Amount
State    1987      1988                                             envisage!
        70.08     7004 10 30 Drawn glass and blown glass (other
                  7004 10 60 than optioal glass), In sheets,
                  7004 10 90 whether or not having an absorbent
                  7004 90 60 or" reflecting layer, but not other-
                  7004 90 70 wise worked
                  7004 90 91
                  7004 90 93
                  7004 90 98
                  7004 90 99
        70.06     7008 10 10 Float glass and surface ground or
                  7008 10 31 pnllshen glass, In sheets, whether
                  7008 10 33 or not having an absorbent or reflect-
                  7008 10 91 ing layer, but not otherwise worked
                  7008 10 93
                  7008 10 98
                  7008 21 10
                  7006 21 20
                  7008 21 30
                  7006 21 40
                  7006 21 80
                  7006 21 90
                  7006 29 10
                  7006 29 31
                  7006 29 33
                  7006 29 36
                  7008 29 01
                  7006 29 93
                  7006 29 96
                             Cast glass and rolled glass, in profiles,
        70.07     7003 30 00 whether or nor having an absorbent or
                             reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked
                  7006 00 90 Glass  (other than optoial glass) of
                             heading No 7003. 7004 or 7006, bent,
                             edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamellerl
                             or otherwise worked, but not framed or
                             fitted with other materials
                  7008 CO 11 Multiple wall en insulating units of glass
                  7008 CO 19
                  7008 00 91
                  7008 00 99
                  7016 90 10 Leaded lights and the like
        76.02     7604 10 10 Aluminium bars, rods and profiles,     360 tonnes
                  7604 10 90 other than hollow profiles
                  7604 29 10
                  7604 29 90
                  7606 11 00 Aluminium wire
                  7606 19 10
                  7606 19 90
                  7608 21 00
                  7606 29 10
                  7608 29 90
 ---pagebreak---                                       - 4 -
Member   NUnex Code    GN Coda             Description                  Amount
State      1987         1988
          76.03        7606 11 10 Aluminium plates,         and strip,  1 300
                       7606 11 91 of a      "               0.9 mm
                       7606 11 99
                       7606 11 99
                       7606 12 10
                       7606 12 60
                       7606 19 91
                       7606 12 90
                       7606 12 00
                       7606 91 CO
                       7606 99 00
          76.04        7607 11 10 Aluminium foil (whether or not        100
                       7607 11 90 printed or backed with paper, paper-
                       7607 19 10 board, plastios or similar backing
                       7607 19 90 materials) of a thidaiiass (exoiuding
                       7607 20 10 any backing) not iwrwullng 0,9 mm
                       7607 20 90
       ex 84.06     ex 8408 20 10 fttflnes of a kind used for the pro-  UT 6 226
                       8408 20 31          of vehicles of heading       nrimnn
                       8408 20 36 Mb 8701
                       8408 20 37
       ex 84.07     ex 8706 00 19 Chassis fitted with engines, for the
                    ex 8706 00 99 motor vehioles of heading Bo 8701
       ex 87.06     ex 8707 90 10 Bodies (including oabs), for the motor
                    ex 6707 90 90 vehioles of hnimTtf no 8701
       ex 87.06     ex 8708       Parts andftixiêWBrirlnsof the motor
                                  vehioles of heading Mo 6701
 ---pagebreak--- Commission of the European Communities
COM(89) 89 final
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic
of Romania amending Annex II to the Protocol to the Agreement on trade
in industrial products
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
4.4.1989
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
L - 2985 Luxembourg
Series: DOCUMENTS
 1989 — 9 pp. — Format: 21.0 x 29.7 cm
EN
ISSN 0254-1475
ISBN 92-77-47951-5
Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-124-EN-C
 ---pagebreak---                                            ISSN 0254-1475
COM(89) 89 final
DOCUMENTS
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form
of an exchange of letters between the European
Economic Community and the Socialist Republic
of Romania amending Annex II to the Protocol to
the Agreement on trade in industrial products
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
 11                                       4.4.1989
Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-124-EN-C
ISBN 92-77-47951-5
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