CELEX: 51987PC0539
Language: en
Date: 1987-11-04
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) EXTENDING THE PERIOD REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 90 ( 1 ) AND 257 ( 1 ) OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

No C 322/4                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                  2.12.87
                                                                II
                                                         (Preparatory Acts)
                                                   COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Regulation extending the period referred to in Articles 90 (1) and
                                     257 (1) of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal
                                                        COM(87)     539final
                              (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 10 November 1987).
                                                          (87/C 322/05)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             whereas the period in question should therefore be
                                                                     extended as authorized under the Act; whereas, since the
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                   difficulties experienced have not been the same in both
Portugal, and in particular Articles 90 (2) and 257 (2)              Member States and have varied according to the group
thereof,                                                             of products concerned, the transitional period should be
                                                                     extended by two years in the case of Spain and three
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                   years in the case of Portugal,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
liament,
                                                                                                Article 1
Whereas Articles 90 (1) and 257 (1) of the Act of
Accession provide, in the case of Spain and Portugal                 The period which is referred to in Article 90 (1) of the
respectively, that transitional measures may be adopted              Act of Accession and which is applicable with regard to
during a certain period in order to facilitate the passage           Spain is hereby extended until 31 December 1989.
from the national arrangements applicable at the time of             The period which is referred to in Article 257 (1) of the
accession to the EEC market arrangements applicable                  Act of Accession and which is applicable with regard to
under the Act, particularly in order to deal with                    Portugal is hereby extended until 31 December 1990.
appreciable difficulties arising from the application of the
new arrangements on the scheduled date; whereas the                                             Article 2
period in question expires on 31 December 1987;
                                                                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.
Whereas those difficulties cannot, in the case of certain            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
groups of products, be overcome by the scheduled date;               directly applicable in all Member States.
              Proposal for a Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
                                            relating to electromagnetic compatibility
                                                        COM(87)     527final
                              (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 12 November 1987)
                                                          (87/C 322/06)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
                                                                     Social Committee,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 100A
thereof,                                                             Whereas it is necessary to adopt measures for the
                                                                     progressive establishment of the internal market during a
                                                                     period expiring on 31 December 1992; whereas the
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                   internal market signifies an area without internal
                                                                     frontiers in which the free movement of goods, persons,
In cooperation with the European Parliament,                         services and capital is guaranteed;