CELEX: 51988PC0523
Language: en
Date: 1988-10-04
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION AMENDING DECISION 87/499/EEC INTRODUCING A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK COMMUNITY PROGRAMME ON TRADE ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE SYSTEMS ( TEDIS )

22. 10. 88                              Official Journal of the European Communities                             No C 273/3
                                                               II
                                                       (Preparatory Acts)
                                                  COMMISSION
                                                Proposal for a Council Decision
             amending    Decision 87/499/EEC introducing a communications network                      Community
                            programme on trade electronic data interchange systems (Tedis)
                                                      COM(88) 523 final
                                     (Submitted by the Commission on 11 October 1988)
                                                         (88/C 273/04)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           Whereas it is in the Community's interest to avoid fresh
                                                                   barriers to trade with these countries in the sector in
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              question and to contribute to the coordinated devel-
Economic Community, and in particular Article 235                  opment of trade electronic data interchange systems in
thereof,                                                           Europe;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                 Whereas agreements to this effect should therefore be
                                                                   concluded with the non-member countries concerned,
Having regard     to   the   opinion     of   the  European
Parliament,                                                        HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                                             Article 1
Social Committee,
                                                                   Decision 87/499/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
Whereas Council Decision 87/499/EEC (l) set up a                   1. In Article 5, 'established in the Community' is
communications network Community programme on                         replaced by 'established in the Community or a
trade electronic data interchange systems (Tedis) in                  non-member country with which the Community has
trade, industry and administration; whereas the                       concluded an agreement associating the country in
programme includes activities and studies aimed at                    question with the programme'.
avoiding incompatibility between different electronic
trade data interchange systems caused by lack of                   2. The following Article 5 a is inserted:
common standards;                                                     'In accordance with Article 228 of the Treaty, the
                                                                      Community        may     conclude    agreements   with
Whereas certain non-member countries, in particular the               non-member countries, and in particular the Member
Member States of the European Free Trade Association                  States of the European Free Trade Association, fully
(EFTA), take an active part in drawing up European and                or partially associating them with the programme.
international standards in this area; whereas these
                                                                      The Commission shall be authorized to negotiate
countries have expressed the desire to be associated with
                                                                      these agreements.'
the Tedis programme;
                                                                                             Article 2
(*) OJ No L 285, 8. 10. 1987, p. 35.                               This Decision shall take effect on