Document ID: 31987L0354

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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 25 June 1987
amending certain directives on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to industrial products with respect to the distinctive numbers and letters indicating the Member States
(87/354/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal adopted, for certain directives concerning the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to industrial products, the distinctive letters 'GR' for the Hellenic Republic;
Whereas, in order to maintain the link with the designation for Greece in its national language, the distinctive letters 'EL' should be assigned to that Member State; whereas the directives concerned must therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
The directives listed in the Annex are hereby amended in accordance with the provisions set out therein.
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 1987. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 1987.

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