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31979K0220

Commission Recommendation No 220/79/ECSC of 5 February 1979 amending Recommendation 77/330/ECSC establishing Community surveillance in respect of imports into the Community of certain iron and steel products covered by the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, originating in third countries

Official Journal L 031 , 07/02/1979 P. 0020 - 0023

****( 1 ) OJ NO L 114 , 5 . 5 . 1977 , P . 15 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 282 , 7 . 10 . 1978 , P . 21 .    COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION NO 220/79/ECSC   OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979   AMENDING RECOMMENDATION 77/330/ECSC ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE IN RESPECT OF IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 74 ( 3 ) THEREOF ,   WHEREAS BY RECOMMENDATION 77/330/ECSC ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY RECOMMENDATION NO 2346/78/ECSC ( 2 ) THE COMMISSION ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE IN RESPECT OF IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE ECSC TREATY IN ORDER TO FOLLOW DEVELOPMENTS AND TO ENSURE THAT THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THEY ARE EFFECTED DO NOT SERIOUSLY THREATEN COMMUNITY PRODUCTION ;   WHEREAS EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF THE IMPORT DOCUMENT SHOULD BE EXTENDED FOR TWO MONTHS ; THE PROVISIONS OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED RECOMMENDATION SHOULD ALSO BE AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED TO ENSURE A MORE COMPLETE FORECAST OF IMPORTS ,   MAKES THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION :   ARTICLE 1   RECOMMENDATION 77/330/ECSC IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :   1 . PARAGRAPH 3 OF ARTICLE 1 SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS :   ' THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF THE IMPORT DOCUMENT IS HEREBY FIXED AT TWO MONTHS . '   2 . SUBPARAGRAPHS ( B ), ( C ), ( D ), ( G ) AND ( H ) OF ARTICLE 2 SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS :   ' ( B ) FOR PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES LISTED IN ANNEX I , FOR CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 73.10 A II OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ORIGINATING IN SWITZERLAND AND FOR PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN AND EXPORTED DIRECTLY FROM ONE OF THE COUNTRIES LISTED IN ANNEX II :   -  A COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCTS SUCH AS WILL PERMIT CALCULATION OF THE DELIVERED PRICE ACCORDING TO THE PRICE LIST SELECTED AND THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SUBHEADING , OR   -  WHERE A PRICE OTHER THAN THE DELIVERED PRICE IS INDICATED , THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SUBHEADING AND THE DESCRIPTION OF THE GOODS CORRESPONDING TO THAT SET OUT IN THE COMMUNICATION OF THE COMMISSION ON BASIC PRICES FOR CERTAIN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS ( 1 );  ( C ) FOR PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED IN ANNEXES I AND II AND ALSO FOR PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES LISTED IN ANNEX II WHERE THEY ARE EXPORTED FROM A THIRD COUNTRY OTHER THAN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SUBHEADING AND THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCTS WHICH CORRESPONDS TO OR IS CLOSEST TO THAT CONTAINED IN THE LIST OF PRODUCTS PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ( 1 );  ( D ) THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND THE COUNTRY OF LAST EXPORT ;  ( G ) THE EFFECTIVE PRICE ( BASIC PRICE PLUS EXTRAS ) ESTABLISHED BY CONTRACT DUTY-PAID FOR :   -  PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED IN ANNEXES I AND II ,   -  PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES LISTED IN ANNEX II WHERE THEY ARE EXPORTED FROM A THIRD COUNTRY OTHER THAN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ,   -  PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN SWITZERLAND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 73.10 A II OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ;  ( H ) FOR PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES LISTED IN ANNEX I AND FOR CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 73.10 A II OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ORIGINATING IN SWITZERLAND AND ALSO FOR PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN AND EXPORTED DIRECTLY FROM ONE OF THE COUNTRIES LISTED IN ANNEX II :   -  THE DELIVERED PRICE PER TONNE AND THE NAME OF THE PRODUCER ' S PRICE LIST SELECTED FOR CALCULATING THE DELIVERED PRICE , INCLUDING ALL EXTRAS , REBATES AND ANY OTHER FACTORS INCLUDED IN THE CALCULATION OF THIS DELIVERED PRICE , OR   -  WHERE APPROPRIATE , THE THIRD COUNTRY OFFER ON WHICH ALIGNMENT IS PERMITTED , GIVING THE DETAILS REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY THIS OFFER , OR   -  OTHER PERMITTED PRICE ( TO BE JUSTIFIED ) FOR PRODUCTS WHICH ORIGINATE IN AUSTRIA , FINLAND , NORWAY , PORTUGAL OR SWEDEN AND ARE SUBJECT TO NEITHER MINIMUM NOR GUIDANCE PRICES .   ( 1 ) OJ NO L 372 , 30 . 12 . 1978 , P . 2 . '   3 . ARTICLE 3 SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS :   ' 1 .  THE MEMBER STATES SHALL COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMISSION , AS SOON AS SUCH INFORMATION IS NOTIFIED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES IN RESPECT OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN SWITZERLAND OTHER THAN CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS AND FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 73.10 A II OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED IN ANNEXES I AND II , THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BASIC PRICE PLUS EXTRAS PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THE EFFECTIVE PRICE ( BASIC PRICE PLUS EXTRAS ) ESTABLISHED BY CONTRACT FREE AT FRONTIER DUTY-PAID .   2 .  WITHIN THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF EACH MONTH MEMBER STATES SHALL NOTIFY THE COMMISSION OF :  ( A ) THE QUANTITIES AND AMOUNTS , CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF THE BASIC CIF PRICES , FOR WHICH IMPORT DOCUMENTS WERE ISSUED IN THE PRECEDING MONTH ;  ( B ) THE IMPORTS EFFECTED IN THE MONTH PRECEDING THAT REFERRED TO IN ( A ).   3 .  THE INFORMATION FROM THE MEMBER STATES SHALL BE BROKEN DOWN BY THIRD COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND LAST EXPORT AND BY PRODUCT , ON THE BASIS OF THE DESIGNATION AND COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF HEADINGS SET OUT IN ANNEX III AND SHALL SPECIFY THE IMPORTS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO A WORK CONTRACT . '   ARTICLE 2   THIS RECOMMENDATION SHALL BE NOTIFIED TO THE MEMBER STATES AND PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .   IT SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 7 FEBRUARY 1979 .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 5 FEBRUARY 1979 .   FOR THE COMMISSION   WILHELM HAFERKAMP   VICE-PRESIDENT ****    ANNEX I   LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES   AUSTRIA   FINLAND   SWEDEN   ANNEX II   LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES   AUSTRALIA   BULGARIA   CZECHOSLOVAKIA   HUNGARY   JAPAN   POLAND   SOUTH AFRICA ****    ANNEX III    LIST OF PRODUCTS FOR WHICH THE IMPORT IS SUBJECT TO THE ISSUE OF AN IMPORT DOCUMENT    CCT HEADING NO   PRODUCTS    73.01 B   HAEMATITE PIG IRON AND CAST IRON   73.01 C   PHOSPHORIC PIG IRON AND CAST IRON   73.01 D   PIG IRON AND CAST IRON OTHER THAN SPIEGELEISEN , HAEMATITE AND PHOSPHORIC PIG IRON AND CAST IRON   73.02 A I   FERRO-MANGANESE CONTAINING MORE THAN 2 % BY WEIGHT OF CARBON ( HIGH CARBON FERRO-MANGANESE )   73.07 A I   BLOOMS AND BILLETS , OF IRON OR STEEL , ROLLED ( 1 )   73.07 B I   SLABS AND SHEET BARS , OF IRON OR STEEL , ROLLED ( 1 )   73.08   IRON OR STEEL COILS FOR RE-ROLLING   73.10 A I   WIRE ROD OF IRON OR STEEL   EX 73.10 A II   CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS OF IRON OR STEEL WITH MINOR INDENTATIONS , FLANGES , GROOVES OR OTHER DEFORMATIONS PRODUCED DURING THE ROLLING PROCESS , WHETHER OR NOT TWISTED AFTER ROLLING   EX 73.10 A II   CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS OTHER THAN THOSE WITH MINOR INDENTATIONS , FLANGES , GROOVES OR OTHER DEFORMATIONS PRODUCED DURING THE ROLLING PROCESS   EX 73.10 A II   BARS AND RODS OF IRON OR STEEL NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED OTHER THAN CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS   EX 73.11 A I   ANGLES , SHAPES AND SECTIONS OF IRON OR STEEL , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED   73.12 A   HOOP AND STRIP OF IRON OR STEEL , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED   73.13 A II   ' ELECTRICAL '  SHEETS AND PLATES OF IRON OR STEEL , OTHER THAN WITH A WATT-LOSS , REGARDLESS OF THICKNESS , OF 0.75 WATT OR LESS   73.13 B I A )   SHEETS AND PLATES , OTHER THAN ' ELECTRICAL ' , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED , OF A THICKNESS OF 2 MM OR MORE   73.13 B II B )   SHEETS AND PLATES , OTHER THAN ' ELECTRICAL '  NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN COLD-ROLLED , OF A THICKNESS OF MORE THAN 1 MM BUT LESS THAN 3 MM   73.13 B II C )   SHEETS AND PLATES , OTHER THAN ' ELECTRICAL ' , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN COLD-ROLLED , OF A THICKNESS OF 1 MM OR LESS   73.13 B IV C )   SHEETS AND PLATES , OTHER THAN ' ELECTRICAL ' , ZINC-COATED OR LEAD-COATED   73.15 A I B ) 2   BLOOMS , BILLETS , SLABS AND SHEET BARS OF HIGH CARBON STEEL , OTHER THAN FORGED ( 1 )   73.15 A V B ) 1   WIRE ROD OF HIGH-CARBON STEEL   73.15 B I B ) 2   BLOOMS , BILLETS , SLABS AND SHEET BARS OF ALLOY STEEL , OTHER THAN FORGED ( 1 )   73.15 B V B ) 1   WIRE ROD OF ALLOY STEEL   EX 73.15 B V B ) 2   BARS AND RODS AND ANGLES , SHAPES AND SECTIONS OF ALLOY STEEL , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED , OTHER THAN WIRE ROD   73.15 B VII A ) 2   ' ELECTRICAL '  SHEETS AND PLATES OF ALLOY STEEL , OTHER THAN WITH A WATT-LOSS , REGARDLESS OF THICKNESS , OF 0.75 WATT OR LESS   73.15 B VII B ) 1   SHEETS AND PLATES OF ALLOY STEEL , OTHER THAN ' ELECTRICAL ' , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED   73.15 B VII B ) 2 BB )   SHEETS AND PLATES , OTHER THAN ' ELECTRICAL '  NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN COLD-ROLLED , OF A THICKNESS OF LESS THAN 3 MM   ( 1 ) INCLUDING PRODUCTS OF THE SAME FORM IN CONTINUOUS CASTING .


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31985H0612

85/612/EEC: Council Recommendation of 20 December 1985 concerning the second subparagraph of Article 25 (1) of Directive 85/611/EEC

Official Journal L 375 , 31/12/1985 P. 0019 - 0019 Spanish special edition: Chapter 06 Volume 3 P. 0054  Portuguese special edition Chapter 06 Volume 3 P. 0054

COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION of 20 December  1985 concerning the second subparagraph of Article 25 (1) of Directive 85/611/EEC (85/612/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 1.HEREBY RECOMMENDS that each time the concept of 'significant influence' for the purposes of Article 25 (1) of  Directive 85/611/EEC is represented in another Member State's legislation by a numerical limit, the  Member State's competent authorities should ensure, if so requested by that other Member State,  that such limits are observed by investment and management companies situated within its territory  when they acquire shares carrying voting rights issued by a company established within the  territory of a Member State where such limits apply. With a view to implementing this  recommendation, the Member States in which such limits apply when that Directive is published  should communicate them to the Comission, which in turn will inform the other Member States; the  same applies to any subsequent relaxation of those limits. 2.HEREBY INVITES the competent authorities to collaborate closely with each other, in accordance with Article 50 of  that Directive, to implement this recommendation. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1985. For the CouncilThe PresidentR. KRIEPS


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31974H0255

74/255/EEC: Commission Recommendation of 10 April 1974 to the Government of the United Kingdom concerning the Regulations applicable in Great Britain and in Northern Ireland providing measures for the implementation of Community Regulations concerning the carriage of passengers by road between Member States and for bringing national legislation into line with these Regulations (Only the English text is authentic)

Official Journal L 141 , 24/05/1974 P. 0001 - 0002

COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION  of 10 April 1974  to the Government of the United Kingdom concerning the Regulations applicable in Great Britain and in Northern Ireland providing measures for the implementation of Community Regulations concerning the carriage of passengers by road between Member States and for bringing national legislation into line with these Regulations  (Only the English text is authentic)  (74/255/EEC) Under cover of letter of 18 June 1973, the Office of the United Kingdom Permanent Representative sent the Commission the texts of the Regulations made for purposes of adapting the laws of Great Britain and of Northern Ireland to the provisions of:    - Council Regulation No 117/66/EEC (1) of 28 July 1966 on the introduction of common rules for the international carriage of passengers by coach and bus;       - Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1016/68 (2) of 9 July 1968 prescribing the model control documents referred to in Articles 6 and 9 of Council Regulation No 117/66/EEC;       - Council Regulation (EEC) No 516/72 (3) of 28 February 1972 on the introduction of common rules for shuttle services by coach and bus between Member States;       - Council Regulation (EEC) No 517/72 (4) of 28 February 1972 on the introduction of common rules for regular and special regular services by coach and bus between Member States;         and of introducing the measures which the Member States are required to adopt in order to implement the aforementioned Community Regulations.  This constitutes consultation of the Commission as required by:    - Article 10 of Regulation No 117/66/EEC;       - Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1016/68;       - Article 24 of Regulation (EEC) No 516/72 ; and       - Article 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 517/72.         Before commenting on the various provisions of the regulations submitted to it for examination, the Commission makes the following general observation:  The Act of Accession provides that Council Regulation No 117/66/EEC and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1016/68 apply to the United Kingdom from 1 July 1973, as do Regulations (EEC) No 516/72 and (EEC) No 517/72 pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2442/72 (5) of 21 November 1972. Furthermore, in accordance with Regulations No 117/66/EEC and (EEC) No 1016/68 the measures necessary for their implementation must be adopted within a reasonable time ; the implementing measures to be taken by the new Member States under Regulations (EEC) No 516/72 and (EEC) No 517/72 must, in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No  (1)OJ No 147, 9.8.1966, p. 2688/66. (2)OJ No L 173, 22.7.1968, p. 8. (3)OJ No L 67, 20.3.1972, p. 13. (4)OJ No L 67, 20.3.1972, p. 19. (5)OJ No L 265, 24.11.1972, p. 7.   2442/72 of 21 November 1972, be adopted before 1 April 1973.  The measures submitted to the Commission for consultation were adopted on 25 April 1973 in Great Britain and on 28 June and 14 June 1973 in Northern Ireland.  What is more, Regulations No 117/66/EEC, (EEC) No 1016/68, (EEC) No 516/72 and (EEC) No 517/72 require Member States to adopt the implementing measures after consulting the Commission. The Commission regrets to note that the United Kingdom Government has not met the deadlines laid down in the Community Regulations in question and that as a result of the procedure adopted the Commission has been unable to take a decision prior to the implementation of the Regulations submitted for consultation ; hence, the purpose of the procedure introduced by the aforementioned Community measures has not been fulfilled, and a number of measures currently applying in the United Kingdom are not consistent with Community provisions. Consequently, without prejudice to the possibility of infringement proceedings being initiated against the United Kingdom Government under Article 169 of the Treaty, the Commission calls upon the said Government to adapt the implementing measures which it has adopted and which are set out below to the Community provisions.    1. In the titles of and introductions to the part concerning the penalties applicable in the case of breach (Part II of the Road Transport (International Passenger Services) Regulations and Part II of the European Communities (International Passenger Services) Regulations (Northern Ireland)), reference is made to Regulation No 117/66/EEC ; the necessary references to Regulations (EEC) No 1016/68, (EEC) No 516/72 and (EEC) No 517/72 appear only in the specific provisions laying down the penalties.  Since the breaches were not committed in respect of Regulation No 117/66/EEC but in respect of the Regulations adopted pursuant to that Regulation, the Commission recommends, so that there may be no possible source of error particularly on the part of foreign administrations and carriers, that the United Kingdom Government amend the titles and introductions to the part concerning the penalties applicable in case of breach by inserting references to the Community Regulations related to item 3(1)a of the Regulations submitted for consultation.       2. Article 5 (b) of each of the Regulations submitted for consultation provides for penalties in respect of shuttle services, "excluding the services referred to in Article 6 of [Regulation No 117/66/EEC]".  The Commission points out that the latter services cannot be regarded as shuttle services : they constitute a special form of transport subject to the system of certification and operated, under well-defined conditions, by an undertaking for its own workers. "Shuttle services" are services operated for hire or reward which still require authorization and which are dealt with in specific provisions that do not apply to the "services" referred to in Article 6 of Regulation No 117/66/EEC. Consequently, the Commission recommends that the United Kingdom Government amend the working of Article 5 of its implementing Regulations by deleting the phrase "... excluding the services referred to in Article 6 of this Regulation" ...       3. Under Regulation 9 of each set of Regulations submitted for consultation, shuttle services, regular services and regular special services operated in accordance with the provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 516/72 and No 517/72 by means of vehicles registered in Great Britain and in Northern Ireland do not require national authorization. The services referred to in Article 6 of Regulation No 117/66/EEC still, however, require authorization since the United Kingdom Government classifies them as occasional services.  As the Commission has already pointed out, these latter services constitute a special form of transport and do not require authorization. Furthermore, Article 11 of Regulation No 117/66/EEC, which lays down that the liberalization measure for occasional services "shall not affect the conditions imposed by Member States on their own nationals engaged in [these] operations", relates only to the services referred to in Article 5 of that Regulation and not to those covered by Article 6.  The Commission recommends that the United Kingdom Government amend its implementing Regulations in such a way as to ensure that the services referred to in Article 6 do not require national authorization.       4. The Commission notes that the spirit and content of the remaining provisions of the Regulations submitted to it for consultation satisfy the obligations imposed on Member States by the Community Regulations in pursuance of which they were adopted.  Done at Brussels, 10 April 1974.  For the Commission  The President  François-Xavier ORTOLI


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31979K1083

Commission Recommendation No 1083/79/ECSC of 30 May 1979 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on certain plates of iron or steel originating in Spain but imported from some other non-member country

Official Journal L 135 , 01/06/1979 P. 0054 - 0056

****( 1 ) OJ NO L 114 , 5 . 5 . 1977 , P . 6 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 352 , 31 . 12 . 1977 , P . 13 .  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 21 , 30 . 1 . 1979 , P . 14 .  ( 4 ) SEE THE COMMISSION COMMUNICATION OF 31 DECEMBER 1977  ( OJ NO L 353 , 31 . 12 . 1977 , P . 1 ), AS AMENDED BY THE COMMUNICATIONS OF 1 APRIL 1978 ( OJ NO L 87 , 1 . 4 . 1978 , P . 4 ), 13 MAY 1978 ( OJ NO L 126 , 13 . 5 . 1978 , P . 6 ), 5 JULY 1978 ( OJ NO L 183 , 5 . 7 . 1978 , P . 3 ) AND 30 DECEMBER 1978  ( OJ NO L 372 , 30 . 12 . 1978 , P . 2 ).  ( 5 ) OJ NO L 195 , 20 . 7 . 1978 , P . 17 .  ( 6 ) OJ NO L 372 , 30 . 12 . 1978 , P . 1 .  ( 7 ) OJ NO C 66 , 10 . 3 . 1979 , P . 3 .  ( 8 ) OJ NO L 53 , 3 . 3 . 1979 , P . 21 .  ( 1 ) OJ NO L 99 , 21 . 4 . 1979 , P . 31 .    COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION NO 1083/79/ECSC   OF 30 MAY 1979   IMPOSING A DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON CERTAIN PLATES OF IRON OR STEEL ORIGINATING IN SPAIN BUT IMPORTED FROM SOME OTHER NON-MEMBER COUNTRY   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 74 AND 86 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 77/329/ECSC ON PROTECTION AGAINST DUMPING OR THE GRANTING OF BOUNTIES OR SUBSIDIES BY COUNTRIES WHICH ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY ( 1 ), AS AMENDED BY RECOMMENDATIONS NO 3004/77/ECSC ( 2 ) AND NO 158/79/ECSC ( 3 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 17 AND 19 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED WITHIN THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROVIDED FOR BY RECOMMENDATION 77/329/ECSC ,   WHEREAS THE COMMISSION HAS PUBLISHED BASIC PRICES ( 4 ) ESTABLISHED ON THE BASIS OF THE LOWEST NORMAL PRICES OR NORMAL COSTS OF PRODUCTION IN THE SUPPLYING COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES WHERE NORMAL CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION PREVAIL , INCLUDING THE COSTS OF TRANSPORT , INSURANCE AND CUSTOMS DUTIES ;   WHEREAS THE COMMISSION , HAVING ASCERTAINED THAT THERE WAS UNDERCUTTING OF THESE BASIC PRICES ON THE PART OF EXPORTERS FROM SPAIN AND OTHER SUPPLYING COUNTRIES OF THE PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN ARTICLE 1 OF THIS RECOMMENDATION FROM WHICH MATERIAL INJURY HAD RESULTED , IMPOSED , BY RECOMMENDATION NO 1704/78/ECSC ( 5 ), AS AMENDED BY RECOMMENDATION NO 3140/78/ECSC ( 6 ), A DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ;   WHEREAS CERTAIN ARRANGEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO TRADE IN STEEL PRODUCTS WERE MADE IN 1978 BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE LARGEST SUPPLYING COUNTRIES , INCLUDING SPAIN , WHICH WERE CONSIDERED SATISFACTORY BY THE COMMISSION ;   WHEREAS , IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES , BY MEANS OF RECOMMENDATION NO 1704/78/ECSC , THE COMMISSION SUSPENDED THE DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ;   WHEREAS , THESE ARRANGEMENTS HAVING EXPIRED ON 31 DECEMBER 1978 AND HAVING NOT BEEN RENEWED WITH SPAIN EVEN THOUGH MOST OF THE OTHER SUPPLYING COUNTRIES DID RENEW THEM , THE COMMISSION RE-EXAMINED THE FACTS ( 7 );   WHEREAS , SINCE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS OF THE MATTER SHOWED THAT THERE WAS DUMPING AND SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF INJURY AND THE INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY CALLED FOR IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION , THE COMMISSION , BY RECOMMENDATION NO 433/79/ECSC ( 8 ), IMPOSED A PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON THE IMPORTS IN QUESTION ;   WHEREAS , IN THE COURSE OF THE EXAMINATION OF THE MATTER , COMPLETED AFTER THE IMPOSITION OF THE PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES , THE COMMISSION GAVE INTERESTED PARTIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE KNOWN THEIR VIEWS IN WRITING AND GAVE THE PARTIES DIRECTLY CONCERNED WHO SO REQUESTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ORALLY ;   WHEREAS , HOWEVER , IN SO FAR AS INTERESTED PARTIES DID NOT AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE KNOWN THEIR VIEWS OR PRESENT THEIR ARGUMENTS ON THE ESSENTIAL POINTS OF THE ENQUIRY , THE COMMISSION HAD TO BASE ITS FINDINGS ON THE FACTS AVAILABLE ;   WHEREAS , IN THIS SITUATION , THE COMMISSION HAS FOUNDED ITS DUMPING CALCULATIONS UPON BASIC PRICES CALCULATED BY REFERENCE TO THE COST OF PRODUCTION IN A COUNTRY CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST EFFICIENT PRODUCERS OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION , AS ESTABLISHED BY MEANS OF THE LATEST PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA ;   WHEREAS SUCH COST OF PRODUCTION HAS BEEN CALCULATED TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION INTER ALIA THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS : RAW MATERIAL ( INCLUDING IRON ORE , SINTER , PELLETS , SCRAP , FERRO ALLOYS AND OTHER IRON-BEARING MATERIALS AND FLUXES ), ENERGY COSTS ( COKE , FUEL OIL , ELECTRICITY ), LABOUR COSTS INCLUDING SOCIAL COSTS , OTHER OPERATING COSTS ( INCLUDING MAINTENANCE COSTS AND TRANSPORT COSTS ) AND CAPITAL COSTS , TO WHICH WAS ADDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR ADMINISTRATION , SELLING AND ANY OTHER COSTS AND FOR PROFITS ;   WHEREAS , MOREOVER , THOSE SPANISH DOMESTIC PRICES WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMISSION CONFIRM THE REASONABLENESS OF THESE BASIC PRICES ;   WHEREAS THE PRICES OF IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF THE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE COMPLAINT HAVE BEEN COMPARED WITH THESE BASIC PRICES ;   WHEREAS THIS PRICE COMPARISON WAS MADE ON A FREE COMMUNITY FRONTIER DUTY-PAID BASIS ;   WHEREAS THIS EXAMINATION OF THE MATTER HAS SHOWN THAT THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION WERE OFFERED FOR IMPORT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AT PRICES LOWER THAN THE BASIC PRICES AND THAT DUMPING HAS TAKEN PLACE , THE MARGIN OF WHICH IS CONSTITUTED BY THIS UNDERCUTTING ;   WHEREAS , WITH REGARD TO THE INJURY TO THE INDUSTRY CONCERNED , THE EVIDENCE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION SHOWS THAT , ON THE ONE HAND , IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ORIGINATING IN JAPAN , CZECHOSLOVAKIA , SWEDEN , ROMANIA , AUSTRIA , FINLAND , POLAND , HUNGARY , BULGARIA , THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC AND AUSTRALIA HAVE INCREASED FROM 1 062 000 TONNES IN 1974 TO 1 460 000 TONNES IN 1977 , WHILE IMPORTS ORIGINATING IN SPAIN HAVE RISEN FROM APPROXIMATELY 18 000 TO 96 000 TONNES DURING THE SAME PERIOD ; WHEREAS IMPORTS FROM THE ABOVEMENTIONED COUNTRIES INTO THE COMMUNITY HAVE THUS ACHIEVED A MARKET SHARE OF 15.1 % AND IMPORTS ORIGINATING IN SPAIN A MARKET SHARE OF 1 % ; WHEREAS IN 1978 THE EVOLUTION OF IMPORTS WAS INFLUENCED BY ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES AND THE CONCLUSION OF ARRANGEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO TRADE IN STEEL PRODUCTS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND MOST OF THE SUPPLYING COUNTRIES ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , SPAIN HAS BEEN ABLE TO KEEP A SIGNIFICANT MARKET SHARE IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1978 ; WHEREAS , ON THE OTHER HAND , THE COMMUNITY STEEL INDUSTRY IS IN A STATE OF CRISIS , EVIDENCED BY A REDUCTION OF SOME 35 % IN DELIVERIES IN THE COMMUNITY OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED BETWEEN 1974 AND 1978 , BY REDUNDANCIES AND SHORT-TIME WORKING AMONG THE WORKFORCE IN THE FIRMS CONCERNED , WHICH FELL FROM 780 000 TO 675 000 BETWEEN 1974 AND 1978 , AND BY REDUCED PROFITS OR SERIOUS LOSSES ON THE PART OF MOST OF THOSE FIRMS ;   WHEREAS THE PRICES OF IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN SPAIN HAVE BEEN CONSIDERABLY LOWER THAN THE PRICES FOR SALES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF THE EQUIVALENT PRODUCTS FROM THE EUROPEAN INDUSTRY ; WHEREAS THIS UNDERCUTTING HAS PREVENTED THE EUROPEAN PRODUCERS FROM OBTAINING THE GUIDANCE PRICES ;   WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE FACTS AS FINALLY ESTABLISHED SHOW THAT MATERIAL INJURY HAS BEEN CAUSED TO THE COMMUNITY INDUSTRY  -  OR THAT SUCH INJURY WOULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED IF PROVISIONAL ACTION HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN  -  BY REASON OF IMPORTS ORIGINATING IN SPAIN , TOGETHER WITH THOSE ORIGINATING IN THE MOST IMPORTANT SUPPLYING COUNTRIES , WHICH HAVE CONCLUDED ARRANGEMENTS IN THE STEEL SECTOR WITH THE COMMUNITY ;   WHEREAS , IN THE MEANTIME , CERTAIN ARRANGEMENTS WITH REGARD TO THE DIRECT IMPORTATION OF STEEL PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND SPAIN ;   WHEREAS THESE ARRANGEMENTS , WHICH WERE CONSIDERED SATISFACTORY BY THE COMMUNITY , MADE IT POSSIBLE TO TERMINATE , BY RECOMMENDATION NO 787/79/ECSC , THE PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON DIRECT IMPORTS ( 1 );   WHEREAS , HOWEVER , THE ARRANGEMENT CONCLUDED WITH SPAIN CONTAINED NO PROVISION FOR REGULATING INDIRECT IMPORTS , WHICH , AS SHOWN BY THE EXPERIENCE OF 1978 , ESPECIALLY IN THE CASE OF SPAIN , THREATEN TO UPSET THE BALANCE OF THE WHOLE PRICE SYSTEM , BOTH AS REGARDS EUROPEAN PRODUCERS AND PRODUCERS IN THOSE OTHER SUPPLYING COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE RENEWED THE ARRANGEMENNTS WITH RESPECT TO TRADE IN STEEL PRODUCTS ;   WHEREAS , GIVEN THE SERIOUS CONDITIONS BEING EXPERIENCED BY THE COMMUNITY STEEL INDUSTRY , THE INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY REQUIRE THE IMPOSITION OF A DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING DUTY AND THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION OF THE AMOUNT SECURED BY WAY OF PROVISIONAL DUTY WITH REGARD TO INDIRECT IMPORTS ;   WHEREAS THE AMOUNT OF SUCH DEFINITIVE DUTY SHOULD CORRESPOND TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BASIC PRICE PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSION FOR THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION AND THEIR PRICE ON IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY , DUE CONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO ANY REDUCTION IN VALUE CLAIMED BY THE IMPORTERS AND ESTABLISHED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES ,   HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION :   ARTICLE 1   1 .  A DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING DUTY IS HEREBY IMPOSED ON THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN SPAIN AND IMPORTED FROM SOME OTHER NON-MEMBER COUNTRY :   //   // CCT HEADING NO  //  DESCRIPTION  //  // 73.13 B I A )  ( NIMEXE CODES 73.13-17 , 19 , 21 , 23 , 26 ) //  SHEETS AND PLATES OF IRON OR STEEL OTHER THAN ELECTRICAL , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED , OF A THICKNESS OF 2 MM OR MORE //   2 .  THE AMOUNT OF THIS DUTY SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT BY WHICH THE EFFECTIVE PRICE ( BASIC PRICE PLUS EXTRAS ) ESTABLISHED BY CONTRACT , FREE-AT-FRONTIER DUTY-PAID , IS LOWER THAN THE EFFECTIVE PRICE ( BASIC PRICE PLUS EXTRAS ) LAST PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSION FOR THIS PRODUCT AT THE TIME OF ITS ENTRY FOR COMMUNITY CONSUMPTION .   3 .  THE AMOUNT OF THE DUTY SHALL HOWEVER BE REDUCED TO THE EXTENT THAT THE IMPORTER ESTABLISHES TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES THAT THE PRICE DIFFERENTIAL REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 ABOVE IS DUE TO A DIMINUTION IN VALUE RESULTING FROM THE QUALITY OF THE GOODS BEING INFERIOR TO THE LOWEST QUALITY SPECIFIED IN THE MOST RECENT PUBLICATION OF BASIC PRICES BY THE COMMISSION .   4 .  THIS DUTY SHALL BE COLLECTED ON THE SAME BASIS AS CUSTOMS DUTIES .   ARTICLE 2   THE AMOUNTS SECURED BY WAY OF PROVISIONAL DUTY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF RECOMMENDATION NO 433/79/ECSC IN RESPECT OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN SPAIN BUT IMPORTED FROM SOME OTHER COUNTRY SHALL BE DEFINITIVELY COLLECTED TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY DO NOT EXCEED THE RATE OF DUTY FIXED IN THIS RECOMMENDATION .   ARTICLE 3   NOTWITHSTANDING ARTICLES 1 AND 2 , THE DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES SHALL NOT BE COLLECTED AND THE AMOUNTS SECURED BY WAY OF PROVISIONAL DUTY SHALL NOT BE DEFINITIVELY COLLECTED BUT SHALL BE REFUNDED , UPON THE REQUEST OF THE IMPORTER CONCERNED , AS REGARDS DELIVERIES INTENDED FOR SHIPBUILDING YARDS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY .   ARTICLE 4   THIS RECOMMENDATION SHALL BE NOTIFIED TO THE MEMBER STATES .   IT SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE FOR EACH MEMBER STATE ON THE DATE OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 30 MAY 1979 .   FOR THE COMMISSION   WILHELM HAFERKAMP   VICE-PRESIDENT


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88/611/EEC: Council Recommendation of 8 November 1988 to promote cooperation between public utilities and auto- producers of electricity

Official Journal L 335 , 07/12/1988 P. 0029 - 0030

COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION  of 8 November 1988  to promote cooperation between public utilities and auto-producers of electricity (88/611/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 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, in its resolution of 16 September 1986 concerning new Community energy policy objectives for 1995 and the convergence of the policies of the Member States (4), the Council adopted as sectoral objectives improved energy efficiency in all sectors  and a greater contribution from new and renewable sources of energy;  Whereas, in accordance with the resolution of 26 November 1986 on a Community orientation to develop new and renewable energy sources (5), the Council adopted, on 9 June 1988, recommendation 88/349/EEC on developing the exploitation of renewable energy  sources in the Community (6);  Whereas on 25 October 1977 the Council adopted recommendation 77/714/EEC on the creation in the Member States of advisory bodies or committees to promote combined heat and power production and the exploitation of residual heat (7);  Whereas combined heat and power generation (CHP) and waste energy (combustion of waste and use of residual heat in industry), with their potential for oil substitution and savings of exhaustible primary energy sources, could make an important  contribution to the achievement of the Community's 1995 energy policy objectives;  Whereas the generation of electricity is a common field of application not only for renewable sources of energy but also for waste energy and for CHP (in total hereafter called RWC) and is therefore of crucial importance to the development of this  energy supply potential;  Whereas these power generation processes are mainly suited, because of inherent factors, to auto-production outside the public supply system;  Whereas the profitability of RWC auto-production will also depend on the conditions of cooperation with the public utilities (8) as regards sales of surplus electricity, purchases of additional electricity, and the provision of reserve capacity;  Whereas certain existing laws and administrative provisions can constitute an obstacle to the development of RWC auto-production;  Whereas the price for the auto-producer's electricity sales to the public network should be geared as closely as possible to the costs that can be avoided in the public supply system in order to guarantee appropriate revenues for the auto-producer;  Whereas a framework of appropriate measures should govern cooperation on electricity between auto-producers and public utilities by establishing common principles and hence creating better conditions for the further development of RWC auto-production of  electricity in the Community,  HEREBY RECOMMENDS TO THE MEMBER STATES:  1. that, in order to promote auto-production of electricity, based on renewable energy sources, waste energy and combined heat and power (RWC), they should provide a framework for cooperation between public utilities and all RWC auto-producers, under  which the conditions concerning the quantity and price of electricity exchanges are agreed in accordance with common principles;  2. that they should facilitate the creation of this framework by the introduction of standard contract criteria:  - either by voluntary arrangements between the parties concerned, or  - if necessary, through specific legal or administrative provisions,  and that existing legal or administrative provisions at variance with such criteria should be adapted accordingly. The need for defining specific procedures for resolving disputes about contract conditions should also be examined;  3. that they should ensure within such arrangements or provisions:  (a) that the public utilities should be obliged to offer to purchase those quantities of electricity which arise out of RWC auto-production, always provided that the smooth economic operation of existing public generating plants is not thereby  jeopardized;  (b) that, with regard to quantities, RWC auto-production of electricity is authorized in principle as long as a public interest is not thereby infringed, and that it is impeded neither by legal and administrative provisions nor by conditions imposed by  the public utilities;  (c) that with regard to prices  - reimbursement for electricity sales to the public supply network from RWC auto-production should:  - be based primarily on the long-term average costs avoidable by the public utilities in their area of supply,  - correspond at least to the variable costs avoidable by the public utilities, i.e. mainly the savings made in fuel costs,  - guarantee the auto-producer additional reimbursement to the extent that he enables the public supply network to make savings in investment costs in the generation or purchase of electricity. The size of this reimbursement should depend on how  regularly the auto-producer's electricity production capacity is available, especially at peak periods,  - reimbursement for the purchase of electricity from the public supply network is determined in such a way that auto-producers are treated in the same way as comparable purchasers who have no means of auto-production,  - the rules regarding this reimbursement are framed so as to be as transparent as possible;  4. that they report to the Commission after three years on the progress on cooperation between public utilities and auto-producers of electricity.  Done at Brussels, 8 November 1988.  For the Council  The President  A. PEPONIS     (1) OJ No C 172, 1. 7. 1988, p. 9.  (2) OJ No C 235, 12. 9. 1988, p. 174.  (3) OJ No C 309, 5. 12. 1988.  (4) OJ No C 241, 25. 9. 1986, p. 1.  (5) OJ No C 316, 9. 12. 1986, p. 1.  (6) OJ No L 160, 28. 6. 1988, p. 46.  (7) OJ No L 295, 18. 11. 1977, p. 5.  (8) For the purposes of this recommendation, ´public utility' shall mean an undertaking whose principal objective is the generation, transmission and/or distribution of electricity for supply to third parties. Public utilities may have different  corporate structures.


Recommendation for a Council opinion in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) n°1466/97 of 7 July 1997 on the updated Stability programme of France, 2003-2005


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82/202/EEC: Council recommendation of 22 March 1982 concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (1975) (Fourth EDF) for the financial year 1980

Official Journal L 094 , 08/04/1982 P. 0006 - 0006

++++COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION  OF 22 MARCH 1982  CONCERNING THE DISCHARGE TO BE GIVEN TO THE COMMISSION IN RESPECT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1975 ) ( FOURTH EDF ) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1980   ( 82/202/EEC )  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 206B THEREOF ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE ACP-EEC CONVENTION OF LOME ( 1 ) , SIGNED ON 28 FEBRUARY 1975 ,  HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DECISION 76/568/EEC OF 29 JUNE 1976 ON THE ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WITH THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 2 ) ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE INTERNAL AGREEMENT ON THE FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY AID ( 3 ) , SIGNED ON 11 JULY 1975 , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 31 ( 3 ) THEREOF ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE FINANCIAL REGULATION OF 27 JULY 1976 APPLICABLE TO THE FOURTH EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 4 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 64 TO 67 THEREOF ,  HAVING EXAMINED THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT AND THE BALANCE SHEET RELATING TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1975 ) ( FOURTH EDF ) AS AT 31 DECEMBER 1980 AND THE COURT OF AUDITORS' REPORT RELATING TO THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1980 ACCOMPANIED BY THE COMMISSION'S REPLIES ( 5 ) ,  WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 31 OF THE INTERNAL AGREEMENT , THE DISCHARGE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1975 ) ( FOURTH EDF ) MUST BE GIVEN TO THE COMMISSION ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 206 OF THE TREATY ;  WHEREAS THE OVERALL IMPLEMENTATION BY THE COMMISSION OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1975 )  ( FOURTH EDF ) DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1980 HAS BEEN SATISFACTORY ,  RECOMMENDS  THAT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT GIVE THE COMMISSION A DISCHARGE IN RESPECT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ( 1975 )  ( FOURTH EDF ) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1980 .  DONE AT BRUSSELS , 22 MARCH 1982 .  FOR THE COUNCIL  THE PRESIDENT  L . TINDEMANS  ( 1 ) OJ NO L 25 , 30 . 1 . 1976 , P . 1 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 176 , 1 . 7 . 1976 , P . 8 .  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 25 , 30 . 1 . 1976 , P . 168 .  ( 4 ) OJ NO L 229 , 20 . 8 . 1976 , P . 9 .  ( 5 ) OJ NO C 344 , 31 . 12 . 1981 , P . 1 .


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Commission Recommendation of 11 October 2000 on measures to facilitate the preparation of economic operators for the changeover to the euro

Official Journal C 303 , 24/10/2000 P. 0006 - 0007

Commission Recommendationof 11 October 2000on measures to facilitate the preparation of economic operators for the changeover to the euro(2000/C 303/05)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 211 thereof,Whereas:(1) The transitional, period between the creation of the euro and the physical introduction of coins and notes should be used in order to help economic operators prepare for the cash changeover and enable consumers to become accustomed to the new expressions of prices and values.(2) Surveys and studies carried out in the euro-zone mostly point to some delay in the preparation of economic operators and citizens for the new currency.(3) The Member States' authorities and public administrations have a key role to play in raising the awareness of and improving the information given to currency users with a view to speeding up their preparations for the cash changeover.(4) Full use should be made of the year 2001 in order to stimulate preparations and spread out the technical effort involved in the changeover.(5) Some of the provisions of Commission Recommendation 98/286/EC of 23 April 1998 concerning banking charges for conversion to the euro(1) need to be clarified,HEREBY RECOMMENDS:Article 1Informing future users1. Member States should ensure that citizens are well informed of the arrangements for the changeover to the euro and that this information drive is kept up for some time in 2002. A special effort should be made in favour of those for whom access to the information is difficult (persons experiencing economic or social hardship, senior citizens, persons suffering from a physical, sensory or mental handicap).2. Public administrations should provide businesses, and particularly SMEs, with precise information on the timetable for the changeover and the relevant legal, tax and accounting rules.3. Public administrations, particularly in the social and educational sphere, should play an active part in the dissemination of information on the physical introduction of the euro and the need for citizens to prepare for it.4. Trade associations, euro info centres, chambers of trade and commerce, accountants and business advisers should ensure that the businesses with which they are in contact make the necessary preparations and are able to carry out all their transactions in euro from 1 January 2002.5. Banks should inform their customers of the practical consequences of the end of the transitional period. They should, in particular, draw their attention to the fact that they will no longer be able to make scriptural payments or keep an account in any of the old national currency units after 31 December 2001.6. Businesses should take action to raise the awareness of their employees and organise appropriate training for members of their staff who are in contact with the public.Article 2Helping citizens to become accustomed to the euro1. During the third quarter of 2001 at the latest, all prices should be set in euro with equivalents in national currency units in the case of mail order and distance selling and at sales outlets where scriptural payments predominate. Sales receipts should then show an equivalent in the national currency unit for the total to be paid.2. Public administrations and businesses should, as early as possible in 2001, pay their employees' wages and salaries in euro, with an indication of the equivalent of the final amount in the national currency unit. At the very least, payslips should show amounts in the national currency unit and in euro. Wage negotiations between management and labour should be conducted in euro in 2001.3. Advice of payment of retirement pensions should, as early as possible in 2001, show amounts in the national currency unit and in euro; where appropriate, the pensions themselves should be paid in euro with an indication of the equivalent of the final amount in the national currency unit.4. Public administrations, insurance companies and utility companies (water, gas, electricity, etc.) should set their tariffs in euro during the third quarter of 2001 and indicate on their invoices the equivalent in the national currency unit only of the final amount to be paid.Article 3Encouraging economic operators to gain experience in using the euro1. Bank accounts and the associated means of scriptual payment (cheques, transfer forms and cards), should, unless the customer expressly requests otherwise, change over from the national currency units to the euro at the beginning of the third quarter of 2001. Bank statements should show equivalents in the national currency unit.2. All eletronic point-of-sale terminals should be able to process transactions in euro from the same date.3. Economic operators, particularly in the distributive trades and tourism, are invited to run targeted promotion campaigns with a view to stimulating the use of the euro.Article 4Reducing the flow of transactions to be converted into euro1. Open-ended contracts (e.g. employment contracts) concluded in 2001 should be drawn up in euro. Fixed-term contracts (e.g. leases, loan agreements) concluded in 2001 and due to expire after 1 January 2002 should be drawn up in euro.2. Government and local authority contracts should be concluded and paid in euro in 2001.3. Companies established in 2001 should be encouraged to denominate their capital in euro.4. With a view to reducing the amounts of money to be physically exchanged, consumers should be encouraged to deposit their surplus cash holdings before the end of December 2001. Member States should also encourage them to use up their stock of coins in good time.Article 5Facilitating the cash changeover to the euro1. During the period of dual circulation, banks in the participating Member States should exchange their customers' national notes and coins for notes and coins in euro, free of charge and without any limitation, subject merely to a period of notice if the amount to be exchanged exceeds a ceiling set by the bank and corresponding to a household amount. Persons who are not customers of the bank should be able to exchange national notes for euro notes free of charge up to a ceiling set by the bank.2. Appropriate arrangements should be made for enabling citizens to exchange their national notes and coins for euro at commercial banks and other financial institutions for some time after the end of the dual circulation period.3. Member States should make arrangements to ensure that coins can be exchanged at official institutions after they cease to be legal tender for long enough to allow holders of coins living abroad to return them.4. To facilitate the giving of change, sufficient quantities of small notes should be made available in cash dispensers or through any other suitable means from the early days of 2002.5. Member States, trade associations and chambers of commerce should encourage traders, artisans and members of the professions to give change exclusively in euro from the beginning of January 2002.6. Public administrations should ensure that specific measures are taken to facilitate the changeover to euro notes and coins among people for whom access to the information is difficult, in particular those who do not have a bank account.Article 6Final provisionMember States are invited to support the implementation of this Recommendation.Article 7AddressesThis Recommendation is addressed to the Member States, banks, enterprises and all trade associations and consumer organisations in the euro-zone.Done at Brussels, 11 October 2000.For the CommissionPedro Solbes MiraMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 130, 1.5.1998, p. 22.


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Commission Recommendation No 2002/79/ECSC of 6 September 1979 to the Member States relating to Community monitoring of imports into the Community of certain iron and steel products covered by the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and originating in third countries

Official Journal L 231 , 13/09/1979 P. 0015 - 0019

****( 1 ) OJ NO L 114 , 5 . 5 . 1977 , P . 15 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 31 , 7 . 2 . 1979 , P . 20 .  ( 1 ) OJ NO L 372 , 30 . 12 . 1978 , P . 2 .     COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION NO 2002/79/ECSC   OF 6 SEPTEMBER 1979   TO THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO COMMUNITY MONITORING OF IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY AND ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 74 THEREOF ,   WHEREAS BY RECOMMENDATION 77/330/ECSC ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY RECOMMENDATION NO 220/79/ECSC ( 2 ), THE COMMISSION ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY MONITORING OF IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY ;   WHEREAS THE PROVISIONS OF THE SAID RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN AMENDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE THEIR ADOPTION ; WHEREAS THE TEXTS ARE DIFFICULT TO USE AS THEY ARE SPREAD OVER VARIOUS ISSUES OF THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ;   WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE FULLER INFORMATION ON BOTH EXPECTED IMPORTS AND THE TERMS UNDER WHICH THEY ARE MADE , THE SAID PROVISIONS SHOULD BE SUPPLEMENTED ; WHEREAS THE OPPORTUNITY SHOULD BE USED TO CODIFY THEM IN A SINGLE TEXT ;   WHEREAS THIS SYSTEM IS WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE MAINTENANCE BY CERTAIN MEMBER STATES OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES ,   MAKES THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION :   ARTICLE 1   1 .  IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF THE IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE ECSC TREATY , LISTED IN ANNEX III , AND ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES , SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE ISSUE OF AN IMPORT DOCUMENT .   SUCH DOCUMENT SHALL BE ISSUED OR ENDORSED BY THE MEMBER STATES , FREE OF CHARGE AND FOR ANY QUANTITIES REQUESTED , WITHIN NOT MORE THAN FIVE WORKING DAYS FROM THE SUBMISSION OF THE COMPLETED APPLICATION AND PRESENTATION OF A PHOTOCOPY OF THE RELEVANT PURCHASE CONTRACT OR CONTRACTS .   2 .  THE APPLICATION OF PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE MAINTENANCE OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY CERTAIN MEMBER STATES ON CERTAIN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES .   3 .  THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF THE IMPORT DOCUMENT IS HEREBY FIXED AT TWO MONTHS , WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE IMPORT SYSTEM NOW IN FORCE .   ARTICLE 2   1 .  THE IMPORTER ' S APPLICATION MUST STATE :   FOR GOODS OF WHATEVER ORIGIN :  ( A ) THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND THE COUNTRY OF CONSIGNMENT ;  ( B ) THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SUBHEADING AND THE NIMEXE CODE ;  ( C ) THE QUANTITY OF THE GOODS IN TONNES , INCLUDING TONNAGE OF INDIVIDUAL LOTS ;  ( D ) THE NAME , ADDRESS , TELEPHONE NUMBER AND TELEX NUMBER OF THE IMPORTER ;  ( E ) THE NAME , ADDRESS , TELEPHONE NUMBER AND TELEX NUMBER OF THE EXPORTER ;  ( F )  THE PROPOSED DATE AND PLACE ( CUSTOMS OFFICE ) OF IMPORTATION ;  ( G ) THE POINT OF DELIVERY ;  ( H ) THE DATE OF THE CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE GOODS AND THE CONTRACT NUMBER OR ANY OTHER REFERENCE GIVEN BY THE EXPORTER BY WHICH THE DELIVERY IN QUESTION MAY BE IDENTIFIED ;  ( I ) WHERE APPLICABLE , THAT THE GOODS IN QUESTION ARE INTENDED FOR PROCESSING IN PERFORMANCE OF A CONTRACT TO MAKE UP WORK FROM MATERIAL SUPPLIED AND SUBSEQUENT RE-EXPORT OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY ( COUNTRY OF RE-EXPORT TO BE SPECIFIED ).   2 .  THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHALL ALSO BE SUPPLIED .   A .  -  FOR CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS FALLING WITHIN CCT SUBHEADING EX 73.10 A II , ORIGINATING IN SWITZERLAND ;   -  FOR PIG IRON AND CAST IRON FALLING WITHIN CCT HEADING NO 73.01 , ORIGINATING IN AND CONSIGNED DIRECTLY FROM BRAZIL ;   -  FOR GOODS ORIGINATING IN ONE OF THE COUNTRIES LISTED IN ANNEX I ;   -  FOR GOODS ORIGINATING IN AND CONSIGNED DIRECTLY FROM ONE OF THE COUNTRIES LISTED IN ANNEX II ( DIRECT IMPORTATION ):  ( A ) A FULL COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION OF THE GOODS , INCLUDING EXACT SPECIFICATIONS , SUFFICIENT TO PERMIT CALCULATION OF THE DELIVERED PRICE ACCORDING TO THE PRINTED PRICE LIST SELECTED ;  ( B ) THE DELIVERED PRICE PER TONNE , INCLUDING CUSTOMS DUTIES , TRANSPORT COSTS TO POINT OF DELIVERY AND ALL EXTRAS , REBATES AND ANY OTHER FACTORS RELEVANT TO CALCULATION OF THE DELIVERED PRICE ;  ( C ) DETAILS OF :   -  THE COMMUNITY PRODUCER ' S PRICE LIST CHOSEN FOR CALCULATING THE DELIVERED PRICE , OR   -  WHERE APPROPRIATE THE THIRD COUNTRY OFFER ON WHICH THE TERMS OF THE DELIVERY HAVE BEEN ALIGNED , GIVING DETAILS SUFFICIENT TO IDENTIFY THE OFFER , OR   -  WHERE APPROPRIATE OTHER PRICE ( TO BE JUSTIFIED ).   B .  -  FOR GOODS ORIGINATING IN SWITZERLAND OTHER THAN CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS FALLING WITHIN CCT SUBHEADING EX 73.10 A II ;   -  FOR GOODS ORIGINATING IN BRAZIL , OTHER THAN PIG IRON AND CAST IRON FALLING WITHIN CCT HEADING NO 73.01 , CONSIGNED FROM BRAZIL ;   -  FOR GOODS ORIGINATING IN ONE OF THE COUNTRIES LISTED IN ANNEX I ( IN ADDITION TO THE INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER ( A ));   -  FOR GOODS ORIGINATING IN ONE OF THE COUNTRIES LISTED IN ANNEX II BUT CONSIGNED FROM A THIRD COUNTRY OTHER THAN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ( INDIRECT IMPORTATION );   -  FOR GOODS ORIGINATING IN A THIRD COUNTRY NOT LISTED IN ANNEXES I AND II :  ( A ) A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION CORRESPONDING TO THAT APPEARING IN THE LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO BASIC PRICES ( 1 );  ( B ) THE PRICE FREE AT COMMUNITY FRONTIER , CIF , DUTY-PAID , LANDED , PER TONNE , IN THE CURRENCY OF THE CONTRACT .   C . FOR GOODS WHICH ORIGINATE IN AND ARE CONSIGNED FROM ONE OF THE COUNTRIES LISTED IN ANNEX II :   -  THE DATE AND REFERENCE OF THE BILL OF LADING , IF AVAILABLE .   3 .  IN ADDITION , THE IMPORTER SHALL DECLARE THAT NO REBATE WILL BE GRANTED THAT IS NOT MENTIONED IN THE PURCHASE CONTRACT(S ).   4 .  THE IMPORTER SHALL CERTIFY THAT THIS APPLICATION FOR AN IMPORT DOCUMENT IS ACCURATE .   5 .  THE IMPORTER SHALL STATE IF HIS APPLICATION IS A REPEAT OF A PREVIOUS APPLICATION CONCERNING THE SAME DELIVERY .   ARTICLE 3   1 .  THE MEMBER STATES SHALL COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMISSION , AS SOON AS SUCH INFORMATION IS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES , ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BASIC PRICE PLUS EXTRAS PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THE PRICE FREE AT COMMUNITY FRONTIER , CIF , DUTY PAID , LANDED , IN EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER TONNE , FOR THE FOLLOWING GOODS :   -  GOODS ORIGINATING IN SWITZERLAND OTHER THAN CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS FALLING WITHIN CCT SUBHEADING EX 73.01 A II ,   -  GOODS ORIGINATING IN BRAZIL , OTHER THAN PIG IRON AND CAST IRON FALLING WITHIN CCT HEADING NO 73.01 , CONSIGNED DIRECT FROM BRAZIL ,   -  GOODS ORIGINATING IN ONE OF THE COUNTRIES LISTED IN ANNEX II , BUT CONSIGNED FROM A THIRD COUNTRY OTHER THAN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ,   -  GOODS ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED IN ANNEXES I AND II .   2 .  WITHIN THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF EACH MONTH MEMBER STATES SHALL NOTIFY THE COMMISSION OF :  ( A ) THE TONNAGE , AND THE AMOUNTS CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF THE BASIC CIF PRICES , FOR WHICH IMPORT PAPERS WERE ISSUED DURING THE PRECEDING MONTH ;  ( B ) THE IMPORTS EFFECTED IN THE MONTH PRECEDING THAT REFERRED TO IN ( A ).   3 .  THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY MEMBER STATES SHALL INCLUDE :   -  A BREAKDOWN BY PRODUCT ( CCT SUBHEADING AND NIMEXE CODE ),   -  A BREAKDOWN BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ,   -  WITHIN THE TOTAL OF ANY ONE PRODUCT ORIGINATING IN ANY ONE COUNTRY , THE QUANTITIES NOT IMPORTED DIRECTLY FROM THAT COUNTRY , AND , WHERE APPROPRIATE , A BREAKDOWN BY COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES OF CONSIGNMENT ; AS REGARDS IMPORTS ACTUALLY CARRIED OUT , SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE SUPPLIED WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE ,   -  THE QUANTITIES OF EACH PRODUCT RE-EXPORTED TO THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AFTER INWARD PROCESSING ; AS REGARDS IMPORTS ACTUALLY CARRIED OUT , SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE SUPPLIED WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE .   ARTICLE 4   FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS RECOMMENDATION , THE COUNTRY OF CONSIGNMENT IS DEEMED TO BE THE LAST INTERMEDIATE THIRD COUNTRY IN WHICH THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION WAS THE SUBJECT OF  ' ENTREPOT '  OPERATIONS OR LEGAL TRANSACTIONS NOT CONNECTED WITH ITS TRANSPORTATION .   ARTICLE 5   RECOMMENDATION 77/330/ECSC IS HEREBY REPEALED .   ARTICLE 6   THIS RECOMMENDATION SHALL BE NOTIFIED TO THE MEMBER STATES AND PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .   IT SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE FOR EACH MEMBER STATE ON THE DATE OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES . IT SHALL APPLY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1979 .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 6 SEPTEMBER 1979 .   FOR THE COMMISSION   WILHELM HAFERKAMP   VICE-PRESIDENT ****    ANNEX I   AUSTRIA   FINLAND   NORWAY   PORTUGAL   SWEDEN   ANNEX II   AUSTRALIA   BULGARIA   CZECHOSLOVAKIA   HUNGARY   JAPAN   POLAND   ROMANIA   SOUTH AFRICA   SOUTH KOREA   SPAIN ****    ANNEX III   LIST OF PRODUCTS FOR WHICH THE IMPORT IS SUBJECT TO THE ISSUE OF AN IMPORT DOCUMENT    //   // CCT HEADING NO  //  NIMEXE CODE  //  PRODUCTS  //  // 73.01 B //  73.01-21 ; 23 ; 25 ; 27 //  HAEMATITE PIG IRON AND CAST IRON // 73.01 C //  73.01-31 ; 35 //  PHOSPHORIC PIG IRON AND CAST IRON // 73.01 D //  73.01-41 ; 49 //  PIG IRON AND CAST IRON OTHER THAN SPIEGELEISEN , HAEMATITE AND PHOSPHORIC PIG IRON AND CAST IRON // 73.02 A I //  73.02-11 //  FERRO-MANGANESE CONTAINING MORE THAN 2 % BY WEIGHT OF CARBON ( HIGH CARBON FERRO-MANGANESE ) // 73.07 A I //  73.07-12 //  BLOOMS AND BILLETS , OF IRON OR STEEL , ROLLED ( 1 ) // 73.07 B I //  73.07-21 ; 24 //  SLABS AND SHEET BARS , OF IRON OR STEEL , ROLLED ( 1 ) // 73.08 //  73.08-01 ; 03 ; 05 ; 07 ; 21 ; 25 ; 29 ; 41 ; 45 ; 49 //  IRON OR STEEL COILS FOR RE-ROLLING // 73.10 A I //  73.10-11 //  WIRE ROD OF IRON OR STEEL // 73.10 A II //  73.10-13 //  CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS OF IRON OR STEEL WITH MINOR INDENTATIONS , FLANGES , GROOVES OR OTHER DEFORMATIONS PRODUCED DURING THE ROLLING PROCESS , WHETHER OR NOT TWISTED AFTER ROLLING //  //  73.10-16 //  CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS OF IRON OR STEEL OTHER THAN THOSE WITH MINOR INDENTATIONS , FLANGES , GROOVES OR OTHER DEFORMATIONS PRODUCED DURING THE ROLLING PROCESS //  //  //  BARS AND RODS OF IRON OR STEEL , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED OR EXTRUDED OTHER THAN CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS // 73.11 A I //  73.11-11 ; 12 ; 14 ; 16 ; 19 //  ANGLES , SHAPES AND SECTIONS OF IRON OR STEEL , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED OR EXTRUDED // 73.12 A //  73.12-11 ; 19 //  HOOP AND STRIP OF IRON OR STEEL , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED // 73.13 A II //  73.13-16 //  ' ELECTRICAL '  SHEETS AND PLATES OF IRON OR STEEL , OTHER THAN WITH A WATT-LOSS , REGARDLESS OF THICKNESS , OF 0.75 WATT OR LESS // 73.13 B I A ) //  73.13-17 ; 19 ; 21 ; 23 ; 26 //  SHEETS AND PLATES , OTHER THAN ' ELECTRICAL ' , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED , OF A THICKNESS OF 2 MM OR MORE // 73.13 B II B ) //  73.13-43 ; 45 //  SHEETS AND PLATES , OTHER THAN  ' ELECTRICAL ' , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN COLD-ROLLED , OF A THICKNESS OF MORE THAN 1 MM BUT LESS THAN 3 MM // 73.13 B II C ) //  73.13-47 ; 49 //  SHEETS AND PLATES , OTHER THAN  ' ELECTRICAL ' , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN COLD-ROLLED , OF A THICKNESS OF 1 MM OR LESS // 73.13 B IV C ) //  73.13-67 ; 68 ; 72 ; 74 //  SHEETS AND PLATES , OTHER THAN ' ELECTRICAL ' , ZINC-COATED OR LEAD-COATED // 73.15 A I B ) 2 //  73.61-50 //  BLOOMS AND BILLETS , SLABS AND SHEET BARS OF HIGH CARBON STEEL , OTHER THAN FORGED ( 1 ) // 73.15 A V B ) 1 //  73.63-21 //  WIRE ROD OF HIGH-CARBON STEEL // 73.15 B I B ) 2 //  73.71-53 ; 54 ; 55 ; 56 ; 59 //  BLOOMS , BILLETS , SLABS AND SHEET BARS OF ALLOY STEEL , OTHER THAN FORGED ( 1 ) // 73.15 B V B ) 1 //  73.73-23 ; 24 ; 26 ; 29 //  WIRE ROD OF ALLOY STEEL // 73.15 B V B ) 2 //  73.73-33 ; 34 ; 35 ; 36 ; 39 //  BARS AND RODS AND ANGLES , SHAPES AND SECTIONS OF ALLOY STEEL , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED OR EXTRUDED , OTHER THAN WIRE ROD // 73.15 B VII A ) 2 //  73.75-19 //  ' ELECTRICAL '  SHEETS AND PLATES OF ALLOY STEEL , OTHER THAN WITH A WATT-LOSS , REGARDLESS OF THICKNESS , OF 0.75 WATT OR LESS // 73.15 B VII B ) 1 //  73.75-23 ; 24 ; 29 ; 33 ; 34 ; 39 ; 43 ; 44 ; 49 // SHEETS AND PLATES OF ALLOY STEEL , OTHER THAN ' ELECTRICAL ' , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN HOT-ROLLED // 73.15 B VII B ) 2 BB ) //  73.75-63 ; 64 ; 69 //  SHEETS AND PLATES , OTHER THAN ' ELECTRICAL ' , NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN COLD-ROLLED , OF A THICKNESS OF LESS THAN 3 MM //  ( 1 ) INCLUDING PRODUCTS OF THE SAME FORM IN CONTINUOUS CASTING


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74/165/EEC: Commission Recommendation of 6 February 1974 to the Member States concerning the application of the Council Directive of 24 April 1972 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the use of motor vehicles, and to the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability

Official Journal L 087 , 30/03/1974 P. 0012 - 0012 Spanish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 3 P. 0209  Portuguese special edition Chapter 13 Volume 3 P. 0209

COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION of 6 February 1974 to the Member  States concerning the application of the Council Directive of 24 April 1972 on the approximation of the laws of the Member  States relating to the use of motor vehicles, and to the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability (74/165/EEC)    1. By virtue of Article 7 (1) of the Council Directive (1) of 24 April 1972 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the use of motor vehicles and to the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability, as amended by the Council Directive (2) of 19 December 1972, any vehicle normally based in the territory of a third country must be provided either with a valid green card or with a certificate of frontier insurance valid for the whole of the territory of the Community before entering that territory;       2. Now in the Member  States practice differs as to the duration of contracts of insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles in the form of frontier insurance ; it is necessary to render uniform the practice followed in the Member  States as to the minimum duration of frontier insurance so as to prevent abuse, after the removal of checks at intra-Community frontiers on insurance against civil liability in respect of motor vehicles, of frontier insurance by vehicles from third countries no longer covered, after their entry into a Member State, by insurance against civil liability valid in other Member States.       3. For these reasons, and by virtue of Article 155 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, the Commission recommends that the Member States ensure that contracts of insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles concluded in the form of frontier insurance shall, not later than 15 May 1974, have a minimum duration of 15 days.         Done at Brussels, 6 February 1974.  For the Commission  The President  François-Xavier ORTOLI  (1)OJ No L 103, 2.5.1972, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 291, 28.12.1972, p. 162. Correction in OJ No L 75, 23.3.1973, p. 30.


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78/375/ECSC: Commission Recommendation of 17 April 1978 to the Governments of the Member States amending Commission Recommendation 77/330/ECSC of 15 April 1977, as last amended by Recommendation 78/282/ECSC of 9 April 1978 establishing Community surveillance in respect of the importation into the Community of certain iron and steel products covered by the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and originating in third countries

Official Journal L 105 , 19/04/1978 P. 0024 - 0024

****( 1 ) OJ NO L 73 , 15 . 3 . 1978 , P . 37 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 114 , 5 . 5 . 1977 , P . 15 .    COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION   OF 17 APRIL 1978   TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES AMENDING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 77/330/ECSC OF 15 APRIL 1977 , AS LAST AMENDED BY RECOMMENDATION 78/282/ECSC OF 9 APRIL 1978 ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE IN RESPECT OF THE IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY AND ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES  ( 78/375/ECSC )   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 74 ( 3 ) THEREOF ,   WHEREAS , BY RECOMMENDATION 78/282/ECSC OF 9 MARCH 1978 ( 1 ) AMENDING RECOMMENDATION 77/330/ECSC OF 15 APRIL 1977 ( 2 ) ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE IN RESPECT OF IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE ECSC TREATY , THE COMMISSION DECIDED THAT IT WOULD NO LONGER BE NECESSARY THAT THE REQUEST FROM THE IMPORTER SHOULD MENTION THE EFFECTIVE PRICE ( BASIC PRICE PLUS EXTRAS ) ESTABLISHED BY CONTRACT FREE COMMUNITY FRONTIER , DUTY PAID IN RESPECT OF REINFORCING BARS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 73.10 A II , ORIGINATING IN SWITZERLAND , AND IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES INDICATED IN THE LIST ANNEXED TO THE SAID RECOMMENDATION ;   WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE TO EXTEND THIS LIST BY THE INCLUSION THEREIN OF SOUTH AFRICA AND JAPAN ,   MAKES THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION :   ARTICLE 1   THE LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES IN THE ANNEX TO COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 78/282/ECSC OF 9 MARCH 1978 AMENDING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 77/330/ECSC OF 15 APRIL 1977 IS EXTENDED BY THE INCLUSION THEREIN OF THE FOLLOWING THIRD COUNTRIES : SOUTH AFRICA , JAPAN .   ARTICLE 2   THIS RECOMMENDATION SHALL BE NOTIFIED TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES AND PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .   IT SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE FOR EACH MEMBER STATE ON THE DATE OF ITS NOTIFICATION .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 APRIL 1978 .   FOR THE COMMISSION   ETIENNE DAVIGNON   MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION


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E1996C0086

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY No 86/96/COL of 10 July 1996 concerning a coordinated programme for the official control of foodstuffs for 1996

Official Journal L 296 , 21/11/1996 P. 0064 - 0066

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY No 86/96/COL of 10 July 1996 concerning a coordinated programme for the official control of foodstuffs for 1996 THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY,Having regard to the European Economic Area Agreement, and in particular Article 109 and Protocol 1 thereof,Having regard to the Surveillance and Court Agreement, and in particular Article 5 (2) (b) and Protocol 1 thereof,Having regard to the Act referred to in point 50 of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement (Council Directive 89/397/EEC of 14 June 1989 on the official control of foodstuffs), and in particular Article 14 (3) thereof,Whereas it is necessary with a view to the sound operation of the European Economic Area, to arrange for coordinated food inspection programmes within the EEA;Whereas such programmes place emphasis on compliance with the foodstuffs legislation in force under the EEA Agreement, the protection of public health, consumer interests and fair trade practices;Whereas simultaneous implementation of national programmes and coordinated programmes can provide information and experience on which to base future control activities;Whereas Liechtenstein shall comply with the provisions of the acts referred to in Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement by 1 January 2000; whereas Liechtenstein shall do its utmost to comply with the provisions of the acts referred to in that Chapter by 1 January 1997; whereas therefore Liechtenstein should not be included in this Recommendation for 1996;Whereas Norway and Iceland have been consulted within the EFTA Foodstuffs Committee assisting the EFTA Surveillance Authority on 7 November 1995,HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:1. It is recommended that during 1996 Norway and Iceland take samples and/or carry out inspections of the following, undertaking laboratory analysis where indicated:(a) microbiological assessment of dried and fermented ready-to-eat meat and meat products;(b) migration of plasticisers into foods;(c) temperature of chilled foods on display for sale;(d) benzo(a)pyrene in smoked pork products.2. A coordinated programme of inspections is recommended to Norway and Iceland as a consequence of Article 14 (3) of the Act referred to in point 50 of Chapter XII of Annex II in the EEA Agreement (Council Directive 89/397/EEC). The subjects have been discussed with Norway and Iceland.3. Where appropriate, for each subject, a method of analysis is suggested. As far as sampling is concerned, no uniform rates have been set. The number of samples taken should be extensive enough to provide an overview of the market in the foodstuffs concerned in Norway and Iceland.4. The number of samples and the methods of analysis used should be mentioned or described briefly.I. Microbiological assessment of dried and fermented ready-to-eat meats and meat products Dried and fermented ready-to-eat meats and meat products sampled at the retail point of sale to the consumer are the subject of this element of the programme. The samples are to be subjected to microbiological examination for the presence of Salmonellae, E., Coli 0157:H7 and enumeration of Staphylococcus aureus. The products pH, water activity (Aw) are to be noted. The results are to be recorded in three categories: dry and semi-dry sausage, undried sausage and raw (country-style) hams.II. Migration of plasticisers Plasticisers (e.g. phosphoric esters, phthalic esters, stearic and adipic esters) are used to enhance the suppleness of plastic materials including those in contact with foods. These substances are known to contribute at a high level to the overall migration of substances from the plasticised plastics into foods/food stimulants. The objective of this element of the programme is to assess the compliance of plasticised materials used in contact with food with the limits established in the Act referred to in point 52 of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement (Commission Directive 90/128/EEC of 23 February 1990 relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs).III. Temperature control of chilled foods at the point of sale to the ultimate consumer The Act referred to in point 54.j of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement (Council Directive 93/43/EEC of 14 June 1993 on the hygiene of foodstuffs) requires foods which are likely to support growth of pathogenic microorganisms or the formation of toxins to be kept at temperatures which would not result in a risk to health.This element of the programme is aimed at determining the temperature of the following four categories of foods at the point of sale to the consumer, using accurate temperature monitoring equipment:1. chilled cooked foods to be eaten without further reheating;2. chilled cooked foods requiring reheating only (not a full cooking process) prior to consumption;3. raw prepared foods to be eaten after a full heat process;4. raw prepared foods to be eaten raw.Temperatures are to be measured where possible by non-destructive methods.IV. Benzo(a)pyrene in smoked pork products The Act referred to in point 44 of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement (Council Directive 88/388/EEC of 22 June 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to flavourings for use in foodstuffs and to source materials for their production) limits the levels of the smoked aroma substance 3,4-benzopyrene to 0,03 ìg/kg in foodstuffs. This element of the control programme is to assess the levels of benzo(a)pyrene in smoked pork products.Done at Brussels, 10 July 1996.For the EFTA Surveillance AuthorityThe PresidentKnut ALMESTAD


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31978K1999

Commission Recommendation No 1999/78/ECSC of 16 August 1978 amending Recommendation 77/330/ECSC establishing Community surveillance in respect of the importation into the Community of certain iron and steel products covered by the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, originating in third countries

Official Journal L 231 , 23/08/1978 P. 0011 - 0011

****( 1 ) OJ NO L 114 , 5 . 5 . 1977 , P . 15 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 189 , 12 . 7 . 1978 , P . 12 .  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 353 , 31 . 12 . 1977 , P . 1 ; OJ NO L 176 , 13 . 5 . 1978 , P . 45 ; OJ NO L 183 , 5 . 7 . 1978 , P . 3 .   COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION NO 1999/78/ECSC   OF 16 AUGUST 1978   AMENDING RECOMMENDATION 77/330/ECSC ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE IN RESPECT OF THE IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 74 ( 3 ) THEREOF ,   WHEREAS , BY RECOMMENDATION 77/330/ECSC OF 15 APRIL 1977  ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY RECOMMENDATION NO 1616/78/ECSC ( 2 ), THE COMMISSION ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE IN RESPECT OF THE IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE ECSC TREATY IN ORDER TO FOLLOW DEVELOPMENTS THEREIN AND TO ENSURE THAT NEITHER SUCH IMPORTS NOR THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THEY ARE EFFECTED THREATEN TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO COMMUNITY PRODUCTION ;   WHEREAS THE PROVISIONS OF THAT RECOMMENDATION HAVE PROVED INSUFFICIENT FOR THE FULL ATTAINMENT OF THESE OBJECTIVES AND THEY SHOULD THEREFORE BE AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED IN ORDER TO SECURE FASTER AND MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT EXPECTED IMPORTS AND THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THEY TAKE PLACE ,   HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION :   ARTICLE 1   ARTICLE 2 OF RECOMMENDATION 77/330/ECSC IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :   1 . SUBPARAGRAPHS ( B ), ( E ), ( H ) AND ( I ) SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS :   '  ( B ) FOR PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE THIRD COUNTRIES LISTED IN THE ANNEX , AND FOR CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT BARS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 73.10 A II OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND ORIGINATING IN SWITZERLAND :   -  A PRECISE DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCTS SUFFICIENT TO PERMIT CALCULATION OF THE DELIVERED PRICE AT POINT OF DELIVERY ACCORDING TO THE PRICE LIST SELECTED , OR   -  WHERE A PRICE OTHER THAN THE DELIVERED PRICE IS INDICATED , THE RELEVANT COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SUBHEADING AND THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT CORRESPONDING TO THAT SET OUT IN THE COMMUNICATIONS OF THE COMMISSION ON BASIC PRICES FOR CERTAIN IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS ( 3 ); '   ' ( E ) THE POINT OF DELIVERY ; '   ' ( H ) FOR PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE THIRD COUNTRIES LISTED IN THE ANNEX , AND FOR CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT BARS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 73.10 A II OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND ORIGINATING IN SWITZERLAND :   -  EITHER THE DELIVERED PRICE PER TONNE AND THE NAME OF THE PRODUCER ' S PRICE LIST SELECTED FOR CALCULATING THE DELIVERED PRICE , INCLUDING ALL EXTRAS , REBATES AND ANY OTHER FACTORS INCLUDED IN THE CALCULATION OF THIS DELIVERED PRICE , OR   -  WHERE APPROPRIATE , THE THIRD COUNTRY OFFER ON WHICH ALIGNMENT IS PERMITTED , GIVING THE DETAILS REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY THIS OFFER , OR   -  OTHER PERMITTED PRICE ( TO BE JUSTIFIED ) FOR PRODUCTS WHICH ORIGINATE IN AUSTRIA , FINLAND , NORWAY , PORTUGAL OR SWEDEN AND ARE SUBJECT TO NEITHER MINIMUM NOR GUIDANCE PRICES ;  ( I ) THE DATE OF THE CONTRACT TO BUY THE GOODS , AND THE NUMBER OF THE CONTRACT OR OTHER REFERENCE GIVEN BY THE EXPORTER TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY THE DELIVERY ; ' .   2 . THE FOLLOWING SUBPARAGRAPHS ( K ) AND ( L ) ARE ADDED :   ' ( K ) THE PROPOSED DATE AND PLACE OF IMPORTATION ;  ( L )  THE NAME OF THE EXPORTER . '   ARTICLE 2   THIS RECOMMENDATION SHALL BE NOTIFIED TO THE MEMBER STATES AND PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .   IT SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE FOR EACH MEMBER STATE ON 23 AUGUST 1978 .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 16 AUGUST 1978 .   FOR THE COMMISSION   WILHELM HAFERKAMP   VICE-PRESIDENT


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31990H0543

90/543/EEC: Council Recommendation of 9 October 1990 on the coordinated introduction of pan-European land-based public radio paging in the Community

Official Journal L 310 , 09/11/1990 P. 0023 - 0027

COUNCIL  RECOMMENDATION   of 9 October 1990   on the coordinated introduction of Pan-European land-based  public radio paging in the Community   (90/543/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular  Article 235 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, by Recommendation 84/549/EEC  (4), the Council calls for the introduction of services on  the basis of a common harmonized approach in the field of telecommunications;  Whereas the resources offered by modern telecommunications networks should be utilized to the full  for the economic development of the Community;  Whereas paging services are a particularly efficient communications method for alerting and/or  sending messages to people on the move;  Whereas the land-based public paging systems currently in use in the Community do not in general  allow people on the move throughout the Community to reap the benefits of European-wide paging  services and European-wide markets;  Whereas the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) has instructed the technical  Committee (PS) to specify all system aspects of a more advanced public radio paging system code  named European Radio Messaging System (ERMES);  Whereas the introduction of ERMES being specified by ETSI will provide a unique opportunity of  establishing a truly pan-European paging service;  Whereas a coordinated policy for the introduction of a pan-European land-based public radio paging  service will make it possible to establish a European market in mobile terminals (paging receivers)  which will be capable of creating, by virtue of its size, service features and costs, the necessary  development conditions to enable undertakings to maintain and improve their presence in world  markets;  Whereas it is essential to ensure extensive use of frequency agile type receivers;  Whereas it is necessary to allow unrestricted access to radio paging services and free circulation  of paging receivers throughout the Community;  Whereas in this context Community law and in particular the competition rules should be  respected;  Whereas the implementation of Council Directive 86/361/EEC of 24 July 1986 on the initial stage of  the mutual recognition of type approval for telecommunications terminal equipment  (5) will make an  important contribution towards this goal;  Whereas consideration should be given to Council Directive 83/189/EEC of 28 March 1983 laying down  a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations   (1) and to Council Decision 87/95/EEC of 22 December 1986 on standardization in the field of  information technology and telecommunications (2);  Whereas it is appropriate to make use of the potential of the Community's financial instruments in  order to promote the development of the telecommunications infrastructure in the Community;  Whereas consideration should be given to Council Recommendation 87/371/EEC of 25 June 1987 on the  coordinated introduction of public pan-European cellular digital land-based mobile communications  in the Community  (3) which points out that special attention should be paid to the urgent  requirement of certain users for pan-European land-based communications and that the Commission  will in the future submit other proposals in the field of mobile communications, including radio  paging systems;  Whereas the public telecommunications administrations, the recognized private operating agencies  and other authorized agencies offering public mobile telecommunications services are hereinafter  referred to as 'telecommunications administrations`;  Whereas a favourable opinion has been delivered by the Senior Officials Group on  Telecommunications (SOG-T), on the basis of the detailed report drawn up by the Analysis and  Forecasting Group (GAP) which provides a strategic basis for the development of public mobile  communications in the Community with a view to enabling European users on the move to communicate  efficiently and economically;  Whereas favourable opinions on this report have been delivered by the telecommunications  administrations, by the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT)  and by telecommunications equipment manufacturers in the Member States;  Whereas the envisaged measures will allow the economic benefit and rapidly increasing market  potential of public radio paging to be fully realized in the Community;  Whereas the Treaty does not provide, for the action concerned, powers other than those of Article  235,  HEREBY RECOMMENDS: 1.  that the telecommunications administrations implement  with due respect for Community law the detailed recommendations as described in the Annex  concerning the coordinated introduction of pan-European land-based public radio paging in the  Community. For the purposes of this Recommendation, 'pan-European land-based public radio paging  service` shall mean a public radio paging service based on a terrestrial infrastructure in the  Member States in accordance with a common specification which allows persons wishing to do so to  send and/or to receive alert and/or numeric or alphanumeric messages anywhere within the coverage  of the service in the Community;  2.  that the telecommunications administrations continue the cooperation within the CEPT and, with  the collaboration of manufacturers and users, within ETSI, particularly concerning the objectives  and time schedule set out in the Annex for the completion of the specifications and service  implementation of the pan-European land-based public radio paging system;  3.  that the telecommunications administrations plan for a gradual evolution from existing radio  paging systems to the pan-European land-based public radio paging system so as to ensure a  transition which meets the needs of users, telecommunications administrations and manufacturers;  4.  that Member State Governments and telecommunications administrations complete the technical  arrangements for the implementation of the means of call routing and processing, so that tone  and/or numeric or alphanumeric messages can be sent from anywhere in the Community to a radio  paging receiver anywhere in the geographical coverage of the Ermes service by 31 December 1992 at  the latest;  5.  that the Commission take appropriate initiatives, within the framework of application of  existing Directives, to encourage the completion of the specifications and the implementation of  the pan-European land-based public radio paging system, within the time schedule set out in the  Annex;  6.  that the Community's financial instruments take this Recommendation into account within the  framework of their interventions, particularly as regards capital investments required for the  implementation of the infrastructure for the pan-European land-based public radio paging system;  7.  that the telecommunications administrations prepare and sign by July 1990 at the latest a  memorandum of understanding on the implementation of pan-European land-based public radio paging;  8.  that Member State Governments inform the Commission at the end of each year, from the end of  1990 onwards, of the measures taken and problems encountered in the course of implementing this  Recommendation. The progress of work will be examined by the Commission and the Senior Officials  Group on Telecommunications (SOG-T); that the European Parliament be regularly informed.  Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 1990. For the Council   The President   P. ROMITA  ANNEX ANALYSIS OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COORDINATED INTRODUCTION OF PAN-EUROPEAN  LAND-BASED PUBLIC PAGING IN THE COMMUNITY   1.  GENERAL REQUIREMENTS   The future pan-European public radio paging system should fulfil the following general  requirements:  -  be suitable for operation over the whole frequency band range 169,4 MHz to 169,8 MHz with 25  KHz radio channels;  -  permit an increase in the number of paging users which can be supported per paging area per  unit of spectrum and for the same grade of service compared to systems based on CCIR Radio Paging  Code No 1 (Pocsag), assuming the same mix of tone, numeric and alphanumeric pagers;  -  permit easy access via PSTN, PSS, Videotex terminals, telex and other forms of direct access  such as via ISDN;  -  permit simultaneous operation of two or more independent systems in the same geographic area  and permit several independent systems in areas where several national boundaries meet.  Access facilities should be provided for a calling party to initiate a paging request from service  areas anywhere in the Community in the most cost effective and easy manner.  2.  CHOICE OF RADIO SUBSYSTEM   Considerable experience in designing, manufacturing and operating public radio paging systems  already exists in Europe. Much of this experience derives from the successful development and  exploitation of the European Pocsag paging code (now CCIR Radio Paging Code No 1) by manufacturers  and telecommunications administrations. This accumulated experience and knowledge should speed the  task of selecting a suitable radio subsystem for the pan-European paging system. On the basis of  the work underway within ETSI, the system specification should be decided by June 1990. The radio  subsystem specification covers the modulation method, channel coding, the radio system structure  and the pager's radio identity code structure (RIC).  3.  THE PAGING RECEIVER SPECIFICATION   The specification of the paging receiver will cover the radio-performance, services and facilities  and physical characteristics. The receiver specification should be finalized by June 1990. However,  the optimization and commencement of production of prototype paging receivers should begin if  possible as soon as the decision is taken on the radio subsystem in September 1989. This will  provide a lead time for the testing and production of equipment before the start of service in  December 1992 at the latest. This early start to development should be ensured by the close  cooperation of manufacturing industry in the system specification in particular with ETSI.  4.  SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION   Telecommunication administrations should be responsible for the implementation of the radio paging  system in their countries. The largest proportion of traffic on each national system will be  national traffic, but implementation should support full roaming. Furthermore, the system  specification should allow flexibility to enable economic implementation both in areas of low  traffic density and areas of very high traffic density. To enable the service to commence by 31  December 1992 at the latest, the system specification should be completed by June 1990.  The system specification should include system access, call routing and processing, numbering  scheme, and specification of paging network controller.  5.  SERVICES AND FACILITIES SPECIFIED AND SUPPORTED BY THE PAN-EUROPEAN RADIO PAGING SYSTEM   The services and facilities specification should be completely specified by December 1989, and  should fall into two categories: minimum and additional.  Minimum services and facilities   Minimum services and facilities are those which should be available on each national system and  hence the pan-European system as a whole.  Additional services and facilities   The additional services are those which should be provided in open competition allowing for the  national conditions for implementing such services. The non-provision of an additional service or  facility should not affect in any way the functioning of the pan-European service at a basic level.  The provision of an additional service or facility on one national system should not increase the  cost of the minimum service on that system, or require an increase in functionality or an increase  in cost on any other national system.  6.  TARIFF CONSIDERATIONS   The principles of charging for the European service should be established taking full account of  the competition rules of the Treaty for the European service, of cross charging between national  operators for the handling of roaming traffic and of network technicalities. Administrations should  endeavour to ensure that the user cost of the future radio paging service is not higher than that  of current services of the same type.  7.  GEOGRAPHICAL SERVICE COVERAGE   Administrations should study priorities for service coverage in order to stimulate the maximum  pan-European traffic demand at the earliest possible stage compatible with commercial strategies.  The pan-European public radio paging system should be introduced by 31 December 1992 at the  latest. The objective is geographical coverage by the service offered in each Member State, which  should progressively extend as follows:  -  31 December 1992: start of service,  -  January 1994: at least 25  % of population,  -  January 1995: at least 50  % of population,  -  January 1997: at least 80  % of population.  8.  SPECIAL REQUIREMENT   Consideration should be given to providing within the Ermes system the ability to have displayed,  on the radio paging receiver, characters in all official Community languages, wherever possible.