Bulletin of the European communities. No 5 1984 Volume 17

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ISSN 0378-3693
Bulletin
OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
Commission
No 5 1984
Volume 17 The Bulletin of the European Communities reports on the activities of
the Commission and the other Community institutions. It is edited by the
Secretariat-General of the Commission (rue de la Loi 200, B-1049
Brussels) and published eleven times a year (one issue covers July and
August) in the official Community languages Spanish and Portuguese.
Reproduction is authorized provided the source is acknowledged.
The following reference system is used: the first digit indicates the part
number, the second digit the chapter number and the subsequent digit
or digits the point number. Citations should therefore read as follows:
Bull. EC 1-1979, point 1.1.3 or 2.2.36.
Supplements to the Bulletin are published in a separate series at irregu­
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Printed in Belgium No 5
1984
Sent to press in July 1984
Volume 17 contents
PART ONE ggSX-Es
7 1. Commission presents preliminary draft budget for 1985
2. Measures against air pollution: elimination of lead from petrol
and motor vehicle emissions 10
3. Television without frontiers: Green Paper on the establishment
of a common market in broadcasting, especially broadcasting
by satellite and cable 12
4. Telecommunications, Europe's nervous system 20
PART TWO finKTÄ»
26 1. Building the Community
26 — Economic and monetary policy
26 — Internal market and industrial affairs
33 — Industrial innovation and the information market
35 — Customs union
36 — Competition
— Financial institutions and taxation 43
44 — Employment, education and social policy
49 — Culture
51 — Regional policy
— Environment and consumers 53
56 — Agriculture
60 — Fisheries
63 — Transport
65 — Energy
— Nuclear safety 67
68 — Research and development
72 2. Enlargement and external relations
—t and bilateral relations with applicant
countries 72 — Commercial policy 73
— Relations with industrialized countries 75
—s with other countries and regions 77
• Mediterraneans 77
• Countries of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula 78
78 • Asia
• Latin America 80
— Development 80
87 — International organizations and conferences
— Diplomatic relations 89
90 3. Financing Community activities
4. Political and institutional matters 104
— European political cooperation 104
— policy and relations between the institutions 105
— Institutions and organs of the Communities 106
• Parliament 106
• Council 112
• Commission 114
• Court of Justice 115
120 •t of Auditors
• Economic and Social Committee 120
• ECSC Consultativee 123
• European Investment Bank 124
ART iREE DOCUMENTATION
1. ECU 130
2. Additional references in the Official Journal 131
3. Infringement procedures 132
4. Address to Parliament by Mr François Mitterrand, President
of the European Council 133
5. Eurobarometer 139
Publications of the European Communities Supplements 1984
1 /84 Unfair terms in contracts concluded with consumers Standardized abbreviations for the designation of certain monetary units in the different languages of
the Community:
ECU = European currency unit
BFR = Belgische frank / Franc belge
DKR = Dansk krone
DM = Deutsche Mark
DR = Greek drachma
FF = Franc français
HFL = Nederlandse gulden (Hollandse florijn)
IRL = Irish pound / punt
LFR = Franc luxembourgeois
LIT = Lira italiana
UKL = Pound sterling
USD = United States dollar 1. Commission presents preliminary draft
budget for 1985
confines of the existing resources ceiling.'1 The
Commission therefore stressed the urgency of the
early adoption of the proposals on the future fi­
1.1.1. On 23 May the Commission adop­
nancing of the Community which it had presented
ted, for transmittal to the Council and Par­
on 6 May 1983.2
liament, the preliminary draft general
In the event, the decisions which the Council even­budget of the Communities for 1985.
tually took in response to the Commission's sug­
gestions for the reform of the common agricultural While taking due account of the overall
policy and the changes which were made to the constraints on public expenditure in the
Commission's initial proposals for the 1984/85
Community and the requirements of sound
prices decision have meant that even in 1984 the
budget discipline, the Commission is seek­
financing of the Community's agreed policies will
ing to maintain the momentum and broaden require additional resources.3 The Commission, in
the scope of Community policies. It is its communication of 17 April 1984, proposed that
making provision in the 1985 budget for a these resources be made available in the form of a
loan to the Community from the Member States.4 total of 30228.2 million ECU in appropri­
ations for commitments and 28 103.5 mil­
As regards 1985, the Commission is presenting its
lion ECU in appropriations for payments, preliminary draft general budget on the as­
19315 million of which will be required for sumption that own resources in excess of the cur­
the EAGGF Guarantee Section. rent ceiling will be made available to the Commun­
ity in the course of the year. In drawing up its
In order to maintain all the existing structu­ expenditure proposals, the Commission has not
felt constrained by the specific limitation of the ral and sectoral measures at the same level
1% VAT ceiling. The Commission has, however, in real terms, the Commission is proposing
sought to ensure that the budget reflects a proper
increases in non-compulsory expenditure of
balance between what is desirable in terms of the
12.75% in commitment and payment ap­ development of policies at the Community level
propriations. Total expenditure proposed and what is attainable in terms of the overall
by the Commission corresponds to a VAT constraints of public expenditure in the Commun­
ity and the requirements of sound budget disci­rate of 1.12%.
pline.
Mr Christopher Tugendhat, Commission
In establishing its preliminary draft budget for Vice-President with special responsibility
1985, the Commission has sought to respect, both
for the budget, presented the preliminary
as regards agricultural and non-agricultural expen­
draft in Parliament on 23 May. It will be diture, the guidelines on budgetary discipline
formally laid before the budgetary authority which it set out in its communication of 5 March
1984,5 without prejudice to the positions which (Council and Parliament) on 15 June and
either Parliament or the Council may adopt in this given its first reading by the Council on 19
field.
July.
The Commission has also had in mind the general
As is the custom, the Commission defined
objectives affirmed in Parliament's resolution of
its approach in a general political introduc­
13 April 19846 on guidelines for the budgetary
tion which is published below. In addition, policy of the Communities for 1985. The Commis­
at point 2.3.1, a number of tables are given sion broadly shares Parliament's view of the
priority needs facing the Community and has showing all proposed expenditure and rev­
sought to reflect these priorities in its own choice enue for 1985.
of budgetary options.
General political introduction
1 Buli. EC 5-1983, points 1.2.3 and 2.3.1.
1.1.2. In the general politicaln to its 2 Bull. EC, point 1.1.1 et seq.
preliminary draft budget for 1984, the Commission 3. EC 3-1984, points 1.2.1 and 1.2.8.
said that '1984 seems likely to be the last year for 4 Bull. EC 4-1984, point 1.1.1 eise?.
which it will be possible for the Commission to 5. EC 2-1984, point 1.2.1 et seq.
propose a valid and credible budget within the 6 OJ C 127, 14.5.1984; Bull. EC 4-1984, point 2.4.9.
Bull. EC 5-1984 Preliminary draft budget 1985
There are, however, certain limits on the freedom tion to past years. But the increase proposed for
1985 in relation to 1984 would be consistent with of action open to the Commission, or indeed to
the budget authority itself, in respect of the 1985 such a guideline in the future.
budget. As regards obligatory expenditure, and
in particular EAGGF guarantee, the
Commission has to propose credits which will
Non-compulsory expenditure
enable the Community's commitments, both inter­
nal and external, to be honoured. These commit­ 1.1.4. For non-compulsory expenditure, the
ments, which govern the shape of around two Commission has borne in mind that the maximum
thirds of the whole budget, give rise to certain rate established under Article 203(9) of the Treaty
inescapable expenditure demands during the is 8.5%.' The application of this maximum rate
course of the year for which proper budgetary to the base of non-compulsory expenditure of 1984
provision has to be made. In the field of non- (excluding expenditure on