Bulletin of the European Communities. No 7/8 1982 Volume 15

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Bulletin
OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
Commission
No 7/8 1982
Volume 15 The Bulletin of the European Communities reports on the activities of the
Commission and the other Community institutions. It is edited by the
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Printed in Belgium Bulletin
OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
ECSC — EEC — EAEC
Commission of the European Communities
Secretariat-General
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No 7/8
1982
Sent to press in October 1982 Volume 15 contents
PART ONE SEUL
1. The dispute between the Community and the United States 7
2. Belgium's six months in the Council chair 10
ARI VVO IN JULY/AUGUST 1982
1. Building the Community 14
— Economic and monetary policy 14
— Internal market and industrial affairs 16
— Industrial innovation and the information market 18
— Customs union 19
— Competition 20
— Financial institutions and taxation 30
— Employment, education and social policy 30
— Regional policy 34
— Environment and consumers 35
— Agriculture 36
— Fisheries 44
— Transport 47
— Energy 50
— Nuclear safety 52
— Research and development 52 2. 56 Enlargement and external relations
— Enlargement and bilaterals with applicant countries 56
— Commercial policy 56
— Development 60
— International organizations and conferences 62
— Industrialized countries 65
— Mediterraneans 67
— Developing countries 68
— State-tradings 69
— Diplomatic relations 70
— European political cooperation 70
3. Financing Community activities 70
4. Institutional and political matters 78
78 — European policy and relations between the institutions
— Institutions and organs of the Communities 78
• Parliament 78
• Council 83
• Commission 86
• Court of Justice 88
• Economic and Social Committee 98
• ECSC Consultative Committee 100
• European Investment Bank 100
ARI E DOCUMENTATION
1. ECU 106
2. Additional references in the Official Journal 107
3. Infringement procedures 109
4. Council statement on the Danish presidency 114
Publications of the European Communities Supplements 1982
1/82 A new Community action programme on the promotion of equal
opportunities for women, 1982-85
2/82 Draft of a convention on bankruptcy, winding-up, arrangements,
compositions and similar proceedings
3/82 The institutional system of the Community—Restoring the balance
4/82 A Community policy on tourism PART ONE
SPECIAL FEATURES Standardized abbreviations (or the designation of certain monetary units in the different languages of
the Community:
ECU = European currency unit
BFR = Belgische frank / Franc beige
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. The dispute between the Community
and the United States
1.1.1. For more than a year now relations After trying to seek an amicable solution,
between the Community and the USA have the Community eventually came down in
been marked by an atmosphere of perma­ favour of an emergency partial solution be­
nent tension due first and foremost to the fore going on to negotiate a general agree­
difficulties generated in the areas of ment with the US Government.
economic and monetary policy in Europe by
The Community endeavoured first of all to
the high level of interest rates prevailing in
resolve this dispute on an amicable basis:
the USA. Further sources of problems have
discussions in Brussels with Mr Baldrige, the
surfaced during 1982 involving steel1 and
Secretary of Commerce, continued in
exports of equipment for the Europe-Siberia
Washington between Mr Haferkamp and Mr
gas pipeline. The months of July and Au­
Davignon and Mr William Clark, National
gust saw an intensive round of negotiations
Security Adviser, and Mr Bill Brock, United
and contacts: in the case of steel, the Com­
States Representative for Trade Negotia­
mission and the US Administration negoti­
tions. This meeting in Washington consti­
ated a voluntary restraint arrangement
tuted the final high-level attempt to reach a
which bears witness to the willingness of the
solution which would enable the anti dump­
Community to achieve an overall settlement
ing suits and countervailing duties to be
of the difficulties concerning trade in steel
withdrawn.
and to avoid unilateral or restrictive mea­
sures in such a depressed sector; and on sup­ As soon as provisional duties were imposed
plies for the Siberian gas pipeline, the Ten by the Department of Commerce in June,3
have confirmed their solidarity on a number the Commission challenged the methods and
of occasions and talks between them are criteria used by the American authorities to
continuing. define export subsidies and calculate their
impact. It also argued that the share of the
market supplied by Community products (a
little over 6%) could not be taken as an in­
Steel: a voluntary restraint arrangement dicium of damage to the American industry,
and called for preservation of traditional
trade flows.
The negotiations
Following the failure of the attempt to reach
1.1.2. Over the past 12 months, a very an amicable solution, the Council meeting of
20 July came out in favour of an emergency substantial proportion of Community steel
partial solution seeking to obtain the suspen­exports has been the subject of anti-dumping
sion of the provisional duties in exchange suits lodged by the US industry, and coun­
for voluntary restraint covering solely those tervailing duties were imposed. In response
to the suits thate lodged, the American products and firms affected by the duties.
On 22 July the Community then presented authorities commenced anti-subsidy and
an offer designed to achieve a 10% cut in its anti-dumping proceedings.1 On 10 June and
1981 share of the US market for seven 9 August respectively it published the find­
ECSC products in the context of arrange­ings of its investigations and announced pro­
visional duties on the relevant imports. ments to be concluded by the USA with the
Community and four of its Member States These proceedings and the provisional mea­
(Belgium, France, Italy and the United King­sures taken in respect of imports from the
dom). Following the rejection of this offer Community had the effect not only of
jeopardizing the normal development of
1 Bull. EC 1-1982, point 2.2.24; Bull. EC 6-1982, trade in steel but also further aggravated the
point 2.2.42. strained relations between the Community
1 Bull. EC 6-1982, point 2.2.43.
and the USA.
3. EC,t 2.2.42.
Bull. EC 7/8-1982 Community — USA
the Council, at a special meeting on 24 July, Structurais 10.90
gave the Commission an exclusive mandate 4.29 Wire rods
to negotiate an overall arrangement with the
Hot-rolled bars 3.01
US Government.
Coated sheet 3.32
Tin plate 2.20
Content of the arrangement
Rails 8.90
1.1.3. On the basis of the overall mandate
strip 4.08 Stainless steel sheet and
entrusted to the Commission by the Council,
discussions were held from 3 to 6 August The calculation and revision of the US appa­
between the Community and the USA. They rent consumption forecast and of export
culminated on 6 August in an agreement be­ limits will be carried out by independent ex­
tween Mr Haferkamp and Mr Davignon for perts. Appropriate adjustments will be made
the Commission and Mr Baldrige, the US at regular intervals in the light of the trend
Secretary of Commerce, on an arrangement of consumption forecasts. In special cases, li­
under which the proceedings then in train mited technical adjustments can be made be­
could be terminated. President Reagan him­ tween the products in question. Special ad­
self welcomed the success of these negotia­ justments can also be made—on a limited
tions which, he said, had been very difficult basis—in the event of a shortage of a
and complex and had reached a positive out­ specific steel product on the US market.
come thanks solely to the determination of
A monitoring procedure will enable the two the two sides to succeed in a spirit of under­
side