Draft minutes of the 781st meeting of the Commission, principal elements discussed : Transport – road safety year. External relations – compatibility of cooperation agreements with Article 113. Agriculture – apportionment among small-scale milk producers in the Netherlands of the amount specified in Regulations (EEC) No 1207/84. Standardisation for information technology and telecommunications. Culture – book prices. Relations with non-member countries – Third Arab Energy (Algiers, 3-6 May), opening of a cooperation agreement with the countries of Central America, North Africa, Canada – beef and veal. General objectives steel. Regional policy. Taxation – twentieth VAT Directive, Amendment.
Also includes: note on meeting of Chefs de Cabinet and memo for Members of the Commission on results of weekly Chefs de Cabinet’s meeting: Report on Commission meeting 751: agendas, preparation of Lord Cockfield’s (Commissioner) paper on the "Great Market" for Milan, Preparation of Karl- Heinz Narjes, Commission Vice-President's paper on technology for Milan, preparation of Commission position on the Milan institutional debate, budget.

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