23.5.9 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 128/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 29 April 1991 on the approxiniation of the laws of the Member States concerning telecommunications terminal equipment, including the mutual recognition of their conformity (91/263/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), In cooperation with the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Comittee (3), Whereas Directive 86/361/EEC (4) introduced the initial stage of the mutual recognition of type approval for telecommunications terminal equipment and in particular in its Article 9 envisaged a further stage for full mutual recognition of type approval for terminal equipment; Whereas Decision 87/95/EEC (3) sets out the measures to be implemented for the promotion of standardization in (1) OJ No C 211, 17. 8. 1989, p. 12. (2) OJ No C 113, 7. 5. 1990; and OJ No C 19, 28. 1. 1991, p. 88 (3) O] No C 329, 30. 12. 1989, p. 1 () O] No L 217, 5. 8. 1986, p. 21. (5) O] No L 36, 7. 2. 1987, p. 31. Europe and the preparation and implementation of standards in the field of information technology and telecommunications; Whereas the Commission has issued a Green Paper on the development of the common  market. for telecommunications services and equipment proposing to acclerate the introduction of the full mutual recognition of type approval as the measure vital for the development of a competitive Community-wide terminal market; Whereas the Council, in its resolution of 30 June 1988 on the development of the common market for telecommunications services and equipment up to 1992 (6), considers as a major goal in the telecommunications policy the full mutual recognition of type approval for terminal equipment on the basis of the rapid development of ‘common European conformity specifications; ' Whereas the terminal equipment sector is a vital part of the telecommunications industry, which is one of the industrial mainstays of the economy in the Community; Whereas harmonizing conditions for the placing on the market of telecommunications terminal equipment will create the conditions for an open and unified market; (6) OJ No C 257, 4. 10. 1988, p. 1.