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REGULATION No206/66/EECOFTHECOUNCIL
of7December1966
onthecontributionbyEAGGFtowardsrepairingdamagecausedbythedisastrousfloodsin
certainpartsofItalyduringtheautumnof1966
anceandGuaranteeFundshallbesetasidetofinance
themeasuressetoutinparagraph2.Itshallbeusedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninthesubse­
quentArticles.
2.Fortheyears1966and1967thisamountshallbe
usedtocontribute towardstherestoration and
improvement :
-ofproductionconditionsinagricultureandonagri­
culturalholdings.
-ofmarketingfacilitiesandprocessingplantforagri­
culturalproducts,
whichareneededintheItalianregionsaffectedbythe
disastrousfloodsofOctoberandNovember1966.
3.TheRepublicofItalyshallbeentitledtoitsshareof
theamountsremainingavailableintheGuidanceSec­
tionoftheFund,onthesamebasisasotherMember
Statesundertheconditionsinforce.THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY .
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof:
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo251onthe
financingofthecommonagriculturalpolicy: 1
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission :
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
WhereasmanyregionsofItalyhavebeendevastatedby
disastrousfloodsaffectinginparticularcertainagricul­
turalareas:
Whereasthedamagecausedtoagricultureissoserious
that,inmanycases,farmershavenotthemeanstocon­
tendalonewiththesituation:
WhereastheCommunityhasdecidedtobringquickand
effectivehelp,withinthevariousspheresofitsauthority,
tothepopulationsoftheafflictedareas:
Whereasoneofthebestwaysofachievingthataimisto
makeuseoftheavailableresourcesoftheEuropean
Agricultural GuidanceandGuaranteeFund,Guidance
Section:
Whereas,forsuchhelptobequickandaseffectiveas
possible,specialconditionsandasimplifiedandacceler­
atedprocedureshouldbeadoptedforactionbythe
Fund:Article2
ThefollowingprovisionsofCouncilRegulationNo17/
64/EEC2ontheconditionsforgrantingaidfromthe
EuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund
shallnotapplytoaidfromtheFundgrantedunderArti­
cle1(2):
—Article 11.
-Article12,
-Article14(1)(a)and(b)and(2)(b).
-Article15,
-Article18(1).
-Article20(1).
-Article21(1). HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1 TheotherprovisionsofRegulationNo17/64/EEC.in
sofarastheyrelatetoactiondefinedinArticle11(1)
thereof,shallapplybyanalogytoactionreferredtoin
Article1ofthisRegulation.1.Anamountof5millionunitsofaccountfor1966
(accountingperiod1964/65)and5millionunitsofac­
countfor1967(accountingperiod1965/66)fromthe
GuidanceSectionoftheEuropeanAgriculturalGuid­
1OJNo30.20.4.1962 .p.991/62. 2OJNo34,27.2.64,p.586/64.

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Article3 .Article4
Thefollowingspecialconditionsshallapplyforgranting
aidfromtheFundpursuanttoArticle1(2):
(a)theprojectmustcontributetoeconomicrecoveryin
theagriculturalsector,takingaccountoftheneedto
increaseagriculturalproductivity,inaccordance
withArticle39(J)(a)oftheTreaty,andtheneedto
improveoutletsforagriculturalproducts:
(b)foranvoneproject:Thefollowingprocedureshallapplyinrespectofaid
fromtheFundgrantedunderArticle1(2):
(a)applicationsforaidmaybesubmittedtotheCom­
missionatanytimeupto31October 1967:
(b)theCommissionshalltakeallnecessarystepstoen­
surethatadecisiononthesubstanceofeachcaseis
takennotlaterthan6weeksafterithasreceivedthe
informationrequiredtherefor:
(c)theCommissionshall,wherepossible,consultthe
StandingCommitteeonAgriculturalStructureatits
regularmeetingsonproposedsubstantivedecisions
ofthiskind,butsuchconsultations shallnotprevent
.suchdecisionsfrombeingadoptedwithin,the
timelimitindicatedin(b):intheabsenceofsuch
consultations theCommission shallinformthe
Committeeofitsdecisionasearlvaspossible.-thesubsidiesgrantedbytheFundshallnotexceed
45%oftheamountinvestedinit:
-thebeneficiaryoftherestorationorimprovement
workshallcontributetothefinancingthereof:
suchcontributionmustbeatleast20%.iftheres­
torationorimprovement relatestomarketing
facilitiesorprocessingplantforagriculturalprod­
ucts:
(c)TheRepublicofItalyshallcontributetothefinanc­
ingoftheproject.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels.7Dccembcr1966.
FortheCouncil
:ThePresident
J.M.A.H.LUNS