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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 in order to extend 
economic aid to include other countries in 
Central and Eastern Europe 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
In September 1991, the Group of Twenty Four industrialised countries, 
whose economic assistance to the countries of central and eastern 
Europe is coordinated by the Commission, decided to extend such 
assistance to Albania, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The Community's 
assistance for economic reconstruction to the countries of central and 
eastern Europe is provided for by regulation (EEC) n* 3906/89, as 
amended by regulation 2698/90. The attached proposal amends regulation 
3906/89 to extend its coverage to Albania and the Baltic states. 
The proposed regulation will have no implications for the Community 
budget as the assistance to these countries will be financed from funds 
already aval I able. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 
In order to extend economic aid to include other countries 
In Central and Eastern Europe 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 
Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament1, 
Whereas the Community and its Member States have decided to make a 
concerted effort together with certain third countries in order to 
implement measures intended to support the process of economic and 
social reform underway in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, 
Romania and Yugoslavia; whereas for this purpose Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 3906/89 of 18 December 19892, as amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No 2698/90 of 17 September 19903, lays down the conditions for the 
supply of economic and humanitarian aid; 
Whereas the representatives of the group of 24 agreed in September 1991 
to extend coordinated economic assistance respectively to Albania and 
Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia; 
Whereas extending the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 to include 
these countries constitutes an appropriate means of implementing the 
commitments undertaken; 
Whereas moreover the conditions for such an extension pertain in these 
countr ies; 
Whereas German unification, achieved on 3 October 1990, means that the 
entry "German Democratic Republic" should to be deleted from the Annex 
to Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 listing the countries of Central and 
Eastern Europe which qualify for economic aid under the scheme 
implemented by this Regulation; 
1 Opinion delivered on .... 
2 0J No L 375, 23.12.1989, p. 11. 
3 0J No L 257, 21.09.1990, p. 1. 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
In the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89, 
the following countries are hereby inserted: "Albania, Estonia, Latvia 
and Lithuania"; 
the following entry is hereby deleted: "German Democratic Republic". 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its 
publication In the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
it shall apply with respect to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from 
1 January 1Ô92. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in 
all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 1991 
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