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4. The estimated total cost to the Fund of the 
common measure is 60 million ECU. 
5. The period allowed for the implementation of the 
common measure shall be two years, beginning on the 
day on which the first scheme is approved, and shall 
expire on 1 July 1988 at the latest. 
6. On the basis of a progress report by the 
Commission on the implementation of the common 
measure, and following a proposal from the 
Commission, the Council shall, before 1 April 1988, take 
a decision on whether the duration of the common 
measure, as referred to in paragraph 5, should be 
extended. 
Article 6 
When approving a programme pursuant to Article 2 the 
Commission shall, jointly with the Member State or 
region concerned, lay down detailed rules regarding the 
information which must be provided at regular intervals 
concerning the implementation of the programme. The 
Government of the Member State or the region 
concerned shall at the same time designate the agency or 
body responsible for the actual implementation of the 
programme. 
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 Par­
liament, 
Whereas the Council, in rules which it establishes, 
confers powers of implementation on the Commission; 
Whereas it may be advisable in certain cases to make 
exercise of these powers subject to certain procedures 
providing for collaboration between the Commission and 
experts from the Member States; 
Whereas, in order to facilitate Council decision-making 
in this area, the types of procedure to which it may have Article 7 
1. Applications for reimbursement in respect of 
expenditure incurred by the Member State or region 
concerned during a given calendar year shall be 
submitted to the Commission before 1 May the 
following year. 
2. Decisions on the granting of aid by the Fund shall 
be taken in accordance with Article 7 (1) of Regulation 
(EEC) No 729/70. 
3. Payments on account of up to 50 % in respect of 
actual work may be made by the Fund in accordance 
with the financial arrangements adopted by the Member 
State or region concerned and the amount of work, as 
referred to in Article 1 (3) (a) and (b), actually done. 
4. Detailed rules for the application of this Article 
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70. 
Article 8 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
recourse should be limited; whereas certain rules should 
therefore be established to govern all provisions involving 
procedures for the exercise of implementing powers 
conferred by the Council on the Commission; 
Whereas these procedures should be such as to ensure 
the efficiency of the decision-making process; 
Whereas certain procedures providing for committees of 
national experts set up by the Commission to be 
consulted or asked for an opinion on proposed 
implementing measures have proved appropriate in the 
past; whereas these should therefore continue to 
constitute the only procedures; 
Whereas the Treaty has not provided the necessary 
powers, Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) laying down the procedures for the exercise of 
implementing powers conferred on the Commission 
COM(86) 35 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 3 March 1986) 
(86/C 70/04) 
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: defer application of the measures which it has 
adopted for not more than . . . from the date of such 
Article 1 communication. 
The procedures which the Council may impose in respect 
of the exercise of implementing powers which it confers 
on the Commission in the acts which it adopts shall take 
one of the following three forms: 
1. 'Advisory committee'procedure 
The committee set up under the auspices of the 
Commission shall discuss matters on which the latter 
has requested an opinion. When seeking the opinion 
of the committee, the Commission may set a time 
limit within which such opinion shall be given. No 
vote shall be taken. However, any member of the 
committee may demand that his views be set down in 
the minutes. 
2. 'Management committee'procedure 
The representative of the Commission, who shall be 
chairman of the committee, shall submit to the latter a 
draft of the measures to be adopted. The committee 
shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time 
limit which the chairman may lay down according to 
the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be 
delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) 
of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the 
Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the 
Commission. The votes of the representatives of the 
Member States within the Committee shall be 
weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The 
chairman shall not vote. 
The Commission shall adopt measures which shall 
apply immediately. However, if these measures are 
not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, 
they shall be communicated by the Commission to the 
Council forthwith. In that event the Commission may The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take 
a different decision within . . . 
3. 'Regulatory committee'procedure 
The representative of the Commission, who shall be 
chairman of the committee, shall submit to the latter a 
draft of the measures to be adopted. The committee 
shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time 
limit which the chairman may lay down according to 
the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be 
delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) 
of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the 
Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the 
Commission. The votes of the representatives of the 
Member States within the committee shall be 
weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The 
chairman shall not vote. 
The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged 
if they are in accordance with the opinion of the 
committee. 
If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with 
the opinion of the committee, or if no opinion is 
delivered, the Commission shall without delay submit 
to the Council a proposal with regard to the measures 
to be adopted. The Council shall act by a qualified 
majority. 
If, within ... of the proposal being submitted to it, 
the Council has not acted, the proposed measures 
shall be adopted by the Commission. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on . . . 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States.