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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
foracommonmeasuretostimulatetheimprovement ofpublicfacilities
incertainlessfavouredareasoftheFederalRepublicofGermany
(submitted/totheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Incertain less favoured areas intheFederal Republic ofGermany
within themeaning ofCouncil Directive 75/268/EECof28April 1975 ?
onmountain andhill farming and farming incertain less favoured
areas (l)public facilities andwater engineering areparticularly
deficient .
Theelimination oratleast thereduction ofthese deficiencies ,
particularly those relating tofarm roads andwater engineering in
agriculture ,forms animportant prerequisite forthestructural --■
improvement and theefficacy ofthereform ofagriculture inthose
regions .
Asaresult ,thecreation and theimprovement ofagricultural roads
andtheundertaking ofmeasures inthefield ofwater engineering ,
particularly those concerning theflood control and soil protection
are necessary .
Afinancial contribution by^theCommunity forsuch projects ,within
theframework ofacommon measure ,cancontribute toasignificant
,reduction intheadverse effects ofthese infrastructural deficiencies .
(1)O.J. NoL128 ,19.5.1975 ,P.1

Proposal for aCouncil Regulation for
acommon measure tostimulate the improvement
ofpublic facilities incertain less favoured
areas oftheFederal Republic ofGermany
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
•^Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 43thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
/
Having regard toth*>opinion oftheEuropean .Parliament ,
Whereas "byvirtue ofArticle 39(2)(a)oftheTreaty ,thesocial structure
ofagriculture andthe structural andnatural disparities between agricultural '
regions must betaken into account indetermining the common agricultural
policy ,
Whereas inorder toattain the objectives ofthe common agricultural policy
setoutinArticle 39(l)(a)and (b)oftheTreaty ,special measures must
betaken ,atCommunity level ,toremedy the situation inthose agricultural
areas where production conditions areparticularly difficult ,
Whereas certain less favoured areas oftheFederal Republic ofGermany
within themeaning ofCouncil Directive 75/268/EECof28April 1975 on ■
mountain andhill farming andfarming incertain less favoured areas (l)are
characterised bydeficiencies inthepublic amenities ,including water engi­
neering inagriculture ,
Whereas structural changes andagricultural reforms inthese regions cannot
beeffective unless these amenities areimproved ,
(1)O.J. NoL128 ,19.5.1975 »P.1

Whereasitseemsopportunethattheprovisionof
aproperruralroadnetwork,aswellastheimprovementofwaterengineering
should "beencouragedby meansofCommunityaid,
Whereastheprojectsmustalso,inordertoqualifyforCommpnity
financing,contributeinparticulartoalastingimprovementinthepublic
amenitiesavailabletoagricultural holdings,haveadequateeconomic
justification andbecoordinatedwithothermeasuresforencouraging
agriculture andforimprovingamenities ;whereastheymustalsoformpart
of/outlineprogramme ,coordinatingthevariousprogrammesandmeasures
forthebalanceddevelopmentofagriculture andpublicamenitiesinthe
areasconcerned, '
Whereastoensurecoordination ofactionbytheCommunityandbythe
MemberState,theprojectstobefinancedbytheEuropeanAgricultural
GuidanceandGuaranteeFund,hereinafterreferredtoastheFund,should
beapprovedandpart-financed bytheMemberStateconcerned,.
Wherastosecureobservancebytherecipientsoftheconditionsonwhich
aidisgrantedfromtheFund,aneffectivecontrolsystemshouldbesetup
andprovisionmadeforsuspension,reductionorterminationofaidfrom
theFund, •
Whereasinviewofthespecialdifficulties affectingtheseregions,the
CommunityshouldprovideaidfromtheFundintheformofacapitalsubsidy
notexceeding30%ofthetotalinvestment, _
Whereasthemeasuresreferredtoaboveaccordinglyconstituteacommon
measurewithinthemeaningofArticle6ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No729/70
of21April1970onthefinancingofthecommonagriculturalpolicy(l)as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2788/72(2),
(1)O.J.NoL94,28.4.1970,p.13
(2)O.J.NoL295,30.12.1972,p.1

WhereasaidfromtheFundprovisionally estimatedat45millionBiropeanunits
ofaccountoverfiveyeaiswillcontributetoimprovingpublicamenities
intheseregions,
Whereasaprocedureforapprovaloftheprojectsshouldbeestablished which
ensuresclosecooperation betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission
withintheStandingCommitteeonAgricultural Structure,setupunder
Article1oftheCouncilDecisionof4December1962onthecoordination
ofpoliciesonthestructureofagriculture (l);whereasconsultation of
theFundCommitteereferredtoinArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No729/70
shouldalsobeprovidedfor,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION r
(1)O.J.No136,17.12.1962,p.2892/62

4.-
Ar+nolo 1
1.Inorder toimprove agricultural production andworking conditions in
certain less favoured areas oftheFederal Republic ofGermany ,acommon
measure within the 'meaning -ofArticle 6(l)ofRegulation (EEC)No729/70
'ishereby setupforthestimulation oftheimprovement ofpublic amenities .
2.Thecommon measure shall apply incertain less-favoured areas oftheFederal
Republic ofGermany within themeaning ofCouncil Directive 75/270/EEC ,
Article 3«
These areas include
-areas appearing inDirective 75/270/EECwhich form part oftheregions
referred toinArticle 92(2)(c)oftheTreaty ;
–areas which form part oftheless favoured agricultural regions
within themeaning ofArticle 3(4 )and (5)ofDirective 75/268/EEC,
classified under numbers 12,13,15,16and 25inDirective 75/270/EEC,in .
which atthe date ofentry into force ofthepresent Regulation acompensatory
allowance ispaid inaccordance with the first indent ofArticle 4(1 )ofDirect
75/268/EEC; . ,
~areas oftheRegion ofHanruck which appear inDirective 75/270/EEC . • .
3.TheCommission may grant aid forthecommon measure ,inaccordance with
Titles IIIandIV,byfinancing ,from theGuidance Section oftheFund ,
projects which are included intheoutline programme described inTitle I
and which meet the conditions ofTitle II.
TITLE I
, . Outline programme
Article 2 - , '
The outline programme iortheimprovement of.public amenities shall cover :
–water engineering measures inagriculture including theestablishment of
reservoirs ,theregulation ofwater courses andthecontrol offloodsj
–theconstruction and improvement offarm roads and local roads which are
mainly used foragriculture andforestry .
Itshall bedrawn upbytheFederal Republic ofGermany .

', ' ■: '■ .: . 5.-
Arxicle 3 '' ' .
(1)Thefollowing minimum particulars shall "begiven intheoutline
v 1programme : . , ' .* ' •
(a)adescription ofthemeasures planned andhowitisexpected that
theprogramme will befinanced ;
(b)thelimits oxtheareacovered fay.theprogramme ;
(c)theestimated timerequired tocarry outtheprogramme ;.
■(d)theprovisions forcoordination withanyother programmes or
measures forthebalanced devd.cpmeiit ofagriculture andpublic
amenities intheareas covered bytheprogramme andforgiving
priority toprojects which arecomplementary tothese programmes
, ormeasures .
(e)ar,assurance ThatTheactions undertaken arecompatible with the
protection ofthe environment ". •
(2)Allthemeasures included inthisaction'must fall .withtheframework
ofaregional development programme whentheFederal .Republic ofGermany -
isoblighed toforward ittotheCommission inaccordance with Article 6
ofoheRegulation ontheEuropean Regional Development Fundr hereinafter -
referred toasthe .ERDF . ' - - ■
Article 4 ._ •
1.The .outline programme andanymodifications toitshall besent bythe
Federal Republic ofGermany tothe Commission .
2.The Federal Republic ofGermany shall supply any additional information
ofthekind referred toinArticle3that maybe .requested bythe
Commission "inorder toassess theprogramme .
Article S
Commission approval of .the outline programme and anymodifications thereto
shall bedecided inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 15.
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6.-
TITLEII
Projects
Article6
1.Forthepurposes,ofthisRegulation,"project"meansanymaterialinvestment
inthepublic,semi–publicorprivatesectorrelatingwhollyorinpartto
themeasuresdescribed ,inArticle2.
2.ProjectsanyembraceoneormoreoftheactionsindicatedinArticle2.They
maybeimplementedinallor'partofanareacoveredbytheoutlineprogramme
Article7
Projectsmust:
(a)beincludedintheoutlineprogramme;
(b)contributetoalastingimprovementintheamenitiesnecessaryfor
•agricultural holdings;^
(c)beshowntobeeconomically sound;
'(d)becoordinatedwithothermeasuresforencouragingagricultureand
forimprovingamenities.
TITLEIII'
■Procedureforthesecurityofprojects
Article8
1.Applications foraidfromtheFundmustbesubmittedbytheFederalRepublic
ofGermany.
2.InordertoqualifyforaidfromtheFund,projectsmusthavebeenapproved
bytheFederalRepublicofGermany.

7.-
3.Applicationsforaidmustbesupportedbyproofthatth«projectfulfils
theconditionslaiddowninTitleI,
4.Theinformationtobeprovidedwithapplications andtheforminwhich
thisistobepresentedshallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddown,inArticle15afterconsultation withtheFund
Committeeonthefinancialaspects. -
Article9
1.TheCommissionshalldecideonthegrantingofaidfromtheFundin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle15afterconsultingthe
FundCommitteeonthefinancailaspects.-
2.TheMemberStateandtherecipientofaidshallbenotifiedofthe
Commission'sdecision. •
Article10
ThisRegulationshallhotapplj/projectsforwhichCommunityaidisbeing
providedunderothercommonmeasureswithinthemeaningofArticle6(l)
ofRegulation(EEC')No1^3/l0orthroughtheERDF.
TITLEIV
Financialandgeneralprovisions
Article11
1.Theperiodenvisagedforcarryingoutthecommonmeasureisfiveyearsfrom
thedateofentryintoforceofthisRegulation.
2.Beforeexpiryof"theperiodreferredtoinparagraph1,thisRegulationshall
.bereviewedbytheCouncil,actingonaproposalfromtheCommission.
3.Theestimatedtotalcosttothe.V\mdofthecommonmeasure,fortheperiod
envisagedinparagraph1,shallamc.mtto45millionEuropeanunitsofaccount.
•/.

/
8.-
4.Article6(5)ofRegulation(EEC)No729/70shallapplytothis
Regulation. '
Article12
1*TheaidfromtheFundshallconsistofcapital 'subsidiesgrantedinoneor
moreinstalments . '
V
2,Ofthetotalcostoftheinvestmentinvolvedineachprojects
(a)thefinancialcontributionofthebeneficiarymustbeatleast10%;
(b)thefinancialcontributionoftheFederalRepublicofGermanymust
beatleast20%•, '
(c)thesubsidygrantedbytheFundshallbe30
Article13
1.Naturalorlegalpersonsorgroupsofsuchpersonswhowouldinthelast
.resortbearthecostofcarryingoutthe.projectmayqualifyforacontri­
butionfromtheFund. „:.
TheaidfromtheFundshallbepaidbyagenciesdesignatedforthatpurpose
bytheMemberStateconcerned.
2.Throughouttheperiodofapplicationofthisaidmeasuretheauthority
oragencydesignatedforthepurposebytheMemberStateconcernedshallsend
theCommission,onrequest,allsupportingdocumentswhichmaybe-needed
toshowthatthefinancialorotherconditionslaiddownforeachproject
arefulfilled.TheCommissionmay,ifnecessary,makeon-the–spotinspections.
AfterconsultingtheFundCommitteeonthefinancialaspects,the
Commissionmaydecidetosuspend,reduceorterminateaidprovidedfromthe
Fund,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle16:
–iftheprojectisnotcarriedoutasplanned,or
-ifsomeoftheconditionslaiddownarenotfulfilled,or
/

-ifthebeneficiary ,contrarytotheinformation containedinhis
application andsetoutinthedecisiontograntaid,hasneither
beguntheworkwithintwoyearsofthedateofnotification ofthat
decision,norfurnishedadequateassurancesbeforetheendofthe
>saidperiod,thattheprojectwillbecarriedout.
ThedecisionshallbenotifiedtotheMemberStateconcernedandtothe
beneficiary .
TheCommissionshalltakestepstorecovermoniesthepaymentofwhich
wasnot,orhasceasedtobe,justified.'
Theappropriations releasedeitherastheresultofa
decisiontakeninaccordancewiththesecondsubparagraph ofparagraph2
ofthisArticleorthroughthebeneficiary abandoningtheprojector
reducingthescaleoftheinvestmentonwhichtheaiddecisionwasbased,
maybeusedtofinanceotherprpjects.
Detailedrulesfortheimplementation ofthisArticleshallbeadopted
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle13ofRegulation
(EEC)No729/70.
Articlelâ
Applications submittedtotheCommissionforaidfromtheFundforprojects
whichcouldnotbegrantedforlackoffundsmay,iftheapplicantsso
agree,becarriedforwardtothefollowingfinancialyearbytheFederal
RepublicofGermany.
Requestsforcarryingforwardapplications mustbemadetotheCommission
within30daysofthedateonwhichtheMemberStatewasnotifiedofthe
decisiontakeninaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle15.
Anapplicationforaidmay.however,becarriedforwardonceonly.

10;-
Article15
1*Where"theprocedurelaiddownin"thisArticleis"to"befollowed^thematter
shallbereferred/to"theStandingCommitteeonAgriculturalStructure,either
bythechairmanonhisowninitiativeorattherequestoftherepresentative
I » •-ofaMemberState.
2.Therepresentative oftheCommissionshallsubmitadraftofthemeasures
tobeadopted.TheStandingCommitteeonAgricultural Structureshall
deliveranopiniononthosemeasuresbyamajorityof4^voteswithin
atimelimitsetbythechairman,accordingtotheurgencyofthematter;*
thevotesoftheMemberStatesshallbeweightedasprovidedforin_
'Article148(2)oftheTreaty.TheChairmanshallnotvote.,1.
3.TheCommissionshalladoptmeasureswhichshallbeimmediately applicable.
However,ifsuchmeasuresarenotinaccordancewiththeopinionofthe
StandingCommitteeon.Agricultural Structure,theyshallforthwithbecommu­
nicatedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil;inthatevent,theCommission may
.deferapplication ofthemeasureswhichithasadoptedfornotmore"thanone
monthfromthedateofsuchcommunication . '
TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajority,maytakeadifferentdecision
withinone.month.
Article16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindingintisentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil,

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Date:3.10.1980
1.BUDGETHEADING:828tobecreated APPR0BIATI0NS
I2.TITLE:ProposedCouncilRegulationconcerningacommonmeasuretoimproveruralinfrastructure incertainagricultural lessfavouredzonesoftheGerman
FederalRepublic.
3.LEGALBASIS:Article6ofRegulation 729/70
4.AIMSOFPROJECT ;
ToimproveincertainlessfavouredzonesinGermany,ruralroadsandthe
regulation ofwatercourses.
5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
5.0EXPENDITURE
-CHARGED TOTHEECBUDGET
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS )
-NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
-OTHER
5.1RECEIPTS
-OWNRESOURCES OFTHEEC
(LEVIES/CUSTOMSDUTIES)
-NATIONALPERIODOF12MONTHS CURRENTFINANCIAL YEAR
s–8fl–iFOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
12JL.
C.A.
9
418R.A,
pdm«
p.m.
r–:– :n|1981 i■1982 1983|B«iaw»»iniiliiin■■■iiiiyiwiwwin
11984
/1
15.0.1ESTIMATEDEXPENDITURE CO!TIIRlt.9' 9 9 9
p.m. {3 6 9
5.2METHODOFCALCULATION seeannex.
6.0CANTHEPROJECTBEFINANCED FROMAPPROBIATIONS ENTEREDINTHERELEVANT CHAPTER OFTHECURRENTBUDGET?
NONAPPLICABLE KXMCX
6.1CANTHEPROJECT SEFINANCED BYTRANSFER .BETWEENCHAPTERS OFTHECURRENTBUDGET?
NONAPPLICABLE
6.2ISASUPPLEMENTARY UUDGLTHiNtLfcSSARY?
6.3WILLFUTUREBUDGETAPPROBATIONS BENECESSARY ?
YES/totfX
OBSERVATIONS

ANNEX
Thesurfaceareaconcernedbythemeasuresrepresents 9%ofthesurface
areaoftheGermanFederalRepubLic.
Onaverage/overa5yearperiod,nationalaidforthesesectorsamounts
to1,315MEUA.
Hencetheaidforthezonesconcernedcanbeevaluatedatabout120MEUA
However^thecostsofcarryingoutthistypeofwork,inthesedifficult
regionscanbe50%greaterthantheaveragecosts.
Asaresult,thenationalaidwillbeequivalentto180MEUA.
Theobjectivebeingtoacceleratetheexecutionoftheseworksbyabout
25%,theCommunityfinancialcontribution shouldcorrespondto25%of
180MEUA,thatis45MEUA. \
Thetimetableofthisaid"couldbeasfollows:
Year 1234
i
I5j678Total
Commitments 999.99 45
Payments p.m.3699
'96345