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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)
Bru:
Amended
proposaifora
C^Tiyr *.-y"rf>–■■<*nTJ.«nTA^T'XTTrv-t\ *kj<_i.V-»J..1j.v.Li\JL'Luv^J.L/i-»lIJL/J) OUNCILREGULATION ^.EEC)
onacommonmeasuretoimprovepublicfacilities
incertainruralareas
^.presentedtotheCouncilbytheCommissionpur­
suanttothesecondparagraphofArticle149of
theESCTreaty)
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Amended proposal
forCouncil Regulation (EEC )N° /78
of
onacommon measure toimprove public facilities incertain rural
areas *
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,and inparticular Article thereof ,
Having regard tothe proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ^",
Having regard to.theOpinion oftheEconomic and Social Committee '
Whereas ,byvirtue ofArticle 29 (2)(a)oftheTreaty ,thesocial
structure ofagriculture and the structural and natural disparities
between agricultural regions must betaken into account in
determining the common agricultural -policy ;
Whereas ,inorder toattain the objectives ofthe common agricultural
policy setout inArticle 39 (l)(a)and (b),special measures must
betaken ,atCommunity level ,toremedy the situation inthose
agricultural areas where production conditions are particularly
difficult ;
Whereas certain Mediterranean regions oftheCommunity are ina
particularly unfavourable situation owing tothe absence of
electricity andpotable water supplies and the inadequacy ofthe
farm road network ;
Whereas theless-favoured agricultural regions ofItaly and southern
France and thewhole of -theMezzogiorno arelacking inthese
facilities ;
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Whereas structural changes and agricultural reforms inthese
regions cannot beeffective unless these facilities areimproved ;
Whereas theprovision ofelectricity and potable water supplies '
and aproper farm road netvork should beencouraged bymeans of
Community aid ;
Whereas theprojects must also ,inorder toqualify forCommunity
■financing ,contribute toalasting improvement inthe public facilities
available toagricultural holdings ,have adequate economic
justification andbecoordinated with other measures forencouraging
agriculture andwith other measures forimproving facilities ;whereas
they must form part ofoutline programmes coordinating thevarious
programmes andmeasures for thebalanced development ofagriculture
andpublic facilities inthe areas concerned ;
Whereas criteria for aid from theFund should belaid down ,
/ i•
enabling priority projects tobeidentified ;
Whereas *toensure coordination between action bythe Community and
bythe Member State ,the projects tobefinanced bythe Fund
should beapproved and part-financed bythe Member State concerned ;
Whereas ,tosecure observance bythe recipients ofthe conditions
onwhich aid isgranted from theFund *aaeffective control system
should beset upand provision made for suspension Treduction or
cancellation ofaidfrom theFund ;,; v
.Whereas *inview ofthe special difficulties affecting these regions ,
the Community should provide aid from theFund inthe form ofa
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Whereas themeasures referred toabove accordingly constitute a
common measure within themeaning ofArticle 6ofCouncil Regulation
(EEC )N°729/70of21April 1970 onthe financing ofthe common
agricultural policy ^";
Whereas aid from theFund totalling 125million units ofaccount
over five years ,should serve toimprove the public facilities in
these regions ; ^ 1
Whereas aprocedure forapproval ofthe projects should belaid
down providing close cooperation between theMember States and the
Commission within the Standing Committee onAgricultural Structure ,
setupbyArticle 1oftheCouncil Decision ofkDecember 1962 on
2the coordination ofpolicies onthe structure ofagriculture ;
whereas consultation ofthe Fund Committee referred toin
Article 11ofRegulation (EEC )N°729/70should also beprovided for
1OJN°L94,28.1».1970 ,p.13
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HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION : •
Article 1 ■ '
1.Inorder toimprove agricultural production andworking conditions
in .certain rural areas ,acommon measure within themeaning of
Article 6(1)ofCouncil Regulation (EEC )N°729/70ishereby
setupfor the improvement ofpublic facilities . *
2.The common measure shall apply to ,
-less-favoured areas within themeaning ofCouncil Directive
N°75/268/EEConmountain andhill farming andfarming in
certain less-favouredl'areas ^"inItaly andintheregions of
Midi Pyrenees ,Languedoc ,Provence-Cote d'Azur and Corsica and
departments ofPyrenees Atlantiques ,Ardeche and Drome in
southern France ;
-the other areas ofthe Mezzogiorno v/hich are not less-favoured
areas within themeaning ofDirective N°75/268/EEC .
The Commission may ,inaccordance with the provisions ofTitles III
and IV,make afinancial contribution tothe common measure from
theGuidance Section oftheEuropean Agricultural Guidance and
Garantee Fund ,hereafter referred toasthe ''Fund ",forprojects
included intheprogrammes described inTitle Iandwhich meet
the conditions ofTitle II* ' ■ -
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TITLE I
Outline programmes '
Article 2
The outline programmes for the improvement ofpublic facilities
shall cover :
-theprovision ofelectricity andpotable water supplies tovillages
orparts ofvillages whose inhabitants are dependent principally
onagriculture and toisolated farmsteads ;
-the construction and improvement offarm roads and local roads
which aremainly used fotagriculture and forestry .
IThey shall bedrawn upbythe Member States .
Article 3
The following minimum particulars shall begiven inthe outline
programmes :
(a)themeasures planned andhow itisexpected theprogramme will
' *■ -ibefinanced ;
(b)theprovisions forcoordination with other programmes ormeasures
for thebalanced development ofagriculture and public facilities
inthearea covered bytheprogramme and forgiving priority to
projects which arecomplementary tothese programmes ormeasures ;
(c)thelimits ofthearea covered bytheprogramme andthereasons
for sodefining it;
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(d)theestimated time required tocarry out the programme ,which
shall not normally 'hemore than five years .
Article
1.The outline programmes and anymodifications tothem shall be6ent
bytheMember State totheCommission .
2.The Member States shall supply any additional information ofthe
kinds referred toinArticle 3that may berequested bythe
Commission inorder toassess the programme *
I
Article 5
Commission approval oftheoutline programmes and anymodifications
thereto shall bedecided inaccordance with the procedure laid down
inArticle 16.
TITLE II
: ri iProjects
Article 6 1
1.For thepurposes ofthis Regulation ,"project "means any
substantial public ,semi-public orprivate investment project
η
which corresponds ,inwhole orinpart ,tothe description in
Article 2.
2.Projects may embrace one ormore oftheactions indicated in
Article 2.They may be ,implemented inall orpart ofanarea
covered bytheoutline Programme .
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Article 7
Projects must :
(a)beincluded intheoutline programme ;
(b)contribute toalasting improvement inthefacilities available
toagricultural holdings ; . I
(c)beshown tobeeconomically sound ; •
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(d)becoordinated with other measures forencouraging agriculture
and forimproving facilities .
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I
TITLE III
Procedure for the scrutiny ofprojects
Article 8
1.Applications foraid from theFund must besubmitted through
the Member State concerned .
I
2«Inorder toqualify for aid from theFund ,projects must have
been approved bythe Member State onwhose territory they are'
tobecarried out .
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3.Applications foraidmust besupported byproof that theproject
fulfils the conditions laid down inTitle I.
4.The information tobeprovided with applications and the form
inwhich this istobepresented shall belaid down inaccordance
with theprocedure laid down inArticle 16,after consultation
with theFund Committee onthe financial aspects .
Article 9
1.The Commission shall decide onthe granting ofaid from the
Fund inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 16,
after consulting theFund Committee onthe financial aspects .
2.The Member State and the recipient ofaid shall benotified of
the Commission 'sdecision .
Article 10
This Regulation shall not apply toprojects forwhich Community aid
isbeing provided under other common measures within themeaning
ofArticle 6(1 )ofRegulation (EEC )N°729/70orthrough the
European Regional Development Fund .
TITLE IV
Financial and général provisions
Article 11
1.The period envisaged for carrying out the common measure isfive
f• ':years from the date when this Regulation takes effect .
'1
2.Before expiry oftheperiod referred toinparagraph 1,this
Regulation shall bereviewed bythe Council ,acting ona
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3«Theestimated total cost totheFund ofthecommon measure ,for
theperiod envisaged inparagraph 1,shall be125million units
ofaccount ,oranestimated cost of25million uriits ofaccount
per year .
k.Article 6(5)ofRegulation (EEC )N°729/70shall apply tothis
Regulation .
Article 12
y
1.The aid from the Fund shall consist ofcapital subsidies granted
inone ormore instalments . ~
2.Ofthe total cost ofthe investment involved ineach project :
(a)-thefinancial contribution of 1thebeneficiary must beat
least 109b ; ,
(b)the financial contribution ofthe Member State onwhose
territory the project istobecarried out must beatleast
20% \
(c)thesubsidy granted bytheFund shall notexceed 50/S.
Article 13
1 ι I .
1«Advances may begranted inaccordance yith the rules onfinancing
adopted bytheMember State and theprogress ofthe projects .
2.Advances maynotexceed 80#oftheCommunity contribution tothe
cost oftheproject .
j5.Detailed rules for theapplication ofthis Article shall be
adopted inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 13
ofRegulation (EEC )N°729/70.
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Article lh
1.Natural orlegal persons orgroups ofsuch persons onwhom would
J: ; 11
inthelast resort fall the cost ofcarrying out theproject
may qualify foracontribution from theFund .
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The aid from theFund shall bepaid byagencies designated for
that purpose by'theMember State concerned .
2.Throughout theperiod ofapplication ofthis aidmeasure the
authority oragency designated for the purpose bytheMember State
concerned shall send theCommission ,onrequest ",allsupporting
documents which may beneeded toshow that ithe -financial orother
conditions laid down foreach project are fulfilled .The
1 V -•Commission may ,ifnecessary ,make inspection visits .
After consulting theFund Committee onthe financial 1aspects ,
I
the Commission may decide tosuspend ,reduce orcancel aid
provided from theFund ,inaccordance with theprocedure laid
clown inArticle l6:
•' ■ . * ■ /
-iftheproject isHot carried out asplanned or
-ifsome ofthe conditions laid down are not fulfilled or
-ifthebeneficiary ,contrary tothe information contained in
his application and set out inthe decision togrant aid ,has
neither begun thework within twoyears from thedate of
.
notification ofthat decision ,nor furnished adequate assurances
!before the end ofthe said period ,that the project will be
carried out .
The decision shall benotified tothe Member State concerned and
tothebeneficiary .
I
TheCommission shall take steps torecover monies thepayment -of
which was not ,orhas ceased tobe,justified .
*
3«Without prejudice toArticle 6(5 )oftheFinancial Regulation of
25April 1973 applicable totheGeneral Budget oftheEuropean
Communities ^,aslastamended bytheFinancial Regulation of
21December 1976 ttheappropriations released either asthe
result ofadecision taken inaccordance with the second subparagra
ofparagraph 2ofthis Article orthrough thebeneficiary abandonin
1OJN°L116 ,1.5.1973 ,p.1
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theproject orreducing the scale ofthe investment onwhich
theaiddecision wasbased ,maybeused tofinance other projects .
*f.Appropriations which have been released in'accordance vilh
Article 22(3 )ofCouncil Regulation N*17/&VEEC of5February 196
onthe conditions fargranting aid from theEuropean Agricultural
1Guidance andGuarantee Fund ,asInst endfidbyRegulation (EEC )
4N®5171/75 »anawhich were originally allocated toprojects being
carried outwithin the same geographical area asiscovered by
thi.s Regulation ,andbeing ofthe kinds referred toin
Article 11(1 )(a)and (b)ofRegulation N"17/6^/EBC ,maybeused ,
from .the1978 financial year ,tofinance projects submitted pursue
tothis Regulation . '•
5»Detailed rules for theapplication ofthis Article shall beadopts
inaccordance with the procedure laid down inArticle 13of
Regulation (EEC )N°729/70.
Article 1:? .
Applications submitted to ,,theCommission foraid forprojects
which could not begranted forlacK offunds may ,ifthe .applicants
soagree ,becarried forward tothe following ,financial year bythe
Member States concerned . ,
Requests forcarrying forward applications must bemade tothe
Commission within thirty days from the date ohwhich theMember State
wasnotified ofthe decision taken inaccordance with theprocedure
laid down inArticle 16.Anapplication foraidmay ,however ,be
carried forward once only . '
Article 16
1,»Where theprocedure laid down inthis Article istobefollowed ,
the Chairman shall refer the matter tothe Standing Committee on
' : • I
Agricultural Structure ,either onhis own initiative oratthe •
request oftherepresentative ofaMember $tate .
./.
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2.The representative oftheCommission shall submit adraft of
y
the measures tobeadopted .The Standing Committee on
Agricultural Structure shall deliver itsOpinion ofthedraft
within atime limit setbytheChairman accprding totheurgency
ofthematter .AnOpinion shall bedelivered byamajority of
forty-orie votes ,theMember States' votes being weighted aslaid
down inArticle 1^8(2 )oftheTreaty .TheChairman shall notvote .
3.The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately .
' /
However ,ifthese measures are not inaccordance with the Opinion
oftheStanding Committee onAgricultural Structure ,they shall
forthwith becommunicated bythe Commission tothe Council :
. i■inthat event ,the Commission may defer application ofthemeasures
which ithas adopted for not more than one month from the date ofsue
communication .
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The Council ,acting byaqualified majority ,may take adifferent
decision within one month .
Article 17
1.The first decisions onaid pursuant tothis Regulation shall be
chargeable against the <1978 financial year .They shall relate to
applications submitted between the date ofentry into force of
this Regulation and 1July 1978 .
\
With effect from theentry into force ofthis Regulation ,Part IIat
Regulation N°lj/64/EEC,shall nolonger apply intheareac referred toin
'Article 11(l)(a )and (b)thereof forthose .areas covered bythis
Regulation , .
Article 18 '
This Regulation shall enter into force onthe rthird day following
itspublication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .