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EXPLANATOHy STATEMENT
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TheConferenceof-fcheHeadsofStateorofGovernment xn
October1972recognisedthattheCommunity'sregionalpolicy,
aswellastheEconomicandMonetaryUnion,werenecessary
elementsinreinforcingtheCommunity,andconsequently decided
togiveahighprioritytotheaimofcorrectingthestructural
andregionalimbalanceswhichmightaffecttherealisationof
EconomicandMonetaryUnion.
Theaimofthepresentdraftistosetuptheinstrument
reqiiiredtofacilitatethecoordination ofthesepolicies,
namelyaCommitteeforRegionalPolicy,
ItisimportanttoensurethatthemeasuresenvisagedbyMember
Statesinregionalmattersareinaccordancewiththe
Community'sobjectives,andthatoptionsareselectedand
prioritiesests,blishedinamannercompatiblewiththegradual
alignmentoftheeconomicpoliciesofMemberStates.The
Communityshouldthereforeundertakeanexaminationofthe
regionaldevelopmentproblemswhichariseatCommunitylevel,
inorderprogressively toworkoutcoordinatedaims,meansof
implementingjointactionandanoverallassessmentof
regionaldevelopment.
Consequently ,acontinuouscomparisonoftheaims,means,
methods(especiallystatisticalmethods)andexperiencesof
MemberStatesasregardsregionalpolicywillhavetobe
undertaken.
Thepromotionofregionaldevelopmentimpliesthecommitment
ofsubstantialfinancialresources..Itisthereforedesirable
tobeabletoevaluatethefinancialmeanswhichtheMember
StatesandtheCommunityplantomakeavailableforregional
developmentactivities.

Regionalaidsshouldbecomparedsoastofacilitatetheir
harmonisaticn ,takingaccountoftheseverityandurgencyof
regionaldevelopmentproblems.
Equallyastartshouldbemadeonthestudyofnationalmeasures
todiscourageinvestmentincongestedareas,soastodevelopa
coherentpolicyinthisfield.
ThemeasuresenvisagedbyMemberStatesandtheactionofthe
Community,boththroughtheRegionalDevelopmentFundsaid
throughotherexistingfinancialmeans,needtobeconcentrated
inarationalandeffectivemannerintheregionssuffering
fromthegreatestdisadvantages .Itisthereforeessential
thatanexaminationisundertakenatCommunitylevelofthe
positionoftheseregionsandthattheMemberStatesagree
progressively tosatupdevelopment programmes.These
programmesshouldeventuallyconstitutetheframeworkforthe
intervention oftheRegionalDevelopment Fund.Atthesame
timetheywillserveasaninstrumentforcoordinating other
formsofintervention availabletotheCommunity.
Experience showsthatinvestorscapableofplayingapartin
regionaldevelopment donotalwayshaveattheirdisposalall
theinformation whichtheyneedtotakeafullyinformed
decisiononwheretoinvest.Thereisthereforegoodreason
toexaminewaysofprovidingbothpublicandprivateinvestors
withbetterinformation aboutdevelopmentprospectsinpriority
regionsandtheaidswhichareavailabletothem.
Theappropriateinstrumenttohelpinthecoordination ofthe
regionalpoliciesoftheMemberStatesisaCommittee
established onthebasisprovidedintheTreatyforthe
MonetaryCommittee,withtheChairmanbeingarepresentative
ofaMemberStateandthesecretariatprovidedbytheCommission,
ThisisinfactthestructureusedfortheotherCommittees
whichcoverdifferentaspectsofeconomicpolicy}the
Short-termandMedium–termEconomicPolicyCommittees,

Becauseofthespecialregional "tasksoftheEuropean
InvestmentBank,theBankshouldberepresentedinthe
Comnittee "byanobserver.Italsoseemsappropriatethat
theCommitteeshouldbeabletohearevidencefromthe
regionsandthesocialpartners.
Insofarasitaffectscoordination ofregionalpolicies
ofMemberStates,thepresentdraftreplacesthedraft
decisionconcerningtheorganisation offormsofCommunity
regionaldevelopmentactivitywhichtheCommissionpresented
*tctheCouncilon17October1$69,
ThereisprovisionforconsultingtheEuropeanParliament
andtheEconomicandSocialCommittee.
OJnoC152,28November19"9*

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DraftDecisionbytheCouncil
onthecreation -ofa•–-t–« "ir*iyrvy.iSrw"7?my<rw*-'-fy■ -■–*-■■■-;
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES-
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandinparticularArticle145thereof,
HavingregardtothedraftofthoCommission,*
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,**
HavingregurdtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,***
Whereas,attheirConferenceinOctober1972»thoIIead3ofState
orofGovernmentundertooktocoordinatetheregionalpoliciesof
theMemberStatesj
Whereastothisendcoordinatedobjectives,meansofconcerted
actionandoverallassessmentsofregionaldevelopmentinthe
Communityshouldbeprogressively defined;
Whereasit'isnecessarytodefinetheprincipalfieldsinwhichthis
coordination shouldbeexercised;
Whereasitisnecessarytoestablishaprocedureforconsultation on
problemsofregionalpolicyandonthemeasurestobetakenat
Communitylevel;
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
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Article1
With?.viewtooontfibvtin ,^tothe.coordination of-theregional
policiesoftheMemberStates,aCommitteeforRegionalPolicy,
attachedtotheCouncilandtheCommission ,isherebyset'up.
..Articlec
(l)TheCommittee*staskshall"betoexamine,attherequestof
theCouncilcroftheCommission,oronits-owninitiative,
problemsrelatingtoregionaldevelopment.Without
prejudicetotheprovisionsoftheTreaties,itshallstudy
inparticular :
(a)theaims,means,methodsandexperiencesoftheMember
Statesinthefieldofregionalpolicy,takinaraccount
oftheCommunity'sotherpolicies;
(b)onacontinuousbasis,economicandsocialtrendsin
thevariousregionsoftheCommunity;
(c)thedevelopmentprogrammescrspecificdevelopment
objectivespresentedbyMemberStates,particularly in
respectoftheregionsreferredtoinArticle3of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)no.......creatingaEuropean
RegionalDevelopment Fund;
(d)thefinancialresourceswhichMemberStatesandthe
Communityproposetoprovideforregionaldevelopment
overaperiodofyears;
(e)theimpactofCommunityfinancialinstrumentsin
r*-vionalterms;
(f)thecoordinatedimplementation ofCommunitymeasures,
togetherwithmeasuresbyMemberStates,withaview
tofacilitating theimplementation ofprogrammesorthq_
achievementofspecificobjectives ;

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(g)systemsofaidwhichareregionalintheirpurposeor
incidence;
(h)disincentivemeasuresinregionsofheavyconcentration ;
(i)thepromotionofbetterinformationservicesforboth
publicandprivateinvestorsinthefieldofregional
development .
(2)"TheCommitteeshallreporttotheCouncilandtotheCommission
;ontheresultsofitswork.
Article3
(1)TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshalleachappointtwo
memberstotheCommittee.Theymayappointalternates.
ThemembersoftheCommittee,andthealternates,appointed
bytheMemberStatesshallbeselectedfroaamongsenior
officialsresponsibleforregionalpolicy.
(2)ExceptwheretheCommissionshalldecideotherwise,the
membersmrybeaccompanied byexperts.
(3)TheEuropeanInvestmentBankshallappointanobserverto
theCommittee.
Article4
(1)TheCommitteeshallbymajorityvoteappointitsChairmanand
Vice-Chairman fromamongitsmembersforaperiodoftwoyears.
Theirperiodofofficemayberenewed,
(2)TheCommitteemayentrustthestudyofparticularquestions
toworkingpartiescomposedofcertainofitsmembers
oralternatesorexperts.
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(3)TheCommittee fssecretariat shall beprovided bythe
Commission .
(4)TheCommittee shall draw upitsownrules ofprocedure .
Article 5
■TheCommittee may ,maccordance with theprovisions cfitsrules
ofprocedure ,take evidence from interested parties from the
regions and from trade union and business orenni sations .
Done at For the Council
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