19.3.83 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 75/5 
Amendment to the proposal for a Council Regulation on loans for projects covered by 
exploration programmes for non-energy mineral raw materials within the territories of 
the Member States (*) 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph of 
Article 149 of the EEC Treaty on 9 March 1983) 
In July 1982 the Commission transmitted to the 
Council document COM(82) 415 final (doc. Council 
8884/82) containing a draft Council Regulation on 
loans for projects covered by exploration programmes 
for non-energy mineral raw materials within the 
territories of the Member States. After consulting Parliament, which on 14 January 
1983 discussed the proposal and voted on various 
amendments, the Commission is now submitting to 
the Council, pursuant to the second paragraph of 
Article 149 of the EEC Treaty, a proposal for 
amendments to some of the articles in the draft Regu­
lation: 
TEXT ORIGINALLY PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (') TEXT AMENDED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES 
Preamble and recitals unchanged 
Article 1 unchanged 
Article 2 
Contracts must be concluded with one or more 
natural persons who are nationals of Community 
Member States or with a legal person constituted in 
accordance with the legal requirements in force in the 
Member States. Article 2 
Contracts must be concluded with one or more 
natural persons who are nationals of Community 
Member States or with a legal person under public or 
private law constituted in accordance with the legal 
requirements in force in the Member States. 
Second paragraph unchanged 
Articles 3 to 5 unchanged 
Article 6 Article 6 
Paragraphs 1 and 2 unchanged 
3. The Commission and the Court of Auditors 
shall have access at all times to the accounts relating 
to the programme. They shall be empowered to carry 
out on the spot checks and documentary inspections 
in such a way as to monitor the execution of the 
contract and, in particular, the progress made in 
implementing the programmes. 3. The Commission and the Court of Auditors 
shall have access at all times to the accounts relating 
to the programme. They shall be empowered to carry 
out on-the-spot checks and documentary inspections 
in such a way as to monitor the execution of the 
contract and, in particular, the progress made in 
implementing the programmes, they shall ensure that 
their checks and inspections do not hinder the 
scheduled work. 
(') Full text: see OJ No C 203, 6. 8. 1982, p. 2. 
No C 75/6 Official Journal of 
TEXT ORIGINALLY PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
4. The person(s) applying for a loan shall 
undertake: 
— to contribute to the programme the remainder of 
the necessary funds, 
— not to reduce the amount of its (their) partici­
pation to below the level of that participation at 
the time when the application was made without 
the prior agreement of the Commission, 
— to implement the project in the shortest time 
possible in line with the objectives established and 
not to interrupt or abandon the project without 
the prior agreement of the Commission, 
— should the programme result in the extraction of 
raw materials, to give priority to supplies to the 
Community in the form of either source materials 
or processed products at least in proportion to the 
financial assistance granted by the Community, 
— not to dispose in any matter whatsoever, in the 
four years following termination of the 
programme, of the results of programmes for 
which assistance has been granted under this 
Regulation without the prior agreement of the 
Commission. European Communities 19. 3. 83 
TEXT AMENDED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES 
4. The persons(s) applying for a loan shall 
undertake: 
— unchanged 
— unchanged 
— to implement the project in the shortest time 
possible in line with the objectives established and 
not to interrupt or abandon the project without 
consulting the Commission, 
— unchanged 
— unchanged 
Articles 7 to 11 unchanged