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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)309 final.
Brussels,14June1979
Amendmenttotheproposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC?
onCommunityaidforindustrialrestructuring and
conversionoperations
Amendmenttotheproposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
onCommunityaidforrestructuring orconversioninvestments
intheshipbuilding industry
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:>yAmendmenttotheproposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
onCommunityaidforrestructuring orconversioninvestments
inthetextileindustry/particularly inthe
man-madefibresindustry
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommissionunderArticle149,
secondparagraph/oftheEECTreaty)
COM(79)309final.

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Explanatory memorandum
TheCommission sentaproposalforaregulationrelating
toCommunityintervention measuresforindustrialrestructuring
1
andconversionoperationstotheCouncilon31October1978.
UnderthetermsofthisRegulation theCommunitymustbegiven,
theopportunity tograntappropriate financialaidstounder­
takings'investment programmes,thusfacilitating thestructural
changesnecessarytoovercomethecrisisincertainsectors.
TheEuropeanParliamentdelivereditsopiniononthis
proposalatthetimeofitssessionof26April1979.The
CommissioncloselyexaminedtheremarksmadeinthisOpinion
anddecidedtogiveeffecttotheproposedamendmenttothe-
secondparagraphofArticle 1. '
Thisamendmentaimsatintroducing arequirement forthe
EuropeanParliament'sOpiniontobeobtainedbeforetheCouncil
candecideonthosesectorstowhichaidsmaybegranted.
TheCommission takestheviewthatthisamendment mustbe
extendedtoincludetheEconomicandSocialCommitteeinthe
consultation process.
Thisamendment,introducedintotheabovementioned proposal
foraRegulation,alsorequiresanamendmenttothetwoproposals
forDecisionsrecentlysenttotheCouncil2toenabletheship­
buildingindustryandthetextileindustriesparticularly the
man-madefibresindustrysectorstobenefitfromthefinancial
aidsprovidedforbytheRegulation.
1OJC272of16.11.1978,page3.
2OJ(C0M(78)769of11.1.1979).

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1)Amendment totheproposal for aRegulation onCommunity aidfor
1industrial restructuring andconversion operations .
Thesecond paragraph vofthefirst Article oftheproposal for a
Regulation isamended asfollows :
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-theCouncil ,acting onaproposal from theCommission and
.ontheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament andoftheEconomic
andSocial Committee ,shall decide ,byaqualified majority
onthose sectors towhich aidmay begranted .
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2)Amendment totheproposal for aCouncil Decision on -Community
aid forrestructuring orconversion investments intheship-
2 .building industry .
This proposal isamended bythefollowing addition after the
third citation :
"Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee ,"
3)Amendment totheproposal for aCouncil Decision onCommunity
aid forrestructuring orconversion investments inthetextile
2industry /particularly intheman-made fibres industry .
This proposal isamended bythefollowing addition after thethird
citation :
"Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEconomic .andSocial
Committee ,"
OJC272 of16.11.1978 ,page 3.
20J (C0M(78)769 of11.1.1979 ).