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II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation relating to the establishment of specific Community regional 
development measures in 1985 and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84 
COM(85) 243 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 5 June 1985) 
(85/C 143/04) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84 of 19 
June 1984 on the European Development Fund (x) herein­
after referred to as 'the Fund Regulation', entered into 
force on 1 January 1985; 
Whereas Article 48 of the Fund Regulation provides 
that, subject to the application of Article 45 thereof, 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 724/75 (2), including 
Title III relating to specific Community measures, is 
repealed; 
Whereas Article 45 of the Fund Regulation provides that 
Article 4 (3) thereof does not apply to resources intended 
to cover budget commitments still to be entered into for 
the execution of the specific Community measures 
referred to above and instituted by the Council before 1 
January 1985; 
Whereas on 18 January 1984 the Council adopted a 
second series of specific Community measures, herein­
after referred to as 'the specific measures', in favour of 
zones adversely affected by restructuring of the steel, 
shipbuilding and textile and clothing industries, by 
Community enlargement and by the energy crisis; Whereas, when this second series was adopted, it was 
envisaged that the measures relating to zones adversely 
affected by restructuring of the shipbuilding and textile 
and clothing industries would be extended to new zones 
where the worsening of the crisis in these sectors 
justified it; 
Whereas at the same time it was envisaged that the 
specific measure already in force concerning the border 
areas of Ireland and Northern Ireland should be 
reinforced; 
Whereas the Council also agreed in principle to a 
specific measure contributing to the development of new 
economic activities in certain zones affected by the 
implementation of the Community fisheries policy; 
Whereas in response to these guidelines from the 
Council, the Commission immediately began preparing 
the necessary proposals for a Council Regulation; 
Whereas practical difficulties were encountered in 
collecting certain data necessary to draw up these 
proposals and these difficulties delayed their presen­
tation; 
Whereas, as a result, the four proposals for a Council 
Regulation, based on Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 
724/75, could not be submitted to the Council before 22 
December 1984; whereas, because of this, the Council 
was not in a position to decide on those proposals before 
31 December 1984; whereas by the same token the 
European Parliament and the Economic and Social 
Committee were not able to give their opinions on the 
proposals before 31 December 1984; whereas, in these 
circumstances, Regulation (EEC) No 724/75 having 
been repealed on 1 January 1985, the Council should be 
enabled to decide on those proposals by 31 December 
1985 and the period referred to in Article 45 of the Fund 
Regulation should be prolonged; 
(') OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1984, p. 1. Whereas the Treaty has not provided the necessary 
(2) OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1975, p. 1. specific powers, 
No C 143/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 6. 85 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The Council may, until 31 December 1985, in 
accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of Regu­
lation (EEC) No 724/75, institute specific Community 
measures on the basis of proposals submitted by the 
Commission before 31 December 1984. 
Article 2 
Article 45 of Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84 is hereby 
replaced by the following: 
Article 45 
Article 4 (3) shall apply neither to resources intended 
to cover budget commitments still to be entered into for the execution of the specific Community 
measures referred to in Article 13 of Regulation 
(EEC) No 724/75 instituted by the Council before 
the entry into force of this Regulation, nor to specific 
Community measures instituted by the Council up to 
31 December 1985 on the basis of proposals 
submitted by the Commission before 31 December 
1984.' 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States.