Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 of 18 September 1989 on economic aid for certain countries of Central and Eastern Europe
Date: 1993-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Slovakia, economic aid, economic reform, humanitarian aid, social change

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0MC93) 113 final 

Brussels,  23 March 1993 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEC) 

amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 of 
18 September  1989 on economic aid for certain countries of 
Central and Eastern Europe 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

Council  Regulation No 3906/89 (known as the Phare Regulation)  lists the 
Central  and  European  countries  eligible  for  financial  aid  from  the 
Community  for  the  purpose  of  supporting  the  process  of  economic  and 
social  reform  under  way  in these  countries.  The  Regulation  currently 
in  force  refers  to Czechoslovakia  as one  of  the  recipient  countries. 
On 1 January this year new  independent  republics took  its place.  It is 
thus  necessary  to  amend  the  Regulation  accordingly  so  that  financing 
agreements can be concluded with  these two new republics.  The purpose 
of  the attached draft*proposal  is to insert  in the Regulation a formal 
reference to the Czech and Slovak Republics. 

The  adoption  of  the  proposed  Regulation  will  not  affect  the  total 
amount of financing for the Phare programme. 

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Proposai for a Council Regulation (EEC) 
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 of 
18 September  1989 on economic aid for certain countries of 
Central and Eastern Europe 

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,1 

Having regard to the opinion of Parliament,2 

Whereas Regulation  (EEC) No 3906/89 provides  for  aid operations of an 
economic and humanitarian nature  in support of  the process of economic 
and social  reform  in certain countries of Central  and Eastern Europe;3 

Whereas  the  annex  of  that  Regulation  lists  the  countries  which  may 
receive such aid; 

Whereas Czechoslovakia was dissolved on 1 January  1993 and at  the same 
time two new sovereign Czech and Slovak republics were set up; 

Whereas  the  annex  of  the said  Regulation  should  be  amended  to ensure 
the continuity of  the arrangements  provided  for  in Regulation  No 3906/§9 
for successor republics, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Art icle 1 

The annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89  is hereby amended as follows: 

1.  The  following  countries  shall  be  inserted:  the Czech  Republic and 
the Slovak Republic. 
2.  the reference to "Czechoslovakia" shall be deleted. 

Article 2 

This Regulation shall enter  into force on the day of  its publication in 
the Official  Journal  of the European Communities.  It shall  apply from 
1 January 1993. 

This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its  entirety  and  directly 
applicable  in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 

1  OJ 
2  Opinion delivered 
3  OJ  L  375, 23.12.1989, page  11,  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EEC) 
No 2334/92 (OJ L 227, 11.8.1992, page 1). 

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