Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2686/94 establishing a special system of assistance to traditional ACP suppliers of bananas
Date: 1996-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, Stabex, production aid, technical cooperation, tropical fruit

COMMISSION  OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

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96/0028  (SYN) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 

amending Council  Regulation  2686/94  establishing 

a special  system of assistance to traditional  ACP suppliers of bananas 

(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

This  draft  Regulation  extends  the  expiry  date  of  Regulation  2686/94  from  28  February  1996 
to  31  December  1996.  This  is  essential  for  the  reasonable  management  and  allocation  of  the 
budget  already  assigned  for  1996  This  proposal  has  no  additional  budgetary  implications 

It  is  necessary  to  extend  the  application  of  the  Regulation  for  two  reasons: 

(i) The  Regulation  requires  that  income  support  be  calculated  each  year  for  the  previous  year 
using  statistics  published  by  the  Statistical  Office  of  the  European  Communities.  It  also 
requires  that  income  support  be  complementary  to  transfers  under  the  export  earnings 
stabilisation  system  (Stabex)  provided  for  in  Article  186  et  seq.  of  the  fourth  ACP-EC 
Convention.  These  statistics  are  not  available  until  the  second  quarter  of  each  year. 

(ii)  To  allow  a  reasonable  length  of  time  for  projects  submitted  under  the  Regulation  for 
technical  and  financial  assistance  to  be  prepared  and  considered  for  approval  by  the 
Commission. 

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COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) No. 

amending  Council  Regulation  2686/94  establishing  a  special  system  of  assistance to 
traditional  ACP  suppliers  of  bananas 

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION 

Having  regard  to the Treaty  establishing  the European  Community,  and  in particular  Article 
130w thereof, 

Having  regard  to the  proposal  from  the Commission  ', 

Having  regard  to the  opinion  of the Economic  and  Social  Committee2, 

Acting  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  laid  down  in  Article  189c of the  Treaty  3, 

Whereas Council Regulation 2686/944 provides for financial assistance in the form  of income 
support. 

Whereas this income support should be complementary to transfers  under the export earnings 
stabilisation  system  (Stabex)  triggered  by  the  same set of  circumstances. 

Whereas  the  statistics  necessary  to  calculate  Stabex  transfers  and  income  support  for  the 
previous year are not available until the second  quarter of each year,  it is therefore  necessary 
that  in  order  to fulfil  all  the requirements  of the Regulation  the  date of  expiry  be  extended. 

Whereas the Regulation  also provides for technical  and financial  assistance, additional to that 
provided  for  in the fourth  ACP-EC Convention,  for  programmes designed  to help  producers 
adapt to  new  market  conditions. 

OJNo  L268,  5.11.94,p.l. 

Whereas  in  order  to have  a reasonable  length  of time  in  which  to prepare,  submit  and  approve 
such  programmes  undei  the  existing  budget  it  is  necessary  to  extend  the  Regulation's  date  of 
expiry. 

Whereas  in  order  to  meet  all  the  requirements  of  the  Regulation  regarding  the  allocation  of 
assistance  and  in  order  to  allow  the  reasonable  management  and  allocation  of  the  budget 
already  assigned  for  this  year  it  is  necessary  to  extend  the  Regulation's  date  of  expiry  from 
28  February  1996  to  31  December  1996. 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION 

Article  1 

Article  11,  second  indent  of  Council  Regulation  2686/94  should  be amended  to read:  "It shall 
apply  with  effect  from  1 July  1993.  It  shall  expire  on  31  December  1996". 

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  with  effect  from  29  February  1996.  It  shall  expire  on  31  December  1996. 

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

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For  the  Council 

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