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PROBLEM: Applications for reimbursement drawn up by Member States in respect of the aids referred to in Article 1 (1) (a) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 shall be presented in the format specified in the tables in Annexes I, II, and III to this Regulation. Applications for reimbursement drawn up by Member States in respect of aids referred to in Article 1 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 must include, for each investment project implemented within the framework of the annual plan referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69, the documents referred to in Annex IV. 1. Applications for reimbursement shall relate to expenditure effected by Member States during a given calendar year and shall be submitted to the Commission before 1 July of the following year.2. The Commission, on the basis of the information contained in the request for reimbursement, makes the reimbursement before 31 December provided that the request is complete and presented in the form and within the time limit required. For aid provided in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69, the Member State should hold all supporting papers (or certified copies) at the disposal of the Commission for a period of three years from the date of the last reimbursement by the Community.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

SOLUTION: Regulation in respect of reimbursement of aids granted by Member States for improvement of the production and marketing of Community citrus fruit

PROBLEM: Ireland is authorized on a temporary basis to maintain the restrictions on the acquisition by residents of foreign securities dealt in on a stock exchange and on the use of the proceeds of liquidation thereof, provided that:    - the entire proceeds of liquidation of foreign securities can be sold on the investment currency market;- the repayment of funds borrowed in investment currency to buy securities issued by the Communities or by the European Investment Bank and quoted on a stock exchange, can be made:from the proceeds of liquidation, or by purchasing funds on the investment currency market, or, where the repayment is made over a period of five years, by purchasing funds at the official exchange rate. 1. The Commission shall keep under close review the development of the economic situation in Ireland. It shall investigate the situation and the effects of the measures authorized herein not later than 31 December 1978.2. The Commission reserves the right to amend or revoke this Decision if it finds that the conditions on which it was based have changed or that the effects of the Decision are more restrictive than is necessary to achieve its purpose. This Decision is addressed to Ireland.

SOLUTION: Commission Decision authorizing Ireland to take certain protective measures under Article 108 (3) of the EEC Treaty (Only the English text is authentic)

PROBLEM: The Commission hereby creates a Joint Committee on Social Problems in Sea Fishing (hereinafter called the 'Committee'). The Committee shall assist the Commission in the formulation and implementation of the Community social policy aimed at improving and harmonizing the living and working conditions in sea fishing. 1. In order to attain the objectives laid down in Article 2, the Committee shall:    (a) issue opinions and submit reports to the Commission, either at the latter s request or on its own initiative,and(b) in respect of matters falling within the competence of the employers  and employees  associations listed in Article 4;  (1)OJ No C 70, 1.7.1972, p. 11.   - promote dialogue and conciliation and facilitate negotiation between these associations;- arrange for studies to be carried out;- participate in discussions and seminars.2. The Committee shall ensure that all interested parties are informed of its activities.3. Upon requesting an opinion or report of the Committee the Commission may fix a time limit within which the opinion or report shall be given. 1. The Committee shall consist of 42 members.2. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Commission on a proposal from the following associations of employers in sea fishing and associations of fishermen:Employers  Associations:    - Association of National Organizations of Fishing Enterprises in the EEC (EUROPECHE);- Specialized Committee for Fishing Cooperatives in the EEC (COGECA).Employees  Associations:    - The Committee of Transport Unions in the Community (ITF);- The European Transport Committee (ETC-WCL);- The CGT-CGIL European Committee for the Coordination of Fishermen s Trade Unions.3. Seats shall be attributed as follow:    (a) to representatives of the employers  associations, 21;(b) to representatives of the employees  associations, 21. 1. An alternate shall be appointed for each member of the Committee under the same conditions as laid down in Article 4.2. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 10 an alternate shall not attend meetings of the Committee or a working group provided for in Article 10, nor participate in its works, unless the member for whom he is the alternate is prevented from doing so. A list of members and their alternates shall be published for information by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 1. Committee members and their alternates shall hold office for a term of four years ; appointments shall be renewable.2. Members and their alternates whose term of office has expired shall remain in office until they have been replaced or their term of office has been renewed.3. A member s or alternate s term of office shall cease before the expiration of the period of four years upon his resignation or death or if the association which nominated him requests his replacement. The vacancy thereby caused shall be filled in the manner prescribed in Article 4 by a person appointed for the remainder of the term of office.4. There shall be no payment for duties performed. 1. The Committee shall, by a two-thirds majority of members present, elect from among its members a Chairman and Vice-Chairman who shall hold office for a term of two years. The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman shall be chosen alternately, and in reverse order, from amongst the two groups of associations listed in Article 4. The Chairman or Vice-Chairman whose term of office has expired shall remain in office until he has been replaced.2. Should the Chairman or Vice-Chairman cease to hold office before expiry of its term, he shall be replaced for the remainder of the term by a person appointed in the manner prescribed in paragraph 1 of this Article upon a proposal from the group to which his association belongs. The Committee may create a bureau consisting of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Rapporteurs of the working groups provided for in the following Article 10 to plan and coordinate its work. 0The Committee may:    (a) set up ad hoc or permanent working groups to facilitate its work. It may authorize a member to delegate another representative of his association, who shall be named, to take his place in a working group ; such delegate shall enjoy the same rights at meetings of the working group as the member he replaces;(b) ask the Commission to appoint experts to assist it in specific tasks. It shall be its duty to do so if one of the associations listed in Article 4 requests this.(c) ask for the attendance at Committee meetings, as an expert, of any person who is specially qualified in any particular subject on the agenda. The expert shall be present only for the discussion of the particular subject for which his attendance is required. 1The Committee shall be convened by the secretary at the request of the Commission, the bureau or of one-third of the Committee s members. In the latter case, the Committee shall meet within 30 days. 21. No opinion of the Committee shall be valid unless two-thirds of the members or their alternates are present.2. The Committee shall submit its opinions or reports to the Commission. If an opinion or report is not unanimous, the Committee shall submit to the Commission the dissenting opinions delivered. 31. The Commission shall provide a secretariat for the Committee, the bureau and the working groups.2. Representatives of the services of the Commission shall attend the meetings of the Committee, the bureau and the working groups.3. A representative of the secretariat of each of the associations listed in Article 4 shall attend the meetings of the Committee as observer. 4If the Commission has informed the Committee that an opinion requested relates to a matter of a confidential nature, members of the Committee shall be bound, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 214 of the Treaty, not to disclose any information acquired at the meetings of the Committee or the working groups. In this event, only the members of the Committee and the representatives of the services of the Commission shall be present at the meetings. 5This Decision shall enter into force on 25 July 1974.

SOLUTION:
Commission Decision relating to the setting-up of a Joint Committee on Social Problems in Sea Fishing