CELEX: 51983PC0030
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Date: 1983-01-19
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Council Regulation (EEC) N° 2744/80 establishing supplementary measures in favour of the United Kingdom (presented by the Commission to the Council)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE E U R O P E A N COMMUNITIES
                                                             COM(83) 30 f i n a l
                                                             Brussels,      1 9 t h J a n u a r y 1983
                       PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
           amending C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n ( E E C ) N° 2 7 4 4 / 8 0      establishing
           supplementary           measures i n f a v o u r      of  t h e U n i t e d Kingdom
                 ( p r e s e n t e d by t h e C o m m i s s i o n t o t h e C o u n c i l )
COM(83) 30 final
 ---pagebreak---                                          E x p l a n a t o r y Memorandum
1.  In    accordance with the                      C o u n c i l c o n c l u s i o n s o f 30 M a y , 1 9 8 0 ,           supplementary
    measures i n             favour         of   the      U n i t e d Kingdom have been e s t a b l i s h e d by means
    of    Council Regulation                     (EEC) N o . 2744/80 of                  27 O c t o b e r , 1 9 8 0 .
2 . These s u p p l e m e n t a r y           m e a s u r e s have been i m p l e m e n t e d by means o f                     financial
    assistance for                  achieving           investment         in d i f f e r e n t     c a t e g o r i e s of      infrastructure
    during        the       U n i t e d Kingdom budgetary                  e x e r c i s e s of     1980/81          and 1 9 8 1 / 8 2 ; e a c h
    of    these        categories             c o n s i s t s of      sub-programmes f o r m i n g             part       of   special
    programmes              submitted           by t h a t        country.
3.  Seven of           these eight              s p e c i a l programmes             relate      to   regions          wholly     or      partially
     c o v e r e d by a r e a s e l i g i b l e           for      State    regional         a i d . The e i g h t h        special
    programme             concerns road i n f r a s t r u c t u r e                linking       these      r e g i o n s and       linking
    the      U n i t e d Kingdom w i t h t h e o t h e r                Community c o u n t r i e s .                                         "~      "
4 . These i n v e s t m e n t s ,            undertaken            by p u b l i c     authorities,          have a l l        contributed
    to     t h e e c o n o m i c and s o c i a l d e v e l o p m e n t            of    the    aforementioned               regions        and
     of    the     United Kingdom, to                      the d i v e r s i f i e d    development           of     t h e e c o n o m i c and
     social         infrastructure                of     the      country,       and t o     Community i n t e g r a t i o n .           According
     to the         U n i t e d Kingdom g o v e r n m e n t ' s           own s t a t e m e n t s , s o m e     of      these     investments
     c o u l d not        have been a c h i e v e d w i t h i n t h e                 same t i m e s c h e d u l e s w i t h o u t        the
     aforementioned                  supplementary                measures.
 5.   It    is    important,             h o w e v e r , t o e m p h a s i s e t h e e f f o r t s made, i n               accordance
      with the          mandate o f            30 M a y , 1 9 8 0 , t o        s o l v e t h e p r o b l e m by means o f                structural
       changes which                c o u l d be a c h i e v e d e s p e c i a l l y by a p p l y i n g           and d e v e l o p i n g    Community
      structural             p o l i c i e s , in      s u c h a way as t o            render the          supplementary              measures
      superfluous.               The m e a s u r e s                                i n the     field      of    energy p o l i c y        seemed
      to     be t h e      most       appropiate            from the s t a n d p o i n t        of   contributing            to     s u c h an
     evolution            which        can o n l y       be r e g a r d e d as a p r o g r e s s i v e         approach.
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6. There i s       a need, therefore,                 in  accordance with the         Council       conclusions
   of    26 O c t o b e r , 1 9 8 2 , t o    e x t e n d and a d a p t     the supplementary       measures f o r        a
   new e x e r c i s e but      for    a smaller          financial        outlay, taking    account       of  the
   simultaneous establishment                       of    s p e c i f i c measures of  Community       interest
   r e l a t e d to energy       strategy          which w i l l        also apply to  the  United Kingdom.
7« The p r o p o s e d r e g u l a t i o n ,   w h i c h e x t e n d s and amends R e g u l a t i o n N o . 2 7 4 4 / 8 0
    already mentioned, takes                    account       of     this evolution   towards       measures
    h a v i n g a more Community               character.
 ---pagebreak---                                            Proposal for             a
                  COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No                                  /83
                                   of
           amending       Council Regulation                    (EEC) No 2 7 4 4 / 8 0
                  establishing              supplementary               measures
                      in    favour        of    the     United        Kingdom
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having     regard to        the Treaty            establishing             the    European Economic               Community,
and i n p a r t i c u l a r    Article         235     thereof,
Having      regard to        the proposal              from the          Commission          (1),
Having      regard to        the      opinion       of    the     European P a r l i a m e n t         (2),
 Having     regard to        the      opinion       of    the     Court      of   Auditors          (3),
 Whereas, in        accordance with the                   C o u n c i l c o n c l u s i o n s of     30 May 1980       (4)
 payments      in   favour        of    the    U n i t e d Kingdom r e l a t i n g t o t h e            y e a r s 1980 and
 1981    have been made by means o f                      the     supplementary             measures        established
 by C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n   ( E E C ) No 2 7 4 4 / 8 0        (5);
 Whereas, in        accordance with the                    s a i d C o u n c i l c o n c l u s i o n s of     30 May 1 9 8 0 ,
 the    Community       i s pledged to             r e s o l v e the problem f o r             1982 by means          of
 structural        changes; whereas, in the                        absence of          such a s o l u t i o n ,    the   said
 conclusions provide                 that     the     C o m m i s s i o n w i l l make p r o p o s a l s a l o n g    the
  lines    of   the   1980 t o         1981      solution;
                                                                                                                            ./.
  ( D OJ N o . C . . . o f                         1 9 . . , p.        ...
  ( 2 ) 0J
  ( 3 ) OJ
  ( 4 ) 0J No C 158 o f 2 7 . 0 6 . 1 9 8 0 , p . 1
  ( 5 ) OJ Mo L 284 o f 2 9 . 1 0 . 1 9 8 0 , p . 4
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Whereas i t           is    important,        however, to              emphasise the                efforts       made t o     solve
t h e p r o b l e m by means o f            structural             changes which                c o u l d be a c h i e v e d by
applying          and d e v e l o p i n g   Community s t r u c t u r a l               p o l i c i e s ; whereas the          measures
and p r o j e c t s        in the     field     of    energy p o l i c y            seemed t o           be t h e most       appropriate
 from the          standpoint         of c o n t r i b u t i n g t o      s u c h an e v o l u t i o n       which    can     only
 be r e g a r d e d as a p r o g r e s s i v e         approach;
 Whereas,           in a separate          regulation,              s p e c i f i c measures of               Community        interest
  r e l a t e d t o energy          strategy       are e s t a b l i s h e d which w i l l                 also apply to         the
  United Kingdom;
  Whereas, i n            accordance w i t h the              C o u n c i l c o n c l u s i o n s of        28 O c t o b e r   1982,
  the      solution         for    the year      1982 c o n t i n u e s          w i t h i n the        framework      laid     down
  for      the    y e a r s 1980 and 1 9 8 1 , w h i c h             i n c l u d e s the        amended f i n a n c i a l      mechanism
  and s u p p l e m e n t a r y      measures, there               is    a l s o a need t o             take    account      of   the
   amount        used f o r      the   implementation                of     the    aforementioned               energy      measures
   for      the   United Kingdom;
   Whereas i t           is    consequently          appropriate              to    adapt       and t o      extend     Regulation
    (EEC)       No 2 7 4 4 / 8 0 ; w h e r e a s t h e     Treaty         has n o t        provided for           the    specific
    powers of          action       required       to    this       end,
    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                      Article          1
     Regulation           ( E E C ) No 2 7 4 4 / 8 0 i s       h e r e b y amended a s               follows:
     1)     Article        1 s h a l l be r e p l a c e d by t h e             following:
            "Article         1
             In  addition         to  the    amounts which w i l l                  be t r a n s f e r r e d     to  the     United   Kingdom
             under     application         of   Council Regulation                       ( E E C ) No 1 1 7 2 / 7 6 o f      17 May 1976
             establishing           a financial          mechanism ( 1 ) ,               a s amended b y R e g u l a t i o n ( E E C )
             No 2 7 4 3 / 8 0 ( 2 ) ,   this     Regulation provides                       for      supplementary           Community
             measures r e l a t i n g      to    the      y e a r s 1 9 8 0 , 1981 and 1 9 8 2 . " ;
      (1)      OJ No L 1 3 1 , 2 0 . 0 5 . 1 9 7 6 , p .          7
      (2)      0J No L 2 8 4 , 2 9 . 1 0 . 1 9 8 0 , p .          1
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2)  Article         2(2)    s h a l l be s u p p l e m e n t e d by t h e                 following:
    "For     the      supplementary              measures r e l a t i n g             to the year              1982, the        regions
    c o n c e r n e d s h a l l as a g e n e r a l            rule      be t h o s e       c o v e r e d , on 1 J a n u a r y 1 9 8 2 ,
    wholly        or   in p a r t ,      by a r e a s e l i g i b l e          for     State      regional          aid„";
3)  The f o l l o w i n g      s e n t e n c e s h a l l be added t o A r t i c l e                     4(3):
    "As     regards the            supplementary                 measures r e l a t i n g            to the year          1982,      the
     Commission s h a l l t a k e              into        c o n s i d e r a t i o n t h e payments made and                    estimated
    by t h e p u b l i c       authorities               i n t h e U n i t e d Kingdom a s f r o m 1 A p r i l                    1982»";
 4)  The f o l l o w i n g     shall        be added t o Annex                      II:
     "5.         On t h e    b a s i s of       the       Commission's estimate                       (1,530 m i l l i o n      E C U ) , net
     compensation for                 the     U n i t e d Kingdom f o r               1982 i s f i x e d at          850 m i l l i o n E C U .
     Gross compensation t o                     the       U n i t e d Kingdom amounts t o                     1,092    million        ECU.(*).
     However, f o r          supplementary                  measures, it               i s n e c e s s a r y t o deduct          from     this
     latter         amount      the     sum                                              which w i l l        be u s e d f o r     the
     implementation               of     s p e c i f i c measures of                 Community i n t e r e s t          related        to
     energy         strategy        for     the      United Kingdom,
     "6.          Corrections to              be made f o r             1980 and 1981 i n t h e                   light     of   the     actual
      figures         will    be t a k e n       i n t o account            when d e f i n i n g         the    subsequent          solution,
      "7,         At t h a t t i m e ,     adjustments               will      be made i f           the     actual     figure       proves
      to    be h i g h e r    or     lower       than       the      1982 base r e f e r r e d             to   at p o i n t   5 above.
      If    the     actual       figure        is     higher         than       1,530 m i l l i o n        ECU but       lower      than
      1,580       million        E C U , the net             compensation to the                     U n i t e d Kingdom s h a l l        remain
      unchanged. If              the     actual         figure         is    higher        than      1,580      million       ECU but
       lower       than    1,730       million          ECU, the net                c o m p e n s a t i o n s h a l l be i n c r e a s e d
      by 50% o f         the     difference              between t h e            actual       figure         and 1 , 5 8 0 m i l l i o n E C U .
       If   the      actual      figure        is      higher        than       1,730 m i l l i o n         E C U , the net        compensation
       shalL       be i n c r e a s e d by 75 m i l l i o n              E C U , p l u s 75% o f           the d i f f e r e n c e    between
       the    actual       figure         and 1 , 7 3 0        million          ECU.                                                         ,
                                                                                                                                           m I m
  *) However, should the financial mechanism yield any payment to the
       United Kingdom for 1982, the amount of such payment w i l l be deducted from
       payments to the United Kingdom under the supplementary measures.
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If    the   actual         figure      is   lower than 1,530 m i l l i o n             ECU, but     higher         than
1,480      million         ECU, the net          compensation to            t h e U n i t e d Kingdom        shall
remain unchanged* If                  the     actual       figure      is  lower than 1,480           m i l l i o n ECU,
the net      compensation to                t h e U n i t e d Kingdom s h a l l b e r e d u c e d by an
amount      e q u a l t o 75% o f          the d i f f e r e n c e   between t h e      actual     figure        and
1,480      million          ECU*"
8*        Any a d j u s t m e n t    of    the gross f i g u r e         in point      5 above to         take
 account of         the      correction provided for                   in point       7 will    be    entered
 i n t h e budget          of  the European Communities f o r                     t h e 1983 f i n a n c i a l      year*
                                                  Artie le 2
 This Regulation s h a l l enter                    i n t o f o r c e on t h e day o f        its   publication
  in the O f f i c i a l      J o u r n a l of    the European Communities*
  T h i s R e g u l a t i o n s h a l l be b i n d i n g      in   its    entirety      and d i r e c t l y    applicable
  in a l l   Member S t a t e s *
   Done a t     Brussels,
                                                                           For t h e    Council
                                                                            The P r e s i d e n t