CELEX: 51988PC0582
Language: en
Date: 1988-10-14 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ON THE CONCLUSION OF A PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA CONSEQUENT ON THE ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC TO THE COMMUNITY

No C 294/6                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                      18. 11. 88
      its actual expenditure, while observing the                               laid down in Article 21, of an adjustment of the
      maximum eligible amounts laid down in the first                           programme referred to in Article 1 (4) alter the
      subparagraph:                                                             limits set in the first subparagraph of paragraph 2,
      — 70 % for the work referred to in Article 4.                             but without exceeding the estimated cost specified
           However, this amount may not exceed 60 %                             in Article 16 (3).
           of the total cost of the investment,
      — 70 % for the measures and work referred to                                                  Article 2
           in Articles 10 (1) and 14 (1),
                                                                        This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
      — 60 % for the work and measures referred to                      following its publication in the Official Journal of the
           in Articles 6, 8 and 12(1).'                                 European Communities.
  (b) Paragraph 2a is replaced by the following;:
      '2a.     The Commission may on the occasion of                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
      the approval, in accordance with the procedure                    directly applicable in all Member States.
              Recommendation for a Council Decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Agreement
             establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and the Republic of
              Malta consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the
                                                              Community
                                                         COM(88) 582 final
                                     (Submitted by the Commission on 20 October 1988)
                                                            (88/C 294/06)
             THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
              Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in
             particular Article 238 thereof,
              Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
             Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament ('),
             Whereas the Protocol to the Association Agreement between the European Economic
             Community and the Republic of Malta (2) signed at La Valetta on 5 December 1970 should be
              approved, in order to take into account the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the
             Portuguese Republic to the Community,
             HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
                                                                Article 1
             The Protocol to the Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and
             the Republic of Malta consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the
             Portuguese Republic to the Community is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
             The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
             (') Opinion published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
             (2) OJ No L 61, 14. 3. 1971, p. 1.
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                                                             Article 2
             The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 26 of the
             Protocol (x).
                                                             Article 3
             This Decision shall take effect on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the
             European Communities.
             (') The Protocol and the date of entry into force will be published in the Official Journal of the European
                 Communities by the General Secretariat of the Council.
             Amended proposal for a Council Decision to adopt a first multiannual programme (1988 to
             1993) for biotechnology-based agro-industrial research and technology development (L) —
                  'Eclair' (European collaborative linkage of agriculture and industry through research)
                                               COM(88) 602 final — SYN 113
             (Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149 (3) of the EEC Treaty on 28 October 1988)
                                                         (88/C 294/07)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             Whereas the abovementioned Decision 87/516/Euratom,
                                                                      EEC stipulates that a specific objective of Community
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                      research must be to strengthen the scientific and techno-
Economic Community, and in particular Article
                                                                      logical basis of European industry, particularly in
130Q (2) thereof,
                                                                      strategic sectors of advanced technology, and to
                                                                      encourage industry by making it more competitive at the
                                                                      international level; whereas the same Decision also lays
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                    down that Community action is justified if it contributes,
                                                                      among other things, to enhancing the Community's
                                                                      economic and social cohesion and to encouraging its
                                                                      overall harmonious development, while at the same time
In cooperation with the European Parliament,                          being consistent with the pursuit of scientific and
                                                                      technical excellence; whereas the Eclair programme is
                                                                      intended to contribute to the pursuit of these objectives;
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
Social Committee,
                                                                      Whereas the specialized skills and capabilities relevant to
Whereas Article 130K of the Treaty stipulates that the                agro-industrial development are numerous, and Europe's
framework programme shall be implemented through                      most internationally competitive capabilities are located
specific programmes developed within each of its ac-                  in diverse Member States, mutual benefit shall be derived
tivities;                                                             from collaboration in a Community programme;
Whereas by Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC of 28
September 1987 the Council has adopted a framework                    Whereas the European Parliament, in its assessment of
programme of Community research, and technological                    the potential for 'biotechnology in the European farming
development (1987 to 1991) (2), providing for activities              industry' (3) and of 'biotechnology in Europe and the
to be implemented to ensure the exploitation and                      need for an integrated policy' (4), has emphasized that it
optimum use of biological resources;                                  must be used to promote an agricultural policy
(«) OJ No C 62, 5. 3. 1988, p. 7.                                     O OJ No C 76, 23. 3. 1987, p. 22.
(2) OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1.                                  (4) OJ No C 76, 23. 3. 1987, p. 25.