CELEX: 51985PC0243
Language: en
Date: 1985-05-29
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIFIC COMMUNITY REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEASURES IN 1985 AND AMENDING REGULATION (EEC) NO 1787/84

12.6. 85                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                             No C 143/3
                                                                  II
                                                          (Preparatory Acts)
                                                    COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Regulation relating to the establishment of specific Community regional
                         development measures in 1985 and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84
                                                         COM(85) 243 final
                                   (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 5 June 1985)
                                                           (85/C 143/04)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                              Whereas, when this second series was adopted, it was
                                                                      envisaged that the measures relating to zones adversely
                                                                      affected by restructuring of the shipbuilding and textile
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                      and clothing industries would be extended to new zones
Economic Community, and in particular Article 235
                                                                      where the worsening of the crisis in these sectors
thereof,
                                                                      justified it;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                      Whereas at the same time it was envisaged that the
                                                                      specific measure already in force concerning the border
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-                     areas of Ireland and Northern Ireland should be
liament,                                                              reinforced;
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                      Whereas the Council also agreed in principle to a
Social Committee,                                                     specific measure contributing to the development of new
                                                                      economic activities in certain zones affected by the
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84 of 19                     implementation of the Community fisheries policy;
June 1984 on the European Development Fund (x) herein-
after referred to as 'the Fund Regulation', entered into              Whereas in response to these guidelines from the
force on 1 January 1985;                                              Council, the Commission immediately began preparing
                                                                      the necessary proposals for a Council Regulation;
Whereas Article 48      of the Fund Regulation provides
that, subject to the    application of Article 45 thereof,
                                                                      Whereas practical difficulties were encountered in
Council Regulation      (EEC) No 724/75 (2), including
Title III relating to    specific Community measures, is              collecting certain data necessary to draw up these
repealed;                                                             proposals and these difficulties delayed their presen-
                                                                      tation;
Whereas Article 45 of the Fund Regulation provides that
Article 4 (3) thereof does not apply to resources intended            Whereas, as a result, the four proposals for a Council
to cover budget commitments still to be entered into for              Regulation, based on Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No
the execution of the specific Community measures                      724/75, could not be submitted to the Council before 22
referred to above and instituted by the Council before 1              December 1984; whereas, because of this, the Council
January 1985;                                                         was not in a position to decide on those proposals before
                                                                      31 December 1984; whereas by the same token the
                                                                      European Parliament and the Economic and Social
Whereas on 18 January 1984 the Council adopted a                      Committee were not able to give their opinions on the
second series of specific Community measures, herein-                 proposals before 31 December 1984; whereas, in these
after referred to as 'the specific measures', in favour of            circumstances, Regulation (EEC) N o 724/75 having
zones adversely affected by restructuring of the steel,               been repealed on 1 January 1985, the Council should be
shipbuilding and textile and clothing industries, by                  enabled to decide on those proposals by 31 December
Community enlargement and by the energy crisis;                       1985 and the period referred to in Article 45 of the Fund
                                                                      Regulation should be prolonged;
(') OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1984, p. 1.                                   Whereas the Treaty has not provided the necessary
(2) OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1975, p. 1.                                    specific powers,
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:                                           for the execution of the specific Community
                                                                       measures referred to in Article 13 of Regulation
                          Article 1                                    (EEC) No 724/75 instituted by the Council before
                                                                       the entry into force of this Regulation, nor to specific
The Council may, until 31 December 1985, in                            Community measures instituted by the Council up to
accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of Regu-                  31 December 1985 on the basis of proposals
lation (EEC) No 724/75, institute specific Community                   submitted by the Commission before 31 December
measures on the basis of proposals submitted by the                    1984.'
Commission before 31 December 1984.
                          Article 2                                                           Article 3
Article 45 of Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84 is hereby                This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
replaced by the following:                                         following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                                                                   European Communities.
     Article 45
    Article 4 (3) shall apply neither to resources intended        This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
    to cover budget commitments still to be entered into           directly applicable in all Member States.