CELEX: 51992PC0019
Language: en
Date: 1992-01-31
Title: Amendment to the proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) concerning financial cooperation in respect of all the Mediterranean non-member countries

No C 48 / 16                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                      22 . 2 . 92
                      ORIGINAL PROPOSAL                                                       AMENDED PROPOSAL
                          Article 10                                                              Article 10
As from 1 January 1993 , Member States may adjust their                 Unchanged
rates of excise duty on mineral oils provided that such
adjustments bring their rates more closely into line with
the target rates as fixed in accordance with Article 1 .
                          Article 11                                                              Article 11
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regu­                     Member States shall bring into force the laws, regu­
lations and administrative provisions necessary to comply               lations and administrative provisions necessary to comply
with this Directive not later than 31 December 1992 .                   with this Directive not later than 31 December 1992 .
They shall forthwith inform the Commission of any                       Where Member States adopt these provisions, these shall
provisions of national law which they adopt in the field                contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accom­
governed by this Directive .                                            panied by such reference at the time of their official
                                                                        publication . The procedure for such reference shall be
The provisions adopted pursuant to the first paragraph                  adopted by Member States .
shall make express reference to this Directive .
                          Article 12                                                              Article 12
This Directive is addressed to the Member States .                      Unchanged
              Amendment to the proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) concerning financial cooperation
                                 in respect of all the Mediterranean non-member countries (')
                                                          (92 / C 48 / 09)
                                                        COM(92) 19 final
              (Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149 (3) ofthe EEC Treaty on 3 February 1992)
              (') COM(91 ) 48 final (OJ No C 68 , 16. 3 . 1991 , p. 11 ).
                      ORIGINAL PROPOSAL                                                       AMENDED PROPOSAL
                           Article 2                                                               Article 2
1 . The purpose of the measures to be carried out                       1 . The purpose of the measures to be carried out
pursuant to Article 1 shall be :                                       pursuant to Article 1 shall be :
— the implementation of operations of regional interest                — the implementation of operations of regional interest
    in the various fields of cooperation,                                   in the various fields of cooperation,
— cooperation with regard to the environment.                          — cooperation with regard to the environment, to
                                                                            culture and to controlling population growth .
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            ORIGINAL PROPOSAL                                             AMENDED PROPOSAL
                                 Paragraphs 2 and 3 unchanged
                                                      4. Cooperation with regard to culture refers
                                                      particularly to protecting the cultural heritage of the
                                                      Mediterranean countries by means of joint projects and
                                                      information campaigns of mutual interest.
                                                      5. Cooperation with regard to controlling population
                                                      growth entails the use of appropriations made available
                                                      at the request of one of the countries concerned .