CELEX: 51987PC0126
Language: en
Date: 1987-06-17
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING DIRECTIVE 81/527/EEC ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN THE FRENCH OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

3.7.87                                       Official Journal of the European Communities                               No C 175/5
              Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 81/527/EEC on the development of
                                            agriculture in the French overseas departments
                                                           COM(87) 126 final
                                    (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 17 June 1987)
                                                             (87/C 175/05)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                Whereas the financial breakdown should be made more
                                                                        flexible in line with the special requirements of
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   application,
Economic Community,                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85                                                Article 1
of 12 March 1985 on improving the efficiency of agri-
                                                                        Directive 81/527/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
cultural structures ('), and in particular Article 18
thereof,                                                                1. Article 5 (1) is replaced by the following:
                                                                            '1.    Expenditure incurred by the French Republic
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                           under the programme on the measures referred to in
                                                                           Article 3 shall be eligible under the Guidance Section
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-                           of the Fund up to the following limits:
liament,                                                                   — under Article 3 (a), up to 50 million ECU,
                                                                           — under Article 3 (b), up to 122 million ECU,
Whereas Article 6 (1) of Council Directive 81/527/                         — under Article 3 (c), up to 57 million ECU,
EEC (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 797/85,
provides that the common measure is to last five years                     — under Article 3 (d), up to 18 million ECU,
from the date on which the programme is approved;                          — under Article 3 (e), up to 40,5 million ECU, of
whereas that period expired on 28 January 1987;                                 which a maximum of 5,35 million ECU may be
                                                                                used for technical assistance and the application of
                                                                                agronomical research findings.
Whereas the implementation of measures introduced by
the abovementioned Directive has effectively contributed                   When the programme or any amendments thereto as
to the development of agriculture in the overseas                          referred to in Article 2 (2) are approved, the
departments; whereas, however, the low level of                            Commission may adjust those limits, without however
economic development and the underdevelopment of the                       exceeding the estimated cost provided for in Article 6
agricultural sector as compared with the other                              (3) or the figure of 5,35 million ECU for technical
Community regions calls for the possibility of continuing                   assistance and the application of research findings.'
the work laid down in the programme for applying the
measures in order to consolidate progress achieved;                     2. Article 6 (1) and (3) are replaced by the following:
                                                                            '1.    The duration of the common measure shall be
                                                                            not more than seven years as from the date on which
Whereas it is necessary in particular to consolidate the
                                                                            the programme is approved.
technical assistance effort called for by the novel
character of the diversification of production and in                        3.    The total estimated cost of the common
order to ensure a link between experimental stations and                    measure to be borne by the Fund shall be 115 million
agricultural holdings;                                                      ECU.'
                                                                                                   Article 2
O O J N o L 9 3 , 30. 3. 1985, p. 1.
O OJ No L 197, 20. 7. 1981, p. 38.                                      This Directive is addressed to the French Republic.