CELEX: 51985PC0331
Language: en
Date: 1985-07-04
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) AMENDING REGULATION (EEC) NO 1787/84 OF THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND

19. 7. 85                                    Official Journal of the European Communities                               No C 181/7
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                                                            (Preparatory Acts)
                                                      COMMISSION
               Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84 on the European
                                                       Regional Development Fund
                                                           COM(85) 331 final
                                     (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 28 June 1985)
                                                             (85/C 181/12)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                Whereas, the development of the Portuguese regions
                                                                        requires considerable financial support; whereas, in view
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   of the insufficiency of the financial resources which
Economic Community, and in particular Article 235                       Portugal is able to channel into investment, provision
thereof,                                                                should be made during a transitional period for an
                                                                        increase in the rates of ERDF assistance for measures
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                      implemented in Portugal,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia-
ment,                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
Social Committee,                                                                                 Article 1
                                                                        Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) N o 1787/84 is hereby
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 724/75 (')
                                                                        amended as follows:
established a European Regional Development Fund,
hereinafter referred to as the ERDF, designed to correct
the main regional imbalances in the Community;                              'The ERDF's resources shall be used on the basis of
                                                                            ranges of which the lower and upper limits are shown
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84 (2),                            below.
which replaced Regulation (EEC) No 724/75, lays down
the provisions governing ERDF operations;
                                                                                                                                  (%)
Whereas the Treaties concerning the accession of Spain                               Member State           Lower limit  Upper limit
and Portugal to the European Economic Community
and to the European Coal and Steel Community and to                        Belgium                             0,61         0,82
the European Atomic Energy Community will enter into                       Denmark                             0,34         0,46
force on 1 January 1986;                                                   Germany                             2,55         3,40
                                                                           Greece                              8,35        10,64
Whereas the conditions for the participation of Spain                      Spain                              17,95        23,93
and Portugal in the ERDF's resources with effect from                      France                              7,47         9,96
1 January 1986 should therefore be defined;                                Ireland                             3,81         4,61
                                                                           Italy                              21,59        28,79
Whereas, as indicated in the Act of Accession of Spain                     Luxembourg                          0,04         0,06
and Portugal, the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No                        Netherlands                         0,68         0,91
1787/84 laying down the lower and upper limits of the                      Portugal                           10,65        14,20
range allocated to each Member State should be                             United Kingdom                     14,48        19,31'
adjusted;
Whereas, in the interests of effective management of the
ERDF's resources, the reference periods to which the                                              Article 2
limits apply should be harmonized;                                      For 1986 and 1987, as a transitional measure, the upper
                                                                        and lower limits shown in Article 1 for Spain and
                                                                        Portugal shall, by way of derogation from the first
0) O J N o L 7 3 , 21. 3. 1975, p. 1.                                   subparagraph of Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No "
O OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1984, p. 1.                                       1787/84, apply for a period of two years.
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                          Article 3                               Before this date, the Commission shall re-examine the
                                                                  situation and, if necessary, submit appropriate proposals
Until 31 December 1990, by way of derogation from the             to the Council.
provisions of Articles 7 (4), 11 (6), 16 (1), and 20 (1)
and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84, the rates of                                         Article 4
the E R D F s contribution to the financing of projects or
programmes in the Portuguese regions, may be increased            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1986.
by 20 points up to a maximum rate of 70 %.                        This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
                                                                  directly applicable in all Member States.