CELEX: 51997PC0516
Language: en
Date: 1997-11-10
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1488/96 (MEDA) as regards the procedure for adopting the appropriate measures where an essential element for the continuation of support measures for a Mediterranean Partner is lacking

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51997PC0516

Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1488/96 (MEDA) as regards the procedure for adopting the appropriate measures where an essential element for the continuation of support measures for a Mediterranean Partner is lacking  /* COM/97/0516 final - CNS 97/0298 */  

Official Journal C 386 , 20/12/1997 P. 0009

Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1488/96 (MEDA) as regards the procedure for adopting the appropriate measures where an essential element for the continuation of support measures for a Mediterranean Partner is lacking (97/C 386/05) COM(97) 516 final - 97/0298(CNS)(Submitted by the Commission on 11 November 1997)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,Having regard to the proposal of the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1488/96 provides that the said Regulation is based on the respect for democratic principles and the rule of law and also for human rights and fundamental freedoms, which constitute an essential element thereof, the violation of which element will justify the adoption of appropriate measures;Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1488/96 provides that the definitive procedure for adopting the appropriate measures where an essential element for the continuation of support measures to a Mediterranean Partner is lacking shall be determined by 30 June 1997;Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 1488/96 to determine such a procedure;Whereas the Treaty has not provided, for the adoption of this Regulation, powers other than those of Article 235 of the EC Treaty,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1488/96 is replaced by the following:'When an essential element for the continuation of support measures to a Mediterranean Partner is missing, the Council may, on a proposal from the Commission, acting by a qualified majority, decide on appropriate measures`.Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.