CELEX: 51985PC0559
Language: en
Date: 1985-10-18
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION DETERMINING THE GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR 1986 CONCERNING FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL AID TO NON-ASSOCIATED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

8.11.85                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                              No C 285/7
                                                                 II
                                                         (Preparatory Acts)
                                                   COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Decision determining the general guidelines for 1986 concerning
                                financial and technical aid to non-associated developing countries
                                                        COM(85) 559 final
                                (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 24 October 1985)
                                                          (85/C 285/11)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                                       Article 2
                                                                                       Geographical allocation
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                  The geographical allocation of funds shall be as follows:
                                                                     Asia 75 %, Latin America 20 %. The remaining 5 % will
                                                                     constitute a reserve which may, during the period
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 442/81                  covered by the budgetary credits, be used for appropriate
of 17 February 1981 on financial and technical aid to                actions in either region.
non-associated developing countries (*), and in particular
Article 9 (2) thereof,
                                                                                               Article 3
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                                         Aid implementation
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-                    Aid may be granted for projects and programmes,
liament,                                                             including, where appropriate, integrated projects and
                                                                     sectoral programmes, in accordance with Council Regu-
                                                                     lation (EEC) N o 442/81 and all provisions applicable
Whereas general guidelines should be determined for the              thereto.
administration by the Commission of financial and
technical aid to non-associated developing countries in
1986,                                                                Funds shall be allocated to projects and programmes,
                                                                     taking due account of:
                                                                     — the availability and state of readiness of specific
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:                                                  operations, their intrinsic value for development and
                                                                         the degree to which they correspond to the priorities
                                                                         of the recipient countries and regions and the needs
                           Article 1
                                                                         of the poorest sections of the population;
                  Objectives and priorities                          — the income levels and development needs of the
Community aid shall concentrate on helping the poorest                   recipient countries, the volume of funding provided
countries and the neediest sections of the population.                   in previous years and the experience gained in
                                                                         implementing past aid.
Priority shall be given to the rural sector and, in
particular, to measures aimed at improving the food                  The Commission and the Member States shall continue
situation, as a contribution towards the campaign to                 to make serious efforts to increase the volume of
combat hunger in the world. Within the rural sector,                 cofinancing, notably between the Community and the
production and support services shall receive special                Member States.
attention, as well as action in the sphere of social or
production infrastructure.
                                                                                               Article 4
Continued support shall also be provided for regional
integration efforts.                                                                      Special provisions
                                                                     The reserve referred to in Article 3 (3) of Regulation
                                                                     (EEC) N o 442/81 shall be set at between 5 and 6 % of
(') OJ No L 48, 21. 2. 1981, p. 8.                                   the level of appropriations.
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The Community shall continue to assist international                 Any additional aid which is allocated by the Community
agricultural research. Without excluding aid to other                to Central America as a result of the ministerial meeting
national, regional or international institutes, aid to               in San Jose (Costa Rica, 28 and 29 September 1984)
institutes of the Consultative Group on International                shall be used in accordance with these general guidelines,
Agricultural Research (CGIAR) shall be maintained at                 but shall remain supplementary to the geographical
the same level as in 1985.                                           allocation referred to in Article 2.
With regard to the cost of administering the 1986
programme (use of outside experts, provision of
specialists), the upper limit shall be set at 3 %.