CELEX: 51993PC0124(01)
Language: en
Date: 1993-04-07
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund

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                 Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of
                 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as
                                            regards the European Regional Development Fund
                                                               (93 / C 121 / 07)
                                                      COM(93) 124 final — SYN 457
                                              (Submitted by the Commission on 7 April 1993)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                       regions, for the implementation of the multiannual
                                                                                framework programmes in the field of research and
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                           technological development should be specified ;
Economic Community, and in particular Article 130e                              whereas according to Article 7 of Regulation (EEC)
thereof,                                                                        No . . ./ 93 establishing the cohesion financial
                                                                                instrument, a project may not benefit simultaneously
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                              from the Fund and from the ERDF ;
In cooperation with the European Parliament,                               3 . Whereas the regional partnership should be strength­
                                                                                ened by including the economic and social partners,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                                in accordance with Article 4 of Council Regulation
Social Committee ,
                                                                                No 2052 / 88 ;
 1 . Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No . . ./93 of . . .
                                                                           4 . Whereas in order to increase the effectiveness of
      1993 amends Regulation (EEC) No 2052 / 88 of
     24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and                      regional policies there should be increased flexibility
     their effectiveness and on coordination of their ac­                       in the implementation of the Community's regional
     tivities between themselves and with the operations of                     assistance particularly by extending the forms of
     the European Investment Bank and the other existing                        assistance which may apply to Community initiatives ;
     financial instruments ('); whereas Council Regulation
     ( EEC ) No . . ./ 93 , of . . . 1993 amends Regulation                5 . Whereas Article 12 of Council Regulation ( EEC) No
     (EEC) No 4253 / 88 laying down provisions for                              2052 / 88 provides for allocations per Member State
     implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052 / 88 as                              for each of the Objectives 1 to 4 and 5 (b) of the
     regards the coordination of the activities of the                          commitment appropriations of the Structural Funds ;
     different Structural Funds between themselves and                          whereas, in consequence, the last subparagraph of
     with the operations of the European Investment Bank                        Article 3 (2) and Article 13 of Council Regulation
     and the other existing financial instruments (2) ;                         (EEC) No 4254 / 88 may be deleted ,
     whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of
      19 December        1988    should       therefore   also   be
     amended ( 5 );                                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
2 . Whereas Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regulation (EEC)
     No 2052 / 88 , in the regions concerned by Objective 1 ,                                         Article 1
     extends the scope of the ERDF to investment in the
     field of education and health ; whereas the contri­                   Regulation (EEC) No 4254 / 88 is hereby amended as
     bution of ERDF assistance to the establishment and                    follows :
     development of trans-European networks in the areas
     of transport, telecommunications and energy infra­                      1 . the first indent of point (b) of Article 1 is replaced
     structures and as well as to the establishment of more                      by :
     favourable conditions , particularly in the Objective 1
                                                                                 '— in the regions designated under Objective 1 ,
(') OJ No L 185 , 15 . 7 . 1988 , p . 9 .                                             investment contributing to increasing economic
O OJ No L 374 , 31 . 12 . 1988 , p . 1 .                                              potential, development, structural adjustment of
(') OJ No L 374 , 31 . 12 . 1988 , p . 15 .                                           these regions as well as that contributing to the
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          establishment and development of trans­                     9. in the third subparagraph of Article 3 (2) 'to
          European networks in the areas of transport,                     establish operational programmes ' is replaced by 'to
          telecommunications and energy infrastructures ;';                establish requests for assistance';
 2 . points (d) and (e) of Article 1 become points (g) and          10 . the last subparagraph of Article 3 (2) is deleted .
     (H);
                                                                    11 . the following paragraph 3 is added to Article 6 :
 3 . the following new point (d) is added to Article 1 :
     '(d) in the regions designated under Objective 1 ,                    ' 3 . In accordance with the third subparagraph of
           and particularly in areas where the need is                     Article 5 ( 5) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2052 / 88 ,
           demonstrated, investment in the field of health                 global grants may be undertaken on the initiative of
           and education contributing to their structural                  the Member States or of the Commission , in
           adjustment ;';                                                  agreement with the Member State concerned .
                                                                           Commission initiatives in the framework of the tasks
 4. the following new point (e) is added to Article 1 :                    assigned to the ERDF by Article 3 ( 1 ) of the said
                                                                           Regulation shall concern the objectives referred to in
     '(e) measures in the field of research and techno­                    Article 3 (2) of this Regulation .';
           logical development, including those contri­
           buting to the implementation of the                      12 . in Article 9 ' the Member State concerned and the
           Community's        multiannual        framework                 competent authorities designated by the latter,' is
           programmes ; apart from, however, measures                      replaced by ' the Member State concerned and the
           linked to the labour market and the devel­                      competent authorities and bodies, including the
           opment of human resources ;';                                   economic and social partners, designated by the
 5 . the second subparagraph of Article 2 (2) is deleted ;                 Member State,';
 6. in the fourth subparagraph of Article 2 (2) 'for a              13 . Article 13 is deleted .
     period of five years' is replaced by 'for a period of
     six years';                                                                                 Article 2
 7 . in the fourth subparagraph of Article 2 (2) the last
     sentence is deleted,                                          This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
                                                                   following its publication in the Official Journal of the
 8 . the second subparagraph of Article 2 (3) is deleted ;         European Communities.
               Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of
               19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation ( EEC ) No 2052/88 as
                                             regards the European Social Fund
                                                       (93 / C 121 /08 )
                                              COM(93) 124 final — SYN 457
                                      (Submitted by the Commission on 7 April 1993)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                             1 . Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No . . ./93 of
                                                                          . . . 1993 has amended Regulation (EEC) No
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     2052 / 88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the
                                                                          Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coor­
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 126 and
                                                                          dination of their activities between themselves and
127 thereof,
                                                                          with the operations of the European Investment
                                                                          Bank and the other existing financial instruments (');
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,                       whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No . . ./93 of
                                                                          . . . 1993 has amended Regulation (EEC) No
Having regard to the opinion of the European                              4253 / 88 laying down provisions for implementing
Parliament,                                                               Regulation (EEC) No 2052 / 88 as regards coordi­
                                                                          nation of the activities of the different Structural
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
Social Committee,                                                  <'> °J N° L l85. < 5- 7- l988 ' P 9