CELEX: 51986PC0568
Language: en
Date: 1986-10-28
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION DETERMINING THE GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR 1987 CONCERNING FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL AID TO LATIN AMERICAN AND ASIAN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

No C 317/4                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                 10.12.86
                                                                II
                                                         (Preparatory Acts)
                                                   COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Decision determining the general guidelines for 1987 concerning
                        financial and technical aid to Latin American and Asian developing countries
                                                        COM(86) 568 final
                               (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 31 October 1986)
                                                          (86/C 317/04)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             In those countries where this is a necessary essential pre-
                                                                     liminary, ad hoc training projects may be considered.
Having regard to the Treaty, establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                     Wherever possible, Community aid will be used to
                                                                     prepare and implement general agricultural policies (food
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 442/81                  strategies), incorporating, where necessary, food aid.
of 17 February 1981 on financial and technical aid to
non-associated developing countries (*), and in particular
Article 9 (2) thereof,                                               Support for regional integration operations will be main-
                                                                     tained and stepped up in all sectors where Community
                                                                     support can make a positive contribution.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-                                              Article 2
liament,
                                                                                       Geographical allocation
Whereas general guidelines should be determined for the              The geographical allocation of funds shall be as follows:
administration by the Commission of financial and                    Asia 75 %, Latin America 25 %, without prejudice to the
technical aid to non-associated Latin American and                   provisions of Article 4.
Asian countries in 1987,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:                                                                        Article 3
                                                                                      Implementation of the aid
                           Article 1
                                                                     The aid may be granted for projects and programmes,
                  Objectives and priorities                          including where appropriate integrated projects and
                                                                     sectoral programmes, in accordance with Regulation
Community aid shall concentrate on helping the poorest               (EEC) No 442/81 and all other provisions which are
countries and the neediest sections of the population.               applicable.
Priority shall be given to the rural sector and, in                  Funds shall be allocated to projects and programmes,
particular, to measures aimed at improving the food                  due account being taken of:
situation, as a contribution towards the campaign to
combat hunger in the world. Within the rural sector,
production and support services and also operations in               — the availability and state of readiness of specific
the sphere of social or production infrastructure shall                  operations, their intrinsic value for development and
receive special attention, but the need to place the                     the degree to which they correspond to the priorities
emphasis, in the projects and programmes adopted, on                     of the recipient countries and regions and the needs
the training of farmers and middle-level staff will also be              of the poorest sections of the population;
borne in mind.
                                                                     — the income levels and development needs of the
                                                                         recipient countries, the volume of funding provided
(») OJ No L 48, 21. 2. 1981, p. 8; designated since 1986 'Latin          in previous years and the experience gained in
    American and Asian countries'.                                       implementing past aid;
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— cooperation agreements concluded with certain                     The Community shall continue to assist international
     recipient countries or groups of recipient countries.          agricultural research. Not excluding aid to other
                                                                    national, regional or international institutes, aid to
The Commission and the Member States shall continue                 institutes of the Consultative Group on International
to make serious efforts to increase the volume of                   Agricultural Research (CGIAR) shall be maintained at
cofinancing, notably between the Community and the                  the same level as in 1985.
Member States.
                                                                    With regard to the cost of administering the 1987
                                                                    programme (use of outside experts, provision of
                           Article 4                                specialists), the upper limit shall be set at 3 %.
                      Special provisions                            A reserve of 5 % of the available appropriations
                                                                    following deduction from the budget headings is referred
The reserve referred to in Article 3 (3) of Regulation              to in this Article. This reserve of 5 % may be used for
(EEC) No 442/81 shall be set at 6 % of the level of                 appropriate operations of the same kind as those
appropriations.                                                     provided for under Article 3.
               Proposal for a Council Directive amending certain Council Directives on the approximation of
               the laws of the Member States relating to industrial products with respect to the distinctive
                                      numbers and letters indicating the Member States
                                                       COM/86/653 final
                             (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 25 November 1986)
                                                         (86/C 317/05)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                          Article 1
Economic Community, and in particular Article 100
thereof,                                                            The Directives listed in the Annex to this Directive are
                                                                    hereby amended in accordance with the provisions set
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                  out therein.
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-
liament,                                                                                       Article 2
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                    1.    Member States shall bring into force the laws,
Social Committee,                                                   regulations and administrative provisions necessary to
                                                                    comply with this Directive not later than 31 December
Whereas the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal                  1987. They shall forthwith inform the Commission
adopted, for the Directives concerned on the approxi-               thereof.
mation of the laws of the Member States relating to
industrial products, the distinctive letters 'GR' for the           2.    Member States shall communicate to the
Hellenic Republic;                                                  Commission the texts of the provisions of national law
                                                                    which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
Whereas, in order to maintain the link with the
designation for Greece in its national language, the
distinctive letters 'EL' should be assigned to that Member                                     Article 3
State; whereas the Directives concerned must therefore
be amended accordingly,                                             This Directive is addressed to the Member States.