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Date: 1987-11-02
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION determining the general guidelines for 1988 concerning financial and technical aid to Latin American and Asian developing countries (presented by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                             COM(87 ) 531 final
                                             Brussels , 2 November 1987
                                Proposai for a
                               COUNCIL DECISION
          determining the general guidelines for 1988 concerning
             financial and technical aid to Latin American and
                         Asian developing countries
                       ( presented by the Commission )
  C0MC87 ) 531 final
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                               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . Genera l bac kground to aid to Latin American and Asian developing countries
    A summary description of the main features of financial and technical
    assistance to non-associated developing countries can be found in the 1986
    implementation report . The report outlines the origins of the programme in
    1976 and its development up to the present day , the basic objectives and
    the main conditions of aid, the principal procedural points , including the
    requirement to draw up specific annual guidelines for the coming year 's
    programme .
    The Council has approved the Commission 's recommendations concerning other
    forms of cooperation with Latin American ,    Asian and Southern Mediterranean
    countries , which put the emphasis on support for non-rural sectors and , in
    particular , cooperation between business undertakings in the Community and
    the recipient countries .
2 . Expérience to date
    The 1986 implementation report also takes stock of the experience to date
    in the implementation of aid to non-associated developing countries .      All
    the projects completed by 31 December 1986 are reviewed . Special attention
    is given to regional projects .
    To sum up , as is the case every year and in accordance with the Regulation
    and the annual guidelines , the bulk of aid went to the poorest rural areas
    and the poorest sections of their populations .          However , because of
    material difficulties , mainly the capacity of these countries to absorb
    aid , the least developed countries did not draw full benefit from the
    assistance given them .    The same is true of co-financing operations , which
    have also declined in relative importance within the programme .
    The main provisions of the annual General Guidelines concerning
    geographical breakdown and allocations under general items ( amounts
    earmarked for     for disasters ,   international agricultural research and
    administrative costs ) were implemented .
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3 . Proposed guidelines for 1988
    In view of the foregoing , the Commission considers that the guidelines of
    the two previous years should be substantially retained for 1988 .
    Account should also be taken of the following :
        ( i ) the declaration annexed to the Cooperation Agreement between the
              Community and Central America , signed in Luxembourg on 12 November
              1985 , under which the Community undertook "to ensure that the total
              volume of aid, in all forms , granted to the region is increased
              substantially during the initial period of the agreement ";
      ( ii ) the desirability of pursuing and intensifying cooperation with the
              People 's Republic of China on the same terms as in recent years ;
    ( iii ) Parliament 's suggestion that the possibility of helping the Latin
              American and Asian countries to prepare and implement agricultural
              policies similar to the food strategies applied in certain ACP
              countries be examined ;
      ( iv ) the advisability ( also urged by Parliament ) of emphasizing the
              training aspects of the operations financed as part of financial and
              technical cooperation ;
        (v)    for the least developed countries / the necessary infrastructure
               requirements have to be met for effective development in rural areas .
    The geographical breakdown should therefore remain at 75% for Asia and 25%
    for Latin America .
    First , however , a number of reserves should be established .
        ( i ) 6% to cope with exceptional circumstances and disasters ;
      ( ii ) the same level of aid as in the past for international agricultural
              research , via the C6RAI ;
    ( iii ) 3% for the services of outside experts in drawing up and monitoring
              projects and programmes ;
      ( iv )     10% to allow for a certain degree of flexibility as regards
              appropriate operations in the various countries .
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                                 COUNCIL DECISION
       determining the general guidelines for 1988 concerning financial
       and technical aid to Latin American and Asian developing countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having   regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 442/ 81 of 17 February^ 1981 on
financial and technical aid to non-associated developing countries , and in
particular Article 9(2 ) thereof .
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,^
Whereas the general guidelines should be determined for the administration by
the Commission of financial and technical aid to non-associated Latin American
and Asian countries in 1988 ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
1
  OJ L 48 , 21.2.1981 , p. 8; since 1986 these countries have been designated
IJLatin American and Asian countries ".
  Opinion delivered on ...
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                                    Article 1
                            Objectives and priorities
Community aid shall concentrate on helping the poorest countries and the
neediest sections of the population .
Priority shall be given to the rural sector and, in particular , to measures
aimed at improving the food 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 sphere of social infrastructure
shall receive special attention , but the need to place the emphasis , in the
projects and programmes adopted, on the training of farmers and middle-level
staff will also be borne in mind .
In those countries where this is a necessary essential preliminary ,      ad hoc
training projects may be considered .
Wherever possible , Community aid will be used to prepare and implement general
agricultural policies ( food strategies ), incorporating , where necessary , food
aid .
In exceptional circumstances aid may be allocated for general infrastructure
in the specific case of least developed countries where its
lack heolds back rural development .
Support for regional integration operations will be maintained and stepped up
in all sectors where Community support can make a positive contribution .
                                     Article 2
                             Geographical allocation
The geographical allocation of funds shall be as follows : Asia 75% ,       Latin
America 25% , without prejudice to the provisions of Article 4 .
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The aid may be granted for projects and programmes , including , where
appropriate , integrated projects and sectoral programmes , in accordance with
Regulation ( EEC ) No 442 / 81 and all other provisions which are applicable .
Funds shall be allocated to projects and programmes ,      due account being taken
of :
- the availability and state of readiness of specific operations , their
   intrinsic value to development and the degree to which they correspond to
   the priorities of the recipient countries and the regions and the needs of
   the poorest sections of the population ;
- the income levels and development needs of the recipient countries , the
   volume of funding provided in previous years and the experience gained in
   implementing past aid ;
- cooperation agreements concluded with certain recipient countries or groups
   of recipient countries .
The Commission and the Member States shall continue to make serious efforts to
increase the volume of cofinancing ,       notably between the Community and the
Member States .
                                       Article 4
                                  Special provision s
The reserve referred to in Article 3(3) of regulation ( EEC ) No 442 / 81 shall be
set at 6% of the level of appropriations .
The Community shall continue to assist international agricultural research .
Not excluding aid to other national , regional or international institutes , aid
to institutes of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
( CGIAR ) shall be maintained at the same level as in 1987 .
With regard to the cost of administering the 1988 programme ( use of outside
experts , provision of specialists ), the upper limit shall be set at 3% .
A reserve of 10% of the available appropriations following
deduction from the budget headings referred to in this Article shall be
constituted .    This reserve may be used for appropriate operations of the same
kind as those provided for under Article 3 .
Done at Brussels ,                                              For the Council
                                                                 The President
 ---pagebreak---                             FICHE D' IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L' EMPLOI
      I. Quelle est la justification principale de la mesure ?
          Octroi d' une aide communautaire à certains PVD ALA .
    II . Caractér i st i ques des entreprises concernées
          En particulier :
          - Y a - T - i l un grand nombre de PME ? non
          - note t' on des concentrations dans des régions :
            - éligibles aux aides régionales des E.M. ?           non
            - éligibles au Feder ?         non
  III . Quelles sont les obligations imposées directement aux ent r e
                     aucune
   IV . Quelles sont les obligations susceptibles dêtre imposées in
         aux entreprises via les autorités locales ?
                     aucune
                                                                    non
     V. Y a - t - il des mesures spéciales pour les PME ?
         - Lesquelles ?
   VI . Quel est l' effet prévisible ?
         - sur la compétitivité des entreprises ?           aucun
         - sur l' emploi 0         aucun                 -■--
 VII . Les partenaires sociaux ont -ils été consultés ?            non
         - avis des partenaires sociaux
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