CELEX: 51990PC0683
Language: en
Date: 1990-12-19
Title: AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON ACTION BY THE COMMUNITY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION ( MEDSPA )

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                                                             II
                                                     (Preparatory Acts)
                                                COMMISSION
              Amendment to the proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) on action by the Community for
                       the protection of the environment in the Mediterranean region (Medspa) (')
                                                    COM(90) 683 final
              (Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3) of the EEC Treaty on 20 December
                                                           1990)
                                                       (91/C 25/02)
              O OJ No C 80, 30. 3. 1990, p.V.9.
                       ORIGINAL TEXT                                                    AMENDED TEXT
                         Recital 12                                                       Recital 12
Whereas the Commission has decided to launch a                   Whereas the Commission has set up a scheme
scheme concerning structural funds and the environment           concerning the environment (Envireg) within the
(Envireg); whereas, on the other hand, it is necessary to        framework of the structural funds; whereas, on the other
launch an additional scheme to benefit the environment           hand, it is necessary to extend this kind of measure and
in the Mediterranean region which is the subject of this         launch innovative schemes to benefit the environment in
Regulation;                                                      the Mediterranean region which is the subject of this
                                                                 Regulation;
                                                                                           Article 1
                                                                                     paragraph 3 (new)
                                                                 3.    In order to avoid any possible overlapping or dupli-
                                                                 cation of measures in the region covered by this Regu-
                                                                 lation, a report shall be drawn up on all existing
                                                                 programmes and projects designed to protect the
                                                                 environment of the Mediterranean region.
                          Article 2                                                        Article 2
                        fifth indent                                                     fifth indent
    to encourage the transfer of the appropriate tech-               to encourage the transfer and adaptation of the
    nologies to protect the Mediterranean envrionment,               relevant    technological     information,   methods,
                                                                     measures and innovations to protect and improve the
                                                                     Mediterranean envrionment,
                                                                                      indent 5a (new)
                                                                 — to promote publicity regarding the need to protect
                                                                     the Mediterranean environment and promote the
                                                                     training of adults and environmental education for
                                                                     children and young people,
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                        ORIGINAL TEXT                                                   AMENDED TEXT
                           Article 4                                                        Article 4
Priorities for the first five-year phase are listed in the       Priorities for the first five-year phase are listed in the
Annex. Priorities for the second five-year phase will be         Annex. Priorities for the second five-year phase will be
reviewed in accordance with the procedure laid down in           reviewed in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 14.                                                      Article 14, after a report has been submitted to the
                                                                 European Parliament and to the Council assessing the
                                                                 profitability of Medspa during the first five-year phase.
                           Article 5                                                        Article 5
The financial support provided for in this Regulation            The financial support provided for in this Regulation
may be granted in respect of operations which fall within        may be granted in respect of operations which fall within
the priorities referred to in Article 4.                         the range of measures referred to in Article 4.
Where appropriate, the financial support may also be             Where appropriate, priority may also be given           to
granted in respect of operations which:                          measures which:
    are undertaken to deal with a grave situation or a               are undertaken to deal with a grave situation or a
    rapidly changing situation, or                                   rapidly changing situation, or
    permit the transfer of technologies and their adap-              permit the transfer of technologies and their adap-
    tation to the situation in the Mediterranean                     tation to the situation in the Mediterranean
    environment, or                                                  environment, or
    are undertaken to deal with a problem which is                   are undertaken to deal with a problem which is
    liable, within a short time, to, give rise to a lasting          liable, within a short time, to give rise to a lasting
    change in the ecological conditions in the area                  change in the ecological conditions in the area
    concerned.                                                       concerned.
                           Article 8                                                        Article 8
                         first indent                                                     first indent
    a maximum of 50 % of the total cost in the case of               a maximum of 50 % of the total cost in the case of
    public investment projects, and pilot or demon-                  public or private investment projects, and pilot or
    stration projects,                                               demonstration projects,
                       second indent                                                    second indent
    a maximum of 30 % of the total cost in the case of           deleted
    private investment projects,
                           Article 9                                                        Article 9
                        paragraph 2                                                      paragraph 2
2.    Without prejudice to checks carried out by the             2.    Without prejudice to checks carried out by the
Court of Auditors in conjunction with the competent              Court of Auditors in conjunction with the competent
national control institutions or services under Article          national control institutions or services under Article
206b of the Treaty or to any inspection carried out on           206b of the Treaty or to any inspection carried out on
the basis of Article 209c of the Treaty, Commission              the basis of Article 209c of the Treaty, Commission
officials or employees may carry out on-the-spot checks,         officials or employees may carry out on-the-spot checks,
including sample checks, in respect of operations                including sample checks, or any other selection
financed by Community action.                                    procedure, in respect of operations financed by
                                                                 Community action.
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                       ORIGINAL TEXT                                                   AMENDED TEXT
                         Article 10                                                      Article 10
                        paragraph 3                                                     paragraph 3
3.   Any sum which is unduly received by the                   3.    Any sum which is unduly received by the
beneficiary shall be repaid to the Commission. Interest        beneficiary shall be repaid to the Commission. Interest
may be charged on sums not repaid in due time. The             shall be charged on sums not repaid by the date
Commission shall lay down the detailed rules for the           specified. The Commission shall lay down the detailed
implementation of this paragraph.                              rules for the implementation of this paragraph.
                                                         ANNEX
                                                                                         preamble
                                                                                           (new)
                                                               In order to gain the optimum benefit from the measures,
                                                               account should be taken of those clean technologies that
                                                               are best suited to the requirements and the conditions.
                                                                                          point 1
                                                                                         indent 3a
                                                                                           (new)
                                                                   Reafforestation     using indigenous     species    and
                                                                   measures to increase the area of vegetation
                          point 1                                                         point 1
                       fourth indent                                                   fourth indent
   Integrated management of biotopes of Community                  Integrated management of biotopes and habitats of
   interest in coastal regions                                     Community interest in coastal and interior regions
                                                                                point 1, indents 4a and 4b
                                                                                           (new)
                                                               — Protection of soil whose quality has deteriorated as a
                                                                   result of fire or desertification
                                                               — Protection of the soil against coastal erosion
                                                                                          point 3
                                                                                            (new)
                                                                                         with title
                                                               JOINT MEASURES BY COMMUNITY AND NON-
                                                               COMMUNITY MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES IN
                                                               THE PRIORITY SECTORS REFERRED TO UNDER
                                                               POINT 1.