CELEX: 51985PC0354
Language: en
Date: 1985-07-05
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION AMENDING DECISION 82/887/EEC ADOPTING A CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF SHORE-BASED MARINE NAVIGATION AID SYSTEMS

20.7.85                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                               No C 182/7
                                                                II
                                                        (Preparatory Acts)
                                                  COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 82/887/EEC adopting a concerted action
              project for the European Economic Community in the field of shore-based marine navigation
                                                           aid systems
                                                       COM(85) 354 final
                                  (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 9 July 1985)
                                                         (85/C 182/11)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            Whereas under these circumstances it is advisable to
                                                                    extend the implementation period for this concerted
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               action project from three to four years;
Economic Community, and in particular Article 235
thereof,                                                            Whereas Crest has delivered           its opinion  on  the
                                                                    Commission proposal,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard       to   the   opinion   of   the   European        HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Parliament,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                                             Sole Article
Social Comittee,                                                    Decision 82/887/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
Whereas, in Decision 82/887/EEC ('), the Council
                                                                    1. The first paragraph of Article 1 is replaced by the
decided to implement, over a period of three years
                                                                       following:
starting on 1 January 1983, a concerted action project in
the field of shore-based marine navigation aid systems;                'The Community shall implement, over a period of
                                                                       four years from 1 January 1983, a concerted action
Whereas the research programmes cannot be completed                    research project in the field of shore-based marine
by the date fixed in Decision 82/887/EEC, partly owing                 navigation aid systems, hereinafter referred to as "the
to much broader participation than expected in each of                 project".'
the seven programmes and partly owing to the need to
complete some programmes with tests or surveys in order
                                                                    2. Article 3 is replaced by the following:
to validate their results;
                                                                        Article 3
Whereas the project has already involved major
investment, and it would be unfortunate to limit its                   The funds estimated as necessary for the Community
effects or, more often than not, render them void by                   contribution to the coordination should be 2,3 million
halting the work before it is really complete;                         ECU including expenditure on one member of staff.'
(') OJ No L 378, 31. 12. 1982, p. 32.