Commission Regulation (EC) No 2326/96 of 4 December 1996 apportioning, for 1996, the contributions by the Community and the Member States concerned to the scrapping funds referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2326/96 of 4 December 1996 apportioning, for 1996, the contributions by the Community and the Member States concerned to the scrapping funds referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 of 27 April 1989 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2254/96 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (a) and 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 introduced a system for structural improvements to inland waterways of which the principal aspect is the organization of scrapping activities that are coordinated at Community level;
Whereas provision has been made for a financial contribution to the scrapping funds by the Community for the scrapping of the vessels on the common waiting list referred to in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89 of 27 April 1989, laying down certain measures for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3039/94 (4); whereas appropriations have been entered for that purpose in the general budget of the Communities for 1996;
Whereas, in addition, provision has been made for a financial contribution to the scrapping funds by the Member States concerned for 1996 by means of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2254/96; whereas that participation must be calculated in proportion to the size of their respective active fleets;
Whereas it is for the Commission to apportion the financial contribution by the Community and that by the Member States concerned for 1996 among the two sectors concerned: dry-cargo vessels, and push-craft and tanker vessels in accordance with the number of applications for premiums lodged and to allot this to the scrapping funds;
Whereas it is necessary to extend the deadline for requiring that scrapping shall take place as provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1102/89 in order to take account of the large number of vessels to be scrapped and the resultant bottlenecks within the scrapping companies;
Whereas the budgetary implications for 1996 make the immediate entry into force of this regulation a matter of urgency;
Whereas the Member States have been consulted on the measures provided for by this regulation and an opinion has been delivered on these by the panel of experts on structural improvements in inland waterway transport - as provided for by Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1102/89,