90/681/EEC: Council Decision of 21 December 1990 granting a second tranche of medium-term financial assistance to Hungary

COUNCIL DECISION of 21 December 1990 granting a  second tranche of medium-term financial assistance to Hungary (90/681/EEC)
THE  COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article  235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1), submitted following consultation with the  Monetary Committee,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas, by Decision 90/83/EEC(3), the Council decided to provide medium-term financial assistance  for Hungary in the form of a medium-term loan facility of a maximum amount of ECU 870 million in  principal, with a maximum duration of five years, in order to permit that country to overcome the  difficulties of structural adjustment of its economy;
Whereas by Decision 90/83/EEC, the Council empowered the Commission to borrow, on behalf of the  European Economic Community, as the first tranche of the loan an amount of ECU 350 million; whereas  a decision on subsequent tranches was to be decided at a later stage;
Whereas the Commission should be empowered to borrow, as a second tranche, the amount of ECU 260  million;
Whereas the Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this Decision, powers other than those of  Article 235,