Council Regulation (EEC) No 762/85 of 12 March 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1760/78 on a common measure to improve public amenities in certain rural areas

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 762/85
of 12 March 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1760/78 on a common measure to improve public amenities in certain rural areas
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1760/78 (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2003/83 (3), Italy and France have implemented programmes to improve public amenities in certain rural areas;
Whereas the infrastructural shortcomings which still exist with respect to the rural road network and to the provision of electricity and drinking water to isolated holdings and farming villages are seriously detrimental to agricultural development in those regions;
Whereas, therefore, there is an acute need to provide extra funding for the common measure in order to ensure the continuity of agricultural development in the areas concerned;
Whereas, given that there are no other measures which could ensure continuity upon expiry of the common measure, it is necessary to extend the duration of the measure until the end of 1985;
Whereas, owing to the shortage of available appropriations, it is necessary, as an exceptional measure, to allow applications for aid to be carried forward for the second time in 1985,