Commission Regulation (EC) No 3039/94 of 14 December 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89 laying down certain measures for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 on structural improvements in inland waterway transport

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3039/94 of 14 December 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89 laying down certain measures for implementing 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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2812/94 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 provides for the possibility of reducing the capacity of the inland waterway fleet by organizing scrapping schemes coordinated at Community level;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3433/93 (4), laid down the detailed rules for operating the scrapping schemes;
Whereas at the present time the financial resources available are not sufficient to achieve the objective of a substantial reduction in overcapacity; whereas, therefore, the number of applications for scrapping premiums on the joint waiting list  provided for in Article 8 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89, in the version set out in Regulation (EEC) No 3690/92 (5), continues to increase;
Whereas this situation is likely to aggravate the imbalance that already exists in the inland waterway transport market; whereas, given that it is impossible in the difficult economic climate in the sector to increase the levels of annual contributions  paid by the owners of vessels to the scrapping funds, the Member States in question have undertaken to provide the scrapping funds, by drawing on their national budgets, with the financial resources needed to scrap the vessels on the joint waiting list  as at 30 June 1994;
Whereas, to prevent any distortion of competition, these scrapping schemes must be put into operation at the same time, for the same duration and under the same conditions in all the Member States concerned; whereas the Commission must lay down the  period during which scrapping premiums may be obtained and the conditions for granting these premiums on the basis of the objectives to be attained and the financial resources of the funds; whereas, therefore, for this scrapping scheme, the detailed  rules regarding notification of acceptance of applications for scrapping premiums should be laid down, along with the deadlines for the vessels to be scrapped and the scrapping premiums to be paid; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89 should therefore be  amended;
Whereas the Member States and the organizations representing inland waterways carriers have been consulted on the measures provided for in this Regulation,