Commission Regulation (EC) No 2356/2000 of 24 October 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2759/1999 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2356/2000
of 24 October 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 2759/1999 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 of 21 June 1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period(1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 set parameters and limits which need further clarification in order to better reflect Community structural policy applied in the framework of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(2).
(2) In particular, it should be clarified that "public aid" referred to in Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 relates to all public aid not only that granted under the programmes referred to in Article 9 of that Regulation.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2759/1999(3) permits only new machinery and equipment to be eligible for support in the processing and marketing sector; a possibility of having recourse to second-hand equipment under certain circumstances is warranted.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 2759/1999 limits support for investment in processing and marketing of fishery products to products originating in the applicant countries or the Community; that limitation is not required under Council legislation nor is it a desirable limitation in the fisheries sector within Regulation (EC) No 2759/1999.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Agricultural Structures and Rural Development Committee,