Commission Regulation (EC) No 812/1999 of 19 April 1999 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 812/1999
of 19 April 1999
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
,
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 742/98(2), and in particular Articles 6 and 10(3) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to 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 2433/97(4), the Commission establishes the practical arrangements for implementing these scrapping schemes;
Whereas the objective of reducing overcapacity in the tanker fleet has been attained with the financial resources available; whereas there is no longer any justification for maintaining the annual contribution by the trade for tanker vessels in 1999; whereas, consequently, the contribution for tanker vessles is abolished for 1999 and may be refunded;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3690/92(5) added Article 6(6)(a) and (b) introducing a permanent scrapping scheme based on a quarterly list of applications for scrapping premiums;
Whereas to enable the surplus funds from the structural improvement schemes to be placed in the reserve fund set up by Council Regulation (EC) No 718/1999 of 29 March 1999 on a Community fleet capacity policy to promote inland waterway transport(6), submission of new applications for scrapping premiums under Article 6(6)(a) and (b) must remain suspended until Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 expires; whereas the quarterly mechanism for applying for premiums from the Scrapping Funds, as provided for in Article 6(6)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89, as amended, therefore remains suspended until the abovementioned Regulation expires;
Whereas the Member States and the Group of Experts on Structural Improvements in Inland Waterway Transport set up under Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89 have been consulted on the proposed amendments,