Council Regulation (EEC) No 1614/89 of 29 May 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3529/86 on protection of the Community's forests against fire

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1614/89 of 29 May 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3529/86 on protection of the Community's forests against fire
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 130s thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas, despite the existence of prevention measures, forest fires each year affect 500 000 hectares of woodland, especially in the southern part of the Community; whereas it is therefore necessary for those preventive measures, introduced by  Regulation (EEC) No 3529/86 (4), to be supplemented by appropriate measures to ensure more effective protection of forests against fires;
Whereas experiments with new techniques and technologies and new equipment and products can help to increase such protection;
Whereas a Standing Forestry Committee has been set up by Decision 89/367/EEC (5); whereas that committee should be granted the powers of the Committee on Forest Protection as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3529/86;
Whereas the Community's financial contribution to the measures involved should be adjusted accordingly,