31966R0206

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10.12.66 OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 3869/66

REGULATION No 206/66/EEC OF THE COUNCIL of 7 December 1966 on the contribution by EAGGF towards repairing damage caused by the disastrous floods in certain parts of Italy during the autumn of 1966

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC ance and Guarantee Fund shall be set aside to finance COMMUNITY. the measures set out in paragraph 2 . It shall be used in accordance with the procedure laid down in the subse­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European quent Articles . Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof: 2 . For the years 1966 and 1967 this amount shall be used to contribute towards the restoration and Having regard to Council Regulation No 25 1 on the improvement : financing of the common agricultural policy : 1 - of production conditions in agriculture and on agri­ cultural holdings . Having regard to the proposal from the Commission : - of marketing facilities and processing plant for agri­ Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­ cultural products, ment ; which are needed in the Italian regions affected by the disastrous floods of October and November 1966 . Whereas many regions of Italy have been devastated by disastrous floods affecting in particular certain agricul­ 3 . The Republic of Italy shall be entitled to its share of tural areas : the amounts remaining available in the Guidance Sec­ tion of the Fund , on the same basis as other Member Whereas the damage caused to agriculture is so serious States under the conditions in force . that, in many cases , farmers have not the means to con­ tend alone with the situation : A rticle 2 Whereas the Community has decided to bring quick and The following provisions of Council Regulation No 17/ effective help, within the various spheres of its authority , 64/EEC 2 on the conditions for granting aid from the to the populations of the afflicted areas : European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund shall not apply to aid from the Fund granted under Arti­ Whereas one of the best ways of achieving that aim is to cle 1 ( 2 ): make use of the available resources of the European — Article 1 1 . Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund , Guidance Section : - Article 12 , - Article 14(1 ) ( a) and (b) and ( 2) ( b). Whereas , for such help to be quick and as effective as - Article 15 , possible, special conditions and a simplified and acceler­ ated procedure should be adopted for action by the - Article 18(1 ). Fund : - Article 20 ( 1 ). HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : - Article 21 ( 1 ).

Article 1 The other provisions of Regulation No 17/64/EEC . in so far as they relate to action defined in Article 11(1 ) 1 . An amount of 5 million units of account for 1966 thereof, shall apply by analogy to action referred to in (accounting period 1964/65) and 5 million units of ac­ Article 1 of this Regulation . count for 1967 (accounting period 1965/66) from the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guid­

1 OJ No 30.20.4.1962 . p. 991 /62. 2 OJ No 34, 27.2.64, p. 586/64.

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A rticle 3 . A rticle 4 The following special conditions shall apply for granting The following procedure shall apply in respect of aid aid from the Fund pursuant to Article 1 ( 2 ): from the Fund granted under Article 1 ( 2): (a) the project must contribute to economic recovery in the agricultural sector, taking account of the need to (a) applications for aid may be submitted to the Com­ increase agricultural productivity, in accordance mission at any time up to 3 1 October 1 967 : with Article 39 ( J ) (a) of the Treaty, and the need to improve outlets for agricultural products : (b) the Commission shall take all necessary steps to en­ (b) for an v one project : sure that a decision on the substance of each case is taken not later than 6 weeks after it has received the - the subsidies granted by the Fund shall not exceed information required therefor: 45 % of the amount invested in it : - the beneficiary of the restoration or improvement ( c) the Commission shall , where possible, consult the work shall contribute to the financing thereof: Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure at its such contribution must be at least 20%. if the res­ regular meetings on proposed substantive decisions toration or improvement relates to marketing of this kind, but such consultations shall not prevent facilities or processing plant for agricultural prod­ . such decisions from being adopted within , the ucts : time limit indicated in (b): in the absence of such (c) The Republic of Italy shall contribute to the financ­ consultations the Commission shall inform the ing of the project. Committee of its decision as earlv as possible.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels . 7 Dccembcr 1966 .

For the Council : The President J.M.A.H.LUNS