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Document 52001AE0232
Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on:the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds,the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas departments as regards the structural measures,the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products as regards the structural measures,the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products as regards the structural measures, andthe Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector
Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on:the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds,the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas departments as regards the structural measures,the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products as regards the structural measures,the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products as regards the structural measures, andthe Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector
Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on:the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds,the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas departments as regards the structural measures,the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products as regards the structural measures,the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products as regards the structural measures, andthe Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector
HL C 139., 2001.5.11, p. 29–29
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
52001AE0232
Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on:the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds,the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas departments as regards the structural measures,the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products as regards the structural measures,the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products as regards the structural measures, andthe Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector
Official Journal C 139 , 11/05/2001 P. 0029 - 0029
Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on: - the "Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds", - the "Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas departments as regards the structural measures", - the "Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products as regards the structural measures", - the "Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products as regards the structural measures", and - the "Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector" (2001/C 139/08) On 18 December 2000 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, under Article 262 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the above-mentioned proposals. The Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion, which was responsible for preparing the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 8 February 2001. The rapporteur was Mr Mengozzi. At its 379th plenary session (meeting of 28 February 2001) the Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion with 112 votes in favour, no dissenting votes and one abstention. 1. The Committee approves the Commission proposals. 1.1. The Committee considers that the proposals should be viewed as an initial response to the need to take due account of the special nature of the EU's seven outermost regions, as recognised by Article 299(2) of the Amsterdam Treaty and reiterated by the Cologne and Feira European Councils. 1.2. The proposed measures are limited in scope, as they simply increase the maximum rates of Community aid for investment in SMEs, agriculture, forestry and the fisheries sector, and the initial processing and marketing of agricultural products. 1.3. The Committee is pleased to see that the measures are in keeping with opinions it has expressed on a number of occasions, highlighting the special problems faced by all the EU's outermost regions and calling for specially modulated measures to bring the socio-economic development of these regions into line with that of the rest of the Union. 2. Lastly, the Committee appreciates the Commission's commitment to issue a codified version of the proposed amendments to the agricultural strand of the POSEI regulations(1). This measure, too, meets the Committee's repeatedly voiced call for Community regulations to be simplified and made more accessible to the public. Brussels, 28 February 2001. The President of the Economic and Social Committee Göke Frerichs (1) Programme of specific options for remote island regions.