Regulation 1980/2615 - Specific Community regional development measure contributing to the development of certain French and Italian regions in the context of Community enlargement - Main contents

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Legal instrument	Regulation
Number legal act	Regulation 1980/2615
Original proposal	COM(1980)528
CELEX number i	31980R2615

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 2615/80 of 7 October 1980 instituting a specific Community regional development measure contributing to the development of certain French and Italian regions in the context of Community enlargement

Official Journal L 271 , 15/10/1980 P. 0001 - 0008

Greek special edition: Chapter 14 Volume 2 P. 0003

Spanish special edition: Chapter 14 Volume 1 P. 0021

Portuguese special edition Chapter 14 Volume 1 P. 0021

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2615/80 of 7 October 1980 instituting a specific Community regional development measure contributing to the development of certain French and Italian regions in the context of Community enlargement

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 724/75 of 18 March 1975 establishing a European Regional Development Fund (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 214/79 (2), and in particular Article 13 (3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (4),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (5),

Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 724/75 (hereinafter referred to as the "Fund Regulation") provided, independently of the national allocations of resources fixed by Article 2 (3) (a) of that Regulation, for participation by the Fund in financing specific Community regional development measures, which are in particular linked with Community policies and with measures adopted by the Community, in order to take better account of their regional dimension or to reduce their regional consequences;

Whereas the Member States concerned have provided the Commission with information on regional problems likely to be the subject of a specific Community measure;

Whereas the Fund's resources are allocated having due regard to the relative severity of regional imbalances within the Community;

Whereas the Treaty of Accession with the Hellenic Republic was signed on 28 May 1979 and whereas it is planned that this State will become a member of the Community as from 1 January 1981 ; whereas negotiations on accession started with Portugal and Spain respectively on 17 October 1978 and 5 February 1979;

Whereas the southern regions of the Community could be affected by its enlargement, particularly because of increased competition in markets for certain agricultural products and because of problems involved in adapting their economic fabric;

Whereas, among these regions, the Mezzogiorno and the three French regions adjacent to Spain have an exceptionally high rate of employment in agriculture, with substantial dependence on Mediterranean agricultural production, and are otherwise characterized by weakness of their industrial fabric, by a high level of unemployment and a low level of activity;

Whereas it is in the Community's interest that the enlargement process should take place harmoniously ; and it is therefore necessary, even before the accessions become effective, to undertake vigorous structural measures in order that these regions may be able to adapt to enlargement ; and it is appropriate that the Community should make a special contribution to measures to be undertaken to this end by (1)OJ No L 73, 21.3.1975, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 35, 9.2.1979, p. 1. (3)OJ No C 285, 15.11.1979, p. 3. (4)OJ No C 85, 8.4.1980, p. 24. (5)OJ No C 83, 2.4.1980, p. 4. the Member States concerned by instituting a specific Community regional development measure on behalf of these regions;

Whereas measures have already been taken in the field of the common agricultural policy, and other assistance from Community funds, capable of being usefully combined, should be given in these regions;

Whereas small and medium-sized undertakings (hereinafter referred to as "SMUs") and craft industry occupy an important place in the industrial...

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