5. 12. %6 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 316/13 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2326/96 of 4 December 1996 apportioning, for 1996, the contributions by the Community and the Member States concerned to the scrapping funds referred to in 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 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2254/96 (%), and in particular Articles 4 (a) and 10 (3) thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 introduced a system for structural improvements to inland waterways of which the principal aspect is the organization of scrap- ping activities that are coordinated at Community level; Whereas provision has been made for a financial contri- bution to the scrapping funds by the Community for the scrapping of the vessels on the common waiting list referred to in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89 of 27 April 1989, laying down certain measures for imple- menting Council Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 on struc- tural improvements in inland waterway transport (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3039/94 (*); whereas appropriations have been entered for that purpose in the general budget of the Communities for 1996; Whereas, in addition, provision has been made for a financial contribution to the scrapping funds by the Member States concerned for 1996 by means of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2254/96; whereas that participation must be calculated in proportion to the size of their respective active fleets; Whereas it is for the Commission to apportion the finan- cial contribution by the Community and that by the Member States concerned for 1996 among the two sectors concerned: dry-cargo vessels, and push-craft and tanker vessels in accordance with the number of applications for premiums lodged and to allot this to the scrapping funds; Whereas it is necessary to extend the deadline for requir- ing that scrapping shall take place as provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1102/89 in order to take account of the large number of vessels to be scrapped and the resultant bottlenecks within the scrapping companies; Whereas the budgetary implications for 1996 make the immediate entry into force of this regulation a matter of urgency; Whereas the Member States have been consulted on the measures provided for by this regulation and an opinion () OJ No L 116, 28. 4. 1989, p. 25. () OJ No L 304, 27. 11. 1996, p. 1. % O] No L 116, 28. 4. 1989, p. 30. (% OJ No L 322, 15. 12. 1994, p. 11. —_— has been delivered on these by the panel of experts on structural improvements in inland waterway transport — as provided for by Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1102/89, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. This Regulation lays down the conditions attached to the granting of scrapping premiums for the vessels referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89, account being taken of the need to reduce the capacity of the inland waterway fleets of the Member States by approximately 5 % in 1996. 2. In order to achieve that aim an overall budget of ECU 64 million is considered necessary for 1996, of which ECU 42 million are intended for the scrapping of dry-cargo vessels and of pusher-craft; ECU 22 million are intended for the scrapping of tanker vessels. 3. In addition to the monies referred to in Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89, the scrapping funds referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89 have, for 1996, received a financial contribution by the Community amounting to ECU 20 million and a financial contribution by the Member States concerned amounting to ECU 41 million for the scrapping of the vessels that are on the common waiting list referred to in Article 8 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1102/89. 4. The allotting of the financial contribution by the Member States concerned for 1996 has been calculated in proportion to the size of their active fleets, in tonnes equivalent, as at 1 January 1996, the amounts involved being: — ECU 680 000 for Austria, — ECU 6010000 for Belgium, — ECU 10450000 for Germany, — ECU 9560 000 for France, — ECU 22900000 for the Netherlands. 5. 'The Commission shall cooperate with the fund authorities in drawing up the common waiting list for the two separate accounts referred to in Article 3 (3) of Regu- lation (EEC) No 1101/89.