Structural improvements in inland waterway transport (amend. Regulation (EEC) No 1101/89)

The Council's common position departs from the original Commission proposal in one important respect in that it confines Community financial contributions for structural improvements to 1996. The amendments providing for the possibility of a scrapping operation for an additional period of four years until 1999 inclusive were therefore rejected. The Council did, however, accept the amendment concerning entry into force on the date of publication, so as to ensure that the Regulation would become operational more quickly. �