council regul ec april amend regul ec commun support pre access measur agricultur rural develop applic countri central eastern europ pre access period council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion european econom social committe consult committe region mid august consider damag caus inter alia candid countri flood rural area commun respond appropri except natur disast occur candid countri instrument includ pre access instrument set council regul ec object solv prioriti specif problem sustain adapt agricultur sector rural area countri special provis includ regul action restor rural area except natur disast action commun wake disast need event place inter alia consider econom burden affect parti public privat sector coincid prepar access financ polici instrument set regul ec action relev project countri concern includ increas rate commun assist normal ceil aid intens regul ec amend adopt regul articl regul ec amend articl replac quot articl rate commun contribut commun contribut amount total elig public expenditur relev project measur commiss determin except natur disast occur commun contribut amount total elig public expenditur measur refer indent articl articl commun contribut financ amount total elig cost revenu gener invest refer paragraph public aid amount total elig cost commun contribut amount refer paragraph public aid amount total elig cost commun contribut amount public aid case commun contribut compli ceil rate aid cumul laid state aid financi support payment express euro quot articl regul enter forc dai public offici journal european union appli juli regul bind entireti directli applic member state luxembourg april council presid giannitsi oj opinion deliv march publish offici journal oj oj regul amend regul ec oj