The constitutive legislative act was Council Regulation 17/62 (now superseded).

Council Regulation 1698/2005 set out four objectives for support for rural development:

Article 5 of the current customs code (Council Regulation 2913/1992) deals with representation, a key concept.

It was created in 2000 by Council Regulation 2666/2000.

This proposal for a Council Regulation is the first in a series which will make it possible to draw up this reform.

Two 1999 Council Regulations represent the legal basis for transforming our role into a substantial commitment.

This will be based on Article 24 of the above Council Regulation.

The proposed text should be considered against the background of Council Regulation 259/93.

Now, in the autumn, we have opened the debate with a Council Regulation.

This proposal for a Council Regulation is an important proposal.