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ANNEXU.K.

II.HUMANITARIAN AID AND CIVIL PROTECTIONU.K.

Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid(1)

Since its adoption in 1996, no measures have ever had to be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny in order to amend non-essential elements of Regulation (EC) No 1257/96. There does not seem to be any foreseeable need to do so in the future. The possibility of adopting implementing measures in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny should therefore be removed from Regulation (EC) No 1257/96, without there being a need to give any empowerment to the Commission.

Accordingly, Regulation (EC) No 1257/96 is amended as follows:

(1)

in Article 15, paragraph 1 is deleted;

(2)

in Article 17, paragraph 4 is deleted.