À ce propos, je voudrais faire part de mon inquiétude lorsque j'entends certains responsables de la Commission ou de la Convention indiquer que, dans le cadre de la clarification des textes, on pourrait parfaitement supprimer l'article 299, paragraphe 2, du traité d'Amsterdam, qui fournit la base juridique de l'action en direction de ces régions ultrapériphériques.
In this respect, I would like to express my concern regarding the comments made by some of the members of the Commission or the Convention, who stated that, when clarifying the texts, we could certainly delete Article 299(2) of the Treaty of Amsterdam, which provides the legal basis for the measures taken to assist the outermost regions.