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COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 March 1989
establishing an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by objective 2 as defined by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88
(89/288/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 9 (3) of the aforementioned Regulation states that the Commission shall in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17 of the said Regulation and on the basis of Article 9 (2) of the said Regulation, establish an initial list of the areas referred to in Article 9 (1) of the said Regulation;
Whereas Article 9 (1) of the aforementioned Regulation states that the declining industrial areas concerned by objective 2 shall comprise regions, frontier regions or parts of regions (including employment areas and urban communities);
Whereas Article 9 (2) of the aforementioned Regulation specifies the criteria to be used to define the declining industrial areas concerned by objective 2;
Whereas Article 9 (4) of the aforementioned Regulation states that in establishing the list, the Commission shall seek to ensure that assistance is genuinely concentrated on the areas most seriously affected, at the most appropriate geographical level, taking into account the particular situation of the areas concerned;
Whereas Article 9 (5) of the aforementioned Regulation states that Berlin shall be eligible for aid under objective 2;
Whereas Article 17 of the aforementioned Regulation specifies the procedure to be followed in respect of Committees to assist the Commission in implementing the Regulation;
Whereas Article 27 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 (2), sets up an Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, and states that the said Committee shall deliver an opinion on the drawing-up of the list of areas eligible in connection with objective 2;
Whereas that Committee has given its opinion,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by objective 2, established pursuant to Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, is given in the Annex.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 March 1989.