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COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 December 1988
approving a programme to improve marketing facilities for cereals in Lower Saxony, submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the German text is authentic)
(89/26/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1760/87 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany forwarded on 11 September 1987 a programme to improve processing and marketing facilities for cereals in Lower Saxony and supplied additional information on 7 July and 1 September 1988;
Whereas the aim of the said programme is the rationalization and modernization of storage and other facilities operated by first purchasers in the cereals sector, with a view to maintaining the competitiveness of the sector and enhancing the value of the products concerned; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas, given the situation in the cereals sector, approval of the programme cannot be extended to include those investment projects:
- the purpose of which is the storage and treatment of goods from third countries,
- which are implemented in the starch-manufacturing, milling or malting sectors,
- which relate to the provision of storage or other facilities at ports;
Whereas it would be incompatible with sound economic management to grant aid towards facilities used for intervention purposes;
Whereas the programme contains sufficient information, as required by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, to show that the objectives laid down in Article 1 of the said Regulation can be achieved in respect of the improvement of cereal-marketing facilities in Lower Saxony; whereas the time allowed for implementation of the programme does not exceed the limits referred to in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The programme which was forwarded on 11 September 1987 by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 and concerning which additional information was supplied on 7 July and 1 September 1988 is hereby approved.
2. Such approval shall not apply to those investments:
- the purpose of which is the storage and treatment of goods from third countries,
- which are implemented in the starch-manufacturing, milling or malting sectors,
- which relate to the provision of storage or other facilities at ports,
- which are used for intervention purposes.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Done at Brussels, 23 December 1988.