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COMMISSION DECISION
of 15 December 1986
on the extension of the multiannual guidance programme for 1986 in respect of the fishing fleet submitted by Belgium pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83
(Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic)
(87/38/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83 of 4 October 1983 on a common measure for restructuring, modernizing and developing the fishing industry and for developing aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas the duration of Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83 was extended until the end of 1986 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3733/85 (2); whereas the Belgian Government submitted on 3 March 1986 a programme providing an extension by one year until the end of 1986 of the previous programme covering the period 1 January 1983 to 31 December 1985 adopted by Commission Decision 85/112/EEC (3); whereas on 2 October 1986 it forwarded the latest additional information concerning the programme;
Whereas, in accordance with the first paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2908/83, the time required for the execution of the programme covers at least the proposed duration of the common measure;
Whereas the programme contains the information referred to in Article 4 of the Regulation;
Whereas the programme may, having regard to the production potential, the measures for the conservation and management of fish stocks, the demand for the products concerned and the guidelines of the common fisheries policy, constitute a suitable framework for projects which may qualify for financial support from the Community;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The multiannual guidance programme in respect of the fishing fleet forwarded by the Belgian Government on 3 March 1986, as last supplemented on 2 October 1986, the main features of which are set out in Annex I hereto, is hereby approved subject to the provisions set out in Annex II hereto.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
Done at Brussels, 15 December 1986.