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COMMISSION DECISION
of 15 July 1987
approving an integrated Mediterranean programme for the Aquitaine region
(Only the French text is authentic)
(88/26/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85 of 23 July 1985 concerning the integrated Mediterranean programmes (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas France has presented to the Commission an integrated Mediterranean programme (IMP) for the Aquitaine region;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85, the Aquitaine IMP has been submitted by the Commission in amended form to the Advisory Committee for Integrated Mediterranean Programmes, which has given a positive opinion;
Whereas the Aquitaine IMP, including its financial plan, may therefore be approved by the Commission;
Whereas the Aquitaine IMP relates to the period from 28 January 1986 to 27 January 1993;
Whereas the Aquitaine IMP contains measures which constitute a specific programme of action and which are eligible for assistance from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund Guidance Section, by virtue of the second paragraph of Article 12 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85;
Whereas in order to ensure its effectiveness, the Aquitaine IMP will be carried out in two successive phases and a financial plan has as yet only been drawn up in respect of the first phase;
Whereas expenditure on the measures constituting the Aquitaine IMP is estimated at 214 340 000 ECU for the period from 28 January 1986 to 31 December 1988;
Whereas the Community contribution from the special budget heading referred to in Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85 is estimated at 23 520 000 ECU for that period,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Aquitaine IMP, in the version submitted to the Commission on 28 January 1986, as subsequently modified after examination by the Commission and following consultation of the Advisory Committee for Integrated Mediterranean Programmes, is hereby approved. The estimates of total expenditure and the estimated contributions from each Community budgetary source are shown in the financial plan of the Aquitaine IMP.
In so far as the measures are carried out in accordance with the Aquitaine IMP, within the limits of the overall expenditure estimates and in compliance with the rules and procedures relating to each source of Community financing, the Commission shall pay the Community contributions specified in the financial plan for the Aquitaine IMP.
Article 2
The contribution from the special budget heading referred to in Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85 shall not exceed 23 520 000 ECU in respect of the expenditure to be incurred in the period from 28 January 1986 to 31 December 1988 on measures to be financed in the context of the Aquitaine IMP, estimated at 214 340 000 ECU.
Article 3
Pursuant to Article 15 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85, a first instalment from the special budget heading referred to in Article 11 (2) of that Regulation amounting to 3 350 000 ECU is hereby committed, in accordance with the financial plan of the Aquitaine IMP.
Article 4
Where a measure is financed partly out of appropriations from a structural Fund and partly out of the special budget heading, an advance may be paid from each of those sources, according to the rules applicable to each source.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 15 July 1987.