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COMMISSION DECISION
of 15 July 1987
approving an integrated Mediterranean programme for the Languedoc-Roussillon region
(Only the French text is authentic)
(88/24/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 Languedoc-Roussillon region;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85, the Languedoc-Roussillon 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 Languedoc-Roussillon IMP, including its financial plan, may therefore be approved by the Commission;
Whereas the Languedoc-Roussillon IMP relates to the period from 6 February 1986 to 5 February 1993;
Whereas the Languedoc-Roussillon IMP contains measures which constitute a specific programme of action and which are eligible for assistance from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) 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 Languedoc-Roussillon 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 Languedoc-Roussillon IMP is estimated at 256 900 000 ECU for the period from 6 February 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 28 340 000 ECU for that period,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Languedoc-Roussillon IMP, in the version submitted to the Commission on 6 February 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 Languedoc-Roussillon IMP.
In so far as the measures are carried out in accordance with the Languedoc-Roussillon 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 Languedoc-Roussillon IMP.
Article 2
The contribution from the special heading referred to in Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85 shall not exceed 28 340 000 ECU in respect of the expenditure to be incurred in the period from 6 February 1986 to 31 December 1988 on measures to be financed in the context of the Languedoc-Roussillon IMP, estimated at 256 900 000 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 3 940 000 ECU is hereby committed, in accordance with the financial plan of the Languedoc-Roussillon 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.