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COMMISSION DECISION
of 11 December 1987
approving an integrated Mediterranean programme for Central and Eastern Greece
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(88/317/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 Greece has presented to the Commission an integrated Mediterranean programme (IMP) for Central and Eastern Greece;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85, the Central and Eastern Greece IMP has been submitted in amended form to the Advisory Committee for Integrated Mediterranean Programmes, which has given a favourable opinion;
Whereas the Central and Eastern Greece IMP, including its financial plan, may therefore be approved by the Commission;
Whereas the Central and Eastern Greece IMP relates to the period from 1 January 1986 to 31 December 1992;
Whereas the Central and Eastern Greece IMP contains measures which constitute a specific programme of action 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 Central and Eastern Greece IMP will be carried out in successive phases and will be subject to later decisions when the conditions for the granting of Community contributions have been met;
Whereas the expenditure on the measures constituting the Central and Eastern Greece IMP is estimated at 550 126 270 ECU for the period from 1 January 1986 to 31 December 1992;
Whereas the Community contribution from the special budget heading referred to in Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85 is estimated at 86 508 320 ECU for that period,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Central and Eastern Greece IMP, in the version submitted to the Commission on 23 July 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 Central and Eastern Greece IMP.
In so far as the measures are carried out in accordance with the Central and Eastern Greece 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 Central and Eastern Greece 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 86 508 320 ECU in respect of the expenditure to be incurred in the period from 1
January 1986 to 31 December 1992 on measures to be financed in the context of the Central and Eastern Greece IMP, estimated at 550 126 270 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 1 304 350 ECU is hereby committed in accordance with the financial plan of the Central and Eastern Greece IMP.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.
Done at Brussels, 11 December 1987.