21.6.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL155/43
COMMISSION DECISION
of20December 1989
ontheestablishment oftheCommunitysupportframeworkforCommunity
structuralassistanceinBerlin(FederalRepublicofGermany),whichiseligible
underObjective2
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(90/298/EEC)
peanSocialFund(ESF)andtheEuropeanInvestment
Bank(EIB)andtheotherfinancialinstrumentsinimple­
mentingtheplan;
WhereasthisCommunitysupportframeworkhasbeen
establishedinagreementwiththeMemberState
concernedthroughthepartnershipdefinedinArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No2052/88;
WhereastheEIBhasalsobeeninvolvedintheprepara­
tionoftheCommunitysupportframeworkinaccordance
withArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No4253/88;whereas
ithasdeclareditsreadinesstohelpimplementtheframe­
workonthebasisoftheestimatedloanarrangements
indicatedinthisDecisionandinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofitsStatute;
WhereastheCommission ispreparedtoexaminethe
possibilityoftheotherCommunitylendinginstruments
contributingtothefinancingofthisframeworkinaccor­
dancewiththespecificprovisionsgoverningthem;
WhereasthisDecisionisconsistentwiththeopinionof
theAdvisoryCommitteeontheDevelopment and
ConversionofRegionsandoftheEuropeanSocialFund
Committee ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle10(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No4253/88,thisDecisionistobesentasadecla­
rationofintenttotheMemberState;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)and(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No4253/88,thebudgetarycommit­
mentsrelatingtothecontributionfromtheStructural
Fundstothefinancingoftheoperationscoveredbythe
Communitysupportframeworkwillbemadeonthebasis
ofsubsequentCommissionDecisionsapprovingthe
operationsconcerned,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2052/88
of24June1988onthetasksoftheStructuralFundsand
theireffectiveness andoncoordination oftheiractivities
betweenthemselvesandwiththeoperationsoftheEuro­
peanInvestmentBankandtheotherexistingfinancial
instruments('),andinparticularArticle9(9)thereof,
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle9(9)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2052/88,theCommission ,onthebasisofthe
regionalandsocialconversionplanssubmittedbythe
MemberStates,shallestablish,throughpartnershipandin
agreementwiththeMerribeStateconcerned,theCommu­
nitysupportframeworksforCommunitystructuralopera­
tions;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththesecondsubparagraphof
thatprovision,Communitysupportframeworksshall
coverinparticularthepriorities,theformsofassistance,
theindicativefinancingplan,withdetailsoftheamount
ofassistanceanditssource,andthedurationoftheassis­
tance;
WhereasTitleIII,Articles8etseq.ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No4253/88(2)of19December1988layingdown
provisionsforimplementing Regulation (EEC)No
2052/88asregardscoordinationoftheactivitiesofthe
differentStructuralFundsbetweenthemselvesandwith
theoperationsoftheEuropeanInvestmentBankandthe
otherexistingfinancialinstruments (2)setsoutthecondi­
tionsforthepreparationandimplementation ofCommu­
nitysupportframeworks ;
WhereastheGovernmentoftheFederalRepublicof
GermanysubmittedtotheCommissionon31March
1989,theplanreferredtoArticle9(8)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2052/88forBerlin,whichaccordingtoArticle
9(5)ofthesaidRegulation,iseligibleunderObjective2;
WhereastheplansubmittedbytheMemberState
includesadescriptionoftheprioritiesselectedandan
indicationoftheusetobemadeofassistancefromthe
EuropeanRegionalDevelopmentFund(ERDF),theEuro­HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheCommunitysupportframeworkforBerlin(Federal
RepublicofGermany),whichiseligibleunderObjective
2,coveringtheperiodfrom1January1989to31
December1991,isherebyapproved.(')OJNoL185,15.7.1988,p.9.
(4OJNoL374,31.12.1988,p.1.

NoL155/44 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.6.90
(inECUmillion)
ERDF
ESF39,0
21,0
TotalforStructuralFunds
Othergrantinstruments60,0
Totalgrants 60,0TheCommission declaresthatitintendstocontributeto
theimplementation ofthisCommunitysupportframe­
workinaccordancewiththedetailedprovisionsthereof
andincompliancewiththerulesandguidelinesforeach
Communitysourceoffinancing.
Article2
TheCommunitysupportframeworkshallincludethe
followingessentialinformation :
(a)astatementoftheprioritiesforjointaction:
—rehabilitation ofindustrialareas;
—improvementandprotectionoftheenvironment ;
attractionasacentreforconferencesandfairs;
—promotionofbusinessactivities;
—preparatory,accompanying andevaluation
measures ;
(b)anoutlineoftheformsofassistancetobeprovided,in
theformofoperationalprogrammes ;
(c)anindicativefinancingplanspecifying,atconstant
1989prices,thetotalcostoftheprioritiesadoptedfor
jointactionbytheCommunityandtheMemberState
concernedand,inaddition,ofexistingmultiannual
nationalinitiatives,thatisECU130,8millionforthe
wholeperiod,andthefinancialarrangements envi­
sagedforbudgetaryassistancefromtheCommunity,
brokendownasfollows:Theresultantnationalfinancingrequirement ,thatis
approximately ECU70,0millionforthepublicsector
andECU0,8millionfortheprivatesector,maybe
partiallycoveredbyCommunityloansfromtheEuro­
peanInvestmentBankandtheotherlendinginstru­
ments.
Article3
ThisdeclarationofintentisaddressedtotheFederal
RepublicofGermany.
DoneatBrussels,20December1989.
FortheCommission
BruceMILLAN
MemberoftheCommission