15. 5.90 Official Journal of the European Communities NoC 119/9 
STATE AID 
C 14/89 
COMMISSION DECISION 
of 31 January 1990 
concerning certain aid measures provided for in Regional Decree 191/1987 of 2 July 1987 on 
the programme of aid for the modernization and renovation of the fisheries sector 
Spain (Galicia) 
(Articles 92 to 94 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community) 
(90/C 119/04) 
'The Spanish Government was informed, by letter No 
SG(89)D/6814 of 30 May 1989, of the Commission's 
decision to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 
93 (2) of the Treaty in respect of certain aid measures 
provided for in Regional Decree 191/1987 of 2 July 
1987 on the programme of aid for the modernization 
and renovation of the fisheries sector. 
Your Government answered the Commission's letter, by 
letter of 4 July 1989, by submitting a draft decree 
altering certain conditions which projects which are the 
subject of an application for aid for the modernization 
and restructuring of the fisheries sector must fulfil, and 
by requesting the Commission to submit its comments on 
the draft. 
The Commission notes that the draft abolishes the aid 
for equipment and for social purposes for non-profit-
making organizations, the aid for the standardization of 
containers, labelling and the marketing of products 
(quality labels such as "Producto Gallego de Calidad", 
etc.) and the aid for the replacement of outdated 
equipment, and that the draft provides that certain 
conditions be met in connection with the aid for the 
conversion and modernization of fishing vessels, the 
purchase of second-hand vessels, research and the 
promotion, advertising and quality improvement of 
fishery products and provided for in Regional Decree 
191/1987. 
The Commission, under the Article 93 (2) procedure and 
having given notice to the other parties concerned to 
submit their comments, taking into account the draft decree submitted by letter of 4 July 1989, re-examined 
the measures concerned in the context of the rules on 
competition and particularly the guidelines for the 
examination of State aids in the fisheries sector (1). 
After this examination the Commission has the honour 
to inform your Government that it has no comments to 
make in the light of the rules on competition on the aid 
measures provided for in Regional Decree 191/1987 as 
they will be amended by the draft decree forwarded by 
letter of 4 July 1989, subject to the following proviso: 
— The Commission requests the Spanish authorities to 
keep it informed of how the aid, with the exception 
of the aid for research and for product quality, is 
applied by forwarding annual reports with a list of all 
the individual projects and descriptions thereof. It 
reserves the right to review its present assessment if it 
subsequently finds that the measures in question are 
in some way incompatible with Community law. 
— The Commission will decide to close the procedure 
provided for in Article 93 (2) of the Treaty in respect 
of the aid measures concerned as soon as the 
abovementioned draft decree is adopted and actually 
implemented. However, if confirmation of such 
implementation is not received at the Commission 
within one month of the date of this letter, it reserves 
the right to modify its position.' 
0) OJ No C 313, 8. 12. 1988, p. 21.