COMMISSION DECISION of 3 May 1994 concerning the grant of assistance from the cohesion financial instrument to the project concerning the elimination of vegetable water in Spain No CF: 93/11/61/092 (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (94/709/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 of 30 March 1993 establishing a cohesion financial instrument (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 566/94 (2), and in particular Article 8 (6) thereof,

Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 establishes a cohesion financial instrument to provide Community support for projects in the fields of the environment and trans-European transport infrastructure networks;

Whereas pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 certain provisions of Titles VI and VII of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 concerning the provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), amemded by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (4), are to apply mutatis mutandis;

Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 defines the types of measure for which the cohesion financial instrument may provide assistance;

Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 requires the Member States to ensure that adequate publicity is given to the operations of the financial instrument and that the measures which are described in Annex V to this Decision are undertaken;

Whereas on 14 August 1993 the Spanish Government submitted an application for assistance from the cohesion financial instrument for the project concerning the elimination of vegetable water in Spain;

Whereas that application concerns a project which is eligible under the terms of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93;

Whereas the application for assistance contains all the information required by Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 and satisfies the criteria set out in Article 8 (3) and (5) of the Regulation;

Whereas the project will help achieve the objectives of Article 130r of the Treaty concerning the environment;

Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5), as last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 610/90 (6), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year shall contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;

Whereas pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93, the Commission and the Member State will ensure that there is evaluation and systematic monitoring of the project;

Whereas the financial implementation provisions, monitoring and assessment are specified in Annexes III and IV to this Decision; whereas failure to comply with those provisions may result in suspension or reduction of the assistance granted pursuant to

Article 9

(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 and the provisions contained in Annex VI;

Whereas all the other conditions laid down have been complied with,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The project concerning the elimination of vegetable water in Spain as described in Annex I hereto is hereby approved for the period 1 January to 31 December 1993.

Article 2

1. The maximum eligible expenditure to be taken as the basis for this Decision shall be ECU 6 496 899.

2. The rate of Community assistance granted to the project shall be fixed at 85 %.

3. The maximum amount of the contribution from the cohesion financial instrument shall be fixed at ECU 5 522 361.

4. The contribution is committed from the 1994 budget.

Article 3

1. Community assistance shall be based on the financial plan for the project set out in Annex II.

2. Commitments and payments of Community assistance granted to the project shall be made in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 and as specified in Annex III.

3. The amount of the first advance payment shall be fixed at ECU 2 761 180.

Article 4

1. Community assistance shall cover expenditure on the project for which legally binding arrangements have been made in Spain and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated to works to be completed not later than 31 December 1993.

2. Expenditure incurred before 1 January 1993 shall not be eligible for assistance.

3. The closing date for the completion of national payments on the project is fixed not later than 12 months after the date mentioned in subparagraph 1.

Article 5

1. The project shall be carried out in accordance with Community policies, and in particular with Articles 7, 30, 52 and 59 of the Treaty, as well as with Community law, in particular with the Directives coordinating public procurement procedures.

2. This Decision shall not prejudice the right of the Commission to commence infringement proceedings pursuant to Article 169 of the Treaty.

Article 6

Systematic monitoring and assessment of the project shall take place in accordance with the provisions set out in Annex IV hereto.

Article 7

The Member State concerned shall ensure adequate publicity for the project as specified in Annex V.

Article 8

Each Annex to this Decision shall form an integral part of it.

Article 9

Failure to comply with the provisions of this Decision may entail a reduction or suspension of assistance in accordance with the provisions set out in Annex VI.

Article 10

This Decision is addressed to Spain.

Done at Brussels, 3 May 1994.

For the Commission

Peter SCHMIDHUBER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 79, 1. 4. 1993, p. 74.(2) OJ No L 72, 16. 3. 1994, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 20.(5) OJ No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 70, 16. 3. 1990, p. 1.

ANNEX I

SUMMARY 1. Project title

Elimination of vegetable water

2. Authority making the application

2.1. Name: Dirección General de Planificación

2.2. Address: Paseo de la Castellana 162, 28071 Madrid

3. Authority responsible for implementation

3.1. Name: Secretaría de Estado de Industria

3.2. Address: Paseo de la Castellana 160, 28071 Madrid

4. Location

4.1. Member State: Spain

4.2. Region: Andalusia, Extremadura, Castille-La Mancha, Catalonia

5. Brief description

A set of 162 projects to eliminate the vegetable water produced in olive oil mills. Each project involves modifying the olive oil production units to incorporate new technology for processing olive oil without producing vegetable water.

6. Principal objectives

To achieve a saving in water resources estimated at one litre of water per kilogram of processed olives and to reduce the quantity of vegetable water produced by between 35 % and 40 %.

7. Work schedule

Date of commencement: 1 January 1993

Date of completion: 31 December 1993

8. Socio-economic analysis

A cost-benefit analysis revealed the following benefits:

- saving water resources,

- eliminating air, water and soil pollution.

On the basis of the temporary cost-benefit profile, the IRR is 37,7 %.

9. Contribution to environmental policy

Preventing pollution at source by introducing clean technology into the olive-oil production process. The new technology also results in savings in water and minimizes the production of residues generated by the processes currently used.

10. Cost

"(ECU '000 (1)) "" ID="1">Total cost > ID="2">41 282,91 "> ID="1">Expenditure prior to 1 January 1993 > ID="2">- "> ID="1">Total eligible cost > ID="2">6 496,90 "> ID="1">Total assistance applied for from the cohesion financial instrument > ID="2">5 522,36 "">

LIST OF PROJECTS INCLUDED

"ELIMINATION OF VEGETABLE WATER (ECU '000 (2)) Group: Elimination of vegetable water "" ID="1">2307-A > ID="2">Technological improvement in the manufacture of olive oil > ID="3">Aceites Fuentegrande SA > ID="4">64,16 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">2308-A > ID="2">Technological improvement in the manufacture of olive oil without producing vegetable water > ID="3">Salto del Caballo SL > ID="4">36,80 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">2676-A > ID="2">Installation of oil mill which does not produce vegetable water > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo San Isidro > ID="4">27,36 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Albacete "> ID="1">2677-A > ID="2">Installation of oil mill which does not produce vegetable water > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo La Unión > ID="4">27,36 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Albacete "> ID="1">2679-A > ID="2">Installation of oil mill which does not produce vegetable water > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo San José > ID="4">27,36 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Albacete "> ID="1">2726-A > ID="2">Installation of two ecological continuous lines (FW-75) > ID="3">San Francisco de Asís Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza > ID="4">75,48 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Granada "> ID="1">2752-A > ID="2">Transformation of a continuous system into an ecological continuous system > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa del Campo Nuestra Señora de la Consolación > ID="4">4,72 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2753-A > ID="2">Installation of an ecological continuous line > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa San Juan de la Cruz > ID="4">35,85 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2755-A > ID="2">Installation of an ecological continuous line > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa del Campo San Pedro Advincula > ID="4">35,85 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2756-A > ID="2">Installation of an ecological continuous line > ID="3">Cooperativa y Caja Rural San Blas > ID="4">35,85 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2766-A > ID="2">Transformation of current unit into three ecological continuous lines (FW-75) > ID="3">Rafaela Díaz Vargas > ID="4">53,11 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2768-A > ID="2">Transformation of a continuous system into an ecological continuous system > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza > ID="4">17,86 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2770-A > ID="2">Installation of an ecological continuous line (FW-200) > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Olivarera Señora de Guadalupe > ID="4">175,65 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">2771-A > ID="2">Transformation of olive-oil extraction into a clean process without discharge > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo Santísimo Cristo de la Vera > ID="4">74,10 > ID="5">15,40 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2779-A > ID="2">Conversion of decanters into ecological ones > ID="3">Aceite La Casería de Santa Julia SL > ID="4">6,29 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2780-A > ID="2">Substitution of the existing three-phase continuous lines for an ecological continuous line with a capacity of 150 000 kg/24 hours > ID="3">Cooperativa Nueva Esperanza > ID="4">6,29 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2793-A > ID="2">Transformation of the oil mill equipment into a two-phase integral continuous system to eliminate liquid waste > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Agrícola Santísimo Cristo de la Salud > ID="4">3,15 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Cuenca "> ID="1">2794-A > ID="2">Installation of oil mill which does not produce vegetable water > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo Santa Águeda > ID="4">28,31 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Albacete "> ID="1">2795-A > ID="2">Installation of oil mill which does not produce vegetable water > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo Nuestra Señora de la Fuente > ID="4">28,31 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Albacete "> ID="1">2797-A > ID="2">Installation of an ecological line with a capacity of 75 000 kg/day and a drier > ID="3">Aceites Morales SA > ID="4">50,95 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Granada "> ID="1">2803-A > ID="2">Installation of a continuous system and vegetable water treatment plant for the production of olive oil without discharge > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Nuestra Señora del Rosario > ID="4">34,91 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2804-A > ID="2">Installation of a system for filtering the gases emitted by the pomace boiler and drier > ID="3">Cooperativa Agrícola de Rute Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza > ID="4">15,69 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">2805-A > ID="2">Installation of a continuous system for the extraction of olive oil to achieve clean two-phase production without discharge > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Agraria San José > ID="4">37,74 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2806-A > ID="2">Transformation of two two-phase decanters each with a theoretical capacity of 30 t/24 hours into two-phase decanters by means of transformation kits > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Agraria San José > ID="4">3,77 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2809-A > ID="2">Improvement of oil mill by installing ecological decanters > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Santa Lucía > ID="4">33,02 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2823-A > ID="2">Transformation of the existing three-phase line with a capacity of 60 t/24 hours into a two-phase line by means of two transformation kits > ID="3">Cooperativa Nueva Esperanza > ID="4">65,39 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2826-A > ID="2">Installation for the manufacture of olive oil without producing vegetable water > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo San Felipe Apóstol > ID="4">36,80 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2834-A > ID="2">Transformation into two ecological continuous lines (FW-75) > ID="3">Cooperativa Agraria 'San Isidro' > ID="4">22,12 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2842-A > ID="2">Installation of an ecological continuous line (FW-75) Transformation of the current continuous line > ID="3">Baltasar Lara y Companía SA > ID="4">35,85 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2890-A > ID="2">Modernization and perfecting of oil mill > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Olivarera Santa Rita > ID="4">50,95 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Málaga "> ID="1">2909-A > ID="2">Overhaul and modernization of oil mill > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa del Campo Santiago Apóstol > ID="4">37,74 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Ciudad Real "> ID="1">2911-A > ID="2">Installation of a continuous system for the extraction of olive oil > ID="3">Olior Porcuna SA > ID="4">35,85 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2913-A > ID="2">Transformation of the olive-oil extraction process to achieve clean and ecological production > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Nuestra Señora del Rosario y San Blas > ID="4">34,91 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2914-A > ID="2">Transformation of olive-oil extraction in order to achieve clean production without discharge > ID="3">Cooperativa Agrícola y Caja Rural Virgen de Zocueca > ID="4">69,82 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2915-A > ID="2">Olive-oil manufacturing plant without production of vegetable water > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Nuestra Señora del Rosario y San Juan > ID="4">37,74 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2931-A > ID="2">Installation of an ecological continuous line model (FW-75) > ID="3">Diego García La Moneda > ID="4">41,04 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2948-A > ID="2">Overhaut and improvement of oil mill > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo y la Ganadería Nuestra Señora de la Sierra > ID="4">31,25 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Ciudad Real "> ID="1">2950-A > ID="2">Transformation of the three-phase continuous system into a two-phase one and installation of a two-phase continuous system for the production of 200 t/day > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa del Campo y Sección de Crédito la Vera Cruz > ID="4">69,82 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2962-A > ID="2">Transformation of a continuous line into an ecological continuous line > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa del Campo San Benito > ID="4">9,18 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2965-A > ID="2">Fine tuning and technological improvement of the olive-oil manufacturing process without production of vegetable water > ID="3">SCA Cooperativa Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria > ID="4">26,70 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Málaga "> ID="1">2967-A > ID="2">Modernization and environmental adjustment of oil mill > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo Nuestra Señora de los Remedios de Calzada de Calatrava > ID="4">28,31 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Ciudad Real "> ID="1">2968-A > ID="2">Transformation of the two-phase continuous system > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo y Caja Rural Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Jamilena > ID="4">1,89 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2969-A > ID="2">Transformation of oil mill into ecological system by installing three lines with a capacity of 75 000 kg/day and a pomace drier > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Santa Clara > ID="4">112,28 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">2972-A > ID="2">Improvement of oil mill by installing a continuous line without production of vegetable water > ID="3">Las Fontanillas SA > ID="4">34,91 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">2979-A > ID="2">Overhaul and improvement of oil mill to eliminate discharges of vegetable water > ID="3">Cooperativa y Caja Rural 'Nuestra Señora del Salobrar' > ID="4">33,40 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Cáceres "> ID="1">2980-A > ID="2">Overhaul and improvement to eliminate discharge of vegetable water > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Limitada la Peraliega > ID="4">28,31 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Cáceres "> ID="1">2984-A > ID="2">Overhaul of oil mill to eliminate vegetable water > ID="3">Cooperativa Olivarera Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Luque > ID="4">51,89 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">2995-A > ID="2">Elimination of vegetable water and installation of two-phase decanter > ID="3">Cooperativa Agrícola Virgen del Castillo > ID="4">77,84 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">2996-A > ID="2">Installation of an ecological continuous line for the extraction of olive oil (model FW-75) without production of vegetable water > ID="3">Manuel Montes Marín > ID="4">35,85 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3008-A > ID="2">Transformation of two-phase continuous olive-milling systems > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Agraria Andaluza Nuestra Señora del Carmen > ID="4">10,38 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3009-A > ID="2">Transformation of two-phase horizontal decanters so as not to use water or produce vegetable water > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Sagrado Corazón de Jesús > ID="4">8,18 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3010-A > ID="2">Modernization of oil mill with ecological manufacturing system > ID="3">Aceites Axarquia SL > ID="4">21,12 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Málaga "> ID="1">3011-A > ID="2">Installation of two-phase olive oil extraction equipment which does not use water or produce vegetable water > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Nuestra Señora del Pilar > ID="4">4,95 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3017-A > ID="2">Installation of two-phase oil extractor, vegetable water treatment plant and introduction of the 'incoson' method to eliminate water used for washing olives and oils > ID="3">Olivarera Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Nuestra Señora del Rosario > ID="4">35,85 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3027-A > ID="2">Correction of industrial processes producing liquid polluants in olive mills > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza 'San Juan Bautista' > ID="4">37,03 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3028-A > ID="2">Transformation to four ecological continuous lines (FW-75) > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Agraria Andaluza San Francisco > ID="4">29,37 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3052-A > ID="2">Replacement of the traditional olive-milling presses with a continuous two-phase system of centrifugation not using water or producing vegetable water > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo San Agustín de Linares > ID="4">25,95 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3053-A > ID="2">Transformation of a continuous line into an ecological line (FW-75) > ID="3">Cooperativa y Caja Rural Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe > ID="4">25,95 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3054-A > ID="2">Industrial correction of production of liquid polluants in olive mills > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza San Juan Bautista > ID="4">77,93 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3063-A > ID="2">Industrial correction of production of liquid polluants in olive mills > ID="3">Cooperativa y Caja Rural San Marcos > ID="4">45,92 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3064-A > ID="2">Installation of a two-phase continuous system and vegetable-water treatment plant > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa del Campo Nuestra Señora de la Fuensanta > ID="4">66,80 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3066-A > ID="2">Transformation of the existing Fuentes-Westfalia three-phase line into an ecological continuous line and installation of an ecological decanter with a capacity of 75t/24 hours > ID="3">Cooperativa Agraria Nuestra Señora de la Consolación Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza > ID="4">44,36 > ID="5">16,40 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3074-A > ID="2">Installation of a two-phase continuous system which does not use water or produce vegetable water > ID="3">Juan López Martínez > ID="4">19,66 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3075-A > ID="2">Installation of an ecological two-phase continuous system > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza del Campo Nuestra Señora de la Asunción y San José > ID="4">66,80 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3085-A > ID="2">Industrial correction of production of liquid polluants in olive mills > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Nuestra Señora de Nazaret > ID="4">74,54 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3089-A > ID="2">Transformation to two-phase of olive-oil extractor, introduction of the 'insocon' (controlled superficial infiltration) method and installation of a vegetable-water treatment unit > ID="3">Marín Serrano el Lagar SL > ID="4">10,22 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3090-A > ID="2">Installation of a centrifugal decanter using minimal water (two-phase) > ID="3">Aceites Montreal SA > ID="4">33,26 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3095-A > ID="2">Installation of a two-phase ecological continuous line for the manufacture of olive oil > ID="3">Cooperativa Agrícola la Aurora SCA > ID="4">35,85 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3096-A > ID="2">Technological overhaul of olive mill to eliminate vegetable water > ID="3">Cooperativa Olivarera San Rafael SCA > ID="4">19,81 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3097-A > ID="2">Technological improvement of the manufacture of olive oil without production of vegetable water > ID="3">Cooperativa Olivarera Nuestra Señora de Villaviciosa > ID="4">34,91 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3101-A > ID="2">Plant for manufacture of olive oil without production of vegetable water > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo Nuestra Señora Asunción de Orcera > ID="4">55,20 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3102-A > ID="2">Installation of continuous two-phase extraction system and introduction of the controlled superficial infiltration (insocon) process > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Olivarera Cerealista Nuestra Señora del Valle > ID="4">15,73 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3117-A > ID="2">Installation of an ecological continuous line (FW-30) > ID="3">Agrícola Santa Catalina Martín Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza de Arenas > ID="4">27,12 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Málaga "> ID="1">3118-A > ID="2">Adjustment of olive mill to meet environmental standards by installing an ecological continuous line > ID="3">Cooperativa Nuestra Señora de la Antigua > ID="4">75,48 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Toledo "> ID="1">3133-A > ID="2">Rationalization and technological improvement of the olive-oil manufacturing process without production of vegetable water > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Olivarera la Purísima de Priego de Córdoba > ID="4">35,85 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3144-A > ID="2">Industrial correction of production of liquid polluants in olive mill > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa San Isidro Labrador > ID="4">37,03 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3145-A > ID="2">Installation of ecological continuous line (FW-75) > ID="3">Luis Asenjo Hernández > ID="4">41,04 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Granada "> ID="1">3160-A > ID="2">Technological improvement of olive mill by installing two-phase continuous extraction system and introducing the 'insocon' process > ID="3">Cooperativa Agricola de Iznajar > ID="4">35,38 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3166-A > ID="2">Modernization and improvement of olive mill > ID="3">Oleoliva SA > ID="4">69,82 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Málaga "> ID="1">3171-A > ID="2">Rationalization and technical improvement of the olive-oil manufacturing process without production of vegetable water > ID="3">Aceites Cruz Blanca SL > ID="4">35,85 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3173-A > ID="2">Installation of an ecological continuous line (FW-30) > ID="3">Agrícola Santa Catalina Martín Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza de Arenas > ID="4">27,12 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3174-A > ID="2">Overhaul and improvement of olive mill to prevent discharge of vegetable water > ID="3">Juan Manuel García Tomé > ID="4">27,12 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Badajoz "> ID="1">3177-A > ID="2">Manufacture of virgin olive oil > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Olivarera San Juan Bautista > ID="4">69,19 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Málaga "> ID="1">3178-A > ID="2">Improvement of olive mill in Almargen > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Agroolivarera San Cosme y San Damián > ID="4">3,77 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Málaga "> ID="1">3179-A > ID="2">Technological improvement of olive mill by installing a (two-phase) continuous system for the extraction of virgin olive oil with low water input and the 'insocon' process and eliminating washing water > ID="3">Cooperativa Olivarera Nuestra Señora del Carmen > ID="4">30,00 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3180-A > ID="2">Modernization and improvement of olive mill at Fuente de Piedra > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Agraria Virgen de las Virtudes > ID="4">34,91 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Málaga "> ID="1">3215-A > ID="2">Measures to equip an olive-oil factory with an ecological system which does not consume water > ID="3">Cooperativa de Labradores de Alcorisa > ID="4">21,67 > ID="5">16,10 > ID="6">Teruel "> ID="1">3217-A > ID="2">Technological improvement of olive mill by installing a two-phase continuous olive-oil extraction system and introducing the 'insocon' process to eliminate water > ID="3">Patrimonio Comunal Olivarero > ID="4">59,52 > ID="5">18,25 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3227-A > ID="2">Extension, modernization and improvement of olive mill > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Olivarera San Isidro > ID="4">37,27 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Málaga "> ID="1">3228-A > ID="2">Modernization and improvement of olive mill > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Agropecuaria de Antequera > ID="4">17,96 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Málaga "> ID="1">3229-A > ID="2">Transformation of horizontal decanters and installation of a vegetable water tratment unit > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Virgen de la Capilla > ID="4">14,15 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3258-A > ID="2">Installation of a two-phase continuous system which does not use water or produce vegetable water > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Nuestra Señora de los Remedios > ID="4">30,19 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3264-A > ID="2">Installation of two ecological continuous lines (FW-75) > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo Unión de Úbeda > ID="4">26,73 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3271-A > ID="2">Rationalization and technological improvement of the olive-oil manufacturing process without production of vegetable water > ID="3">Cooperativa Aceitera y Caja Rural San Sebastián > ID="4">113,32 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Granada "> ID="1">3277-A > ID="2">Installation of two-phase oil extractor (without production of vegetable water) and introduction of 'insocon' method to eliminate water used for washing olives and oil > ID="3">Cooperativa Olivarera y Caja Rural Nuestra Señora de Guía > ID="4">19,81 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3278-A > ID="2">Rationalization and technological improvement of the olive-oil manufacturing process without production of vegetable water > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa San Eulogio > ID="4">35,85 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3279-A > ID="2">Manufacture of olive oil > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo Nuestro Padre Jesús el Llano > ID="4">35,85 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3280-A > ID="2">Rationalization and technical improvement of the olive-oil manufacturing process without production of vegetable water > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo Nuestra Señora Rosario de Beas de Segura > ID="4">30,26 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3281-A > ID="2">Introducing new technology to manufacture olive oil without polluting discharges and making energy and water savings > ID="3">Hermenegildo Romero Ruiz > ID="4">41,50 > ID="5">15,90 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3283-A > ID="2">Olive oil extraction > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo y Caja Rural Nuestra Señora del Pilar > ID="4">16,51 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3284-A > ID="2">Transformation of existing three-phase Humboldt line into an ecological continuous line and installation of an ecological continuous line (model FW-225) to replace the 12 existing presses > ID="3">Cooperativa y Caja Rural Nuestro Padre Jesús > ID="4">112,28 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3285-A > ID="2">Adaptation of current continuous line into an ecological continuousline (FW-75) > ID="3">Antonio Gallegos Gálvez > ID="4">27,59 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Granada "> ID="1">3286-A > ID="2">Installation of two-phase continuous system for clean production without discharge and water consumation > ID="3">Torres Morente SA > ID="4">62,74 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Granada "> ID="1">3287-A > ID="2">Modification of olive mill to introduce a system which does not produce vegetable water > ID="3">Cooperativa Jesús de Nazaret > ID="4">1,89 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3387-A > ID="2">Modernization of olive mill > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo de Enguera y Sección de Crédito Cooperativa Vinícola > ID="4">22,64 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Valencia "> ID="1">3388-A > ID="2">Modernization of olive mill > ID="3">Cooperativa Vinícola Onteniense > ID="4">28,31 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Valencia "> ID="1">3390-A > ID="2">Modernization of district olive mill > ID="3">Cooperativa Agrícola Valencia Valle de Ayora > ID="4">46,67 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Valencia "> ID="1">3391-A > ID="2">Modernization of olive mill > ID="3">Cooperativa Vinícola la Viña > ID="4">27,15 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Valencia "> ID="1">3421-A > ID="2">Installation of an ecological continuous line (model FW-75) with a capacity of 75 000 kg/day > ID="3">Cooperativa Agrícola i Caixa Agrària de La Palma d'Ebre > ID="4">48,42 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Tarragona "> ID="1">3427-A > ID="2">Remodelling of olive mill in the communal area of Jaén > ID="3">Aceites Cortinas SL > ID="4">26,97 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3436-A > ID="2">Installation in olive mill of continuous plant with ecological centrifugation > ID="3">Cooperativa Agrícola de La Bisbal de Penedès > ID="4">29,87 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Baleares "> ID="1">3437-A > ID="2">Transformation of the current plant into two ecological continuous lines (model FW-75) and installation of an ecological continuous line (model FW-150) > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa del Campo La Carrera > ID="4">86,46 > ID="5">15,80 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3439-A > ID="2">Rationalization and technological improvement of the olive-oil manufacturing process withhout production of vegetable water > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Nuestra Señora del Olivo > ID="4">73,59 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3441-A > ID="2">Overhaul of olive mill and installation of ecological decanters > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Agrícola de Bailén > ID="4">24,53 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3442-A > ID="2">Transformation of the olive-oil production system > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Bedmarense > ID="4">69,35 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3443-A > ID="2">Transformation of decanter from three-phase to two-phase without consumption of water or production of vegetable water > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa del Campo Agrolea > ID="4">4,09 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3444-A > ID="2">Installation and transformation of the continuous system to obtain oil without production of vegetable water > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Agraria San Isidro > ID="4">6,29 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3445-A > ID="2">Overhaul of olive mill, installation of ecological decanters > ID="3">Aceitunera Andaluza SA > ID="4">200,40 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3446-A > ID="2">Replacement of classical milling system with presses by an ecological line with a capacity of 150 t/24 hours > ID="3">Cooperativa y Caja Rural San Antonio Abad de Arquillos > ID="4">73,59 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3451-A > ID="2">Installation of integral two-phase ecological continuous system > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Fuente del Rey > ID="4">66,80 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3452-A > ID="2">Transformation kit for two M-3 decanters > ID="3">Cooperativa y Caja Rural Sagrado Corazón de Jesús > ID="4">3,77 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3453-A > ID="2">Plant for the manufacture of olive oil without production of vegetable water > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo San Vicente de Mogón > ID="4">69,35 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3454-A > ID="2">Installation of an ecological continuous line with a capacity of 100 000 kg/24 hours > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Agrícola Olivarera San Antonio de La Carolina > ID="4">36,04 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3464-A > ID="2">Improvement of olive mill by installing a continuous line without production of vegetable water > ID="3">Aceitera del Guadalquivir SA > ID="4">49,06 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Málaga "> ID="1">3467-A > ID="2">Rationalization and technological improvement of the olive-oil manufacturing process without production of vegetable water > ID="3">Cooperativa Olivarera y Cerealista Nuestro Padre Jesús > ID="4">59,35 > ID="5">18,50 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3469-A > ID="2">Technological improvement of olive mill > ID="3">Cooperativa Olivarera San Isidro Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza > ID="4">61,33 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3478-A > ID="2">Technological improvement of olive mill: installation of continuous system for extraction of virgin olive oil with low water input (two-phase) and introduction of infiltration method > ID="3">Hermanos Muela García SL > ID="4">37,27 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Granada "> ID="1">3479-A > ID="2">Rationalization and technological improvement of the olive-oil manufcaturing process without production of vegetable water > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Olivarera San José de Llanos de Don Juan > ID="4">74,07 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3481-A > ID="2">Adaptation of olive mill to eliminate vegetable water > ID="3">Antonio Cano e Jijos SA > ID="4">38,39 > ID="5">16,70 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3483-A > ID="2">Rationalization and technological improvement of the olive-oil manufacturing process without production of vegetable water > ID="3">Oleocampiña SA > ID="4">15,18 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3492-A > ID="2">Installation of energy-saving olive-oil manufacturing plant without consumption of water and with elimination of vegetable water > ID="3">Consorcio Intercooperativo Baix Maestrat > ID="4">56,61 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Castellón "> ID="1">3512-A > ID="2">Integral two-phase continuous olive-oil production plant > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo San Isidro Labrador > ID="4">28,31 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Ávila "> ID="1">3527-A > ID="2">Technological improvement of olive mill with installation of two-phase olive-oil extraction system and introduction of method to eliminate washing water > ID="3">Cooperativa Olivarera Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno, Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza > ID="4">23,32 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3544-A > ID="2">Installation of an ecological continuous line (model FW-30) > ID="3">Moreno Anaya Manuel > ID="4">27,12 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3551-A > ID="2">Adaptation of olive mill by installing a two-phase continuous line > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Agrícola de Roquetas > ID="4">26,89 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Tarragona "> ID="1">3553-A > ID="2">Adaptation of olive mill by installing a two phase continuous line > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Agrícola de Jesús > ID="4">37,74 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Tarragona "> ID="1">3554-A > ID="2">Adaptation of olive mill by installing a two-phase continuous lline > ID="3">Cooperativa Agrícola de Santiago > ID="4">41,04 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Tarragona "> ID="1">3564-A > ID="2">Installation of ecological continuous system for extraction of olive oil > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Agraria Andaluza San Amador > ID="4">73,59 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3570-A > ID="2">Technological improvement of olive mill by installing continuous virgin olive-oil extraction system > ID="3">Hermanos Muela García SL > ID="4">37,27 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3576-A > ID="2">Technological improvement of olive mill: installation of ecological decanters > ID="3">Hermanos Rodríguez Cabrera SA > ID="4">62,27 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3606-A > ID="2">Transformation of oil extraction plant into ecological system and installation of pomace drier > ID="3">Cooperativa Agrícola i Caixa Agrària de Cambrils Societat Cooperativa Catalana Limitada > ID="4">16,67 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Tarragona "> ID="1">3615-A > ID="2">Installation of an ecological continuous line > ID="3">Aceites Sierra de Cazorla SL > ID="4">35,85 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3618-A > ID="2">Installation of an ecological continuous line (model FW-75) > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo y Rural Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro > ID="4">25,95 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3621-A > ID="2">Improvement of olive mill > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Olivarera Nuestra Señora del Rosario > ID="4">33,97 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Córdoba "> ID="1">3707-A > ID="2">Installation of two ecological lines with a capacity of 75 000 kg/day and drier > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Agropecuaria Industrial > ID="4">75,48 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Sevilla "> ID="1">3710-A > ID="2">Installation of an ecological continuous line with a capacity of 30 000 kg/day > ID="3">Mármol Verdugo Francisco > ID="4">27,12 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Sevilla "> ID="1">3716-A > ID="2">Transformation of olive mill to ecological system > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo San Juan Bautista > ID="4">6,47 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Sevilla "> ID="1">3732-A > ID="2">Vegetable water elimination plant > ID="3">SAT 1951 Sor Ángela de la Cruz > ID="4">30,19 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Sevilla "> ID="1">3737-A > ID="2">Tranformation of olive mill to ecological system > ID="3">Sociedad Agraria de Transformación número 1185 Purísima Concepción > ID="4">42,46 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Sevilla "> ID="1">3738-A > ID="2">Transformation of olive will to ecological system > ID="3">Sociedad Agraria de Transformación San José número 2248 > ID="4">21,93 > ID="5">25,00 > ID="6">Sevilla "> ID="1">3739-A > ID="2">Installation of an ecological continuous line > ID="3">Sociedad Agraria de Transformación 1953 > ID="4">37,74 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Sevilla "> ID="1">3740-A > ID="2">Improvement of olive mill by installing ecological continuous line and vertical pomace drier > ID="3">Cooperativa del Campo y Caja Rural de Nuestra Señora de las Virtudes > ID="4">37,74 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Sevilla "> ID="1">3741-A > ID="2">Improvement of olive mills by adapting them to ecological system and installing vertical pomace drier > ID="3">Cooperativa Agrícola y Caja Rural Nuestra Señora del Rosario > ID="4">35,14 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Sevilla "> ID="1">3745-A > ID="2">Installation of ecological continuous system for extraction of virgin olive oil for Sociedad Oleysa > ID="3">Oleaginosas y Cereales SA > ID="4">49,97 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Sevilla "> ID="1">3746-A > ID="2">Rationalization and technological improvement of the olive-oil manufacturing process without production of vegetable water > ID="3">Sociedad Agraria de Transformación San Antonio número 2110 > ID="4">37,74 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Sevilla "> ID="1">3752-A > ID="2">Installation of ecological oil-extraction line > ID="3">Gabriel Moreno Prieto > ID="4">16,32 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Sevilla "> ID="1">3753-A > ID="2">Continuous system for the manufacture of olive oil without production of vegetable water > ID="3">Aceites Gaviño SA > ID="4">20,19 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Sevilla "> ID="1">3757-A > ID="2">Modernization of oil production plant > ID="3">Grupo Sindical de Colonización número 1881 Santa Teresa Osuna 2 > ID="4">13,60 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Sevilla "> ID="1">3759-A > ID="2">Installation of ecological continuous system for extraction of olive oil > ID="3">Sociedad Agraria de Transformación número 2043 Nuestra Señora de las Huertas > ID="4">37,74 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Sevilla "> ID="1">3829-A > ID="2">Redesign of oil mill in Olvera > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Nuestra Señora de los Remedios de Olvera > ID="4">62,68 > ID="5">17,80 > ID="6">Cádiz "> ID="1">3857-A > ID="2">Elimination of vegetable water, installation of two-phase decanter and thermal concentration > ID="3">Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza Agrícola San Benito > ID="4">91,99 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Jaén "> ID="1">3877-A > ID="2">Overhaul of olive mill: modification of the industrial process for extraction of olive oil > ID="3">Victoriano Arias Rivero > ID="4">35,85 > ID="5">15,00 > ID="6">Ciudad Real "> ID="2">Total number of projects in group: 162 > ID="3"" ID="4">6 496,899 > ID="5""" ID="2">Total number or projects in Area 2: 162 > ID="3"" ID="4">6 496,899 > ID="5""""

(1) ECU 1 = Pta 158,980.(2) 1 ECU = Pta 158,980.

ANNEX II

FINANCING PLAN

"Project: 93/11/61/092 "(ECU '000) >Year (1)""> ID="1">41 282,910 > ID="2">6 496,899 > ID="3">16 > ID="4">5 522,361 > ID="5">85 > ID="6">974,538 > ID="7">15 > ID="8">974,538 > ID="11">34 786,011 > ID="12">84 "> ID="1""" ID="1""" ID="1">41 282,910 > ID="2">6 496,899 > ID="3">16 > ID="4">5 522,361 > ID="5">85 > ID="6">974,538 > ID="7">15 > ID="8">974,538 > ID="11">34 786,011 > ID="12">84 "">

(1) Total eligible cost of project.

ANNEX III

FINANCIAL IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS 1. The financial provisions referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 shall be implemented as follows:

Community assistance

2. Community assistance shall be expressed as a percentage of eligible expenditure. If the actual expenditure incurred differs from the expenditure initially planned, the Community assistance granted shall be varied to take account of this but may not exceed the maximum amount stated in the Decision. A change of the rate of Community assistance or of the maximum amount of the grant will require a modification of the Decision according to the procedures described in point 12.

Commitments and payments

3. The Member State shall undertake to ensure that, for the project to which this Decision relates, all public or private bodies involved in the management and implementation of these operations maintain either a separate accounting system or an adequate accounting codification of all transactions concerned which will facilitate the verification of expenditure by the Community and national control authorities.

4. Budgetary commitments and payments shall be made in accordance with Article 9 (4), (5) and (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93.

5. All payments of aid granted by the Commission under this Decision shall be made to the authority designated by the Member State, which shall also be responsible for refunding any overpaid amounts to the Commission. Payments shall be made to a single bank account designated by the Member State. As a general rule, the Commission shall make payments no later than two months after receipt of a valid application.

6. The Member State shall ensure that applications for payment and statements of expenditure actually incurred comply with the financing plan, including the schedule of expenditure, annexed to this Decision, as amended where appropriate, following the procedures laid down in points 12 and 13.

7. In accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, all commitments and payments shall be in ecus.

8. Statements of expenditure in support of applications for payment shall be denominated in ecus or in national currency.

9. Member States which submit statements of expenditure in ecus shall convert the amounts of expenditure incurred in national currency into ecus using the rate for the month during which the expenditure was booked in the accounts of the authorities responsible for the financial management of projects. Each month the Commission shall inform the Member States of the rate to be used for that purpose.

10. Statements of expenditure in national currency shall be converted into ecus at the rate for the month when they were received by the Commission.

Recovery of undue payments

11. Any sum wrongly paid shall be repaid to the Commission by the authority designated in point 5. Interest on account of late payments shall be charged on sums not repaid in accordance with Article 24 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. If the authority does not repay the amount due to the Community, the Member State shall refund this amount to the Commission.

Procedure for amending the project Decision

12. Any amendments to the Decision shall be made in accordance with the following procedures:

(a) Amendments which entail a substantial change in the objectives or characteristics of the project, an increase or reduction in the rate of financing applied or the maximum amount of assistance or a substantial change in the financing plan or schedule of expenditure shall be made by means of a Commission decision taken in response to a request by the Member State or on the initiative of the Commission, after consultation with the Member State;

(b) In the case of other amendments, the Member State shall send the Commission a proposal for amendment. The Commission shall make its comments or signify its agreement within 20 working days of receipt of the proposal. The amendments shall be adopted when the Commission has given its agreement.

13. Any change in annual expenditure of less than 10 % of the total expenditure planned for the project shall not be regarded as a substantial change of the financing plan and the schedule of expenditure.

Procedure for closing a project

14. The time limits for complying with the legal obligations contracted under this Decision shall be complied with and payments made in accordance with Article 4 of the Decision. These may be amended before they expire in accordance with the procedure in point 12 (b) provided that the extension does not exceed one year. For that purpose, the Member State shall send the Commission a proposal for amendment together with information justifying the amendment. Where the extension exceeds one year, the procedure in point 12 (a) shall apply.

15. If the time limit is not extended, any expenditure incurred after the dates indicated in Article 4 of the Decision shall not be eligible for assistance from the financial instrument.

ANNEX IV

MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 1. The national body responsible for implementation shall be fully involved in the monitoring and assessment of projects. In order to carry out these obligations, the Member States may request a Community contribution from the Commission as technical support.

A. Monitoring

2. Monitoring means a system of information on the progress made in implementing the project. Monitoring shall use financial and, where appropriate, physical indicators which enable actual progress on completion of the project to be compared with the financing plan in Annex II and the schedule for implementation in Annex I.

3. The implementation of projects shall be monitored by means of:

- the Monitoring Committee set up by each Member State concerned,

- reports,

- sample checks.

Monitoring Committee

4. The Monitoring Committee set up to monitor projects financed by the cohesion financial instrument in Spain shall be responsible for monitoring the project which is the subject of this Decision. The Committee shall review its implementation at regular intervals and, where necessary, propose any adjustments required.

The composition of the Monitoring Committee, including appointment of its chairman, its operation and frequency of meetings, shall be adopted by joint agreement between the Member State and the Commission, not later than three months after the approval of the first project in Spain.

5. The Committee shall:

(a) monitor the proper implementation of the project and ensure that it achieves the objectives laid down for it in accordance with the plan originally adopted;

(b) give its opinion on the draft annual reports on implementation referred to in point 6;

(c) propose, when appropriate, the necessary measure to ensure that the project achieves the objectives laid down for it;

(d) ensure publicity for the project;

(e) ensure that Community policies are respected, especially environment policy;

(f) decide by agreement between the Commission and the Member State any additional responsibilities of the Committee.

In general, the documents required for meetings of the Committee shall be available three weeks in advance.

Reports

6. In accordance with Article 25 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, annual reports for each complete year of implementation and a final report shall be drawn up for the project which is the subject of this Decision.

The first annual report on this project shall be submitted to the Commission by the authority responsible no later than 15 months after adoption of the Decision approving the project. The report shall contain the following information:

- progress of the project,

- details of any divergence from the implementation plan originally laid down,

- an outline of the main problems encountered and the measures taken to solve them.

On the basis of the information in the annual reports, the Commission and the Member State may, where necessary, revise the financing plan for the project and make adjustments to it.

The final report, to be submitted six months after physical completion of the project, shall report on the work carried out and its conformity with the Decision approving the project and give an initial appraisal of the chances of achieving the results sought.

Payment of the balance of Community assistance shall be subject to approval of the final report.

Checks

7. Checks may be carried out in accordance with Article 23 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 by both the Member State and the Commission. The Member State and the Commission shall immediately exchange any relevant information concerning the results.

8. For a period of three years following the last payment in respect of the project, the authority responsible for implementation shall keep available for the Commission all the supporting documents regarding expenditure.

9. The Member State shall keep available for the Commission all appropriate national reports concerning the checks carried out.

B. Assessment

10. An assessment of the project may be carried out during its implementation at the request of the Member State or on the initiative of the Commission in order to assess whether the project is progressing in accordance with the objectives originally laid down and to propose adjustments to take account of problems encountered during implementation. The Monitoring Committee shall take into account this evaluation.

11. An ex-post assessment of the impact of the project may be carried out by an assessor appointed by joint agreement between the Member State and the Commission once the project has been completed.

ANNEX V

INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY The Member State concerned should ensure that the general public are aware of the role played by the Community in financing the project. The following measures, inter alia, should be undertaken with this end in view:

- panels of an appropriate size, to be agreed between the Member State and the Commission, shall mark the project. These panels should indicate that the project in question has been funded by the Cohesion Fund of the European Community at a rate of 85 %. Appropriate European Community identity symbols should be used on every panel,

- the Member State concerned shall publicise the project using appropriate means, especially audio-visual means. Such publicity shall refer to the objectives and actions and to the benefits to the general public which will derive from the project,

- the Member State concerned shall provide the public with brochures, leaflets and other types of information. They may use Community channels for the distribution of these brochures and leaflets,

- from the outset, the Member State concerned shall ensure that there is transparent and open access to appropriate information requested by the public. With regard to environmental projects the provisions of Council Directive 90/313/EEC (1) have to be respected.

The Member State concerned shall consult the Commission on what initiatives it proposes to take in this respect within two months after the adoption of the Decision. It shall also report annually to the Commission on the information and publicity measures undertaken.

(1) OJ No L 158, 23. 6. 1990, p. 56.

ANNEX VI

OBSERVANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE DECISION AND OF OTHER COMMUNITY POLICIES 1. The Member State and the beneficiaries shall ensure that Community finance is used for the purposes intended.

2. Where the Commission considers that for a given project, this requirement or other provisions of the Decision or of Community policies have not been or are not being complied with, it shall conduct suitable examination of the case in particular requesting that the Member State or other authorities designated by it to implement the project submit their comments within a specified period of time.

Following this examination, the Commission may suspend payments of Community funds. In this case, it will notify the authority in the Member State responsible for implementation of the project. This letter of notification shall also state the action to be taken in respect of Community funds already paid out for the project.

3. For projects in respect of which the above steps have been taken, the current and the remaining payments shall be considered suspended totally or in part until the Commission is satisfied that the necessary remedial measures have been taken.

4. If this examination reveals finally that the proper terms and conditions of the Decision and of Community policy have not been complied with, and that corrective measures have not been taken by the Member State, the assistance shall be reduced or cancelled. Provisions concerning the recovery of funds unduly paid are set out in point 11 of Annex III.