5. 8. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 200/9 
Article 2 
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the 
European Economic Community deposit the instrument 
of approval of the Convention with the 
Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, as provided 
for by Article 31 of the Convention. 
Article 3 
Member States which have not yet signed the 
Convention shall sign it at the earliest possible date and, 
in any event, before 1 April 1990. 
Member States which have signed the Convention but 
have not yet ratified it shall take the measures necessary 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas African swine fever has been present in 
Portugal for many years; 
Whereas Council Decision 86/649/EEC (') has granted 
financial support for a period of five years; 
Whereas by Decision 87/526/EEC (2) the Commission 
has approved the reinforced plan for the eradication of 
African swine fever presented by Portugal; 
Whereas the efforts already made have served to 
stabilize the incidence of the disease; whereas the 
resources deployed must, however, be maintained and 
reinforced in order to eradicate African swine fever for the Community and the Member States to deposit 
their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval 
at the same time if possible and before 1 August 1990. 
Member States shall inform the Commission before 
1 July 1990 of their decision to accede to or ratify the 
Convention or, as applicable, of the probable date of 
completion of these procedures. In cooperation with the 
Member States the Commission shall set a date, which 
shall in any event be before 1 August 1990, for 
depositing these instruments at the same time. 
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 
from the entire territory of Portugal and thus contribute 
to the establishment of the internal market; 
Whereas the Portuguese authorities have appealed to the 
Community for an additional contribution towards the 
expenditure involved in the continuation and rein­
forcement of the eradication programme undertaken in 
1987; 
Whereas, in order to benefit from the results obtained, 
this request should be granted so that the systematic 
action already undertaken can be maintained and 
consolidated; 
Whereas in order to promote the implementation of the 
eradication programme, arrangements should be made 
for partial pre-financing of the Community's contri­
bution, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
Decision 86/649/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 
1. Article 6 (2) is replaced by the following: 
'2. The Community shall refund: Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision S6/649/EEC introducing a Community 
financial measure for the eradication of African swine fever in Portugal 
COM(89) 342 final 
(Submitted by the Commission on 19 July 1989) 
(89/C 200/12) 
0) OJ No L 382, 31. 12. 1986, p. 5. 
C) OJ No L 306, 28. 10. 1987, p. 35. — 50 % of the expenditure referred to in the first 
indent of paragraph 1, 
No C 200/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 5. 8. 89 
— 30 °/o of the expenditure referred to in the second 
indent of paragraph 1 made before 1 January 
1989, 
— 50 % of the expenditure referred to in the second 
indent of paragraph 1 made as from 1 January 
1989'; 
2. in Article 7 the following is added to paragraph 1 : 'However, from the year 1989 payments may be made 
in advance, of up to 35 % of the estimated annual 
reimbursement, within the limits of the budgetary 
appropriations, on presentation of the relevant 
supporting documents by the Portuguese authorities 
to the Commission.' 
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 laying down 
special measures in respect of olive oil 
COM(89) 349 final 
(Submitted by the Commission on 20 July 1989) 
(89/C 200/13) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas pursuant to Article 1 (1) of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 2262/84 (*), as last amended by Regulation 
(EEC) No 3880/88 (2), producer Member States must 
each set up an agency for the purpose of carrying out in 
particular certain checks and duties in connection with 
the production aid scheme for olive oil; 
Whereas in order better to ensure correct and effective 
application of Community rules in the olive oil sector 
generally, it is necessary to provide for the possibility of 
assigning to those agencies, in addition to their work as 
referred to above, checks relating to the consumption aid 
scheme and to the buying in and storage of olive oil by 
intervention agencies, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Article 1 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 
is hereby amended as follows: 
1. The third subparagraph is replaced by the following: 
'On its own initiative or at the Commission's request, 
the Member State may instruct the agency to carry 
out: 
— the prescribed checks relating to consumption aid 
and to the buying in and storage of olive oil by 
the intervention agencies, 
— specific enquiries'; 
2. in the second subparagraph the third indent is deleted. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Communities. 
(l) OJ No L 208, 3. 8. 1984, p. 11. 
O OJ No L 346, 15. 12. 1988, p. 12. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States.