98/727/EC: Commission Decision of 9 December 1998 amending Decision 98/439/EC on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 1998 for the purpose of introducing monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (notified under document number C(1998) 3938)
Date: 1998-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU aid, common fisheries policy, expenditure, financial aid, fishing controls

19. 12. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 345/55

COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 December 1998

amending Decision 98/439/EC on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by
certain Member States in 1998 for the purpose of introducing monitoring and
control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy

(notified under document number C(1998) 3938)

(98/727/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 95/527/EC of 8
December 1995 on a Community financial contribution
towards certain expenditure incurred by the Member
States implementing the monitoring and control systems
applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in
particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 98/439/EC (2) relates to
the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain
Member States in 1998 for the purpose of introducing
monitoring and control
to the
common fisheries policy;

applicable

systems

Whereas the United Kingdom has provided further infor-
mation on its application for a financial contribution
towards expenditure covered by Article 2 of Decision
95/527/EC to be incurred in 1998;

Whereas that information affects the amount of expend-
iture eligible for a contribution within the meaning of
Decision 95/527/EC;

Article 1

Decision 98/439/EC is amended as follows:

1. in the first sentence of Article 1, the amount of ECU

71 867 026, is replaced by ECU 77 788 171,

2. in the third sentence of Article 1, the amount of ECU

20 570 152, is replaced by ECU 23 530 725,

3. in Annex I, the amounts of UKL 8 866 957, ECU
the United
by UKL

13 425 954, and ECU 3 449 817,
Kingdom are
12 777 483, ECU 19 347 099, and ECU 6 410 390,

for
respectively

replaced

4. in Annex I, the total amounts of ECU 71 867 026, and
ECU 20 570 152, are replaced respectively by ECU
77 788 171, and ECU 23 530 725.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium,
the Kingdom of Denmark,
the Federal Republic of
Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain,
the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the
Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic,
the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Whereas Decision 98/439/EC should consequently be
amended to take into account the relevant amount;

Done at Brussels, 9 December 1998.

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

For the Commission

Emma BONINO

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 301, 14. 12. 1995, p. 30. OJ L 302, 15. 12. 1995, p. 45

(corrigendum).

(2) OJ L 194, 10. 7. 1998, p. 50.