COMMISSION CONSIDERS THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED FOR THE EXAMINATION OF AN APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE , IT SHALL FORWARD A REQUEST IN WRITING TO THE MEMBER STATE IN QUESTION AND SET A TIME LIMIT FOR RECEIPT OF THE REPLY . IF THE MEMBER STATE FAILS TO FURNISH THE INFORMATION REQUESTED IN WRITING WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT SET BY THE COMMISSION , THE APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN .
ARTICLE 3
1 . ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED , THE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE , IN THE APPROVAL DECISION , THE COMPLETION DATE FOR THE OPERATIONS ; IN THE CASE OF MULTIANNUAL OPERATIONS , THE COMMISSION SHALL GIVE THE BREAKDOWN OF THE AMOUNTS OF ASSISTANCE BY INSTALMENT AND SHALL SPECIFY , FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES , THE PERIOD COVERED BY EACH INSTALMENT .
2 . IF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OPERATIONS IS DELAYED , THE MEMBER STATE SHALL INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE . WHERE THE OPERATIONS ARE OF SPECIFIC INTENT AND LIMITED DURATION , THE COMMISSION MAY AMEND THE COMPLETION DATE FOR THE OPERATIONS LAID DOWN IN THE APPROVAL .
3 . IN THE CASE OF MULTIANNUAL OPERATIONS APPROVED BEFORE THE DATE OF NOTIFICATION OF THIS DECISION , FOR THOSE PARTS RELATING TO THE 1977 AND SUBSEQUENT FINANCIAL YEARS , THE COMPLETION DATES FOR THE OPERATIONS AND THE AMOUNTS OF ASSISTANCE IN RESPECT OF EACH INSTALMENT SHALL BE THE LATEST COMMUNICATED TO THE COMMISSION BY THE MEMBER STATES BEFORE THE DATE OF NOTIFICATION OF THIS DECISION .
ARTICLE 4
1 . MEMBER STATES SHALL SUBMIT THEIR REQUESTS FOR PAYMENT WITHIN 18 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF COMPLETION OF OPERATIONS .
2 . FOR APPROVALS ISSUED BEFORE THE DATE OF NOTIFICATION OF THIS DECISION , PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL NOT HAVE THE EFFECT OF REDUCING THE TIME ALLOWED TO MEMBER STATES TO LESS THAN 12 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF NOTIFICATION OF THIS DECISION .
ARTICLE 5
ON THE BASIS OF AN OUTLINE PREPARED BY THE COMMISSION AND FORWARDED TO THE MEMBER STATES BEFORE 1 JANUARY , MEMBER STATES SHALL FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION NOT LATER THAN 31 MARCH OF THE SAME YEAR A SUMMARY REPORT OF THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND IN THE PREVIOUS FINANCIAL YEAR .
ARTICLE 6
DECISION 73/434/EEC IS HEREBY REPEALED .
ARTICLE 7
THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 JULY 1978 .
FOR THE COMMISSION
HENK VREDELING
VICE-PRESIDENT