92/476/EEC: Commission Decision of 15 September 1992 on the establishment of an addendum to the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the five new Länder and East Berlin in the Federal Republic of Germany (Only the German text is authentic)

COMMISSION DECISION  of 15 September 1992  on the establishment of an addendum to the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the five new Laender and East Berlin in the Federal Republic of Germany  (92/476/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3575/90 of 4 December 1990 concerning the activities of the Structural Funds in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic (1), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products (2), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (3), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,
Whereas the Commission has approved by Decision 91/241/EEC (4) the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the five new Laender and East Berlin in the Federal Republic of Germany;
Whereas the German Government submitted to the Commission between 21 January and 13 May 1992 three sectoral plans on the modernization of the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed referred to in Article 2 of Council  Regulation (EEC) No 866/90;
Whereas the plans submitted by the Member State include descriptions of the main priorities selected and indications of the use to be made of assistance under the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guidance Section, in  implementing the plan;
Whereas in accordance with Article 19 A of Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 until 31 December 1991, the Commission could decide to grant assistance for operational programmes providing for investments in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic  in accordance with the criteria referred to in Article 8 without prior establishment for that territory of sectoral plans and Community support frameworks as referred to in Articles 2 to 7;
Whereas this Community support framework has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on tasks of the Structural Funds and their  effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (5);
Whereas all the measures foreseen in the addendum comply with Commission Decision 90/342/EEC of 7 June 1990 on the selection criteria to be adopted for investments for improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural and forestry  products (6);
Whereas the Commission is prepared to examine the possibility of the other Community lending instruments contributing to the financing of this Community support framework in accordance with the specific provisions governing them;
Whereas in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988, laying down 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 (7), this Decision is to be sent as a declaration of intent to the Member State;
Whereas in accordance with Article 20 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 budgetary commitments relating to the contribution from the Structural Funds to the financing of the operations covered by the Community support framework will be made on  the basis of subsequent Commission decisions approving the operations concerned;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,