87/278/EEC: Council Decision of 18 May 1987 on Community financial contribution to the development of the monitoring and supervision facilities necessary for applying the Community arrangements for the conservation of fishery resources

COUNCIL  DECISION
of 18 May 1987
on Community financial contribution to the development of the monitoring and supervision facilities necessary for applying the Community arrangements for the conservation of fishery resources
(87/278/EEC)
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 (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the Council has agreed to examine, on a proposal from the Commission, what financial provisions could be adopted to assist the Member States in obtaining the appropriate monitoring and supervision facilities necessary for applying the common fisheries policy in the enlarged Community;
Whereas the monitoring and supervisions facilities available to the Member States for ensuring that the Community arrangements for the conservation of resources are applied are inadequate and must therefore be modernized and improved;
Whereas provision should be made, subject to a fixed maximum amount, for a Community financial contribution to cover 50 % of the expenditure incurred by Member States on the desired modernization and improvements;
Whereas it is necessary to ensure efficient use of the facilities thus modernized and improved,