Article 1 
The guidelines for the indicative programmes concerning financial and technical measures to accompany the reform of economic and social structures in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership (MEDA indicative programmes), as shown in the Annex to this Decision, are hereby adopted.
Article 2 
These guidelines shall be reviewed in conjunction with Regulation (EC) No 1488/96, as provided for in Article 15 (6) thereof.
Article 3 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities . It shall take effect on the date of its publication. Done at Brussels, 6 December 1996. For the Council The President D. SPRING Done at Brussels, 6 December 1996. For the Council The President D. SPRING For the Council The President D. SPRING