Document ID: 31989D0426

COMMISSION DECISION of 10 May 1989 selecting rural areas eligible to receive Community assistance under objective 5 (b) as defined by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 (89/426/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and and coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), and in particular Article 11 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council 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 operation of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (2), and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and more precisely Article 4 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 lay down criteria for the selection of these areas; whereas Article 4 (4) of the latter Regulation requires the Commission to take care to ensure that assistance is effectively concentrated on areas suffering from the most serious problems of rural development;
Whereas nine Member States have provided information to help the Commission to dertermine rural areas eligible for Community assistance under objective 5 (b) as defined by Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;
Whereas the areas set out in the Annex to this Decision correspond to the selection criteria of Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and Article 4 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 bearing in mind the need to concentrate assistance in accordance with Article 4 (4) of the latter Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1 The regions eligible under objective 5 (b) as defined by Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 shall be those listed in the Annex.
Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 May 1989.

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