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COMMISSION DECISION

of 19 December 1989

concerning the areas referred to in Article 3 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2506/88 instituting a Community programme to assist the conversion of shipbuilding areas (Renaval programme)

(Only the French text is authentic)

(90/9/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2506/88 of 26 July 1988 instituting a Community programme to assist the conversion of shipbuilding areas (Renaval programme) (1), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof,

Whereas the said Article 3 (2) stipulates that the Community programme shall apply to areas which satisfy the criteria specified in Article 3 (1) of that Regulation;

Whereas the Member State concerned must submit an application for approval of the areas to which the Community programme is to apply; whereas the French Republic has submitted such an application;

Whereas the areas of Loire-Atlantique, Toulon-La Seyne-Aubagne-La Ciotat-Marseille and Dunkerque satisfy the abovementioned criteria,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following areas are hereby found to satisfy the criteria in Article 3 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2506/88:

- the department of Loire-Atlantique,

- the Toulon-La Seyne, Aubagne-La Ciotat and Marseille employment areas, and

- the Dunkerque employment area.

The Community programme instituted by that Regulation shall therefore apply to those areas.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 1989.

For the Commission

Bruce MILLAN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 225, 15. 8. 1988, p. 24.