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COMMISSION DECISION of 17 December 1996 amending for the fifth time Decision 95/32/EC approving the Austrian programme for the implementation of Article 138 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden (Only the German text is authentic) (97/24/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 138 thereof,

Whereas on 8 November 1994 Austria notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 143 of the Act of Accession, of the Austrian programme for the implementation of its Article 138 aid for a number of products for the period 1995 to 1999 inclusive;

Whereas this programme, as modified by letter dated 16 December 1994, was approved by Commission Decision 95/32/EC (1); whereas that Decision was amended by Commission Decisions 95/209/EC (2), 95/416/EC (3), 96/38/EC (4) and 96/140/EC (5); whereas by letter dated 29 October 1996 Austria notified the Commission, pursuant to Article 143 of the Act of Accession, of a request for Commission authorization to further amend that programme; whereas that request was the subject of amendments by letter dated 3 December 1996;

Whereas the request involves aid for various fruits and vegetables for 1996 onwards; whereas Decision 96/38/EC stipulated that for fruits and certain vegetables, the maximum levels of aid from 1996 onwards can best be determined at a later stage; whereas the requests for aid for all products are in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Accession, and in particular Article 138 thereof; whereas the form of the aid on the basis of area reflects principles of the reformed common agricultural policy and so may be deemed to be appropriate,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 95/32/EC is replaced by the Annex to the present Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Austria.

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 43, 25. 2. 1995, p. 53.

(2) OJ No L 131, 15. 6. 1995, p. 34.

(3) OJ No L 242, 11. 10. 1995, p. 21.

(4) OJ No L 10, 13. 1. 1996, p. 46.

(5) OJ No L 32, 10. 2. 1996, p. 33.

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