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COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 June 1988

concerning the areas referred to in Article 3 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 328/88 instituting a Community programme to assist the conversion of steel areas (Resider programme)

(Only the German text is authentic)

(88/443/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 328/88 of 2 February 1988 instituting a Community programme to assist the conversion of steel areas (Resider programme) (1), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof,

Whereas Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 328/88 stipulates that the Community programme shall apply to areas which satisfy the criteria specified in Article 3 (1) and the threshold values set out in Article 4 (1) of that Regulation;

Whereas the Member State concerned must submit an application in respect of the areas to which the Community programme is to apply; whereas Germany has transmitted to the Commission an application in respect of the Saarbruecken labour market region (Saarland);

Whereas that area satisfies the abovementioned criteria,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Saarbruecken labour market region (Saarland) in the Federal Republic of Germany is hereby found to satisfy the criteria set out in Article 3 (1) and the threshold values in Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 328/88. The Community programme instituted by that Regulation shall therefore apply to that area.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 27 June 1988.

For the Commission

Peter SCHMIDHUBER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 33, 5. 2. 1988, p. 1.