10.3.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L 63/27 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 20 July 1999 on an aid scheme applied in Greece to cotton by the Greek Cotton Board (notified under document number C(1999) 2536) (Only the Greek text is authentic) (2000/206/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (a) technical assistance; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European (b) advice on suitable profitable varicties; Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof (c) guaranteeing of certified inspected seed and inspec- tion of imported seed; (d) monitoring  of  technological  development Having under the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) of the throughout the world and technology transfer; Treaty given notice to interested parties to submit their comments (') and having regard to these, (e) monitoring of application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 389/82 of 15 February 1982 on producer groups and associations thereof in the cotton ) sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Whereas: 3808/89 (°); (f) trials, technology transfer and training in the areas of phytosanitary protection and restriction of input use; (g) planning and setting up research programmes; (h) training and advisory services; (1)  Following a complaint the Commission sent the Greek authorities by fax of 8 December 1992 a request for (i) technical assistance to ginners; information on parafiscal charges levied for use by the Greek Cotton Board. The Greek authorities replied by () studies of general interest on cotton processing letter of 17 March 1993 and by letter of 19 July 1993 units and their modernisation; sent further information. (k) grants to ginning units under  structural programmes; (2)  According to the information available the Greek Cotton () grading and standardisation of ginned cotton; Board is a public non-profit-making body the sole purpose of which is to foster development of the cotton (m) links with world cotton exchanges and international sector. It provides services covering cotton growing, organisations; processing and marketing as follows: ® O] L 51, 23.2.1982, () O] L - p. 1. () O] C 278, 24.10.1995, p. 4. ’) 371, 20.12.1989, p. 1.