No- L 175/38 Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 7. 90 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 17 May 1989 concerning a fund to encourage the marketing of pigmeat, beef and veal, sheepmeat, goatmeat and horsemeat (Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic) (90/362/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF> THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subpara- graph of Article 93 (2) and Article 12 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (), and in particular Article 21 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June: 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 571/89 (%), and in particular Article 24 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 of 27 June 1980 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (°), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1115/88 (), and in particular Article 23 thereof, . Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 827/68 on the common organization of the market in certain products listed in Annex II' to the Treaty(), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3911/87 (%), and in particular Article. 5 thereof,” and Regulation No 26 applying certain rules of -competition to production. of and trade in agricultural products (), and in particular Article 4 thereof, ' ‘ () OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 129,-11. 5. 1989, p. 12 () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () OJ No L 61, 4. 3. 1989, p. 43. () OJ No L 183, 16. 7. 1980, p. 1. () OJ No L 110, 29. 4. 1988, p. 36. () OJ No L 151, 30. 6. 1968, p. 16. () OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 36. () OJ No 30, 20. 4. 1962, p. 993/62. Having given notice to the parties concerned to submit their comments (**), in accordance with Article 93 (2) of the EEC Treaty, Whereas in view of the following : At-the end of 1986 the Commission decided to scrutinize all set-purpose charges levied .in the Member States in agriculture and fishing and the allocation of those charges, in particular as aid. A standard form letter was accordingly sent to each Member State in 1987 in order to .obtain the information required.. By letter- of 19 November 1987 the Belgian authorities responded to that request. By telex on 18 April 1988 the Commission asked the Belgian authorities to provide additional information ; by letter of 17 May 1988 the said authorities responded to that request. The measures in question were introduced by the Law of 11 April 1983 and the implementing Royal Decree of 31 January 1985, as amended by the Royal Decree of 23 April 1986. These provide for the: setting up.of a system whereby the promotion of outlets for. the products concerned is financed by means of compulsory contribu- tions. According to the information provided-by the Belgian authorities the aid is granted for - advertising, displays at fairs and exhibitions, market studies, atten- dance at international conferences, etc. () OJ No C 31, 7. 2. 1989, p. 4.