No L 298/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 29.10. 91 COMMISSION DECISION of 4 October 1991 approving the French programme of agricultural income aid for farmers in general (91/553/EEC) " THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNIT IES, Ha‘ving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 768/89 of 21 March 1989 establishing a system of transitional aids to agricultural income (!), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No - 3813/89 of 19 December 1989 laying down detailed rules for the application of transitional aids to agricultural income (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1110/91 (3), and in particular Article 10 (3} thereof, Whereas France has notified the Commission of its intention to introduce a programme of agricultural income aid for farmers in general; whereas the Commission approved this programme by Decision 96/606/EEC (4); Whereas on 15 July 1991 France notified the Commission that the actual demand for support under the programme - was higher than initially anticipated; whereas the increase provided for in the total amount of aid remains within the limits set by Community law; whereas, therefore, it seems appropriate to authorize the envisaged change and the increase in the sums eligible for Community finance which the authorization implies; Whereas at the same time France notified -certain adjustments to the rules of application of the programme; . Whereas these increase and adjustments do not change the substance of the approval Decision 90/606/EEC; whereas (1) OJ No L 84, 29. 3. 1989, p. 8. (2) OJ No L 371, 20. 12. 1989, p. 17. (3) O] No L 110, 1. 5. 1991, p. 72. (4) O] No L 320, 20. 11. 1990, p. 26. for reasons of legal clarity it seems nevertheless appropriate to take a new approval decision; ' Whereas on 19 September 1991, the Management Committee for Agricultural Income Aids was consulted on the measures provided for in this Decision; Whereas on 19 September 1991, the Management Committee was consulted on the maximum amounts that may be charged annually to the Community budget as a result of adopting this Decision, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The programme of agricultural income aid notified to the Commission by France on 12 June 1990, as amended by the communication of 15 July 1991, is hereby approved. Article 2 The maximum amounts that may be charged annually to the Community budget as a result of this Decision shall be as follows: (in million ECU) 1991 2,5 1992 16,3 1993 23,4 1994 19,4 1995 15,4 1996 10,9 1997 - 38 Article 3 R Commission Decision 90/606/EEC is hereby revoked. However, any request for aid submitted to the French authorities prior to mnotification of this Decision may be