26. 4. 89 Official Journal of the-European Communities . No L 113/29 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION - of 8 March 1989 fixing an. indicative allocation between Member States of 85% of the commitment appropriations of the European Regional Development Fund under objective 2-as. defined .by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 (89/289/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with- the operations of the- European Investment Bank and ‘the other existing financial instruments ("), and:in particular Article 12 (6) thereof, Whereas the first subparagraph -of Article 12 (6) of the aforementioned- Regulation states that, to facilitate the planning of - assistance in the regions concerned, the Commission is to establish, for a period of five years and as‘a guide, the allocation between Member States of 85 % of the commitment appropriations of ~the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF); Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 12-(6) of the aforementioned Regulation states that this allocation is to be based on the socio-economic criteria determining the eligibility of regions and areas for. ERDF assistance ; Whereas Article 13 of Council Regulation. (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (3 states that, before: 1 January 1989, the Commission is to decide, for a () OJ No L 185, 18. 7. 1988, p. 9. () OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15. period of five years and as a guide, on the indicative allocation between Member States of 85 % of the commitment appropriations of the ERDF; Whereas Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 states that Article 13 thereof is to apply with effect from the date of adoption of that Regulation ; Whereas Article 9 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 stipulates that Berlin shall be eligible for aid under objective -2; ‘ - Whereas, by Decision 89/250/EEC (3, the Commission established an indicative allocation for- objective 1 assistance ; Whereas, to ‘respect the provisions of Article- 12 (6) the Commission will establish an indicative allocation for 85 % of ERDF resources reserved for objective 5b as soon as the necessary-basis for application of the precise " criteria determining the eligibility of regions -and areas under this objective become-available, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The indicative allocation. between Member States to be established pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 12 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, in so far as () OJ No L 101, 13. 4. 1989, p. 4.