9. 8. 88 Official _]oufnal of the European Communities \ No L 218/23 COMMISSION DECISION of 27 June 1988 approving a programme concerning the rabbit meat sector in Spain in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 : (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (88/440/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural products and fishery products are processed and marketed (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 560/87 (3, and in particular Article S thereof, Whereas on 23 July 1987 the Spanish Government forwarded a programme concerning the rabbit mieat sector and submitted additional information on 4 October 1987 and 26 January 1988 ; Whereas the aim of this programme is to razionalize and modernize slaughtering and cutting installations as well as ancillary installdtions for the processing and utilization in such a way as to increase the competitiveness of the sector, to upgrade its products and' to achieve the level required by the Community directives in health matters ; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77; Whereas approval of this programme may not be extended to apply to products not listed in Annex II or to game ; . ) Whereas the programme contains a sufficient number of details which are specified in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, showing that the objectives of Article 1 of this Regulation may be achieved in the rabbit meat processing sector; whereas the time required for the () OJ No L $1, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1. () OJ No L 57, 27. 2. 1987, p. 6. execution of the programme does not exceed the period referred to in Article 3 (1) (g) of that Regulation; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 1. The programme concerning the processing of rabbit meat forwarded by the Spanish Government on 23 July 1987 and supplemented on 4 October 1987 and 26 January 1988 in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 'is hereby approved subjett to the health conditions prescribed by the Community directives on the matter being observed. 2. Approval does not cover products not listed in Annex II or game. ' Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain. Done at Brussels, 27 June 1988. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President