7. 11. 89 Official -Journal of the European Communities No L 322/21 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 23 October 1989 amending Decision 86/649/EEC introducing a Community financial measure for the eradication of African swine fever in Portugal (89/577/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, _ Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (%), Whereas African swine fever has been present in Portugal for many years; , Whereas Decision 86/649/EEC (*) has granted financial support for a period of five years; Whereas, by Decision 87/526/EEC (*), the Commission has approved the reinforced plan for the eradication of African swine fever presented by Portugal ; Whereas the -efforts already made have served to stabilize the incidence. of the disease; whereas the resources - deployed must, however, be maintained and reinforced in order to eradicate African.swine fever from the entire territory - of Portugal and - thus contribute to the establishment of -the internal market; Whereas the Portuguese authorities have appealed to the Community for an additional contribution towards the expenditure involved- in the continuation and reinfor- cement of the. eradication programme undertaken in 1987 ; Whereas, in order to’ benefit from the results obtained, this -request should be granted so that- the systematic action already undertaken  can be maintained and consolidated ; - Whereas in order to promote the implementation of the - eradication programme, arrangements should be made for partial “pre-financing of the Community’s- contribution, () OJ No C 200, 5. 8. 1989, p. 9. (3 Opinion delivered on 13 October 1989 (not yet-published in - the Official Journal). () OJ No L 382, 31. 12. 1986, p. 5. (9) OJ No L 306, 28. 10. 1987, p. 35. HAS ADOPTED ‘THIS DECISION : Article 1 Decision 86/649/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 1. Atrticle 6 (2) is replaced by the following: 2. The Community shall refund: — 50 % of the expenditure referred to in the first indent of paragraph 1, — 30 % of the expenditure referred to in the second indent of paragraph 1 made before 1 January 1989, — 50 % of the expenditure referred to in the second indent of paragraph 1 made as from 1 January 1989. 2. In Article 7 the following shall be added to paragraph 1: ‘However, as from 1989 payments may be made in advance, of-up to 35 % of the estimated total annual reimbursement, within the limits of the budgetary appropriations, on presentation of the  supporting documents by~ the Portuguese authorities to the Commission.’ Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic. Done at Luxembourg, 23 October 1989. For the Council The President. H. NALLET