27. 6. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities 'No L 168/49 - COMMISSION DECISION of 15 June 1987 approving an addendum to the programme relating to the flax sector notified be the Belgian Government pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic) (87/336/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 and fishery products are processed and marketed (), as last amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 560/87 (3, and in particular Article § thereof, Whereas on 9 July 1986 the Belgian Government forwarded an addendum to the programme approved by Commission Decision 81/322/EEC (%) relating to the processing and marketing of flax and on § March 1987 submitted supplementary information ; Whereas the aim of the addendum to the programme is to modernize and rationalize harvesting, transport, packa- - ging, processing and marketing facilities for flax so as to increase the competitiveness of the sector and add value to its products; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77; Whereas the product in question, the structural situation in the regions concerned and the conditions of competi- tion allow the participation of the Fund for the special harvesting equipment for flax, within the terms of Article 5 (2) of the abovementioned Regulation ; Whereas approval cannot be given for shives, which are products not covered by Annex II to the Treaty; Whereas the addendum contains sufficient information, as required in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, () OJ No L 51, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1. () OJ No L 57, 27. 2. 1987, p. 6. () OJ No L 129, 15. 5. 1981, p. 64. to show that the objectives of Article 1 of the Regulation can be achieved in the flax sector in Belgium ; whereas the estimated time required for execution of the addendum does not exceed the limits laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of the 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 The addendum to the programme relating to the flax sector forwarded by the Belgian Government on 9 July 1986, concerning which supplementary information was submitted on § March 1987 pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, is hereby approved, including the part rela- ting to investments in harvesting equipment as referred to in Article 6 of that Regulation for flax with the exception of investments relating to shives, a product not covered by Annex II to the Treaty.  Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium. Done at Brussels, 15 June 1987. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President