No L 53/14 Official Journal of the European Communities 21. 2. 87 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 526/87 of 20 February 1987 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 on the protection of the Community’s forests against atmospheric pollution THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 of 17 November 1986 on the protection of the Community’s forests against atmospheric pollution (), and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof, Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86, for the first year of application of the said Regulation experiments and projects are to be submitted to the Commission within three months following the Regulation’s entry into force; whereas, therefore, pending the adoption of all the detailed rules for the application of that Regulation, the provisions relating to the submission of the experiments and projects in question should now be adopted; «Whereas applications for aid submitted under the Community scheme for the protection of forests against atmospheric pollution, in respect of experiments in the field and pilot and demonstration projects, should contain all the information needed for an examination of such experiments and projects in the light of the objectives and criteria of Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86; Whereas this information should be presented in a standardized form to facilitate examination and a comparison of applications; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Committee on Forest Protection, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. Applications for aid from the Community for the carrying out of: (a) experiments in the field: — to improve understanding of atmospheric pollution in forests and its effects on forests, — to devise methods of maintaining and restoring damaged forests; (b) pilot and demonstration projects to improve methods of observing and measuring damage to forests; within the meaning of Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86, shall contain the information and documents specified in the Annexes to this Regulation. 2. Applications shall be submitted in triplicate in accordance with the Annexes. 3. Applications not meeting the requirements set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not be considered. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. : This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 February 1987. (*) OJ No L 326, 21. 11. 1986, p. 2. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President