23. 5. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 135/31 COUNCIL DECISION of 18 May 1987 on Community financial contribution to the development of the monitoring and supervision facilities necessary for applying the Community arrangements for the conservation of fishery resources (87/278/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 Parli- ament (%), Whereas the Council has agreed to examine, on a proposal from the Commission, what financial provisions could be adopted to assist the Member States in obtaining the appropriate monitoring and supervision facilities necessary for applying the common fisheries policy in the enlarged Community ; Whereas the monitoring and supervisions facilities avai- lable to the Member States for ensuring that the Commu- nity arrangements for the conservation of resources are applied are inadequate and must therefore be modernized and improved ; Whereas provision should be made, subject to a fixed maximum amount, for a Community financial contribu- tion to cover 50 % of the expenditure incurred by Member States on the desired modernization and impro- vements ; Whereas it is necessary to ensure efficient use of the faci- lities thus modernized and improved, (') OJ No C 336, 31. 12. 1986, p. 13. _ (9 Opinion delivered on 10 April 1987 (not yet published in the Official Journal). HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 1. The Community shall make a contribution, subject to the conditions laid down in the Annex, towards expen- diture incurred by Member States on modernization and improvement of the monitoring and supervision facilities necessary for applying the Community arrangements for the conservation of fishery resources. 2.  The Community shall remburse, at a rate of 50 % and subject to a maximum of 10 million ECU, the eligible expenditure incurred by Member States from 1 January 1988 to 31 December 1989. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 18 May 1987. For the Council The President P. DE KEERSMAEKER