No L 241/50 Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 8. 91 'COMMISSION DECISION of 1 August 1991 amending Decision 88/141/EEC of 11 December 1987 on the Multiannual Guidance Programme for the fishing fleet (1987-1991) forwarded by the United Kingdom pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 (Only the English text is authentic) (91/455/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the'Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquacul- ture sector ("), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3944/90 (?), and in particular Articles 4 and 5 (2) thereof, Whereas taking into account the results of meetings with the national authorities of the United Kingdom about the progress of the Multiannual Guidance Programme estab- lished in the Decision of the Commission 88/141/ EEC (); Whereas on the entry into service of new fishing vessels it became apparent that a net increase in fishing capacity expressed in tonnage (GRT) and power (kW) had taken place in 1987 and in the first six months of 1988 ; Whereas the process of fleet adjustment which has been started and the implementation of measures by the United Kingdom for the effective control of fishing fleet capacity necessitates a certain delay; Whereas the Commission intends to support efforts at improvement made by the United Kingdom as soon as the administrative or regulatory measures undertaken appear to show results which confirm that the structural evolution of the fleet is oriented towards and will lead to achievement of the objectives set for not later than 31 December 1991 and established by Decision 88/141/EEC of the Commission ; Whereas in order to administer the derogations to the principle of incompatibility of state aids with the common market that, for state aids in the fisheries sector () OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1986, p. 7. () OJ No L 380, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1. () OJ No L 67, 12. 3. 1988, p. 22. the Commission has adopted guidelines for the examina- tion of national aids in the fisheries sector (*); Whereas the measures provided for in the present deci- sion are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 1. Article 3 (2) of Decision 88/141/EEC is replaced by : “The Commission shall on the basis of its assessment of the information provided on a regular basis as specified in Article 2 or where this information is repeatedly not supplied, inform the Member State, if - necessary, at the end of one six months period that it has been found that the conditions to which approval of the programme was made subject have not been fulfilled’ ) 2. The Annex is replaced by the present Annex.- Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom. Done at Brussels, 1 August 1991. For the Commission Manuel MARIN Vice-President () OJ No C 313, 8. 12. 1988, p. 21.