9. 12. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 302/29 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 22 November 1993 amending Decision 92/589/EEC of 21 December 1992 on a multi-annual guidance programme for the fishing fleet of Belgium for the period 1993 to 1996 pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 (Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic) (93/660/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 3946/92 (%), and in particular Articles 4 and 5 (2) thereof, Whereas Belgium transmitted to the Commission a memorandum concerning the multi-annual guidance programme for its fleet adopted on 21 December 1992 ; Whereas in this memorandum the Belgian authorities considered that the strict application of the objectives envisaged by their programme would lead to the disap- pearance of the whole of the Belgian fishing industry because of the small size of the fleet; Whereas the Belgian authorities evaluated the maximum reductions in capacity by segment of their fleet which were possible whilst maintaining a minimum level vital to their fishing industry ; ‘ Whereas these evaluations were communicated to the Commission on 9 June 1993; () OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1986, p. 7. () OJ No L 401, 31. 12. 1992, p. 31. Whereas the reductions in capacity thus obtained will represent a diminution in the global capacity of the Belgian fleet as at 1 January 1992 of the order of 15 % in power and 23 % in tonnage ; Whereas the measures envisaged in the present Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The table of objectives for the multi-anniual guidance programmes for the Belgian fleet for the period 1993 to 1996, shown in the Annex to the present Decision, inclu- ding the footnotes, cancels and replaces that shown in the Annex to Decision 92/589/EEC. ~ Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium. Done at Brussels, 22 November 1993. For the Commission Yannis PALEOKRASSAS Member of the Commission