No L 272/16 Official Journal of the European.Communities 21. 9. 89 COMMISSION DECISION of 31 May 1989 on the granting of a contribution from the European Regional Development Fund for measures under a national programme of Community interest (region : Azores) (Only the Portuguese text is:authentic) (89/523/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84 ° of 19 June 1984 on the European Regional Development Fund ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No - 4254/88(%) and in particular Articles 10 to 14 thereof, Whereas on 28 April 1988 the Portuguese Government submitted to the Commission a national programme of Community interest for the region of the Azores; Whereas that programme covers a series of consistent multiannual measures for which a financial contribution from the ERDF of ECU 72076 241 -is requested for the period 1989 to 1991 ;. Whereas, in accordance with Article 13 of the Regulation, the programme has become the subject of an agreement between the Commission and Portugal- on the final version of which the ERDF Committee was consulted on 11 November 1988 ; Whereas the programme satisfies the conditions laid down.by Articles 10, 11 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84 and may therefore be regarded as a' national - programme of Community interest; - Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No-2049/88 of 24 June 1988 amending the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.(?), legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than gne financial year shall contair-a time limit for implementation which. must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;. Whereas -all the conditions for the granting of acontri- bution from the European Regional Development Fund are met; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee of. the European Regional Development Fund, () OJ No L 169, 28. 6. 1984, p. 1. () OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15. () OF No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 3. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The Portuguese programme for the region of the Azores is hereby adopted and shall constitute a programme agreement for a national programme of Community interest pursuant to ‘Article 13 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84. : The programme shall cover the period from 1 January 1989 to 31 December 1991. ' Article 2 The  contribution from the European Regional Development Fund shall not exceed ECU 72076 241, equivalent to an average of 67 % of the total public expenditure under the programme, estimated at ECU 107 966 088. : : The rates of the ERDF’s contribution to the various measures which make up the programme are specified in the financing plan. Article 3 An initial annual instalment of ECU 9 268 419.is hereby granted in accordance with the financial plan submitted with the programme. Further commitments for the programme shall be made, within the limits of available budgetary resources, in annual instalments. Article .4 Measures grant-aided under the  programme shall be implemented in accordance with the requirements laid down in Council - Directives- 71/305/EEC (*),- as last amended by Directive 89/440/EEC (%), and 77/62/EEC (¢), as last “'amended by Regulation (EEC). No 295/88 (), regarding publication of invitations to tender by public bodies. () OJ No L 185, 16. 8. 1971, p. S. % OJ No L 210, 21. 7. 1989, p. 1. (9 OJ No L 13, 15. 1. 1977, p. 1. () OJ No L 127, 20. S. 1988, p. 1.