31. 12. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 362/61 | COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3856/91 of 18 December 1991 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 as regards measures for the provision of facilities at fishing ports 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 aqua- culture sector('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3944/90 (), and in particular Articles 27 and 28 thereof, Whereas Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 provides for the granting of financial aid for projects involving investments in the provision of facilities at fishing ports ; Whereas investments eligible for the grant of Community financial aid towards projects for the provision of facilities at fishing ports pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 should therefore be defined; Whereas applications for Community assistance must contain information enabling the Commission to take a decision thereon and must be submitted in a standardized form ; Whereas payment applications to the Commission by the Member States concerned must contain certain informa- tion permitting verification that the expenditure meets the requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 ; Whereas applications are to be lodged through the competent authorities of the Member States, which must examine them in order to formulate an opinion for the attention of the Commission ; Whereas the Commission must have access to sufficient information to enable it to take a decision as to the substance ; Whereas, in order that proper checks may be made, Member States must keep at the Commission’s disposal, for three years following the final payment, the docu- ments on which the aid calculations were based; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Fishing Industry, () OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1986, p. 7. () OJ No L 380, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. The investments listed in Annex I shall be eligible for Community financial aid as part of a project for the provision of facilities at fishing ports within the meaning of Title VIII of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 provided that they relate to back-up facilities for fishing or for the marketing of fishery products and are to be made in respect of those activities only. 2. The investments listed in Annex II shall not qualify for Community aid pursuant to Title VIII of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86. Article 2 - 1. Projects as referred to in Article 1 (1), submitted to the Commission through the Member States concerned, must contain the particulars specified in Annex III and must be presented in the form shown in that Annex. 2. Part A of Annex III shall be submitted to the Commission in duplicate. Part B of Annex III shall be retained by the competent authorities of the Member State concerned. 3. The Member State concerned shall certify having checked the accuracy of the relevant information set out in Part B of Annex III, and on the basis of that informa- tion shall inform the Commission of its opinion under point 1 of Annex III, part A. At the same time, the Member State shall specify the criteria which it applies for the selection of projects and the grant of its financial contribution as provided for in point 14 of Annex III, part A. 4. The projects referred to in paragraph 1 shall be entered in the Commission’s records on the day of their receipt by the Commission. Article 3 1. Applications for payment shall be made to the Commission through the Member States concerned. They must contain the particulars specified in Annex IV and be ' presented in the form shown in that Annex. 2. The Member State concerned shall certify that the information contained in the applications referred to in paragraph 1 is accurate.