30. 12. 89 No L-388/1 Official Journal of the European Communities (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No: 4042/89 of 19 December 1989 on the improvement of the conditions under: which fishery and aquaculture products are processed and marketed THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,. Haviﬁ‘g"-regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (?), Having regard to the opinion of- the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas, on 20 January 1989, the Eturopean Parliament adopted a resolution on the fishery products processing industry (4); - Whereas, within the framework of the reform of the Structural Funds, the Council has adopted: — Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on . the tasks of the Structural Funds and their + effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of . the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (%), — Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying - down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/ 88 as regards co-ordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations fo the European Investment "Bank and the other existing financial instruments (¢), (1) OJ No C 143, 9. 6. 1989, p. 6. (2) OJ No C 323, 27. 12. 1989. (%) OJ No C 329, 30. 12. 1989. (*) OJ No C 47, 27. 2. 1989, p. 176. (5) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9. (¥) OJ No L 374, 31.12. 1988, p. 1. — Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/ 88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (7), . — Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (8), — Council Regulation (EEC) No 4256/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No.2052/88 as regards the EAGGF Guidance Section (?); ’ Whereas the marketing and processing of fishery products can-contribute to strengthening the Community’s economic and social cohesion through the doubling of the Structural Funds between 1987 and 1993, as provided for in the financial perspective attached to the Interinstitutional . Agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the- budgetary procedure of 29 June 1988 (19), hereinafter called the ‘Interinstitutional Agreement’; - ' Whereas it is necessary .to estimate the amount of Community finance necessary for the execution of this action; whereas this amount is covered by the financial perspective attached to the Interinstitutional Agreement and whereas the - appropriations actually available -will be determined under the budgetary procedure in compliance with the said agreement; Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 4256/88 provides that the Council shall, by 31 December 1989, decide upon the forms of, and the conditions for, the Fund - contribution -to measures to improve the conditions under . which, inter. alia; fishery products are processed and marketed; Whereas, following the adoption of the Regulations on - the reform of the Structural -Funds, Regulation (EEC) No 355/72 (11),-as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4256/88, must be replaced by a new regulation; () OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 16. (%) OJ No L 374, 31.12. 1988, p. 21. (°) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 25. (*°) OJ No L 185, 15.7. 1988, p. 33. (1) OJNo L 51,23.2,1977,p. 1.