7. 1. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 5/27 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 8 December 1988 approving the programme covering the processing and marketing of fisheries and aquaculture products for the period 1988 to 1992 presented by Greece under Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the Greek version of this text is authentic) (89/1/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European " Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on a common measure to approve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed ('), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1760/87(3), and in particular Article § thereof, Whereas on 11 March 1988 the Greek Government notified a programme covering the processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products for the period 1988 to 1992, whereas on 6 September 1988 it provided further information relating to the programme ; Whereas the aims behind the programme are rational- ization ‘and modernization of processing and marketing structures for fishery and aquaculture products, an improvement in the use of and value added to available fishery and aquaculture resources, improvement of product quality and diversification of production ; whereas it is therefore a programme as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77. Whereas any development of the processing and marketing of fishery products’ arising from implemen- tation of the programme must be consonant with the probable trend in resource availibility and with the outcomes and objectives of the multiannual guidance () OJ No L 51, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1. () OJ No L 167, 26. 6. 1987, p. 1. programmes covering the Greek fishing fleet and aquaculture in Greece for the period 1987 to 1991; whereas, accordingly, it must be possible for the programme to the reviewed ; Whereas the Greek authorities must improve the statistical information available on the sectors covered by the programme ; whereas such improvement will permit the progress of the programme to be monitored ‘more accurately and hence its impact on the processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products in Greece to be better assessed ; Whereas the programme includes enough detail as required by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77; whereas the objectives set out in Article 1 of that Regulation can be attained ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion issued jointly by the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure and the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Am;cle 1 The programme covering the processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products for the period 1988 to 1992 presented on 11 March 1988 by the Greek Government under Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, further information on which was provided on 6 September 1988 and an outline of which is set out in Annex 1 hereto, is approved subject to the provisions set out in Annex II.