4.2.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L 29/33 COMMISSION DECISION of 22 December 1999 amending Decision 1999/354/EC on the eligiblity of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 1999 for the purpose of introducing monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (notified under document number C(1999) 4847) (2000/103/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 95/527EC of 8 December 1995 on a Community financial contribution towards certain expenditure incurred by the Member States in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (), and in particular Article 6 thereof, Whereas: (1) ~ When Commission Decision 98/439/EC on the eligi- bility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 1999 for the purpose of introducing monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (3, as amended by Decision 102 (}), was adopted the available budget allocation was insufficient to grant the maximum Community financial contribution to all eligible expenditure. (2)  The budget allocation has now been increased so that an additional financial contribution is available for some eligible expenditure. (3)  Decision 1999/354/EC did not take account of the requests for assistance from France and Ireland because they were not sent to the Commission within the required deadlines. However, in order to ensure the continuity of monitoring and control activities in ICES zones VI, VII and VIII, it is essential that France and Ireland incur some expenditure which they cannot cover from their own budgets. Without any Community finan- cial contribution the financing of investments programmed for 1999 would be seriously jeopardised and it would be impossible to attain the necessary monitoring and control objectives. It is therefore warranted to provide, exceptionally, for a financial contribution to the essential expenditure of France and Italy for 1999. (4)  Greece has forwarded additional information concerning its request for a financial contribution towards the expenditure referred to in Article 2 of Decision 95/527/ EC for 1999 which will affect the amount of expendi- () O] L 301, 14.12.1995, p.30.0] L 302, 15.12.1995, p.45. (corri- gendum). () O] L 137, 1.6.1999, p. 41. (}) See page 30 of this Official Journal. ture eligible for a financial contribution under that Decision. (5)  Commission Decision 1999/354/EC should therefore be amended. (6)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Decision 1999/354/EC is hereby amended as follows: 1. in the first sentence of Article 1, ‘EUR 108 378 475 is replaced by ‘EUR 113 744 098’; 2. in the second sentence of Article 1, ‘EUR 33 833 388’ is replaced by ‘EUR 35 570 045’; 3. in the second sentence of Article 2(1). ‘EUR 11 024 266’ is replaced by ‘EUR 11 424 166’ 4. in the first sentence of Article 2(2), EUR 2 500' is replaced by ‘EUR 2 800’ 5. in the second sentence of Article 2(2). ‘EUR 2 500" is replaced by ‘EUR 2 800’ 6. in the third sentence of Article 2(2). ‘EUR 3 250" is replaced by ‘EUR 3 400} 7. in the last sentence of Article 2(2), ‘EUR 6 750 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 7 500 000’ 8. the following Article is inserted after Article 2: ‘Article 2a Ireland's investment expenditure planned for 1999, amounting to EUR 13 693 872, shall be eligible for a financial contribution under Article 3(3) of Decision 95/ 52[EC. The rate of the Community contribution shall be 65 %. However, the contribution shall be granted up to a maximum of EUR 2 600 000. 9. Annex I is replaced by Annex I to this Decision; 10. Annex II is replaced by Annex II to this Decision.