21. 7. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 190/47 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 16 July 1990 amending Decision 85/360/EEC on the restructuring of the system of agricultural surveys in Greece (90/386/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parli- ament (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas, in order to achieve the objectives specified in Decision 85/360/EEC (*), the programme referred to in Article 3 (1) thereof should, in view of the economic situ- ation in Greece and following a request from the Greek authorities, be extended ; Whereas this extension means that the timetable set out in Article 3 (2) of the said Decision should be amended ; Whereas, for reasons of efficient administrative manage- ment, the date on which the progress report and the detailed annual programme are to be submitted to the Commission should be brought forward ; Whereas, as a result of economic and budgetary constraints, the planned overall expenditure on the imple- mentation of the aforementioned Decision should be re-estimated and an increase in the rate of the Commu- (") OJ No C 135, 2. 6. 1990, p. 8. () O] No C 175, 16. 7. 1990. (*) Opinion delivered on 4 July 1990 (not yet published in the Official Journal). () OJ No L 191, 23. 7. 1985, p. 53. nity contribution, the maximum amount of which is fixed at ECU 20 million, should be provided for, but subject to the overall contribution not exceeding 50 % of the total expenditure on the entire programme ; Whereas, as a result of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the Communities, the majority by which the Committee votes, as laid down in Article 7 of the Deci- sion, should be amended, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 Decision 85/360/EEC is hereby amended aé follows : 1. In Article 3 (1) ‘and shall be spread over a period of five years (1986 to 1990) is replaced by ‘and shall be spread over a period of eight years (1986 to 1993). 2. Article 3 (2) is replaced by the following : ‘2. The timetable for the introduction of the programme shall be as follows : 1986 — first year: Macedonia ; 1987 — second year: Macedonia, Thrace, Thessaly and Epirus; 1988 — third year: Macedonia, Thrace, Thessaly, Epirus, Central Greece and the Ionian Islands; 1989 — fourth year: . Macedonia, Thrace, Thessaly, Epirus, Central Greece, the lonian Islands and the Peloponnese ;