21. 6. 950 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 155/41 COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1989 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the district of Pirmasens and the self-governing town of Pirmasens and Zweibriicken in Rhineland-Palatinate (Federal Republic of Germany), which are eligible under Objective 2 (Only the German text is authentic) (90/297/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard .to 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. Euro- pean- Investment Bank and -the other existing financial instruments ('), and in particular Article 9 (9) thereof, Whereas, in accordance with Article 9 (9) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, the Commission, on the basis of the regional and social conversion plans submitted by the Member States, shall establish, through partnership and in agreement with the Membe State concerned, the Commu- nity support frameworks for Community structural opera- tions ; Whereas, in accordance with the second subparagraph of that provision, Community support frameworks shall cover in particular the priorities, the forms of assistance, the indicative financing plan, with details of the amount of assistance and its source, and the duration of the assis- tance ; Whereas Title II1, Articles 8 et seq. of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 (3 of 19 December 1988 laying :down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC). No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (% sets out the condi- tions for the preparation and implementation of Commu- nity support frameworks ; Whereas the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany submiitted to the Commission on 31 March 1989, pursuant to Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, the regional and social conversion plan for the district of Pirmasens and the self-governing town of Pirmasens and Zweibriicken in. Rhineland-Palatinate (Federal Republic of Germany) which, as decided by the Commission under Decision 89/288/EEC (°) in accor- dance with the procedure referred to in Article 9 (2) and (3) of the said Regulation, is eligible under Objective 2 ; Whereas the plan submitted by the Member State includes a description of the priorities selected and an () OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9. () OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No L 112, 25. 4. 1989, p. 19. indication of the use to be made of assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Euro- pean Social Fund (ESF) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in imple- menting the plan; Whereas this Community support framework has. been established in agreement with the: Member State . concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; Whereas the EIB has also been involved in the prepara- tion of the Community support framework in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 ; whereas it has declared its readiness to help implement the frame- work on the basis of the estimated loan arrangements indicated in this Decision and in accordance with the provisions of its Statute ; Whereas the Commission is prepared to- examine the possibility of the other Community lending instruments contributing to the financing of this framework in accor- dance with-the specific provisions governing them ; Whereas this Decision is consistent with the opinion of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and of the European Social Fund Committee ; Whereas, inaccordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, this Decision is to be sent as a decla- ration. of intent to the Member State ; Whereas, in accordance with Article 20 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the budgetary commit- ments relating to the contribution from. the Structural Funds' to the financing of the operations covered by the Community support framework will be made on the basis - - of subsequent Commission Decisions- approving the operations concerned, HAS ADOPTED THIS  DECISION : Article 1 The Community support framework for the district of Pirmasens and the self-governing towns of Pirmasens and Zweibriicken in the Rhineland-Palatinate (Federal Republic of Germany), which are eligible under Objective 2, covering the period from 1 January 1989 to 31 December 1991, ‘is hereby approved.