No L 114/30 Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 5. 91 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 13 March 1991 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the five new Linder and Eastern Berlin in the Federal Republic of Germany (Only the German text is authentic) (91/241/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ‘ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3575/90 of 4 December 1990 concerning the activities of the Structural Funds in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic (), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof, Whereas, in accordance with Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3575/90, the Commission shall establish a Community support framework as provided for in Article 8 (5) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effec- tiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other financial instruments () and in Articles 8 (3) and 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 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 opera- tions of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (°); ' Whereas, in accordance with those provisions, the Community support framework shall cover in particular () OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 19. () OJ No.L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9. () OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1. the priorities, the forms of assistance, the indicative finan- cing plan, with details of the amount of assistance and its source, and the duration of the assistance ; Whereas the German Government submitted to the Commission on 19 December 1990 the development plan referred to in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3575/90 in respect of the five Linder and Eastern Berlin belonging to the territory of the former German Demo- cratic Republic and eligible for Community structural assistance in accordance with the said Regulation ; Whereas the plan submitted by the Member State includes a description of the main priorities selected and an indication of the use to be made of assistance under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF), the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instru- ments in implementing 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 this frame- work on the basis of the estimated loan arrangements indicated in this decision and in accordance with the provisions of its Statute ;