87/302/EEC: Commission Decision of 9 April 1986 amending Decisions 84/557/EEC, 84/562/EEC, 84/563/EEC and 85/11/EEC relating to laws of the region of Sicily concerning national aids in the agriculture sector regarded as incompatible with the common market (Only the Italian text is authentic)

• Articles: 2

Article 1

1. Article 1 (3) of Decision 84/557/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:

'3. The part of the aid arising from the application of Article 43 of Law No 97/81 which exceeds:

(a) 75 % of eligible expenditure for projects forming part of national or regional programmes approved by the Commission pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, or

(b) 50 % of eligible expenditure for projects nor forming part of such programmes

is incompatible with Article 92 of the EEC Treaty and may no longer be granted.'

2. Article 1 (2) of Decision 84/562/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:

'2. The part of the aid arising from the application of Articles 4, 5, 8 and 9 of the Law referred to in paragraph 1 which exceeds:

(a) 75 % of eligible expenditure for projects forming part of national or regional programmes approved by the Commission pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, or

(b) 50 % of eligible expenditure for projects not forming part of such programmes

is incompatible with Article 92 of the EEC Treaty and may no longer be granted.'

3. Article 1 (1) of Decision 84/563/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:

'1. The part of the aid arising from the application of Articles 39 and 42 of Law No 105 of 5 August 1982 of the region of Sicily which exceeds:

(a) 75 % of eligible expenditure for projects forming part of national or regional programmes approved by the Commission pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, or

(b) 50 % of eligible expenditure for projects not forming part of such programmes

is incompatible with Article 92 of the EEC Treaty and therefore may not be granted.'

4. Article 1 (2) of Decision 85/11/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:

'2. The part of the aid arising from the application of Articles 33 to 39 of the Law referred to in paragraph 1, in so far as they are intended to cover the cost of earlier investments, and from the application of Articles 18, 24 and 25 of the same Law, which exceeds:

(a) 75 % of eligible expenditure for projects forming part of national or regional programmes approved by the Commission pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, or

(b) 50 % of eligible expenditure for projects not forming part of such programmes

is incompatible with Article 92 of the EEC Treaty and therefore may not be granted.'

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.

Done at Brussels, 9 April 1986.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 139, 24. 5. 1986, p. 29.

(3) OJ No L 305, 23. 11. 1984, p. 40.

(4) OJ No L 311, 29. 11. 1984, p. 29.

(5) OJ No L 311, 29. 11. 1984, p. 33.

(6) OJ No L 7, 9. 1. 1985, p. 24.

(7) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1.

(8) OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1.

(9) OJ No L 51, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1.

(10) OJ No L 372, 31. 12. 1985, p. 1.