No L 73/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 3. 84 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 671/84 of 15 March 1984 on applications for the financing of aids granted by Member States to producers’ organizations in the fishery products sector | THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3140/82 of 22 November 1982 on granting and financing aid granted by Member States to producers’ organizations in the fishery products sector ('), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof, Whereas claims for the financing of aids granted by ‘Member States pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3140/82 should include certain particulars so that a check can be made on whether the expenditure complies with the provisions of the said Regulation ; Whereas, in order that effective checks may be carried out, the Member States should keep the supporting documents at the Commission’s disposal for a period of three years after the final financing has taken place ; Whereas this Regulation replaces Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1273/72 (3 ; whereas the latter Regulation should therefore be repealed ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Agricultural  Guidance and  Guarantee Fund Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS 'REGULATION : Article 1 1. The applications for financing referred to in Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3140/82 must be submitted in the form of the tables shown in the Annexes. 2. The Member States shall communicate to the Commission, along with their first application for financing, the texts of the national provisions relating to implementation and controls and of the relevant administrative instructions, together with any forms or other documents relating to the administration of the aid. Article 2 The Member States shall keep at the Commission’s disposal, in respect of each beneficiary and for a period of three years after the final financing has taken place, all the supporting documents of authenticated copies thereof which are in their possession and on the basis of which the decision was taken to grant the aid provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81. Article 3 Regulation (EEC) No 1273/72 is hereby repealed. Article 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 March 1984. () OJ No L 331, 26. 11. 1982, p. 7. () O] No L 141, 21. 6. 1972, p. 9. For the Commission Giorgios CONTOGEORGIS - Member of the Commission