No L 265/14 Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 9. 86 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 13 August 1986 instituting in the region of Basilicata, Italy, a pilot action in preparation for the integrated Mediterranean programmes (Only the Italian text is authentic) (86/450/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, : Whereas the Council has adopted Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85 of 23 July 1985 concerning the integrated Medi- terranean programmes (') ; Whereas pilot actions are necessary to test the methods for implementing the integrated Mediterranean programmes in order that such programmes may be implemented as soon as possible after their adoption ; Whereas the pilot actions constitute a coherent set of operations that are compatible with each other and with the regional development programmes; whereas they have intrinsic merits in the context of the Community’s policies ; Whereas each pilot action is on a smaller scale than the operational plan of campaign for the integrated Mediter- ranean programmes ; Whereas the Italian Republic has proposed to the Commission that a pilot action be instituted in the region of Basilicata, Italy, in preparation for the integrated Medi- terranean programmes ; Whereas, on 27 August 1985, the Commission decided in principle on a pilot action in reparation for the integrated Mediterranean programmes, which was to be spelt out in ) () OJ No L 197, 27. 7. 1985, p. 1. detail subsequently and was on that occasion already granted assistance for a priority operation ; Whereas these details can now be established ; Whereas the pilot action must be coordinated with any integrated Mediterranean programme adopted for the same region Or area; Whereas the pilot action in question concerns an area which exhibits development problems typical of those ‘which the integrated Mediterranean programmes are intended to resolve; Whereas in order to ensure its effectiveness, the pilot action in question will be carried out with the agreement of the national authorities of the Member State concerned and in close cooperation with the responsible regional and local authorities, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : ! Article 1 A pilot action is hereby instituted in the region of Basili- cata, Italy, in preparation for the integrated Mediterranean programmes. This pilot action is described in Annex 1. Article 2 The implementation of the pilot action shall be reviewed at regular intervals by the Commission in consultation with the Member State concerned so that it may be decided whether, and in which respects, the items set out in Annex I should be modified.