No L 130/56 Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 5. 86 COMMISSION DECISION of 9 April 1986 approving an addendum to the programme relating to the processing and marketing of flax in France pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the French text is authentic) (86/176/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Eur'opean Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed ('), as last amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 1247/85 (%), and in particular Articles § and 6 (f) thereof, Whereas on 18 June 1985 the French Government forwarded an addendum to the programme approved by Commission Decision 80/1314/EEC (*) relating to the processing and marketing of flax; Whereas this addendum relates exclusively to the flax- scutching industry in France ; whereas its purpose is to permit the further pursuit of the objectives defined in the original programme, including: -— modernization of traditional scutching methods, — adaption of fibre to the modernization of downstream industries, — improvement of marketing conditions for flax fibre ; Whereas the addendum contains sufficient information, as required in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, to show that the objectives of Article 1 of the Regulation can be achieved in respect of the flax sector ; whereas the estimated time required for execution of the addendum does not exceed the limits laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation ; Whereas the addendum does not contain sufficient details on investment relating to the upgrading of the () OJ No L 51, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1. () OJ No L 130, 16. 5. 1981, p. 1. () OF No L 380, 31. 12. 1980, p. 7. by-products referred to in the addendum; whereas a favourable decision cannot therefore yet be taken in respect of these by-products ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The addendum to the programme relating to the proces- sing and marketing of flax forwarded by the French Government pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on 18 June 1985 is hereby approved, with the exception of the part relating to the by-products referred to therein. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the French Republic. Done at Brussels, 9 April 1986. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President