L 90/24 Official Journal of the European Union 2.4.2009 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 1 April 2009 repealing 13 obsolete Decisions in the field of the Common Fisheries Policy (notified under document number C(2009) 1096) (2009/309/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 on the European Fisheries Fund ('), and in particular Article 101 thereof, Whereas: Improving the transparency of Community law is an essential element of the better lawmaking strategy that Community institutions are implementing. In that context it is appropriate to remove from active legislation those acts which no longer have real effect. The following Decisions relating to the common fisheries policy have become obsolete, even though formally they are still in force: — Commission Decision 84/17/EEC of 22 December 1983 concerning the implementation by the United Kingdom of certain measures to adjust capacity in the fisheries sector pursuant to Council Directive 83/515/EEC (2, — Commission Decision 84/117/EEC of 24 February oJ L oL oL 1984 concerning the implementation by Denmark of certain measures to adapt capacity in the fisheries sector pursuant to Council Directive 83/515/EEC (%), 223, 15.8.2006, p. 1. 18, 21.1.1984, p. 39. 64, 6.3.1984, p. 12. Commission Decision 84/262/EEC of 4 May 1984 concerning the implementation by Belgium of certain measures to adjust capacity in the fisheries sector, pursuant to Council Directive 83/515/EEC (%), Commission Decision 84/376/EEC of 6 July 1984 concerning the implementation by the Federal Republic of Germany of certain measures to adjust capacity in the fisheries sector (%), Commission Decision 84/589/EEC of 28 November 1984 concerning the implementation by Greece of certain measures to adjust capacity in the fisheries sector pursuant to Council Directive 83/515/EEC (°), Commission Decision 85/154/EEC of 4 February 1985 concerning the implementation by France of certain measures to adjust capacity in the fisheries sector pursuant to Council Directive 83/515/EEC (), Commission Decision 85/437/EEC of 11 September 1985 concerning the implementation by the Neth- erlands of certain measures to adjust capacity in the fisheries sector pursuant to Council Directive 83/515/EEC (%), Commission Decision 85/474/EEC of 16 September 1985 concerning applications for reimbursement and the payment of advances in respect of certain measures to adjust capacity in the fisheries sector (%), 131, 17.5.1984, p. 42. 196, 26.7.1984, p. 54. 322, 11.12.1984, p. 13. 59, 27.2.1985, p. 24. 252, 21.9.1985, p. 28. 284, 24.10.1985, p. 1.