No L 112/34 Official Journal of the Buropean Communities 29. 4. 97 (Acts whose publication is not obligarory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 4 April 1997 amending Decision 95/196/EC on the long-term national aid scheme for agriculture in the northern regions of Finland (Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic) (97/279/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 142 thereof, Whereas Finland, acting in accordance with Article 143 of the Act of Accession, notified the Commission on 26 October 1994 of the aid scheme proposed under Article 142; Whereas the aid scheme was approved by Commission Decision 95/196/EC (), Whereas Finland requested the Commission on 16 November and 12 December 1995 and 19 November 1996 to amend certain aspects of Decision 95/196/EC and subsequently presented additional information in support of its requests; Whereas in the abovementioned letters, Finland requested firstly an increase in the production of potato starch provided for in Annex II to Decision 95/196/EC and in the areas growing potatoes for starch production quali- fying for aid for the northern regions provided for in () OJ No L 126, 9. 6. 1995, p. 35. Annex IV to that Decision in order to reflect the quota allocated to Finland by Council Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 of 27 July 1994 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1863/95 (*); whereas this request is in conformity with the development of the common argricultural policy and agreement to it may contribute to greater consistency between the various measures applied in the potato starch sector; whereas the increases will require the adjustment of the total permis- sible aid for potato starch provided for in Annex III to Decision 95/196/EC together with certain amendments to Annex VI to that Decision; whereas those amendments will require a reduction in the areas provided for in respect of pasturage, ware potatoes and set-aside set out respectively in Annexes II and IV to that Decision; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 of 28 December 1992 establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk products sector(¥), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC}) No 1109/96 (°), provides that, for the purpose of determining the contribution of producers towards the levy, unused reference quantities may be reallocated during the 12-month period concerned; whereas aid for this product in the northern regions may be paid within the limit of the reference quantity allocated to each producer after the unused quantities have been reallocated; ) OJ No L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 4. () O] No L 179, 29. 7. 1995, p. 1. () O] No L 405, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. () O] No L 148, 21. 6. 1996, p. 13.