23. 7. 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 200/45 COMMISSION DECISION of 23 June 1986 approving a programme relating to the processing and marketing of meat in Italy pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the Italian text is authentic) (86/327/BEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 3827/85 (), and in particular Article § thereof, Whereas on 20 December 1985 the Italian Government forwarded a programme relating to the processing and marketing of meat in Italy; Whereas the programme relates to the restructuring, modernization, rationalization - and extension of instal- lations for the processing and marketing of : — beef/veal, pigmeat, sheepmeat, goatmeat, horsemeat, — poultrymeat, rabbitmeat, meat of other small livestock and slaughter by-products ; so as to increase productivity and profitability, to improve quality, to adapt production to present-day hygiene re- quirements and, in particular, to involve producers more closely in the processing and marketing sector ; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77; Whereas the purpose of the programme is to increase the existing capacity of meat processing and marketing instal- lations, especially in the Mezzogiorno, and whereas prior- ity is to be given to installations with a slaughter capacity of not less than 5000 tonnes per year; whereas the programme makes no provision for investments in public installations with a slaughter capacity of less than 1000 o L S1, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1. o L 372, 31. 12. 1985, p. 1. S ZZ tonnes per year ; whereas the programme provides for the processing and marketing of meat and slaughter by-products ; Whereas the programme 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 sectors concerned; whereas the estimated time required for execution of the programme does not exceed the limits laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The programme relating to the processing and marketing of meat in Italy, forwarded by the Italian Government pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on 20 December 1985 is hereby approved. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic. Done at Brussels, 23 June 1986. | For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President