No L 201/42 Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 7. 86 COMMISSION DECISION of 24 June 1986 approving an amendment to the programme relating to slaughtering, meat cutting and the utilization of slaughter by-products in France, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the French text is authentic) (86/335/EEC) 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 24 January 1986 the French Government forwarded an amendment to the programme approved by Commission Decision 80/397/EEC (°) relating to meat processing and on 24 April 1986 submitted supplemen- tary information ; Whereas the amendment is limited to investments in the modernization, rationalization and concentration of capa- cities for slaughtering, meat cutting and the utilization of by-products of the slaughter of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and horses, and whereas all such investments may help to improve the profitability of the meat processing sector ; whereas they therefore constitute a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77; Whereas investments in the modernization, rationaliz- ation and concentration of slaughter capacities may be accepted and whereas investments in the utilization of by-products may be accepted provided that the products are listed in Annex II to the Treaty; Whereas the amendment 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 OJ No L §i, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1. () O] No L 372, 31. 12. 1985, p. 1. OJ No L 97, 15. 4. 1980, p. 46, can be achieved in the sector concerned; whereas the estimated time required for execution of the amendment 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 Structure, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The amendment to the programme relating to meat processing (slaughtering, cutting and utilization of slaughter by-products) forwarded by the French Govern- ment pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on 24 January 1986 concerning which supplementary informa- tion was submitted on 24 April 1986 is hereby approved. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the French Republic. Done at Brussels, 24 June 1986. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President