15.7.95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 166/17 COMMISSION DECISION of 7 June 1995 amending Decision 92/592/EEC on the multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet of the Italian Republic for the period 1993 to 1996 (Only the Italian text is authentic) (95/242/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3699/93 of 21 December 1993 laying down the criteria and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products ('), and in particular Article 6 (5) and (6) thereof, Whereas in application of the provisions of point 7 of the Annex to Commission Decision 92/592/EEC (*), the Commission considered that a revision of the programme was necessary, in the light of the experience gained and the provisions of national and Community regulations in force, in order to take into account new elements which improve the conditions under which the programmes are executed and thus to ensure that the objectives fixed by the programme are better respected; Whereas among the new elements mentioned in the first recital it is appropriate to take into account a certain number of new provisions, such as: — the provisions for the harmonization of fishing vessel measurements in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 3259/94 of 22 December 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86 defining the characteristics of fishing vessels (), — the provisions to express the objectives of the programmes in terms of fishing effort, including the level of activity of the vessels, and the declaration procedures adopted in the framework of Commission Regulation (EC) No 109/94 of 19 January 1994 concerning the fishing vessel register of the Community (*), — the new Community and national regulatory provisions or techniques apply to the management of fleet fishing capacity and activity falling. within the scope of the present programme, — the grouping of fleet segments where this respects the fishing effort reduction rates to be applied on the most sensitive fish stocks; Whereas in the application of the provisions of Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 (°) the Council adopted Decision 94/15/EC (®) relating to the objectives and detailed rules for restructuring the Community fisheries sector over the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1996 with a view to achieving a lasting balance between the resources and their exploitation; whereas the modifications adopted by the present Commission Decision may not change or reduce the scope of the guidelines adopted by the Council; 1 (') OJ No L 346, 31. 12. 1993, p. 1. () OJ No L 401, 31. 12. 1992, p. 27. () OJ No L 339, 29. 12. 1994, p. 11. () O] No L 19, 22. 1. 1994, p. 5. (%) O] No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. () O] No L 10, 14. 1. 1994, p. 20.