No L 33/26 [N Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 2. 96 COMMISSION DECISION of 22 November 1995 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the region of Bergslagen concerned by Obijective 2 in Sweden (Only the Swedish text is authentic) (96/122/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (%), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thercof, After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty, Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (8) to (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (%}, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas, however, the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresces that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required pursuant to Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresces that in that case the Commission adopts a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3); (') O] No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11. (}) O] No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9. Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 94/169/EC (*), an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the period from 1994 to 1996; whereas this list has been enlarged by Decision 95/189/EC (%) as regards the zones eligible for Objective 2 in Sweden; Whereas Article 9 (6) second subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 provides that, on an exceptional basis, the Commission can accede to a request from Austria, Finland or Sweden that assistance under Objective 2 be planned and implemented-for the whole period from 1995 to 1999; whereas Sweden has requested  implementation of this provision and accordingly the assistance under Objective 2 will cover the period 1995 to 1999; Whereas the Swedish Government has submitted to the Commission on 16 June 1995 the single programming document referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Bergslagen; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date; Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF); Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments, including the European Coal and Steel (*y O] No L 81, 24. 3. 1994, p. 1. (") O] No L 123, 3. 6. 1995, p. 18.