1.6.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 137/41 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 20 May 1999 on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 1999 for the purpose of introducing monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (notified under document number C(1999) 1324) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/354/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 95/527/EC of 8 December 1995 on a Community financial contribution towards certain expenditure incurred by the Member States in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (), and in particular Article 6 thereof, (1)  Whereas the Commission has received five-year programmes from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, the Nether- lands, Portugal, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom that describe the controls they intend to operate between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 2000; (2) Whereas Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom have sent the Commission applications within the required dead- lines for a financial contribution in respect of the expenditure referred to in Article 2 of Decision 95/527/EC and planned for 1999; Y OJ L 301, 14.12.1995, p. 30; OJ L 302, 15.12.1995, p. 45 P P (Corrigendum). @) Whereas some applications relate to investment expenditure for the purchase or modernisation of vessels, aircraft, land vehicles, systems to locate and record fishing activities and systems to record, manage and transmit data on the controls, including computer and software applications; Whereas some applications relate to expenditure for specific measures designed to improve the quality and effectiveness of the monitoring of tishing and related activities; Whereas some applications relate to expenditure for the training of national officials involved in control activities; whereas Commission Decision 96/286/EC of 11 April 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Decision 95/ 527/EC on a Community financial contribution towards certain expenditure incurred by the Member States in implementing the monitoring and control systems applicable to the common tisheries policy (%) lays down rules for determining the amount of eligible expenditure for training; Whereas some applications also relate to expendi- ture for trying out or introducing new technology to improve the monitoring of fishing activity and related activities, which can accordingly qualify for () OJ L 106, 30.4.1996, p. 37.