10.5.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 120/1 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 498/2007 of 26 March 2007 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 on the European Fisheries Fund THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 on the European Fisheries Fund (), and in particu- lar Article 102 thereof, Whereas: ey Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 (the basic Regulation) replaces Council Regulations (EC) No 1263/1999 () and (EC) No 2792/1999 (%) taking into account new devel- opments in the field of fisheries, fisheries areas and inland fishing. It is therefore appropriate to lay down detailed rules for implementing the basic Regulation. Detailed rules should be laid down for the presentation of operational programmes. In order to facilitate the estab- lishment of the operational programmes and their exami- nation and approval by the Commission, common rules should be laid down for the structure and content of such programmes, based in particular on the requirements set out in Article 20 of the basic Regulation. As regards support for measures for the adaptation of the Community fishing fleet, the Member States should present in their operational programmes the methods for the calculation of premiums. (1) OJ L 223, 15.8.2006, p. 1. () OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 54. (%) OJ L 337,30.12.1999, p. 10. Regulation as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 485/2005 (O] L 81, 30.3.2005, p. 1). 4 As regards the possibility provided for under Article 25(4) of the basic Regulation to achieve the reduction of engine power by a group of vessels, the conditions for this pos- sibility should be specified. Certain terms used with special reference to aquaculture and the processing and marketing of fisheries and aquac- ulture products, should be defined to ensure that they are uniformly understood. As regards support for productive investments in aquac- ulture and investments in processing and marketing, the Member States should explain in their operational pro- grammes how they will ensure that priority is given to micro and small enterprises. As regards support for animal heath measures, detailed conditions should be laid down to ensure compliance with the Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals (*). As regards support for measure of common interest, the eligible expenditure should be defined. As regards the fisheries areas referred to in Article 43 of the basic Regulation, the conditions for their selection should be specified. () OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14.