23. 8. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 218/245 COMMISSION DECISION of 16 December 1993 concerning the grant of assistance from the cohesion financial instrument to a project concerning measures to develop and exploit woodlands in Spain No CF: 93/11/61/097 (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (94/554/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 of 30 March 1993 establishing a cohesion financial instrument ('), and in particular Article 8 (6) thereof, Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 establishes a cohesion financial instrument to provide Community support for projects in the fields of the environment and trans-European transport infrastructure networks; - Whereas pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 certain provisions of Titles VI and VII of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 concerning the provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (), amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (%), are to apply mutatis mutandss; Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 defines the types of measure for which the cohesion financial instrument may provide assistance; Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 requires the Member States to ensure that adequate publicity is given to the operations of the financial instrument and that the measures which are described in Annex V to this Decision are undertaken; Whereas on 7 September 1993 the Spanish Government submitted an application for assistance from the cohesion financial instrument for a project concerning measures to develop and exploit woodlands; Whereas that application concerns a project which is eligible under the terms of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93; (') OJ No L 79, 1. 4. 1993, p. 74. (3) O] No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1. () O] No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 20. Whereas the application for assistance contains all the information required by Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93 and satisfies the criteria set out in Article 8 {3) and (5) of the Regulation; Whereas the project will help achieve the objectives of Article 130 r of the Treaty concerning the environment; Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (*), as last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 610/90 (%), states that the legal commitments entered into for " measures extending over more than one financial year shall contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient’in due form when the aid is granted; Whereas pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 792/93, the Commission and the Member State will ensure that there is evaluation and systematic monitoring of the project; Whereas the financial implementation provisions, monitoring and assessment are specified in Annexes III and IV to this Decision; whereas failure to comply with those provisions may result in suspension or reduction of the assistance granted pursuant to Article 9 (3) of Regulation {EEC) No 792/93 and the provisions contained in Annex VI Whereas all the other conditions laid down have been complied with, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The project concerning measures to develop and exploit woodlands situated in Spain as described in Annex I hereto is hereby approved for the period from 1 September 1993 to 31 January 1994, () OJ No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1. () O] No L 70, 16. 3. 1990, p. 1.