No L 78/38 Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 3. 94 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 25 February 1994 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance for the Portuguese regions concerned by Objective 1, namely the whole country (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (94/170/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to 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 Euro- pean Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (%, and in particular Article 8 (5) thereof, Whereas, in accordance with Article 8 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, the Commission, on the basis of the regional development plans submitted by the Member States, shall establish, through partnership and in agree- ment with the Member State concerned, the Community support frameworks for Community structural operations for the regions concerned by Objective 1; Whereas Title III, Article 8 ez seq. of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operation of the European Investment Bank and the () OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9. () OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. S. other existing financial instruments (%), amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 2082/93 (), stipulates the conditions for the preparation and implementation of Community support frameworks ; whereas Article 8 (3) sets out the content of Community support frameworks ; Whereas the Portuguese Government submitted to the Commission on 9 July 1993 on the regional development plan referred to in Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 for the whole country; whereas this plan contains also the elements referred to in Articles 8 (7) and 10; Whereas the plan submitted by the Member State includes amongst others a description of the regional development priorities selected and of the corresponding operations together with an indication of the levels of assistance under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF), the Euro- pean Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guidance Section, the Financial Instrument of Fisheries Guidance (FIFG), the cohesion financial instru- ment, and through the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments, envisaged for imple- mentation of the plan; Whereas the Community support framework has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; ‘ () OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 20.