19. 1. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 14/27 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 22 December 1995 on a multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet of Finland for the period 1995 to 1996 pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 3699/93 (Only the Finnish text is authentic) (96/73/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3699/93 of 21 December 1993 laying down the criteria and arrange- ments regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products ('), and particular Article 6 (5) and (6) thereof, Whereas in the application of the provisions of Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 (3 the Council adopted Decision 95/577/EC () relating to the objectives and detailed rules for restructuring the fisheries sector in Sweden and Finland over the period 1 January 1995 to 31 December 1996 with a view to achieving a lasting balance between the resources and their exploitation ; Whereas account must be taken of an annual increase of 2% in fishing effort linked to technical progress; Whereas, in order to attain the objectives of the programme, it may be necessary to take steps to influence all the parameters connected with fishing mortality, parti- () OJ No L 346, 31. 12. 1993, P 1 ) O] No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p (3) 0] No L 326, 30. 12. 1995, p 66 cularly the capacity and activity of the fleet; whereas, however, structural measures must be focused chiefly on the elimination of excess capacity; Whereas the data on the fleet for the purposes of this programme are gathered according to the procedures laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 109/94 (%) ; Whereas the measures provided for in the present Deci- sion are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage- ment Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet for the period 1995 to 1996 is hereby approved subject to the conditions laid down in this Decision and provided that those conditions are met. Article 2 In order to ensure a durable balance between fishery resources and the fishing effort of the Community fleet, Finland has segmented its fishing fleet as shown in the Annex. The following coefficients shall be applied to the effort of the segments thus obtained: () O] No L 19, 22. 1. 1994, p. 5.