18. 5. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 12511 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1091/94 of 29 April 1994 laying down certain detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 on the protection of the Community’s forests against atmospheric pollution THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 of 17 November 1986 on the protection of the Community’s forests against atmospheric pollution (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2157/92 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof, Having regard to Resolution No 1 of the first ministerial conference on the protection of forests in Europe (3) and its follow-up, Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (1) indent 3 and 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86, the purpose of the Community scheme is to help the Member States to: — conduct intensive, continuous surveillance of forestry ecosystems, — establish or extend, in a coordinated and harmonious way, a network of permanent observation plots required for such intensive, continuous surveillance; Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 the Member States shall forward to the Commission the data gathered by the network of observation plots for intensive, continuous suveillance; Whereas this network of observation plots is installed in order to obtain detailed data on the evolution of forest ecosystems in the Community; whereas this approach allows correlations to be established between the variation of environmental factors, especially atmospheric pollution and the reaction of forest ecosystems; whereas (1} OJ No L 326, 21. 11. 1986, p. 2. (2) O] No L 217, 31. 7. 1992, p. 1. (3) December 1990, Strasbourg. the data it provides, allows a better interpretation of the findings derived from the systematic network of observation plots as specified in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/87 (4), as last amended by Regulation - (EEC) No 836/94 (5); Whereas applications for aid submitted under Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 for the purpose of carrying out an intensive, continuous surveillance referred to in Article 2 (1) should contain all the information needed for an examination of these measures in the light of the objectives and criteria of that Regulation; whereas this information should be presented in a standardized form to facilitate examination and a comparison of applications; ' Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Forestry Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. A network of permanent observation plots shall be installed by the Member States. By 30 June 1994, the selection of the plots shall be completed and over 50 % of the plots shall be installed, according to the common methods for the establishment of a network of permanent (%) O] No L 161, 10. 6. 1987, p. 1. (5) O] No L 97, 15. 4. 1994, p. 4.