EN Official Journal of the European Communities3. 8. 1999 L 203/41COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1727/1999of 28 July 1999laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2158/92 onprotection of the Community’s forests against fireTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the ’Meaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2158/92 of23 July 1992 on protection of the Community’s forests againstfire (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 308/97 (2), and inparticular Article 4(4) thereof,(1) Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2158/92 provides for afinancial contribution from the Community to measuresto improve the protection of forests against fire;(2) Whereas Article 4(3) of that Regulation provides thatCommunity financing is to be granted primarily forforest-fire protection programmes submitted by theMember States;(3) Whereas, in the interests of effectiveness and in order tosimplify and rationalise proc...