14The Portuguese Republic thus having been heard in accordance with Article 6(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2950/83 of 17 October 1983 on the implementation of Decision 85/516/EEC concerning missions of the European Social Fund, as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3823/85 of 20 December 1985 by reason of the accession of Spain and Portugal (OJ 1983 L 289, p. 1, and OJ 1985 L 370, p. 23, respectively, hereinafter ‘Regulation No 2950/83’), on 12 July 1994 the Commission adopted a new decision (C(94)1410/ll) by which the ESF assistance was amended to ESC 41190905 (hereinafter ‘the contested decision'’). According to that decision, an analysis of the final payment claim showed that part of the ESF assistance had not been used in the manner prescribed by the decision of approval for the reasons set out in the abovementioned memorandum No 22917. That decision was notified to the applicant on 27 December 1994 and was accompanied by a letter from the Department.