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| 13.3.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 65/139 |
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13.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 65/139

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(2004/C 65 E/154)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2388/03

by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(18 July 2003)

Subject:   Implementation of the Sapard programme

Subject:

The Community's Sapard programme was set up on 1 January 2000 with the objective of establishing management and monitoring systems in a number of applicant countries (excluding Cyprus, Malta and Turkey). Its total funding in 2001 was in excess of EUR 1 billion.

The Commission has asked the applicant countries to take responsibility for the management of this programme and for the decisions concerning project selection, tender procedures and award of contracts.

Can the Commission provide a breakdown of appropriations by country? Can it also state what specific actions have been financed and what monitoring arrangements are in place to ensure the proper operation of the programme?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(17 September 2003)

(17 September 2003)

The indicative allocation by beneficiary country of the maximum amount of the annual Community contribution was set out in annex to the Commission Decision 1999/595/EC of 20 July 1999 (1). The information concerning the breakdown of appropriations by country is available in the Sapard annual report 2000 from the Commission to the Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. For each year from 2000 to 2003 the breakdown by country has been made in accordance with the regulation described in Section 3.1 of that report, and annual financing agreements concluded each year with every country set out the maximum Community financial commitment. For the year 2003, EUR 560 millions is allocated to the beneficiary countries.

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As mentioned by the Honourable Member, the Sapard programme, contrary to the other pre-accession instruments, is implemented on a decentralised basis, and so the Commission, is not involved in the choice of the projects receiving support. The projects must however be consistent with the measures (‘actions’) in the programme approved by the Commission which, as is the case with Member States, has the right to obtain all relevant information in particular for purposes of control.

Concerning the monitoring system (Monitoring Committee, evaluations, monitoring indicators), it is described in Section 5 of the Sapard report for 2001. The report 2002 is due to be transmitted to the Parliament shortly.

Indicative allocation by beneficiary country of the maximum annual amount in 1999 prices:

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| Country | Amount |
| Hungary | 38 054 000 |
| Latvia | 21 848 000 |
| Slovenia | 6 337 000 |
| Bulgaria | 52 124 000 |
| Czech Republic | 22 063 000 |
| Lithuania | 29 829 000 |
| Slovakia | 18 289 000 |
| Poland | 168 683 000 |
| Estonia | 12 137 000 |
| Romania | 150 636 000 |
| Total | 520 000 000 |

(euro)

Country

Amount

Hungary

38 054 000

Latvia

21 848 000

Slovenia

6 337 000

Bulgaria

52 124 000

Czech Republic

22 063 000

Lithuania

29 829 000

Slovakia

18 289 000

Poland

168 683 000

Estonia

12 137 000

Romania

150 636 000

Total

520 000 000

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(1)  OJ L 226, 27.8.1999.

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