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►B ►M1 COUNCILREGULATION(EC)No1080/2000
of22May2000
on support for the United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), the Office of the High
RepresentativeinBosniaandHerzegovina(OHR)andtheStabilityPactforsouth-easternEurope
(SP)◄
(OJ L 122, 24.5.2000, p. 27)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Regulation (EC) No 2098/2003 of 27 November 2003 L 316 1 29.11.2003
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COUNCILREGULATION(EC)No1080/2000
of22May2000
on support for the United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo
(UNMIK), the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia andHerzegovina (OHR) and the Stability Pact for south-eastern
Europe(SP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and
in particular Article 308 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (
1),
Whereas:
(1)In Kosovo and in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the Commu-
nity pursues an active policy of reconstruction, aid to assist thereturn of refugees and displaced persons, and economic andregional cooperation, the international community has set up
bodies to ensure the transitional civilian administration and the
implementation of the peace agreements, namely the UnitedNations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Office ofthe High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina (OHR).
(2)The timely installation and regular operation of those bodiesmay be important factors in optimising the effectiveness ofCommunity aid under this policy.
(3)A legal framework should accordingly be provided to cover theCommunity's financial assistance to these two bodies.
(4)The operations referred to by this Regulation fit into the frame-work of Community policy in Kosovo and Bosnia andHerzegovina and are necessary in order to achieve one of theobjectives of the Treaty. The Treaty does not provide for the
adoption of this Regulation, powers other than those laid down
in Article 308,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Within the context of its policy of reconstruction, aid to assist the
return of refugees and displaced persons and economic and regional
cooperation with Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as itspolicy towards the region as a whole, the Community shall contributefinancially to the establishment and operation of the UNMIK (fourthpillar), the OHR and the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact.
2. This financing shall be in the form of a grant to the budgets of
the UNMIK, the OHR and the Special Coordinator.
Article 1a
The Special Coordinator shall be appointed on an annual basis by the
Council acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commis-sion.2000R1080 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 001.001 — 2
(1) Opinion delivered on 4 May 2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal).▼M1
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Article 2
1. The operations covered by this Regulation shall be implemented
by the Commission.
2. The amount of the grant, the eligible expenditure, the period
covered, the implementing procedures and procedures for verifying
the management and ultimate destination of the Community grant shallbe the subject of a financing agreement between the Commission,acting on behalf of the Community, and the recipient bodies.
The terms of that financing agreement shall ensure an equitable divi-
sion of the cost between the European Union and the other membersof the international community. ►
M1Co-financing in kind shall be
possible. ◄
Article 3
The Commission shall verify the implementation of this Regulation and
regularly report back to the European Parliament and the Council.
Article 4
The financing agreements and any contract or implementing instru-
ments resulting therefrom shall expressly provide that the Commissionor bodies authorised by the Commission, the Court of Auditors and theEuropean Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) may carry out inspections on thespot, if necessary.
Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.2000R1080 — EN — 01.01.2004 — 001.001 — 3