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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 1 July 1999
fixing an indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations for Objective 2
of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006
(notified under document number C(1999) 1772)
(1999/504/EC)
(OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 60)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►A1 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia,
the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of
Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the SlovakRepublic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the EuropeanUnion is foundedL 236 33 23.9.2003
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 1 July 1999
fixing an indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment
appropriations for Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the
period 2000 to 2006
(notified under document number C(1999) 1772)
(1999/504/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June
1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds (1), and
in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(3) thereof,
(1) Whereas point 2 of the first subparagraph of Article 1 of Regu-lation (EC) No 1260/1999 states that Objective 2 of the
Structural Funds aims to support the economic and social
conversion of areas facing structural difficulties;
(2) Whereas the third subparagraph of Article 7(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 1260/1999 stipulates that 11,5 % of the appropriations
for the Structural Funds are to be allocated to Objective 2,including 1,4 % for transitional support;
(3) Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 7(3) of Regulation
(EC) No 1260/1999 stipulates that the Commission is to use
transparent procedures to make indicative breakdowns byMember State of the commitment appropriations available forprogramming in 2000 to 2006 taking full account, for Objectives1 and 2, of one or more objective criteria similar to those applied
during the previous period covered by Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Fundsand their effectiveness and on coordination of their activitiesbetween themselves and with the operations of the EuropeanInvestment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (
2),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (3), namely
eligible population, regional prosperity, national prosperity and
the relative severity of the structural problems, especially thelevel of unemployment;
(4) Whereas the third subparagraph of Article 7(3) of Regulation(EC) No 1260/1999 stipulates, in the case of Objectives 1 and2, that these breakdowns are to distinguish allocations of appro-priations to regions and areas benefiting from transitionalsupport, that these allocations are to be determined in accordancewith the criteria referred to in the first subparagraph of that
Article, and that the annual breakdown of these appropriations
is to be degressive as from 1 January 2000 and lower in 2000than in 1999;
(5) Whereas the Commission's statement annexed to the minutes of
the Council meeting of 21 June 1999 indicates the method that
the Commission will use to decide the indicative allocation byMember State of the appropriations for Objective 2, in accor-dance with the first subparagraph of Article 7(3) of Regulation(EC) No 1260/1999;
(6) Whereas, bearing this method in mind, paragraph 44(g) of thePresidency conclusions of the Berlin European Council of 24and 25 March 1999 fixed the amounts pertaining to certainspecific cases for the period 2000 to 2006,1999D0504 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 185, 15.7.1988, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 11.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The indicative amounts by Member State of the commitment appro-
priations for Objective 2 for 2000 to 2006 shall be as set out inAnnex I.
For the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary,
Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia the indicative amounts cover theperiod from the date of accession to 2006.
Article 2
The indicative amounts by Member State of the commitment appro-
priations for transitional support under Objective 2 for 2000 to 2005shall be as set out in Annex II.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1999D0504 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 3
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ANNEX I
Indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations
for Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006
(EUR million (1999 prices))
Member State Appropriations
Belgium 368
Denmark 156
Germany 2 984
Greece —
Spain 2 553
France 5 437Ireland —
Italy 2 145
Luxembourg 34
Netherlands 676
Austria 578
Portugal —
Finland 459
Sweden 354
United Kingdom 3 989
Total 19 733
Indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations
for Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the Czech Republic, Estonia,
Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia
for the period from the date of accession to 2006
(EUR million (1999 prices))
Member State Appropriations
Czech Republic 63,3
Estonia —
Cyprus 24,9
Latvia —
Lithuania —
Hungary —
Malta —
Poland —
Slovenia —Slovakia 33,0
Total 121,21999D0504 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 4
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ANNEX II
Indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations
for transitional support under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the
period 2000 to 2005
(EUR million (1999 prices))
Member State Appropriations
Belgium 65
Denmark 27
Germany 526
Greece —
Spain 98
France 613
Ireland —
Italy 377
Luxembourg 6
Netherlands 119
Austria 102
Portugal —
Finland 30
Sweden 52
United Kingdom 706
Total 2 7211999D0504 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 5