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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 1 July 1999
fixing an indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations for Objective 1
of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006
(notified under document number C(1999) 1769)
(1999/501/EC)
(OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 49)
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 1 of the Structural Funds for the
period 2000 to 2006
(notified under document number C(1999) 1769)
(1999/501/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 1 of the first subparagraph of Article 1 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1260/1999 states that Objective 1 of the
Structural Funds aims to promote the development and structuraladjustment of regions whose development is lagging behind;
(2) Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 7(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 1260/1999 stipulates that 69,7 % of the appropriations
for the Structural Funds are to be allocated to Objective 1,including 4,3 % under the transitional support arrangements;
(3) Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 7(3) of Regulation(EC) No 1260/1999 stipulates that the Commission is to usetransparent 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 andthe 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 accordance
with the criteria referred to in the first subparagraph of that
Article and that the annual breakdown of these appropriations isto be degressive as from 1 January 2000 and must be lower in2000 than in 1999; whereas the transitional support profile maybe tailored to the specific needs of the individual regions, andwhereas the Commission has taken into consideration the
Member States' requests in this respect, taking account of the
annual breakdown of Structural Fund resources set out in theAnnex to Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999;
(5) Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) of Regulation(EC) No 1260/1999 sets up under Objective 1 a programme toassist the peace process in Northern Ireland (Peace) for 2000 to2004 for the benefit of Northern Ireland and the border areas inIreland under the same conditions as those pertaining to theprogramme for the period 1994 to 1999;1999D0501 — 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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(6) Whereas the second subparagrah of Article 7(4) of Regulation
(EC) No 1260/1999 sets up under Objective 1 a programme of
special assistance for 2000 to 2006 for the Swedish NUTS IIregions which are not covered by the list referred to in Article3(2) of that Regulation and which meet the criteria laid downin Article 2 of Protocol 6 annexed to the Act of Accession ofAustria, Finland and Sweden (
1);
(7) Whereas the Commission's statement annexed to the minutes ofthe Council meeting of 21 June 1999 indicates the method thatthe Commission will use to decide the indicative allocation byMember State of the appropriations for Objective 1, in accor-
dance with the first subparagraph of Article 7(3) of Regulation
(EC) No 1260/1999;
(8) Whereas, bearing this method in mind, paragraph 44(a), (b), (c),
(e), (f), (h), (i) and (j) of the Presidency conclusions of the
Berlin European Council of 24 and 25 March 1999 fixed theamounts pertaining to certain specific cases for the period 2000to 2006,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The indicative amounts per Member State of the commitment appro-
priations for Objective 1 for 2000 to 2006, including the Peaceprogramme and the special programme for the Swedish regions, shallbe as set out in Annex 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 and by year of the commit-
ment appropriations for transitional support under Objective 1 for 2000to 2006 shall be as set out in Annex II.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1999D0501 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 1, 1.1.1995, p. 11.▼A1
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ANNEX I
Indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations
for Objective 1 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006
(in million EUR (1999 prices))
Member StateAmount of appropriations
Regions eligible
under Objective 1Peace programmeSpecial programme
for the Swedish
regions
Belgium — — —
Denmark — — —Germany 19 229 — —
Greece 20 961 — —
Spain 37 744 — —
France 3 254 — —
Ireland 1 215 100 —
Italy 21 935 — —
Luxembourg — — —
Netherlands — — —
Austria 261 — —
Portugal 16 124 — —
Finland 913 — —
Sweden 372 — 350
United Kingdom 4 685 400 —
Total 126 693 500 350
Indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations
for Objective 1 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 StateAmount of appropriations
Regions eligible under Objective
1
Czech Republic 1 286,4
Estonia 328,6Cyprus —
Latvia 554,2
Lithuania 792,1
Hungary 1 765,4
Malta 55,9
Poland 7 320,7
Slovenia 210,1
Slovakia 920,9
Total 13 234,31999D0501 — 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 for Objective 1 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006
(in million EUR (1999 prices))
Member State 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total
Belgium 105 100 95 95 91 90 49 625
Denmark ——————— —
Germany 122 121 121 120 119 118 8 729
Greece ——————— —
Spain 78 67 56 45 37 37 32 352
France 83 81 79 79 78 76 75 551
Ireland 400 350 300 250 200 150 123 1 773
Italy 32 30 28 26 25 24 22 187
Luxembourg ——————— —
Netherlands 23 21 20 19 18 17 5 123
Austria ——————— —
Portugal 650 640 610 350 300 271 84 2 905
Finland ——————— —
Sweden ——————— —
United Kingdom 216 204 193 181 166 133 73 1 166
Total 1 709 1 614 1 502 1 165 1 034 916 471 8 4111999D0501 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 001.001 — 5