COMMISSION DECISION of 22 February 1995 amending Commission Decision 94/169/EC establishing an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 as defined by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 (95/47/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,

Whereas by Decision 94/169/EC (3) the Commission adopted an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 as defined by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 for 1994-1996 for the Member States of the European Community as it was constituted prior to 1 January 1995; whereas that list should be enlarged to include the new Member States from 1 January 1995;

Whereas technical work on determining the areas of Sweden concerned by Objective 2 has not yet been completed; whereas at the moment the Commission can therefore take decisions only on the lists concerned by this Objective in Austria and Finland;

Whereas Article 9 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, as amended, provides that, on an exceptional basis, the Commission can accede to a request from Austria, Finland or Sweden that assistance under Objective 2 be planned and implemented for the whole period from 1995 to 1999; whereas Austria and Sweden have requested implementation of this provision and accordingly the list for these two new Member States will cover the period 1995-1999;

Whereas the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions has been consulted,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The two parts annexed to this Decision are added to the Annex to Decision 94/169/EC.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 February 1995.

For the Commission

Monika WULF-MATHIES

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.

(2) OJ No L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.

(3) OJ No L 81, 24. 3. 1994, p. 1.

ANNEX

'LIST OF AREAS ELIGIBLE FOR OBJECTIVE 2 (1995-1999)

AUSTRIA

"" ID="1">Areas suffering from restructuring in industrial sectors of decisive importance

" ID="1">1> ID="2">Obersteiermark-Ost> ID="4">the whole level III region"> ID="1">2> ID="2">Liezen> ID="4">"Gerichtsbezirke": Liezen, Rottenmann"> ID="1">3> ID="2">Niederoesterreich-Sued> ID="4">"Gemeinden": Altenmarkt an der Triesting, Berndorf, Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn, Hernstein, Hirtenberg, Pottenstein, Weissenbach an der Triesting, Hainfeld, Hohenberg, Kaumberg, Lilienfeld, Rohrbach an der Goelsen, St. Aegyd am Neuwalde, St. Veit an der Goelsen, Traisen, Breitenau, Breitenstein, Buchbach, Gloggnitz, Natschbach-Loipersbach, Neunkirchen, Payerbach, Reichenau an der Rax, Schottwien, Semmering, Ternitz, Wartmannstetten, Wimpassing in Schwarzatale, Wiener Neustadt (Stadt), Bad Fischau-Brunn, Markt Piesting, Pernitz, Waidmannsfeld, Waldegg, Weikersdorf am Steinfelde, Winzendorf-Muthmannsdorf, Woellersdorf-Steinabrueckl"> ID="1">4> ID="2">West- und Suedsteiermark> ID="4">"Politischer Bezirk": Voitsberg"> ID="1">5> ID="2">Obersteiermark-West> ID="4">"Politische Bezirke": Judenburg, Knittelfeld"> ID="1">6> ID="2">Steyr-Kirchdorf> ID="4">"Gerichtsbezirke": Steyr (Stadt), Steyr (Land)"> ID="1">7> ID="2">Rheintal-Bodensee> ID="4">"Politischer Bezirk": Dornbirn""

LIST OF AREAS ELIGIBLE FOR OBJECTIVE 2 (1995-1996)

FINLAND

"" ID="1">Regions satisfying basic criteria a), b) and c)

" ID="1">1> ID="2">"Maakunta": Varsinais-Suomi> ID="4">"Kunnat": Laitila, Mietoinen, Mynaemaeki, Pyhaeranta, Uusikaupunki, Vehmaa"> ID="1">2> ID="2">"Maakunta": Satakunta> ID="4">"Seutukunnat": Rauma, Pori, "kunta": Harjavalta"> ID="1">3> ID="2">"Maakunta": Paeijaet-Haeme> ID="4">"Seutukunta": Heinola, "kunnat": Asikkala, Hollola, Lahti, Nastola"> ID="1">4> ID="2">"Maakunta": Kymenlaakso> ID="4">"Kunnat": Hamina, Kotka, Pyhtaeae, Vehkalahti"> ID="1">5> ID="2">"Maakunta": Etelae-Karjala> ID="4">"Seutukunta": Imatra, "kunnat": Joutseno, Lappeenranta"> ID="1">6> ID="2">"Maakunta": Keski-Suomi> ID="4">"Seutukunta": Jyvaeskylae, "kunnat": Suolahti, AEaenekoski"" ID="1">Adjacent areas

" ID="1">7> ID="2">"Maakunta": Uusimaa> ID="4">"Kunnat": Loviisa, Ruotsinpyhtaeae"> ID="1">8> ID="2">"Maakunta": Keski-Pohjanmaa> ID="4">"Seutukunta": Kokkola'""