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COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 March 1989

establishing an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by objective 2 as defined by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88

(89/288/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

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), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,

Whereas Article 9 (3) of the aforementioned Regulation states that the Commission shall in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17 of the said Regulation and on the basis of Article 9 (2) of the said Regulation, establish an initial list of the areas referred to in Article 9 (1) of the said Regulation;

Whereas Article 9 (1) of the aforementioned Regulation states that the declining industrial areas concerned by objective 2 shall comprise regions, frontier regions or parts of regions (including employment areas and urban communities);

Whereas Article 9 (2) of the aforementioned Regulation specifies the criteria to be used to define the declining industrial areas concerned by objective 2;

Whereas Article 9 (4) of the aforementioned Regulation states that in establishing the list, the Commission shall seek to ensure that assistance is genuinely concentrated on the areas most seriously affected, at the most appropriate geographical level, taking into account the particular situation of the areas concerned;

Whereas Article 9 (5) of the aforementioned Regulation states that Berlin shall be eligible for aid under objective 2;

Whereas Article 17 of the aforementioned Regulation specifies the procedure to be followed in respect of Committees to assist the Commission in implementing the Regulation;

Whereas Article 27 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 (2), sets up an Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, and states that the said Committee shall deliver an opinion on the drawing-up of the list of areas eligible in connection with objective 2;

Whereas that Committee has given its opinion,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by objective 2, established pursuant to Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, is given in the Annex.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 March 1989.

For the Commission

Bruce MILLAN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 185, 18. 7. 1988, p. 9.

(2) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.

ANNEX

INITIAL LIST OF AREAS ELIGIBLE FOR OBJECTIVE 2

BELGIUM

1.2.3,4 // // // // No (NUTS III) // Level III region // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exception of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // 1,4 // Regions satisfying criteria (a), (b) and (c) 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Liège // // Whole level III region // 2 // Charleroi // // Whole level III region // 3 // Soignies // // La Louvière Le Roeulx // 4 // Hasselt // // Whole level III region // 5 // Maaseik // Meeuwen-Gruitrode Neerpelt Peer // // 6 // Tongeren // Voeren // // 7 // Turnhout // Beerse Hoogstraten Merksplas Retie Arendonk Lille // 1,4 // // Adjacent areas 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Thuin // // Binche Morlanwelz Anderlues 1,4 // // Other areas suffering from decline in vital industrial sectors 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Arlon // // Aubange // // // //

DENMARK

1.2.3,4 // // // // No (NUTS III) // Level III region // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exception of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // 1,4 // Other areas suffering from decline in vital industrial sectors 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Storstroems Amt // // Nakskov // 2 // Nordjyllands Amt // // AAlborg // // // //

GERMANY

1.2.3,4 // // // // No NUTS III // Level III region, // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exception of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // 1,4 // Regions satisfying criteria (a), (b) and (c) 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Emden, Ks. // // Whole level III region // 2 // Bremen, Ks. // 'Stadtteile': Huchting Vahr Borgfeld Oberneuland Gruepelingen // // 3 // Duisburg, Ks. // Walsum Homberg, the part on the left bank of the Rhine Rumeln-Kaldenhausen // // 4 // Essen, Ks. // Frohnhausen Rellinghausen Stadtwald Fulerum Schoenebeck Bedingrade Bredeney Heidhausen Heisingen Byfang Margarethenhoehe Fischlaken UEberruhr-Hinsel UEberruhr-Holthausen // // 5 // Oberhausen, Ks. // Sterkrade Nord Alsfeld Tackenberg Klosterhardt // // 6 // Bottrop, Ks. // Fuhlenbrock Stadtwald Feldhausen // // 7 // Gelsenkirchen, Ks. // Feldmark Resse Resser-Mark // // 8 // Bochum, Ks. // Langendreer-Sued Laerheide Steinkuhl Hustadt Brenschede Stiepel Weitmarer Holz Linden Unterdahlhausen Oberdahlhausen Eppendorf Hoentrop // 1.2.3,4 // // // // No NUTS III // Level III region // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exception of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // // 9 // Dortmund, Ks. // Aplerbeck II Aplerbecker Mark II Aplerbecker Mark III Berghofen Soelde Soelderholz Lichtendorf Benninghofen Hoerde-Sued Hoechsten Holzen Syburg Buchholz Wellinghofen Wichlinghofen Bittermark Kruckel Schnee Kirchhoerde Luecklemberg Brechten // // 10 // Herne, Ks. // Eickel // // 11 // Saarbruecken, Stadtverb. // 'Stadtteile': Eschringen Bischmisheim Scheid Schafbruecke 'Gemeinden': Riegelsberg Grossrosseln Quierschied Heusweiler // // 12 // Saarlouis, Lk. // 'Gemeinden': Wallerfangen Nalbach Schwalbach // 1,4 // // Adjacent areas 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Borken, Lk. // // AMR Ahaus, 'Gemeinden': Schoeppingen Gronau Heek Legden Ahaus Vreden Stadtlohn Suedlohn Gescher // // // // 1.2.3,4 // // // // No NUTS III // Level III region // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exception of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // 1,4 // Other areas suffering from decline in vital industrial sectors 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Bremerhaven, Ks. // // Whole level III region // 2 // Salzgitter, Ks. // 'Stadtteile': Lichtenberg Osterlinde Lesse Rappner Tiede Beinum Bruchmachtersen Lobmachtersen Salder Ohlendorf Hohenrode Engerode Immendorf Salzgitter-Bad // // 3 // Peine, Lk. // // 'Gemeinden': Peine Lengede Hohenhameln Ilsede // 4 // Wesel, Lk. // // 'Gemeinden': Kamp-Lintfort Moers Neukirchen-Vluyn Dinslaken // 5 // Aachen // // 'Bergbauregion' Aachen // 6 // Heinsberg, Lk. // // 'Gemeinden': Hueckelhoven Heinsberg Erkelenz Wassenberg Geilenkirchen UEbach-Palenberg // 7 // Recklinghausen, Lk. // // Castrop-Rauxel Herten Recklinghausen Gladbeck // 8 // Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Lk. // // Hattingen und Witten // 9 // Hamm, Ks. // 'Stadtteile': Pelkum Herringen // // 10 // Unna, Lk. // // 'Gemeinden': Bergkamen Luenen Boenen // 11 // Pirmasens, Lk. // // Whole level III region III // 12 // Zweibruecken, Lk. // // Whole level III region III // 13 // Pirmasens, Ks. // // Whole level III region III // // // // // // Berlin-West // // Whole level III region III // // // //

SPAIN

1.2.3,4 // // // // No (NUTS III) // Level III region // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exception of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // 1,4 // Regions satisfying criteria (a), (b) and (c) 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Cantabria // 'Municipios' of: Arredondo Cabezón de Liébana Cabuérniga Camaleño Campoo de Yuso Cillorigo-Castro Corvera de Toranzo Hdad. Campoo de Suso Herrerías Lamasón Luena Miera Peñarrubia Pesaquero Polaciones Potes Rionansa Las Rozas Ruente Ruesga San Pedro del Romeral San Roque de Riomiera San Vicente de la Barquera Santiurde de Toranzo Saro Selaya Soba Los Tojos Tresviso Tudanca Val de San Vicente Valdáliga Valdeolea Valdeprado del Río Valderredible Vega de Liébana Vega de Pas Villacarriedo Villafufre Villaverde de Trucios // // 2 // Álava // 'Comarcas' of: Montaña Alavesa Valles Alaveses // // 3 // Guipúzcoa // // Whole level III region // 4 // Vizcaya // // Whole level III region // 5 // Navarra // 'Municipios' of: Pamplona Baztán Urdax Zugarramurdi Anué // // // // Atez // 1.2.3,4 // // // // No (NUTS III) // Level III region // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exception of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // // // // Basaburúa Mayor Ezcabarte Imoz Lanz Odieta Olaibar Ulzama Bértiz-Arana Donamaría Elgorriaga Erasun Ezcurra Ituren Labayen Oiz Saldías Santesteban Sumbilla Urroz de Santesteban Zubieta Abaurrea Alta Abaurrea Baja Arce Aria Arive Buguete Erro Esteríbar Garayoa Garralda Orbaiceta Orbara Oroz-Betelu Roncesvalles Valcarlos Villanueva Burgui Castillonuevo Ezcároz Esparza Gallués Garde Guesa Isaba Izelzu Jaurrieta Navascués Ochagavía Oronz Roncal Sarriés Urzainqui Uztárroz Vidángoz // // 6 // Rioja // 'Municipios' of: Logroño Ajamil Almarza de Cameros Arnedillo Anguiano // // // // Brieva de Cameros // 1.2.3,4 // // // // No (NUTS III) // Level III region // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exception of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // // // // Cabezón de Cameros Canales de la Sierra Castroviejo Enciso Ezcaray Gallinero de Cameros Hornillos de Cameros Jalón de Cameros Laguna de Cameros Lumbreras Mansilla Matute Munilla Muro en Cameros Nestares Nieva de Cameros Ojacastro Ortigosa Pazuengos Pedroso Pinillos Pradillo Prejano Rabanera Rasillo (El) Robres del Castillo San Román de Cameros Soto en Cameros Terroba Tobia Torre en Cameros Torrecilla en Cameros Valgañon Ventrosa Viguera Villanueva de Cameros Villoslada de Cameros Viniegra de Abajo Viniegra de Arriba Zarzosa Zorraquin Villavelayo // // 7 // Zaragoza // The 'distritos' of 'Casco Viejo' and 'Casablanca' of the 'municipio' of Zaragoza and the 'municipios' of: // // // // Artieda Bagdes Isuerre Lobera de Onsella Longás Mianos Navardún Los Pintanos Salvatierra de Escá Sigués Sos del Rey Católico Undués de Lerda Urriés Acered // // // // Alarba // 1.2.3,4 // // // // No (NUTS III) // Level III region // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exception of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // // // // Aldehuela de Liestos Anento Atea Badules Balconchán Berrueco Castejón de Alarba Cubel Las Cuerlas Daroca Fonbuena Gallocanta Langa del Castillo Lechón Mainar Manchones Murero Nombrevilla Orcajo Retascón Romanos Santed Torralba de los Frailes Torralbilla Used Val de San Martín Valdehorna Villadoz Villanueva de Jiloca Villareal de Huerva Villarroya del Campo Aguarón Aguilón Aladrén Alfamén Almonacid de la Sierra Cariñena Cerveruela Codos Cosuenda Encinacorba Herrera de los Navarros Longares Luesma Paniza Tosos Villanueva de Huerva Villar de los Navarros Vistabella Almochuel Almonacid de la Cuba Azuara Belchite Codo Fuendetodos Lagata Lécera Latux Moneva Moyuela Plenas // // // // Samper del Salz //

1.2.3,4 // // // // No (NUTS III) // Level III region // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exception of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // // 8 // Barcelona // // The whole level III region outside the 'municipio' of Barcelona, with the exception of the 'barrios (zonas estadísticas)' of: Barceloneta Zona Franca Horta Roquetes Ciutat Meridiana Bon Pastor Trinitat Vella Poble Nou Besòs // 9 // Gerona // // 'Comarcas' of: Baix Empordà Ripollès Selva (La) // 10 // Tarragona // // 'Comarcas' of: Baix Camp Baix Penedès Ribera d'Ebre Tarragonès 1,4 // // Urban communities suffering from industrial decline 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Madrid // // 'Municipios' of: Alcorcón Getafe Leganés Móstoles Arganda Rivas-Vaciamadrid Alcalá de Henares San Fernando de Henares Torrejón de Ardoz // // // //

FRANCE

1.2.3,4 // // // // No (NUTS III) // Level III region // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exception of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // 1,4 // Regions satisfying criteria (a), (b) and (c) 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Ardennes // // Vallée de la Meuse // 2 // Aisne // // Chauny Soissons Saint-Quentin Thiérache // 3 // Somme // // Abbeville-Ponthieu Amiens Santerre-Somme Vimeu // 4 // Seine-Maritime // // Barentin Yvetot Elbeuf Louviers Vallée de la Bresle Caux-Maritime Le Havre Fécamp // // // // Lillebonne 1.2.3,4 // // // // No (NUTS III) // Level III region // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exception of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // // 5 // Nord // // Sambre-Avesnois Cambrai Douai Dunkerque Lille Roubaix-Tourcoing Valenciennes // 6 // Pas-de-Calais // // Bassin minier Ouest Boulogne Calais Lens // 7 // Moselle // // Thionville Bassin houiller // 8 // Vosges // // Epinal Saint-Dié // 9 // Haute-Saône // // Lure-Luxeuil // 10 // Territoire de Belfort // // Territoire de Belfort // 11 // Maine-et-Loire // // Cholet // 12 // Sarthe // // Le Mans // 13 // Loire // // Saint-Étienne 1,4 // // Adjacent areas 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Doubs // // Montbéliard 1,4 // // Other areas suffering from decline in vital industrial sectors 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Saône-et-Loire // // Le Creusot Monceau-les-Mines Chalon-sur-Saône // 2 // Gard // // Alès Le Vigan // 3 // Charente-Maritime // // La Rochelle // 4 // Pyrénées-Atlantiques // // Lacq-Orthez // 5 // Tarn // // Albi-Carmaux // 6 // Aveyron // // Figeac-Decazeville // 7 // Vienne // // Châtellerault // 8 // Bouches-du-Rhône // // Fos Étang de Berre // 9 // Puy-de-Dôme // // Issoire // 10 // Côtes-du-Nord // // Lannion Guingamp St-Brieuc // 11 // Manche // // Cherbourg // 12 // Loire-Atlantique // // Saint-Nazaire // 13 // Allier // // Montluçon // 14 // Meuse // // Meuse du Nord // 15 // Meurthe-et-Moselle // // Longwy // // // //

ITALY

1.2.3,4 // // // // No (NUTS III) // Level III regio // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exeption of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // 1,4 // Regions satisfying criteria (a), (b) and (c) 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Torino // 'Comune' of Torino // // 2 // Massa-Carrara // // Whole level III region // 3 // Terni // // Whole level III region // 4 // Frosinone // // 10 'Comuni': Anagni Cassino Ceccano Ferentino Frosinone Isola Liri Patrica Piedimonte s. Germano Pontecorvo Sora 1,4 // // Adjacent areas 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Perugia // // Spoleto 1,4 // // Other areas suffering from decline in vital industrial sectors 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Novara // // Verbano Cusio Ossola // 2 // Valle d'Aosta // // 32 'Comuni' in the province of Aosta: Aosta Arnad Bard Brissogne Chambave Champ de Praz Charvensod Chatillon Donnas Fenis Fontainemore Gignod Gressan Hone Issogne Jovencan Lillianes Montjouet Nus Perloz Pollein Pontey Pont-Saint-Martin Quart Roisan Saint Christophe Saint Denis Saint Marcel Saint Vincent Sarre Verrayes Verres 1.2.3,4 // // // // No (NUTS III) // Level III region // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exception of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // // 3 // Genova // // 40 'Comuni' in the province of Genova: Arenzano Avegno Bargagli Busalla Camogli Campoligure Campomorone Carasco Casarza Ligure Casella Castiglione Chiavari Ceranesi Chiavari Cicagna Cogoleto Cogorno Davagna Genova (part) i.e.: G.Z.U. Ponente G.Z.U. Polcevera Sampierdarena G.Z.U. Bisagno except S. Fruttuoso Valle Sturla San Martino Sturla-Quarto Porto Isola del Cantone Lavagna Leivi Masone Mele Mezzanego Mignanego Moconesi Montoggio Orero Rapallo Recco Ronco Scrivia Rossiglione S. Colombano Certenoli S. Margherita Ligure S. Olcese Savignone Serra Ricco Sestri Levante Sori Tribogna // 4 // Sondrio // // 4 'Comunità Montane' in the province of Sondrio: Chiavenna Morbegno Sondrio Tirano // 5 // Rovigo // Ariano Polesine Bagnolo Po Canaro Castelguglielmo Castelnovo Bariano Ceneselli // 1.2.3,4 // // // // No (NUTS III) // Level III region // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exception of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // // // // Corbola Costa di Rovigo Ficarolo Fiesso Umbertiano Frassinelle Polesine Gavello Giacciano con Baruchella Loreo Lusia Melara Papozze Pettorazza Grimani Polesella Rosolina San Bellino San Martino di Venezze Stienta Trecenta Villadose Villanova Marchesana // // 6 // Firenze // // Circondario di Prato, i.e. the following 'Comuni': Prato Carmignano Cantagallo Montemurlo Poggio a Caiano Vaiano Vernio // 7 // Livorno // Campo nell'Elba Capoliveri Capraia Castagneto Carducci Livorno (part) i.e.: Circoscrizione 4 (Area - Stazione - Colline) Circoscrizione 5 (Piazza Magenta - Colline) Circoscrizione 7 (Salviano - Valle Benedetta) Marciana Marciana Marina Porto Azzurro Portoferraio Savereto Sassetta // // 8 // Pesaro-Urbino // Cartoceto Colbordolo Fano Gabicce Mare Gradara Mondolfo Montelabbate Pesaro San Costanzo Sant'Angelo in Lizzola Tavullia // // // // //

LUXEMBOURG

1.2.3,4 // // // // No (NUTS III) // Level III region // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exception of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // 1,4 // Other areas suffering from decline vital industrial sectors 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Luxembourg (G.D.) // // Esch-sur-Alzette Capellen // // // //

NETHERLANDS

1.2.3,4 // // // // No (NUTS III) // Level III region // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exception of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // 1,4 // Regions satisfying criteria (a), (b) and (c) 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Delfzijl E.O. // // Whole level III region // 2 // Oost-Groningen // // Whole level III region // 3 // Zuidoost-Drenthe // // Whole level III region // 4 // Twente // // Almelo Enschede Hengelo // 5 // Zuid-Limburg // // Oostelijk Mijnstreek Brunssum Kerkrade Sittard 1,4 // // Adjacent areas 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Overig Groningen // // Hoogezand/Sappemeer 1,4 // // Urban communities suffering from industrial decline 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Overig Groningen // // Groningen (city) // // // //

UNITED KINGDOM

1.2.3,4 // // // // No (NUTS III) // Level III region // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exception of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // 1,4 // Regions satisfying criteria (a), (b) and (c) 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Fife // // Alloa Dunfermline Dundee Kirkcaldy // 2 // Central // // Alloa Falkirk Glasgow Stirling (part) (the wards of: Argyll Cornton, Gowanhill, Ballangeich, King's Park, Torbrex, Borestone, Ladywell, Polmaise, // // // // Sauchenford, Whins, Logie) 1.2.3,4 // // // // No (NUTS III) // Level III region // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exception of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // // 3 // Strathclyde // // Ayr Cumnock & Sanquhar Dumbarton Girvan Glasgow Greenock Irvine Kilmarnock Lanarkshire // 4 // Northumberland // // Alnwick & Amble Morpeth & Ashington Newcastle-upon-Tyne // 5 // Tyne and Wear // // Whole level III region // 6 // Durham // // Whole level III region // 7 // Cleveland // // Whole level III region // 8 // Humberside // // Doncaster Goole and Selby Grimsby Hull Scunthorpe // 9 // South Yorkshire // // Whole level III region // 10 // West Yorkshire // // Bradford Castleford and Pontefract Wakefield and Dewsbury // 11 // Nottinghamshire // // Gainsborough Mansfield Nottingham City UPA Retford Worksop // 12 // Greater Manchester // // Level III region // 13 // Lancashire // // Accrington & Rossendale Blackburn Bolton and Bury Burnley Liverpool Pendle Rochdale Wigan and Helens // 14 // Merseyside // // Whole level III region // 15 // West Midlands County // // Whole level III region // 16 // Gwent // // Ebbw Vale and Abergavenny Merthyr and Rhymney Newport Pontypool and Cwmbran // 17 // Mid Glamorgan // // Whole level III region // 18 // West Glamorgan // // Whole level III region // 19 // Clwyd // // Flint & Rhyl Wrexham 1,4 // // Adjacent areas 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Tayside // // Arbroath Dundee Dunfermline // 2 // Lothian // // Bathgate Falkirk // 3 // Dumfries and Galloway // // Cumnock and Sanquhar 1.2.3,4 // // // // No (NUTS III) // Level III region // Eligible areas 1.2.3.4 // // // The whole level III region, with the exception of // Only the following areas are eligible within the level III region // // // // // 4 // North Yorkshire // // Castleford and Pontefract Darlington Middlesborough // 5 // Lincolnshire // // Gainsborough Grimsby Scunthorpe // 6 // Derbyshire // // Chesterfield Mansfield Worksop // 7 // Cheshire // // Liverpool Widnes & Runcorn Wirral & Chester // 8 // Shropshire // // Telford & Bridgnorth Wolverhampton // 9 // Staffordshire // // Birmingham Walsall Wolverhampton // 10 // Warwickshire // // Birmingham (part) (the part located in North Warwickwshire District) Coventry & Hinckley // 11 // South Glamorgan // // Cardiff (part) (the coastal and dockland area South and East of a line from St Athan to Lisvane) // 12 // Powys // // Ebbw Vale and Abergavenny Aberdare Swansea // 13 // Dyfed // // Llanelli Swansea 1,4 // // Other areas suffering from decline in vital industrial sectors 1.2.3.4 // // // // // 1 // Cumbria // // Workington/Whitehaven // // // //

Selaya

Soba

Los Tojos

Tresviso

Tudanca

Val de San Vicente

Valdáliga

Valdeolea

Valdeprado del Río

Valderredible

Vega de Liébana

Vega de Pas

Villacarriedo

Villafufre

Villaverde de Trucios

2 Álava 'Comarcas' of:

Montaña Alavesa

Valles Alaveses 3 Guipúzcoa Whole level III region 4 Vizcaya Whole level III region 5 Navarra 'Municipios' of:

Pamplona

Baztán

Urdax

Zugarramurdi

Anué Atez No

(NUTS III) Level III region

Eligible areas

The whole level III region,

with the exception of

Only the following areas

are eligible within the

level III region

Basaburúa Mayor

Ezcabarte

Imoz

Lanz

Odieta

Olaibar

Ulzama

Bértiz-Arana

Donamaría

Elgorriaga

Erasun

Ezcurra

Ituren

Labayen

Oiz

Saldías

Santesteban

Sumbilla

Urroz de Santesteban

Zubieta

Abaurrea Alta

Abaurrea Baja

Arce

Aria

Arive

Buguete

Erro

Esteríbar

Garayoa

Garralda

Orbaiceta

Orbara

Oroz-Betelu

Roncesvalles

Valcarlos

Villanueva

Burgui

Castillonuevo

Ezcároz

Esparza

Gallués

Garde

Guesa

Isaba

Izelzu

Jaurrieta

Navascués

Ochagavía

Oronz

Roncal

Sarriés

Urzainqui

Uztárroz

Vidángoz 6 Rioja 'Municipios' of:

Logroño

Ajamil

Almarza de Cameros

Arnedillo

Anguiano Brieva de Cameros No

(NUTS III) Level III region

Eligible areas

The whole level III region,

with the exception of

Only the following areas

are eligible within the

level III region

Cabezón de Cameros

Canales de la Sierra

Castroviejo

Enciso

Ezcaray

Gallinero de Cameros

Hornillos de Cameros

Jalón de Cameros

Laguna de Cameros

Lumbreras

Mansilla

Matute

Munilla

Muro en Cameros

Nestares

Nieva de Cameros

Ojacastro

Ortigosa

Pazuengos

Pedroso

Pinillos

Pradillo

Prejano

Rabanera

Rasillo (El)

Robres del Castillo

San Román de Cameros

Soto en Cameros

Terroba

Tobia

Torre en Cameros

Torrecilla en Cameros

Valgañon

Ventrosa

Viguera

Villanueva de Cameros

Villoslada de Cameros

Viniegra de Abajo

Viniegra de Arriba

Zarzosa

Zorraquin

Villavelayo 7 Zaragoza The 'distritos' of 'Casco Viejo' and 'Casablanca' of the 'municipio' of Zaragoza and the 'municipios' of: Artieda

Bagdes

Isuerre

Lobera de Onsella

Longás

Mianos

Navardún

Los Pintanos

Salvatierra de Escá

Sigués

Sos del Rey Católico

Undués de Lerda

Urriés

Acered Alarba No

(NUTS III) Level III region

Eligible areas

The whole level III region,

with the exception of

Only the following areas

are eligible within the

level III region

Aldehuela de Liestos

Anento

Atea

Badules

Balconchán

Berrueco

Castejón de Alarba

Cubel

Las Cuerlas

Daroca

Fonbuena

Gallocanta

Langa del Castillo

Lechón

Mainar

Manchones

Murero

Nombrevilla

Orcajo

Retascón

Romanos

Santed

Torralba de los Frailes

Torralbilla

Used

Val de San Martín

Valdehorna

Villadoz

Villanueva de Jiloca

Villareal de Huerva

Villarroya del Campo

Aguarón

Aguilón

Aladrén

Alfamén

Almonacid de la Sierra

Cariñena

Cerveruela

Codos

Cosuenda

Encinacorba

Herrera de los Navarros

Longares

Luesma

Paniza

Tosos

Villanueva de Huerva

Villar de los Navarros

Vistabella

Almochuel

Almonacid de la Cuba

Azuara

Belchite

Codo

Fuendetodos

Lagata

Lécera

Latux

Moneva

Moyuela

Plenas

Samper del Salz

No

(NUTS III) Level III region

Eligible areas

The whole level III region,

with the exception of

Only the following areas

are eligible within the

level III region

8 Barcelona The whole level III region outside the 'municipio' of Barcelona, with the exception of the 'barrios (zonas estadísticas)' of:

Barceloneta

Zona Franca

Horta

Roquetes

Ciutat Meridiana

Bon Pastor

Trinitat Vella

Poble Nou

Besòs 9 Gerona 'Comarcas' of:

Baix Empordà

Ripollès

Selva (La) 10 Tarragona 'Comarcas' of:

Baix Camp

Baix Penedès

Ribera d'Ebre

Tarragonès Urban communities suffering from industrial decline

1 Madrid 'Municipios' of:

Alcorcón

Getafe

Leganés

Móstoles

Arganda

Rivas-Vaciamadrid

Alcalá de Henares

San Fernando de Henares

Torrejón de Ardoz

FRANCE

No

(NUTS III) Level III region

Eligible areas

The whole level III region,

with the exception of

Only the following areas

are eligible within the

level III region

Regions satisfying criteria (a), (b) and (c)

1 Ardennes Vallée de la Meuse 2 Aisne Chauny

Soissons

Saint-Quentin

Thiérache 3 Somme Abbeville-Ponthieu

Amiens

Santerre-Somme

Vimeu 4 Seine-Maritime Barentin

Yvetot

Elbeuf

Louviers

Vallée de la Bresle

Caux-Maritime

Le Havre

Fécamp

Lillebonne No

(NUTS III) Level III region

Eligible areas

The whole level III region,

with the exception of

Only the following areas

are eligible within the

level III region

5 Nord Sambre-Avesnois

Cambrai

Douai

Dunkerque

Lille

Roubaix-Tourcoing

Valenciennes 6 Pas-de-Calais Bassin minier Ouest

Boulogne

Calais

Lens 7 Moselle Thionville

Bassin houiller 8 Vosges Epinal

Saint-Dié 9 Haute-Saône Lure-Luxeuil 10 Territoire de Belfort Territoire de Belfort 11 Maine-et-Loire Cholet 12 Sarthe Le Mans 13 Loire Saint-Étienne Adjacent areas

1 Doubs Montbéliard Other areas suffering from decline in vital industrial sectors

1 Saône-et-Loire Le Creusot

Monceau-les-Mines

Chalon-sur-Saône 2 Gard Alès

Le Vigan 3 Charente-Maritime La Rochelle 4 Pyrénées-Atlantiques Lacq-Orthez 5 Tarn Albi-Carmaux 6 Aveyron Figeac-Decazeville 7 Vienne Châtellerault 8 Bouches-du-Rhône Fos

Étang de Berre 9 Puy-de-Dôme Issoire 10 Côtes-du-Nord Lannion

Guingamp

St-Brieuc 11 Manche Cherbourg 12 Loire-Atlantique Saint-Nazaire 13 Allier Montluçon 14 Meuse Meuse du Nord 15 Meurthe-et-Moselle Longwy

ITALY

No

(NUTS III) Level III regio

Eligible areas

The whole level III region,

with the exeption of

Only the following areas

are eligible within the

level III region

Regions satisfying criteria (a), (b) and (c)

1 Torino 'Comune' of Torino 2 Massa-Carrara Whole level III region 3 Terni Whole level III region 4 Frosinone 10 'Comuni':

Anagni

Cassino

Ceccano

Ferentino

Frosinone

Isola Liri

Patrica

Piedimonte s. Germano

Pontecorvo

Sora Adjacent areas

1 Perugia Spoleto Other areas suffering from decline in vital industrial sectors

1 Novara Verbano

Cusio

Ossola 2 Valle d'Aosta 32 'Comuni' in the province of Aosta:

Aosta

Arnad

Bard

Brissogne

Chambave

Champ de Praz

Charvensod

Chatillon

Donnas

Fenis

Fontainemore

Gignod

Gressan

Hone

Issogne

Jovencan

Lillianes

Montjouet

Nus

Perloz

Pollein

Pontey

Pont-Saint-Martin

Quart

Roisan

Saint Christophe

Saint Denis

Saint Marcel

Saint Vincent

Sarre

Verrayes

Verres No

(NUTS III) Level III region

Eligible areas

The whole level III region,

with the exception of

Only the following areas

are eligible within the

level III region

3 Genova 40 'Comuni' in the province of Genova:

Arenzano

Avegno

Bargagli

Busalla

Camogli

Campoligure

Campomorone

Carasco

Casarza Ligure

Casella

Castiglione Chiavari

Ceranesi

Chiavari

Cicagna

Cogoleto

Cogorno

Davagna

Genova (part) i.e.:

G.Z.U. Ponente

G.Z.U. Polcevera

Sampierdarena

G.Z.U. Bisagno except

S. Fruttuoso

Valle Sturla

San Martino

Sturla-Quarto

Porto

Isola del Cantone

Lavagna

Leivi

Masone

Mele

Mezzanego

Mignanego

Moconesi

Montoggio

Orero

Rapallo

Recco

Ronco Scrivia

Rossiglione

S. Colombano Certenoli

S. Margherita Ligure

S. Olcese

Savignone

Serra Ricco

Sestri Levante

Sori

Tribogna 4 Sondrio 4 'Comunità Montane' in the province of Sondrio:

Chiavenna

Morbegno

Sondrio

Tirano 5 Rovigo Ariano Polesine

Bagnolo Po

Canaro

Castelguglielmo

Castelnovo Bariano

Ceneselli

No

(NUTS III) Level III region

Eligible areas

The whole level III region,

with the exception of

Only the following areas

are eligible within the

level III region

Corbola

Costa di Rovigo

Ficarolo

Fiesso Umbertiano

Frassinelle Polesine

Gavello

Giacciano con Baruchella

Loreo

Lusia

Melara

Papozze

Pettorazza Grimani

Polesella

Rosolina

San Bellino

San Martino di Venezze

Stienta

Trecenta

Villadose

Villanova Marchesana 6 Firenze Circondario di Prato, i.e. the following 'Comuni':

Prato

Carmignano

Cantagallo

Montemurlo

Poggio a Caiano

Vaiano

Vernio 7 Livorno Campo nell'Elba

Capoliveri

Capraia

Castagneto Carducci

Livorno (part) i.e.:

Circoscrizione 4 (Area -

Stazione - Colline)

Circoscrizione 5

(Piazza Magenta -

Colline)

Circoscrizione 7 (Salviano -

Valle Benedetta)

Marciana

Marciana Marina

Porto Azzurro

Portoferraio

Savereto

Sassetta 8 Pesaro-Urbino Cartoceto

Colbordolo

Fano

Gabicce Mare

Gradara

Mondolfo

Montelabbate

Pesaro

San Costanzo

Sant'Angelo in Lizzola

Tavullia

LUXEMBOURG

No

(NUTS III) Level III region

Eligible areas

The whole level III region,

with the exception of

Only the following areas

are eligible within the

level III region

Other areas suffering from decline vital industrial sectors

1 Luxembourg (G.D.) Esch-sur-Alzette

Capellen

NETHERLANDS

No

(NUTS III) Level III region

Eligible areas

The whole level III region,

with the exception of

Only the following areas

are eligible within the

level III region

Regions satisfying criteria (a), (b) and (c)

1 Delfzijl E.O. Whole level III region 2 Oost-Groningen Whole level III region 3 Zuidoost-Drenthe Whole level III region 4 Twente Almelo

Enschede

Hengelo 5 Zuid-Limburg Oostelijk Mijnstreek

Brunssum

Kerkrade

Sittard

Adjacent areas

1 Overig Groningen Hoogezand/Sappemeer Urban communities suffering from industrial decline

1 Overig Groningen Groningen (city)

UNITED KINGDOM

No

(NUTS III) Level III region

Eligible areas

The whole level III region,

with the exception of

Only the following areas

are eligible within the

level III region

Regions satisfying criteria (a), (b) and (c)

1 Fife Alloa

Dunfermline

Dundee

Kirkcaldy 2 Central Alloa

Falkirk

Glasgow

Stirling (part)

(the wards of: Argyll

Cornton, Gowanhill,

Ballangeich, King's Park,

Torbrex, Borestone,

Ladywell, Polmaise,

Sauchenford, Whins, Logie) No

(NUTS III) Level III region

Eligible areas

The whole level III region,

with the exception of

Only the following areas

are eligible within the

level III region

3 Strathclyde Ayr

Cumnock & Sanquhar

Dumbarton

Girvan

Glasgow

Greenock

Irvine

Kilmarnock

Lanarkshire 4 Northumberland Alnwick & Amble

Morpeth & Ashington

Newcastle-upon-Tyne 5 Tyne and Wear Whole level III region 6 Durham Whole level III region 7 Cleveland Whole level III region 8 Humberside Doncaster

Goole and Selby

Grimsby

Hull

Scunthorpe 9 South Yorkshire Whole level III region 10 West Yorkshire Bradford

Castleford and Pontefract

Wakefield and Dewsbury 11 Nottinghamshire Gainsborough

Mansfield

Nottingham City UPA

Retford

Worksop 12 Greater Manchester Level III region 13 Lancashire Accrington & Rossendale

Blackburn

Bolton and Bury

Burnley

Liverpool

Pendle

Rochdale

Wigan and Helens 14 Merseyside Whole level III region 15 West Midlands County Whole level III region 16 Gwent Ebbw Vale and Abergavenny

Merthyr and Rhymney

Newport

Pontypool and Cwmbran 17 Mid Glamorgan Whole level III region 18 West Glamorgan Whole level III region 19 Clwyd Flint & Rhyl

Wrexham Adjacent areas

1 Tayside Arbroath

Dundee

Dunfermline 2 Lothian Bathgate

Falkirk 3 Dumfries and Galloway Cumnock and Sanquhar No

(NUTS III) Level III region

Eligible areas

The whole level III region,

with the exception of

Only the following areas

are eligible within the

level III region

4 North Yorkshire Castleford and Pontefract

Darlington

Middlesborough 5 Lincolnshire Gainsborough

Grimsby

Scunthorpe 6 Derbyshire Chesterfield

Mansfield

Worksop 7 Cheshire Liverpool

Widnes & Runcorn

Wirral & Chester 8 Shropshire Telford & Bridgnorth

Wolverhampton 9 Staffordshire Birmingham

Walsall

Wolverhampton 10 Warwickshire Birmingham (part)

(the part located in

North Warwickwshire

District)

Coventry & Hinckley 11 South Glamorgan Cardiff (part)

(the coastal and dockland

area South and East of a

line from St Athan to

Lisvane) 12 Powys Ebbw Vale and Abergavenny

Aberdare

Swansea 13 Dyfed Llanelli

Swansea Other areas suffering from decline in vital industrial sectors

1 Cumbria Workington/Whitehaven