89/288/EEC: 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
Date: 1989-03-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: industrial conversion, industrial region, less-favoured region













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89/288/EEC: 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  


Official Journal L 112 , 25/04/1989 P. 0019 - 0035 





*****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