Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the Community position within the Association Council on the participation of the Czech Republic in Community programmes in the fields of training, youth and education
Date: 1998-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, EU programme, education, vocational training, young person

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Proposal  for  a  Council  Decision  concerning  the  Community  position  within  the  Association
Council  on  the  participation  of  the  Czech  Republic  in  Community  programmes  in  the  fields  of
training,  youth  and  education

(98/C  116/11)

COM(98)  93  final  -  98/0067(CNS)

(Submitted  by  the  Commission  on  24  February  1998)

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular  Articles
126  and  127,  in  conjunction  with  Article  228(3)  first  paragraph  thereof,

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

Having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  European  Parliament,

Whereas  the  additional  Protocol  to  the  Europe  Agreement  establishing  an  association  between
the  European  Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  the  on  part,  and  the  Czech  Republic,
of  the  other  part,  has  been  concluded  by  decision  of  the  Council  and  the  Commission  of
4  December  1995;

Whereas,  according  to  Article  1  of  the  additional  Protocol,  the  Czech  Republic  may  participate
in  Community  framework  programmes,  specific  programmes,  projects  or  other  actions  notably
in  the  fields  of  training,  youth  and  education  and,  pursuant  to  Article  2,  the  terms  and
conditions  for  the  participation  of  the  Czech  Republic  in  the  activities  referred  to  in  Article  1
shall  be  decided  by  the  Association  Council;

Whereas,  Council  Decision  94/819/EC  of  6  December  1994  establishing  an  action  programme
for  the  implementation  of  a  European  Community  vocational  training  policy(cid:216)(˛)  (hereinafter
called  Leonardo  da  Vinci),  and  in  particular  Article  9(1)  thereof,  Decision  818/95/EC  of
14  March  1995  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  adopting  the  third  phase  of  the
Youth  for  Europe  programme(cid:216)(ˇ)  and 
in  particular  Article  7(4)  thereof  and  Decision
819/95/EC  of  14  March  1995  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  establishing  the
Community  action  programme  in  the  field  of  education(cid:216)(—)  (hereinafter  called  Socrates)  and  in
particular  Article  7(3)  thereof,  provide  that  these  programmes  shall  be  open  to  the  participation
of  associated  Central  European  countries  in  accordance  with  the  conditions  set  out  in  the
additional  Protocols 
in  Community
programmes;

the  Association  Agreements  on  participation 

to 

Whereas  the  decision  of  the  EC(cid:220)Czech  Republic  Association  Council  of  30  September  1997(cid:216)((cid:209))
defines  terms  and  conditions  for  the  participation  of  the  Czech  Republic  in  Community
programmes  in  the  fields  of  training,  youth  and  education,

(˛)(cid:217)OJ  L  340,  29.12.1994.
(ˇ)(cid:217)OJ  L  87,  20.4.1995.
(—)(cid:217)OJ  L  87,  20.4.1995.
((cid:209))(cid:217)OJ  L  277,  10.10.1997.

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HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

The  position  to  be  taken  by  the  Community  within  the  Association  Council  established  by  the
Europe  Agreement  between  the  European  Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  the  one
part,  and  the  Czech  Republic,  of  the  other  part,  concerning  the  participation  of  the  Czech
Republic  in  Community  programmes  in  the  fields  of  training,  youth  and  education  as  from
1998,  is  the  attached  draft  decision  of  the  Association  Council.

Draft  Decision  of  the  EC(cid:220)Czech  Republic  Association  Council  amending  Decision  No  2/97  of
the  Association  Council  between  the  European  Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  the
one  part,  and  the  Czech  Republic,  of  the  other  part  of  30  September  1997  adopting  the  terms
and  conditions  for  the  participation  of  the  Czech  Republic  in  Community  programmes  in  the
fields  of  training,  youth  and  education

THE  ASSOCIATION  COUNCIL,

Having  regard  to  the  Europe  Agreement  establishing  an  association  between  the  European
Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  Czech  Republic,  of  the
other(cid:216)(˛),

Having  regard  to  the  additional  Protocol  to  the  Europe  Agreement  establishing  an  association
between  the  European  Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  Czech
Republic,  of  the  other  part  concerning  the  Czech  Republic’s  participation  in  Community
programmes,  and  in  particular  Articles  1  and  2  thereof(cid:216)(ˇ),

Having  regard  to  the  Association  Council  Decision  No  2/97  between  the  European
Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  Czech  Republic,  of  the  other
part  of  30  September  1997  adopting  the  terms  and  conditions  for  the  participation  of  the
Czech  Republic  in  Community  programmes  in  the  fields  of  training,  youth  and  education(cid:216)(—),

Whereas  according  to  Article  1  of  the  additional  Protocol,  the  Czech  Republic  may  participate
in  Community  framework  programmes,  specific  programmes,  projects  or  other  actions  notably
in  the  fields  of  training,  youth  and  education;

Whereas  pursuant  to  Article  2  of  the  additional  Protocol  the  terms  and  conditions  for  the
participation  of  the  Czech  Republic  in  the  activities  referred  to  in  Article  1  shall  be  decided  by
the  Association  Council;

(˛)(cid:217)OJ  L  347,  31.12.1993.
(ˇ)(cid:217)OJ  L  317,  30.12.1995.
(—)(cid:217)OJ  L  277,  10.10.1997.

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Whereas  the  provisions  concerning  the  financial  contribution  of  the  Czech  Republic  as  defined
in  Annex  I(5)  and  in  Annex  II(7)  of  Decision  No  2/97  need  to  be  adapted,

HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

Article  1

Decision  No  2/97  of  the  Association  Council  between  the  European  Communities  and  their
Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  Czech  Republic,  of  the  other  part  of  30  September
1997  adopting  the  terms  and  conditions  for  the  participation  of  the  Czech  Republic  in
Community  programmes  in  the  fields  of  training,  youth  and  education  is  hereby  amended  as
follows:

Annex  II(7)  is  replaced  by  the  following:

"7.(cid:217)The  Czech  Republic  shall  pay  the  supplementary  administrative  costs  referred  to  in

paragraphs  3,  4  and  5  from  its  national  budget.

The  Czech  Republic  will  also  pay  from  its  national  budget  50(cid:216)%  of  the  remainder  of
its  annual  contribution  to  the  Leonardo  da  Vinci  programme,  referred  to  in  para(cid:220)
graph  3,  and  67(cid:216)%  of  the  remainder  of  its  annual  contribution  to  the  Socrates  and
Youth  for  Europe  programmes,  referred  to  in  paragraphs  4  and  5.

to  regular  PHARE  programming  procedures, 

Subject 
the  remaining  50(cid:216)%  for
Leonardo,  33(cid:216)%  for  Socrates  and  Youth  for  Europe  programmes  will  be  paid  from  the
Czech  Republic’s  annual  PHARE  national  indicative  programme.’

This  Decision  shall  apply  for  the  duration  of  the  Leonardo  da  Vinci,  Youth  for  Europe  and
Socrates  programmes  (until  31  December  1999).

Article  2

This  Decision  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  of  its  adoption  by  the  Association  Council.

Article  3