Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the Community position within the Association Council on the participation of Romania in the financial instrument of the Community in the field of environment (LIFE)
Date: 1998-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Association Council (EU), EU financial instrument, Romania, environmental cooperation, environmental protection

21.4.98

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

C  122/7

II

(Preparatory  Acts)

COMMISSION

Proposal  for  a  Council  Decision  concerning  the  Community  position  within  the  Association
Council  on  the  participation  of  Romania  in  the  financial  instrument  of  the  Community  in  the
field  of  environment  (LIFE)

(98/C  122/07)

COM(1998)  112  final  -  98/0074(CNS)

(Submitted  by  the  Commission  on  9  March  1998)

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European
Community,  and  in  particular  Article  130s,  paragraph  1,
in  conjunction  with  Article  228,  paragraph  3,  1st  alinea
thereof,

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

Having 
Parliament,

regard 

to 

the  opinion  of 

the  European

the  Additional  Protocol 

the  Europe
Whereas 
Agreement  establishing  an  association  between 
the
European  Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  the
one  part,  and  Romania,  of  the  other  part,  has  been
concluded  by  decision  of 
the
Commission  of  4  December  1995,

the  Council  and 

to 

Whereas,  according  to  Article  1  of  the  Additional
Protocol,  Romania  may  participate 
in  Community
framework  programmes,  specific  programmes,  projects
or  other  actions  notably  in  the  field  of  environment  and
the  participation  of
the 

terms  and  conditions 

for 

Romania 
Association  Council,

in  these  activities  shall  be  decided  by  the

Whereas,  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1973/92,  as
amended  by  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1404/96  of  15
July  1996  establishing  a  financial 
instrument  for  the
environment  (LIFE)  and  in  particular  Article  13a  thereof,
provides  that  this  programme  shall  be  open  to  the
participation  of  associated  Central  European  countries  in
accordance  with  the  conditions  set  out  in  the  Additional
Protocols  to  the  Association  Agreements  on  participation
in  Community  programmes;

HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

established 

The  position  to  be  taken  by  the  Community  within  the
Association  Council 
the  Europe
by 
Agreement  between 
the  European  Communities  and
their  Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and  Romania,  of
the  other  part,  concerning  the  participation  of  Romania
in  the  financial  instrument  of  the  Community  in  the  field
of  environment,  is  the  attached  draft  decision  of  the
Association  Council.

Draft  Decision  of  the  EC(cid:134)Romania  Association  Council  adopting  the  terms  and  conditions  for
the  participation  of  Romania  in  the  financial  instrument  of  the  Community  in  the  field  of
environment

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  Romania,  of  the  other  part(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  Romania,
of  the  other  part,  concerning  Romania’s  participation  in  Community  programmes,  and  in
particular  Articles  1  and  2  thereof(cid:216)(ˇ),

(˛)(cid:217)OJ  L  357,  31.12.1994,  p.  2.
(ˇ)(cid:217)OJ  L  317,  30.12.1995,  p.  40.