Decision No 4/98 of the Association Council, association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part of 22 December 1998 adopting the terms and conditions for the participation of Lithuania in the Community programmes in the field of culture
Date: 1998-12-22
Institutions: EC–Lithuania Association Council
Subjects: EU programme, Lithuania, association agreement (EU), cultural policy, financing of the EU budget

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DECISION  No  4/98  OF  THE  ASSOCIATION  COUNCIL,

association  between  the  European  Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and
the  Republic  of  Lithuania,  of  the  other  part

of  22  December  1998

adopting  the  terms  and  conditions  for  the  participation  of  Lithuania  in  the  Community
programmes  in  the  field  of  culture

(1999/116/EC)

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  Republic  of
Lithuania,  of  the  other  part (1),

Whereas,  according  to  Article  110  of  the  said  Europe
Agreement,  Lithuania  may  participate  in  Community
framework programmes, specific programmes, projects or
other  Community  actions  notably  in  the  field  of  culture
and  the  terms  and  conditions  for  the  participation  of
Lithuania in the activities referred to in Article 110 are to
be  decided  by  the  Association  Council,

terms  and  conditions  set  out  in  Annexes  I  and  II  which
shall  form  an  integral  part  of  this  Decision.

Article  2

This  Decision  shall  apply  for  the  duration  of  the
programmes.

Article  3

This Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the
month  following  the  day  of  its  adoption.

HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

Done  at  Brussels,  22  December  1998.

Article  1

Lithuania  shall  participate  in  the  European  Community
programmes  Kaleidoscope  and  Raphael  according  to  the

For  the  Association  Council

The  President

W.  SCHÜSSEL

(1) OJ  L  51,  20.2.1998,  p.  3.

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ANNEX  I

TERMS  AND  CONDITIONS  FOR  THE  PARTICIPATION  OF  THE  REPUBLIC  OF  LITHUANIA  IN
THE  PROGRAMMES  KALEIDOSCOPE  AND  RAPHAEL

1. Lithuania  will  participate  in  all  activities  of  the  programmes  Kaleidoscope  and  Raphael  (hereinafter
called  ‘the  programmes’)  in  conformity,  unless  otherwise  provided  in  this  Decision,  with  the  objectives,
criteria,  procedures  and  time  limits  laid  down  in  Decision  No  719/96/EC  of  the  European  Parliament
and  of  the  Council  of  29  March  1996  establishing  a  programme  to  support  artistic  and  cultural
activities  having  a  European  dimension (1), 
‘Kaleidoscope’)  and  Decision
No  2228/97/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  13  October  1997  establishing  a
Community  action  programme  in  the  field  of  cultural  heritage (2)  (hereinafter  called  ‘Raphael’).

(hereinafter  called 

2. The terms and conditions for the submission, assessment and selection of applications related to eligible
institutions,  organisations  and  individuals  of  Lithuania  shall  be  the  same  as  those  applicable  to  eligible
institutions,  organisations  and  individuals  of  the  Community.

3. To ensure the Community dimension of the programmes, transnational projects and activities proposed
by Lithuania will be required to include a minimum number of partners from the Member States of the
Community.  This  minimum  number  will  be  decided  in  the  framework  of  the  implementation  of  the
programmes, taking into account the nature of the various activities, the number of partners in a given
project  and  the  number  of  countries  participating  in  the  programmes.

4. Lithuania will pay each year a contribution to the general budget of the European Communities to cover
the costs resulting from its participation in the programmes (see Annex II). The Association Committee
is  entitled  to  adapt  this  contribution  whenever  necessary.

5. The  Member  States  of  the  Community  and  Lithuania  will  make  every  effort,  within  the  framework  of
the  existing  provisions,  to  facilitate  the  free  movement  and  residence  of  all  eligible  persons  to  the
programme  moving  between  Lithuania  and  the  Member  States  of  the  Community  for  the  purpose  of
participating  in  activities  covered  by  the  Decision.

6. Without prejudice to the responsibilities of the Commission and the Court of Auditors of the European
Communities in relation to the monitoring and evaluation of the programmes pursuant to the Decisions
concerning Kaleidoscope and Raphael (Articles 8 and 10 respectively), the participation of Lithuania in
the  programmes  will  be  continuously  monitored  on  a  partnership  basis  involving  Lithuania  and  the
Commission  of  the  European  Communities.  Lithuania  will  submit  the  necessary  reports  to  the
Commission  and  take  part  in  other  specific  activities  set  out  by  the  Community  in  that  context.

7. Without  prejudice  to  the  procedures  referred  to  in  Article  5  of  the  Decision  on  Kaleidoscope  and
Article  7  of  the  Decision  on  Raphael,  Lithuania  will  be  invited  to  any  coordination  meetings  on
questions  concerning  the  implementation  of  this  Decision  prior  to  the  regular  meetings  of  the
Programme  Committee.  The  Commission  will  inform  Lithuania  about  the  results  of  such  regular
meetings.

8. The language to be used as regards the application process, contracts, reports to be submitted and other
administrative  arrangements  for  the  programmes  will  be  one  of  the  official  languages  of  the
Community.

(1) OJ  L  99,  20.4.1996,  p.  20.
(2) OJ  L  305,  8.11.1997,  p.  31.

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ANNEX  II

FINANCIAL  CONTRIBUTION  OF  THE  REPUBLIC  OF  LITHUANIA  TO  KALEIDOSCOPE  AND
RAPHAEL

1. The  financial  contribution  of  Lithuania  will  cover:

— financial  support  from  the  programmes  to  Lithuanian  participants,

— supplementary  costs  of  an  administrative  nature  related  to  the  management  of  the  programmes  by

the  Commission  stemming  from  Lithuania’s  participation.

2. For  every  financial  year,  the  aggregated  amount  of  subsidies  or  any  other  financial  support  received
from the programmes by the Lithuanian beneficiaries will not exceed the contribution paid by Lithuania,
after  deduction  of  the  supplementary  costs  of  an  administrative  nature.

Should  the  contribution  paid  by  Lithuania  to  the  general  budget  of  the  European  Communities,  after
deduction of supplementary costs of an administrative nature, be higher than the aggregated amount of
subsidies  or  other  financial  support  received  by  the  Lithuanian  beneficiaries  from  the  programmes,  the
Commission  will  transfer  the  balance  to  the  next  budgetary  exercise,  and  it  will  be  deducted  from  the
following year’s contribution. Should such a balance be left when the programmes come to an end, the
corresponding  amount  will  be  reimbursed  to  Lithuania.

3. Kaleidoscope

Lithuania’s annual contribution will be of ECU 20 056  from  1998.  From  this  sum,  an  amount  of  ECU
1 312  will  cover  supplementary  costs  of  an  administrative  nature  related  to  the  management  of  the
programme  by  the  Commission  stemming  from  Lithuania’s  participation.

4. Raphael

Lithuania’s annual contribution will be of ECU 24 614  from  1998.  From  this  sum,  an  amount  of  ECU
1 610  will  cover  supplementary  costs  of  an  administrative  nature  related  to  the  management  of  the
programme  by  the  Commission  stemming  from  Lithuania’s  participation.

5. The  financial  regulations  applicable  to  the  general  budget  of  the  Community  will  apply,  notably  to  the

management  of  the  contribution  of  Lithuania.

Upon entry into force of this Decision and at the beginning of each following year, the Commission will
send  to  Lithuania  a  call  for  funds  corresponding  to  its  contribution  to  the  costs  under  this  Decision.

This  contribution  will  be  expressed  in  ecus  and  paid  into  an  ecu  bank  account  of  the  Commission.

Lithuania will pay its contribution to the annual costs under this Decision according to the call for funds
and  at  the  latest  three  months  after  the  call  for  funds  is  sent.  Any  delay  in  the  payment  of  the
contribution shall give rise to the payment of interest by Lithuania on the outstanding amount from the
due  date.  The  interest  rate  corresponds  to  the  rate  applied  by  the  European  Monetary  Cooperation
Fund,  for  the  month  of  the  due  date,  for  its  operations  in  ecus,  increased  by  1,5 %.

6. Lithuania will pay the supplementary costs of an administrative nature referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4

from  its  national  budget.

7. Lithuania will pay 10, 30 and 50 % of the remaining cost of its participation from its national budget of

1998,  1999  and  2000  respectively.

Subject  to  regular  PHARE  programming  procedures,  the  remaining  90,  70  and  50 %  will  be  paid  from
Lithuania’s  annual  PHARE  allocations  of  1998,  1999  and  2000  —  subject  to  the  availability  of  the
relevant  budgetary  appropriations.