Decision No 6/98 of the Association Council, association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part of 30 December 1998 adopting the terms and conditions for the participation of Romania in the Community programmes in the fields of health and social policy
Date: 1998-12-30
Institutions: EC–Romania Association Council
Subjects: EU programme, Romania, association agreement (EU), financing of the EU budget, health policy, social policy

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DECISION  No  6/98  OF  THE  ASSOCIATION  COUNCIL,

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

adopting  the  terms  and  conditions  for  the  participation  of  Romania  in  the  Community
programmes  in  the  fields  of  health  and  social  policy

of  30  December  1998

(1999/110/EC)

THE  ASSOCIATION  COUNCIL,

HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

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 (1),

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

Whereas,  according  to  Article  1  of  the  said  Additional
Protocol,  Romania  may  participate 
in  Community
framework programmes, specific programmes, projects or
other  Community  actions  notably  in  the  fields  of  health
and  social  policy;

Whereas,  according  to  Article  2  of  the  said  Additional
Protocol,  the  terms  and  conditions  for  the  participation
of Romania in the activities referred to in Article 1 are to
be  decided  by  the  Association  Council,

Article  1

Romania  shall  participate  in  the  European  Community
programmes  Health  promotion,  Combating  cancer,
Prevention  of  AIDS  and  other  communicable  diseases,
Drug  dependence  and  Equal  opportunities  for  men  and
women,  according  to  the  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  until  31  December  2000.

Article  3

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

Done  at  Brussels,  30  December  1998.

For  the  Association  Council

The  President

A.  G.  PLESU

(1) OJ  L  357,  31.12.1994,  p.  2.
(2) OJ  L  317,  30.12.1995,  p.  40.

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ANNEX  I

TERMS  AND  CONDITIONS  FOR  THE  PARTICIPATION  OF  ROMANIA  IN  THE  PROGRAMMES
HEALTH  PROMOTION,  COMBATING  CANCER,  PREVENTION  OF  AIDS  AND  OTHER
COMMUNICABLE  DISEASES,  DRUG  DEPENDENCE  AND  EQUAL  OPPORTUNITIES  FOR  MEN
AND  WOMEN

1. Romania  will  participate  in  all  activities  of  the  programmes  Health  promotion,  Combating  cancer  and
Prevention  of  AIDS  and  other  communicable  diseases,  Drug  dependence  and  Equal  opportunities  for
men  and  women  (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  645/96/EC
of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  29  March  1996  adopting  a  programme  of
Community action on health promotion, information, education and training within the framework for
action in public health (1996 to 2000) (1), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof, Decision No 646/96/EC
of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  29  March  1996  adopting  an  action  plan  to  combat
cancer within the framework for action in the field of public health (1996 to 2000) (2) and in particular
Article  6(2)  thereof,  Decision  No  647/96/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of
29  March  1996  adopting  a  programme  of  Community  action  on  the  prevention  of  AIDS  and  certain
other  communicable  diseases  within  the  framework  for  action  in  the  field  of  public  health  (1996  to
2000) (3), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof, Decision No 102/97/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 16 December 1996 adopting a programme of Community action on the prevention of
drug dependence within the framework for action in the field of public health (1996 to 2000) (4), and in
particular  Article  6(2)  thereof,  and  Council  Decision  95/593/EC  of  22  December  1995  on  a
medium-term  Community  action  programme  on  equal  opportunities  for  men  and  women  (1996  to
2000) (5),  and  in  particular  Article  6(1)  thereof.

2. The terms and conditions for the submission, assessment and selection of applications related to eligible
institutions, organisations and individuals of Romania will be as far as possible in conformity with those
prevailing  in  the  Member  States  of  the  Community.

3. To ensure the Community dimension of the programmes, transnational projects and activities proposed
by Romania 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. Romania 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  Romania  will  make  every  effort,  within  the  framework  of
the  existing  provisions,  to  facilitate  the  free  movement  and  residence  of  all  eligible  persons  to  the
programmes  moving  between  Romania  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 Health Promotion, Combating cancer, Prevention of AIDS and other communicable diseases,
Drug dependence and Equal opportunities for men and women (Articles 7, 7, 7, 7 and 11 respectively),
the participation of Romania in the programmes will be continuously monitored on a partnership basis
involving  Romania  and  the  Commission  of  the  European  Communities.  Romania  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  Health  promotion,
Article  5  of  the  Decision  on  Combating  cancer,  Article  5  of  the  Decision  on  Prevention  of  AIDS  and
other  communicable  diseases,  Article  5  of  the  Decision  on  Drug  dependence  and  Article  9  of  the

(1) OJ  L  95,  16.4.1996,  p.  1.
(2) OJ  L  95,  16.4.1996,  p.  9.
(3) OJ  L  95,  16.4.1996,  p.  16.
(4) OJ  L  19,  22.1.1997,  p.  25.
(5) OJ  L  335,  30.12.1995,  p.  37.

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Decision  on  Equal  opportunities  for  men  and  women,  Romania  will  be  invited  to  any  coordination
meeting on any question concerning the implementation of this Decision prior to the regular meetings of
the  programme  committees.  The  Commission  will  inform  Romania  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.

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ANNEX  II

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF ROMANIA TO HEALTH PROMOTION, COMBATING CANCER,
PREVENTION  OF  AIDS  AND  OTHER  COMMUNICABLE  DISEASES,  DRUG  DEPENDENCE  AND
EQUAL  OPPORTUNITIES  FOR  MEN  AND  WOMEN

1.

The  financial  contribution  of  Romania  will  cover:

— financial  support  from  the  programmes  to  Romanian  participants,

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

the  Commission  stemming  from  Romania’s  participation.

2.

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

Should the contribution paid by Romania to the general budget of the European Communities, after
deduction  of  the  supplementary  administrative  costs,  be  higher  than  the  aggregated  amount  of
subsidies or other financial support received by the Romanian 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  Romania.

3. Health  promotion

Romania’s  annual  contribution  will  be  of  ECU  65 645  from  1998.  From  this  sum,  an  amount  of
ECU  4 295  will  cover  supplementary  administrative  costs  related  to  the  management  of  the
programm  by  the  Commission  stemming  from  Romania’s  participation.

4.

Combating  cancer

Romania’s  annual  contribution  will  be  of  ECU  113 783  from  1998.  From  this  sum,  an  amount  of
ECU  7 444  will  cover  supplementary  administrative  costs  related  to  the  management  of  the
programme  by  the  Commission  stemming  from  Romania’s  participation.

5.

Prevention  of  AIDS  and  other  communicable  diseases

Romania’s  annual  contribution  will  be  of  ECU  87 526  from  1998.  From  this  sum,  an  amount  of
ECU  5 726  will  cover  supplementary  administrative  costs  related  to  the  management  of  the
programme  by  the  Commission  stemming  from  Romania’s  participation.

6.

Drug  dependence

Romania’s  annual  contribution  will  be  of  ECU  43 763  from  1998.  From  this  sum,  an  amount  of
ECU  2 863  will  cover  supplementary  administrative  costs  related  to  the  management  of  the
programme  by  the  Commission  stemming  from  Romania’s  participation.

7.

Equal  opportunities  for  men  and  women

Romania’s  annual  contribution  will  be  of  ECU  157 454  from  1998.  From  this  sum,  an  amount  of
ECU  10 301  will  cover  supplementary  administrative  costs  related  to  the  management  of  the
programme  by  the  Commission  stemming  from  Romania’s  participation.

8.

The  financial  regulations  applicable  to  the  general  budget  of  the  Community  will  apply,  notably  to
the  management  of  the  contribution  of  Romania.

Upon entry into force of this Decision and at the beginning of each following year, the Commission
will  send  to  Romania  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.

Romania  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

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contribution  shall  give  rise  to  the  payment  of  interest  by  Romania  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 %.

9.

Romania will pay the supplementary costs of an administrative nature referred to in paragraphs 3, 4,
5,  6  and  7  from  its  national  budget.

10.

Romania  will  pay  the  remaining  cost  of  its  participation  as  follows:

10.1. Health  promotion

In  1998,  23 540  from  its  national  budget  and  37 810  from  its  PHARE  allocation.

In  1999,  30 675  from  its  national  budget  and  30 675  from  its  PHARE  allocation.

In  2000,  37 810  from  its  national  budget  and  23 540  from  its  PHARE  allocation.

10.2. Combating  cancer

In  1998,  42 535  from  its  national  budget  and  63 804  from  its  PHARE  allocation.

In  1999,  53 170  from  its  national  budget  and  53 169  from  its  PHARE  allocation.

In  2000,  63 804  from  its  national  budget  and  42 535  from  its  PHARE  allocation.

10.3. Prevention  of  AIDS  and  other  communicable  diseases

In  1998,  32 720  from  its  national  budget  and  49 080  from  its  PHARE  allocation.

In  1999,  40 900  from  its  national  budget  and  40 900  from  its  PHARE  allocation.

In  2000,  49 080  from  its  national  budget  and  32 720  from  its  PHARE  allocation.

10.4. Drug  dependence

In  1998,  16 360  from  its  national  budget  and  24 540  from  its  PHARE  allocation.

In  1999,  20 450  from  its  national  budget  and  20 450  from  its  PHARE  allocation.

In  2000,  24 540  from  its  national  budget  and  16 360  from  its  PHARE  allocation.

10.5. Equal  opportunities

In  1998,  58 861  from  its  national  budget  and  88 292  from  its  PHARE  allocation.

In  1999,  73 576  from  its  national  budget  and  73 577  from  its  PHARE  allocation.

In  2000,  88 292  from  its  national  budget  and  58 861  from  its  PHARE  allocation.

10.6. The  PHARE  contribution  is  subject  to  regular  PHARE  programming  procedures.