Decision No 3/1999 of the Association Council between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part, of 21 May 1999 adopting the terms and conditions for the participation of the Republic of Lithuania in Community programmes in the fields of health and social policy
Date: 1999-05-21
Institutions: EC–Lithuania Association Council
Subjects: EU programme, Lithuania, financing of the EU budget, health policy, social policy

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DECISION No 3/1999 OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

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

of 21 May 1999

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

(1999/410/EC, ECSC, Euratom)

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), and in particular Article 110 thereof,

(1) Whereas, according to Article 110 of the said Europe Agreement, Lithuania may parti-
cipate in Community framework programmes, specific programmes, projects or other
Community actions notably in the fields of health and social policy;

(2) Whereas, according to Article 110 of the said Europe Agreement, 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,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Lithuania shall participate in the European Community programmes ‘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.

This Decision shall apply until 31 December 2000.

Article 2

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 21 May 1999.

For the Association Council

The President

A. SAUDARGAS

(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 LITHAUNIA
IN THE PROGRAMMES PREVENTION OF AIDS AND OTHER COMMUNICABLE DISEASES,
DRUG DEPENDENCE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN

1. Lithuania will participate in all activities of the programmes ‘Prevention of AIDS and other communicable
diseases', ‘Drug dependence and equal opportunities for men and women' (hereinafter called ‘the program-
mes') in conformity, unless otherwise provided in this Decision, with the objectives, criteria, procedures and
time limits laid down in 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 (1996-2000) (1), 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 (1996-2000) (2), 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 (1996-2000) (3), 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 Lithuania 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
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 programmes
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 ‘Prevention of AIDS and other communicable diseases', ‘Drug dependence and equal opportun-
ities for men and women'
(Articles 7, 7 and 11 respectively), the participation of Lithuania in the
programmes will be continuously monitored on a partnership basis involving Lithuania and the Commis-
sion 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 ‘Prevention of AIDS and
other communicable diseases', Article 5 of the Decision on ‘Drug dependence' and Article 9 of the
Decision on ‘Equal opportunities for men and women', Lithuania 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 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 95, 16.4.1996, p. 16.
(2) OJ L 19, 22.1.1997, p. 25.
(3) OJ L 335, 30.12.1995, p. 37.

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ANNEX II

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA TO PREVENTION OF
AIDS AND OTHER COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, DRUG DEPENDENCE AND EQUAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN

1. The financial contribution of Lithuania will cover:

 financial support from the programmes to Lithuanian participants,

 supplementary costs of an administrtive 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 recieved from
the Programmes by the Lithuanian beneficiaries will not exceed the contribution paid by Lithuania, after
deduction of the supplementary administrative costs.

Should the contribution paid by Lithuania 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 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. Prevention of AIDS and other communicable diseases

Lithuania’s annual contribution will be of ECU 21 400 from 1998. From this sum, an amount of ECU
1 400 will cover supplementary administrative costs related to the management of the programme by the
Commission stemming from Lithuania’s participation.

4. Drug dependence

Lithuania’s annual contribution will be of ECU 21 400 from 1998. From this sum, an amount of ECU
1 400 will cover supplementary administrative costs related to the management of the programme by the
Commission stemming from Lithuania’s participation.

5. Equal opportunities for men and women

Lithuania’s annual contribution will be of ECU 25 686 from 1998. From this sum an amount of ECU 1 680
will cover supplementary administrative costs related to the management of the programme by the
Commission stemming from Lithuania’s participation.

6. 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 percentage points.

7. Lithuania will pay the supplementary costs of an administrative nature referred to in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5

from its national budget.

8. Lithuania will pay 10 % (1998), 30 % (1999) and 50 % (2000) of the remaining cost of its participation

from its national budget.

Subject to regular PHARE programming procedures, the remaining 90 % (1998), 70 % (1999) and 50 %
(2000) will be paid from Lithuania’s annual PHARE allocation.