1999/505/EC: Commission Decision of 1 July 1999 fixing an indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations for Objective 3 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006 (notified under document number C(1999) 1774)
Date: 1999-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European social policy, Structural Funds, commitment of expenditure, distribution of aid, less-favoured region

27. 7. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 194/63

COMMISSION DECISION

of 1 July 1999

fixing an indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations for Objective 3
of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006

(notified under document number C(1999) 1774)

(1999/505/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21
June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural
Funds (1), and in particular the first and second subparagraphs
of Article 7(3) thereof,

(1) Whereas point 3 of the first subparagraph of Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 states that Objective 3 of
the Structural Funds aims to support adaptation and
modernisation of policies and systems of education,
training and employment;

(2) Whereas the fourth subparagraph of Article 7(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 stipulates that 12,3 % of
the appropriations for the Structural Funds are to be
allocated to Objective 3;

(3) Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 7(3) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1260/1999 stipulates that the Commission
is to use transparent procedures to make indicative
the commitment
breakdowns by Member State of
appropriations available for programming in 2000 to
2006;

(4) Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 7(3) of
Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 stipulates, in the case of
Objective 3, that the breakdown by Member State shall
be based principally on the eligible population,
the
employment situation and the severity of problems, such
as social exclusion, education and training levels, and
participation of women in the labour market;

(5) Whereas the Berlin European Council of 24 and 25
March 1999 approved,
in paragraph 45 of the Presi-
dency conclusions, the methodology proposed by the
Commission in accordance with the second subpara-

graph of Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999
for the indicative allocation of Objective 3 appropria-
tions;

(6) Whereas the Berlin European Council of 24 and 25
March 1999, in paragraph 44(d) and (e) of the Presi-
dency conclusions,
fixed the amounts pertaining to
certain specific cases for the period 2000 to 2006;

(7) Whereas the Commission's statement annexed to the
minutes of the Council meeting of 21 June 1999 indi-
cates the method that the Commission will use to decide
the indicative allocation by Member State of the appro-
priations for Objective 3, in accordance with the second
subparagraph of Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No
1260/1999;

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The indicative amounts per Member State of the commitment
appropriations for Objective 3 for 2000 to 2006 shall be as set
out in the Annex.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 1 July 1999.

For the Commission

Pádraig FLYNN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

27. 7. 1999

ANNEX

Indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations for Objective 3 of the Structural Funds
for the period 2000 to 2006

(EUR million (1999 prices))

Member State

Appropriations

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

737

365

4 581

—

2 140

4 540

—

3 744

38

1 686

528

—

403

720

4 568

Total

24 050