2000/120/EC: Commission Decision of 22 December 1999 listing the areas of Finland eligible under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006 (notified under document number C(1999) 4945) (Only the Finnish text is authentic)
Date: 1999-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Structural Funds, eligible region, less-favoured region, regional aid, terms for aid

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 December 1999

listing the areas of Finland eligible under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period
2000 to 2006

(notified under document number C(1999) 4945)

(Only the Finnish text is authentic)

(2000/120/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 subparagraph of
Article 4(4) thereof,

After consulting the Advisory Committee on the Development
and Conversion of Regions, the Committee on Agricultural
Structures and Rural Development and the Management
Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

eligible under Objective 2 with due regard to national
priorities, without prejudice to the transitional support
provided for in Article 6(2) of that Regulation;

(5) Article 4(11) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides
that each list of areas eligible under Objective 2 is to be
valid for seven years from 1 January 2000; however,
where there is a serious crisis in a given region,
the
Commission, acting on a proposal from a Member State,
may amend the list of areas during 2003 in accordance
with paragraphs 1 to 10 of Article 4, without increasing
the proportion of
the population within each region
referred to in Article 13(2) of that Regulation,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

(1) point 2 of

the first

subparagraph of Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that Objective 2
of the Structural Funds is to support the economic and
social conversion of areas facing structural difficulties;

(2)

the first subparagraph of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 1260/1999 provides that
the Commission and the
Member States shall seek to ensure that assistance is
genuinely concentrated on the areas most
seriously
affected and at the most appropriate geographical level;

(3) Commission Decision 1999/503/EC (2)

in
accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1260/1999, a population ceiling for each Member State
under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period
2000 to 2006. The ceiling for Finland is 1 582 000
inhabitants;

lays down,

Article 1

in Finland eligible under Objective 2 of

The areas
the
Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006 are listed in the
Annex hereto.

This list may be amended in the course of 2003.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to Finland.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1999.

(4) Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 states that
the Commission, on the basis of proposals from the
Member States and in close concertation with each
Member State concerned, is to draw up a list of the areas

For the Commission

Michel BARNIER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 58.

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LIST OF AREAS ELIGIBLE UNDER OBJECTIVE 2 OF THE STRUCTURAL FUNDS IN FINLAND

ANNEX

(2000 to 2006)

Eligible areas

NUTS III region

All of the NUTS III level region except

Only the following areas are eligible within the
NUTS III level region

Areas satisfying the provisions of Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999

Population
living in the
eligible areas of the
NUTS III level region
(number of
inhabitants)

Varsinais-Suomi

Satakunta

Kanta-H(cid:228)me

Pirkanmaa

P(cid:228)ij(cid:228)t-H(cid:228)me

Kymenlaakso

Etel(cid:228)-Karjala

Keski-Suomi

Keski-Pohjanmaa

Subregion:

Vakka-Suomen

Subregions:

Rauman
Porin

Whole region

Subregions:

Etel(cid:228)-Pirkanmaan
It(cid:228)-Pirkanmaan
Koillis-Pirkanmaan
Pohjois-Pirkanmaan

Whole region

Subregion:

Kotka-Haminan

Subregions:

Lappeenrannan
Imatran

Areas satisfying the provisions of Article 4(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999

Subregions:

Jyv(cid:228)skyl(cid:228)n
Kaakkoisen Keski-Suomen
Keuruun
J(cid:228)ms(cid:228)n
˜(cid:228)nekosken

Subregion:

Kokkolan

42 015

177 914

164 914

88 772

197 443

89 600

111 010

222 087

52 694

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NUTS III region

Etel(cid:228)-Pohjanmaa

Pohjanmaa

Pohjois-Pohjanmaa

Varsinais-Suomi

Satakunta

Etel(cid:228)-Karjala

Pohjois-Pohjanmaa

Varsinais-Suomi

Eligible areas

All of the NUTS III level region except

Only the following areas are eligible within the
NUTS III level region

Subregions:

Suupohjan
Etel(cid:228)isten sein(cid:228)naapurien
Kuusiokuntien
J(cid:228)rviseudun

Municipality:

Maksamaa

Subregions:

Ylivieskan

Municipality:

Hailuoto

Subregions:

¯boland-Turunmaan

Municipalities:

Rym(cid:228)ttyl(cid:228)
Velkua

Subregions:

Pohjois-Satakunnan

Subregions:

L(cid:228)nsi-Saimaan
K(cid:228)rkikuntien

Areas satisfying the provisions of Article 4(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999

Municipality:

Oulu

Municipality:

Turku (only the urban areas:
Varissuo, P(cid:228)(cid:228)skyvuori, Lauste, Halinen, Kurala,
It(cid:228)harju, Kohmo, Huhkola, Vaala, Skanski,
Kupittaa)

Population
living in the
eligible areas of the
NUTS III level region
(number of
inhabitants)

108 779

1 133

41 153

25 325

30 776

27 094

115 493

29 221

Pirkanmaa

Municipality:

20 654

Tampere (only the urban area of Hervanta)

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NUTS III region

All of the NUTS III level region except

Only the following areas are eligible within the
NUTS III level region

Eligible areas

Population
living in the
eligible areas of the
NUTS III level region
(number of
inhabitants)

Areas satisfying the provisions of Article 4(9)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999

Pohjanmaa

Municipalities:

4 614

Maalahti (only the islands)
Mustasaari (only the islands; also K(cid:246)klot,
Raippaluoto, V(cid:228)rlax (*))
Oravainen (only the islands; also Oxkangar (*))
Luoto (only the islands; also Eugmo (*))

Uusimaa (Maakunta)

Municipalities:

2 529

Inkoo (only the islands; also Storramsj(cid:246)-Hirdal,
Bar(cid:246), Rafs(cid:246), Deger(cid:246), Stav(cid:246) (*))
Tammisaari (only the islands; also Bromarv,
Trollshovda, Lind(cid:246), Svedja-(cid:214)by,
Odens(cid:246)-Norrby-B(cid:229)sa (*))

It(cid:228)-Uusimaa

Municipalities:

2 866

Porvoo (only the islands; also Em(cid:228)salo,
V(cid:228)ss(cid:246)landet, Tirmo-Fagersta (*))
Sipoo (only the islands; also Kit(cid:246), L(cid:246)par(cid:246) (*))
Pernaja (only the islands; also Sarvsal(cid:246),
Kabb(cid:246)le-Isn(cid:228)s, Tjuvo, Str(cid:246)msland (*))
Ruotsinpyht(cid:228)(cid:228) (only the islands; also Vahterp(cid:228)(cid:228),
G(cid:228)ddbergs(cid:246) (*))

Varsinais-Suomi

Municipalities:

2 294

Halikko (only the islands; also Angelniemi,
Angelansaari (*))
S(cid:228)rkisalo (only the islands; also Isoluoto,
Kaukassalo (*))
Askainen (only the islands; also Lempisaari,
Livonsaari (*))
Merimasku (only the islands; also Otavan
saari (*))
Piikki(cid:246) (only the islands)

Ahvenanmaa/¯land

Municipality:

Mariehamn

(*) Islands and other areas with a fixed road connection to the mainland.

15 091