Proposal for a Council Regulation on support to bodies set up by the international community after conflicts either to take charge of the interim civilian administration of certain regions or to implement peace agreements
Date: 2000-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cooperation policy, international cooperation, peacekeeping, regional government, war

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Proposal for a Council Regulation on support to bodies set up by the international community
after conflicts either to take charge of the interim civilian administration of certain regions or to
implement peace agreements

(2000/C 177 E/14)

COM(2000) 95 final (cid:151) 2000/0042(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 21 February 2000)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

must be adopted in accordance with the management
procedure laid down in Article 4 thereof.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,

(8) The Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this Regu-
lation, powers other than those laid down in Article 308,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1) To help resolve conflicts, the international community may
set up bodies to take charge of the interim civilian adminis-
tration of certain regions and implement peace agreements.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Community shall contribute financially to the estab-
1.
lishment and operation of
the bodies listed in the Annex,
which have been set up by the international community
following conflicts either
the interim
civilian administration of certain regions or to implement
peace agreements.

to take charge of

(2) The European Community must be able to play a full role

in the establishment and operation of such bodies.

Amendments to the Annex shall be decided by the
from

2.
Council acting by a qualified majority on a proposal
the Commission.

(3) A legal

framework should be established to cover the
Community’s financial contribution to such bodies and
ensure its transparency.

Article 2

The financing shall be in the form of a grant to the

1.
budget of the bodies referred to in Article 1.

(4) Two such bodies have been set up, one in Kosovo and one
in Bosnia-Herzegovina, respectively,
the United Nations
Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and
the Office of
the High Representative in Bosnia-Herze-
govina (OHR).

(5) A legal basis should therefore be laid down to enable the
Community to contribute to the operation of both bodies.

(6) The same legal basis should also be able to cover the
Community’s participation in the
and
operation of similar bodies which may be set up in
future by
should the
Community decide to support them.

establishment

international

community,

the

The financing decisions shall be adopted in accordance

2.
with the procedure laid down in Article 4(2).

Article 3

1.
Operations covered by this Regulation and financed by
the budget of the Communities shall be implemented by the
Commission in conformity with the Financial Regulation
applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.

2.
The amount of the grant, the eligible expenditure, the
period covered, the implementing procedures and procedures
for verifying the management and ultimate destination of the
Community grant shall be the subject of a financing agreement
between the Commission, acting on behalf of the Community,
and the recipient bodies.

(7) As the measures required to implement this Regulation
constitute management measures within the meaning of
Article 2 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 29 June
1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of the
implementing powers conferred on the Commission, they

Article 4

The Commission shall be assisted by a management
1.
committee composed of
the representatives of the Member
States and chaired by the representative of the Commission.

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2. Where this paragraph is referred to, the management
procedure laid down in Article 4 of Decision 1999/468/EC
shall apply.

the Court of Auditors and the Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) may
carry out inspections on the spot, if necessary.

The period as provided for in Article 4(3) of Decision

3.
1999/468/EC shall be one month.

Article 6

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the 20th day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

Financing decisions
implementing
instruments resulting therefrom shall expressly provide that
the Commission or bodies authorised by the Commission,

and any contracts or

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Member States.

ANNEX

Bodies referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation

United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). The fourth pillar.

Office of the High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina (OHR).