Council Regulation (EC) No 1080/2000 of 22 May 2000 on support for the United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina (OHR)
Date: 2000-05-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina, EU financing, Kosovo, aid to refugees, cooperation policy, economic reconstruction

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1080/2000

of 22 May 2000

on support for the United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Office of the High
Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina (OHR)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),

and with Bosnia and Herzegovina, shall contribute financially
to the establishment and operation of
the UNMIK (fourth
pillar) and the OHR.

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

2.
budgets of the UNMIK and the OHR.

Whereas:

Article 2

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

In Kosovo and in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the
Community pursues an active policy of reconstruction,
aid to assist the return of refugees and displaced persons,
and economic and regional cooperation,
the inter-
national community has set up bodies to ensure the
transitional civilian administration and the implementa-
tion of the peace agreements, namely the United Nations
Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Office of
the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina
(OHR).

The timely installation and regular operation of those
bodies may be important factors in optimising the effec-
tiveness of Community aid under this policy.

A legal framework should accordingly be provided to
cover the Community's financial assistance to these two
bodies.

The operations referred to by this Regulation fit into the
framework of Community policy in Kosovo and Bosnia
and Herzegovina and are necessary in order to achieve
one of the objectives of the Treaty. The Treaty does not
this Regulation, powers
provide for the adoption of
other than those laid down in Article 308,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The operations covered by this Regulation shall be imple-

1.
mented by the Commission.

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.

The terms of that financing agreement shall ensure an equitable
division of the cost between the European Union and the other
members of the international community.

Article 3

The Commission shall verify the implementation of this Regu-
lation and regularly report back to the European Parliament
and the Council.

Article 4

The financing agreements and any contract or implementing
instruments resulting therefrom shall expressly provide that the
the
Commission or bodies authorised by the Commission,
Court of Auditors and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
may carry out inspections on the spot,

if necessary.

The Community, within the context of

its policy of
1.
reconstruction, aid to assist the return of refugees and displaced
persons and economic and regional cooperation with Kosovo

(1) Opinion delivered on 4 May 2000 (not yet published in the Official

Journal).

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communi-
ties.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 May 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. GAMA