2002/418/EC: Commission Decision of 19 June 2000 approving the Community Support Framework for Community structural assistance in the regions falling under Objective 1 or qualifying for transitional support under Objective 1 in Germany (notified under document number C(2000) 1475)
Date: 2000-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community support framework, Germany, Structural Funds, regional aid

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 19 June 2000

approving the Community Support Framework for Community structural assistance in the
regions falling under Objective 1 or qualifying for transitional support under Objective 1 in
Germany

(notified under document number C(2000) 1475)

(Only the German text is authentic)

(2002/418/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity,

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 Article 15(4) thereof,

After consulting the Committee on the Development and
Conversion of Regions, the Committee pursuant to Article 147
of the Treaty, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and
Rural Development and the Committee on Structures for
Fisheries and Aquaculture,

(4)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Articles 13 et seq. of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1260/
1999 lay down the procedure for preparing and
implementing Community Support Frameworks.

Article 15(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/
1999 provides that, after consultation with the partners
referred to in Article 8 of the Regulation, the Member
State may submit to the Commission a development
plan containing the information referred to in Article 16
of the Regulation.

Under Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999,
on the basis of the regional development plan submitted
by the Member State and within the partnership estab-
lished in accordance with Article 8 of that Regulation,
the Commission is to draw up a Community Support
Framework for Community structural assistance in
agreement with the Member State concerned.

The German Government submitted to the Commission
on 5 November 1999 the regional development plan
for the regions fulfilling the conditions for Objective 1
pursuant to Article 3(1) and the regions qualifying for
transitional support under Objective 1 pursuant
to
the first and second subparagraphs of Article 6(1) of
Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. The plan contains the
information listed in Article 16 of the Regulation, and
in particular a description of the priorities selected and
an indication of the financial contribution from the
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Euro-
pean Social Fund (ESF), the European Agricultural Guid-
ance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guidance Section,
the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG),
and the other
instruments proposed for
implementing the plan.

financial

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

(5)

The Community Support Framework has been drawn
up in agreement with the Member State concerned and
within the partnership.

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(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

The Commission has satisfied itself that the Community
Support Framework is in accordance with the principle
of additionality.

Under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the
Commission and the Member State are required to
ensure, in a manner consistent with the principle of
partnership, coordination between assistance from the
Funds and from the EIB and other existing financial
instruments.

The EIB has been involved in drawing up the Community
Support Framework in accordance with Article 15(4) of
Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 and has stated that it is
prepared, in compliance with its articles of association,
to contribute towards implementing the Framework.

The financial contribution from the Community avail-
able over the entire period and its year-by-year break-
down are expressed in euro. The annual breakdown
should be consistent with the relevant financial perspec-
tive. Under Article 7(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/
1999, the Community contribution has already been
indexed at a rate of 2 % per year. Under Article 7(7)
and Article 44(2) of the Regulation, the Community
contribution may be reviewed at mid-term, and not later
than 31 March 2004, to take account of the effective
level of inflation and the allocation of the performance
reserve.

(10)

the priorities and operations of

Provision must be made for adapting the financial
allocations of
this
Community Support Framework within certain limits
to actual requirements reflected by the pattern of
implementation on the ground, in agreement with the
Member State concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Community Support Framework for Community structur-
al assistance in the regions falling under Objective 1 or
qualifying for transitional support under Objective 1 in
Germany for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2006
is hereby approved.

Article 2

1.
In accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EC)
No 1260/1999, the Community Support Framework includes
the following elements:

(a)

the priorities for the joint action of the Structural Funds
and the Member State; their specific quantified targets;
the ex-ante evaluation of the expected impact and the
consistency of the priorities with the economic, social
and regional policies and the employment strategy of
Germany.

The priorities are as follows:

1.

promoting competitiveness in trade and industry,
particularly among small and medium-sized enter-
prises;

2.

infrastructure measures;

3.

protecting and improving the environment;

4.

promoting human resources and equal oppor-
tunities;

5.

promoting rural development and fisheries;

6.

technical assistance;

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

the operational programmes to be
an overview of
implemented, including their specific aims and the priori-
ties selected;

the indicative financing plan specifying for each priority
and each year the financial allocation envisaged for the
contribution from each Fund and indicating separately
the funding planned for the regions receiving transitional
support in respect of Objective 1 and the total amounts
of eligible public or equivalent expenditure and estimated
private funding from within the Member State.

The total contribution from the Funds planned for each
year for the Community Support Framework is consistent
with the relevant financial perspective;

the provisions for implementing the Community Support
Framework including designation of the managing auth-
ority and the arrangements for the participation of the
partners in the Monitoring Committees;

the ex-ante verification of compliance with additionality
and information on the transparency of financial flows;

information on the resources required for preparing,
monitoring and evaluating the Community Support
Framework and the operational programmes.

The indicative financing plan puts the total cost of the
2.
priorities selected for the joint action by the Community and
the Member State at EUR 51 515 218 947 for the whole
period and the financial contribution from the Structural
Funds at EUR 20 707 000 000.

resulting

requirement

resources of
The
EUR 13 080 780 637
and
EUR 17 727 438 310 from the private sector can be partly
met by Community loans from the European Investment Bank
and other lending instruments.

for national
public

from the

sector

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The indicative initial estimated breakdown among the Structur-
al Funds of the total Community assistance available is as
follows:

ERDF

ESF

EUR 11 291 183 232

EUR 5 863 937 494

25 % of the total Community contribution throughout the
programming period, up to a maximum of EUR 60 million,
without altering the total Community contribution referred to
in paragraph 1.

Article 3

EAGGF, Guidance Section

EUR 3 446 601 574

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

FIFG

EUR 105 277 700

Done at Brussels, 19 June 2000.

3.
During implementation of the financing plan, the total
cost or Community financing of a given priority or operation
may be adjusted in agreement with the Member State by up to

For the Commission

Michel BARNIER

Member of the Commission