2002/321/EC: Commission Decision of 19 October 2000 approving the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the Objective 1 regions and the region qualifying for transitional support under Objective 1 in Spain (notified under document number C(2000) 2552)
Date: 2000-10-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community support framework, Spain, Structural Funds, regional aid

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 19 October 2000

approving the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the
Objective 1 regions and the region qualifying for transitional support under Objective 1 in Spain

(notified under document number C(2000) 2552)

(Only the Spanish text is authentic)

(2002/321/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 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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Articles 13 and following 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
a development plan to the
Commission containing the information referred to in
Article 16 of the Regulation.

to submit

is

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
that
established in accordance with Article 8 of
Regulation, the Commission is to take a decision on
Community
for Community
structural assistance over the period 2000 to 2006 in
agreement with the Member State concerned.

frameworks

support

The Spanish Government submitted to the Commission
on 29 October 1999 a valid regional development
plan for Spanish regions fulfilling the conditions for
Islands,
Objective
Castile-Le(cid:243)n, Castile-La Mancha, Valencia, Extremadura,
Galicia, Asturias, Murcia and Ceuta-Melilla) pursuant to

(Andalusia,

Canary

the

1

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

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

to the

Article 3(1) and for Cantabria, qualifying for transitional
support under Objective 1, pursuant
first
subparagraph of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1260/1999. The plan contains the information listed in
Article 16 of
that 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 European Social Fund
and
(ESF),
the
the
Guarantee
Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG), the
Cohesion Fund, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and
the
for
financial
implementing the plan.

European Agricultural Guidance
Section,

(EAGGF), Guidance

instruments

proposed

other

Fund

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

The Commission has satisfied itself
the present
Community support framework is in accordance with
the principle of additionality.

that

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 the
provisions of Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No
1260/1999 and has
to
contribute to its implementation with the estimated loan
amounts indicated in this Decision and in conformity
with its statutory provisions.

itself prepared

declared

are

financial

The
contribution from the Community
available over the entire period and its year-by-year
breakdown
annual
breakdown should be consistent with the relevant
financial perspective. 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

euro. The

expressed

in

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Article 7(7) and Article 44(2) of the Regulation, the
later
Community contribution may be reviewed not
than 31 March 2004 to take account of the effective
level of inflation and the allocation of the performance
reserve.

(10)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

(b) An overview of
implemented,
priorities selected.

the operational programmes

including their

specific

aims

to be
and the

(c) The indicative financing plan specifying, for each priority
and each year, the financial allocation envisaged for the
contribution of each Fund, the EIB where appropriate, and
the other financial instruments, and the amount of eligible
public and estimated private funding from Spain. The
financing plan indicates separately the funding planned for
the region receiving transitional support
in respect of
Objective 1.

The total contribution from the Funds planned for each
year for the Community support framework is consistent
with the relevant financial perspective.

The Community Support Framework for Community structural
assistance and transitional support under Objective 1 in Spain
for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2006 is hereby
approved.

(d) The provisions for implementing the Community Support
Framework including the designation of
the managing
authority and the provision made for involvement of the
partners in the Monitoring Committees.

Article 2

(e) The ex ante verification of additionality and information

concerning the transparency of financial flows.

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

(a) a statement of 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
the priorities with the
impact and the consistency of
economic, social and regional policies and the employment
strategy of Spain.

The priorities are as follows:

Priority 1: Improving competitiveness and developing the

productive fabric;

Priority 2: Knowledge

society

(innovation,

R&D,

information society);

Priority 3: Environment, natural areas and water resources;

Priority 4: Development

of
employability and equal opportunities;

human

resources,

(f)

Information on the appropriations required for preparing,
monitoring
support
and evaluating
framework and the operational programmes.

the Community

2.
The indicative financing plan puts the total cost of the
priorities selected for the joint action by the Community and
the Member State at EUR 84 753,8 million for the whole
period and the financial allocation from the Structural Funds at
EUR 39 548 million.

for national

The resulting requirement
resources of EUR
19 228,4 million from the public sector and EUR 25 977,4
million from the private sector can be partly met by
Community loans from the European Investment Bank and
other lending instruments. The total amount of EIB loans is
estimated at EUR 7 716,3 million.

indicative

The
the
Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is
as follows:

estimated breakdown among

initial

Priority 5: Local and urban development;

Priority 6: Transport and energy networks;

Priority 7: Agriculture and rural development;

Priority 8: Fisheries structures and aquaculture;

ERDF

ESF

EUR 24 178,7 million

EUR 8 843,5 million

EAGGF Guidance Section

EUR 5 021,2 million

Priority 9: Technical assistance.

FIFG

EUR 1 504,6 million

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In addition to the contribution from the Structural Funds,
to EUR
assistance from the Cohesion Fund will amount
6 528,4 million for the period 2000 to 2006.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.

3.
During implementation of the financing plan, the total
cost or Community financing of a given priority may be
adjusted in agreement with the Member State by up to 25 % of
each priority throughout the programming period, up to a
maximum of EUR 60 million, without altering the total
Community contribution referred to in paragraph 1.

Done at Brussels, 19. October 2000.

For the Commission

Michel BARNIER

Member of the Commission