2002/322/EC: Commission Decision of 28 November 2001 approving the Community support framework for Community structural assistance under Objective 1 in Greece (notified under document number C(2000) 3405)
Date: 2000-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community support framework, Greece, Structural Funds, regional aid

8.5.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 122/7

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 November 2001

approving the Community support

framework for Community structural assistance under
Objective 1 in Greece

(notified under document number C(2000) 3405)

(Only the Greek text is authentic)

(2002/322/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(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides
that, after consultation with the partners referred to in
the Member State is to
Article 8 of the Regulation,
submit
a development plan to the Commission
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
established in accordance with Article 8 of
that
Regulation, the Commission is to take a decision on
for Community
Community
structural assistance in agreement with the Member
State concerned.

frameworks

support

The Greek Government submitted to the Commission
on 29 September 1999 a valid regional development
plan for the whole country fulfilling the conditions for
Objective 1 pursuant to Article 3(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
(ESF),
and
the
the
Guarantee
Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG), the
Cohesion Fund, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and

European Agricultural Guidance
Section,

(EAGGF), Guidance

Fund

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

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

other

financial
the
implementing the plan.

instruments

proposed

for

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

in

are

financial

expressed

euro. The

of Regulation

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) and Article
44(2)
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
the
performance
Regulation,
the Community contribution has already
been indexed at a rate of 2 % per year.

reserve. Under Article 7(7) of

1260/1999,

(EC) No

(10)

Provision should be made for adapting the financial
allocations of the priorities 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,

L 122/8

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Official Journal of the European Communities

8.5.2002

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Community support framework for Community structural
the period
assistance under Objective 1 in Greece for
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) 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
impact and the consistency of
the priorities with the
economic, social and regional policies and the employment
strategy of Greece.

The priorities are as follows:

(i) development of human resources and employment

promotion,

(ii) communications,

(iii) enhancing competitiveness,

(iv) rural development and fisheries,

(v) quality of life,

(vi) information society,

(vii)regional development;

(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 or equivalent and estimated private funding from
Greece.

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

(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.

(e)

the ex ante verification of additionality and information
concerning the transparency of financial flows;

(f)

information on the appropriations required for preparing,
support
and evaluating
monitoring
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 44 292 031 140 for the whole
period and the financial allocation from the Structural Funds at
EUR 22 707 million.

from the

for national
public

resources of EUR
The resulting requirement
11 206 008 762
EUR
and
sector
10 379 022 378 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 3 787 million.

indicative

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

estimated breakdown among

initial

ERDF

ESF

EAGGF

FIFG

Performance reserve

Programming reserve

14 608 million

4 241,2 million

2 260,3 million

211,1 million

945,0 million

441,4 million

In addition to the contribution from the Structural Funds,
assistance from the Cohesion Fund will amount to EUR 3 320
million for the period 2000 to 2006.

During implementation of the financing plan, the total
3.
cost or Community
a given priority or
financing of
intervention may be adjusted in agreement with the Member
State by up to 25 % of each priority throughout
the
programming period or by up to EUR 60 million, whichever is
the greater, without altering the total Community contribution
referred to in paragraph 2.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.

Done at Brussels, 28 November 2000.

For the Commission

Michel BARNIER

Member of the Commission