2001/289/EC: Decision No 3/2001 of the EU-Czech Republic Association Council of 8 March 2001 extending by five years the period within which any public aid granted by the Czech Republic will be assessed taking into account the fact that the Czech Republic is to be regarded as an area identical to those areas of the Community described in Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty establishing the European Community
Date: 2001-03-08
Institutions: EC–Czech Republic Association Council
Subjects: Czechia, State aid, association agreement (EU), control of State aid, regional aid

L 100/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

11.4.2001

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

DECISION No 3/2001 OF THE EU-CZECH REPUBLIC ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of 8 March 2001

extending by five years the period within which any public aid granted by the Czech Republic will
be assessed taking into account the fact that the Czech Republic is to be regarded as an area
identical to those areas of the Community described in Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty establishing
the European Community

(2001/289/EC)

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Europe Agreement establishing an asso-
ciation between the European Communities and their Member
States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other
part and in particular Article 64(4)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

Article 64(4)(a) of the Europe Agreement lays down that
the Association Council shall, taking into account the
economic situation of
the Czech Republic, decide
whether the period within which any public aid granted
by the Czech Republic shall be assessed taking into
the Czech Republic shall be
account
regarded as an area identical
the
Community described in Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty
establishing
should be
the European Community
extended for a further period of five years.

to those areas of

the fact

that

(1)

(2)

areas of the Community described in Article 87(3)(a) of the
Treaty establishing the European Community, shall be extended
for a further period of five years.

Article 2

level at

Within six months of the date of adoption of this Decision, the
Czech Republic shall submit the GDP per capita figures which
the European
have been harmonised at NUTS II
aid monitoring
Commission. The Czech Republic State
authority and the European Commission shall
then jointly
evaluate the eligibility of the regions as well as the maximum
aid intensities in relation thereto in order to draw up the
regional aid map on the basis of the Community guidelines on
national regional aid (1). Thereafter, the joint proposal shall be
submitted to the Association Committee, which shall take a
decision to this effect.

the Czech Republic measured in
The GDP/capita of
Purchasing Power Standards
the
Community average in 1997, it is appropriate to make
such an extension,

reached 63 % of

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
It shall apply as from 1 January 1997.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Done at Brussels, 8 March 2001.

Article 1

The period within which any public aid granted by the Czech
Republic shall be assessed, taking into account the fact that the
Czech Republic shall be regarded as an area identical to those

For the Association Council

The President

A. LINDH

(1) OJ C 74, 10.3.1998, p. 9.