2001/614/EC: Decision No 2/2001 of the EU-Poland Association Council of 7 May 2001 extending by five years the period within which any public aid granted by the Republic of Poland will be assessed taking into account the fact that the Republic of Poland 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: 2001-05-07
Institutions: EC–Poland Association Council
Subjects: Poland, State aid, association agreement (EU), control of State aid, eligible region, regional aid

L 215/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.8.2001

DECISION No 2/2001 OF THE EU-POLAND ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of 7 May 2001

extending by five years the period within which any public aid granted by the Republic of Poland
will be assessed taking into account the fact that the Republic of Poland 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

(2001/614/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 Republic of Poland, of the other
part, and in particular Article 63(4)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 63(4)(a) of the Europe Agreement lays down that
the Association Council shall, taking into account the
economic situation of the Republic of Poland, decide
whether the period within which any public aid granted
by the Republic of Poland shall be assessed taking into
account the fact that the Republic of Poland shall be
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 GDP/capita of the Republic of Poland measured in
Purchasing Power Standards
the
Community average in 1998, it is appropriate to make
such an extension,

reached 36 % of

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The period within which any public aid granted by the
Republic of Poland shall be assessed, taking into account the
fact that the Republic of Poland shall 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,
shall be extended for a further period of five years.

Article 2

Within six months of the date of adoption of this Decision, the
Republic of Poland shall submit the GDP per capita figures
which have been harmonised at NUTS II level to the European
Commission. The Republic of Poland State aid monitoring
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.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

It shall apply as from 1 January 1997.

Done at Brussels, 7 May 2001.

For the Association Council

The President

W. BARTOSZEWSKI

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