2001/624/EC: Decision No 3/2001 of the EU–Slovakia Association Council of 18 May 2001 extending by five years the period within which any public aid granted by the Slovak Republic will be assessed taking into account the fact that that country 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: 2001-05-18
Institutions: EC–Slovakia Association Council
Subjects: European Commission, Slovakia, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, gross domestic product

11.8.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 217/11

DECISION No 3/2001 OF THE EU–SLOVAKIA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of 18 May 2001

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

(2001/624/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 Slovak Republic, of the other
part, and in particular Article 64(4)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 64(4)(a) of the said Europe Agreement lays down
that the Association Council shall, taking into account
the economic situation of the Slovak Republic, decide
whether the period within which any public aid granted
by the Slovak Republic shall be assessed, taking into
account the fact that that country 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 Euro-
pean Community, should be extended for a further
period of five years.

As the GDP per capita of the Slovak Republic measured
in Purchasing Power Standards reached 49 % of
the
Community average in 1999, it is appropriate to make
such an extension,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

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

the Community referred to 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
Slovak Republic shall submit the GDP per capita figures which
have been harmonised at NUTS II level to the Commission. The
Slovak Republic State aid monitoring authority and the
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
the Commission communication Guidelines on national
of
shall be
the
regional
submitted to the Association Committee, which shall take a
decision to this effect.

aid (1). Thereafter,

joint proposal

Article 3

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

It shall apply as from 1 March 1997.

Done at Brussels, 18 May 2001.

For the Association Council

The President

A. LINDH

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