2002/729/EC: Commission Decision of 26 March 2002 amending Decision C(2001)647 approving the single programming document for Community structural assistance under Objective 2 in the region of Brittany in France (notified under document number C(2002) 274)
Date: 2002-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Brittany, France, Structural Funds, development aid, distribution of aid, financing plan, regional development

9.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 241/131

COMMISSION DECISION

of 26 March 2002

amending Decision C(2001)647 approving the single programming document for Community
structural assistance under Objective 2 in the region of Brittany in France

(notified under document number C(2002) 274)

(Only the French text is authentic)

(2002/729/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Article 1

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 34(3) thereof,

Decision C(2001)647 is amended as follows:

Article 2(2) and Article 3(1) and (2) are replaced by:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

By Decision C(2001)647 the Commission approved the
single
Community
structural assistance under Objective 2 in the region of
Brittany in France.

programming

document

for

On 17 September 2001 the French authorities sent the
Commission a request arising from the storms which
had affected Brittany to allocate to that region part of
the appropriations remaining available under Objective
2-France by increasing the assistance from the Structural
Funds under the single programming document
for
Brittany by EUR 5 332 831 to be allocated to priority 3
(cid:145)Making firms more dynamic and adjusting the regional
economy to global conditions.(cid:146)

for

the

At its meeting on 12 October 2001 the Monitoring
single programming document
Committee
examined and approved the
to that
amendments
Document and its financing plan. The Commission was
informed of the approval of those amendments by letter
dated 17 September 2001.

(4)

Decision C(2001)647 should therefore be amended,

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

Article 2

the total cost of

The indicative financing plan puts
the
priorities selected for the joint action by the Community and
the Member State at EUR 1 400 926 184 for the whole period,
the financial contribution from the Structural Funds at EUR
408 968 095 and that from the EAGGF Guarantee Section at
EUR 56 707 000.

for national

The resulting requirement
resources of EUR
583 902 092 from the public sector and EUR 351 348 997
from the private sector can be partly met by Community loans
from the European Investment Bank and other
lending
instruments.

Article 3

The total assistance from the Structural Funds granted
1.
under the single programming document amounts to EUR
408 968 095,
to which the EAGGF Guarantee Section will
contribute a further EUR 56 707 000.

The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including
the financial contribution from the Funds for the various
priorities included in the single programming document, is set
out in the financing plan annexed to this Decision.

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2.
The indicative initial estimated breakdown among the
Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is
as follows:

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

ERDF

ESF

EUR 366 968 095,

EUR 42 000 000.

Done at Brussels, 26 March 2002.

The financial tables annexed to Decision C(2001)647 shall be
replaced by those annexed to this Decision.

For the Commission

Michel BARNIER

Member of the Commission