2002/728/EC: Commission Decision of 26 March 2002 amending Decision C(2001)649 approving the single programming document for Community structural assistance under Objective 2 in the region of Picardy in France (notfied under document number C(2002) 272)
Date: 2002-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Picardy, Structural Funds, development aid, distribution of aid, financing plan, regional development

9.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 241/129

COMMISSION DECISION

of 26 March 2002

amending Decision C(2001)649 approving the single programming document for Community
structural assistance under Objective 2 in the region of Picardy in France

(notfied under document number C(2002) 272)

(Only the French text is authentic)

(2002/728/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,

The annexed addendum shall form part of the SPD.

Decision C(2001)649 is amended as follows:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

By Decision C(2001)649 the Commission approved the
single
Community
structural assistance under Objective 2 in the region of
Picardy in France.

programming

document

for

On 17 September 2001 the French authorities sent the
Commission a request arising from the storms which
had affected Picardy 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
Picardy.

The Monitoring Committee for the single programming
document examined and approved the amendments to
financing plan by written
that Document and its
the
procedure. The Commission was
approval of
those amendments by letter dated 9
November 2001.

informed of

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

Article 2

the total cost of

the
The indicative financing plan puts
priorities selected for the joint action by the Community and
the Member State at EUR 967 835 605 for the whole period,
the financial contribution from the Structural Funds at EUR
259 622 281 and that from the EAGGF Guarantee Section at
EUR 4 573 000.

The resulting requirement
resources of EUR
322 237 433 from the public sector and EUR 381 402 891
from the private sector can be partly met by Community loans
from the EIB and other lending instruments.

for national

Article 3

single

The total assistance from the Structural Funds granted under
programming
the
EUR
259 622 281,
to which the EAGGF Guarantee Section will
contribute a further EUR 4 573 000.

document

amounts

to

(4)

Decision C(2001)649 should therefore be amended,

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

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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Official Journal of the European Communities

9.9.2002

indicative

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

estimated breakdown among

initial

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

ERDF

ESF

EUR 228 223 225,

EUR 31 399 056.

Done at Brussels, 26 March 2002.

The financial tables annexed to Decision C(2001)649 shall be
replaced by those annexed to this Decision.

For the Commission

Michel BARNIER

Member of the Commission