2004/559/EC: Commission Decision of 21 June 2004 listing the areas of the Czech Republic eligible under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2004 to 2006 (notified under document number C(2004) 2134) (Only the Czech text is authentic)
Date: 2004-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Structural Funds, development aid, economic conversion, eligible region, employment policy, social situation

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 June 2004

listing the areas of the Czech Republic eligible under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the
period 2004 to 2006

(notified under document number C(2004) 2134)

(Only the Czech text is authentic)

(2004/559/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 4(4) thereof,

After consulting the Committee on the Development and
Conversion of Regions,
the Committee on Agricultural
Structures and Rural Development and the Committee on
Structures for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Objective 2 of the Structural Funds is to support the
economic and social conversion of areas facing structural
difficulties.

The Commission and the Member States seek to ensure
that assistance is genuinely concentrated on the areas
most seriously affected and at
the most appropriate
geographical level.

The ceiling for eligible population is 370 000 inha-
in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation
bitants,
laying down the ceiling for the
(EC) No 1260/1999,

Czech Republic at 31 % of the population of the NUTS II
regions not covered by Objective 1.

(4)

The Commission, on the basis of proposals from the
Member States and in close concertation with the
Member State concerned, draws up the list of the areas
eligible under Objective 2 with due regard to national
priorities,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The areas in the Czech Republic eligible under Objective 2 of
the Structural Funds from 1 May 2004 to 31 December 2006
are listed in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Czech Republic.

Done at Brussels, 21 June 2004.

For the Commission

Jacques BARROT
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by the 2003

Act of Accession.

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ANNEX

List of areas eligible for Objective 2 in Czech Republic

Period 2004 to 2006

Eligible area

NUTS III region

All of the NUTS III level
region except

Only the following areas of the NUTS III
level region

Population of the NUTS III
level region in eligible areas
(in inhabitants)

Areas satisfying the provisions of paragraph 7 of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999

Praha

364 766

the districts (national code):
Praha 1 (500054)
Praha 8 (500208)
Praha — Březiněves (538124)
Praha — Ďáblice (547298)
Praha — Dolní Chabry (547301)
Praha 9 (500216)
Praha 12 (547107)
Praha — Libuš (547051)
Praha 14 (547361)
Praha — Dolní Počernice (538175)
Praha 15 (547387)
Praha — Dolní Měcholupy (547379)
Praha — Dubeč (538205)
Praha — Petrovice (547395)
Praha – Štěrboholy (547409)
Praha 19 — Kbely (547344)
Praha — Čakovice (547310)
Praha — Satalice (538736)
Praha — Vinoř (539007)
20 — Horní
Praha
(538213)
Praha
(538949)
Praha — Běchovice (538060)
Praha — Klánovice (538302)
Praha — Koloděje (538353)

21 — Újezd

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