Council Regulation (EC) No 2068/2004 of 29 November 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction
Date: 2004-11-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Agency for Reconstruction, Serbia and Montenegro, delegation of power

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2068/2004

of 29 November 2004

amending Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 181a(2), first sentence
thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

(6)

(7)

Whereas:

in line with the Community's financial perspectives. The
Commission is in the process of proposing multi-annual
indicative programmes for the period 2005-2006 for
these countries and territories.

that

In the light of the positive evaluation of the activities of
the Agency and the
framework of
fact
it
Community assistance covers the period until 2006,
is important to ensure continuity in the implementation
of Community assistance. Consequently, the mandate of
the European Agency for Reconstruction should be
prolonged until 31 December 2006.

the

A Constitutional Charter was adopted in the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia on 4 February 2003, renaming
the country ‘Serbia and Montenegro’ (4). This change of
name should be taken into account.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

The European Agency for Reconstruction implements
Community assistance provided for in Regulation (EC)
No 2666/2000 (2) in Serbia and Montenegro,
including
Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council
Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999, and in the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 (3) applies until 31
December 2004.

Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 provides
the
Commission shall submit to the Council an evaluation
report on its application and a proposal on the status of
the Agency.

that

The Commission made that report public on 4 June
2004.

for Serbia

Community assistance
and Montenegro,
including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security
Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999, and in the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is programmed
in Country Strategy Papers for the period 2002 to 2006,

(1) Opinion delivered on 17 November 2004 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 306, 7.12.2000, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 2415/2001 (OJ L 327, 12.12.2001, p. 3).

(8)

Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 should be amended
accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 is hereby amended as follows:

1.

in Article 1, the term ‘to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’
shall be replaced by the term ‘to Serbia and Montenegro’;

2.

in Article 2(1)(b), the term ‘the Federal Republic of Yugo-
slavia’ shall be replaced by the term ‘Serbia and Montenegro’;

3.

in Article 4(10), the term ‘to the Federal Republic of Yugo-
slavia’
shall be replaced by the term ‘to Serbia and
Montenegro’;

4. Article 14 shall be replaced by:

‘Article 14

By 31 December 2005 the Commission shall report to the
Council on the future of the mandate of the Agency. Any
the Agency beyond
proposal
31 December 2006 should be made by the Commission
to the Council by 31 March 2006.’;

to extend the mandate of

(3) OJ L 306, 7.12.2000, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

(4) Including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council

lation (EC) No 1646/2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 16).

Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.

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5. Article 15 shall be replaced by:

‘Article 15

6. In Article 16, the date ‘31 December 2004’ shall be replaced

by ‘31 December 2006’.

The Commission may delegate to the Agency the execution
of the Community assistance decided upon for Serbia and
Montenegro and for
the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia under Regulation (EC) No 1628/96.’;

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 November 2004.

For the Council
The President

L. J. BRINKHORST