Regulation (EC) No 107/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 January 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 2130/2001 on operations to aid uprooted people in Asian and Latin American developing countries
Date: 2005-01-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: Asia, EU aid, Latin America, aid system, aid to refugees

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REGULATION (EC) No 107/2005 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 12 January 2005

amending Regulation (EC) No 2130/2001 on operations to aid uprooted people in Asian and Latin
American developing countries

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 179(1) thereof,

establishing the European

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
251 of the Treaty (1),

Whereas:

It is necessary to ensure the application of Regulation
(EC) No 2130/2001 until the entry into force of the
future Regulation. The latter would then constitute the
new legal
framework for operations to aid uprooted
people in these two regions.

(5)

(6)

(7)

It is necessary to indicate the financial framework for the
remaining years of
financial perspective,
the current
namely 2005 and 2006.

is also necessary to provide for an independent
the application of Regulation (EC) No

It
evaluation of
2130/2001.

Regulation (EC) No 2130/2001 should therefore be
amended accordingly,

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Community is implementing a programme in favour
of operations to aid uprooted people in Asian and Latin
American developing countries under Regulation (EC) No
2130/2001 (2). That Regulation expired on 31 December
2004.

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The renewal of Regulation (EC) No 2130/2001 will be
dependent on the possibilities for
into
a single framework Regulation for Asia and Latin
America.

integrating it

Regulation (EC) No 2130/2001 is hereby amended as follows:

1.

in Article 8, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

the European Parliament and of

In July 2002, the Commission adopted a proposal for
the
a Regulation of
Council concerning Community cooperation with Asian
and Latin American countries (3) which integrates aid to
uprooted people in Asian and Latin American developing
countries and repeals Regulation (EC) No 2130/2001.
The proposed Regulation was not adopted in time to
enter into force by 31 December 2004. Such a situation
could
smooth
implementation of operations to aid uprooted people in
Asian and Latin American developing countries.

continuity

jeopardise

and

the

‘1.
The Commission shall be responsible for evaluating,
deciding and administering the operations covered by this
Regulation in accordance with the budgetary and other
procedures in force, in particular those laid down in Articles
27, 48(2) and 167 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No
1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation
applicable
European
Communities (*).

general budget of

to the

the

(*) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.’;

2.

in Article 15, the following paragraph is inserted:

(1) Opinion of the European Parliament of 26 October 2004 (not
Journal) and Council Decision of

yet published in the Official
21 December 2004.
(2) OJ L 287, 31.10.2001, p. 3.
(3) OJ C 331 E, 31.12.2002, p. 12.

‘1a.
The financial framework for the implementation of
this Regulation for the period from 2005 to 2006 is hereby
set at EUR 141 million.’;

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3.

in Article 20,
following:

the second paragraph is replaced by the

Article 2

‘It shall apply until 31 December 2006.’

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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 Strasbourg, 12 January 2005.

For the European Parliament

The President

J. P. BORRELL FONTELLES

For the Council

The President

Nicolas SCHMIT