Decision No 1554/2005/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 amending Council Decision 2001/51/EC establishing a programme relating to the Community framework strategy on gender equality and Decision No 848/2004/EC establishing a Community action programme to promote organisations active at European level in the field of equality between men and women
Date: 2005-09-07
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: EU financing, action programme, gender equality

30.9.2005

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Official Journal of the European Union

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DECISION No 1554/2005/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 7 September 2005

amending Council Decision 2001/51/EC establishing a programme relating to the Community
framework strategy on gender equality and Decision No 848/2004/EC establishing a Community
action programme to promote organisations active at European level in the field of equality
between men and women

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 13(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Decision 2001/51/EC was based on Article 13 of the
Treaty. However, following the amendments introduced
by the Treaty of Nice, Article 13(2) constitutes the
specific legal basis for the adoption of Community
incentive measures
to the
combating of discrimination. It is therefore appropriate
to base the amendment of Decision 2001/51/EC on
Article 13(2),

intended to contribute

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

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The Council by Decision 2001/51/EC (2), established a
programme relating to the Community framework
strategy on gender equality to improve the under-
standing of issues related to gender equality, promote
and disseminate the values and practices underlying
gender equality and develop the capacity of players to
promote gender equality effectively.

The European Parliament and the Council by Decision
No 848/2004/EC (3), established a Community Action
Programme to promote organisations active at European
level in the field of equality between men and women to
support the activities of such organisations of which an
ongoing programme of work or a specific measure
serves the general European interest
in the field of
equality between men and women or pursues an objec-
tive which is part of the European Union's policy in this
area.

Both programmes expire on 31 December 2005. It is
essential to ensure the continuity of Community policy
for the promotion of gender equality in view of the
objectives enshrined in Article 13 of the Treaty.

It is necessary to extend the programmes for a one-year
transitional period until a new multi-annual framework
programme on the financing of actions in the employ-
field for the period 2007 to 2013
ment and social
including a strand on gender equality is established.

(1) Opinion of the European Parliament of 26 May 2005 (not yet
published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 12 July
2005.

(2) OJ L 17, 19.1.2001, p. 22.
(3) OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 18. Decision as rectified in OJ L 195,

2.6.2004, p. 7.

Article 1

Decision 2001/51/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1.

in Article 1, the date ‘31 December 2005’ shall be replaced
by ‘31 December 2006’;

2. Article 11(1) shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.
The financial reference amount for the implementa-
tion of the programme for the period 2001 to 2006 shall
be EUR 61,5 million.’

Article 2

Decision No 848/2004/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1.

in Article 1(3),
replaced by ‘31 December 2006’;

the date ‘31 December 2005’ shall be

2. Article 6(1) shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.
The financial framework for the implementation of
the programme for the period from 2004 to 2006 shall be
EUR 3,3 million.’

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Strasbourg, 7 September 2005.

For the European Parliament

The President

J. BORREL FONTELLES

For the Council

The President

C. CLARKE