2007/766/EC: Commission Decision of 14 November 2007 drawing up the list of regions and areas eligible for financing under the Cross-border Cooperation Component of the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance for the purpose of cross-border cooperation between Member States and beneficiary countries for the period 2007 to 2013
Date: 2007-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financial instrument, accession to the European Union, cross-border cooperation, frontier region, pre-accession strategy

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DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 14 November 2007

drawing up the list of regions and areas eligible for financing under the Cross-border Cooperation
for Pre-accession Assistance for the purpose of cross-border
Component of

the Instrument

cooperation between Member States and beneficiary countries for the period 2007 to 2013

(2007/766/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

maritime borders between the Community and the bene-
rule, by a
ficiary countries
maximum of 150 kilometres,
taking into account
potential adjustment needed to ensure the coherence
and continuity of the cooperation action.

separated, as a general

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 of
for Pre-Accession
17 July 2006 establishing an Instrument
Assistance (IPA) (1),

(3)

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2007
of 12 June 2007 implementing Council Regulation (EC)
No 1085/2006 (2), and in particular Article 88(1) thereof,

immediately

Article 88(1) of Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 provides
the
that,
its
Commission should adopt
eligible
the
regions
in the Community and in the beneficiary
countries, which shall be valid until 31 December 2013,

into force,
the

list of

entry

after

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006,
the
IPA Cross-border Cooperation component may
support cross-border cooperation between beneficiary
countries and Member States. In that event, assistance
cooperation
pursuant
component shall cover the regions on both sides of the
respective border or borders,
terrestrial or
maritime.

IPA Cross-border

either

the

to

to Article 88(1) of Regulation (EC) No
Pursuant
718/2007, for the purpose of cross-border cooperation
between Member States and beneficiary countries, the
eligible areas for financing shall be the NUTS level 3
in the absence of NUTS classification,
regions or,
equivalent
along land borders between the
Community and the beneficiary countries and along

areas,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

For the purposes of cross-border cooperation between Member
States and IPA beneficiary countries as referred to in Article
88(1) of Regulation (EC) No 718/2007, the areas eligible for
financing under the IPA Cross-border Cooperation component
shall be those listed in Annex I (Member States) and in Annex II
(beneficiary countries).

Done at Brussels, 14 November 2007.

For the Commission

Olli REHN
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 82.
(2) OJ L 170, 29.6.2007, p. 1.

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LIST OF NUTS LEVEL 3 REGIONS IN MEMBER STATES ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCING FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND IPA BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES

ANNEX I

BG412

Sofia

BG414

Pernik

BG415

Kyustendil

BG341

Burgas

BG343

Yambol

BG311

Vidin

BG312 Montana

BG413

Blagoevgrad

BG422 Haskovo

GR111

Evros

GR112 Xanthi

GR113 Rodopi

GR115

Kavala

GR123

Kilkis

GR124

Pella

GR126

Serres

GR127 Chalkidiki

GR132

Kastoria

GR134

Florina

GR143 Magnisia

GR212

Thesprotia

GR213

Ioannina

GR222

Kerkyra

GR242

Evvoia

GR411

Lesvos

GR412

Samos

GR413 Chios

GR421 Dodekanisos

GR422

Kyklades

ITD35

Venezia

ITD36

Padova

ITD37

Rovigo

ITD42

Udine

ITD43

Gorizia

ITD44

Trieste

ITD56

Ferrara

ITD57

Ravenna

ITD58

Forlì-Cesena

ITD59

Rimini

ITE31

ITE32

ITE33

ITE34

ITF12

ITF13

ITF14

ITF22

ITF41

ITF42

ITF44

ITF45

Pesaro-Urbino

Ancona

Macerata

Ascoli Piceno

Teramo

Pescara

Chieti

Campobasso

Foggia

Bari

Brindisi

Lecce

CY000

Kypros/Kibris

HU223 Zala

HU231

Baranya

HU232

Somogy

HU331

Bács-Kiskun

HU333 Csongrád

RO413 Mehedinți
RO422 Caraș-Severin
Timiș

RO424

SI011

SI012

SI014

SI016

SI018

SI024

SI017

Pomurska

Podravska

Savinjska

Spodnjeposavska
Notranjsko-kraška
Obalno-kraška

Jugovzhodna Slovenija

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ANNEX II

LIST OF AREAS EQUIVALENT TO NUTS LEVEL 3 REGIONS IN THE IPA BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES,
ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBER
STATES AND IPA BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Albania

Regions of:

Durrës

Fier

Gjirokastër

Korçë

Lezhë

Shkodër

Tirana

Vlorë

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Herzegovina Economic Region, which includes the following municipalities:

Bileča

Čapljina

Čitluk

Gacko

Grude

Jablanica

Konjic

Kupres

Livno

Ljubinje

Ljubuški

Mostar

Istočni Mostar

Neum

Nevesinje

Posušje

Prozor/Rama

Ravno

Široki Brijeg

Stolac

Berkovići

Tomislav grad

Trebinje

Regions of:

East

North-east

Pelagonija

South-east

Vardar

Croatia

Counties of:

Dubrovnik-Neretva

Istria

Karlovac

Koprivnica-Križevci

Krapina-Zagorje

Lika-Senj

Međimurje

Osijek-Baranja

Primorje-Gorski kotar

Šibenik-Knin

Split-Dalmatia

Varaždin

Virovitica-Podravina

Zadar

Zagreb

Montenegro

Municipalities of:

Bar

Budva

Cetinje

Danilovgrad

Herceg Novi

Kotor

Nikšić

Podgorica

Tivat

Ulcinj

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Turkey

Provinces of:

Antalya

Aydin

Balikesir

Canakkale

Edirne

Izmir

Kirklareli

Mersin (Içel)

Mugla

Serbia, including Kosovo (*)

Districts of:

Borski

Branicevski

Central Banat

Jablanicki

Nisavski

North Backa

North Banat

Pcinjski

Pirotski

South Backa

South Banat

West Backa

Zajecarski

(*) As defined in UNSCR 1244.