CELEX: 51998PC0539(02)
Language: en
Date: 1998-09-23
Title: Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision amending Decision No 719/96/EC establishing a programme to support artistic and cultural activities having a European dimension (Kaleidoscope programme)

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51998PC0539(02)

Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision amending Decision No 719/96/EC establishing a programme to support artistic and cultural activities having a European dimension (Kaleidoscope programme)  /* COM/98/0539 final - COD 98/0283 */  

Official Journal C 319 , 16/10/1998 P. 0014

Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision amending Decision No 719/96/EC establishing a programme to support artistic and cultural activities having a European dimension (Kaleidoscope programme) (98/C 319/06) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(1998) 539 final - 98/0283(COD)(Submitted by the Commission on 24 September 1998)THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 128 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions,Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189b of the Treaty,(1) Whereas Decision No 719/96/EC established a Community programme to support artistic and cultural activities having a European dimension (Kaleidoscope) for the period from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998;(2) Whereas the third paragraph of Article 8 of that Decision provides for any suitable measure to be taken to avoid interruption of the programme;(3) Whereas the Commission presented a proposal to the European Parliament and Council on 28 May 1998 for a Decision establishing a single financing and programming instrument for cultural cooperation for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2004;(4) Whereas, pending adoption of that proposal, there is a need to ensure the continuity of cultural action by the European Community in the areas covered by the Kaleidoscope programme,HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1 Decision No 719/96/EC is amended as follows.1. In Article 1, the date '31 December 1998` is replaced by '31 December 1999`.2. In Article 6, the amount 'ECU 26,5 million` is replaced by 'EUR 34,4 million`.Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.