Commission Regulation (EC) No 621/2004 of 1 April 2004 laying down rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 as regards information and publicity measures concerning the activities of the Cohesion Fund

Commission Regulation (EC) No 621/2004
of 1 April 2004
laying down rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 as regards information and publicity measures concerning the activities of the Cohesion Fund
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 of 16 May 1994 establishing a Cohesion Fund(1), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementation of Commission Decision 96/455/EC of 25 June 1996 concerning information and publicity measures to be carried out by the Member States and the Commission concerning the activities of the Cohesion Fund under Council Regulation (EC) No 1164/94(2) requires simplification because certain measures have proved too complex to implement.
(2) It is essential to facilitate the implementation of information and publicity measures and improve their effectiveness in order to increase the visibility of projects and raise public awareness of the role which the European Union is playing through cohesion policy.
(3) Information measures concerning the Cohesion Fund should be harmonised with those concerning the Structural Funds as laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2000 of 30 May 2000 on information and publicity measures to be carried out by the Member States concerning assistance from the Structural Funds(3).
(4) The messages to be propagated should be clarified and the instruments best adapted to the goal of raising public awareness identified,