94/628/EC: Commission Decision of 29 July 1994 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance for the German regions concerned by Objective 1, which are Mecklenburg- Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Sachsen, Thüringen and Berlin (East) (Only the German text is authentic)

COMMISSION DECISION of 29 July 1994 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance for the German regions concerned by Objective 1, which are Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Sachsen-Anhalt,  Sachsen, Thueringen and Berlin (East) (Only the German text is authentic) (94/628/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the  other existing financial instruments (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (2), and in particular Article 8 (5) thereof,
After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee referred to in Article 124 of the Treaty, the Management Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Standing Management  Committee on Fisheries Structures,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 8 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, the Commission, on the basis of the regional development plans submitted by the Member States, shall establish, through partnership and in agreement with the Member State  concerned, the Community support frameworks (CSFs) for Community structural operations for the regions concerned by Objective 1;
Whereas Article 8 et seq. under Title III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between  themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (4), stipulates the conditions for the preparation and implementation of Community support  frameworks; whereas Article 8 (3) sets out the content of Community support frameworks;
Whereas the German Government submitted to the Commission on 13 July 1993 the regional development plan referred to in Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 for the new Laender and Berlin (East); whereas this plan contains also the elements  referred to in Article 8 (7) and in Article 10;
Whereas the plan submitted by the Member State includes a description of the regional development priorities selected and of the corresponding operations together with an indication of the levels of assistance under the European Regional Development  Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF), the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guidance Section, the Financial Instrument of Fisheries Guidance (FIFG), and through the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial  instruments, envisaged for implementation of the plan;
Whereas the Community support framework has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and  the other financial instruments, including the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), and the other actions for structural purposes;
Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the Community support framework in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of the  framework on the basis of the forecast loan packages shown in this Decision and in conformity with its statutory provisions;
Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 402/94 (6),  stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving the CSFs, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be  subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding  to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, this Decision shall be sent as a declaration of intent to the Member State;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 20 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the budgetary commitments relating to the contribution from the Structural Funds to the financing of the operations covered by the Community support framework will be  made on the basis of specific Commission decisions approving the operations concerned,