Article 1 
An annual contribution shall be made to the Fund for each of the years 1998 and 1999. The amount of this contribution shall be established as part of the annual budgetary procedure. Article 2 The contributions shall be used by the Fund, in accordance with the Agreement under which it was established, in priority for projects of a cross-border or cross-community nature, and in particular for those consistent with the objectives of the Special Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (PEACE) and the other Structural Fund Programmes. The contributions shall be used in such a way that they have a genuine additional impact on the areas concerned and should not therefore be used as a substitute for other public and private expenditure. The Commission shall be represented by an observer at the board meetings of the Fund. Article 3 The Commission shall ensure coordination between the Fund's activities and those financed by Community structural policies. The Commission shall keep the relevant monitoring committees informed of the activities of the Fund. Article 4 The Commission shall, in cooperation with the board of the Fund, determine appropriate publicity and information procedures in order to publicize the Community's participation in the projects financed by the Fund. Article 5 The Commission shall administer the contributions. The Commission shall submit, not later than 1 April 1999, a report to the budgetary authority covering inter alia the following matters: - a survey of the Fund's activities, - a list of projects which have received aid, - an assessment of the nature and impact of the interventions, in respect, in particular, of the objectives of the Fund and the criteria laid down in the first and second paragraphs of Article 2, - an annex containing the results of the verifications and controls carried out by the Commission representative or its agents, particularly as regards coordination of the Fund's activities with those carried out under Community structural policies. Article 6 The annual contribution shall be paid in two parts as follows: (a) an advance of 80 % will be paid after the chairman of the board of the Fund has signed the Commission's standard undertaking relating to grants and has undertaken to use the contribution in accordance with Article 2 and after the Commission has received and accepted the beneficiary's annual activity report and audited accounts in respect of the previous year; (b) the remaining 20 % will be paid after the Commission has received and accepted the beneficiary's annual activity report and audited accounts relating to the year for which the Community contribution was made. Article 7 Before 1 April 1999, the Commission shall present an evaluation report to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the need for continuing contributions beyond 1999. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1998. It shall apply until 31 December 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1997. For the Council The President J.-C. JUNCKER (1) OJ C 190, 21. 6. 1997, p. 14. (2) OJ C 371, 8. 12. 1997. (3) OJ L 286, 5. 11. 1994, p. 5.
Article 2 
The contributions shall be used by the Fund, in accordance with the Agreement under which it was established, in priority for projects of a cross-border or cross-community nature, and in particular for those consistent with the objectives of the Special Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (PEACE) and the other Structural Fund Programmes. The contributions shall be used in such a way that they have a genuine additional impact on the areas concerned and should not therefore be used as a substitute for other public and private expenditure. The Commission shall be represented by an observer at the board meetings of the Fund. Article 3 The Commission shall ensure coordination between the Fund's activities and those financed by Community structural policies. The Commission shall keep the relevant monitoring committees informed of the activities of the Fund. Article 4 The Commission shall, in cooperation with the board of the Fund, determine appropriate publicity and information procedures in order to publicize the Community's participation in the projects financed by the Fund. Article 5 The Commission shall administer the contributions. The Commission shall submit, not later than 1 April 1999, a report to the budgetary authority covering inter alia the following matters: - a survey of the Fund's activities, - a list of projects which have received aid, - an assessment of the nature and impact of the interventions, in respect, in particular, of the objectives of the Fund and the criteria laid down in the first and second paragraphs of Article 2, - an annex containing the results of the verifications and controls carried out by the Commission representative or its agents, particularly as regards coordination of the Fund's activities with those carried out under Community structural policies. Article 6 The annual contribution shall be paid in two parts as follows: (a) an advance of 80 % will be paid after the chairman of the board of the Fund has signed the Commission's standard undertaking relating to grants and has undertaken to use the contribution in accordance with Article 2 and after the Commission has received and accepted the beneficiary's annual activity report and audited accounts in respect of the previous year; (b) the remaining 20 % will be paid after the Commission has received and accepted the beneficiary's annual activity report and audited accounts relating to the year for which the Community contribution was made. Article 7 Before 1 April 1999, the Commission shall present an evaluation report to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the need for continuing contributions beyond 1999. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1998. It shall apply until 31 December 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1997. For the Council The President J.-C. JUNCKER (1) OJ C 190, 21. 6. 1997, p. 14. (2) OJ C 371, 8. 12. 1997. (3) OJ L 286, 5. 11. 1994, p. 5.
Article 3 
The Commission shall ensure coordination between the Fund's activities and those financed by Community structural policies. The Commission shall keep the relevant monitoring committees informed of the activities of the Fund. Article 4 The Commission shall, in cooperation with the board of the Fund, determine appropriate publicity and information procedures in order to publicize the Community's participation in the projects financed by the Fund. Article 5 The Commission shall administer the contributions. The Commission shall submit, not later than 1 April 1999, a report to the budgetary authority covering inter alia the following matters: - a survey of the Fund's activities, - a list of projects which have received aid, - an assessment of the nature and impact of the interventions, in respect, in particular, of the objectives of the Fund and the criteria laid down in the first and second paragraphs of Article 2, - an annex containing the results of the verifications and controls carried out by the Commission representative or its agents, particularly as regards coordination of the Fund's activities with those carried out under Community structural policies. Article 6 The annual contribution shall be paid in two parts as follows: (a) an advance of 80 % will be paid after the chairman of the board of the Fund has signed the Commission's standard undertaking relating to grants and has undertaken to use the contribution in accordance with Article 2 and after the Commission has received and accepted the beneficiary's annual activity report and audited accounts in respect of the previous year; (b) the remaining 20 % will be paid after the Commission has received and accepted the beneficiary's annual activity report and audited accounts relating to the year for which the Community contribution was made. Article 7 Before 1 April 1999, the Commission shall present an evaluation report to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the need for continuing contributions beyond 1999. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1998. It shall apply until 31 December 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1997. For the Council The President J.-C. JUNCKER (1) OJ C 190, 21. 6. 1997, p. 14. (2) OJ C 371, 8. 12. 1997. (3) OJ L 286, 5. 11. 1994, p. 5.
Article 4 
The Commission shall, in cooperation with the board of the Fund, determine appropriate publicity and information procedures in order to publicize the Community's participation in the projects financed by the Fund. Article 5 The Commission shall administer the contributions. The Commission shall submit, not later than 1 April 1999, a report to the budgetary authority covering inter alia the following matters: - a survey of the Fund's activities, - a list of projects which have received aid, - an assessment of the nature and impact of the interventions, in respect, in particular, of the objectives of the Fund and the criteria laid down in the first and second paragraphs of Article 2, - an annex containing the results of the verifications and controls carried out by the Commission representative or its agents, particularly as regards coordination of the Fund's activities with those carried out under Community structural policies. Article 6 The annual contribution shall be paid in two parts as follows: (a) an advance of 80 % will be paid after the chairman of the board of the Fund has signed the Commission's standard undertaking relating to grants and has undertaken to use the contribution in accordance with Article 2 and after the Commission has received and accepted the beneficiary's annual activity report and audited accounts in respect of the previous year; (b) the remaining 20 % will be paid after the Commission has received and accepted the beneficiary's annual activity report and audited accounts relating to the year for which the Community contribution was made. Article 7 Before 1 April 1999, the Commission shall present an evaluation report to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the need for continuing contributions beyond 1999. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1998. It shall apply until 31 December 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1997. For the Council The President J.-C. JUNCKER (1) OJ C 190, 21. 6. 1997, p. 14. (2) OJ C 371, 8. 12. 1997. (3) OJ L 286, 5. 11. 1994, p. 5.
Article 5 
The Commission shall administer the contributions. The Commission shall submit, not later than 1 April 1999, a report to the budgetary authority covering inter alia the following matters: - a survey of the Fund's activities, - a list of projects which have received aid, - an assessment of the nature and impact of the interventions, in respect, in particular, of the objectives of the Fund and the criteria laid down in the first and second paragraphs of Article 2, - an annex containing the results of the verifications and controls carried out by the Commission representative or its agents, particularly as regards coordination of the Fund's activities with those carried out under Community structural policies. Article 6 The annual contribution shall be paid in two parts as follows: (a) an advance of 80 % will be paid after the chairman of the board of the Fund has signed the Commission's standard undertaking relating to grants and has undertaken to use the contribution in accordance with Article 2 and after the Commission has received and accepted the beneficiary's annual activity report and audited accounts in respect of the previous year; (b) the remaining 20 % will be paid after the Commission has received and accepted the beneficiary's annual activity report and audited accounts relating to the year for which the Community contribution was made. Article 7 Before 1 April 1999, the Commission shall present an evaluation report to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the need for continuing contributions beyond 1999. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1998. It shall apply until 31 December 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1997. For the Council The President J.-C. JUNCKER (1) OJ C 190, 21. 6. 1997, p. 14. (2) OJ C 371, 8. 12. 1997. (3) OJ L 286, 5. 11. 1994, p. 5.
Article 6 
The annual contribution shall be paid in two parts as follows: (a) an advance of 80 % will be paid after the chairman of the board of the Fund has signed the Commission's standard undertaking relating to grants and has undertaken to use the contribution in accordance with Article 2 and after the Commission has received and accepted the beneficiary's annual activity report and audited accounts in respect of the previous year; (b) the remaining 20 % will be paid after the Commission has received and accepted the beneficiary's annual activity report and audited accounts relating to the year for which the Community contribution was made. Article 7 Before 1 April 1999, the Commission shall present an evaluation report to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the need for continuing contributions beyond 1999. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1998. It shall apply until 31 December 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1997. For the Council The President J.-C. JUNCKER (1) OJ C 190, 21. 6. 1997, p. 14. (2) OJ C 371, 8. 12. 1997. (3) OJ L 286, 5. 11. 1994, p. 5.
Article 7 
Before 1 April 1999, the Commission shall present an evaluation report to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the need for continuing contributions beyond 1999. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1998. It shall apply until 31 December 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1997. For the Council The President J.-C. JUNCKER (1) OJ C 190, 21. 6. 1997, p. 14. (2) OJ C 371, 8. 12. 1997. (3) OJ L 286, 5. 11. 1994, p. 5.
Article 8 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1998. It shall apply until 31 December 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1997. For the Council The President J.-C. JUNCKER (1) OJ C 190, 21. 6. 1997, p. 14. (2) OJ C 371, 8. 12. 1997. (3) OJ L 286, 5. 11. 1994, p. 5.