Article 1 
This Decision establishes the Community action programme in the field of cultural heritage, the Raphael programme, set out at Annex, hereinafter referred to as 'the programme`, for the period from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2000. The aim of the programme is to support and supplement, through cooperation, the action taken by the Member States in the field of cultural heritage of European importance. Article 2 Without prejudice to the powers of the Member States to define cultural heritage, for the purposes of the scope of the programme: - 'cultural heritage` shall mean movable and immovable heritage (museums and collections, libraries and archives including photographic, cinematographic and sound archives), archaeological and underwater heritage, architectural heritage, assemblages and sites and cultural landscapes (assemblages of cultural and natural objects), - 'preservation` shall mean all activities contributing to better knowledge, management, conservation, restoration, presentation and accessibility of cultural heritage. Article 3 The programme shall encourage cooperation at European level between Member States in the field of cultural heritage. It shall support and supplement their action in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity by contributing to the flowering of their cultures, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time bringing the common cultural heritage to the fore. To that end and in accordance with the general aim set out in the second subparagraph of Article 1, the following are the specific objectives of the programme based on the development of transnational cooperation: (a) to encourage the conservation and restoration of aspects of the cultural heritage which are of European importance, helping to develop and promote them; (b) to encourage the development of transnational cooperation between institutions and/or operators in the cultural heritage field, in order to contribute to the pooling of skills and the development of best practice in the preservation of the cultural heritage; (c) to improve access to the cultural heritage in its European dimension and encourage the active participation of the general public, in particular children, young people, the underprivileged and those living in the outlying and rural areas of the Community, in the safeguarding and development of the European cultural heritage; (d) to encourage transnational cooperation in developing new technologies for application in the various heritage categories and disciplines and in preserving traditional cultural heritage trades and techniques; (e) to have account taken of the heritage dimension in other Community programmes and policies; (f) to encourage cooperation with third countries and the relevant international organizations. Article 4 In order to achieve the objectives set out in the second subparagraph of Article 3, the projects developed pursuant to the programme will have to have a European dimension and offer added-value compared with actions carried out in the Member States and meet the following criteria: - contribute to the promotion of the cultural heritage, including the provision of information on it, - present interest at Community level because of their exemplary, innovative or informative nature, - deal with problems posed by the preservation of the cultural heritage and contribute to the development of the best preservation practices, - be likely to produce a multiplier effect in cultural, educative or socioeconomic terms. Article 5 The actions described at Annex shall be carried out in pursuit of the objectives set out in the second subparagraph of Article 3. They shall be implemented in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7. Article 6 1. The programme shall be open to participation by the associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe in accordance with the conditions laid down in the additional Protocols to the Association Agreements on participation in Community programmes concluded, or to be concluded, with those countries. The programme shall be open to participation by Cyprus and Malta and to cooperation with other third countries which have concluded association or cooperation agreements containing cultural clauses, on the basis of additional appropriations to be provided according to procedures to be agreed with those countries. 2. The Community and the Member States shall promote cooperation with the Council of Europe and with other relevant international organizations in the cultural heritage sector (e.g. Unesco), while ensuring that the instruments adopted are complementary and respect the individual identity and autonomy of each institution and organization and that resources are put to the best possible use. Article 7 1. The Commission shall implement this programme in accordance with this Decision. 2. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of two representatives per Member State and chaired by the Commission representative. Members of the Committee may be assisted by experts or advisers. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee draft measures concerning: - the priorities and general guidelines for the measures described at Annex and the annual programme resulting therefrom, - the general balance between all the Actions, - the selection rules and criteria for the various types of project described at Annex (Actions I, II, III, and IV), - the financial support to be provided by the Community (amounts, duration, distribution and beneficiaries), - the detailed procedures for monitoring and evaluating this programme, together with the conclusions of the assessment report provided for in Article 11 and any other measure readjusting this programme arising from the assessment report. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft measures referred to in the first subparagraph within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event: (a) the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of two months from the date of such communication; (b) the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to at (a). 4. The Commission may consult the committee on any other matter concerning the implementation of this programme not covered by paragraph 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on this draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account. Article 8 1. The financial framework for the implementation of the programme shall be ECU 30 million, not apportioned to individual years, for the period referred to at Article 1. 2. The annual appropriations shall be authorized by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective. 3. The financial framework mentioned in paragraph 1 will be subject to reexamination before the end of the second year, on a proposal from the Commission, in the light of the budgetary situation and the results obtained in the first phase of the programme. Article 9 The Commission shall seek to ensure, if necessary in collaboration with the Member States, that the actions provided for in the programme and the other cultural programmes, and in programmes within the meaning of other provisions of the Treaty with cultural-heritage aspects, are coherent and complementary; it shall also assess the overall effect of these programmes on the heritage. Article 10 1. After the programme has been in operation for two years and six months, and within six months of the end of that period, the Commission, after having consulted the committee, shall present a detailed evaluation report on the results achieved to the European Parliament and the Council, accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals. This report is intended to assess, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the extent to which the programme has achieved the objectives listed at Article 3. 2. After the programme has been carried out, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the Committee of the Regions a qualitative and quantitative report on the implementation and achievements of the programme in the light of the objectives referred to at paragraph 1. Article 11 The programme, together with practical information, for each of the actions or measures, as regards the procedure, the closing dates for the submission of applications and the documents which must accompany applications, shall be published each year in the 'C` series of the Official Journal of the European Communities. The Commission shall give priority to publicity and the dissemination of information on the programme so as to ensure that all cultural operators and networks are informed about and aware of the actions which concern them. All projects receiving financial support under the programme shall be required to display the European Union emblem and mention the source of the funding. Done at Brussels, 13 October 1997. For the European Parliament The President J. M. GIL-ROBLESFor the Council R. GOEBBELS (1) OJ C 265, 12. 9. 1996, p. 4. (2) OJ C 256, 2. 10. 1995, p. 38. (3) OJ C 100, 2. 4. 1996, p. 119. (4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 October 1995 (OJ C 287, 30. 10. 1995, p. 161), Council common position of 8 July 1996 (OJ C 264, 11. 9. 1996, p. 69), Decision of the European Parliament of 22 October 1996 (OJ C 347, 18. 11. 1996, p. 29), Decision of the European Parliament of 16 September 1997 (OJ C 304, 6. 10. 1997) and Council Decision of 24 July 1997. (5) Decision No 1110/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 April 1994 concerning the fourth framework programme of the European Community activities in the field of research and technological development and demonstration (1994 to 1998) (OJ L 126, 18. 5. 1994, p. 1). (6) European Parliament resolution on measures to protect the European cultural heritage (OJ C 62, 30. 5. 1974, p. 5). European Parliament resolution on the protection of the architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 267, 11. 10. 1982, p. 25). European Parliament resolution on the conservation of the Community's architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 309, 5. 12. 1988, p. 423). European Parliament resolution on preserving the architectural heritage and protecting cultural assets (OJ C 72, 15. 3. 1993, p. 160). (7) European Parliament resolution on economic aid to Mount Athos (monastery region) (OJ C 144, 15. 6. 1981, p. 92). European Parliament resolution on the participation of Community financial instruments in the restoration of the historic centre of the city of Palermo (OJ C 187, 18. 7. 1988, p. 160). European Parliament resolution on aid for the reconstruction of the Chiado district of Lisbon (OJ C 262, 10. 10. 1988, p. 110). European Parliament resolution on the fire at the Gran Teatro del Liceo (Barcelona) (OJ C 61, 28. 2. 1994, p. 184). (8) Resolution of the Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the protection of Europe's architectural heritage (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 1). Resolution of the Ministers with responsibility for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the conservation of works of art and artefacts (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on arrangements concerning archives (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 2). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 concerning greater cooperation in the field of archives (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on European cultural networks (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 1). (9) European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication entitled 'New prospects for Community cultural action` (OJ C 42, 15. 2. 1993, p. 173). European Parliament resolution on Community policy in the field of culture (OJ C 44, 14. 2. 1994, p. 184). Conclusions of the Council and Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 12 November 1992 on guidelines for Community cultural action (OJ C 336, 19. 12. 1992, p. 1). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 on drawing up a Community action plan in the field of cultural heritage (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 1). (11) OJ C 102, 4. 4. 1996, p. 1.
Article 2 
Without prejudice to the powers of the Member States to define cultural heritage, for the purposes of the scope of the programme: - 'cultural heritage` shall mean movable and immovable heritage (museums and collections, libraries and archives including photographic, cinematographic and sound archives), archaeological and underwater heritage, architectural heritage, assemblages and sites and cultural landscapes (assemblages of cultural and natural objects), - 'preservation` shall mean all activities contributing to better knowledge, management, conservation, restoration, presentation and accessibility of cultural heritage. Article 3 The programme shall encourage cooperation at European level between Member States in the field of cultural heritage. It shall support and supplement their action in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity by contributing to the flowering of their cultures, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time bringing the common cultural heritage to the fore. To that end and in accordance with the general aim set out in the second subparagraph of Article 1, the following are the specific objectives of the programme based on the development of transnational cooperation: (a) to encourage the conservation and restoration of aspects of the cultural heritage which are of European importance, helping to develop and promote them; (b) to encourage the development of transnational cooperation between institutions and/or operators in the cultural heritage field, in order to contribute to the pooling of skills and the development of best practice in the preservation of the cultural heritage; (c) to improve access to the cultural heritage in its European dimension and encourage the active participation of the general public, in particular children, young people, the underprivileged and those living in the outlying and rural areas of the Community, in the safeguarding and development of the European cultural heritage; (d) to encourage transnational cooperation in developing new technologies for application in the various heritage categories and disciplines and in preserving traditional cultural heritage trades and techniques; (e) to have account taken of the heritage dimension in other Community programmes and policies; (f) to encourage cooperation with third countries and the relevant international organizations. Article 4 In order to achieve the objectives set out in the second subparagraph of Article 3, the projects developed pursuant to the programme will have to have a European dimension and offer added-value compared with actions carried out in the Member States and meet the following criteria: - contribute to the promotion of the cultural heritage, including the provision of information on it, - present interest at Community level because of their exemplary, innovative or informative nature, - deal with problems posed by the preservation of the cultural heritage and contribute to the development of the best preservation practices, - be likely to produce a multiplier effect in cultural, educative or socioeconomic terms. Article 5 The actions described at Annex shall be carried out in pursuit of the objectives set out in the second subparagraph of Article 3. They shall be implemented in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7. Article 6 1. The programme shall be open to participation by the associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe in accordance with the conditions laid down in the additional Protocols to the Association Agreements on participation in Community programmes concluded, or to be concluded, with those countries. The programme shall be open to participation by Cyprus and Malta and to cooperation with other third countries which have concluded association or cooperation agreements containing cultural clauses, on the basis of additional appropriations to be provided according to procedures to be agreed with those countries. 2. The Community and the Member States shall promote cooperation with the Council of Europe and with other relevant international organizations in the cultural heritage sector (e.g. Unesco), while ensuring that the instruments adopted are complementary and respect the individual identity and autonomy of each institution and organization and that resources are put to the best possible use. Article 7 1. The Commission shall implement this programme in accordance with this Decision. 2. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of two representatives per Member State and chaired by the Commission representative. Members of the Committee may be assisted by experts or advisers. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee draft measures concerning: - the priorities and general guidelines for the measures described at Annex and the annual programme resulting therefrom, - the general balance between all the Actions, - the selection rules and criteria for the various types of project described at Annex (Actions I, II, III, and IV), - the financial support to be provided by the Community (amounts, duration, distribution and beneficiaries), - the detailed procedures for monitoring and evaluating this programme, together with the conclusions of the assessment report provided for in Article 11 and any other measure readjusting this programme arising from the assessment report. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft measures referred to in the first subparagraph within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event: (a) the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of two months from the date of such communication; (b) the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to at (a). 4. The Commission may consult the committee on any other matter concerning the implementation of this programme not covered by paragraph 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on this draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account. Article 8 1. The financial framework for the implementation of the programme shall be ECU 30 million, not apportioned to individual years, for the period referred to at Article 1. 2. The annual appropriations shall be authorized by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective. 3. The financial framework mentioned in paragraph 1 will be subject to reexamination before the end of the second year, on a proposal from the Commission, in the light of the budgetary situation and the results obtained in the first phase of the programme. Article 9 The Commission shall seek to ensure, if necessary in collaboration with the Member States, that the actions provided for in the programme and the other cultural programmes, and in programmes within the meaning of other provisions of the Treaty with cultural-heritage aspects, are coherent and complementary; it shall also assess the overall effect of these programmes on the heritage. Article 10 1. After the programme has been in operation for two years and six months, and within six months of the end of that period, the Commission, after having consulted the committee, shall present a detailed evaluation report on the results achieved to the European Parliament and the Council, accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals. This report is intended to assess, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the extent to which the programme has achieved the objectives listed at Article 3. 2. After the programme has been carried out, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the Committee of the Regions a qualitative and quantitative report on the implementation and achievements of the programme in the light of the objectives referred to at paragraph 1. Article 11 The programme, together with practical information, for each of the actions or measures, as regards the procedure, the closing dates for the submission of applications and the documents which must accompany applications, shall be published each year in the 'C` series of the Official Journal of the European Communities. The Commission shall give priority to publicity and the dissemination of information on the programme so as to ensure that all cultural operators and networks are informed about and aware of the actions which concern them. All projects receiving financial support under the programme shall be required to display the European Union emblem and mention the source of the funding. Done at Brussels, 13 October 1997. For the European Parliament The President J. M. GIL-ROBLESFor the Council R. GOEBBELS (1) OJ C 265, 12. 9. 1996, p. 4. (2) OJ C 256, 2. 10. 1995, p. 38. (3) OJ C 100, 2. 4. 1996, p. 119. (4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 October 1995 (OJ C 287, 30. 10. 1995, p. 161), Council common position of 8 July 1996 (OJ C 264, 11. 9. 1996, p. 69), Decision of the European Parliament of 22 October 1996 (OJ C 347, 18. 11. 1996, p. 29), Decision of the European Parliament of 16 September 1997 (OJ C 304, 6. 10. 1997) and Council Decision of 24 July 1997. (5) Decision No 1110/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 April 1994 concerning the fourth framework programme of the European Community activities in the field of research and technological development and demonstration (1994 to 1998) (OJ L 126, 18. 5. 1994, p. 1). (6) European Parliament resolution on measures to protect the European cultural heritage (OJ C 62, 30. 5. 1974, p. 5). European Parliament resolution on the protection of the architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 267, 11. 10. 1982, p. 25). European Parliament resolution on the conservation of the Community's architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 309, 5. 12. 1988, p. 423). European Parliament resolution on preserving the architectural heritage and protecting cultural assets (OJ C 72, 15. 3. 1993, p. 160). (7) European Parliament resolution on economic aid to Mount Athos (monastery region) (OJ C 144, 15. 6. 1981, p. 92). European Parliament resolution on the participation of Community financial instruments in the restoration of the historic centre of the city of Palermo (OJ C 187, 18. 7. 1988, p. 160). European Parliament resolution on aid for the reconstruction of the Chiado district of Lisbon (OJ C 262, 10. 10. 1988, p. 110). European Parliament resolution on the fire at the Gran Teatro del Liceo (Barcelona) (OJ C 61, 28. 2. 1994, p. 184). (8) Resolution of the Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the protection of Europe's architectural heritage (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 1). Resolution of the Ministers with responsibility for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the conservation of works of art and artefacts (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on arrangements concerning archives (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 2). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 concerning greater cooperation in the field of archives (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on European cultural networks (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 1). (9) European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication entitled 'New prospects for Community cultural action` (OJ C 42, 15. 2. 1993, p. 173). European Parliament resolution on Community policy in the field of culture (OJ C 44, 14. 2. 1994, p. 184). Conclusions of the Council and Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 12 November 1992 on guidelines for Community cultural action (OJ C 336, 19. 12. 1992, p. 1). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 on drawing up a Community action plan in the field of cultural heritage (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 1). (11) OJ C 102, 4. 4. 1996, p. 1.
Article 3 
The programme shall encourage cooperation at European level between Member States in the field of cultural heritage. It shall support and supplement their action in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity by contributing to the flowering of their cultures, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time bringing the common cultural heritage to the fore. To that end and in accordance with the general aim set out in the second subparagraph of Article 1, the following are the specific objectives of the programme based on the development of transnational cooperation: (a) to encourage the conservation and restoration of aspects of the cultural heritage which are of European importance, helping to develop and promote them; (b) to encourage the development of transnational cooperation between institutions and/or operators in the cultural heritage field, in order to contribute to the pooling of skills and the development of best practice in the preservation of the cultural heritage; (c) to improve access to the cultural heritage in its European dimension and encourage the active participation of the general public, in particular children, young people, the underprivileged and those living in the outlying and rural areas of the Community, in the safeguarding and development of the European cultural heritage; (d) to encourage transnational cooperation in developing new technologies for application in the various heritage categories and disciplines and in preserving traditional cultural heritage trades and techniques; (e) to have account taken of the heritage dimension in other Community programmes and policies; (f) to encourage cooperation with third countries and the relevant international organizations. Article 4 In order to achieve the objectives set out in the second subparagraph of Article 3, the projects developed pursuant to the programme will have to have a European dimension and offer added-value compared with actions carried out in the Member States and meet the following criteria: - contribute to the promotion of the cultural heritage, including the provision of information on it, - present interest at Community level because of their exemplary, innovative or informative nature, - deal with problems posed by the preservation of the cultural heritage and contribute to the development of the best preservation practices, - be likely to produce a multiplier effect in cultural, educative or socioeconomic terms. Article 5 The actions described at Annex shall be carried out in pursuit of the objectives set out in the second subparagraph of Article 3. They shall be implemented in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7. Article 6 1. The programme shall be open to participation by the associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe in accordance with the conditions laid down in the additional Protocols to the Association Agreements on participation in Community programmes concluded, or to be concluded, with those countries. The programme shall be open to participation by Cyprus and Malta and to cooperation with other third countries which have concluded association or cooperation agreements containing cultural clauses, on the basis of additional appropriations to be provided according to procedures to be agreed with those countries. 2. The Community and the Member States shall promote cooperation with the Council of Europe and with other relevant international organizations in the cultural heritage sector (e.g. Unesco), while ensuring that the instruments adopted are complementary and respect the individual identity and autonomy of each institution and organization and that resources are put to the best possible use. Article 7 1. The Commission shall implement this programme in accordance with this Decision. 2. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of two representatives per Member State and chaired by the Commission representative. Members of the Committee may be assisted by experts or advisers. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee draft measures concerning: - the priorities and general guidelines for the measures described at Annex and the annual programme resulting therefrom, - the general balance between all the Actions, - the selection rules and criteria for the various types of project described at Annex (Actions I, II, III, and IV), - the financial support to be provided by the Community (amounts, duration, distribution and beneficiaries), - the detailed procedures for monitoring and evaluating this programme, together with the conclusions of the assessment report provided for in Article 11 and any other measure readjusting this programme arising from the assessment report. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft measures referred to in the first subparagraph within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event: (a) the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of two months from the date of such communication; (b) the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to at (a). 4. The Commission may consult the committee on any other matter concerning the implementation of this programme not covered by paragraph 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on this draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account. Article 8 1. The financial framework for the implementation of the programme shall be ECU 30 million, not apportioned to individual years, for the period referred to at Article 1. 2. The annual appropriations shall be authorized by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective. 3. The financial framework mentioned in paragraph 1 will be subject to reexamination before the end of the second year, on a proposal from the Commission, in the light of the budgetary situation and the results obtained in the first phase of the programme. Article 9 The Commission shall seek to ensure, if necessary in collaboration with the Member States, that the actions provided for in the programme and the other cultural programmes, and in programmes within the meaning of other provisions of the Treaty with cultural-heritage aspects, are coherent and complementary; it shall also assess the overall effect of these programmes on the heritage. Article 10 1. After the programme has been in operation for two years and six months, and within six months of the end of that period, the Commission, after having consulted the committee, shall present a detailed evaluation report on the results achieved to the European Parliament and the Council, accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals. This report is intended to assess, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the extent to which the programme has achieved the objectives listed at Article 3. 2. After the programme has been carried out, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the Committee of the Regions a qualitative and quantitative report on the implementation and achievements of the programme in the light of the objectives referred to at paragraph 1. Article 11 The programme, together with practical information, for each of the actions or measures, as regards the procedure, the closing dates for the submission of applications and the documents which must accompany applications, shall be published each year in the 'C` series of the Official Journal of the European Communities. The Commission shall give priority to publicity and the dissemination of information on the programme so as to ensure that all cultural operators and networks are informed about and aware of the actions which concern them. All projects receiving financial support under the programme shall be required to display the European Union emblem and mention the source of the funding. Done at Brussels, 13 October 1997. For the European Parliament The President J. M. GIL-ROBLESFor the Council R. GOEBBELS (1) OJ C 265, 12. 9. 1996, p. 4. (2) OJ C 256, 2. 10. 1995, p. 38. (3) OJ C 100, 2. 4. 1996, p. 119. (4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 October 1995 (OJ C 287, 30. 10. 1995, p. 161), Council common position of 8 July 1996 (OJ C 264, 11. 9. 1996, p. 69), Decision of the European Parliament of 22 October 1996 (OJ C 347, 18. 11. 1996, p. 29), Decision of the European Parliament of 16 September 1997 (OJ C 304, 6. 10. 1997) and Council Decision of 24 July 1997. (5) Decision No 1110/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 April 1994 concerning the fourth framework programme of the European Community activities in the field of research and technological development and demonstration (1994 to 1998) (OJ L 126, 18. 5. 1994, p. 1). (6) European Parliament resolution on measures to protect the European cultural heritage (OJ C 62, 30. 5. 1974, p. 5). European Parliament resolution on the protection of the architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 267, 11. 10. 1982, p. 25). European Parliament resolution on the conservation of the Community's architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 309, 5. 12. 1988, p. 423). European Parliament resolution on preserving the architectural heritage and protecting cultural assets (OJ C 72, 15. 3. 1993, p. 160). (7) European Parliament resolution on economic aid to Mount Athos (monastery region) (OJ C 144, 15. 6. 1981, p. 92). European Parliament resolution on the participation of Community financial instruments in the restoration of the historic centre of the city of Palermo (OJ C 187, 18. 7. 1988, p. 160). European Parliament resolution on aid for the reconstruction of the Chiado district of Lisbon (OJ C 262, 10. 10. 1988, p. 110). European Parliament resolution on the fire at the Gran Teatro del Liceo (Barcelona) (OJ C 61, 28. 2. 1994, p. 184). (8) Resolution of the Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the protection of Europe's architectural heritage (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 1). Resolution of the Ministers with responsibility for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the conservation of works of art and artefacts (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on arrangements concerning archives (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 2). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 concerning greater cooperation in the field of archives (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on European cultural networks (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 1). (9) European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication entitled 'New prospects for Community cultural action` (OJ C 42, 15. 2. 1993, p. 173). European Parliament resolution on Community policy in the field of culture (OJ C 44, 14. 2. 1994, p. 184). Conclusions of the Council and Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 12 November 1992 on guidelines for Community cultural action (OJ C 336, 19. 12. 1992, p. 1). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 on drawing up a Community action plan in the field of cultural heritage (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 1). (11) OJ C 102, 4. 4. 1996, p. 1.
Article 4 
In order to achieve the objectives set out in the second subparagraph of Article 3, the projects developed pursuant to the programme will have to have a European dimension and offer added-value compared with actions carried out in the Member States and meet the following criteria: - contribute to the promotion of the cultural heritage, including the provision of information on it, - present interest at Community level because of their exemplary, innovative or informative nature, - deal with problems posed by the preservation of the cultural heritage and contribute to the development of the best preservation practices, - be likely to produce a multiplier effect in cultural, educative or socioeconomic terms. Article 5 The actions described at Annex shall be carried out in pursuit of the objectives set out in the second subparagraph of Article 3. They shall be implemented in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7. Article 6 1. The programme shall be open to participation by the associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe in accordance with the conditions laid down in the additional Protocols to the Association Agreements on participation in Community programmes concluded, or to be concluded, with those countries. The programme shall be open to participation by Cyprus and Malta and to cooperation with other third countries which have concluded association or cooperation agreements containing cultural clauses, on the basis of additional appropriations to be provided according to procedures to be agreed with those countries. 2. The Community and the Member States shall promote cooperation with the Council of Europe and with other relevant international organizations in the cultural heritage sector (e.g. Unesco), while ensuring that the instruments adopted are complementary and respect the individual identity and autonomy of each institution and organization and that resources are put to the best possible use. Article 7 1. The Commission shall implement this programme in accordance with this Decision. 2. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of two representatives per Member State and chaired by the Commission representative. Members of the Committee may be assisted by experts or advisers. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee draft measures concerning: - the priorities and general guidelines for the measures described at Annex and the annual programme resulting therefrom, - the general balance between all the Actions, - the selection rules and criteria for the various types of project described at Annex (Actions I, II, III, and IV), - the financial support to be provided by the Community (amounts, duration, distribution and beneficiaries), - the detailed procedures for monitoring and evaluating this programme, together with the conclusions of the assessment report provided for in Article 11 and any other measure readjusting this programme arising from the assessment report. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft measures referred to in the first subparagraph within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event: (a) the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of two months from the date of such communication; (b) the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to at (a). 4. The Commission may consult the committee on any other matter concerning the implementation of this programme not covered by paragraph 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on this draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account. Article 8 1. The financial framework for the implementation of the programme shall be ECU 30 million, not apportioned to individual years, for the period referred to at Article 1. 2. The annual appropriations shall be authorized by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective. 3. The financial framework mentioned in paragraph 1 will be subject to reexamination before the end of the second year, on a proposal from the Commission, in the light of the budgetary situation and the results obtained in the first phase of the programme. Article 9 The Commission shall seek to ensure, if necessary in collaboration with the Member States, that the actions provided for in the programme and the other cultural programmes, and in programmes within the meaning of other provisions of the Treaty with cultural-heritage aspects, are coherent and complementary; it shall also assess the overall effect of these programmes on the heritage. Article 10 1. After the programme has been in operation for two years and six months, and within six months of the end of that period, the Commission, after having consulted the committee, shall present a detailed evaluation report on the results achieved to the European Parliament and the Council, accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals. This report is intended to assess, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the extent to which the programme has achieved the objectives listed at Article 3. 2. After the programme has been carried out, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the Committee of the Regions a qualitative and quantitative report on the implementation and achievements of the programme in the light of the objectives referred to at paragraph 1. Article 11 The programme, together with practical information, for each of the actions or measures, as regards the procedure, the closing dates for the submission of applications and the documents which must accompany applications, shall be published each year in the 'C` series of the Official Journal of the European Communities. The Commission shall give priority to publicity and the dissemination of information on the programme so as to ensure that all cultural operators and networks are informed about and aware of the actions which concern them. All projects receiving financial support under the programme shall be required to display the European Union emblem and mention the source of the funding. Done at Brussels, 13 October 1997. For the European Parliament The President J. M. GIL-ROBLESFor the Council R. GOEBBELS (1) OJ C 265, 12. 9. 1996, p. 4. (2) OJ C 256, 2. 10. 1995, p. 38. (3) OJ C 100, 2. 4. 1996, p. 119. (4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 October 1995 (OJ C 287, 30. 10. 1995, p. 161), Council common position of 8 July 1996 (OJ C 264, 11. 9. 1996, p. 69), Decision of the European Parliament of 22 October 1996 (OJ C 347, 18. 11. 1996, p. 29), Decision of the European Parliament of 16 September 1997 (OJ C 304, 6. 10. 1997) and Council Decision of 24 July 1997. (5) Decision No 1110/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 April 1994 concerning the fourth framework programme of the European Community activities in the field of research and technological development and demonstration (1994 to 1998) (OJ L 126, 18. 5. 1994, p. 1). (6) European Parliament resolution on measures to protect the European cultural heritage (OJ C 62, 30. 5. 1974, p. 5). European Parliament resolution on the protection of the architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 267, 11. 10. 1982, p. 25). European Parliament resolution on the conservation of the Community's architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 309, 5. 12. 1988, p. 423). European Parliament resolution on preserving the architectural heritage and protecting cultural assets (OJ C 72, 15. 3. 1993, p. 160). (7) European Parliament resolution on economic aid to Mount Athos (monastery region) (OJ C 144, 15. 6. 1981, p. 92). European Parliament resolution on the participation of Community financial instruments in the restoration of the historic centre of the city of Palermo (OJ C 187, 18. 7. 1988, p. 160). European Parliament resolution on aid for the reconstruction of the Chiado district of Lisbon (OJ C 262, 10. 10. 1988, p. 110). European Parliament resolution on the fire at the Gran Teatro del Liceo (Barcelona) (OJ C 61, 28. 2. 1994, p. 184). (8) Resolution of the Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the protection of Europe's architectural heritage (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 1). Resolution of the Ministers with responsibility for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the conservation of works of art and artefacts (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on arrangements concerning archives (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 2). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 concerning greater cooperation in the field of archives (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on European cultural networks (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 1). (9) European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication entitled 'New prospects for Community cultural action` (OJ C 42, 15. 2. 1993, p. 173). European Parliament resolution on Community policy in the field of culture (OJ C 44, 14. 2. 1994, p. 184). Conclusions of the Council and Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 12 November 1992 on guidelines for Community cultural action (OJ C 336, 19. 12. 1992, p. 1). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 on drawing up a Community action plan in the field of cultural heritage (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 1). (11) OJ C 102, 4. 4. 1996, p. 1.
Article 5 
The actions described at Annex shall be carried out in pursuit of the objectives set out in the second subparagraph of Article 3. They shall be implemented in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7. Article 6 1. The programme shall be open to participation by the associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe in accordance with the conditions laid down in the additional Protocols to the Association Agreements on participation in Community programmes concluded, or to be concluded, with those countries. The programme shall be open to participation by Cyprus and Malta and to cooperation with other third countries which have concluded association or cooperation agreements containing cultural clauses, on the basis of additional appropriations to be provided according to procedures to be agreed with those countries. 2. The Community and the Member States shall promote cooperation with the Council of Europe and with other relevant international organizations in the cultural heritage sector (e.g. Unesco), while ensuring that the instruments adopted are complementary and respect the individual identity and autonomy of each institution and organization and that resources are put to the best possible use. Article 7 1. The Commission shall implement this programme in accordance with this Decision. 2. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of two representatives per Member State and chaired by the Commission representative. Members of the Committee may be assisted by experts or advisers. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee draft measures concerning: - the priorities and general guidelines for the measures described at Annex and the annual programme resulting therefrom, - the general balance between all the Actions, - the selection rules and criteria for the various types of project described at Annex (Actions I, II, III, and IV), - the financial support to be provided by the Community (amounts, duration, distribution and beneficiaries), - the detailed procedures for monitoring and evaluating this programme, together with the conclusions of the assessment report provided for in Article 11 and any other measure readjusting this programme arising from the assessment report. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft measures referred to in the first subparagraph within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event: (a) the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of two months from the date of such communication; (b) the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to at (a). 4. The Commission may consult the committee on any other matter concerning the implementation of this programme not covered by paragraph 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on this draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account. Article 8 1. The financial framework for the implementation of the programme shall be ECU 30 million, not apportioned to individual years, for the period referred to at Article 1. 2. The annual appropriations shall be authorized by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective. 3. The financial framework mentioned in paragraph 1 will be subject to reexamination before the end of the second year, on a proposal from the Commission, in the light of the budgetary situation and the results obtained in the first phase of the programme. Article 9 The Commission shall seek to ensure, if necessary in collaboration with the Member States, that the actions provided for in the programme and the other cultural programmes, and in programmes within the meaning of other provisions of the Treaty with cultural-heritage aspects, are coherent and complementary; it shall also assess the overall effect of these programmes on the heritage. Article 10 1. After the programme has been in operation for two years and six months, and within six months of the end of that period, the Commission, after having consulted the committee, shall present a detailed evaluation report on the results achieved to the European Parliament and the Council, accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals. This report is intended to assess, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the extent to which the programme has achieved the objectives listed at Article 3. 2. After the programme has been carried out, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the Committee of the Regions a qualitative and quantitative report on the implementation and achievements of the programme in the light of the objectives referred to at paragraph 1. Article 11 The programme, together with practical information, for each of the actions or measures, as regards the procedure, the closing dates for the submission of applications and the documents which must accompany applications, shall be published each year in the 'C` series of the Official Journal of the European Communities. The Commission shall give priority to publicity and the dissemination of information on the programme so as to ensure that all cultural operators and networks are informed about and aware of the actions which concern them. All projects receiving financial support under the programme shall be required to display the European Union emblem and mention the source of the funding. Done at Brussels, 13 October 1997. For the European Parliament The President J. M. GIL-ROBLESFor the Council R. GOEBBELS (1) OJ C 265, 12. 9. 1996, p. 4. (2) OJ C 256, 2. 10. 1995, p. 38. (3) OJ C 100, 2. 4. 1996, p. 119. (4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 October 1995 (OJ C 287, 30. 10. 1995, p. 161), Council common position of 8 July 1996 (OJ C 264, 11. 9. 1996, p. 69), Decision of the European Parliament of 22 October 1996 (OJ C 347, 18. 11. 1996, p. 29), Decision of the European Parliament of 16 September 1997 (OJ C 304, 6. 10. 1997) and Council Decision of 24 July 1997. (5) Decision No 1110/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 April 1994 concerning the fourth framework programme of the European Community activities in the field of research and technological development and demonstration (1994 to 1998) (OJ L 126, 18. 5. 1994, p. 1). (6) European Parliament resolution on measures to protect the European cultural heritage (OJ C 62, 30. 5. 1974, p. 5). European Parliament resolution on the protection of the architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 267, 11. 10. 1982, p. 25). European Parliament resolution on the conservation of the Community's architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 309, 5. 12. 1988, p. 423). European Parliament resolution on preserving the architectural heritage and protecting cultural assets (OJ C 72, 15. 3. 1993, p. 160). (7) European Parliament resolution on economic aid to Mount Athos (monastery region) (OJ C 144, 15. 6. 1981, p. 92). European Parliament resolution on the participation of Community financial instruments in the restoration of the historic centre of the city of Palermo (OJ C 187, 18. 7. 1988, p. 160). European Parliament resolution on aid for the reconstruction of the Chiado district of Lisbon (OJ C 262, 10. 10. 1988, p. 110). European Parliament resolution on the fire at the Gran Teatro del Liceo (Barcelona) (OJ C 61, 28. 2. 1994, p. 184). (8) Resolution of the Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the protection of Europe's architectural heritage (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 1). Resolution of the Ministers with responsibility for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the conservation of works of art and artefacts (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on arrangements concerning archives (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 2). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 concerning greater cooperation in the field of archives (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on European cultural networks (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 1). (9) European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication entitled 'New prospects for Community cultural action` (OJ C 42, 15. 2. 1993, p. 173). European Parliament resolution on Community policy in the field of culture (OJ C 44, 14. 2. 1994, p. 184). Conclusions of the Council and Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 12 November 1992 on guidelines for Community cultural action (OJ C 336, 19. 12. 1992, p. 1). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 on drawing up a Community action plan in the field of cultural heritage (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 1). (11) OJ C 102, 4. 4. 1996, p. 1.
Article 6 
1. The programme shall be open to participation by the associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe in accordance with the conditions laid down in the additional Protocols to the Association Agreements on participation in Community programmes concluded, or to be concluded, with those countries. The programme shall be open to participation by Cyprus and Malta and to cooperation with other third countries which have concluded association or cooperation agreements containing cultural clauses, on the basis of additional appropriations to be provided according to procedures to be agreed with those countries. 2. The Community and the Member States shall promote cooperation with the Council of Europe and with other relevant international organizations in the cultural heritage sector (e.g. Unesco), while ensuring that the instruments adopted are complementary and respect the individual identity and autonomy of each institution and organization and that resources are put to the best possible use. Article 7 1. The Commission shall implement this programme in accordance with this Decision. 2. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of two representatives per Member State and chaired by the Commission representative. Members of the Committee may be assisted by experts or advisers. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee draft measures concerning: - the priorities and general guidelines for the measures described at Annex and the annual programme resulting therefrom, - the general balance between all the Actions, - the selection rules and criteria for the various types of project described at Annex (Actions I, II, III, and IV), - the financial support to be provided by the Community (amounts, duration, distribution and beneficiaries), - the detailed procedures for monitoring and evaluating this programme, together with the conclusions of the assessment report provided for in Article 11 and any other measure readjusting this programme arising from the assessment report. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft measures referred to in the first subparagraph within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event: (a) the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of two months from the date of such communication; (b) the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to at (a). 4. The Commission may consult the committee on any other matter concerning the implementation of this programme not covered by paragraph 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on this draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account. Article 8 1. The financial framework for the implementation of the programme shall be ECU 30 million, not apportioned to individual years, for the period referred to at Article 1. 2. The annual appropriations shall be authorized by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective. 3. The financial framework mentioned in paragraph 1 will be subject to reexamination before the end of the second year, on a proposal from the Commission, in the light of the budgetary situation and the results obtained in the first phase of the programme. Article 9 The Commission shall seek to ensure, if necessary in collaboration with the Member States, that the actions provided for in the programme and the other cultural programmes, and in programmes within the meaning of other provisions of the Treaty with cultural-heritage aspects, are coherent and complementary; it shall also assess the overall effect of these programmes on the heritage. Article 10 1. After the programme has been in operation for two years and six months, and within six months of the end of that period, the Commission, after having consulted the committee, shall present a detailed evaluation report on the results achieved to the European Parliament and the Council, accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals. This report is intended to assess, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the extent to which the programme has achieved the objectives listed at Article 3. 2. After the programme has been carried out, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the Committee of the Regions a qualitative and quantitative report on the implementation and achievements of the programme in the light of the objectives referred to at paragraph 1. Article 11 The programme, together with practical information, for each of the actions or measures, as regards the procedure, the closing dates for the submission of applications and the documents which must accompany applications, shall be published each year in the 'C` series of the Official Journal of the European Communities. The Commission shall give priority to publicity and the dissemination of information on the programme so as to ensure that all cultural operators and networks are informed about and aware of the actions which concern them. All projects receiving financial support under the programme shall be required to display the European Union emblem and mention the source of the funding. Done at Brussels, 13 October 1997. For the European Parliament The President J. M. GIL-ROBLESFor the Council R. GOEBBELS (1) OJ C 265, 12. 9. 1996, p. 4. (2) OJ C 256, 2. 10. 1995, p. 38. (3) OJ C 100, 2. 4. 1996, p. 119. (4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 October 1995 (OJ C 287, 30. 10. 1995, p. 161), Council common position of 8 July 1996 (OJ C 264, 11. 9. 1996, p. 69), Decision of the European Parliament of 22 October 1996 (OJ C 347, 18. 11. 1996, p. 29), Decision of the European Parliament of 16 September 1997 (OJ C 304, 6. 10. 1997) and Council Decision of 24 July 1997. (5) Decision No 1110/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 April 1994 concerning the fourth framework programme of the European Community activities in the field of research and technological development and demonstration (1994 to 1998) (OJ L 126, 18. 5. 1994, p. 1). (6) European Parliament resolution on measures to protect the European cultural heritage (OJ C 62, 30. 5. 1974, p. 5). European Parliament resolution on the protection of the architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 267, 11. 10. 1982, p. 25). European Parliament resolution on the conservation of the Community's architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 309, 5. 12. 1988, p. 423). European Parliament resolution on preserving the architectural heritage and protecting cultural assets (OJ C 72, 15. 3. 1993, p. 160). (7) European Parliament resolution on economic aid to Mount Athos (monastery region) (OJ C 144, 15. 6. 1981, p. 92). European Parliament resolution on the participation of Community financial instruments in the restoration of the historic centre of the city of Palermo (OJ C 187, 18. 7. 1988, p. 160). European Parliament resolution on aid for the reconstruction of the Chiado district of Lisbon (OJ C 262, 10. 10. 1988, p. 110). European Parliament resolution on the fire at the Gran Teatro del Liceo (Barcelona) (OJ C 61, 28. 2. 1994, p. 184). (8) Resolution of the Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the protection of Europe's architectural heritage (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 1). Resolution of the Ministers with responsibility for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the conservation of works of art and artefacts (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on arrangements concerning archives (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 2). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 concerning greater cooperation in the field of archives (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on European cultural networks (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 1). (9) European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication entitled 'New prospects for Community cultural action` (OJ C 42, 15. 2. 1993, p. 173). European Parliament resolution on Community policy in the field of culture (OJ C 44, 14. 2. 1994, p. 184). Conclusions of the Council and Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 12 November 1992 on guidelines for Community cultural action (OJ C 336, 19. 12. 1992, p. 1). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 on drawing up a Community action plan in the field of cultural heritage (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 1). (11) OJ C 102, 4. 4. 1996, p. 1.
Article 7 
1. The Commission shall implement this programme in accordance with this Decision. 2. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of two representatives per Member State and chaired by the Commission representative. Members of the Committee may be assisted by experts or advisers. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee draft measures concerning: - the priorities and general guidelines for the measures described at Annex and the annual programme resulting therefrom, - the general balance between all the Actions, - the selection rules and criteria for the various types of project described at Annex (Actions I, II, III, and IV), - the financial support to be provided by the Community (amounts, duration, distribution and beneficiaries), - the detailed procedures for monitoring and evaluating this programme, together with the conclusions of the assessment report provided for in Article 11 and any other measure readjusting this programme arising from the assessment report. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft measures referred to in the first subparagraph within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event: (a) the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of two months from the date of such communication; (b) the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to at (a). 4. The Commission may consult the committee on any other matter concerning the implementation of this programme not covered by paragraph 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on this draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account. Article 8 1. The financial framework for the implementation of the programme shall be ECU 30 million, not apportioned to individual years, for the period referred to at Article 1. 2. The annual appropriations shall be authorized by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective. 3. The financial framework mentioned in paragraph 1 will be subject to reexamination before the end of the second year, on a proposal from the Commission, in the light of the budgetary situation and the results obtained in the first phase of the programme. Article 9 The Commission shall seek to ensure, if necessary in collaboration with the Member States, that the actions provided for in the programme and the other cultural programmes, and in programmes within the meaning of other provisions of the Treaty with cultural-heritage aspects, are coherent and complementary; it shall also assess the overall effect of these programmes on the heritage. Article 10 1. After the programme has been in operation for two years and six months, and within six months of the end of that period, the Commission, after having consulted the committee, shall present a detailed evaluation report on the results achieved to the European Parliament and the Council, accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals. This report is intended to assess, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the extent to which the programme has achieved the objectives listed at Article 3. 2. After the programme has been carried out, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the Committee of the Regions a qualitative and quantitative report on the implementation and achievements of the programme in the light of the objectives referred to at paragraph 1. Article 11 The programme, together with practical information, for each of the actions or measures, as regards the procedure, the closing dates for the submission of applications and the documents which must accompany applications, shall be published each year in the 'C` series of the Official Journal of the European Communities. The Commission shall give priority to publicity and the dissemination of information on the programme so as to ensure that all cultural operators and networks are informed about and aware of the actions which concern them. All projects receiving financial support under the programme shall be required to display the European Union emblem and mention the source of the funding. Done at Brussels, 13 October 1997. For the European Parliament The President J. M. GIL-ROBLESFor the Council R. GOEBBELS (1) OJ C 265, 12. 9. 1996, p. 4. (2) OJ C 256, 2. 10. 1995, p. 38. (3) OJ C 100, 2. 4. 1996, p. 119. (4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 October 1995 (OJ C 287, 30. 10. 1995, p. 161), Council common position of 8 July 1996 (OJ C 264, 11. 9. 1996, p. 69), Decision of the European Parliament of 22 October 1996 (OJ C 347, 18. 11. 1996, p. 29), Decision of the European Parliament of 16 September 1997 (OJ C 304, 6. 10. 1997) and Council Decision of 24 July 1997. (5) Decision No 1110/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 April 1994 concerning the fourth framework programme of the European Community activities in the field of research and technological development and demonstration (1994 to 1998) (OJ L 126, 18. 5. 1994, p. 1). (6) European Parliament resolution on measures to protect the European cultural heritage (OJ C 62, 30. 5. 1974, p. 5). European Parliament resolution on the protection of the architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 267, 11. 10. 1982, p. 25). European Parliament resolution on the conservation of the Community's architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 309, 5. 12. 1988, p. 423). European Parliament resolution on preserving the architectural heritage and protecting cultural assets (OJ C 72, 15. 3. 1993, p. 160). (7) European Parliament resolution on economic aid to Mount Athos (monastery region) (OJ C 144, 15. 6. 1981, p. 92). European Parliament resolution on the participation of Community financial instruments in the restoration of the historic centre of the city of Palermo (OJ C 187, 18. 7. 1988, p. 160). European Parliament resolution on aid for the reconstruction of the Chiado district of Lisbon (OJ C 262, 10. 10. 1988, p. 110). European Parliament resolution on the fire at the Gran Teatro del Liceo (Barcelona) (OJ C 61, 28. 2. 1994, p. 184). (8) Resolution of the Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the protection of Europe's architectural heritage (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 1). Resolution of the Ministers with responsibility for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the conservation of works of art and artefacts (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on arrangements concerning archives (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 2). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 concerning greater cooperation in the field of archives (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on European cultural networks (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 1). (9) European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication entitled 'New prospects for Community cultural action` (OJ C 42, 15. 2. 1993, p. 173). European Parliament resolution on Community policy in the field of culture (OJ C 44, 14. 2. 1994, p. 184). Conclusions of the Council and Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 12 November 1992 on guidelines for Community cultural action (OJ C 336, 19. 12. 1992, p. 1). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 on drawing up a Community action plan in the field of cultural heritage (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 1). (11) OJ C 102, 4. 4. 1996, p. 1.
Article 8 
1. The financial framework for the implementation of the programme shall be ECU 30 million, not apportioned to individual years, for the period referred to at Article 1. 2. The annual appropriations shall be authorized by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective. 3. The financial framework mentioned in paragraph 1 will be subject to reexamination before the end of the second year, on a proposal from the Commission, in the light of the budgetary situation and the results obtained in the first phase of the programme. Article 9 The Commission shall seek to ensure, if necessary in collaboration with the Member States, that the actions provided for in the programme and the other cultural programmes, and in programmes within the meaning of other provisions of the Treaty with cultural-heritage aspects, are coherent and complementary; it shall also assess the overall effect of these programmes on the heritage. Article 10 1. After the programme has been in operation for two years and six months, and within six months of the end of that period, the Commission, after having consulted the committee, shall present a detailed evaluation report on the results achieved to the European Parliament and the Council, accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals. This report is intended to assess, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the extent to which the programme has achieved the objectives listed at Article 3. 2. After the programme has been carried out, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the Committee of the Regions a qualitative and quantitative report on the implementation and achievements of the programme in the light of the objectives referred to at paragraph 1. Article 11 The programme, together with practical information, for each of the actions or measures, as regards the procedure, the closing dates for the submission of applications and the documents which must accompany applications, shall be published each year in the 'C` series of the Official Journal of the European Communities. The Commission shall give priority to publicity and the dissemination of information on the programme so as to ensure that all cultural operators and networks are informed about and aware of the actions which concern them. All projects receiving financial support under the programme shall be required to display the European Union emblem and mention the source of the funding. Done at Brussels, 13 October 1997. For the European Parliament The President J. M. GIL-ROBLESFor the Council R. GOEBBELS (1) OJ C 265, 12. 9. 1996, p. 4. (2) OJ C 256, 2. 10. 1995, p. 38. (3) OJ C 100, 2. 4. 1996, p. 119. (4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 October 1995 (OJ C 287, 30. 10. 1995, p. 161), Council common position of 8 July 1996 (OJ C 264, 11. 9. 1996, p. 69), Decision of the European Parliament of 22 October 1996 (OJ C 347, 18. 11. 1996, p. 29), Decision of the European Parliament of 16 September 1997 (OJ C 304, 6. 10. 1997) and Council Decision of 24 July 1997. (5) Decision No 1110/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 April 1994 concerning the fourth framework programme of the European Community activities in the field of research and technological development and demonstration (1994 to 1998) (OJ L 126, 18. 5. 1994, p. 1). (6) European Parliament resolution on measures to protect the European cultural heritage (OJ C 62, 30. 5. 1974, p. 5). European Parliament resolution on the protection of the architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 267, 11. 10. 1982, p. 25). European Parliament resolution on the conservation of the Community's architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 309, 5. 12. 1988, p. 423). European Parliament resolution on preserving the architectural heritage and protecting cultural assets (OJ C 72, 15. 3. 1993, p. 160). (7) European Parliament resolution on economic aid to Mount Athos (monastery region) (OJ C 144, 15. 6. 1981, p. 92). European Parliament resolution on the participation of Community financial instruments in the restoration of the historic centre of the city of Palermo (OJ C 187, 18. 7. 1988, p. 160). European Parliament resolution on aid for the reconstruction of the Chiado district of Lisbon (OJ C 262, 10. 10. 1988, p. 110). European Parliament resolution on the fire at the Gran Teatro del Liceo (Barcelona) (OJ C 61, 28. 2. 1994, p. 184). (8) Resolution of the Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the protection of Europe's architectural heritage (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 1). Resolution of the Ministers with responsibility for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the conservation of works of art and artefacts (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on arrangements concerning archives (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 2). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 concerning greater cooperation in the field of archives (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on European cultural networks (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 1). (9) European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication entitled 'New prospects for Community cultural action` (OJ C 42, 15. 2. 1993, p. 173). European Parliament resolution on Community policy in the field of culture (OJ C 44, 14. 2. 1994, p. 184). Conclusions of the Council and Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 12 November 1992 on guidelines for Community cultural action (OJ C 336, 19. 12. 1992, p. 1). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 on drawing up a Community action plan in the field of cultural heritage (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 1). (11) OJ C 102, 4. 4. 1996, p. 1.
Article 9 
The Commission shall seek to ensure, if necessary in collaboration with the Member States, that the actions provided for in the programme and the other cultural programmes, and in programmes within the meaning of other provisions of the Treaty with cultural-heritage aspects, are coherent and complementary; it shall also assess the overall effect of these programmes on the heritage. Article 10 1. After the programme has been in operation for two years and six months, and within six months of the end of that period, the Commission, after having consulted the committee, shall present a detailed evaluation report on the results achieved to the European Parliament and the Council, accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals. This report is intended to assess, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the extent to which the programme has achieved the objectives listed at Article 3. 2. After the programme has been carried out, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the Committee of the Regions a qualitative and quantitative report on the implementation and achievements of the programme in the light of the objectives referred to at paragraph 1. Article 11 The programme, together with practical information, for each of the actions or measures, as regards the procedure, the closing dates for the submission of applications and the documents which must accompany applications, shall be published each year in the 'C` series of the Official Journal of the European Communities. The Commission shall give priority to publicity and the dissemination of information on the programme so as to ensure that all cultural operators and networks are informed about and aware of the actions which concern them. All projects receiving financial support under the programme shall be required to display the European Union emblem and mention the source of the funding. Done at Brussels, 13 October 1997. For the European Parliament The President J. M. GIL-ROBLESFor the Council R. GOEBBELS (1) OJ C 265, 12. 9. 1996, p. 4. (2) OJ C 256, 2. 10. 1995, p. 38. (3) OJ C 100, 2. 4. 1996, p. 119. (4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 October 1995 (OJ C 287, 30. 10. 1995, p. 161), Council common position of 8 July 1996 (OJ C 264, 11. 9. 1996, p. 69), Decision of the European Parliament of 22 October 1996 (OJ C 347, 18. 11. 1996, p. 29), Decision of the European Parliament of 16 September 1997 (OJ C 304, 6. 10. 1997) and Council Decision of 24 July 1997. (5) Decision No 1110/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 April 1994 concerning the fourth framework programme of the European Community activities in the field of research and technological development and demonstration (1994 to 1998) (OJ L 126, 18. 5. 1994, p. 1). (6) European Parliament resolution on measures to protect the European cultural heritage (OJ C 62, 30. 5. 1974, p. 5). European Parliament resolution on the protection of the architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 267, 11. 10. 1982, p. 25). European Parliament resolution on the conservation of the Community's architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 309, 5. 12. 1988, p. 423). European Parliament resolution on preserving the architectural heritage and protecting cultural assets (OJ C 72, 15. 3. 1993, p. 160). (7) European Parliament resolution on economic aid to Mount Athos (monastery region) (OJ C 144, 15. 6. 1981, p. 92). European Parliament resolution on the participation of Community financial instruments in the restoration of the historic centre of the city of Palermo (OJ C 187, 18. 7. 1988, p. 160). European Parliament resolution on aid for the reconstruction of the Chiado district of Lisbon (OJ C 262, 10. 10. 1988, p. 110). European Parliament resolution on the fire at the Gran Teatro del Liceo (Barcelona) (OJ C 61, 28. 2. 1994, p. 184). (8) Resolution of the Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the protection of Europe's architectural heritage (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 1). Resolution of the Ministers with responsibility for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the conservation of works of art and artefacts (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on arrangements concerning archives (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 2). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 concerning greater cooperation in the field of archives (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on European cultural networks (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 1). (9) European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication entitled 'New prospects for Community cultural action` (OJ C 42, 15. 2. 1993, p. 173). European Parliament resolution on Community policy in the field of culture (OJ C 44, 14. 2. 1994, p. 184). Conclusions of the Council and Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 12 November 1992 on guidelines for Community cultural action (OJ C 336, 19. 12. 1992, p. 1). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 on drawing up a Community action plan in the field of cultural heritage (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 1). (11) OJ C 102, 4. 4. 1996, p. 1.
Article 10 
1. After the programme has been in operation for two years and six months, and within six months of the end of that period, the Commission, after having consulted the committee, shall present a detailed evaluation report on the results achieved to the European Parliament and the Council, accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals. This report is intended to assess, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the extent to which the programme has achieved the objectives listed at Article 3. 2. After the programme has been carried out, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the Committee of the Regions a qualitative and quantitative report on the implementation and achievements of the programme in the light of the objectives referred to at paragraph 1. Article 11 The programme, together with practical information, for each of the actions or measures, as regards the procedure, the closing dates for the submission of applications and the documents which must accompany applications, shall be published each year in the 'C` series of the Official Journal of the European Communities. The Commission shall give priority to publicity and the dissemination of information on the programme so as to ensure that all cultural operators and networks are informed about and aware of the actions which concern them. All projects receiving financial support under the programme shall be required to display the European Union emblem and mention the source of the funding. Done at Brussels, 13 October 1997. For the European Parliament The President J. M. GIL-ROBLESFor the Council R. GOEBBELS (1) OJ C 265, 12. 9. 1996, p. 4. (2) OJ C 256, 2. 10. 1995, p. 38. (3) OJ C 100, 2. 4. 1996, p. 119. (4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 October 1995 (OJ C 287, 30. 10. 1995, p. 161), Council common position of 8 July 1996 (OJ C 264, 11. 9. 1996, p. 69), Decision of the European Parliament of 22 October 1996 (OJ C 347, 18. 11. 1996, p. 29), Decision of the European Parliament of 16 September 1997 (OJ C 304, 6. 10. 1997) and Council Decision of 24 July 1997. (5) Decision No 1110/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 April 1994 concerning the fourth framework programme of the European Community activities in the field of research and technological development and demonstration (1994 to 1998) (OJ L 126, 18. 5. 1994, p. 1). (6) European Parliament resolution on measures to protect the European cultural heritage (OJ C 62, 30. 5. 1974, p. 5). European Parliament resolution on the protection of the architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 267, 11. 10. 1982, p. 25). European Parliament resolution on the conservation of the Community's architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 309, 5. 12. 1988, p. 423). European Parliament resolution on preserving the architectural heritage and protecting cultural assets (OJ C 72, 15. 3. 1993, p. 160). (7) European Parliament resolution on economic aid to Mount Athos (monastery region) (OJ C 144, 15. 6. 1981, p. 92). European Parliament resolution on the participation of Community financial instruments in the restoration of the historic centre of the city of Palermo (OJ C 187, 18. 7. 1988, p. 160). European Parliament resolution on aid for the reconstruction of the Chiado district of Lisbon (OJ C 262, 10. 10. 1988, p. 110). European Parliament resolution on the fire at the Gran Teatro del Liceo (Barcelona) (OJ C 61, 28. 2. 1994, p. 184). (8) Resolution of the Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the protection of Europe's architectural heritage (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 1). Resolution of the Ministers with responsibility for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the conservation of works of art and artefacts (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on arrangements concerning archives (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 2). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 concerning greater cooperation in the field of archives (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on European cultural networks (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 1). (9) European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication entitled 'New prospects for Community cultural action` (OJ C 42, 15. 2. 1993, p. 173). European Parliament resolution on Community policy in the field of culture (OJ C 44, 14. 2. 1994, p. 184). Conclusions of the Council and Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 12 November 1992 on guidelines for Community cultural action (OJ C 336, 19. 12. 1992, p. 1). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 on drawing up a Community action plan in the field of cultural heritage (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 1). (11) OJ C 102, 4. 4. 1996, p. 1.
Article 11 
The programme, together with practical information, for each of the actions or measures, as regards the procedure, the closing dates for the submission of applications and the documents which must accompany applications, shall be published each year in the 'C` series of the Official Journal of the European Communities. The Commission shall give priority to publicity and the dissemination of information on the programme so as to ensure that all cultural operators and networks are informed about and aware of the actions which concern them. All projects receiving financial support under the programme shall be required to display the European Union emblem and mention the source of the funding. Done at Brussels, 13 October 1997. For the European Parliament The President J. M. GIL-ROBLESFor the Council R. GOEBBELS (1) OJ C 265, 12. 9. 1996, p. 4. (2) OJ C 256, 2. 10. 1995, p. 38. (3) OJ C 100, 2. 4. 1996, p. 119. (4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 October 1995 (OJ C 287, 30. 10. 1995, p. 161), Council common position of 8 July 1996 (OJ C 264, 11. 9. 1996, p. 69), Decision of the European Parliament of 22 October 1996 (OJ C 347, 18. 11. 1996, p. 29), Decision of the European Parliament of 16 September 1997 (OJ C 304, 6. 10. 1997) and Council Decision of 24 July 1997. (5) Decision No 1110/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 April 1994 concerning the fourth framework programme of the European Community activities in the field of research and technological development and demonstration (1994 to 1998) (OJ L 126, 18. 5. 1994, p. 1). (6) European Parliament resolution on measures to protect the European cultural heritage (OJ C 62, 30. 5. 1974, p. 5). European Parliament resolution on the protection of the architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 267, 11. 10. 1982, p. 25). European Parliament resolution on the conservation of the Community's architectural and archaeological heritage (OJ C 309, 5. 12. 1988, p. 423). European Parliament resolution on preserving the architectural heritage and protecting cultural assets (OJ C 72, 15. 3. 1993, p. 160). (7) European Parliament resolution on economic aid to Mount Athos (monastery region) (OJ C 144, 15. 6. 1981, p. 92). European Parliament resolution on the participation of Community financial instruments in the restoration of the historic centre of the city of Palermo (OJ C 187, 18. 7. 1988, p. 160). European Parliament resolution on aid for the reconstruction of the Chiado district of Lisbon (OJ C 262, 10. 10. 1988, p. 110). European Parliament resolution on the fire at the Gran Teatro del Liceo (Barcelona) (OJ C 61, 28. 2. 1994, p. 184). (8) Resolution of the Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the protection of Europe's architectural heritage (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 1). Resolution of the Ministers with responsibility for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council of 13 November 1986 on the conservation of works of art and artefacts (OJ C 320, 13. 12. 1986, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on arrangements concerning archives (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 2). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 concerning greater cooperation in the field of archives (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 3). Resolution of the Council and the Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 14 November 1991 on European cultural networks (OJ C 314, 5. 12. 1991, p. 1). (9) European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication entitled 'New prospects for Community cultural action` (OJ C 42, 15. 2. 1993, p. 173). European Parliament resolution on Community policy in the field of culture (OJ C 44, 14. 2. 1994, p. 184). Conclusions of the Council and Ministers of Culture meeting within the Council of 12 November 1992 on guidelines for Community cultural action (OJ C 336, 19. 12. 1992, p. 1). Council conclusions of 17 June 1994 on drawing up a Community action plan in the field of cultural heritage (OJ C 235, 23. 8. 1994, p. 1). (11) OJ C 102, 4. 4. 1996, p. 1.