Article 1 
1. The Grotius programme established by Joint Action 96/636/JHA shall be extended to cover the year 2001, as regards judicial cooperation in civil matters, under the conditions laid down in this Regulation. 2. This programme of incentives and exchanges for legal practitioners in the area of civil law ("Grotius - civil") seeks to foster mutual knowledge of legal and judicial systems and to facilitate judicial cooperation between Member States in the area of civil law. 3. For the purposes of this Regulation, "legal practitioners" means judges, prosecutors, advocates, solicitors, academic and scientific personnel, ministry officials, court officers, bailiffs, court interpreters and other professionals associated with the judiciary in the area of civil law. 4. The programme shall comprise the following: - training, - exchange and work-experience programmes, - organisation of meetings, - studies and research, - distribution of information. 5. For the purposes of this Regulation "Member State" means all the Member States except Denmark. Article 2 1. The financial reference amount for the implementation of the programme in 2001 shall be EUR 650000. 2. The appropriation laid down in paragraph 1 shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective.
Article 2 
1. The financial reference amount for the implementation of the programme in 2001 shall be EUR 650000. 2. The appropriation laid down in paragraph 1 shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective.
Article 3 
Provided they are concerned with judicial cooperation in civil matters, projects with the following objectives may be considered under "training": - fostering of foreign language knowledge, in particular a working knowledge of legal language, - knowledge of the legal institutions and procedures of the other Member States, and how they function, - exchange of experience between those responsible for the training of legal practitioners, and between institutions responsible for basic training and those responsible for continuing training, - preparation of teaching modules for training projects, exchanges and internships, conferences or seminars organised as part of the implementation of the programme. Article 4 Provided they are concerned with judicial cooperation in civil matters, projects with the following objectives may be considered under "exchange and placement programmes for training purposes": - organisation of work experience of limited duration in the legal institutions or with legal practitioners in Member States other than the Member State of origin, in the Court of Justice of the European Communities, in the Court of First Instance as well as in the European Court of Human Rights, - organisation of visits to legal institutions or to legal practitioners in a number of other Member States on specific themes or in the Court of Justice of the European Communities, in the Court of First Instance as well as in the European Court of Human Rights. Article 5 Provided they are concerned with judicial cooperation in civil matters, projects with the following objectives may be considered under "organisation of meetings": - organisation of bilateral or European conferences on legal topics of general interest, - organisation of multidisciplinary conferences on topical or new legal subjects relating to judicial cooperation, - organisation of seminars based around case studies on sentencing, in the course of which judges from different Member States deliver a verdict on the same court case. Article 6 Provided they are concerned with judicial cooperation in civil matters, projects with the following objectives may be considered under "studies and research": - preparatory analysis of subjects chosen for projects to be implemented within the framework of the programme, - analysis of reports on work experience or meetings organised within the framework of the programme, - coordination of research on topics relating to judicial cooperation. Article 7 Provided they are concerned with judicial cooperation in civil matters, projects with the following objectives may be considered under "distribution of information": - hard-copy or on-line distribution of information on legislative amendments or draft reforms, in the original or in translation, - dissemination of information on projects under Articles 3, 4 and 5, the results of meetings under Article 5 or the findings of research carried out under Article 6 and the application of this research, - creation of databases and/or documentation networks including lists of articles, publications, studies and legislation in fields relating to judicial cooperation.
Article 4 
Provided they are concerned with judicial cooperation in civil matters, projects with the following objectives may be considered under "exchange and placement programmes for training purposes": - organisation of work experience of limited duration in the legal institutions or with legal practitioners in Member States other than the Member State of origin, in the Court of Justice of the European Communities, in the Court of First Instance as well as in the European Court of Human Rights, - organisation of visits to legal institutions or to legal practitioners in a number of other Member States on specific themes or in the Court of Justice of the European Communities, in the Court of First Instance as well as in the European Court of Human Rights. Article 5 Provided they are concerned with judicial cooperation in civil matters, projects with the following objectives may be considered under "organisation of meetings": - organisation of bilateral or European conferences on legal topics of general interest, - organisation of multidisciplinary conferences on topical or new legal subjects relating to judicial cooperation, - organisation of seminars based around case studies on sentencing, in the course of which judges from different Member States deliver a verdict on the same court case. Article 6 Provided they are concerned with judicial cooperation in civil matters, projects with the following objectives may be considered under "studies and research": - preparatory analysis of subjects chosen for projects to be implemented within the framework of the programme, - analysis of reports on work experience or meetings organised within the framework of the programme, - coordination of research on topics relating to judicial cooperation. Article 7 Provided they are concerned with judicial cooperation in civil matters, projects with the following objectives may be considered under "distribution of information": - hard-copy or on-line distribution of information on legislative amendments or draft reforms, in the original or in translation, - dissemination of information on projects under Articles 3, 4 and 5, the results of meetings under Article 5 or the findings of research carried out under Article 6 and the application of this research, - creation of databases and/or documentation networks including lists of articles, publications, studies and legislation in fields relating to judicial cooperation.
Article 5 
Provided they are concerned with judicial cooperation in civil matters, projects with the following objectives may be considered under "organisation of meetings": - organisation of bilateral or European conferences on legal topics of general interest, - organisation of multidisciplinary conferences on topical or new legal subjects relating to judicial cooperation, - organisation of seminars based around case studies on sentencing, in the course of which judges from different Member States deliver a verdict on the same court case. Article 6 Provided they are concerned with judicial cooperation in civil matters, projects with the following objectives may be considered under "studies and research": - preparatory analysis of subjects chosen for projects to be implemented within the framework of the programme, - analysis of reports on work experience or meetings organised within the framework of the programme, - coordination of research on topics relating to judicial cooperation. Article 7 Provided they are concerned with judicial cooperation in civil matters, projects with the following objectives may be considered under "distribution of information": - hard-copy or on-line distribution of information on legislative amendments or draft reforms, in the original or in translation, - dissemination of information on projects under Articles 3, 4 and 5, the results of meetings under Article 5 or the findings of research carried out under Article 6 and the application of this research, - creation of databases and/or documentation networks including lists of articles, publications, studies and legislation in fields relating to judicial cooperation.
Article 6 
Provided they are concerned with judicial cooperation in civil matters, projects with the following objectives may be considered under "studies and research": - preparatory analysis of subjects chosen for projects to be implemented within the framework of the programme, - analysis of reports on work experience or meetings organised within the framework of the programme, - coordination of research on topics relating to judicial cooperation. Article 7 Provided they are concerned with judicial cooperation in civil matters, projects with the following objectives may be considered under "distribution of information": - hard-copy or on-line distribution of information on legislative amendments or draft reforms, in the original or in translation, - dissemination of information on projects under Articles 3, 4 and 5, the results of meetings under Article 5 or the findings of research carried out under Article 6 and the application of this research, - creation of databases and/or documentation networks including lists of articles, publications, studies and legislation in fields relating to judicial cooperation.
Article 7 
Provided they are concerned with judicial cooperation in civil matters, projects with the following objectives may be considered under "distribution of information": - hard-copy or on-line distribution of information on legislative amendments or draft reforms, in the original or in translation, - dissemination of information on projects under Articles 3, 4 and 5, the results of meetings under Article 5 or the findings of research carried out under Article 6 and the application of this research, - creation of databases and/or documentation networks including lists of articles, publications, studies and legislation in fields relating to judicial cooperation.
Article 8 
1. Projects financed by the Community must be of demonstrable European interest and involve more than one Member State. 2. Projects may be managed by national and non-governmental organisations, and in particular legal and judicial training establishments and research centres. 3. The selection process for projects for which finance is requested shall have regard, inter alia, to: - the extent to which the subjects covered conform with work that is already in progress or planned for the future under Community action programmes in fields relating to judicial cooperation in civil matters, - the contribution to the elaboration or implementation of instruments provided for under Title IV of Part Three of the EC Treaty, - the extent to which the different projects complement each other, - the range of professions to which they are addressed, - the quality of the institution responsible, - the operational and practical nature of the projects, - the degree of preparation of the participants, - the possibility of using the results of the project to make further progress in judicial cooperation in civil matters. 4. These projects may associate practitioners from the Member State not bound by this Regulation, States which have applied for membership where this would contribute to their preparation for accession or other non-member countries where this would be useful. Article 9 The financing decisions and the contracts arising from them shall provide for monitoring and financial control by the Commission and audits by the Court of Auditors. Article 10 1. All types of expenditure which are directly chargeable to the implementation of the project and which have been committed within a contractually agreed period shall be eligible. 2. The proportion of financial support from the general budget of the European Union shall not exceed 80 % of the cost of the project. 3. Translation and interpreting costs, computing costs, and expenditure on durables or consumables shall not be taken into consideration unless they are essential for the realisation of the project, and shall only be financed up to a limit of 50 % of the grant or 80 % in cases where the nature of the project makes them indispensable. 4. Expenditure relating to premises, collective facilities, and the salaries of officials of the State and public bodies shall be eligible only if it corresponds to postings and tasks which have no national purpose or function but are specifically connected with the implementation of this Regulation.
Article 9 
The financing decisions and the contracts arising from them shall provide for monitoring and financial control by the Commission and audits by the Court of Auditors. Article 10 1. All types of expenditure which are directly chargeable to the implementation of the project and which have been committed within a contractually agreed period shall be eligible. 2. The proportion of financial support from the general budget of the European Union shall not exceed 80 % of the cost of the project. 3. Translation and interpreting costs, computing costs, and expenditure on durables or consumables shall not be taken into consideration unless they are essential for the realisation of the project, and shall only be financed up to a limit of 50 % of the grant or 80 % in cases where the nature of the project makes them indispensable. 4. Expenditure relating to premises, collective facilities, and the salaries of officials of the State and public bodies shall be eligible only if it corresponds to postings and tasks which have no national purpose or function but are specifically connected with the implementation of this Regulation.
Article 10 
1. All types of expenditure which are directly chargeable to the implementation of the project and which have been committed within a contractually agreed period shall be eligible. 2. The proportion of financial support from the general budget of the European Union shall not exceed 80 % of the cost of the project. 3. Translation and interpreting costs, computing costs, and expenditure on durables or consumables shall not be taken into consideration unless they are essential for the realisation of the project, and shall only be financed up to a limit of 50 % of the grant or 80 % in cases where the nature of the project makes them indispensable. 4. Expenditure relating to premises, collective facilities, and the salaries of officials of the State and public bodies shall be eligible only if it corresponds to postings and tasks which have no national purpose or function but are specifically connected with the implementation of this Regulation.
Article 11 
1. The Commission shall be responsible for carrying out the measures provided for in this Regulation and shall adopt detailed rules for its implementation, including the criteria for the eligibility of costs. 2. The 2000 programme for implementing this Regulation shall be extended, as regards judicial cooperation in civil matters, to cover the year 2001 in terms of the thematic priorities and the distribution of available appropriations between fields of activity(7). Both this programme and the call for applications shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 3. Projects for which financing is requested shall be submitted to the Commission for scrutiny before 30 April 2001. The Commission shall examine each project submitted to it. Decisions concerning these projects shall be taken in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12(2). 4. The Commission shall assess the measures implementing the programme. Article 12 1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply. 3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure. Article 13 The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the programme at the end of the financial year 2001. Article 14 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community. Done at Brussels, 12 February 2001. For the Council The President B. Ringholm (1) OJ C 365 E, 19.12.2000, p. 262. (2) Opinion of 13.12.2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (3) Opinion of 29.11.2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (4) OJ L 287, 8.11.1996, p. 3. (5) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1. (6) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. (7) OJ C 12, 15.1.2000, p. 17.
Article 12 
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply. 3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure. Article 13 The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the programme at the end of the financial year 2001. Article 14 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community. Done at Brussels, 12 February 2001. For the Council The President B. Ringholm (1) OJ C 365 E, 19.12.2000, p. 262. (2) Opinion of 13.12.2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (3) Opinion of 29.11.2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (4) OJ L 287, 8.11.1996, p. 3. (5) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1. (6) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. (7) OJ C 12, 15.1.2000, p. 17.
Article 13 
The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the programme at the end of the financial year 2001. Article 14 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community. Done at Brussels, 12 February 2001. For the Council The President B. Ringholm (1) OJ C 365 E, 19.12.2000, p. 262. (2) Opinion of 13.12.2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (3) Opinion of 29.11.2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (4) OJ L 287, 8.11.1996, p. 3. (5) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1. (6) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. (7) OJ C 12, 15.1.2000, p. 17.
Article 14 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community. Done at Brussels, 12 February 2001