COMMISSION DECISION of 30 December 1994 on the  approval of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the regions  concerned by Objective 2 in Spain (Only the Spanish text is authentic) ((94/1066/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural  Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with  the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as  amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (2), and in particular Article 9 (9) thereof,
After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the  Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 9 (9) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, the Commission, on the  basis of the regional and social conversion plans submitted by the Member States, shall establish,  through partnership and in agreement with the Member State concerned, the Community support  frameworks for Community structural operations for the regions concerned by Objective 2;
Whereas Article 8 et seq. under Title III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December  1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of  the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the  European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as amended by Regulation  (EEC) No 2082/93 (4), stipulates the conditions for the preparation and implementation of Community  support frameworks; whereas Article 8 (3) sets out the content of Community support frameworks;
Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 94/169/EC (5), an initial list of declining  industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the period 1994 to 1996;
Whereas the Spanish Government submitted to the Commission on 26 April 1994 the regional and social  conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 for the regions  concerned by Objective 2 in Spain for the period 1994 to 1996;
Whereas the plan submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities  selected, together with an indication of the levels of assistance under the European Regional  Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF), as well as an indication of the planned  use of the resources of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments,  envisaged for implementation of the plan;
Whereas the Community support framework has been established in agreement with the Member State  concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged  with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between  assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments,  including the ECSC and the other actions for structural purposes and the Cohesion Fund;
Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the Community support framework in  accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas it has  declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of the framework in conformity with  its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the  amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;
Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on  arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds  (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission Decisions  approving the Community support frameworks (CSFs), the Community assistance available for the  entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in  which each Decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must  be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to  Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding  to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the  technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, this Decision shall be  sent as a declaration of intent to the Member State;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 20 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the budgetary  commitments relating to the contribution from the Structural Funds to the financing of the  operations covered by the Community support framework will be made on the basis of specific  Commission decisions approving the operations concerned,
The Community support framework for Community structural assistance  in the regions concerned by Objective 2 in Spain, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December  1996, is hereby approved.
The Commission declares that it intends to contribute to the implementation of this Community  support framework in accordance with the detailed provisions thereof and in compliance with the  rules and guidelines for the Structural Funds and other existing financial instruments.
1.  The Community support framework includes the following essential information:
(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an  appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional  policies in Spain;
the main priorities are:
1. support for employment and competitivity of the enterprises;
2. protection of the environment;
3. support for research, technology and innovation;
4. development of transport linked to economic activities;
5. local and urban development;
6. technical assistance;
(b) an outline of the operations to be implemented, particularly their specific objectives and the  main types of measures involved;
(c) the indicative financing plan;
(d) the procedures for monitoring and evaluation;
(e) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;
(f) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the  Community support framework;
(g) information on the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation,  implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned.
2.  The indicative financing plan, not giving rise to indexation, specifies the total cost of the  main priorities adopted for joint action by the Community and the Member State concerned, that is  ECU 3 486,909 million for the whole period, and the financial arrangements envisaged for budgetary  assistance from the Structural Funds, that is ECU 1 130 million.
The resulting national financial contribution, which is approximately ECU 1 310,373 million for the  public sector and ECU 1 046,536 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community  loans, in particular from the ECSC and from the EIB.
1.  For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximal  allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:
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2.  For guidance, the initial forecast breakdown of the total Community assistance  available between the Structural Funds is as follows:
ERDF77,0 % ESF23,0 % Total100,0 % This breakdown may be altered subsequently in the light of adjustments decided according to the  procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain as a declaration of intent in  accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88.