Council Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999 of 21 June 1999 establishing an Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-accession
Modified by
Council Regulation (EC) No 2382/2001of 4 December 2001amending Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999 establishing an Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession, 301R2382, December 7, 2001
Council Regulation (EC) No 2500/2001of 17 December 2001concerning pre-accession financial assistance for Turkey and amending Regulations (EEC) No 3906/89, (EC) No 1267/1999, (EC) No 1268/1999 and (EC) No 555/2000, 301R2500, December 27, 2001
Council Regulation (EC) No 769/2004of 21 April 2004amending Regulations (EEC) No 3906/89, (EC) No 555/2000, (EC) No 2500/2001, (EC) No 1268/1999 and (EC) No 1267/1999 in order to allow the Stabilisation and Association Process countries to participate in tenders organised under the pre-accession Community assistance programmes, 304R0769, April 27, 2004
Council Regulation (EC) No 2257/2004of 20 December 2004amending Regulations (EEC) No 3906/89, (EC) No 1267/1999, (EC) No 1268/1999 and (EC) No 2666/2000, to take into account of Croatia's candidate status, 304R2257, December 30, 2004
Council Regulation (EC) No 2112/2005of 21 November 2005on access to Community external assistance, 305R2112, December 27, 2005
Council Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999of 21 June 1999establishing an Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-accessionTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the CommissionOJ C 164, 29.5.1998, p. 4.,Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOpinion delivered on 6 May 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal).,Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social CommitteeOJ C 407, 28.12.1998.,Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the RegionsOJ C 373, 2.12.1998.,(1)Whereas the conclusions of the Luxembourg European Council of 12 and 13 December 1997 provide for an enhanced pre-accession strategy for the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe, and a specific pre-accession strategy for Cyprus;(2)Whereas the conclusions of the Luxembourg European Council of 12 and 13 December 1997 provide that the assistance provided for in this Regulation is to be granted for the time being to the 10 applicant countries of central and eastern Europe;(3)Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 622/98 of 16 March 1998 on assistance to the applicant States in the framework of the pre-accession strategy, and in particular on the establishment of Accession PartnershipsOJ L 85, 20.3.1998, p. 1., provides that those partnerships are to comprise a single framework for the priority areas and all available resources for pre-accession assistance;(4)Whereas the pre-accession strategy includes provision for an Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-accession (ISPA), which will be directed towards aligning applicant countries on Community infrastructure standards and provide a financial contribution for environmental measures, and transport infrastructure measures;(5)Whereas assistance from the Community under ISPA, together with assistance from the Community under Council Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 of 18 December 1989 on economic aid to the Republic of Hungary and the Polish People's RepublicOJ L 375, 23.12.1989, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 753/96 (OJ L 103, 26.4.1996, p. 5)., and assistance from the Community under Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 of 21 June 1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agricultural and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession periodSee page 87 of this Official Journal. is to be coordinated within the framework of Council Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 of 21 June 1999 on coordinating aid to the applicant countries in the framework of the pre-accession strategy and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89See page 68 of this Official Journal. and to be subject to the conditionality provisions of Regulation (EC) No 622/98 and of the individual decisions on Accession Partnerships;(6)Whereas an equal balance should be the aim between financing for transport infrastructure measures and financing for environmental measures, taking into account the specific situations in the beneficiary countries;(7)Whereas the Community assistance under ISPA should facilitate the implementation by the applicant countries of the acquis communautaire in the field of the environment and contribute to sustainable development in these countries;(8)Whereas Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport networkOJ L 228, 9.9.1996, p. 1. describes the criteria for projects of common interest, which should be used, where appropriate, for selecting the measures eligible under this Regulation;(9)Whereas the Transport Infrastructure Needs Assessment (TINA) initiated by the Council should facilitate the process of selecting priority measures for developing a pan-European transport network during the pre-accession period;(10)Whereas provision should be made for the Commission to make an indicative allocation of the total resources from the Community under ISPA available for commitment between the applicant countries in order to facilitate the preparation of measures;(11)Whereas paragraph 17 of the conclusions of the Luxembourg European Council of 12 and 13 December 1997 provides that financial support to the countries involved in the enlargement process will be based, in the allocation of aid, on the principle of equal treatment, independently of time of accession, with particular attention being paid to countries with the greatest need;(12)Whereas the rates of assistance provided from the Community under ISPA should be set in order to strengthen the leverage effect of resources, promote co-financing and the use of private sources of finance and to take account of the capacity of measures to generate substantial net revenue;(13)Whereas, as regards Community assistance, maximum transparency must be ensured in the implementation of financial assistance, and stringent controls must be applied to the use of appropriations;(14)Whereas, in the interest of the proper management of Community assistance granted under ISPA, provision should be made for effective methods of appraising, monitoring, evaluating and controlling operations, specifying the principle governing the evaluation, defining the nature of and the rules governing the monitoring, and laying down the action to be taken in response to irregularities or failures to comply with one of the conditions laid down when assistance under ISPA was granted;(15)Whereas, during the transitional period from 1 January 1999 until 31 December 2001, each reference made to the euro should as a general rule also be read as a reference to the euro as a monetary unit as in Article 2, second sentence, of Council Regulation (EC) No 974/98 of 3 May 1998 on the introduction of the euroOJ L 139,11.5.1998, p. 1.;(16)Whereas for the purpose of the implementation of this Regulation the Commission should be assisted by a management committee;(17)Whereas the implementation of the measures provided for by this Regulation will help to achieve the Community's aims; whereas the Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this Regulation, powers other than those of Article 308,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: