Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 99/2000 of 29 December 1999 concerning the provision of assistance to the partner States in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Modified by
Council Regulation (EC) No 2112/2005of 21 November 2005on access to Community external assistance, 32005R2112, December 27, 2005
Council Regulation (Euratom) No 300/2007of 19 February 2007establishing an Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation, 32007R0300, March 22, 2007
Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 99/2000of 29 December 1999concerning the provision of assistance to the partner States in Eastern Europe and Central AsiaTITLE IINDICATIVE AND ACTION PROGRAMMESArticle 31.The assistance shall be applied in the framework of national, multi-country and other programmes.2.The national and multi-country programmes shall comprise indicative and action programmes.3.Indicative programmes covering three to four year periods shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 13(2). These programmes shall define the principal objectives of, and guidelines for, Community assistance in the areas of cooperation set out in Annex II and would, as far as possible, include indicative financial estimates. Before the establishment of indicative programmes, the Commission shall discuss with the Committee referred to in Article 13(1) the priorities to be identified with the partner States.4.Action programmes based on the indicative programmes referred to in paragraph 3 shall be adopted on an annual or biannual basis in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 13(2). These action programmes shall include a list of the projects to be financed within the areas of cooperation set out in Annex II. The content of the programmes shall be determined in sufficient detail, so as to enable the Committee referred to in Article 13(1) to deliver its opinion.5.The measures outlined in the national action programmes shall be reflected in financing memoranda agreed between the Commission and each partner State. These shall be based on a dialogue addressing the joint interests of the Community and the partner States, particularly in the context of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreements.6.If circumstances require, the indicative and action programmes may be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 13(2) during the period of their application.Article 41.In addition to the national action programmes, an incentive scheme is established to introduce an element of competition into the allocation of resources, in order to promote quality. In order to ensure concentration, projects financed under this scheme should be linked to the cross-cutting areas of cooperation established in the national indicative programmes referred to in Article 3.2.The scheme shall be introduced gradually and take into account the administrative capacity of the different partner States. In the first year of operation, the size of the scheme shall not exceed 10 % of the overall budget of the programme. In subsequent years, this proportion might be increased by up to 5 % per year.3.Taking into account the experience of the preceding years including geographical distribution, special efforts shall be made to promote the participation in this scheme of all the partner States, especially those experiencing most difficulties in achieving success in this scheme.4.The annual incentive scheme programme, including the-criteria for the selection of projects and its size, shall be agreed in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 13(2).