THE 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 Commission, Having regard to the Opinion of the European ParliamentOpinion delivered 15.11.2000 (Not yet published in the Official Journal)., Whereas: (1)Assistance for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has been implemented essentially under Regulation (EC) No 1628/96OJ L 204, 14.8.1996, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2454/1999 (OJ L 299, 20.11.1999, p. 1). and under Council Regulation (EC) No 3906/89 of 18 December 1989 on economic aid to certain countries of Central and Eastern EuropeOJ L 375, 23.12.1989, P. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 (OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 68).. (2)Regulation (EC) No 1628/96, established the European Agency for Reconstruction. (3)The Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2666/2000See page 1 of this Official Journal., which lays down a single legal framework for Community assistance to those countries and repeals Regulation (EC) No 1628/96. (4)The provisions governing the establishment and operation of the European Agency for Reconstruction should therefore be adapted to Regulation (EC) No 2666/2000 and incorporated in a new Regulation, and the appropriate changes made at the same time. (5)The Feira European Council of 19 and 20 June 2000 emphasised that the European Agency for Reconstruction, as an authority implementing the future CARDS programme, should be allowed to use its full potential in order to achieve the goals set by the Cologne European Council of 3 and 4 June 1999. (6)The Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this Regulation, powers other than those under Article 308, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Council Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 of 5 December 2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction

Modified by

Council Regulation (EC) No 1756/2006 of 28 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction