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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX
5. ANNEX I STRUCTURAL FUNDS Annual breakdown of commitment appropriations for 2000 to 2006 (referred to in Article 7(1))

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 161 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee,

After consulting the Committee of the Regions,

Whereas:

(1) Article 7(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds sets up a programme under Objective 1 in support of the peace process in Northern Ireland (PEACE) for a period of four years from 2000 to 2004, for the benefit of Northern Ireland and the border areas of Ireland.

(2) The European Council held in Brussels on 17 and 18 June 2004 asked the Commission to study whether measures under the PEACE programme and the International Fund for Ireland could be aligned with those under the other Structural Funds programmes, which will end in 2006, to include the financial consequences thereof.

(3) Consolidation of the peace process in Northern Ireland, to which the PEACE programme has made an original and essential contribution thus far, requires continuing financial support from the Community to the regions concerned and the extension of the PEACE programme for another two years.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 should therefore be amended accordingly so as to extend the implementation of the PEACE programme by two years, coinciding with the programming period for the Structural Funds,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 is hereby amended as follows:

1. the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) shall be replaced by the following:

4. Under Objective 1, a PEACE programme in support of the peace process in Northern Ireland shall be established for the years 2000 to 2006 for the benefit of Northern Ireland and the border areas in Ireland.;

2. Annex I shall be replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 January 2005. For the Council The President F. Boden

ANNEX

ANNEX

ANNEX I STRUCTURAL FUNDS Annual breakdown of commitment appropriations for 2000 to 2006 (referred to in Article 7(1))

(EUR million, 1999 prices) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 29430 28840 28250 27670 27080 27120 26660

Versions

1. 2005-01-24

Cited by

• Final adoption of amending budget No 6 of the European Union for the financial year 2006 (2006/995/EC, Euratom) Act · Grade B

  Appropriations to be covered during the financial year 2006 pursuant to Article 1 of Council Decision 2000/597/EC, Euratom of 29 September 2000 on the system of the European Communities’ own resources Description Budget 2006 Budget 2005 Change (%) 1. Agriculture 50131020000 48464850000 +3,44 2. Structural operations 32339599237 32396027704 –0,17 3. Internal policies 8911966732 8016662269 +11,17 4. External action 5369049920 5476162603 –1,96 5. Administration 6656924362 6292367368 +5,79 6. Reserves 458000000 446000000 +2,69 7. Pre-accession strategy 2438409038 3286990000 –25,82 8. Compensation

• Final adoption of amending budget No 6 of the European Union for the financial year 2006 (2006/995/EC, Euratom) Act · Grade B

  in cases where payments were originally entered against Chapter 05 03. Legal basis Council Regulation (EEC) No 352/78 of 20 February 1978 on the crediting of securities, deposits and guarantees furnished under the common agricultural policy and subsequently forfeited (OJ L 50, 22.2.1978, p. 1). Council Regulation (EEC) No 595/91 of 4 March 1991 concerning irregularities and the recovery of sums wrongly paid in connection with the financing of the common agricultural policy and the organisation of an information system in this field, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 283/72 (OJ L 67, 14.3.1991,

• Final adoption of amending budget No 6 of the European Union for the financial year 2006 (2006/995/EC, Euratom) Act · Grade B

  This appropriation is also intended to fund measures taken by partners in preparation for the next programming period, including in application of article 36o of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006. Legal basis Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds (OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 173/2005 (OJ L 29, 2.2.2005, p. 3). Regulation (EC) No 1261/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 June 1999 on the European Regional Development Fund (OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 43)

• The evaluation of the PEACE Programme P6_TA(2008)0205 European Parliament resolution of 20 May 2008 on the evaluation of the PEACE Programme and strategies for the future (2007/2150(INI)) (2009/C 279 E/01) Notice · Grade B

  having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 173/2005 of 24 January 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds concerning the extension of the duration of the PEACE programme and the granting of new commitment appropriations,