Explanatory Memorandum to COM(2004)163 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of Central and Eastern Europe in the pre-accession period - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2004)163 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural ... |
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source | COM(2004)163 ![]() |
date | 11-03-2004 |
The Commission considers the Regulation should be modified in favour of beneficiary countries not due to join the European Union in 2004, to take account of experience with the instrument it setup, whilst respecting its underlying objectives.
Modifications should be made to align certain provisions on those applicable to new Member States. The proposed modifications are the following: (i) an inclusion of a new eligible measure which would enable the rural communities of Bulgaria and Romania to prepare and implement local rural development strategies; (ii) an adaptation of the aid intensities to levels similar to those granted to countries acceding the Union in 2004 and (iii) further clarification of the limits on aid rates. The latter modification shall have retrospective effect vis-à-vis all beneficiary countries. These are the objectives of the present proposal.