Regulation 2007/614 - Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+) - Commission statement

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Current status

This regulation was in effect from January  1, 2007 until December 31, 2013.

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Key information

official title

Regulation (EC) No 614/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+) - Commission statement
 
Legal instrument Regulation
Number legal act Regulation 2007/614
Original proposal COM(2004)621 EN
CELEX number i 32007R0614

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Key dates

Document 23-05-2007
Publication in Official Journal 09-06-2007; Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 15 Volume 001,OJ L 149, 9.6.2007
Effect 01-01-2007; Application See Art 10.1
12-06-2007; Entry into force Date pub. +3 See Art 17
End of validity 31-12-2013; Repealed by 32013R1293

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Legislative text

9.6.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 149/1

 

REGULATION (EC) No 614/2007 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 23 May 2007

concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Having regard to the Opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (3), in the light of the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee on 8 May 2007,

Whereas:

 

(1)

Environmental protection is one of the key dimensions of sustainable development of the European Union. It is a priority for Community co-financing and should be funded primarily through the Community's horizontal financial instruments, including the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme, the European Fisheries Fund and the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities.

 

(2)

These Community financial instruments do not cover all environmental priorities. There is therefore a need for a Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+) to provide specific support for developing and implementing Community environmental policy and legislation, in particular the objectives of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (6th EAP) laid down by Decision No 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2002 (4).

 

(3)

Support should be provided through grant agreements and public procurement contracts in accordance with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5).

 

(4)

Projects financed under LIFE+ should meet eligibility criteria to secure the best possible use of Community funds, to ensure European added value and to avoid financing recurring activities, such as day-to-day operations. This should not prevent the financing of innovative or demonstration projects.

 

(5)

In the area of nature and biodiversity, the implementation of Community policy and legislation itself provides a framework for European added value. Best-practice or demonstration projects, including those relating to the management and designation of Natura 2000 sites in accordance with Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (6) and Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (7), should be eligible for Community financing under LIFE+, except where they are eligible for funding under other Community financial instruments.

 

(6)

Arrangements should be established to ensure adequate financing for the Natura 2000 network, including Community co-financing. Since the aim of this Regulation is to finance only best-practice or demonstration projects related to the management of Natura 2000 sites, the Commission and Member States should ensure that sufficient funds are made available through other instruments for the management of the network, the annual cost of which was estimated in 2004 to be around EUR 6 100 million.

 

(7)

Innovative or demonstration projects relating to Community environmental objectives, including the development or dissemination of best practice techniques, know-how or technologies, as well as projects for awareness-raising campaigns and special training for...


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