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Odluku Zakon SRIJEDA, 4. STUDENOGA 2009. NARODNE NOVINE dodatak MEĐUNARODNI UGOVORI BROJ 10 - STRANICA 491 SLUŽBENI LIST REPUBLIKE HR VA TSKE [Based on the examination referred to above covering the audit work [Na osnovi prethodno spomenutog ispitivanja koje pokriva reviziju carried out in accordance with Article 29(2)(b) IPA IR [and the ad- obavljenu u skladu s člankom 29. stavkom 2.(b) Provedbene uredbe ditional work I have performed], and in particular in view of the o programu IPA [i dodatnog rada koji sam obavio/la], a posebno u matters referred to at point 3, I am unable to express an opinion. pogledu pitanja iz točke 3, nisam u mogućnosti izraziti mišljenje. (Place and date of issue (Mjesto i datum izdavanja ________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Signature Potpis Name and offi cial title or function of the Head of the Audit Authority Ime i službeni naziv ili funkcija čelnika imenovanog Tijela nadležnog za designated)] reviziju)] – [copy to: National Authorising Offi cer (NAO) of the Republic of [primjerak za: Nacionalni dužnosnik za ovjeravanje (NDO) Repu- Croatia]6 blike Hrvatske]6 Članak 3. Sredstva za fi nancijske obveze koje nastaju za Republiku Hrvatsku na temelju Sporazuma iz članka 1. ovoga Zakona planiraju se i podmiruju u okviru proračunskih sredstava na poziciji središnjeg tijela državne uprave nadležnog za poslove regionalnog razvoja. Članak 4. Provedba ovoga Zakona u djelokrugu je središnjeg tijela državne uprave nadležnog za poslove regionalnog razvoja. Članak 5. Sporazum iz članka 1. ovoga Zakona stupio je na snagu datumom potpisivanja. Članak 6. Ovaj Zakon stupa na snagu osmoga dana od dana objave u «Narodnim novinama». Klasa: 441-03/09-01/10 Zagreb, 2. listopada 2009. HRVATSKI SABOR Predsjednik Hrvatskoga sabora Luka Bebić, v. r. 129 Na temelju članka 88. Ustava Republike Hrvatske, donosim ODLUKU O PROGLAŠENJU ZAKONA O POTVRĐIVANJU SPORAZUMA O FINANCIRANJU IZMEĐU VLADE REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE I KOMISIJE EUROPSKIH ZAJEDNICA O PROGRAMU PREKOGRANIČNE SURADNJE HRVATSKA – CRNA GORA, U OKVIRU KOMPONENTE PREKOGRANIČNA SURADNJA PROGRAMA IPA, ZA 2008. GODINU Proglašavam Zakon o potvrđivanju Sporazuma o fi nanciranju između Vlade Republike Hrvatske i Komisije Europskih zajednica o Programu prekogranične suradnje Hrvatska – Crna Gora, u okviru komponente Prekogranična suradnja programa IPA, za 2008. godinu, koji je Hrvatski sabor donio na sjednici 2. listopada 2009. godine. Klasa: 011-01/09-01/182 Urbroj: 71-05-0311-09-2 Zagreb, 7. listopada 2009. Predsjednik Republike Hrvatske Stjepan Mesić, v. r. ZAKON O POTVRĐIVANJU SPORAZUMA O FINANCIRANJU IZMEĐU VLADE REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE I KOMISIJE EUROPSKIH ZAJEDNICA O PROGRAMU PREKOGRANIČNE SURADNJE HRVATSKA – CRNA GORA, U OKVIRU KOMPONENTE PREKOGRANIČNA SURADNJA PROGRAMA IPA, ZA 2008. GODINU STRANICA 492 - BROJ 10 NARODNE NOVINE dodatak MEĐUNARODNI UGOVORI SRIJEDA, 4. STUDENOGA 2009. SLUŽBENI LIST REPUBLIKE HR VA TSKE Članak 1. Potvrđuje se Sporazum o fi nanciranju između Vlade Republike Hrvatske i Komisije Europskih zajednica o Programu prekogranič- ne suradnje Hrvatska – Crna Gora, u okviru komponente Prekogranična suradnja programa IPA, za 2008. godinu, potpisan 6. srpnja 2009., u izvorniku na engleskom jeziku. Članak 2. Tekst Sporazuma iz članka 1. ovoga Zakona u izvorniku na engleskom i u prijevodu na hrvatski jezik, glasi: FINANCING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SPORAZUM O FINANCIRANJU IZMEĐU VLADE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE I KOMISIJE EUROPSKIH AND THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ZAJEDNICA O PROGRAMU PREKOGRANIČNE COMMUNITIES CONCERNING THE CROSS– SURADNJE HRVATSKA – CRNA GORA, U OKVIRU BORDER PROGRAMME CROATIA – MONTENEGRO KOMPONENTE PREKOGRANIČNA SURADNJA UNDER THE IPA-CROSS–BORDER CO–OPERATION PROGRAMA IPA ZA 2008. GODINU COMPONENT, FOR THE YEAR 2008 Dana 6. srpnja 2009. godine Dated, 6 July 2009 (decentralizirano upravljanje) (Decentralised Management) SPORAZUM O FINANCIRANJU FINANCING AGREEMENT VLADA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA I AND KOMISIJA EUROPSKIH ZAJEDNICA THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES dalje u tekstu zajednički kao »stranke« ili pojedinačno kao »država hereaft er jointly referred to as «the Parties» or individually as «the benefi - korisnica«, u slučaju Vlade Republike Hrvatske, ili Komisija, u slu- ciary country», in the case of the Government of Croatia, or the Commi- čaju Komisije Europskih zajednica. ssion, in the case of the Commission of the European Communities. Whereas Budući da (a) On 1 August 2006, the Council of the European Union adop- (a) Dana 1. kolovoza 2006. godine, Vijeće Europske unije usvojilo je ted Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing an instrument Uredbu (EZ-a) br. 1085/2006 kojom se uspostavlja instrument for pre-accession assistance (hereaft er: the «IPA Framework pretpristupne pomoći (dalje u tekstu »Okvirna uredba o progra- Regulation»). With eff ect from 1 January 2007, this instrument mu IPA«). Na snazi od 1. siječnja 2007. godine, ovaj instrument constitutes the single legal basis for the provision of fi nancial predstavlja jedinstvenu pravni temelj za pružanje fi nancijske assistance to candidate countries (currently Croatia, the former pomoći državama kandidatkinjama (trenutno Hrvatska, Bivša Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey) and potential can- Jugoslavenska Republika Makedonija i Turska) i državama po- didate countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, tencijalnim kandidatkinjama (Albanija, Bosna i Hercegovina, and Serbia, including Kosovo according to United Nation Securi- Crna Gora i Srbija, uključujući Kosovo u okviru Rezolucije Vi- ty Council Resolution 1244) in their eff orts to enhance political, jeća sigurnosti Ujedinjenih naroda br. 1244) u nastojanjima na economic and institutional reforms with a view to their eventu- unapređenju političkih, gospodarskih i institucionalnih reformi ally becoming members the European Union. na putu do mogućeg punopravnog članstva u Europskoj uniji. (b) On 12 June 2007, the Commission adopted Regulation (EC) No (b) Dana 12. lipnja 2007., Komisija je usvojila Uredbu (EZ-a) br. 718/2007 implementing the IPA Framework Regulation, detai- 718/2007 kojom se provodi Okvirna uredba o programu IPA, ling applicable management and control provisions (hereaft er: koja sadrži detaljne važeće odredbe o upravljanju i kontroli (da- the «IPA Implementing Regulation»). lje u tekstu »IPA provedbena uredba«). (c) Community assistance under the instrument for pre-accession (c) Pomoć Zajednice u okviru instrumenta pretpristupne pomoći assistance should continue to support the benefi ciary countries in treba nastaviti podupirati države korisnice u njihovom nastojanju their eff orts to strengthen democratic institutions and the rule of law, reform public administration, carry out economic reforms, jačanja demokratskih institucija i vladavine prava, reformi javne respect human as well as minority rights, promote gender equ- uprave, provedbi gospodarskih reformi, poštivanju ljudskih i prava ality, support the development of a civil society and advance re- manjina, promicanju ravnopravnosti spolova, podršci razvoju ci- gional cooperation as well as reconciliation and reconstruction, vilnog društva i unapređenju regionalne suradnje kao i pomirenju and contribute to sustainable development and poverty reduction. i obnovi te doprinijeti održivom razvoju i smanjenju siromaštva. Community assistance for candidate countries should additionally Pomoć Zajednice za države kandidatkinje treba se dodatno focus on the adoption and implementation of the full acquis com- usredotočiti na usvajanje i provedbu cjelovite pravne stečevine munautaire, and in particular prepare them for the implementati- Europske unije, a posebice njihovoj pripremi za provedbu poljo- on of the Community’s agricultural and cohesion policy. privredne i kohezijske politike Zajednice. SRIJEDA, 4. STUDENOGA 2009. NARODNE NOVINE dodatak MEĐUNARODNI UGOVORI BROJ 10 - STRANICA 493 SLUŽBENI LIST REPUBLIKE HR VA TSKE (d) Th e Parties have concluded on 27 August 2007 a Framework (d) Stranke su 27. kolovoza 2007. sklopile Okvirni sporazum u ko- Agreement setting out the general rules for cooperation and jem se određuju opća pravila za suradnju i provedbu pomoći implementation of the Community assistance under the Instru- Zajednice u okviru Instrumenta za pretpristupnu pomoć. ment for Pre-Accession Assistance. (e) Višegodišnji program prekogranične suradnje Hrvatska – Crna (e) Th e multi-annual Cross-border programme Croatia – Mon- Gora za godine 2007. – 2013. usvojen je Odlukom C (2007.)6139 tenegro for the years 2007-2013 was adopted by Decision C(2007)6139 of 12 December 2007. For its implementation in od 12. prosinca 2007. Za njegovu provedbu u 2008. Komisija je za 2008, the Commission adopted on 17 July 2008 the fi nancing program prekogranične suradnje Hrvatska – Crna Gora za 2008. decision C(2008)3604 of the Cross–border programme Croatia (dalje u tekstu »program«) usvojila 17. srpnja 2008. fi nancijsku – Montenegro for 2008 (hereaft er: «the programme»). Th e part odluku C (2008)3604. Dio ovog programa koji se odnosi na Hr- of this programme concerning Croatia is to be implemented by vatsku će se provoditi pomoću decentraliziranog upravljanja. means of decentralised management. (f) Za provedbu ovog programa potrebno je da stranke sklope Spo- (f) It is necessary for the implementation of this programme that razum o fi nanciranju kako bi se odredili uvjeti za provedbu po- the Parties conclude a Financing Agreement
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