"Euro Info Gentre News"
ISSUE No. 1194
17 January 1994
Contents
EIC Activities TV Publications { I EC News V Calls for Porposals/ Official Journal deadlines F\ Ilr IIL Questions and Answers VI. Seminars, Conferences Workshops
Annexes
L. The EU Brport Promotion Programme for 1994 2. Draft list of areas eligible for Objective 2 3. Joint Information Note of the EC and EFIA Education Elrperts on EEA C-o-operation in the field of Education, Tfaining and Youth I. EIC ACTIVITIES
FR-275 - Poitiers which was attended by a delegation of Scottish enterprises. Within the framework of the inter-ElC exchange programme backed by DG XXIII, the Ms Macdonald and Ms I-aurence Matas, Poitou Charentes (France) EIC was host for Information Officer for the Poitou Charentes two wee*s to Ms Norma Macdonald from the EIC, visited the French EICs of the central and Inverness (Scotland) EIC. Limousin regions, where they were able to observe at first hand how they operate, who their partners are, how they invoice and the During her stay, Ms Macdonald played an nature of their economic environment (very active part in FUTURALLIA 93. The different SME/SMI fabrics). Inverness EIC was a partner in this event, which was part of the Community Such experiences enable more fruitful INTERPRISE Programme. The Scottish cooperation between EIC-s and generate joint highlands region had a stand at the forum projects.
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1. COMMITTEE OF THE data collection would be made at national level REGIONS by each Member State.
The Economic and Social Committee, which is to host the European lJnion's new Committee Ref: COM(93) 476 final; Dec. 9; 12 pages of the Regions, is now aiming for an early IEDR 581. February launch date for its sister body according to an ECOSOC spokesman. The This document is available immediately from European Document Research on our normal much-delayed committee was to have met for terrns. further information and mpies the first time by January L5, but the session For for documents, please contact at Rue had been put off because recent local elections of EC EDR 3eme etage, 8-L040 Brussels, in Portugal delayed selection of its de Tteves 61, Belgium. Tblephone (322) 230 88L4, tax (322) delegation, and France and Italy have also been slow to provide full details of their committee 230 8965. members. "The working date now is either the first or second of February, depending on the Council's decision,n the ECOSOC spokesman 3. EC BTJDGET said. ECOSOC has taken out a provisional booking at the European Parliament's Espace The European Community's budget ought to Leopold building to hold the first session -- almost double when a single currency is with the committee's L89 members, plus an created, with central banks' profits being a equal number of alternates -- on those dates. good way to contribute to its financing, Reacting to hopes expressed by Greek according to a report(*) produced by a group European Affairs Minister Theodoros Pangalos of economists for the European Commission. on Wednesday that the inaugural meeting may "In the economic and monetary union, the sti[ be possible in January, the ECOSOC Community budget should be financed in a way spokesman said the timetable depended on the different from the present one,n the report says. Council of Ministers, but little time now The budget is currently funded by national remained to prepare for the meeting. mntributions from Value Added Thx (VAT) revenues and, to a lesser extent, customs duties and farm levies. 'European Central Bank 2. EC TRADE STATISTICS profits are as convincing a candidate for new own resources (as current sources)', the'report EUROPEAN DOCUMENT RBSEARCH says. It sees the EC budget increasing to two percent the C-ommunity's gross domestic January 5, 1994 of product "in the early yean following the The Commission has proposed a Council introduction of a single currency (ie in about Regulation on the statistics relating to the 10 to 15 years)'. The EC budget represented trading of goods by the Community and its 1.19 percent of GDP in 1992. Member States with non-member countries. a year ago The proposal sets out the main elements The Edinburgh European Council required in the drawing up of such statistics, decided that own resources would not exceed that is, the goods movements to be recorded, 1.27 percnnt of GDP by 1999. "... a small EC the statistical territory covered, the data to be budget of about two percent of Community and collected and the medium to be used. Under GDP is capable of sustaining economic the regulation, customs formalities would monetary union, including the discharge of the growing remain the main source for these statistics. and Community's external responsibilities,"
C:/EICNEWS/D-OO1EWP.mas/14. 01. 94ldos Page 3 the report says. The forecasts were developed information services. Despite the stalemate on under the chairmanship of Horst Reichenbach, further liberalisation, member states could director of the Commission's Community move forward on their own to smash Policies Economic Service. Other suitable monopolies, but Boetsch said Germany would candidates to finance the Community's not forge ahead without its European partners. increased budget would be a tax on carbon 'It is important that we move together in dioxide emissions and corporate taxes, the harmony with the European (Jnion,n he said. report finds.
"Stable Money - Sound Financesn, published in 5. EMI MEETING the Commission's regular European Economy series. Europe enters a new financial era this week with the inaugural -- if largely symbolic -- meeting of the European Monetary Institute 4. TELECOMS.GERMANY (EMI), the forerunner of a future European Central Bank. EMI president Alexandre Germany will urge its European Union I:mfalussy will chair the EMI's first meeting in partners when it takes over the presidency in Frankfurt, the controversial site chosen for the July to abolish existing telephone network new agency after a long and bitter contest monopolies beginning in the year 2000, Postal between London and Germany's financial Minister Wolfgang Boetsch said on Wednesday. capital. But subsequent meetings are expected Germany would propose abolishing monopolies to be held in Basle, Switzerland, until the EMI on telephone lines two years after the finds permanent accommodation in Frankfurt. monopoly on basic telephone voice services That could take until the second half of this ends, which is set for 1998. "It is not possible year. At Ttresday's meeting, the EMI council, to reach made up of l:mfalussy and the governors of agreement on ending the network monopoly the European Union central banks, will choose simultaneously with voice services, but I a deputy to the president from among the consider a delay of two years to be ranks of the central bank chiefs. One European conceivable,' he said. He added, however, that monetary official said the meeting would further liberalisation was meeting some otherwise be a "symobolic show of support for resistance in the Union. 'There is some the EMI'S new location in Frankfurt". At a reluctance in the Council...particularly in the news conference after the meeting Lamfalussy, southern countries,n Boetsch said. "Things will a respected Belgian monetary expert, iS, essentially come to a halt during the Greek however, expected to map out his agenda for presidency." Liberalisation of the EMI. The creation of the EMI coincides telecommunications muld no longer be with the start of the second stage of European stopped, he said, but added that the next step, Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), during opening up monopolies on mailing services, which EU nations will strive for greater was unlikely to succeed because of opposition coordination of policies before the final in almost every EU country. The creation of a single currency. Telecommunications Council agreed in June to allow competition in basic telephone services The inauguration also comes only five months throughout the Union beginning in 1998, after the Exchange Rate Mechanism was all but except in Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain. blown apart by speculators last summer. It will But it failed to agree on ending monopolies be up to I-amfalussy to help restore the over telecommunications infrastructure. credibility of the system. He also has the Ailowing competition to include ownership and delicate task of fostering coordination of operation of lines would open telephone monetary policies while not allowing the EMI markets to foreign competition. It would also to encroach on the independence of the allow power companies and railways to use individual central banks. The EMI has no their lines to transmit telephone and operational authority and the fiercely
C:,EICNEWS/D-001EWP.magll4. 01. 94ldos Page 4 autonomous Bundesbank in particular has Commissioner Sir lron Brittan in Brussels stressed that it is the German central bank, and next week. 'She will express Tirrkey's not the EMI, which remains responsible for determination to realise the customs union and German monetary policies. I-amfalussy has stress the problem areas relating to the EU not been described as a broker among individual tulfilling some of its obligations under the EU countries, striving to avoid the sort of association agreement,i. Tirrkey, an associate tensions which forced cracks in the ERM in member since 1963, applied for full 1992and 1993. Those tensions largely reflected membership in L987, but was told to wait. differing views on the pace of European Ciller said on Wednesday she expected Tbrkey financial integration. Some nations had, for to be a tull member by 2000. Tigrel said example, refused to devalue their currencies, Tbrkey was looking for "reciprocity' from the even though they were overvalued in economic EU as the deadline for the customs union terms. Changing currency parities was seen approached. 'Do they really want a successful both as a blow to political credibility and also customs union or not?" he asked. Greece has as a setback on the road to union. The blocked financial protocols with Tirrkey since Bundesbank especially continues to argue that 1986, citing Ankara's 1974 invasion of Clprus. currency realignments must remain an Tigrel said the lost aid muld have been instrument of economic policy until EMU worth up to $4 billion. This was insignificant enters its final stage. The EMI will also work compared to EU aid to Greece, but disbursing out the details of how a future central bank it would have'made it easier for us to convince will work. The Maastricht Tteaty has already the private sector of the benefits of the stipulated that it will be an independent customs unionn. Germany, along with Britain agency dedicated to fighting inflation. But the and France, could overcome Greek objections, EMI has to decide what instruments it will use, if the political will existed, Tigrel said. No whether it will pursue policies based on money great progress was expected while Greece held supply growth targets and what interest rates it the EU presidency but intense preparations will apply. There will also be discussion over were under way for when Germany took over whether the future bank will be a centralised in the second half of the year. The issue organisation, as in Britain, or have a federal would feature prominently in joint talks with structure, as is the case with the Bundesbank. the German and British foreign ministers in Up until recently, Dutch central bank governor Ankara later this month. Tigrel said the Wim Duisenberg was the hottest tip to become treasury would suffer a revenue loss of $450 deputy EMI president. But he has said he is million this year after lowering tariffs and other not a candidate after his re-election as import barriers in preparation for the customs president of the Bank for International union. I-ast year's current account deficit was Settlements (BIS). European monetary sources likely to total $6 billion, a six-fold increase on now say Spain's Luis Angel Rojo has a strong the previous year. "This may cause difficulties chance. Ireland's Maurice Doyle and Portugal's in financial markets and increase the cost of Luis Miguel Pizarro Beleza have also been borrowing abroad,n Tigrel said. "At such times named. we have the right to expect some understanding from our partner to activate a financial support package to make life easier for our exports.' 6. BUROPB.TURKET He said aver,age total protection rates had been reduced by about five percentage points from Tbrkey, getting set for a customs union with the 1993 levels of 18-19 percent on EU goods the European Union next year, wants EU aid and23 percent on third-country goods. Actual to help ease the pain of transition, a senior revenue to the Theasury did not correspond to official said on Friday. Ali Tigrel, Prime the average tariff rates because about half Minister Thnsu Ciller's top adviser and Tirrkey's imports qualified for exemptions, ambassador-at-large on EU affairs, said Ciller which would now be examined in detail. Tigrel would press the case when she meets European said it was important to rationalise exemptions Commission President Jacques Delors and for investment soods and examine subsidies
C:/EICNEWS/D-00lEWP.mas/l4. 01. 94ldos Page 5 ahead of the customs union, which he said agreement that there should be some sort of would be achieved by the end of 1995. He said compensation for big importers, the question is Tirrkey's trade deficit with the EU had doubled how this is going to work, Mette said. He said in 1993, partly due to quotas and the study put forward several countervailing charges on Tirrkish textiles and methods, without going into details. "This a partly to earlier tariff reductions on EU goods. highly political issue,n said Jean-Yves Muylle, tax adviser at the Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe 7. PAYMENT OF VAT WIIERE (UNICE). "It's obvious that in a context of GOODS ARE MADE (national) budget deficits and economic convergence there is a risk that the loss carry greht weight," Germany will push during its presidency in the of fiscal revenue issue will he Germany has a special interest in second half of 1994 for Value Added Thx added. (VAT) to be paid in the European Community getting the new q6tem adopted, not only producer, country where goods are made instead of the because it is the EC's biggest but country where they are ultimately consumed. also due to pressure exerted by Germqn which seems to be having particular The plan is to create by 1997 a definitive VAT business problems adapting to the transitional VAI system -- as opposed to the transitional system in percent German introduced in January l, L993 with the advent system. About 75 of of the EC's single market -- under which all companies questioned recently said they had had to alter their accounting systems to cope sales throughout the EC will be treated as domestic transactions. The abolition of the with the changes. This mmpares with 6L percent of EC mmpanies as a whole which said Community's internal borders a year ago shifted to business the job of collecting they did not need to make substantial changes, according to the survey published in November statistics on intra-EC trade, a burden that does Tbuche Services, a not appear to have been compensated by a by Deloitte & Europe simplification of tax obligations. A group of leading international accountancy group. The representatives from Germany's tax same study shows that over 70 percent of EC phase administration and the Fbderation of German businesses are in favour of the next of stressed Industries (BDI) has been working on the issue VAT reform, but Muylle that this will and is set to present its conclusions in depend very much on whether it will mean a February, Commission and industry officials real simplification of mmpanies' tax obligations had no position on the said. 'Their findings will have an influence on or not. UNICE official other governments (to move onto the final issue since its members were divided, he said. system would phase)," one Commission official told Reuters. Some feared that the clearing The report, which is set to be on the Council's imply increased obligations for companies to EC table by May or June, analyses the introduction provide statistical information since assess detail of a clearing system to avoid dramatic falls in countries would need to in tzx revenues in small producing countries, intra-EC sales. The current system already Stefan Mette, VAT expert at the BDI, told shifted to companies duties that were looked Reuters on Friday. VAf, the most important after by customs authorities. Some countries, single source of indirect revenue for EC such as France, also insisted on the need to countries, is currently paid in the country harmonise VAT rates first. But it was unclear where goods are imported due to different tax whether VAT levels would have to be -- levels in the l2-nation bloc. The standard rate completely harmonised in the Community varies from a minimum of 15 percent in Spain even if this has always been presented as a and Germany to a maximum of 25 percent in necessary pre-condition -- before the passage to Denmark (see table below). EC countries the definitive system. "The definitive system has not been clearly defined," the agreed in principle to shift in 1997 to a tax system when VAT is collected in the country Commission official said, adding that where goods are manufactured, but have still to harmonisation would not necessarily mme by work out the details. There is a seneral from top to bottom but could be imposed
C:/EICNEWS/D-0O1EWP.mas/14. 01. 94ldos Page 6 market evolution. This had already started, Commission is expected to produce by the end some argued, pointing that the Netherlands of the year a study assessing the current reduced its standard rate by one percentage transitional VAT system and proposing ways of point to 17.5 percent, closer to the EC's moving to the final system. The Council is due minimum rate of L5 percent. But its neighbour to take a decision on the issue by the end of Belgium increased its rate to 20.5 percent. The December 1995.
VAI rates in the European Community (September L,1993)
Country Reduced rate Standard Rate
Germany 7 15
Belgium t 116112 19.5 (.)
Denmark 25
Spain 316 t5
Greece 4t8 18
France 2.U5.s 18.6
Ireland 2.5112.5 2L
Italy 4t9t12 t9
Luxembourg 316 rzt1,5
Netherlands 6 r7.5
Portugal (**) 5 L6
Britain 17.5
* 20.5 percent since January L, L994 ** Portugal also has a top rate of 30 percent
Source: European Commission
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Question : for by Community texts, and to link internal VAT with intra-Community VAT as closely as What short-term plans are there to simpli$ possible. VAI most of the management of which has been shifted to enterprises? The difference is immense when compared with the former VAT payment on imports: for each Answer: import the enterprise had to pay. the VAI before the goods could be picked up; often the appoint a customs agent to pay The new responsibilities of enterprises in the company would the tax. This system forced the enterprise to area of intra-Community operations, as pay the import VAT introduced by Directive 911680 of 16.L2.1991, (OJ L 376 of.3L.12.1991) and by Regulation From now on the enterprise will no tonger b" 339019Iof1.rr.1991 (OJL3L6of L6. 11. 1991) delayed by the formalities relating to "VAT may at first sight appear to weigh more heavily clearance'; the merchandise will be on enterprises than previous requirements. customs supplier the Careful examination, however, shows the shipped directly from the to warehouse. opposite to be true. enterprise's intra-Community Border crossings will no longer be subject to Payment of VAT on (ICAs) will be dealt with in the the completion of formalities by the acquisitions same way as the payment of vAT on ordinary transporter, who will no longer have to hand in company turnover: each month the enterprise Single Administrative Documents (SADs). The CA3 elimination of this ftontier transit note will lists its ICAs on a special line of its (which moreover, been mean a time saving for transporters. declaration has, considerably simplified, comprising just one For the dispatching enterprise, the SAD was double-sided form instead of two) which it then difficult to fill in because the information it sends the authorities as usual, with the contained could not be taken directly from to tix intra-C.ommunity VAT being collected in the company accounts. The formalities to be way as internal VAT mmpleted before or during border crossings same often led enterprises to operate through Exporters will simply have to note the price of specialist customs agents. their Community shipments, which are VAT on a special line of their CA3. The new requirements, on the other hand, exempt, come at the post-invoicing stage and far as obligations regarding inspection and correspond to the supply of information that As statistics for intra-Community operations are the enterprise should either already be concerned, the sptem applied up to 1992 supplying to the tax authorities or which is obliged the seller to fill in a 64-box SAD for related to the flow of sales and purchases that identification the good; its visa from a can be traced in company accounts and which of customs office in state A denoted the border can be extracted quite simply using crossing and was also possible that goods management software. it might be checked by customs officials. Using system, merchandise could only be More specifically, efforts have been redoubled this collected by the receiving enterprise when the in France to make widespread use of the VAI had been paid. possibilities of simplified declarations provided
C:/EICNEWS/D-00lEWP.masll4. 01. 94ldos Page 8 As from 01.01.93, merchandise passes directly The Regulation states that Member States may from the warehouse of the seller to the combine the fiscal summary form and the warehouse of the buyer, with no intermediate statistical declaration provided that operators checks being made. do not confuse their fiscal and statistical obligations. Border checks have been replaced by the cross- checking of information in national databases In Rance, for example, to increase the that can be accessed by all Member States. coherence between fiscal and statistical information and to lighten the administrative Enterprises feed these databases by regularly load on enterprises, the government has sending the authorities a summary document produced a single declaration called the consisting of information extracted from their "declaration of trade in goods between EC accounts. Member States". This serves both as a monthly summary the data of which is entered into the Where statistics are concerned, because it is no central checking oomputer, and as a monthly longer possible to obtain information on intra- statistical declaration. Community trade when merchandise crosses the border, a harmonized information A separate document must be supplied for the collection system called INTRASTAT has been import and export of goods to and from set up, gathering data from operators who have France. made intra-Community purchases or deliveries. Paper declarations may be replaced by These operators must regularly send a electronic data transmission or data contained statistical declaration to the national on magnetic media. Declarations are made to authorities on the basis of which the the customs authorities which continue to draw authorities can then draw up the monthly up foreign trade statistics. statistics for intra-Community trade which they pass on to the commission. In addition, a proposal for a Council Directive, amending Directive 771388 on the With the aim of alleviating the administrative harmonization of legislation in Member States load on the suppliers of information, relative to tru( on turnover in the special Regulation 3390191 sets out four levels of scheme for small and medium-sized obligation; in addition to supplying complete undertakings (COM (86) 444 final, OJ C:272of. statistical data, including in particular the so- ?A.rc.1986, p. 12and. COM (87) 524 final, OJ called statistical value of trade. i.e. the ftee-at- C310 of 20.I1.1987,p.3) is aimed at ensuring Community-frontier price, there is what simpler management both for national INTRASTAT Article 28 terms, in decreasing administrations and for enterprises subject to order: the special SME scheme.
- a simplification threshold; a tax payer in this zone simply enters the This text states: commercial value of the goods, taken from the accounts: - that Member States can give tax relief to tax payers whose annual turnover is - an assimilation threshold, where the less than the exchange value in the fiscal summary form serves as a national currency of 8CU10,000; statistical declaration: - that Member States can give tax relief - an exclusion threshold, the to tax payers whose annual turnover is beneficiaries of which are excluded less than the exchange value in the from all statistical formalities. national currencv of ECU35,000.
C:/EICNEWS/D-0O1EWP.mae/14. 01. 94ldos Page 9 The Directive indicates that Member States and in some cases personal luggage checks and should establish a simplified scheme for the veterinary and phytosanitary controls. application and payment of taxes. This new situation required a new definition of The field of application of the simplified tax the role of customs officials in the Community scheme is limited to enterprises with an annual to ensure the smooth operation of the customs turnover of less than the exchange value in the Union. national currency of 8CU150,000. This new role is now focused on ensuring the it still remains to be seen whether this uniform application of customs legislation at proposal, which has already been on the the external Community border, as an Council agenda for seven years, will be instrument for implementing th'e various included in the legislative priorities of the Community policies regulating foreign trade. Greek Presidency. This will be possible through the intensive and continued cooperation of customs authorities at all levels with a view to laytng the grourld Question : for working together in the Internal Market.
Why not follow the American example and Once again, the approach chosen by the create a European customs authority? Community to counter the lack of uniformity between the various Member States' customs authorities was to define a plan of action Answer : coordinated at Community level and safeguarding the legal requirements of each Historically speaking, uxation and customs Member State. policy are prerogatives that have always been closely linked with the exercising of the basis, the Commission adopted a prerogatives of state sovereignty. On this training programme (pilot scheme) for 1990 based on the exchange of customs officials This gave rise to the development in the 18th between national authorities. The aim of this and L9th centuries of practices and procedures gather information to enable the that were different in each European was to useful implementation of a more ambitious training geographical and linguistic zone. programme spread over several years, together with additional, complementary action. In 1957 , when the Community was created, the six founding members set as one of their The results of this pilot scheme pointed to the priority aims on the road to building a make officials operational at the common market the removal of customs duties need to workplace, condition that they have a and quantitative restrictions on the import and on sufficiently good knowledge the host export of goods. They also chose to establish a of country's language and the skills needed to common customs tariffwhich is a very real part carry out the functions assigned to them. of any Customs Union. was also clear that additional training After eliminating customs tariffs between It were needed, running parallelwith Member States in 1968, the Community lost programmes the exchanges. This training, in the form of some of its momentum in the seventies and seminars and joint training programmes for early eighties. Therefore, in 1985, it launched Member States' customs schools, are the ideal the operation to complete the internal market forum EC customs officials to compare based on a white paper published by the for their experiences. Commission (COM (85) 3i0).
very important long-term goal was planned: The establishment of the internal market A creation of a joint Community customs included breaking down all physical barriers: the trainins centre. This marks the move from the customs checks, immigration control, passports,
C:/EICNEWS/D-001 EwP.mag/14 01. 94ldos Page 10 phase of alignment of procedures and actions Answer : to the phase of true harmonisation that can be seen as an initial step towards the creation of Our sources in DG XII (contracts department) a European customs authority. confirmed that, given that the beneficiary of the additional funding is an SME and that the ln the light of this, the Council, in its Decision amount of funding involved is fairly 9ll34L of.20.06.1991 adopted a Community insignificant in proportion to the total costs of action plan for the vocational training of this project, your client would be able to accept customs officials (the Mattheus programme) the funding from the local authority without loJ L 187 of 13.7.19911. jeopardising his position with respect to receiving EC R&D funding. Following the Council's decision, on L3.12.l99I the Commission set out certain provisions for the application of the Mattheus programme in Question : its Decision 92139 (OJ L 16 of 23.L.L992). What is the situation of Third counfry the Commission, in its Decision Subsequently, by an Austrian company joint nationals employed 93115 of 16.12. L992, established specific wishing to undertake construction work in programmes active skills perfection, for Germany, further to the entry into force of the temporary admission and transit for vocational European Economic Area on 01.01.94 ? training for customs officials (OJ L 10 of 16.1,.1993).
Answer : A detailed evaluation of the initial results of the Mattheus programme is given in the first regard to your question concerning the Commission Report on the Execution of the With situation of Third country nationals employed Mattheus Programme, of 15.4. 1992 (SEC (92) by an Austrian company wishing to undertake 735 final). construction work in Germany, further to the force the European Economic The Commission has also evaluated the entry into of 01.0L.94, please note as follows : activities of the L992 programme and its Area on perspectives in another report published on The EEA Agreement provides for the ftee 23.7.1993 (cOM (93) 3a0 final). movement of workers between the Member States and the EFTA States with regard to nationals of the Member States or the EFTA : Question countries.
A French SME is due to sign a contract for an The situation with regard to nationals from a project. The total value the EC R&D of Third country is therefore not covered by the project is 50 million French Francs and the EEA Agreement and remains subject to the consortium has been offered EC funding of 25 rules and regulations of the two countries million French Francs. A local authority has concerned. also offered to provide 3-4 million French Francs additional funding to the SME for this In the case of your client therefore, it is the project. In the light of EC legislation for the German authorities who decide whether to cumulation of state aids with EC R&D funding grant working permits to the employers of the possible the SME to accept this is it for Austrian firm (who are not nationals of either additional amount ? the E.U. or the EF[A).
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EIC OTHERS
DE-108 Berlin, DE-113 Bremen, DE-115 "Medidas de apoyo a las pequeflas y medianas Ilannover, DE-118 Kiel, UTP Comett ASH empresas. Aportaci6n espafrola a la iniciativa europea de crecimiento". Ministerio de "Zuschlag erhalten, was tunn. 1993,120 p. Economfa y Hacienda. 1993. 6l p. (Plaza de Campillo Mundo Nuevo, 3 - 28005 Madrid, A practical guide for project management 1br. s27 14 37). within the framework of research and development programmes. Also contains legal Brochure targeted at SMES describing the information and details on how to gain measures taken by the Spanish government maximum benefits from projects. This guide with a view to reducing the effects of the can be obtained from any of the responsible current economic situation; increase in EIG. investment at the level of infrastructures and improving acc€ss to finance by SMEs.
BS-203 Seville "Gu{a prdctica. Programas, ayudas y "Guia prSctica para el fomento de la financiaci6n de la Comunidad Europea para la cooperaci6n internacional en la empresa pequefra y mediana empresa espaflola'. IUIRE andaluzan. 1993, L03 p. Colegio oficial de graduados sociales de Madrid. 1993, IOZ p. (Gran Via, 609, 7th - 280L3 Madrid). FR-275 Poitiers Guide designed to give information on aid, "I-a PAC. Avenir du monde rural et organisms and addresses necessary to obtain mondialisation des €changes agricoles'. 1993. Community subsidies. Irs Editions d'Organisation. 96 p. ISBN 2708L 16169 FF59.
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C:/EICNEWS/D-001EWP.mas/14. 01. 94ldos Page L3 This publication has been shortened in order MONITORING & EVALUATION WORK to enable it to be sent to EICs in one single RELATED TO ADVANCED TELEVISION VANS electronic mail file. It now focusses SERVTCES (rT-R-A) purely on calls for tenders and proposals for SURVEILLANCE ET EVALUATION DANS EC programmes published by the Commission LE DOMAINE DES SERVICES DE and Commission study and service contracts TELEVISION AVANCES (AO-R-A) related to EC affaires. For information on DATL-R :94.01.1,4 other Ec-related calls for tenders (e.g. supply OJ/JOCE S 251.159 & C 346115, 93. 12.24 contracts for the EC institutions), please consult TED. IMPACT : INFO EURO ACCESS (CEXP) (AMAN) DATL : 94.01.15 OJ/JOCESI92I95&C Cette publication a 6td rationnalisde, afin de 256.1L4,93. 10.01 nous permettre de l'envoyer aux EIC en un seul fichier de courrier dlectronique (VANS). AIR QUALIry MODELLING OF AIR Elle recouvre notamment les appels a POLLUTTON BY OZONE (n-O) propositions pour les programmes MODELISATION DE LA QUALITE DE communautaires, ainsi que les appels d'offres LArR - OZONE (AO-O) pour des dtudes et services li6s aux affaires DATL : 94.01. 16 DATDOC : 93. 12.22 communautaires. Pour des informations OJ/JOCE S 235 1122, 93. 12. 02 relatives aux autres appels publi6s par les institutions communautaires (p.ex les appels en CONSUUTANCY, STUDIES OR PILOT matidre de fournitures), veuillez consulter PROJECTS CONCERNING TED. COOPERATIVES OR THE MUTUAL I NON-PROFTI-MAKING SECTOR (CEXP) COORDINATION OF A NETWORK OF EXPERTISE, ETUDES OU PROJETS EXPERTS KNOWN AS THE'EUROPEAN PILOTES CONCERNANT LES DOMAINES OBSERVATORY FOR EAMILY POLICIES' COOPERATIF, ASSOCIATIF ET (rr-o) MUTUALISTE (AMAN) COORDINATION D'UN RESEAU DATL :94.01,.17 D'EXPERTS DENOMME "OBSERVATOIRE oJ/JOCE S 239 n9, 93. t2. 08 EUROPEEN DES POLITIQUES EAMILIALES', (AO-O) RENEWAL OF THE EQUIPMENT DATL :94.01.14 DATDOC :93.12.I7 SOFTWARE. OPERATIONAL AND oJ/JOCE S 223t9r & C 3r0D3. 93. rr. 16 CONTRACTUAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE ovrDE HosT (EP) (COM) RTD AND DEMONSTRAIION IN THE R E N O U V ELL E M E N T D E FIELD OF AGRICULTURE & UENVIRONNEMENT MATERIEL. AGRO-INDUSTRY INCLUDING LOGICIEL, OPERATIONNEL ET FISHERIES (CP) CONTRACTUEL DU SERVEUR RDT ET DEMONSTRATION DANS LE HERBERGEANT LE SERVICE OVIDE DOMAINE DE LAGRICUUTURE ET (PE) (coM) LAGRO-INDUSTRIE, Y COMPRIS LA DATL :94.01,.21 PECHE (AP) OJ/JOCE S 232D3, 93. tt. 27 DATL :94.0I.14 OJ/JOCE S 180/78, 93.09. 15
C:,lEICNEWS,/D-001EWP.mael14. 01. 94ldos Page 14 PARTICIPATION IN A DISTRIBUTION TELEMATIC SYSTEMS (RTD) : AREA 5, NETWORK FOR THE DATABASES OF LTBRARIES (CP) THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN SYSTEMES TELEMATIQUES (RDT) : CoMMUNTTTES (CEXP) DOMAINE 5, BIBLIOTIIEQUES (AP) PARTICIPATION A UN RESEAU DE DATL :94.02.15 DIFFUSION DES BASES DE DONNEES oJ/JOCE S 223190 & C 3t022, 93. 1,1.. L6 DES INSTITUTIONS DES oJ/JOCE S 151/103 & C Ztt24, 93.08.05 COMMUNAUTES EUROPEENNES (EXPANSTON AWARDS FOR (AMAN) PREPARING PROPOSAIS / PRIMES A DATL : 94.01.30 LEXPANSION POUR LA OJ/JOCE S 25U65, 93. 12. 24 PREPARATION DES PROPOSITIONS)
SUPPORT FOR PILOT PROJECTS TO COORDINATION OF A NETWORK OF CONSERVE THE COMMUNITY'S EXPERTS ON EAMILIES AND WORK ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE (CP) (rr-o) AIDE POUR DES PROJETS PILOTES COORDINATION D'UN RESEA_U VISANTA CONSERVER LE PATRIMOINE D'EXPERTS DANS LE DOMAINE DE I-A ARCHITECTURAL DE LA EAMTLLE ET DU TRAVAIL (AO-O) COMMUNAUTE (AP) DATL :94.02.14 DATDOC :94.0L.24 DATL : 94.01. 3L DOC > 93.ll.O4 oJ/JOCE S 00zlr43 & C 31rt,94. 01. 05 OJ/JOCE S 200tr29 & C 2751t6. 93. 10. 13 INTEGRATED STUDY ON THE JAPAN.EC JOINT STUDY ON FOREIGN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE WoRKERS (IT-O) ALQUEVA SCHEME IN PORTUGAL ETUDE COMMUNE CEE-JAPON SUR LES (Ir-o) TRAVAILLEURS ETRANGERS (AO-O) ETUDE INTEGREE DE LIMPACT DU DATL :94.01.3I PROJET ALQUEVA (PORTUGAL) SUR OJ/JOCE S 254t83 & C 351/8, 93. 12.30 LENVTRONNEMENT (AO-O) DATL :94.02.15 DATDOC : 94.0L.15 STUDY TO ASSESS THE SCHEME FOR oJ/JOCE S ZltM & C 3lr0, 94. 01. 05 THE PERMANENT ABANDONMENT OF WrNE-GROWTNG AREAS (IT-O) PROGRAMME TO COMBAT SOCIAL ETUDE D'EVALUATION DU REGIME EXCLUSION AND PROMOTE D'ABANDON DEFINI DE SUPERFICIES SOLIDARITY : TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VITICOLES (AO-O) (rr-o) DATL :94.02.07 PROGRAMME DE LUTTE CONTRE OJ/JOCE S 25U63 & C 346113. 93. 12.24 LEXCLUSION SOCIALE ET DE PROMOTION DE LASOLIDARITE (AO-O) DATL:94.03.01 STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF THE oJ/JOCE S 247 1L03, 93. 12. t8 EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL (.) DISTRTBUTTON OF GENERAL TRATNTNG (rT-O) INFORMATION LEAFLETS & ETUDE SUR IJIMPACT DU CENTRE BROCHURES (COM) EUROPEEN POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT DIFFUSION DE PUBLICATIONS DE LA FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE D'INFORMATION GENERALE ET DE (Ao-o) VULGARTSATTON (COM) DATL :94.02.10 DATL :94.03.31 OJ/JOCE S 238t97, 93. t2. 07 OJ/JOCE S 5/101 & C 616,94. 01. 08
C:/EICNEWS/D-001EWP.mas/l4. 01 . 94ldos Page 15 (-) SPRINT : SCIENCE PARK TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE : INDUSTRIAL CONSUUTANCY SCHEME (CP) Ar.-EATRS (CEXP) SPRINT : PROGRAMME DE SOUTIEN ASSISTANCE TECHNIQUE : AIIEAIRES AUX PARCS SCIENTIFIAUES (AP) INDUSTRIELLES (AMAN) DATL :94.04.07 NO DEADLINE / PAS D'ECHEANCE oJ/JOCE S 237 lrrT & C 328115 , 93 . 12. 04 oJ/JOCE S 146197 & C 2M19, 93. 07 .30 oJ s 5/129 & C 6n ,94. 01.08 (COR) STOA : SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL MAST : ORGANISATION OF ADVANCED OPTIONS ASSESSMENT EUROPEAN STUDY COURSES IN THE FIELD OF PARLIAMENT PROJECT CONTRACTORS MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY & EXPERTS (CEXP) rN 199s (CP) STOA : (EVALUAIION DES OPTIONS MAST : ORGANISATION DE COURS DE SCIENTIFIQUES ET TECHNIQUES), PERFECTIONNEMENT EN SCIENCES ET PARLEMENT EUROPEEN, TECHNOLOGIES MARINES IN 1995 (AP) CONTRACIANTS ET EXPERTS (AMAN) DATL : 94.M.07 OJ/JOCE S 180/83, 93. 09. 15 NO DEADLINE / PAS D'ECHEANCE oJ/JOCE C rTgn .93. 07. 01 RTD IN THE FIELD OF MEASUREMENTS AND TESTING (CP) STUDIES : SOCIAL PROTECTION RDT DANS LE DOMAINE DES MESURES (INCLUDING SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL ET ESSAIS (AP) ASSISTANCE AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATL :94.04.15 socrAl WELEARE PROVTSTON) (CEXP) oJ/JOCE S 2441tt2,93.12. t5 ETUDES : PROTECTION SOCIALE (Y COMPRIS LA SECURITE SOCIALE, LAIDE SOCIALE ET LES DISPOSITIONS RTD : SCIENTIFIC AND CoMPLEMENTATRES) (4MAry) TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION WITH NO DEADLINE / PAS D'ECHEANCE CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN oJ/JOCE S 39180 & C 54t8. 93. 02.25 COUNTRIES (ADVANCE NOTICE) RDT: COOPERATION SCIENTIFIQUE ET VALUE SME : DISSEMINATION AND TECHNOLOGIQUE AVEC LES PAYS uTrLrsATroN oF R & D RESULN (COM) D'EUROPE CENTRALE ET ORIENTALE VALUE PME - DIFFUSION ET (PREAVIS) UTILISATION DES RESUUIATS DE LA DATL :94.04.30 RDT (COM) OJ/JOCE S 2441tr3, 93. 12. 1,5 oJ/JOCE S 131n4,92.07 .09
STUDIES RELATING TO THE EAMILY PROGRAMME FOR HUMAN CAPITAL & (CEXP) MOBTLTTY (CP) (CONTINUOUS ETUDES DANS LE DOMAINE DE LA PROCEDURE) EAMILLE (AMAN) CAPITAL HUMAIN ET MOBILITE (AP) NO DEADLINE / PAS D'ECHEANCE (PROCEDURE CONTTNUE) oJ/JOCE S 52i68 & C 74U, 93. 03. 16 OJ/JOCE S 106/68 & C r39lr9. 92. 06. 02 CONSUUTANCY : INTERNAL MARKET AND INDUSTRIAL AIIEAIRS AND IN RESEARCH & TECH. ASSISTANCE : PARTICULAR PUBLIC PROCUREMENT COMBATTING SOCIAL EXCLUSION (CEXP) (CEXP) CONSUUTANCE : MARCHE INTERIEUR ETUDES ET MISSIONS D'ASSISTANCE ET AI]EAIRES INDUSTRIELLES ET EN TECHNIQUE : LUTTE CONTRE PARTICULIER, LES MARCHES PUBLICS TjEXCLUSTON SOCTALE (AMAN) (AMAN) NO DEADLINE / PAS D'ECHEANCE NO DEADLINE / PAS D'ECHEANCE oJ/JOCE S 74195 & C n5,20. 93. 04. t6 oJ/JOCE S 114183, 92.06.t3
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t VALUE II. PROJECTS FOR THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND " EXPLOITATION OF EC RTD RESULTS MULTI.ANNUAL PROGRAMME OF (COM) STUDIES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VALUE II, PROJETS POUR LA (CEXP) VALORISATION DES RESUUTAIS DE LA PROGRAMME PLURIANNUEL D'ETUDES RDT COMMUNAUTAIRE (COM) ET D'ASSISTANCE TECHNIQUE DU NO DEADLINE / PAS D'ECHEANCE FONDS SOCIAL EUROPEEN (AMAN) OJ/JOCE S fi4n6 & C23On,92.09.08 DATL :99.12.31 OJ/JOCE S 251160 & C 3461t7, 93. 12.24 STUDIES RELAIING TO SPACE (CEXP) ETUDES DANS LE DOMAINE DE TjESPACE (AMAN) NO DEADLINE / PAS D'ECHEANCE oJiJocE s 101/88 & C 1.4611.4, 93. 05.26
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COUNTRY ACTIVITY DATES & PIIACE OROAIITZER
Chlna PIP SOUTH CHINA 72-L6 l4aroh AD9ArJD Exhlbttlon Servtc€a Ltd., Mr. .7. cHUNc pElnb, foodl plasl .pack 14/f Oevon Houee, Talkoo Place, 9?9 Ktng,e Road and, BUTLDINO.SOUTH CHINA Quauy Eay, Hong Kong, bulldlng and congbruoblon Guangzhou TeL. 852 811 88 921 Fax. 8S2 516 SO 24
UAE IIIIDDIJE EAS! ACRICUIJTURE t7-2O Aprlt OVERSEAS EXIIIBITION SERVICES, ltr. H, Frlsh agro-Induetry Dubal 11r llanoheeber 8q., London ?llll 5AB, UK Tel. 44 ?1 486 19 51, Fax 44 7L 413 82 77
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ChIlla OHINA INTERNATIONAIJ 24-29 oob6ber REED Exhlbltton Ibd. EoW/ 'oHosH, PLe. r Mr. A. INDUSTRIAI, FAIN Shanghal I'|16. A. 1 ltarltlne Square 12-01, Vtorld nat. handlLngl manufacb., trade Centrel SINGAPORE O{09 power, teet & neagufemEnbo Tel. 65-21t t0 13r Fax 65-274 46 66
Thalland THAIBEX 24-27 Nevember REED Exhlblblon PEe. ltd.r Hre. Angle r,I[. oongtruotlon Bangkok I l4arlblne Sguars 12-011 lforld Trade centre SINGAPORE O4O9 IeI. 66-2?I l0 13, Fax 65-274 46 66
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COUNTRY ACTIVITT DATES E FIJACE ORChNIU ER
Korea TradE and fndustry Semlnar lst semegter 94 auhomoblve & autor partd Seoul I Korea Semlnar on EuropeEn Maohlne I2-L4 Aprll 90 CEOIUO Tel +32 2 502 70 90r Fsx +32 2 662 60 82 Tool Teohnology 6Eoul lue Capitalne crespel 9, 1O5O Brusgels Rev. 29,O9, 1993 . ',tt
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List of areas eligible for Objective 2 1994-96
No Most seriously affected areas NUTS Ill Name of level Ill region Name Population in '000
Regions satisfying basic criteria (a,b,c)
I Liege Whole level Ill region 590 -
Sub-total 590
Adjacent areas
l Warenune St. 2 Huy Arnay, Engis, Heron, Villers-le-Bomllet, 39 Wanzc 3 Verviers Pepinster, Verviers, Dison 77 Sub-total 123 ·Areas ·Suffering ·-from.=restructuring. .in ·important industrial sectors 1 Tumhout Balen, 3 Ar1on Aubange 14 Sub-total 580 Areas with severe problems linked to industrial dereliction l ~aaseik Di1sen-Stokkem, Houthalen-Helchteren, 84 Lomrnel, Overp~lt ' 2 Tongeren Maasmechelen 34 Sub-total 118 all types of areas: I 4ll - ,, Member State Denmark List of areas eligible for Objective 2 1994-96 No Most seriously affected areas NUTS Ill Name of level Ill region Name Population in '000 Areas suffering from restructuring in important industrial sectors I Nordjylland Bmnderslev. DrorminglWld, Frederikshavn, 370 - HadsWld, Hals, HirtshaJs, Hobro, Pandrup, Sejlflod. Skagcn, Sk.orping, Stovring, Saeby. Sindal, Abybro, Alborg (excluding the island ofEgholm) 2 Storstmm Holeby, H.ojreby, Maribo (excluding the 67 island of Aske). Nakskov. Nysted. Ravnsborg (excluding the islands of Fejo and Femo), Rudbjerg, Rodby. Sakskcbing all types of areas: 437 \lcnrbcr Statc (icr-rrr:rn1 List of arcas cligiblc for Oblcctrvc I r994-96 No Mos( seriously affected arcas NUTS III Name of level III region Name Population in'000 Regions satisfying basic criteria (a,b,c) I Bremcrhaven- krfi. St. All r 3_0 2 Duisburg, krfr. St. All 534 3 Oberhausen, krfr. St. All 773 4 Gelsenkirchen, krfr . St. AI 292 5 Herne, krfr. St. All 178 Sum. | 357 Areqc suffering.fi 'om restructuring in importent industrial sectors I Salzginer, krfr. St. partly 75 2 Bremen, krfr. St- partly 299 3 Wilhemshavcn, lcrfr- St- Stadt Wilhelmshavcn (part) plus Schortcns, 67 Ortsteil Rofrrausen 4 Emden, krfr- St. partly 45 5 GraGchaft Bcntheim Gerneinden: 6l Nordhorn, St. Engden Isterberg Quendorf Schuttorf 6 Peine,l-andkr- partly 60 7 Helmstcdt, I.andk. partly 50 8 Wesel, kndkr. partly 285 9 Reckhnghauserl l-andkr. partly 587 t0 Dortnun4lafr. St. partly 384 lt I{arur\ krfr. St. partly l17 t2 Unrn. t,andlT. Gerneinden: 254 Bergkamen, St Bcinen Kameq St. Lirnen, St Sel.m, St. Werne, St. l3 Bochurn, krfr. St. partly 195 l4 Heinsbcrg, l-andls- Gerneinden: r67 Hiickelhoven. St Heirsberg, St Wassenberg, St Gcilenlorchen. St Erkelenz, St Ubach-Palcnbcrg, St . ,, No Most seriously affected areas NUTS Ill Name of level I I I region Name Population in '000 Areas suffering from restructuring in important industrial sectors 15 Bonrop, krfr. St. partly 84 16 Ennepe-Ruhr -Kreis Stadte Wincn (partly) and Hattmgcn 137 17 Krefeld, krfr. St. partly 25 18 Schweinfurt, Stadt- and Stadt Schweinfurt plus parts of Landkre1s 73 Landkreis Schwcmfurt 19 Hof, krfr. St. All 53 20 Pinnasens, Stadt and Stadt Pinnasens (all) plus parts of Landkreis 1 fo Landkreis and Zweibrucken, Pirmasens plus Zweibrucken (part) krfr. St. 21 Kaiserslauten, Stadt- and Stadt Kaiserslautern (part) plus parts of 59 Landkreis Landkreis Kaiserslautern 22 Saarbriicken, Stadtverband partly 278 23 Saarlouis, Landkr. partly 174 24 Kassel, Stadt- and Landkreis Stadt Kassel (part) plus Stadt Baunatal (part) 98 25 Kiel, krfr. St. partly 119 Sum: 3.856 .-:Areas:With.:severe problems linked-to indu:strial dereliction 1 Warendorf Ahlen, St. 54 2 Essen, krfr. St. partly 79 3 Neunkirchen, Landkr. partly 50 Sum· 183 41 Berlin partly 1.627 all types of areas; 7.023 Nlcntbcr Statc Sllain List of 2rcas cligitrlc for Objcctir.c 2. 1994-96 No Most scriouslv affectcd areas NUTS III Name of level III region Name Population in '000 Regions satisfying basic criteria (a,b,c) Alava Partly (Comars. of Llarnda AJavesa' Cantabria Alavcsa and the murucrpa-hn'of 251 I-rgutiano) I Guipuzcoa Partly (rural arcas excludcd) car 3 Vizcaya Partly (rural arcas excluded) I156 4 T,zragozz Partly (rural arcas as well as less 536 rndustrialised znnes of Z-aragoza clt)' excluded) 5 Barcelona Partly, excludrng the municipalrry of Barcelona with the exception of the most 3322 industrial areas ( I 8 "unidades cstadisticas bnsicas") STJM 5946 Adjacent areas I Narrarra adjaccnt area to Guipuzcoa 35 2 Tarragona conrarcls of Baix Camp, Baix Pcnedds, 341 fu bera d'Eb re, Tarragones 212 3 Girona corruucas of : Baix Empordir, fupolles, la Selva and Osora (Girona) STJM 58B ',Urban'are"s'suJfering from industrial decline I Madrid "Municipios" of; Alcali de Hernres, Alcorcoq Getafe, kganes, Mostolcs, fuvas- I t23 I Vaciamadri4 San Femando de Henares, Torrejon de Ardoz, Parla et Fuenlabrada SUM ll73 Areas suffering from dedine in vital industrial sectors Navarra central area excluding Pamplona with the exccption of thefollowing barrios. Rochapea- 149 S. Jorge, Chantrea-Orvina et la Milagrosa 73 L tuoja partly 56 J Balcares comarca of Raiguer in Mallorca SUM 2'18 all rypes o[ arcas: 7935 ^ The nrec.ise list of areas will be rrrrtrlished in the Official Journal in due course N4cnrbt'r Statc I;r:trtcc List of arcas cligiblc for Objcctivc 2 1994-96 No Most scriouslv affcctcd arcas NUTS III Nanrc of lcvel III rcgion Namc Population in '000 Regions satisfying basic criteria (a,b,c) I Ardenncs Vallcc dc la Meusc 2El ') 232 L Aubc Bassin tcxtilc 3 Aisnc 374 Chauny-Terricr St Qucntin Soissons Thierarche Somnrc 548 Amlens Santerre-Sommc * V;ft<-t-c-J^- Abbeville Scinc N'lantimc r 059 Vallcc de la Breslc Dieppc Fecamp Lr Hawc Rouen (part) 109 6 Eurc Lillebonnc Vcrnon (part) 1 707 T Chcr Bourges Vierzon 279 8 Sa6nc ct L.oire Chilon sur Sa6ne-Montceau les Mines 499 9 Nord | Roubaix-Tourcoing Lillc (part) Dunkerque Cambresis 089 IO Pas dc Calais r lrns Bassin Minier ouest Calais Boulonnais ilffi;;,reul (p"'f) il;;i;i, r),1+\' \.1'-' I ll Vosges t- 228 I r.punr I St. Die 300 t2 Sarthe r, r',t*t I t42 l3 Charentc I I Angoulcme (part) l4 Drdme Valence 238 I 592 l5 [-orrc I I St. Ettcnnc I Roannc t/1 < N4cnrIlcr Statc l'r':rncr. No A'lost scriouslv alfcctcd arcas NTJTS III Namc of lcvcl ll I region Name ['opulation in '000 Adjaccnl. areas I Hautc-Sa6nc Lurc-Luxcrl 82 I I-lautc [.oirc lssor rc 40 Allicr \/rchr,-Thrcrs 105 SUi\{ 221 Areas suffering from restructuring important industrial sectors I Marnc/Htc Marnc Marne moycnnc t45 2 Arsnc Laon 9't 3 Calvados Caen-Baycux (part) 293 4 Manche Cherbourg r99 Nicvrc Val dc la L,orrc 144 6 Mcurthe et Mosellc r59 Longuy Bncl' Moscllc 6ir Thionvillc Bassrn hou i I lcr-Sarrcgucmincs 8 Vosges Rcmiremont4crardmcr 8l 9 Bas-Rhin M u lhouse (part)/V. textiles/B. potassiquc t7l IO Belfort Bclfort t34 ll Hautc Sa6nc Montbeliard r98 t2 l,oire atlantique $1. |.fez^i1s-Estuairc de la l-oirc 402 t3 Maine et Loirc 434 Cholct Angers (part) l4 Morbihan [,orient 237 l5 C6tes d'Armor 331 St Brieuc GuLngamp Lannion l6 Finistere Brest (part) 701 t7 Charentc-Maritimc [,a Rochelle 155 I t8 I Vienne Chitellerault 75 l9 Deux Scwes Extension du Choletais 5l 20 Pyrences atlantiques 245 Pau Lacq-Orthez 2l [.andes Cote Sud 54 22 L,andes/Pyrenees atlantiqu es Bayonne-Anglet:B iarritz (part) I t42 23 Gironde Bordeaux 445 24 Aveyron/[nt Figeac-Deq'cvillc 50 25 Hautes Pyrenccs Tarbes r00 26 Tarn 223 Castrcs-Mazamet I Albi-Carmaux 2l Allrcr N{ontlugon 9l SUM (5 486) N4crrrl'cr Statc lir';t rrc<' No N'lost scriouslv alfcctcd arcas NUTS III Namcoflcvcl lllrcpion Name I'opula(ion in ,000 Arcas suffcring from rcs(ructuring important industrial scctors ]Q Gard 553 Alcs Bagnols-su r-Cczc Bdzicrs-Sitcs Nimcs (part) 29 Bouchcs du Rh6nc 433 Aubagnc-[-a Ciotat (part) Bassin minier dc Gardannc Fos Et"r,g de Bcrrc 30 Var Toulon-La Selne (part) 214 SUM 6 688 Urban areas suffering from industrial dccline l Bouchcs du Rh6ne Marseille (part) 254 SUN{ 754 all types of areas: 14.61r .. • List of 3re:ts eligible for Objective 2 1994-96 No Most seriously affected areas NUTS Ill Name of level li I region Name Population in '000 Regions satisfying basic criteria (a,b,c) I Rov1go partly 205 2 Massa-Carrara partly 143 3 Pi sa whole N lJTS 3 level 385 4 Temi whole NUTS 3 level 223 5 Latlna partly 185 Sum: 1141 Adjacent areas I Roma "comuni" of Pomezia and Ardea 54 2 Livomo subarea of Piombino and Rosignano 126 3 Ascoli-P•ccno partly 93 4 Padova area of Monsdicese 53 5 GrossclO subarca of Follonica 45 6 Perugia the "comuna" of Spoleno 38 7 Frosinone partly 79 8 Venezia partly of Litoranea di Venezia 368 9 Verona partly of Basso Veronese 80 10 R.icti partly 19 Sum: 955 Urban communities-suffering from.industrial decline 1 Roma Civitavecchia 51 2 Livomo the "comuni" ofLivomo and Collesalven• 120 Sum: 171 Areas suffering from restructuring in-important industrial sectors I Torino the whole NlJfS 3, excluding the "comune" 1712 ofTorino with the exception of the "circoscrizioni" nr.: 4,5,6 and 10. and adjacent area (4 "quartieri") 2 F rosmone-Roma partly of Frosinont & the "comune" of '137 Colleferro in Rdme 3 Genova partly 551 4 Valle d'Aosta partly 83 5 La Spez1a partly 167 6 T neste-Golflzaa- Ud111t: partly 239 l\o N'lost scriouslv affcctcd arcas NUTS III Namc of levcl lll rcgion Nanrc [topulation in 'o00 Areas suffering from restructuring in important industrial scctors Ancona-Mac€ra[,f subarca of Serugalia & Jcsr ll7 8 Savona partly 121 9 Varese-Milano Asse-Sempionc 290 t0 Frrcnze-Prstora Arca of Prato 2E8 il Novara area of Verbarua 91 l7 Alexandna Valle Escnba 9l l3 Modena-Reggro Enrilia partly J54 Sum: 4053 all types of areas 6120 ? N4crnbcr Statc l.u xcrn bou rg List of arcas eligiblc for Objectivc 2 r994-96 No Most seriously affected areas NUTS ITI Name of level III region Name Population in'OO0 Areas with severe problems linkcd to industrial dereliction I Luxembourg Esch-sur-Alzcne (wholc canton) ll6 Bascharage, Clemency, Drppach, Garnich, l7 Mamer (communes in the c:rrton of Capellen) all types ofareas: t32 • ' List of areas eligible for Objective 2 1994-96 No Most seriously affected areas NUTS Ill Name of level Ill region Name Population in '000 Regions satisfying basic criteria (a,b,c) I Oost Groningen Whole level Ill reg10n 152 2 Dclfzijl e.o Whole level Ill reg10n 56- 3 Zuidoost Drenthc Whole level Ill region .149 Sub-total 356 Adjacent areas I Overig Groningen Hoogezand-Sappcmeer 34 2 Zuidwest Drenthc Hoogevecn 46 Sub-total 80 Urban communities suffering from industrial decline I Overig Groningen Groningen (city) 168 Sub-total 168 ·Areas suffe.riit.g.frrim restructuring in important industrial sectors I Twente Whole level Ill region with the exception of 499 Denekamp, Hellendoom, Ootmarsum and Rijssen 2 Zuidoost Noord-Brabant Whole level Ill region 654 3 Zuid Limburg Beek, Born, Brunssum, Geleen, Heerlen, 385 Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Nuth, Schinnen, Sittard, Stein Sub-total 1.538 - Areas with severe problems li~ked to industrial dereliction 1 Amhem/Nijmegen Ambem, Bemmel, Beuningen, Dmven, Elst, 461 Heteren., Huissen, Nijmegen., Va1burg, W estervoort, W ij eh en, Zevenaar Sub-total 461 sll types of sreas: 2.604 -· -- - "------.t a \ lcrrrtlcr St:rlc t t Ii t No Alost scriouslv affcctcd ar'c:r Ntjl's il l Nanrc of lcvcl I ll rcgion Nanrc l'>oJrula(ion in Tra vcl-t o-rvo rk-a rca '000 (cxcl. Crca(cr London Adjaccnt arcas ll South Clanrorgan 202 Cardrff (part) t2 Powl's t0 Aberdarc (part) Swansca (part) l3 D1{cd l0(r Llancllr Srvansca (part) Sum: 1.826 Urban communities suffering from industrial declinc Grcater l,ondon 549 L B Enfield (part) L.B. Hackney (part) L.B. Haringcy (part) L.B. Nervham (part) L.B. Tower Hamlets (part) L.B- Waltham Forest (part) 2 Kent Thanet t24 Sum: 673 Cumbria 238 Workington Whitehaven Barrow-in-Furness 2 l:ncashire 452 Accrington & Rossendale Blackburn Burnley Pendle (part) J Staffordshire Burtonon-Trent (part) 6l 4 Devon/Cornwall Plymouth (part) 254 5 Gibraltar JU Sum: r.035 Areas.with severe problems linked to industrial dereliction I Staffordshire Stoke (part) 127 2 Shropshire Telford and Bridgnorth (part) 4l Sum' r63 all typcs o[ areas: t7 .719 .. .• • ANNEXE TABLEAU 1 Objectif 2: ensemble de la population - comparaiaon (toua les chiffres en millions) periodes 1989-1993 et 1994-1996 Etat membre Liate finale Liste finale 1989-19931 1994-1996 B 1.6 1.4 dont (W) (0.6) (0.7) (Fl) ( 1. 0) (0.7) DK 0.25 0.44 D 7.6 7.0 E 8.1 7.9 F 9.3 14.6 I 3.8 6.3 L 0.14 0.13 NL 1.4 2.6 UK 18.8 17.7 Total 51 58.1 (1) Cea chiffres incluent lea additions RECHAR et exc1uent lea regions du nouvel Objectif 1 (1994-99) qui etaient auparavant eligiblea pour l'Objecti 2 de fa9on a permettre une comparaison correcte. 'r' -" . TA.BI^EAU 2 Popul-ation couverte par Iea objectife r6gionaux 1994-1995 t pa-r Etat mbre objectif Total z(r) l+2+5b B 12.8 14. O 4-2 31. O DK 8-8 5-4 15.2 D 20 -7 8.8 39-1 GR Loo '-. 100 L s9-7 20-3 4-4 84.4 I 4-4 2s.9 L7 .2 47 -5 IRL 100 100 (21 I 36.7 10-8 7-A 55.3 L 34.2 7.3 41. 5 NI, 1-5 17. 3 5.1 23.9 P 100 100 UK 5.9 31- O 4-9 41. B t de I'UE(L2l 26-6 16-8 a-2 sl- 6 (1) 1994-1996 (21 Incluant J-es Abruzes, eeulement 6ligiblee i partir de 199G. ) Advising the governments Joint Information Note of the EC Thc rcport was prcscntcd to the Joint . lyfocting of EC and EF'TA Ministcts of Experts on Financc and Eonomy which was held in and EFTA Education Lrurcmbourg hst April. Togahcr with thcir counrcrparts in thc EC Economic EEA Co-operation in the field of and Socid Commiucc, thc EFTA social partncrs dso nrbmind ailint statcmcnt Education, Training and Youth to the mini51s1s on grourth and cmployment, putting emphasis on among otber things - the need ,for The purpose of this note is to give - as rcgards srbstance and modalitics, European cooperation. information about the prwisions of the Articles 80{6 and 88. Protocol 3l At the cnd of Novcmber 1993, the EE4 Agreement on cducation, training Article 4 and the Adjusing Pr,otocol committec plans to pr€scnt a statcmcnt od lnuth od in partiaiar the tran- Article 15; findings_of thc socid partncrs who sitional anangements 1993 agreed on thc for - as regards infonrution, cottsltation the and sperts in this bavc, druing reccnt months, disotssctl apon by EC EFTA and decision-making proccdues, gros,t\ strengthen The note ls not a legal doctment *ays to rckindle ficld. Articles 79 and 97-10{.1' compctitirrcncss and increasc jobs. Thc and is meant lor infonnation purPoses statemnt will bc s$mittcd to fTA only. - as regards institutional errangcmcols, Ministers attcnding thc Joint EFTA/EC Articlcs t9-94 and thc Rules of In the docttncnt the term EFTA-EEA Mcaing of Ministcrs of Economy and Proccdurc of thc EEA Joint States is ased to denote the EFTA States Financc to bc hcld in Brusscls on 14 Committcc. vhich are prties to ke E&l Ageement 1993, as well as to thc EFTA Deccmber od the ,erm Adiusting Protocol to Ministcrid Mcaing in Vienqa which programmes denote ke Protoal adiusting the Participetion in takcs place a fcw days latcr, on l7 Agreement on the Eurcpean bonomic and ectivities Dcoember. Area signed on 17 March 1993. and COMETT' Adding to thc inportancc d thc EMSMUS The references to the dote Ist January mcctings alrcady mcntioncd, thc bcads of 1994 as the starting date the l. Thc EC-EF'TA co{pcratiolr in thc slatcs and govcrnncnts in thc Europcan lor participation of the WIA-EEA States @METT and ERASMUS progremncs, Conmunity will tncct on l0 Deccmbcr to prentppose that the EDI Agreement vill which is well cstablishd 8nd mutually discuss thc Communit/s blucprint for cnter intolonae on or beforc that date. bcncfciat, is bascd on bilatcral bringng Europc back to its fca: thc EC agrccmcnts. From thc cntry into forcc of Whitc Book on goc/th, compaitivrrc The rcferences to 'rights otd the EEA Agrecmcn! thc participation of and emplgrmcnt Tbc Consulativc obligations' sltould bc rcad ln on' the EF'TA-EEA Statcs in tbcsc Commiucc will follow thcsc dodop junction y,ith the Joint Dcclaration in the prognmmcs wi[ bc Atidcd by thc mcnts closcly, aiming at publishing a ED4 Agrcemcnt dealing vtth the prwisions of this Agrecrncnt, cnsring further report during thc first half of prticipation of EFTA States in EC thc EFTA-EEA Statcs thc same rigbts 1994. Conunittees. and Sligations as thc EC Mcmbcr Satcs. financial In this way, lhc EFTA socid partncrs This includes - basd on full thc 'continuc to nsc thcir spccific cxpcricncc Provisions of the Agreement contributions - rcprcscntetion on commiuecs associatcd with thc Pro. 'o prwide advicc rnd nrpport to policy- in thc field of cducation, -making Coopcration granmes. at thc hig;bcst levcl. training and youth within thc EEA will ..aaa in partiorlar be Suidd by thc following 2. Within the framework of thc bilatcral prwisions: agrccmcnts on participation of thc EFTA countries in COMETT and ERASMUS as regards objcctivcs and principlcs, - and following the signing of thc EEA Part I of the EEA Agrcemcnt; Agrccment, reprcscntatives of thc EFTA- EEA States have been invited to ancnd a I I mcctings of thc COMETT Committec 3. The amount allocated to the Youth for - the EI,RYDICE Europcan Unit will provide assistance - without inarring and the ERASMUS Advisory C-ommittee. Europe progrdrnme in the budget of the From the signing of the Adjusting EC and the contributions of the EFTA- any additiorul costs for the Com- EC - to thc tcnporary . Protocol and until thc cntry into forcc of EEA States will form thc consolidated mission of the the EEA Agreement, the EFTA'EEA budget of the programme. information network set up by the EFTA States and will make EURY' Statcs will bc invited as obscrvers at their Agreement docs not 4. As the EEA DICE information and danrmentation owr cxpcnse to mectings of these contain provisions on intra-EFTA oo- participate provi- available to the national units of this csmmiftsgs and will opcrxionn thc Commission of the EC is period from networt. The rnain Ask of the EFTA sionally in thcm during the to fund networlcs, exchanges not obliged network will b€ to Produce a the cntry into force of the EEA coun- and projects involving only EFTA cducation Agreement until I January 1994 when document describing the tries. of the the EEA provisions for COMETT and and training structues in cach ERASMUS take efrecl 5. In order to allow for the e.ffective EFTA States; participation of the EFTA-EEA States in Agreement does not 3. As the EEA the Youth for Europc progamme as from - after the cntry into force of the EEA provisions intra-EFTA co- contain on I January 1994, transitional arrange- Agrecment, thc EFTA-EEA States of the EC is operation, the Commission ments may be neossary. In order to dis- will be invited to send observers at exchanges not obliged to fund networks, cuss this, the Commission of the EC their own cxpense to mcetings of the projeca involving only EFTA coun- and convened in JuIy 1993 an cxtraordinary EIJRYDICE Steering Committec in ldes. meeting of thc Youth for EuroPc 1993. The EFTA-EEA Statcs maY be mcetings of the Comminee Youthfor Europe Advisory Committec including represen' invited to tatives from the EFTA-EEA States- taking placc before the cntrY into l. From I January 1994 the EFTA-EEA force of thc EEA Agrcemcnt The and EURYDICE States will participate in the Youth for ANON EFTA-EEA States wil dso be invited Europe programmc having the s:une l. During the EEA negotiations to agec among themselves on one ob- rights and obligations as EC Member agrcement has bcen rcached to oPen scrver to attend at their cxpeDse States. This includes - based on full ARION and EURYDICE including meetings in 1993 of cach of the financial contributions - reprcsentation in committecs and groups associated with working groups of the ELTRYDICE the Youth for EuroPe AdvisorY thc programmes to the EFTA'EEA States network. Comminee. from I January 1994. This agreement is endorsement bY formal Other programmes Any prwisions under the Programme srbject to Decision of the EEA Joint C.ommisee regulating the flows of youth between the l. From I Janury 1995 the EFTA-EEA oncc the EEA Agreement is in force. countrics participating in the programme States shall participate in all programmes will bc apptied to the EFTA-EEA State.s 2. In order to allow for the cffeclive of the EC in the field of cducatiott' in the same uay as to the EC Member participation of thc EFTA-EEA States in training and youth then in forcc or States. the ARION progmmme in 1994, they will adopted. The EEA Joint Committee shall this 2. From thc signing of the Adjusing be invited to send observers to meetings ensurc the imPlementation of Protocol, the EFTA-EEA States will be prcparing thc 1994 studY visit Pro- paragraph. gramme and to for invited as obscrvcrs at their own cxPense Prcsent ProPosals 2. Recognising the spocial character of study visits to bc organised in cach to the meetings in 1993 of the Youth for the TEMPUS programme as an activity the academic Yczr Europe Advisory C-ommittcc and to other country during within the PHARE frameu'orlq the- t994195. reler/ant meetings on youth matters EFIA-EEA States have agreed $lat the. t'+-including mectingp of National Agencies. 3. ln order to cnsure thc ProPer and programme is not overed bY the' The EFTA-EEA States will participate smooth funcfioning of thc cnlarged provisions of thc EEA Aglecmcnt. How" prwisiorutly in the Youth for Europe ELIRY-DICE networt and to avoid start- ever, the Commission of the F3' Advisory Committec during the pcriod up problems on I JanuarY 1994, there welcoming participation by thc EFTA- from the cntry into force of the EEA should be a gradual integration of the EEA States and other G 24 countries in Agreement until I January 1994, when EFTA-EEA States into the network. To TEMPUS projects, wilt make every effort the EEA provisions for Youth for Europe this end: to facilitate the administration of national take effect. support rchemes for such participation' EFTA Bulletrn 7/93 r rl _t ( I -: r proccdures provided CEDEFOP Development of c(H)peration the decision-making for in'Part VII of the EEA Agreement From thc cntry into forcc of the EEA l. In accordance with Article 79 of the will apply. Accordngly the Conmission . Agrecment" thc ac{ivitics of CEDEFOP EEA Agreement the Contraaing Parties of the EC shall: will bc open to the compacnt organi- will develop the co-opcration with a vicw - informally scck advice from cxpcrts of sations, institutions and other bodies in to identi$ EC projects and aaivities in the EFTA-EEA States in thc same the EFTA-EEA countrics. Thc specific the field of cducatiorU training and yotth *ay as it Eccks advicc ftom c.xperts of rcrms for thc participation havc to bc which oould be enriched and nreng- the EC Membcr Statcs forthc clabora- agrecd betwecn tbcsc organizations and thcncd by the participation of thc EFTA- tion of its proposats; the lv{anagement Board of CEDEFOP. EEA States. 2. The EEA Joint Commiuee uuly - when transmitting its proposals to the Comparability of cstablish subomminees or working Council of the EC, it shall transmit qualifications gtoups to assist it in carrying out its task. copies to thc EFTA-EEA States. The EC and EFTA experts on educatiorl Wbcn new schemes concerning training and youth favour that a wo*ing When the Co'mmission ttas of training qualifications comparability group on education, training and youth transmittcd a proposal, a prcliminary have been adopted by the EC, the EFTA- should be cstablished. exchange of vicws will lakc placc in the invited to participate EEA States will bc EEA Joint Committec, if roqucstcd by in thcm aflcr a dccision by thc EEA Joint 3. Articlc 79 of thc EEA Agrcement of thc Partics to thc EEA Agrccmcnt applies to the field of cducatioru onc Committee. which and during the training and yout\ requires the Con- After lhat, Phase preccding tbe decision of thc Council, the tracling Partics to cxchangc information Conferences and seminars Partics to the Agrecment, in e continuous an4 at the request ofone ofthcnr, to hold information and consultation process, ThcEF'TA-EEA Statcs will bc invitd consultatioru within the EEA Joint shall consult cach other in thc EEA loint at thcir own eJecnsc to conferenccs and Comminee in r€spcct of or Plans at the significart momenr if scminars on cducatior\ training or louth proposals for the cstablishment or Commiucc requested by one of them. rutters arranged by thc Commisisa 6f' amcndment of framcwort Progrurmes, the EC or within thc framcwork of EC spccific programmes, aclions and pro- Thcsc provisions will b€ apptied in progammes. Thc Commission will jccts. 5. eny guidclincs that regularly inform the EITA-EEA Statcs of accordancc with 4. regards the and by tbc EEA Joint forthcoming cvents. As Planning nighr be csablishd dcrrclopment of prograrnmcs of thc EC in Committee. the field of cducation, training and youtlq For further information, please contact Austria Mr. Peter Klein Minislry for Foreign Affairs Tet.43 1 531 15 34 13 174 39 Finland Ms. Monica Mel6n-Paaso Ministry of Education Tel. 35E 0 134 lceland Ms. S6lveig Jensd6ttir Ministry of Education Tel. 354 1 60 95 71 Uechtenstein Mr. Franz Messner Department of Education Tel.41 7523 66 758 36 Norway Mr. Frithjof Lund Royal Minisilry of Education, Tef.,[7 223/-77 Research and Church Affairs 011s Srveden Mr. Ulf W. Lundin Swedish Delegation to the EC Tel.322237 18 64 EFTA Secretariat Ms. Ann-Sofi Lindenbaum Specific lnteg ration Affairs Te\.322286 EFTA Bulletin 7/93 I • f' .. -. .. EFTA Publications Capital, Service& and Statistic• in the EEA 33. 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