94/624/EC: Commission Decision of 29 June 1994 of the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance for the Spanish regions concerned by Objective 1, which are Andalucía, Asturias, Canarias, Cantabria, Castilla-La-Mancha, Castilla y León, Ceuta, Comunidad Valenciana, Extremadura, Galicia, Melilla and Murcia (Only the Spanish text is authentic)

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Article 1

The Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the Spanish regions concerned by Objective 1, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1999 is hereby approved.

The Commission declares that it intends to contribute to the implementation of this Community support framework in accordance with the detailed provisions thereof and in compliance with the rules and guidelines for the Structural Funds and other existing financial instruments.

Article 2

1. The Community support framework includes the following essential information:

(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in Spain;

the main priorities are:

1. Opening-up of the regions;

2. Development of the industrial base;

3. Tourism;

4. Agriculture and Rural Development;

5. Fisheries;

6. Infrastructure to support economic activity;

7. Development of human resources;

8. Technical assistance, monitoring and information;

(b) an outline of the operations to be implemented, particularly their specific objectives and the main types of measures involved;

(c) the indicative financing plan;

(d) the procedures for monitoring and evaluation;

(e) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;

(f) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the Community support framework;

(g) information on the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned.

2. The indicative financing plan, not giving rise to indexation, specifies the total cost of the priorities adopted for joint action by the Community and the Member State concerned, that is ECU 48 905 million for the whole period, and the financial arrangements envisaged for budgetary assistance from the Structural Funds and the FIFG, that is ECU 26 300 million.

The resulting national financial contribution, approximately ECU 12 751 million for the public sector and ECU 9 853 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and other types of loans. In indicative terms, EIB loans could reach ECU 9 000 million.

In indicative terms also, the amount of assistance from the Cohesion financial instrument in addition to the assistance from the Structural Funds and the FIFG, is situated between ECU 7 516 and 8 384 million for the period 1994 to 1999. This sum will be divided between Objective 1 and other regions in the light of circumstances at the time.

Article 3

1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximal allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds and the FIFG is as follows:

"ECU million (1994 prices) "" ID="1">1994 > ID="2">3 609 "> ID="1">1995 > ID="2">3 904 "> ID="1">1996 > ID="2">4 185 "> ID="1">1997 > ID="2">4 175 "> ID="1">1998 > ID="2">4 864 "> ID="1">1999 > ID="2">5 263 "> ID="1">Total > ID="2">26 300 ">

2. For guidance, the initial forecast breakdown of the total Community assistance available between the Structural Funds and the FIFG is as follows:

"" ID="1">ERDF > ID="2">60,6 % "> ID="1">ESF > ID="2">23,0 % "> ID="1">EAGGF, Guidance Section > ID="2">12,6 % "> ID="1">FIFG > ID="2">3,8 % "> ID="1">Total > ID="2">100,0 %">

This breakdown may be altered subsequently in the light of reprogramming decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain as a declaration of intent in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88.

Done at Brussels, 29 June 1994.

For the Commission

Bruce MILLAN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(2) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 5.(3) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 20.(5) OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(6) OJ No L 54, 25. 2. 1994, p. 9.