2000/389/EC: Commission Decision of 22 December 1999 on aid scheme C 39/99 (ex E 2/97) United Kingdom, English Partnerships (EP) under the partnerships investment programme (PIP), hereinafter, 'EP/PIP' scheme (notified under document number C(1999) 5208) (Text with EEA relevance) (Only the English text is authentic)

• Articles: 4

Article 1

The EP/PIP scheme, as modified by the partial acceptance of the appropriate measures (as referred to in recital 65) is compatible with the common market provided that:

- the part of the scheme on speculative development is brought under the State aid rules (referred to in recital 64),

- the UK authorities notify on the basis of Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty, both in cases of bespoke and speculative development, all cases where one of the actors involved is active in the sensitive sectors (referred to at the end of recital 64).

Article 2

This Decision terminates the Commission's authorisation of the EP/PIP scheme under the scheme N 31/95 (Single Regeneration Budget) as communicated to the United Kingdom by letter of 4 May 1995. Projects for which at least a formal application has been submitted before the date of adoption of this Decision will be processed as normally under the N 31/95 scheme.

Article 3

The United Kingdom shall communicate to the Commission, within one month after the date of adoption of this Decision, the measures taken in order to comply with this Decision.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1999.

For the Commission

Mario Monti

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ C 245, 28.8.1999, p. 9.

(2) See footnote 1.

(3) Annual Report referring to the year ending 31 May 1997 (Foreward to the financial statements).

(4) OJ C 74, 10.3.1998, p. 4.

(5) [1985] ECR 809.

(6) OJ C 72, 10.3.1994, p. 3.

(7) Case C-241/94 France v Commission [1996] ECR I-4551, paragraphs 22, 23 and 24.

(8) Case 173173 Italy v Commission [1974] ECR 709, paragraph 13.

(9) [1987] ECR 4013.

(10) OJ C 74, 10.3.1998, p. 4.

(11) OJ C 107, 7.4.1998, p. 1.

(12) OJ C 209, 10.7.1997, p. 3.

(13) OJ C 72, 10.3.1994, p. 3.

(14) OJ C 288, 9.10.1999, p. 2.

(15) OJ C 213, 23.7.1996, p. 4.

(16) OJ C 146, 14.5.1997, p. 6.