2001/885/EC: Commission Decision of 6 December 2001 conferring management of aid on implementing agencies for pre-accession measures in agriculture and rural development in the Republic of Latvia in the pre-accession period

• Articles: 2

Article 1

The requirement of ex ante approval by the Commission of project selection and contracting by the Republic of Latvia is hereby waived.

Article 2

Management of the Sapard Programme is conferred on a provisional basis to:

1. the Rural Support Service of the Republic of Latvia, Republikas laukums 2, Riga LV 1981 for the implementation of the measures: "Modernisation of agriculture machinery, equipment and construction of buildings"; "Afforestation of agricultural lands"; "Improvement of agricultural and fisheries product processing and marketing"; "Development and diversification of economic activities providing for alternative income"; "Improvement of general rural infrastructure" and "Training" as defined in the Programme for Agricultural and Rural Development that was approved by Commission Decision C(2000) 3097-final on 25 October 2000; and

2. the Ministry of Finance, National Fund, located at Smilsu iela 1, Riga LV1919, Republic of Latvia, for the financial functions it is due to perform in the framework of the implementation of the Sapard programme for the Republic of Latvia.

Done at Brussels, 6 December 2001.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 68.

(2) OJ L 253, 7.10.2000, p. 5.

(3) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 87.