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6.5.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
118/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 435/2011
of 5 May 2011
amending Regulation (EC) No 951/2007 laying down implementing rules for cross-border
cooperation programmes financed under Regulation (EC) No 1638/2006 of the European
Parliament and of the Council
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(3) Regulation
(EC)
No
951/2007
should
therefore
be
amended accordingly.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(4) The
measures
provided
in
this
Regulation
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee estab
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1638/2006 of the
lished by Regulation (EC) No 1638/2006,
European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006
laying down general provisions establishing a European Neigh
bourhood and Partnership Instrument (
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

1 ), and in particular
Article 11(1) thereof,
Article 1
Whereas:
In Article 43(2) of Regulation (EC) No 951/2007, subparagraph
(1) The
Commission
has
adopted
Regulation
(EC)
No (b) is replaced by the following:
951/2007 of 9 August 2007 laying down implementing
rules for cross-border cooperation programmes financed
‘(b) an implementation phase for projects financed by the
under Regulation (EC) No 1638/2006 of the European
joint operational programme starting at the same time
Parliament and of the Council laying down general
as the implementation phase for the programme and
provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and
ending on 31 December 2015 at the latest. All activities
Partnership Instrument ( 2 ).
of projects financed by the programme shall end by that
date at the latest.’.
(2)
Given the delayed start of the European Neighbourhood
and Partnership Instrument cross-border cooperation
Article 2
programmes, a one-year extension of the implementation
phase for projects would enable the programmes to
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
respect the work programmes and complete the imple
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
mentation of large scale projects.
Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 May 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 310, 9.11.2006, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 210, 10.8.2007, p. 10.

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