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29.2.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
58/1
I
(Legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
REGULATION (EU) No 153/2012 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 15 February 2012
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession
Assistance (IPA)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
Iceland should be opened. Iceland is therefore a candidate
EUROPEAN UNION,
country.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
(4) The
European
Council
of
17
December
2010
endorsed
Union, and in particular Article 212(2) thereof,
the Council's conclusions of 14 December 2010 on
enlargement and agreed to grant Montenegro the status
of a candidate country.
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
(5) The
Council
has
invited
the
Commission
to
propose
an
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national
amendment to Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No
parliaments,
1085/2006 with a view to clarifying the rules
regarding participation in the award of grant contracts
financed under the IPA Cross-Border Cooperation
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure ( 1 ),
Component and ensuring coherence with other external
aid instruments, in particular the European Neigh
bourhood and Partnership Instrument.
Whereas:
(6) Council
Regulation
(EC)
No
389/2006
of
27
February
(1) Council
Regulation
(EC)
No
1085/2006
of
17
July
2006
2006 establishing an instrument of financial support
establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
for encouraging the economic development of the
(IPA) ( 2 ) provides for assistance to candidate countries
Turkish Cypriot community
( 3 ) designates the
and potential candidate countries in their progressive
committee provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No
alignment with the standards and policies of the
3906/89 of 18 December 1989 on economic aid to
Union, including where appropriate the acquis, with a
certain countries of Central and Eastern Europe ( 4 ) (the
view to membership.
'Phare committee') to assist the Commission in the
management of the assistance to the Turkish Cypriot
community. In accordance with Article 25 of Regulation
(EC) No 1085/2006, Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 has
(2) Regulation
(EC)
No
1085/2006
draws
a
clear
distinction
been repealed; however, it continues to apply for legal
between candidate countries and potential candidate
acts and commitments implementing the budget years
countries.
preceding 2007. Since Regulation (EC) No 389/2006
continues to be the basic act for financial support to
the Turkish Cypriot community beyond those budget
(3) The
European
Council
of
17
June
2010
welcomed
the
years, the Phare committee should also be continued
Commission opinion on Iceland's application for
for that purpose.
membership of the Union, noted that Iceland met the
political criteria set by the Copenhagen European Council
in 1993 and decided that accession negotiations with
(7) Regulation
(EC)
No
1085/2006
should
therefore
be
amended accordingly,
( 1 ) Position of the European Parliament of 14 December 2011 (not yet
published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of
23 January 2012.
( 3 ) OJ L 65, 7.3.2006, p. 5.
( 2 ) OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 82.
( 4 ) OJ L 375, 23.12.1989, p. 11.

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HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
of financial support for encouraging the economic devel
opment of the Turkish Cypriot community (**).
Article 1
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Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 is hereby amended as follows:
(*) OJ L 157, 21.6.2005, p. 203.
(**) OJ L 65, 7.3.2006, p. 5.’;
(1) in Article 19, the following paragraph is added:
(3) in Annex I, the following entries are inserted after the entry
‘9.
Paragraphs 1 to 8 shall be without prejudice to the
concerning Croatia:
participation of categories of eligible organisations by nature
or by localisation in regard to the objectives of the action.’;
‘— Iceland
(2) in Article 25(1), the second subparagraph is replaced by the
— Montenegro’;
following:
(4) in Annex II, the following entries are deleted:
‘Those Regulations, as well as Regulation (EC) No
‘— Iceland
2666/2000, shall continue to apply for legal acts and
commitments implementing the budget years preceding
2007, for the implementation of Article 31 of the Act
— Montenegro’.
concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of
Bulgaria and Romania and the adjustments to the Treaties
Article 2
on which the European Union is founded (*) and for the
implementation of Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
389/2006 of 27 February 2006 establishing an instrument
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Strasbourg, 15 February 2012.
For the European Parliament
For the Council
The President
The President
M. SCHULZ
N. WAMMEN

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