Commission Decision 2007/766/EC

law://eu/dec/2007/766@2026-11-13

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THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard…
Sole Article For the purposes of cross-border cooperation between Membe…
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- List of nuts level 3 regions in member states eligible for financing for the purpose of cross-border cooperation between member states and ipa beneficiary countries
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- List of areas equivalent to nuts level 3 regions in the ipa beneficiary countries, eligible for financing for the purpose of cross-border cooperation between member states and ipa beneficiary countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 of 17 July 2006 establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA)^note,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 of 12 June 2007 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006^note, and in particular Article 88(1) thereof,Whereas:

(1)Pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006, the IPA Cross-border Cooperation component may support cross-border cooperation between beneficiary countries and Member States. In that event, assistance pursuant to the IPA Cross-border cooperation component shall cover the regions on both sides of the respective border or borders, either terrestrial or maritime.

(2)Pursuant to Article 88(1) of Regulation (EC) No 718/2007, for the purpose of cross-border cooperation between Member States and beneficiary countries, the eligible areas for financing shall be the NUTS level 3 regions or, in the absence of NUTS classification, equivalent areas, along land borders between the Community and the beneficiary countries and along maritime borders between the Community and the beneficiary countries separated, as a general rule, by a maximum of 150 kilometres, taking into account potential adjustment needed to ensure the coherence and continuity of the cooperation action.

(3)Article 88(1) of Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 provides that, immediately after its entry into force, the Commission should adopt the list of the eligible regions in the Community and in the beneficiary countries, which shall be valid until 31 December 2013,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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For the purposes of cross-border cooperation between Member States and IPA beneficiary countries as referred to in Article 88(1) of Regulation (EC) No 718/2007, the areas eligible for financing under the IPA Cross-border Cooperation component shall be those listed in Annex I (Member States) and in Annex II (beneficiary countries).

Annex I

List of nuts level 3 regions in member states eligible for financing for the purpose of cross-border cooperation between member states and ipa beneficiary countries

BG412SofiaBG414PernikBG415KyustendilBG341BurgasBG343YambolBG311VidinBG312MontanaBG413BlagoevgradBG422HaskovoGR111EvrosGR112XanthiGR113RodopiGR115KavalaGR123KilkisGR124PellaGR126SerresGR127ChalkidikiGR132KastoriaGR134FlorinaGR143MagnisiaGR212ThesprotiaGR213IoanninaGR222KerkyraGR242EvvoiaGR411LesvosGR412SamosGR413ChiosGR421DodekanisosGR422KykladesITD35VeneziaITD36PadovaITD37RovigoITD42UdineITD43GoriziaITD44TriesteITD56FerraraITD57RavennaITD58Forlì-CesenaITD59RiminiITE31Pesaro-UrbinoITE32AnconaITE33MacerataITE34Ascoli PicenoITF12TeramoITF13PescaraITF14ChietiITF22CampobassoITF41FoggiaITF42BariITF44BrindisiITF45LecceCY000Kypros/KibrisHU223ZalaHU231BaranyaHU232SomogyHU331Bács-KiskunHU333CsongrádRO413MehedințiRO422Caraș-SeverinRO424TimișSI011PomurskaSI012PodravskaSI014SavinjskaSI016SpodnjeposavskaSI018Notranjsko-kraškaSI024Obalno-kraškaSI017Jugovzhodna Slovenija

Annex II

List of areas equivalent to nuts level 3 regions in the ipa beneficiary countries, eligible for financing for the purpose of cross-border cooperation between member states and ipa beneficiary countries

Albania

Regions of:

Durrës

Fier

Gjirokastër

Korçë

Lezhë

Shkodër

Tirana

Vlorë

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Herzegovina Economic Region, which includes the following municipalities:

Bileča

Čapljina

Čitluk

Gacko

Grude

Jablanica

Konjic

Kupres

Livno

Ljubinje

Ljubuški

Mostar

Istočni Mostar

Neum

Nevesinje

Posušje

Prozor/Rama

Ravno

Široki Brijeg

Stolac

Berkovići

Tomislav grad

Trebinje

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Regions of:

East

North-east

Pelagonija

South-east

Vardar

Croatia

Counties of:

Dubrovnik-Neretva

Istria

Karlovac

Koprivnica-Križevci

Krapina-Zagorje

Lika-Senj

Međimurje

Osijek-Baranja

Primorje-Gorski kotar

Šibenik-Knin

Split-Dalmatia

Varaždin

Virovitica-Podravina

Zadar

Zagreb

Montenegro

Municipalities of:

Bar

Budva

Cetinje

Danilovgrad

Herceg Novi

Kotor

Nikšić

Podgorica

Tivat

Ulcinj

Serbia, including KosovoAs defined in UNSCR 1244.

Districts of:

Borski

Branicevski

Central Banat

Jablanicki

Nisavski

North Backa

North Banat

Pcinjski

Pirotski

South Backa

South Banat

West Backa

Zajecarski

Turkey

Provinces of:

Antalya

Aydin

Balikesir

Canakkale

Edirne

Izmir

Kirklareli

Mersin (Içel)

Mugla

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Annex I

List of nuts level 3 regions in member states eligible for financing for the purpose of cross-border cooperation between member states and ipa beneficiary countries

Annex II

List of areas equivalent to nuts level 3 regions in the ipa beneficiary countries, eligible for financing for the purpose of cross-border cooperation between member states and ipa beneficiary countries

Albania

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Croatia

Montenegro

Serbia, including KosovoAs defined in UNSCR 1244.

Turkey

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Annex I

List of nuts level 3 regions in member states eligible for financing for the purpose of cross-border cooperation between member states and ipa beneficiary countries

Annex II

List of areas equivalent to nuts level 3 regions in the ipa beneficiary countries, eligible for financing for the purpose of cross-border cooperation between member states and ipa beneficiary countries

Albania

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Croatia

Montenegro

Serbia, including KosovoAs defined in UNSCR 1244.

Turkey