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Commission Decision

of 14 November 2007

drawing up the list of regions and areas eligible for financing under the Cross-border Cooperation Component of the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance for the purpose of cross-border cooperation between Member States and beneficiary countries for the period 2007 to 2013

(2007/766/EC)

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) [1],

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 of 12 June 2007 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 [2], 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:

Sole Article

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).

Done at Brussels, 14 November 2007.

For the Commission

Olli Rehn

Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 82.

[2] OJ L 170, 29.6.2007, p. 1.

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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

BG412 Sofia

BG414 Pernik

BG415 Kyustendil

BG341 Burgas

BG343 Yambol

BG311 Vidin

BG312 Montana

BG413 Blagoevgrad

BG422 Haskovo

GR111 Evros

GR112 Xanthi

GR113 Rodopi

GR115 Kavala

GR123 Kilkis

GR124 Pella

GR126 Serres

GR127 Chalkidiki

GR132 Kastoria

GR134 Florina

GR143 Magnisia

GR212 Thesprotia

GR213 Ioannina

GR222 Kerkyra

GR242 Evvoia

GR411 Lesvos

GR412 Samos

GR413 Chios

GR421 Dodekanisos

GR422 Kyklades

ITD35 Venezia

ITD36 Padova

ITD37 Rovigo

ITD42 Udine

ITD43 Gorizia

ITD44 Trieste

ITD56 Ferrara

ITD57 Ravenna

ITD58 Forlì-Cesena

ITD59 Rimini

ITE31 Pesaro-Urbino

ITE32 Ancona

ITE33 Macerata

ITE34 Ascoli Piceno

ITF12 Teramo

ITF13 Pescara

ITF14 Chieti

ITF22 Campobasso

ITF41 Foggia

ITF42 Bari

ITF44 Brindisi

ITF45 Lecce

CY000 Kypros/Kibris

HU223 Zala

HU231 Baranya

HU232 Somogy

HU331 Bács-Kiskun

HU333 Csongrád

RO413 Mehedinți

RO422 Caraș-Severin

RO424 Timiș

SI011 Pomurska

SI012 Podravska

SI014 Savinjska

SI016 Spodnjeposavska

SI018 Notranjsko-kraška

SI024 Obalno-kraška

SI017 Jugovzhodna Slovenija

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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 Kosovo [*]

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

[*] As defined in UNSCR 1244.

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