Decision No 3/2001 of the EU-Bulgaria Association Council

of 25 July 2001

establishing the financial contribution of Bulgaria for participation in the Socrates II programme in the years 2001 to 2006

(2001/702/EC)

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other(1), concerning Bulgaria's participation in Community programmes, and in particular Articles 1 and 2 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Decision 3/2000 of 2 August 2000(2) of the EU-Bulgaria Association Council adopted the terms and conditions for the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria in the second phase of the Leonardo da Vinci and Socrates programmes, and it applies for the duration of these programmes.

(2) Annex II, point 2 of Decision 3/2000 provides that the financial contribution to be paid by Bulgaria to the budget of the European Union to participate in the Socrates II programme in the years 2001 to 2006 will be decided by the Association Council in the course of the year 2000,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The financial contribution to be paid by Bulgaria to the budget of the European Union to participate in the Socrates II programme in the years 2001 to 2006 shall be the following:

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Article 2

PHARE funds shall be requested according to the following schedule:

- for the financial contribution to the Socrates II programme, the following yearly amounts:

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The remaining part of Bulgaria's contribution shall be covered from the Bulgarian State budget.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force the day of its adoption by the Association Council.

Done at Brussels, 25 July 2001.

For the Association Council

The President

L. Michel

(1) OJ L 317, 30.12.1995, p. 25.

(2) OJ L 248, 3.10.2000, p. 23.